Chapter 224: The White Bird Restaurant

Blue sky, white clouds, small town.

A few hundred more people had gathered in the square, but now they were looking at Viscount Aslan, who was covered in feathers. Lorist didn't join in the fun, he took Schward onto an alley, leisurely looking around at the scenery of White Bird Town.

The ground is made of large rocks mixed with pebbles and various shells and clays, and although it is not very smooth, it is clean, and there is no garbage piled up in the corners. The houses on both sides of the alley are stone walls, spires, and green moss grows in the cracks of the walls. Wooden racks for drying dried fish are placed in several open spaces, and the smell of fish is faintly heard in the wind.

The alley is quiet and winding, and after a short walk you reach the end of the alley, which connects to another road that surrounds the town of Shiratori, which is wide enough for horse-drawn carriages, and on the other side of the road is a large tidal flat overgrown with greenery. At this time, it was the time of low tide, and there were dozens of people on the mudflats carrying or carrying their backs to pick up something on the mudflats, and the adults were fine, rolling up their pants and bare feet, holding a small wooden stick to poke and poke on the mud pool, while the children stripped naked and became mud monkeys......

"Teacher, this place is completely different from the Northland, the scenery is so beautiful. Schward said.

Lorist stared into the distance: "This is an island, of course it is different from the Northlands. The sky in the north is vast and vast, the sky is high and the clouds are light, desolate and heroic. It is a pearl on the sea, with a vast sea and blue water, and it is also a good place. It's a pity that the second highness has no eyes and no beads, and he lives in a treasure land without knowing it, so he abandoned this place like a contemptible man, and cheapened us for nothing, which really makes me feel ridiculous. ”

Schward tilted his head, puzzled: "Teacher, why do you say that, the transportation of Shiloas Island is inconvenient, and the arable area on the island is not large, so it should be the right choice for His Royal Highness to abandon the island and return to the king." ”

"Concept, Schward, you have to change the concept. The size of the cultivated land is not the most important foundation for the strength of a family or a nation. Last time I told you, the conditions for victory in a war are actually to fight for consumption, resources, and manpower. It's not a few hundred years ago, a knight with dozens of squires can decide the outcome of a war, and battles of tens of thousands of people are not uncommon in Gaintya, so I am not optimistic about the Second Highness's move to unify the empire with 300,000 horses.

The Kingdom of Antinac now has a total of six provinces, and His Royal Highness almost uses one province to support a legion, relying on the output of land alone, it is already barely maintained, and you have also heard that the taxes of the royal territories have reached 70%, which is already considered tyranny. If this continues, it will be difficult for civilians to make ends meet. No matter how grandiose the excuse of the Second Highness was, in fact he was already sitting on the crater.

If you look at the map, you can see that Hiloas Island is actually the center of this sea area, and mastering Hiloas Island is equivalent to mastering nearly a thousand miles of coastline. Offensively, we can land and attack at any time in several coastal provinces of the Kingdom of Antinac or even the Kingdom of Redlis. On defense, as long as we retreat to the island of Hilovas, the enemy will not be able to take us even if there are no more ships. The premise, of course, is that our family has a strong fleet.

It's just a military consideration, Schward, what if we used Hilovas as a transit point for commercial trade?" Lorist asked.

Schward thought for a moment and replied: "Just like an attack, our family can import the snow salt and other specialties produced into these coastal provinces in exchange for money or materials that our family needs. Even if the arable area on the island is not available, we can still exchange a large amount of food for our use, isn't that right?"

"You're half right, our family also needs to form a powerful armed fleet, and turn the sea from here to the Northland into our family's maritime territory, we can use the island of Hilovas to sail our merchant ships to any coastal city in Gelintya that we can reach, as long as the commercial trade continues, the money will continue to flow in, and the strength of our family will become stronger and stronger. That's why I think it's a very stupid decision for His Royal Highness to give up here. He still had old ideas in his head. Lorist quipped.

"Teacher, I think you've been getting more and more confident lately, just like Knight Josk said, you're getting more and more domineering, and you're becoming more and more lord-like. Schward complimented.

Lorist patted him on the head: "Okay, I'm going to make a fool of myself." Schward, you have to remember that self-confidence comes from the strength of the family, and the stronger the family, the more confidence you have. Just like dealing with Viscount Aslan, we can not give the Second Highness a son, his 300,000 army can scare other nobles, but it is useless to us, because we all know in our hearts that even if we turn against the Second Highness, with the strength of our family's armed forces, the Second Highness will not be able to take us.

