"In other words, the factions present have long been clear.
The radical faction, headed by Wilson, the traditional faction, headed by Harry, and the neutral faction. Now, the neutral faction is not involved, while the other two factions are fighting openly and covertly.
Roy, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at this scene with his expression unchanged.
Families inherently need competition, as long as the purpose of this competition is to make the family better.
"Okay, I think what Harry said makes sense, so let's do it. You two each control half of the family's resources and do things boldly according to your own ideas. I want to see what you two can do. Can you satisfy me with the results?" Roy said calmly.
What?
Everyone was shocked. Patriarch Roy obviously meant that he wanted to abdicate. And who will be the leader of the family after abdicating the throne?
It is obvious that whoever makes greater achievements will inherit it.
At this moment, some thoughts flashed in the eyes of Roy's other children, especially the heirs who also had some powerful hands, and their hearts began to stir. Roy has dozens of children. Excluding those who died in infancy and those who were too young, there are as many as ten heirs among the remaining ones who have a certain amount of power in their hands.
"As long as you are my children, you can let go and do something great. Compared to a lifeless family, I prefer a vibrant and competitive family," Roy said with a smile, then suddenly changed his tone.
"Of course, I hope that all legitimate means are used. If there is any conspiracy..."
Although Roy didn't finish his sentence, the coldness in his eyes made everyone present feel a chill in their hearts.
No one would doubt that if someone really dared to go against Patriarch Roy's wishes, he would not show mercy.
The answer is definitely not.
Even his biological son would face the same consequences.
Otherwise, how could the Siglinde family have developed rapidly and steadily over these years? There were traitors during this period, but they were all dealt with ruthlessly by Roy.
There was even one of Roy's sons and a grandson among them.
The family meeting ended, and everyone dispersed.
Outside the door, Wilson and Harry looked at each other but said nothing.
Both of them, however, must have been filled with ambition.
'Stupid brother, he only focuses on the immediate profits,' Wilson sneered in his heart.
'A kid who doesn't even have hair yet thinks that having strong cultivation talent means everything? He actually encouraged our father to do such a risky thing!' Harry's heart was dark and cold.
Then the two parted ways, and after each received half of the family's resources and manpower support, they immediately started working on their chosen careers.
Wilson's career is naturally to build a great city in the dark forest that can accommodate multiple intelligent races.
Harry's career continues the family's old traditions: the territory's weapon shop, style shop, enchantment shop, and other operations, as well as slaves, population, ore, etc.
However, Harry was not static. After careful consideration, he decided to let his reliable manpower form a caravan, and then directed the caravan to quietly go to the middle of the continent.
The middle of the continent is the center of the Tar plane. It is a vast area with many races: orcs, humans, dwarves, elves, as well as various evil, good, and neutral forces, and rare races. Unlike the south, there are more opportunities and much richer resources.
Both sides exerted themselves with all their strength.
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Thousands of kilometers deep into the dark forest, there is a small plain of fertile black earth between two thousand-foot peaks.
This is where the Mountain Stream Dragon Nest is located.
On this day, Wilson came here with a team of hundreds of people.
As the territory's general manager, Skye personally came to meet Wilson. Ordinary people are naturally not worthy of being met by Skye, but Wilson is, not because he is Roy's son, but because he is a high-level professional.
Dragon Nest, on the other hand, only values strength. Here, only the strong have a higher status.
"What's in these carriages?" Skye stood next to Wilson and asked in a familiar and natural tone.
The first person who contacted Dragon Nest was Master Witt. Later, Wilson also studied with Witt. Gradually, Wilson and Dragon Nest became familiar with each other, especially with Skye, who is the general manager. The relationship between the two has been pretty good for five or six years.
"It's some wine, ordinary clothes, and some bottles and cans," Wilson said with a smile.
Hearing this, Skye was slightly startled and said curiously, "Dragon Nest has no need for these things. The wine is worth less than a piece of bacon. As for clothes, the animal skins in the tribe are completely sufficient. Whether for warmth or defense, they are better than human clothes."
