Li Ang checked Foucher's body again - the neck had been shot through, and he had no breath at all. He was indeed dead.
However, in order to ensure that nothing could happen, the lord still cut off Foucher's head with one sword to avoid any disgusting things like resurrection from the dead.
The body and head were separated without any abnormality.
After all, Foucher is just an ordinary person and does not have the weird abilities of Three Prophets.
Considering Foucher's poor combat effectiveness, and considering that Frederi said that Foucher brought a team of more than 300 people at the beginning - he is probably a smart player, right?
Ha...
But what about the players?
In front of the real world, players are nothing.
The lord has long stopped thinking about things using the logic in the game. He has long known that it is unreliable!
Not being able to integrate into this world and wandering around this continent with the mentality of a player is seeking death...
How can the code written be completely consistent with the actual situation?
Each 'partner' has his or her own thing to do, and they won't stay in the pub all the time.
The ruins definitely don't require any tasks, and the refugees are not 'mission props', they are all real people!
Even the elixir that can be exchanged for Dragon Tear in the game will have terrible side effects - Alaric has been deceived into a lunatic!
According to what Sarah said before, there used to be many "heroes" who called themselves "Child of Prophecy" and appeared in the Pande Continent, but without exception, they all fell into disrepute!
The illegal knight who did all the bad things and was strong with the sword, but was skinned in the end;
The slave merchant who relied on a large amount of wealth and mercenaries to run rampant in Pendor, but was built into Jingguan under the Misty Mountains;
The Snake Worship Cult leader who has a lot of "witchcraft" and even created a live broadcast with goods;
Maybe they are all players...
But in the end, they failed to make any big waves and only caused some more topics of ridicule in the tavern.
This Foucher is indeed one of the 'Child of Prophecy'...
But at the same time, he is also 'Scrap of Prophecy' in the true sense.
Even in the end, he failed to have a clear understanding of the world - he probably never encountered a time when he really needed to fight on his own.
Foucher is the kind of so-called "senior gamer" who only plays games and uses games as a reference for everything!
He has good early-stage conditions, and he is protected by the Grand Duke as soon as he appears; he has no shortage of money and manpower; he has rich game experience...
These are all advantages in the first place, but it is probably because of the rich gaming experience that Foucher has a deep-rooted mindset.
Coupled with the early conditions for not lacking anything, he never had to face real danger. The result was that - he didn't realize for a long time that what he faced was no longer a game at all!
He easily recruited Frederi and obtained Light Roar Bay's musket bullets, which undoubtedly deepened his mindset.
It was probably not until he was taught a lesson by Gatu people that he realized that he could not face the world in a game way.
But now, this veteran player who finally accepted reality and planned to 'farm and develop' was shot to death by Amy with an arrow, and died silently.
This Scrap of Prophecy didn't even make waves in the Pande Continent, and was even inferior to those guys who became the joke in the pub.
Except maybe Duke Alma, no one would express the slightest regret for his death.
A lot of people are like this - even if they are given the treatment of a protagonist, he will just mess around.
However, this player did leave some good legacy to the lord.
Of course, the matchlock is a good thing, and it is what the lord is looking for.
In fact, Li Ang even feels that Goddess, Eunomia and Astaria, have indeed been taking care of him...
Did Goddess specially arrange for Foucher to deliver the goods to him?
By the way, I also gave an old swordsman as a gift?
Oh, and he also gave me his life.
By the way, although Foucher is dead, he is still useful!
Li Ang looked at the body of Foucher. After sitting there and thinking seriously for a long time, he called Frederi again.
"Frederi, you should have seen Duke Alma. Does he know what Foucher did?"
Frederi shook his head hesitantly. "The Duke should only know a small part. At the end of last year, he asked Foucher to help him do a lot of things. At that time, Foucher had not done so many bad things. But Since I went to Mistveil City, I stayed at Mistveil City for a period of time due to injuries sustained in the arena, and I was separated from the Duke. Duke Alma probably doesn't know anything about what happened after that."
It seems that when Duke Alma is in charge, Foucher is still normal. This should be to maintain the 'favorability'.
So at that time, he just took people around the tavern, looked for treasure chests, and sent people to complete the "tasks" assigned by Alma - such as the previous bridge construction at the Gatu Grasslands border, and the dispatch of bandits to capture Long River Town.
Without the restraint of Alma, he probably started to let himself go and started to 'create refugees'...
Although Alma is not a good person, his plans are only for power and he will not do evil at will. If he were around Foucher, he would definitely not allow Foucher to do these things.
"Then Duke Alma probably doesn't know about this manor either?"
The lord pointed to the building that was still burning.
"They definitely don't know here. These murders and arson were all done by Foucher himself. In fact, the Duke scolded Foucher after he found out about Foucher's evil deeds of 'creating refugees' before. That's why Foucher has been staying here all this time, saying that Child of Prophecy can get along well without relying on the Duke."
Frederi said and shook his head, "But now, without the Duke's protection, he will be finished immediately..."
This kind of nonsense will definitely get scolded, and it will also "create refugees" in the village belonging to Duke Alma. Alma has not peeled off a layer of his skin, which is considered true love.
