Chapter 9: The Arrival of the Duke
Connecting passages outside the castle ruins, transport passages
Although it was not a long time, Archduke Luther and the convoy that all the members of the Seventh Legion had been waiting for, and a large number of wagons pulled a large number of supplies and building materials, accompanied by many engineering mages and construction workers, who were obviously coming to repair the ruins. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Compared to the people of the Seventh Legion who are in a good mood, under the expressionless surface of Lord Luther, Duke of Fran, there is the essence of being extremely angry and complaining about the firepower waiting to be fully opened, is it that individuals will be angry when they see the current scene, right?
The burned castle, filled with mass graves of the war dead, full of bullet craters and traces of war, and the so-called new Seventh Army only cleaned the battlefield and did not clean up these construction debris and battlefield traces at all.
It wasn't until he successfully entered the ruins of the castle that he realized that he was too early to be angry, because they bastard soldiers actually occupied all the remaining houses, leaving him with only one way to camp in the wilderness, and as for the Royal Princess, which was built with the essence of this era and strange ideas, it was parked in a slightly empty airport, but the ugly buildings and poor materials really made people wonder if it would be washed away by a rainstorm.
What's even more infuriating is that the major corps commander named Lorraine didn't come over in person, but just sent the Marine Corps commander Lieutenant Colonel Kalinin to come over alone, and the laughing lieutenant colonel could only walk up to the duke, "Welcome to the connected castle, Lord Luther, we have prepared your residence, please come with me." β
"Hmm...... I don't know why the Commander of the Lorraine Legion and His Highness Josephine didn't come, could it be that they were injured in the previous battle? The Duke suppressed his anger and asked patiently.
"Well...... They were supposed to be in the passage, and they found something strange when they were cleaning up the passage in the morning, so they didn't come over for a while. Kalinin, who gradually appeared in a cold sweat on his head, whispered, he felt embarrassed to death now, dealing with the great nobles was more troublesome than the bullets and bullets on the battlefield, and he should really be handed over to the uncle of the same clan to receive him, and he would definitely be good at this kind of scene if he could be a bard.
Take a deep breath, take a deep breath, I'm not angry, I don't get angry, I can't lose my temper with these young people, this is Duke Luther's self-adjustment, but the people around him seem that the Duke is definitely angry, and he is adjusting his state through deep breathing to prepare for madness.
Master Luther, who gradually calmed down, looked at Kalinin again, but the other party actually made a vigilant appearance, and the guards around him also looked scared, and a certain blood vessel called calm was broken in an instant......
"Oh yes! Don't you think Lao Tzu has a good temper, right? I am also a horse and a warrior with a musket! You bastards are looking for a fight! β
"Calm down, Lord Duke, please calm down."
"Calm down, uncle! It took me ten years of taxes to send away this group of white-eyed wolves, and finally to take over a castle or ruins, do you think I have a lot of money, and you want to pit me with the wolf cubs of Ostland! β
"Absolutely not, Lord Duke, calm down, your body is important!"
"I'm #%Β₯@&! Lao Tzu is in good health! Little girl, I'm still riding, take me to the room immediately and I'll show you! Tell your Legion Commander to hurry up and get here! β
There were a lot of bad meanings in the words, but fortunately, the duke did not seem to be in a big problem, but the soldiers around him could not make the duke a laughing stock like this, so he quickly helped his lord to the room to rest, and Kalinin could only call for the herald to inform Lorraine.
At this moment, Lorraine and his friends are looking at a hidden warehouse in the passage with a confused face, although it is said to be a very hidden warehouse, but the warehouse manager seems to be a road idiot, and there are signs everywhere that are not particularly obvious - 'go this way', 'turn left', 'go forward 15 meters and scrape right'......
It didn't do anything at all, but they found what was hidden insideβa large number of finished metal ingots, magic gems, gold coins, and cherry blossom-colored ores of unknown origin from the Korsaland Peninsula.
"Aha! Get rich! This was everyone's first thought, and then everyone rushed up to salvage and fish, who would think about Archduke Luther at this time!
After Lorraine selected a lot of good things, he looked at the cherry blossom ore from the goblin land suspiciously, although he didn't know what it was for, but the talent of his own attributes to find good things, plus the goblin itself would not look for useless things, this thing was definitely useful, and it was just to find someone to study first.
At this moment, the carrier pigeon on his waist suddenly trembled, and when he picked it up, he heard Kalinin's anxious voice coming, "Damn it! Lorraine, come back soon! Archduke Luther has arrived and is very angry! β
Instant cold sweat climbed on Lorraine's forehead, the expedition that he had just received with a secret warehouse was too interesting and the return rate was really satisfying, so he completely forgot about the Duke.
"You stabilize first, and I'll take someone back immediately."
After speaking, he ignored the angry Kalinin's complaints, anyway, just let him stand on top first, "I said everyone! Archduke Luther and his men have arrived, so let's go back quickly! β
"What's the hurry, the finances haven't been cleared yet, are you ready to make up for the uneven distribution of the spoils yourself?"
