Chapter 54 52. The beginning of darkness
Empire God Emperor On November 7, 996, the Landen troops destroyed the Gray Goose headquarters, and held a bonfire dinner in the evening to reward all Knight and the cavalry.
I feel sorry for Landen of Neil. I even baked two Long-Haired Sheep for Neil's Patrol Squad before, and then took Albert with me E, Fang, Raul and Makoto went to visit Neil and ate with Neil for a while before returning to the camp.
Before the meal, the Barbarians of Right Camp sang two songs given to them by Landen. The Barbarians liked these two songs from Landen's hometown very much. These two songs eliminated the sense of isolation between tribes.
After Barbarians sang, Knights and Mana-Lesss of Left Camp sang respectively. Knights sang a song recently revised by Landen, which is also a military music originating from Landen's hometown.
Mana-Lesss, we are singing Landen's Gallop farewell song.
Seeing the strong atmosphere at the scene, Landen was thinking about whether to adapt a new song for his various Territory Residents.
The dinner in the camp was still going on, and Landen returned to the tent. There were too many things going on throughout the afternoon, and Landen hadn't had time to see the detailed reception situation. As a small money fan, Landen didn't want to miss the joy of counting the loot.
At the same time, Landen still doesn't understand many things, and I would like to ask some Wendy girls.
After Landen entered the tent of Wendy and Frost-Wolf·Makoto, Wendy said subconsciously, "Here he is indeed."
Lily knew what Wendy was thinking, so he gave Wendy a tug, fearing that Wendy would be rude.
"Makoto, do you have a detailed harvest list for this afternoon? When Albert came to report to me, he was interrupted by Big Stone."
"Of course" Makoto then took a piece of paper and gave it to Landen. Landen scanned the list. The largest items in the entire camp Wealth were nearly 10 tons of salt and 3 tons of iron ingots., there are also more than 50 sets of Iron Armor and more than 100 sets of half leather and half Iron Armor that Albert wore before. In addition, nearly 5 cubic meters of wood and 4 cubic meters of stone are also important harvests.
According to some managers in the camp, Mana-Less, 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 Mana-Less and 30 Human Race Mana-Wielder in the camp, including 3 Junior Knight and 6 Knight Apprentice (excluding 5 girls).
From the leader's tent, Landen found more than 2,000 Gold Coin, a complete Magic-Sealing Box, some Magic Pattern Weapon and Magic Pattern Plate, and nearly 70 Magic Crystal.
But the most unexpected thing among them was a contract a few years ago, a contract signed by the empire Salt and Iron Department and Grey Goose Tribe. In the contract, it was agreed that Dragon Kingdom Blue Dragon Family acts as agent for the Salt and Iron Department and Grey Goose Tribe in salt trade every year. For this reason, Salt and Iron Department will provide standard Salt-Boiling Pot and heated Magic Pattern Plate.
The contract also states that Grey Goose Tribe delivers salt to the Blue Dragon Family's caravan four times a year. The delivery volume adopts a special unit of measurement, and Blue Dragon Family provides a certificate of salt. Gray Goose Leader can use the salt to redeem Gold Coin in major cities within the Salt and Iron Department or Dragon Kingdom.
Landen finally found the real secret behind the rise of Gray Goose. He had doubted before that an industry like inland salt production that combines mining and handicrafts would not be able to earn enough income just by relying on Barbarian in Gallop Plains without mature technology, a stable group of workers, and a mature distribution system.
In this case, how could Gray Goose, as a group of barbarians with no skills, no workers, and no caravans, support such an industry?
It turns out that Gray Goose is just a large owner with a mine at home. The person responsible for mining is Human Race, the person responsible for technical support is Human Race, and the person responsible for distribution is still Human Race.
After Human Race was mined and sold, Gray Goose was given a share of the share, and Gray Goose used this share as the start-up capital and Black-Scaled Horse trade on Gallop Plains. The Grain Fund made greater profits by monopolizing the Black-Scaled Horse trade with the Dragon Kingdom, and even the Iron Armor trade, thus buying out the entire Southern Gallop Plains tribes.
From this point of view, perhaps Salt and Iron Department and Blue Dragon Family are the biggest supporters of Gray Goose going south this time.
However, the empire Salt and Iron Department is one of the core departments of the empire, and Blue Dragon Family is Dragon Kingdom with Legend Duke's National Pillar family, both of them have Legend to rely on. He Landen is afraid that no one can do it. Even if Royal Capital or Imperial Capital files a petition, it is impossible. At most, Taking advantage of Gray Goose's own suicide, he replaced him and became the owner of Salt Mine in the name of the Gallop Tribe. He followed the old path of the Grey Goose Tribe again, exchanging salt for grain and Black-Scaled Horse for Gold Coin.
