Wizard: I crush the legend with my martial arts

Chapter 98 The Message from the Queen Ant

By the way, Alphonse also absorbed the spirit of death.

The necromantic energy provided by Count Mujik and Feren was quite pure. After all, both of them were warriors with fighting spirit.

When summoned, he can possess 70% to 80% of his original combat power, which is stronger than ordinary shadow soldiers.

When he came back, Alphonse also deliberately concealed himself and made a long circle invisibly before returning to the Cold Wind Territory.

It seemed that no one noticed anything unusual.

But it was Alfons who was overly worried. To cast retrospection magic, you had to be a high-level magician. There was no such talent in the territory of the Mujik family.

Even if someone comes to trace it again, the statute of limitations has already expired and there is no way to trace it back.

Alphonse didn't find many gold coins in the Earl's Mansion, only a few thousand at most.

I thought Count Mujik was quite wealthy.

Without using the shadow soldiers, Alphonse could take away not many artifacts, so he only took gold coins, not even Count Mujik's magic sword.

Of course, it was not easy to give this money to Mia for storage. Alphonse regarded it as his own private money and hid it in the bedroom cupboard.

The weather is getting cold.

Winter has completely entered.

Winter in the north always comes very early, and the cold wind often blows before the Frost Moon, and many areas have entered a desolate and lonely season.

Although it's still snowing, the sun can't provide much warmth.

The biting cold wind was like a knife going into the gaps in people's clothes.

In previous years, at this time of year, the crops in the fields had been harvested and could no longer be cultivated. Civilians had to collect more firewood to prepare for the cold winter.

When the harvest is not good, they need to go to neighboring towns to find part-time work opportunities.

This year is different.

Because of the benevolence of the lord, taxes were reduced and the situation was much better than before.

Moreover, the mineral veins discovered in the mountains also gave Hanfeng Clan signs of prosperity.

Carloads of iron ore were transported out of the territory.

The brick kilns with fires running all day long and the roads built all the way out have provided many job opportunities for civilians.

The days are getting better and better.

I used to think that if that "bastard Alphonse" inherited the title, the taxes would become more and more stringent.

However, civilians were also regarded as part of the lord's property and did not have the freedom to move. They needed the lord's permission to leave the land, so they could not escape at will.

Unexpectedly, after Alphonse became the new lord, he seemed to be a changed person. Under his leadership, the Cold Wind Territory completely changed.

This must be God’s blessing!

That's what Vanner, a porter, thought.

This is also what most civilians think.

Otherwise, how to explain Alphonse's sudden transformation from a misbehaving libertine to a wise and benevolent lord.

Although the deceased old baron was also very kind and repeatedly reduced and exempted taxes, he could not save the common people in the territory from the fate of poverty.

In the past, in the winter, Fanner could only huddle with his family in the wooden house to avoid the cold wind and look forward to the arrival of spring.

Now it's different, he got a new job.

The job is still safe.

All he had to do was push a handcart to the mountains and transport the iron ore and the sediment, which the lord named "cement raw material", down the mountain.

It’s just a matter of working hard. Salaries are settled daily.

With the escort of guard soldiers, there is no need to worry about being infested by monsters and beasts.

Just a small improvement in life has already made Fanner full of hope for the future.

It's just a bit strange. I haven't heard of anyone being recruited into the mine to work as a miner.

But this is not important.

Fanner already had a small amount of savings and was preparing to rebuild a red brick house. The bed called the fire kang invented by the lord could allow his family to spend a warm winter.

That fire kang is much better than building a brazier to keep warm.

Fanner still remembers his old father who had limited mobility and sighed when he lay on the fire bed, "It's so warm! It's like the stiff joints have come alive!"

I haven't seen my father smile so happily for a long time.

The money is not enough to build a house, but the lord has said that work can be done in exchange for payment. The funds for building the house can be spent by the lord's palace in advance, as long as it is registered.

Building materials such as cement and red bricks are only charged at cost price. This is a benefit that only residents of Hanfeng collar have.

Fanner pushed the cart, laughing and chatting with his companions all the way, and followed the soldiers to the mountains together with the long convoy.

Outside the mine, a mountain-like pile of ore and cement raw material has been piled up.

This was not the first time he had done this work. Fanner immediately got busy and moved the heavy iron ore to the cart.

Suddenly, Fanner heard a "rustling" noise and couldn't help turning his head.

He was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a bump on his butt.

What crawled out of the cave turned out to be a giant ant!

The huge ant body is covered with a hard exoskeleton, which is dark and shiny, exuding a metallic color.

The huge compound eyes flashed with red light, the strong jaws were as sharp as a reamer, and such a large mouthpart definitely had the bite force to cut someone off at the waist.

"Monster!" Fanner trembled and shouted.

The surrounding civilians screamed in horror.

Fanner's face turned pale with fright, and his heart dropped to the bottom of his heart. If the soldiers in the guard could not stop the giant ant, he could already imagine his own end.

If he dies here, the family will be finished. The wife can find another man to remarry, but his two children may not get good treatment, let alone the old father. Who would be willing to raise another child? What about the burden?

At this time, it was discovered that the few soldiers did not make any move to fight, and none of the spears they held were pointed at the ferocious giant ant.

"Don't be afraid! This is a monster raised by the lord!" A soldier shouted, stopping the civilians who wanted to escape.

Fanner climbed up fearfully and saw the giant ant approaching a soldier. It lowered its head and touched the soldier with its whip-like tentacles trembling.

Several soldiers also felt strange. They had known that there was a nest of gold-eating ants entrenched in the cave.

However, gold-eating ants are nocturnal creatures, so how can they appear in broad daylight? It is indeed a bit strange to cause such an accident and scare the civilians.

The soldier who was contacted by the gold-eating ants suddenly said, "The queen ant sent a message. There are strange people in the northwest. You guys stay here and I need to go back and report to the lord."

After saying that, he hurriedly ran down the mountain.

The gold-eating ant didn't stop, turned around and crawled back into the cave.

Fanner finally understood why there were no miners recruited in the mine, and the lord actually raised a group of monsters to mine for him.

Encountering such a terrifying monster at close range without being harmed was a fantastic experience that could be used as conversation starter after dinner.

(End of this chapter)