Chapter 399 As long as the money is in place, everything will be crushed

Chapter 399 As long as the money is in place, everything will be crushed

Chapter 399 As long as the money is in place, everything will be done
Thanks to the huge volcano in the middle of the steam lake.

The overall climate of the Border Kingdom is warm and humid.

However, due to its special topography, Iris City blocks most of the moisture.

The air humidity here is not so unacceptable.

Even when summer comes, it will be somewhat hot.

In the afternoon.

sunny.

Outside the Ques Forest, the lumberjacks were looking for a shady place to lie on the ground and take a nap, or playing poker in groups of three or four.

Thanks to Li Zhongren's policies, these workers have time to rest and receive generous compensation.

Naturally, their subjective initiative was also actively mobilized.

Therefore, even if there is time for lunch break, the progress of the project will not be delayed.

"I'm going to pee."

A worker stood up and walked towards a place not far away.

The sound of flowing water is gurgling.

The worker took the opportunity to look at the nearby Ques Forest, which was filled with various highly venomous snakes.

I heard that there used to be a territory of a terrifying magician, who conducted many experiments there. Although the experiments failed, the poisonous snakes remained.

Therefore, ordinary people seldom go there.

However, recently the city lord has been clearing the forest and cutting down trees, and has also used a large amount of alchemical potions to drive away poisonous snakes. Otherwise, no matter how much money they are given, they would not dare to come, because the snakes here crawl very fast and can even shoot.

Very scary!

Therefore, they have no objection to clearing the forest, and it would be better if all the trees were cut down.

You don't have to worry about being hurt by poisonous snakes.

"Who?"

Suddenly, the worker raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound. Two people walked out of the forest, one tall and one short, adults, with a teenager.

Both of them were wearing clothes made of animal skins and some kind of cloak woven from hemp rope.

The child has two deer antlers on his head. I don’t know if it’s for decoration or natural.

The two of them looked somewhat serious.

The workers watching were a little nervous.

After all, anyone who can walk out of this forest alive is not someone that ordinary people can offend.

"Where is your leader?"

Walking not far from the workers, the adult man spoke first.

"There."

The worker took a deep breath and pointed somewhere not far away.

The other party's willingness to communicate made him feel a lot more relaxed.

So he took two people and found the foreman of the logging camp.

He is said to be a foreman, but in fact he is a retired mercenary with a strong body and strength that is difficult for ordinary humans to achieve.

Can lift a one-ton log with ease.

But he is not a superhuman, he can only be considered a psychic.

That is, it can strengthen itself by absorbing spiritual energy, but it cannot use spiritual energy effectively and accurately.

In fact, in the world of Faerun, most mercenaries are like this, and those who are truly extraordinary are the minority.

"Who are you looking for?"

Haddo stood up, one hand resting on the heavy sword at his waist intentionally or unintentionally. He said he was a contractor, but in fact he was just a bodyguard who maintained order and dealt with wild beasts. With his rich experience, he led this group of workers to avoid danger. He didn't care about anything else.

Naturally, facing the two druids in front of him, he had to stand in the front.

Yes, as an experienced mercenary, he could tell at a glance that these two people were druids.

In the world of Faerun, druids have a bad reputation because they always like to meddle in other people's business. Among them, the country with the worst relationship with druids is the Shaar Empire.

That is to say, it is a huge empire to the north of the Border Kingdom. This empire is good at alchemy and, in the words of the druids, has a huge impact on Mother Earth.

But Haddo didn't care. During those years when he went on missions to the Xia Empire, he earned the most money and ate the best.

"Your lord, Sir Jack, or Sir Jack's wife, Lady Anna. Of course, this matter has nothing to do with you. I came to you to tell you that something went wrong in Ques Forest. You'd better take the workers and leave here."

"what is the problem."

If it were any other mercenaries, they might have mocked the two druids. However, Haddo knew that the greatest characteristic of the druid group was that they did not lie. They could choose not to speak, but they would never lie.

So, if they tell you there is a problem in the jungle, then there must be a real problem.

