Live Stream: I Am A Lord In Another World

Upon hearing Daisy’s request, Richard agreed.

Thus, Charlotte, the daughter of the centaur chief, was dispatched once again.

Charlotte was accompanied by five other centaurs. The wolf tribe was known for its combat prowess, but the centaurs were also formidable and excelled in speed. If they encountered unfriendly actions from the wolves, the centaurs would be able to withdraw quickly.

Each centaur carried enough food and increased the number of throwing spears from five to ten. They still carried one lance each. In addition, Richard provided them with two scimitars per centaur. These weapons had designated spots on their armor. Although daggers were too short for centaurs, Richard still equipped them with one.

“Lord, we’re heading out!”

Daisy, mounted on Charlotte’s back, set off towards the north.

Their original tribe was some distance from Richard’s territory, but it wouldn’t take the centaurs too long to travel.

Meanwhile, the construction in Richard’s territory continued.

On this day, a few nobles arrived.

“Greetings, Count. Since we can’t do much for a while, we thought we’d visit your city and have a look around.”

After arriving, the nobles specifically visited Richard, greeting him warmly.

Since Richard became a Count, their attitude towards him had changed.

Even before, they were somewhat in awe of Richard, given the formidable strength he had demonstrated and the prosperity of his city.

However, at that time, Richard was still a Baron.

Among these nobles, some were even Viscounts. Back then, they treated Richard with respect, but not with deference.

Now, however, in front of Richard, they not only displayed a deferential attitude but also a hint of flattery.

Status changes, and so does the way others treat you.

Richard responded with a faint “Mm,” and said, “Keep your guards in line. If your guards make any mistakes, you will be punished as well.”

“Rest assured, Count. We won’t let them cause any trouble.”

The nobles patted their chests and assured him.

Richard then paid no further attention to these people.

“Let’s go. We’re off to get some barbecue. I have to say, that grilled chicken leg from last time was so delicious.”

“And noodles with soybean paste! You have no idea; ever since I went back, nothing else has tasted right.”

“Yeah, exactly…”

After visiting Richard, the nobles couldn’t wait to head over to the food street.

It turned out that after the northeastern region was recovered, these nobles returned to their territories, only to find that most of their lands had been plundered. After spending some time managing their estates, they started to miss the various delicacies and the convenience of life in Florencia City.

So, after leaving some people behind to guard their territories, the nobles eagerly brought their guards back to Richard’s city, intending to stay there again.

There were quite a few nobles like this.

Sure enough, the next day, several more nobles showed up.

Richard welcomed these nobles as long as they followed the rules.

After all, these people were quite wealthy.

Moreover, upon realizing that Richard’s territory was selling large quantities of food, the nobles began to hatch plans to form large trade caravans, intending to sell the food from Richard’s territory to the southern regions and even further inland.

This would further boost the prosperity of Richard’s territory’s commerce.

On the second day after the bunny girl Daisy left, Richard led his people to a plain in the southeast of Florencia City.

This plain was the flattest area bordering his territory and the Beast Kingdom.

In the past, demi-humans would often pass through this plain when making large-scale advances to the south.

The plain was some distance away from Florencia City, and originally, Richard wasn’t concerned about the demi-humans moving south because the plain was far from his original territory.

However, now that half of the northeastern region had become Richard’s domain, he had to consider the possibility of demi-humans advancing south.

After all, in two months, winter would arrive, and the Beast Kingdom would likely deplete its food stores, increasing the possibility of them moving south.

“Master, according to the scouts I sent, the Beast Kingdom is still in the midst of internal strife. Many tribes have gone to the capital, and the area around the capital is very chaotic right now.”

As Richard surveyed the plain, the fox girl Gazia reported the latest intelligence on the Beast Kingdom.

“Are they still fighting?” Richard murmured.

