Hey, King!

2021-06-17

Chapter 66 Chapter 66 First Journey

"You're right, Gerros is borrowing Your hand kills Chloe."

Ryder is so sure of his own judgment that he's been there when Chrollo is suspicious of Dagon's hoarding of Adamantite and embarrassed Gerros in person. Got Gerlos' Must Kill List.

"Do you think Gerlos is making a fuss?" Reid shook his head and said, "Maybe you're right, maybe Chloro had other bad deeds, and this incident resulted in death. But judging from your description, you actually also think that Gerros values the strength control of this caravan very much. Chrollo may be unintentional, but he walked into the restricted area that any leader attaches great importance to: internal friction.”

Ryder describes the convoy as a bodyguard, which makes it easier for Dagon to understand. Chrollo suggests that Dagon may have stashed Adamantine, which will open up escalating, never-ending suspicions among the team members, between members and the boss. Others seem to be thinking about harming people anytime, anywhere. All words and actions are part of a conspiracy, and in the end, there is nothing to do except express boundless opposition. The convoy would fall apart, everyone would stab each other, and whoever survived would inherit all the rubble.

"Jeros can't allow someone to raise doubts without evidence immediately after he announces a fact. So, the team leader you meet is a person who values rules and prestige very much, it's fine. Don't contradict him." Reid said: "If you encounter problems every day, go to Toby, who talks a lot, or ask Maipu, and they will relay it to Geros. There is only good news or flattery..."

"What is flattery?"

"It means shameless compliments and praise." Reid continued: "Go to Gerros with good news, understand?"

"I remember, but I think these things are really troublesome." Dagon shook his head and said, "That Chrollo is so weird, why did he see me giving the Adamantite to Gerros, he first thought Will I hide it?"

"Because the first thing he thinks about is hiding." Reid said: "What a person thinks most, he will say what others do; what a person wants to hide most , will say what other people have. This kind of thing has always happened, but you just didn't pay attention."

"Is that so?"

"Dagon, there is no such thing on the world. Absolute things, you can only learn more, think more, and compare more. What I said to you today may not be completely correct, but you can use it as a reference, and you can think more about it when you encounter something. It’s like a martial skill You need more angles to decipher, so you can grasp it more comprehensively."

"Phew...Thank you for your teaching, I'll try to remember it." Dagon scratched his beard, Embarrassed: "Reid, why don't we talk about compound interest? I still don't understand, how about you talk about it in detail?"

It was Tobity who Dagon asked Reed for advice Knowledge that may be used in the "debt repurchase plan": calculation. Dagon learned counting, sorting, addition and subtraction, and a small amount of multiplication and division with the father, excluding decimals, fractions, and more complex arithmetic rules. Want to learn compound interest now? Dagon felt like his eyes and skull were blown out at the same time, giving him a wider vision and imagination to learn something so incredible.

Watching the numbers grow at an incredible rate in his hands, he even felt terrified, as if the world would also spin out of control in this way. Reid said that only by mastering algebra can we see through the hidden secrets in "Turn into Stone" and find the correct key to open the chains of cultivation speed.

"But you're still a long way off. You'll have to study for a few more years anyway. Well, if only Jiangu clansman could have grown up sooner. In sixty years, you've just learned to be pure This is too slow, too slow.”

Sixty years, human beings are about to finish their lives, orcs have covered their coffins, dwarves have just grown up, and elves are still infants. The normality and common sense that Dagon doesn't think about at all, but Reid often mentions it, the left one is unreasonable, the right one is unnatural, as if all races are lifespan, it is only right to live a hundred years. In Rhett's concept, the world is so stupid, humans are so stupid, and elves are so stupid, he is the only smart person, otherwise he would not have been pulled by the Jiangu gods to cultivate a Dagon that Spiritual God finally enlightened.

Dagon was not convinced by this statement, but he also had to admit that Reid's knowledge of calculations and algebra. He admires all people with knowledge and skills, and is therefore more tolerant of their eccentric temper.

All night... no, it should be studying while sleeping during the day. Dagon tries hard to memorize various knowledge points and force them into his mind. There are no physical needs in the Soul Spirit middle world, and there is no distraction due to hunger and sleepiness, and it can always maintain a state of concentrated attention completely. With this convenience, Dagon can clearly remember all the knowledge after he wakes up, which is even more efficient than when he is learning the most interesting martial skill. However, after waking up and regaining his body, distractions will increase, and knowledge will be gradually forgotten, which is why Dagon needs to increase the opportunity to practice.

The next day, Toby brought the list of available debt information that he and Maipu had compiled, and Dagon used his spare time to do the calculations. In the dark of night, hiding in the shadow of the campfire, a young bearded dwarf was trying to calculate. He recorded with chalk on boards, wrote with charcoal on cloth, and calculated in sandboxes with sticks.

