Chapter 138 The Scapegoat
After discussing the deal, Gervis and Pat started to eat. The delicacies on the long table made Pat completely let go of his aristocratic elegance and he began to eat all the food on the table. He ate all the more than ten golden oysters on the plate and the huge lobster also went into Pat's stomach. After every few bites of food, Pat took a sip of wine. Pat's huge appetite left Gervis stunned. No wonder Pat became a fat man. Even if it wasn't for eating monster meat, with such an appetite, he would definitely grow into such a figure.
"Well, Baron Gervis, please forgive me, the food is just too delicious and I can't help myself!"
After finally having a good meal and a few drinks, Pat noticed that Gervis was looking at him strangely, and then he realized that he had been a little rude.
"It's okay, Baron Pat, you're welcome. It's my honor to satisfy you!"
"Baron Gervis, have you paid attention to an interesting thing that happened next door to us these days?"
Although Gervis said this, Pat felt that he was being rude and was a little embarrassed, so he immediately changed the subject and talked about other things.
"The territory next door? Viscount Lanny's territory?"
Gervis was stunned. Viscount Lanny had indeed not paid much attention to the situation during this period. It was only after the miners crossed the border that Gervis sent one or two smart men to act as secret sentries for two days, but there was nothing unusual.
"It is indeed the territory of Viscount Lanny, but it can also be said to be the entire Earldom of Kewan."
A gloating smile suddenly appeared on Pat's face, and then he began to tell the story with great interest.
"I heard that Viscount Lanny had something stolen by an acrobatic troupe. That thing was very important. After it was stolen, Lanny was furious and turned the entire Earldom of Kewan upside down. He said he wanted to track down the acrobatic troupe, and for this he offended many of his father Yoland's vassals. In the end, Yoland personally stopped Lanny, and the matter gradually calmed down!"
"However, the above are just small matters. I heard that Lanny had a fight with his brother because of this matter. It seemed that they were fighting for a woman. More than ten men from both sides died. It was because of this that Count Yolande stepped in to stop it and ordered Lanny not to step out of his territory within a year!"
"Haha, he has come to this day, Baron Gervis. As a friend, I want to remind you to be careful of Lanny. He is a greedy noble. My territory was robbed twice some time ago. I think it was Lanny who did it!"
Because he drank a lot of wine and talked about the person he hated most who was in big trouble, Pat was very excited and talked a lot to himself and couldn't stop at all.
"Oh? There is such a thing? It's really an interesting and wonderful drama!"
The lost things Pat mentioned should be the mithril mine that he had robbed. Those masked men might be the members of the circus. Gervis did not expect that it was the unexpected appearance of these people that made Lanny temporarily shift his attention to his brother and put Gervis, who was much weaker than him, behind his mind.
"How lucky! This is the scapegoat!"
Gervis sighed inwardly for no reason, and at the same time hoped that the scapegoat would continue to fight with Lanny so that he could gain time for development.
"Baron Pat, thank you very much for your reminder. I will be more vigilant!"
Without Pat's reminder, Gervis had already regarded Lanny as his enemy. Sooner or later, he would go to war with Lanny to seize the ownership of the buffer zone. However, Gervis still had to thank Pat for his kind reminder.
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"Sir, the monster meat is ready."
In the study of Rose Castle, Lina walked in carefully with a tray, came to the desk, and spoke to Alice who was concentrating on dealing with various letters.
“Well, Lina, just put it on the desk.”
Alice looked up and gave Lina a faint smile.
"Just let the servants do these things. There's no need to do them all yourself."
"Sir, I'm used to doing these things, and I'm worried that the other servants are clumsy and can't serve you well!"
"You, you finally have two days of free time but you don't even know how to rest properly!"
Seeing how serious Lina's tone was, Alice couldn't say anything more.
After saying that, seeing Lina staring at her intently, Alice shook her head helplessly, then picked up the monster meat on the desk and started eating it in front of Lina's sight.
This was the reason why Lina personally delivered the monster meat. Alice often ate while busy with government affairs, and she didn't notice the monster meat was cold by the end. Ever since Lina encountered this once, Lina would personally deliver the monster meat to the study every time, and then watch Alice finish eating before leaving with peace of mind.
Alice is a genius with excellent talent for cultivation. However, since she inherited the title of Earl, her cultivation time has been compressed to less than half a day. She needs to devote a large amount of time every day to handling government affairs. In order to prevent her cultivation from falling behind, Alice has begun to eat monster meat.
The Warcraft meat he ate during this period was basically purchased from the north of the principality, because Warcraft was very rare in the entire continent. Even if Alice wanted to eat Warcraft meat for a long time, she would have to spend a lot of effort to find it. Fortunately, he had a grandfather who loved him.
The snowy north is cold and barren, but in this barren land lives a weak magical beast - the snow rabbit. The snow rabbit mainly feeds on grass and ice and snow, but its body contains violent fire magic power. The snow rabbit needs to eat ice and snow constantly to maintain its own temperature.
Although the Snow-Eating Rabbit has magical powers in its body, it cannot cast any spells. Even stronger tigers and leopards can kill it. However, the Snow-Eating Rabbit is the most numerous of all known magical beasts. This is because the Snow-Eating Rabbit has a very strong reproductive capacity, which ensures that the Snow-Eating Rabbit has not become extinct.
Most of the revenue of the Lord of the North's territory comes from the sale of Snow Rabbit meat. Although there are more Snow Rabbits than other monsters, they cannot withstand the human population base. Therefore, every year the Lord of the North will control the number of Snow Rabbits hunted to a limited extent to prevent the extinction of this unique monster.
The limit on quantity means that the quantity is limited, and the number of people who can buy Snow Rabbit meat is also limited. However, as the niece of the Lord of the North, Alice does not have to worry about this matter. Even if she eats it three meals a day, she can still get a steady supply of monster meat.
"Hey! Lina, isn't this the meat of the Snow Rabbit?"
The monster meat in Alice's bowl was not roasted, but stewed with mushrooms and other side dishes. However, when Alice tasted the first bite, she found that the taste of the monster meat was surprisingly delicious, completely different from the unpalatable snow rabbit in the past.
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