After being promoted to legend, problems arose between Victor, Nicole, and the three personal maids. This was mainly because Victor's life level had undergone a qualitative change, and his observation ability reached an incredible level, resulting in his spiritual perspective being different from that of mortals.

On a completely different level.

The indoor maids of the great lord are all beautiful girls selected from a hundred. Their facial features, figure, skin, body fragrance, and voice have strict selection standards, and they must also receive professional training from the family. These indoor maids are considered to be the lord before they are married.

In the harem, the lord can take whatever he wants, but Victor has no interest in the indoor maids of Silver Moon Manor.

In the eyes of ordinary people, all the Silver Moon maids are charming, but their skin flaws, sweat odor hidden by body fragrance, and other minor defects are magnified several times in front of Randall's extraordinary perception. In addition, Victor

With the ultra-long perception distance, no one except Sylvia can bring him an emotional surprise so far.

Fortunately, Victor has x-3 and can downplay and correct perceived flaws on his own, but that kind of beautification only applies to a very few people, such as sisters Lilia and Alina.

On the other hand, as a top-notch legendary creature, there is nothing about Victor's appearance that returns to his original nature. His beauty is like the sun in the sky, and his miraculous charm makes ordinary people only feel awe and dare not blaspheme.

Nicole's situation is not bad. After all, she is a senior knight and can step into the extraordinary realm at any time. The same cannot be said for sisters Lilia and Alina. The most obvious change is Alice, who has a lively nature and used to like to stick to Vic the most.

I invite you to favor me a lot, but when you face the Earl of Golden Eyes, you gradually become silent and appear cautious everywhere.

After not seeing each other for three years, Victor came back as the Stormrage Sword Master who had killed the legendary orcs. Even though he deliberately maintained the state of the water mist soul, he could not hide his inviolable attitude as a strong man in the sanctuary. Lilia and the others

Being oppressed by Victor's soul, they almost instinctively diverted their attention and wanted to eliminate the strangeness between each other through other means.

It's as if her beloved husband has returned from an expedition and turned into a giant dragon that can blow him to death with one breath. Any woman facing this kind of change needs a process of adaptation before she can get to know her husband again.

Counting gold coins together is a good way. Together with Victor, they have experienced the most difficult period of starting a business for their family. Every copper sol in their pockets is eager to be broken into several. In fact, this is really the case. A copper sol can be exchanged for ten coppers.

The score came from Victor's idea. Now, Victor has brought back millions of gold coins. Of course, Nicole and Lilia are proud and happy as the ladies of the Randall family. This also evokes Victor's emotions from the side.

Beautiful memories of them.

In fact, Victor and sisters Nicole, Lilia, and Alina have a deep emotional foundation and cherish each other very much. In the next few days, His Highness Randall did not interfere with family affairs and only focused on accompanying Nicole and the three personal maids.

, they counted gold coins together, traveled around, hunted and camped, and gradually regained the feeling of intimacy.

Five days later in the afternoon, Nicole placed a family financial budget on Victor's desk and formally discussed family affairs.

"Dear, you are joking... you must be joking." Victor smiled exaggeratedly, raised the animal skin paper in his hand, and said half-complainingly: "There is no detailed plan on it, just start talking.

Asking me for 5.5 million gold soles...This is not a financial budget, it is clearly here to collect debts."

"Where's Lilia? It's outrageous that the family's financial budget is like this... I'm going to find her!" Victor put down the parchment scroll and shouted about running away.

Nicole walked around the desk, sat in Victor's arms, put her hands around his neck, and said with a sweet smile: "Dear, time is short, this family financial budget does not have details, but I can tell you first.

,is it okay."

The weather outside was very cold, and there was no firewood lit in the fireplace in the study. Nicole let her hair down and wore only a thin spider silk nightgown, revealing a pair of graceful white long legs.

It was rare for Nicole to take the initiative to display her feminine charm. Victor naturally encouraged her, hugged her and teased: "I'm listening. If your reasons don't satisfy me, you will accept my punishment."

"...I'm not afraid of you." Nicole's cheeks were slightly red and she squinted her eyes as she said, "The Randall family responded to the red smoke beacon and sent 700 cavalry and 240 Swift Bird light cavalry to attack the Sidon Centaur. In the Centaur Hills, even

Among the lords of the entire Kingdom of Cambis, we suffered the greatest losses, with a total of 588 people killed in battle and 67 seriously injured and disabled. These brave and loyal soldiers need pensions..."

Before the expedition, Victor prepared to replace all the alchemy humans led by Randall. The elite Randall family sent to the battle only had 284 vassal soldiers, and the rest were all alchemy militiamen and alchemy assistants drawn from the mercenary army.

Soldiers and alchemical creatures are not afraid of death, and they die the fastest. In fact, the Randall family's vassal cavalry only lost 61 people. Those who survived have experienced the baptism of war, and Victor must promote and reuse them. As for alchemy,

Humans, they don’t need pensions, even their usual bounties and salaries are given to the Alchemy Tower.

