After breakfast and the new information that Leo has given his people about the punnett square, everyone started to get to work on the different projects around the territory. Leo noticed that no matter how many people he was recruiting, he always seemed to need new workers to do more. As time went on, Leo needed more and more workers to complete more projects that he came up with.
Just this morning, Sally had told him that they would need at least 1 small granary for the food that would be produced at the end of the 7th day. Today was the 5th day, so they would need to at least start working on that in a day or so. Luckily, the well project was being completed tomorrow and if all went well, the barracks would be finished today, meaning that he would have more workers to work on the granary. The even better news on that front was that 1 of the blue grade workers had a much better granary design that they could use, meaning they could store much more food.
Leo went to the almost completed barracks and met up with Ash in front of the training field the soldiers used to practice.
Leo asked Ash seriously," So, what do we know about the other lord?"
Ash, caught a bit off guard at Leo's serious tone said,"Ah.. My lord, our scouting yesterday revealed that the enemy is not well prepared, at least when compared to us. By the scouts estimates they only carry White grade weapons and only field about 12 White grade soldiers. That lord's territory only has about 10 or so White grade workers, so we shouldn't face too much opposition."
Leo cocked his head, slightly bewildered,"12 soldiers? That can't be right.. Usually soldiers come in batches of 10."
Ash nodded his head and affirmed," Yes, I also questioned the scouts report when he told me this information, but he and the other scout he was with verified it twice."
Leo mused out loud,"Hm.. Is it possible that that lord came into contact with a higher ranking beast or maybe even another lord to the north?"
Ash replied back," That would also be my best guess as well."
Leo responded," We have 47 Green grade soldiers, so let's set this formation up like this for today. We'll leave 12 of the soldiers here as a sort of border guard for the citizens, as well letting them help the stonemason with the physical labor required for building the wall. Well move out with Rudolf, myself, you and 35 of our soldiers. We will drop Rudolf to search for the additional mines at the crystal mine along with 5 of our soldiers as a protection party for him, should any wild beasts get any ideas. Finally we'll move with the rest of the 30 to the area the scouts reported to you yesterday."
Ash beamed a grin and replied happily while saluting,"Yes my lord!"
While Ash went to go and hand out Leo's orders, Leo waited for Rudolf to come and find him. It seemed that Rudolf could read minds because right as Leo thought about this Rudolf came walking up.
"Heyo! Lord Leo, I'm here! Let's go find these baby's!" Rudolf said energetically.
When Rudolf was standing next to him, Leo said back,"The plans have changed slightly, the scouts have found another lord's territory near here, so while I go deal with that you and a small party of soldiers tasked to protect you will go and attempt to find these other mines."
Rudolf sighed and responded,"Haa… Now the lord will not get to see my beautiful mine finding glory in action. Whatever, viewing my perfect process will have to wait for another day!"
Leo gave a slight huff and a nod, not even caring about Rudolfs weird attitude when it came to finding new mines. Just like when Sally got passionate about the economic side of things after Leo came back from the auction, Rudolf was the same kind of passionate when it came to his forte of finding mines.
Ash came back to them along with his soldiers, as Leo and Rudolf stoof in the back of the pack. Ash shouted out,"Soldiers! You know your duties! Now let us make haste!"
20 minutes later Leo and his party of soldiers arrived at the crystal mine, and dropped Rudolf and his small party of soldiers off before continuing north to the other lords territory.
The whole time, as they walked, Leo was thinking about how he could boost his strength and how to bolster the economy of his territory. "Man, I'll need really strong allies, people who have around similar strength to myself, so we can support each other even over most likely tens of thousands of miles. It would be cool if every single ally of mine got that battlefield buff- wait, would they?"
Leo quickly asked the system to clarify his question as he asked,"System, When I allied with Lin Yue, we both gained a 10% buff when on the same battlefield together. Does this mean that If someone joins this alliance they will also gain that 10% buff too?"
[Yes, Lord Leo, your (Unnamed) Alliance will have the 10% buff to forces on the same battlefield applied to anyone who joins this Alliance through the original Alliance member, that being either Lord Leo or Lord Lin Yue]
Suddenly Leo had an amazing Idea and went into his Alliance chat to throw the Idea Lin Yue's way and see what he thought about it.
[Leo: Lin Yue, you there?]
[Lin Yue: I'm here! I was just summoning some workers to help with the construction of a few homes and farming areas. What can I do for you?]
[Leo: I had a thought just now, so I asked the system if this thought was correct and it said it was.]
[Lin Yue: Oh? What new information did you learn?]
