Lord of Rot

Chapter 330 Night Market
After listening to the legends about the Night God or the Moon God, Li Qi didn't get any substantive information.

The creation stories of these gods all have very similar templates.

Although he doesn't believe it, Li Qi is very sensitive to the word "legendary". The more he doesn't understand it, the more he will be afraid.

On the contrary, the priest was very indifferent: "If the believers of the Moon God are so powerful, why are they hiding?"

Li Qi suddenly realized.

After all, it's still a group of bugs hiding in the dark.

"The Four Gods will bless and protect you, Lord Li Qi."

"I will respond to the Four Gods with loyalty," Li Qi replied.

It's a pity that he asked the water fairy, but the other party couldn't explain clearly. He just said that he felt an existence far surpassing her in Wells Bill, and it should be a "legend".

Li Qi can only let go of these things, and there are still many things waiting for him to deal with.

Another day or two passed...

After confirming with Mrs. Jielin that he would come to Longship Castle on Lilde's birthday, Li Qi led the team and left.

Tyler Ross was among the happiest about it.

He was most afraid that Li Qi would stay in Longship Fort with his soldiers.

With the terrifying military combat strength that Li Qi's team can win 300 to 2000, he was really afraid that after Li Qi made a strong choice to station here, who else would be able to drive them away.

The drawbridge of Longship Fort was lowered slowly.

Li Qi left with the army.

Outside the castle, Taylor Ross said to Li Qi: "I want to go back to Roaring Castle immediately, Lord Li Qi, may the four gods bless you!"

"May the four gods bless you too," Li Qi replied.

It wasn't that Taylor Ross was in a hurry, but that he had to hurry back with the news of Monkey Leader. He was most afraid that Li Qi would directly lead troops to attack Monkey Leader.

In the past few days, Li Qi didn't show any similar intentions, which made Taylor Ross heave a sigh of relief.

Li Qi was naturally not interested in attacking Mountain Palm Fort.

The rugged mountain road and the densely forested monkey collar are not suitable for firing muskets, which is equivalent to abolishing Li Qi's strongest signboard.

Moreover, it is impossible for the monkey leader to accept the management of an outsider.

To occupy a territory aggressively, you must show absolute oppression, just like the monkey family brought 2000 elite soldiers to the front of the Longship Fort, and the Longship Fort that they fought had no temper.

Li Qi couldn't spare so much energy for the time being, so there was no need to waste resources to capture a territory that was destined not to belong to him.

Tastes better when eaten slowly.

Mrs. Jielin stood on the city wall, looking at Li Qi's disappearing figure.

She just watched Li Qi go further and further away until he completely disappeared from sight.

Because of this monkey collar aggression, Shui Jiandi returned to the state when he had an illegitimate child a year ago.

However, the mental state of the people in Shuijian is very different from that time.

First of all, the birth of Little Leard united the hearts of the people.

Secondly, the victory over the monkey soldiers boosted morale.

If you want to develop again, the speed will be faster.

Li Qi has successfully snatched back all the docks in Shuijiandi.

However, father and son also had to settle accounts, and Li Qi spent more time in Longship Castle mainly discussing these.

And he doesn't have the big appetite of the monkey family. He doesn't need to control the docks and waterways. He only hopes to reduce the taxes of the two territories' caravans.

Iron Valley's economy needs to be driven by Shuijian Land, and tax cuts can make businessmen in Shuijian Land more willing to come to Iron Valley.

On the contrary, Mrs. Jielin was very happy, and directly gave several piers near Tiegu to Tiegu.

Li Qi was able to garrison his own soldiers at the pier, and he also had a certain say in the water and river bends. Generally speaking... he gained a lot.

Take the ferry back to Iron Valley.

On the way to the castle, people cheered as they watched the returning soldiers with their heads held high.

Some people didn't know what happened or why the battle was fought, but they knew that their lord had won.

The lord returned with glory and spoils, and it is an honor to be a subject of the victorious lord!

After returning, it will naturally be rewarded for meritorious deeds.

All the young nobles who followed Li Qi to fight received a certain amount of money rewards.

The same is true for soldiers, who have all been rewarded with a lot of money.

The two mercenaries who voluntarily surrendered could not be reused by Li Qi.

