Lord of Rot

Chapter 35 Arena

Li Qi was not in a hurry, and promised not to be cold, and then he asked what Ge Lan was doing under that lord.

"Town development is mainly about construction, and sometimes it also manages arable land, pastures and taxation." Gulen said: "I have worked there for ten years, and I have feelings for everyone."

What I want is this kind of talent, and Gulen is unlikely to lie, because some things can be clearly known with a little investigation.

He works in a territory that is more affluent than the porcupine collar, manages everything in an orderly manner, and lives a happy life. Apart from sleeping with the lord's mother, his family now has only one younger brother, Li Ao, and he probably will never return to the porcupine collar in this life. There are no elderly people, so there is no need to worry about Glenn.

"Then, my lord, after what I have said, what will you do to impress me?"

"Indeed, the porcupine collar is very barren." Li Qi nodded: "The population is sparse, and even the food grown is not enough to feed the people in the territory. In terms of environment and income, it is not enough to convince you. I want to use your ten years of work Years, you must have accumulated a large sum of money to support you to spend the rest of your life leisurely."

Grant nodded slightly, Li Qi was right.

"But you're not happy." Li Qi said, "You feel empty, otherwise you wouldn't spend your days drinking here. It's not because of your leg injury. As long as there are enough silver moons, there will be many ladies willing to serve you .”

Glenn lifted his spirits a little, he wanted to see what the lord in front of him could talk about.

The baron said: "I think people have five levels of needs. The first level, the lowest level is food and clothing. After eating and clothing, they want to be safe. This is the second level of needs. After that, the third level needs It is social needs, people cannot live alone without other people, they need love, family and friendship.”

Grant nodded, and he agrees with all of these at present.

"The fourth level, respect for needs, in layman's terms is power, glory, and recognition, just like the common people's respect for nobles." He quietly put the nobles at the center, ensuring that the class of the nobles is to protect their own interests.

"So you are on the fourth floor?" Grant asked, "What is the fifth floor?"

Nobility is above all else, and he wonders what needs are higher than the glory of nobility.

"The realization of self-worth" Li Qi said: "Being able to give full play to one's abilities, do one's best to make oneself perfect, and even devote one's attention to one's career, just like a chef who spends time researching for a delicious meal, and a farmer for a good harvest. Toil all day, the blacksmith ignores the scalding fire to forge the sword, the messenger toils to deliver the letter, the knight does not fear to die for the glory."

Li Qi said: "As for me, I can allow you to manage affairs for a lord again and realize your value."

It was the first time for Glenn to hear others talking about this to him, and he was a little dazed.

Different from the loyalty proclaimed by the nobles and the belief proclaimed by the church, the words spoken by the baron are a bit of a mouthful, value, self-worth.

He looked at the baron, only to feel that the other party was different from any knight he had met before.

If you say it carefully, it is a difference in thinking.

"You can go to Porcupine Collar to have a look." Li Qi said: "I believe there is nothing better because you grow up with that place. Of course, if you feel that everything in Porcupine Collar is too bad, you can leave at any time. You can go with Joe, and you can change your mind at any time before I go back, and I don't think anyone will stop you."

"You convinced me, the part about self-realization," Grant said, "but I still believe what I saw with my own eyes, and I will go to Porcupine to pick it up."

Li Qi raised his glass: "Respect your self-worth."

Grant also raised his glass: "A respect for self-worth."

After returning to Ironstone Castle, Li Qi continued to use the raven to patrol the porcupine collar. Although the intelligent raven would not stay away from the porcupine collar, it was not controlled, and would often catch insects and eat them.

Li Qi closed his eyes and fell asleep after he stumbled and inspected his territory and found that there was nothing wrong.

Another day.

Arena, or arena.

It is run by slave owners, and many slave owners will buy slaves and let them fight with swords and weapons.

People at the bottom watch fighting hard, nobles watch knights duel.

Bloody slashing, broken limbs all over the ground, life dying, and betting.

It is said that in dark corners, some slave traders even gather young children together to form a small arena and let them fight each other with knives, but that is forbidden on the surface.

Today he came with Xi Duo Hai Hai, and the two of them sat in the good seats reserved for nobles. The nobles who visited today were only the two of them. The merchant's daughters who came with their male companions had already voted for them frequently. Look away, the handsome and handsome nobleman, if we are lucky enough to marry, it will bring great glory to the family.

Otherwise, why would someone marry their daughter to him even though Tie Niu Ti killed his wife?

Crossing classes requires the courage to bet your life. It's a pity that Iron Bull's Foot killed his wife not because he didn't like it, but because of his brain problems.

The four doors of the huge arena were opened, and the spectators sitting in the watching seats on both sides looked down at the situation inside.

The slaves entered the arena one after another. They were strong and muscular, but their expressions were very numb.

Victory will only allow them to live for a while longer.

To fail is to die.

The cheers and applause in the ears are like the hook and sickle for the prisoners to kill.

"Today will be a big melee," said Xiduo Haishui: "You can bet now."

Li Qi looked at the strong slaves below, feeling distressed.

A young and middle-aged man with a strong body and sound limbs is actually used to fight and kill?What a waste, it would be nice to let them farm.

"Bet?" Li Qi didn't express his inner thoughts. The illegitimate child must not understand the pain of the urgent shortage of people in his hands, but at least there is still a chance to make money.

"These are new slaves," Xiduo said, "If you bet on one person, you can get 10 silver months for 13 silver months."

1.3 times?
The number of slaves is 30, so there is no need to worry about fake matches, because the loser can only die.

Only one is destined to survive today.

"What's the minimum bet?"

"10 Silver Moons"

Well, this is not a game that poor people should play. Li Qi regretted sitting here very much now, but the boy who came with the small plate stood aside respectfully.

Li Qi still took 10 silver moons, and casually pointed at one of the black-haired slaves: "That's him, I'll bet on him to win."

Xiduo also pressed one, a fat man with a bald head and a big waist, but to Li Qi's surprise, this guy actually pressed 30 silver moons, a small bag of money was put down, and the boy holding the plate even shook his hand, a total of 40 silver moons Dad, it's not light.

I was tricked into watching the boring competitive fight, and spent 10 silver months. Is Xiduo a trust?
Below, the battle has begun.

(End of this chapter)