Chapter 25: Causes
Niu Dali stayed in Black Rock City for seven days, and in the past few days, he participated in more than a dozen large and small gatherings in the city accompanied by the little fox, each of which was warmly welcomed, and reached a good relationship with the middle and upper class nobles of Black Rock City at least on the surface, and agreed that the next time the goods need to be transported by the nobles themselves, after all, with the production capacity of the steel base, the cattle under Lao Niu are tired to death and cannot be transported. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Nine times out of ten, life is unexpected!" "Lao Niu sat on the terrace of the hotel room, looking at the stars in the sky and thinking a little literary and artistic, the little fox spirit who didn't leave his hand was with him during the day these days, whenever Lao Niu wanted something to happen, Helena made an excuse to slip away, and when the coquettish lady tried to hook up with Niu Dali, and Lao Niu was full of joy and ready to accept the hookup, the little fox would magically appear on the side.
There is also a calculation that the long-legged chick should be able to reach Black Rock City, but there is no news so far, if it weren't for the group of dirt buns led by Borg to leave him, he would not be able to play at all, and the old cow couldn't wait to go to the Roland Empire to find someone immediately, it seems that he can only ask the nobles who have caravans in the Roland Empire to inquire.
The next morning, a large group of nobles and merchants of Black Rock City saw off the coal boss Lord Modo back to the territory at the gate of the city, and after a farewell, Niu Dali set off with a full convoy, the reluctant ogre and kobold, Helena and the three middle-aged fox financial officers hired to come, as for the expected butler, the high priest Tracy said that there was a very good candidate, and he was in contact.
A fat figure in the farewell crowd was particularly conspicuous, the hippopotamus proprietress was wearing a bright flower skirt, and kept shaking the flower handkerchief in her hand against the distant ogre flint.
The old cow glanced at the flint that was triumphant in the ogre, and scolded: "What a sin......
When he returned to the Borg Territory, spring was almost over, and Lao Niu could only scold a few words weakly for the trough cake traffic on the huge Blackstone Great Wasteland, thinking: "It seems that at least someone will have to find someone to repair the dirt road connecting Blackstone City." ”
Returning to the long-lost Borg Collar, Niu Dali's heart was indescribably relaxed, the golden nest and the silver nest were still their own kennels, and the construction of the territory in the past two months was still good.
The most important steel base is surrounded by logs of more than 5 meters, and there is a simple wooden guard tower every ten meters away, which can at least prevent people with ulterior motives from stealing steelmaking technology in the future.
Not far upstream of the steel base, thousands of acres of fields have been reclaimed, spring-sown oats and corn have been planted, and the green seedlings are very gratifying.
The original dilapidated village of the kobold has also been renovated, the old houses and temporary shacks have all been demolished, and all have been replaced with new wooden houses in Yishui, and the remaining lords have also given the lord of Modo a small surprise, on the hillside behind the village, a castle that is going to be built has been dug with a foundation, and the long black strips of stones have accumulated a lot of piles.
Master Modo was very satisfied with the subjective initiative of the leaders in his absence, and under the gaze of the onlookers, people opened the cover on the full convoy, and the abundant materials suddenly dazzled the eyes of the remaining subjects.
Bundles of soft cotton cloth, brightly colored flower cloths, snow-white refined salt, the finest ale wine sold by human merchants, large bales of white flour, honey that is sweet to the heart...... The crazy ogres loudly introduced the same goods, and the onlookers let out one exclamation after another.
In order to reward the people, Lao Niu announced that everyone would rest for two days, cotton cloth and flower cloth and a large number of daily necessities were distributed, and the whole territory suddenly became lively like a grand festival.
Unexpectedly, not many people bought the ale wine that Lao Niu specially brought back, and the people replied in unison, not as strong as the local wine brewed by Lao Niu himself, and a mouthful of old blood almost spurted out of Old Man's chest.
The Roland Empire, the human province of Goa on the border with the Blackstone Wilderness.
The black wilderness is gradually disappearing here, the rich vegetation and relatively fertile land, raising millions of people, in order to prevent the poor orc empire from time to time to fight the autumn wind, into the province of Goa, the human race to build a strong fortress, while up to 150,000 people of the northern army stationed here, under the dual command of the empire and the governor of Goa, Marquis Douglas Greenton.
In the office of Douglas, the lavish Marquis Palace, the office is distinguished by precious paintings and porcelain from the East, the thick carpet on the floor makes people step on it as if they are in the clouds, and the Governor Douglas sits in his comfortable chair, with a new set of full-body armor and a standard sword on the desk.
Several human generals and nobles in fine attire were arguing, and the governor's fingers kept tapping on his desk before he asked, "Is this news reliable?"
A middle-aged general wearing simple chain mail nodded and said: "Yes, Your Excellency the Governor, according to the information of our secret agents in Black Rock City, this set of armor and weapons are produced in a place called Borg Territory, and the production is still very large, and the lord of the territory is a dwarf knight, and it is said that he is also a dragon slayer warrior." ”
A sneer appeared at the corner of Douglas's mouth: "Orcs just don't know, is it so easy to slay dragons?" but these weapons and armor are much better than those produced in our workshop, which is a great threat, and those dirty orcs will be very troublesome to fight if they are equipped with such good weapons and armor." ”
The middle-aged general continued: "Then we will inform the Empire and the Northern Army to raze this Borg Territory to the ground?"
"Isn't that a waste? Although it is incredible, but this territory definitely has new steelmaking technology and a lot of excellent craftsmen, and it is inconvenient for the family's private army to be dispatched, so find a few mercenary groups with strength to capture all the craftsmen back, and then the Grinton family will have another business to make a lot of money." ”
"Patriarch, you are really heartbroken for the development of the family!" said a nobleman with a mustache.
Douglas was in a good mood to be flattered, and said with a smile: "As long as this matter goes well, everyone's dividends at the end of the year will definitely be higher, but it's better to keep it secret first, and order the mercenary group that takes over the task, and all the orcs encountered on the road will be disposed of, and it is better to have fewer dirty orcs on this continent, hahaha......"
Several of the nobles laughed in agreement, as if all they were talking about was going to hunt in the wilderness and execute some unintelligent beasts.