Mia added, “The Beast King has a hundred thousand strong warriors, and it’s still uncertain who will win between the tribal coalition and the Beast King. However, this stalemate isn’t particularly advantageous for you, Master, as they might reach an agreement to move south together to seize food.”

Richard stood on the plain, looking northward.

To the north of the plain, the mountains on both sides opened up a path, making the terrain quite flat and ideal for marching.

According to the information Richard received from Count Zane, demi-humans had previously advanced south, and at that time, the entire northeastern region had been plundered by them. The path they chose was connected to this plain.

“Fred, arrange for workers to come tomorrow and build a mighty pass here. Build it along this line and raise the city walls high, extending them up the mountains.” Richard said.

This time, he had brought Fred along.

“Yes, Lord.”

Fred responded without questioning the reason.

Richard took out a picture and handed it to Fred, saying, “Build the walls on the mountains like this. For construction materials, there’s no need to source them; I’ll bring them directly. Once the fortifications are complete, don’t cultivate this plain. Leave the land as it is; it’ll be useful in the future.”

Fred respectfully replied, “Yes, Lord.”

【666, is the anchor planning to build a Great Wall?】

【Anchor, you could actually consider cooperating with the demi-humans.】

【Cooperation? Demi-humans aren’t that easy to deal with. If they find out the anchor has wealth and food, they’ll probably just try to seize it.】

【Right, cooperation requires equal strength. I feel like the anchor’s approach will be to clash with the demi-humans first, inflict some pain, and then talk cooperation.】

【How do you all think you know what the anchor is planning?】

In the live chat, as Richard arranged the work on the plain, various viewers began discussing.

Now, Richard’s livestream has all sorts of viewers, including a large number of military enthusiasts. Some of these people have actually guessed part of his intentions.

Preventing the demi-humans from advancing south is certainly something that needs to be done.

Although the Beast Kingdom is backward and poor, it still produces some valuable goods, such as wild animal hides, which can be sold for a good price in human kingdoms.

Moreover, the northeastern region has too few people, and recruiting more demi-humans to work could also be a good option.

Demi-humans, being quite strong, are much more efficient in tasks like mining than humans.

However, given the current situation in the Beast Kingdom, extensive cooperation isn’t that easy.

After all, not every tribe is like the fox tribe, the centaur tribe, or the minotaur tribe!

If the demi-human army moves south, is Richard supposed to naïvely negotiate cooperation with an army of over a hundred thousand demi-humans?

From the demi-humans’ perspective, wouldn’t it be easier just to take everything by force?

Therefore, if the demi-human army comes south, Richard would first have to engage in a battle with them, hurt them enough to show his strength, and then lure them with food.

Only then would cooperation proceed smoothly.

In short, it all boils down to one principle:

Equal strength is the foundation of equal negotiations.

Richard planned to name this mighty pass “Florencia Pass.”

The plains behind this pass could later be developed into a market where trading with demi-humans could take place.

Richard decided to purchase the necessary materials for Florencia Pass directly from the online marketplace.

This approach would be much faster.

Otherwise, just preparing the stones would take a huge amount of time.

With sufficient materials and enough manpower, the construction would proceed quite quickly.

This area is relatively stable, having never experienced earthquakes, so Richard planned to directly buy large green bricks for construction.

The demi-humans’ smelting technology is quite backward, and they lack proper siege equipment. Historically, when demi-humans attacked cities, wooden gates often couldn’t hold up and the cities fell. However, Richard’s thick iron gates would surely leave them feeling hopeless.

Under these conditions, as long as the walls are built high and thick enough, the demi-humans would have few options.

After surveying the area, Richard placed a large order on the online store.

He had just made a withdrawal, and now he had 60 to 70 million in his account, which would last him a while.

That afternoon, a large number of workers arrived at the plains and began digging the foundation for the city walls.

The soil on these plains isn’t particularly fertile, and the soil layer isn’t thick. Not far down, they hit bedrock, which is quite suitable for building city walls.

After organizing the work here, Richard took Mia and the others to a forest nearby.

