Lord of Rot

Chapter 28 Prom
Li Qi rode a horse leisurely and enjoyed the scenery along the way.

Trees without any changes, dirt roads without any changes, horseshoes walking on this kind of dirt road is no problem, but guards and carriages on foot are a bit difficult.

Several times, the baron even worried whether the pack horse pulling the cart would die from exhaustion, or the cart would fall apart before the horse died.

But when he thought of the price of the pack horse, he forced himself to persuade himself, cost-effectiveness, the porcupine family needs to pursue cost-effectiveness at present.

"Xiao'er, Xing'er!"

The war horse under his crotch snorted, a little irritable.

The pack horse was even more trembling.

Li Qi arranged for someone to go to the front to inquire.

"what happened!"

"My lord, there is a dead boar ahead."

Pulling the reins with both hands, Li Qi rode over. Right in the middle of the road, there was only half of the wild boar that had been eaten by some unknown large beast. There were bright red shreds of meat hanging on the white bones. The wild boar carcass also had a faint temperature, indicating that the predator had just left.

The scariest thing was that there were no footprints of any wild beasts nearby, not even the wild boar's own. The wild boar seemed to have fallen here from the sky, and there were snowflakes blown from high altitudes around it.

"Let's go!" Li Qi said.

Needless to say, other people also guessed that there might be danger nearby.

Is it a lion that escaped from a certain arena, or a fiery red bear like before?

In short, they had to leave as soon as possible, and they couldn't expect the other party to be full and let themselves and others go. Fortunately, this place was far enough from the porcupine collar, and the predator probably wouldn't go to the porcupine collar on purpose.

Next, Li Qi couldn't rest at ease. He had to monitor the porcupine collar on Raven's body at all times, and keep the dead bodies of the local people on standby at all times to prevent something from rushing into his territory.

Fortunately, the next road did not go wrong. After leaving a long distance, they rested at a deserted post on the roadside, and continued on the next day.

Soon, at the end of the road, they saw the city slowly growing from the horizon.

Some people say that the gate of Iron Stone City is like a woman's thigh, don't try to force it open, it's better to say some sweet words, and spend a little more time, it will automatically open for you, and even take the initiative to hook your waist.

The towering gates of the town, the patrolling leather armored soldiers standing on the walls on both sides, and the pedestrian merchants at the gates who are wasting their money to enter the city, everyone is running around for this huge city.

"Compared to here, the porcupine collar is like a deep mountain and old forest."

The road from Porcupine Leader to Ironstone was cut off by the Valley of the Spine, and they had to make a wide circle, a distance that would divide Prosperity into two worlds.

Even Baron Li Qi, who thought he had a good life recently, couldn't help sighing after entering Ironstone City, that it was really a country baron who entered the city.

The soldiers on patrol wore leather armor and had fine swords at their waists, and the porcupine collar currently had only militiamen and pitchforks.

As for the city walls?Porcupine Collar has no walls at all, and the only fortification is his Porcupine Castle, a dilapidated castle that looks like it can be dug out with a hoe.

The ancestors of Baron Sparks must have considered how to improve the defense when building this castle. The design of the urn also allowed this ancient town to never be breached in countless wars.

The newly promoted aristocrats cannot be compared with the established aristocrats. The gap between them is as big as the gap between the nobles and the common people.

The servant who had been waiting at the door took the initiative to step forward after seeing the baron and the porcupine flag.

"My lord, I am the first servant of Lord Simon, and I am ordered to take you to Iron Stone Fortress to rest."

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Li Qi nodded his thanks on the horseback.

If it is a respectable guest, at least a butler should be sent to receive it. Many noble houses not only have a first manservant, but also a second manservant. Their main job is to do some physical work in the castle, like porcupine collars, pitchforks sometimes I will also take care of some physical work, because Li Qi doesn't have enough people.

It was enough to see that Li Qi was not taken seriously, and he himself was not angry.

Ironstone Castle was built in Ironstone City, but far away from the entire town, you can see the top of the black castle at the gate, which stands tall and overlooks the entire Ironstone City.

