The history of the White Tower Family's rise

He allowed his wife and son to develop the territory, while he himself continued to serve the Count Lawrence.

It was clearly impossible for an orphan and widow with five soldiers and an old maid to guard a small castle and develop White Tower Territory.

Not only is it impossible.

When Lawrence's tax collector, Ed, who was also Roland White Tower's friend, first went to the White Tower Territory to collect taxes, he not only failed to collect any taxes but also almost had to use his own money to help the poor.

Because the members of the Lawrence Family were having a very difficult time.

When other families are granted territories, they usually send their elite trusted subordinates with a force of several hundred men.

Where else can you find someone as carefree as Lawrence?

Moreover, although White Tower Territory has a vast territory, it is really desolate. Its location originally consisted of only a small fishing village with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, so the income was naturally low, and it faced the threat of wild tribes.

The five soldiers we brought back had to patrol the territory Tiandu, so they had no time to develop the area.

Of course, Baron White Tower also had elite confidants, but he kept them all by his side to serve the Earl.

so.

Can you believe that a baron's wife sews and cooks for herself?

then.

After accepting a token amount of money, Ed returned to Count Lawrence's Winter City and reported the situation to the Earl.

John Lawrence was taken aback, and felt both moved and helpless by Roland White Tower's statement.

at last.

With a stroke of his pen, he directly sent five hundred captives of the Northern Border to White Tower Territory, and ordered Roland White Tower to send a few more of his stronger men to White Tower Territory well.

Roland White Tower reluctantly accepted the order.

From then on...

John Lawrence trusted Roland White Tower more and more, even when he was having an affair with the Ice Witch Emeria, it was Roland White Tower who was guarding outside.

This guy may be a bit stubborn, but he's incredibly loyal to the Earl!

More than a decade or so passed after that.

John Lawrence's power grew daily, and he gradually became the most powerful nobleman in the Northern Border.

Furthermore, over the past ten years or so...

John Lawrence first conquered the Deerfolk tribe in the Milan Forest to the west, then conquered the red-haired Barbarian tribe in the Harlem Plains to the east, and a few years ago he also defeated the Centaur tribe in the Red Agate Grassland Steppe to the north.

These actions directly expanded the earldom more than tenfold.

Furthermore, John Lawrence established a port Seaside City along the Inner Ring Sea coast, using maritime trade, trading with islanders, and purchasing people from all over the Heavenly Land to enrich his territory.

That's not all.

John Lawrence also actively engaged in diplomacy.

His eldest son personally traveled to the Elf Nation in the Outer Ring Sea to propose marriage to an Elf noblewoman and hoped to obtain the help of Elf Mage.

For this reason, he was willing to provide a sanctuary for the entire Heavenly Land's Elf.

then.

His Elf wife's brother, Kellen, brought a band of Elf Mage to the Earl's territory to serve John Lawrence and help him defeat a Werewolf tribe that had invaded from the North.

Count Lawrence generously bestowed the Elf Baron upon his elven brother-in-law, greatly encouraging the Elf of the land.

Several more years passed.

The emperor died, and New Emperor ascended the throne.

However, the New Emperor was the eldest son of the old emperor's second wife, which displeased the emperor's other sons.

Internal strife broke out, and the empire split into several major factions, fighting each other.

The New Emperor traded the entire Northern Border for John Lawrence's military intervention.

John Lawrence then seized the opportunity to lead his army south, conquering the entire Northern Border and helping the New Emperor quell the rebellion.

Thus, he was crowned Grand Duke of the Northern Border.

Roland White Tower was also made a viscount.