"You are wrong. As long as they are intelligent creatures, in addition to meeting the most basic survival conditions, they will definitely pursue richer material enjoyment. Sometimes, the value of a product cannot be measured solely by practicality," Wilson smiled slightly.
"Maybe," Skye was noncommittal. As a monster that has always lived in the wild, its requirements for itself and the tribe are centered around efficiency.
For example, in terms of food, the monsters in Dragon's Lair have to learn to eat ground ores, vegetation, and soil from childhood and have developed this habit. The purpose is to save the tribe's food expenses. It works just like meat, especially the rare ores.
The price for this goal is only abdominal pain and slow digestion. Once you get used to it, it's just that.
Another example is something like wine.
In Skye's eyes, this liquid that consumes a lot of grain to brew is simply a waste, so the entire Dragon Nest prohibits consuming fruits or grain to brew wine. Violation of this is a felony.
"Haha, Chief Skye, you and the soldiers will know whether what I said is right or wrong after using it for a while," Wilson showed a mysterious smile.
Wilson's visit to Black Dragon Nest this time was not just to bring some human specialties.
He also has a more important purpose.
Wilson and Skye walked on the path between the tribal cabins, chatting casually.
"Chief Skye, your tribe is quite well built, and the environment is good, but the style is a little too simple and rough," Wilson looked at the rows of tall wooden and stone houses on both sides and commented.
Skye nodded slightly, with a casual expression. "A house is just a place to shelter from the wind and rain and sleep. We monsters don't have high requirements for these."
Wilson just smiled at this and did not continue the topic.
After a while, Skye took the initiative to speak. He frowned and asked in a probing tone, "Wilson, are there any architectural designs in your territory? Are there any powerful human architects?"
Skye had heard the term architectural design from his master.
Wilson was slightly stunned and felt happy. He didn't need to stir up the topic; the other party had come to him!
What a great feeling!
"Of course there is. The Pros City that we are currently expanding and constructing was designed by Master Deen. Master Deen once participated in the design of the castle of Grand Duke Bauhinia. If Leader Skye wishes, I can have him come here," Wilson said.
"Great! Let that Master Deen come over here," Skye said directly, without hesitation.
Although he had a good relationship with Wilson, in principle, as the general manager of Dragon's Nest, even Roy had to obey his orders, let alone his son Wilson.
Wilson summoned the spell caster who had come to the Mountain Stream Dragon Nest with him and asked him to send the news back to the Pros Town territory.
After doing this, Wilson nodded slightly to Skye and said, "The message has been sent. Master Deen will be here by tomorrow."
The decision was made so quickly, without even informing the other party.
Calling him Master Deen was just because he was good at construction, a small sign of respect for his skill. In reality, the attitude was simple: do the job and then leave.
"Can I ask, what kind of building is this going to be? Or is it going to be a city?" Wilson asked curiously.
He was indeed curious because Skye had just said they didn't care about the appearance of buildings.
The environment Wilson saw along the way confirmed this impression, especially the white stone tower.
It was dozens of meters high and occupied a large area, but apart from its size, the details were extremely rough. If Wilson hadn't known it was a mage tower (minimalist), he would have thought it was just a pile of stone bricks. It resembled a lighthouse more than anything, meant to guide the lost.
However, it didn't seem capable of guiding anyone because the mountain stream territory is almost surrounded by majestic mountains. Unless the white tower were thousands of meters high, it couldn't be seen from the outside.
"The master issued an order a few days ago, saying that he wanted to build a dragon castle for living," Skye said, also a little worried.
The master's orders must be fulfilled, and Skye was more than happy to do so.
What Skye worried about was what kind of dragon castle could be worthy of his master.
Being simply tall and large enough to accommodate the master's majestic dragon body could be achieved using spells by a group of low-level dragon warlocks in the territory.
But in that case, it would end up no better than the current Mage Tower: rough in a flattering sense, but in reality, ugly and barbaric.
Wilson's heart skipped a beat when he heard Skye's words.
Good chance!
"Leader Skye, if you trust me, leave the task of building the Dragon Castle to me, and I will complete it for you," Wilson looked at Skye with burning eyes.
