Lancaster is not a big family in the Kingdom of Avalon.
The main sphere of influence is around the giant city of Lentax.
Henry Lancaster is the head of the main family of this generation.
There are also many members of the clan who are the rulers of the cities under the jurisdiction of the giant city.
There are also some family elites scattered throughout the kingdom, serving as municipal officials or military officers.
It can be said that Marquis Henry represents the future of the Lancaster family.
So for him, how to grow his family has become the highest mission.
If one day Lancaster can really become a ducal family and own overseas territories, it will definitely be a big event comparable to "smoke rising from ancestral graves".
However, Marquis Henry also took a risk when he said this.
Regardless of whether Princess Anna can successfully kidnap Prince Carter, the Lancaster family has no retreat.
Destined to suffer revenge from Archduke Jonathan!
The current division situation within the kingdom is still unclear.
In addition to those giant cities that have clearly taken sides, there are still many giant city-level units in a neutral state.
It retains its identity as a vassal city of the kingdom, but does not express support for any princess or prince.
Of course, not all giant cities are eligible to choose neutral.
These so-called neutral giants are often family forces or small groups.
They can hug each other for warmth and calmly refuse to win over each other.
In troubled times, it is not difficult to lean on either side. What is really difficult is to remain neutral.
The giant city of Lentax obviously does not have this qualification.
The giant city level is considered an absolute behemoth and the center of the region.
But from the scale of the entire kingdom, the giant cities are just nodes.
Speaking of which, Marquis Henry was also helpless. He naturally wanted to rely on a stable "master".
However, Prince Carter was too unreliable, which made him feel unsure.
Princess Anna is much farther away than Prince Carter, but she is too far away from the giant city of Lentax.
Coincidentally, Lentax's position was between the two forces, which was a very awkward position.
So the choices before Marquis Henry were really not many.
When he did this, there was a lot of gambling involved.
But wealth is found in danger. In troubled times, there are risks everywhere, but there are also opportunities everywhere.
Becoming Marquis Henry can completely change the fate of the family and enter a new stage.
If they fail, the Lancaster family will be in dire straits.
Although it is not likely to encounter a major purge, the giant city-level garrison is definitely not safe.
The Lancaster family is not the only one facing a choice in the Kingdom of Avalon. In fact, most of the nobles siding with each other will face the same risk.
After all, there is only one King of Avalon, but there are four princes and princesses vying for the throne.
As long as one of them successfully ascends to the throne, the remaining three and their supporters will be severely punished, and it will most likely turn into a new round of internal war within the kingdom.
Thinking of this, Marquis Henry sighed leisurely.
"well…"
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the study.
"Father."
"Are you in the study?"
Penny's gentle voice came into the room, and Marquis Henry winked at the waiter beside him, who immediately walked to the door and opened the protective rune door.
After washing up, Penny walked into the house with delicate steps.
She wore a white dress today with light pink lace.
Smelling the burning smell in the air, she knew that her father must have received the secret message.
"Father, is this a letter from Princess Anna?"
Father and daughter often discuss this matter, so Penny did not shy away from it, but asked calmly.
Marquis Henry nodded and softly repeated the contents of the letter.
Then he expressed his worries to Penny.
Penny was seen sitting on the chair brought by the waiter, her expression still calm and indifferent.
"Father."
"Now that you've made a decision, don't be half-hearted."
"Under the command of Archduke Jonathan, the closest city to the great city of Lentax is the great city of Dapos."
"That place is closer to the middle of the kingdom and is the famous gladiatorial city."
"And the giant cities controlled by Princess Anna are on the eastern coast, almost connected together."
"When the continent falls into chaos, the ocean becomes the safest rear."
"This is why Princess Anna will step up her efforts to build a new kingdom fleet."
"When this matter subsides, you can also set your sights overseas."
"There are still many large islands and archipelagos offshore that are in a barren state."
