Lord of Rot

Chapter 512 Let’s play a game of Gwent
The horse's hoof stepped on the sand, and when it was lifted up, a hoof pit appeared. The surrounding yellow sand caved in and quickly filled the hoof pit.

“High Blood City will sell virgins, but it will keep female slaves with fertility experience. Slave owners believe that experienced female slaves will give birth to more children, and they will regularly select strong slaves as breeding stock. Horses, it is said that the price of some excellent slaves is comparable to that of an excellent war horse, they do not need to work, and they eat well."

Listening to Desert Pearl's explanation, Li Qi raised his head and squinted at the huge towering city-state in the distance. It was the transfer station before heading to High Blood City, Oasis City.

After leaving Iron Valley, Li Qi rushed all the way to Leiweng City, and quickly assembled a team composed entirely of extraordinary people. The target was the 50 slaves in Gaoxue City. Nowadays, what limits Li Qi's development is population. As long as there is enough population, whether it is the army or talents, it will be replenished in a short time.

It is not difficult to feed 50 people with the wealth of Leiweng City alone.

Of course, on the surface, they are escorting "Princess Sophia" to buy strong slaves. They come with a friendly communication mentality, so they have to hide their thoughts.

Of course, a tough battle is unavoidable, but with Li Qi's plan to capture the thieves first and capture the king first, and directly kill all the upper-class slave owners and turn them into corpses, there will be no big problems in the future.

The probability of success is extremely high, because there is no palace level in the high-blooded city.

There are backup plans, too.

No matter what, Li Qi didn't intend to leave empty-handed.

"Those days were terrible after all," said Reacher, "and the children they gave birth to were still slaves."

Except for Desert Pearl, everyone else took on the role of guard with their heads down, and no one dared to take the initiative to talk to the lord.

"So I'm here to save them!"

There was a strong self-confidence on his face, a kind of domineering attitude that would swallow up mountains and rivers over anyone else.

Miss Desert Pearl stared at Li Qi blankly, feeling that he was very different from the last time they met, but she really couldn't tell if there was any change. After all, she was not even a transcendent and could not detect it. to the difference.

I just feel more charming.

Trevor, Heisha, Vendela and other extraordinary people were obviously aware of it.

Especially Vendela, although the living environment in the desert is relatively poor recently, the standard of living is still very high. Even the lord has not prohibited them from finding women. If there is a need, it doesn't matter if they find more women. It is mutually beneficial to both parties. , one can make money by solving needs, but you will still be warned if you go to the kiln.

So after being relatively free, Vendela also started to think a little. He once thought about whether he could escape and live better in another place. Moreover, there were many big horses in the desert, and there were many small horses in the East Gorge. It’s also quite appetizing.

As soon as his mind was born, Wendra saw his own hundred ways to die.

Li Qi did not make any moves in the first ninety kinds of death methods, but his subordinates, even friends who used to drink with him, made Wendra fail to escape.

In the end, Vendela tried step by step, and finally decided to bind a large number of hostages and let the people who were tracking him use rat weapons to delay time, and then he would disfigure himself and hide in the crowd to escape. However, he did not expect that the lord would know that he had escaped. He chased after him and punched Xiaoshan Bao into the middle. Nearly a hundred people were blown away by the wind of the punch, including Wendela.

So Vendela accepted his fate.

He knew that he had a high status in the lord's heart and gave up the struggle.

If a woman heard the news, she would be blushing and heartbroken, but Wendla is a man, and he could only think that the lord knows how threatening his ability is, so if he can't get it, he will destroy it. He had no choice but to surrender or die.

It was precisely because he saw the terrifying power of the Lord from the "mortal future" that Vendela was so afraid of Li Qi.

In fact, Li Qi only regarded him as a minesweeper.

Li Qi's strength has indeed taken a step closer, but it is still a little short of the palace level. According to his own experience, he will enter a new level in these two days.

