Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 42

In the early morning of the next day, the Igor family expedition team set off in the dim morning light.

Before leaving, the lord solemnly held up a handful of soil in the infected area, and sealed it in a treasure bag under the watchful eyes of all the lords.

The team had 1000 members at the time of departure. After experiencing the baptism of the horrible corpse tide, the number of members was reduced by as much as half!These tenant farmers, guards, and servants who were loyal to the Igor family but ended up with no bones left will sleep forever in this forbidden land, never recovering.

Carrying away a bag of soil soaked with blood and tears of the subjects from the infected area was the only thing Xia Houyan could do for them.

This is a memory to forget.

After this brief commemorative ceremony, Xia Houyan learned from the chubby mayor Joel that the craftsmen in the team have not been idle these days, but have been repairing vehicles-due to the previous heavy fog and corpse tide attack, Many of the carriages of the convoy were damaged to varying degrees, and the horses pulling the carriages were also killed and injured.

At the same time, however, the goods and personnel in the team suffered.

Therefore, after the overtime maintenance and integration of the craftsmen, the remaining carriages are actually just enough - in other words, if the loss of personnel and materials is not so heavy, the lord will worry about how to allocate vehicles to the lords. .

This ironic fact made Xia Houyan wonder whether to laugh or cry.

"All in all, we must replenish some horses, vehicles and food as soon as possible after leaving the infected area." Mayor Joel rambled for a long time, and finally got to the point, "If there is no problem with the map, as long as we Going all the way south, you can enter the territory of the Grand Duchy of Houston and get supplies in their capital, Rock Creek."

The Grand Duchy of Houston...According to Eliot Igor's not very rich geographical knowledge, the location of this noble territory is very close to the southern end of the empire territory, almost within the range of the invasion of the Demon Race Marauders.

——As for the new territory of the Igor family?Sorry, but a little further south.

The imperial court obviously did not have the slightest pity for this ancient family who was suddenly charged with treason. With a big wave of his hand, he moved Igor's territory from the wealthy western border to the southernmost border of the country. The actual meaning is "I don't want to get dirty hands, so the demons and the wasteland robbers help to deal with these political prisoners".

Feeling innocent, the lord scolded me secretly in his heart.

"So is there enough money to purchase materials?" Xia Houyan sneezed and asked Mayor Joel while wiping his nose.

"Not enough." Mayor Joel's answer was concise, but it did great harm to a pauper lord.

"Fortunately, I made a fortune from Adrian's magic laboratory before I left!" Xia Houyan sighed, turning to Master Laurie not far away, "Master, I'm afraid we have to gain more this time. Donate a part!"

The innocent Master Laurie scolded me in his heart.

The master wanted to grab the lord's golden eagle collar and ask, why should I have a chief mage to bear the expenses of the territory?

Although he, Victor Laurie, has worked in Eagle's End fort for most of his life, he is still a man employed by the Igor family. He still keeps the employment contract signed by Duke Vincent Igor!
How can there be a boss in the world who loses money and makes the employee bear the burden?

More than absurd, simply absurd!
——Master Laurie really wanted to reason with Lord Lord like this.

But in the end, he just leaned against the carriage with his hands shrunk and his neck tucked in, and responded with a sullen voice, not daring to put a big fart.

"In addition, I also recommend that you buy some elf plant seeds in Rock Creek City." Mayor Joel glanced at Master Laurie with contempt, and continued to say seriously to the lord, "This area in the south of the empire used to be the ancient elf empire. Therefore, many elf plant seeds from ancient times have been preserved. Although these crops have been bred by elves, although they have strict climatic conditions and are difficult to be planted on a large scale, their yields are amazing... Lord Lord, when you open up new territories, you will inevitably encounter When it comes to food, we better prepare early."

On the surface, Xia Houyan said it was certain, but his heart was half cold.

Although I don't know what the "elf crop" is in the mouth of Mayor Joel, he is too familiar with the "elf plant"!

In the ancient times of the continent, the masters of the world were not humans, but elves!One of these long-lived creatures with pointy ears and handsome faces has a major specialty in using magic to cultivate plants!
Plant materials that have been cultivated by elves have excellent properties that are unmatched by ordinary wood - elves plants with corrosion resistance, high strength, and strong magic affinity are not only the first choice for nobles to build luxury furniture, but also a common material for various magic equipment.

For example, most of the magic wands that are standard equipment for mages are polished and manufactured with the rare elf plant "jasper rainbow camphor"--because mages are generally weak and unable to lift large roots of magic metal, the density is small and the magic affinity is high. The "Jasper Rainbow Camphor" has become the best choice for almost all well-known mages.

For another example, the treasure of the town house of Eagle's Rest Castle was not the pure gold ritual sword given by Emperor Romanus VI, nor the Nightmare Helmet seized from the demons and passed down from generation to generation, but a self-numbered one. The "Juling Narcissus" who has been lingering for thousands of years and has survived to this day!
This elf flower, which is not amazing in appearance, looks like a shriveled leek, but has the magical effect that countless magicians dream of: any creature that stays within five meters of the "spiritual narcissus", the natural recovery rate of its magic power will be doubled!
Whether you are a first-order magic apprentice, or a ninth-order holy mage, all double, there is no mistake!

And now on the entire continent, there are only five fingers of the "Jingling Narcissus" still alive!

The rarity of "spiritual narcissus" is not a special case of this plant, but the commonality of all elf plants: because the ancient elf empire has long since collapsed, the elf race has also disappeared and is on the verge of extinction; the elf plants that can be found at present , almost all of them are precious relics left by the age of the elf empire thousands of years ago!
In other words, no race on the continent today has the ability to cultivate elf plants in large quantities. Even if they can, they must rely on the elf tree species that have been handed down in ancient times. One less tree, one less tree planted" is by no means an alarmist exaggeration!
And whether on earth or in another world, "what is rare is precious" is a universal theorem!

Although the prices of different species of elf plants are slightly different, they are all priceless treasures on the market. It is not a rich family who cooks pearls and delicacies, and who can afford a stem and a seed of a elf plant ?
If it weren't for the high price of elf plants, how could the dignified chief mage of the Igor family, Victor Laurie, not be equipped with a handy staff until now?

Yes, the yield of elf crops is high and the effect is great, but the impoverished Igor family must also be able to afford it!

"Mayor Joel, since it is your suggestion, can you pay for the money to buy the elf seeds?" Xiahou Yan looked at Mayor Joel with a smile.

"I think it's good to just grow some common wheat and rice to make do." Old Joel's attitude made a 180-degree turn.

(End of this chapter)