Lord of Rot

Chapter 582 is over!This time it's really going to be a river of blood! (7K)

A bolt of thunder fell from the sky, and when the light dissipated at the gate of the Iron Wall Fortress, thunder was heard in the sky.

The guarding soldiers were so horrified that they subconsciously closed their eyes after being stunned by the lightning. At the same time, they also grasped the muskets with both hands.

Enemy attack?

No, since the opponent can fly, there is no need to land outside the castle gate.

After the lightning dissipated, a petite female figure stood quietly in front of the castle gate, looking around.

An Iron Wall Fort guard responded quickly: "Are you...Prince Hoffmann?"

"it's me."

The woman nodded as she spoke.

The guard continued: "Welcome to Iron Valley. The Lord has told us before that you will be coming soon."

"Really?" She looked happy.

After Li Qi noticed the thunder, he rushed here urgently. In fact, he was not much slower than Leonie, only his front and rear legs.

Seeing his arrival, all the guards immediately adjusted their stances and saluted with their hearts hammered in the direction of Li Qi.

The movements are uniform.

In the eyes of all the soldiers, Li Qi represented a miracle and absolute strength. Maybe not all residents admired Li Qi, and most people still just wanted to have food to eat.

But all the soldiers must be firmly loyal to Li Qi!

Such actions and reactions immediately caught Leonie's attention. She was very sure that a similar situation would not occur in Giant's Foot, or even in other territories.

Li Qi took the initiative to say hello: "Good day, Prince Hoffman. I didn't expect you to come so quickly. I just received the letter."

"Good day, Sir Li Qi, I actually released the raven five days ago." Leonie was a little embarrassed.

Five days ago, the raven was released. Unexpectedly, the raven, which never rests day and night, crossed the sea. As soon as it arrived, she caught up with it with a thunderbolt.

It seemed like he was in a hurry.

After Li Qi landed, he looked at the guard who had just spoken: "Go find Lily. I remember she just complained to me about the lack of manpower."

The guard was overjoyed: "Yes! Sir!"

Li Qi also heard what the guard said just now. It was purely the guard's reaction on the spot. Before Li Qi could make any arrangements after receiving the letter, Leonie flew over like lightning.

For Li Qi, he just randomly changed the position for the other party so that he could better play the role of the guard. For the guard, it was a life-changing opportunity.

In fact, even if the guards really stopped Leonie, it wouldn't matter. Although it was not tactful to stop her without fear of power, it was an expression of his loyalty to his duty.

Every lord has his own set of standards for recognizing and employing people. Li Qi is just more willing to give more opportunities to talented people.

For such a smooth person, carrying a gun and fighting is a bit of an understatement.

"Please come with me," he invited Leonie.

She is definitely Li Qi's most distinguished guest so far.

The other side nodded slightly.

The two walked into the Iron Wall Castle side by side.

He hadn't noticed it before, but now when they were walking side by side, Li Qi realized that Leonie was really petite.

She folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen and walked in a very ladylike manner.

Li Qi had seen the same aristocratic lady's walking style in the red and blue girls.

Is this how Leonie left?It's not clear, after all, she rarely walks in front of him. Usually she turns into thunder and lightning and flies up to the sky, or falls from the sky.

But unlike ordinary noble ladies, she also carries a thunderous domineering air.

"How did you train the soldiers? They respect and love you."

Leonie was surprised by the performance of the soldiers just now. From the formation to the momentum, they could be called elite soldiers. If placed at the feet of a giant, they would definitely be at the level of the main force. However, under Li Qi's command, they turned out to be just guards.

"Give money."

"what?"

"Give me a lot of money!" Li Qi was afraid that Leonie wouldn't understand, so he explained carefully: "When others work hard for me, I have to meet their requirements, including housing subsidies, death and injury subsidies, medical subsidies, and the schooling of my children after marriage. Preferential treatment, etc., I can give them what they want, even if it's not for me, they will do their best just to protect their current life, even if it means desperately."

What Li Qi did was simply beyond Leonie's understanding.

On the battlefield, it is the duty of farmers to perform military service.

There is a subsidy for those who die in battle, but not much, and they don't get much money if they win.

Even in many places, soldiers, including knights, need to spend their own money to prepare horses, armor, weapons, etc.

The lord gives land to his subordinates to cultivate, and the subordinates hand over the harvested property in return. At the same time, they must protect the lord's property desperately.

What Li Qi did could be called a fool with too much money.

Even if there is no benefit, once the order is given, people will obediently complete the lord's work, so why waste more money.

"Is this why your territory is developing well?" Leonie asked, but she didn't quite believe it.