"If you want to become a legend, the talent of your bloodline is more important than imagined. However, even if you have a dragon with direct bloodline, it is impossible, but it is not completely impossible." Li Qi has a way to improve his qualifications. Currently, To put it simply, it was to sign a completely unequal contract with the Dragon Clan to lose power and humiliate the Dragon.

If one dragon is not enough, then two dragons, or three.

Every time he sacrifices dragons to improve himself, the little things add up, and the day will come when he will have a legendary level talent.

There are still two dragons waiting for him. One is the fire dragon that Prince Hoffman once said, but it is most likely a dragon. However, it must not be easy to give Prince Hoffman a headache.

The other end is, of course, the recently notorious White Dragon.

The team arrived outside the oasis city, and Li Qi looked at this desert oasis city that connects the north and the south, and is also known as a miracle city-state. The city walls are towering and built on a rich and huge oasis.

The city-state connects the north and the south and controls the main roads from the desert to the center and Endor.

And there is a natural harbor.

Judging from the map of Lulea continent obtained by Li Qi, there is a huge gap in the west of the continental plate, forming an inland sea, and Oasis City occupies this perfect area.

And it is said that there are 200 ships in Oasis City, leading to every corner of Lurea continent.

When the horse's hooves crossed the desert and stepped on the green grass, Li Qi felt a strong sense of astonishment.

"Is this what the oasis looks like? It's like changing the map directly."

The division between desert and fertile soil is very clear.

Li Qi only knew a little bit about Oasis City. After all, they were just a group of businessmen with little strength. He had too many things to do. He had left the entire desert matter to Miss Desert Pearl, not to mention the people in the desert. A city-state.

After receiving news that "Princess Sophia" would be visiting, a group of people took the initiative to greet her.

Only at this moment did Li Qi understand how colorful Lurea was compared to the black, white and yellow on the earth. It was really all kinds of strange and all-encompassing.

He acted as an extraordinary guard honestly and had no intention of revealing his identity.

All the extraordinary people on this trip were wearing plate armor and covered with cloaks to block the sun and sand. Only a pair of eyes were exposed. Without active introduction, no one could guess that Li Qi was hiding among them.

After all, there are only a few people in the world who have seen what he looks like.

Miss Desert Pearl took off her cloak, revealing her short hair and pretty and delicate face.

"Good day, Princess Sofia." The middle-aged man who spoke first came over and seemed to be planning to grab Lisu's hand and kiss the back of her hand.

Li Qi was doing his job as a bodyguard, stopping the man who approached without permission.

"Oh, sorry!" The middle-aged man seemed to have just remembered that he needed to introduce himself. He said, "I am Juanma Blue, one of the nobles of Oasis City."

"Noble?" Lisu was a little surprised.

Oasis City was formed entirely by businessmen and rejected the aristocratic system. Among the four gods, they only believed in Heavenly Father and believed that fair trade was the only criterion for events.

That's why Lisu had such a strange reaction when she heard the businessman Blue say that he was a noble. Wasn't this a slap in the face?

"Oasis City has three major chambers of commerce." Blu didn't seem to see Lisu's doubts, and said: "The three major chambers of commerce control Oasis City, so they are also called the three major nobles, but we have neither fiefs nor titles. , just an ordinary businessman.”

Ordinary merchants with two hundred ships, even if not every ship has the level of the Porcupine, their power is also very terrifying. They are obviously not as simple as ordinary merchants.

Li Qi came up with an idea at this time, whether he should directly take Oasis City, because the wealth of Oasis City is enough to solve the food and clothing problem of 50 slaves, but he was just thinking about it. The posture was already very low, and I went out to greet him in person.

Blue led Li Su inside. Li Qi acted as a personal bodyguard, and Qiang Shi followed her on the left and right. Vendela and other extraordinary people acted as horse-holding followers and followed behind.

As soon as he entered the oasis city, a flower suddenly appeared in front of Li Qi's eyes, as if all the brilliant colors in the whole world had come here. The grass was green, the trees were green, and the green glazed tiles were shining with the sun.