"Then have you seen Lord Forster?"
Li Ang's eyes have lit up.
Frederi nodded again. "I met him once. Foucher originally wanted to entertain him and build a good relationship with him, but Lord Forster doesn't like to associate with Foucher, and there is no friendship between the two parties."
Li Ang smiled, "That's good!"
It is inevitable that Forster does not want to associate with Foucher.
Duke Alma does not shy away from letting people know about Foucher, the illegitimate son, but the illegitimate son does not have any inheritance rights, so naturally Forster, the legitimate heir, will not care about him.
Forster will definitely be dissatisfied with his father's love for illegitimate children, and it is human nature to not want to associate with Foucher.
Moreover, people from the Horton Family definitely don't have any good impressions of Foucher—most of them even want him to die because he massacred Horton Family's village!
But for Duke Alma, having a dark boss in the family is a good thing. Foucher can do many dirty jobs that are inconvenient to solve.
Alma probably arranged this deliberately. The legitimate son is a legitimate noble knight, and the illegitimate son is the gangster. Both sides can play a role. People in the family don't like Foucher, which is a good thing in a sense, because there will be no inheritance disputes in the family.
This is actually much smarter than the way Count Oden operates.
But it was precisely because this Grand Duke was so cunning that the Lord decided to cause him some more trouble.
For example, let him know that Foucher died in the jurisdiction of Lion Lake City.
This matter is very simple - just ask Frederi to take away Foucher's body and dump it near Lion Lake City.
"Frederi, take Foucher's body to Lion Lake City, hand it over to Forster or anyone from the Horton Family, and then come to the manor to find me immediately."
After taking a look at Foucher's body, Li Ang added, "If anyone asks, just tell the truth."
"Tell the truth?!"
Including Frederi, all Meitengheim people were shocked. "Sir, do you want to start a war with Duke Alma?"
Li Ang spread his hands. "What kind of war are you starting... Don't worry, Alma has no intention of causing trouble for me..."
The lord is very certain about this matter.
Only Amy was not surprised. She was probably the only person who could understand the Lord's intention.
Because Li Ang has been telling her to get used to thinking of others.
Those pirates have been running around a lot with Crimson Brotherhood members, and they will definitely spread the word about the battle here to Duke Alma, so Li Ang will ask Frederi to tell the truth.
The pirates who escaped by boat must have seen Foucher fall into the lake. They knew that Foucher was either caught or killed. Anyway, he was not burned to death.
Moreover, all these living people knew that a nobleman holding a black and white Griffin flag had a conflict with Foucher. This nobleman seemed to know Foucher.
So lying is not okay.
Black and white Griffin flag Alma know each other, so Alma can know that Foucher is in conflict with Li Ang.
But this obvious truth can sometimes be misleading...
Of course Grand Duke Alma knows, Li Ang must know Foucher, and knows that Foucher is his son - Alma has watched Mistveil City's competition.
If Foucher was still killed by Li Ang after his men escaped, what would Alma think?
How could a little baron deliberately kill the duke's son after winning a victory if no one instigated him?
But there is no fatal conflict between Foucher and Li Ang or Godric, or even any other nobles in the eastern region.
Moreover, Foucher died in the jurisdiction of Lion Lake City - so, in the eyes of Duke Alma, who is the most suspicious behind-the-scenes instigator?
Who else... of course it would be Forster, a filial son!
Anyone in this situation would involuntarily doubt this filial son...
You know, Duke Alma was just tricked by Forster and accused of harboring heretics.
The lord often wrote letters to Forster, and also guided the Long River Town garrison to join Forster.
Moreover, Forster has just provided Li Ang with a large amount of food - everyone would probably suspect that he used food to instruct Li Ang to kill people!
Because Alma dotes on the illegitimate son, and Forster exposed Madam Bella's affairs, the family lost the best chance to get Long River Town, so Forster is about to lose Alma's trust.
So he first sued Alma in front of the king so that he could not escape.
Then bribe others to kill the favored illegitimate son - since Foucher once harmed Horton Family's village, killing Foucher can gain the support of other members of the family.
And he took advantage of this period to win over the troops within the family, thereby protecting his inheritance rights in a coercive manner...
Isn't this quite reasonable?
The motive for murder and the biggest profiteer both point to Forster, who lacks everything - but it is Li Ang, who has no motive for murder and is not the biggest profiteer.
With a brain like Alma who has been studying conspiracy for a long time, he will definitely think that Li Ang may be just an executor, and may not even be the final executor...
Because Forster was beheaded after being hit by an arrow in the neck - if Foucher died after being hit by an arrow, there would be no need to beheaded!
In the eyes of Alma, the most likely possibility is that Li Ang did not kill Foucher, but shot and captured him...
Then, he handed the person into the hands of the person behind the scenes.
And what about Forster?
He had little contact with Foucher. Knowing that Foucher was dead, he would probably secretly feel happy, but he would also think that something was wrong - Forster died in the northern part of the kingdom, in the jurisdiction of Lion Lake City!