"There are many reasons. Strong military power, continuous victory of wars, industry, farming, etc. It's not just about giving money." Li Qi shook his head gently and said: "They give me the loyalty I want. Give them the good life they want, money is just the most straightforward manifestation, you should stay here for a few days, and then I will show you around more, and you will probably understand."

"Yeah!" Leonie nodded, she was really interested in Li Qi's territory now.

What exactly is it that makes each territory rejuvenate and come back to life?

Throw money?It’s not that she hasn’t tried before. Even if every link is targeted and corruption is minimized, she still can’t change the trend.

When the money and things were handed out, people knelt down to thank Prince Hoffman, but when the things were collected, they would stay the same as they were without any change, and they would even breed a group of parasites waiting for the prince's relief. .

So it should be thoughts?

Yes, it's thoughts, Li Qi's thoughts that are extremely stupid in the eyes of other nobles!

As the two of them walked along, they saw a group of apprentices in robes and wide-brimmed pointed hats in front of them.

Li Qi introduced: "My main place of residence is still in Porcupine Castle. Iron Valley is now mainly used for cultivating talents."

"Talent?" Leonie tilted her head and looked at Li Qi's profile.

She could notice the excitement on Li Qi's face at this time, and the powerful attraction when he talked about his territory.

Li Qi turned his head, looked into Leonie's eyes, and introduced seriously:

"Yes, all kinds of research talents, innovative craftsmen, etc., regardless of age, gender or even race, as long as they have talent, they can study here and gain more knowledge! But the most important thing is to train spellcasters. If you want to develop, you must make progress. If you just rely on fighting and robbing, the world will not change no matter whether it is decades or centuries."

Judging from the information Li Qi read, the Lulea civilization has not made any progress for at least a thousand years. This may be related to the decline of magic, or it may be related to the war.

Standing still is a sure thing.

Leonie felt a little uncomfortable when no one stared directly into her eyes. She turned her head to look at the Iron Wall Castle, observed the style of the castle's windows, and asked: "Can people with giant feet also come here to study?"

"You want to send people from your territory here?"

It was Li Qi's turn to be surprised.

"Can't you?"

"Of course! A warm welcome!"

The more the merrier, don’t even think about running away once you’re here!
He is so short of talents that he is so jealous that even if he can keep one out of a thousand people, he will make money, and all the research and experimental data during school are his own!

When the two of them arrived at the inner fortress of Iron Wall Castle, the atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle.

Several women gathered together to chat.

Ellie was holding little Leard in her arms at this time, with her head hiding behind the little guy. She said the typical "I am a tool, don't look at me".

Little Lild, who was pushed out as a shield, was even stiffer than she was, and the cub was very sensitive to the atmosphere.

The reason for the change in the atmosphere lies in the two people on the left and right.

'Eichhornia Blue' Fami Pott was wrapped in a white fur coat, and her hair was simply tied up with a blue hairband.

She puffed her lips with white mist and showed a quiet and gentle smile: "Little Lild, who am I~~"

It was the same as when teasing children, but for some reason it had a chilling feeling.

'Red Rose' Evan Jielin was wearing a flaming red fox fur skirt. Although she didn't speak, her presence was very strong, and her eyes were also looking at little Liard.

It is said that too many women are troublesome. It seems that little Lild has been able to understand this truth since he was a child and will not be confused by Wenrouxiang in the future.

Little Leard looked left and right, looking very confused.

Finally he saw Li Qi and Leonie coming towards him, and his eyes lit up: "Mom!"

Instantly quiet.

I know that your kid likes to call mom, especially when diverting attention, but you can't shout this randomly.

Li Qi quickly turned to look at Leonie. If there was even the slightest sign of using [-] volts on her, he would take the first step and beat her down.

Um?Not angry.

Leonie's cheeks turned slightly red and she smiled: "What a cute little guy, what's his name?"

"Mom~" The little guy once again confirmed that he had found the right savior, and opened his little hands to Leonie for a hug.

Two people, one red and one blue, froze in place as if they were glared at by a petrified giant lizard.

Little Leard was like a mecha pilot, just opening his hands, but Ellie, who was holding him, got the signal to move forward. She continued to bury her head in little Leard's back, and walked toward Li Qi and Li Qi with her legs.

"His name is Liard," Li Qi introduced proactively.

In fact, he already knew very well what was wrong, but in this situation it was better to pretend that he didn't know anything.

Leonie stretched out her hand and rubbed his head gently: "You are so good, little Lild~"

"Kaka-!"

