In the shallow area of the shadow realm, where everything still retains its form and has not completely turned into shadows, Lu En and the elders sit facing each other, staring at each other with wide eyes.

Lu En was holding a piece of paper with suggestions and options for opening up a trade route.

All the choices have been laid out, and the elder has already taken care of everything, just to see how Lu En chooses.

The High Vampire tasted his wine cautiously as he said to Lu En, "I've seen what you've done lately, and you've chosen an incredible path, this is unbelievable, I mean the hardship. ”

Lu En replied with a smile: "It's just difficult, in fact, it's not bitter, and I never think about whether it's difficult or hard to do this, no matter how hard it is, can it be more bitter than 'them'?" At least I don't have to dig the manure, do I? As long as there is one goal, even if the end of this road is the end of the world, if we want to go 10,000 miles, we will go 10,000 miles, if we want to go 20,000 miles, we will go 20,000 miles. ”

"Admirable, I believe that you will leave a strong mark on the concept of this world, which will be of great benefit to us, and if there is no existential danger involved, I will be happy to provide you with the necessary help." The elder took small sips of the wine, his eyes full of approval.

"It's a useful trade route...... You're more far-reaching than I thought. Lu En looked at the elder, and there was a little jealousy in his eyes.

The world thought that he was going to build everything in Anyliu and make a comeback, but all this was just an illusion to deceive the empire, and he was never prepared to do so.

However, the trade route handed to him by the elder is completely different from the others, this trade route, the main connection is Aurang, Hollando mine, the price is low, the quality is not bad, at first glance there seems to be no problem, the chamber of commerce, bandits, city defense officers, tax officials on the road have been counted, only need to prepare the goods, you can go all the way to Aurang.

The problem is that this trade route went around in a circle, first to Star Maple King City, then to Larante, then to Aurang, around to Mokasa, and finally back the same way.

The workshops that Lu En has developed so far are basically within this route, and if the elders have the heart, they can destroy all of them in one day.

"Don't worry, since I can hand it over to you directly, I don't have that kind of thought, this thing can hook up all your workshops, so that they will not be difficult to communicate, they can only develop independently, once the trade route is opened, the property they own can also spread to Angler, this link is the sincerity of our exchange." The elder said.

As he said this, a picture came to the elder's mind.

He walked through the places and inquired about the life of an old man in the workshop, who was the only one who did not have to work, because he was too weak to work, and had only one hand, but because of his age, he was still very prestigious in the workshop, and the young craftsmen were all helped by him when they were young.

The elder walked up to the old man, chatted with him, listened to him talk about the contrast between his past and present life, and after a long conversation, the old man asked, what did the old man think was the biggest change? Why do you think the workshop is good?

The old man was complacent, and wrote on the ground with his fingers dipped in saliva: "I have known more than 200 words, and they have learned to teach me to recognize four every day, I used to live under the bottom for sixty-four years, but no one taught me to write my own name, do you say they are good or bad?" ”

He proudly pointed to the crooked words he wrote, as if they were footprints on the ground with chicken paws, but he was very proud, and hoped that the elders would praise him.

So the elder praised him, and took it a rare time to divide some of the wine that he was reluctant to take as a celebration.

This scene had a great impact on the elder, prompting him to decide to take out this trade route.

Of course, Lu En knew the value of this trade route, and he would never be able to get such a perfect connection from the hands of the empire on his own.

"I came to you for this matter, by the way, when I went out, I learned something, Ayuken estimated that he would come over 'soon', you kidnapped his daughter, I guess he won't be too happy, pay attention, I took that light spirit, you don't have to look for it." After the elder finished speaking, he retreated deeper into the shadow realm.

"Ayuken...... Lu En muttered, and then returned to the real world, he didn't worry about Yurahir, if the elder had malicious intentions, then no one could stop him, as for Gu Long's 'soon......

Let's take it as a year.

