Live Stream: I Am A Lord In Another World

In the reception room, Count Zane looked at Richard with a beaming smile and said, “Young friend, I have reported your achievements. The king is very pleased and has promised additional rewards for you after the war.”

The battle outside Florencia City had greatly impressed Count Zane.

He increasingly felt that Richard was a treasure.

So, as soon as the war ended, Count Zane detailed the battle’s outcome and sent a pigeon to the royal capital!

The king was very pleased upon reading it.

The uprisings in the mainland had become increasingly severe, with several rebel armies numbering in the hundreds of thousands. These uprisings had given the king a lot of trouble, and it was impossible to quell them in the short term.

Even the king’s army had suffered many defeats, losing three entire provinces.

In this situation, the news of the northeastern region’s victory was the only good news available.

Therefore, the king decided not only to meet Richard’s demands but also to award him extra recognition after the war.

As soon as Count Zane received this news, he rushed to inform Richard.

To him, receiving the king’s reward was something worth celebrating, even for a genuine count.

However, Count Zane soon noticed that Richard was not as excited or thrilled as he had imagined.

On the contrary, Richard remained quite calm, merely responding with a faint “oh.”

Such calmness made Count Zane’s eager smile look somewhat awkward.

【Haha, does a king’s reward really excite our heartless streamer king? Dream on!】

【Looking forward to the day when the anchor rebels.】

【…】

The meeting happened to coincide with the end of today’s livestream, and viewers found Count Zane’s expressions quite entertaining.

Now, in Richard’s livestream, the number of viewers had stabilized at seven million after the war. Even the daily post-war routines of Richard’s livestream attracted over seven million viewers.

Count Zane’s enthusiasm in the reception room did not wane. He looked at Richard with anticipation, “When do you plan to attack the Stone Fort City?”

It had been over ten days since Richard promised to conquer the northeastern region within a month.

Although the war hadn’t lasted long, it took four days just for the 70,000 rebels to move from Stone Fort City to Richard’s territory, and several more days for post-war processing.

Richard said, “Tomorrow. Tomorrow morning, the army will set out to attack Stone Fort City!”

He had already dealt with the war prisoners.

The more than 10,000 rebels who had committed crimes were sent to labor work, with a thousand militia and a few minotaurs overseeing them.

These individuals were shackled, making any collective rebellion difficult.

Firstly, their movements were restricted, unlike ordinary people, and they had no weapons. Additionally, uniting them was challenging.

Richard provided them with enough food every day. Except for the initial few thousand bandits, the remaining rebels were formerly civilians. Given the locust plague, having enough food was a blessing, so no one had other thoughts.

Moreover, to keep these people content and working, Richard gave them some hope.

For example, those with less severe crimes, as long as they accepted rehabilitation, could regain their freedom in a few years.

A few with grave and unredeemable crimes were secretly dealt with.

This was to prevent them from inciting trouble among the prisoners, knowing they would never regain their freedom.

For instance, General Rigg’s former “aide.”

This person, after being captured, saw Richard and actually attempted to defect, hoping to serve Richard.

He did have some education.

However, Richard dismissed him.

As a high-educated, high-IQ transmigrator, Richard wouldn’t use someone so uncertain.

However, keeping him was still a potential risk.

Although Richard wasn’t afraid of the prisoners causing trouble, if they did, he would have to use force to suppress them, which would mean losing some of his laborers.

These laborers only needed food daily and no wages. To perform well and gain favor, they would work hard, so losing them was a disadvantage.

As for the more than 20,000 war prisoners from the northeastern region, Richard had persuaded them yesterday.

These individuals were conscripted by the rebels and had committed no crimes. Who wouldn’t want to return home?

Thus, upon hearing Richard’s words, more than 20,000 prisoners eagerly volunteered to be vanguards.

Richard wasn’t worried about them turning against him.

Moreover, they no longer had any reasons or conditions to rebel.

Count Zane, hearing Richard’s words, was somewhat excited: “Good, good! As long as we capture Stone Fort City, Westgar City will be no problem!”

Richard said, “Tomorrow, Count, you can bring your noble guard squad and join us for the departure.”

Count Zane didn’t hesitate and repeatedly agreed: “Good, good!”

Richard responded with a simple “Mm,” and said, “Then it’s settled.”

The night passed quickly.

The next morning, Richard woke up early.

With Miwei’s assistance, he finished his preparations and was ready to set out.

He soon arrived at the military camp.

In the camp, two thousand-strong legions, a thousand crossbowmen, and 300 fox-people archers were all ready.

