Looking at Lei Xiao's surprised look, Ariel looked very embarrassed. She half lowered her head and murmured: "Lord, I would like to thank you again in person."
"If it weren't for your help, my subordinates would have died in the mountain fortress, and this vast area would have been ravaged by the Holy Night Army."
"Where can I see today's victory banquet? Where can I enjoy the joy of victory with so many colleagues?"
I saw the gratitude on Ariel's fair face, and she continued to speak sincerely.
"In the final analysis, my subordinate was just a poor princess who was tired of running for her life. However, the lord not only tolerated the arrogance and willfulness of the subordinate, but also tried his best to help the subordinate to aspire to the throne and realize the subordinate's ideal step by step, even at the risk of committing crimes.
risk……"
Ariel's slender shoulders began to tremble uncontrollably, and she lowered her head again: "I really don't know how other words can describe my gratitude right now!"
"Ariel, your thanks have almost made calluses come out of my ears."
After a moment of surprise, Lei Xiao's face calmed down again. He took a step forward and said with a smile: "I've already told you that while I'm helping you, I'm also helping myself. It's no big deal.
."
"I need someone to help me stabilize my rear, so that I can rush to the sea of stars in this magical world without any worries, to unravel the reasons for the arrival of billions of lords, and to unravel the many unsolved mysteries of the blank era."
Lei Xiao had already walked in front of Ariel, and a scent of perfume that was elegant yet exuding nobility and grace flowed into Lei Xiao's nose.
"And you, Ariel, happened to appear at the right place at the right time, so all of this is just the thread of fate that connects us, that's all."
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
This fifth princess of Leng Yan, who is known as the eldest among the eldest ladies, the old king’s most beloved daughter, and who is sought after and loved by countless nobles and common people, would actually stand in front of her with such a low profile like a little bird.
in front of.
This alone is enough to make countless nobles and commoners jealous and crazy, right?
You know, this is a royal princess who has received the most elite education, is the dream lover of countless men, but is completely out of reach.
Before he traveled through time, he was just an insignificant employee of a small company, struggling for a living every day.
While sighing in his heart, Lei Xiao's eyes refocused on Ariel's exquisite figure, and he still maintained a smile and said: "What makes me even more gratified is that you have lived up to my training for you, so Ai Xiao
Li'er, I didn't misjudge the person, you are indeed the most suitable one."
"Lord, you, you are ridiculous!"
After hearing Lei Xiao's somewhat ambiguous words, Ariel's ears were already flushed. She didn't dare to look directly into Lei Xiao's eyes. Instead, she lowered her head and said, "I will definitely continue to work hard."
, become what the lord desires in his heart!"
Speaking of this, Ariel's starry eyes flickered as she seemed to think of something, her heart moved slightly, and a thick red sweater appeared on her delicate hands.
Ariel blushed and respectfully handed over the sweater with both hands, while hesitantly said: "Lord, autumn is coming soon. This subordinate knitted it with his own hands in his spare time. It is one of my belongings."
It’s a small thought, I hope the lord likes it!”
After taking the red sweater from Ariel, Lei Xiao felt the soft touch of the sweater and couldn't help but be stunned again.
One of the hobbies of Princess Leng Yan is knitting sweaters, and Lei Xiao already knew it well before he conquered her.
But what Lei Xiao didn't expect was that this girl would actually knit one for herself!
You know, this is something that has never happened to Lei Xiao, who grew up in an orphanage.
Moreover, during this period of time, I have been traveling around with Ariel and other subordinates. This girl must have used her limited rest time to knit it quickly and slowly.
In surprise, Lei Xiao looked at the thick sweater in his hand, and a warm feeling suddenly surged into his heart.
"Lord, this sweater was knitted by my subordinates who secretly observed the figure of the lord. I don't know if it fits..."
Seeing that Lei Xiao didn't speak, Ariel thought that Lei Xiao was dissatisfied. She quickly blinked her long eyelashes and added: "If it's not suitable, I will seize the time to change it, and I will definitely satisfy the lord."
!”