Women wearing colorful dyed silks carry baskets on their heads.

The lovers talked softly under the shade of the trees. The girl suddenly blushed when she was told that, and then she fell into the man's arms.

Next to the stall of an old woman selling fruit on the roadside, a bard with a small black scar on his nose played the piano and sang a ditty from the East Gorge. Li Qi heard it very familiar, and the protagonist of the story seemed to be himself.

Walking through the trade market, sniffing the intoxicating aroma of wine, and passing by the tavern, I saw mercenaries with swords on their backs and gambled with red eyes.

A gambler trembled when he saw Li Qi and the others, especially the banner of the Golden Holy Grail, and suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice, so he didn't dare to make a fuss.

A city-state like an oil painting.

It gave Li Qi an unreal illusion.

Will there be a utopia in this world that is more perfect than what I rule?At least in terms of thought, Li Qi was confident that he was more than a thousand years ahead of the world, but looking at the peace and harmony of everyone's lives, he had to admit that he could not achieve this level in his own territory.

Because he will only ensure that those who work hard can have enough to eat. Everyone is playing the piano and singing with nothing to do. It is definitely a dream life. Even the great lord himself cannot live such a comfortable life.

Passing through the high wall made of granite carved with various animals, there is a square in front of it.

There is a fountain in the center of the square, where people live leisurely.

Go through the arcades again, and there is a manor in front of you.

Businessman Blue said very gentlemanly: "Your Highness, the residence prepared for you is ahead."

"Thank you"

The merchants in Oasis City retreated, leaving enough space for Li Qi and others.

"You really talk about equality, but there isn't even a servant," Li Qi thought to himself.

Even if there are no servants, the extraordinary ones can take off their cloaks and armor and take the opportunity to breathe.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Qi said: "It's still a long way from High Blood City. After today's rest, I'll take advantage of the cool weather and head out early tomorrow morning. You can relax there, but don't drink too much, and take care of it." Make sure your pants are not too loose!"

"Yes!" the extraordinary ones said excitedly.

Some people stayed, such as Luca. His appearance was not suitable for going out. Although his strength was definitely one of the best among extraordinary people, the appearance of the dragon was too scary.

But most of them were either mercenaries or subordinates of other desert lords. They were brought here due to temporary signs. In addition to their trustworthy loyalty, they also had almost all bad habits. The last one was like drinking and gambling. Both hands.

"Betting, there's nothing more interesting than Gwent."

Li Qi sat down and asked Luka: "Would you like to play a game of Gwent?"

"Hehe!" Luka came over in a hurry: "Thank you, sir!" "What is Gwent?" Lisu came over. She didn't know if it was intentional or not, but she deliberately stood next to Li Qi, her thigh "accidentally" " Rubbing his arm.

Li Qi sniffed the girl's special smell of desert and sun, and did not flinch. He gently felt the girl's small movements, and explained: "A newly made entertainment game is made with alchemy and magic, so every time A caster must be present every time it is used."

There are energy mines, so you can play Gwent even without a spellcaster, but the cost is too high.

The spiritual power of a transcendent is generally not weak, in fact, it is quite enough, as long as it is not "full special effects", it can still be played.

Even if you don't "turn on special effects", ordinary games are completely fine.

He grabbed a stack of collected cards from the snakeskin bag.

Miss Desert Pearl picked up a card. The card was beautifully painted and well-made.

"Is this a rocket?" she exclaimed.

He picked up another one and asked doubtfully: "Who is this?"

"No one." Li Qi took the card back and said, "Monkey Soldier."

She had heard of the Monkey Soldiers, soldiers of the Bill family from the Monkey Territory. It was said that they were completely wiped out by Li Qi, and no one could escape. Later, Li Qi rode a Hippogriff in a late-night raid, destroying half of the army. A castle and destroyed Bill's family.

After saying this, she held a few more cards and leaned beside Li Qi to ask him to tell the origin of each card.

