Wolf King

The so-called wool can't catch a place, when Xiao Yun brought the vermicelli delivery team into the underground world again, he didn't make any trouble on the way there, honestly and quickly rushed to the underground city to deliver the vermicelli, and then— — When I came back, I got "lost" and went in another direction.

Not only the gray dwarves and goblins, but all the battle trees that fell into the sight of the snow wolves have been dug up by the roots... It is a pity that there are no more trees that can produce wisdom, run and hide like the first one, and all they find are instinctive. The plant that hits people with the hammer fruit is no different from ordinary piranhas and killer vines.

At the same time, the grassroots patriarch in Valentine also completed a major deal with Valentine's new city lord.

Downtown, Miles's hotel.

Many customers lined up in front of the store, holding a few or a dozen copper coins, either to buy some pork or cheaper rabbit meat. Those who couldn't afford both could at least order broth to go home. Let the family taste the meat.

Two Snow Werewolves, three employees of the monosodium glutamate factory who offered to help, and two adventurers stood busy in the store. The peak period had just passed, and they were all sweating profusely.

On the side of the wall in the store, the grassroots patriarch and Isaac stood in the corner, talking head to head.

"60 catties of rabbit meat and [-] catties of pork, this is the most that the Pope City Lord can digest." The grassroots patriarch spread out the ledger and motioned for Isaac to watch, "In order to pay this money, I found Two of the rings are missing. We can only deal with the rest by ourselves."

That's right... The new castellan of Valentine is the nephew of Grand Duke Pope who dealt with Philip's victimization at the beginning... The nobles shelter their own people and never need to pay attention to eating.

Isaac frowned and said, "That's too...how can the Lord Pope not even pay more than 2000 gold coins?"

"I also thought it was strange before. We calculated Valentine's account with reference to the inflow and outflow of St. Bridge's royal city. Given the monopoly nature of Valentine's port in the Kingdom of Cronin, the city's annual inflow and outflow of liquidity should be It should be counted in hundreds of thousands of gold coins." The grassroots patriarch said, "But based on our observations in the upper city during this period, at least this year, Valentine really has no money-I didn't see anyone holding a banquet, or the maid on the street I didn't see any new clothes."

Isaac's expression changed: "So..."

"Yes." The grassroots patriarch nodded, "Valentine was sucked dry."

The high-level learning courses of the Huoyan Department not only calculate their own accounts, but also learn to calculate other people's accounts, and the grassroots patriarch has always been a good student.

"...Combined with the information given by Lola Philip and the Adventurer's Association, Ayun believes that Valentine will inevitably fall into financial difficulties step by step in the next few years. With the corruption and greed of Cronin noble bureaucrats, if the noble council wants to If two gold coins are thrown into the southern battlefield, then Valentine will have at least one hundred gold coins sucked away." The grassroots patriarch said seriously, "The houses in the upper city are about [-]% empty, and some nobles have already planned to withdraw from Valentine's business temporarily. Pull away, avoid this chaotic vortex."

The front is tight and the rear is tight. This kind of routine is not just for the "National Army" to play~

Isaac wiped his sweat silently...

Before he led the team to Valentine, the teacher told him to take advantage of the chaos in Valentine to gain a firm foothold in the largest port city of the Kingdom of Cronin; as a son of a nobleman, he naturally imagined that Valentine would What happened, I just didn't expect that the situation facing Valentine was more severe than he imagined.

What Isaac didn't know was that the city lord Philip immediately made the decision to give up his position when he heard the news from Sean. The higher the position, the less hesitant the greed of those in power in the aristocratic class. Luckily.

"City Lord Pope is the nephew of Grand Duke Pope. With such an identity, I still can't keep this city!" Isaac couldn't help but sigh. His team also lived in Valentine for several years. The city of Liberty built by Earl Philip, he has feelings.

Suddenly, Isaac thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Wait, is Pope City Lord planning to use this batch of supplies to save himself?"

"Yes." The grassroots patriarch smiled, "The Lord Pope asked us not to transport the goods into the city, and the handover site was also placed at the pier of the Transport Department of the Adventurer's Association. This is not a deal between the Lord Pope and us, but Viscount Pope. Individual transactions with us."

In other words, Viscount Pope has been forced to skip Valentine's ruling team and earn some money for his own life.

Isaac's eyelids twitched, and he pondered: "This is a signal... a signal that the situation in the city is out of control. In this way, we can no longer develop in the city, and have to move our base outside the city."

The grassroots patriarch is not responsible for the same thing as Isaac. She tried her best to provide support and assistance for Isaac, but she would not interfere with Isaac's decision. Hearing this, she nodded and said, "Just think about it. We will discuss it in a few days." After boarding the ship and leaving, the materials still left in the Transport Department of the Adventurer’s Association will be handled by you.”

