Chapter 1296 Skyrim Visitor

"Father...do we really need to go to this point?"

In an open space outside Glow City, Horn Quinn looked at the busy workers from a distance and asked with some dissatisfaction.

Situated in front of the two people is a rectangular flat square, with a length of almost one thousand meters and a length of only about half of it. Since the Graycastle engineering team entered the morning light, the new length measurement method has also spread among the nobles. .

Different from the squares in the capital that are made of beautiful bricks and stones, its surface is completely paved with cement and looks gray, neither colorful nor distinctive. If I have to say one advantage, I'm afraid it's just that it's easy to build. It only took less than a week from leveling the land to building it.

But even so, the workers involved in the construction are all from the team trained by the Quinn family themselves, which shows the importance they attach to it.

"Oh?" Howard Quinn, the current Lord of the Dawn, looked at him with interest, "What are you referring to?"

"Your Majesty Roland's instructions are too many," Horn said with his fingers. "They are building bridges and roads, and they are all big projects that can easily last dozens of miles. You can gather all the long-time workers in the family to work on them." What about the work in the territory? There are still several areas in the castle that need to be repaired, and construction has not started yet."

Of course, his dissatisfaction is not limited to these two points.

My father really placed too much emphasis on the King of Graycastle's requirements.

It can even be described as harming others and benefiting others.

For example, cement, an alchemical product that has a broad future at first glance, will definitely bring huge profits if it is monopolized in the hands of a family.

However, just because His Majesty Roland said in his letter, "Please be sure to expand its production as soon as possible," his father summoned the nobles into the palace and announced the formula in public. By gathering the power of the major chambers of commerce under the nobles, several cement factories were indeed established in a short period of time, but the gains of the Quinn family were undoubtedly reduced.

When it came time to build roads, the situation was reversed.

The big nobles all resisted, so my father decided to do it himself.

From recruiting manpower to cooperating with the Graycastle Engineering Department to complete the construction, the Quinn family is responsible for everything. This is by no means a small amount of money. Although the annexation of the Moya royal family's property has greatly increased the family's strength, it can also be spent as quickly as water. Watching the coins in the vault dwindle day by day, Horn said it was impossible not to feel distressed.

The key point is that building roads does not mean commercial investment. The golden dragons paid for doing business may be exchanged for more wealth, but what can be earned from the road connecting Mobei River to Congshan Mountain? It's not even in territory controlled by the Quinn family! Even if it can promote commercial development in disguise, the only ones that will be cheaper are the lords on the border.

Judging from the current situation, His Majesty Roland wants to build more than just these two things. This inexplicable and useless piece of land in front of him is proof. If such squandering continues, the family will sooner or later be unable to make ends meet. In fact, he has heard a lot of criticism from internal branches of the family.

What upset Horn the most was his father's attitude towards the people of Graycastle.

Not only did he personally inspect every project, but he also often called officials from the engineering department into the palace and proactively inquired about their requirements. It would be fine if the other party was a noble. The problem was that Horn's inquiry made it clear that these expatriate "officials" were all civilians and did not have any prominent family backgrounds. It was really hard for him to accept that his father, as the king of a country, invited common people to have a conversation with him at the same table.

And today, as soon as I heard that someone from Graycastle was coming to Glow City, my father led a large group of people to wait outside the city early. This is simply unbelievable - as a ruler, receiving him in the castle is enough respect. How can any royal family achieve this?

Horn suspected that his adoptive father was trying to atone his sins from Andrea. After all, all these changes started after Horford said goodbye to his daughter.

"What can I do?" Horford shrugged, "Others are unwilling to contribute, so I can't just let them do it, right? You have seen the power of Graycastle. Do you think there is no support from the Wimbledon family? , can I hold on to this seat?"

"No, father... I'm not asking you to fight against Graycastle," Horn waved his hands repeatedly, "I just told you to let your men do it, and Roland Wimbledon can't find anything wrong with it. The required funds can also be slowly negotiated with the local lord - trading is a compromise, and the more impatient the businessman, the easier it is to suffer losses. This is the truth you once taught me."

"It's a pity that the War of Divine Will is not a transaction."

"Indeed, but..." Horn bit his lip, and finally plucked up the courage to say, "But in your current state, some people think that you are not the Lord of the Morning, but a minister of His Majesty Roland Wimbledon. Got it!"

He originally thought that these words would make his father furious, but the latter just stared at him for a while, and then laughed lightly, "I ask you, why are there four kingdoms in this continent instead of five? One or three?”

"Uh..." Horn was caught off guard by the sudden change of topic, "Because... these four are the strongest families?"

"A more accurate statement is - within their respective territories." Horford replied, "The power of the family will weaken as the distance grows. The so-called border is the critical point where the power of both sides reaches a balance. But now , this critical point no longer exists. As long as Roland Wimbledon is willing, he can take all the territories of the four kingdoms into his pocket. If this is the case, what's wrong with me being his vassal?"

Horn subconsciously retorted, "Father! Even if Graycastle's army can fight, he can't control such a large territory! Are you exaggerating his ability too much..."

"It's because you haven't realized the changes in Graycastle, child." Horford let out a sigh, "The Roland of the past may not have, but now distance can no longer be an obstacle to his rule - of course, you haven't gotten to know him in depth. With everything he has done, it is naturally difficult to imagine how far he has achieved it.”

"How...how did you know?"

Horford smiled and said, "Andrea answered my letter."

This made Horn's heart sink.

Just as he was about to persuade his father again, a burst of exclamation suddenly came from the distance.

Then there was a dull hum.

Horn followed the sound and couldn't help being slightly startled. I saw a string of neat black shadows appearing on the horizon. They lined up in a straight line and were flying towards Glow City along the skyline.

Is that... a migrating bird?

But after a moment, this idea was rejected. The size of the black spot quickly grew to a point far exceeding that of any other bird in the world, and it is still expanding.

Horn's eyes gradually widened. It looked like some kind of man-made thing!

The workers who witnessed this scene couldn't help but put down their tools and started shouting.

Many passing caravans also stopped and looked up at the sky.

"It's incredible... He actually did this." Horford raised his lips, "The person I want to pick up... is here."

Horn was stunned when he heard this. Could it be that these big, square birds were vehicles man-made by Graycastle?

How can this be! ?

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