Whether that's sarcasm or not varies from person to person.
Wang Qi's starting point was not to ridicule, but in fact, the exploration team members who temporarily acted as envoys were indeed a bit ironic.
They didn't go to see Lord Pettus immediately. They had been investigated both inside and outside the city, and they almost got into a fight with the slave catcher.
During the investigation, it was discovered that although Pettus City and Phoenix City are about the same distance from the lava lake, they actually did not know that a permanent world gate leading to the human world and the demon world has appeared there until now!
Everyone is curious. As a force relatively close to the site of the big collision, after more than two years, we have sent people to take a look. As long as we want to do it, we can definitely do it. The only possibility of not doing it is fear, the fear of the unknown. Past curiosity.
Lord Pettus sent the envoy away and began to seriously consider his retreat.
Although he didn't want to admit it, without outsiders, he had to admit that the demon clan started from scratch, and then more and more intermediate demon clan appeared, and it was only a matter of time before the high-level demon clan appeared.
Once the demons begin to organize a large-scale attack, and there are high-level demons participating, the power of Pettus City cannot withstand it for too long.
Including himself, there are only three fifth-level combat personnel in Pettus City, and there is also a fifth-level scholarly old mage. If the situation becomes very critical, he should be able to help.
There were four people in the fifth ring, including the slave catchers in the city, and there were probably close to a hundred people in the fourth ring. This number was already overmatched compared to the population of Pettus, which was only about 20,000.
But so what, the demon army has destroyed the entire penal colony. Can the army really stop it?
Even if the whole city risked their lives, no one would remember it, not to mention that it would be impossible for the whole city to work together to fight against the demons.
So where is your retreat?
From the perspective of one's own interests, it is best to go to other kingdoms to obtain a lord title, but if you think about it carefully, how long can those kingdoms last?
He has no idea what is going on in the Phoenix Kingdom, but judging from the strange behavior on the messenger, he is afraid that there is "someone" behind it.
No matter what, make contact first and see what conditions the other party offers.
A few days after the messenger left, Lord Pettus sent a team of people to contact the so-called Phoenix Kingdom.
As a local, Petters has his own unique route through.
Going directly to the mountainous area can save a lot of mileage, and it can also avoid the areas at the northern foot of the mountain where there are more demons and monsters.
After drilling in the mountains for a few days, we arrived at the eastern end of the dark land at the southern foot of the mountains.
It is common sense that no grass grows in the dark land, but because of this, the Pettus people's understanding of the dark land is very limited, and they don't know when a kingdom will pop up in it.
The group arrived at the edge of the area with a map and still saw no one, so they decided to head south to escape from the dark place to find someone to inquire about.
After climbing over the lower mountains and hilly areas, you can see people in the normal environment.
After asking the local wholesaler, I found out that the Phoenix Kingdom was actually very famous, and merchants could even offer wooden Phoenix Kingdom currency.
Although there were doubts about the wooden money, the mission was not concerned about it. According to the information they learned, they went down the Luna River, took Pang Xun ashore and headed north to reach the Phoenix Kingdom.
The routes they took were different and their experiences were different. Before arriving in Phoenix City, the mission had already fully appreciated the uniqueness of the New Kingdom.
After much trouble, it took more than a month for Petters to wait for the mission to return.
"Lord Pettus, after we argued hard, the Phoenix King allowed us to choose a place to build a city in the dark land, or let the people integrate into each city according to their arrangements." The envoy said that he argued hard, but in fact, from the beginning, only There are two choices, and there are more serious situations that have not been mentioned. Anyway, I will report the good news first.
But this treatment did not satisfy Lord Pettus.
"A dark place? Is that a suitable place to build a city?"
"Sir, due to the cold weather, ordinary plants have begun to grow in the dark places. The environment is already much better than before."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
... After Pettus thought about it for a moment, he felt that there was no particularly good choice. After all, the land suitable for group living was occupied by people. If the whole city was to be relocated, it seemed that the only options were the dark land, the damp forest, and the rumored tall grass plain to the west. Can choose.
"Where's the money? How many gold coins will they pay to build a new city?"
"Sir, they don't use gold coins, they use wooden money, that's what it is." The messenger took out a few coins from his pocket and handed them over with both hands, and explained, "This money has been very popular recently, and many people outside the Phoenix Kingdom also use it. The ancient gold coins we have here can be exchanged for 26 yuan each, and the gold fartel coins can be exchanged for 18 yuan."
The direction of the answer felt a bit strange, but Petters still took the gold coin and looked around. At a glance, it seemed that it was indeed difficult to imitate.
"Then how much do they pay for wood?"
"..." The messenger couldn't hold back his sweat, but he said it bluntly, "They don't give money directly, but charge according to the workload. Strong laborers are paid 1.2 yuan for working eight hours a day, and ordinary laborers are paid 1 yuan. How many people make money from doing this?" How much."
"???" Petters was a little confused, and the muscles on his forehead were twitching, "They want to bypass me and directly manage the people?"
It is easy to understand that with his own staff, it is impossible to pay different wages to all people according to their workload. The number of people is not enough. There must be an administrative team involved in management.
"Big...probably." The messenger started talking nonsense.
In fact, it was not a bypass at all, but the arrangement of the Lord's whereabouts was not mentioned at all during the entire meeting. The mission even asked specifically, but the other party only said, "The Phoenix Kingdom does not have the position and title of lord."
The reason why such important information must be concealed is because the mission has reached a consensus that for them and the majority of people at the lower level, moving to the super-productive Phoenix Kingdom is undoubtedly the best choice.
What really made the mission reach an agreement was not the quality of life of the citizens they saw on the road, but the fact that through blind inquiries, they found that for such a long time, many people within the mission did not even know that the demon clan had been active for a long time. This situation means that they have a considerable number of military forces deployed north of Phoenix and are fighting well.
In comparison, Pettus cannot do decisive battles outside the country at all. The few small battles that have occurred so far have been fought directly on the city walls.
Similarly, other surrounding lords are at the same level as Petra, or even worse. Even those powerful lords with more than a dozen cities have poor border management. Compared with the two, they cannot be relied upon for survival.
Lord Pettus dismissed the messenger and fell into deep thought.
He was not stupid, and knew that the envoy had something he was not telling, but it was pointless to ask. He had no ability to change the mind of a person who dared to build a kingdom not far from the orc border. The fact that the other party could establish a foothold in that position was enough to show that Its strong.
Then it was certain that he would have no hope of becoming a lord in the Phoenix Kingdom, but the people might live a better life. One ancient gold coin every twenty days was already higher than the family income of ordinary free people.
It is not difficult to go to other places and bring people to join a lord, but I am afraid that you will not be able to get any good territory. If life is too difficult, the people under your rule will soon flow to other areas.
It may seem like a dilemma, but it’s actually not that difficult.
Because if you seek refuge nearby, there is a high probability that you will be pinned in place. Continue to guard the east entrance of the moist forest to help others block the demons. Any relocation or city building can only be discussed after the city is destroyed. If this were not the case, Pettus would not be stuck here alone in a small kingdom and still be the lord of a single city. They would have needed a gatekeeper to prevent the spread of Warcraft into the settlement area.
I thought so, but I still sent envoys to talk to all parties.
There's no need to hold out much hope.
