Black Iron Crown

By distributing these slaves to the other two mines, a lot of manpower was added to make the mining speed faster. There are three iron mines in the entire Moreland County, except for the one that is being further excavated in Fort Moreland. In addition to the mine veins, there are also one in Goerburg and Kahnburg.

Time passed quickly, and two months passed in the blink of an eye. The slave hunting team of Fort Moreland carried out two more slave hunting. The efficiency and harvest of these two times were much higher than before. More than three hundred Klade slaves.

However, because they captured the Klad people in this way, the vigilance of the other party became higher, making the capture operation more difficult, and some tribes even migrated directly to the deeper depths of the cold forest.

In two months, Reiner and Mekasha exchanged two letters, and the two of them expressed their thoughts in two places nearly 100 kilometers apart through a letter.

As for Earl Zhebo, he also began to move around. He sent several letters to Reiner one after another, all of which were urging Reiner to swear allegiance to him as soon as possible. At this time, there was even more turmoil in the empire.

There are even several big nobles who are stationing troops on the edge of their own and the royal family's territory. The southern part of the empire, which is slightly less controlled, has already started a melee. The major lords are integrating the surrounding forces, hoping to have more chances of winning against the royal family. .

There are also countless small lords who ride the wind and rapidly expand their power, making the big mudflat of the empire even more muddy.

Earl Zhebo couldn't wait any longer. He was eager to integrate the northern border as soon as possible in order to maximize the benefits in the ensuing chaos. There were almost no great lords in the northern border. Now the only one who could have an impact on Earl Zhebo's plan was Reiner who rules five baronies.

Although this strength is still nothing to Earl Zhebo, if he unites some lords who are loyal to the royal family, it can also cause a lot of trouble for Earl Zhebo.

Reiner was full of thoughts at this time, standing in front of the window of the study and looking out, it was already the middle of summer, the continuous arable land outside was golden, and the endless wheat fields were about to be harvested.

These crops are growing very well this year, and the yield per mu is estimated to be 30 to 40 percent higher than that of the previous year. What's more, he has cultivated more arable land, and it is easy to double the grain compared to last year.

Summer afternoons are the hardest. The sun hangs high in the sky and emits raging fire. The ground seems to be burning hot. Not only people, but even animals are quite uncomfortable with this heat. , The sheep are still listless after shearing their wool, and the war horses need to be taken care of especially at this time, otherwise they may suffer from diseases due to the hot weather.

As for Reiner's room, it is very cool. The castle itself is very cold in a building that does not see the sun all day long. In addition, in winter, the servants in the castle dug up a lot of ice cubes and stored them in the cellar. It has been preserved until now, and most of the inhabited rooms in the entire castle are neutralized with ice cubes.

Especially in Reiner's room, the heat from the outside could not be transmitted into the room at all, so it was very cool and comfortable.

Just when Reiner was lying on the bed and was about to enjoy a "rare" leisure time, Logan knocked on his door.

"My lord, Earl Zhebo has begun to woo lords from all over the world. It is estimated that he wants to integrate the northern border as soon as possible. Now at least ten lords have joined him. Now the nobles under Earl Zhebo have at least Forty people!"

Hearing this, Lena immediately got up from the bed, forty lords, this is definitely not a small force, even if each lord is not strong, at least 30 regular troops can still be taken out.

Calculated in this way, Earl Zhebo can mobilize at least 1,200 regular troops. What a terrifying military strength, even the royal family,

Only 8,000 regular troops can be taken out.

If Earl Zhebo unifies the entire northern territory, it is not impossible to have four or five thousand regular troops. By then, he really has the hope of aspiring to the imperial power.

Frowning tightly, Earl Zhebo's movements were really too fast. Although during this period of time he kept attracting the lords of neighboring territories as allies, after all, he did not become famous early, and his strength was not comparable to that of Earl Zhebo. He is so powerful, so only two lords who are close to the royal family have reached an alliance with him, and the rest are still on the sidelines.

Earl Zhebo's expansion speed was too fast. Even with his back against the system, he couldn't catch up with the opponent at all. He frowned and thought carefully, but there was no good way. He could only say to Logan: "I understand, you continue to monitor other people's movements, and report to me immediately if there is any trouble!"

"Yes, Lord Baron, I understand!"

After Logan left, Reiner frowned tightly and bit his nails lightly, thinking about the matter carefully.

It's terrible. The troops that Earl Zhebo is now integrating are completely beyond his ability to resist. In addition, his territory is located at the southernmost tip of the northern border, which completely cuts off his chances of asking for help from the royal family and royalist lords.

It can be said that now I am completely isolated and helpless. The opponent's strength is an out-and-out colossus compared to myself now, but I have no solution now. I can only exchange for soldiers by gaining merit points through killing , otherwise it would be impossible to obtain more troops.

Suddenly, Reiner jumped off the bed.

"Gain merit points through killing!" Reiner murmured and repeated this sentence, which reminded him that one hundred and fifty-seven carats were killed in the process of letting the slave hunting team enter the frigid forest for slave hunting recently. German, this allowed him to earn one hundred and fifty-seven merit points.

His eyes narrowed slightly. It is indeed a feasible way to gain merit points by killing a large number of Klade people. Not only will this not anger other lords, but it will increase his reputation even more. Not only that, but also a large sum of money. Merit points are credited.

Having figured this out, Leiner immediately made preparations. Although these Clades are somewhat innocent, there is no other way under this situation. If you don't kill these Clades, then you will be the one who is defeated and killed. .

As the saying goes, righteousness does not control wealth, and kindness does not control soldiers. If you can't even overcome this little sympathy, then what kind of lord should you be? Go home and pick up your children.

After traveling for more than half a year, Reiner has gradually adapted to this law of survival, and without any hesitation or pity, he decided to implement this plan.

He wanted to surprise everyone, and when hundreds of thousands of powerful system units were exchanged, it would surely surprise other lords, not to mention Earl Zhebo.

Thinking of this, Reiner couldn't help showing a cruel smile on his face. Behind this smile were countless innocent lives of Klader people, but he had no choice.