Succubus' Manor

The ice made of saltpeter lowered the temperature in the room, and the herbal medicine stopped the bleeding and promoted the scarring of the wound. Dahe's condition gradually stabilized. At least the fever subsided slowly. Although the body temperature was still higher than that of ordinary people, it was not life-threatening.

Dahe's mother guarded Dahe day and night, which made the other two wounded look more pitiful. Although there were servants to take care of them, they had no relatives.

However, the excavation and purification of saltpeter did not stop.

Saltpeter has many functions, making ice is the most common, but its function is not only that, it is also the raw material for making match powder glass, not only that, it can also be used as fertilizer.

It's a very precious thing.

The raw materials of black powder are also very simple, saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur. Sulfur accounts for 15.00%, charcoal accounts for 70.00%, and saltpeter accounts for [-]%. The proportion is for firing gunpowder, that is to say, with this, a firecracker can be made.

Now that there are only cold weapons, if it can be done, Chi Yan feels that he can even occupy a large area of ​​territory here.

China's muskets developed very early, and they already existed in the Song Dynasty. They were called tuhuo guns at first, and the gun body was made of bamboo at the beginning. The iron balls or stones in the gun body were shot out with explosives.

After research by the Yuan Dynasty, there was a torch. The gun body was made of bronze, which could be loaded with larger projectiles and could be fired repeatedly. It became an important weapon of war.

During the Ming Dynasty, it developed faster and better, and even specially created the Shenji Battalion. After Jiajing, the light hand guns and medium fire guns equipped by the Ming army were replaced by bird guns and artillery.

But the bird gun was not invented in China, but the source is unverifiable, but it should have passed through Europe.

Now Chi Yan has the technology to make steel, as well as charcoal and saltpeter. The only thing he lacks is sulfur.

But if you want sulfur, you have to dig sulfur mines.

Now there is no technology to artificially manufacture sulfur, and the only thing that can produce sulfur is sulfur ore.

Now Chi Yan feels the importance of force value, and only with strong force can he protect himself.

If, as he and the steward guessed, the Holy Court was preparing to launch a war, then without armed protection, they would be just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

And Chi Yan is a boy, and some boys have a natural love and yearning for weapons.

He felt that if he could really make a firecracker, even if it was only used to shoot birds, that would be great, at least he would feel at ease.

Without arms, no matter how rich you are, you will just turn yourself into a fat sheep, waiting for others to slaughter you.

But - now Chi Yan is poor and unarmed.

The things that are produced cannot be sold, not steel, nor sticks.

Only wine can be used. After the ramie is harvested, the cloth and sugar can only be sold after the cloth is woven.

These three items can be sold, and I hope to earn more by then.

That's why Chi Yan needs his own caravan, completely obeying his orders, and has enough loyalty. Although he is very confident in his charm, if he is handed over to a businessman like Josh, it's hard to say whether the other party will be greedy when he goes away. At first, if you are not one of your own people, you dare not trust them.

On the sixth day after Dahe and the others returned to the territory, they finally woke up completely. In fact, the injury did not make them unconscious for such a long time, but the coma caused by high fever. After waking up, Chi Yan did not go to see them immediately and ask them questions. Instead, let them take care of themselves for two days.

Although they could only eat liquid food, Chi Yan asked the cook to boil milk, sheep and wheat paste for them to drink.

"Your Excellency is so kind to you." Dahe's mother was feeding Dahe Mumu. Although the goat's milk had a foul smell, it was milk after all, and no one would dislike it. Even slaves knew that drinking milk was good.

Dahe swallowed, he felt much better now, and couldn't wait to see Chi Yan and tell his lord what he had experienced.

The servant who took care of the other two said with a smile: "You don't move, the adults said that they will come to see you in two days, and let you take care of them first."

As for Dahe's dislocated joint, the butler connected it to Dahe when he was in a coma.

The butler is just like what he said, the food for so many years is not for nothing. He has lived to this age and has changed several lords. He knows what he should know, and he has learned a lot about what he shouldn't know.

It is simply a treasure old lady!

The other two companions still had herbs on their faces, and their faces were green, and they were holding bowls and drinking.

It's all made of wheat boiled, and it's boiled with milk!There is no wheat bran in it, it doesn't scratch your throat, it's so fragrant!

After a while, you can also eat katuo mud with spices.

They no longer feel pain from their wounds.

I can't wait to eat sick meals for a few more days.

Only Dahe was worried, and the food in his throat could hardly be swallowed. He went out with great ambitions, thinking that he could fulfill the lord's entrustment and live up to the lord's trust, but in the end it was such a result.

He is not willing!

