Chapter 143 Drought 4
Only Roger, riding on his frozen horse, touched his nose guiltily.
This story begins three days ago.
At the time, he was taming wild animals with his brother Russell and a group of Taohuawu villagers when Lord Lin Muqiu sent him a message: "I remember your animal taming business has reached maturity and it's time to sell them off... Would you like to make a fortune?"
I'll set your region to the West. Then, you can go there as a mercenary and sell the trained beasts there. The West is wild and savage, so I'm sure you'll get a good price.
[And the West is full of wild animals. If you go there, you can catch them for free.]
Most importantly, I've always suspected that the Western Frontier has long been dissatisfied with the Imperial Capital and will deliberately make things difficult for General Elda. After all, he was once a member of the Imperial Capital's Knights. So, you and I could set up a trap and help them. ^_^]
【……】
When he saw these words, his face was distorted.
He was very suspicious that the last sentence was what Lin Muqiu wanted most.
He felt helpless about this. If the lord wanted to assign a task, he could just say no. Why did he have to do this to him?
Which lord would not be like his own lord, constantly tempting with benefits?
And what the hell is this ^_^? !
Is the Lord... trying to be cute with him?
Roger couldn't help blushing, slapped his hot cheeks, and tightened the bracelet used to tame the beast.
He admitted that he was moved.
This deal is really worth it and you will definitely make a lot of money.
There have been no wild beasts around Ankang Town for a long time. This trip to the west can obtain a large number of new wild beasts, sell the domesticated wild beasts, and even earn money as mercenaries. I can also help the lord by the way. Why not?
As expected, he took advantage of the evening to tell the young men in Taohua Village about this matter. When the young men heard it, they were also extremely excited: being able to go out and see the world and sell goods while doing so, there is such a good thing?!
The village chief combed his goatee until it was almost tangled, and with a smile that stretched his face, he said directly, "Go, we must go! The beasts are all out of the herd, and we can get copper coins by following Lord Lin!"
So a group of people set off in a mighty manner.
Everything is so perfect.
only……
My Lord, you are taking advantage of your position to set a trap on the western border. Is this okay?
Thinking of this, Roger touched his nose guiltily.
After a while, he mustered up his courage and shouted into the city, "I was a slave before and stayed in the West for a while, so maybe the data hasn't been updated yet. I'm not deliberately lying to you."
He spoke the last line with an even more guilty conscience, as if a feather had fallen to the ground, and he became less and less confident as he spoke.
"Where did this evil system come from?"
The scar on the city guard's face twitched, and he felt heartbroken. That was all his private money! To protect the border, he bought mercenaries and spent all his wealth!
He cursed loudly and was so angry that he was about to click the [Complaint] button.
As soon as the finger is pressed, the system pops up a reminder:
[Sorry, the system is not ethical, the ethical data is wrong, and it cannot be received temporarily. Sorry*^%^*%#+#]
Brochard:?
Are you sure this isn't an opportunity for revenge?
He felt the blood rushing to his forehead, and the long scar was almost twisted together, like a sharp knife.
His eyes were fixed on the Ankang army under the city.
There, everyone in Ankang Town rides on the winter-only Frozen Horses, and at worst they ride on Wild Wolf Turkeys, which are all mid-level magical beasts!
There were times when other knights or brothers came to the western border to trade. At night, while drinking and eating meat, they would boast to him that they had been to Ankang Town and the Imperial Capital, saying that those were two cities favored by the Creator.
His subordinates were stunned and asked him foolishly, "General, when will our city be like that?"
He didn't know how to answer at that time.
Who doesn’t want his city to be prosperous and strong?
But all he could do was to endure, defending against attacks from wild beasts outside the city again and again, doing the most boring and tedious work, living a hopeless life without prosperity and vitality.
It's just a feeling of family and country.
A feeling of resentment surged in his heart, his heart stagnated, Scarface trembled three times, and slammed his fist against the wall. With a loud bang, the soil in the broken city wall shook three times, and many pieces of soil fell down.
But his hands, which were rougher than sand and cracked, did not move at all.
