On November 7, 996, the Emperor of the Empire, Lant's troops defeated the Gray Goose headquarters, and held a bonfire dinner in the evening to reward all knights and cavalry.
Lant, who felt sorry for Neil, even roasted two long-haired sheep for Neil's patrol before, and then took Albert, Dogtooth, Roll and Makoto to visit Neil and eat with Neil It took a while before returning to the camp.
Before eating, the barbarians in the right camp sang two songs given to them by Lant. The barbarians liked these two songs originating from Lant's hometown very much. These two songs eliminated the sense of isolation between the tribes.
After the barbarians finished singing, the knights and demon-free people from the left camp sang separately. The knights sang a song that Lant had recently revised, and it was also a military music originating from Lant's hometown.
The demon-free ones are singing Lant’s galloping horse farewell song.
Looking at the strong atmosphere at the scene, Lant was thinking about whether to adapt a new song for his various subjects.
The dinner in the camp was still going on, and Rand returned to the tent. There were too many things going on throughout the afternoon, and Rand had not had time to see the detailed reception status. As a small money lover, Rand did not want to miss the joy of counting the loot.
At the same time, Lant still didn't understand many things and wanted to ask Wendy about some girls.
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After Rant entered the tent of Wendy and Frostwolf Makoto, Wendy subconsciously said, "Here he is indeed."
Lili knew what Wendy was thinking, so she gave Wendy a tug, fearing that Wendy would be rude.
"Makoto, do you have a detailed harvest list for this afternoon? When Albert was reporting to me, he was interrupted by the big rock."
"Of course" Makoto then handed Rand a piece of paper. Rand scanned the list. The biggest wealth in the entire camp was nearly 10 tons of salt and 3 tons of iron ingots. There were also more than 50 sets of iron armor and more than 100 sets of former Abel The special half-leather and half-iron armor, nearly 5 cubic meters of wood and 4 cubic meters of stone were also important gains.
According to some demon-free people in charge of the camp, the Gray Goose leader has been collecting building materials and preparing to use the current camp to build a castle.
In addition, there are nearly 500 demon-free people and 30 human demon-possessing people in the camp, including 3 junior knights and 6 knight apprentices (not including 5 girls).
From the leader's tent, Rant found more than 2,000 gold coins, as well as a complete magic sealing box, which contained some magic pattern weapons and magic pattern plates, as well as nearly 70 magic crystals.
But the most unexpected thing among them was a contract a few years ago, a contract signed between the Imperial Salt and Iron Department and the Gray Goose Tribe. In the contract, it was agreed that the Blue Dragon Family of the Dragon Kingdom would act as the agent for the Salt and Iron Department and the Gray Goose Tribe every year. To carry out salt trade, the Salt Iron Company will provide standard salt boiling pots and heating magic plates.
The contract also states that the Gray Goose Tribe delivers salt to the Blue Dragon Family's caravan four times a year. The delivery volume adopts a special unit of measurement. The Blue Dragon Family provides a certificate of salt. The Gray Goose leader can rely on the salt to purchase salt at the Salt and Iron Department or Exchange gold coins in major cities in the Dragon Kingdom.
Lant finally found the real secret behind the rise of Gray Goose. He had wondered before that an industry like inland salt production, which combines mining and handicrafts, does not have mature technology, a stable group of workers and a mature distribution system. The barbarians in the Ma Plains cannot earn enough income.
In this case, as a group of barbarians with no skills, no workers, and no caravans, how can Gray Goose support such an industry?
It turns out that Gray Goose is just a big family with a mine. The Terrans are really responsible for mining, the Terrans are responsible for technical support, and the Terrans are still responsible for distribution.
After the human race mined and sold it, they gave Gray Goose a share. Gray Goose used this share as the start-up capital and food fund for the black-scaled horse trade on the Galloping Horse Plains, and monopolized the black-scaled horse trade with the Dragon Kingdom, and even the iron armor trade. , earned greater profits, and thus bought out various tribes throughout the southern part of the Benma Plain.
From this point of view, perhaps the Yantiesi and the Blue Dragon family are the biggest supporters of the Gray Goose going south this time.
However, the Imperial Salt and Iron Department is one of the core departments of the empire, and the Blue Dragon family is the pillar family of the Dragon Kingdom with a legendary duke. Both of them have legends to rely on. I am afraid that no one can do it, even if it comes to it. It is impossible for the royal capital or the imperial capital to file an imperial edict. The most that can be done is to take advantage of the Gray Goose to commit suicide, become the owner of the salt mine in the name of the Galloping Horse Tribe, and go back to the old path of the Gray Goose Tribe, exchanging salt for food. Exchange black-scaled horses for gold coins.
But Lant still doesn't know. Since the Gray Goose tribe has transformed from a nomadic tribe into a mining tycoon, why is it necessary to start a war? Isn't he happy sitting at home and watching the slaves dig for themselves?
"Sir Lant, do you want to see our general ledger?" Lant's thoughts gradually drifted away, and Makoto didn't know what he was thinking.
