Chapter 195: Corrosion

At first, Vincent feared that the nobles knew about the drug, or that something similar was available elsewhere, but he soon realized that his fears were unfounded.

Although the kingdom of Herod was once fully occupied by the demons, and the Herodians had more contact with the demons than others, they obviously did not know enough about the demons.

Thirty years ago, the second prince Hisak was about the same age as Vincent now, and because he was worried that his son was not mature enough, the demon king Salintas asked him to cultivate stronger undead creatures for the demon army in the rear, and did not bring him to the mainland to fight.

Therefore, even those who have experienced wars and negotiations on the mainland have never seen how honored this second prince who is famous for his necromancy, and his understanding of him only stops at those murderous necromantic legions.

In fact, the second prince Hisak is a necromancer with a wide range of studies, in addition to studying traditional necromancy, he will also take the necromancers from Dark Tallinn to delve into various magical topics, and has been engaged in the development of technology in the field of dark alchemy.

As the name "Hearteater Nine" suggests, this potion has actually been iterated eight times, and a lot of work has been poured into it.

However, the war ended before this potion that could quickly make dependents was put into the mainland.

Since it was a medicine made towards the end of the war, the raw materials were nowhere to be found on the mainland, and even if the nobles of Herod had eaten and seen it, they had never encountered such a powerful analgesic.

As long as you use it, everyone says it's good.

But it's not that no one feels strange, I haven't seen him for thirty years, how can the demon clan be so kind that he hurts someone and is still responsible for treatment and pain relief?

However, no one can continue to insist on labor reform after being beaten by orcs every day.

Even in order to get rid of the pain for a moment, the nobles who have long been depressed will still receive medication.

After all, the nobles still have special treatment, and even if the inferior people are beaten with missing arms and legs, they still can't get it!

After about five days, some of the nobles began to look forward to the analgesics, and began to curry favor with the lich who issued the medicine, and began to express their necessity for the medicine.

The previous lord had a lot of stock left behind, and it was not difficult to process it into a hardfill potion a little, but Vincent's glass bottles were limited.

In the beginning, the lord adopted a strategy of limited production, how many bottles were distributed.

As more and more people wanted painkillers, the potions began to run out, so the lich began to distribute them according to their injuries, but the nobles still had a method of distributing them according to their titles.

The lower-level nobles who couldn't get the potion or were bullied and took the potion away from the big ones began to be dissatisfied with the big nobles, and the side effects of the potions made them more and more resentful, and there were rifts within the monolithic nobles.

Vincent believed that even if they were put back, relations between the nobles would continue to deteriorate.

However, no matter how they were divided, there were only so many potion bottles, but the number of nobles who had been beaten by orcs was increasing, and some people could not get a "painkiller" for three days, and they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

After being flatly refused, the nobles used their brains to find a way, and some people even developed to the extent that they went to find orcs to be beaten in order to get the demons to use medicine for him.

All the nobles who used the medicine claimed that this medicine could make people feel good both physically and mentally, not only relieve pain, but also forget their troubles, and be as relaxed as the clouds, happy as an omnipotent god.

Later, all the people who had used the medicine had a similar reaction, whether they usually lived a pampered life, or they had been fighting with orcs on the battlefield all year round, they couldn't resist the temptation of "Heart Eater Nine".

If you have to sum it up with a familiar sentence from Mr. Wen, it is "I feel uncomfortable if I don't drink for a day".

Sure enough, Vincent found a strong addiction in the people who used the "Hearteater Nine", which found a new breakthrough in the already thorny problem of asking for money.

"Cut off the painkillers if you don't pay the ransom," the lich relayed the lord's command, "the medicine is too expensive for you to drink every day."

Even if it is a simple clay bottle, Vincent will need ten gold coins a bottle, and if it is a special refined glass bottle limited edition, it will be as many as thirty gold coins per bottle.

A few dozen gold coins are not an unacceptable price for the nobles, and the wonderful feeling of fluttering immortals can only be found from this medicine.

