In the ancient castle, the soft morning sunlight shines into the room through the windows and falls on a large desk.
The early autumn breeze circulated in the room, quietly taking away the turbid air that had accumulated throughout the night.
Beside the half of the desk that was not exposed to the sun, a black-haired boy was holding a quill and scribbling on a large piece of parchment, frowning from time to time.
Less than a quarter of the area from the center of the parchment was filled with crooked lines, and there were various strange patterns beside the lines.
"The terrain near the territory is almost the same. These places are suitable for setting up cards and collecting taxes. It's really a crime to just watch the money slip away."
The young man muttered, silently putting away the parchment, calculating the time, and guessing that the cute blond busty maid would knock on the door soon to deliver medicine to him.
"Dong dong dong" A short knock on the door sounded, followed by the pleasant voice of the lovely maid into the room. "Master, can I come in?"
"Come in." Otto glanced at it to confirm that the map had been put away, and then slowly stood up from the desk.
The blond maid with some freckles on her face walked to Otto with a smile and carried a tray. On the tray, the soup in a small exquisite ceramic bowl was steaming.
"Master, the spice soup you asked for is ready."
The blonde maid carefully placed the tray on the desk and was about to pick up the small bowl when Otto stopped her.
"Let me do it."
With that said, Otto sat down at the desk and began to taste it in small sips. It was said to be spice soup, but it was actually just ordinary ginger soup. It was the same as the one he had drunk countless times in his previous life. The only difference was that it was not sweet enough.
This is not surprising. In the Middle Ages, sugar was a real luxury product. Even though Otto was the son of an earl, he could not eat as much as he wanted. What's more, the financial power of the family is now in the hands of his stepmother, Mrs. Kellyn, who doesn't have much dealing with him.
After a bowl of ginger soup, warmth rose from his stomach and gradually spread throughout his body, making Otto's throat, which was originally aching due to a cold, feel lighter.
Passing the bowl to the maid, and watching the cute blond maid twist her graceful body and float away, Otto's mood couldn't help but become a little more happy. It feels so good to be a noble!
I don't know how much more comfortable I am than the poor social beast in my previous life.
Estimating the time, the new castle should be almost completed in a week or two. I wonder what kind of bonus it will have on the first wonder.
Just as Otto was standing in front of the window, breathing in the fresh air greedily, looking at the hard work of the farmers in the distance, and sighing at the beautiful pastoral life, there was another rapid knock on the door.
"Master, Master Otto, are you here?"
The familiar voice brought Otto back to his senses.
"Enter!"
Soon, a middle-aged man in armor walked up to Otto and saluted with an anxious look on his face.
The visitor's name was Wade, one of the family's knights and Otto's personal guard captain.
"What's wrong, dear Knight Wade." Otto turned around with a warm smile on his face.
"Master Otto, what's wrong, the New Castle... the New Castle... has collapsed!" Wade's words were like a bolt from the blue that struck Otto, making him tremble.
"What did you say?"
"The New Castle has collapsed!" Hearing the confirmation from Wade again, Otto's eyes darkened and he almost became unsteady.
Wade quickly supported Otto with quick eyesight and hands. "Master Otto, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." At this moment, Otto felt that his throat, which had been much lighter, was once again itchy and painful like a fire. He took a deep breath and stood up straight, waving his hand to indicate that he did not need support. "What's going on? It was fine yesterday, and it didn't rain. Why did it suddenly collapse? I didn't go to the construction site today, and it collapsed. What did Bud do to eat?"
Facing Otto's anger, Wade could only smile bitterly. "Here, I don't know what's going on. Bart just sent someone to inform me."
"Let's go and have a look." Otto couldn't care less about his physical discomfort and quickly called Otto to go to the scene to check the situation.
Not long after, the gate of the castle opened wide, and more than ten cavalrymen galloped away, attracting everyone's attention.
Otto sat on his horse, anxious.
His original name was Tang Jun, and he was an ordinary young man from Blue Star in the 21st century. He went to and from work diligently every day. Apart from his love of playing games, he was no different from an ordinary social animal. It wasn't until he was on annual leave that he stayed up late playing games and fell asleep in front of the computer because he was too sleepy.
As soon as he woke up, he came into this world, and now more than half a year has passed. Time travel is not unfamiliar to Tang Jun. He has read many novels with such plots, and he is not opposed to time travel.
In his previous life on Blue Star, his parents had disappeared when he was still young. His father failed in business and owed a large amount of debt, and then there was no news. His mother also disappeared soon after, and if it weren't for the uncle in the compound, Thanks to the kind help of the aunts and the care of the country, it was impossible for Tang Jun, who was under ten years old at the time, to grow up smoothly.