"How's that going to work! Hurry up, what can I help with? β
After all, he is still a small citizen, and as soon as he hears the issue of dividing the spoils, he immediately leaves the duke behind, this is a big problem related to his wealth, don't you see that everyone else is eager to try!? Even Xiao Yilin looked at the gold with a yearning on her face, and seemed to care very much about her share.
There is no way to estimate the value of metal ingots of different sizes and shapes for the time being, but they can definitely meet the maintenance and strategic reserves of the Royal Princess, so they are put aside for the time being, but the other few rough wooden boxes are gold, and the standard Corsaland Peninsula Bank standard goods can definitely be sold for a good price.
Fist-sized gems of all colors are an essential commodity for magical experiments and jewelry carvers, and according to the estimation of the most influential uncle here, any one of them can sell for more than two thousand fennigs in the jewelry store, and if a rich mage can be found, the price of these gems can be doubled.
As for the most inconspicuous cherry blossom-colored ore, there was nothing outstanding except for being able to feel a certain amount of stable magical energy, so everyone was not interested, and Lorraine took most of the ore, and gave the rest to others as a souvenir.
When she saw the thousands of riches piled up, even Josephine, the princess of the royal family, was intoxicated, and for a moment, everyone lost interest in talking, and it was a long time before Lorraine sighed slowly.
"Really...... Get rich! β
It was a hassle to divide the wealth smoothly, but this time it didn't take long because of the duke's waiting, and everyone hurried back to the ground with their share, only Lorraine and Josephine went directly to see Archduke Luther with the space bag containing their treasure.
In the luxurious room, the Grand Duke sat in the dining room without any aristocratic etiquette, and all kinds of delicacies were placed on the messy table, well, it can only be said that it was rough processed food, and the delicate porcelain was filled with garbage-like things, which were constantly sent to the mouth of the duke, and it could be seen from his angry red face that the other party was very angry.
"The Duke is very angry, Your Highness the Princess."
"It does look like ...... It's okay, I've got a way, Lorraine hurry up and make a good meal, Uncle Luther likes steak the most, maybe you can bring him something different. β
After saying that, the princess walked in by herself, leaving Lorraine and Kalinin, who had just arrived, in a daze at the door, if you like to eat steak, then this Grand Duke of Fran must have eaten quite a lot of delicious food, so the question is, has he ever eaten the otherworldly version of Korean-style grilled thick beef ribs?
Before the lieutenant colonel could say a word, he was directly dragged to the kitchen by his own regiment commander to work as a coolie, and if he wanted to make a Korean-style grilled steak, the sauce was indispensable, and as for the delicious thick beef ribs, he actually found it in the later supplies this time, I really don't know which one wrote it on the list, or it was simply brought by Archduke Luther himself.
With the main ingredients, plus a small amount of ingredient inventory of sea oil in the space bag, you have to find some pickled materials, and this is near the Rocky Mountains, among which there are special wild honey, magic radish, and a lot of wild vegetables similar to lettuce, all of which are handed over to the lieutenant colonel to deal with.
In less than half a day, Kalinin brought all the ingredients, and the beef processed by Lorraine through magic and traditional oriental techniques was very good, and after putting in the marinade, it was directly frozen with summoning elements to speed up the processing.
After waiting for the grill to be ready, the beef is brought back to room temperature again, and the grill remodeled from the rotorcraft shell begins to be grilled off for four minutes on each side, just waiting patiently for a while to get the perfect cutlet.
In the end, in front of Archduke Luther, the sesame leaves are wrapped in meat, garlic, special sauce and magic radish, and then wrapped in sesame leaves with wild vegetables and dipped in seasonings - the Rocky Mountains specialty Korean style grilled thick beef ribs!
It seems that after being persuaded by Josephine for a long time, Archduke Luther is no longer so angry, and gently dips the wild vegetable rolls in a little seasoning and sends them to his mouth, the delicious taste of meat ribs and unknown sauces fills his mouth, the Grand Duke who has never eaten such a wonderful dish widens his eyes, although the elaborate cuisine is not necessarily as mellow and delicious as the steak made by the royal chef, but this is not the food of this land, it must be from a foreign country!
When the whole plate of food had been eaten by the Grand Duke, he wiped his mouth with satisfaction, and said to Lorraine with satisfaction: "It is worthy of being a gourmet mage, the magic chef of Fontainebleau, and the things he makes are different." β
This compliment was a bit frustrating, but fortunately everyone didn't delay too long on this issue, in addition to sending supplies and taking over the castle, the Grand Duke came this time to deliver supplies and take over the castle, and there was also a task - the situation in the Korsaland Peninsula has become chaotic, and the crown prince Baron needs reinforcements to help him, and there is information that the Norman Alliance and the Nineteen Nations Alliance of the Serland are brewing some conspiracy, so the Royal Princess needs to complete the supply quickly, and then fly over the Rocky Mountains to Transvania.
Of course, there were a series of meetings to be discussed, but Lorraine knew that the short break was over, and the next step was a trip to the peninsula with an uncertain future.