Chapter 467 Banquet Night (Part 2)
Through the detailed introduction of the old butler Ward, Lei Xiao learned.
This rare deep-sea fish only grows in the eye of the storm in the Sea of Storms.
And that mysterious sea area is famous for being extremely dangerous. The strong wind that persists all year round can easily tear even an ordinary fourth-level strong person into pieces.
Only the great wind magicians of the fourth level and above, or the strong men of the fifth level and the country level, can pass through unharmed, and the value is evident from this.
As the banquet progressed, under the explanation of the old butler Ward, Lei Xiao moved his index finger.
I heard one after another about various top-notch rare ingredients such as rainbow lettuce, fantasy butter, dragon flame fruit, frost sheep king, etc. The anecdotes about these ingredients themselves are enough to make people marvel.
Coupled with the superb cooking skills of Rudy and others, the deliciousness of the ingredients is fully brought out, whether it is original, or the flavors are layered, but perfectly blended together, making people unable to stop at all.
After Lei Xiao put a piece of tender, fat and lean lamb in sauce into his mouth, he looked around while feeling the beauty of the food.
The most eye-catching or ornamental thing on the dining table is naturally the foodie trio of Hong Ye, Chao Yan and Bai Wei.
Not long ago, after Lei Xiao's signal, a freshly baked whole lamb was served in front of them.
Currently, one person is holding up a roasted leg of lamb that is sizzling with oil, and his nose is bubbling with snot, which is a great pleasure.
It can be clearly seen that among these three people, Hong Ye, who is a proud dragon and a fifth-level strongman, is much more reserved, and does not care about it like the heartless Chaoyan and Bai Wei. own image.
However, the temptation of the delicious food in front of me was too great.
Hong Ye's delicate face showed a contradictory look of wanting to indulge in a feast of food, but couldn't let go. She had to carefully pay attention to the eyes around her while chewing secretly.
"This old girl Hongye is really not frank."
Lei Xiao curled his lips and turned his gaze to the other subordinates.
Needless to say, Huzhang and Ye Cang were the two who naturally ate the most boldly and the most happily, enjoying almost all the meat.
The Nanxing Nanyue sisters, Xue Ya, Fa Xia, A Ling, A Bing, and the newcomer Xiao Ya basically set their sights on fruit salad, seafood soup and various grilled vegetables. On the body.
Although they looked much normal compared to the foodie trio, it could still be clearly observed that uncontrollable excitement and excitement were shining in everyone's eyes.
I saw that the dinner plate in front of Xiaoya was always filled with a lot of food. Xue Ya and Nan Yue, who were sitting on her left and right sides, were still adding to it.
It seemed that the other subordinates took great care of the new illusionist who came to the territory, while Xiaoya completely integrated into the cheerful atmosphere of the banquet, chatting and laughing with other subordinates, pushing glasses and changing glasses.
"As expected of a cook, Xiaoya has integrated very quickly."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and his eyes fell on the dining table next to him.
Sitting at the table to his left are the main leaders from various places.
They are Lin, Fang Hai, Guan Zhong, Kunbu from Kongqing Town, Xuan Yue and Ging Guo from Mailan Town, Ned and Nate from Magnet Town, Donna from Red Arrow Town, Princess Celia of the Moon Wolf Clan, and Lao The half-elf clan leader Kawagu and the snow wolf clan leader Shi Feng.
Currently, these subordinates are chatting happily, and they have gradually transformed from strangers to familiar acquaintances.
Sitting at the table to his right were the sub-level leaders from various places.
They are the four garrison captains in Kongqing Town, the three direct squadron captains stationed in Kongqing Town, Lu Ying and other three Snow Wolf tribe elders. They also look like they are late to meet each other.
On the table further behind are soldiers from the Dragon Riding Squadron and other elite squadrons.
As for the old butler Ward who was in charge of the venue, several third-level maids, Rudy and others, they had also reserved corresponding meals.
Lei Xiao glanced at it and saw that every subordinate's face was filled with a satisfied smile, and some even looked intoxicated, obviously impressed by the top-notch meal in front of them.
