Chapter 64 - A Beautiful Castle! Big Fat Sheep to the North!
“Master, this new castle is really beautiful.”
On this day, Richard took Mia and the others to visit his new castle.
It was almost completed.
Under the construction efforts of hundreds of people, the progress of the new castle’s construction was quite rapid. It was also much larger than the old one.
The gate was quite big, and it was difficult to break open because it was a custom-made iron gate purchased by Richard on the online marketplace.
Moreover, in times of war, an iron gate could be lowered from above, which even dozens of people would struggle to open.
After entering through the gate, there was a square with a beautiful fountain. On either side of the square, there were plenty of flower beds.
This square was quite large. At the edge of the square was the formal entrance to the castle.
Entering the castle, there was a hall as usual, and at the end of the hall, there was a wide staircase leading upstairs.
Richard’s room was on the third floor of the castle, very spacious, with a large study room next to it. The study room was connected to the bedroom and had the same large balcony. Standing on the balcony, one could see the beautiful greenery on both sides of the road outside the castle.
Some greenery had already been planted, but it was all covered with black nets to prevent damage from locusts.
You could also see the distant city.
Yes, the castle was still located in the highest part of the city.
The terrain of the new city was relatively flat.
The castle was conveniently situated on a slightly higher hill, ensuring that Richard had the best view from inside the castle.
Moreover, as a lord, having the castle situated high up also showcased his authority.
The basic framework of the castle had already been built. Now they were constructing the roofs.
For the castle’s roofs, Richard had bought a large quantity of colored tiles online. The exterior of the city would naturally be painted as well.
The walls of the castle would be painted white.
And the tiles Richard bought were red.
Red and white, simple and clear.
In addition, Richard would use glass windows for the castle.
But the windows hadn’t been installed yet.
And in the construction of the entire city, Richard would also use this color scheme. Red tiles for the roofs and white paint for the walls. Red and white, this would make it quite distinctive.
Generally, the construction of a city takes a long time.
The reason is simple: obtaining many building materials can take a lot of time.
However, Richard solved the problem of building materials through online shopping.
Moreover, he had storage space, solving the problem of transporting these building materials.
Every night, after no one was at the construction site, Richard would place the building materials from the storage space where they were needed.
Then the workers would just use them when needed.
At first, the workers were a little surprised, thinking Richard was having people transport materials at night.
But over time, they got used to it.
With an abundance of building materials and so many workers, and with everyone working day and night, the progress of castle construction naturally accelerated.
Richard estimated that in another half month, the castle would be completed. After the castle was completed, it wouldn’t be long before the entire new city would gradually be completed as well.
“Wow, so beautiful~”
Behind Richard, a few beast-eared girls looked around the new castle, feeling that such a castle was too beautiful.
In fact, the castle was not yet fully completed, and the interior decorations had not been added yet. In Richard’s eyes, it was still a semi-finished product.
But when had Mia and the others ever seen such a castle?
Even in the Royal City of the Beast Kingdom, there was no castle as beautiful as this.
【I envy the anchor. He takes the beast girls around every day.】
【I can guarantee that there must be content between the anchor and the beast girls that exceeds our mobile data limit.】
【Am I someone who lacks that little bit of data? Anchor, please don’t save data for us!】
【Get lost, bunch of perverts. I just want to see the anchor conquer the world, and then bring back some princesses, queens, and such.】
【Wouldn’t that be nice?】
In the live stream, many viewers were envious to the point that their eyes were almost popping out.
【Anchor, how about putting some tiles on the ground?】
【Just lay down some marble directly, and put up some crystal wall coverings on the walls. Let those barbarians from another world see what luxury is.】
【And hang a crystal chandelier.】
【No, it seems like the anchor doesn’t have a generator.】
【Making a generator is simple. I can provide the anchor with a complete set of industrial blueprints, and he can build a hydraulic generator in a month.】
Some viewers also discussed Richard’s castle, but the topic drifted further and further away.
After inspecting his castle, Richard climbed onto the city wall to check its condition.
The city wall was now about nine meters high, equivalent to three floors before crossing over.
After raising the city wall, people couldn’t stand on it, but there was a tower every few tens of meters, where six or seven archers could stand.
These archers could attack people trying to climb up with ladders.
After all, even if someone climbed up with a ladder, they might still use a rope to hang down. But with these archers, there was no need to worry.
The gate of the city wall was even higher and thicker, and there was also a tower on top, where many soldiers could stand.
After inspecting it, Richard was quite satisfied. This kind of city wall already had quite decent defensive power.
…
“Waaahhh~~~”
While Richard was inspecting his castle, only a few hundred miles away from his territory, in another castle, the cries and screams of women rang out.
A large number of bandits had raided the castle and started looting and burning.
This kind of looting and burning lasted for several hours before finally subsiding.
Inside the castle, bodies littered the ground.
“That little chick has some backbone.”
“Haha, it’s still fun being a bandit. The goods in these border territories aren’t bad.”
“Come, let’s drink!”
Inside the castle, there were voices of bandits everywhere.
“All my money is here. Please, spare us!”
In the hall of the castle, a baron knelt on the ground, trembling.
“Just a baron, and you have so little money?”
A cold voice sounded.
The baron said, “The poverty of the border territories is well known. I really don’t have any more money.”
“Boss, we’ve searched everywhere, and this old man really doesn’t have any money left.”
At this moment, several bandits walked in and addressed their leader.
“Since there’s no money, let’s kill him. Anyway, with the famine caused by the locust plague, countless people will starve to death. Killing a baron is nothing.” The bandit leader said.
“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me, I know someone who has a lot of money!”
At this moment, the baron said.
“Who has money?” The bandit leader asked.
The baron said, “To the north, there’s a new lord. He’s recruiting workers everywhere to build a city. It’s said that he’s quite wealthy, and there might be a large amount of food as well. That’s a big fat sheep. You need to act fast, there are probably many bandits eyeing him.”
“To the north? How far is it from here?”
“Just a few tens of miles.”
“A few tens of miles, we can get there in one night. Inform the brothers, let’s go.”
The bandit leader acted decisively and left immediately.
“Boss, what about this old guy?” A bandit asked.
“He’s seen our faces. Kill him. As for the people in the territory, let them fend for themselves.”
“Yes, boss.”
This group of bandits was quite large, and each of them had a horse. Among bandits, such bandits were already considered of medium strength.
After mounting their horses, they quickly rode northward.