Live Stream: I Am A Lord In Another World

“Master, the main force of the rebels has set out!”

A few hours after the rebel army’s departure, Richard received Gazia’s report.

“Send scouts to follow them secretly. Be careful not to expose our target. Report their movements every half day.”

Richard instructed Gazia.

“Yes, Master!” Gazia replied.

With the raven’s assistance, there was no need to worry about message delivery.

It would still take three to four days for the main rebel force to reach Richard’s territory.

During these days, Richard could use the time to further enhance his soldiers’ training.

Especially the crossbowmen’s training.

“The main force of the rebels has set out?”

Count Zane was slightly surprised when he heard the news.

Richard replied, “Yes. I’ve lured 70,000 rebels here. Once we deal with these 70,000, recovering the entire northeastern region will be much quicker.”

“70,000?”

Count Zane took a deep breath and expressed some concern, “Isn’t that a bit risky?”

He wasn’t fully detailed on the strength of Richard’s forces but had some understanding. He knew Richard had a few thousand soldiers.

And he also knew Richard’s soldiers were quite formidable.

However, a few thousand against 70,000 still seemed too precarious to Count Zane.

When Stone Fort City was attacked, Count Zane had urgently recruited a few thousand soldiers, raising the garrison to 8,000. Even so, they were still overwhelmed by the rebels’ human wave tactics.

Of course, Count Zane also knew that his urgently recruited soldiers weren’t particularly strong compared to the rebels.

Richard calmly said, “No, it isn’t.”

Count Zane glanced at him, hesitating to speak further.

But he probably understood that further concern was futile. The rebels were already heading towards Florencia City.

“The nobles’ guards number over a thousand. I know you’re worried they might delay things, but you can return their weapons. I’ll lead them as a reserve force and will make sure they don’t cause you any trouble. How about it?”

In the end, Count Zane made a suggestion instead of voicing more concerns.

Richard pondered for a moment and then agreed, “Alright!”

Count Zane then departed to train the noble guards.

【Oh yes, we’re finally going to see an unprecedented large-scale battle!】

【8,000 versus 70,000, best of luck anchor!】

【70,000 people, honestly, I’ve never seen so many together.】

【Can’t wait!】

【Anchor’s fighting spirit, here’s 100 rockets to fund the army!】

【…】

In the live chat, when viewers learned from Richard and Count Zane’s conversation that 70,000 rebels were on the way, the chat exploded with excitement!

Since Richard’s journey began, he had seen numerous battles, big and small.

From dealing with a few dozen bandits to battles involving thousands, the scale had continually increased, leaving viewers amazed.

The most thrilling for viewers was the battle against 8,000 bandits.

The scale of that battle was already quite large.

Dorothy’s stunning performance during that battle had impressed many viewers. Even now, viewers would still be excited whenever Dorothy appeared on camera.

Following that battle, the conflict with over 5,000 rebels was also highly entertaining.

And it was rather easy to watch, considering those 5,000 rebels were less formidable than the bandits.

Although earlier battles were quite thrilling, they were all under ten thousand in scale.

Now, however, a major battle was finally about to take place!

Even if the rebels were a disorganized mob with limited combat effectiveness, they still numbered 70,000!

Just the numbers alone were quite intimidating.

Thus, when viewers received the news, they were all incredibly excited and highly anticipated the event!

[Cute Big-Eyed Bunny] sent 100 super rockets! Comment: Victory for my husband!

[Night Raid on Nunnery] sent 100 super rockets! Comment: Give it your all! I want to see the great battle!

[Aunty Wang from Yue City] sent 100 super rockets. Comment: My daughter is already a fan of yours. You must win!

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In the live chat, many viewers tipped generously upon hearing the news.

There were dozens of people who tipped 100 super rockets at once.

Richard’s live stream now had more and more wealthy fans.

And these fans were highly engaged.

For many, watching Richard’s live stream had become a daily ritual. Whenever the stream started, some viewers would even pause meetings to catch the stream before resuming.

Those who missed it would make sure to watch the replay as soon as possible.

In the live chat, rockets were flying everywhere.

The number of viewers in the stream began to grow explosively, soon surpassing five million.

