You only spent a small amount of money to get the title, but Liu Yu wanted more. If it was just a small title, Countess Basari could have given it to Liu Yu herself. But that was enough for now.
Dibadan was originally called Dandong Island, but was later renamed Dambo by the Maritime Alliance.
However, the empire does not admit it. This is a pretty good island that the empire is close to the sea. If not because the empire’s maritime power is weaker than that of the Alliance, I am afraid that the empire has already immigrated and settled on this habitable island.
But now, it has actually been transferred to Liu Yu's name.
Some people may ask, why would no one want such a really nice island?
Even if no one wants it, that's how it should be.
wrong.
Economically, the empire was completely self-sufficient. It was not like the Ming Dynasty on earth, which had various shortcomings. The Ming Dynasty had no customs tax. As a result, it could not be as strong as the Song Dynasty, which could stand in a corner in the south. The empire had many things.
Money, plenty of goods, self-sufficiency, perfection. So powerful,
Banning the sea is nothing. On the contrary, while banning the sea, we can vigorously and powerfully develop the empire's own navy. It may cost money, but the empire can afford it. Moreover, the empire only bans civilians from entering the sea, but
The empire can still form corporate groups, develop private maritime businesses, etc., and operate in the sea.
This means that the empire does not need to be sneaky or set up supply points outside. As long as it is on the coast of the empire, it can be supplied normally without any problems or unbearable taxes.
In this way, these islands were deserted.
After all, this is the border between the two countries.
The Alliance and the Empire are incompatible with each other.
If you set up a supply point in a place like this, if a large army comes to kill you, why bother? Why bother? By then, not everything will be in vain, so it can only be... like that. There is no one here. That is
Just right, Liu Yu can be cheaper. Of course, in
In the eyes of some people, he, Liu Yu, is probably a taken advantage of. Or, he is crazy about wanting a title. It cannot be ruled out that there are indeed such people. Buy an island overseas and put your own fiefdom name on it.
, find yourself a nice title.
However, whether he will settle and build his own fiefdom is another matter.
certainly.
This is not a long-term solution.
Imperial Law.
If your fiefdom does not produce goods or invest in construction for a long time, your title will be reduced or abolished. However, this takes time. For a speculator, or a
For those with ulterior motives, this period of time is enough for them to take advantage of this status.
Besides, Liu Yu can't be that kind of person.
After finalizing the title and fiefdom here, he went to see the puppet master and asked for various supplies and benefits.
Some things can be done with money, and some things can only be done by the Puppet Master for Liu Yu.
The Puppet Master's office.
Luxury remains the same.
Wisps of light smoke kept rising, it was the puppet master smoking the best barregon.
Baregon is a kind of thunder smoke. It is very comfortable to smoke. It can stimulate the brain and improve the mental power of the magician.
While improving the magician's mental power, it will also have various special effects such as massage, excitement, etc. In a word, using this smoke will not only increase the magic power, but also make the magician's spirit soothed and extremely comfortable.
, comfortable.
Liu Yu didn’t smoke.
He even wore a mask.
Liu Yu, who is unique, has always taken great care of himself. If there is anyone in this world who is truly kind to Liu Yu, it is Liu Yu himself. The extent of his care for himself is outrageous. As long as he treats him
As long as he is in good health, he can do any cruel thing, including eating people. It doesn't matter.
"I am now the Earl of Dibadan, therefore, I need to establish a county."
Imperial titles have special meaning.
For example, if you want to be independent and branch out, you can be a baron or a viscount, mostly a viscount.
These are those who have no family power and want to make decisions independently. There are a lot of such people in the empire and they have a strong market. However, their status is often not too high. One or two are of little use.
It would be scary if they united. Therefore, Liu Yu did not choose to be a viscount.
As for barons, most of them had to obey military duties, that is, they had to join the army.
This was not good or free, so Liu Yu did not choose this option.
What he wants is to reach the sky in one step.
What is reaching the sky in one step?
That is to become a count.
Why not a Duke?
A duke is too big, and the territory must also reach a certain level. If there is little land, you cannot be a duke. Only a count has a small territory and can independently raise and lead troops. For example, the Balivi family.
Their family has a private army that belongs to them and belongs to them alone. Only with such a private army can it be called an earldom.
If you want to become a qualified earl, you must have thousands of private troops in your hands.
This army of thousands of people will not be owned by the earl alone. Of course, it does belong to the earl to raise it, but the empire will also provide an additional military salary to this army.
