Chapter 229 The Disappearance of Kombu
After a while, Guan Zhong and other five garrison commanders reacted one after another.
With resolute faces, in the midst of ecstasy, they quickly got down on one knee and said gratefully to Lei Xiao in unison: "Thank you very much, Lord, and I am willing to go through fire and water for Lord!"
"No need to be polite, just get up."
Lei Xiao raised his hand and said with a smile: "Now that all the equipment is in place, the training of all the brigade, including the Guards, must be started. We must not let down our guard. After all, we are still surrounded by powerful forces. Enemies surround you.”
"Yes! Lord!"
The crisp sound of armor clashing sounded, and Guanzhong and the other five people all bowed and saluted.
"By the way, there is one more important thing."
Lei Xiao took a step and walked out of the equipment warehouse while pondering: "Although Kongqing Town has a complete city defense system, the city wall is only less than 3 meters high, which is a bit too thin. Starting today, as soon as possible, Increase the city wall to a height of more than 5 meters, and build more arrow towers and magic forts to prepare for emergencies. The required funds can be spent from the city lord’s palace.”
"Yes! Lord!"
After hearing Lei Xiao's instructions, Lin, Guan Zhong and others immediately bowed and accepted the order.
"By the way, Lin, how is the collection of potion materials going?"
Straight out of the equipment warehouse, Lei Xiao turned his head slightly and asked again.
"Back to the lord, my subordinates have used all the authority they can use at the Phytoland Fair to collect them with all their strength. Currently, there are already many rare potion materials that are being transported to Kongqing Town."
Lin, who was wearing a white knight's casual clothes, straightened her chest and responded: "Especially the star-patterned magic pill that the lord has given special instructions to. The current material collection progress is more than half completed."< br>
"Excellent, this is very important and must be treated as a top priority."
Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the burly old man with a red face beside him: "Mr. Fang Hai, how is the collection of equipment forging materials?"
"Back to the lord, the blueprint for the third-level bright silver bright light armor that you gave to my subordinates before. All the required materials will be shipped to Kongqing Town in the near future. By then, my subordinates can start forging!"
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Fang Hai's old face suddenly showed a touch of excitement, and he said: "Furthermore, according to the Lord's previous instructions, my subordinates have moved all their original forging shops to the interior of the city lord's mansion, ensuring that during the forging , will not be disturbed by anyone.”
"Very good. If you have any difficulties, please tell me in time."
While speaking, Lei Xiao had already entered the main hall of the nearby castle and strode towards the throne at the top.
Wait until Lei Xiao sits down on the throne.
Lin, who was in the next position, took a step forward and reported: "Lord, all the collections of the previous city lord have been processed, and a total of more than 1 million golden dragons have been obtained. Currently, they are all stored in the castle's treasure house. ”
"Very good, just store these funds here and use them to strengthen the city wall and other expenses. I will give you some materials to sell later."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and said with a faint smile: "In my case, any problem that can be solved with golden dragon is not a problem."
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao looked at the subordinates at the bottom and continued: "Okay, let's talk about our business today. What is going on with the disappearance of Kunbu?"
"Back to Lord, what happened is this..."
Lin first cheered up and then began to describe.
It turned out that this morning, the young man who was traveling with Kunbu hurriedly found Lin and reported the situation in detail.
A few days ago, a group of more than 50 people in Kunbu successfully purchased white jade ore and rushed back non-stop.
Because they passed by a small village that had business dealings with Kunbu before, the other party happened to be in need of goods.
So in order to save time, Kunbu left the young man alone to record the list of items needed by the village to facilitate the next supply.
Moreover, before leaving, Kunbu made an agreement with the young man to meet at Mailan Town on the only way back.
However, when the young man finished his work and rushed to Mailan Town, he found that Kunbu and his party did not seem to have been here at all.
After waiting for a day with no results, the impatient young man returned to Kongqing Town overnight and reported the matter to Lin in the morning.
"Lord, that guy has been with Kunbu for many years. There should be no doubt about its authenticity."
After bowing to Lei Xiao and stroking her chest, Lin added: "In short, Kunbu and his group of more than 50 people, together with their goods, seemed to have disappeared out of thin air on the way."
"So that's it."
Lei Xiao rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully: "Is it possible that I was stopped by bandits or robbers on the way?"
"Back to my lord, I think this possibility is not very high."
Lin shook her head slightly and responded respectfully: "First of all, from the starting point of Kunbu to our Kongqing Town, there are no remote roads. It is almost a flat plain area, and business travel is relatively frequent."< br>
"Secondly, it is the golden signature of the Phytolacca Trade Fair, plus an elite escort team of more than 50 people, including many second-level senior experts."
As she spoke, Lin frowned and concluded: "With such combat power, even the third-level warriors who come here will have no choice but to come back defeated, let alone those ordinary bandits and robbers."
"So it seems that Kombu disappeared out of thin air."
Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, then frowned and said: "What is certain now is that the area where Kunbu disappeared is between Mailan Town and the original small village. Let's just start the investigation from that Mailan Town. Since there is so much traffic If there are many business travelers, someone may have seen traces of Kombu there, but it is still unknown.”
"Back to the lord, my subordinates have exactly the same thoughts as the lord."
Lin nodded, still maintaining a respectful posture and said: "Mailan Town is located directly south of Kongqing Town. Its size is almost the same as here. It takes about one and a half days by carriage. It is one of the large towns nearby. As for The subordinates have already investigated the specific strength and military deployment, so let them lead the way for the lord.”
"Very good, without further ado, let's set off now."
Nodding to Lin, Huzhang and other subordinates, Lei Xiao did not hesitate and waved his hand: "Let's go! Target Mailan Town!" (End of Chapter)