Chapter 66 Viscount Alex’s request (5K+)
“Sir, this is your shop.”
Early the next morning, Elliot and Job took Lomo to Martin Market and introduced Viscount Alex to him. A new shop for him.
Luo Mo was very satisfied with this shop. First of all, it was in a prominent location. As soon as he entered the market, he was the third shop ahead.
Secondly, the place is spacious enough, and the store does not look smaller than the Witte House in Black Rock City.
Judging from these two aspects alone, Luo Mo is already very satisfied, which shows that Viscount Alex has put all his efforts into winning over him.
The opening of the store will not be finalized until after taking office. The reason for this arrangement is that by then Luomo will have an official body and uniform, which will make him look more majestic and bring better publicity and endorsement to the store.
At present, Luo Mo ordered people to move in some herbal raw materials grown in the manor and life potions made. These things can be sold here.
As for those combat potions, they should not be placed here because they are relatively expensive.
Luo Mo also plans to hunt demonized beasts in the future, and the things obtained from the hunt can be brought here to be sold.
During the process of carrying the herbs, a fat man in rich clothes and looking very rich came over with two attendants. He gave Romo a slight greeting and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Saldin, we will be a street from now on." I'm a neighbor."
Luo Mo turned to look at the other party, and Elliot on the side explained in time: "Sir, this is the security captain Moore of Martin Market. He also has a shop in the market, right next to us. ."
When Luo Mo heard this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "It turns out to be Lord Moore. I'm new here, please take care of me in the future." "
Where is it?" Moore waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile, "I heard that Sal Mr. Ding is about to take office as the knight captain of the reserve camp, and from now on he will be a general guarding our Volo River Valley. If there is anything useful for me, just ask. Of course, we can also exchange ideas if there are any good things."
"Of course." Romo immediately invited: "Since you are interested, please tell me in the store that the products of our Saldin Manor are definitely high-quality products." As he said that, the two of them seemed to be old friends who had known each other for many years, and they were in harmony
. walked into the store together.
In a short time, Luo Mo and Moore had negotiated the sale of a batch of medicinal herbs.
Luomo's manor can now mass-produce medicinal herbs. Many medicinal herbs are cut like leeks one after another. They cannot be used up by themselves, and they can be supplied to the market on a daily basis.
These herbs are not only used in alchemy, but are also widely used in other magic professions such as inscriptions, magic engineering, etc. In addition to the magic profession, the demand for use in life is also quite large.
It is a relatively valuable economic crop.
Because More was responsible for managing market security, Lomo gave him a considerable discount. In return, Mohr will also supply Luomo with some medicinal materials that are scarce on the market.
In any case, since More extended an olive branch first, Lomo did not mind showing some sincerity to make friends with him.
After all, many friends lead to many paths.
After the two parties negotiated the cooperation, Moore was also full of joy and was very satisfied with the sincerity shown by Lomo.
After chatting for a long time, Moore stood up to say goodbye and left the shop.
On the other side of the street, Baron Adair, the store manager of House of Witte, was sitting in the store watching Moll walk out of Lomo's shop with a happy expression. He narrowed his eyes slightly, with a look of disdain on his face.
The newly appointed deputy store manager on the side observed the words and immediately said: "Sir, Sheriff Moore knew clearly that Saldin had a conflict with our Witt family, and he still went up to join in the fun. He clearly didn't treat us Witt family. The family takes it seriously."
"Humph." Baron Adair sneered: "Moll, this idiot, couldn't understand the situation and ran into a dead man's shop before it opened. He is really stupid."
When the deputy store manager heard this, he was a little confused and said: "Sir, this Saldin seems to be alive and well."
Baron Adair glared at the deputy store manager and said angrily: "You are also a fool. He will not die today. , won’t he die tomorrow?”
The deputy store manager’s eyes lit up and he whispered softly: “What do you mean, sir?” “
Look, tomorrow when the damned Saldin takes office, it will be his death day. I also helped a lot with this matter."
In the afternoon, Romo, wearing a decent armor, went to meet with the camp officer of the reserve camp, Alex Viscount, together with Elliot and Job.
Vincent, Qiao Si and others also followed. From now on, these people will be members of the seventh detachment of the reserve battalion.
Lomo has twenty-five knight quotas, but he only has a dozen knights at this stage. So in addition to the knights, he also provided a list of some militiamen, which even included Barron and George.
The people on these lists will receive a salary of three gold coins every month.
Of course, these three gold coins were nominally distributed to Vincent and others, but in fact they fell into Luo Mo's pocket.
After all, Sardine Manor has its own salary system. Even if these people serve in the Knights, they are still under Romo's control.
In fact, most of the nobles of the Knights did this. In other words, the entire Clay Kingdom operates like this.
The army is becoming increasingly corrupt, and the list of soldiers and knights in the army is either a person who does not exist at all, or it has become the private property of the nobles.
Lomo is essentially the same as them. The difference is that Lomo does not spend his money on food, drinking, whoring and gambling like other nobles, but on the training of soldiers and continuous improvement of himself.