"Everyone, follow me out of here, go back to the city, and leave your things where they are!"

After hesitating for a few seconds, Haddo immediately gave the order.

The workers didn't know what was going on, but they knew that the lord had said that once they left the protection of the main city, they had to obey the leader in everything, so the workers quickly took their belongings and drove the carriages parked not far away towards the city.

“So, this road was built on purpose?”

The two druids didn't hesitate and sat in the carriage.

However, what amazed them was the road on the ground leading to the main city.

Not only can the carriage run at the highest speed, but it also does not shake.

"Yes, for transporting logs."

Hearing this, the two druids nodded. The younger one wanted to say something, but at the signal of the older druid, he shut his mouth.

After all, these people are just workers. The one who really has the final say is the lord or the witch.
Thanks to this flat, solid road.

Soon, the carriage carrying the workers arrived outside Iris City.

The outermost city has begun to take shape and looks solid and magnificent.

"Why are you back?"

"These two druids said that something might happen in the forest, so they wanted to report it to the Lord."

The other workers were left where they were, while Haddo said something to the guards and rushed towards the city lord's palace with two druids.

"My Lord, this is what happened."

Finally, Haddo told the story again.

"I see."

Li Zhongren nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work. Go down and have a rest first."

"Yes, Lord Lord."

"So, you two, what happened in the forest, and what is it that you are looking for me for?"

“Because you’re cutting down the jungle.”

The young druid spoke.

"We hope to convince you not to do this, as the destruction of forests will cause irreparable damage to Mother Earth."

"I know this."

"So...we hope so?" The two druids were stunned.

"It's the cycle of nature."

Li Zhongren motioned for the two druids to sit down and asked the servants to serve them coffee.

"I understand your druid philosophy. Nature can be used, just like you are wearing animal skins. However, you cannot destroy it excessively and disrupt the natural cycle. Is that what you mean?"

"Ah this."

The two druids looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. This was the first time in all these years that they had met a human being who had such a thorough understanding of nature.

"So, actually, I have already thought about it. Once we have cleared a large enough area, I will replant trees there in a planned manner. But the prerequisite is that I intend to completely eliminate the alchemical snakes in the Ques Forest."

"Otherwise, those poisonous snakes will still affect my future development of the jungle."

"I see."

One of the druids nodded, then he looked at Li Zhongren seriously.

"In fact, we came here to see you for another important matter."

"for example?"

"There's something wrong with the spiritual energy in the Ques Forest. We suspect that if there's a riot in the spiritual energy at any time in the next few days, a beast tide will be set off there!"

"Tide of beasts?"

Li Zhongren couldn't help but sit up straight, and at the same time glanced at the three-dimensional map inconspicuously. At the moment, there seemed to be no problem in the Ques Jungle. As for the abnormal fluctuations of psychic energy, it seemed that they were not monitored by the map.

"Yes, according to the records of our Moonlight Society, once this kind of spiritual energy fluctuation occurs, the probability of a beast tide erupting will exceed 99%."

"Thank you."

Li Zhongren narrowed his eyes slightly, with no emotion on his face, but he probably had a guess in his heart.

He never believed in coincidences.

Perhaps, this beast tide may be man-made.

"Thanks for your trust."

The adult druid stood up.

"We hope that the world will have more wise lords like you who can understand the relationship between man and nature."

"So, we decided to stay and help the Lord."

"Haha, thank you both very much then."

Li Zhongren would certainly not refuse the fighting power that was delivered to his doorstep. As for whether it was a Trojan Horse, he would not worry about it. If the opponent approached him with hostility, a red mark would appear on the map. Now, both druids were green.

Also, the other party was able to create something like a beast tide, so it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person. This time, the enemy was in the open and I was in the dark. He was waiting for the opponent to make the first move, and it would be nice to have someone to help him.

The night was dark.

The entire Iris City fell into silence.

The workers have gone back to sleep.

Li Zhongren did not make the matter of the beast tide public. Anyway, he had himself to back him up, so there was nothing to be afraid of. He could even say that he had thought it through clearly. This so-called beast tide was more like a test.