He may cover it up, or he may take the initiative to tell Alma has nothing to do with him...
But no matter what he does, it will only deepen suspicion.
Yes, many things are like this. In fact, everyone has seen the truth, but everyone will doubt the 'real truth'!
The key is - tell the truth in everything.
No rumors, no deception, everything is true, but it makes these people doubt the truth.
This kind of simple operation but quick results can certainly be done quickly.
Frederi took the body to Lion Lake City, and the round trip only took three days. When he returned to the manor, he happened to see Li Ang loading grain into the ship.
After Foucher's body was returned and the unbearable employment relationship was terminated, Frederi seemed to have been relieved of his burden and felt much more relaxed.
But at this moment, he showed hesitation and uneasiness again.
His previous uneasiness was because he once helped Foucher do evil in order to complete his mission.
And now, it's because the food here is about to change hands... and he still hasn't completed his mission.
Li Ang has transferred the fleet of Long River Town to the manor to transport grain. Through this flat lake, the grain can be sent directly back to Wheat Fragrance Territory.
This manor has a large cellar, which contains the newly harvested wheat of this manor.
"Sir, there are more than 400,000 pounds of grain here, I..."
Frederi looked at the lord, and seemed to want to ask for food, but he couldn't ask for food - his current status was equivalent to that of a forgiven prisoner, and it was senseless to make any demands.
Of course Li Ang could see what he was thinking, and shook his head. "Of course I am willing to help you, but Meitengheim is far away from the ocean, and there is no way to transport it even if there is food - it must be transported to the port by carriage first, and then shipped back to Meitengheim. But this manor is two thousand miles away from any port on the mainland, and after the transportation is over, there will probably be only empty trucks left!"
Frederi, Kloze and others sighed in unison.
Indeed, the food from this manor cannot be transported to Meitengheim.
Long-distance land transportation consumes too much and is too slow.
Meitengheim It's too far away. First it has to go through two thousand miles of land transportation, and then it has to go through thousands of miles of ocean transportation. How much food can be successfully transported...
"Sir, can you help me think of a solution? There are difficulties in our hometown, and we can't just sit back and ignore them..."
The one who spoke was Kloze, and the other Meitengheim people nodded together, expressing that they all wanted to contribute to the motherland.
Meitengheim is, after all, a country that has just been independent for just a few decades, and the patriotic enthusiasm of its people is indeed unmatched by other countries.
But Li Ang is just a small lord now and wants to help an uncle...
This is really not easy...
So Meitengheim people didn't hold out much hope, and Kloze just wanted his boss to help with ideas.
Naturally, the lord cannot remain indifferent to the request of his capable subordinates.
"This is difficult to handle. Let me think about it..."
He is really thinking of a solution seriously.
But the lord is not trying to be a good person, nor is he trying to win over his subordinates.
He wants to develop Meitengheim people metallurgical technology!
Meitengheim This small island country is not big and has a small population. It is said that it only has a population of 50,000 to 60,000.
The entire country itself is just a larger Earl territory. The islands covered with volcanoes have little cultivated land and are rich in minerals.
Although it is a small country with few people, their metal smelting technology is considered to be world-leading. It is said that Meitengheim's plate armor and dueling sword can amaze even Noldo Elves - their actual combat capabilities are comparable to Noldor's enchanted equipment.
Li Ang's Griffin Sword was considered by Kloze to be the only high-quality weapon he had ever seen in his life. However, Frederi's duel sword had two fights with Griffin Sword, but it was not even injured at all by Griffin Sword.
This is enough to show their forging level - the duel sword is just the standard weapon of Meitengheim Death Squad, but this Griffin Sword is obviously the heirloom of the Old Pendor Kingdom royal family.
Moreover, in the confrontation with the Bacchus Empire, Meitengheim people also built an iron-clad ship!
Of course, in the era without steam power, ironclad ships powered by sails and oars could only operate in coastal waters and could not sail across the ocean, but this was enough for them to continuously defeat the powerful navy of Barkley.
You know, the navy of the Bacchus Empire is now starting their great voyage and colonization journey!
If the nation that can build Meitengheim dueling swords and iron-clad ships are given the technical structure and samples, they might be able to mass-produce muskets!
Li Ang said to Amy that the standard for looking at profits and losses nowadays is not whether you make money or not, but whether it is possible to achieve your goals.
That matchlock gun is the most precious legacy left to the lord by Foucher, 'Scrap of Prophecy'.
According to Frederi, this is the latest matchlock gun of Barkley.
This veteran who has fought against the Barkley Army for a long time has seen this kind of weapon. A year ago, Barkley's army installed exactly this kind of matchlock gun.
Meitengheim people actually attaches great importance to this cross-era weapon. The class consciousness of this emerging country is not so stubborn, and they are willing to use any weapon to strengthen themselves.
But they didn't have time to start imitating it - Meitengheim The biggest problem at the moment is famine, and they have to find ways to repel powerful enemies, so they have no time to spare.
Therefore, the lord is of course willing to help them.
Although what he can do is limited, maybe because of his help, he can just solve Meitengheim's urgent need?
This is a timely help!