On this day, an enthusiastic viewer downloaded the replay of Richard’s stream, edited some exciting clips, and posted them online, teasing the upcoming “world-shaking battle” scheduled in a few days.

These videos went viral, attracting even more viewers to Richard’s stream.

As usual, Richard ended his stream after a little over an hour and then went out to inspect the city.

Now, there were three full rings of low walls surrounding the city.

The walls were only two to three meters high. Each circle of the low wall was vertical facing outwards, but there was a slope inside where people can stand.

The walls were spaced about a hundred meters apart, with five rings of barbed wire between them.

In total, there were fifteen rings of barbed wire.

These barbed wires were not electrified yet. Passing through them wasn’t particularly difficult, but contact with the wires could be hazardous once they were electrified.

Additionally, the moat had long been dug. It was over ten meters wide and more than three meters deep, with several drawbridges leading to the city gates.

The drawbridges were operated by electric motors purchased from the online store. Once powered, many of the devices bought online would become operational.

This was the outer defense of the city.

Inside the city, each of the four city gates had a barbican.

The city walls hadn’t been raised, but a temporary platform had been built behind them using scaffolding. This allowed the crossbowmen to stand on it and attack.

However, there were still relatively few crossbowmen on the arrow towers.

Each arrow tower could only accommodate seven or eight crossbowmen at most.

The advantage of the arrow towers was that they concentrated the defenders and were not easily attacked.

After inspecting, Richard was quite satisfied.

Now, he was fully prepared.

He was just waiting for the “rabbit” to arrive.

This was a standard case of “waiting for the rabbit by the stump.”

And the rabbit was bound to take the bait!

In the following days, Richard’s live stream continued to attract a large number of viewers as he updated on the preparations for the battle, and the viewership numbers kept rising.

Soon, Richard’s stream was approaching six million viewers.

Many people were eagerly waiting for the battle in a few days.

Of course, some viewers were persistently demanding to see the half-elf, Lacey.

However, these viewers would likely be disappointed.

Lacey had been staying in Richard’s castle for the past few days, waiting for the arrival of the compressed biscuits.

The store had already dispatched the biscuits a day ago, and they were expected to arrive within the next couple of days.

Richard was somewhat curious.

The volume of ten thousand boxes of compressed biscuits was substantial. He was curious about how Lacey would transport them.

Ten thousand boxes would occupy several cubic meters of space, and they weighed a total of ten thousand pounds.

One horse couldn’t carry that much.

Richard suspected that Lacey might have some space-related magical items, such as space bags, to accommodate a lot of items.

If space bags were indeed used, it would suggest that while magic users in this world are few, their magical abilities are not particularly low. It’s just that magic users are rarely seen, making them almost invisible.

Richard didn’t speculate too much about this and didn’t ask.

Some things are best left undiscovered until they become evident. Once the biscuits arrived, Lacey’s method of transporting them would become clear.

Richard remained patient.

Over the past few days, Lacey had been quite happy in Richard’s castle.

The fox girls had good personalities and had become good friends with her.

Through these friends, Richard learned that Lacey’s people were not half-elves but full elves. She belonged to an elven clan or tribe.

Recently, this elven clan was preparing to migrate. However, they were still in the preparation phase.

The final destination of their migration hadn’t been decided yet.

Among the preparations, the most important task was to stockpile enough food to meet the needs of the migration and the transition to a new place.

After returning this time, Lacey might come back again because ten thousand boxes of compressed biscuits wouldn’t be enough, but she could only carry so much at once.

The fox girls were quite smart.

They understood some of Richard’s intentions and, in their conversations, suggested to Lacey that her people could migrate to Richard’s territory.

The fox girls’ persuasion was much more effective than if Richard had directly suggested it.

Richard hadn’t instructed them to do this.

The fox girls had been with Richard for some time and had grown accustomed to and enjoyed life in his city.

And it was a genuine enjoyment.

Given this, the fox girls were naturally inclined to advocate for Richard.

Lacey was indeed moved by the fox girls’ suggestions.

She had been very happy during her stay in Richard’s city.

However, her feelings alone wouldn’t have much impact, as her people were highly cautious of humans and were unlikely to agree.

