Chapter 970

"Your Excellency the Consul, please forgive me for being difficult to accept." Akerman immediately expressed his objection.

Melandana's reaction was even more intense.

The giant dragon is greedy by nature, and so is the emerald dragon. Asking her to pay such a large amount of money is more uncomfortable than killing her. He immediately jumped up from the sofa and screamed: "The archon has taken Oakland by force and wants us to Paying for the construction of the magic torchlight tower, are you a consul or a robber?"

"Bold!"

Borch shouted angrily, his body exploded with dragon power, and the whole room trembled.

Athena also showed dissatisfaction.

Ren just looked at Melandana calmly, unmoved by her accusation, Queen Brilliant felt the tremendous pressure, and couldn't help trembling.

"I made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, the Consul." Melandana immediately confessed.

"It's okay." Ren waved his hand.

"Your Excellency the Consul, you are the richest person in the world. The cost of building the magic torchlight tower in three cities is not a big number for you, right? Why make things difficult for me and the city lord of Akman... "Meirandana still didn't want to pay.

"It has nothing to do with whether I'm rich or not." Ren shook his head and said, "The magic torchlight tower is my unique method, even if the cost is shared equally, it is a loss to me."

Akeman was silent for a long time, and asked: "What is the specific price for building the tower?"

"More than 60 million gold shields." Ren replied.

"It's so expensive..."

Melandana felt her heart stopped beating, which meant that she had to invest 30 million gold shields, almost emptying out more than half of the treasures accumulated over the years.

But she also knew that Ren didn't speak indiscriminately.

The core of the magic torch light tower is the core of Iola, and the cost is 50 million gold shields. With the tower and the rune circle, 60 million gold shields are quite conscientious.

"Your Excellency, may I withdraw?" Melandana asked cautiously. As we all know, the range of the magic torch light is 300 miles, and Jose is adjacent to Oakland. As long as Oakland builds a tower, Jose can also enjoy it, and it is free.

Ren saw through the emerald dragon's mind at a glance, and replied indifferently: "Yes."

Melandana was overjoyed, "Really?"

Akerman was also surprised. In fact, he had thought about this possibility. As long as the magic torch is built, the entire Albert Bay will be within the range of illumination.

"I don't intend to build the Magic Torchlight Tower in Oakland, but in the ruins of King's Castle in Gray Valley." Ren said seriously: "Since the two city lords don't want to contribute, I won't make things difficult for you, then We had to move the position of the tower to the east."

The expressions of the two changed.

They are very familiar with the situation around the Bay of Albert. King's Castle in Gray Valley was a castle built by a dwarf king in the third era. During those hundreds of years, this castle was the capital of the dwarves in the New World.

King's Castle is about 280 miles northeast of Albert Bay.

The magic torch light tower is built here, which can just bring the entire Albert Bay into the illuminated range, and can also recover two-thirds of the fertile Gray Valley. As long as it is cultivated in a few years, the Gray Valley can be restored to its former greatness. granary.

The three city lords of Albert Bay failed to recover Greg's land after years of hard work. The monsters are like weeds, killing batches and reappearing batches.

And Ryan solved this problem in one fell swoop.

However, if the magic torch moved further to the east, within a dozen miles, San Fangigi and Jose would be beyond the range of illumination, but Oakland would not be affected.

Too cruel!

Akiman's eyes twitched.

The Eternal God Chosen got the Eye of Hillian, his power soared, and he must take revenge on Albert Bay. Without the protection of the magic torch, St. Fangigi and José would suffer the wrath of the Eternal Chosen, and there would be no peace, and the people would all flee to Oakland soon.

"Your Excellency the Consul, you can't be so cruel!"

Melandana's chest rose and fell quickly, and she said anxiously: "Didn't you say that the people of Albert Bay are also the people of the empire? How can you abandon them and ignore them?"

"They can move to Oakland voluntarily, I welcome it." Ryan smiled.

"you……"

Melandana was speechless, her voice trembling. She finally learned about Ren's powerful methods, and wished she could show the real dragon and bite this human being to death, but Ren's powerful strength to kill the Eternal God's Chosen was still in front of her eyes, which made her dare not act rashly.

I can't say it, I can't beat it, and I don't even dare to get angry.

The ancient emerald dragon had never experienced such aggrievedness in his life, he kept cursing inwardly, but he still kept his face intact.

"I agree." Akerman said suddenly.

Melandana said in shock: "City Master Akerman, how can you agree..."