There seems to be a sound of breaking stones. Is this an auditory hallucination?
The little guy didn't learn many words. When he first learned to speak, because there were too many people with special ideas, he would call his mother with his first word. If Li Qi hadn't been busy at that time, he would take him with him every day. Around me, the little guy probably wouldn’t even call him daddy.

But because of this, regardless of whether he is a boy or a girl, he calls everyone mom when he sees them.

Now he is able to communicate with her in sweet tones and has a very smart mind. Calling mom usually means calling in reinforcements.

Phoenix Eyes Blue and Red Rose came together.

"Why didn't you refuse?" "Maybe it's because you're hard of hearing?" "Maybe you're deaf." "Reject now, tell me you're not" "I'm the mother, I'm the one who is woo~"

So why did a competitor suddenly appear, and he was also the overlord!
Realizing that everyone was looking at her, Leonie looked at Li Qi unnaturally: "I'm curious about your food here, no, I'm curious about your management style."

So, you really love to eat.

Li Qi happened to want to expose this matter quickly. If Tong Yanwuji didn't care, then it would be fine.

"Don't worry, let's have dinner first, and then I'll take you for a walk around Iron Valley. There will be a celebration in two days, and then we'll go to Porcupine Territory."

Leonie nodded: "Okay."

Prince Leonie Hoffmann, one of the current overlords of Lurea, came to Porcupine Territory as a guest, so the treatment was naturally of the highest standard.

Not only were all the chefs in the Iron Wall Fortress transferred over to prepare the dinner, but even some chefs who were on vacation were recalled urgently.

……

"Just eat something simple." Leonie sat on the chair and said to Staci who was busy doing her business: "Li Qi and I are friends."

Leonie showed her foodie attributes in front of Li Qi, but after meeting Stacey, she regained her domineering power as an empress.

Small body, [-] meters aura.

Stacie shook her head: "How about that? You are the guest and I am the host. It is the creed of our Clarence family to entertain guests well."

Both of them were smiling and talking, with a gentle attitude like a family, but the atmosphere was strangely cold.

Even the red and blue girls, who initially decided to join forces to test Leonie's depth due to the invasion of powerful enemies, were sitting in the corner shivering.

Didn't Stacie not care about this at all before?
She also smiled and said she didn't care if the two of them made any small moves or tricks against Li Qi. Why was she so aggressive now?

You are the guest and I am the host.

Stacy is not a forgiving female general at all, she is launching an attack!
Now is a critical moment, do you want to help Stacie?
The red and blue girls suddenly had a tacit understanding. They just sat upright and were about to take action.

"Crackling~"

An arc of electricity exploded on Leonie's cheek. It was fleeting and not bright in the bright restaurant, but everyone at the table saw it.

The red and blue girls shrank their necks again and became quiet.

Li Qi also felt a chill. Although it was winter, he had a body that could bathe in lava.

And the motto of the Clarence family is: full of thorns.

Why did you turn me into a hospitable Shandong?

Forget it, whatever it is.

Anyway, there are only two generations of the Clarence family.Fortunately, the maid Ellie came in with a dish and dispersed the weird atmosphere.

"This is freshly made pudding."

Her routine introduction.

Before the plate of pudding was put down, Ellie found that everyone's eyes were on her. What was that strange feeling?

My body was frozen and I didn't dare to move at all!
Li Qi quickly introduced: "This kind of caramel pudding can only be eaten in my territory. Try it quickly. It will get cold in a while because it is too cold."

The gaze on Ellie finally disappeared.

Phew, Ellie breathed a sigh of relief. She suddenly felt so good to be able to breathe.

"In that case, can I order something?" Leonie didn't care at all about the caramel pudding introduced by Ally and Li Qi, but turned to look at Li Qi: "What was the name of the dish you cooked for me last time? It’s the one the two of us ate at Thunder City Garden.”

This time all eyes fell on Li Qi.

As an inconspicuous little insect, Ellie has gained freedom, but she dare not move without authorization for fear of being killed by her gaze.

As a single tweeter, Ally is very sensitive to partisanship.

Sometimes she only recommends Red Rose, because the other eldest lady has a ladylike temperament and can always capture her.

Sometimes she would only recommend the blue water hyacinth. The poems of literary girls and their quiet and gentle smiles could always hit her heart.

So she was keenly aware of the strange atmosphere on this table.

Li Qi, Leonie, Stacie, and the red and blue girls sitting in the corner like minions...

This is not the kind of paper talk where Red and Blue only dare to talk but dare not take action, but a battle for the main palace!

No matter what political party or independent candidate, get out of the way!

There was a fire burning inside Ellie.

Are you going to fight?

That’s what she thought in her heart. In fact, Ellie still hoped that Stacie could win. After all, Stacie was really nice to servants like them and was very handsome. Sometimes talking to her would make her heart beat faster.

