King

Wherever he goes, he is the most eye-catching kid. This damn charm is unstoppable.

In favor of the Earth Bear, a lot more people greeted Hudson. But to the entire party, he was still an outsider.

If you want to become a strong person, you must endure the unbearable loneliness of ordinary people, and your communication skills can be imagined.

The kind of person who is both the boss and the strongest of a force mostly only exists in the homes of small nobles.

Among the truly great forces, the strongest ones are often those who give up worldly power and devote themselves to cultivation.

Spending the day drinking and drinking, busy with worldly chores, and trying to surpass others' decades of hard training is simply a dream.

Although there can be resources to assist, it does not mean that these guys who work hard to practice are gone. All the major forces have invested heavily in cultivating their own cultivation geniuses.

Perhaps in normal times, training these masters is not cost-effective. The same resources are used to cultivate the army, and the combat effectiveness that can be unleashed will be stronger, but it is different when encountering emergencies.

Take this locust plague for example. Even if there are more ordinary troops, it will be in vain to face the locust army.

The only ones who can find and kill the insect king in the dense army of locusts are the experts present.

There are many similar application scenarios. For a large force, when playing games with others, you don't have to use these masters, but you can't do without them.

In political games, the presence of top experts is often the best deterrent. Can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

From the looming activities of everyone on the field, Hudson still vaguely discovered the existence of the circle.

Without any surprise, the Dalton family has the largest number of strong men, accounting for nearly 40% of the total number.

Several middle-level nobles in the province also have strong people. As few as a few people, as many as more than ten people.

On the contrary, it is the minor nobles who have the largest number of people and are rarely seen here. Even though a few attended the banquet, they were on the fringes.

Dragons cannot be raised in shallow water.

Even with the largest population base, it is still beyond imagination for small nobles who lack resources to give birth to a strong man.

Even if they are qualified to participate in the banquet, it does not mean that they have the right to speak. None of the loudest voices on the court came from a small noble family.

If you don't have enough strength, in this situation, you can only keep a low profile and keep a low profile. Otherwise, if someone catches him and beats him up, he will be shameless in public.

Hudson is one of the exceptions. Although he is very low-key, his own bear is extremely high-profile.

Fortunately, the ancestors of the Earth Bears were powerful enough and left a great reputation in the continent of Aslant. No one said anything about Bear Stearns' performance.

Even if some people are dissatisfied, no one dares to complain before they are sure of Bear Stearns' strength.

People and monsters gathered together for a banquet. The scene was so noisy that no one dared to look directly at it.

It lasted until Earl Pierce entered the scene. I thought everyone would give this big boss some face, but Hudson also specially reminded Bear Stearns.

The reality was very shocking. The people who stood up to greet us were all small characters.

All the big guys present did not take the Governor seriously at all. Eat what you should eat, drink what you should drink, and those who brag are still bragging.

Hudson, who was in a strong position, was fortunate enough to be part of a sitting team and did not try to flatter him.

Remuneration is always earned by oneself, and one cannot expect charity from others.

The hosts all believed that Cub Xiong had the strength of a magister, and Hudson was happy to let people pretend to be Xiong's power, so he didn't do anything to jeopardize his worth.

After a few token words, Earl Pierce walked to the center of the hall and said solemnly:

“You must all know the purpose of inviting everyone here today.

The locust army has now invaded Fengyun Province. All interceptions organized by the local nobles failed, and most areas affected by the locust scourge experienced a grain harvest failure.

According to the news reported by Fengyun Province, locusts are currently heading towards our southeastern province. Maybe in two days, maybe three days, the overwhelming army of locusts will enter Qiaomu County.

I will leave the fate of the southeastern provinces in your hands.

If we cannot kill the insect king in time and stop the locust army from plundering, I am afraid that our southeastern province will follow in the footsteps of Fengyun Province.

No more nonsense. Early tomorrow morning, we will rush to Qiaomu County together to try to stop the locust army from entering the country..."

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The efficient handling method surprised Hudson. I originally thought that there would be a routine discussion and wrangling, but I didn't expect that the result would be announced directly as soon as it came up.

There is nothing aristocratic about this.

But this is exactly the best way to deal with it right now.

The locust plague is imminent. If we don't quickly organize manpower to kill the insect king, it will be too late when the insect swarm enters the southeastern province.

In fact, even if the insect king is successfully killed, it does not mean that the disaster is over.

Without the insect king leading the insect swarm, the destructive power is still terrible. The only advantage is that after losing their leader, their actions will be uncontrolled and they will not all swarm into the southeastern province.

It can be said that disaster is inevitable. What everyone can do is to kill locusts as much as possible and reduce the number of insect swarms to reduce their destructiveness.

Everyone's foundation is in the southeastern provinces, so they can be regarded as grasshoppers on a rope. The locust army swept in, and no one's property was harmed. Naturally, no one would do anything wrong at this time.

Everything went incredibly smoothly, even if there were differences of opinion. Due to the needs of the overall situation, each of them chose to hold it in their stomach.

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"Baron Hudson, your lordship invites you!"

The maid's voice surprised Hudson.