"The few salt people and islanders are nothing to worry about. After all, the ocean is far wider than the mainland."
Penny's voice was very ethereal, and she talked about the future of the Lancaster family with ease.
It is also well-founded and clearly the result of careful consideration.
Her meaning is simple, since the kingdom on land is about to fall into total turmoil.
Then the Lancaster family would simply change their goals as soon as possible and go to the sea to build a new city.
Utilize the population and resources accumulated in the giant city of Lentax to implement various welfare policies such as ocean reclamation.
Quickly establish a maritime colony!
So from this aspect, there is still an advantage to relying on Princess Anna.
Total wars in the history of the Endless Continent often lasted for decades or even hundreds of years.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to leave is a wise choice.
Of course, the giant city of Lentax has been built for thousands of years, with the hard work of the ancestors of the Lancaster family. It would be really hard to accept that it would be abandoned like this.
Just rebuilding the towering towers on the three levels would require a lot of money, labor and time!
If you choose to develop overseas, you need to start from scratch.
But once they really take root overseas, it will be difficult for them to be affected by the war on the mainland.
After listening to Penny's words, Marquis Henry fell into a long silence.
His expression was tangled, and he was also thinking and fighting in his heart.
After a few minutes, he still shook his head.
"The giant city of Lentax was built bit by bit by our ancestors."
"Thousands of years ago, this was just a settlement, and it gradually turned into a state city."
"After hundreds of years of development, we finally have the foundation of a giant city."
"If you abandon this place, you will abandon the efforts of our ancestors!"
Unlike those minor nobles, Marquis Henry still has a strong sense of family.
He has a unique attachment to the giant city of Lentax, just like looking at his hometown.
Penny seemed to have already had an idea, she showed a quiet smile.
"The great city of Lentax will not disappear just because its people are gone."
"The important thing is that you have to make up your mind to start over."
"If we develop overseas, then Jucheng can be 'sold'."
As soon as these words came out, Marquis Henry was stunned.
He seemed unable to keep up with the out-of-the-box thinking of his precious little daughter.
"Sell...sell?"
Penny nodded naturally and explained softly.
"The giant city is really big."
"This is because there are a large number of residents in the giant city."
"As the city's population increases, supporting farms and workshops are also indispensable."
"This makes a city more and more bloated."
"But the giant city of Lentax is a huge city with a sense of age."
"It is not the kind of open trading city that emerged later."
"The city not only has three complete towers throughout the city, but there are also complete sentinels and fortresses everywhere."
"Only a standard army of 1.5 million to 2 million is needed to garrison all the defensive buildings in the giant city.
"Quickly transform the giant city of Lentax into a war fortress."
"A fortress of this size can fully sustain a million-level war."
"So the giant city of Lentax itself is also a kind of wealth and precious resource."
Marquis Henry was stunned when he heard this, and was a little surprised when he looked at Penny who looked calm.
There are roughly two types of cities in Endless Continent.
The first is the open trade type.
The advantages of this kind of city include fast development, short infrastructure construction period, and low construction costs.
The shortcoming is reflected in the lack of adequate defensive buildings when war breaks out.
Trade-oriented cities are often located at the hubs of major regions and are the intersection of kingdoms' straight roads in multiple directions.
With the help of geographical advantages and business development, the city took shape rapidly and was able to attract a large number of people to settle down in a short period of time.
The most well-informed people in the Endless Continent are the traveling merchants, they are like dandelions scattered everywhere.
When a trading post is established, traveling traders will quickly spread the news.
This attracted a large number of refugees.
However, trade-oriented cities are said to develop very quickly, but it still takes two to three hundred years.
This scale is already very short compared to the urban construction cycle of the Endless Continent.
The second type of city is the so-called fortress type.
This kind of city often builds tall and thick towers, and fortresses and sentry posts are arranged at various points around it. There are also many sentry towers in the city.
Such giant cities are often found on the borders of the kingdom and in various important places.
