Chapter 282 Leon's Means Next

Since Leon handed over the ownership of the iron furnace fort to the thirty-seven alliances, this fortress city with a history of hundreds of years has not only not attracted a new life, but the situation has gone from bad to worse.

The common adversity cannot be the same as wealth. It is the best portrayal of the Thirty-Seven League. Without Leon, the common opponent, the internal contradictions between them suddenly broke out, and they intried for their respective interests every day.

The fight between them inevitably spreads to the lower class of the Iron Furnace Castle. Mercenary adventurers employed by different forces often break out in the streets and alleys, involving many innocent residents, and several or even more than a dozen bodies are transported out of the city to be buried every day.

This makes the residents of the city afraid and disgusted, and people's hearts fluctuated.

However, at this time, Salling recruited workers for the construction of the new city, and there were rumors that as long as he worked hard for the construction of the new city, he would be able to buy a house in the new city in the future.

So many people gave up their work in workshops and shops in the city, and some even simply moved away from the unsafe iron furnace fort to the construction camp.

Although the work of building a city is very hard and tiring, the salary is higher than before, and more importantly, there is an absolute guarantee of safety.

No adventurer dares to make trouble in the area where the thunder beast regiment is stationed. The standard crossbow equipped by the thunder beast warrior patrol can easily shoot an experienced old mercenary.

One to ten, ten to one hundred. Every day, many workers in the iron furnace castle join the camp. They are not slaves. Except for those craftsmen who have long-term contract constraints, they can freely choose their own jobs.

When the 37 alliances that were caught in infighting found that the situation was not good, the workshops, shops and mines they owned were all in danger.

The development and construction of large mining areas in New Salling have attracted the workers under the alliance like magnets with excellent conditions. Some of the mines, which originally had hundreds of people, almost ran out in just a few weeks, leaving the mine owners who wanted to cry.

And the most critical of these mining areas is that the safety of these mining areas has become a big problem.

You should know that these mining areas are basically within the scope of the dark place. The dark monsters and dark elves running out of the underground world have guards from time to time, and the soldiers who participate in the trials are regularly slaughtered, which poses little threat to the mining area.

But the current situation is completely different. No one comes to protect the mines of these nobles and merchants. Dark monsters begin to attack frequently, so there are many miners who are killed and injured.

Miners also tried to hire mercenary adventurers to protect the mining area and suppress monsters, but this expenditure is not a small amount. Those cunning mercenary adventurers saw the opportunity to raise the price, and they would never fight with the dark monsters after they were really hired.

In the past few months, the miners have suffered unspeakably, producing fewer and fewer ore raw materials, which has greatly affected the production of the workshop in the iron furnace castle.

At this time, the noble merchants suddenly found that it was not a wonderful thing to get full control of the iron furnace fort. In the past, they could enjoy the protection of the girder and lose some money casually.

And now let them be their own masters to know how happy the original son was.

Seeing that the losses of each family were increasing every day, the thirty-seven alliances finally gave up the fight and sent representatives to negotiate with Leon, demanding that the thunder beast warriors clean up the dark monsters and stop digging people from their mine workshops.

Their request was categorically rejected by Leon. It's okay to clear the monsters and protect the mine. Take out the money! The Thunder Beast Warrior is definitely not a paladin who only talks about fame.

It is even more impossible to stop recruiting workers. These miners and craftsmen are not Leon's initiative to dig, but their voluntary choice. It is also the sacred right given by the kingdom to the orc people. If you have the ability, you can offer higher conditions to retain people.

Leon's toughness made the aristocratic merchants helpless, because Leon occupied the absolute truth and righteousness. He gave up the iron furnace castle. Can he be blamed for his poor management?

When the thirty-seven alliances were at a loss, the New Salling Workshop made the first batch of weapons and equipment, which gave them the heaviest blow.

When the industry on which the iron furnace castle depends faces the impact of more advanced and stronger opponents, the foundations of these aristocratic merchants are ruthlessly pried.

At this time, those aristocratic merchants understood why Leon gave up control of the iron furnace castle so happily at the beginning. He did not disdain the small iron furnace castle at all and had another grand business.

Of course, the aristocratic merchants of the 37 alliance now have another choice. After so many years of operation, each of them has also gained a lot of oil and water, and they can completely stop working and enjoy the rest of their lives.

But they can't do this, because there is a force behind everyone. They are just the spokespersons of these forces, and they can't give up if they want to.