After the banquet was over, I thought I could go back and have a good sleep, but I never expected that I would be retained.

Although they had met several times, there was no friendship between him and Count Pierce. On the contrary, there are still a few small festivals.

Last time in Dadir City, I was wearing small shoes. That unpleasant memory is still fresh in Hudson's mind.

"Lead the way!"

Hudson said calmly.

It's impossible to find him wearing small shoes at this time, right?

If he really targeted it deliberately, Earl Pierce would have plenty of opportunities to use the topic to his advantage. There is no need to make trouble at this juncture and affect the cause of fighting the locust plague.

Following the maid to the living room, Hudson looked at the seven chairs arranged and sat down at the bottom of the chair very consciously.

Experience told him that those who could come to discuss matters at this time were all important figures in the province. As a late-stage pawn, it's better not to be annoying.

Before their buttocks were warm from sitting, several people entered the hall one after another, all of whom they had seen at the banquet just now.

The specific strength is unknown, but he looks similar to ordinary people. It should be that he has returned to his original nature. There is no way to judge his strength based on the intensity of his aura. The only thing that he can be sure of is that he is stronger than himself.

"Baron Hudson, is your bear an adult?"

Looking along the sound, the person asking the question was a kind-hearted old magician. It's just that Hudson doesn't have a good impression of this person at all. Can his trump card be revealed casually?

"Master Yuli, don't you think this issue has been passed?"

Hudson replied angrily.

He had gained something from the banquet just now. After eavesdropping and observing, Hudson initially figured out how to get along with these old guys.

To be polite, it makes no sense. There are too many people around me who are flattering me, and I have long been immune to it. They won't treat you differently just because you are polite.

The only thing that attracts these guys' attention is their strength. If the strength is not enough, no matter who it is, they will not buy it.

When asked about the old guy's specific background, Hudson didn't figure it out. Anyway, his name for Earl Pierce was - Little Pierce.

The governor was so shameless, and Hudson didn't think he would be respected for his honest answers.

"Um!"

"This question is indeed a bit presumptuous. It's just that we old guys are very familiar with each other, but your bear strength is not clear.

Next, to deal with locusts, everyone must cooperate with each other. It is also a practical need to understand the strength in advance.

It is said that the Earth Bear will awaken the field of gravity after reaching adulthood and can affect a large part of the surrounding space.

The terror of the locust army lies in its numbers, and the strength of a single unit is almost negligible. Even the advanced Warcraft Insect King's strength is pitifully low.

If your bear can cast the field of gravity, or slightly affect the space pressure. So it is definitely of great significance to fight against the locust plague. "

Master Yuli explained with a smile.

He looks like the kindly grandpa next door. If he hadn't seen this old guy arguing with others at the banquet, maybe Hudson would have believed it.

"I see, Master Yuli can rest assured. The order of the Earth Bear's talent awakening is always random. It just so happens that Bear Stearns prefers gravity magic, so his talent in this area is quite good."

Hudson pretended to be calm and explained.

It's okay to ask for a magic spell, but if you want to know if the Earth Bear is an adult, don't even think about it.

Perhaps on other occasions, the Earth Bear may not be the opponent of these old guys, but when playing minions, Bear Stearns is definitely better than ten.

There is no other reason than that it has great staying power.

The main reason why the Earth Bear can gain the title of "King of the Earth" is that by stepping on the earth, it can continuously absorb the energy replenishment from the earth.

The replenishment speed is dozens of times faster than a magician picking up a magic crystal and sucking it madly.

If the enemies were all low-class scum like Locusts, Bear Stearns would work from morning to night without any fatigue.

Just release some magic that consumes less. The energy replenishment speed of the Earth Bear can completely keep up with the output.

This is something that human magicians can never compare to. Not to mention releasing magic continuously for a day, being able to fight for three or four hours, that is a strong person.

The battle lasted for several days, or even lasted for several months. Those are just legends. As a normal person, there is no way to compare with the legendary pervert.

Earl Pierce, who arrived belatedly, terminated this unpleasant conversation.

The expected combat deployment did not appear at this moment. Considering that the enemy this time is a locust who doesn't play according to the routine, it seems that deploying in advance is really not as good as adapting to the situation.

"I said everything that needs to be said at the banquet just now. I left a few here mainly to deal with the Insect King.

According to the information collected, there may be more than one insect king among the insect swarm this time, and there may even be a legendary insect king born.

I want to find these guys among the vast army of locusts and kill them. Looking at the entire southeastern province, there are only a few people who can do it.

Others participated in this operation, mainly as assistants. Even if they encounter the Insect King, it will be difficult to kill him under the cover of the insect army.

You can rest assured that as long as you can keep the locusts out of the southeastern province, or kill all the kings of the insect swarm, your share of benefits will be indispensable.

Ordinary goods must be looked down upon by everyone. Afterwards, you can exchange some precious cultivation resources with the Governor's Mansion based on your respective contributions.

The specific list is here. If you want something other than the list, as long as it is available in various stores in the southeastern provinces, I can help coordinate, but there is no guarantee that I will be able to exchange it. "

After listening to Earl Pierce's words, Hudson understood instantly. No wonder the reward for killing an insect king is only a mere thousand gold coins. It is simply impossible for ordinary people to complete such a task.

