Chapter 411: The Autumn Harvest Celebration of the Fifth Year I
The golden wheat fields spread far at the foot of the mountain, separated from the blue sky by a layer of green, and the birds passed through the rippling light clouds, and from time to time there was a sharp chirp, accompanied by the regular friction of the ears of wheat and the leaves as the breeze blows, like an intoxicating music.
However, the three people and two cows walking on the ridge were not in the mood to appreciate it.
A dark-haired man in his twenties was lying on his back on the back of a cow, his eyes closed and his brows furrowed, his forehead and chest were covered with fine beads of sweat, as if he was enduring great pain. A beautiful dark-haired woman in her twenties sits sideways with a man's body, wiping the man's sweat with a towel from time to time, and her face is full of concern.
There was also a girl of twelve or thirteen years old wearing a wooden red lacquer demon mask, jumping up and running carefree, and from time to time she was attracted by snakes, insects, rats, ants or other new things, and after playing with them, she discarded them or ate them raw, and laughed happily like silver bells.
The two oxen are both larger and stronger than their peers, with smooth and reflective fur and powerful hooves. The hornless one with the two masters in front was a cow. The one in the back had a beautiful hair swirl between the two horns of the forehead, carrying three iron boxes the size of trolley boxes side by side, still untired, ruminating, and at the same time having the leisure to sniff the buttocks of the cow in front of him from time to time, and then be pulled away by the tail of the cow.
Until a team of people broke this idyllic scene that can be painted.
The leader was a young man in his twenties, dressed in a slightly shabby aristocratic dress, with short dark blonde hair and a few pimples on his slightly long face. Although he tried to squint his eyes to reveal his fierceness, he could not hide his curiosity about seeing the Gentiles.
He was followed by more than a dozen cavalrymen armed with spears, all dressed as ordinary squires, with their chests and stomachs held high, their heads held high, and their metal spearheads reflecting the sunlight, but the patches on their knees and elbows were quite dramatic.
The two sides looked at each other on the field path for a moment, and finally it was the noble young man who took the lead in speaking: "I am the lord of this territory, the real baron of the Green Flame Kingdom, Fleming Gilson, who are you?"
It is a lingua franca, of course, considering that this is the Green Flame Kingdom, so it has become a local dialect. In addition, judging from this name with the prefix of the family name, this person has inherited the title, or is bereavement.
"We're just a small family of merchants, selling strange magical items. The pretty woman replied.
"Oh?" Gilson said in a long voice, as if he wanted to learn the ways of some great nobles, but Dong Shi was like a funny artist. "Have you paid your taxes?"
"Of course! We're serious businessmen. The pretty woman said as she pulled out a slip from her fanny pack and handed it to Gilson with both hands.
With a cold snort that couldn't tell whether he was satisfied or not, Gilson threw back the slip he glanced at, lifted the reins lightly, and circled around the three people, two oxen, and three iron boxes, "What's the matter with this man? Injured or sick? And is this your merchandise in this box?"
"My husband occasionally contracted a cold, but don't worry, it's not contagious. And the husband is a water-based magic warrior of the third ring, and he will heal on his own in a few days. "At the mention of the word 'husband', the beautiful woman's cheeks were slightly red, but it did not affect the answer. "As for this box, you have a good eye for it, and the goods are in it. If you'd like to take a look......"
"Excuse me. Gilson interrupted directly, "Hurry up and go, don't sell to me, it's just some second-hand gadgets, take it to the countryside and deceive the old man and lady who don't know it." I've seen a lot of peddlers like you, but you can't fool me. Originally, they were all yellow-haired natives, or white-haired black-haired black-haired people, you black-haired ......."
At the mention of hair color, Gilson paused, seemed to remember something, squinted his eyes again, his expression became cold, and asked: "Wait, speaking of black hair and black eyes, where are you from?
The black-haired and black-eyed race is not the only one, but a little baron who rarely travels far and has not received a general education can call out three places, obviously deliberately doing his homework in this regard.
"We come from Crocodile Collar. "The beautiful woman chose to tell the truth after all. Bi Inerze had never heard of it, and the slightest cross-examination would reveal the stuff and arouse suspicion. Although he understands the Xu Qin people, he has a feud, and it is too unpleasant to pretend to be them.