"The Lord of Akeman really knows the general idea." Ren laughed, and turned to look at the Emerald Dragon, "Queen Brilliant, my time is limited, so you have to give me an answer now. If you insist on not investing, then I will Move the position of the magic torch to the north."

Jose is in the south of the Bay of Albert, and the tower moves northward, only Jose is beyond the range of illumination.

Melandana was so anxious that she cried, "I'm not as rich as the Lord of Akman. Your Excellency, can you be more lenient?"

Ren was unmoved.

Although he knew that the Emerald Dragon was telling the truth, St. Fangigige was the richest of the three cities, occupying the best ports and docks, and Akerman also controlled a large area of ​​the sea, and all passing ships had to pay him As for travel expenses, the seabed also contains huge wealth.

However, this emerald dragon is definitely not poor.

Jose's trade is very developed, and there are a large number of skilled alchemists and magic shops in the city. Before the establishment of Gotham, Jose accounted for nearly half of the magic item transactions in the New World.

"The share of the three cities is 20 million, and the share of the two of you is 30 million, a difference of 10 million gold shields."

"Queen Brilliant has been the lord of the city for hundreds of years. For the prosperity of José and the safety of the citizens, is she not even willing to pay the 10 million gold shield?" Ren said slowly.

Akeman next to him nodded slightly, deeply agreeing.

Faced with the double pressure from Ren and Akerman, Melandana finally couldn't hold on any longer, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'm willing to contribute 30 million gold shields."

After saying these words, Emerald Dragon's heart was as painful as a drop of blood, and his face was pale.

"very good."

Ren nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "The two city lords don't have to worry about the construction of the magic torchlight tower, as long as they pay for it, the tower will be completed within a month."

"During this period, I will let Raistlin lead two companies of Ultramarines and the Second Division of the Duke's Guard to garrison Oakland to ensure the safety of Albert Bay. If the Eternal Chosen attacks again, please trouble the Lord of Akman Hold him, and I'll be there in time."

"City Master Akeman, are you okay?" Ren asked.

He was asking questions in an attitude of giving orders, not discussing, as if the other two city lords in Albert Bay were his subordinates.

Akerman has been in a high-ranking figure for hundreds of years, and he has always said what he says, and he suddenly felt displeased.

But in the face of Ren's aura, he couldn't say anything against it.

"Can."

Akeman nodded slowly, feeling very complicated.

Ren can naturally sense the mind of the sea king. To be honest, he appreciates Akeman's strength. The 31st-level sea lord is the only one on land, and Akeman has the connections of the sea people. It would be great if he could be subdued to work for him.

However, it is too difficult to subdue a peak powerhouse. Neptune has his own arrogance, and it is almost impossible to subdue others.

So I can only put it aside first, and find a way to get in touch with it later.

Next, Ren discussed other matters with the two, and Athena also participated in rebuilding Oakland, soothing people, food supply, how to prevent the sneak attack of the devil, the deployment of the extraordinary legion, and a series of issues, most of which were discussed by Ryan took the lead and made a final decision.

It wasn't until the evening that the conversation was almost finished.

Melandana suddenly asked: "Your Excellency the Consul, after the Gray Valley is recovered, will this territory be shared by the three cities in Albert Bay?"

"What does the Bright Queen think?"

Ren asked back with a playful expression on his face.

Gray's Vale is the most valuable piece of land on the west coast of the New World.

The valley is thousands of miles long, but the widest point is less than a hundred miles. The terrain is long and narrow, almost a hundred times the area of ​​the Gulf of Albert. The narrow and flat valley is parallel to the coastline. The land is fertile and the rain is abundant. It was the largest dwarf during the third era. food origin.

With the empire's current mechanical farm tools and farming productivity, the entire Gray Valley has been developed and can support at least 50 million people.

Such a high-quality territory, I must firmly hold it in my hands, and never allow anyone to get involved.

Melandana felt uncomfortable being watched by Ren.

She hurriedly lowered her head and said, "I offended you, you shouldn't ask me any more." It was because this territory was so valuable that it made her salivate. Knowing that it was impossible, she still couldn't help but try it out.

"hehe……"

Ren laughed, and then said: "I might as well tell you two directly, because a magic torch light tower cannot illuminate the entire Gray Valley, and the southern third of the valley area is not within the range, so I plan to build another one. tower."

Both Akerman and Melandana were taken aback, and it was the first time Athena heard Renn mention this matter.

