Lord Chronicle

Chapter 6
A month later, Reid did not break his promise.He invited the representatives of the lords of the four territories near Lowell Territory, the business representatives who had seen the blueprints and heard the mention of the magical waterwheel from past merchants, and invited them to Lowell.

No matter what doubts or reservations these representatives had at the beginning, when they saw the waterwheel that could lift the water to the river bank several meters high under the leadership of Reed, and listened to Reed's explanation that was enough to make the hype fall, all Everyone was shocked.As for the water mill, several landlords were so excited that they almost fainted immediately.

When Jessica took out the prepared folding tables and chairs and the few golden umbrellas, the atmosphere reached its peak.All the representatives expressed excitedly that they wanted to meet the lord of Lowell and buy everything.

Although the other party's reaction was within expectations, Sol was still a little bit overwhelmed by the siege of a dozen big men.He struggled to break free from the surrounding crowd, and said loudly, "Everyone please be quiet, I have something to say."

"I am very grateful for everyone's support for our territory, er... products. I also understand that everyone urgently needs them. Therefore, for the sake of fairness, I will hold an auction so that everyone has the opportunity to get these things." Then he briefly explained what an auction is.

In the end, Sol said: "The buyer with the highest bid, I will give him the detailed design drawings of the waterwheel and water mill, and send someone to guide the production there. That is to say, the winner will not only get the product, but Production technology, he will be able to produce and sell waterwheels by himself, understand?"

There is nothing to understand about these words. All the smart people present have calculated almost instantly how much profit they will make if they obtain the production technology of the waterwheel and sell it to outsiders.Some less powerful landlords and businessmen knew that they could not compete, so they couldn't help but feel dejected, while the representatives of several lords were all extremely excited.

"To give you time to prepare, the auction will be held 7 days later. During this period, you can visit Lowell as much as you like and ask your lord for instructions. In addition, for the sake of fairness, this lord will not accept bribes in any form. Please be strong See you at the auction." Sol finally added.

After the representatives left, Jessica asked Saul in a puzzled way: "Why did you sell the production technology to them? Then we won't be able to sell waterwheels anymore, and we will lose a lot of gold coins."

Sol smiled calmly and didn't answer her.On the other hand, Reed, with a completely stunned expression, couldn't help muttering: "It's too powerful, it's really too powerful."

Enraged by Saul's attitude, Jessica grabbed his ear: "What kind of tricks are you playing, please tell me, sir! Lord! Great! Man!"

"Ouch, take it easy, I'm going to pull it off! I told you it's not enough." Sol was screamed at being pulled, and thought to himself that this is not a request, but a coercion. Why doesn't she respect herself as the lord at all? ?

"Jessica, although you are powerful in internal affairs, it is obvious that you are not good enough in economics... Uh!" Saul shook his head, and was about to take the opportunity to hit Jessica hard. The fingers that were about to move, quickly changed their words.

"In short, you have to understand that building a waterwheel is not an easy job. With the technical level in the territory, it is impossible to mass-produce it. In addition, Lovell is remote and the transportation is inconvenient. Even if it is made, it will be difficult to sell. Besides, the waterwheel The structure is not too complicated, and the other party can buy one and study it for a period of time before imitating it.”

"So I might as well transfer the technology to them and make a lot of money. This is the best policy. As long as we get enough funds, we can recruit craftsmen, clear the roads, and have new products at that time. It's our turn to make a lot of money, wow Hahaha..." At this moment, Sol laughed so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes.

As if meeting Sol for the first time, Jessica stared at him in astonishment for a long while before sighing: "You man, really... what happened to that auction?"

Before Sol had time to explain, Reed groaned strangely and grabbed his hand: "My lord, I really admire you so much. I just realized today that what I learned before is so insignificant compared to what you think .Please agree no matter what, let me learn how to make money by your side... No, let me learn the way of business!"

Trying to hold Reed's mouth that was almost touching his face, Sol couldn't help yelling: "Let go, let me go, you fag. If you have something to say, don't bring your mouth closer!"

After finally getting Reed to stop his harassment, Sol said: "In short, the so-called auction is the only way to get the maximum value of the product. After seven days, you will understand."

As if remembering something, Reed slapped his hands: "I was scared by your methods, I almost forgot. That's it, two people followed me to Lovell, and they both said they wanted to see you."

