Lord Helanza

Surdak is obviously past an adventurous age, and he has no interest in war.

Wal Village is located on the edge of Desolate Land outside the Paglos Pass. Even if it is not so peaceful, Surdak completely gave up the opportunity to choose a small plane to open up wasteland.

As for the issue of territorial location, he decisively narrowed the choice to the scope of Helanza City.

He didn’t want to expand the territory. It’s just that Surdak hesitated for a whole night about whether to choose the land near Helanza. He also thought about having such a good opportunity now. A piece of fertile land near the Manor of the Earl of Furnack was set aside and became his Baron collar.

There are three main reasons why he hesitated.

The first reason is that Surdak is working hard to build Wall Village. All his family business is here. Once he gives up here, the loss will be immeasurable.

The second reason is that the Knight leader on the pustule mountain has discovered a lot of sulfur mines. If he wants to continue mining the sulfur mines of pustule mountain, he must not be too far away from here. It is necessary to expand the territory as much as possible to ensure that all the sulfur mines in the Yaobaoshan area are in your hands.

The third reason, whether it is the succubus Aphrodite or Selena, can not withstand the investigation of the magic union law enforcement team, they should stay away from Helanza city.

So in the evening, Surdak asked for old Sheila's opinion.

Natasha did not forget to make a pot of lemon tea for Surdak while she was washing dishes in the kitchen.

Rita was wiping the dining table earnestly. The rag in her hand was a bit sticky, and it couldn't be cleaned no matter how she washed it.

When I was poor and hungry, the food didn’t have so much grease, so I didn’t have to worry about washing dishes and wiping the table. Those bowls and dishes had to be rinsed with hot water at the end to remove the last bit of the bottom of the bowl. The food is swallowed into the stomach along with the soup. Now every day all can eat meat, the bowls and plates are always covered with oil, and even the table is harder to wipe than before.

Surdak stood at the door of Old Sheila's room holding the tea tray, and knocked gently on the door.

Old Sheila’s voice came from inside:

"Come in!"

When Surdak walked into the room, she was sitting up on the bed and motioning for him Sit down by the bed.

Little Peter slept soundly on the wooden bed opposite.

"What's wrong? Dark." Old Sheila asked, staring at his face.

Her eyes always contain too much.

Surdak wants to pour her a cup of tea.

Old Sheila waved her hand and said: "When you are old, if you drink tea at night, you will not fall asleep..."

Surdak put down the teapot in his hand, and then said: "There was news from a messenger today that I can still allocate some territories. I am considering where to choose these territories."

Old Sheila didn't expect Surdak to say this, but just casually asked: "What is difficult for you to decide?"

Surdak said his own thoughts: "The land in the suburbs of Helanza is richer and more valuable. But Desolate Land is also very good here, Pustule Mountain. Some valuable sulfur mines have been discovered over there. If they continue to be mined, they can bring a fortune, but this is too far away from Helanza City. In the future, Little Peter will go to Helanza War Academy to go to school..."

"So?" Old Sheila became a lot more awake when she heard little Peter's name.

Surdak continued: "I think if there is a manor outside Helanza, it is probably a good choice."

Old Sheila stared at Surdak and asked him: "Do you want to hear Listen to my opinion?"

"Yes." Surdak said.

Old Sheila looked at Surdak again, then closed her eyes, and the room became absolute silence.

After a while, Old Sheila opened her eyes and said:

"I am used to living here, so I hope you can choose your territory here."

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"I know that I am very selfish. I think this is completely because of Peter. I think that child may not be as good as you in his life. You are a magician nobleman, and the title of nobility cannot be passed on. Once you wait for you Old...passed away, these lands will be reclaimed by the Grimm Empire and those rich lands. If it’s a pustule mountain, the situation may be different. There was originally a place no one wanted, and no one would fight to occupy it, maybe small. Peter's good life can last a little longer."

If it wasn't for Little Peter, Old Sheila rarely said so much to Surdak.

"So...I understand." Surdak stood up after speaking, and walked out of Old Sheila's room with the teapot in his hand.

Once the matter was settled, Surdak felt a lot easier on his body, and he began to think about how to re-establish the boundary marker around the pustule mountain.

Old Sheila looked at the back of Surdak leaving, and gave Little Peter a loving look.

