Lord of Rot

Chapter 64 All Talents
Betty is the only daughter of the lord of a small noble in the south.

By chance, she came into contact with and fell in love with alchemy, and followed an old scholar to study and study. The magic gunpowder was accidentally created by Betty. Combined with the magic of controlling flames, the magic gunpowder produced by alchemy failure can produce extremely terrifying. power.

She thought that she would become a knowledgeable scholar in the future, delving into alchemy, exploring the truth and mysteries, but the arrival of a war broke her future plan.

The war from East Gorge and Giant's Foot chose Betty's family territory as the battlefield. The knights charged in the canyon, and the militiamen carried farm tools to guard the city wall. The corpses fell one by one, blood stained the city wall, and the clouds were also stained. red.

Until Dongxia's army was killed and retreated, it seemed that they had won the war, but Betty's family was completely finished, the castle was divided up by other nobles, and she became a street rat.

Betty abandoned her surname, relied on explosive alchemy and magic, became a mercenary, and wandered all the way.

In the fall of last year, she met "silver hair".

As for the silver hair, Betty didn't have much introduction, and she didn't know this group of people very well. She only knew that they held silver steel swords, had silver hair different from ordinary people, were very powerful in combat and possessed a lot of knowledge. They were a group of weirdos.

Some people say that where silver hair appears, there are infinite treasures, while others say that the appearance of silver hair means that the devil is not far away.

One of the silver-haired companions came in the direction of the porcupine collar.

Betty's mercenary team decided to try their luck in the East Gorge, and happened to hear a burning giant bear appearing in the Iron Stone City Tavern in the porcupine collar.

After a period of investigation, they found out about the porcupine collar, and Li Qi knew everything about it.

The corner of Li Qi's mouth couldn't help twitching, he really just made up a story to sell the bear skin for a good price, why did a group of scumbags believe it!
It is not known whether Betty's words are true or false, but Li Qi was surprised when she gave the secret recipe for refining magic gunpowder.

Because this is the gunpowder of the earth!
I understand the truth, but I can't get the materials.

The main materials are sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal.

Whether it's sulfur or saltpeter, they are hard to find. Anyway, I haven't seen them in the porcupine collar.

Especially natural sulfur mines are in the hands of a few nobles.

Probably because of magic and alchemy, the price of such materials has not been low.

The idea of ​​having a musket in hand, or even a fire crossbow and meteor arrow, can only be declared shattered for the time being.

You can't do gunpowder, but you can still do magic.

Betty is also a scholar apprentice, much better than ordinary people, and she is at her mercy.

She obviously didn't tell the truth a lot, such as the mercenary who was wearing iron armor to protect her all the time, and the magical wooden stick that could withstand explosions, and so on.

There is no rush right now.

Li Qi was distracted to control the patrol of dead bodies and let Betty rest.

He wanted to dig out useful information from Betty while investigating the crypt. After the value of Betty's magic gunpowder plummeted, investigating the crypt became the first priority.

Recently, after the livestock village was planned, the first batch of buildings were not villagers' houses but pastures, and there was so much milk from cows that they didn't know what to do with it.

The milk must be processed in the castle, and the servants can follow suit, but they are never allowed to pack it and take it home.

Li Qi would not make merciful mistakes, and he didn't want the people of the Porcupine Collar to develop the idea that it was natural to take advantage of the master.

If you don't want to waste the remaining milk, you can only find ways to make other desserts, cheese, etc.

Mr. Wine Barrel, who let the little maids and servants go to the back kitchen for a while, even if they want to stutter, is thinking about the suggestion of the lord recently.

"How about training a few more apprentices?"

In the past, the wine barrel didn't feel good, so no one should try to grab their own stove.

But it is different now, he is really too busy, and the lord has given him a lot of recipes waiting for him to study, instead of finding time to study new dishes after he is busy with three meals a day, why not teach a few obedient and honest Apprentices can also save themselves some effort.

The little cook, the oak basin, looks like she can make some breakfast.

This method works!
But be sure to be an obedient apprentice.

It was evening, but the selection of the subordinates was not over yet.

The 76 people screened out 35 people, no time limit, as long as the number of people, the first competition is physical strength, poor physical fitness has been screened out, and the rest of the competition is willpower.

When Li Qi came, there were still 38 teenagers left, and some of them were already staggering. It is estimated that their unconsciousness depends on their faith.

Whether it is a commoner or a slave, they all gritted their teeth and grasped this opportunity, absolutely unwilling to miss it.

Those who were eliminated on the spot did not leave, because Li Qi promised to have dinner for them.

Of course, the most eliminated ones were the slave boys. They were sullen, knowing that they had missed the opportunity to change their lives.

There are only 7 slave teenagers who are still persisting. They are struggling to support, and they are born at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength.

This also includes Ake's two sons, Akeli, who is 16 years old, and Akdo, who is 14 years old. The two of them can persist because of their good genes and good food.

My father is a slave in charge, so how could he not use his power for personal gain?

Soon, three slave boys were eliminated, and each of them had already reached their limit, so it would not be surprising if they all collapsed in the next instant.

Finally, there were 35 people left.

The first round of selection is also over.

Those who persevered breathed a sigh of relief, and some fell straight on the ground, their mental and physical strength had already reached their limits, and they didn't know what supported them.

In the end, the three teenagers who couldn't hold on were holding back their tears. They were only a little away from the last point, just a little bit away!If you stick to it a little longer.

But the reality is like this, it's just a little bit worse!
A sumptuous dinner made the atmosphere slightly better, and the 35 teenagers who remained will be taught the most basic knowledge of characters by Gulen tomorrow.

The first batch of teenagers who can survive have the value of training. Whether they are sheriffs, municipal administrators, civil servants, or knight servants, they have initially shown their value.

In Li Qi's eyes, all those who are cultivated are talents. Since I can't recruit talents to be loyal, how about cultivating the head office by myself?If it is not used as a manager, it must be enough to run errands at the grassroots level.

The tired teenagers were driven to rest, those who failed the election had to go home, those who should farm the land, and those who should be slaves continued to be slaves.

Li Qi also joined the table to prepare for dinner.

The little maids in maid outfits are serving dishes one after another, which is really eye-catching.

Dinner is venison soup, salad, and a pudding, and there is a very luxurious creme brulee.

Sugar is also a very luxurious seasoning.

The environment of the porcupine collar is not suitable for growing sugar beets. For a long time from now, it is estimated that they can only spend money to buy sugar.

There is still a long way to go for development. Li Qi glanced at Kelan, who smiled back.

"Those youngsters are good. One or two may become knight retinues." Kelan thought that the lord wanted to hear his report. He said, "The talents are very good. They are lucky to have the opportunity you gave them."

Grant raised his wine glass from the side: "To my lord's kindness."

It is also the skill of municipal management to find the right time to flatter.

"Haha, everyone says I'm kind." Li Qi raised his glass.

　It's 500 from [Mayfly Wing], it's like Mr. Barrel's salad with pecans, grapes and cheese shavings, oh, I mean, thanks, I like it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)