"Ariel, I am very satisfied. Your precious kindness is enough for me to remember for a lifetime."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and waved his hand gently. The fifth-level leather armor on his body was instantly put into the storage bracelet, and the red sweater in his hand also appeared on his tall body through the storage bracelet.
The size is right, the size is exactly the same.
Lei Xiao briefly moved his body, nodded slightly and said, "It's very suitable. It seems that I have to cherish this sweater."
"Lord, it is my honor to be satisfied with you!"
Hearing Lei Xiao's high praise and seeing Lei Xiao put on the sweater he knitted by himself, Ariel was overjoyed and nodded quickly and said: "If the lord doesn't dislike it, I will give it to you."
From now on, I will keep knitting for the lord, and my subordinates will also knit woolen pants, hats, scarves, gloves and socks..."
As she spoke, Princess Lengyan apparently realized that her words were a bit too ambiguous, so she had to lower her head again and remain silent again.
At this moment, Ariel was full of thoughts.
I don't know since when, my respect for the young man from another world in front of me started to feel an inexplicable feeling.
I have never experienced this wonderful feeling before.
But what is certain is that in order to realize the Lord's ideal, he will not hesitate to be shattered into pieces!
At this moment, a pair of thick and warm palms were placed on Ariel's shoulders.
The silence speaks.
At this point, the two beings who were not supposed to have any intersection, or even were no longer in the same world at all, were closely connected because of an incredible collective time travel, and finally sparked a spark that symbolized life.
The cool night wind blew by, and there was already a desolate atmosphere of autumn outside the window, while inside the house was full of heart-warming spring atmosphere.
…
The next morning, when Lei Xiao opened his eyes, Ariel had already left for a while.
"It seems like these should be replaced."
Lei Xiao lifted up the quilt, looked at the neatly folded new sweaters on the bedside table, and slowly took a deep breath of the slightly turbid air, which seemed to be somewhat similar to the smell permeating the battlefield.
After getting to know Ariel more deeply, the pressure that Lei Xiao had accumulated was greatly relieved, and his whole body felt much more relaxed.
Before that, it wasn't that Lei Xiao didn't want to do this, it was just that Lei Xiao clearly understood.
In this alien world full of crises, unbridled sensuality means self-destruction.
After all, the weight he carries is no longer his own.
Lei Xiao thought this while starting his routine practice.
After some time passed, Lei Xiao, neatly dressed, walked out of the lord's suite feeling refreshed.
"Yesterday's fifth-level equipment and storage rings have been distributed, but other newly obtained magic potions, magic scrolls and other items have not been listed one by one, including subordinates in the territory, subordinates from various places, and other non-subordinates
Elite force."
"The distribution work of the subordinates in the territory can be easily solved in minutes by combining it with the territory overview interface. As for the non-subordinate forces in various places, I will leave it to the old butler Ward who is in charge of logistics to take full responsibility. I will tally up the list later and hand it over.
Just give it to me."
"Since there is no direct one-way communication between subordinates through reading and speaking, in order to facilitate communication between subordinates in various places, I have asked Jiang Li. The transmission network she built also has the function of a communication network. Use
Just a special contact code."
"As long as Professor Jiang Lei is given to the members of the magician squadron, and then the magicians are dispatched to various places, a communication network will naturally be established. By then, the communication between subordinates in various places will be as convenient as talking."
"As the number of cities under my command increases, many things cannot be done by myself, so I only need to arrange and prepare the ground in advance and let the corresponding subordinates complete it."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and walked into his lord's office.
Just as he entered the office door, Lei Xiao's dark eyes lit up, as if he remembered something.
"By the way! Yesterday when I was upgrading equipment trophies, I obtained a total of more than 10,000 pieces of third-level equipment with stainless steel ingots, and more than 200 pieces of fourth-level equipment."
"My current reserves of fine steel ingots are 5,600 units, and I need 10,000 units for the next mansion upgrade. This is the only resource I still lack."
"In other words, even if each piece of equipment can only decompose 1 unit of fine steel ingots, I can still upgrade the mansion to another level! This is a big event that has not happened for a long time!"
