Chapter 112 Territory Situation

  "Do you still recognize me, Leo?" A familiar voice came from the black-robed figure in front of him. Leo's heart skipped a beat as he glanced at Wu Huan and began to think, but due to some stimulation, he couldn't effectively recall who this person was.

  Chen Le shook his head, it seemed that his test had gone a bit too far. He took off his black hood and a head of white hair appeared before Leo.

  Lei Ao directly knelt down and respectfully said: "Master!"

  "Master!" Bode was somewhat surprised, he didn't dare imagine that his cold and unfeeling boss was actually someone else's servant.

  Chen Le helped Rao up and said: "Aren't you going to take us in?"

  Lei Ao patted the dust off himself and first let out a loud roar: "All of you get back to your own posts!"

  The soldiers immediately dispersed, they were really shocked today.

  Bode also stood up, first looking at Wu Huan with fear, then hastily sizing up Chen Le. White hair and black pupils, ordinary appearance. Bode couldn't understand how this person became the master of Lei Ao, but he wouldn't doubt whether this person was qualified to make Lei Ao his slave, that one command to control the giant dragon was enough to highlight his strength.

  The great gate of the Golden City slowly opened, and Lei Ao led Chen Le and Wu Huan into the city. At this time, Wu Huan saw the scene inside the city and couldn't help but lose control of his hands.

  The whole city is full of glittering golden things, especially now that the sunlight is shining directly on the city.

  Chen Le let out a long sigh, looking around him with satisfaction. He had already prepared for the worst and was willing to accept a rotten territory. But Lei Ao had done a decent job, at least this territory had a relatively complete system.

  When Chen Le and his party passed through a street.

  "Mercenary group 'War Blade' sincerely seeking missions. Our team has 40 level-4 warriors, 90 level-3 warriors, and a level-5 captain!"

  "Blazing Mercenaries Guild is recruiting members with a sincere heart! Requirements: Level 3 strength, 70 silver coins per month!"

  Chen Le looked puzzled and asked Liao: "Liao, why are there so many mercenary groups here?"

  Lei Ao glanced at the adventurers standing on both sides of the street and said helplessly, "To be honest, sir, due to the intense battle between the McPhee's Burg and the other side, a large number of adventurer teams have come to the south. Some of them joined the local soldiers, but some became bandits! The merchants are afraid of being robbed, so they can only hire mercenary groups, which is why you see this scene."

  "Those guys!" Chen Le gritted his teeth and said viciously. He had no good feelings towards those fleeing adventurers. Not daring to kill the demon beasts, they could only bully their own kind.

  Chen Le and they arrived in front of a tall white building, listening to the sound coming from inside. Lei Ao turned his head towards Chen Le and said: "Master! This is the Lord's Manor!"

  The white building is as high as a ten-story building and its width is also five hundred meters wide.

  Big enough, high enough, and hanging enough. These six words interpreted Chen Le's inner thoughts.

  Countless soldiers armed with weapons patrolled around the building, and the defense here was so strict that it was impossible for anyone to sneak in.

  Every ten steps there is a watchtower, and every five steps there is a sentry post. There are also countless hidden sentries and arrow towers.

  Chen Le was very satisfied with this manor, and Leo was also delighted. He knew that his efforts had not been in vain.

  Chen Le smiled and said: "Lei Ao, take me to see the Lord's office, I want to understand the situation of the territory."

  Lei Ao stood up straight and said loudly: "Yes!"

  The Lord's office is on the top floor of the Lord's mansion, which is also the tenth floor.

  After entering the manor, Chen Le found that although the decoration of the entire manor was not very luxurious, the decorations inside were somewhat unique. Wooden, many things were made of wood, which made Chen Le, who was used to seeing luxurious decorations, feel a bit unaccustomed.

  The guards in the castle are as strict as those outside, and the guards who come and go here all have 4th-level strength. To know that people with this kind of strength are treasures in the army, the special forces of McPhee Castle are a good example.