"Uh? Who is it?" Sol wondered to himself, did he have fans so soon?
"One is the representative of the Adventurer's Guild. He wants you to meet him after you have met the representatives of the lords. The other person I met in Bahrain claimed to be a magician, but I think it's just a down-and-out That’s all for the guy. But he couldn’t stand up to his lobbying, so he brought it here.” Reed said to Saul.

As soon as the representative of the Adventurer's Guild came, Sol immediately understood what the other party was doing.He exchanged glances with Jessica, and he nodded: "I understand, you have worked hard these two days, go to rest first. I will cash out the reward immediately after the auction is over. By the way, take advantage of this rare opportunity, you You can make friends with those representatives."

Reed is a person with delicate and delicate organs, and he can't know the elegant meaning without listening to string songs. He said excitedly: "It's okay, why don't you rest, I'll go right away. On the road these days, I have become very familiar with them."

After Reed left, Jessica said with a serious expression: "We caught people from the Adventurer's Guild, and they finally came to the door. How are you going to deal with them?"

During these days, Sol has somewhat learned about various guilds in the mainland.These associations of magicians, monster hunters, and mercenaries have forces beyond imagination, and even the kingdoms cannot control them.

Needless to say, magicians, these people who are honored as honored guests by various countries and have mysterious powers are terrifying existences in themselves; the power of the Adventurer's Guild is also very important, and it is not something that little Lovell can deal with.

In a word, Sol has long regretted his behavior of being quick for a while.

"Uh... Anyway, I'd better meet him first." Saul said helplessly.

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After a while, in another room of the lord's mansion, Thor met with representatives of the Adventurers' Guild.The other party was an old man in his fifties, dressed in overly gorgeous clothes, as if he wanted to show all his wealth to others.He looked very arrogant, and he didn't salute when he saw Sol.

"Hi, I'm Saul Lovell, Lord of Lovell." Sol held out his hand to him.

The other party ignored him, and he didn't even get up, just sat in the chair and snorted: "I am Cole, the plenipotentiary representative of the Adventurer's Guild. I think the lord is very clear about what I am here for."

Damn, what are you pulling.Although he was upset, Saul knew that it was not appropriate to turn against the other party now. He smiled and said, "Of course, of course. Jessica, ask Kress to release those monster hunters."

Jessica also knew that she was not acting impulsively, so she nodded and was about to go down, but Cole waved her hand: "Wait a minute. Your lord won't be so forgetful, right? Our members can catch them as soon as they say they want to, and let them go as soon as they say they want to. What is our Adventurer's Guild? And as far as I know, they were abused by you inhumanely during their detention, and I hope the lord can give me an explanation for this matter."

Inhuman abuse?Not so exaggerated, but just doing work.Is there a guy in my garrison who likes to fuck, doing something secretly?I must ask Kress later.

Thinking in his heart, Sol laughed and said, "I have always respected your guild. There must be a misunderstanding in the so-called inhuman abuse. We are all civilized people, how could we do such a thing? Of course , if there is such a thing, the people below must have misunderstood it, I will investigate thoroughly and give you a satisfactory answer."

Recalling the speeches made by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that he had seen in the news before, Saul talked about it in a eloquent manner, and he actually learned the same thing.However, Cole is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he was not moved by Saul's hard performance at all. He sneered and said: "My lord really knows how to joke, isn't it a misunderstanding to arrest people without reason?"

Jessica was very hot-tempered. Upon hearing this, she couldn't help but said: "They used excuses to make trouble in the territory and bullied Maisie's mother and daughter. Everyone can see this clearly. What do you mean by arresting people without reason!"

Saul quickly pulled her aside: "Sister, calm down, calm down!"

Knowing that Sol was right, Jessica gritted her teeth for a while, and finally nodded fiercely.Sol secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Cole and said, "What does Mr. Cole want?"

Territory development is the most important thing, and Sol doesn't want to get involved with this large underworld gang.

Hearing what Saul said, Cole finally showed a satisfied smile.He nodded and said: "The lord is really knowledgeable, so let's do it like this. As compensation, Lowell Territory will be fully open to our Adventurer's Guild in the future, and we will build a branch here. And this incident also exposed the security of your territory. Insufficient strength, our guild is willing to provide assistance and take over the defense of the territory, what do you think?"

Even Jessica was stunned this time. Such a condition was no different from a forced occupation, and the other party was obviously insincere.

Slowly taking a breath, Sol kept telling himself to be calm, calm down, calm down, I am now a shrinking turtle, and I have to make compromises for the sake of the territory...

"Haha, Mr. Cole really knows how to joke..." Thinking, he managed to squeeze out a smile.

