Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 28 Trouble will come sooner or later

While Maya was busy working on the territory, Owen was moving things in the secret room of the dungeon.

The size of the synthesized furnace that appeared was really quite large. If he hadn't expanded the secret room in the dungeon to 300 square meters and three meters high, it wouldn't be able to accommodate it. Even so, it still occupies nearly half of the area, so a large enough space must be cleared. In this way, the original layout of the dungeon secret room was destroyed, and many things were piled up together, making it look a bit messy and crowded.

"It seems that we need to re-plan and build a second-level dungeon secret room." Owen, who had spent a long time moving things, rubbed his arms and said helplessly.

"But let's try it first to see how effective the synthesis furnace is." After finally redeeming it, Owen ignored the soreness in his arms and couldn't wait to start trying.

The cabin-like synthesis furnace is more of a furnace than a special alchemical synthesis array, and its function is very single, that is, synthesis.

However, singleness also represents specialization, so the effect of the synthesis furnace is unexpectedly strong. Theoretically, as long as there are enough materials, he can easily obtain various synthetic materials, and even make living creatures, but only inhuman things like monsters. In order to withstand the rough biological refining of the synthesis furnace, normal people will become idiots or madmen even if they survive. After all, the synthesis furnace is not considered to be used by ordinary people.

As for the upper limit and limitations of the synthesis furnace, Owen's current ability is still out of reach. When it is, there will definitely be better choices.

The only problem is that the synthesis furnace does not have unlimited energy. The energy required comes from absorbing the surrounding magic and the energy generated by the decomposition of matter.

The castle is not a place with sufficient magic power. It can only be said to be better than nothing. As for the energy generated by the decomposition of matter, ordinary matter is definitely not enough, and it is not enough to be consumed.

Those who meet the conditions all need to use the progress value to redeem it from the system. In this case, it is better to use the progress value to start the synthesis furnace directly.

Therefore, before finding a suitable energy source, the synthesis furnace should not be used too frequently, and try to use the recovered magic power. Of course, if he is willing to use the progress value, naturally everything will be fine.

It's a pity that the progress value is okay for occasional use, but he can't bear the consumption for long-term use. After all, the more the territory develops, the higher the demand for progress value. The self-sufficient territory that Owen imagined is still far away.

Next, Owen was not in a hurry to research the synthetic furnace. After redeeming it, he had plenty of time to study it. Now he mainly uses the progress value to exchange for troops and supplies to increase the foundation of the territory.

Because the lower the progress value, the faster the recovery. Before the autumn harvest, Owen exchanged ten horse archers. The remaining progress value was mainly used to fill the Devil's Horn Forest Wooden Fortress, where the strength was still a bit weak.

Owen soon discovered how wise it was to exchange for horse archers.

Archers are a type of light cavalry and are particularly good at riding. Not to mention bandits, even wild beasts cannot outrun them. As long as they enter the shooting range, death is only a matter of time, so they are hunted one after another.

The dry and rotten heads on the gallows last year were quickly replaced by new ones. At the same time, there were more free coolies in the territory. I just hope that they can last longer this time and don't disappear soon after winter like the previous batch of coolies.

Owen would feel compassion for the serfs, improve their living conditions, and let them survive the cold winter safely, let alone force them to work in the winter, but he would not be kind to the bandits.

Regardless of the reason for being a robber, when you choose to be a robber, you are already prepared to rob others of their wealth and lives through violence. Such a person is a hidden danger. Unless he has special talents, how could Owen do it for This little labor left them, so working to death was their only outcome.

However, bandits are just a small trouble that Owen needs to face. Other upcoming problems are not so easy to solve. Hydra I and Hydra II have little time to fight for him with their lives. Next, he will face these by himself. Questions kept coming.

Although Irving has been prepared for this, being prepared does not mean that he is not worried, otherwise he will not always feel at ease.

The most troublesome thing for the lords on the northern border was not the barrenness, but the fact that almost all of them except themselves were enemies.

The endless bandits and malicious neighbors are a constant headache, but the real danger is the northern barbarians and the beast tide.

Although barbarians are human beings, they are taller and stronger than ordinary people. Especially their bones are not only thick, but also very hard. Their skin is rough and fleshy, and their pain-sensing nerves are weak. They have strong tolerance for harsh environments. At the same time, because they have always maintained The tribe's living habits make the barbarians not only aggressive and fierce, but also easy to get into trouble. Once the blood boils up, they will ignore it. The most brave among them are called berserkers.

To put it simply, although the barbarians drink, fight, and kill people, they are very simple people and have also made huge contributions to mankind.

When humans competed with many alien races for living space, the barbarians were humans' best allies and closest brothers. They sacrificed their lives and blood for this, and they contributed a lot. But when the fruits of victory were about to be obtained, this half-mother When the brothers also suffered heavy losses, human beings turned against each other as expected.

The barbarians who suffered heavy losses due to successive wars, together with the alien races they defeated, were driven to the bitter cold north by the human army. Along the way, the barbarians not only had to fight against the human army, but also had to be wary of the alien races who were migrating north together. As you can imagine, How miserable it must be.

If the fighting power of the barbarians was not really strong, and the strong members of the tribe fought for a way out with their lives, there would be no Northland barbarians.

But hundreds of years later, when problems arise within the empire, they will still immediately shift the conflicts to the north, and they will not hesitate to trap the barbarians.

The biggest loss of the empire's northern pioneering group was the battle with the northern barbarians. Fortunately, the legacy of the barbarians was too much. There are still no strong men. In addition to the empire's blockade, they don't even have decent weapons. How can they defeat the unscrupulous people? The pioneering group, not to mention the imperial border troops who were watching eagerly from the sidelines, therefore the northern barbarians decided to continue moving north.

The problem is that the colder you go north, the harder it is to survive. Even if the barbarians are brave and good at fighting and have strong adaptability to the harsh environment, they cannot survive by drinking wind and snow. Therefore, the territories of the nobles on the northern border are often faced with the north. Invasion of barbarians.

Why Hydera I is so famous in the North is because he was killed by killing the Northland barbarians. He is one of the few Northland masters who can kill Northland barbarians as well as ordinary people.

It is a pity that the barbarians in the North are not vegetarians. Hydra I, who appeared to be fine, was actually seriously injured, otherwise he would not have died so easily.

Hydra I established a territory for the Hydra family and left a great reputation at the same time.

Hydra II, Owen's father, although far inferior to his father and brother, still used his life to clean up the largest wolf pack nearby for him.

It was the sacrifices of these two members of the Hydera family that bought Owen time for stable development in the past few years.

But what is coming will come sooner or later, the vengeful northern barbarians, the migrating wolves, and the malicious neighbors. Owen will definitely not be lonely in the future.