"Crocodile Collar, Crocodile Collar......" muttered twice, Gilson first sneered, then laughed out loud, and finally said loudly: "Now I announce in my capacity as a local lord that you have been arrested for smuggling prohibited items. β
Not only was the beautiful woman stunned by this scene, but so were the more than ten cavalrymen who followed her lord. A middle-aged man seemed to want to persuade something, but he didn't dare to openly disobey the order in front of outsiders, so he had to call for people to surround the merchant family first.
"Dare to ask your lord, what forbidden items have we smuggled. β
"When you get to the Lord's Mansion cell, you naturally know. β
The beautiful woman glared angrily and was about to make a move, but she felt her wrist tighten, and was pulled by the man who was lying on the back of the cow. At this time, the man who had not moved or spoken was no longer in a cold sweat, but the corners of his mouth were hooked up in an arc. The red-masked girl also climbed into the iron box and sat down, obediently with no intention of resisting or running away.
Undoubtedly, the three people disguised as a merchant family are Jiao Ming, Blossom and Little Toniche. In terms of time, nearly a year has passed since the war between the Red Mountain Kingdom and the Tro Territory.
Although Jiao Ming rushed back to the camp a year ago, he was still convicted of escaping from prison, and his brain was hot and dissatisfied, but he was suppressed on the spot, after all, there were a lot of eight rings and nine rings in the camp. After a lot of tossing, he finally had to compromise, and under the coordination of Yisi, the exile period was shortened from three years to two years on the grounds of 'surrendering and surrendering', and all the enterprises in the territory were handed over to Yisi for 'temporary management'.
A few days later, on the day of the traditional autumn harvest celebration of the Red Mountain Kingdom, the Red Mountain Kingdom, the Tro Collar and the Wizards Association jointly announced the end of the war, and the specific compensation was kept secret.
At the same time, the disheartened Jiao Ming decided to leave the Red Mountain Kingdom, and directly asked Yi Si if he had any selfish intentions in this matter at the send-off banquet, and the atmosphere on the table was about to freeze in an instant, and Yi Si finally nodded and admitted.
Jiao Ming only felt that the world was spinning, and he didn't hear what Yi Si explained, and when he came back to his senses, he had already lost control of his body, and watched the madman's personality giggling and eating with everyone from the first perspective, as if nothing had happened. Then, after a long time of 'talking' with the personality of the silent person in the inner scene of his mind, he faced a deal again.
First of all, experience the days of torture, and according to the method of closing the mind, you can obtain enough painful memories to close the personality of the madman. Coupled with the Silent Personality to accomplish the goal of bringing down a Duke's family, the Silent Personality is willing to close itself off for a while. In this way, the normal personality Jiao Ming can live a 'quiet' life for the time being.
After confirming that the target family was the biggest competitor of the Evan McShaler family in the Green Flame Kingdom, the normal personality Jiao Ming decided to join. In the past year, most of the time he has been wandering around the Green Flame Kingdom as a merchant with the Silent Personality and the Maniac Personality, and a small part of the time he has been staying in the Red Mountain Kingdom, Tro Territory, and Crocodile Territory.
It is worth mentioning that the Red Mountain Kingdom achieved the goal of forcibly seizing the viscount factory, and did not bother to carry out the 'exile' at all. Even when Jiao Ming went to Qingshui City to look for Yisi, no one paid attention to it, although the exile order was posted on the street outside.
So to get back to the point, it's not for nothing to enter this little viscounty.
As far as the silent personality is concerned, it is to see the family records of this family. From other clues, it is known that the ancestor of this family was an earl of an unknown small kingdom before the Age of Magic, which can be described as having a long history. It is likely that there is some valuable information in the family records.
For the madman's personality, it's for Kreuzer's revenge plan, of course, not for revenge success, but to make it more fun. This family was a witness to Kreuzer's crime back then, and if some details were understood, it would definitely be a good show.
As for the normal personality Jiao Ming, it is to prevent the other two personalities from getting out of control and causing too many killings.
In this way, the two groups of people returned to the lord's mansion together, a small two-story building, with a visual measurement of more than 200 square meters on each floor. As soon as he entered the courtyard, Gilson shouted loudly, and the words he shouted and the words of comfort from other family members also made people roughly guess the cause and effect of this farce.
Gilson's father was a nearly fifty-year-old six-ring peak fire magician, and in the spirit of revitalizing the family and breaking through himself in battle, he participated in the war between the Tro Territory and the Red Mountain Kingdom in the early autumn of last year, and unfortunately died. The family who received the remains and bereavements spent an autumn harvest celebration in the gloom and mist. You must know that the old master is in the prime of life, and he is not sick or in good health, and it is completely possible to be promoted to the seventh ring, that is, the death of the old family master completely dispelled the family's hope of being promoted to viscount.
