244 Battle of the Tea House II
Taking advantage of the dusk, the carriage left the city of Faro, walked a few miles along the sheep intestine path, and saw a hill about 100 meters high, the top of the hill was surrounded by a stone wall, and the situation at the top of the mountain could not be seen, which felt a little mysterious.
"I chose this place to follow your advice, sunshine, rain, wind, temperature, altitude, are some of the terms you invented, considering these factors, but also taking into account safety and privacy, and finally chose this mountain. Donald opened the window, pointed to the mountain in the distance, and said, "I invested a lot of money to reclaim this mountain.
The port of Faro is close to the sea, rain, temperature, and wind can be guaranteed, but the sun is not necessarily, it rains all year round, and half of the sunny days in the year are considered good, in order to maintain sufficient light, I introduced an expensive alchemical climate system, which is said to have the same principle as the system of the arcane ring of the magical holy land, which accounts for 30% of the cost of the entire farm.
The mountain is a stone mountain, there is not much soil, and the soil used to cultivate tea is fresh silt dug from the swamp of the wetlands outside the city of Faro, and it takes a great deal of money to transport it up.
With such a large investment, only the profits of tea can support it. ”
Charlie nodded slightly, "Tea is a high-end drink, we have to ensure quality, quality can win word of mouth, word of mouth is the guarantee of sales and fame, and, in case the secret recipe is leaked, this can also raise the threshold for joining the game and increase the difficulty of chasing us." ”
Donald smiled back, "Heroes see the same thing." ”
Anna muttered, "Brother, then you really can't lose it!"
Donald said in a deep voice: "I'm here, the farm is here, I'm not here, I'll destroy it!"
It would be a pity, a great pity, a great pity.
A moment later, the wagon came to the farm gate.
The stone wall at the bottom of the hill shows its extraordinary features, it is three meters high, it is built with rough and hard boulders, the gaps between the stones are so tight that even the blade cannot be inserted, highlighting the good manufacturing process, and the two huge steel gates are dark and heavy, giving people a sense of calm and solidity.
Donald breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the doors of the teahouse close and the shadows of the soldiers on the two watchtowers.
"Catch up, it's okay!"
Charlie was a little surprised, and couldn't help but praise: "Not bad! Half a year, you have built such a strong fortress, a farm has made you build a fortress, and now I have a little more confidence in resisting invasion." ”
Donald said proudly: "Except for half of the accident, I didn't expect that this mountain has a large number of high-quality stones, and it is the local materials that make this farm possible." ”
"Let's go in first!"
So, Donald got out of the carriage and walked step by step towards the iron gate, and his actions immediately touched the tea house's defenses.
"Stop, go further, shoot on the spot!" shouted a patrol guard in the middle of the watchtower.
"I'm Donald, call Uncle Harvey out to meet me!"
As a boss, when you enter your farm, instead of ordering the doorman to open the door directly, you call out the security supervisor and let him bring it in, which is quite interesting.
"You wait. As he spoke, a guard behind the iron gate hurriedly disappeared into the twilight.
Soon a middle-aged man rushed to the door, opened the lookout window of the iron door, and after some observation, hurriedly opened the door.
"It's great that Donald is okay! We're all dying!" Harvey stepped forward and hugged Donald warmly.
Anna and Charlie exchanged a wary look, silently.
Donald asked directly, "Uncle Harvey, the news of my attack did not come out, and many people in Farrow City today do not know about this matter, how did you know?"
Harvey looked around and said, "Let's go inside." ”
Entering the tea house, Harvey and Nat briefly explained the situation, and it turned out that someone had come to discuss business this morning.
Miha Louis, Viscount Emeritus, a member of the Presbyterian Church of the Louis family, a well-known neutral faction in the family, has a lot of influence in the family, and he can know the geographical location of the tea estate, which is enough to prove his status in the family.
Harvey shrugged, "Miha is quite prestigious in the family, and although he doesn't have your certification letter, I don't want to snub him, so I talked to him in the parlor outside the farm, and he told me three things.
First, last night, you were attacked by an unknown mob, and people went missing.
Second, he made a request to buy the tea farm, and quoted 20 million gold coins to our entire management and operation team, which can be divided by the management of our tea farm, saying that if we are willing to cooperate, they will consider keeping our position and continue to serve the new owner.