The changes in Wall Village have been rapid, but it still seems to be unable to keep up with Surdak's footsteps.

Little Peter is lying on the opposite bed and there is a sound of even breathing, and his immature face is full of tomorrow’s beauty...

...

The messenger John Nee didn't sleep well last night.

He sat up from the bed and stretched, making the sound of'crack crack' all over his bones.

He rubbed a sore neck with his hands, jumped out of the bed barefoot, and there was a layer of flat gray Fire Mountain Cliff on the ground. There was no soft velvet blanket, which he could understand, but even There is no fine-grained oak floor, which is a bit unreasonable.

The ground was a bit cold, and it was not very comfortable to step on it. He quickly put his boots on his feet.

I found a circle in the room. Apart from a basin of water, there was no mirror in the corner.

He walked to the front of the water basin and saw the haggard face that appeared in the water basin, with puffy eye bags, and the black eye rims resembling a clown in a circus.

The village of Wall looks good from the outside, but there are totally two feelings when you live in.

The houses in the village are still some earth embryo rooms, and the beds are hardwood beds. Only a piercing reed mat is laid on the bed. Lying on the bed is not as good as sleeping in a tent, but for Make yourself an excellent messenger, Johnny can only grit his teeth and live in this house.

The thing that displeased him most was that the village women here refused him last night, even if he took out five Silver Coins from his arms to reward them, those village women looked disgusted. , And left without looking back.

The conditions here are really difficult. Didn't expect Surdak Baron to be born in such a mountain village.

Johnny opened the door and walked into the yard. He just saw a graceful woman holding a basket of fruits and oatmeal and came in from the outside, with a faint smile on her delicate face , Especially that pair of jade-green eyes has an indescribable charm, as if there are hundreds of thousands of stars hidden in the eyes.

She is wearing a tunic long skirt, with a slender waist and long, slender legs that make her look half a head taller than Johnny.

Even in Helanza, such a smelly woman is rarely seen.

Johnny stared at the woman’s face idiotically, her eyes a bit unable to pull out, but the woman did not say hello to Johnny, but turned her head and smiled behind her and said, "Duck, the messenger has already Wake up!"

Johnny woke up suddenly when he heard Surdak's name.

The woman took out a stack of wheat cakes, a clay pot of broth, and a plate of cape from the basket, and said to Surdak: "I'm going to the children's home. If you come to my place for dinner tonight, you must Tell me in advance."

After that, the woman kissed Surdak on the cheek before she walked out of the yard with her long skirt.

Surdak walked into the yard and asked Johnny, "Johnny Messenger, are you returning to Helanza City today?"

Johnny stood up straight and said:" Yes, Surdak Baron, Lord Marquis is still waiting for your reply. Do you want me to take a message to the city for you?"

Surdak took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Johnny. Said to Johnny:

"Please help me forward this letter to Lord Marquis Bernard Christie."

Johnny glanced at the envelope, and the seal was applied. After using the glue, I raised my head and asked Surdak:

"Have you decided where to choose your territory? As far as I know, very few people can do this to you, but choose your own Baron collar!"

Surdak said to Johnny nodded:

"I'm going to choose Baron's territory in the depths of Desolate Land. If possible, I would like to use the original Knight collar slightly. Just expand to the Desolate Land area. I will deal with the affairs of Wall Village and visit Marquis Bernard in person three days later."

Johnny's eyes were dull, and he predicted it in his heart. Several answers, totally didn't expect Surdak would choose this way.

Don’t he know how many people in Helanza are staring at Funak Manor and Hoyle Manor?

Don’t he know that as long as he owns any of these two estates, he even has a ticket to the upper aristocratic circle of Helanza?

Johnny found that he didn't know how to say it. Originally, no matter what decision Surdak made, he would say some congratulations.

But now, the rhetoric I prepared doesn’t even work.

Johnny had no choice but to say cryptically:

"Surdak Baron, there are still a few days left anyway, you might as well think about it, if you don’t plan to choose your territory on a small plane Now, there is a lot of vacant land around the Earl of Furnake Manor. There are also some good options near Hoyle Manor. No matter where it is, it is much better than Desolate Land."

Surdak stopped at the door of the room. , Said:

"Johnny Messenger, I will seriously consider your suggestion."