This forest is located northwest of Florencia City, near the Beast Kingdom, and sits at a higher elevation. However, it’s rare for demi-humans to come from the Beast Kingdom side, as the path is difficult to traverse.

The Kava River runs through this forest.

“Master, the environment in this forest is quite nice,” Mia commented after arriving.

Richard also felt the forest was indeed quite good.

The forest wasn’t particularly humid, and it was primarily composed of pine, oak, and birch trees.

These trees shared a common trait: they grew neatly, with few insects, creating a fresh and clean forest with plenty of sunlight filtering through.

“Wow, there’s even a river valley here!”

After walking deeper into the forest for more than half an hour, Mia spotted a river valley.

Standing at the edge of a cliff, Richard looked out to see the Kava River cascading from an upstream waterfall, carving out a secluded river valley filled with vibrant flowers. Bathed in sunlight, the flowers appeared especially brilliant.

The river valley reminded Richard of the scenes from the movie The Lord of the Rings, specifically Rivendell, the Elven Kingdom.

Richard thought that if white palaces were built along the higher slopes of the valley following the mountain’s contours, it could be even more beautiful than Rivendell from The Lord of the Rings.

“Master, if the elves saw this place, they would surely love it,” Mia said.

“Yeah, I also think the elves would like it,” Dorothy said so too.

Indeed, Richard’s main purpose today was to survey this forest.

It’s been some time since half-elf Lacey left.

Richard still had a keen interest in Lacey’s elf tribe. If he could bring those elves to his territory, he would gain a group of skilled archers.

Don’t think that just because there are plenty of crossbowmen, archers are no longer useful.

Quite the opposite.

Master archers are a rare resource anywhere.

The range of a bow and arrow surpasses that of a crossbow, and Richard had already found a shop willing to custom-make heavy bows with ranges exceeding 300 meters for a price of ten thousand each.

Such bows would be formidable on the battlefield.

Their penetration power far exceeds that of individual crossbows.

As for heavy crossbows… they require multiple operators, making them less convenient than bows.

Of course, Richard also planned to have the shop make some powerful heavy crossbows and ballistae.

Some ballistae, requiring seven to eight operators, could even achieve ranges over a kilometer.

After looking around for a while, Richard was quite satisfied.

Then, he took out a drone he had bought earlier.

“Master, what is this?” Mia and Dorothy, the two beast girls, were very curious when they saw it.

Richard replied, “This is a drone.”

“Drone?”

Mia and Dorothy had never heard of such a thing.

They didn’t know how to use it either.

Richard placed the drone on a rock, took out the remote control, and started operating it.

The drone’s wings unfolded, its propellers began spinning rapidly, and it flew up into the sky.

Mia and Dorothy’s eyes widened in amazement as they watched this scene.

“Master… how… how can it fly?”

Mia, who usually had a strong personality, was also stunned. She hadn’t expected this thing to actually be able to fly.

Beside her, Dorothy was equally astonished. Both of them looked up at the drone, which was flying higher and higher, their little eyes filled with wonder.

Richard operated the drone, capturing footage of the canyon.

Yes, he planned to film the canyon and forest, then edit the video, add some music, and put it on a tablet. When Lacey visited next, Richard could have her take the tablet back to show her people.

There were plenty of tablets available online, so he could easily buy one.

Richard was gradually planning to teach the beast girls how to use some of the technological products from another world.

Being able to purchase items online was an advantage for Richard, one he intended to make full use of. He even planned to buy a few power banks for Lacey to take along. After all, the battery life of a tablet wouldn’t last long.

He was confident that once her people saw the video, they would be interested.

Moreover, showing the video on a tablet would create a more impressive impact. After all, this world didn’t have anything like televisions or such advanced items.

Richard even considered building a cinema in Florencia City to screen some movies from another world, which he expected would be very popular.

With his current strength and the many talents at his disposal, Richard felt it was time to start implementing these ideas.