In particular, the five squadrons of longbowmen and the two squadrons of magicians who had just arrived in the territory had expressions of uncontrollable surprise and excitement on their faces.
Being able to taste the top-notch delicacies that only the nobles and nobles can enjoy is undoubtedly a wonderful thing that they have never experienced in their lives!
And the one who gave them all this was naturally the Lord they followed!
To be able to bring so many delicacies to the table, the Lord's financial resources can only be described as unfathomable!
Feeling the gratitude and admiration glances from his subordinates, Lei Xiao smiled and picked up the wine glass. Accompanied by the old butler Ward, he began to walk between the tables to further encourage everyone with toasts.
When they saw the lord coming, all the subordinates at the nearby tables stood up neatly, scrambled to be the first, and drank the wine in the cup.
As for Lei Xiao himself, he naturally touched the wine glass with his mouth and ordered it till the end.
In the process, Lei Xiao also learned.
The champagne, wine, and other craft beers or mead used in the banquet all came from Blue Cold Castle, the most famous brewing town in the eastern region of Cold Flame.
These wines also have a common name, that is, exclusive for nobles.
Among them, the most common bottle of wine has a starting price of hundreds of gold dragons, which is almost more than the annual income of most civilians, and is extremely valuable.
"Lan Leng Castle? Since it is located in the eastern area of Leng Yan where the territory is located, it will not take long for the wine in this town to be exclusively for the nobles to be exclusively for me."
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After listening to the old butler's introduction, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and gently swayed the amber champagne in the goblet in his hand.
After some time passed, Lei Xiao returned to the table and tasted the crispy and delicious Warcraft egg tart, a piece of mellow and sweet lava cake, and a cup of special espresso with a strong taste.
He just said hello to the subordinates at the dining table and walked straight to the lord's mansion.
Although Lei Xiao already fully possesses the capital and strength to eat, drink and have fun in this land, he clearly understands.
Facing the unknown catastrophe that may come at any time, everything he has done is just the beginning.
What's more, there is the truth about the blank era, the no longer favoring the gods, the disappearance of the chosen son of God, the misplaced things that should not appear, the lost ruins without remains... There are too many things in this magical land. There are so many unknowns waiting to be revealed.
"Of course, this also includes the real reason why the pioneer traveler Wang Xi and us otherworld lords suddenly came here."
Lei Xiao thought this as he stepped into the door of the lord's mansion.
Going up the spiral staircase, Lei Xiao soon arrived at the lord's office on the third floor.
Listening to the lively singing and laughter outside the window, Lei Xiao first opened the property interface of the territory.
"After summoning seven squadrons of soldiers in succession, has the population in the territory become "1637/2000"? ”
Lei Xiao looked at the text displayed on the attribute interface and nodded thoughtfully: "In other words, three more elite squadrons can be summoned."
"At this stage, there are one squadron of half-elf archers, two squadrons of heavy shield archers, as well as five newly summoned squadrons of long archers and two squadrons of magicians in the territory. The long-range combat power under my command has reached the level of a large battalion. Scale.”
"The melee force only has one heavy guard squadron and one werewolf warrior squadron, which is undoubtedly a bit stretched. I hope that the next three squadrons will focus on melee combat."
"By the way, although these archer troops are also equipped with melee long swords as secondary weapons, they are only at the second level. When there are enough long swords at the third level, we can equip them collectively with secondary weapons."
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao's dark eyes moved and continued to check the property interface of the territory.
"Within the territory, there are a total of 50 strong fortresses converted from werewolf moisture-proof warehouses, which can be used for soldiers to live and store supplies. Each fort can easily accommodate 50 soldiers, and the 4 fortresses located in the four corners of the territory have been Used as a warehouse ”
Lei Xiao rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought again.
"As for the others that have been used, they are five longbow squadrons with 10 seats, three magician squadrons with 6 seats, two great swordsman squadrons with 4 seats, two shadow squadrons with 4 seats, two heavy shield archer squadrons with 4 seats, Half Elf Squadron 2 , 2 heavy guard squadrons, 2 werewolf warrior squadrons, 2 peasant squadrons, 1 dragoon squad, 1 chef such as Rudy, and Shea and Fasha as alchemy workshops and residences, a total of 2 .”
