The Solovie Knights have external advantages that the Riverbend Knights do not have. It was close to the western watchtower, separated only by a small forest several miles wide. The current defense commander of the Western Outpost is Romon’s distant brother-in-law, and Knight Solovy’s distant nephew-in-law. Faced with a young, powerful and promising Knight of the Wind, the old-fashioned and serious Knight Noyce would probably be very willing to acknowledge him as a relative. Although its western side is also called wilderness, there is a World Tree Avenue running through it, and it is more populated than the Wolf-Drivening Plain. Therefore, the security of the Solovie Knight Territory is more secure than that of the River Bay. This place is closer to Isenbol, only sixty miles away, and it is all flat World Tree Avenue, while the river bend has an additional thirty miles of muddy road. The title of the Wind Knight Solovy also has a fatal attraction to the noble lady of Isenbol. Knight Solovy, who was born in an old square-flag knight family and was still young and unmarried, would be the target of half of the noble ladies in Isenbol if he wanted to hold a banquet. If they hold a banquet together with their equally unmarried nephew Roman, that would be quite a big deal, not to mention the ladies, even the ladies wouldn't let them go.
There is no such condition in Hewan. Although the scenery of the river bend is more beautiful, with the Anzeno River Falls hanging in the sky in the distance and the quiet lake in the river bend for boating nearby, you can see the endless pine forest of Qulangyuan through the window. But it was deep in the wilderness and lacked a sense of security, and the lord was just a peasant who had not even been awarded the title of a pioneer knight. Without power, influence or fame, he could not attract the attention of any nobles - except for those speculators who coveted the riverbed territory. Some declining nobles were even willing to marry their daughters to Ulian. Leo and Knight Solovy explored several valleys behind Knight Solovy's territory and found a hot spring valley with gentle terrain and beautiful scenery, which they chose as the location to build the hot spring villa. This place is only five miles away from the village led by Knight Solovy, and there is no dangerous terrain in between. It doesn't take much effort to build a road that can accommodate carriages. If you want it to be a place where nobles are willing to hold banquets or go on vacation, it can't be too simple. Even if you don't build a castle, it should at least look like a noble manor. However, the investment required to build a noble manor is far greater than digging a canal or repairing a road. Knight Solovy did not dare to express his opinion immediately and could only go and discuss it with Rigolav first. Leo said that Hewan could provide some qualified craftsmen to participate in the construction, and he also hoped that the Solovie Knights would recruit as many refugees as possible, provide work instead of relief, and use the current cheap labor to build the manor. Through collective labor and construction, these refugees will also develop a sense of belonging, and then they can be selected to stay and become their own subjects. When the Orc War ends and the refugees disperse, Isenbol will return to a stable farming environment, and it will be difficult to absorb a large population. The three brothers of the Petukhov family discussed it and agreed to Leo's suggestion. None of the four knighthoods of the Petukhov family had a proper aristocratic manor. Even the knighthood owned by the head of the family, Rigolav, was a traditional lord's mansion. They could only hold banquets at the small manor they bought on the outskirts of Isenpol. To some extent, owning a luxurious and majestic aristocratic manor is also a symbol of status and identity, and can also demonstrate the strength of the family. The four knight territories of the Petukhov family and the river bend each provided ten experienced craftsmen, and another five hundred young and strong refugees were recruited to build the hot spring villa. In addition to the ten experienced craftsmen led by Valeri, Riverbend also provided a large number of apprentice craftsmen and even a few kobold craftsmen.
During this period, various infrastructure projects in Hewan were completed one after another, so there was always a place to use the labor force, but there was a surplus of craftsmen. It would be a pity to ask the craftsmen who have been trained with great difficulty to go back to farming and hunting. So it is better to go out and communicate, learn and broaden your horizons. It is true that they went to help with construction, and it is also true that they went to steal skills. The craftsmen trained by Hewan are all a makeshift team of farmers, with almost no mature system and complete inheritance. The migrant craftsmen who were recruited later were not like the dwarf forging masters or goblin engineers that Leo had imagined. Any master craftsman with a heritage is a high-end talent no matter which territory or workshop he goes to. Even if the descendants of nobles became refugees, it would be difficult for them to become refugees. Valeri had good craftsmanship, but lacked systematic education. All his knowledge of civil engineering was acquired through practical experience. Supervising the construction of the lord's mansion was already his limit. Although the lord's house in Riverbend is more luxurious than those in other knight's territories, its structure is not perfect. If Master Bobak had not reinforced it, there would definitely be various problems in the future that would require Valeri to renovate and maintain. It’s not that we can’t build a larger building, but we can’t guarantee that it won’t collapse. He is already outstanding and gifted. Ordinary villagers can’t even build a wooden house, and without anyone to supervise and guide them, they can only live in shacks. After the complete decline of the Orlantis Empire, the technological level in the North had regressed to that of medieval Western Europe. Most of the castle buildings in the territories are made of rammed earth, stone and wood. Those who actually own stone castles are either great lords or have abundant stone and human resources. On the one hand, materials and manpower are limited, and on the other hand, the technical level is limited. The North did not have the aid of reinforced concrete, so if one wanted to build a magnificent stone castle, in addition to wealth, they also needed master craftsmen who were proficient in architecture. By participating in the construction of such a large-scale building, both experienced craftsmen and new apprentices can acquire a wealth of knowledge through practice. There are many construction techniques that you have never even seen before, so how can you master them? After Leo returned to the river bend, he entrusted Knight Solovy with ten gold soles and handed them over to Fisa. That’s the pay for twenty golden-haired sniffers. Twenty golden-haired sniffers ran around in a panic under the leadership of Solovy's knights, eating and drinking well, and five of them ran away. In just three days, I earned back 100,000! So much so that Leo wanted to start a prospecting business and market the Kobold prospecting team to all the noble lords of Isenbol. But not all nobles have the generosity and integrity of Knight Solovie. These well-trained dogs will most likely be detained and enslaved after the nobles discover their value, and they will generously pay the River Bend a compensation of ten silver coins. This is twice the highest selling price of a kobold slave in the slave market! Looking at the golden sparkles in her hands, Fraser was very skeptical about their value. It would be better to send a few bags of wheat!
Gnolls naturally like shiny things, but in Fisa's opinion, these things are luxuries, far inferior to iron ingots and food. They cannot be eaten and cannot be used to make weapons. When there is surplus food, it can be used to trade with other kobold tribes. These things are of no use when food is scarce and the wilderness is turbulent. Although Leo tried his best to explain the human monetary system to Fisa, Fisa was ultimately skeptical and handed it to Olivia, asking her to help exchange it for equivalent food and tools. Just as the construction of the Solovy Knight Territory was in full swing, new news came from Isenpol. Faced with the increasingly severe public security situation, the Grand Lord of Isenbor, Sir Tariq Frylov, decided to follow the advice of his vassal ministers and expel the refugees of Isenbor and drive them into the wilderness!