Unknown Knight

Wrapped in the silk was an ancient book that was a bit old. Aix took it in his hand and took a closer look. He recognized the words on it. It was the title of the book written in regular script, "Nine Swords and Thirteen Styles".

When he opened it, he found it was a book on Tang sword fighting techniques. It was a combination of text and pictures with explanations in regular script. The moves in it were simple and elegant, practical and easy to understand. It was not at all like the sword manuals that Aix had seen in his original world. He was very happy and put it in his arms, planning to study it carefully when he had time.

Axe picked up the remaining armor and took a look. He found that it was only suitable for people about 1.5 meters tall. However, the domaru for protecting the body seemed to be about the same size as Cress, so he could give it back to her. The other parts were all bamboo pieces connected by leather ropes. They were more for decoration than for defense, so it was better not to use them.

As for the wakizashi, it was short and sharp, so Axe decided to give it to the little girl Cress as well, as she would definitely like it very much.

Then there was the bag of coins. Aix made a rough count and found there were fifteen gold coins, fifty-five silver coins, and dozens of copper coins, which totaled to more than two hundred silver coins. It was a considerable income. Aix gave one gold coin to Niza and Liu Tang respectively, and the rest were kept as territory property.

After the three of them got the treasure, they stopped running around and went back to the inn to rest. Aix had nothing to do, so he opened the dozen letters he got from the treasure chest. The letters were written in Japanese, but not entirely, because about 65% of the letters were Chinese characters.

Everyone knows the characteristics of our Chinese characters. When we read some articles, even if you don’t know or understand some words and sentences, as long as you put them into a certain content, people with a little cultural foundation can roughly understand those contents that they don’t know or understand by connecting, diverging, comparing or even guessing. This is the unique charm of our Chinese characters around the world, and it is also the ironclad evidence of our long and lasting cultural heritage.

So after a night of study and deciphering, Aix roughly understood the reason why this strange treasure chest appeared here, as well as the secret behind it.

It turns out that this is a story about a group of Japanese pirates wandering around the world. The leader of this group of pirates was originally a Japanese daimyo. After his territory was conquered by the enemy, he lost his foothold on land. He had no choice but to lead his remnants to wander around the world. After many twists and turns, they finally wandered to this continent of Calradia.

Originally, there were more than 300 people who escaped together, but after various accidents, attacks from other forces, and death from illness and starvation on the way, there were only dozens of them left. During this time, they made a living as pirates and robbed everywhere, and saved a lot of wealth. In order to prevent being wiped out, they buried the stolen wealth in the city of Tiha and the capital of Rhodok, Jerkala.

However, when they were robbing in this area, they met their strongest opponent, the Nord pirates who were traveling with them. As a result, they were almost wiped out by the tall and strong Nord pirates. The "daimyo" only escaped with the cover of his subordinates and fled to the city of Rivacherze alone. Knowing that he had not much time left after being injured, he marked his belongings and buried them in the alley discovered by Aix, hoping that the surviving tribesmen would find them after coming here.

Maybe the pirate leader thought that no one here could understand the words he wrote, but he didn't expect that it would benefit Aix in the end. Man disposes, God disposes. These pirates deserved to lose both their money and their lives.

After roughly deciphering the meaning of these letters and records, Aix also found two maps drawn on parchment in an envelope. He was so excited that he did not sleep well all night, because the treasures in the two treasures revealed by these letters and records amounted to more than 2,000 gold coins and more than 3,000 silver coins, not to mention the kinpan and ginpan (a Japanese gold and silver currency) they brought from their hometown, as well as pearls, gems, heirlooms and other items.

This is a huge sum of money! It would be strange if Aix could fall asleep. He wanted to run to these two places to dig up the treasure immediately, because judging from the signatures of these letters, they were mainly Japanese pirates with different names. They might be their accomplices who stayed in Tiha and Jierkala. In order to prevent other accidents, it is better to dig out the treasure as soon as possible.

So the next day, after the caravan delivered all the goods, Aix decided to leave Zhivacherze. He originally planned to wait for two days to meet with the lord of Zhivacherze, Maligaboyeh, and have a meal together to build relations, but Maligaboyeh was not in the city, so he didn't plan to wait any longer. He left some gifts and would talk about it next time he came.

The group traveled along the coast to the next stop, Wocheze City. After a day's journey, they passed the place where the pirates were wiped out last time. Aix also sent people to investigate several bays. Indeed, no signs of pirate activities were found, which made him feel a lot more at ease.