This kind of unwillingness made him unable to eat, and he was always frowning.

Dahe's mother carefully persuaded: "When you come back this time, don't go out again, don't we have a good life here?"

There is food to eat and clothes to wear. If you do well, you will be rewarded. If you do not do well, you will not die.

For Dahe's mother, this is already a good day that she didn't even dare to think about before. Why did she risk her life to go out?

Because she has suffered so much, she is a very contented person.

But Dahe didn't answer.

Dahe's mother: "Dahe, listen to your mother."

Da He shook his head, and said in front of the other two sick patients and several servants in the room: "Mom, I failed this time, but it doesn't mean I will fail again in the future."

He clenched his fists and stared into his mother's eyes: "I know that I am a goblin. In the eyes of the human race, I am nothing, but in the eyes of adults, I am not a goblin. I am a human just like the human race."

"My lord gave me a chance. If I don't grasp it, I will be a slave that no one cares about for the rest of my life."

Dahe said firmly: "I want to be an upright person."

Dahe has light in his eyes: "We goblins are not inherently inferior. We also have hardworking people and smart people, but if we don't work hard, in the eyes of everyone, we are all lazy and dirty goblins."

Dahe's mother was stunned, she was stupid for a long time before she said: "But you are alone..."

Da He knew what his mother was talking about, and he said firmly: "That's why I can't shrink back. Only when more goblins like me stand up, can we really live a good life."

Everyone in the room was quietly listening to Da He's lofty ambitions.

After listening, the servants silently looked at Dahe. They actually didn't think much of races other than humans.

They have lived in an environment full of discrimination since they were young. The goblins are lazy and sloppy, the tauren are stupid, and the dwarves only like to do some useless work.

But from another perspective, goblins are good at making holes, and there are also hardworking people among them.

Tauren are very loyal, they will faithfully fulfill orders.

And the dwarves—almost all the furniture in their house is made by dwarves now.

Da He's words made them fall into deep thought.

And these words naturally reached Chi Yan's ears. After listening to the servant's report, Chi Yan showed a smile on his face.

"I have never believed that races have advantages and disadvantages." Chi Yan said to Kleist, "Races may have strengths and weaknesses, but there are absolutely no advantages or disadvantages. The strength of force, the strength of intelligence, the strength of creativity, etc. .”

Chi Yan smiled: "Even if there is no race, there is such discrimination among races."

"Dahe is very good." Chi Yan felt a sense of relief that my family had a child who had just grown up.

It was the first time Kleist had heard such a statement.

He suddenly asked: "What do you think of the demons?"

His green eyes were fixed on Chi Yan's profile.

Chi Yan scratched his head: "I don't know, I've never been in contact with demons."

Kleist opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

Chi Yan: "By the way, where is the pig you beat?"

Kleist: "..."

So you haven't forgotten.

Kleist: "I can't let it go this day, Anna made most of the pork into bacon, and also made some pork floss."

Chi Yan was very sorry, and his heart ached without trace.

Kleist touched Chi Yan's little head and messed up Chi Yan's hair: "I'll call you next time."

Chi Yan nodded frantically: "Now that there is ice, fresh meat can also be stored!",

Then he grabbed Kleist's hand and looked at Kleist affectionately: "Kleist, you are so kind."

Kleist smiled and grabbed Chi Yan's hand: "Is it better for me or the wild boar?"

Chi Yan didn't even stutter: "It's all good!"

"Kleist, who fights wild boars, is the best!"

Chi Yan whispered, "Can I make a willful request?"

Kleist chuckled and said, "Let's mention it. After all, asking your "boyfriend" to hunt wild boars is already capricious."

Chi Yan said without blushing: "Can you find the cubs born to wild boars? Don't kill them, take them back and raise them."

The main reason is that wild boars cannot reproduce when they are captured, and they are too aggressive. If two wild boars are caught together, they will definitely die from the fight. Even if they don’t die from the fight, they will not stay in the enclosure inside.

Perhaps animals can sometimes carry out "give me liberty or give me death" to the end.

Piglets are different. After raising them, let them get used to the taste of people, get used to being raised by people, develop a good habit of opening their mouths for food, and castrate them early, and the wildness will be eliminated a lot.

It's just that wild boars are not long-meat pigs, and they probably can't eat and grow like modern meat pigs.

And pigs are very smart, maybe they can be trained to be "hunting pigs", leading the pigs to prey and looking for minerals, wouldn't it be...

The picture must be beautiful.

Moreover, wild boars have fangs, so maybe taking wild boars into the woods is more powerful than dogs in fighting.

Kleist didn't make sure of it either, he just said, "I'll try."