Mismanagement, heavy losses... These charges are enough to turn into a noose on their necks.

It's not that the noble merchants have not thought of asking for help from the forces behind them, but they can't find anything wrong with Leon, and what excuses they can use to put pressure on him, a true lord?

After several failed efforts, the noble merchants could only find Leon again.

Only this time, they finally lowered their heads.

"Some people, if you greet him with a smile, he will think that you are weak and bullied. He has to whip a few times to know the pain before he bows to his ear."

Leon smiled faintly and threw the scroll in his hand on the desk.

This scroll is a list of gifts submitted by 37 alliances. One million gold coins, ten beautiful virgin slaves, and a mine are also a very sincere gift.

Corena, sitting on the other side of the desk, squeezed her lips and smiled, looking at the colorful ripples in Leon's beautiful eyes.

She is a descendant of the fox race and believes that she is very talented in business management, but in Leon, she finds that she still has a lot to learn.

not to mention Leon's means of swinging the thirty-seven alliances, Colina was surprised by his courage and means of building a new city, opening up a mine, and building a large workshop.

What Corinne admires more is the various systems formulated by Leon for mines and workshops. While allowing the employees to earn income, he ensures their safety, enhances their enthusiasm for work, and enhances their loyalty to the lord. All kinds of means are new that Corinna has never heard of.

"They are coming to your door now. What should we do?" Corinna asked.

"You can talk about the next thing with them..." Leon said lightly, "We can form an allied chamber of commerce and let them buy shares according to their own mines, workshops and shops. In the future, we will move all the workshops to the new city, and we will distribute manpower and work."

In Leon's vision, these 37 aristocratic merchants are also useful, integrating the resources of the whole territory, based on the New Sal City Workshop, allowing them to be responsible for the processing and production of some supporting goods, and expanding sales with the help of their contacts and relationships, so that these 37 merchants become affiliated to the Salling.

Of course, these thirty-seven families will not really suffer losses. They just want to compete for the cake. If they have one more piece, others will lose one piece, but Leon wants to make the cake bigger, and they can't lose the cake.

It's just that whether the other party can understand this and is willing to play the role of a vassal depends on their awareness. Leon is not in the mood to entangle with these guys. What he has to do now is to make the new Sal leader quickly strong in the shortest time.

The negotiation was handed over to Corinna, and Leon's attention turned to the sofa on the other side.

Miss Xiling, the swan priestess of the Pearl of the Kingdom and the Temple of the Holy Mountain, is sitting there with an unhappy face.

It has been more than two months since Xiling came to the Saarling trial. During this period, she basically stayed in the city of Saar surrounded by mountains. Leon transferred several of her temple knights to train the thunder beast regiment and let her fight small monsters in the mountain forest and the edge of the swamp.

With the protection of the temple knight, the trial turned into hunting. Although Xiling felt very fresh and interesting at the beginning, it was boring after a long time.

In addition, Leon and Corinne were busy in New Sal City and had no time to pay attention to her, which made the talented priest very dissatisfied. Finally, he couldn't bear to run over and plead guilty to Leon.

"Miss Xiling, I'm really sorry, but I will arrange a real trial for you right away..." Leon said with a smile.

He didn't dare to offend the other party. He knew that the five million gold coin loan of the temple was taken down by this lady.

And the Tomund Temple also sent a group of priests and apprentices to support the Saar City Church, several of whom were stationed in the mine by Leon. If Xiling hadn't appeared, the temple would not have been so face-giving.

And Leon has indeed ignored her existence in the past two months.

"Don't lie to me. I haven't made any progress in the past two months!" A faint thunder flashed in the eyes of the swan priestess: "I don't know how to explain to the tutor when I go back."

"After Corinne and the thirty-seven alliances reach an agreement, I will lead the thunder beast warrior to clear the dark place. This time, I am ready to go deep into the underground world. I believe it is the best trial experience for you." Ray Ang said confidently.

Lex, the temple knight standing aside, frowned and said in a low voice, "Baron Leon, isn't this too risky?"

Leon laughed and said, "Mr. Lex, there may be danger, but if there is no danger, Miss Xiling's trial is meaningless."

The underground world is not a good place to go whenever you want. Countless underground monsters and dark elves are not polite to any intruders. No one can guarantee whether they will get lost or encounter some terrible monsters.

Xi Ling's eyes lit up: "Okay! That's it!"

(to be continued)