"Maybe this is your first time in Iron Stone City." The servant said while leading the way, "But in order to avoid causing you too much trouble, we will take another route, which will be faster."

The other party should often face nobles, and is very familiar with the set of procedures for entertaining nobles, but his attitude is definitely not good, he is arrogant, and somewhat looks down on Li Qi, a country baron.

"Everything is according to your arrangement." Li Qiwei argued with the other party, but he was just a servant.

After entering Ironstone City, avoid the residential and commercial areas of the town, and soon came to Ironstone Fort. The huge castle is like a hill, about a circle larger than Porcupine Castle.

Stepping on the stone road, a middle-aged jazz with a curly mustache is waiting here.

"Haha, Sir Clarence, I'm glad you're here."

"Sir Simon" Li Qi dismounted and shook hands with each other warmly, although it was the first time they met.

"Your father is the bravest warrior I have ever seen." Baron Sparks seemed to be recalling the old days with Li Qi's father, but there was no intersection between the two of them, and everyone knew it well.

Li Qi said: "He also said that you are the richest knight he has ever seen."

The two chatted for a while with fake smiles.

Baron Sparks ordered the servant: "Take Sir Clarence back to his room to rest, and his guards should also arrange a place to rest."

"Yes!"

After thanking Li Qi, he followed the servant and left.

The wealthy Simon family is not stingy when entertaining guests from afar, fully demonstrating their excellent financial resources.

Li Qi guessed that he should also be one of Simon's husband-in-laws. The territory is very close, and he has a territory and a title by himself. If he marries his daughter, Baron Simon's territory will expand invisibly. In the connected part, barrenness is nothing at all, and the Baron's iron ore will pave everything.

However, although Baron Li Qi doesn't mind eating soft food, he is a bit picky eater. He has already persuaded himself in his heart, don't get close to that "glamorous person", the green hat can't bear it.

The first male servant retreated gracefully after leading the way, giving people enough time to rest.

Pitchfork, the valet, changed Li Qi into a dress. There will be a ball tonight. The baron's daughter, Becky Simon, will be the absolute protagonist of the ball, and all the young nobles are here for her.

But before that, Li Qi ordered his men to go to the brothel in Iron Stone City. Those small pills needed to be sold, and he really couldn't think of a more suitable place than that.

Everyone takes one, spends money to ask the boss, and then gives the medicine to the customer who has something to hide, of course not directly, as long as someone who is a bit defensive is unlikely to accept it, it is definitely not that easy, and the subordinates need to adapt to the situation. Therefore, Li Qi even gave them money for whoring, allowing them to brag about it when they went to have fun.

They had worked hard on the road, and they didn't think it was a task at all when they received such a different kind of reward.

This is a reward, Baron Li Qi is the most benevolent lord in the world, there is no denying it!

It was getting dark, and looking down from the castle to the town below, it was as bright as the stars in the sky.

"The porcupine comprehension develops better than here." Li Qi had a strong expectation in his heart.

"First solve the problem of filling the stomach, and then solve the population problem. Only by having more children can there be enough manpower to grow trees. Planning and construction should be put later, and food should be the first." He thought about the future development in his heart, and at the same time He felt more and more difficult to support himself alone. He needed some capable helpers instead of letting the servants and housekeepers do everything.

Prom isn't just about getting together and eating pie.

The second sons without noble status need to target the ladies who have the right to inherit, or simply have a fierce fight with a single lady who has a title.

The ladies also hope to find a noble with a fief. They like to live in the eyes of others. The title and fief wealth are the cornerstones that support all of this.

"You will definitely fascinate all the ladies here," Pitchfork, the personal servant who changed Li Qi's dress, sighed.

In the mirror, the not-so-complicated dress showed Li Qi's long legs and broad shoulders, and his appearance was handsome under the black hair.

Tender and juicy?

Li Qi had an adjective for himself in his mind.

With bursts of laughter from noble women, the ball has already begun.

(End of this chapter)