our family is gone

Chapter 102

If the territory comes with the effect of [increasing the production of agricultural products by 30%] under a normal medieval world view, it is definitely a good place to be first-class.

But when encountering such great benefits in this world, you have to think about the reason. There is no such thing as cheapness for no reason. This kind of plant growth far beyond the normal level may be due to the corrupting power of the Flesh and Flesh Ancient God.

Because corruption does not only appear in humans and animals, plants are also affected to show crazy growth.

Walter didn't understand why the lord frowned when he heard the good news, but he could only keep silent as he felt something was wrong.

Lance thought for a while, and found that he really had no choice. Don't so many people eat?

After all, people will die if they don’t eat for seven days. Although eating these strange things is risky, at least they can still live.

So now he knows that there is something wrong with the things that grow in the field, and eating them may cause changes in the flesh and blood, but he can only admit it.

Survival must be the first priority, and then life is considered, and the problem is left for later.

And in fact, this little field can feed so many people, which is indeed a good thing in this era.

"You have traveled many places in business, and I need you to map out the route of Hamlet and surrounding towns and villages."

"Are you going to start regaining the territory, my lord?"

Walter asked a very strange question, which directly made Lance a little curious, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense, so he asked directly.

"Why do you say that?"

"Don't your lord know?" Walter's expression was a little weird, as if he was surprised that the lord didn't know about it.

Realizing that there was something wrong with it, Lance frowned slightly, but he still explained the current situation to him.

"I'm not a local, and when I inherited the territory, the housekeeper colluded with the mayor to get rid of me, and I got rid of me, so I'm not familiar with the surrounding situation."

Walter felt an inexplicable pressure when he heard this, and killed the butler with a backhand, it really belongs to you.

However, he still did not dare to doubt the identity of the lord, but told as much as possible about a major event that happened in Hamlet, and it was this event that complicated the situation in the territory.

It was also from Walter that Lance knew that his surname Hamlet represented the Earl of the Empire, and also the Earl of the Borderlands.

As an earldom, it is naturally impossible for it to be as shabby as a small town. On the contrary, Hamlet covers a rather large area, and it was only the center of the earldom back then.

The territory is located in the north of the eastern part of the empire, extending northwest to the end of the branch of the misty mountains in the empire. Also in the northeast of the territory is the very famous Strait Corridor, which separates the two continents. Leonard and his expedition took this road.

As the earls of the frontier, the Hamlet family must also bear corresponding responsibilities while gaining power, and deal with two enemies for the empire, one is the barbarians in the mountains, and the other is the aborigines in the desert across the corridor.

So the Hamlet family was originally a powerful lord with a very large territory and a formal army, and the territory guarded the main road, and the caravans traveling between the two continents had to pass through here.

There are also those furs and herbs from the mountains, as well as those rare and exotic things that ordinary people don't know.

Under the leadership of successive lords, the territory is thriving, rich and powerful is the label of Hamlet, until the previous lord succeeds.

The lord is arrogant and extravagant, and the border has been peaceful for a long time, and the military equipment has been abandoned, and the situation in the territory has begun to decline. What really detonated had to be an event that happened more than ten years ago.

All the nobles on the territory disappeared overnight, leaving only the previous lord, and rumors abounded at that time.

After that, too many strange things happened, and the situation in the territory declined at an accelerated rate. Later, a disaster without warning swept across the town. The original town was destroyed, leaving only a dilapidated ruin.

What is now Hamlet is really nothing more than a farming village south of the original city, where those who fled came to re-establish their domain.

At the same time, after the city was destroyed, the territory ushered in chaos. A large number of residents fled here, leading to further decline. After no one moved, the roads between various places were also swallowed by wilderness, and the originally connected places gradually lost contact. , the territory is also divided.

Listening to his words, Lance also fell into deep thought. If the previous lords of Hamlet were all conscientious and conscientious, then the ancestor was a complete prodigal son. His set of operations directly ruined the family's accumulated wealth.

So the buildings I saw on the old roads and in the wilderness are just remnants of the glory days of Hamlet.

"And how do you know this?"

"I became a soldier at the age of 17, and I was in the army when I was young. At that time, the name of Hamlet was resounding throughout the continent, and his wealth even made the king jealous. I still remember the prosperity of the past, but it all turned into a Dust~"

Walter is over 50. When he was young, he witnessed Hamlet's peak and fought to protect Hamlet. It can be said that he has deep feelings for this place, and his expression is quite emotional when he talks about it.

Who didn't have any illusions about facing the collapse of the situation when they were young?
It's a pity that he was just a soldier at the time, and he could only watch the territory decline but could do nothing.

After all these years, as I got older, I lost my original spirit. When I talked about it today, I realized that I didn’t let go at all. The powerlessness and unwillingness were just hidden in my heart.

However, he quickly set his sights on Lance, and he saw some hope for the revival of the territory in the current lord.

To be honest, Hamlet was directly divided by several forces after the bandits plundered. In that situation, even if he was given a complete caravan guard, he would not be able to do what he is doing in just ten days, let alone defeat hundreds of bandits.

He still has some understanding of the strength of those bandits. Whether the lord leads thirty recruits or is alone, it shows the lord's strength anyway.

That's why he asked the lord about his intentions when he asked for the map.

Unfortunately, Lance's answer was not what he thought.

"I don't intend to regain any territory, but the things here are enough trouble for me. I just want the map because I need to know the surrounding situation and rebuild the caravan."

Lance did not show any intention of regaining the territory. Everything he does now is aimed at fighting against the ancestors, seeking the greatest possible development and growth in it.

With these thirty soldiers in hand, the management side is already at its limit, and it would be foolish to waste time on regaining the territory.

(End of this chapter)