And Leonie seemed to have such a strong aura that when she saw her, she subconsciously wanted to lie down and lick her shoes.

If two strong women collide, will they fight?Will there be a river of blood?

Nervous, scared and...curious.

What would you do, sir?

"Uh, honey pork chops?" Li Qi's expression was very calm, as if he didn't notice anything.

Leonie's words can be understood as another meaning: I eat with him, and he cooks for me with his own hands.

The clarion call for a second attack?It's not a good thing to only attack but not defend, Nini!
"I'll let the chefs prepare it," Stacie said softly: "Don't look at what he says is great. He can comment on all kinds of food with great eloquence, but he is actually very poor at cooking."

She took the initiative to admit defeat, but she didn't even talk about what happened between her and Li Qi like Leonie.

Ai Li shook her head in her heart: No!
The identity of the hostess is the ultimate killer. To use the lines of a game that those people usually like to play, it is called: Wang Zha, and I only have one card left.

That kind of joking complaint is definitely something that an old married couple with equal status can say.

Obviously Leonie also felt that she did not win in this verbal confrontation.

She looked at Li Qi: "I haven't thanked you for what happened last time. I want to use your method to stabilize the territory first..."

This time Stacie didn't interrupt.

As the lord's wife, she must maintain the lord's absolute majesty to the outside world. When the two lords communicate about business, she only needs to wait for Li Qi to make a decision.

"Yeah, um, okay!" Li Qi nodded dully.

He wished he could become invisible.

Based on his understanding of Stacie, even though she doesn't show much of her usual little girl temperament, she has a strong personality and never gives up.

Leonie skipped her identity and chatted directly with Li Qi. Li Qi could even imagine that Stacie, who never loses her temper, would never let herself have an easy time tonight.

You can go out and hide if necessary.

I haven’t fished at night for a long time, so it’s better to fish.

"Stacy, what do you recommend me to eat?" Leonie asked.

"I recommend eating ice cream," Stacie said very seriously: "Li Qi likes to eat apple flavor the most, and he said that eating ice cream by the stove in winter feels best."

Li Qi thought: "Since when did I like apple-flavored products? I like all flavors. All the ones that don't suit my taste have been abolished."

Ai Li quietly clenched her fists: "Coming, coming, attacking like an old married couple with no solution."

Leonie replied without hesitation: "Then I'll eat apple flavor too."

A good move is to advance before retreating, wrong!Leonie will never retreat at all. Her characteristic is that she only attacks but never defends, and never explains.

"Okay, Ellie, go get the ice cream. You know what flavor I want."

After hearing Stacie's order, Ellie quickly said "yes", turned around and trotted away. When she left, she was still sighing at Mrs. Staci's response. The identity of the hostess was really unsolvable.

The confrontation on the table did not end there.

Because, soon both of their eyes fell on Li Qi.

Stacie was indeed in a bad mood: "She is different from others."

In this era, it is normal for men to love to play.

Not to mention the few women Li Qi has vague connections with at present, if you replace it with some knights without titles, they all have at least nearly 10 women, and they like to go to brothels very much. Even blacksmith apprentices, grooms, swineherds, etc. also like to go there. That kind of place.

If it was a baron... they wouldn't even remember how many women they had.

Li Qi never went to that kind of place and did not mention that he had an illegitimate child that was considered an exchange of interests. The little boy was born in the leader's place and his surname was not Clarence.

So Stacie didn't care too much about Li Qi's personal relationships. After learning that her friend really liked Li Qi, she turned a blind eye. After all, she was the one who asked Phoenix Eyes Blue to help write the reply, which resulted in She fell into it.

A lover is nothing but a furtive one.

But she could feel the difference in Li Qi's attitude towards Leonie.

Although they still address each other with honorifics, their interactions are like old friends who are familiar and trust each other.

If you are a real old friend, you shouldn't use honorifics. This deliberately artificial feeling of strangeness and the unconcealable sense of familiarity are difficult for people to ignore.

And it looks like they have experienced life and death several times.

Although Stacy was very confident, she also knew that her strength could not keep up with Li Qi and could not fight alongside him.

Leonie, who is known for her strength, must be able to help him in many critical moments, but she cannot.

Li Qi felt that his brain was going to explode.

Sure enough, not everyone can open a harem. Could it be that the reason why I haven't had any trouble so far is not because I know how to open a harem, but because Stacie can open a harem?

Now if I say I have a stomachache, will no one believe me?

It should be normal for a palace-level being to have diarrhea.

Stacie asked: "Li Qi, what do you recommend Prince Hoffman eat?"