Seeing Surdak leaving, John took out a silk scarf and wiped it carefully. Wipe sweat from your forehead.

I don't know what to do, as long as Surdak stands beside him, it seems that the air around him is about to freeze.

Johnny’s task of sending the letter here is considered to be Perfection completed, and regardless of whether he can rush back to Helanza City that night, he hurriedly left Wall Village.

……

Affected by the southeast monsoon of the Endless Sea.

After entering July, Desolate Land has completely entered the rainy season.

The plants here start to grow wildly during this season, and you can see a hint of green everywhere.

There are no steep mountains on Desolate Land, at most there are only some undulating slopes.

Standing on the top of the Desolate Land cliff, you can see the scenery more than ten kilometers away at a glance. After a spring treatment of the river bay beach and marshes in front of Wall Village, a large area of ​​beach land has become fertile. The rainwater flowing down from various hillsides converges into the canal. This artificial canal is like a shining necklace that surrounds the swamp for most of the time.

The old village chief just kept at home for a month, he stood on the embankment of the artificial canal with a walking stick. What he was most worried about was a few heavy rains in succession. The rainwater exceeded the flow of the artificial canal and excessive rainwater. It will overflow the dam and rush into the fertile field where the crops have just been planted.

The fertile fields that have been converted into this tidal flat are more fertile than imagined. Any seeds that grow out are bigger than the plants in the fields in the village.

The old village chief is wearing a linen coat and is holding a cane in his hand.

He pointed his finger at the hundreds of acres of fields surrounded by this embankment, and said to Surdak next to him: "It won't take long before this field will be full of tomatoes!"

When talking about this land, the old village chief’s eyes were full of smiles.

He said to Surdak: “In the past, our village seldom grows these vegetables. It’s not that we don’t like to eat these vegetables. In the past, there was too little land that could be cultivated in the village, and that piece of land didn’t even produce enough wheat. Eat, let alone grow these vegetables that cannot be stored in winter! Compared to tomatoes, I prefer pumpkins. As long as they are put in the cellar, they can be stored for a long time in winter."

The old village head stood by On the dike next to the canal, pointing to the depths of the swamp, he said: "Duck, I think we can extend this artificial canal a bit longer, if we can enclose the swamp over there..."

The swamp in front of me has now become a land of Zee, and reeds and red thatch are almost covering the water.

It is relatively easy to develop the tidal flats in the river bay outside the village, because the tidal flats are relatively high. As long as the artificial canals are dug to intercept and drain the rainwater flowing down all around the slopes, a piece of fertile land can be obtained. .

But that swamp is low-lying. If you want to drain the rainwater in the swamp, the artificial canal that is dug will be deeper, and the amount of work will increase exponentially. Surdak does not have this for the time being. Intend.

The old village head was only overwhelmed by emotions for a while before he had the idea of ​​transforming the swamp.

Surdak took a step forward, bent down and picked up a piece of shale from the dam, and threw it away. The selected shale quickly stirred up dozens of water splashes on the river, and he straightened his waist and patted the shale in his hand. Dirt, just said: "Bright uncle, there is news from Helanza city."

"What good news? Is there a big order for sulfur mine from Trading Company?" The old village head Hao Hao Asked nonchalantly.

"I was awarded the title Baron of Helanza City by Charles Your Majesty." Surdak said calmly.

The old village chief's hand holding the cane shook fiercely, and he looked at Surdak in amazement.

"You said you...become a nobleman?"

"en." Surdak nodded, faintly smiled to the old village chief: "It was because of the plane of Maca For his achievements, the lords of the Marquis of Luther in the city of Pena submitted an application to Charles Your Majesty. After waiting for more than two months, the news that I was awarded the Baron came here."

The old village chief looked at Surdak again and asked him: "The Marquis of Luther and other lords recommended you to become Baron. Does he want to turn you into his direct line? Does he have anything to do with you? Hint? For example, I told you to join his army?"

"I don't know, probably not." Surdak shook the head, he didn't know what the Marquis Luther wanted, only Said: "I have only met with the Marquis Luther a few times, and we can count with one hand when we talk, and since the war on the Maca plane, there has been no news there. Do you think I am? Take the initiative to visit?"

The old village chief asked again: "Did you not join his army? Maybe you need to do something else!"

Surdak shook the head ……