The hall on the first floor of the tower on the right side of the castle is the throne court of Snow Dragon Castle. At this time, Lu Ming was sitting on a lonely wooden chair. A few steps away in front of him was a long table on a high platform. Five judges on the throne were sitting in order, and Judge Gu Di was sitting second on the right.
Duke Xuelong is a spirited old man in medieval attire, sitting in the auditorium, followed by several nobles, that is, warriors, similar to the knight class in the Middle Ages in previous lives.
There are also five heirs of judges in the gallery, some of whom are in their forties or fifties, and a child who is seven or eight years old.
Lu Ming studied the "Throne Code" yesterday and submitted a document to apply to become a trader of Snow Dragon Castle.
"Northern Continent, you can trade with us. Can you transport goods?" The Chief Throne Judge is an extremely dignified old man. Several judges are all wearing snow-white robes. There are four old men and one is a middle-aged man in his thirties. .
"The road from the northern continent to here is extremely long, and we have to avoid barbarians. It is difficult to transport a large amount of goods, but I am confident that I can get there." Lu Ming spoke, took out his windproof lighter, and said: "But you can trade small items like this, and it's particularly convenient to light a fire." As he spoke, while Federo was still translating, he pressed the button and the lighter ignited a flame.
"Oh?" Several judges looked at this scene in surprise. Duke Xuelong couldn't care less about court etiquette. He stood up and took two steps.
"Mr. Lu, can I see your ignition tool?" Lu Ming handed it to him and taught him to press the button and slide it to start the ignition.
Duke Xuelong lit the fire several times and asked: "How many times can this be ignited?" Lu Ming said: "There is fuel inside. If the fuel is not filled repeatedly, it can be ignited about 200 times." This is not a previous life. It is not the kind of disposable lighter, but uses special cotton soaked in gasoline as the fuel. It does not light as many times as the disposable lighter in the previous life.
Even so, Duke Xuelong was also extremely surprised. He enviously and reluctantly returned the lighter to Lu Ming. Only then did he realize that he was in the court. Even as a Duke, he touched his chest slightly and bowed: "I'm sorry in court, it's me. That’s too cool!” After apologizing, he returned to the auditorium.
Several judges were also discussing something in whispers at this time. Afterwards, the chief judge said: "In view of your special status, your special goods that are not available in this continent, and Judge Gu Di as your character guarantor, there is no problem in granting you the qualifications to do business in Xuelong Fort." After reading it, Lu Ming glanced at
"In this case, those ferocious beasts are the goods you are selling. We have no power to deal with them, right?" Lu Ming nodded: "Yes, the court, and my fifty-one sheep only saved us with their feet." Many people's lives are lost, why slaughter them for fear? To defeat terror, we must first face it. I think if the children in Snow Dragon Fort were accustomed to these sheep from an early age, they would become confused when they were attacked by barbarians. Brave." The chief judge nodded slightly: "We understand your appeal. We will adjourn the court temporarily and announce our ruling in an hour." Lu Ming nodded, stood up, touched his chest and bowed slightly.
... As expected, the Throne Court granted Lu Ming a power of attorney as a trader in Snow Dragon Castle. Duke Xuelong's carriage was waiting outside the court and took Lu Ming to the back of the main castle. It was a small two-story castle. From the outside, it looked like an arrow tower attached to the main castle.
The courtyard enclosed by the wooden fence is very large. It is actually a large grassy slope with a moat winding through it. There is also a grove of red fruit trees with hundreds of red fruit trees. In this area, there are fifty red fruit trees. The camel-like flock must be fine.
"I've rented it to you here, and the rent is temporarily waived." Duke Xuelong said with a smile. Lu Ming looked around and felt that it was a good stable for him.
"I'll bring the sheep here right now." After thinking about it, he took out the windproof lighter.
"Your Excellency, this is for you!" Duke Xuelong was startled.
"This..." Lu Ming had already put the lighter into his hand. More than half an hour later, Lu Ming brought the sheep over, and with gestures, he called the sheep to take its little friends to get familiar with the new environment. This kind of goat beast has a very high IQ and can quickly understand the owner's instructions. mean.
Duke Xue Long's steward arrived soon and brought a document for Lu Ming to sign. However, it was Duke Xue Long who gave Lu Ming twenty households of serfs, five hundred red fruit trees, and the lease of this side castle, free of charge. Five years.
In addition, the Duke's steward also brought two pretty and lovely maids, who were also given to Mr. Lu by Duke Xuelong.
At dusk, Judge Gudi came, bringing with him a middle-aged man named Atagu, who was a serf under Judge Gudi’s name. He was very knowledgeable about the cultivation of red fruit tree seedlings. Judge Gudi ordered Atagu to reunite with Lu. Ming signed the contract.
After finishing this work, Lu Ming said: "I think I should go back and take a look." He glanced at the sheep gathering leisurely on the grass slope to bask in the sun under the setting sun.
"It takes more than ten days to come and go. Are my sheep not in danger of being killed?" Judge Gu Di nodded and said, "I can guarantee this!"... Late at night a few days later, Lu Ming walked through the dense forest and arrived at the forest bank where he was the first to break up with several team members.
His motorcycle is no longer there. Traveling north, Lu Ming arrived in front of the steel fortress at dawn.
Unexpectedly, the steel fortress had been abandoned and there was no one there. However, a few ferocious beasts suddenly rushed out of it, but they quickly avoided Lu Ming and disappeared.
Lu Ming traveled north again and arrived at the glacier one day later. The steel fortress and various bunkers here are still there.
The garrison commander is the chief dispatcher of the white blood cells. Lu Ming was quickly brought to him.
"The headquarters has reached an agreement with the Satanists who rule the Southern Territory. We will not go further into the Southern Territory, and the Satanists will ensure that they no longer drive vicious beasts to our continent." The chief dispatcher got straight to the point.
"Satan?" Lu Ming still had no expression on his face.
"Didn't you see them? I thought you were released, because according to the agreement, the Satanists will return our members who are trapped in the ice and snow. The first team that was all missing was guided by them The one who turned around safely was caught in the ice storm and almost wiped out the whole army." The chief dispatcher looked at Lu Ming and said,
"They call themselves Satanists, pronounced Satan." Lu Ming nodded: "I haven't seen them, what do they look like?"
"They are similar to us, but their eyes are red. They like to use goat horns as headdresses. They are very powerful and know this place well. They are very good at using various strange sights in the ice and snow to set traps, and they are very fast. According to estimates, If we rely on aiming, it will be difficult for our bullets to hit them, unless we shoot collectively and rely on dense rain of bullets. The headquarters believes that the southern region is too barren and has such a powerful racial rule, so there is no need to conflict with them. Of course, they also have a new understanding of our technological level, so they came forward to negotiate with us." Lu Ming nodded silently, Satan?
Could it be that they are the so-called royal family among the barbarians mentioned in the ancient scriptures? Then he said: "I have been in contact with a country in the southern region and request to continue to keep in touch with them. I will record the information of this country in detail and ask the headquarters to evaluate whether it is necessary to continue contact." The chief dispatcher nodded: "Agree You submit the report.”