After returning to reality, Lu En summoned the dragon maid: "Kara, prepare some luxury goods for me, use the original ecology, reduce the cost, dress up a little more gorgeously, we have to deal with those nobles." ”

"Luxury? I understand. Kara nodded, thinking for a moment, "I have one on me now, and it's Elaine's." She said, handing over a large piece of rice.

"I'll do the rest." She bowed slightly, and her figure vanished.

Lu En took the big coat, tilted his face, and rubbed it with the warm and soft black fur on the collar, which felt very good, worthy of the otter skin from Rockinia worth seven hundred gold coins, and the king of monsters also had nobles 1, who could tell the difference.

Socialize with the aristocracy...... It's disgusting, but there's no other way to do business.

Filthy aristocratic socialisation, each with its own ends, and must be achieved by any means.

However, the nobles would only whisper, small hints...... and subtle lies.

Give testimony, be prepared to slander, and the only time they can tell the truth is when a few people are secretly hiding in a secret room, like rats.

But even then, what they did was nothing more than consultation......

Then weave a true lie beneath the surface.

Keep all the details obscure and hide your secrets.

And there will be snooping eyes outside, eavesdropping maids.

Thinking about the conspiracy behind it, and the malice that may be faced next.

Lu En covered his forehead, and all kinds of thoughts and speculations in his mind were churning and struggling, giving him a headache.

In the end, he simply gave up.

Leave it in your mind, let's talk about it then.

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True dragons have always done their own thing, and most true dragons are inherently difficult to empathize with other races, even if they are golden dragons and silver dragons, which are more friendly to other lives, they are generally good at treating people with themselves.

If the specific performance is to be exemplified, it is-

Once a golden dragon found it a pleasure to talk to a human, so he stayed with him as a guest, and then he closed the door to his dragon's lair and continued to talk to the humans about art.

Halfway through that, he was a little tired, so he told the humans that he was going to get something to eat, take a break, and come back later.

Humanity agreed.

So the golden dragon went to hunt a giant bull, and after eating, he took a nap and took a nap.

By the time he woke up to continue talking, humans had starved to death.

He spent a week hunting and five months sleeping.

This kind of self-treatment is a common psychology of dragons, and the joys and sorrows of people are not connected, and people and dragons cannot understand each other.

As in the story, the peasant killed the little daughter of a noblewoman, and the mother wept miserably.

But the peasants were amazed, what are we crying for, how many children have we died, and we have not cried at all.

The peasants could not understand what the noblewomen were crying about, and the noblewomen could not understand why they were so indifferent.

It's like a scavenger who goes to the cliff on the top of the mountain to collect medicine without protective gear, and a noble knight who goes alone to the deep mountains and old forests to find monsters to prove his courage in order to challenge himself.

Some people risk their lives to make money, while others risk their lives to spend money.

None of them can understand each other.

Like now, Elaine tried to understand why the Demon King was doing this, but she could only conclude that the Demon King was for fun. ”

From her point of view, there should be no other answer to doing these things than fun.

So, Elaine has been very happy lately, and since it's for fun, she should have fun, at least a little more fun before her dad arrives. Having said that, she can actually be regarded as a nun, and she is an extremely naïve kind of nun who firmly believes in the teachings of God, and she is naïve enough to say things like "there are no real bad people in this world".

The main reason why she came running with her was because she was tired of singing holy songs, and now she was in a new place, and she didn't have to sing religious songs every day, which made her feel very comfortable.

She likes to sing very much, otherwise she wouldn't have a rhythm 5, as a level 8 ancient dragon, maybe because of this, she can always maintain a young and lively mentality.

Music gushes out of the mouth of a fountain like a spring, sprinkled on the blue sky, on the white clouds.

There is a sense of sacredness that ancient elves whisper about.

The sky is blue, the fields of flowers are thick, the path is extended, the earth is fragrant, the breeze is blowing, the flowers are gently shaking, people can't help but take a deep breath, and the clean air fills the lungs... The heart seemed to be purified in an instant, and the earth seemed to feel a little refreshed.