"Pension... I'll give you three times the pension, but that's not much money." Victor said calmly.

Nicole bit her red lips lightly and added: "Also, the mercenaries from the Centaur Hills take turns guarding the Ghost Forest development point to ensure that the road for the refugees to move south is smooth. Our Randall family sends 1,500 troops each time to deal with the prairie jackals.

and forest jackals have also suffered casualties. So far, Randall's first and second legions have sacrificed 74 people, 33 people were seriously injured and disabled, and more than 200 people were slightly injured... According to the regulations of the legion, we not only have to

We will provide compensation for the casualties of the hired soldiers, and also pay merit bounties and double commissions to the soldiers who went into battle. This is equivalent to us hiring an additional 1,500 soldiers..."

"Well, the annual commission for hiring soldiers is 6 gold coins. Adding 1,500 people will increase the expenditure by 9,000 gold soles... I have 6 million gold soles and I can't bear to spend it like this. It will be spent in less than 667 years... So

, King Friedrich and I have reached an agreement. Before the end of the Wind Season next year, the army of the Dodo Kingdom will take over the development point of the Ghost Forest, and all the mercenaries in the Centaur Hills will be withdrawn." Victor teased.

"That's not what I meant, I haven't finished speaking yet..." Nicole became angry and opened her mouth to bite Victor's ear, but was immediately suppressed.

The two of them whispered to each other, and after a long while, she continued: "The kingdom is preparing to launch a new round of fish-man war. I plan to expand the Randall family's mercenary army from two legions of 6,000 people to three legions of 9,000 people.

people, plus three Ranger reserves and 600 Swift Bird Elite Cavalry."

After listening, Victor said with a half-smile: "To expand the army, money alone is not enough. Soldier resources, training, armaments, loyalty and bravery education, commissions, these factors must be considered. Take the Rangers as an example, I will give them

He is positioned as an elite member of the family. According to the standards of a second-level origin blood warrior, his physical fitness should be three times that of ordinary people, and his combat effectiveness should be comparable to that of an ordinary arcane warrior or a junior trainee knight. Are you sure that the Randall family's background can meet the expansion needs?"

Nicole hummed, nodded and said: "The permanent population of Randall territory has reached 440,000, mainly tenants, with more than 90,000 young men and women. Expanding a mercenary army of 3,000 people will not affect the operation of the territory at all. What's more, we have recently

There are more than 27,000 refugees resettled in Sasang, including 10,000 young men and women, and more than 6,000 elderly people over 50 years old. But most of them have skills, and the rest are underage children. As long as these refugees become tenants, they can

Can serve as labor force for Randall Territory."

Refugees from the Sasanian Empire migrated to the Kingdom of Gombis to escape the war. These refugees obviously did not have the spirit of pioneering adventure, and it was impossible for the mercenary army to recruit Sasanian refugees. But they could walk from the distant Sasanian Empire to the southernmost part of the Centaur Hills.

segment, indicating that their physical fitness is good, even the elderly over 50 years old can do half a strong labor force, which is suitable for filling the bottom labor force of Randall's collar, liberating some tenant farmers, and increasing the number of craftsmen and mercenary soldiers.

Although the adults among the refugees are of no use, it is still worth looking forward to for their children to receive a general education from the Randall family.

When it comes to absorbing the refugee population, it does not mean that whoever is more famous will get more people. This depends on the resettlement capacity of the territory and tests the family's governance level. Randall's territory can be allocated 27,000 Sasan refugees, which shows that Randall

There is no pressure on the family to absorb such a large population, and Victor is quite satisfied with Nicole's performance.

"Leader Randall established two retinue training camps, and recruited 443 trainee retinues from the first batch of legion school graduates. I predict that in five years, half of the trainee retinues will reach the level of level 2 source blood warriors, but

Incorporating Rangers... More than 200 Rangers are definitely not enough, so I plan to expand 4 more retinue training camps. Even if the passing rate of trainee retinues is only half, we can still train 600 elite blood soldiers every year

Warrior." Nicole said with a smile on her face and full of longing.

Level 2 source blood warriors are not lettuce in the ground. They can grow by pouring some water and applying some fertilizer. Half of the passing rate in the retinue training camp is only the most ideal situation. One out of ten graduates of the legion school will enter the retinue training camp.

, Victor would be very happy if a quarter of them reached the standard of Origin Blood Warriors in the end. Moreover, the larger the base of trainee servants, the lower the pass rate and the higher the training cost, Nicole's idea

Not realistic at all.

Victor couldn't help but said: "I remember that most tenant families were not willing to send their children to the legionary school to receive martial arts training."