Over the past few days, scattered stores in the lower city have sold more than a hundred thousand catties of meat. Lord Pope doesn't care about the market in the lower city, and let the Fire Department play its role.

It is impossible for the snow wolves to stay in Valentine forever, and the remaining goods in the warehouse of the Ministry of Transport will naturally be transferred to Isaac's agent who came to Valentine to "open up the territory"; the surplus generated will be Isaac The "start-up capital" to do great things.

It is the basic quality of a good leader to allow those who follow him to rely on his ability to gain benefits in accordance with the rules and to develop upwards... It is unrealistic to expect the horse to run without adding night grass to the horse~!

Deliberately suppressing one's own people, restricting the development of one's own people with the tone of superiors who need to be tempered and polished, that is called sickness... This kind of boss can't retain talents! (Some male leaders are particularly keen to do this)

Isaac smiled and nodded, looking at the crowd queuing up outside the store, with pride in his heart—even though he was just the leader of the adventurer team, now that he has received the full support of the teacher and the Fire Department, he If you don't believe yourself, you will accomplish nothing!

The grassroots patriarch still has a lot of things to do, so he left after explaining clearly to Isaac.Isaac stayed in the hotel store of Miles's house for a while, chatted with the knight brothers who came over, and then continued to other stores.

That night, Isaac took Alex and the knight brothers and accompanied the grassroots patriarch to the new city lord's mansion in the upper city to meet with Viscount Pope.

Viscount Pope is in his prime, with thick hair and sharp eyes, but his eyes are quite black - it can be seen that it is indeed difficult to be the Lord of Valentine.

"Mr. Robbins hopes to buy a piece of land outside the city?" Hearing the grassroots patriarch's report, Viscount Pope did not hide his surprise, and looked at Isaac with a strange expression.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the current Valentine is just meat on a dinner plate surrounded by countless black shadows holding knives and forks. Viscount Pope has been exhausted after only less than two years, dealing with the flight of assets openly and secretly The little aristocrats in the city don't know how common they are, but they are willing to spend money to come in at this time. Are these people burning their hands with too much money or what?

Isaac said cautiously: "Dear Viscount Pope, I don't intend to run a farm or a farm in Valentine, nor do I intend to become the owner of a certain village. What I hope is that you will allow me to buy the ten-mile east side of the port. Besides, the useless rocky beach, the thin soil nearby does not grow crops, and there are no villages or farms of any noble family around there."

The threshold for becoming a country nobleman is not high - buy the cheapest title or knight title from the lord (theoretically, any citizen who contributes to the territory can get the title of lord, and it is natural to spend money on the lord), buy A piece of land, buy a dozen households of serfs (or directly buy the land of a certain village), and you can become the lowest rank of the aristocratic class in the countryside.

This kind of low-level noble is naturally a lord in the eyes of the common people, but it is not considered a lord in the circle of aristocrats... They also have to pay heavy taxes, and if they do not run for three or five generations, they will not be able to get the support of other nobles of the same class. admit.

Viscount Pope was even more strange: "Mr. Robbins is referring to the rocky beach east of the port?"

If it weren't for being led in by the grassroots patriarch, as Isaac, he would not be qualified to let Viscount Pope call Mr....

"Yes, Your Excellency the Viscount." Isaac nodded slightly, respectfully, "My family is well-known in the Kingdom of Osmond, but since I left the family, I no longer rely on the family's shadow. I hope to be your The family knights of my family, establish my personal, and even more your glory in Valentine."

This request was made by Isaac after careful consideration. Both the title of lord and the title of knight are the most basic nobles, but the title of lord is linked to the territory, and the knight of the lord's family only needs to be responsible to the lord personally.

Viscount Pope's slightly tense face relaxed a little. Obviously, Isaac's flattery is in line with his wishes-the so-called family knight means that Isaac has to bring his own dry food when Viscount Pope needs it. , Bringing troops to be used by Viscount Pope, not the shoe-shine cloth of Lord Pope, whoever has a loud voice will be a dog.

If Isaac is a poor man, then Viscount Pope must not be very interested. He doesn't have much spare money to slowly raise a usable family knight; Wouldn't it be more reliable to take one out of your own carry-on?

But Isaac is obviously not a poor man who needs to rely on Viscount Pope for blood transfusions - this guy is backed by the Ministry of Fire, which can trade a large amount of supplies!

Not to mention that Isaac also sensibly stated that he would not be influenced by the Robbins family - his hometown is in Osmond, and although he is also a member of the Northern Federation, he is separated from Cronin by two countries!

Seeing that Isaac was very pleasing to the eye, Viscount Pope showed joy on his face, but after treating him as a younger brother who brought his own dry food, Viscount Pope became dissatisfied with his choice: "In this case, why do you choose that kind of thing? There are rocky beaches that don't grow, some people in the upper city are selling farms, maybe you have a better choice."