Cole rolled his eyelids: "Really? That's a pity. Since the lord is so confident, I hope nothing will happen to Lovell in the future."

"Damn..." Sol was furious, which was clearly a threat.

"Forgive us for not being able to agree to such a condition." Jessica said with a cold face.

Cole was not surprised at all, he shrugged: "Since you are so ignorant...I don't have time to waste in such a small place, hand over people, I have to go."

Jessica suppressed her anger and was about to order the release, but Saul yelled, "Slow down."

Cole, who had gotten up and was about to leave, froze for a moment, with a puzzled look in his eyes.Solpi smiled and said: "The matter has not been clarified yet, who said that he will be released?"

Cole's eyelids twitched slightly, turned around and looked at Saul with contempt, waiting for him to speak.

After all, he has only been in this world for more than a month, and Sol is still a modern person in his bones. If there is a policeman in uniform standing in front of him, he may immediately submit without saying a word.But under the weight of Cole's unreasonable pressure, he finally broke out.

Damn, isn't it just an adventurer's guild, I am also the leader of the leader anyway, who is afraid of whom?It just so happened that I was panicking from poverty recently, and you slammed into the door by yourself, and I will take your surname as Ke if you don't scratch a layer of oil.

Feeling ruthless, Saul calmed down instead.As he spoke, he also began to make gestures with his hands: "Your people came to Lovell to make trouble, which frightened my people and caused serious economic losses in the area. If you want to release people, you can, first pay for the losses. Come."

Unexpectedly, Sol's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees, and Cole's face was green and red: "Do you dare to blackmail us?"

Sol looked at him pretending to be surprised: "Mr. Cole, what is this called? According to the kingdom's law, I can do this. It doesn't matter if the Adventurer's Guild is reluctant to give up the money. I will naturally let them go after they work to make up for the loss." People. Don't worry, it won't take too long, and it should be enough to move the wood for a few decades."

Cole became furious and slammed the table: "Saul Lovell! I ask you to release him immediately, or you will bear all the consequences yourself."

"Huh..." In stark contrast to the furious Cole, Sol yawned like a rogue, and then turned to Jessica and said, "Jessica, see off. By the way, tomorrow I will We must personally interrogate those guys, who is instigating behind the scenes, dare to make troubles in the name of the well-known Adventurer's Guild."

Seeing Cole's face livid with anger, Jessica tried her best not to laugh, and waved to Cole: "Mr. Cole, please."

Seemingly afraid that Sol would really ask something, Cole was so angry that he wanted to slam the door and leave several times, but finally held back: "How much do you want?"

"One thousand gold coins per person." Sol's face was ruined anyway, and Sol simply opened his mouth.

"You are simply..." Cole was too angry to speak.

"Extortion, right? Jessica, see off the guests, tomorrow I will personally interrogate..." Sol didn't even look at him, making it clear that I was just trying to blackmail you, so what can I do?
Anyway, it was those monster hunters who made trouble first, and unless the Adventurer's Guild was really desperate to attack Lowell, it would not be able to make up a word of reason.Seeing this clearly, Sol was even more unscrupulous.

"Okay, okay!" Cole suddenly laughed back in anger, "Lowell is such a great lord. I will redeem him, and you can do it yourself."

"Let's go slowly, remember to take care of Lovell if there is such a good thing in the future." Sol shouted at his leaving back.

Cole was so angry that he almost spewed blood. No matter where in the mainland, he would give some face to the other party if he showed the name of the Adventurer's Guild. Who would have thought that he would be blackmailed by a shameless guy this time? It's hard to say, Cole has never felt so useless.

Well you Saul Lovell, we'll have a long time dealing with each other.

Not long after, Jessica came back and said to Saul, "The money has been paid, and people have taken it away."

The secret path is indeed a rich and powerful adventurer's guild, and the [-] gold coins are handed over as soon as they are handed over. Thor hummed: "Put it in the funds of the territory. I am really short of money recently."

Jessica nodded, and couldn't help but said: "Is it really good to do this? The Adventurer's Guild is huge. If we annoy them, it will not be good for us."

Sol thought to himself that you were more impulsive than me just now, and he said helplessly: "What can I do? You have also seen that the other party is clearly here to make trouble. If they back off, they might really be able to give Lovell an inch." Swallow it. Oh, it's not easy to be a lord..."

Turning a blind eye to Saul's sigh, Jessica said in a businesslike manner, "Then what should we do now?"