"The Archon is so rich!" the Emerald Dragon envied.

The cost of a magic torch light tower is 60 million gold shields, and Rennes is about to build a second one on the west coast without blinking his eyes...

Akeman's expression changed.

According to what Ryan said, the second tower must be placed in the south of Gray Valley. In order to illuminate a larger territory and reduce the overlapping range of the two towers, this tower will be as far south as possible, and even built directly on Greg the southernmost tip of the land.

In this way, three hundred miles south of Gray Valley will also enter the range of the magic torch light.

That area is...

"Your Excellency the Consul is going to recover 'San Fernando'?" Akerman looked at Ren and asked softly.

"That's right." Ren expressed his approval, "The Lord Akeman guessed that San Fernando is the city I want to rebuild next."

Melandana couldn't sit still, and lost her voice, "San Fernando!"

Athena was also shocked.

Their reaction was so strong because of the importance of San Fernando.

Except for the first few hundred years, this city was the capital of dwarves in the New World for most of the third era. At its most glorious time, it was the New World second only to the capital of elves, "Abraken". The second largest city is now Gotham City.

The area of ​​San Fernando is larger than Gotham City. The entire city is flat, with only some hills in some areas.

The city has an excellent climate, not too cold in winter and not too hot in summer. It is generally dry and rainless throughout the year, but there is no shortage of water resources. Several large rivers flowing from the Chekross Mountains provide sufficient water sources for people outside the city. The land became fertile and fertile.

There is a large forest around San Fernando, and there are countless mines underground. The dwarves have not dried up after digging for more than a dozen centuries.

At the same time, it faces the sea in the west and has a natural deep-water port and a beautiful beach.

All in all, this is a very livable city with perfect conditions. Like Gotham City, it has the potential to become a super metropolis with a population of tens of millions.

However, San Fernando also has a downside.

The terrain is too flat and there is no danger to defend.

The fortress built by the dwarves sank into the ground during the "Great Earthquake". Since then, San Fernando has been occupied by countless demons, demons, evil orcs, abyss dwarves, demonized elves, and millions of monsters in this vast area. Wandering, there are countless demon lairs, completely reduced to fel energy wasteland, almost part of the abyss.

Since the beginning of the new era, the humans who landed on the New World first set their sights on San Fernando, but after many bloody lessons, they still gave up.

San Fernando has no danger to defend, and even the most basic stronghold cannot be built.

As long as the stronghold is exposed, countless monsters will swarm in soon, drowning the human transcendent with thousands of times.

Akeman had tried several times before, with heavy casualties, so he could only retreat to Albert Bay, join this stronghold that had been established for many years, and proposed to build a huge wall, and gradually took control of Albert Bay. Fall into the hands of Ren.

Now, Ryan is plotting San Fernando again...

Akeman felt very uncomfortable. The dwarf king's capital that he had dreamed of and could not get, would also be taken away by Rennes.

He had no doubt that Rennes could recover San Fernando, success was inevitable.

Rennes has already occupied most of the east coast of the New World, and has Gray Valley and San Fernando, and half of the west coast is also in the bag. With such a rapid momentum, and defeating the Eternal Chosen, sooner or later the entire New World will become Rennes territory!

Such a hero is simply a myth!

well……

Akeman sighed in his heart, feeling that he was born at the wrong time,

Obviously I came to the New World first, and I was the first to build the largest city on the New World. Its strength is second only to the Eternal God's Choice, and there is also the support of the Sea Clan. How could this be the result?

He suddenly regretted that he was too conservative before, wasting hundreds of years in vain to defend Albert Bay, and now let Renn take the lead.

"When will the Consul plan to attack San Fernando?" Akeman asked in a deep voice.

"tomorrow."

Ren stood up and said solemnly: "The Ultramarines and the Duke's Guards are preparing for the battle tonight. After dawn tomorrow, they will immediately start cleaning up the monsters in San Fernando, build a tower within a month, and recover the king of the dwarves." All."

So fast!

Akerman and Melandana were surprised by Ren's efficiency, but they also guessed that Ren wanted to occupy San Fernando before the Eternal Chosen could react.

"correct."

A strange smile appeared on Ren's face, "Santa Fernando means 'sacred capital of dwarves' in the dwarven language. After I regain it, this name will not be suitable. After all, it will be a human city in the future. Have a new name."

Athena asked: "Ren, you must have thought about it, what's your name?"

"Los Santos."