This sea lord is a bit strong

Chapter 240 The integration of the refugees, the cemetery, and the ghost ship
On the day after Ji Chen finished his three-day training, the fleet returning from Fenglin Port arrived at the port slowly, but they were all stunned by the ruins and construction site of the Crown of the Ocean.

Especially those steel battleships, whose firepower is fierce at first glance, made the dwarf Tomodo's eyes widen.

"My boy, how did you get to write some good ships?"

As soon as he got off the boat, he ran over with short legs and asked anxiously.

"It was seized from the Kingdom of Bath..." Ji Chen didn't explain too much, "Let's go back first, and tell you what happened in the past few days on the way."

"Okay." Tomodo looked at the ruins that hadn't been cleaned up yet, but they were obviously destroyed by explosives, guessed something vaguely, and nodded.

After some explanations, Tomodo finally understood the grievances between the Crown of the Ocean, the Kingdom of Bath and the Principality of Reinhardt, and what happened a few days ago, "So, you are against the Kingdom of Bath. Is it on? Is it possible for them to send more fleets in the future?"

Ji Chen nodded, undeniable.

"That's right, although the surprise attack this time was due to lack of defense, it also exposed that the Ocean Crown lacked sufficient defense facilities."

"Your Excellency Tomodo, I may need to ask you for this."

Tomodo patted his chest, "Leave this matter to me. I'm not idle on the way back. I have prepared several defensive facilities suitable for your use here."

Ji Chen said with some gratitude: "Then thank you first, oh yes, I wonder if these materials are helpful to you?"

As he said that, he took out a stack of drawings, on which were a lot of characters with the same characters and numbers—this was another support sent by the Reinhardt Principality Task Force, and according to the young general, this was Three documents of military alchemy technology can be produced according to the above data.

These are not common architectural drawings that can be constructed or generated with one click, which means that a person who can understand them is required to manufacture them.

Obviously, as a legendary dwarf blacksmith, Tomodo, who is highly accomplished in alchemy and forging techniques, is the best candidate.

Tomodo took a look at it, and soon had a clear answer, "No problem, I fully understand this level of technology, and I can figure it out for you soon."

"But you have to give me a group of apprentices, otherwise it will be too slow to rely on me alone."

Ji Chen said straightforwardly: "No problem, I will let Willus choose fifty apprentices to go there."

"If you need anything, you can talk to him directly, and I will try my best to meet your needs."

Tomodo was very satisfied with Ji Chen's attitude towards him, and it was precisely because of this that he felt that this place was a good place.

"Boy, you have gained the favor of the great legendary dwarf blacksmith Tomodo!"

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The return of the fleet brought nearly [-] refugees who were willing to come to the crown of the ocean. Like the residents who also came here before, they felt strange and uneasy about this land.

As usual, Ji Chen gave them a speech to initially calm their emotions, and then asked Willus to arrange for them to live in a house and assign work.

After so many population imports, Ocean Crown has gained a lot of experience in appeasing refugees.

Allocate housing, provide food and clothing, devote yourself to work, hold regular banquets, concentrate on studying and listening to lectures, etc.

These are all good means of appeasement, which can not only eliminate their anxiety and integrate into the life of the territory, but also allow them to put into work as soon as possible, turning the population into a labor force.

In the lord's castle.

Ji Chen stood by the window, looking at the undulating sea in the distance, with a worried look on his face.

When he returned from the Northern Continent, he asked Ben Boerba to take some dragon blood murlocs to explore the secret gate in the ocean.

But it has been seven or eight days now, and they haven't come back yet, which made him wonder if something happened on the road.

But when he opened the territory panel, it showed that Benbo Erba was not dead, otherwise he would have already set off for the gate of the secret realm.

"Wait another two days, if Ben Boerba hasn't come back, then leave immediately."

Ji Chen secretly thought.

The return of the fleet did not bring too many disturbances to the Crown of the Sea, because except for a small number of indigenous residents who were born and raised, most of the residents of the Crown of the Sea came here from the outside world, that is, as refugees.