Additionally, elves preferred life in the forest, and the type of forest they needed was different from the one inhabited by centaurs.

Currently, there wasn’t a suitable forest in Richard’s territory.

However, Lacey agreed to try persuading her people after returning, but she couldn’t guarantee success.

After learning about these matters from the fox girls, Richard didn’t rush to discuss it with Lacey.

At present, there wasn’t a suitable place for elves in his territory.

In his city, the demi-humans lived separately from humans.

Of course, their interactions were generally harmonious, with no conflicts arising.

Especially the minotaurs, who were popular among children.

Richard didn’t believe in enforcing a one-size-fits-all approach or insisting on racial integration. It was best for demi-humans to have their own living areas and humans to have theirs, as it was now.

Elves were different from demi-humans; they were more wary of humans and preferred life in the forest.

Of course, this didn’t mean elves didn’t need houses at all, but they valued a natural lifestyle more.

Richard’s current territory couldn’t satisfy these needs.

However, once Richard defeated the rebels and captured half of the Northeast region, there were plenty of suitable forests there. In fact, there was a suitable forest not far from Florencia City, though it didn’t belong to Richard at the moment.

Since Lacey’s people weren’t in a rush to migrate and were still preparing, Richard wasn’t in a hurry.

After capturing half of the Northeast region, Lacey could return, and once their relationship was further developed, Richard could speak to her again.

And so, another day passed, and the compressed biscuits finally arrived.

Richard placed the biscuits in the warehouse and handed them over to Lacey.

Ten thousand boxes of compressed biscuits took up quite a bit of space.

Stacked neatly, they occupied about three cubic meters.

“How will you transport them?” Richard asked.

“I brought a space bag borrowed from Master Xiang.” Lacey replied, her voice unconsciously carrying a hint of sweetness.

This was something she hadn’t noticed herself.

“A space bag?” Richard showed curiosity.

Lacey produced a gray bag.

The bag was not small, approximately thirty centimeters in length. It was a bit larger than Richard had imagined.

“Master only has one of these space bags, and it should be enough to carry these things.” Lacey said.

“Let me help you.” Richard assisted her in placing the compressed biscuits into the space bag.

As he was packing, Richard noticed that while the space inside the bag appeared much larger from the opening, it still looked the same size from the outside.

Finally, all the compressed biscuits were packed inside.

The space bag was just filled to its capacity.

Lacey had indeed calculated it perfectly.

“All done!”

After finishing, Lacey clapped her hands. With the task complete, she let out a sigh of relief.

However, after clapping her hands, Lacey suddenly realized something.

This meant she would have to leave.

A sense of reluctance suddenly welled up in her heart.

My people are still waiting for me, Lacey forced herself to think.

Then she looked at Richard and said, “Lord Richard, thank you. You’ve been a great help to us!”

Richard replied, “It’s nothing. I got a nice magic scroll in return.”

Lacey had originally intended to say that she would come again next time, and when she did, she would need another ten thousand boxes, hoping Richard would prepare in advance. However, the words were on the tip of her tongue, but somehow she didn’t say them.

If he prepared in advance, she would have to leave when she arrived.

If he didn’t prepare, she could stay a few more days in Richard’s castle under pretense.

‘Lacey, this can’t continue!’

Lacey felt her thoughts were starting to take a dangerous turn. She thought again about her people, then stood up and bid farewell to Richard.

Richard escorted her out of the castle, watching as she disappeared beyond the city.

Once outside Florencia City, Lacey felt a sense of loss.

However, she always remembered her mission.

“This time, by taking a shortcut, I’ll see him again in just over a month,” Lacey thought.

With this in mind, she urged her horse to gallop quickly north.

After Lacey left, the castle seemed a bit quieter.

But it was just a temporary illusion.

The castle still had many fox girls, and there were also two cat girls, Mia and Miwei. Dorothy and Mia occasionally bickered, so it was far from quiet.

That night after Lacey’s departure, Richard received a report.

The rebel army of seventy thousand had arrived within twenty kilometers of Richard’s territory, preparing to set up camp there. They would launch their attack early the next morning!

The rebels had finally arrived!