There must be a sow near the piglet, and the sow will fight to the death to protect the baby. If she finds that she cannot keep the baby, she would rather kill the baby.

And if the piglets are not weaned, it will be even more difficult to feed.

Chi Yan: "Try it, if it doesn't work, forget it."

Kleist rubbed Chi Yan's head again.

He always felt that what Chi Yan had in his head was different from other people's.

So precious.

Kleist said softly: "If I were a demon, would you be afraid?"

Although Chi Yan didn't understand why Kleist made this assumption, he still said sincerely: "No."

Chi Yan also explained seriously: "I believe more in what I see and understand, rather than racial theory."

"Even if you are a demon, you are a gentle, kind, powerful and good-looking demon."

Kleist looked at Chi Yan's sincere amber eyes, and the smile on his face was as gentle as water, and Chi Yan was about to be drowned in Kleist's smile.

Why does a man want to see such an almost monstrous level? !

"Chi Yan." Kleist said softly, "You are the cutest person I have ever seen."

Chi Yan: "... Shouldn't he be the most handsome person?"

Forget it, Kleist never described him as handsome anyway.

They rested in Dahe for two days, and after their physical strength had almost recovered, Chi Yan went to see them.

Seeing Chi Yan walk into the room, Dahe lowered his head in shame.

Chi Yan didn't do much to comfort him, and asked straightforwardly: "What happened?"

"Which one of you will say?"

The other two looked at the river.

Unsurprisingly, Dahe was the leader of the three, it wasn't Chi Yan who decided their identities for them, but their own division of subordinates.

Dahe didn't dare to look into Chi Yan's eyes, lowered his head, and said dryly what happened after they went to the city.

When they first entered the city, they were very timid. They rented a hotel room. The three of them huddled together and asked about any famous businessmen in the city, and then gave gifts to the weakest among them. Finally, they found a small businessman.

Although this businessman didn't handle many goods, he knew a lot of people and was very popular.

Da He made the decision and began to give gifts to this businessman named Bartley.

In the beginning, the other party only accepted gifts, but after Dahe and the others gave a lot, the other party obviously remembered them, and invited Dahe to the banquet. Those who could come to this banquet were all the more respectable businessmen in the city.

Dahe and the others went there. At the banquet, they behaved like bumpkins, they couldn’t answer their questions, and gradually no one responded to them, but there was still a businessman who was willing to talk to them and even proposed cooperation.

It was this cooperation that made them what they are now.

Da He: "What they mean is, give us the salt and let us find someone to sell it."

Chi Yan: "You guys have gone."

This is an affirmative sentence, not a question sentence.

Contrary to what they guessed, Dahe and the others were not smuggled by the merchants secretly, but were discovered by the Holy Court to smuggle salt.

The price of salt is very expensive, only big merchants authorized by the Holy Court can sell it, and small merchants without authorization will sell it, and the consequences will be very tragic.

Dahe and the others who were chased by the holy courtyard threw away the knife in the process of escaping.

"What I think is that if you are caught, as long as they don't find the knife, they won't be able to track you down," Dahe said.

He was very calm at the time, knowing that it would be difficult for them to escape the pursuit. Two goblins and one human race, this target was too conspicuous.

He also didn't think that the three of them could deal with more than a dozen people from the Holy Court, and there were also more than a dozen local noble knights.

Chi Yan sighed: "It seems that I can't let you go anymore."

Dahe quickly propped himself up: "No! My lord! I can go again!"

Chi Yan asked him: "So many people have seen you, if you go again, you will..."

Da He: "I can go to another city!"

Dahe shared what he had seen and heard during this period: "Local merchants generally seldom run merchants. They will cooperate with merchants who run merchants. As long as I change cities, no one will recognize me. Different places are under the jurisdiction of the Holy Court. , as long as the new city is not in the same jurisdiction as the previous one, it will be fine."

Because the road is bumpy and rough, there is no other means of communication except letters, and there are no photos, so the news at this time is very blocked, and the method that Dahe said is feasible.

Chi Yan looked at him seriously: "But if you are found out, you may die. If you are held accountable, I will only distance myself from you."

He was saying seriously that only by letting Dahe clearly know what kind of danger he will face, can Dahe make a rational decision instead of relying entirely on enthusiasm.

Da He: "My lord, I've made up my mind."

Chi Yan patted him on the shoulder: "We'll wait until you recover from your injuries."

After saying this, Chi Yan comforted Dahe a few words: "Let's go out again in autumn, they both have wounds on their faces, so they can't go out again."

Next time you want to go out, it is best for Dahe to bring a few more people, and the human race should also bring a few.