Isaac's attitude was more respectful: "Your Excellency, I admire your character, personal charm and talent very much, and I yearn to become your follower. Please believe that even if nothing grows on the rocky beach, I I will definitely not disappoint your expectations of me, and I will work diligently, and when you need it, I will come with all my strength to help you."

Farming on the grassland can make a fortune, but not so in Cronin.

Needless to say, heavy taxes and heavy levies, more importantly... the fertile land is registered in Valentine's land management book!The former city lord Philip was a person who wholeheartedly developed Valentine and had no selfishness. There was no such thing as Hidden under his staff.

If Isaac's title of knight of the Viscount Pope family was tied to the registered fertile fields, wouldn't Isaac become a bird that voluntarily got into the cage!

Viscount Pope's focus is different from Isaac's. Although he can also think of this, in his opinion, Isaac is more like a ready-made "self-made five" who doesn't ask for anything but only wants to serve him... ...which makes it suspicious: how can there be such a good thing in the world?

Facing Viscount Pope's suspicious eyes, Isaac lowered his head a little lower, and said humbly: "To tell you the truth, I actually hope to get the land that is not noticed. In this way, the products of the Fire Ministry Then you can trade in a more free venue, which is managed by me and belongs to you—His Excellency the Viscount—.”

Viscount Pope was surprised, and then suddenly realized... So, this knight supported by the Ministry of Fire wants to become the agent of Grassland Commodities in Valentine?

Thinking about the friction between Lamia Chamber of Commerce, the largest local local snake, and the workers hired by the Ministry of Fire last year, Viscount Pope instantly saw through the knight's original intention to take refuge in himself - without his support as the city lord, Isaac Robbins, a foreign knight, what kind of capital will he use to fight against the Lamia Chamber of Commerce?

Viscount Pope was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that he kept saying that he wanted to be the "disagreement" of the knights of his family, but he thought that this was a defector who was picked for nothing, did not need his own efforts, and could benefit from it, Viscount Pope, who is a qualified politician, is also relieved... The "airborne" who became the lord of Valentine was just when he needed manpower. It is another prairie tribe of a different race, so the influence he can exert on Isaac Robbins is naturally greater.

Viscount Pope stood up, straightened his clothes, stretched out his right hand, with the back of his hand facing up, and said, "I accept your surrender, Knight Robbins."

Isaac got up quickly, knelt down on one knee, and kissed the back of Viscount Pope's hand: "I pledge my allegiance to you, my master."

"Get up, my knight." Viscount Pope smiled, "Since you are loyal to me, I can't say no. To the east of the port, all the areas that do not intersect with other people's lands will be entrusted to you. May you not Negative knight honor."

"Thank you for your generosity, Honorable Viscount." Isaac said with a moved face, "I will manage your land with all my heart and dedicate my life to you."

The grassroots patriarch quietly watched their performance with a pure face.

The knight brothers & Alex who watched silently: "..."

Alex, who was born in the bottom class of the poor, was a little confused. He clearly remembered that their intention was to buy a piece of land to operate a base area. Why did Isaac suddenly recognize the master and servant with the city lord?Does the land cost money? !

The Knight Brothers are full of admiration...

A serious knight doesn't mean that he is proficient in martial arts and riding and fighting. If he has not been formally appointed, he is no different from other adventurers.

However, it is too difficult to become a knight of the kingdom, and it is basically not rich enough to be enshrined; the price of being enshrined by the Holy See is too high, and you will lose your freedom; the family knights of the nobles are restricted by one more horse, and the threshold is still high. You must either have money or strength Fame; that's why most knights just dawdle their lives, either as adventurers or mercenaries, keeping the knight's honor in their pockets, and they can't take it out at all.

Isaac is amazing. He uses his mouth and doesn’t pay a dime. He gets the land and the official title. He doesn’t need to be a servant and a servant to raise a horse and lead a horse (many knights conferred by kings and nobles need to be given to the king. , the nobles raise horses, and fight for the qualifications to raise horses, and they will fight for the qualifications to raise horses), and they will be able to go to their own land to become the lord of the land immediately...

Hmm... The power structure in this world is so deformed. As the lord of a country and a city, the lord can divide the land according to his own mood. Words are better than the law—and in order to maintain the sanctity of the aristocratic rule, even if it is Political opponents will also pinch their noses to recognize this kind of enfeoffment.

Of course, the entrusted knights cannot bring their land to another family, they must fight to the death for the nobles, and live and die with the entrusted nobles... This is also the rule of the power game in this world.

In this regard, Isaac has nothing to worry about. As long as he saves Viscount Pope’s life, he can happily use the land before Viscount Pope dies—Viscount Pope is also the nephew of Grand Duke Cronin. Even if the political struggle fails, the enemy will try their best to save his life.

