Lord of Rot

Chapter 286 Iron Valley Reorganization
The Battle of Iron Valley came to an end quickly.

But Li Qi found that the people in the Iron Wall Fortress were still dull and numb, as if they were still living in dire straits without any change.

Baron Ross left with the legion. Logically speaking, Li Qi should leave with them to Roaring Castle, and officially become Baron Iron Valley after the Lord Duke stamped it. However, in order to show his "loyalty", Li Qi just ordered people to use Raven sent a letter to Roaring Castle, believing that the Duke of Sunday will send out the reward soon.

The official announcement will not take a few days, and he will wait for the letter.

At present, there is only Lacey who can use high-level intellectuals around him.

A lot of troubled things were left to Li Qi, and he couldn't handle them by himself.

Li Qi said to Lacey: "Lacey, first go and ask if there is anyone who can read. If there is a manager who worked in Iron Wall Castle before, bring them here directly."

"Yes!" Lacey nodded.

"There are also craftsmen called, such as blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, and cooks." Li Qi said, "Our weapons and armor need to be repaired and maintained, and the soldiers also need to eat."

After Lacey received the order to leave, Li Qi looked at Quick Blade again: "Iron Wall Fortress is temporarily closed. First count the casualties, and then arrange patrols. If you encounter special circumstances at night, you will shoot to warn."

Although he didn't see "Resurrection of the Dead", Li Qi was very careful.

"Yes!" Quick Blade nodded in understanding.

"I want to know why those captives are sticking to the Iron Wall Fortress. Do they know that the Black King is dead? If so, why are they still sticking to it?" Li Qi said, "Also, what orders did the Black King give them when he was alive. "

"Yes!"

After the two arranged to go out, Li Qi didn't have time to relax.

It is best for him to make the black king's body into a dead body and obtain its memory. This is not difficult for him, as long as he arranges a ghoul to do it, find a remote room in the castle, and draw a magic circle, but it will waste time.

At least he won't have an answer until tomorrow morning.

Soon radish came with two people.

Carrot said: "My lord, it was Lord Lacey who asked me to bring them here. They claimed that they had worked in the Iron Wall Castle before."

Li Qi looked at the obese middle-aged man. To be able to have such a figure in the barren Iron Wall Fortress, the credibility of his previous work in the Iron Wall Fortress is not low.

Ordinary people can't raise such a fat body.

"My lord!" Noticing that Li Qi's eyes were on him, the obese middle-aged man took the initiative to step forward and said, "I'm Hay, the steward of Iron Wall Fortress!"

"Hay?" It's not easy to combine two of the simplest swear words into one name.

Li Qi asked: "How many people are there in Iron Valley? How many free people are there in Iron Wall Castle? How many slaves and serfs?"

"Well, three years ago, it was estimated that there were about 2 people in Iron Valley, and there were, there were in Iron Wall Fortress..." Hay raised his hand nervously to wipe his sweat.

Statistics made three years ago, or about?

"I'll give you a chance," Li Qi said, "I want you to count the number of people in the Iron Wall Fort before it gets dark today, and record the number of people in each household and their names in detail before tomorrow afternoon. Gender, age, and work content, and then send things to me."

He emphasized: "I don't care if you were actually a steward in the Iron Wall Fort before, if you do this well, you will be the steward of the Iron Wall Fort in the future, otherwise... I think Iron Valley needs stone mining very much drudgery."

"Yes!" Hay nodded immediately.

Li Qi looked at another middle-aged man, from whom Simon could be seen, a castle steward who was good at noble etiquette, and walked with airs on his shoulders.

"Then, sir, please introduce yourself."

"Yes, my lord." The middle-aged man nodded and said, "My name is Liton, and I used to work as a housekeeper in the Iron Wall Castle."

"once?"

Li Dun nodded: "Yes, after the Black King took control of Iron Wall Castle, no one is needed in the inner castle, and everyone has been dismissed."

"I also want to know some stories about the Black King from your mouth." Li Qi said, "Very well, Mr. Leighton, you have been hired. I hope you can select some of the servants and maids who are suitable for working in the castle as soon as possible." , I need a room to rest tonight."