“Mia, I leave the home front to you,” Richard said to Mia, the cat girl.

Mia nodded heavily, “Master, you can rest assured that I’ll take care of everything at home!”

Yes, this time, Richard planned to leave Mia to guard Florencia City.

Richard left Mia with a thousand-strong legion, a thousand crossbowmen, and nearly a thousand city guards for maintaining order.

In addition, the forty or so minotaurs could also join the fight.

Although these minotaurs weren’t as strong as the fifty Richard took with him, their combat power was still considerable.

Some minotaur children over ten years old could be stronger in combat than an adult male.

With these forces, along with the electrified barbed wire and moat in the low walls, Florencia City was virtually impregnable.

Even if another army of tens of thousands came, they wouldn’t be able to take it down.

As for the people Richard took, he had two thousand-strong legions, a thousand crossbowmen, all the fox-people archers, fifty minotaurs, a thousand centaurs, and the original 28,000 rebels from the northeastern region.

No, they could no longer be called rebels.

These 28,000 people varied in age, from the young and strong, as young as ten, to those in their fifties.

Richard took them all and issued some of the captured weapons to them.

In addition, he also took all the bandits he had previously captured.

Richard told them that if they survived the war, they would be upgraded from permanent laborers to only ten years of labor.

Including the bandits, Richard took nearly 40,000 people and set off in a grand procession.

He did not bring a supply train.

Instead, he took advantage of the time difference when shopping online to buy food in advance, ensuring that food would arrive daily.

Items bought online were temporarily stored in the system warehouse that could last a day before disappearing. However, a day was sufficient.

For Richard, using the online store was more than enough to solve the food issue along the way and would never run out.

The grand army set off in a mighty procession towards the Stone Fort City.

Richard and Count Zane each rode in a carriage, with Dorothy accompanying Richard.

Miwei, worried about Richard’s journey, wanted to come along to serve him but was declined by Richard.

It was just a few days.

Surrounding Richard’s carriage were naturally the minotaurs and fox archers.

A thousand crossbowmen were positioned between the two legions.

The several thousand bandits were closely watched by one legion.

The bandits were still shackled, which, while not impeding their walking, made rebellion difficult during combat.

At the very front were the 28,000 prisoners.

This was Richard’s first time being so far from his own territory.

The bumpy carriage ride was nothing compared to the high-end cars before crossing over to this world.

Transportation in this world was still quite inconvenient.

However, the pace of the march was not slow. On the first day, they marched for 12 hours, covering over sixty kilometers.

By evening, they set up camp on a highland.

The ordinary prisoners slept on the ground, while Richard took out a tent from his storage space and had it set up.

“Master, let me help you with your bath.”

With Miwei absent and them being out in the wilderness, Dorothy, the fox girl, took on the role of serving Richard.

Of course, she didn’t need to heat the water.

The soldiers prepared hot water, which was then brought to Richard by Charlotte, the centaur.

Richard didn’t refuse.

After enjoying Miwei’s meticulous care for a long time, it felt a bit odd without her around.

However, Dorothy was also quite attentive.

But Miwei had frequently assisted Richard with his baths. Although he had never done anything improper with Miwei, Dorothy was different.

She was already an adult, and it was her first time assisting Richard with a bath.

So Dorothy’s face turned incredibly red throughout the process.

After Richard finished his bath, Dorothy felt that her face was hot enough to cook an egg.

Afterward, Dorothy also took a bath in a designated area of the tent.

This tent was a luxurious one Richard bought online, with a considerable size—its diameter was a full six meters when set up.

The interior area was nearly 30 square meters, larger than an average bedroom from before crossing over.

Richard had set up two foldable mattresses as beds inside.

Given the conditions in the wilderness, this was already quite good.

After all, besides himself, even Count Zane had to spend the night in a carriage and had no place to bathe.

Having finished washing, Richard took out a rechargeable desk lamp and lay on the soft bed, reading a book.

This book was a geographical treatise from Count Zane, detailing the geography of this world.

Of course, the treatise covered only a limited area, with many places not included.

The northeastern region, where Richard’s territory was located, was included. This region was the northeastern province of the kingdom. To the north was the beast kingdom, and to the east, a distance away, was a mountain range teeming with magical beasts.

It was a desolate place, and further east there was said to be a kingdom, but no one had ever been there.

After he read for a while, Dorothy, the fox girl, finished her bath and emerged in a long nightgown that Richard had bought for her online.