Think about it, if a few years ago, when we led the convoy on the way north to return to the family territory, did we think of today? At that time, not to mention the 300,000 troops of His Second Highness, let's just say that the Earl Kou came to him? His family army of more than 10,000 would make us tremble. In the past few years, he has been immersed in the development of the family territory, just like a turtle with a shrunken head, and even the Grand Duke of the Northland and the second prince have treated our family as a soft persimmon, and everyone will pinch it. But now, the Grand Duke of the Northland is almost finished paralyzed in bed, and the second prince has become our prisoner.

We don't make a wave, because even if you occupy a lot of territory, but you don't get developed, it's all in vain. Just like now, even if our family forces are wiped out, the family territory can still form a second and third family forces immediately. It is with this confidence that we are not afraid of any enemy. Development is the last word, you see?"

"Development is the last word? Teacher, your words are so awkward. But it sounds like there's some truth. It's like when I heard that His Royal Highness had an army of 300,000, but I felt indifferent and indifferent in my heart. You're right, it's the strength of our family that makes me not feel that there is anything terrible about the 300,000 army. Schward nodded, then heard a gurgling sound in his stomach.

Lorist smiled dumbly: "Stinky boy, don't say early when you're hungry, let's go, let's find a place to eat something first." I got off the boat and tossed and forgot to eat until now. ”

At the corner of the front there is a brown wooden sign with a white bird outlined on it, and the words "White Bird Restaurant" are written on it.

"I didn't expect there to be a restaurant in this town, I thought I had to go to the sailor's bar or the tavern in the town to eat. Let's go, let's take a look. Lorist said.

The inside of the small restaurant is not large, and it is obvious that the wall between the living room and the dining room has been removed, and the next six small square tables have just been placed. On a small square table is a linen tablecloth with a blue checkered edge, and a small basket of flowers filled with wildflowers. Although the small restaurant is a little shabby, it looks unusually neat and clean.

It's about three o'clock in the afternoon, and there are only a few customers sitting at the two tables against the wall in the restaurant. A chubby old man with a red nose saw Lorist push the door in with Schward, he was stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "Hey, look who's coming, isn't this the lord who just came to our island of Hilowas......?

The red-nosed old man was blushing, he should have drunk too much, Lorist didn't mind his rudeness, but nodded to the other guests, and then smiled: "It's true that I'm a lord, but I also need to eat and sleep." Is there anything wrong with coming to a restaurant when you're hungry?"

After speaking, he found an empty table and sat down, and while motioning to Schward to be in front of him, he asked, "How should I order food here?"

The red-nosed old man stared at Lorist for a long time before turning around and shouting upstairs: "Nataya, you are a guest, you must not have expected that the lord came to eat with you, by the way, let little Martha come down, the lords are all perverts, and he will take her away when he sees little Martha......"

Schward was furious, and was about to scold the red-nosed old man, but saw Lorliste grinning and shook his head: "Don't you think this old man is very cute......?

An aunt with a bucket waist hurried over and saluted Lorist respectfully: "My lord, what do you want to eat?"

"What do you have here that you can serve right away?"

"My lord, we have oatmeal bread, small meatballs, sausages, grilled herring, also fried, kelp soup, large conch, sea crab, fried bread, small stone crab, small loach. And mashed potatoes, boiled apples and seafood pie ......"

"Let's have a seafood pie, small meatballs, oatmeal bread, fried herring and kelp soup for two, and what that fried bread little stone crab is, also come and try it." By the way, what do you have to drink here?" Lorist asked.

"My lord, we only have home-brewed mountain fruit wine here, and it tastes good. ”

"Then come with some, and if there's fresh fruit, some too. ”

"Okay, my lord, please wait a minute, I'll go serve you food. The bucket-waisted aunt left in a hurry.

Soon Lorist and Schward saw the beautiful Martha, the girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with long chestnut hair, big gray eyes, and a few small freckles on the bridge of her nose, and she looked very lively and mischievous. With fair skin and a slender figure, Lorist gave her eighty points.

Martha is here to deliver food, she specially introduced every dish, Lorist didn't expect that the dishes made in this small restaurant were really delicious, and she didn't care about appreciating the beauty, so she dealt with the food in front of her first. What Lorist likes the most is the fried bread small stone crab, that is, the kind of small crab on the sea flat, cleaned and wrapped in bread crumbs and fried in oil to the golden brown, a bite and even the shell is so crispy, with sweet and sour mountain fruit wine is really delicious, Lorist ate one and asked for two servings in a row to satisfy his appetite.

"Your food here is delicious, please help me figure out how much it will cost. Lorist wiped her mouth with a white linen napkin and said to the beautiful Martha.

"My lord, we are honored to have your presence, and we will welcome you this time......" The beautiful Martha turned the bucket-waisted aunt behind her, and she bowed respectfully.

"Hehe, excuse me, I'm a lord, not here to eat the overlord's meal. Lorist pulled out a large silver coin and placed it on the table: "Is it enough?"

"Oh no, my lord, that's too much, you can't spend more than three small silver coins......"