In addition, most of the cities built a thousand or two thousand years ago were also fortress-type.
This point is closely related to the background of the kingdom at that time.
You must know that the major kingdoms of the human race have not always maintained harmony since their establishment.
A thousand or two thousand years ago, disputes in kingdoms often occurred.
Cavalry regiments from foreign countries often even sneak into the border and raid thousands of miles to plunder cities.
Therefore, the cities established during that period, whether they were giant cities or state cities, would build fortifications and walls.
Even settlements have to be fenced with horses and wooden fences.
This situation can also be regarded as a "characteristic of the times".
The great city of Lentax was built during that period.
The oldest first circle in the city is also the earliest urban area.
After that, with the expansion and development of the city, the second and third circles were gradually extended and towers were built.
In the past one or two hundred years, the third circle has been unable to accommodate it, so new suburbs have been opened outside the third circle.
The expansion of cities is like growth rings, increasing layer by layer and expanding layer by layer.
There are no more towers built in the suburbs outside the third circle.
Because the cost is too high, the closer to the periphery, the longer the perimeter of the city wall and the higher the construction cost.
This also proves the gradual change in the concept of urban construction in modern times.
Therefore, there are no towers on the outskirts of the giant city of Lentax, only a number of fortresses dotted around it.
In addition, sentinel points and roadblocks will be set up at various road passes, which can be regarded as a supplementary defensive measure, but they are incomparable with the security of the city tower.
So Penny is right, the giant city of Lentax itself is a valuable asset!
So here comes a new question, to whom should Jucheng be sold?
And there is no precedent for this kind of thing in the kingdom.
How can one sell an entire city?
After thinking for a while, Marquis Henry asked a new question.
"This is a huge city."
"Who should I sell it to? And what price should I offer?"
"Sell it to Princess Anna?"
"But she will never buy it..."
"Because Princess Anna has not yet completely opened up the giant city of Lentax to all the cities on the eastern coast,"
Marquis Henry said nonchalantly, there are too many hidden problems here.
After hearing these questions, Penny seemed to be well prepared.
She smiled softly and explained immediately.
"You seem to have overlooked some circumstances."
"Except for the princes, princesses and neutral factions in the kingdom currently."
"There is also a hidden force."
Penny's words left Marquis Henry a little confused.
he asked subconsciously.
"What hidden force?"
"Loyalist!"
"King Guther still has supporters working secretly."
"In addition, the fifth princess Anne is missing. If we can find her, we can also get some support."
"These are all hidden forces within the kingdom."
Penny was so organized that she even surpassed the counselors around Marquis Henry.
But there are still many details to be ironed out.
"Penny, do you mean to sell the giant city to the royalists?"
Henry still didn't understand the details.
But Penny shook her head.
"The prerequisite for selling the giant city is to complete the overseas layout first."
"At that time, we can contact the forces interested in the giant city of Lentax to take over."
"But the crisis is imminent."
"So you must make preparations in advance, send the first batch of overseas exploration groups, ask Princess Anna to provide necessary help, and take the lead in exploring overseas bases."
"We can contact the royalists and the supporters of the Five Princesses to secretly form new cooperative forces."
"At the same time win over Princess Anna and these hidden forces."
"This is how you can survive Duke Jonathan's wrath after the incident."
"Princess Anna alone doesn't provide much protection."
At this time, Marquis Henry was completely stunned.
In my impression, the little daughter who never cared about the kingdom's affairs now actually knows the internal situation of Avalon very well, and even designed a security plan to attract more forces into the situation.
The reason is also very simple. Princess Anna alone may not be able to save the Lancaster family, but if several mysterious forces are added, the situation will be different.
The long-term plan is to move overseas.
Use the value of the giant city of Lentax to win over these forces to participate.
As long as there are enough people involved, even Duke Jonathan will have to weigh it.
This plan was so avant-garde and bold that Earl Henry couldn't help but feel doubtful!