Under the leadership of Job, they arrived at the residence of Viscount Alex in a short time.
Luo Mo looked from a distance and saw a man wearing a plain satin robe and a wizard's hat waiting at the door, with some servants standing behind him.
When George saw this man, he quickly ran over, bowed to the man and said, "Father, Lord Saldin is here to visit."
Hearing George's name, Lomo was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Viscount Alex was standing at the door to greet him.
As a Viscount and his boss, Viscount Alex’s move can be described as sincere.
Seeing that his boss valued him so much, Luo Mo didn't mind licking him back. After all, no matter how enthusiastic social etiquette was, it was free of charge, and it would also give the other party plenty of face.
He hurried forward to greet him, half-kneeling in the tunnel: "My subordinate, Romo Saldin, pays homage to the battalion officer." Viscount
Alex was over fifty years old, not very old-fashioned, and had a long black beard that was well groomed. , his face also looked rosy.
He personally helped Luo Mo up and said with emotion: "Luo Mo, the teacher has mentioned you to me many times. Now it seems that you are really young, promising and heroic." The teacher he was talking about was naturally Count Martin
.
Romo had an expression of low eyebrows and said humbly: "Sir, thank you very much. Earl Martin is highly respected and approachable. I will always take his teachings to heart."
Viscount Alex smiled, took Romo's hand, Walk into the mansion together.
Unlike the residences of other nobles, Viscount Alex's residence did not have so many maids, and the decoration was not necessarily very luxurious.
There was a huge training ground in the house. When Luo Mo passed by, there were dozens of knights training inside.
It seems that Viscount Alex is also training his own knights, and the number of them is much greater than his own.
Romo left his followers at the training ground and walked to the living room with Viscount Alex.
After the guests and hosts sat down, Viscount Alex said straight to the point: "Lomo, I appoint you as the captain of the seventh detachment. I can give you the monthly salary and magic product subsidy from the kingdom, and I will also give it to your detachment." I won't put anyone in. I can give you all kinds of benefits, but I only have two requirements." "
Sir, please speak." Romo was a little surprised by Viscount Alex's straightforward way of speaking.
Don’t big shots always speak ambiguously and tacitly? Why does this Lord Viscount speak so straightforwardly?
Just listen to Viscount Alex saying in a deep voice: "First of all, I ask you to clear out all the jackal lairs in the northeast of the Volo River in order. All the trophies collected from them, except for some forbidden items in the kingdom, belong to you."
Having said this, he explained: "Since the Battle of Qiutang more than ten years ago, the knights in the city hall have never been as prosperous as before. As a result, the jackals have become more and more lawless in the Volo Valley. Last year, In total, the jackals destroyed more than twenty manors, and about two thousand people were killed by the jackals' swords. This destructive power was more than ten times that of ten years ago. Moreover, every time the jackals annihilated a small lord's manor, There will be medium and large lords following behind to annex. If things go on like this, land annexation will become more and more serious, and the Volo River Valley will eventually become the world of those few lords." "In other words, the
jackals are burning in front . Killing and looting, are the medium and large lords actually profiting from behind?" Luo Mo pondered for a moment and said.
"Yes." Viscount Alex nodded and said: "It is for this reason that the medium and large lords are unwilling to punish the gnolls. I am not afraid to tell you clearly that if you take action, you may touch some nobles. However, you can use my name and just do things honestly, and I will take care of all the political issues."
Lomo thought for a moment, and he remembered that Count Martin had also thought about letting himself eliminate the Jackals, so Asked: "Did Lord Martin want to attack the Jackals and touched the interests of some nobles, so he was forced to leave the Volo Valley?" Viscount Alex shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I can make it
clear Let me tell you, it's not because of this. This kind of thing can't touch the teacher's foundation. What the teacher really offends is other people. This point, when it comes to the teacher, is not easy to explain to you." "Understood."
Luo Mo nodded and said.
"So, can you fulfill this request?" Viscount Alex stared into Romo's eyes and asked.
"It can be done." Luo Mo replied without thinking.
In fact, when he came, he had already guessed that Viscount Alex might let him solve the jackal problem. Although there are certain political risks, Lomo does not care. In the process of development, even honest business may encounter various enemies, and it is impossible to avoid any risks when expanding.
Since it cannot be avoided, it can only be faced actively. He once raided a jackal lair and gained a lot. Since it was a fat job, Luo Mo had no reason not to do it.
Even without the Viscount's orders, he would occasionally have the idea of raiding one or two jackal dens for fun.
What's more, he can also use the banner of Viscount Alex. Why not let this Lord Viscount bear the thunder for himself?
Viscount Alex saw Romo agreeing readily, with a satisfied smile on his face, and praised: "You know the risks but agree so readily, you are worthy of the teacher's respect." "My lord, thank you for your praise, what is your other request
? "Lomo asked.