"Perhaps the heavy losses they suffered last time have made them afraid to come to this area again," Aix said to himself.

After another two days of traveling, the caravan arrived at the city of Wocheze. Now, coming here was like coming to his own home, and he was warmly welcomed.

In the evening, a banquet was inevitable, but there were not so many local nobles present today, and everyone drank in moderation. After the banquet and the guests were sent away, Aix and his father-in-law, the lord of Iaya, and his family of three sat in the hall and chatted for a while.

During this time, the Lord of Iaya suddenly asked Aix without any context:

"My dear son-in-law, do you have any long-term plans for the future? Can you tell me about it?"

To be honest, Aix had never thought about this question. Since he came to this world, whether he was in power or not, he was actually passively accepting the various causes and effects brought by this world. All the actions he took were passive and forced. He rarely took the initiative to do something. If there was any, it was only for the construction of the Talboliya territory. So he said to his father-in-law Iaya:

"As for my plans, I just want to build my own territory. I want to make Talboliya a prosperous city."

"Oh, that's a good idea. Actually, we don't have to go to Talboliya to build a territory. What do you think of the Wocheze?"

The Lord of Iaya obviously did not expect such an answer from Aix, so he turned the topic to Wo Che Ze.

"Well, this place is great, with abundant resources, a suitable climate, and beautiful scenery. Now that the hidden danger of pirates has been eliminated, I believe that Wocheze City will become more and more prosperous."

"Oh, if you were the mayor of Wocheze, what kind of city would you build it into?"

Hearing that his future son-in-law was so optimistic about Woche Zecheng, Yiaya was very happy and continued to ask.

"This is a treasure land. I think we can start from three aspects. The first is to develop local products. We can vigorously develop special products such as salt making, cheese products, seafood processing, apple and vegetable planting, etc.; the second is to develop transportation and maritime trade. We can take advantage of Wocheze's geographical location to vigorously develop maritime trade and make Wocheze an important maritime trade port; the third is to develop the tourism industry. The scenery here is beautiful, the climate is pleasant, and the beaches are beautiful. If we develop the local food and entertainment industries, we will definitely make this a tourist city famous on the mainland.

I can’t say anything else, but if these three industries develop, I estimate that the population of Wocheze will increase at least fivefold, reaching 50,000 to 60,000 people without any problem.”

This is still Aix's conservative estimate. If he were really the lord of Wocheze City, he would dare to develop it into a big city with a population of more than 100,000.

After hearing what Aix said, Iaya just smiled, obviously thinking that Aix was bragging. It was getting late, so he decided to end the conversation today, so he stood up, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Yes, I was right about you. Don't rush back this time. Accompany Tsuna to wander around the territory and stay a few more days. Maybe the development here will need your help in the future. It's getting late today, so go to bed early."

After saying that, he took Madam Zoya's arm and went to the back garden.

After watching the old couple leave, the young couple immediately cuddled together, then sneaked into Gangde's boudoir and spent the night making love.

The next day, Aix was concerned about the pirates' treasure and wanted to go back immediately, but Miss Tsuna insisted on letting him stay for a few more days and accompany her to the Shieldmaid Village to attend the wedding.

It is said that more than half of the bachelors sent by the territory last time have found their ideal partners, and several couples are preparing to hold their weddings soon. Miss Gangde hopes to witness and bless them with Axe.

Axe couldn't persuade her, so he agreed to accompany her on the journey. The two of them traveled along the way and visited several villages on the peninsula. It was two days later that they arrived at the Shieldmaid Village.

After arriving at the village, the group received a warm welcome. Unlike last time, Aix clearly felt that the atmosphere in the village was much more lively. The smiles on the women's faces were natural and warm, without the previous stiffness and indifference. Especially those who had boyfriends, all of them were beaming. How did the saying go: Love is the best nourishment for women.

The first batch of more than fifty bachelors have already found girlfriends, and more than twenty couples have held weddings under the witness of the shield girl leader. This time, X and Tundra will witness and bless nine couples who are about to get married.

Although it was the first time for Aix to witness someone else's wedding, it was not difficult. He just said a few words of blessing, and soon the wedding moved on to the next step, a collective wedding banquet held around the bonfire. The smart women placed various cold and cooked platters on a long table for the guests to choose from. There were also golden roasted lamb skewers on the bonfire next to them.

Aix never thought that one day he would be able to eat a barbecue buffet after coming to this world.