"What else can I do? Tell Kress to step up vigilance. The top priority is to finish the auction in a few days' time as soon as possible. The rest is just walking around." Sol spread his hands.

Nodding her head, Jessica walked out. After taking two steps, she suddenly turned her head: "To be honest, I'm surprised. I thought you...but I didn't expect you to make such a decision."

With a wry smile, Sol said helplessly, "It turns out that I have such a bad impression in your heart."

With a smile on her face, Jessica said embarrassedly: "It used to be like this, but now..."

She smiled sweetly before she finished speaking, looking very happy.

"Hey, we're in big trouble, and you're still smiling so happily." Saul was angry and funny.

"Hee hee, to be honest, I suddenly felt that you can definitely solve this matter. It's strange, it doesn't make sense at all." Jessica's next words made Sol not know whether to be happy or angry.

"Hey…"

"what?"

"Honestly, I already regret it..."

"you!"

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Unexpectedly, nothing happened for the next few days.Thor guessed that the representatives of the major lords were here, and the Adventurer's Guild did not dare to be too blatant, but this also meant that once the representatives left, the other party would definitely retaliate with all their strength.

In any case, he couldn't just sit still, Saul approached Manson and expressed his desire to replace the weapons for the garrison.Once something happened, the entire Lovell would have to rely on this garrison team of dozens of people.If they still have the equipment that is only slightly better than beggars, I can't imagine why they should defend themselves.

After listening to Saul's request, Manson said with some embarrassment: "I have been making various things during this time, and there is no extra iron in the territory. And the time is too tight, and there is no time to build it. Can you go outside to buy it?"

Sol shook his head: "If you want to buy it, you have to wait for the auction to end in a few days before you have the funds. And the time is also too late, can you think of a way?"

Manson spread his hands helplessly: "Is there any way, I'm not a fairy, I can transform iron. That's good, you let them bring the weapons over in batches, and I will try to maintain them and polish them."

So far, this is the only way to do it. Fortunately, Manson is highly skilled, and he can deal with it by doing maintenance.Sol turned his head and said to the guards who accompanied him: "Did you hear that? Go back and ask Kress to make arrangements. The weapons will be delivered in batches in the past few days. For the replacement of equipment, come back slowly."

When they heard that Manson was willing to maintain their weapons, several defenders were very happy.They knew that the quality of a dwarf's weapon, even if it was a piece of scrap iron, could be improved by another three points.

As for the matter of changing equipment comprehensively in the future, they never even thought about it, so they didn't think about it sooner or later.But to be honest, the protective gear and weapons on these people are really shabby.

A rare opportunity, several guards immediately took off their sabers and handed them over.Manson took it and pulled out a handful, and then yelled angrily: "You bastards, don't you never maintain your weapons!?"

After thanking Manson, Sol suddenly remembered something, and asked him again: "How much iron is left in the territory? I want you to pack something for me, all small things."

As soon as he heard that there was something new for him to create, Manson immediately regained his spirits.Sol's endless stream of new gadgets these days has made Manson addicted to creation. Hearing this, he is as excited as smoking morphine.

Sol found a piece of paper at random and drew a sketch of the rejection.This kind of iron nail is divided into four parts, and the ingenious angle allows it to be thrown out casually, and there will always be one end facing upwards. It is ideal to bury it on the ground for defense.

As soon as he saw the drawing, Manson praised: "Good guy." Immediately excitedly ran to study it.

Sol secretly felt ashamed. In fact, he only knew a lot of things. He drew sketches based on his impressions, and only relied on Manson's genius forging skills to materialize them.He didn't even mark the angles between the spikes like this sketch of the horse nails, but Saul believed that Manson would be able to make it.

Walking out of the blacksmith shop, Sol only felt a mess in his mind. The matter in the territory had not been resolved, and he ran out of the adventurer's guild. According to the report of the defense team, the activities of monsters around the territory have become more and more frequent recently.Replacing equipment, purchasing raw materials, and even recruiting talents all require money, and everything can only be discussed after the auction.

It's so annoying, the reality is really different from the game, at least you can't pause and access files at any time like the game, if you make a wrong step, you may be lost forever.

"Let's go, let's go to the auction house to have a look." All the hopes now rest on this auction.

Jessica is really good at internal affairs. These days, she is busy with both internal and external affairs, taking charge of the command, and doing everything in an orderly manner.On the other hand, Reed gave full play to his social skills, and had a hot fight with the business representatives, as affectionate as brothers.At the same time, he deliberately let out the news, and many businessmen came after hearing the news.

(End of this chapter)