Chapter 123

Nicole went to pack his clothes, and Lucas turned to look at Ben. "Uncle Ben, I'll count on you to manage Sedona City after I leave."

"Young Master, it's better to let me go." Ben couldn't really say anything when the three girls were trying to persuade Lucas, and now was his turn to do so. Lucas making him guard the home was a sign of trust, but in his mind, knights were supposed to be on the battlefield and on the frontlines for their masters.

"Sedona City is my base and absolutely nothing can happen to it. Uncle Ben, you're one of my most trusted people, and I will feel at ease if I gave the job to you." Lucas said. Ben was an experienced knight and had served in the king's personal knights group before. He may have a broken foot, but all Lucas wanted was Ben's talent for being a commander, which was perfect for guarding a place.

"…" Ben thought about it and realized he was the only one suitable for the job. His sons were too young they could lead soldiers, but managing things would be too much of a stretch for them. Annie could only manage internal affairs. He was the only one with the experience able to manage a city's security.

"Then Young Master, how many soldiers are you taking with you?" Ben asked.

"I'll take about half of the army. We're going to ambush them, so it's enough." Lucas thought about the horse thieves' plan and couldn't help but laugh. "They probably never thought that we would get the letter."

It had been four days since Ryan had given him the letter, and it would take six days to travel from Lockwood City to Sedona City. A round trip would take twelve days.

Omar is probably thinking that Ryan was on his way back to Lockwood City. A round trip from Sedona City to Sakura City would only take four days. The horse thieves would attack two days later, which would be the twelfth day. It would be too late for Omar when he realized that something was wrong.

Lucas had calculated everything he wanted to be the hunter in the back and kill two birds with one stone. Fame was the biggest attraction for wanderers. All he had to do was show the strength of Sedona City's military force.

"Young Master, half of the army is too little." Ben was anxious as half of the army was only about 50 people and the horse thieves had about 500 people.

"The War Wolf Squad will come with me, so you don't have to worry about my safety." Lucas said with a smile. "Besides, I'm going to take all the military crossbows along. I'm leaving half of the army in Sedona City for security; they're just enough to suppress troublemakers. Kill anyone that dares to make trouble. Besides, the wheat will be ready to be harvested when I leave to go to Sakura City. You have to organize people to harvest the wheat, and you need some people to stay alert."

"Yes." Ben was convinced by what Lucas had said and thought that Lucas had thought of everything. He also thought about Lucas's strength, which was strong enough that ordinary people couldn't even harm him, not to mention that Mina was also going to be there.

"Go. Load the ships with military supplies. I will leave in the afternoon at 3 o'clock sharp." Lucas said, waving his hand.

"Yes." Ben saluted and walked out. He still had to handle things, including selecting the soldiers that would participate in the war. He also had to go and tell his son to make sure of Lucas's safety.

"Young Master, the Drunken Night Restaurant is meant to open this afternoon. Should we delay it until you return from Sakura City?" Annie asked anxiously. Her current state was like how she had been worried about Mina when Mina went out to look for food, the only difference was that she was worried about Lucas rather than Mina now.

"Yeah, postpone it." Lucas nodded. "The most important things in the Shopping Mall are salt and wheat. They can only be sold in large quantities to people with IDs; people without IDs can only buy a small amount."

"Understood, I won't let those merchants buy in large quantities." Annie nodded. She knew how important wheat and salt were, they were the root of Sedona City's stability.

"I will scare them a bit before I leave, so they won't try to cause trouble for a few days." A light flashed through Lucas's eyes. He knew just how dangerous merchants were; some could even sell their own countries for money, so he couldn't be too careful.

"Young Master, if they try to reach for stuff they shouldn't touch, I will kill them." Annie said viciously.

"It's just taking precautions before it rains. Don't worry about it too much. Suppress whatever request they have, and wait for me to come back before doing anything. I will be back in at most five days."

"Understood." Annie nodded her head 

There were only two people that could manage the internal affairs in Sedona City: Lucas and Annie. Max technically counted, but he could only do so partially, so he kind of counted as half a person.

The thing that Lucas was most worried about was the wheat harvest. Wheat harvest would happen two days later, and at that time he would have just arrived at Sakura City to prepare to eliminate the horse thieves.

They could only rely on wheat to live through the winter. Lucas wanted to get a few ships worth of wheat from Sakura City, so he could brew wine. Besides, perfumes, aka gold harvesting machines, also required alcohol.

Lucas also needed to make the greenhouse, as many nobles would probably go crazy when they saw that there were green vegetables in the winter. Unfortunately, the amount of plastic film that he brought from Earth was limited, so he couldn't plant a lot of vegetables unless he could find something to replace plastic film.

Lucas already had an idea of what he could as substitutes for plastic films, and they could be made in this world. Unfortunately, he could only wait until the next year to make them as it was already too late in the current year.

"Don't stop the production of metal furnaces or the mining of coals. Make them continue to dig for minerals and make iron. The amount of iron and steel we need next year will be multiplied by a few times."

"Yes." Annie nodded. She was baffled and felt that Lucas was like Mina from before, who would always nag at her and tell her to pay attention to everything before leaving. However, it was very reassuring for her.

"Young Master, you should get ready to go," Mina said. "You need a weapon and strong armor."

"Indeed, then let's go to the inner vault." Lucas stood up and walked away. The things that he had prepared previously would come in handy now.

Annie pulled Mina and mouthed, "Protect Young Master! Return safely."

Mina understood immediately. Annie would always tell her something like that in the past when she left. She mouthed, "Don't worry, leave it to me." Anyone could die, but not Lucas, because he was their hope.

"You two, hurry up and catch up." Lucas said from a bit of distance away.

"Yes."

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