Chapter 116: The Dance of the Bear
The dispute between Hudson and Baron Sith cooled down, and the new Baron Cayo also couldn't watch, and the chaotic land of the two counties suddenly fell silent.
After a long period of noisy days, it is always uncomfortable to suddenly quiet down.
The nobles in the two counties of Wyton and Rite have such a mentality at the moment. I am afraid that this is the last calm before the storm, and everyone lives in fear.
Some noble lords who were weak and couldn't withstand the toss had already moved around and asked around what was going on.
As one of the most influential figures, Lord Hudson naturally has no shortage of guests here. Just trying to ask about the development of the situation, it is obviously the wrong person.
Originally, Hudson was ready to face the chaos, actively expanding armaments on the one hand, easing relations with his opponents on the other, and not forgetting to pull people in tandem everywhere.
The preparations were well made, and as a result, the situation suddenly changed. The new Baron Cayo didn't know what was going on, and he just didn't move if he let everyone go.
Without this leader, the nobles who originally wanted revenge were naturally disappointed.
People are soft-spoken, no matter how disappointed they are, as losers, they don't have the capital to make a fuss.
Unable to pull the tiger skin of the Dalton family, and unable to drag more local nobles into the water, only their own strength and a group of northern nobles will only repeat last year's fiasco.
It's miserable enough to lose once, and no one can stand it if you toss it again. As a last resort, I can only forcibly suppress the anger in my heart.
As a bystander, Hudson could only roughly deduce the purpose of Baron Cailliaud's actions. It was nothing more than the politics of the kingdom, and it was inconvenient for the Dalton family to drive out the nobles of the northern frontier.
The local nobles want to do it, and they have 10,000 support, but they can't participate in person.
When it comes to family interests, it is inconvenient to make a move, so you can only keep silent first. After all, the gameplay of petty fights is no match for a group of northern Xinjiang nobles.
Just know these things yourself. If it is revealed, it is to find the Dalton family unhappy.
In his own back garden, others reached into a tentacle, obviously in the high-level political struggle, temporarily falling into the upper hand.
This kind of bad news has spread, and for the Dalton family, it is not only a shame, but it is more likely to reduce their rule over the southeastern provinces.
The guys in Northern Xinjiang didn't publicize it to the outside world, it's not that they didn't know it, but it was more likely that they were worried that the Dalton family would be in a hurry and cause a thunderous blow.
The guys who have a backstage have to converge one or two. Hudson, who has no political backing, should be even more cautious.
Looking at everyone's anxious faces, Hudson was also helpless.
If the relationship is good, give a reassuring look; The relationship is average, and if you appease a few words at will, you will be sent away.
There is only so much you can do, and whether you can understand the deep meaning depends on your own ability. If the political mind is not bright enough, it can only be feared.
"My lord, Baron Cailliaud-Dalton is here! At this moment, people are in the living room, please go over and receive them! ”
Looking at the old butler's excited expression, Hudson was speechless. Everyone is a baron, it is necessary to make such a ......
Although he complained in his heart, he walked out very honestly physically. The baron is nothing, and Lord Hudson is also one of the most prominent of the barons in the southeastern provinces.
But with "Dalton" in the baron's surname, it becomes different. At least in the entire southeastern province, everyone has to sell some face.
In any case, people have taken the initiative to visit, and they must give enough face. Otherwise, if it gets out, it will be said that he Hudson does not know etiquette.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
……
Looking at the person with the magic wand, Hudson had a bit of a feeling of "Ghost Li meets Li Kui", and his intuition told him that he was in trouble.
"I've heard of Baron Cailliaud's name for a long time, and when I see it today, it's really extraordinary. A few days ago, I was busy with territorial affairs, so I couldn't come to visit......"
Hudson felt hypocritical when he said the excuses he didn't believe, but the enthusiasm on his face did not diminish in the slightest.
Other nobles went to visit Baron Cailliaud, it was to hug his thighs and pat his ass. I hope that after building a good relationship, I will be able to take care of him in the future.
These hidden benefits, Hudson is neither rare nor useful, so naturally he can't find himself unhappy.
Where there are people, there are circles, and now Hudson is also the boss of a small circle. When doing things, you must also consider the impact.
At this juncture, running to visit Baron Cailliaud will not be interpreted politically as bowing your head.