When Tang Jun grew up, he graduated from an ordinary university, joined an ordinary company, earned a meager salary, and lived an ordinary life. His only solace was games and novels.
With nothing to worry about, he was unexpectedly happy after coming to this world. After all, in this world similar to the European Middle Ages, his status was much better than in his previous life.
His full name in this world is Otto Aracholf, and he is the eldest son of Count Berthold of Allgäu. He also has a half-brother named El, who just turned eight not long ago. birthday.
The Count of Allgäu is something that Tang Jun, that is, Otto is very familiar with. Since he liked to play P Club games in his previous life, he also knows a lot of historical knowledge. He knows that this territory called the Count of Allgäu is located in The Swiss canton of Aargau can be regarded as a fertile place in Switzerland.
A few months ago, his father, Count Aargau, accepted the call from the Duke of Swabia and led the army to exterminate the bandits. Now the power of the territory has fallen into the hands of his stepmother, Mrs. Kelin and Baron Charlie. One person is in charge of the finances, and the other In charge of military affairs.
As for Otto, because he is only fifteen and not yet a minor, he now has the status of an heir but does not have much power.
But Otto didn't mind. First of all, his father only went out to fight against bandits and did not die. He had always been training him as his heir. Secondly, according to the inheritance laws of the Middle Ages, as long as nothing unexpected happens to him, the position of Count Aargau will be his sooner or later.
During the time Otto came to this world, he has been thinking about a very important question. Is this world a parallel world in history that he is familiar with, or a parallel world in the game? There is a huge difference between the two.
It's no wonder that Otto was suspicious. Not to mention the system that came with him when he time traveled and was very similar to the previous game "Crusader Kings 3". Let's just say that the knights in this world are not ordinary people. Who has ever heard of Western knights in history who could fight hundreds of soldiers by themselves?
Just kidding, if he really had this strength, the original King of France and his three thousand knights would have conquered the world long ago.
Through observation and understanding during this period, Otto became more and more certain that this world was not an ordinary world. Although history was generally consistent with the history that Otto knew, there were obvious differences in many details, and it was definitely not the world he originally lived in. world.
Take the church for example. In the Middle Ages, the church believed in a single god. There was also a great schism between the Eastern and Western churches. But now, the church believes in multiple gods. The difference is huge.
This makes Otto a little worried about whether the historical trends he knows will change dramatically in this world, so he is more concerned about the systems that come with time travel.
The new castle that Otto had strongly advocated building was one of the wonders in the system, called "Eagle Castle".
[Eagle Castle] Wonder Level: 0
Bonus: None
The birthplace of the Habsburg family, it was named after an eagle landed on the castle on the day it was built. Since the pronunciation of eagle is similar to Habsburg, later family members called themselves von Habsburg, which means from Eagle Castle.
Since the establishment of Eagle Castle, the Habsburg family has created an empire that spans four continents and the sun never sets. People say that Eagle Castle has brought good luck to the Habsburg family.
With Eagle Castle, can you recreate the legend of the Habsburg family?
After taking another look at the information about Eagle Castle in the system wonders panel, Otto sighed. It's almost the same location, why can't it be a replica of Eagle Fort? This is already the current stage. With his ability, he can build the best spectacle.
Although the Count of Aargau has a fertile territory and is located in a strategic location, his family is not rich. His ancestors have always been minor nobles. It was not until his grandfather became the Count of Aargau through various means, but he also So I owed a lot of debt.
The huge debt was only paid off by his father, the current Earl of Allgäu, a few years ago. The castle where the family mainly lives now is actually very old, and there has never been money to repair it.
The reason why Count Allgäu supported Otto in building Eagle Castle not long ago is evident from the extent of his love for Otto, his eldest son.
However, in view of the worrying financial situation of the territory, Count Allgäu was only willing to build an earthen castle, which was still far from the stone castle envisioned by Otto.
But Otto also understands that this is the limit of what his father can support. After all, as a count, he still has a lot of people to support. Finally, the economy is getting better. He must save some money, otherwise he will encounter some natural disaster. Man-made disasters are likely to leave a huge debt like before, which will take generations to repay.
Just let it be an earth castle, and Otto doesn't mind. Anyway, the system doesn't specify the material, so earth castles won't work. Moreover, the earthen fortress is enough to control the land and villages within a radius of dozens of miles, so it only needs to be used.
He just didn't expect that the earthen castle was gone now. Judging from the economic situation of the territory and the power of the family now in the hands of his stepmother, he would not be able to build it again in a short time.
Thinking of this, Otto became more and more irritable, and his throat felt uncomfortable again.
Just as I was about to exit the system, I saw a system message.
"Be careful, someone is going to murder you!"