"We pay the money, we pay it right away, and we pay the borrowed money!" The drug-addicted nobles showed a mad thirst for potions that did not know the details, "Sell everything, even our territory, and pay for medicine."

In order to ensure that the nobles still had the least sense to write letters to urge money, Vincent had to control the dosing or stop the drug so that they would not become idiots because of drug abuse.

In the end, Vincent, in addition to his success, did not forget to send a message to Hissack, who had not really had a good relationship, describing the use of the drug, praising his invention and expressing his willingness to cooperate in other areas.

Of course, a genius like Hissack naturally does not eat flattery, but there is no such thing as no money to engage in technology, and Vincent is willing to share a little of his burden in scientific research, which is the most sincere affirmation of him.

Hisaac is the best of the demon necromancers, and if you have a good relationship with him, you can at least get a lot of benefits in terms of necromancers and spells.

Finally, with the joint efforts of demons, orcs, militia, mercenaries and potions, all the living herodian nobles have made substantial action on paying the ransom, and the lord has been busy for more than a month, and he can finally collect the money lying down.

"In addition to gold and supplies, slaves, craftsmen, and other designated professions can be used to deduct the ransom." Vincent re-emphasized, "I have heard that many people owe you a debt, and now that you owe me ransom, use them to pay your debts!"

Although the nobles were aware of the importance of the craftsmen to their realms, the last of their dignity had been eroded by death threats and potions, and there was no other way to do it than to accede to demands.

In fact, Vincent has always wanted to give Prince Lingus some "Heart-Eater Nine", but although this guy lost the battle and lost face under Ninia, his willpower is still there, and even if he is injured, he insists on not using the "Pain Killer" that everyone praises.

Truth be told, Vincent had a way to drug him, but out of what little respect he had left, the lord eventually gave up on the idea for the time being.

Anyway, there are already a lot of customers, and sooner or later, the Herod elite will be corrupted by potions, and even if Lingus is determined, it will be difficult to support it alone at that time.

The aristocracy was a rotten parasitic class, and whether they were bankrupt or degenerate, it was not necessarily a bad thing for the wider Herodian plebeians.

If you can't stand their exploitation and oppression, you can take the grass fork and flail to fight with the old man, it's better than coming to the coastal territory to find the demons to die.

Just when Vincent had to speed up his subordinates to popularize the use of abacus due to the increase in ransom, another unexpected messenger came to Vincent.

If it were the past, Vincent could indeed send his lichs to receive him instead, such as the orc messenger Delemy Katz, who only met Vincent's lich at first, and only got the opportunity to meet after communication.

However, the identity of the envoy who came this time was different, and Vincent did not slack off, and personally rushed from the border to Sweetwater Village to greet him.

When the lord arrived with his younger brother and his subordinates, he saw a large group of farmers, mercenaries, and orc slaves watching a demon knight in black armor from a distance.

The Blackhelmed Knight was tall and burly, no less than the elite barbarian warriors, but his hideous helmet had a pair of horns that curved upwards, making him more recognizable than the barbarians, and exuding a demonic beauty.

Beside him, there is an extremely rare black bipedal wyvern, and if you look closely, you can see the reins of the wyvern, which indicates that it is the mount of the Black Knight.

Although he was watched by a chaotic crowd, the black knight did not care, he stood quietly beside the bipedal wyvern holding the flag, like a statue coming out of the night.

Even in daylight, this lonely demon knight feels formidable and formidable, and no one dares to take offense.

Wow, that's cool! Uncle, this black knight is so cool! The Wyvern is also cool."

Hearing that a demon envoy was coming, Prani, who had dreamed of seeing more demons, finally got her wish, and the little witch's eyes lit up, staring at the black knight and his mount, and her excitement was overflowing.

"yes, I rarely see them." Vincent said casually to Plani, with some emotion in his voice, "It's really rare, it's my first time...... Long time no see."

"Banner of the Nine-Headed Dragon...... It's our big brother's personal guard, trouble, it's really troublesome, brother, have you offended big brother?"

"Nope." Vincent replied, "I haven't seen Big Brother in two years."

