Suldak has obviously passed the adventurous age, and he has no interest in war.
Wall Village is located on the edge of the deserted land outside the Paglos Pass. Even so, it is not so peaceful. Surdak completely gave up the opportunity to choose a small plane to open up wasteland.
Regarding the location of the territory, he decisively narrowed the choice to the city of Halanza.
He didn't want to expand his territory, but Surdak still hesitated for a whole night about whether to choose the land in the suburbs of Helensa. He actually thought about whether he should take Funa to the land now that he had such a good opportunity.
He carved out a piece of fertile land near Earl Crone's manor and became his own barony.
There are three main reasons why he hesitated.
The first reason is that Surdak is currently working hard to build Wall Village, and all his family property is here. Once he abandons this place, the losses will be immeasurable.
The second reason is that the knight leader on the other side of Pudu Mountain discovered a lot of sulfur mines. If he wants to continue to exploit the sulfur mines in Pudu Mountain, he cannot go too far from here, and he must expand his territory as much as possible.
, in order to ensure that all the sulfur mines in the Pudu Mountain area are under control.
The third reason is that neither the succubus Aphrodite nor Selena can withstand the investigation of the Magic Union Law Enforcement Team. They should stay away from Helensa City.
So in the evening, Surdak asked old Sheila for advice.
While Natasha was washing dishes in the kitchen, she took the time to make a pot of lemon tea for Suldak.
Rita wiped the dining table carefully, but the rag in her hand was a bit sticky and could not be cleaned no matter how hard she washed it.
When I was poor and hungry, food didn't have so much grease, so I didn't have to worry about washing dishes and wiping the table. Those bowls and plates had to be rinsed with hot water at the end, and the last bit of food left at the bottom of the bowl was swallowed together with the soup.
Here, you can eat meat every day, and those bowls and plates are always covered with a layer of oil. Even the tables are harder to clean than before.
Suldak held the tea tray, stood at the door of old Sheila's room, and knocked gently on the door.
Old Sheila's voice came from inside:
"Come in!"
When Suldak walked into the room, old Sheila was sitting up from the bed and motioned for him to sit down by the bed.
Little Peter was sleeping soundly on the wooden bed opposite.
"What's wrong? Duck." Old Sheila asked, staring at his face.
There is always so much in her eyes.
Surdak wanted to pour her a cup of tea.
Old Sheila waved her hand and said: "As we get older, if we drink tea at night, we can't sleep even more..."
Surdak put down the teapot in his hand, and then said: "Today, a messenger sent news that I can still get some territories. I am considering where to choose these territories."
Old Sheila didn't expect Suldak to say this, so she just asked casually: "Is there anything you can't decide on?"
Surdak then expressed his thoughts: "The land on the outskirts of Halanza City is richer and more valuable. But the Desolate Land is also very good, and some valuable sulfur mines have been discovered on the Pussy Mountain.
, if the mining continues, it can bring a lot of wealth, but it is too far from the city of Helensa. In the future, little Peter will go to Hellanza War College..."
"So?" Old Sheila became much more awake after hearing little Peter's name.
Suldak continued: "I think if there is a manor outside the city of Helensa, it would probably be a good choice."
Old Sheila stared at Suldak and asked him: "Do you want to hear my opinion?"
"Yes." Surdak said.
Old Sheila glanced at Suldak again, then closed her eyes, and the room became silent.
After a while, old Sheila opened her eyes and said:
"I'm used to living here, so I hope you can choose your territory here."
"I know I'm selfish. I think this way entirely because of Peter. I think that child may not be as good as you in his life. You are a magician noble. The title of noble cannot be passed down. Once you get old...
If it is gone, these fertile lands will be taken back by the Green Empire. If it is Pussy Mountain, the situation may be different. It is a place that no one wants, and no one is fighting to occupy it. Maybe little Peter will have a good life.
I can live longer.”
Unless it was about little Peter, old Sheila would rarely talk to Suldak so much.
"Then...I understand." After saying this, Suldak stood up and walked out of Old Sheila's room with the teapot in hand.
Once the matter was settled, Suldak felt a lot more relaxed, and he began to think about how to re-establish boundary markers around Pussy Mountain.