The joy of squinting, the smoke and dust in the sky seemed to be rolled up by a whirlpool, and the golden dragon was like a tiny spot in the darkness, as if someone was gently whispering in his ear: "I hope these warm lights can bring you some comfort." ”

Notes scattered from the wind fell with the light dust.

Then the sound stopped abruptly, and everything was gone, and the surrounding area became a desolate land, dry wind, and blowing sand.

"Have you learned?" Elaine asked, tilting her head.

"Teacher, you ...... We just can't learn. The students looked at Elaine with frustrated faces.

They all came from the imperial capital, and now they are almost used to the life here, to be honest, the life here is a bit monotonous compared to the emperor, but the students think it's not bad.

Because there are no domineering humans here, there are no masters who need to be served, and there are more powerful teachers here, such as Elaine in front of you.

The long life of the dragon allows Elaine, who is even a slacker, to use time to grind out a bunch of skills, although the highest is only level 8, but the number is really a lot, what do you want to fall asleep quickly 2, appreciate artwork 1, estimate 1, dark cooking 1, disguise 1, pretend to be stupid 1, balance 1 and so on.

This makes her class very interesting, with her and the dean around, the students don't think there's anything wrong with it, and she's teaching some monster girls who are beautiful for humans.

She did it because she wanted to have some fun, and Lu En encouraged her to do so.

"Then you guys work out~, after singing well, it will become very likable, just like me!" Elaine slumped on the chaise longue with a lot of food next to her.

Lu En wanted a singing team, the kind that could spread ideas.

Elaine liked the idea.

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At this moment, Sid finally reached the nearest city.

In order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, the paladin prepared a table of delicacies.

On the table was lamb stew with onions and ginger, eel seasoned with spices and wine, plus green apple pie for dessert, and the chef also extravagantly poured a considerable amount of Aleyas wine on top of the fruit, this wine was not red, but made from white grapes, so it was pale green, just the same color as green apples, this unexpectedly sweet white wine had a strange aftertaste, and the brewing materials included apples and other fragrant fruits, cherries, plums, blueberries and pears, and the production process was troublesome, It is also fermented for a long time and very thoroughly, giving off a mellow fruity aroma with a fixed and scarce annual yield.

Its wonderful taste, rich taste, and scarcity of production all make this wine extraordinarily expensive, and according to Sid's estimates, each small sip is worth four to five gold coins.

It's just an ordinary pie, but others, such as a cherry cheesecake wrapped in a gold-leaf shell, a salad with honey batter elaborately painted with royal patterns, and a lifelike pastry with marzipan and raisins.

The fruit is a hollowed-out pear, and the pit is replaced by a melon pulp. The green skin of the melon was partially scraped off, and each fruit had a relief of the coat of arms of the nobles of the empire, and the alchemy balls stuffed into the hollowed out melon heart shimmered, making them radiate a dazzling light.

In addition, there were several waiters waiting on the side, one of whom helped Sid cut a small piece of fried beef with brown sauce, served it on a silver plate, and ate it with a small silver fork, and then immediately replaced it with another silver fork, throwing away the original one directly, and never letting any tableware touch other dishes after the taste of a certain dish, so as to prevent even the slightest bit of cross-smelling.

There are also people next to them who are making cheese, wrapping it in gauze at the mouth of the jar, and then it keeps pouring up and down, tired and panting.

This is a cheese making method, the milk is constantly sifted through the cotton sieve, most of the whey is drained and only the curd is left, and only sugar needs to be added when you eat it next, but it can only be made freshly, and it is time-consuming and laborious, a large jar of milk can only make a small dish, and the rest is waste, which needs to be thrown away.

This is all exquisite, it is the decency of the aristocracy, if you don't pay attention to these, then the aristocracy can't be called an aristocracy.

The dish slowly melted in Sid's mouth, and the taste was even more dizzying.

But her expression didn't look very happy.