Because Shule is the eldest of the princes and princesses, these little brothers privately refer to Shule as the eldest brother.

Compared to the poor witch who had never been able to get a chance to sign a contract with the Great Demon, Syd was obviously more knowledgeable, but when he saw the knight, he didn't show joy or affection.

Big Brother is true, but it's not necessarily the best.

"Master, what kind of demon army is this?" Ninia asked quietly, "The strength is so strong, the elite cavalry of the Herodes is completely incomparable."

Needless to say, the light cavalry that the Herodians were good at, even the heavy cavalry of the Eitlans might not be their opponents.

If you count the griffin cavalry, you can barely maneuver with this kind of army.

"This is my Dark Dragoon." Vincent gave her a brief introduction, "Except for my father, only my eldest brother is qualified to command this kind of troops, no way, the Wyvern is not so easy to train in demonization."

Ninia, who has become Vincent's confidant, has certainly heard about the princes of the Demon Clan, and this is what Vincent focused on when he gave her a lesson on Demon History.

The crown prince of the demon race, the chosen choice of the god of war, Shu Le, the lord of Iron Mountain, is the first successor of the demon king, and the most brave and warlike warrior in the demon race.

Even in the decisive battle on the plateau that decided the fate of the continent, the Dark Knights under the command of Shu Le encountered nearly half of the losses in the flood, and encountered a series of blows from the Plateau God of War and the forbidden spell, and still fought until the last moment, allowing the entire continent to see the terrifying strength of the Demon Ace Legion.

The most representative knightly orders of various countries have all suffered great defeats under him, and finally have to unite to wage a wheel war against them.

If it weren't for the Demon King's great loss of strength after exchanging sacrifices for the opponent's army, and he needed an absolutely reliable guard, Shu Le, the first fierce general of the Demon Clan, "Iron Mountain Crazy Demon", would definitely fight with all the strong men in the continent until one side completely fell.

As the crown prince and eldest brother, Shu Le usually doesn't look down on his younger brothers and sisters who have never participated in the war.

This group of little devils who seem to have some strengths, but have not proven themselves on the battlefield, also don't dare to provoke the eldest brother Shule.

Shule's Iron Mountain Territory was originally a key fortress in the Demon Domain, and the long-horned demons from this place were natural warriors and militants, but under Shule's rule, it became a strict military camp, and all demons became Shule's subordinates and battle slaves.

It costs a lot of money to train the army, but Shu Le, a militant, never cares about financial matters, and in order to increase the financial resources of the eldest son of a tendon, the demon king also gave him a coastal territory on the mainland as a fief.

Compared to the Iron Mountain Territory, which was full of iron and warriors, the Blue Bank Territory, which originally belonged to the Kingdom of Herod, was less satisfying to Shule - the people here seemed to her to be unusable soft bones and female trunks.

As a territory with a harbor and the territory that also produces indigo dye, the Blue Shore Territory was originally a rich territory with a large population, and the annual taxes and trade made the demons greedy, so they gave up a lot of inland occupation areas to exchange this territory.

Shu Le, who is not good at business and financial management, can't see this, he can't find qualified warriors in the local area, and he can't turn the territory into a battlefield in anger, so he ordered to change the identity of all the human races in the Blue Bank Territory to slaves.

It is too troublesome to collect taxes and trade, and in the end it can be directly possessed

Everything about the slaves, this group of weak fellows is vulnerable in the war, and there is only the value of giving their lives and wealth to serve.

The direct execution of those who disobeyed, and the training of the army by suppressing the rebellion and executing the rebels were the greatest joy that Schuler could find in his territory.

In Vincent's opinion, this kind of rule is indeed the style of the eldest brother, and the people in his eyes are not only noble warriors but lowly slaves.

"Welcome to my domain, Mr. Knight, you can get up." Vincent greeted the long-awaited Black Knight, "I'm Lord Vincent, may I ask what you are doing here?"

The Black Knight planted his banner on the ground and stared at Vinson like a robot, as if he was bound by black armor, and his movements were extremely slow.