Old Sheila looked at Suldak's leaving figure 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 Suldak's pace.
Little Peter was lying on the bed opposite, breathing evenly, his young face filled with the beauty of tomorrow...
…
Johnny the Messenger didn't sleep well last night.
He sat up from the bed and stretched, and all the joints in his body made a "click-click" sound.
He rubbed his sore neck with his hands and jumped out of bed with bare feet. The floor was actually covered with a flat layer of gray volcanic rock. There was no soft velvet blanket, which he could understand, but there was not even a fine-grained oak floor.
It's a bit unreasonable.
The ground was a little cold and uncomfortable to step on, so he quickly put his boots on his feet.
After searching around the room, there was not even a mirror except for a basin of water in the corner.
He walked to the water basin and saw the haggard face floating in the water basin, with bags under his eyes and black eye circles like a clown in a circus.
Wall Village looks pretty good from the outside, but when you move in, you have two different feelings.
The houses in the village are still adobe houses, and the beds are also hard wooden beds. They just put a bit of a scratchy reed mat on the bed. Lying on the bed is not as comfortable as sleeping in a tent, but in order to create a good image of myself,
Messenger, Johnny can only grit his teeth and live in this house.
What displeased him the most was that the village women here actually rejected him last night. Even if he took out a reward of five silver coins from his arms and gave them to them, the village women actually looked disgusted and walked away without looking back.
Already.
The conditions here are so difficult. I didn't expect Baron Suldak to be born in such a mountain village.
Johnny opened the door and walked into the yard. He happened to see a graceful woman walking in from the outside holding a basket of fruits and wheat cakes. There was a faint smile on her delicate face, especially those green eyes.
His eyes actually have an indescribable charm, as if there are hundreds of thousands of stars hidden in them.
She wore a long skirt with a waist, and her slender waist and straight thighs made her look half a head taller than Johnny.
Even in the city of Helensa, such a tasteful woman is rare to see.
Johnny stared at the woman's face infatuatedly, his eyes a little unmoved, but the woman did not say hello to Johnny, but turned back and said with a smile: "Duck, the messenger is awake!"
Johnny woke up suddenly when he heard Suldak's name.
The woman took out a stack of wheat cakes, a clay pot of broth, and a plate of lantern fruits from the basket, and said to Suldak: "I'm going to the children's home. If you come to my place for dinner at night, you must tell me in advance."
One sound."
After saying that, the woman kissed Suldak on the face and then walked out of the yard with her long skirt in hand.
Suldak walked into the yard and asked Johnny: "Johnny Messenger, are you going back to Helensa City today?"
Johnny quickly stood up straight and said: "Yes, Baron Suldak, the Marquis is still waiting for your reply. Do you want me to bring a message to the city for you?"
Suldak took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Johnny, and then said to Johnny:
"Please help me forward this letter to Lord Bernard Christie."
Johnny glanced at the envelope and saw that the seal had been coated with glue, then he raised his head and asked Suldak:
"Have you decided where to choose your territory? As far as I know, few people can do this to you. They can only choose their own barony!"
Suldak nodded to Johnny and said:
"I plan to choose the Barony Territory in the Pussy Mountain area deep in the Desolate Land. If possible, I would like to expand slightly to the Desolate Land area on the basis of the original Knight Territory. I will place the Wall Village here
Let’s take care of the matter and visit Marquis Bernard in person in three days.”
Johnny's eyes were dull. He predicted several answers in his mind, but he never expected that Surdak would choose this way.
Doesn't he know how many people in Helena City are eyeing Fonak Manor and Hoyle Manor?
Doesn't he know that as long as he owns either of these two manors, he has a ticket to the upper aristocratic circle of Helensa City?
Johnny found that he didn't know what to say. Originally, no matter what decision Suldak made, he had to say some words of congratulations.
But now, the rhetoric I prepared was actually useless.
Johnny could only say cryptically:
"Baron Suldak, there are still a few days left anyway, you might as well think about it again. If you don't plan to choose a small territory, there is now a large area of vacant land around the Earl of Fornak's manor. Hoyle Manor
There are some good options nearby, and anywhere is better than being in the middle of nowhere.”
