Chapter 50 I've set my eyes on another piece of land

Seeing that Danas had been promoted again, Garin was happy for him, but at the same time, he felt that he had also made a contribution and should get some benefits.

Seeing that only his father and cousin Danas were present at the moment, as they were all family members, it was a perfect opportunity to use the back door.

"Father, today General Amaron informed the noble lords of the battle achievements of Danas and I. You promoted Danas, and I have also made contributions to the kingdom. Do you think you should also give me some rewards?"

"Hahaha!"

As soon as Garin finished speaking, Solas started laughing, and Danas was amused by Garin's eagerness to ask for credit and reward.

Solas recovered his breath and said to Garin, "Garin, tell me, what reward do you want? Do you want a promotion like Danas?"

Theoretically, Garin now has a title, which is a benefit brought by his being a direct member of the royal family, but it is only a title and no fiefdom.

The most important thing is that Garin is not yet an adult. When he comes of age and is officially designated as the crown prince by Solas, he will obtain the title of Duke and the corresponding fiefdom.

Duke Tokaral is an ancient title inherited from the Arathor Empire. The title comes from the legendary sword bestowed by Emperor Thoradin to Ignaus, the ancestor of the Trollbane family.

Although the Arathor Empire has fallen apart, the titles originating from the Arathor Empire are still commonly used in all human countries and have the highest value.

The Trollbane family has always retained the title of Duke of Tokaral and left it to the crown prince of the Kingdom of Stromgarde until the crown prince inherits the throne, and the title of duke is passed on to the next crown prince.

The implication is to remind the princes to revitalize Stromgarde and restore the glory of the Arathor Empire.

Danath's title is Earl, inherited from his father. It was a title bestowed upon members of the royal family by the head of House Trollbane, who became king after Trollbane rebuilt Stromgarde.

But Garin wasn't too interested in that.

Wealth, fame, title, perhaps if he were reborn into a peaceful world, Garin would involuntarily enjoy the ultimate wealth and power for a mortal.

But in Azeroth, he was not interested in promotion, he was only interested in increasing his own strength.

Whether you believe it or not, Jialin believed it.

"Father, I've found another piece of land."

"You've got your eyes on another piece of land?"

Solas's expression was full of shock.

"Two months ago, I gave you the Southeast Mining Area as an advance as a fiefdom. It's an earldom."

Two months ago, Solas's idea was to train Garin in advance by giving him the fiefdom first, and then formally appointing him as the crown prince and conferring him the title of Grand Duke when he came of age.

Who would have thought that two months later he would set his eyes on another piece of land. If he continued like this, wouldn't he have set his eyes on the entire Arathi Highlands?

Looking at his father's surprised expression, Jialin knew that he had expressed it wrong.

He didn't want to leave an impression on his father that he was ignorant and greedy, so he explained quickly.

"Father, that's not what I meant. Didn't Manager Bob propose a proposal to build a new town today? I want to take on this project."

After listening to this, Solas instantly became interested.

"Do you know how big a project this is? My advisory team suggested that I complete this plan in three years."

"From organizing a team to open up new land, to building towns, to reclaiming land, to finally relocating at least 50,000 people. The 50,000 mu of arable land mentioned in today's meeting is only the minimum standard. The northeast region has never been developed and the land is fertile. In my plan, this will be the fourth largest grain-producing area in Arathi Highlands."

Any proposal that can be put forward in the kingdom’s parliament is a national-level project.

More than half of the Kingdom of Stromgarde's population of over one million is concentrated in the southwest of Arathi Highlands where the capital is located, and the rest is gathered in three major farms and towns around the Kingdom Avenue.

Stromgarde was built as a war fortress, and warfare is its main function. In order to avoid repeating the mistake of the Arathor Empire where the empire was divided due to overpopulation, Solas prepared to divert the growing population of the capital in advance.

There are large undeveloped areas to the east of Arathi Highlands, so Solas set his sights there.

At this point, we have to mention that the level of development of Azeroth is quite low. Due to the limited number of intelligent creatures on the entire planet, most areas are deserted.

Human history has only been recorded in writing for a thousand years, and was unified by Emperor Thoradin a thousand years ago. For thousands of years, humans have been constantly developing land, from Hillbrad Foothills to Silverpine Forest and the land of Lordaeron.

Even so, there are still plenty of wastelands and forests in the territories of the noble lords.

Thanks to inheriting the ancestral land of the Arathor Empire, the Trollbane family does not have to rebuild the kingdom from scratch, they only need to restore the previous facilities.

But this involves the issue of returning farmland to forests. Nature is restoring the ecology, and if humans want to grow food, they must compete with nature for living space.

Solas said this was a big project, hoping that Garin would give up because it was not that easy to open up new land.

Organizing people to open up the wasteland is one thing, and on the other hand, they have to organize an army to defend the reclaimed land. After all, humans have an enemy, the trolls, who will always keep an eye on human villages and destroy and plunder them.

Solas had tried to wipe out the trolls in Witherwood Village before. Ten years ago, he had gathered a large army and invaded the heart of Witherwood Village. But when the trolls saw that they were no match for him, they fled into the Alterac Mountains, and Solas had no choice but to retreat.

The trolls then recovered and retaliated against the kingdom, not only trying to destroy the human villages on the border many times, but also sending assassins to kill the royal family members. The queen of Solas died at the hands of the troll assassins, and the young prince was also seriously injured and was reborn by the current Garin who traveled through time.

This is also the reason why the focus of the kingdom over the past hundred years has been on restoring the towns left behind by the Arathi Empire, and the great nobles are more inclined to continue developing the land in their own territories and have not developed the borders.

Garin had not seen the proposal for land reclamation in Solas's plan before, because it was a plan that Solas and his advisors had just completed.

The high-ranking officials of the kingdom saw an opportunity. This opportunity was related to Jialin. Kama, the beastmaster of the Deadwood Village, gathered most of the young and strong to attack the Southeast Mine, but was completely wiped out by Jialin's Red Flame Army and Danas's troops, and the Deadwood Village suffered heavy losses.

The power of Deadwood Village has fallen to its lowest point in a hundred years. Solas formulated this plan to divert the population in advance and alleviate the population pressure in the capital, while also creating new grain-producing areas.

There is also a strategic purpose, to establish a new army in the wasteland in the northeast, to cooperate with the militia guards of the Geshak Farm in the east, and the Red Flame Army stationed in the mining area in the south. From these three directions, gradually erode the living space of the Deadwood Village, and finally raze the Deadwood Village to the ground and unify the Arathi Highlands.

How can I allow others to snore beside my bed? It is a simple truth, especially for someone as talented and ambitious as Solas?

What a great plan that kills three birds with one stone.

After Solas finished his explanation, Garin suddenly understood and his eyes lit up.

It would have been better if he didn't listen. Initially, he just wanted to try and see if he could get the contract for the project, and by the way, embezzle some of the project funds from the national treasury to recharge his own Heart of Origin.

After listening to it, Jialin became more determined and decided to take on this project.