Chapter 27 New System Tasks
After giving instructions to a few serfs, Gervis returned to the roadside and found a flat stone to sit down. He was very happy, he didn't expect that there was still garlic in this world.
That's right, the 'weed' that gave Gervis a shock just now was garlic.
At first, Gervis was not sure, as it only looked similar in appearance. Then he smelled it and finally took a light bite of it in his mouth, and found that it tasted exactly like garlic on Earth.
This finally made him certain that this was the alien version of garlic.
Although garlic is just a cooking ingredient and people in this world have not yet discovered its value, Gervis knows how delicious garlic is when paired with oysters and other seafood.
He had already made up his mind to collect some garlic today and make some garlic grilled oysters himself to see how they tasted.
If the taste is the same as in the previous life, Gervis wants to train some chefs to grill oysters and let them grill them for the nobles along the coast in the name of Gervis. Once the nobles have tasted it, Gervis believes that the nobles in this world will definitely go crazy for this grilling method. After all, this thing has been verified by foodies on Earth. If the nobles still want to eat it then.
There is only one way, which is to let the people sent by Gervis teach you. As long as you pay some golden coins, you can learn how to make garlic paste.
Gervis believed that with his cooking skills he could definitely conquer the bumpkins of this world. He had lived alone long before he traveled through time, and usually took care of his meals and drinks by himself, so he learned a lot of cooking skills on the Internet, and he was quite talented, and the dishes he made tasted pretty good.
At that time, as long as a noble paid a gold coin, he could make a fortune.
While Gervis was daydreaming about making a lot of money from other nobles, half an hour had passed without him noticing.
"My Lord, all the grass you requested has been picked."
Gervis, whose mind was wandering, was brought back to reality by the voices of the serfs.
Hearing the noise, Gervis looked towards them and saw that each serf was holding a large bundle of garlic in his hand, but because they had no pockets to put them in, they had all been wrapped in weeds. There was quite a lot of garlic.
"Well, very good." Gervis nodded to the serfs with satisfaction.
Then Gervis called Laurie over and asked him to give each serf three copper coins. Laurie put the copper coins into their rough hands one by one in the excitement of the serfs.
"Thank you for the reward, lord." The serfs were very happy. Three copper coins was the price they would get even if they worked for others for a whole day. Now they got a day's wages after only working for half an hour. Of course they were very happy. The most important thing was that the money was given by the lord.
"Well, keep working, and your life will get better in the future!" Gervis smiled and nodded to these diligent serfs, then got back on his horse. Laurie and the others moved the garlic to the carriage. Fortunately, they brought a carriage today, otherwise it would be a problem to carry it back. Gervis was quite glad that he brought a carriage today.
"My Lord, take care!" Seeing Gervis and his companions leave, the serfs bowed and said goodbye.
After walking along the dirt road for five or six minutes, Gervis arrived at the entrance of the third village. The serfs he had just met in the fields were from this village.
This village is the farthest from Binhai Town, close to the edge of the Dark Forest. When Gervis arrived here, the guard went to find the village chief, and then the village chief went to gather the serfs in the village. After all the procedures were completed, Gervis was ready to take people away, but just when he said he was leaving, the village chief seemed to be hesitant to speak, which caught Gervis' attention.
"Is there anything else you want to say?" Gervis knew that these serfs were a little afraid of the nobles, so he asked directly.
"My lord, a big wolf was found outside our village, near the Dark Forest. The wolf has already taken away two sheep from the village." When the village chief saw Gervis asking about it, he did not hesitate and told Gervis immediately.
Two lambs were a huge fortune for the already poor serfs.
"Oh? There is only one big wolf? Have you ever tried to hunt it?" Gervis was a little curious. After all, there were more than 300 people in this village. Even if it was a pack of wolves, as long as the villagers worked together, they could always capture the wolves or drive them away.
"My lord, there is only one big wolf, an old white wolf, but it is very big, almost as big as a cow, and... and, it can shoot out wind blades from its mouth. The last time we wanted to capture it, two of us were injured, and they are still recovering. But fortunately, we had more people that time and scared it away," the old village chief quickly told what he knew.
"Can release wind blades? A magical beast?" Gervis was very surprised. According to the village chief's description, the white wolf was definitely a kind of magical beast. The most likely one was a storm wolf. Storm wolves usually stayed deep in the forest or grassland. The presence of storm wolves meant that there was a large wolf pack nearby.
In the original owner's memory, Gandalf had explained to them many low-level Warcraft creatures, and this storm wolf was one of them. Since it was a Warcraft, it meant that it had some intelligence. Generally, Warcraft creatures would not approach human gathering areas.