But after all, they belonged to extraordinary people, and their power should not be wasted.

Li Qi directly sent 'Four Hands' Trevor, 'Orc' Pig and 'Scorpion' Allen to the wharf outside Iron Valley.

There are three extraordinary people guarding the key pier, which can also prevent accidents.

It can also save part of Li Qi's manpower.

Moreover, although Wells Bill's direct bloodline is extinct, the collateral lineage of the Bill family is still there. According to the laws of the kingdom, as long as there is a blood relationship and the right of inheritance, they are eligible to inherit the territory.

As long as the Duke doesn't let go, the monkey family's territory still belongs to Bill.

Even a relative who might be working as a baker's apprentice, or a down-and-out sideline who was a daughter-in-law, might be transformed into the new lord.

It is impossible for the castle to be his own, but the pier is his own. This economy is in his own hands, which is tantamount to directly cutting off the possibility of the monkey leading the north.

If you want to establish an economic relationship with Dongxia, you must go to Li Qi's pier!
No matter how much the other party doesn't like you, you have to obediently give money.

However, Li Qi was not worried about how much hatred the new monkey lord would have towards him.

After all, he helped kill everyone in Wells' lineage. If he hadn't done it himself, those collateral lines would not have been able to stand out for a lifetime. Logically speaking, he should give himself a red envelope.

……

Pitts has been very busy lately.

She single-handedly undertook starling communications, armadillo digging, livestock consulting, eagle eye monitoring, and more.

One by one, the birds and beasts were released to fulfill her order.

Pitts was originally a person who didn't like to study very much, but recently because he had to record too many things, his cultural level was rising rapidly.

Fortunately, there is another Lily in the castle, who has a higher level of knowledge than Pitts and can always answer Pitts' questions.

But Pitts was happy and happy to do the work.

She can work hard with her obedient animal friends every day, serve the Lord Lord, and play her part.

Woke up early again today, the sky is still bright.

Pitts had breakfast at the castle with several other maids, and then set off riding an armadillo.

She is wearing a little vest today, shorts, a pair of white socks from a porcupine collar and little leather boots.

She put away the maid outfit in the white apron, and the beautiful skirt was easily stained when working outside, and she herself preferred this light matching.

Since the lord gave the order, the armadillo's excavation work has not stopped, and the laying over there has been completed by about half.

The rest of the road is simply logging, planning and leveling the road.

Pitts and Armadillo can't help much, so she was temporarily transferred by Lily to help open up wasteland and farm land.

Today the leader is a man with a sackcloth turban on his head.

He has a very honest personality and works very seriously.

However, he was able to lead the team and lead everyone to open up wasteland today, not because of his good personality, nor because he worked hard, but because he used to grow rice.

"It's here."

The man wearing a turban stopped and said, "This hillside is relatively gentle and sunny, which is very suitable for growing rice. Our job is to cut down all the trees on the hill."

He turned his head to look at Pitts and the two pig-sized armadillos beside Pitts: "Also, digging the ground."

Pitts nodded. She knew what she had to do before she came.

"Can rice be grown in this place?" Someone asked worriedly: "If the work entrusted to us by the lord is not done well, we will definitely be blamed and punished."

Pitts wanted to emphasize that the lord never punished others indiscriminately.

But she was also very worried about not being able to complete the task, after all, this is the food crop that the lord is looking forward to very much.

She didn't want to live up to the expectations of adults.

"Sure!" The man wearing a turban looked very confident: "I used this method to grow rice when I was living at Giant's Foot."

There was still a word in his heart that he didn't dare to say: "It's just that it's too troublesome to grow this kind of food, and it doesn't grow high, and the yield is not big, so no one wants to grow it."

The man brought the rice seedlings to Li Qi at that time. Li Qi thought it was dogtail grass, but later he realized that it had not been domesticated and was shriveled.

For this reason, we can only try to plant a piece first.

"Don't worry!" He said solemnly: "Your Excellency said, as long as you plant it, you will be rewarded!"

Hearing that there will be rewards for planting, everyone immediately cheered up.

Work is in full swing.

People rolled up their sleeves, grabbed their saws, picked up their axes, and started chopping down trees.

Pitts also controlled two armadillos to first dig the open space and dig up the soil.