Since everyone is from outside, there is nothing to repel, so most residents welcome newcomers to the territory.

Therefore, this group of refugees, equivalent to the number of original residents, integrated into the crown of the ocean at a very fast speed, providing a great boost for post-war reconstruction.

In less than a week, brand new houses were erected, and roads damaged by artillery fire were repaired and even widened.

Dead bodies and shipwrecks floating offshore were collected, and the messy port resumed normal operations.

Under Ji Chen's order, based on the cemetery where the half-orc warriors were buried, a large cemetery dedicated to the burial of soldiers who died in battle - the Heroic Spirit Cemetery was divided around.

Ji Chen felt that this was an excellent means to provide territorial cohesion.

After all, in addition to recruiting battalion units, Ocean Crown also has lizardmen, kobolds, and half-orcs. These non-human races have all made indelible contributions to the territory, and it is impossible for him to ignore them.

In addition, a cemetery was set aside to bury ordinary residents.

When the news spread from the lord's castle, which symbolizes the highest governing body of the crown of the ocean, to the entire territory.

All the residents couldn't believe it.

The lord said that a special cemetery should be set up for the residents and dead warriors! ?
is this real?
When the news was uttered by the supreme interior officer, Willus, all the residents and soldiers were overwhelmed.

Such a practice...unheard of them.

According to the usual practice of nobles on the mainland, ordinary residents can only be buried far away from the settlement after death. The burial cemetery agreed by everyone-most of them are mass graves, with no fixed boundaries and no long-term protection, which means It is possible that wandering wild monsters will open the grave and expose the corpse to the wilderness.

Some landlords or businessmen with strong family backgrounds can only build a small cemetery in the wild at most, and maintain it according to whether the family is prosperous or not.

As for the dead soldiers, it was even more straightforward. If they had time to collect their corpses, they would be taken back to each family. If they could not be brought back, they would be directly burned by a fire, and the ashes would be blown in the wind.

Only those native nobles can repair the cemetery in the city where every inch of land is expensive. Not only does it occupy an extremely vast area, the repaired area is more luxurious than living people, and there are special soldiers to patrol and guard the tomb.

Therefore, for these residents who were already mixed refugees earlier, the greatest expectation is not to be dug up after death, and there is no expectation at all that there is a cemetery where they can bury themselves.

So when the news came out, most people's first reaction was not to believe it.

Until someone took advantage of their free time to visit the cemetery.

"What the lord said is true, someone has already started building a wall in that place!"

"That's right, my friend who was in the mine before was transferred to build a cemetery. It can't be faked."

"Long live the lord!!"

Those alien fighters were also quite excited about this.

Especially the lizard people, they almost knelt on the ground to thank Lord Ron.

Due to the special topography of the underground lizardman world, most of the underground is rock and magma. The soil is very limited and is used to grow various crops. Most lizardmen are thrown directly into the magma river after death. Save time and effort.

Therefore, anyone who can be buried in the soil is a lizardman who has made great contributions.

The lord said that they can be buried in the soil after death, isn't it that what they have done has been recognized?

Unknowingly.

Whether it is human residents, or alien residents and fighters, their sense of belonging and identity to the crown of the ocean is slowly increasing.

This is exactly what he wants to achieve.

"Ding~ Thanks to your policies and actions, the popularity of the people has increased by 4 points, and the current popularity is 91 points."

"The popularity of the people in the territory is higher than 91 points, the work efficiency of the people in the territory has been greatly improved, the learning speed has been improved, and the probability of hero output has increased."

When the system prompt came, Ji Chen smiled after being stunned for a moment.

Good guy, the popularity has finally risen above 90.

No matter how much he repaired the luxury house and provided delicious food, the popularity was always stuck between 87 and 89, which made him think that it was impossible to reach 90 and above.
But now it seems that it is not impossible to achieve, but requires a special way.

The benefits brought about by the improvement of popular sentiment are also very significant, not only the work efficiency is greatly improved, but also the speed of learning is also improved.