There is a gap between being able to calculate and being able to solve real problems, not to mention that algebra is not a tool for Forecast Future. Dagon abolished Strength of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers, and could only find a few with higher potential yields from a dozen or so repurchasable debts, but all calculations could not eliminate risk. After thinking about it again and again, Dagon took out 60 gold coins and took over the three debts that seemed to be the best in the calculation.

Leaving the city of Jiangu, the convoy proceeded along the ancient stone road of the Jiangu tribe, first east and then north, through the most ancient and core land of the dwarves. The dark red extinct volcano named "Golden Furnace" behind Jiangu City has always been located in the left-hand direction of the team, and it will be occupy a place in the field of vision no matter day or night. Every morning, Dagon can see flocks of black birds leaving the volcano to forage, and every night listens to the call of them returning to their nests to send off the setting sun.

The wheels are crushing fine stones, so it's not going to go fast. Both sides of the road always seemed very empty, with weeds and thorny bushes entrenched in large flat fields. The Golden Dog Caravan was very lonely on this road, hardly seeing anyone all day long, as if the dwarves had given up their kingdom. In Dagon's impression, in the past two weeks, only eight Jiangu clansman were seen driving cars with bear lizards in the direction of Moshen Town. They were full of huge oak barrels, which were probably filled with wine.

The town of Moshen, the name consigns the good wishes of Jiangu clansman, especially considering that it is a town built at the crossing of a river. Opposite the rushing river, not far away is the beer town of Jiangu City, where the "hammer beer" produced has a long history and is very popular. If these beers are all overland, they need to detour for a long distance, and it is far better to take a ferry from Moshen Town. Therefore, although Jiangu clansman is not good at swimming, he has the courage to stand on wood chips for good wine.

After passing Moshen Town, the convoy turned north, and the wide gravel road began to narrow, becoming a common path in mines. At this time, the east side of the road became very flat, and you could see hundreds of miles away at a glance. The vast plain was overgrown with grass and no one was inhabited, and the howling of wolves came one after another after dark.

Fortunately, the wolf was not hungry, at least not so hungry that he wanted to attack the convoy by the campfire. Dagon was full of doubts when he saw such a flat wasteland, so he asked Toby, who seemed to know a little bit of everything and was willing to talk at any time.

"You mean that big wild grass? There are rabbits, wild sheep, ducks and wolves in it, but no dwarves." Toby whistled and waved a severed branch, as if painting in the air. "That piece of land belongs to you, Dwarf Prince, why do you have to ask yourself why it's desolate."

"I don't know, I can only ask you for advice. You can tell me."

Half a month later, Dagon has mastered the password to control Toby, that is "ask you for advice". Sure enough, Toby raised his head high, shook his head that was a little too big compared to his shoulders, and said with pride:
"I know that the land was cultivated by dwarves before, but after the city closure order, there is no Jiangu The city's orders, no dwarves can farm on it. The land belongs to Jiangu City, whether it can be planted is up to Jiangu City, and the Neal family has the final say. To farm without a clear order is equivalent to stealing and looting. Hey, Jiangu The thieves of the clan will be sentenced to exile, which is really terrifying!"

"Did the city of Jiangu shut down too quickly and did not have time to arrange these things?"

"That is What happened 60 years ago, I haven't been born yet, and I haven't followed the caravan, so I'm asking in vain." Toby continued shaking his head and said, "I only heard that some dwarves were executed here..."

"It's not execution, it's exile." Rusiga's voice came from the other side of the bonfire. The sky was slightly pale, and she would get up early to handle the food. "My ex-husband was a farmer here, and he was still farming 30 years ago. We only dare to save our rations, and store the rest of the food, or exchange it for money. If we ask, we will hand over the money and food, which can be considered an argument."

"This is a good way." Dagon said.

"No. This method was not approved by the Neal family, so it was ineffective. So our home was torn down and my ex-husband lost his name and was exiled."

"The city of Jiangu has been locked down, and can you still manage outside affairs?" Dagon shook his head: "The city is terribly hungry, and I wish there was food outside."

"It's not your Neal family. What we did, but a clan meeting. It is true that we cultivated other people's land without permission in law, which is regarded as stealing. My ex-husband was kicked out of the Jiangu country, and his name and my beard were taken away, I never saw him again."

"I think this is wrong, you should keep farming. There is grain in the fields and food on the table, this is what the clan meeting should give to Jiangu clansman," Dagon said, shaking his head.

"It seems that the Neil family is still reasonable." Luciga finally smiled a little, although it looked like a miserable smile. "Dagon, why do you have Olison in your name?"

"I'm adopted, and Garuda Neil fief lord is nominally my adoptive mother."

"Understood." The cook didn't explain what she understood, but since that morning, Dagon's diarrhea has basically improved, as if he was completely used to the food on the ground.

(end of this chapter)