There is no doubt that this kind of thing must not be done. As the most famous presence among the native aristocracy, Hudson also has a duty - to check and balance Baron Cailliaud.
It's not a question of whether they want to or not, but a group of local nobles want this kind of checks and balances to exist, and it's also what other aristocratic factions in the province want to see.
On the surface, it seems that there is no benefit, but secretly there is definitely a lot of support. At the very least, when something happens, someone can stand up and help talk.
If the mission is done well, then at an opportune time, someone will throw an olive branch, and Hudson will most likely join a certain aristocratic faction.
Although the strength of these aristocratic factions is slightly weaker, they can play a role in counterbalancing Dalton in the southeastern provinces, and there must be someone on the central government's side.
"Baron Hudson is gracious. I'm here this time mainly to exchange magic. The great magician Khamboyin once said: Communication makes people progress.
Magic is not flourishing in the southeastern provinces. In the two counties of Rite and Wyton, there are only two magicians, you and me, and we will have to get close in the future.
……”
Listening to Baron Cayo's words, Hudson could only secretly complain. What should have come will come eventually, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Originally, Hudson thought he was very knowledgeable (after reading his own collection of books), and even if his professional knowledge was limited, he could get through it.
In terms of theoretical knowledge, there is a slight flaw, and it can be pushed to the point that it has not been systematically studied.
At least the last time I communicated with Miss Melissa, I got over the lake, and I learned a lot of basic knowledge about magicians.
I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly. "Kembo Yin" - the greatest alchemist in the history of mankind, that is known to the nobles of the whole continent, everyone knows.
But his own history books only emphasize his alchemy contributions, and do not mention magic at all. I never thought that this thing was actually a great magician.
The sorrow of the little nobles, the carelessness of the ancestors when they recorded, left behind a common-sense error.
"Baron Cailliaud is gracious. Compared with your orthodox mages, a mage like me, who relies on luck, is far behind in all aspects of knowledge.
Being able to exchange magical knowledge with you is a great learning opportunity for me, and I ask you not to dislike it. ”
If you don't understand, you don't understand, Hudson lowered his posture. Although it is possible to cheat with bears, the magic concept of the Earth Bears does not mean that it also applies to the Terrans.
At least after being together for so long, he didn't notice that the cub had used a spell. When there is a fight, it is usually a slap in the face.
Magical attacks have always appeared without God knowing, Hudson unknowingly.
If this rests on the human race, if there is no spell, and wants to cast magic so smoothly, it is simply a dream.
Maybe a high-level magician can do it with low-level magic. But if you want to be like a bear cub, all the magic that you can output as you like, so let's wash and sleep!
The gap in talent is really not something that hard work can make up. The same theory that applies to genius, in the hands of a fool, is also to play the harp to an animal.
Magical knowledge was discussed, Baron Cailliaud gave him a cheerful point, Hudson occasionally made an idea, and then he was sprayed with blood.
When it comes to the battle of ideas, there is never warmth. It was only a brief conversation that Hudson learned that there was a fierce battle of ideas within the wizards.
No one can say who is right and who is wrong, anyway, everyone insists that their own philosophy is correct.
There was no fight because of the battle of ideas, mainly because there were too many factions of magic ideas.
Because of the different concepts, I quarrel with this one today, and I quarrel with another object tomorrow, and there are so many people who have quarreled that I can't remember it.
Almost every time a Sanctuary mage is born, a new school is born, and there is never a duplicate.
The following magisters and archmagists basically have their own magical concepts, and no one can convince anyone.
Even if it is a master and apprentice, when it comes to the concept of magic, it is not compatible.
The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other. After each parting of ways, a new idea of magic was born.
Anyway, before the magicians formed their own ideas, they all listened to their own teachers, and once they had their own ideas, then there was nothing to say - self-reliance.
No one thinks it's wrong, everyone has had so much fun since the birth of magic!
If it weren't for the fact that it was too fragmented to be effectively integrated, it would not have been so badly suppressed by the Holy See hundreds of years ago.
It was also because of the dispersion that the magicians received the support of the countries of the continent. How can a ruler not like a high-level thug who does not threaten his own core interests?
The conversation was a morning, and even the lunch was brought by the servants, and it was eliminated in the discussion.