Then he inquired from an acquaintance in Pao Ze and learned that his father had died in the night attack of the crocodile-led cattle cavalry, and Gilson held a grudge.
When Jiao Ming and Luohua, who were disguised as merchant families, heard the saying that 'just kill two crocodiles and lead people to take revenge and make up for last year's autumn harvest celebration', the former on duty with a mad personality couldn't hold back a smile anymore, turned sideways and trembled, and the latter clenched his fists but didn't know how to react.
This far-fetched and naΓ―ve logic certainly drew opposition from some members of the old family, while some members of the family who were eager to be loyal to the new head of the family echoed it. Then, in the midst of a quarrel, the opinions were unified into a quiet killing. After all, it's just a small merchant family, and even if this kind of thing is exposed, as long as it bites the 'prohibited goods', it won't be a big trouble.
You must know that in feudal society, the territory is equivalent to the lord's 'room', and the self-determination of the lord of the territory is the core of everything, and the famous 'sanctity of private property' is derived from this.
Therefore, killing a few people is just a trivial matter, and if it is a little taboo but does not violate the laws of the kingdom, if there is a 'legitimate' reason, no one cares.
And killing people naturally leads to over-the-top, but when this family opened the iron box, they were completely confused.
First of all, this iron box with space expansion effect, it looks like it is only a rectangle with a length, width and height of about half a meter, but after opening, the inner space is enough to be two meters square. Growing four times longer, the total volume is more than sixty times, and even the fire mage family knows that this box is not simple in terms of air magic technology.
The second is the goods in the box, the new things such as telescopes and microscopes are not recognized, but a large pile of magic books and all kinds of exquisite magic objects that can be seen to be used, and the total price can be donated to a baron. Not to mention the colorful and brilliant variety of high-grade magic addiction potions.
Excluding daily necessities such as food, bedding, spatulas, and chopsticks, simply estimate the total price of the box and goods. It's hard to say the exact number, but in other words, if you contribute to the kingdom and dredge up some relationships, it is very possible for the family to be promoted to viscount.
The whole family looked at each other for a while, and those who did nothing more were ecstatic, but the old and deceased were in a cold sweat. rushed to Jiao Ming and the others with a staggering pace that almost chewed on, and immediately cast a spell on the body to test the number of rings of the three of them.
It is the basic common sense of small traders not to traffic goods beyond their own means. On the other hand, if you dare to traffic these things, it should at least be at the level of the Seven Rings.
And Jiao Ming, a madman who had seen enough of Yan Yi's performance, no longer suppressed the level of magic energy in his body, and changed the trash talk from being broadcast exclusively internally to being released to the public, laughing loudly: "I want to make up for last year's autumn harvest celebration, right? In fact, it happened that last year's autumn harvest celebration was not very happy for various reasons, and it happened to be together. β
"Although you are the sixth ring, there are many of us, and we really make a move, and the outcome is unpredictable. The old man who took the lead made an instant weighing, and also replied loudly, which was a wake-up call for the relatives behind him who were still fascinated by the value of the goods. "How about this matter be left behind? If you want to participate in the autumn harvest celebration, we are also welcome, and after eating and drinking, everyone will just treat it as if nothing has happened. β
At this time, the old head of the fire mage baron family had just died for a year, and the new head of the family was just a five-ring with little combat experience, and the rest of the people, young and old, were useless. If you really make a move, even if you fight each other's 'wives and daughters', it will be the result of the annihilation of the clan. So do everything possible to avoid conflict.
"You old man has good eyesight and his brain is not confused, why don't I kill that waste and let you be the head of the house?"
As soon as these words came out, the juniors were excited, and they wanted to scold but were stopped by a few seniors with their eyes, and they were silent under the prestige.
"Thank you, sir, for your kindness, but your old life is short, and being the head of the family can't help you. β
"The figure is soft enough, he is really a talent, and he hates to see each other late. β
"The gentleman praised it falsely. β
"Since it's only the sixth ring to offer this price, what now?" the madman laughed wildly, raised his arms flat, and used all his strength to communicate with the qi magic medium to flatten the space, so that the entire courtyard was in a state of weightlessness. And the faces of the old and young people floating in the air were full of horror.