"At your command, my lord."

……

Allie hugged her package and moved with the crowd.

It was almost dark, but no one was allowed to go home, they had to wait in line for questioning.

"Are we really safe?"

"How can it be safe? Didn't you see the armor and swords of those soldiers? They never relent when they kill, and...they can't protect us."

"Don't worry about that, as long as we can continue to stay in the Iron Wall, it's not safe outside."

Listening to the whispers in her ear, Allie just hugged her package tightly.

The team moved forward step by step, and soon reached her.

"name?"

"Ellie"

The fat man's hand quickly wrote: "Age?"

"15 years old" she was a little uncertain, she didn't even know her own birthday, so how could she be sure of her age clearly.

"Family members?"

"My sister married into Lilac Village, and I..."

The fat man interrupted her with a wave of his hand, and said, "Only inside the Iron Wall Fortress."

"Only me... my lord."

Her lord's words were added on the spur of the moment, she heard someone in front of her say that.

She was a little afraid of those soldiers wearing shiny armor, but what happened today made her develop a good impression of the nobleman who saved her.

The fat man waved his hand, indicating that she could leave.

Ai Li walked a few steps forward, and then heard people who had already recorded last night in front of her discuss in doubt: "That's it?" "It seems to be nothing." "Where are we going next, can we go home?"

In the distance, a soldier in armor suddenly raised his shield and struck with his sword, attracting most people's attention: "The castle is recruiting a group of servants and maids! Anyone under the age of 20 can come and sign up. One day Three meals a day, and 5 bronze stars every day."

But the people present were indifferent, and no one passed by.

Ellie hesitated for a moment, then walked over: "I want to apply for a job as a castle maid!"

The castle steward, Litton, looked at Ai Li and asked, "Can I go around in a circle, miss?"

"Yes!" Allie turned around steadily.

The butler seems to have gotten a lot of information from this action: "Maybe you are suitable to be the sweeping maid of the castle."

"I do!" Ellie nodded.

After a while, several teenagers and girls came one after another, but the housekeeper Lidun seemed to have his own specific selection rules, everyone gave way, and then he could select the suitable ones from them, and then eliminate them. not suitable.

Ai Li watched for a long time, but couldn't see what the principle was.

Until the sun went down, the butler finally selected three male servants and three female servants.

"Congratulations." The butler, Litton, said to the six Ellis, "Ladies and gentlemen, you have got the opportunity to work for our new lord, because the lord needs to rest, so your etiquette training may be postponed for a while Time, but please rest assured that the delay will not be too long, now you should follow me to clean up the castle."

"There are a few other things to remember." On the way to the inner castle, the butler Litton said: "Our lord's name is Li Qi Clarence. He is also the Baron of the Porcupine Land while he is the Baron of Iron Valley. .”

Hearing that his lord had two territories, the little maids and servants couldn't help but exclaim.

Some of them have never left the poor Iron Valley in their entire lives, but they are very clear about how powerful they are as the noble lords of the two land barons.

"My name is Liton. You can call me the butler, or Liton. If you add the honorific title of Mr., I will not reject it."

"Yes, Mr. Leighton!"

The seven people entered the inner castle and looked at the vast and huge hall, feeling a sense of insignificance in their hearts.

"There are quite a few clean sheets and bedding in the castle," said the butler, Leighton, "gentlemen are responsible for carrying out these dusty and dirty furniture and bringing some water up. Ladies, please scrub the bed and the floor carefully, and then replace the bed." Brand-new bedding, let adults have a comfortable sleep is the meaning of our work."

"Yes!" They nodded, knowing that they wanted to serve the lord, their hearts were full of motivation.

Just in the middle of the work, when their stomachs were growling, the butler Li Dun came over: "Ladies and gentlemen, the lord hopes that you can eat and take a good rest before working."

"Long live the lord!" cried a footman.

"Please remember to be elegant," said the butler Lidun. Seeing everyone looking at him, he smiled: "Well, I want to cheer too, but remember to keep your voice down."

The servants and maids smiled: "Yes, Mr. Leighton."

(End of this chapter)