Richard spent a good half hour filming with the drone.

Mia and Dorothy watched for the whole half-hour, becoming more and more amazed as they watched.

The two girls were even more astonished by Richard. Just when they thought they were getting used to the amazing and practical things he would bring out, he would surprise them with something else entirely.

For instance, the soap Richard had introduced recently had quickly become a favorite.

This soap was also highly sought after in Florencia City. Some women were even willing to spend half a month’s salary to try a bar.

And that’s not to mention the nobles.

Merchants who visited would buy large quantities of these small items in addition to food.

Although these items seemed insignificant, their prices were not cheap.

The soap Richard bought for three yuan per bar online sold for 100 copper coins, or one silver coin! Despite the high price, every shipment was still snapped up immediately.

Not only did the noble merchants rush to buy them, but the residents of Richard’s territory did too, especially those with women at home.

The residents of Richard’s territory had also started to accumulate some spare money and were overall becoming wealthier, especially the earliest settlers and those with family members in the military.

The soap Richard provided for Mia and Dorothy wasn’t the three-yuan kind; instead, it was the high-end soap that cost dozens of yuan per bar.

Of course, he reserved the best for his own people.

Under the watchful eyes of Mia and Dorothy, the drone finally stopped filming and, under Richard’s control, returned.

“Master, can I try it?”

Mia was very interested in the drone.

Richard handed her the remote control and taught her for a few minutes.

Mia’s interest was a good sign. If she learned to operate the drone, it could be quite useful in the future.

After a few minutes of instruction, Mia had somewhat grasped the basics, though she would need more practice since she had never encountered such technology before.

Meanwhile, Richard had removed the memory card from the drone, inserted it into a card reader, and then pulled out a laptop to upload the video.

Curious, Dorothy watched closely from the side.

Mia also stopped operating the drone and looked over with wide eyes.

Under their gazes, Richard opened the laptop, and as the screen lit up, the two beast girls’ eyes were once again filled with astonishment.

When Richard played the footage captured by the drone, both beast girls couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow!”

The drone’s footage was smooth, starting with a close-up of the waterfall, and then gradually pulling back to reveal the entire scene. Under the drone’s high-definition camera, the images were exceptionally beautiful.

Bathed in sunlight, the entire canyon was cloaked in a light yellow hue, making it look breathtakingly stunning.

“It’s so beautiful!”

The two girls were immersed in the footage.

“Wow, Master, is that us?”

Dorothy soon spotted the three people in the video—herself, Mia, and Richard.

Mia, too, found it particularly novel, not expecting to see herself.

At this time, the two of them, who were originally very familiar with Richard because they were by his side every day, felt that he had become extremely mysterious. This sense of mystery only deepened Dorothy’s fascination with him.

Unlike Mia, Dorothy had already become Richard’s woman, his closest companion, and she admires him more and more.

Now Dorothy has almost become Richard’s little fan girl.

After watching the recorded video, Richard used a video editing tool, pre-installed when he purchased the laptop, to edit the footage and add some soothing music.

The laptop couldn’t connect to the internet, but these offline programs still worked fine.

Throughout the entire process, Mia and Dorothy watched with great interest.

Although they didn’t quite understand what Richard was doing, they both felt master was incredibly skilled.

“Master is really amazing~” Dorothy thought. She pondered further, and her cheeks reddened, perhaps due to the implication of the word “amazing.”

Once Richard finished editing the video, he saved it onto a memory card, planning to use a special card reader to upload it to a tablet.

After packing up the laptop, Richard then continued teaching Mia how to operate the drone. Mia picked it up quickly and was soon able to fly it.

Seeing that Dorothy was also interested, Richard taught her as well. After the lessons, the two beast girls eagerly operated the drone together.

Meanwhile, Richard surveyed the river valley.

“That spot looks perfect for a palace,” He thought, pulling out paper and a pen to sketch. Let’s not forget, during his first lucky draw, he had acquired master-level architectural skills.