"Ah, oh, no need, just have a rough number."
"Then, I want to know, has your priest teacher ever told you why the Gray Goose Tribe went south so early this year?"
Wendy looked at the girl next to her, "The teacher said that Lord Touyan listened to the instigation of the front secretary."
"Priest Secretary?" This was the first time Lant heard this term.
"Tonzenji!" But Makoto had a deep impression of Tonzenji. In the eyes of the nobles, Tonzenji was a group of people who could not be promoted to legends. They worked hard every day to steal the property and resources of the great nobles. This group The gang aims to destroy aristocratic traditions.
After listening to Makoto's comments, Lant compared the Tonozenji to the secret service of the ancient dynasty in his hometown controlled by the emperor's servants, and it was a tool to maintain imperial power.
However, Lant didn't quite understand. If the emperor himself was a god, then all power would belong to himself. Why would a secret service be needed to maintain imperial power? Wouldn't it be nice to strike lightning yourself?
Wendy told Lant that before the leader of Gray Goose set out, he had already determined that Baron Galloping Horse and Viscount Lot would not be able to stop him. Lord Maned Wolf would just stand by and watch when Lot was attacked, and even the Maned Wolf The earl fights Gray Goose on his own, and the dragon and other great nobles will not care.
Lant did not expect that there was a force that could grasp the conflicts between the nobles so well, and could weaken the nobles with precise plans and meticulous actions.
Lant guessed that the front secretary of the palace might have taken a fancy to the current galloping horse plain, otherwise he would not risk the disapproval of the world and provoke the barbarians to invade the human race.
Now that the Palace Secretary has set his sights on the Galloping Horse Plains, he will definitely collide with him in the future. If Lant does not want to be crushed by this powerful force, the best way is to unify the entire Galloping Horse Plains and completely block external forces in the outside the scope of the field.
Lant, who was interested, chatted with some of Wendy's girls and asked them why they were sold here.
Lant knew that for the Dragon Kingdom, female demon possessors were even rarer. Regardless of whether they were nobles or commoners, once a girl appeared in the family to inspire blood, the local lord would report it to the higher nobles as an important political achievement. , and finally, the royal capital, Dragon Tooth City, will gather these girls and send them to magic schools in Dragon Tooth City or several ducal cities for intensive study.
These girls usually end up as daughters-in-law of large families, so Lant doesn't understand why they are sold here.
"There was a noble girl who said that I seduced her fiancé," Wendy said calmly. There was a certain maturity on the face of this 17-year-old child.
"Oh" Lant is not interested in the gossip of the Dragon King. After arriving in this world, he can no longer remember the names of the knights around him. He doesn't want to remember those people who he will not meet in hundreds of years.
The experiences of the other girls were similar. After entering the royal school, they were pursued by some of the nobles' children, but they did not get the plot of the heroine. The jealous noble girls were expelled from the school under various pretexts, and then abducted and trafficked here.
"Since girls with demons are not common in the dragon, why are they sold here?" Lant did not understand the values of the dragon nobles.
“Just because they are rare, we have to find a way to exile them.
Murdering a demon possessor is a serious crime. The gods can find the murderer after the death of the believer and impose a curse. The judicial department can also come and directly convict the believer. Therefore, no matter how much hatred there is between demon possessors, they cannot kill without permission.
Female demon possessors are even rarer and cannot be killed. They are likely to rely on the big family for revenge in the future, so many families will sell the losers in the family struggle to the Galloping Horse Plains.
On the one hand, there will be less resentment if there is no deadly attack. On the other hand, there is magic turbulence on the galloping plains, which will block the communication between gods and believers. "
Makoto knows the dragon nobles very well. Although she was plundered here at a young age, she has been paying attention to the dragon kingdom.
"No wonder." Lant finally knew why Viscount Roth wanted to use the Gray Goose tribe to kill him. He felt sorry that Viscount Roth didn't know that he was actually an atheist, otherwise Roth would have dealt with the trouble himself.
"Our Galloping Horse Territory will be your home from now on. There are basically no female demon holders in the camp now, and there are no mages or priests who can teach you. But I believe this situation will change soon. In the past few days, you I’m staying in the core tent now, and in a few days I will find a way to allow you to enter and leave the camp freely.”
"Yes, my lord" the girls replied.
"You guys should rest early," Lant said casually and left the tent.
Wendy looked at the girls around her in confusion, but she didn't expect Lant to leave like this.
"Let me tell you." Makoto probably knew what the girls were thinking, "Lord Lant is not the lords you met. He has great ambitions and noble conduct, and he will not touch little girls like you. .”
In fact, Lant did not think that he had grand ambitions or noble conduct. As a person who was about to have a wedding before time travel, he could still dream about his fiancée from time to time, and dream about the time when he met her on a blind date for the first time. Various scenarios.
Lant doesn't know when he will truly integrate into this world, but now, he still can't let go of the memories of the past.
