The Earldom owned by the Hunter family has a large population, with 15,000 people in Lookout Town alone. Including the surrounding villages, the population of the entire Earldom is about 50,000 to 60,000, which is 7 times the current Hetan Town!

With so many people gathering here, the central Lookout Town is certainly very prosperous.

Although Lookout Town is a "town", it is actually not much different from a small city.

The solid city wall, wide moat, high battlements and a large number of defense facilities turned Lookout Town into a "behemoth" blocking the traffic thoroughfare, rather than a harmless town.

Although these are the legacies left by their predecessors (Lookout Town used to be the bridgehead for the rulers of the Yohn region to deal with the southern invaders), the Hunter family has not done enough to maintain it. But now the war machine is in operation, and the defense facilities

If you activate them all, if you really want to start a war, the water nobles will definitely not be able to easily attack this place.

Lookout Town is located on the south side of the main stream of the Morning Star River. It is also the largest town-level transfer station in the country. Goods from Vernis, Yohn City or Palomia are all transferred from here.

Goods are either sent to the whole country from here, or flow from the whole country to Kapur Port for export. It is an important transportation hub.

Because of this, Lookout Town has achieved its current prosperity and can support more than 60,000 people.

...

Count Jamie's thoroughbred horse and Sean's Blood Swamp Velociraptor went hand in hand. The thoroughbred horse was afraid of Little Red and was a little afraid to move forward. Count Jamie comforted the mount beneath him as he advanced.

After the two arrived at the town center, while there was no one else around, Earl Jamie said to Sean in a very sincere tone:

"Count Violet, we are not enemies. There are some things I don't know whether to say or not."

"Go ahead, I'm listening carefully." Sean smiled.

Earl Jamie nodded and said: "Let me tell you the truth, we non-water nobles have been having a very hard time recently."

As he spoke, Count Jamie pointed at the idle residents in the town and sighed:

“The two main economic pillars of our Lookout Town are the transit trade between the whole country and Kapur Port;

The second is to rely on a large population of farmers to grow some high-value cash crops, such as cotton, vegetables, and oak. To raise some high-value-added livestock, such as cattle, sheep, pigs, etc., almost all grains are produced in a few outputs.

Bought in a big town.

Now that the Marquis of the River has declared war on us, more than 80% of the transit trade cannot be completed.

At the same time, the Marquis also blocked our food purchasing channels, and we also experienced food shortages.

Although food can be imported from the Kingdom of Anjou, the Kingdom of Anjou is also at war now, and the price of bulk food has risen sharply.

Look at these townspeople, they all have nothing to do, the unemployment rate is rising, and it won't be long before there will be widespread famine or even unrest.

Our life is so difficult!”

Viscount Jamie didn't stop, and naturally kept chattering. Of course, Sean also understood the meaning of his words, which was nothing more than asking for help. (But they were indeed in a miserable state)

…

But Sean didn't take the initiative to help him, so he couldn't let these nobles think that he owed them.

Sean smiled and said: "The culprit who started this war is Mason River. Now that civil strife breaks out in the principality, Palomia has no time to take care of the city of Yohn. This gave Marquis River the opportunity to launch a war.

And his purpose in launching the war is to take the opportunity to make a huge fortune from you.

The solution to this dilemma is simple, just defeat Mason River!"

Earl Jamie couldn't help but rolled his eyes secretly, but he also knew that Sean was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he smiled apologetically:

"Of course I know that defeating Mason River will be enough, but we are short of funds! Count Violet, you have achieved such great achievements at such a young age, can you provide us with..."

Sean waved his hand and interrupted: "Don't talk about me. I was kicked out of Palomia two months ago. Now my father is also a prisoner. One brother even betrayed the principality. I can't talk about it."

What a huge achievement.”

Earl Jamie was choked by Sean and didn't know what to say.

After thinking for a while, he continued:

"If the current situation continues, our river nobles are likely to be dragged down. By then we will have no choice but to surrender to the Marquis of the River. Then all the pressure will be on your Hetan Town! You have to think clearly!"

The warning in Earl Jamie's words was very strong, and he wanted to force Sean to help him.

Sean shook his head and smiled: "I guess you won't, because Mason River's purpose is to plunder all your property. If you surrender, the strong men supported by your family, the guards under you, and the army will no longer have gold coins.

Support has been disbanded one after another. How can you guarantee your current power?

Moreover, let me also reveal a confidential piece of information to you. In a secret meeting at the Golden Wolf King Castle a few days ago, Mason River asked Jessica to go to Rumi Aster first..."

Sean told Count Jamie everything Khadgar overheard that night.

Of course, Sean only told him the result, but did not tell him that Mason River made such a decision because of himself.

…

After listening carefully, Count Jamie was shocked: "They want to recruit a second sky-level powerhouse? And Mason River wants to attack the water-level nobles? This..."

Sean’s words were completely beyond Earl Jamie’s expectations: “Does Mason River want to eliminate all the nobles in the Yoen area? Is he crazy?”

"I don't know about that." Sean shrugged: "But the information I got is absolutely true. If you don't believe it, you can observe Mason River's recent performance. He will definitely reveal clues... Also, we

You’d better not tell anyone else about this conversation!”

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Earl Jamie nodded, his brows knitting into knots again.

He had indeed thought about surrendering before. If he really couldn't defeat the Marquis of Rivers, and at worst surrendered, the Marquis of Rivers couldn't possibly kill them, right?

But after listening to Sean's words, he found that things were not that simple.

Even if he surrenders, the Marquis of River will not necessarily let him go.

What should he do?

...

Now Earl Jamie's heart is full of worries and he has no intention of continuing to take Sean to visit Lookout Town. He sighed and said:

"I suddenly felt a little unwell, and the visit may have to come to an end temporarily.

I'll take you to your prepared accommodation! You can rest first after you return. I've prepared a grand welcome dinner in the evening. You must come!"

"Thank you very much! I will definitely go." Sean nodded.
Chapter completed!