Bang!

The door was pushed open, and Fafer walked in quickly, and said anxiously: "My lord, my subordinates have received news that there has been a locust plague in the kingdom, and a large number of crops have been eaten. ”

"Lisa, summon the officials of the territory to the Viscount's Mansion to discuss the matter, as soon as possible. After Lei Ming finished speaking, he turned his head and asked, "Fafer, where did you get this news?"

His face is quite ugly, in feudal society, food is the fundamental, if something goes wrong, it will cause a lot of turmoil. It can't help but be detrimental to the aristocracy, and it is also a great obstacle to the spread of faith. This is exactly what he wondered, the God of Calamity is just a low-level god, and it doesn't matter if he fights a little, he doesn't have the courage to do this, which causes the wrath of the gods this time.

"My lord, this is from the domain of the Grand Duke of Catherine, and it is absolutely reliable. Fafer assured.

Previously, he sent someone to the Grand Duchess to discuss the purchase of the Mage Tower blueprints. His subordinates happened to encounter this matter, so they used the Grand Duke's magic teleportation array to send him a letter.

"Your Excellency, all the officials have arrived. Lisa said.

"Fafer, come with me to the council chamber. Lei Ming didn't care to change into a gorgeous viscount suit, and hurried to the council hall in civilian clothes.

In the council hall, all the officials sat honestly in their places, and their hearts were uneasy, secretly speculating about what happened to the Viscount who had summoned them back not long after the meeting ended?

"There is no need to salute, there is a plague of locusts in the kingdom, and it is spreading rapidly in all directions. Go back at once, and organize your hands to reap the harvest. Lei Ming said directly.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, reacted, and hurriedly walked out of the council hall as if they were burning their buttocks. As soon as he left the Viscount's Mansion, he gave an order to his subordinates to rush back to the mansion to report the news.

"Lisa, use the magic array to send a message to the nobles who are friends with the Grant family to remind me of this matter. Lei Ming thought for a moment and said, "Inform the other nobles around the territory as well!"

"My lord, do you also use magic circles?" asked Lisa.

"No, just a normal fast horse. The corners of Lei Ming's mouth curled slightly, a hint of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and he muttered in a low voice, "Magic communication is very expensive. ”

He did this so that he would not arouse the wrath of the people, and that everyone would suffer from inequality. Although it was a little slower to send a message by horse, it was finally notified. They didn't have time to grab the crops, it was their own business, and they didn't dare to say anything if they were dissatisfied with the loss.

"Yes. Lisa responded, and asked people to write a credit magic teleportation array and send it out. It was a deliberate wait of half an hour before sending guards to deliver messages to the other nobles.

"Fafer, let Rose lead the guards to patrol the territory, and if anyone dares to make trouble, suppress it immediately, you can go down with me to have a look. Lei Ming commanded.

Just in case, bring a good aristocratic sword with you.

The group prepared their wagons and hurried to the nearest village outside Grant, surrounded by a squad of knights and a squadron of city guards.

Along the way, the fields were filled with people who were slowly harvesting their crops. It will take more than ten days for the grain to fully mature, and now the harvest will definitely have a great loss, and the people are very reluctant.

The farther away from Grant City, the fewer people harvested the crops, and even in some places only harvested the grain near the village, and the farther ones did not move at all, and low-level officials such as the village chief did not urge.

"What's going on?" asked Lei Ming with a cold face.

Fafer sent someone to inquire and said, "My lord, the officials attending the meeting only asked the people below to harvest the crops, and did not say the reason. ”

"Inform all the people of the locust plague immediately, and be quick. Lei Ming knew that those officials were afraid of causing panic, but now was the time to think about this? He was a little uneasy in his heart, and he always felt that something was about to happen.

The knights left behind in the city, Pegasus came to report: "My lord, Baron Tarolan's magic array has sent a message that the locust plague has reached his territory. ”

"So fast?" Lei Ming's body shook, and his face was a little ugly. "Send someone to inform the people of the Barony of Talolan to stop harvesting, and we will return to the Viscount's Mansion at once. ”

The locust plague is composed of first-class demonic beast locusts, which are overwhelming and specialize in eating crops. Even the Sky Knight will encounter some trouble if he falls in, and ordinary people can't hide too late, let alone block and eliminate. Although locusts do not eat people easily, they can be counted separately in the crops.

In order to hurry back to the city, Lei Ming got out of the carriage and got on the horse. Surrounded by a small group of knights, they galloped to Grant City.

At the gate of the city, wagons loaded with grain lined up in a long line, blocking the middle of the road. A large number of merchants gathered together, arguing about the desire to enter the city first. They all learned of the coming of the locust plague in advance, and took advantage of their connections to preemptively purchase some grain at a price higher than the market price, which they used to hoard.

Now that time is money, everyone wants to get into the city as quickly as possible and buy more food.

Lei Ming's face was very ugly, and the businessmen knew that they were seeking profits. It's just usual, and now these businessmen want to make a fortune from it, which is a bit excessive. "Fafer, tell them that these grain Viscounts Mansion will buy them at twice the price, let them go. ”

The arguing merchant stopped, looked at the new viscount surrounded by knights not far away, and wanted to retreat but was unwilling.

"Viscount Thundering, I am the lord of the kingdom, and the law clearly stipulates that the private property of nobles is sacred and inviolable. Although you are a lord, you are not qualified to buy and sell. Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.

"That's right, I'm Baron Harleman's family, and this grain was purchased by Baron Order. ”

"I am the steward of the Earl's palace in Cherman, and Viscount Thunder wants to collect grain, so I need to ask the Count if he agrees. ”

The businessmen who had quieted down broke out, reporting their homes one after another, and those who didn't have just made up an identity.

Lei Ming frowned slightly, most of these noble names have been heard, and they are all honorary nobles who have no territory. These merchants would not fail to understand the difference between them and the fiefdom nobles, so why should they risk offending themselves in order to make more money?

He used to use the Eye of Fate, and in the next twenty minutes, things passed by one after another. His body shook, he withdrew his gaze, and his right hand grasped the hilt of the sword without a trace.

"Stop, take one step further, and shoot and kill. Fafer brandished his weapon and shouted a shout.

Everyone stopped in a panic.

Suddenly, a dozen merchants silently pulled out their weapons hidden in the grain cart and sprang out of the crowd to attack the knight who protected the thunder. The leader had a black fighting aura covering on his body, and his broad sword opened and closed widely, entangled Fafer.

The guards on the city wall were stunned for a moment and shouted: "The viscount is attacked, quickly, protect the lord." ”

A large number of city guards gathered and rushed out of the city gates. The merchants were brutally pushed aside and attacked the nobles, and even if they were not involved, they had to face the wrath of the viscount.

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