It is nothing for a magician to want to become a count, but most magicians have no intention of doing so.
However, the world has a pervert like Liu Yu, an alternative and unexpected guy.
The puppet master's fingers kept tapping on the table, and his mind was spinning countless times.
This guy...
What on earth was he thinking about?
To what extent has the research at hand reached?
To what extent has he researched the secret of immortality? Has he researched something, or has he researched nothing? I don’t understand, I don’t understand, this guy really can’t understand!!!
"What do you want...?"
"I can recruit people myself, but there are a lot of things I need to buy from you. We are so familiar with each other, and if we don't talk to each other, it will be cheaper, so of course I will give it to you. Look, what I need,
Not only the construction of the entire Tibadan Island,
I need and need to protect my island, which requires a certain amount of arms! I need shore defense ballistas, build a whole battle fort, and also need various knives, swords, armors, weapons, and even crossbows and other items
, we also need the most important thing... a ship!"
What Liu Yu said, Puppet Master can indeed provide.
This is not a problem.
But, the problem is...
The puppet master said: "This requires a huge amount of money. Why should I help you?"
"Tick tock!"
It's not the sound of water dripping.
It was the sound of a tiny, tiny lens falling on a smooth, solid stone table.
The job of a puppet master sometimes requires drawing.
As for drawing, you can imagine that you cannot use an uneven desktop. You need a special, special, good desktop.
For example, this is a tabletop made of cloud-textured stone.
The cloud texture stone is Dior Star, a rare smooth rock that only grows in shale rock formations. It is very precious.
This kind of stone is as hard as iron, as smooth as jade, as slippery as greasy, and as patterned as picturesque. It is a complete piece and is beautiful.
Moreover, this value is earth-shattering and very expensive. You would never expect to see such a rare and beautiful stone except in Puppet Master.
It can be said that even the emperor of the empire may not be able to lay out such a moiré stone on his desk.
It is precisely this kind of stone that allows objects falling on it to gently produce such a small but clear and pleasant sound.
What is that?
The Puppet Master stared over.
An object that looks like a ruby.
No.
etc.
The Puppet Master is well-informed and has seen a lot, a lot. Naturally, he also understands Ruby very well.
For magicians, ruby is a rare stone of magic.
In the magical world, there are two kinds of gems, which have the highest magic ratio. One is the emerald, and the other is the ruby. Among these two kinds of stones, the emerald is what I want... among the gems.
Impurities, often some, with special impurities in emeralds, are truly top-grade, super-grade, and exquisite. Some emeralds are said to contain many invisible things.
As for rubies, what they seek is purity.
Among many gemstones, the most precious quality of ruby is that it is 100% ruby with the highest purity.
Even the gods, knowing about such a ruby, would not be able to help but reach out and snatch it away.
Because such gems have a terrible function, which is to extract the power of various changes from light.
In the technological civilization of the universe, high-purity red crystal is definitely the most versatile currency.
The currency of the universe is valuable, not gold or silver.
On some planets, you can even find gold and silver in entire mountains.
There are only a few on Earth, but in the entire universe, things like this are commonplace.
Even diamonds are the same.
On some planets, diamonds are just like gravel on the roadside. You can just pick them up. Moreover, they are huge, have no radiation, no poison, and are healthy and perfect. In addition to being incredible, it is also incredible. You
Say, this kind of thing is valuable on Earth, but in the universe, in the Star Alliance, the entire connected big technology universe alliance, is this thing really valuable?
Therefore, it cannot be valuable.
In the universe, the real valuables are two things.
One is blue crystal.
Blue crystal is the strongest special metal known in the universe. For example, the Kabbah unit requires this special blue crystal. Just a little bit of this crystal can play an incredible role in metals needed for technology.
It also has a name, it is a catalyst for metals. Such a thing is to the universe what oil was to the earth in the past.
Tell me, is this thing worth the money?
There is also red crystal, which is the highest purity ruby.
Among rubies, the highest purity is 100%, but this kind of thing can be encountered but cannot be sought. It can play... too many functions. One of them is that it has an incredible and immeasurable impact on the evolution of practitioners.
effect.
Extremely powerful.
It can be said that in the universe, there is such a legend. If you want to become a third-level space knight, you can, and if you want to become a fourth-level strongman, there is no problem. But, if you want to step into the fifth level,
, then you must have an accompanying red crystal, a high-purity red crystal.
That kind of 100% red crystal stone has another name, called Oga Magic Stone.