A bright moon hangs in the sky, and the stars are shining brightly tonight.

The ground was lit up like stars falling to the ground.

On the top of the mountain in the distance, in addition to the sound of the wind, you can vaguely hear the noise coming from the construction site.

"You've put in a lot of money for yourself this time, aren't you?" asked Auston I, who had a pipe in his mouth.

"Not really. Nicholas II smiled, a cigar in his hand, "Many years ago, there was an elf who collected a lot of things from various races and was going to sell them as antiques for three or four hundred years. As a result, he did not take into account the cost of the special warehouse, and finally went bankrupt. I helped him clear the inventory, and he was too late to be happy, how could he overcharge me. ”

Suddenly a shout came from the excavation site, as if someone was cheering.

"You've made a lot of money this time, haven't you?" asked Nicholas II.

"No more, no less. Auston I replied in a very modest tone, but his face was full of smugness and a hint of mockery, "Just earn some entrance fees." ”

"There are dozens of times the profit. Nicholas II smiled, "I knew I was asking for half of you." ”

"I can't help it. Auston I spread his hands helplessly, "They insist on giving me money and helping me work, and they are not happy to refuse, how can I be embarrassed to refuse the loyalty of the vassals." ”

After taking a puff of his cigarette, Auston I asked, "Is the legend of the weapon used by your Madonna true?"

"It's true. Nicholas II sighed, "I asked the Elven King about this, and he saw it when he was young. However, it is placed in a box that can only be opened by people of royal blood. Unfortunately, the attempt to retrieve it failed, and neither we nor the elves were able to find it again. ”

"It's a pity. Auston I knocked all the ashes out of his pipe, and when he had put it away, he took out a bottle of wine and two glasses, and filled them up.

"Is it really good to tell me this?" said Alston I, "and we are feuding. ”

Nicholas II took the wine glass handed by Auston I, and said disdainfully, "You haven't studied history, if it weren't for the kindness of Empress Catherine, your ancestors would have been locked up in our prisoner of war camp until they died, how could they have a chance to come back and establish a state?"

Auston I took a sip of wine from the Sea of Elven Trees and said, "I see. ”

"What do you think? Nicholas II also took a sip of wine, "My surname is Rurik and your surname is Ryric, and our surnames are pronounced similarly, and it is not for nothing." ”

Auston I nodded, then drank in silence.

The construction site in the distance is still bustling, and every time an antique weapon is unearthed, it is like pouring a spoonful of oil on the fire.

According to the agreement reached between the nobles and Auston I, as long as they paid the entrance fee, they could dig a section of the area according to the entrance fee, and within a month they would own whatever was dug up in the ground, whether it was rats or weapons.

The indignant Auston I, under the pressure of several old nobles, could only look for possible missing things from the dirt dug up by those nobles.

It's just that in the next few days, more and more nobles came to make him cheap, and Auston I was so angry that he simply asked his men to build the dug earth around the pit like a dam.

It looks like the artificial lake will be larger than expected.

After drinking the wine, Nicholas II took out a pamphlet and handed it to Auston I, saying, "You should need this." ”

"What is this?" Auston I curiously took the pamphlet, but there were no lights around, and he couldn't read it.

Nicholas II said: "I have told my cardinals who are in charge of agriculture what you have done here, and they have made some suggestions that you can refer to." ”

"What's in it for you?" asked Auston I, puzzled, "we're still enemies. ”

Nicholas II looked to the east and said, "Our real enemy is not the other, but from the far east." ”

Auston I became serious at this point, and he asked, "Is there another continent on the other side of the sea?"

Nicholas II nodded.

"Who else knows about this?" asked Auston I, sensing something wrong with it.

Nicholas II took out two bottles of wine, handed one to Auston I, and said, "You are the first human king to know about this." ”

Auston I took the bottle and thought for a long time, then opened the bottle and touched one with Nicholas II.

"I believe you one more time. "By the coat of arms that hangs on your breast." ”

Nicholas II looked down at the crest of the Temple of Harvest and Forging hanging from his chest and couldn't help but smile.

At this time, a white light lit up on the construction site, followed by an exclamation.

"Yo......" said Nicholas II, looking with interest at the place where the white light was lit, "it seems that someone has won the jackpot." ”

"Hey, that's a weapon of the Temple of Light, right?" Auston I frowned, "Is it really good to bury that one in?"

Nicholas II said indifferently, "Do the whole thing, since you want to disguise it as a battlefield, of course, the weapons of both warring sides are left behind." ”

Auston I asked again, "Won't it be exposed?"

Nicholas II said lightly, "Don't worry, you have to trust the craftsmanship of the elves." ”

Auston I took a deep breath and wanted to vomit something for a long time.

"I'm leaving. Nicholas II waved his hand at Auston I, "Tonight my queen has prepared crayfish, and when she returns late, only the shell will be left." ”

And then. Auston I took a box from the storage ring and threw it to Nicholas II, "My girlfriend made cookies, bring some back and try them." ”

Nicholas II left, but Auston I thought he looked at him strangely the moment before leaving.

Then Auston I found a stone on the top of the hill and sat down, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the offer to help speed up the excavation of the artificial lake at the top of the mountain that day, Nicholas II and Auston I have met several more times.

Auston I cautiously communicated with Nicholas II, for fear that the other party would engage in some conspiracy.

It's just that so far, he hasn't found anything out of the ordinary about Nicholas II, and it seems that the other party is only interested in his own transformation of the saline land.

There was another faint cheer from the construction site below the mountain, and it looked like someone had dug up something good.

This is the last batch of antiques that Nicholas II has put underground with teleportation, and in a few days the underground will no longer surprise those people.

In a few days, Auston I could order the sluice gates to be opened and the water to be released, and then the river water would be brought in to wash away the salt from the saline fields.

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