Skye frowned slightly and glanced at Wilson unexpectedly. For the sake of their familiarity, he kindly reminded him, "Master, don't be careless in your affairs. If you accept this task, you must do it well. It's not good. When the master gets angry, you won't have an easy time."
"Of course, it is a supreme honor to build the Dragon Castle for Lord Black Dragon King. I, Wilson, will not dare to neglect it. I will try my best to do a good job. If Lord Black Dragon King is not satisfied, then I, Wilson, will not hesitate to be punished by him!" Wilson said firmly.
Naturally, he is not risking his wealth and life, because after knowing each other over the years, although the Black Dragon King doesn't care much about the death of his dependents, he will also not pour out his anger on his dependents at will or kill them for his own pleasure and fun.
Wilson feels that the Black Dragon King is completely different from the ordinary chaotic evil black dragon, and his alignment is more neutral evil, or chaotic neutral.
It is precisely because of this that Wilson has the courage to take on this construction task.
Skye took a deep look at Wilson and finally nodded in agreement.
He actually knows what kind of construction a group of monsters under its command knows? No matter how it is built, it will definitely not be as good as humans. Human buildings may not be the best in the star realm, but they are the most numerous and the most suitable for the aesthetics of racial diversity.
Wilson was delighted to get the assignment.
He didn't waste time. He hurriedly said goodbye to Skye and then led the team out of the mountain stream dragon's nest.
Skye did not express dissatisfaction with this but was even more happy. As long as he is working hard and carefully for his master, he is happier than his own improvement in strength.
In the following time, Wilson did not disappoint Skye.
First, the location to build the Dragon Castle was chosen on the mountain stream plain—a concave area close to the mountain peaks, with a land area of approximately dozens of square kilometers.
The surrounding environment is also very good. The most important thing is that it is hidden. It cannot be seen from the outside. After it is completed, shielding spells can be used to completely hide the castle.
After the location was selected, construction work officially began.
The best construction workers are naturally goblins, trolls, and kobolds. Of course, all races in Dragon Lair must participate in the entire construction process.
The entire construction process is as follows:
First, Master Deen selected the construction site, and then began racking his brains to think about how to design the Dragon Castle.
In this design process, the materials are decided first, and then the monsters mine these materials and transport them to the construction site.
At the same time, the kobolds, who are all good at digging, began to lay the foundation. Because the building design was too grand, the foundation needed to be very deep. In order to expand the Dragon Castle in the future, Master Deen also designed an underground city reserved for future use. Dungeons can not only hide soldiers but also treasures.
When the materials were almost transported, Master Deen also produced the design drawings. When the design drawing came out, Master Deen burst into tears and cried with joy, because this design drawing was definitely the one he had designed with the most care. Well, if you don't use your heart, then you probably don't have any heart left to use later.
After the blueprints were designed, the foundation of the main body of the Dragon Castle was also laid. It must be said here that the kobolds' digging ability is really powerful. These kobolds, which are generally two meters tall, are almost as good as humanoid excavators. With tens of thousands of them working at the same time, the foundation and the outline of the underground city took shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Since then, construction work has officially begun.
Various trolls, who are as tall as small giants, carried heavy boulders weighing dozens of tons. These boulders are an excellent building material found by the kobolds—black gold stone.
Black gold stone has a dark appearance and a faint golden color when exposed to sunlight. It is harder than steel. In addition, this stone is also very suitable for enchanting and inscribing spell matrices. Outside, this kind of stone is quite expensive, and ordinary small nobles don't have the financial resources to use it in large quantities, let alone carry out such an exaggerated amount of work as Dragon Castle.
After the irregular black gold stones were transported, they were roughly processed by the Dragon Vein Warlocks, who used magic to evenly divide the black gold stones into neat pieces.
The neatly divided black gold stones were then carried by the tall, muscular goblins to the designated location and stacked, after which the Dragon Vein Warlocks cast spells to connect and harden the stones to maintain the overall stability of the structure.
With the assistance of tens of thousands of muscular monsters and hundreds of Dragon Vein Warlocks, the construction of the Dragon Castle took shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, the Dragon Castle in the design was too grand, so while it seemed to be built very quickly, the total progress made each day was, in fact, very little.
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