"Baron Cailliaud, we've been talking about it for so long, and it's all theoretical. To identify whether it is correct or not, it still depends on the effect of casting.
Why don't we change places and cast our magic according to our own ideas and see how it works? ”
Hudson pretended to propose.
It's cool to be able to learn about magic, but it's not fun to be sprayed all the time.
Even if it's an in-depth discussion, it will have to be with the beautiful mage lady! The same mage master, what is there to talk about?
"I heard that there is a swamp in Baron Hudson's domain, and it just so happens that I recently learned a reinforcement technique, why don't you go over and try the effect?"
After listening to Baron Cayo's words, Hudson secretly scolded himself for being stupid, and actually really believed that the other party had come to discuss magic.
But now he can't refuse, and the refusal to cover up will only cause deeper suspicion in the Dalton family.
"No problem!"
Hudson replied without hesitation.
If you can't cover it up, then simply give the other party a generous visit. Anyway, the development progress of the swamp is hard to describe.
The first open channel to drain water failed in less than a month. The terrain on all sides was higher than the marshland, and after the dug ponds were filled with water, they had to give up.
The results are not in vain, at least the pond water can raise fish. If there is a drought, there are a few more water reserves.
Bamboo and wood fences, the progress is not very smooth. The silt in the marshland is so deep that when the excavation reaches a certain depth, landslides occur on both sides, and great efforts must be made to support it.
Just take Baron Cailliaud over to see the difficulty of developing the swamp and dispel the doubts of the Dalton family.
"Master, it's not a good thing! Lizardbeasts appeared in the swamp, and several slaves were accidentally dragged into the mud. ”
Receiving the bad news from the butler, Hudson was not only not annoyed, but secretly happy. The outbreak is too timely.
The traces of the lizardbeast have long been discovered. It's just that the reclamation team only operates in the edge of the swamp and has never encountered it.
If it weren't for the preparation in advance, it would not have sacrificed just a few orc slaves.
"Pacify the slaves, and I'll go over at once."
With that, Hudson glanced at Baron Cailliaud and threw away the choice of whether to continue.
"Let's go check it out! Lizardmon is also a relatively rare magic material, and if you can meet the Lizard King who becomes a monster, it will be a worthwhile trip. ”
Obviously, the casualties of the slaves were directly ignored by Baron Cailliaud. All he focused on was whether he could harvest some magical materials.
Carrying a bow and arrow, picking up a magic staff, and a knight's sword at his waist, a strange combination of equipment, anyone who sees it can't help but complain.
Hudson didn't care, though, if it weren't for the fact that the lizardmonster lived in a swamp and there was no room for knight spears, he should have added a knight's spear.
Anyone who has been on the battlefield knows that in the face of security, demeanor is not worth mentioning at all.
If it's just an ordinary lizard monster, it's okay to say, if a few demonic beasts come out, don't you prepare more equipment, and then start to do it, wouldn't you suffer a big loss?
I thought there was an extra crispy mage by my side and I needed to slow down. I didn't expect the suave Baron Cayo to be a knight.
Facts have once again proved that folk rumors cannot be trusted. It is true that a pure mage is physically relatively fragile, but no one stipulates that a mage cannot become a knight.
A knight like Hudson can be transferred to a mage sub-position, and a mage can naturally be a knight-de-a-mate. As long as there are resources at home, none of this is a problem.
……
Seeing the mess, Hudson was angry, untied his bow and arrows, and entertained the frolicking lizardmen.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"
The arrows broke through the air, and the outcropping lizardbeasts all had an extra missing arrow mark on their foreheads. If you look closely, these arrows all go down the skull and through the throat.
"Whew, Wow......"
The screams rang out, and the tenacious lizardmon continued to struggle, and its fellow lizardmen, awakened by the scream, rolled through the mud and headed at Hudson, as if to avenge their companions.
"Baron Hudson, be careful! These lizardbeasts are the most vindictive, and once they are touched, they will never die. ”
Hudson was quite grateful for being reminded. It's just that at some point, this guy has distanced himself from him, as if he is avoiding the plague god.
It's just a group of beasts, where can it be fierce, as for being so cowardly? Even if you want to flash people, you have to wait for the appearance of the demonic beast.