[Leo: You know about our 10% buff when on the same battlefield. But did you know that when another lord joins our alliance they also gain the 10% buff as well?]
Lin Yue didn't reply for a minute or so, most likely running the question by the system before he responded. Leo understood why as even he couldn't believe this when he initially thought about it and immediately asked the system to verify the crazy idea.
[Lin Yue: Wow! It's true! This.. This is so overbearing! What's kind of weird though is that only people invited by you or I can be accepted into our Alliance.]
[Leo: Yeah, I also noticed that, I guess when it comes to this type of Alliance thing only the people who initially set up the Alliance have direct control over it.]
[Lin Yue: This does pose a bit of a problem though]
[Leo: A problem? What's the problem?]
[Lin Yue: Well say as a hypothetical, I want to bring in a member, however you don't want them in the alliance because you might come to blows with them and you don't want them gaining power or something. How would we sort this out?]
[Leo: Ok, As a baseline, how about we limit our Alliance to a max of 10 Lords?]
[Lin Yue: That could work.. But what if one of us lords in the future want to solve something with allyship? If we had 10 people we wouldn't be able to solve it like that, causing a possible headache.]
Leo immediately asked,"System, can people allied with 1 group ally with another as well under a different Alliance?"
[No, Lord Leo, every lord may only have 1 Alliance]
[Leo: Yeah, just asked the system and it said we can only be a part of 1 alliance at a time. That is a difficult scenario you have painted.]
[Lin Yue: Wait, what about factions?]
[Leo: Factions? What do you mean?]
[Lin Yue: Ok, so like, say we go with your Idea of having a max of 10 lords in our alliance. What if each lord can create a faction underneath their own influence? So basically we can pull other lords to be a part of this faction, and each lord can have several other lords under their command as a semi-alliance while not being under our direct alliance!]
Leo smiled as he read and thought about Lin Yue's proposition, since it was truly a brilliant idea. Suddenly Leo had another thought, and he smiled as he thought about this new idea that suddenly appeared.
[Leo: That sounds like a perfect solution. Every lord will have their own 'Spheres of Influence' within their own factions while all of the lords part of the actual alliance are deemed as equal and gain the benefits of being partners with each other.]
[Lin Yue: Yes, excuse the bragging of this shameless person, but it was indeed a grand idea!]
[Leo: Can I suggest something?]
[Lin Yue: I'm open to anything! Tell me.]
[Leo: I suggest we ally with the first 8 lords that gain an economic scroll and establish their cities. Whether it be by strength, cunning, or luck, the lords that can establish a city within the first ten spots will most likely be the greatest of allies as they have proven that they can handle the world with their own means.]
[Lin Yue: This is is a perfect Idea, and as long as it does not interfere with our own interests in our sphere of influences in the world, we can do exactly that]
Leo asked out loud,"System, how many crystals to make a world announcement?
[It will be 15 crystal of the White grade or higher to make a world announcement Lord Leo]
Leo smiled and said,"Perfect" and went and bought 15 White grade fire crystals from the market, immediately submitting them to the system.
[Please say what you wish to announce starting now Lord Leo]
Leo took a deep breath and then said,"My fellow lords, these last couple of days I have been thinking about how to get stronger, how to get so strong that no beast can possibly withstand my fist. I have come up with this solution along with Lord Lin Yue of China. This is not just a world announcement, but a world proclamation, for the first 8 lords to establish their own cities will be able gain entry into the Alliance that I and Lin Yue have created. This Alliance will be the backbone of the world, and it will be the one thing that no matter the hardship will always stand. Through thick and thin, we will be here, standing tall and defending those who cannot defend themselves. So I implore the Lords of the world to work as hard as you possibly can, and become a part of the solution, rather than fall to your deaths by the hand of the problem."
[Submit this announcement?]
Leo boldly said,"Yes!" and the announcement was sent to everyone in the world, including Lin Yue who sent him a message.
[Lin Yue: Well said, Lord Leo! I was personally moved by your words! To a beautiful allyship!]
[Leo: To a friendly cooperation!]
The world chat was going crazy as everyone realized that Leo and Lin Yue wanted to share their power and make multiple lords who could compete with the craziness of this world! Leo and Lin Yue didn't know it but this sent much of the world into a mad scramble for chests and many chests on the market were either taken down or sold at high prices as many saw opportunities to get stronger even if they had collected a little bit up to this point.
Leo wasn't paying attention to any of that right now though as he saw that just across the horizon, sat another lord's territory. It was shabby if compared to Leo's, but that wasn't what caught Leo's attention, in fact what did catch it was 12 White grade soldiers lined up in formation, and an older man standing in front of them, staring at Leo's approaching party.