But Landen still doesn't know. Since Grey Goose Tribe has turned from a nomadic tribe to a mining tycoon, why is it necessary to start a war? Isn't he happy sitting at home and watching the slaves mining for himself?
"Sir Landen, do you want to see our general ledger?" Landen's mind 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 teacher Priest ever told you why Grey Goose Tribe went south as early as this year?"
Wendy looked at the girl next to him, "The teacher said, Mr. Head Goose listened to the Palace Front Department's temptation."
"Palace Front Department?" This is the first time Landen has heard this term.
"Palace Front Department!" But Makoto has a deep impression on the Palace Front Department. In the eyes of the nobles, Palace Front Department is a group of people who cannot rise to the level of Legend. They are a gang that spends every day trying to steal the property and resources of the nobles. This gang aims to destroy the tradition of the nobles.
After listening to Makoto's comments, Landen compared Palace Front Department to the secret service agency controlled by the emperor's servants in the ancient dynasty in his hometown, which was a tool to safeguard imperial power.
However, Landen doesn't quite understand. If the emperor himself is a god, then all the power belongs to himself. Why do we need a secret service agency to maintain the imperial power? Isn't it good to strike lightning personally?
Wendy told Landen that before Gray Goose Leader set off, he had already determined that Baron Gallop and Viscount Rothe would not be able to stop him, Count Bristle-Wolf would just stand by and watch when Rothe was attacked. Even if Count Bristle-Wolf himself fought against Gray Goose, Dragon Kingdom and other nobles would not care.
Landen I didn't expect that there would be a force that could grasp the conflicts between the nobles so well, and could weaken the nobles with precise plans and meticulous actions.
Landen guessed that this Palace Front Department probably has a crush on the current Gallop Plains, otherwise he would not risk the disdain of the world and provoke Barbarian to invade Human Race.
Since Palace Front Department has taken a liking to Gallop Plains, it will definitely collide with him in the future. If Landen does not want to be crushed by this powerful force, the best way is to unify the entire Gallop Plains and completely block external forces outside the scope of the ground.
Landen became interested and chatted with Wendy girls and asked them why they were sold here.
Landen knows that for the Dragon Kingdom, women Mana-Wielder are even rarer. Whether they are nobles or commoners, once a girl appears in the family to stimulate Bloodline, the local lord will report it to the higher nobles as an important political achievement. Finally, Royal Capital Dragon Tooth City will gather these girls and send them to Dragon Tooth City or Magic School in several Duke cities for intensive study.
These girls usually end up becoming the daughters-in-law of big families, so Landen 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" Landen is not interested in the Dragon Kingdom Royal Capital gossip. After arriving in this world, he can no longer remember the names of the Knight people around him. He doesn't want to remember those people he won't meet in hundreds of years.
The experiences of other girls were similar. After entering Royal Capital 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 they were abducted and trafficked here.
"Since having Witch children is not common in the Dragon Kingdom, why sell them here?" Landen does not understand the values of the Dragon Kingdom nobles.
"Just because they are rare, we have to find a way to exile them.
Murdering Mana-Wielder is a serious crime. The gods can find the murderer after the death of a believer and impose a curse, and the judicial department can also come and directly convict him. Therefore, no matter how much hatred there is between Mana-Wielder, no murderer can be committed without permission.
Female Mana-Wielder is even rarer and cannot be killed. It is very likely that she will rely on the big family to take revenge in the future, so many families will sell the losers in family struggles to Gallop Plains.
On the one hand, there will be less resentment if there is no deadly attack, and on the other hand, there is Magic Turbulence on Gallop Plains, which will block the communication between God and believers."
Makoto knows the nobles of the Dragon Kingdom very well. Although she was robbed here at a very young age, she has been paying attention to the Dragon Kingdom.
"No wonder." Landen finally knew why Viscount Rothe wanted to use Grey Goose Tribe to kill him. Fortunately, Viscount Rothe didn't know that he was actually an atheist, otherwise Rothe would have dealt with the consequences himself.
"We Gallop Territory will be your home from now on. There are basically no female Mana-Wielders in the camp now, and there are no Mages or Priests who can teach you. However, I believe this situation will change soon. You will stay in my core tent these days. In a few days, I will find a way to let you freely enter and leave the camp."
"Yes, sir" several girls replied.
"You guys should have a rest early," Landen said casually and left the tent.
Wendy looked at the girls around him in confusion, but he didn't expect Landen to leave like this.
"Let me tell you." Makoto probably knows what a few girls are thinking, "Landen is not the lord you met. He has great ambitions and noble conduct, and will not touch little girls like you."
In fact, Landen does not think that he has grand ambitions or noble conduct, but as a person who is about to have a wedding before time travel, he can still dream about his fiancée from time to time, and dream about various scenes when he saw her on a blind date for the first time.
Landen doesn't know when he will truly integrate into this world, but now, he still can't let go of those memories of the past.