Viscount Alex was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "This request sounds a bit unfounded. But I must explain in advance that it is the problem of evil orcs. I want you to swear in front of the God of the Wilderness that if one day the evil orc army When the army arrives in the Volo River Valley, you must fulfill your duties as a sergeant of the kingdom and the general of the Volo River Knights, and actively fight until the evil orc army is driven out of the valley." Romo heard this and asked in a tentative tone
. Said: "Sir, the evil orc army only has tens of thousands of people. And the legion currently supporting the northern border alone has hundreds of thousands of people. Do you really think that the evil orc army will reach the Volo River Valley?" Viscount Alex shook his head
. He shook his head and said: "I don't think the evil orc army has such power. In fact, no one in the Volo Valley lords, including the city hall, thinks that the evil orcs can reach here. Although those bastards defeated the Grizzly Bear The fortress, but between the Grizzly Bear Fortress and the Volo River Valley, there are hundreds of thousands of troops guarding the northern border. They are all the elite troops of the kingdom." At
this point, Viscount Alex changed the subject and said: " However, the teacher is someone who has dealt with evil orcs. Not only does he believe it, but he is also deeply worried about it. Therefore, I have to add such a request." "Understood." Luo Mo nodded
.
He half-knelt on the ground, stretched out three fingers to the sky, and swore an oath to the God of the Wilderness, saying that he would actively fight against the evil orcs and never become a deserter.
Viscount Alex heard Romo's oath and nodded with satisfaction.
No one would lie to the god of the wilderness unless he had no fear of the god.
What he didn't know was that Lomo was just such a person.
After making the two requests, Viscount Alex finally recognized Romo.
Thinking of tomorrow's inauguration ceremony, Viscount Alex suddenly remembered something and said to Romo: "There is something I want to remind you." "
Sir, please speak."
"Have you ever heard of a man named Harrington? Super Druid Mage?"
Lomo shook his head and said: "I have never heard of it."
Alex explained: "This person had a good relationship with Baron Nora's father and was once his father's comrade-in-arms. A few years ago , the two of them broke through to the official mage together. Baron Nora's father failed, but he succeeded. Later, he walked out of the river valley and traveled to the north, and heard that his strength had greatly increased. This time, he was invited by Baron Nora's mother to spend a lot of money. It seems to be going against you."
Level 1 Druid Mage
Luo Mo thought to himself that this was probably the strongest enemy he had ever encountered.
"It's a pity that I don't know what his fighting style and skills are." Luo Mo frowned slightly and
Viscount Alex said with a smile: "Since I know that he may be harmful to you, why should I not investigate?"
Luo Mo said with a smile. When Mo heard this, his face suddenly became happy, and he bowed and said: "Please give me some advice."
Viscount Alex took out a note from his arms and said softly: "As a druid, he relies on the skills to survive. It must be transformation. According to the information investigated by my staff, the animal forms he is best at transforming into are the flame turtle, the northern multi-eyed bear and the three-tailed dolphin." "Among them, the northern multi-eyed bear and the flame turtle are his battles
. Form. The multi-eyed bear in the north has excellent eyesight and can create illusions through light. The flame turtle can create high-temperature flames. Based on the characteristics of these two animals, it can be guessed that he may be immune to some water attribute skills. Since you are a water elemental magician Knight, I'm afraid he is your nemesis." Viscount Alex explained.
Luo Mo listened to this information with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Viscount Alex patted Lomo on the shoulder and told him to relax and said: "Lomo, don't worry. I will be at the inauguration ceremony tomorrow and I will not let them ruin it. Unless that Harrington sends you an honor Duel."
"Duel of honor? What is this?" Luo Mo suddenly wondered.
"This is a duel between nobles, one on one. Once initiated, it will end only until death. During the duel, no one else is allowed to participate in the battle, nor are they allowed to use any conspiracy, otherwise humans and gods will be angry." Luo Mo heard this
. He explained, nodding his head with a thoughtful look on his face.
Viscount Alex continued: "That Harrington is just here to help, and he doesn't have any deep hatred for you. He may not conduct an honorary duel with you. However, nothing is absolute, and you'd better make some preparations in advance." "Thank you, sir
. Reminder." Romo bowed to Viscount Alex.
This information was very useful to him, and it was rare for Viscount Alex to be interested in him.
Viscount Alex said no thanks, took Lomo's hand, and tried his best to him again.
The two chatted happily for a long time before Romo said goodbye to Viscount Alex.
After leaving the living room, Romo came to the training ground and saw that everyone was watching the training of the knights under Viscount Alex.
When the knights saw Young Master Qiaobu leading the crowd to watch, they trained very seriously for a while and tried their best to show off their strength.
Qiao Si and Nicholas watched with great interest and tried to learn some moves and techniques from them.
Lomo pulled Eliot and Job over and said softly: "Can you please help me find out where Harrington lives."
As he said that, Lomo introduced some information about Harrington to the two of them. .
"What does Mr. Saldin think?" Job was suddenly confused.
"With this kind of enemy, I can't be careless at all. I have to make some preparations in advance." Luo Mo said in a deep voice.
"Understood. Let's ask someone to inquire." Job and Elliot said immediately, then turned and left.
(End of chapter)