These two guys worked very fast, and more than an acre of land had been dug out in the blink of an eye.

It's almost the end of May, and it's extremely hot.

The men have already rolled up their clothes to wipe their faces, and the ladies are pulling their collars to cool off, but the work speed has not slowed down.

"Sing a song, ladies."

Someone yelled during the boring and tiring logging work.

It just so happened that the ladies were tired from work.

Under this tacit understanding, the ladies can sing and take the opportunity to rest, and the men don't care about this little laziness.

"Would you like to sing that song?" A fat aunt turned to ask other ladies, and she played a tune: "There is a girl in Beech Village..."

Immediately someone "oh" seemed to remember it, and everyone sang together.

There are also laughter in the middle.

"There was a girl in Beech Village, and she was too sick for us to make out, so I never went there again."

They sang briskly.

The men who were working even felt that the axes were lighter in their hands.

Listening to the singing of the ladies, the body becomes less tired.

"There is a girl in Lilac Village. She likes to drink good wine. Her skirt is like a feather. She can pay the bill with her thighs spread apart."

"Haha!" The content made the men smile knowingly.

Only Pitts was slightly embarrassed, she was the only unmarried girl here.

But singing won't stop because of her.

"There's a girl in Hazel, she likes to wiggle, she farts and shouts, kicks and screams, you can't get in without Daddy."

"There is a girl on the opposite side, she is like a horse's mane, and there is something like a ring, you can't go away if you catch it."

"Oh ho ha ha!"

"Good singing haha!"

If the content is not discussed, the tune of the song is cheerful, and everyone's mood has improved a lot.

After a busy day, the reclamation of terraced fields has just been halfway done.

When Batch followed the team back to the castle, they found that bonfires had been lit outside the castle.

"Your Excellency has returned from a victorious battle. There will be a bonfire party today."

People who had been busy and tired for a day suddenly became refreshed after hearing that there was a bonfire party.

Pitts left the line and entered Inner Fort with two ball fish.

Instruct the two armadillos to stay in the pen and not come out without authorization.

The only way to manage these two guys well is to rely on their self-awareness.

They rely on their own claws, no walls can stop them, and they can go wherever they want.

Fortunately, the two guys are relatively timid and afraid of strangers.

Basically, after feeding the food, it will curl up into a ball and stay in the circle without coming out...

Inside the castle.

Li Qi was listening to Lily's quick report on the situation in the past two days.

Four or five days had passed since he returned from the siege of Longship Fort.

Iron Valley has entered a state of rapid development.

Because the population of Iron Valley is much larger than that of Porcupine Collar when it first developed.

And at this time, Li Qi had more than a dozen people around him to deal with trivial matters, and his work efficiency increased greatly.

Skills such as cement manufacturing, kiln firing and brick firing have been successfully researched. Relying on the efforts of the technical talents brought by Li Qi from the porcupine collar, the replica can be completed in the shortest time, saving a lot of development time.

If the changes in the porcupine collar are visible to the naked eye every month, then the changes in Iron Valley are like weeds growing in a wheat field, changing every day!
Moreover, there are so many trees in Iron Valley, so Li Qi doesn't need to worry about the resources needed for development.

'Cinderella' Lily's growth rate is also very fast, so that Baron Li Qi, who has always prided himself on his hard work and hard work, finds that he has become a hands-off shopkeeper. He doesn't have to do anything every day, and everything is done.

As long as he takes a little time to talk to Lily about the next development plan and make an evaluation of the current results.

A real managerial talent is much more precious than an extraordinary person!
Li Qi listened to the plans for the start of the brick kiln factory and the construction of residential quarters in recent days.

A castle can be used as a military base or a training base, but it must not be a place where people come and go at will, as it will lose its natural defense.

Therefore, it is very important to build and plan new residences.

Li Qi asked, "Is the boat led by the porcupine coming?"

Lily replied: "Yes, my lord, the things have been transported up through the tunnel, and there are accompanying merchants and cooks."

"Very good." Li Qi nodded in satisfaction.

What would a bonfire party be without meat and wine.

Li Qi specially ordered people to go back to Porcupine to lead the slaughter of pigs and sheep, and to deliver beer.