"I want to modify the recruitment method of the legion school. The family will bear more than half of the expenses of the young students. Those with outstanding performance can also receive bounties, and even directly persuade them to adopt. In short, we must try our best to encourage the children of tenant farmers to join the legion school... This requires

A lot of money." Nicole said enthusiastically: "In addition, we can now use rock bricks. Pinghu Town will be expanded into the main city of the territory, and the main fortress, outer city wall and two auxiliary forts will be built; sentries in the territory,

All the fortresses need to be rebuilt; the administrative villages are upgraded to towns, and rock brick fortresses and protective walls also need to be built... Oh, by the way, I have seen the drawings of the Candlekeep Fortress in the hill camp. The Candlekeep that you personally designed is magnificent.

It’s spectacular, it’s like a fortress city… I plan to start construction next year and expect it to be completed in fifteen years.”

"My dear, this will cost a lot of money." Nicole smiled softly, with a little pride hidden in her bright eyes.

Victor's deep and charming black eyes turned into a mysterious dark gold color, and he said flatly: "You may lack a clear concept of 6 million gold soles... The private coinage of currency by the Naville royal family does not count. No royal family in the human kingdom can

They took out 6 million gold soles at a time, but the fortresses and castles they built were converted into gold coins for much more than 6 million... Let's put it this way, the financial budget you gave me is calculated for fifteen years, right?

There is no annual financial income but no mention of it. If you consider the balance of the family's financial balance, even if I don't have the 6 million gold soles, I can complete your goals, including the construction of the Candlekeep Fortress, within ten years.

"

"My dear, where is the budget? You have to get all 6 million gold soles in your hands to be satisfied..."

Nicole lowered her head, was silent for a while, and said truthfully: "I'm afraid you will spend all this money on Centaur Hill instead of giving it to the Randall family."

Victor smiled, nodded and said, "So you were afraid that I would favor Sylvia, so you asked me for more first?"

"You will live with Madam from now on, how can you still take care of us?" Nicole pursed her red lips and said sourly.

Nicole is probably the only senior female knight who dares to compete with Sylvia face to face. Fortunately, she is from the Rose Manor and can be regarded as a direct descendant of Sylvia. Now she is deliberately wary of her former mistress for the sake of the Randall family.

The former Victor.

There is always a place for Nicole in the softest place in Victor's heart. He caressed his lover's hair and said in a soft voice: "Hongshuangshu Manor is not far from here. I can come back to accompany you at any time. I promise that every day

Stay at Silver Moon Manor for five days a month..."

Nicole raised her head and looked directly into her lover's dark golden eyes, and said softly: "I don't believe it... Madam is the companion of the Stormrage Sword Master."

Victor touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "You have so little confidence in me... Well, I promise to accompany you for at least 5 days every month. If I am delayed by something, the number of days to accompany baby Nicole will be postponed to the next day.

moon."

"One day less will be punished by two days." Nicole wrinkled her nose, hugged Victor's neck, and said coquettishly.

"Okay, I promise you." Victor nodded in agreement, and added: "Since I have brought this gold back, I will not transport it away. Although researching the secret method of soul bloodline is more expensive than buying a giant dragon, Centaur Hills is not

We are short of money. All 6 million gold sols are stored in the Randall family's treasury... However, I will only leave you 2 million gold coins. I have other plans for the remaining 4 million..."

"Is it only 2 million? Can you leave 3 million to the family?" Nicole asked reluctantly.

Victor shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate 2 million gold sols... In two or three years, the purchasing power of gold sols may double what it is now. 2 million is equivalent to 4 million, or even more. Of course.

, the value of gold sol, silver sol and copper sol will soon fall again... There are rules, risks and opportunities. You can arrange the 2 million gold sol however you want. I won't ask, even if you lose all

It doesn’t matter if you are naked, just treat it as a test of your governance... Anyway, the rise of our Randall family is unstoppable."

"Well, dear, I will listen to you." Nicole leaned on Victor's chest and said with satisfaction.

There are still 260,000 gold soles in the treasure house of Pinghu Town. For an earl family with only twelve years of history, this is an unimaginable wealth. Looking at the entire human country, I am afraid that no lord can be found who can afford it.

Two million gold coins are left to his wife to handle with her full authority, not to mention that Victor has more than one wife, and Sylvia is the most beautiful wife in the family.

Nicole has followed Victor for so many years and has always been influenced by him. She is in a period of transformation between old and new concepts of wealth. She does not understand many things, but she is secretly determined not to let her lover disappoint her.

Victor patted Nicole's delicate hand and said, "Okay, go and call Todd over for me. I have some things to tell Agent Mercury."

Nicole kissed Victor gently on the lips, left his arms, and walked out the door.

When Nicole's light footsteps disappeared into the locker room on the third floor, a complex expression appeared on Victor's face, including relief, loss, and deep thought. He sighed in his heart and spoke in a voice that only he could hear.
Chapter completed!