Lord of Rot

Chapter 45 Dwarves
"Dwarf?" Li Qi looked at the half-height man.

"My name is Fra, a dwarf carpenter." The man seemed to be used to being discriminated against: "My lord, only people with special status can survive on this ship."

"I think so too." Li Qi nodded, and then asked, "Where is your home? Fra."

"Golden Rye"

"That's a rich land." Li Qi frowned. It was located in the middle of Lurea, not far from the king, and its lord was the current king.

But what surprised Li Qi even more was how this guy was caught on board because that place was not near the sea.

The dwarf carpenter seemed to have guessed what Li Qi was thinking, and explained himself: "It is difficult for me to find a reliable job locally, so I want to try my luck in another city, and then..."

Li Qi nodded to express his understanding. Disabled people will inevitably be discriminated against wherever they are. Fortunately, Fra has a special skill.

"If you want to find a job, maybe you can stay in my territory," Li Qi said.

"Of course!"

Fra was pleasantly surprised, and he was wondering what to do next.

Li Qi looked at the boy: "What about you, what is your identity?"

"Bard, my lord."

"You are younger than any bard I've ever seen," Li Qi said.

The boy blushed: "My father is a bard, and I will be too."

"He sang on the boat," Fraser ventured in. He found the young lord very gentle, and he also wanted to help a bunch of unfortunate boys: "He has a very good voice, otherwise those bastards would not have left him. .”

"Okay." Li Qi actually has no feelings for bards, but if a boy leaves here, he probably won't have a good life.

He needs all talents, everything!
Li Qi glanced at the three sluggish women again, and sighed: "If you three are willing to stay, the porcupine leader welcomes you. If you don't want to stay, maybe there is a caravan from Iron Stone City who will be willing to send a message to your relatives. .”

This is too difficult. If the women are not in the East Gorge, even if the parents want to take them back, they will not be able to do it, and it is even more impossible for Li Qi to waste manpower to do it.

Except for the heirs of the Bill family, staying in the porcupine collar is the best choice for these people.

Through the interrogation of the last surviving pirate, he knew that this group of pirates had clashed with the Leopold family's fleet before, and the reason was in the log book.

Several people were settled down and will be considered in detail tomorrow.

Pirates, let the security team deal with it directly. Li Qi doesn't think there is any aspect of this guy's body that is worth spending 10 ounces of gold to wake him up.

Li Qi sat on the chair in the study, wearing the clothes that the servants thoughtfully put on for him.

He flipped through the logbook. The pirates obviously didn’t have the habit of keeping accounts, and they would spend it after they robbed it. This logbook came from a merchant ship owned by Leopold’s family, and it clearly recorded the ship’s port call. List of unloaded cargo, also includes estimated arrival and departure date for each port.

The pirates said that the merchant ship was carrying about 100 million gold days.

100 million!

Hiss, when he heard this number, Li Qi's heart almost stopped beating. He understood why there were only twenty or so pirates who dared to try to take a bite of such a big piece of meat, even his own heart beat.

The difference between him and the pirates is that he is greedy for money and he is hesitant about his life, knowing that the money is not something he can touch.

"The top nobles are really rich."

I was still planning carefully for a few gold dollars a month. When I was racking my brains, my liquid assets were already in the millions, just like in his previous life, with a salary of several thousand dollars a month, whether to eat instant noodles in bags or to eat extravagantly When I was tangled in the barrel, I heard that other people's tax evasion was calculated in billions. The absurdity and unreality were even more false than fiction.

In addition, the ship has also become his private property, but there are still missing sailors, captains, navigators, doctors, cooks, helmsmen, etc., as long as they are all together, they can set sail.

"Let's talk about it later when the pier is built."

Li Qi stretched his waist. The victory in today's battle was all due to his remote control. He was extremely tired, and he needed a good night's sleep.

the next day,
Li Qi arranged for someone to send La Bill away from Porcupine Collar to Ironstone City, where he could find a team of mercenaries to escort him home.

lunch.

Li Qi was eating pork and stewed onions. He picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth, elegantly and calmly.

By the way, not only are there no chopsticks in this world, there are no knives and forks.

There is a small knife for cutting bread, like a dagger, and a spoon for drinking soup. In addition to eating, you need to eat with your hands, or use bread to "squeeze" a lump of pureed vegetables, often with mashed potatoes or thick soup.

Glenn, who was eating at the same table, looked at the two wooden sticks in front of him. He had tried it before, but he couldn't be as flexible as the lord, so he could only eat it with his hands.

Originally, Ge Lan thought that he was eating elegantly, but after comparing it, he found that he looked like a savage.

"Is everything okay in the territory?" Li Qi asked, he didn't know what Grenn was thinking.

"Everything is fine, but it's almost the New Year of the Divine Calendar, my lord."

The new year of the divine calendar, the first year is the year when the Lurea continent was unified. At that time, the king of Lurea was enthroned in the royal capital and was blessed by the bishop of the Four Gods.

Li Qi knew little about that period of history.

"What should we prepare for?" he asked, in his impression that young people have to live well.

"As far as I know, there was no celebration when you became the lord?"

"The porcupine collar was too poor at that time." Li Qi nodded: "I don't want to mobilize people."

At that time, he hadn't crossed over yet, he only knew that the former Li Qi was shy, timid, and cowardly.

Grant nodded, thought for a moment and said, "Maybe you can hold a celebration on New Year's Day, which will make the people in the territory full of enthusiasm for the future, and the porcupine collar's defeat of the pirate invasion also needs to be celebrated. exhausted."

"Yes." Li Qi nodded: "I will leave this matter to you."

He saved a lot of money in his hands, and the celebration might cost some of it, but it was nothing compared to what he earned, at most it was only a few hundred silver months.

"The porcupine collar is very promising," Grant said. "Everyone is full of expectations for life, I mean including slaves, they are all praising your kindness."

"This is everyone's slave, not just me, but every one of you." Li Qi smiled.

In the afternoon, Joe came back.

He brought back the proceeds from selling small pills this month. According to Li Qi's request, he first spent money on things, such as talents, food, tools, slaves, etc., and brought back the rest of the money.

Joe is worthy of being the son of a merchant, at least what he brought back this time far exceeded Li Qi's last time.

Dozens more slaves arrive, filled with uneasy dread for the future.

In addition to the things that Li Qi specially ordered, Qiao also brought back precious craftsmen.

Including masons, gardeners, leather craftsmen, and pharmacists, Li Qi seriously suspected that they were attracted by the double price, but in any case, it was a great event to celebrate if someone came to the porcupine collar.

Especially pharmacists, they are proficient in pharmacology, they are half doctors.

There are no real doctors in Lurea. Some scholars are proficient in medicine and can even perform operations. However, ordinary people still have to rely on pharmacists' bitter medicines to save their lives.

"You will come at the right time." Li Qi said to Joe: "We will hold a New Year celebration, bring everyone to participate, they will like it here."

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