Chi Yan: "Take a good rest, I'm leaving."

Dahe watched Chi Yan go out.

After Chi Yan left, the two companions said to Dahe with admiration: "I am speechless when I see my lord!"

"Yeah! I can't tell! Dahe, you are amazing!"

Dahe said dejectedly: "I'm not that good, if I was really good, I should have completed the tasks my lord gave me, instead of coming back disheveled like now, and wasting so much food and wasting all the gifts I gave you before. "

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, and he stopped talking, feeling sullen himself.

Chi Yan didn't feel bad for those gifts, after all, those gifts were all in the box that Kleist brought back when he went out to find someone, and they belonged to heaven's windfall, and Chi Yan would feel at ease when he spent them as soon as possible.

Besides, any business or investment has capital.

It is unrealistic to want to only make money without losing money. Now that you have decided to do it, you must be prepared to lose money.

But within a week, Chi Yan got good news!

——Kleist led people into the woods, and brought back a litter of unweaned piglets!

This litter of piglets looks very healthy, and when they are brought back, they will stretch their heads and bark, begging for food.

Chi Yan touched it, and the little pig's hair was not as hard as the big wild boar, and the little wild boar was not white and tender, its body was dark brown, and it kept squawking with its big watery eyes open.

It looks so cute...

Chi Yan was reluctant to raise him and eat meat.

After all, pigs are so cute, why eat pigs?

Chi Yan glanced at the piglets, and then thought about the delicious pork. In the end, he asked people to raise the piglets first. Because they were too small, they had to be watched. Try to feed them with goat milk first. If they drink, they can only eat wheat bran or boiled katuo.

After all, this is the first generation, and Chi Yan doesn't expect this group of little wild boars to grow much meat. There is not much fat on the wild boars. After removing the internal organs and bones, the meat is actually less than expected, which is different from the modern big white pigs.

The little wild boar screamed non-stop in the servant's arms, with its nose nodding.

Chi Yan quickly said, "Hurry up and take her away."

The servant didn't know why, so he quickly left with the pig in his arms.

Hey, the little pig is really cute.

Chi Yan was afraid that if he took another look at them, he would be reluctant to raise them to eat pork.

But he couldn't tell, maybe when the pigs got older he wouldn't find them cute.

The person chosen to take care of the piglet is a servant, to be precise, a very young servant, about 14 years old, a little girl who looks thin, and a not very outstanding servant in the castle.

After her parents died, her aunt asked someone to send her to the castle, not asking for the money she earned, but asking not to use the money from the aunt's house.

So the little girl was probably one of the few servants in the castle who didn't bring her family here.

——She has no affection for her aunt's house, and she worked at her aunt's house before she was sent to the castle. No matter how much she worked, her aunt and uncle would not give her good looks, and only thought she was wasting the family's food.

Now she is living very well in the castle. The lord has ordered that these young servants are not allowed to carry heavy objects. They only need to clean the castle and wash small things.

"Norma, are you going to feed the pigs again?" The companions ran past the little maid, Norma, lightly.

Norma picked up a piglet and nursed the piglet with a wooden spoon. The piglet drank milk very irregularly. Norma's collar got wet quickly, but she didn't dislike it at all.

"These pigs are so good." Norma touched the pig's head and said to her companions, "much better than you."

There are not many young servants in the castle, so they are more like playmates than colleagues.

Although he has to work at a young age, he still retains the liveliness and innocence of a child.

In the past, they didn't have enough to eat, and they were always worried about being scolded, so they never dared to talk and laugh, but now it's fine, as long as they don't make mistakes, they won't be punished, so their hidden innocence and liveliness come out again.

"Norma will raise pigs from now on!"

"Norma will also have a pig's nose in the future!"

Norma is precocious to boys, she snorts and ignores it.

Seeing that she didn't talk to her, and there was an adult servant in front of her, the boys also shut up and stopped making such nasty jokes.

After the boys had left, Norma put down the piglet in her arms and picked up another piglet.

What happened to the pigs?This is what the butler grandpa asked her to do. He trusts her and thinks she can handle it well. She is different from those boys. She is a stable maid!

After Norma fed the pigs, she wiped the piglets with hay. The pigs who had been full of milk crawled around on the hay with their short legs, and finally huddled together and fell asleep.

Norma squatted there, propped her chin and looked at the little pigs.

After looking at it for a while, Norma whispered as if reciting a spell: "Little pig, you need to grow up faster, grow bigger and have more meat, so that the lord will have more meat than he can eat. "

Although Norma is small, she is already loyal to the benevolent and tolerant lord!

No matter how cute the little pig is, it is not as important as how much meat the lord has to eat.