Spit and complain, Hudson still showed a trick - let the bear go!
The swamp is also the land, and as long as it is on the earth, it is the home of the Earth Bear.
The cub who was awakened from his sleep rubbed his two big eyes with his paws, glared at Hudson dissatisfied, and then turned into a three-meter-tall giant bear.
Rushing straight into the swamp, the lizardbeasts rushed at each other one by one, without the slightest pause, as if they were dancing.
If it weren't for the crackling sound of broken bones, which kept coming from the swamp, I wouldn't have known that this was a battle.
The scene in front of him not only shocked Baron Cayo, who was about to cast a spell, but even Hudson was thundered.
Although it was easy to know that the young bear was bullying the lizardbeast, which was not a demonic beast, it was too easy in front of him. It's also a hundred-pound beast, and it doesn't even have room to struggle.
A huge figure faintly appeared in the distance, as if it was a lizard beast king. It's just that this thing just appeared, so it just turned around and ran, without the slightest idea of avenging the lizards.
Bear Stearns, who had played the game of stomping on his head, seemed to be addicted, and continued to kick the lizardbeast one by one, without the slightest idea of chasing it.
Baron Cailliaud on the side was eager to try, but he didn't dare to take a step when he looked at the endless swamp in front of him.
The Earth Bear can roam the swamp because of its talent. Humans don't have racial talent, and the result of rushing into it is a question of how long they can struggle.
"Baron Hudson, it's a shame to let the Beastmaster go like this! Now let the Earth Bear chase it, there should still be time for it. ”
Listening to Baron Cailliaud's agitation, Hudson pretended to be resolute and replied, "It's useless, this Lizard Beastmaster is too vigilant. If you find something wrong, you can immediately pull out your legs and run, without the slightest pause.
The swamps are its home turf, and it's faster than we think. The best time was missed, and it's hard to catch up now.
Wait for next time!
As long as you live in this swamp, you will encounter it again sooner or later. If this beast is caught, I will send someone to inform you as soon as possible. ”
If he could capture a lizard-beastmaster, Hudson would be more than happy. The buyers are ready-made, and they don't have to worry about not being able to sell for a good price.
But Uncle Xiong, who is addicted to play, loves to play and loves to play, and the bear's head turns around, and it is not bad at all.
Selling the Lizard Beastmaster in front of it, Hudson wanted to make the difference from it, which was simply an insult to the bear's intelligence.
Don't look at the fact that everyone is hundreds of meters apart now, but this little distance does not affect Uncle Xiong's eavesdropping at all.
Whether to make the difference or not is just a small problem, and Lord Hudson is not a person who is bad for three melons and two dates. But a bear with debts and a bear with no debts and a bear with a light body are two completely different states when commanded.
Although Bear Stearns has always avoided the debt problem, it is a cannibalistic short-mouthed after all. In the face of Hudson's orders, complaining is complaining, but it is still done well.
Once you turn this product over, and then you want Uncle Xiong to do things, it depends on your mood. After all, this is a bear that is lazy to the extreme.
Able to sit, never stand; Able to lie down, never sitting. There are only two daily hobbies every day: eating and sleeping.
Only when you have eaten enough and slept enough, will you come out to move. This time is usually no more than two hours.
Work?
For the lazy Bear Stearns, it was too much of an embarrassment.
If it weren't for the huge debt and the fear that the shovel official would cut off his support for it, Uncle Xiong would not be as easy to talk as he is now.
"Oh well! If Baron Hudson captures the Lizard Beastmaster, please contact me immediately, whether you live or die. You can rest assured that you will never lose money! ”
Baron Cailliaud said regretfully.
Using Warcraft as an experiment is not something that he, a little mage, can play. Ken paid a lot of money for the Lizard Beastmaster, because a magister in the Academy of Magic was looking for it.
It doesn't matter if it's money or not, the key is human favor. As long as he can get in touch with that magister and buy the money for the Warcraft, the Dalton family will reimburse him.
These connections, for a big family: if it is useless, then it is really useless.
After all, no one is inferior to one or two strong people. But when it really comes to need, it will be too late to try to pull the relationship.
Make connections, not for fighting. In other areas, there is also the possibility of cooperation. For example: explore ruins, decipher hidden ancient texts, and customize some special magic arrays......