According to Li Qi, there are two answers to this question.

The first one is Stacie’s favorite food, which will definitely erase all Stacie’s unhappiness today, and she won’t have to go fishing tonight.

Second, I recommend any one.

Leonie will decide whether the dish is good or not based on Staci's reaction.

But what's the use of gaining Leonie's favor?
Mr. Li Qi only adheres to the three principles of "not taking the initiative, not refusing, and not being responsible".

In this case, let’s pick a dish that suits my seaside taste.

Doing all those twists and turns, you can't even have a steady meal, the head of the family must show his courage!
Li Qi said: "Brine shrimp."

"Ah uh——!" exclaimed. Although they covered their mouths, everyone still looked at Red Rose who lowered her head.

My ears were red and my heartbeat was very loud.

He was sure that Leonie must have heard the heartbeat just like him.

Li Qi's heart trembled. He had forgotten that Red Rose lived in Roaring Castle in Donggang City and had a genuine seafood stomach.

Because navigation is developed there, people often eat seafood.

Out of hundreds of answers, I picked out an answer that was definitely not good for me.

Li Qi glanced at Miss Fengyanlan, "This is already a mess. Please don't join the fight."

Although Miss Blue also likes to hit the ball, she only talks about it on paper. When she sees Stacie, she is like a mouse seeing a cat, and there is no comparison with Leonie's ball.

But Staci smiled and said: "Let's add another portion of salted duck, a batch was just delivered today."

Leonie also looked at the red and blue girls, whom she had never paid attention to, thoughtfully.

The atmosphere finally calmed down, and Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

Ai Li came over with ice cream. She was very considerate and remembered everyone's taste. Although even Master Li Qi was in a disadvantaged situation now, if she, a little maid, couldn't figure out the situation, she would definitely be the unlucky one.

Do your job with all your heart, and as for those screams and cheers in your heart, just think about it secretly.

Miss Phoenix Eyes Lan held the ice cream cup and stirred it gently with a spoon. Then she glanced at the smiling Red Rose across from her. She was in a bad mood today.

No, why should you be in a bad mood? As long as you seize the opportunity... Her eyes were bright.

In just a short time, a lot of food was served, and everyone was chatting while eating.

It's just that Leonie's eating speed is as fast as Li Qiyou's, and she can still chat with Stacie elegantly.

Red Rose looked at Leonie.

It tastes so good!
Watching beautiful women eat is also very satisfying.

It would be better if they could be fed.

But what she loves most is Li Qi eating.

Which one should I watch? The troubles of happiness.

The atmosphere was good until Li Qi, who was busy working on his meal, suddenly choked.

He grabbed the wine glass and drank several gulps.

"Are you okay?" Stacie stood up and walked to him, patting his back gently: "Eat slowly."

Several other people also cast worried looks.

"No, it's okay." Li Qi shook his head.

It was indeed okay, but he had just received the news that the zombie Qiang Shi had returned and was shocked.

Because of the confrontation at the dinner table, Li Qi didn't care about anything else. When he finally relaxed, he learned that Qiang Shi and Lisu had already entered the gate of Iron Wall Castle and were heading here.

"grown ups!"

You can tell by the sound that she is coming.

After traveling a long distance, the travel-worn Lisu rushed in quickly and rushed to Li Qi's side regardless of others: "I'm back!"

After months of fighting and non-stop fighting, Lisu now missed the quiet days with Li Qi very much. That was why she wanted to celebrate the New Year with Li Qi.

I also want to be praised and praised by Li Qi.

Rubbing her cheek, she suddenly realized that something was not right about the atmosphere.

Phoenix Eyes Blue: Who is this?Why one more.

Red Rose: Let him go, I've never rubbed my cheek like this!

Ai Li, who had just walked to the restaurant carrying brine shrimp, stopped.

A gust of wind suddenly blew, and her skirt was pulled by the strong wind, making a loud sound, and her eyes subconsciously narrowed.

The shrimps on the plate suddenly stood up.

Ellie looked at the dining table.

The wind was howling in the restaurant. It was Stacie's long sword that was slightly unsheathed. Why did she bring a sword with her when eating? The wind came from that sword.

There were thunderclouds on the ceiling overhead, lightning crackled, and lightning flashed on Leonie's cheeks.

Even the red and blue girls looked unhappy.

And the culprit of everything was the beautiful woman with wheat-colored skin and short hair with a wild aura. She was lying on the ground, with her hair sprouting like a wild cat, meowing as she looked at the two people who were at war with each other.

Ai Li secretly said: "It's over! This time the blood will really flow into a river!"

(End of this chapter)