In the dim light, Dorothy in the nightgown had a certain beauty about her.

Richard stared in surprise.

“Master, please rest assured. Charlotte and the others are guarding the surroundings, and I will protect you as well,” Dorothy said, drawing her short sword and preparing to attach it to the strap on her leg for easy access during combat.

Richard stared in surprise again.

Just then, Dorothy glanced at Richard.

Their eyes met.

Immediately, the temperature in the tent seemed to rise.

Dorothy’s face turned red again.

She noticed that Richard’s gaze had changed in some way.

After following Richard for so many days, Dorothy’s heart had long belonged to him. Especially a few months ago, when Miwei came to Dorothy and said a bunch of strange things.

Dorothy was moved by Miwei, and that night, in a fit of impulse, she almost decided to offer herself to Richard.

However, she was just an 18-year-old fox girl, and she couldn’t bring herself to voice it.

Before she could speak, they encountered the half-elf Lacey that night, and the matter was left unresolved.

Today… being alone with Richard in the same room, it seemed…

“Master… um…”

The lights in the tent went out.

The moon was bright, and the stars were sparse.

The next morning, Richard woke up very early.

“Master.”

Dorothy, the fox girl, seemed to have not slept all night and did not dare to look at Richard.

That morning, Richard had Charlotte bring hot water to help Dorothy wash her face and get dressed.

Finally, he carried Dorothy onto the carriage.

As soon as she was on the carriage, she fell asleep.

However, after a restless night, Richard felt quite refreshed. His 3.5 times the physical conditioning was no joke.

The army continued its march.

Richard lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the surrounding terrain.

He was contemplating the development of the northeastern region and further construction of his territory.

The first step was definitely road construction, followed by reclaiming wasteland and planting high-yield crops like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, which were not demanding in terms of soil.

Food was the foundation of everything.

If he could solve this issue himself, he would save a lot of money.

Although Richard was now earning a high income from his live streams, once he started large-scale construction of his territory, the funds would quickly become insufficient.

To give a simple example, if Richard were to build a large hydroelectric power station, the amount of steel, cement, and generators needed would cost billions.

Furthermore, if he wanted to improve the industrial level of his territory, the costs would be substantial.

It’s not just about the money from another world; gold coins would also be required in large amounts.

Of course, Richard plans to proceed step by step.

He intends to gradually resolve issues within his territory, then continuously earn gold coins by sourcing things that don’t exist in this world from online, and use those funds to build up his territory.

Dorothy slept until the afternoon.

When she woke up, her face was still flushed, and she didn’t dare look at Richard.

She had become his woman.

As a fox girl, Dorothy had never imagined that one day she would willingly dedicate herself to a human.

However, she did not regret it at all.

On the contrary, she felt very happy.

Though, she was definitely still shy.

The next day, the army marched another sixty kilometers.

That evening, Richard set up the tent again, and Dorothy stayed with him.

However, that night, Richard only set up one bed.

Even though he had prepared only one bed, considering Dorothy’s condition, Richard did not do anything to her that night despite his desire.

This touched Dorothy greatly.

On the third day, the army continued advancing and got closer to Stone Fort City.

At this point, Stone Fort City still didn’t know that General Rigg was dead and the rebels had suffered a major defeat.

After all, there was a four-day distance, and General Rigg had not brought more supplies.

Of course, he had prepared some food for himself.

Without any supplies, even if some rebels managed to escape, it would be difficult for them to return to Stone Fort City.

Moreover, with all the rebels disoriented and General Rigg killed, and under the powerful deterrence of Richard’s magic, no rebels had managed to escape.

On the road, small groups of rebel raiders were encountered and quickly eliminated by the centaurs.

That night, Richard still did not engage with Dorothy.

Since there might be a battle the day after tomorrow, it was important to keep Dorothy well-rested.

The day passed, and on the fourth day, Richard’s army continued to march.

The centaur soldiers had already advanced ahead of the main army, clearing out the rebel scouts everywhere.

The rebel scouts were not very professional. Seeing the centaurs, some scouts were so scared that they fled.

That day, Dorothy also took action, riding on Charlotte’s back. Using her sense of smell, she identified and eliminated all the scouts ahead of the army.

Additionally, after General Rigg’s departure, the two staff officers responsible for defense, fearing a demi-human attack, had kept the forty thousand rebels stationed within Stone Fort City, without sending them out.

So, even though Richard’s army was approaching Stone Fort City, the rebels inside had not yet noticed.