This is a very dilapidated city.
These are very tough hands.
It was not protected by chain mail, but was very rough, so rough that it was dry and cracked, like cracked earth.
Roger thought so.
[Roar~]
The roar of a wild beast suddenly interrupted the stagnation in the air. The tiles cracked, and a strong wind blew, spreading yellow sand all over the ground. The scar on Brochar's face was blown more and more clearly.
No, is it still popular these days to automatically add background music effects when heroes appear?
Roger's pupils trembled.
He quickly realized, no, that's not right, it was coming from the side of the city!
In an instant, sirens blew everywhere, and the sentries shouted hoarsely, "General, the city has been breached! At 3 degrees west longitude, the beast has secretly torn a large hole under the city wall!"
"Damn it!" Brochard cursed.
The sudden change made everyone's heart tremble, and Roger was also confused.
Logically speaking, the lord system should remind us that there are beasts attacking, and a bunch of red dots will pop up, so we can always take precautions in advance. Why is this happening?
Roger frowned subconsciously and looked up to ask General Elda.
However, there was no response, only a dark shadow rushed out.
His movements were extremely swift, like a wild beast attacking, or even more like a violent storm. Without hesitation, the rings around his neck and shoulders shone with endless light.
His men also drew their swords.
Roger raised his eyebrows slightly, patted the frozen horse in his arms, and a warm current surged into his heart.
Sure enough, everyone who enters Ankang City will change.
The cold words and mockery in the past were only due to fear and resentment. The hesitation and reluctance to attack in the past were because the cold sword cut through the flesh and blood of fellow brothers... But what about now?
General Elda, did you find what you wanted?
Roger chuckled and rushed out with his mercenaries.
*
[Spring, 74 days until the final battle.]
The night is dotted with stars.
Inside the house, a tablet system on the table was broadcasting the battle situation. General Elda, mercenaries, and western soldiers joined forces to fight against the beasts surging in the spring tide.
Lin Muqiu took off his glasses, rubbed his sore neck, and couldn't help but sigh, "He's really good at fighting."
The system floated out quietly, "Host, you are not much behind."
The battle went on over there all night, and the host watched helplessly all night.
It couldn't understand what was so good about this thing? It wasn't a Wi-Fi fried chicken and beer, nor was it a movie or drama projector.
Lin Muqiu raised his eyebrows, "Of course it's because I have my own special uses."
After saying that, she raised the corners of her lips and poked and tapped on the tablet. Although her movements were calm, her eyes revealed a happy glint.
The system tutted its tongue and said, "Forget it, it's rare for you to find something that's not about making money, so it's not unacceptable..."
Before the word "easy" came out of its mouth, it seemed to watch the host edit out the clips he had watched, and then began to make newspaper headlines:
[Surprise! Why did the West and East unite to resist foreign aggression? What is the conspiracy? Will the continental unity succeed?]
[Surprise! This 1.8-meter tall and energetic mercenary is so ferocious!]
[This scene is so exciting that it makes your face flush and your blood boil! Passion between men, a collection of classic "battle" scenes in VCR!]
[Advertising entrance: Welcome to the livestock industry, Roger's number ##*^*]
[Giving more attention to the West is our responsibility. Contact information for the West: #^^#*%]
system:? ? ?
After all this time, you're just doing advertising?
Do you have to work so hard?
Wait, what does this title mean? What does a "battle" scene? Why does it sound so frivolous?
Small system: "Host, you are such a clickbait, aren't you afraid of being beaten?"
"Don't talk nonsense," Lin Muqiu pointed at him righteously, "Click on it and it's a normal battle scene. You're the one who misinterpreted it."
system:"……"
Lin Muqiu raised his eyebrows and tilted the tip of his pen slightly, showing a rare hint of pride. "And both parties agree with what I wrote."
The system was silent: "This world is really crazy."
Lin Muqiu chuckled and clicked on the advertisement page on the screen. "After all, I paid them."
"No," the system thought for a moment and said seriously, "The greatest reward you can pay is that they love you."
*
In just a few days, the news went viral across the country.
