Chapter 279 Trading Greed, Arriving at the Holy Kingdom
"Starting from today, come to me every three days to get the red potion I just mentioned and drink it."
"Also, keep your arms up."
Tang Zheng's eyes became serious and he spoke.
The lizardman Kuruxue quickly raised his arms.
Swish! The dagger appeared in Tang Zheng's hand. With a flick of his wrist, a flash of cold light flashed in the air, and a wound immediately appeared on the arm of the lizardman Kuruxue.
Blood flowed out of the wound.
Tang Zheng picked up an empty potion bottle next to him and collected the blood flowing from the other party. He did not stop until all the potion bottles containing the dragon blood that the lizardman Kuruxue had just drunk were filled.
"Thank you for your hard work. Go down and rest first." Tang Zheng's voice became much gentler.
The lizardman Kuruxue had lost a lot of blood, and his body became a little weak. There was a sense of weakness in his eyes, but his thoughts became clear and excited.
"If you need it, my lord, I can provide you with blood at any time." The lizardman Kuruxue was not afraid, but relieved.
She is still useful!
As long as she is alive, she can ensure that nothing will happen to the Lizardmen.
Watching the lizardman Kuruxue leave.
Tang Zheng's eyes fell on the potion bottle filled with blood: "Whether it's because of the profession or the bloodline, the effect of "Dragon Blood" is obviously better for Kuruxue."
"In the past, we have been using a single type of blood for research, and we have never thought about using a method that uses a variety of blood combinations."
Moon in the water.
February 1st.
A medium-sized ship was parked on the sea southeast of the Holy Kingdom. The sky was gray and drizzling.
The sea breeze is not strong.
After all, it is just a sea area close to the inland, but there are still layers of waves on the sea surface, causing the entire ship to shake and sway on the sea.
A middle-aged man with ordinary clothes, wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and blond hair stood on the deck, holding the edge of the boat tightly with both hands, looking at the blurry shore.
Even though his clothes were soaked by the rain, the blond middle-aged man had no intention of returning to the cabin to take shelter from the rain. Instead, his face was filled with worry and nervousness.
The Holy Kingdom is a peninsula country surrounded by the sea on three sides.
In the middle there is a sea area about 40 kilometers long and 200 kilometers long. The whole country can be understood as being in the shape of a " ". It is precisely because of the existence of this sea area that the country is divided into the South and North Holy Kingdoms.
The city wall fortress is built on the right side of the "" shape, completely separating the Holy Kingdom from the Abelion Hills.
There is only one formal way to enter the hilly area from the Holy Kingdom, and that is to go through the city wall fortress, and the other way is to go through the border sea.
Entering February.
It rains frequently in most parts of the country because it is a peninsula country surrounded by the sea on three sides, so the rainfall is relatively abundant.
It is not suitable to go out to sea at this time.
"I hope nothing will happen."
The blond middle-aged man held the edge of the boat with his palms and tightened them again: "My Lord Baron... Alas, I hope this is not a wrong decision."
About half a month ago.
Ogres actually appeared in the hilly area and went to the fortress to trade with humans.
This was as incredible as the hateful subhumans in the hilly areas suddenly surrendering to them, humans.
This matter was suppressed by the bigwigs of the City Wall Fortress, but it still spread out. The Baron heard the rumor at a banquet and then he began to think about it.
"May the four gods bless you, and I hope this goes well."
“This matter must not be known to other nobles, or even Her Royal Highness the Saint Princess.” The blond middle-aged man made a bitter face and kept praying in his heart.
If this matter were to get out, their Baron would definitely be sent to the gallows.
At this moment, on the distant coast.
Several humans dressed as civilians were looking in fear and trembling at the twenty burly and strong ogres that appeared before them.
"Demi-human, it's a demi-human ogre!"
A civilian man's legs were shaking, and there was even a smell of urine coming from his lower body. He spoke in a trembling voice.
"Shut up!" the man suddenly spoke, scaring the other civilian men so much that they trembled all over. The leader, who looked quite strong, glared at the others fiercely, fearing that he would accidentally anger the group of ogres in front of them.
These few people, facing these ogres, may not even be able to escape, let alone fill their teeth.
"Food, the food we want." An ogre stared with scarlet eyes at the empty-handed human in front of him and growled impatiently.
The other ogres looked over one by one, some licking their lips, and some even drooling.
Facing these cannibalistic gazes.
The legs of several human civilians had gone weak, and some wanted to escape, but found that their bodies were too frightened to move a single step.
"Weak human."
"I'm so hungry. I want to eat meat."
“…………”
Seeing this group of frightened pale humans, several ogres laughed mockingly and teasingly.
"The stuff is on the boat!"
Hearing the laughter from the other side, the leading civilian suddenly felt a surge of courage in his heart. His voice trembled involuntarily, but he still shouted loudly: "We need to send the things to the ship first before we can give you food."
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
The ogres, whose heads were covered with warts, turned their heads and looked at each other, unable to make a decision for a moment.
"Give them the food." The leading ogre raised his thick arms that were almost touching the ground and waved them.
Large pieces of gold ore were carried over by the ogres at the back and thrown in front of these humans.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Every time a piece of gold ore hit the ground, it made a loud noise, shaking not only the ground, but also the hearts of all the civilians.
