"Father, do you think there will be any trouble if I take this island as my own?"

Although he already knew what was going on, for the sake of safety, Gervais still had to ask Gandalf. After all, old nobles like Gandalf knew the truth best.

"As long as you don't publicize it, there won't be any problem. Although these islands on the coast of the principality still belong to the king in name, the king does not look down on such islands."

Gandalf didn't think about it and quickly gave Gervais the answer, but then Gandalf asked curiously.

"Little Gervais, you want to develop this island? This is not cost-effective. There is still so much land in your territory that has not been developed. Why do you want this island?"

Gandalf raised his head and glanced around. The pirate island was not small, nor was it a desert island. The woods were dense and lush, but the only way to travel to land was by sea ships, which was very inconvenient. After all, there were very few sea ships in this world.

With this effort, it would be better to organize serfs to dig ditches and cultivate a few more acres of land in the territory.

"Haha, father, that's just what I said. I don't know if there is fresh water on this island yet! I want to build a Jianyi manor here and visit here when I have time in the future!"

What Gandalf said makes sense. The world does not lack land, it only lacks population. The land utilization rate in Gervais's territory has not reached 10%. The rest of the land is completely covered with weeds and woods, so it consumes energy.

Developing this island is completely useless.

But Gandalf didn't understand Gervais' situation. The main reason why Gervais wanted to develop the island was that he had too many secrets.

Gervais wanted to move some things that were invisible to people or that needed to be kept secret, such as wine making, saltpeter boiling, and the miners who came from Lanny's territory, etc.

If this island had not been discovered late, Gervais would have planned to plant grapes from outside space on it.

Another point is that the orcs invade Gervais's territory every year. If he builds this island, will he be able to develop life on the island in the future? In this way, even if the orcs attack, the trade in his territory will not completely come to a standstill.

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"So that's the case, then there's no problem! Little Gervais, but you're still young now, so you can't build a lot of construction projects just because you enjoy it! You have to know how to accumulate wealth if you waste money and people!"

Gervais's explanation sounded very reasonable to Gandalf. Nobles did like to build manors, and this island has a beautiful environment and is really a good place for leisure and entertainment.

"Father, don't worry! I know!"

Gervais almost vomited blood. He seemed to be an extravagant noble. His only excuse was to build a manor, so he could only make a promise obediently.

The lords of this world have complete autonomy over their territories, so even the youngest baron is a local emperor. With such rights, it is inevitable that some lords will feel swollen and enjoy it to the fullest.

Originally, it was understandable for nobles to enjoy themselves, but enjoying luxury and building gorgeous manors required a huge amount of funds to support them. What should the lord do when he runs out of money and cannot collect or pay?

That can only exploit the serfs. The serfs are already poor and will continue to be exploited. Even the docile serfs will resist if there is no way to survive. Although the serfs' resistance will not have good results, the lord will not have any good fruits.

, you will also be punished by the coming feudal lord, it just depends on the severity of the punishment.

"Father, let's go back first!"

Gervais originally wanted to explore the entire island, but unfortunately it was getting late now. If he didn't go back, he would probably have to sail at night. There are no searchlights in this world, and sailing at night is very dangerous.

Anyway, the island has been occupied at this moment, and Gervais is not in a hurry. He can wait until the revenge plan is completed before exploring the island again.

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Next, Gervais ordered people to escort the pirates on the beach back to the ship. Gervais did not even let go of the beer and other items left by the pirates on the beach. He did not drink the beer himself, but he could distribute it to himself.

These men drink.

After being busy for nearly half an hour, Gervais took a total of 15 ships and headed towards the Storm Territory.

Standing on the bow of the ship, Gervais still reluctantly looked towards the island. Although the island is not large, it can be used as his secret base. If possible, Gervais would like to build it into a sea fortress.

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"Sir, this island belongs to you now, you should give it a name!"

Gervais found that Lear was really unworthy of being a pirate. This pirate captain really had the potential to be a scumbag. He saw that Gervais had thoughts about that island, and Lear immediately mentioned it carefully to Gervais.

"No, I'm not ready to name it now. I won't name it until I really explore it! After all, as a noble noble, you must have a sense of ceremony when doing things!"

Gervais withdrew his gaze, looked at Lille, shook his head and said to Lille loudly.

Under Lille's awe-inspiring eyes, Gervais walked into the captain's cabin. Now that everything was settled, he could take a good rest.

In fact, Lille didn't know that Gervais also wanted to name the island now. However, naming was Gervase's weakness. He felt that he would have to think about it for a few days. The name of the Golden Castle was even named Alice.

Everyone has asked Gervais why he is so good.

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Because it was traveling in a straight line, it took less than an hour for the sea vessel to reach the beach of Storm Territory again.

The ship anchored directly and stopped more than a hundred meters away from the beach. Then Gervais and others took the boat and were the first to land on land.

But what happened next gave Gervais a bit of a headache. Originally, not only did he capture 10 ships, but he also discovered an island. Gervais should have gained a lot, and he was very happy.

But when the serfs that were constantly being transported from the sea ships came to the shore, Gervais felt a little headache.

These serfs were all young women, and there were more than 150 of them. When these women knew that they had left the pirate's den, they all began to cry.

Even the guards' persuasion was of no use. They were obviously frightened to the extreme. Hundreds of people cried together. This was the first time Gervais had seen such a strange sight.

"Father, I asked their families to take these women back. Will their lords pay me for this?"

Gervais rubbed his head and looked at Gandalf.

"Little Gervais, I'm afraid your idea is going to fail! Their family members are probably all dead!"

Gandalf said to Gervase somewhat unbearably.

"I heard from Baron Quaker that when pirates rob a village, they basically kill all the men, women, and children in the village, so no one will come to claim them."

"As for their lords, if you are a young man, they will give you a reward to redeem them, but you are all women, so there is probably no hope!"

Gandalf's meaning was very clear. Gervase now had two options, either sell these women to slave traders, or arrange for them himself.

Most nobles would choose the first option when encountering such a thing, selling them to slaves in exchange for payment, so Gandalf said on the island that Gervais had made money.

In this world, there is no shame in selling captives to slave traders. It has the same effect as capturing serfs and soldiers from an enemy country and selling them to slaves. Although these women came back from pirates, the effect is similar.

After hearing Gandalf's words, Gervais did not immediately answer Gandalf, but instead focused his attention on Lear who was always cautious a few meters away.

"Sir...Sir, it was all done by the people led by the third leader of Qiao De, and none of us participated! You can ask other people, we have been on the boat the whole time, even if I wanted to participate, no one was willing to lead

Let's go!"

Without Gervais making a sound, Lille knew what was going on in Gervase's eyes, and he immediately knelt on the ground and trembled in fear.

What he said was indeed the truth. He was a fat messenger who could go ashore and plunder villages. It was not their turn at all. They were envious of him for several days when they were on the boat.

After hearing Lille's words, the fierce light in Gervais's eyes subsided.

Although he is not the 'world policeman' of this world, if Lille and others really participated in the massacre of women, children and children, then he would never use these people. At the very least, he would really treat these people as coolies.

The kind where slaves are miserable.

"Then take it back and place it there first, and then I'll think of a solution! I'll make arrangements after this matter is over!"

Gervais couldn't sell these women to slave traders. After all, he didn't lack such a little money now, and these women were all poor people whose families were killed by pirates. If he did this, he would have nothing to do with the pirates.

Different.

Just when it was about to get dark, all supplies and personnel had been unloaded, and Gervais led everyone slowly towards the castle.

Gervais did not leave anyone on board each ship, but only left 10 people on the shore to keep watch.
Chapter completed!