One gold coin is equal to twenty large silver coins, and one large silver coin is equal to five small silver coins.

"More is a tip. Schward, give me three more goldfords, and you will bring me seventy meals in the evening. There is a ship named Flying Fish named Dawn parked at the docks, you send me twenty-one meals, and the rest will be sent to the town office, and if there is any surplus, you will buy your own mountain fruit wine. By the way, you can go to the town office to inform us when the meal is ready, and I will send a garrison to help you deliver the food. Lorist commanded.

The bucket-waisted aunt looked at the three gold fords and a large silver coin on the table, and nodded hesitantly: "Okay, my lord, we will do as you tell us." ”

After filling their stomachs, the two of them wandered around Shiratori Town again, and from time to time residents on the road who knew Lorist as the new lord bowed to the two of them, and Lorist always returned a kind and gentle smile.

In the end, his teeth were sour, and Lorist turned back to the town office. By this time, it was almost dark, and Faryachosk and others had already returned with their team. However, in front of the town office, there was a mess like a vegetable market, and in addition to a large group of onlookers, there were three or four hundred people, both men and women, standing and squatting on the ground with their hands tied.

"My lord, we are back, all the people in Wanghai Manor have brought back, and we have left a squad of ten sailors there to take care of them. "Right at the door of the town hall, Farrea reported to Lorist.

"What about the casualties?" asked Lorlist.

"My lord, we didn't suffer any casualties, but the manor guards began to resist, and after we killed some of them, they tried to slip through the back door, and were blocked by El and Pat. In the end, twenty-seven of the manor guards died. None of the eight noble children who occupied the manor slipped through the net, and all of them were caught by us. ”

"Who are these tied up?"

"My lord, these are the servants and maids in Wanghai Manor. Didn't you say bring everyone back? Farea replied.

"Uh......" Lorist patted his forehead, he didn't expect that these noble children really regarded Wanghai Manor as their own territory, and configured so many servants to serve them.

"Why are they all our sailors and guards?, and what about the people in the garrison?" Lorist wondered how he couldn't see a member of the garrison, could it be that the hundred men withdrew as soon as the battle began?

"Oh, they went back to dinner, and said they would change the team after dinner. "It's El who explains.

That's pretty much it, Lorist thought, touching his chin.

"My lord, we are tired of the day today, and we only messed around with some food in Wanghai Manor to fill our stomachs, how can we solve dinner. Pat came, his armor still bloodied, and it was said that the last of the guards who resisted had been cut in half by him.

"Alright, I've already ordered a meal for everyone at the small restaurant in town, and the time should be almost up. Lorist looked at the sky.

"My lord, a woman came and said that the meal was ready and asked us to go and get it. "Said Cao Cao Cao arrived, and a guard came to report.

"I'm going, I'm starving. Pat turned and left.

Then a terrible scream startled everyone.

When Lorist heard the voice, he saw the beautiful Martha squatting on the ground crying, while Pat was at a loss and looked inexplicable.

"What's going on?"

The beautiful Martha was embarrassed to stop crying when she saw Lorist coming, and explained the reason in a hurry, she was frightened by Pat's bloodstains, and Pat came straight to her with a fierce look, and she was scared to cry on the spot.

The misunderstanding was resolved, and Lorist asked Pat to take a few guards to follow the beautiful Martha to get food, and by the way, he cleaned his armor by the well behind her small restaurant, and then returned to the town office, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard a broken voice shouting: "You dare to attack us, our Red family will never let you go, you are declaring war on our family......"

Lorist went in with a calm face: "What are you all doing, do you hear them say how powerful their family is? Come on, this one is the loudest and pulled out and hanged with a hundred lashes, and the rest are fifty lashes each, and then hang for another night." Pump hard, and it's okay to die. ”

A few guards came in and grabbed the hair of the loudest kid and dragged him out, screaming incessantly.

"Knight Schreid, have you softened your heart after staying in the family territory for a few years, and it is not worthy of your previous demon title in the Antinac Kingdom!" Lorlist's voice was stern.

"My lord, I just want to ask who instructed them to occupy the manor in our territory. Shi Fatzi spread his hands helplessly.

"Don't you need to ask, I didn't see that the servants and their subordinates are equipped with so many, it is obvious that their family members are behind the scenes. The two territories that deceived us are so far away and can't care about it, just trying to create an established fact. Just know which of their families is, and when the 1,000 soldiers of our family arrive, we will set off for the imperial capital to settle accounts with their families. ”

"By the way, Knight Schredd, you can take someone to screen the group of people outside at night, and tomorrow we will move to Wanghai Manor to live, and by the way, we will take someone to visit that Farama village. The pustule should be squeezed early to get better quickly. Lorist said.

...... (To be continued.) )