The joy on Lei Xiao's face was beyond words.
The long-lost upgrade of the mansion will mean that your overall strength has once again been raised to a whole new level!
This is undoubtedly a timely help for the current treacherous situation in Boyun.
"At this stage, the location of the territory has been completely exposed. With more elite soldiers guarding the territory, I will naturally be able to go out to do business and explore with more confidence."
Arriving in front of the storage wooden box, Lei Xiao started decomposing it directly.
In the end, 12,000 units of diamond ingots were easily obtained.
"The required resources have been gathered, and my mansion can finally be upgraded!"
Lei Xiao rubbed his hands excitedly, and then contacted Su Rusu Mo and other lords to go through the reverse process.
As for the matter of receiving the recruitment order, according to past experience, it is natural to wait until the mansion is upgraded.
Then, Lei Xiao easily picked up the wooden storage box and strode out of the office, along the spiral staircase, to the lobby of the mansion on the first floor.
The resources required for upgrading the mansion this time include 1 million units of stone, 200,000 units of wood, 200,000 units of thatch, 30,000 units of iron ingots, 30,000 units of copper ingots, and 10,000 units of fine steel ingots.
The most convenient way is to move the wooden storage box outside first, and then take out the huge resources needed.
"See Lord Lord!"
Seeing Lei Xiao's figure, the old housekeeper Ward and the maids who had been waiting here immediately bowed and saluted.
Immediately afterwards, two of the maids hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully took the wooden storage box that Lei Xiao was carrying on his shoulders.
"No need to be polite, just move the box not far from the door of the mansion."
After listening to the old butler's order, Lei Xiao nodded and said, "Ward, tell the others who are still in the mansion to leave. I'm going to start further upgrading this place."
"As you command, Lord Lord!"
The old housekeeper caressed his chest and saluted, and then went off to live in a hurry with great excitement.
Lei Xiao, surrounded by the maids, strode out of the gate of the lord's mansion.
While waiting for a moment, Lei Xiao leaned on the burly body of an earth guardian and nodded thoughtfully.
The first thing to do after the mansion is upgraded is that it will mean that it has an additional population of 2,000. Since the territory is already saturated, it is bound to start expanding to the periphery immediately.
"According to the city construction plan I formulated, the current territory will be used as the inner city, and a total of three layers will be spread outward."
"Around the inner city, there is first a large defensive belt composed of barracks, then there are functional buildings directly under various lords' mansions, such as city management, alchemist research institutes and other functional buildings, and finally there are ordinary residents and married soldiers.
Our residential area and commercial area, and at the outermost periphery, is the outer city wall of the territory.”
"As for the specific city planning map, I have asked the old housekeeper Ward to take the lead in drawing it. Before the specific planning map comes out, I will first build a circle of barracks around the city wall according to the predetermined plan. It happens that the surrounding forest is
During the territorial offensive and defensive battle, they had already been razed to the ground."
Lei Xiao thought this while noticing.
The main subordinates living in the mansion soon came out in twos and threes, including Ariel.
Princess Lengyan's ears were red and her starry eyes flickered. She seemed to still have fresh memories of the matters she had learned about in depth.
"Perhaps we should consider moving this girl's residence to another floor."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly.
Not long after, when the mansion was empty, Lei Xiao couldn't wait to open the properties interface of the mansion and pressed the upgrade button at the bottom.
A familiar and sweet reminder sounded immediately in Lei Xiao's ears.
[You have consumed stone x1000000, wood x200000, thatch x200000, iron ingot x30000, copper ingot x30000, and refined steel ingot x10000]
[The Lord's Mansion is being upgraded to Lv8, please wait...]
Looking up at the giant light curtain that suddenly rose in front of him, Lei Xiao watched quietly with an expectant look.
The surrounding subordinates even let out a continuous sound of admiration. No matter how many times they have seen it, this miraculous picture still makes everyone excited.
This undoubtedly means that new forces will soon appear in front of everyone through the Lord's summons!