“Rest here for two hours, resupply, and after dark, we’ll attack!” Richard issued the order at a location about ten kilometers from Stone Fort City.

Then, he took out a large amount of food and had it distributed.

All the soldiers silently began to eat.

After finishing their meal, the soldiers either sat or lay on the ground to rest.

Meanwhile, the centaurs continued to sweep the area for scouts.

Since the centaurs had appeared previously, even if one or two scouts saw them and fled back to the city, it would not arouse suspicion.

The sky gradually darkened.

Finally, it was dark.

“Set out!”

Richard issued the command.

Immediately, the entire army mobilized and, taking advantage of the night, quietly advanced towards Stone Fort City.

“Come, drink!”

At that moment, in the former estate of Count Zane, within Stone Fort City, the two staff officers in charge of guarding were still drinking and embracing women.

With General Rigg absent, these two had kept their composure on the first day, but by the second day, they had completely let loose, indulging in drinking and revelry.

Since the centaurs hadn’t appeared in recent days, they believed that the centaurs had likely gathered enough supplies and wouldn’t return, so they had relaxed their vigilance.

As the upper echelons relaxed their guard, the lower ranks followed suit, and the entire Stone Fort City’s rebels also grew complacent.

After all, they were not a regular army—how much capability and awareness could one expect from them?

However, there were still thousands of rebels stationed on the city walls.

At night, the city gates would be closed, and behind the main city gate, there were also several thousand rebels on guard, with another ten thousand stationed nearby.

Other rebels were scattered throughout the city, and smaller gates had a few rebels stationed as well.

After all, a city cannot have just one gate.

As the night deepened, the rebels on the city walls began to doze off.

The rebels behind the city gates also started to fall asleep.

Meanwhile, a few scouts outside the city were eliminated by Dorothy.

The night was Dorothy’s domain.

While Mia’s night combat skills were actually stronger than Dorothy’s, Dorothy was more than enough for dealing with these rebels. It was almost too easy.

After clearing the scouts, Dorothy infiltrated the city.

Her method of entry was simple. The stone walls of the city could not stop her. Whether it was her or Dorothy, they could scale the walls even without any tools.

After Dorothy scaled the walls, she began to silently eliminate the guards stationed there.

These guards were not grouped together but were spaced out at intervals. Dorothy was highly skilled in assassination; a single strike from her short sword was fatal, and the victims would not even have a chance to cry out.

Meanwhile, ten minotaurs, carrying a large wooden log, and several thousand former bandits stealthily approached the city gate.

Since the guards on the city wall near the gate had been almost completely killed by Dorothy, no one noticed them.

Soon, the minotaurs arrived at the city gate.

The city gates of Stone Fort City had been reinforced by the rebels, with three solid gates.

“Charge!”

Tieling, one of the minotaurs, whispered the command.

Then, the ten minotaurs, holding the sturdy wooden log, slammed it against the gate with all their might.

Immediately, the outermost city gate of Stone Fort City was shattered!

However, the loud noise alerted the rebels behind the gate.

“Enemy attack!”

The rebels behind the gate shouted and quickly mobilized.

The sound of drums followed, rousing all the rebels into action.

However, it would take some time for the other rebel forces to gather.

“Boom!”

With another round of ramming from the ten minotaurs, the second gate was instantly breached.

“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”

A large number of rebels rushed to the third gate.

But with another charge from the ten minotaurs, the third gate couldn’t hold up and was shattered instantly.

The thick wooden bolts were broken on impact.

【Oh yeah, Brother Minotaurs are truly powerful! We’ve broken through the city so quickly!】

【Didn’t expect a surprise like this late at night!】

【Keep it up, anchor!】

【……】

As the minotaurs were ramming the gate, Richard opened his livestream. Those viewers who had been watching Richard all day saw how quickly the Minotaurs broke through the gates and began excitedly discussing it.

“Charge!”

As soon as the third gate was breached, a suicide squad composed of bandits charged forward.

However, just as these bandits rushed inside, they started screaming in agony because the rebels had thrown large amounts of quicklime.

This was why Richard didn’t send the minotaurs in the first wave.

Attacking a city is harder than defending one. Richard didn’t want to see any casualties among the minotaurs.

The bandits, desperate to avoid a life of hard labor, charged forward one after another, quickly pushing the rebels at the gate into a retreat.

Of course, their casualties were significant, as the rebels had set up quite a few traps near the gate.

Nevertheless, the bandits managed to push into the city and establish a foothold at the gate, holding off the incoming rebel reinforcements so that more of their forces could pour in.