The territory of Viscount can be divided into five pieces on the territory, namely the Viscount Castle on the Wangfeng Cliff and the Shoufeng Town under the cliff, the Honghe Plain in the north, the quiet valley in the east, the coniferous forest farm in the south, and the Rota Town in the south. The five territories together are approximately equivalent to the jurisdiction of a smaller prefecture-level city in the previous life of Lance. It takes about a week to quickly get from the Red River outpost in the northernmost part of the Red River Plain to reach the two iron ores in Rota Town in the south, which shows how vast the territory is.

In the Kingdom of Cavalry, there were about twenty such territories, which belonged to the nobles of all levels. In addition to war, during peacetime, lords from all over the country only needed to pay tribute once a year, and had a very high right to freedom in the exercise of territory and power. The lords of a territory often held the power of life and death for every citizen in the territory.

Tax officer Terry has to travel to five territories every month to collect taxes from local people. It takes about ten days to travel to and from five territories. It can be said that most of his time every month is spent immediately, which has also created his strong physique.

"...The above is the tax situation in July. Except for the wheat in the coniferous forest farm that suffered heavy losses due to the frost demons who flew away the frost land demons, they temporarily exempted their taxes this month according to your instructions from Lord Viscount, the taxes in the other territory have been paid and deposited into the castle's vault. The castle's accounts are not optimistic at present, but fortunately the autumn harvest is coming soon. In addition to the wheat being about to mature, the herdsmen in the Quiet Valley will also have a large number of wool and sheepskin harvests.

According to the last contract you made with the adjacent territory Hongshanling, they will continue to acquire at a standard price of 80 gold coins/each complete sheepskin, so the future financial situation should still be good." Terry quickly sorted out the current financial situation of the territory. He had worked as a tax accountant in the city hall of the big city of Benliucheng on the west coast for several years. He has been following Viscount since his second wife married into the Viscount Territory, and he is indeed very good at accounting.

Viscount nodded slightly, signaling that he was satisfied with Terry's report.

The next one is the patrol captain of the castle. This powerful man named Ora is about forty years old and serves as the Supreme Defense Chief of Viscount's Territory. He has command power second only to Viscount himself for every soldier in the territory.

"Sir, in the past month, due to the relatively idle summer, we have held two militia training camps in the three major territories except the Coniferous Forest Farm and the Red River Plain, and the results are good. Similarly, except for the Red River Plain and the Conifer Farm, the patrol teams in each territories are operating normally. The specific situation of the Red River Plain is not very clear, but Master Griffin wrote that he will come back soon to report to you personally. As for the Conifer Farm, as Terry said, the existence of that group of frost land demons has seriously affected the logging wages of the forest farm and the normal growth of wheat in nearby farms. I suggest that my adjutant Poirot lead a team to the Conifer Farm to wipe out the group of frost land demons."

Ora respectfully reported.

The Viscount pondered slightly, revealing a hint of confusion: "The Frost Earth Demon has always been active in winter, why is it ready to move in summer this time?"

Ola shook his head: "The specific situation must be sent to check it out. The forest farm is currently in panic and the logging farm has stopped working. The local patrol team is not strong enough to deal with the large group of frost land monsters. We must take action immediately."

Viscount nodded: "Let Poirot lead a team. That kid's swordsmanship is improving very quickly. I believe that solving a group of frost land demons should be no problem."

Ola nodded.

"Next..." Just as Viscount said this, the door of Viscount's study was suddenly opened.

A tall figure walked in in a hurry. Everyone was startled and then realized that the only one in the entire territory dared to break into the Viscount's study so recklessly without being punished.

"Sir, Father!" The man came with blonde hair, shining like the new sun. He was tall and looked quite similar to the Viscount. He was wearing horse boots, a burgundy cloak, and a bow and arrow in his hand. He obviously had just arrived in the castle.

It turned out to be my extremely heroic brother, the eldest young master Griffin Lance, who looked at this very dazzling character in his memory with curiosity.

"My child, Ola just mentioned you, and I didn't expect you to come back from the Red River outpost so soon." Seeing his eldest son come back, Viscount Ryan smiled. He stood up without any grudges and gave Griffin a strong hug. If the love for Lance comes from his mother, then Viscount's love for Griffin is another kind of love.

This feeling comes from the high similarity between father and son. It is said that since the age of fourteen, Mr. Griffin has been responsible for defense work around the territory, which is very similar to the young and famous Viscount.

When the two of them stood together, they would undoubtedly be judged as father and son, because they were so similar. They had the same majestic figure, the same long blonde hair, and even the tone of their speech was the same temperament. Griffin laughed for a while, and his young and handsome face showed a hint of anxiety: "My father, I rushed back from the Red River Post overnight because something happened in the north..."

His eyes swept over Lance, showing a look of surprise, but he ignored Lance, but continued to report to the Viscount: "There are some traces of barbarian orcs in the mountains north of the Red River. I killed one of them with my own hands, but I cannot determine their specific number."

"Barbarian Orc?" Everyone gathered in the study was shocked.

This kind of biotin is known for its fierceness. If a large group of barbarian orcs appear, it will have a significant impact on the viscount's territory. Moreover, every adult barbarian orc is said to have the strength of the peak of silver.

"Mr. Griffin can kill the orcs independently? It's true that there is a bright future. I'm afraid it will be easy to explode in the fire in time." Everyone thought so. The impact of the secondary meditation runes successfully written by Lance just now seemed to have become much weaker. After all, spells are invisible and intangible for ordinary people. The combat ability is clearly placed in front of everyone.

"We are in trouble, my father." Griffin took a glass of water on the table without any hesitation and drank it. From his dress and dusty face, it can be seen that the eldest son had indeed not had a rest for a long time. He said to the viscount seriously: "This group of barbarian orcs probably went south because of the cold in the north for years. A few days ago, I heard that barbarian orcs appeared in the heart of the kingdom, and the army was defeated by the Earl Jinghua personally. It is estimated that some scattered soldiers appeared near our territory, but this is not the only force that the Red River Outpost can deal with. We need to concentrate our troops to eliminate this threat. Otherwise, after winter comes, barbarian orcs will become more cruel and more difficult to stop."

Viscount Ryan nodded, and he still believed in his son's judgment. The orcs appeared in the territory, not the random goods like the Frost Territory. If they were not cleared out in time, the gangsters who had finally gathered would probably escape because of panic.

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"I understand. I will take you to the north early tomorrow morning." Viscount made a decisive decision: "Ola, the defense in the castle will be handed over to you."

The patrol captain nodded firmly: "Please rest assured, sir."

"Lance, study hard with Amman. I hope that when your brother and I come back from the north, we will hear some good news." said Viscount.

Lance nodded and exited the study with the Amman wizard.

At this moment, Lance suddenly noticed that the eyes of his brother looking at him seemed a little strange.
Chapter completed!