Thirdly, he pointed out that our resistance would be meaningless, for Grace promised that he would put the recipe for tea in the hands of the new patriarch, and that it would be no secret that the family would open a new tea farm to replace us, and that our farm would not be worth the price.
Then, he added, the death of the great Louis XIII cast a shadow over the city of Faro, which had entered an eventful time, and that the people of the tribe were unstable and had their own evil intentions, and that the recent turmoil would be the norm in the city of Faro, and that no one could guarantee where it would be safe, and this farm was no exception. ”
Charlie couldn't help but make a sarcastic voice, "What a coercion and temptation!"
Donald couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "He's robbing it openly! What is 20 million gold coins? I can't even afford the alchemy climate system, so I want to exchange it for the entire manor?!"
Nat said: "Isn't it because you're not there, the farm is ownerless! Now it's good that you're back, you're the son of the patriarch, theoretically speaking, you're the owner of the small half of Farro, and he doesn't have that much authority to fight for property from you." ”
Donald shook his head and said: "Uncle Harvey, Uncle Nat, things are not so simple, Miha is just a small role in front of the stage, think about it, some people dare to kill me and Anna in the downtown area of Faro City, don't they dare to attack in this wilderness?!"
Speaking of this, Donald paused, knocked on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Harvey, gather all the guards, we will face a hard battle, our battle of life and death, it will determine who will be the master of the farm in the future!
After a tense gathering, all the guards assembled in the training ground of the farm, Charlie was surprised to find that this group of people had good physical fitness, the worst people also reached the level of third-level fighters, and the strongest ones reached level six, and their number far exceeded the size of ordinary farm guards, numbering more than 120 people.
Charlie meditated in his heart, he was not wrong, Donald has a very good execution, the things you explain or the principles you stick to can be implemented very thoroughly by him, and the details shown in this farm make Charlie feel more satisfied.
Watching the farm guards assemble and perform on the training ground, Charlie couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Louis XIV, this team has a bit of an army flavor, where did you get it?"
Donald explained with a smile: "They themselves are retired soldiers of the city defense force, and their training instructors were also mid-level non-commissioned officers of the Imperial Regular Legion, and I paid some money to go out of the mountain, which is more than enough to defend our farm." ”
Veterans and recruits are two completely different teams, even if they have similar skill levels.
"Well done, the probability of us defending successfully is one level higher, but it's not enough, I add some resources, it should be about the same. ”
"What do you want to do? Do you need command?"
Charlie shook his head, "I haven't been a battlefield commander, so I'd better leave this kind of thing to a professional! I only provide them with some magical supplies, don't you forget, what did I do in the Arcane Ring?"
Hearing this, Donald's eyes lit up, slapped his thigh, and praised: "Great, with your shot, we can arm a magic legion, and our last shortcoming has been filled!"
Next, Donald gave an impassioned speech in front of the stage, and Charlie began to prepare for the work, dipping the magic pen, starlight ink, and various materials to discharge, and a wartime enchantment line was presented to the public.
The Shield Axeman's shield can be equipped with an enchantment called "Solid", which will instantly pop up a shield when the shield is attacked, which can negate certain damage, trigger attack deflection and power deflection effects, and may even induce a perfect parry.
Then, there is the production of the "Split Arrow", which is the best lethal weapon for group warfare, and there are not many soldiers in the escort team who can shoot arrows. Charlie has seen the power of the Splinter Arrow, and is suitable for use in a dogfight.
It's a pity that the opponent is not an undead creature, otherwise some of the Holy Spirit Arrows and Holy Light Arrows stored in the Space Ring can also be of great use.
Before the enchantment began, Charlie told Donald, "I want you to find some soldiers from the convoy who can learn spells quickly, and I have a batch of scrolls here, you are responsible for teaching them to use them, is it not a big problem?"
"Wow! That's so cool! Check ......" Donald, who was excited, was stopped by Charlie's eyes, he smiled and said, "Now I feel full of confidence! Even if the city defense army comes to attack us, I have the confidence to repel them!"
Anna smiled and said, "Brother, you better keep a low profile! Don't talk too much." ”
No wonder Donald is so excited, the status of mages in the secular world is quite high, and the combat power of a combat group with mages is incomparable to that of a pure team of fighters, the former can be regarded as a complete tactical team, and it may have the potential to win more with less.
Of course, it is not excluded that the other party has a mage, and at that time, it may be an internal battle between mages.