Ding~
System Task: The village in your territory is being attacked by monsters. As the lord, you have an obligation to ensure the safety of your people.
Mission requirements: Eliminate this Warcraft wolf that threatens the safety of your people.
Mission reward: 2 energy points.
The system task came very suddenly. When Gervis heard the voice, he almost trembled all over. Ever since he knew the wonderful uses of the search function and the exotic fruit, Gervis has been looking forward to the system issuing tasks again.
I didn't expect it to arrive in just a few days, and it can also reward two mission points, which means that there may be an increase in the future, and I don't have to worry about not raising enough energy points to exchange for kiwi fruit.
Although this mission was a bit dangerous, after all, it was a magical beast and could emit wind blades. Even its cow-sized body should not be underestimated. If one was unlucky, someone might die. However, Gervis was not afraid. He believed that as long as he gave himself some time, he would be able to break through his cultivation.
"It seems that I have to go back and practice hard, and break through the apprentice knight as soon as possible to become a bronze knight. That way, when I face this demon wolf, even if I cannot kill it, at least I will have some ability to protect myself." Gervis thought secretly in his heart.
"When was the last time you encountered this wolf?" In fact, even if the system did not issue the task, Gervis would have to eliminate this threat, because protecting the people is the lord's responsibility. These serfs are his private property, and hurting one of them is a loss.
Now that there are tasks issued by the system, Gervis is more concerned, so he needs to understand every aspect in detail.
"My Lord, the wolf comes here every four or five days. It came again two days ago and took away a sheep. After the last round of hunting, the villagers did not dare to hunt it again. They only saw it carrying a sheep to the edge of the forest from a distance, and then eating the sheep there before going into the dark forest."
After listening to the village chief's words, Gervis seemed to be thinking about something. After thinking for a while, he said, "Well, you guys should find a house to lock up the other sheep for the next few days. When the wolf appears again, send someone to the castle to inform me, and I will come right away."
"Remember, when the wolf appears, let the villagers hide in their homes, close the doors, and don't make any noise."
Gervis must return to the castle. After all, there are so many things to do in the territory, and he has to go back to practice. It is impossible for him to stay here and wait for the wolves to appear. He can only ask the villagers to hide the sheep.
In this way, when the wolf came, it would be reluctant to leave without finding food, so he would have time to come. He was worried that the wolf would attack the villagers if it couldn't find food, so he specifically emphasized that the villagers should hide well.
"Yes, Lord. I will inform the villagers later." The village chief nodded quickly. Since the Lord would solve the matter, the old village chief was no longer worried. Without Gervis's instructions, the villagers would hide back home obediently when they saw the white wolf appear in the past few days.
"Very good, then I'll leave today. Remember, next time the wolf comes, send someone to the castle to inform me immediately." Gervis nodded, then rode away from the village. It was getting late, and he still had to go and investigate what Lanny was doing in the buffer zone.
"I remember that, Lord, take care."
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Gervis's territory is rectangular, long from north to south and narrow from east to west. There is a mountain range hundreds of miles long in the west, which just blocks the territories of Gervis and Lanny. Only at the edge of the dark forest, which is in the southwest of Gervis's territory, is there a flat terrain, and the only buffer zone between Gervis's territory and Lanny's territory is there.
After walking for nearly two hours and still halfway to the buffer zone, Gervis felt his mouth was dry from the sun, so he found a cool place to rest first, otherwise he would get heatstroke, for there was no cure in the world.
"Give him some water, too, so he doesn't die of thirst on the road." After sitting down, Gervis gulped down half a water bag of water, and then he felt a coolness all over his body. Seeing that the man tied in the carriage was dying, he asked the guards guarding him to feed him water.
Although this man will be hanged when he arrives in Binhai Town later, and it is what he deserves, but before his death, Gervis has received modern education and will not deliberately abuse him.
"Yes, my lord." The guard had been bullied by Benny and his two lackeys many times in the past, so he hated them in his heart.
Although they did not dare to retaliate along the way, just like now, after stopping the car, the guards driving the car deliberately exposed the man to the sun, and only pulled Garlic and the horse into the shade of the trees.
After hearing what Gervis said, he did not dare to disobey. He took the cloth out of Benny's man's mouth and then roughly poured water into his mouth.
Seeing the guard's actions, Gervis remained silent. He gave him a tit-for-tat. There was nothing to be pitied. Giving him water was just a humanitarian act for a modern visitor. As for the Virgin Mary, he would not do it. Back then, who could the girl who was abused by them go to for mercy?
(End of this chapter)
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