If the bounty is set too high, there will be "reckless people" under the heavy reward. A group of fools rushed into the swarm of insects. Instead of killing the insect king, they were knocked over by the locusts. That would be an embarrassment to the adults.

Since the mission cannot be completed, there is no need to show them the real mission bounty.

It saves them from doing anything bad and doing bad things. If the insect king is disturbed in advance and the opponent is prepared, it will actually increase the difficulty of hunting.

Looking at more than two-thirds of the treasures on the list, Hudson didn't even know what they were. But this does not affect his interest in these items.

Resources that can assist high-level professionals in their cultivation are valuable everywhere. Even if you don't use it yourself, you can still exchange it.

The powerful people present were all core figures of the major forces. Even if one hundred thousand gold coins were put in front of them, they might not be able to tempt them.

But these cultivation resources can mobilize everyone's enthusiasm. In the upper class, these resources are definitely more useful than gold coins.

It seems that the locust plague should scare all the major forces. Even these rare treasures were brought out at this moment.

Just looking around, Hudson suddenly realized something was wrong. It seems that except for himself, these old guys are all members of various major forces.

Take out the treasure for yourself and divide it among your own family. All subsequent expenses were shared among the noble lords in the province.

No wonder it is so generous, it was originally prepared for these people. After taking out the things together and walking around, it was reasonable for all the nobles to pay for the reimbursement.

Maybe these things have been allocated in advance. The so-called exchange is just a cover-up for everyone to see.

The prerequisite is: being able to solve the problem.

If the interception of the locusts fails, or if the insect king fails to be killed, then everyone's work will be in vain. If the problem cannot be solved, the small and medium-sized nobles below will not obediently pay.

Maybe that's why Hudson was able to get in here. After all, the Earth Bear is really weak against minions like Locusts.

Not only the Earth Bear, but most Warcraft races are very lethal to locusts.

As soon as the aura around the high-level monster was released, all the locusts within a radius of tens or even hundreds of meters were killed.

Just look at previous locust plagues to see the scope of these guys’ activities. The insect swarms have always avoided the Warcraft inhabited areas, and no insect king has ever led a team to attack the Warcraft Mountains.

I just don’t know if the feces of monsters can scare away locusts. If it works, Hudson still can't do anything.

Although his bears eat more, they poop less. I have no idea where the food went, and it doesn’t comply with the law of conservation of mass at all.

But the poor feces is really good at fertility. It must be diluted several times before it can be irrigated into the fields.

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"Baron Hudson, do you have any objections?"

Earl Pierce's words made Hudson wake up from his association in an instant. If everything on the list was predetermined, it would be embarrassing for him, a temporary worker.

If you rob with these big guys, you will easily offend others, and you may also be severely beaten by society.

After all, the rules are made by the strong. It is only natural for people to use their privileges to make small modifications.

If he doesn't compete with these guys, will Hudson feel at a loss?

You can't paddle all the way and let the locusts plunder, right?

For other things, he, Mr. Hudson, is a professional level paddler, but this time the situation is obviously different.

If the locust plague is allowed to ravage, the mountain leaders will not be able to escape. If you shoot yourself in the foot, Hudson will definitely not do it.

"Your Majesty the Governor, if I exchange the credit I have received with others for something else, it should be allowed, right?"

Hudson asked tentatively.

In theory, this kind of insider trading should be strictly cracked down on. The best example is military merit. The kingdom has stipulated the most stringent laws and regulations: any transaction of military merit is prohibited.

In order to protect the interests of small and medium-sized nobles, the kingdom has always had zero tolerance for this kind of thing.

Once discovered, not only will the military merit be lost, but even the noble status will be deprived. Even the family behind him will be implicated.

Although the fight against the locust plague is not a war, in a sense, it still belongs to the same category as military merit. Participating in this kind of battle is also considered military service.

If the contribution is great enough, for example, if you kill the legendary "Insect King" and save the kingdom from losses, you can also be knighted.

"no!

Rules are rules and no one is allowed to break them.

Whoever gets the credit belongs to him, and no one can appropriate it! "

Earl Pierce said righteously.

But his encouraging eyes were clearly telling Hudson: The boy is good, he can get on the road so quickly, he has a bright future!

Even the few people who attended the meeting looked at Hudson with kind eyes. Obviously, as long as you don't compete with them for precious cultivation resources, other problems won't matter.

The scene before him made Hudson completely give up. Sure enough, there is nothing new under the sun.

In a world where classes are highly monopolized and solidified, how could there be no insider operations?

As a latecomer, if you can get a share of the pie, it is because the big shots pay attention to their appearance. If you overestimate your capabilities and rush to grab food, then be prepared to receive a beating from society!

"Thank you, Lord Earl, for the reminder. Hudson has learned a lesson!"

While speaking, Hudson took advantage of the opportunity to salute Earl Pierce.

Show with practical actions that you are a good boy who knows the rules, only takes what you deserve, and will never cross the line and reach out to things you shouldn't touch.