Surdak stopped at the door of the room and said:
"Johnny Messenger, I will seriously consider your suggestion."
After watching Suldak leave, John took out a silk handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat on his forehead.
I don't know why, but as long as Surdak stood next to him, it seemed as if the air around him was freezing.
Johnny's mission of delivering the message was successfully completed. He didn't care whether he could make it back to Helensa City that night and left Wall Village as quickly as possible.
…
Affected by the southeast monsoon of the Endless Sea.
After entering July, the deserted 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 not too steep mountains on this side of the deserted land, only some undulating slopes at most.
Standing on the top of the cliff in the deserted land, you can see the scenery more than ten kilometers away at a glance. After a spring's management of the river bend and swamps in front of Wall Village, large tracts of tidal flats have turned into fertile farmland.
The rainwater flowing down the hillside merges into the canal. This artificial canal is like a shining necklace, encircling the swamp for most of the circle.
The old village chief only stayed at home for a month before he stood on the embankment of the artificial canal with a cane. What he was most worried about was that there would be several heavy rains in succession. The rainwater would exceed the flow of the artificial canal, and the excess rainwater would overflow the embankment and wash into the man-made canal.
A fertile field where crops are planted.
The fertile farmland transformed from this tidal flat is more fertile than imagined, and any seeds grown will be larger than the plants in the fields in the village.
The old village chief wore a linen coat and held a cane in his hand.
He pointed at the hundreds of acres of fields surrounded by this dike and said to Surdak beside him: "It won't take long before this field will be covered with tomatoes!"
When talking about this land, the old village chief's eyes were full of smiles.
He told Suldak: "In the past, these vegetables were seldom grown in our village. It's not that we didn't like to eat these vegetables. There was too little land for cultivation in the village. The wheat that was grown on that land was not even enough to eat. What's more,
You can’t grow these vegetables that can’t be stored until winter! I prefer pumpkins to tomatoes, which can be stored for a long time in the winter as long as they are put in the cellar.”
The old village chief stood on the embankment next to the canal, pointed to the depths of the swamp and said: "Duck, I think we can make this artificial canal longer. If we can include the swamp over there...
…”
The swamp in front of us has now become a swamp, with reeds and red thatch almost covering the entire water surface.
It is relatively easy to develop the tidal flats outside the village, because the terrain of the tidal flats is relatively high. As long as artificial ditches are dug to intercept and divert the rainwater flowing from the surrounding hillsides, a piece of fertile land can be obtained.
But the swamps are all low-lying land. To drain the rainwater from the swamps, the artificial ditches must be dug deeper, and the amount of work will be doubled. Surdak has no plans for this yet.
The old village chief only had the idea of transforming the swamp due to a sudden impulse.
Surdak took a step forward, bent down and picked up a piece of rock shale from the embankment, and threw it out. The rock shale he quickly selected stirred up dozens of water splashes on the river. He straightened up and patted the soil on his hands.
Said: "Uncle Bright, there is news from Helensa City."
"What's the good news? Is there a big order for sulfur mine from the trading company?" the old village chief asked casually.
"I was granted the title of Baron of Halanza City by His Majesty Charles," Suldak said calmly.
The old village chief's hand holding the cane shook violently, and he looked at Suldak in astonishment.
"You said you...became a noble?"
"Yes." Suldak nodded and smiled faintly at the old village chief: "It is said that because of the achievements of the Maca plane, Marquis Luther of Bena City jointly submitted the letter to His Majesty Charles in the name of the lords of Bena Province.
I applied, and after waiting for more than two months, the news that I was awarded the title of baron came here."
The old village chief looked at Suldak again and asked him: "The Marquis Luther and other lords recommended you to become a baron. Does he want to turn you into his direct descendant? Did he have any hints for you?
For example, did he ask you to join his army?"
"I don't know, probably not." Suldak shook his head. He didn't know exactly what Marquis Luther wanted. He only said: "I have only met Marquis Luther a few times, and the words we talked about were all different."
I can count them all on one hand, and since the war in the Maca plane ended, there has been no news from there. Do you think I should take the initiative to visit?"
The old village chief asked again: "Didn't he let you join his army? Maybe you need to do something else!"