"In other words, the remaining 6 seats that have not yet been occupied can be used by the three upcoming squadrons?"
Lei Xiao's eyes glanced back and forth over the attributes, and he nodded thoughtfully.
"Now that the space in the territory has been fully utilized, after the lord's mansion is upgraded again and the population size is further expanded, we can use the current layout as the inner city and then expand the outer city outwards. This is something I have already thought about. Things.”
Lei Xiao's eyes continued to move down the territory attribute interface, landing on the resources needed for the next upgrade.
"The resources required for the next upgrade are 1 million units of stone, 200,000 units of wood, 200,000 units of thatch, 30,000 units of iron ingots, 30,000 units of copper ingots, and 10,000 units of refined steel ingots."
"Compared with before, has the demand for stone, copper and iron ingots, and refined steel ingots increased, while the demand for wood and thatch has decreased?"
"It's no wonder. After all, the current lord's mansion has completely turned into a stone structure. As for the role of wood and thatch, except for a small part that will be made into corresponding furniture and other items, the vast majority should be used for construction. When it is automatically built, part of the energy is directly consumed? ”
Lei Xiao stood up from his seat and walked slowly around the room, thinking to himself.
"As for the fact that the lord's mansion directly consumes some resources during the upgrade process, we can also see it from other miracle buildings. However, the resources that each miracle building needs to directly consume are different. That’s all.”
"Thinking about it this way, if the most basic and ubiquitous wood and thatch can be used as one-time resources consumed when upgrading the building, the Lord's Mansion is indeed an extraordinary "miracle building." ”
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and focused his attention on the property interface of the territory again.
"The three basic resources required for the next mansion upgrade, as well as copper and iron ingots, are naturally not a problem. The most important thing is, do you need 10,000 units of refined steel ingots?"
"Currently, I have 3,200 units of fine steel ingot reserves left. It seems that one of the main goals next is to mobilize subordinates from all over the country to collect third-level equipment with fine steel ingots."
"Of course, the forging work of Fang Hai's fine steel spurs must continue. This is my only stable source of fine steel ingots at present."
Lei Xiao, who was pacing in the spacious office, gradually slowed down and gently rubbed his chin.
"In addition, since the construction of the city wall and city gate has been fully completed, the next step of the territory's work should also focus on further expanding the trench outside the city wall and converting it into a moat."
"In this way, it not only adds a new barrier to the territory, but also has a significant effect in preventing monsters from approaching and preventing fire attacks."
"It just so happens that the two newly joined magician squadrons also have a lot of earth magicians, which can provide a lot of help in the excavation work of the moat. When the excavation is completed, the water magicians will be able to help the little ones in the territory. The diversion of streams and surrounding water sources can also play a good role.”
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao stood in front of the desk and could not help but frown slightly again.
"Except for the construction of the territory itself, the most important thing I need to do next is to wait for an opportunity to conquer Ariel, the fifth princess of Lengyan."
"If I can successfully capture this proud Princess Lengyan, it will play a vital role in my next plan."
Lei Xiao's brows just relaxed slightly, but they became even more tightly knitted together.
"I have asked Burt and Orange Bai for their opinions many times on the subject of subduing Ariel, and the answers they received were that this cold and youngest princess has perfectly inherited the arrogance and dignity that a member of the royal family should have. Sometimes, even at the cost of his life.”
"Therefore, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to get him to surrender directly and sign a master-servant contract with me."
"The most important thing is that once the contract signing fails, not only will I lose a recruitment order of the corresponding class, but also for a long time in the future, as a lord from another world, I will no longer be able to sign a master-servant contract face to face. Many other alien lords have made this mistake.”
"Therefore, there must be a suitable opportunity to shock Ariel's mind or receive some strong stimulation. I will not take action until I am absolutely sure."
Lei Xiao's brows had become twisted into a knot.
"But how to do it, or in other words, what prerequisites are needed to achieve this perfectly?" (End of Chapter)