The former is beneficial to the reconstruction work, while the latter is of great benefit to the ongoing "Ocean Crown Residents Technical Learning Program", which can be said to be timely.

And the most eye-catching thing is to increase the probability of hero output, this effect can be exciting.

Heroes, there is never too much of this thing. Combat heroes, lifestyle heroes, and internal affairs heroes, especially the latter two, are extremely scarce.

If they can cultivate a few heroes who know how to make wine like Lysa, or heroes who can forge like Tomodo, then they will make a lot of money.

Heroes are inherently superior to ordinary people, possessing superhuman talents and abilities.

Another day passed.

Just when Ji Chen was thinking about leading troops to go out, there was news that Ben Boerba had returned.

When he got the news, he immediately changed his clothes and came to the port. He saw Ben Bo Erba and the dragon blood murloc at a glance. They were covered with bruises and wounds to some extent.

Ben Boerba's injuries were even more serious. The neatly arranged scales all over his body seemed to be cut by dozens of steel knives, and they were broken in all directions, exposing the flesh and blood underneath, and the trident in his hand was broken.

It was obvious that they had encountered fierce attacks from the enemy. Although many were seriously injured, fortunately they were not killed in battle.

"My lord, I."

Ben Bo Erba limped forward with a trident in hand, with a look of panic on his face.

The lord asked him to lead some dragon blood murlocs to explore the gate of the secret realm. What could be done in five days almost took ten days, which made him feel a little panicked.

Ji Chen waved his hand and interrupted it.

"Let's not talk about this, you drink the potion to recover first, your safety is the most important thing."

Ben Boerba's eyes flickered with emotion, and he nodded slightly.

After taking the healing potion handed over by Ilona, ​​he drank it all in one gulp, his complexion improved obviously, and his breath wasn't so weak anymore.

Seeing this, Ji Chen asked him to start telling what happened on the road.

"At that time, I followed your order to investigate the gate of the secret realm, and we arrived at that place very smoothly."

"There is indeed a gate to the secret realm. The types and numbers of wild monsters outside the gate are roughly the same as what you said. We observed from a distance, and after confirming that it was correct, we left quietly without disturbing them."

"Then why are you in this state? Did you encounter a powerful enemy on the way back?" Ji Chen said with a frown.

Although Ben Bo Erba is not too eye-catching among many heroes, it is only compared to top heroes like Alice, Anina, and Verena.

Its purple rarity level strength, coupled with hundreds of dragon blood murlocs who share their hearts, their combat power is not to be underestimated.

Besides, if they can't fight, can't they escape with their strong mobility and speed?
Ben Boerba smiled wryly and said, "We did meet the enemy, but the enemy is a bit weird."

"Weird?"

"Yes, that is a very strange ship."

Ji Chen's expression froze, and some interest appeared in his eyes, "Continue talking."

"Yes, we set off and returned immediately after exploring the gate of the secret realm, but it didn't take long before we found thick fog on the sea, and a very dilapidated wooden warship suddenly appeared in the thick fog."

"At first, my subordinates thought it was a pirate ship or something, but because they were eager to return, they ignored it and continued on their way, but the strange thing is that this ship seems to be tracking, no matter how we deflect the direction and dive into the sea, we can't get rid of it it"

"Considering that such an unknown ship cannot be brought back, all the subordinates made arbitrarily decided to deal with it first before continuing to return"

"But when we boarded the ship, we found that there were no living creatures on it. Just as we were about to leave, a large group of soldiers with transparent bodies suddenly appeared, attacking us with similarly transparent weapons, but our counterattacks were uploaded directly from them. In the past, it was impossible to cause a single bit of damage."

"As a last resort, the subordinates can only escape with their clansmen. Fortunately, this time they dived deep into the sea, and after surfacing, the ship did not follow behind."

Ji Chen's brows were deeply squeezed together.

How does this sound so much like the strange tale of the ocean on the blue star, the ghost ship! ?
The world has something similar?
But after thinking about it, this is a fantasy world, and it is not surprising that there are ghosts and ghosts.

But the question is, why is this ghost ship after his hero?
(End of this chapter)