The reason is similar to the set of rules of "no punishment for scholar-bureaucrats" that was practiced by literati in the Song and Ming dynasties... How could the scholar-bureaucrats who ruled the world with the emperor lose their lives in the failure of political struggles!Do you want to keep the style and superiority of scholar-bureaucrats?

There are not many fools like Markas who killed his father who still had the title of earl in the whole human race.

"Are you going back? Don't continue to do business?!"

Hearing this news, Mr. Miles seemed to have heard the most terrible news, and he was so wobbly that he almost couldn't stand still.

Nanfeng, a cub of the Snow Wolf Clan, tidied up his things swiftly, and said frankly, "Yes, it's been almost a month since we've been out, and we're going home."

After more than ten days of dealings, Mr. Miles, who has been running a hotel for many years and has seen both people and ghosts, shrewdly sees through the simple and honest nature of the snow wolves under their ferocious appearance (??), not only will he take the initiative to talk to the snow werewolves, When the business is busy, I will call my wife to help.

After selling out today's evening rush hour, the Miles couple enthusiastically helped to pack up the things. When Nanfeng said this, the couple were so sad... For the rent of one silver coin a day, the Snow Werewolf would even sell the leftover bones. Soup and meat foam was given to them, and the couple gained a few pounds in just ten days after eating it; this kind of good thing is coming to an end in just ten days, how can life be so difficult!

Seeing how uncomfortable they were, Nanfeng said with relief: "I will miss you too, but it doesn't matter, we may come again next winter. Even if we don't come, you can go to the grassland to play. I'm working at the Elven Port , if you come, I will make delicious food for you."

Miles laughed and cried, the ticket is very expensive!Even if it is to squeeze the warehouse, it will cost dozens of silver coins, how can he be willing to do it!

There is nowhere to find rich people like grassland people who are willing to charter boats to take workers home for the winter every year!

Suppressing the grief, Miles tried to put on a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, we will miss you... Uh, I don't know... I wonder if you still need workers on your grassland? My son is 21 years old this year. He is a Good hardworking guy..."

Nanfeng scratched his head in embarrassment. These days, there were also many customers asking whether the monosodium glutamate factory and the wool spinning factory needed workers, but he was just a salted fish who helped Ashu in the Elven Port, so he didn't know about it!

The female adventurer who was cleaning the pot next to her heard this and said, "You have to ask the grassroots patriarch about this. Nanfeng doesn't know about this."

"The grassroots patriarch... is that master?" Mr. Miles' eyes lit up, and he said nervously, "When are you going to leave? Can we still see that grassroots patriarch?"

"We have to sell it for a few more days. If there is a chance, the grassroots patriarch also came here today." Nan Feng said.

Mr. Miles breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately thought about how the master of the snow wolf clan mustered up the courage to go up and talk to him when he came...

"Is everything packed? We are going back to the port."

Edward, the elder brother of the knight brothers, came to check on the situation. As soon as he entered the door, Nanfeng rushed to him and said, "Edward, do you know if the MSG factory needs workers? Miles said his son is very hardworking."

Mr. Miles stopped breathing, and looked nervously at the knight in armor.

"No need, there is no surplus of raw materials caught in the sea, and the manpower of the monosodium glutamate factory is enough now." Edward said.

Sea sausage farming is not yet on the right track, there is not enough sea sausage powder, and it is difficult to guarantee the quality control of the MSG factory's products only by fermented monosodium glutamate.

Mr. Miles was in a daze, and his wife glared at him angrily... It was entirely Miles' fault that he didn't let his son sign up!

Edward smiled and looked at the Miles couple: "If your son doesn't have a job, he can't go to the MSG factory, but he can come to us."

"Master Knight, do you also have jobs there?" Mr. Miles immediately came to life, leaned in front of Edward and nodded.

Valentine's port can't digest the labor force in the lower city, which is the reason why the security problems in the four lower city areas of Valentine can't be completely eradicated-the Lord Pope arrested all the idlers from the Brotherhood to repair the port The road is just to eliminate the possibility of large-scale fighting on the street, and security cases such as theft, robbery and abduction still occur from time to time.

Even if there is a butcher shop where the Snow Wolf Clan shakes the ground, there are always people trying to extort money every three days... Of course, those local ruffians who want to make money are dragged to the alley by Isaac's members to "clean up" It's gone - the adventurers' shots are much more serious than the Snow Werewolf's own shots. These rascals are not like those rough-skinned and thick-skinned adventurers in the Elven Port that can withstand the south wind.

Isaac swore an oath of "loyalty" to the city lord, and took a large piece of land for nothing, so he had to pay Viscount Pope some certificates.

With the teacher's endorsement and the support of the Fire Department, Isaac's solution is: he will do his best to solve the public security problem in the lower city for his "master", Your Excellency the Viscount, and arrange the young and middle-aged people who are most likely to cause trouble ...