After all, it is not so easy to believe that a legendary witch appears every seven days.

However, the interests involved here are not big enough, and no one has been brave enough to come here to experiment. This beast tide is probably just a trial.

On the city wall, the adult druid looked into the distance. Suddenly, he felt a surge of psychic energy and immediately stood up straight while activating the alarm he had set up.

Yes, as a druid who was not particularly powerful, it was a bit difficult for him to resist the beast tide, but he could still establish a connection with nature and monitor the movements of the beast tide.

Although Li Zhongren himself can do it, there is no need to reveal the trump card so early.

In the study, Li Zhongren clearly saw the entire process of the beast tide through the three-dimensional map.

What is a beast tide?

He had seen it before in time-travel novels, but it was never quite the same. With the reproduction rate of mammals, it was actually difficult to form a so-called beast tide, and it would be a blessing if they were not eaten up by humans.

Sure enough, in this world, he saw the truth about the beast tide.

The so-called beast tide is actually a large-scale psychic alchemy experiment.

Under the coverage of a certain kind of psychic energy fluctuation, all beasts will enter a special state.

If I have to describe it, it's probably the Zerg?
Quick mating, quick reproduction, quick frenzy.

A huge amount of poisonous snakes were produced in this way, and these poisonous snakes seemed to be guided, rushing towards Iris City madly and like waves.

In particular, when so many poisonous snakes gathered together, the air they exhaled turned into poisonous mist.

From a distance, it looks pitch black!
"So, what should I do?"

Up ahead, the druid was reporting on the movements of the venomous snakes, especially the road he had built. The venomous snakes also got the upper hand. In half an hour at most, the beast herd would be able to reach Iris City.

Although he could kill these poisonous snakes with one slap, but, for fishing, first of all, you have to make a nest -
"Boom!"

In an instant, the entire Iris City was mobilized.

After receiving the notification, the soldiers on guard began to act quickly.

The nearly completed outermost city wall entered closed mode.

All the windows on the tall city walls were sealed.

At the same time, all the braziers were lit.

The entire castle and its surroundings are lit up.

Outside the outer city, the filtering sluice gates under the artificially dug moat were also completely closed, almost cutting off the entire Iris City from the outside world.

No one knew what had happened, they only knew that they had received orders from the Great Witch.

Yes, Li Zhongren can now use the Hand of God as he pleases, and the orders he issues can reach everyone directly. The advantage is that the cost of transmitting orders is greatly reduced. Even some officials can be cancelled. All units are divided into squads, with the smallest being the squad leader. The soldiers are only responsible to the squad leader, and the squad leader only accepts his own orders.

It perfectly avoided the result of usurping power, although no one dared to do it.

"what's going on?"

"I do not know."

The soldiers were fully armed, holding alchemical spears, and stood on the walls of the outer city.

Whispering among each other.

"Maybe something stupid happened."

"Boom~~"

Suddenly, a series of dull sounds were heard, and alchemical cannons rose up at certain distances from the ground of the city wall.

These cannons were made by Li Zhongren in collaboration with Aikovira.

Currently it is semi-automatic and manually controlled. In the future, if we can build a wizard tower and connect it to the tower spirit, it will be fully automatic.

"Attention everyone."

Li Zhongren used Anna's voice to make it heard by everyone.

"There has been a beast riot in Ques Forest, and it is approaching our Iris City. What you have to do is to stop the beast invasion. Iris City will provide you with all the alchemical props and weapons. After the beast riot is over, I will pay you extra wages based on your performance. Don't worry that I will make a mistake. The witch is watching us. If anyone dies in battle, each person will receive a pension of 50 gold coins."

"Long live Lady Anna, long live the Lord!!"

As long as the money is in place, everything is fine.

Originally, these soldiers were a little hesitant. In this world and this era, being a soldier is just a job and there is no sense of family and country.

But once the fifty gold coins death pension was paid, the soldiers no longer had any worries.

He immediately started shouting, wishing he could rush over and fight against the beast tide!
(End of this chapter)