The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Good goods mean a steady stream of wealth, and alcohol is the favorite drink of the nobles.

The nobles loved alcohol so much because untreated river and well water could easily cause illness.

The alcohol contained in alcohol becomes a natural bactericidal substance.

After taking a sip of the sour fruit wine in front of him, Cotton's eyes lit up. He was already calculating in his mind how many treasuries he should build to store the excess coins.

However, while he was excited, Caton also had many questions.

"Li, is it inappropriate for you to just give me the brewing method of alcohol like this?"

There is no free lunch. Cotton is not stupid enough to accept Li's gift for no reason. There must be a deep purpose behind Li's generosity.

"You don't want food again, do you? I told you that even if you have money, you can't buy enough food now."

Noticing the brave warriors and the extra refugees in the town, Carton thought that Lee wanted his help in stockpiling food again.

It was already difficult to collect old grain for Li, and any major moves would easily attract the attention of other nobles.

Carton didn't want to become the target of public criticism just for repaying Li's favor.

Cotton was on guard against him, and Li had such a suitable partner right now, and he didn't want to alienate himself from Cotton.

"It's like this. I hope to use the production of sour fruit wine in exchange for the support of the Freyr family. Now the town has received many refugees, and we need more manpower to build the town."

As the population increases, the dispatch of various materials will become a problem, and conflicts between refugees will accumulate.

If you want to develop and expand a town, besides food and supplies, the most lacking thing is intellectuals.

"We have the people to work, and we have enough food for the time being, but we lack soldiers to protect the town, and we also lack people who know how to manage, knights, magicians, and so on. If we can borrow some from the Freyr family, our construction speed will be increased. Maybe before winter comes, all of us can live in warm houses, and the cold will no longer threaten our lives."

"You actually want to build a Neverwinter City. This is not something you can do just by thinking about it!"

Neverwinter is a compliment to a highly developed city. When the human kingdom was still in the southern continent, there were seven or eight cities worthy of the name Neverwinter.

After being chased to the northern continent by the demons, only one Neverwinter city remained in the human kingdom, which is now the royal capital.

However, Carton was very clear about the situation in the royal capital. The title of Neverwinter for the royal capital was false. Many civilians living in the royal capital would freeze to death every year. Only the nobles who controlled the resources had the leisure to enjoy the snow scenery, go ice skating and make snowmen.

“You should always have an idea first, and then do it slowly~”

Li's attitude was light, but his words were heavy.

It was also the first time that Carton realized that this was the way to do things.

"We need knights to train more militia. If it is inconvenient for you to send knights, you can also send some knight squires to help us."

Knights couldn't do it, but knight squires could. Cotton nodded and agreed to send the trainee knights to Gravel Hills.

"There are also lawyers and judges. There will be many conflicts in the future. It is too troublesome to rely on all the townspeople to hold meetings and vote every time. A sound legal system is necessary."

Carton nodded and said he would send a few scholars to help set up the court.

"As for the magician, please help to win him over as well."

At first, Carton thought Li was daydreaming, but as they talked, he felt that Li's arrangements were very meticulous.

If Li's vision can be realized step by step, this land of gravel hills may really develop into a metropolis.

"I am the lord of Gravel Hills. It is my job to make this place prosperous. However, I want to get so much support just for the sour fruit wine project. It's still a bit..."

Caton was still a little young. He saw the benefits of working with Lee, but he also felt that the benefits Lee gave him were not enough.

Carton should not have hesitated. He should either agree to cooperate or get up and leave. Bargaining with Li lowered Carton's style as a lord.

Li patted Cotton's shoulder and signaled him to stay calm.

"I have other things I can show you. Excuse me for a moment~"

Right now, the only thing Li can show off is his cooking skills.

In the kitchen, Xiaoli has prepared the ingredients. Li wants to use the current output of the gravel hills to make a dessert feast for Carton to taste.

As everyone knows, money from women and children is the easiest to make. Li can teach his cooking skills to the chefs sent by Cotton, and then let them go to wealthy places like the royal capital to harvest the wallets of those noble women.

When the new dessert becomes an indispensable favorite at banquets, everyone else can only watch the Freyr family accrue wealth.

Those nobles couldn't just kill the Freyrs, nor could they prevent the spread of desserts among the aristocracy.

The only way is to bribe the chef and secretly learn the new pastry making methods from him.

Learning from others requires a process, but Li can guarantee that within three to five years, Freyr's snacks will be the best in the market. If the confidentiality work is done well, the monopoly time can be extended.

"Xiao Li, pass me the honey."

"Okay, Master~"

Xiaoli put a jar of honey in front of Li. In order to save this jar of honey, Li had not made desserts for his family for a month.

Xiaoli was swallowing her saliva because of greed. Li looked at the honey jar and felt uncomfortable.

"It would be nice to have some other kind of sugar. It's so hard to get honey in Gravel Hills."

The soil on the gravel hills is poor, there are few large patches of wild flowers, and those shrubs that do bloom are too short-lived to support bees collecting food.

The jar of honey in Li's hand was snatched by Myron from a wild beehive. For the honey, the undead led by Myron were all stung and had big lumps on their heads.

Li stretched out his finger, dipped it in some honey and smeared it on Xiaoli's lips.

Xiaoli stuck out her tongue and licked it, her little face flushed with joy.

"Master, honey is too precious. Let's make some wheat soup next time."

The most easily obtainable sweetness can be obtained by cooking the sprouted wheat over high heat to collect the juice. Li looked at Xiaoli in surprise and was completely stunned.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Xiaoli, who was already blushing, didn't dare to look up because of Li's stare. The young master's gaze was too aggressive, as if he wanted to tear Xiaoli apart.

"Xiao Li, you are a genius!"

In the kitchen, the overly excited Li held Xiaoli and spun her around in circles. Xiaoli's cat-like screams could be heard through the wall outside.

Seeing this, Carton and the hero, who were sitting at the dining table waiting for Li to serve the food, looked at each other.

"…They were actually in the kitchen. Don't they know to hide from others?"

"Do you want to eat the food he brings out later?"

The two guests fell into long contemplation.