  The door of the castle owner's office was just an ordinary wooden structure. After Leio pushed open the door, he turned around and made a please gesture to Chen Le, who walked in with Wu Huan.

  The lord's office is still very simple, but there are some things that make Chen Le headache, countless books and materials. The lord's office has nearly two hundred square meters, a desk in the middle of the house, and behind the desk are large cabinets, all of which are filled with books and materials that Chen Le dislikes the most.

  Chen Le sat directly on the stool beside his desk, while Wu Huan picked up the books and documents to read. To be honest, Wu Huan, this black dragon, was visiting human society for the first time, and he really wanted to know why there were so many ants and what Chen Le's background was.

  Lei Ao then picked up a thick book on the office desk and said: "Master, which aspect of content do you want to know about?"

  Chen Le thought for a moment and then said: "Tell me about the financial situation of the territory."

  Lei Ao opened the book and flipped to a page, reading aloud: "The total revenue from territorial taxes is 300,000 gold coins, mineral transactions are also 300,000, and there are some miscellaneous expenses of around 100,000. As for expenditures, the basic cost is spent on food. In terms of territory, we need to spend nearly 200,000 gold coins every month to purchase food!"

  Chen Le was startled and looked at Leo in surprise, he knew the price of grain, to know that if it was grain, a family of people would only need twenty gold coins per month to solve it.

  How much grain does a family need? A family of three only needs to eat 80 kilograms of rice! That is, one person only needs to eat about 36 kilograms of rice.

  Then how much does a kilogram of rice cost? A kilogram of rice costs 25 copper coins.

  Lei Ao saw Chen Le's confusion and slowly said, "Recently, the north has been unstable. The King of Yongyi has requisitioned a large amount of grain to head north, so the price of grain here has skyrocketed. It has now reached 40 copper coins per catty! We need to take in 50 million catties of grain every month to ensure the normal operation of our territory."

  Chen Le heard about the news from the north and became interested, he hastily asked: "What happened in the north?"

  Lei Ao looked at his master's excitement and could only helplessly say: "There is a situation in the north, it is said that a giant demon tribe has risen, they have gathered all the anti-tiger tribes to resist the tiger tribe, now their battle has reached the northern part of the Yongyi Kingdom."

  "Not bad, Ding Fei, Madele." Chen Le was delighted in his heart.

  Chen Le adjusted his state and asked: "Lei Ao, how many people are in the territory?"

  Lao seemed a bit embarrassed and then said: "About 1.4 million. The population is very unstable."

  "Unstable? What's going on now?" Chen Le asked in puzzlement.

  Lei Ao said helplessly, "Master, there are big and small disputes between territories. Due to the war, there will be a large population flow. Now it may seem like we have 14 million people, but nearly 4 million of them are refugees."

  Chen Le couldn't help but laugh when he heard the two words "war". He laughed and said, "Lei Ao, if it's just war, I wouldn't be afraid at all. Because, I like war!"

  Lei Ao couldn't help but feel a little understanding of Chen Le's possession of the Black Dragon, this great killing tool. The Black Dragon was an extremely frightening existence in terms of both its intimidating power and destructive power.

  Chen Le smiled and pointed at the sky, then said: "Tell me, which territories are eyeing my territory!"

  Leio took out a map and said: "There is only one! It's Count Wembol's Medea!"

  Chen Le slammed his hand on the table and said: "Alright! That's him! This is a warning to our territory!"

  "Unlock mission! Lord! Step 1, build a human base! Special offer, building a human castle only requires 10 million energy points!"

  Chen Le burst out laughing and said something that left Lei Ao bewildered: "Heavy cavalry! I'm here!"

  "Due to the special racial system, adjustments have been made as follows: Human racial units and equipment are calculated separately for energy points. If a troop is of a different race, it will be unified into human."

  Chen Le thought he would die of anger at the person who came up with such a ridiculous setting for this design. He had already sensed that his own days ahead wouldn't be easy.