"Gold?"
"Is this gold?"
The crowd, who were terrified just now, began to breathe rapidly when they saw the gold ore in front of them, which was still reflecting golden light even in the gray weather.
This human clearly had no idea what they were trading.
soon.
After calming down, everyone struggled to carry the gold ore onto the boat on the shore, and drove the small boats away from the shore quickly, disappearing into the rain and fog.
Only a group of ogres were left standing on the shore waiting.
"They're gone."
"Will he never come back?"
"have no idea."
"I'm so hungry. I want to eat meat."
“…………”
A chattering sound was heard. Although the ogres had low IQs, they were not stupid.
Time passes by little by little.
Soon, the humans who had left earlier returned in more small boats, with the cabins filled with all kinds of food and meat.
After going back and forth dozens of times, all the food was finally thrown onto the shore. One of the humans shouted to the ogres, "The trade is over," and then he drove the last fishing boat away.
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"Take the food away." The leading ogre said in a buzzing voice.
On the other side, all the humans returned to the ship and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Having come into such close contact with the man-eating ogre, everyone was terrified, fearing that they would be eaten by it.
"Bargo, come here."
The blond middle-aged man looked at the civilians slumped on the deck. The worried look on his face not long ago had disappeared, and he regained his superior attitude.
"Sir." The civilian man who mustered up the courage to communicate with the ogre quickly got up from the ground.
This person is an important person, the steward of the Baron of their territory.
"Tell me about the whole transaction process." The blond butler said calmly.
The civilian man narrated the entire transaction process without reservation, and even specifically mentioned his brave performance, his eyes full of anticipation.
He didn't expect that the noble would dare to trade with sub-humans, thinking of the orange-yellow gold ore.
The civilian man swallowed subconsciously.
The value of those gold ores far exceeds the value of the wheat and other crops, and some meat given to the group of ogres.
The Holy Kingdom has abundant rainfall and a flat terrain.
There was an ample supply of crops and food, otherwise they would not have implemented a universal conscription system that was completely different from that of the empire and the kingdom, and they would not have gone to great lengths to build city walls and fortresses.
In terms of national strength alone, the Holy Kingdom is much stronger than the Re-Estize Kingdom.
"A group of ogres actually follow the rules."
"You didn't even check it?"
After hearing this, the blond butler's eyes flickered with regret and greed: "This time we are preparing new food and meat."
"I should have mixed the old food and rotten meat in it. The ogres won't check it anyway. For these demihumans who eat everything, eating rotten food shouldn't be a problem."
The blond butler muttered quietly to himself, raising his arm and waving it.
Before the civilians on the deck could react, dozens of soldiers armed with weapons rushed out from the cabin at the rear.
"Kill them all and throw them into the sea to feed the fish." The blond butler waved his hand in disdain.
In an instant, screams and splashing sounds of people falling into the water were heard on the deck of the ship.
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The evil dog pulled the carriage along the muddy road, the wheels rolling over the rain-soaked ground, and the wheels turned rapidly.
The mud and water turned into denser black raindrops, which were thrown onto the low bushes on both sides of the road and the road behind.
In the carriage.
Enli pulled aside the curtain and looked into the distance at the towering, majestic fortress wall that had gradually appeared in her field of vision, stretching as far as the eye could see.
"Is this the Holy Kingdom? So powerful." Enri covered her mouth and exclaimed.
In Enri's impression, the city of E-Rantel was already majestic enough, but compared to the endless fortress wall in front of her, it was nothing.
"Oh, are we there yet?" A gentle voice sounded from behind. Tang Zheng opened the partition at the back and entered the front carriage.
"grown ups."
"grown ups."
Enri's surprised voice and the Green Leaf Witch's respectful voice rang out.
Tang Zheng looked at the door curtain that Anli had opened, and at the city wall fortress that gradually emerged in the rain and fog: "A fortress? It's only at this level."
Shake your head.
"If the city walls and forts are not included in the national borders, it is not a truly solid fortress." Tang Zheng retracted his gaze and spoke lightly.
"Sir, have you finished your alchemy research?" An Li was very happy to see Tang Zheng, who was always researching and rarely appeared in public.
"There is no end to the study of alchemy."
Tang Zheng smiled and ruffled Anli's chestnut-blonde hair. "Some things are endless, but you can take a break recently."
"That's great."
Enri felt the warmth of the palm and a satisfied smile appeared on her face. "My Lord, it must be very tiring to keep working so hard."
"It's better to work harder now than later."
Tang Zheng extended his index finger and gently tapped An Li's forehead, then looked at the Green Leaf Witch beside him: "Have you adapted?"
"You have completely mastered it, my Lord."
The Green Leaf Witch immediately spoke respectfully. She understood that Tang Zheng was asking about the powerful force when he transformed into the "Wise King of the Forest".
The breathing has indeed become much calmer.
Tang Zheng glanced at the Green Leaf Witch and nodded slightly.
“Ouch!”
Outside the carriage, a low growl came from the evil dog, with a sense of intimacy and warning in its voice, and then the speed of the carriage gradually began to slow down.
"We have finally arrived at... the Holy Kingdom." Tang Zheng said to himself as he looked at the wall outside the carriage which had become clear.
(End of this chapter)
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