NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 19: Heading to the Territory
Chapter 19: Heading to the Territory
“Splash!”
The water flowed as the young girl moved clumsily, her trembling hands barely brushing over the surface. Her cheeks were flushed red, and the color had spread to her neck.
Meanwhile, the eighteen-year-old boy was deep in thought.
Ideas flashed through his mind.
After a while, the boy's face broke into a smile.
At this moment, he had come up with a plan.
It would be absurd for a modern person to impose himself on a medieval girl.
His mind was now filled with countless ideas.
Noticing that the girl was struggling, Thor chuckled softly.
“Alright!”
“You can go now!”
Thor spoke.
“Ah!”
The sudden words stunned the girl, and she instinctively responded.
“Splash!!”
The water moved as Thor abruptly stood up.
“Ah!”
The girl gasped in surprise and fled outside immediately.
“Sophia, Karen, come in!”
Thor called out, and the other two personal maids quickly entered the room.
Thor dressed with their help and then walked out.
At this moment, Anna couldn’t help but feel her face redden as she avoided looking at Thor.
Thor smiled but did not comment.
Instead, he went straight to his study.
Tomorrow, he planned to head to the territory, and today he needed to make thorough preparations.
He also hoped to see if the Daily Information Update at dawn would bring new details.
As night fell, Thor prepared for the tasks ahead in his study.
The three maids attended to him.
Anna, from time to time, glanced at Thor.
Her mind was constantly buzzing until, after a while, she managed to calm herself.
However, her face still flushed, as her thoughts drifted back to the earlier scene—the strong physique, the bronze skin, and the masculine aura.
The thought of it made her cheeks redden again.
“Anna, Anna, you can’t think like this!”
“You still need to escape!”
“Yes, Anna, you need to escape!”
She encouraged herself internally.
The girl’s emotions were stirred up, although she herself had not fully realized it.
Of course, Thor was unaware of this.
As time passed, dawn arrived.
The Daily Information system refreshed as expected.
“Buzz!”
A ripple spread, and text appeared before his eyes.
Thor scanned through the content until he had reviewed everything and then returned to his room to sleep.
The night passed slowly.
The new day dawned.
Early in the morning, Thor instructed Steve to purchase supplies.
Building a territory required more than just people; seeds, tools, food, and various other items were needed.
However, in the entire Northern Province, both the prices of slaves and other supplies were significantly higher.
The price differences were almost tenfold for slaves and over three times for other goods.
To be honest, if it weren’t for the kingdom’s laws, Thor would have considered returning to the Frostmoon Province to buy supplies and bring them back.
Unfortunately, this was just a thought.
The Count of Engel and Rosabar, hadn’t chosen to do this, indicating it was nearly impossible.
With such high prices, he had no choice but to accept it.
As dusk approached, the group set off.
Their destination was the Maine River Valley.
Compared to the scene upon arriving in Loren City, the scale had now doubled.
The addition of five hundred slaves increased their numbers to nearly a thousand, and with the substantial supplies, the entire convoy stretched nearly a thousand meters.
It was a striking sight.
But with hundreds of fully armored knights, no one dared entertain any thoughts.
The journey was quite smooth.
Even when encountering some ferocious beasts, they quickly retreated upon sensing the group.
The only beast that charged, a wild boar, was swiftly dealt with by the knights.
After traveling for about ten days, they finally reached their destination.
The Maine River Valley lay at the northernmost part of the Northern Province.
Compared to the cold north, this area, influenced by the Maine River, had a more suitable climate.
The constant impact of the river had made the soil fertile and covered with aquatic plants.
In the morning light, the gentle breeze against everyone’s faces felt extremely pleasant.
As the group arrived, seeing the vast and boundless plain, Thor's face showed satisfaction.
Such a massive plain, if fully developed, could sustain hundreds of thousands of people.
It was an ideal place.
Thor had been a bit anxious initially.
After all, it was just a rough map; nobody knew for sure.
Now, it was evident that the choice was extremely correct.
“Steve!”
Thor called out.
“My lord!”
Steve quickly approached.
“Gather all the slaves together!”
Thor instructed, his thoughts now more firmly set.
“Yes, my lord!”
Steve nodded and promptly went to take care of it.
“Let’s go!”
“Ryan, let’s take a walk around the Maine River Valley!”
After instructing Steve, Thor called Rein and began to walk through the valley.
“Yes!”
Ryan nodded quickly. At this moment, his aura was that of a official knight.
As expected, Ryan had officially become a knight just the day before, proving his exceptional talent.
Thor had already grown accustomed to it.
After all, the stronger Ryan was, the better it was for him.
Under the sunlight, the two walked through the valley.
It took about an hour for Thor to thoroughly inspect the area.
The situation was even better than he had imagined.
At this point, he didn’t need to immediately build water management facilities.
Because the area affected by the river was only near the Maine River, and there was still a vast plain unaffected by flooding, it was sufficient for initial development.
Moreover, the soil was dark brown and obviously fertile.
It could be anticipated that even with preliminary farming, there would be a good harvest the following year.
“My lord!”
“The slaves have been gathered!”
As Thor was thinking, Steve approached with a respectful voice.
“Good, let them start. First, fence off this area!”
Thor nodded, indicating the surrounding area.
“Yes!”
Steve nodded quickly.