After such a long period of work, the Tiegu people have accumulated a lot of money in their hands. How can they only solve simple food and clothing? They must be spent. It just so happens that the celebration is a good opportunity for everyone to spend money.

It can not only consolidate the rule, but also let everyone feel the joy of the lord's victory.

It also allows everyone to enjoy the meat and wine that they can't eat on weekdays.

It can also help Li Qi to return funds.

And it can make the bazaar planned by Li Qi gather some people in advance, and when there are more and more celebrations or other transactions, the bazaar will naturally form.

……

After dark, the fire illuminated the market not far outside the Iron Wall Fortress.

The specially prepared ground can accommodate tens of thousands of people to walk here.

The merchants and chefs who were specially ordered to rush over to work have already set up their booths.

And there is a sign on each booth.

Although most of them are illiterate, you can guess what they do by looking at the things sold at the stalls.

Soldiers were also indispensable. More than 400 soldiers were all sent out to maintain order.

After the celebration is over, the more than 100 porcupine soldiers will take a boat back to the porcupine collar together.

Li Qi gave everyone in the castle a vacation, and then left the castle himself. He was also very interested in this kind of large-scale excitement.

Probably because he has been in this world for a long time, he doesn't just look at the world with colored glasses.

After leaving the castle for a while, Li Qi turned his head and looked at the two behind him: "You follow me, why don't you play by yourself?"

It was Lily and Ellie who followed him.

Lily lowered her head and didn't answer, probably because of the burn scar on her face, she spent a lot of time lowering her head.

On the contrary, because of her cute appearance and reckless personality, Ai Li is usually loved by Li Qi. When asked, Ai Li said: "I just want to follow and serve you. Lily must think so too."

Lily nodded with a "hmm".

"Okay then." Li Qi stopped and stood in front of a little chef selling skewers.

Looking up at the signboard, the handwriting was illuminated by the small kerosene lamp hanging on the booth. The handwriting was crooked, and it should be written by myself.

It says "kebabs 3 bronze stars 1 skewer".

The little chef "Master" quickly lowered his head when he saw Li Qi.greet.

Li Qi had a little impression of the little chef, as if he used to be a chef in the castle.

Porcupine Collar is a well-recognized gourmet cooking school, which has been continuously sending out excellent chefs.

In addition, Li Qi is very encouraging of business development.Some skilled chefs can set up a shop in the commercial area of ​​Porcupine Collar to sell some delicacies.

However, some of them will choose to be hawkers and open a small stall.

"The brand is good." Li Qi said, "Who taught it?"

"It's Master Qiao," the little chef quickly replied.

Li Qi had indeed chatted with Qiao about the night market before, but he didn't expect to meet the night market in Iron Valley first.

"Give me 3 skewers of lamb"

"Okay sir." The little chef nodded quickly.

This barbecue method was actually passed on from Li Qi.

Drink beer, eat barbecue, a must in summer.

Little chef fanned a stove with charcoal.

The temperature rose instantly, and white smoke curled up.

The hot oil on the meat drips on the charcoal, and the aroma rises as soon as it is sizzled.

Colliding with the aroma of food from other places, the atmosphere is much more cheerful.

"My lord, your skewers!"

Li Qi took the heavy meat skewers, such a big skewer is really affordable.

Fortunately, Li Qi prepared some silver moons and copper stars on his body before going out, otherwise he might really have to slap his face today.

He touched 9 copper stars and handed them over.

"My lord, I don't want this money anymore." The little chef quickly shook his head.

However, Li Qi forced the money to the other party and said, "I will pay for your barbecue, of course."

"Thank you sir!" The little chef thanked him holding the money.

Li Qi handed the two meat skewers to Lily and Ai Li respectively.

"Thank you, my lord!" Allie smiled sweetly, and took it happily.

Lily was much shyer when she was shopping than when she was working, probably because there were too many people, and her inferiority complex caused by the scar on her face took the upper hand.

Because of Li Qi's purchase, the people around were all curious to come to Little Chef's mutton skewers stand.

3 bronze stars, you can eat the same food as the lord, who wouldn't be tempted!
The little chef's mutton skewer stand became so popular that there was nowhere to stay.

Li Qi picked up the skewers and stood aside to watch: "Is this the star effect?...Without cumin, the taste is much worse."

(End of this chapter)