9 One Star Fortified Base (2/2)
Then I also make tons of bug robots that could be used as a reconnaissance unit. They came in different forms: butterfly, cicada, worm, fly, mosquito, and many others.
As the iron and other metal are insufficient for me to make artillery weapons, I decided to make it later after having sufficient metal.
Then as the small iron and copper deposit that has been found before almost exhausted, I decided to expand more to the mountains and clearing up the area to found more deposits and resources.
Just as I finished ordering the robots, I decided to have a night in the base as well using some of the facilities to refresh myself. Then, I will go back tomorrow to the mansion, as to not make anyone else worry my whereabouts.
***
Not too far away from Xendra's territory, there is a bustling city that was currently in chaos after receiving news. In the midst of that is a manor in the middle of the city, in one of its rooms, a shrewd noble man currently standing with his head downcast and his hand holding the table hardly below him.
Suddenly, the man hit the table hard, again and again, while angrily shout in madness,
”Why, why, why, why, how could my knights have died?” The shrewd noble man question in a loud angry voice, then cast his gaze murderously full of killing intent to the informant, ”YOU… You must be lying!!! Men, apprehend him and execute him for giving false information!”
””Yes!!”” Two of the guards on the side of the room followed the order with fear in their hearts, sacred of their angry Lord.
”No, Lord Sanchez, give me mercy, mercy, I'm not trying to deceive you, please I have an old mother at home to take care…” The informant fearfully pleads for his miserable life and the well-being of his family but that was a mistake.
Seeing that, the two guards were hesitant.
”What are you idiots standing for? Apprehend him fast and execute him and his family in the gallows or do you idiots wanted to be executed with him?” the shrewd Count was venting his anger to them as if not please with executing the informant alone.
””No, Sir! We will do it!”” Then, the two guards steel their hearts and take the informant that still screaming and begging while thrashing around for his life to the outside of the room to be executed.
After the Count was satisfied with executing the informant and his poor family, he then calms himself a little and gaze his view to his aide standing in the side of the room, waiting for an explanation.
The aide flinched a little before fearfully saying,
”Lord, I'm scared that, what the informant just said might be correct.” After saying that the aide gaze downward in silent.
”What? You know what happens if you lied, right? There is no way, that a 100 or so knight that cultivate qi and a 5th Rank Magus Apprentice and also an official knight at that, could have died single-handedly by that brat, Wyne!” The Count glared murderously to the aide.
”Under normal circumstance, it might be true, but I receive a piece of information that, that brat Wyne have an army of golem, possibly a lost technology from the previous Magus Empire.” The aide said with uncertainty and slowly as if scared to offend the Count.
”Lost technology you said? Then, prepare all of the private armies in the territory in less than a week!” The Count ordered as he smiled with greed, just like the lost technology was already in his hand.
”Bu..” The aide was about to disagree, as that will make territory vulnerable and not controlled. Also, that will violate the law of the kingdom, to not attack another noble's territory but then, he remembered what happened to the informant just now and agreed, ”Yes, as you commanded!”
As the Count's territory is quite big and prosperous, gathering all of the private army will be amounted to at least 5000 troops.
”Good.” Then the Count left the room as if he doesn't care what happens to his knight army anymore.
***
One day passed in the blink of an eye, as I got back to the mansion, Sebastian was already waiting for me outside.
Then I approach him and asked,
”What is it, Sebas?”
”The Giant Tusk Boar that Young Master told me to sell had been sold for 100 gold coins,” replied Sebastian with a beaming smile.
”Good, I'm planning up to set up a Chamber of Commerce to gather fund for the territory, could you handle the matter, Sebas?” I asked as I gaze my eye to Sebastian.
”Of course, Young Master, leave the matter to me but what kind of product would be sold?” Sebastian tilts his head slightly in contemplation.
”Leave the product to me, just handle setting up the Commerce,” I said in confident after seeing that Sebastian was confident to do the job.
”Yes, as you commanded.” Sebastian bowed slightly then left set up the Chamber of Commerce.
Since One-star Fortified Base has already been built, all kinds of products for daily life could be built-in mass. One of the reasons that I was sightseeing the town yesterday, was to find a suitable product that could be sold like a hot cake to the market.
After that was done, I get to the inside the mansion to have breakfast and then go to the field to continue my training as usual.
What Gareth said was true, I became so proficient in using a sword that handling 5 normal guards without using qi is a piece of cake. I will keep improving myself, as by having my own power could I control my fate.