Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 52 One Night in Rock Creek
Historically and geographically speaking, a city can arise for many reasons.

Some cities evolved from military towns in key geographical locations, such as Tianjin Wei in Earth China, and Yongri City, an important town in the east of the empire;
Some cities are prosperous in development because they are close to the coast and have the advantage of shipping and shipping, such as Shanghai Beach in China, or Eagle's Rest Castle, the Pearl of the Empire's Western Border;

There are also cities that become settlements in the exchange of people and goods because they are located at the intersections of key traffic routes, such as Shijiazhuang in Earth China, and Sanshuiwan, which is located in the four directions in the middle of the empire;

But there are also cities with a much more complicated history of formation, such as Yanxi City, which maintains a soft red [-] feet in the south of the empire on the desolate wilderness in the south of the empire.

In the ancient times when the empire was created, the territory of the empire was far less vast than it is today—although the address of Rock Creek City is now within the empire, at that time, it was the territory of the Demon Race south of the border.

The brave and enterprising ancestors of the empire, braved the fire of the demons, built a military fortress outside the border, as a bridgehead to expand the territory on the southern line, and it became the predecessor of today's Yanxi City;
And as the empire took on the banner of "Zhao Zhao Destiny", the southward movement to expand the country's borders made great strides, and the former foreign military fortresses were merged into the empire one by one. personnel distribution center.

In the following hundreds of years, the fate of Rock Creek City has always been closely related to the situation in the southern border of the Empire. During the most glorious days of the empire, the generals of the three armies of the Demon Race signed a contract with humiliation on a carriage in Rock Creek City. An armistice agreement was reached; in the "War of Doomsday" in which the demons invaded, the city of Rock Creek, which was occupied by the enemy, was ordered to slaughter the city by the cruel demon god Kondorio.

Today, with the establishment of the arcane spire defense line on the border, the human and demons have entered a brief period of peace, and Rock Creek City has gradually lost its original military function and has become the largest economic and transportation hub in the southern wasteland. .

Because the population and settlements on the wasteland are as thin as the hair of senior programmers, almost all the caravans, mercenaries and travelers passing by have to stop briefly in Rock Creek City, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Houston.

Among them, of course, also includes several scum of the Igor family.

Xia Houyan, Master Laurie, Alice, Chris, and Lawrence, the classic five-person black-opening combination, are now wearing a cloak, blowing the evening wind, and riding the faint night, walking through a market in Rock Creek City. .

The reason why Lord Lord did not take Clement with him this time, but left the death knight in the camp, was because the residents in the camp needed a high-end combat power to protect them, and secondly, it was because the The goal of a death knight no less than the nether armor is too huge, which is not in line with the purpose of this low-key and stealthy operation.

Just now, the Lord Lord and Master Laurie have sold some of the magic raw materials from Adrian's magic laboratory through a series of extremely treacherous bargaining, and used the gold coins they have exchanged to sell goods to a poor seller. The merchants ordered the supplies needed by the fleet.

They have negotiated with the grateful merchant, and ask the merchant to load the goods out of Rock Creek City early tomorrow morning. After they receive it, they will drive the goods back to the convoy.

In this way, it is also possible to avoid being interrogated by the army of the Grand Duchy of Houston for carrying large quantities of goods out of the city.

Therefore, the five members of the Igor family were given free movement time for the whole night;

However, unlike Master Laurie, who was always thinking about the elf plants transported by the "Desolation Wind" mercenary, the Lord Lord showed a laid-back attitude, like a high-ranking official who inspected the public sentiment, picking and choosing with great interest in the market.

Xia Houyan felt that this Yanxi City was indeed an oasis on the southern wasteland!
In a food store here, he not only saw fresh fruits such as tomatoes and bananas from the eastern part of the empire, roasted pigeons, elbow meat and other fine meats, but also dried and salted fish caught from the sea in the western part of the empire. A series of seafood such as fish and squid!

There are so many varieties of food here that he even thinks he has come to the Imperial City Food Street where Wuhua Tianbao is full of delicacies!
"Food and food are always the lifeblood of a territory's survival." Unlike Xia Houyan, Alice and others who were surprised, Master Laurie frowned deeply, "Our new territory will be further south of the empire and more desolate. Due to the shortage of food during the construction period, we may inevitably have to import food from Rock Creek City! But..."

Xia Houyan knew what the master meant.

Since the Archduke Houston has already done such a bad thing as hiring mercenaries to rob the Dao, it is simply impossible to expect him to not be the neck of the Kaigor family in the material trade in the future;
But in the southern wasteland where supplies are extremely scarce and trade routes are limited, the Grand Duchy of Houston and Rock Creek City are undoubtedly a hurdle that cannot be bypassed!

——If you forcibly bypass Rock Creek City and import and export goods from other noble territories farther away, the transportation cost will rise rapidly, not to mention the risk of encountering robbers or other accidents will also increase!

"The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and now is not the time to worry about this..." Xia Houyan squeezed his eyebrows and comforted Master Laurie.

But in fact, he himself did not have a good solution to this problem.

However, Xiahou officials naturally have a kind of simple revolutionary optimism - if they are really desperate at that time, even if they go out to sell their ass, or let Clement carry a big sword to block the road and rob, he will also find a way to feed them. own people!
People can never be hanged on a tree with a crooked neck!

And the most important thing at present is to find a way to grab the elf plants delivered by "Desolation Wind" - this is not just for revenge on the Duke of Houston, but more importantly, the elf plants are all natural and prolific magical varieties, said Maybe this elf plant can completely solve the future food problem of the territory!

And according to the information given by Taibili, the head of "Desolation Wind" and the elf plant are now in this Rock Creek City!

After hearing the news from Taibili, the lord did not hesitate, and immediately set a strategic policy of "snatch flowers"——

Since Archduke Houston had already slapped his fist into his face, he naturally had to find a way to shave him off according to Xiahou's habit of never taking a loss!

"Lord Lord, what kind of elf plant are we targeting this time?" Lawrence asked in confusion.

"According to Taibiri's account, it is a variety called 'Flower of Abundance'. It is said that an explorer found it in the mountains in the east, and then it was bought by the big Duke of Houston at a high price." Xia Houyan shrugged.

The lord, who doesn't know much about his old magic skills, is even less likely to know anything about elf botany.

It was Master Victor Lowry who once again demonstrated the profound knowledge a magician should have.

The master frowned and said:
"Generally speaking, the most common elf crops are 'jade lotus', which can continue to produce sweet fruits, and 'youyue millet', which can continuously reproduce itself and cover the entire land by planting only one plant, or can greatly improve soil fertility. , 'Seeds of Abundance' that increase the yield of other crops...I have never heard of 'Flowers of Abundance', but looking at the attitude of the Archduke of Houston, it must be some kind of precious variety that has not been discovered before. ' the effect is similar, or even stronger!"

"So, it should also be an auxiliary plant that can increase the yield of other crops?" Lord Lord's breathing became much heavier, "Everyone, the opportunity to solve the food problem in the new territory has come. This time, we are interested in the 'flower of abundance'. It's a must!"

Before Lawrence patted his chest and issued the military order to the lord, the hoofs and bells of horses from the street made them look back suddenly in shock.

(End of this chapter)