In mid-June, agricultural activities in Qinghuang Territory basically stopped, and the wheat harvest in the territory has been completed.
The tasks assigned by Allen have been basically completed by the village chiefs below. Although there are some disputes, it does not matter.
This year's tax revenue in the territory, Finance Officer Carey has already begun to collect the tax revenue from village to village under the supervision of the host. Since the Finance Office was established only a short time ago, Carey specially borrowed some people from Antonio.
As long as the territory's tax revenue is sufficient, Allen will begin to expand his army and prepare for his next move. He will let Viscount Bernard know that his father's life is not so easy to win.
Thinking of this, Allen's eyes flashed coldly.
This will tell you the cause of death of the old Baron.
In order to celebrate the birthday of Marquis Lane of the Principality of Kane, Viscount Bernard took a fancy to the White Wind Wolf in the Black Dragon Mountains outside the border of the Qinghuang Territory. The White Wind Wolf is a variant of the low-level magic beast Qingfeng Wolf and is rare.
If Viscount Bernard hadn't promised to give the old baron an intermediate elemental potion, the old baron wouldn't have agreed to go.
It's a pity that his father finally risked his life to kill Bai Fenglang, but Viscount Bernard broke his promise.
Through attending the funeral, the body of White Wind Wolf was directly taken away, and only ten small gold element crystals were sent.
However, Allen still needs to wait. Without strong strength to guarantee the bottom line, no matter how powerful the conspiracy is, it will be useless.
The sun, like a fireball, hung high in the sky, scorching the earth. The leaves seemed to be burned by fire, making a crackling sound.
Black Dragon Claw Lake, legend has it that a black dragon fought here and was photographed with one claw. From then on, the Black Dragon Claw Lake with the shape of a dragon claw has been created.
The edge of Black Dragon Claw Lake cannot be seen at a glance, with several fishing boats floating on the water.
"Where did the strange scream appear?" Alan looked at Hod, the head of Carp Village, from inside the fishing boat.
Recently, the calls from Black Dragon Claw Lake have become more frequent, seriously affecting the normal life of Carp Village.
"Lord Baron, it's not far away. It's in the reed swamp in front. As long as the fishing boat approaches, you can hear it." Hod squeezed out a smile and said.
Dense and shady reeds cover the water in front, forming a green ocean.
As the ship approached, waves of strange calls came through. Allen heard that the croaking sounds should be frogs, but the calls were too loud, and Allen was not sure of his judgment.
Starting with Allen's boat, three small boats rushed into the reed swamps in search of strange noises.
As the strange screams got closer and closer, the people in the three boats began to commotion.
The unknown scares people, and it can bring out the fear in people's hearts.
After Allen saw it, he could only take Hodder and the two cavalry forward again, leaving the others to wait where they were.
Hodder didn't want to go either, but the baron had already spoken, so he had no choice but to follow.
As the boat passed through an empty water area without reeds, Allen also found the source of the sound.
Right in front of the boat, there is a large nest made up of many aquatic plants half a meter above the water. Two light blue frogs are doing indescribable things in the nest.
Water-patterned giant frog! Water-patterned giant frog is a low-level monster with water attributes, and its attack power is not high. Looking at the two frogs the size of adult pigs, Hod's legs weakened and he collapsed.
"You guys retreat to the stern and I'll take care of it."
"Lord Baron, please let us help!" the two cavalrymen said in unison.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Just stay back." Allen said, taking a one-handed sword next to him.
"Then sir, be careful!" The two of them could only drag Hodder back.
The eyes of the two giant water-patterned frogs that were disturbed gradually turned red. The low-level monsters without intelligence would not think about whether to fight or not after getting angry.
I saw two giant frogs jumping directly from the nest to the boat.
With the two frogs weighing close to 200 kilograms, Allen had no doubt that if they really jumped onto the boat, the boat would capsize into the lake.
Allen, who already has nearly 300 kilograms of strength and has mastered the ability to attach elements, is no longer comparable to this low-level monster.
The giant frog that seemed very fast to others was indeed surprisingly slow in Allen's eyes.
Instantly, the one-handed sword in Allen's hand was attached with a layer of fire element, and the entire sword body turned red.
Allen was seen rising up into the air, and the red sword struck the two giant water-marked frogs that were still in the air. The two giant water-marked frogs fell directly into the lake, causing waves of water splashes.
Allen turned around and sheathed his sword.
At this time, the three people at the stern of the boat were shocked and froze on the spot. They instantly eliminated two low-level monsters. Although the giant water-patterned frog was not very strong among low-level monsters, they were still low-level monsters after all.
Only low-level knights can compete with low-level monsters. Seeing the three people's faces change from shock to contemplation, Allen felt a sense of amusement.
"Okay, don't think about it, I have indeed broken through the low-level knights."
"Congratulations, Lord Baron, for breaking through to the Knights!" The three people hurriedly congratulated.
"As long as you know, it's not allowed to be spread outside. Remember to keep it secret."
"Yes! Lord Baron."
Allen then asked three people to carry two giant water-patterned frogs floating on the water to the boat.
When he saw these two giant water-patterned frogs, Allen already had a plan. The giant water-patterned frog is one of the few monsters that can be raised artificially, but because it is very rare, not many people can get it.
So Allen only knocked them unconscious, but did not kill them. Moreover, it was now the time when the giant water-marked frogs were about to give birth. Allen fantasized that he might have more giant water-marked frogs by then.
While the three of them were busy transporting two giant water-patterned frogs, Allen was not idle either. He came to the giant frog's nest.
The nest was full of messy aquatic plants, but Allen found some water element crystals under the weeds. Allen counted eight crystals in total.
Warcraft likes to stay in places with dense elements. The concentration of elements in this place is average. Allen suspects that there may be water-attribute treasures or water-element crystal minerals under the water.
He did what he thought of and asked the three of them to wait on the boat. Allen took off his shirt and plunged into the water.
The physical fitness of a low-level knight can allow Allen to hold his breath underwater for more than ten minutes.
Slowly approaching the bottom of the water, feeling the increasing concentration of elements, Allen became more certain of his judgment.
After nearly ten minutes of searching, Allen finally found the target, a huge rock with a fist-sized aqua blue orb inlaid on it. The orb was surrounded by water element crystals.
Allen found eight similar holes on the rock surface, which were presumably cut by the giant water-patterned frog from above.
This opportunity allowed Allen to obtain eight other elemental crystals, a total of thirty water elemental crystals and an aqua blue orb of unknown use.
In order to keep it secret, Allen put away what he got and asked the other three people to hide the giant water-patterned frog in the cabin of the fishing boat to avoid being discovered and letting people know his true strength.
After once again emphasizing to the three people that this matter should be kept secret, the boat started to move towards the location where it came from.
After successfully solving the Black Dragon Claw Lake and secretly taking the giant frog back to the castle, Allen spent most of the day, and lunch was already over when he returned to the castle.
Allen was not in a hurry to have lunch, because the two giant water-marked frogs might wake up at any time and had to be dealt with as soon as possible.
In order to breed giant frogs, a place must be large, deep enough, and completely rocky.