No one had ever used such a sensational title before, and in the eyes of the public, its weight was almost as great as someone streaking in public.
Even in the northern border town, one could hear people whispering. The archer quietly put the newspaper into his friend's hand and asked, "Have you read the news?"
The swordsman friend was shocked and frantically dodged passersby, "How dare you look at this dirty trash in broad daylight?!"
After that, he lowered his voice and said, "Give me two!"
*
The news soon spread to Ankang City.
Kedelu was directing the townspeople to dig a karez, and the project was about to be completed.
Thinking of this, he burst into tears.
He had thought that after retiring from his position as mayor, he would be able to take a break, but what happened? The intensity of the work was so intense that it almost killed him!
Compared to the past in Ankang Town, his level of fatigue was even worse. Lin Muqiu, that money-loving and workaholic, was not only busy by himself, but he also dragged him along with him!
Alas, but the town was in trouble, what could he do?
Naturally, I took the lead. Besides, having too many things to do in town is not a bad thing. This is a happy trouble. I wanted it before but couldn't get it!
But it does get a bit annoying sometimes.
As soon as I sat down, someone else came to report.
Grace walked up to him and scratched her head sheepishly, "Old Mayor, good evening."
Kedero still raised his signature smile, "What's the matter?"
Grace looked around, then took out a newspaper mysteriously and was about to hand it to Kedero. When Kedero saw it, he smiled proudly and said, "So this is what you want to report. Don't worry about it. I've known about it for a long time. The unification of the continent is the general trend, isn't it?"
This is all thanks to Lin Muqiu, who keeps him well-informed.
This is because Lin Muqiu specially implemented a rule that "any townsperson who provides suggestions or clues that are beneficial to the development of the town will be rewarded."
Over time, he transformed from a lukewarm mayor into a master of information handling.
Thinking back to the time, he didn't even know that Bob was causing trouble right under his nose, but now the townspeople dare to tell him anything. It felt like a dream.
It’s like Ankang Town became Ankang City in just a moment.
"Mayor...Mayor?"
Grace scratched her head again in embarrassment, "You seemed distracted just now."
"Um?"
"Mayor, my friend Elizabeth recently bought some water online..." Grace suddenly lowered her voice. "If water can be sold, why can't people be sold?"
Kedero was so frightened that he almost jumped up, "You want to be a human trafficker?!"
"Huh?" Grace was also shocked. "What?! I mean, since Roger and the others can be hired as mercenaries, why don't we encourage the townspeople to follow suit? This can also alleviate a considerable amount of population pressure."
Kedero was stunned for a moment, then slowly relaxed his brows, "Yes, you are right."
Once the town's population decreases, the town's water consumption will drop sharply and the pressure on the town will be relieved instantly.
He seriously suspected that Lin Muqiu had this purpose in mind when he used newspapers to attract people's attention and spread the information that the Continental Alliance and Ankang Town mercenaries were very powerful.
Killing four birds with one stone, she is really amazing.
*
[Spring, 68 days until the decisive battle.]
【Kedero sent you a government affairs application.】
Lin Muqiu casually opened the system to check:
Kedro wants to form a mercenary corps, with Ankang Town managing it, assigning missions, and providing aid and support to other cities. Other cities will pay the corps rent, while Ankang City will take a percentage of the profits and protect the safety and integrity of the mercenaries.
Please click to indicate whether you agree with this decision:
agree:
Rejected: ×]
Lin Muqiu raised her eyebrows. Not bad. Look at her capable old mayor. He understood what she meant so quickly.
This legion achieves three goals at once: first, it creates jobs; second, it can alleviate the current water pressure; and third, when General Elda's knights return, they can directly take over management theory.
Lin Muqiu smiled and clicked [Agree].
At the same time, the system popped up another reminder:
[Construction reminder: The karez project has been completed.]
[General Elda: The western mission is proceeding smoothly. The western water resources have been stored in the ring. I will return after all the missions are completed. Do you have any other instructions?]
Lin Muqiu smiled even more, this was a double blessing.
So she typed quickly and sent a message to General Elda: "Just in time, I have good news for you too."
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