Richard quickly sketched out a detailed construction plan for the entire valley, marking where a palace should be, where paths and decorations should go.

“Should I go ahead and build the palace?” Richard suddenly contemplated. If he wanted to attract elves, having the palace ready beforehand might be effective. When the elves arrive and see such a beautiful forest, canyon, and palaces, they would surely be impressed.

Although there were no direct roads to this forest, after purchasing it, Richard could use his system’s temporary warehouse to transport the materials here.

He mulled it over and concluded it was feasible. With enough materials, construction would be swift. Currently, workers in his territory were steadily increasing, mainly focusing on land cultivation and road construction. Building a grand fortress on the plains wouldn’t be technically challenging.

He could send some experienced craftsmen from earlier projects to build the palace. Richard planned to construct it in the style of Rivendell, using predominantly white palaces.

White represents purity and romance, which suited the elves well.

Moreover, considering the need for defense, Richard would build some protective structures for the elves. Although no one would dare target the elves on his territory, these measures would provide them with a greater sense of security.

This way, the elves could live relatively independently while being available to support Richard during conflicts.

Additionally, Richard intended to plant large numbers of fruit and tea trees in the northern mountainous areas. The elves could help tend to these in the future, given their expertise in cultivating plants. Of course, their skills differ somewhat from those of the rabbit people, who are more adept at farming crops.

With these plans in mind, Richard continued drawing architectural designs and quickly calculated the quantity of building materials needed, ready to place an order on the shopping platform the next day.

After completing these tasks, the sky had already darkened.

Mia and Dorothy, having had their fill of fun, returned with Richard. The forest was only about twenty kilometers from Florencia City, a distance easily covered on horseback in a matter of minutes.

The next day, Richard purchased all the required materials.

In his territory, large-scale construction continued.

A steady stream of workers arrived daily, and more and more merchant caravans came to Richard’s territory. After the recent rebellion in the northeastern region, bandits were almost nonexistent. Of the several thousand bandits who attacked Stone Fort City, over a thousand perished in battle, and the rest were now laboring as forced workers.

Yes, they were sentenced to ten years of hard labor. Whether they would be released afterward would depend on their conduct.

Still, Richard dispatched several cavalry units to patrol and maintain law and order in his territory, ensuring that his authority remained unchallenged.

Under such circumstances, various construction projects advanced rapidly.

Three days after Richard inspected the forest, the building materials arrived, along with the craftsmen and over two thousand workers.

Richard went over there and unloaded all the construction materials, enough to last for a while. He figured there was no rush to bring more until these ran low.

Meanwhile, construction on the fortress in the plains had already begun. The entire fortress would have three large gates, with walls at the gates reaching thirty meters high, roughly equivalent to a ten-story building. The walls on either side would be slightly lower, around twenty meters high, and about five meters thick—similar to the thickness of the Great Wall.

As the walls extended up the mountains, they didn’t need to be as high; an average of ten meters would suffice.

With the influx of workers, the progress on all projects was quite rapid. Of course, Richard’s expenses were also significant, but the constant arrival of merchants brought in a steady flow of gold coins.

Richard had also established his own trading company, putting the horses he had previously seized to good use. Large convoys of horse-drawn carts transported goods to the southern regions for trade.

This bustling development brought prosperity to Richard’s territory, which was thriving. In the live-stream, viewers were captivated by the daily updates of this thriving territory.

After a week of intense construction, the bunny girl Daisy had still not returned.

“Master, why hasn’t Daisy come back yet?” Dorothy asked, a bit worried.

Richard pondered for a moment and sent a team to check on the situation.

The team returned to Richard’s territory just three days later, bringing with them Daisy and thousands of rabbit people. Daisy had brought the entire rabbit tribe with her.

“Lord, the wolf tribe went to the royal court half a month ago and left the rabbit tribe behind, so I brought them all over,” Daisy explained.