"Is this...?" She leaned closer.

"Hey, this is a hussar." It almost stuck to Li Qi.

"This, this is me? [Desert Pearl·Princess Sofia·Lisu·Mama]"

Miss Desert Pearl was really surprised this time: "What does the adjacent unit's attack power +1 mean?"

"It means that as long as you are around, the fighting power of soldiers will increase." Li Qi explained: "This is still the first version of the card, and I will let people put all the world's famous forces, weapons, celebrities, heroes, beauties, etc. Take it in."

This deck not only contains Desert Pearl, but also the late Duke of Sunlight, Bol II, Knight Wisdom, etc.

Lisu didn't care about that. She just found out that she was also included, and she was very happy.

She kept listening to the stories of Li Qi, Red Rose, Stacie and other women, and she felt very anxious. She originally thought that Li Qi didn't like women, but she didn't expect that it wasn't that he didn't like women, but that he was just indifferent to her, so she was very anxious. .

Today's deliberate approach to her was the idea given by the little maid beside her. When it's time to take the initiative, you should take the initiative. The knight who loves the princess can also take the initiative to snatch her away. At least let him look at her more.

Compared with her little thoughts, Luca, who has a dragon head on his head, is breathing fire from his nose in excitement.

Gwent cards were also sold after they were produced, but the quantity was not large, especially since two small props were needed to count each time. The cost of the cards was not high, but it was small.

Only in the Lord's hand are all the cards included.

For example, Luca has just managed to put together a set. It contains low-level cards such as pirates, desert bandits, refugees, etc. The combat effectiveness is too weak, and the special effects are not good-looking.

So Luka especially wanted to play cards with Li Qi, not for anything else but just to touch those collection cards.

Miss Desert Pearl sat down next to Li Qi and watched him and Luca each take out a strange crystal, bump it against each other, and then put it in their hands.

Then start pumping.

"Guess the coin"

"just!"

"I'll go first!"

Li Qi pulled out a card and put it on the table: "Let's start with a porcupine cannon."

Luka's stowage was not that good, but there was no expression on his dragon face, but his voice sounded weak: "Alas~"

In fact, Desert Pearl couldn't understand how the two of them were playing. She just watched that when both of them were sure it was over, a picture of a small artillery suddenly appeared on Li Qi's card, and the artillery fired at Luca. It was true, she was fascinated by it.

After watching two more games, Desert Pearl was eager to try and replaced Li Qi and Luca in playing cards.

After a while, some people who went out came back one after another, and they also came over. Some of them knew Gwent cards, and some of them knew that Li Qi not only had Gwent cards, but also adventure board games. There's a lot of fun, but the lord doesn't put it out there very much.

Extraordinaries who didn't know Gwent were immediately attracted by this strange way of playing the game.

"I haven't taken out the hearthstone yet."

Li Qi would not give up on himself when it comes to entertainment. He found it very interesting to see everyone forming a build happily. There were even a few extraordinary people with their eyes widened and shouting that they wanted to be the characters in the cards.

"What, no more fun?" Li Qi looked at Miss Desert Pearl walking over and asked doubtfully, "Isn't it fun?"

She took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Li Qi and shook her head: "It's very interesting, but I saw you were alone, so I came over."

Among the women Li Qi knew, Stacie was a typical example of someone who was strong on the outside but soft on the inside. She would definitely not be afraid to go into battle with a sword and armor to kill enemies, but she would be very shy when the two of them were alone, and everything was dominated by Li Qi.

Miss Lan with Phoenix Eyes was different. She seemed soft and quiet, but in fact, she made straight shots, which made Li Qidu feel a little embarrassed and expressed his feelings and thoughts clearly.

Miss Red Rose is also very strange. She is passionate and romantic, but also shy. As expected, she only has the wrong name, not the wrong nickname.

Ake, Pitts and other little girls have nothing to say.

Desert Pearl is a wild beauty. Not only is she crazy and ruthless outside, she is not shy when facing Li Qi. The two of them have a lot of physical contact.

The sound of card playing over there suddenly became much quieter. Li Qi noticed that each of them pricked up their ears and coughed, and the atmosphere became lively.

"Let's talk here." Li Qi took Desert Pearl to the balcony and looked at the Oasis City in the distance.

Looking at the leopard-like girl, Li Qi stretched out his hand to stop her waist. She paused slightly and did not resist, but leaned into Li Qi's arms.

Let go of the "Princess Sophia" that he cultivated with his own hands, and then let her have children with other men, and then give up the territory that he has worked so hard to gain to others?Of course it's impossible!

"This city is not simple." Li Qi said.

"Yeah!" She nodded, and she also felt something different.

He asked casually: "What do you know about Oasis City?"

"Oasis City is ruled by three chambers of commerce, that is, the three major nobles," she said: "The leader of the Spice Chamber of Commerce is Juanma Bulu, who brought us in. He has a very good relationship with Leiweng City, but in the spice chamber, After the Dongxia Caravan Road was sold, he seemed very dissatisfied with us."

"Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents. It's normal to be dissatisfied." Li Qi didn't care, and then asked: "Where are the other two?"

"Asby Dunn of the Gem Chamber of Commerce," Miss Desert Pearl said, "There is also Dusty Adan of the Camel Chamber of Commerce. I haven't had much contact with him, but I heard that the three of them are in conflict, and Oasis City has always been in a state of opposition between the three. Maintained.”

"All the people in this town are members of the three major chambers of commerce?"

"It doesn't seem to be."

"..." Li Qi thought for a moment, but there was still too much he didn't understand, such as how other people would survive if they were not engaged in production, and how people here could maintain order, because he didn't see any soldiers.

Li Qi could only guess that the city-state in this oasis was somewhat different, perhaps a new magic node, otherwise the anomalies here could not be explained.

As it gets darker, everyone is getting ready to rest after having a meal.

The card has been confiscated by Li Qi, otherwise he was worried that someone would stay up late tonight. The goal this time was for the 50 slaves in High Blood City. How could they be entangled in Gwent cards.

"How many people haven't come back yet?" Li Qi asked casually.

"Trevor is not back, my lord."

Trevor, who has four arms, is considered an extraordinary person who followed Li Qi early, although he was captured and turned allegiance.

"Send someone to look for him," Li Qi said. "Don't let him cause trouble by drinking too much. Bring him back directly."

"Yes!"

For example, Heisha, etc., who are good at hiding their whereabouts, or extraordinary people who are good at detecting, left to look for Trevor.

Li Qi was exercising his body, looking for opportunities to break through to the palace level. He realized that he was just one step away from breaking through. As long as he could break through the window paper, he could usher in a real leap.

For this reason, Li Qi resisted the little female leopard's explicit instructions. Although he was not practicing boy's skills, at the most critical moment, of course he had to tighten his mind and not dare to make any problems.

Even if there is no real breakthrough now, Li Qi can be sure that his strength is already above the strong stone.

When he breaks through to the palace level, he will probably be much stronger than the ordinary palace level.

Soon, the search team returned, but Trevor was nowhere to be found.

"Sir, when we went to investigate, someone said that Trevor had left Oasis City."

"What?" Li Qi frowned.

He definitely didn't believe that Trevor ran away. If he wanted to run away, he would have too many opportunities.

Do the people in Oasis City really dare to attack "Princess Sophia"?
"If Oasis City has a good relationship with Leiweng City, it means it has a good relationship with Earl Buffalo. Lisu is indeed an enemy, but this is not a reason."

If they want to have a conflict, with just a few guards like Li Qi and others, they can start a war outside the oasis city, because as long as Lisu dies, the war will still start. There is no need to attract people into the city, waste time, and possibly hurt people. residents of the city.

Li Qi thought for a moment and said, "Let Vendela come over!"

(End of this chapter)