Chapter 33 Nancy's "Revenge" Plan
Looking at those sapphire-like eyes, Raven's heart moved: "What are the conditions?"
"Learn Elvish within half a year." Lux There was a hint of playful pride in his eyes.
"Okay, it's a deal." Raven nodded with a smile.
"Eh?" Lux was stunned for a moment: "But Elvish is difficult to learn. Do you want to..."
"No need." Raven said decisively.
Lux looked away angrily.
The history of the elves is much longer than that of the human race, and their civilization was established much earlier. It can be said to be the origin of civilization in the entire Middles continent. Therefore, the Elf language became the first language that the human race mastered. a language.
However, as the human race gradually prospered and gradually developed its own language and characters, the Elvish language disappeared from daily life, and only nobles, a few scholars, and priests could master it.
In the past thousand years, with the establishment of the main body of the human race on the mainland, the inheritance of Elvish language has gradually weakened. Except for a very small number of great nobles, scholars and priests, very few people can speak it.
As a priest, Lux must master the Elvish language, and the learning process is extremely painful - there is no language environment, and there is a lack of application scenarios. Now even hymns to the Lord of Light are performed in the Imperial language.
"What, do you regret it?" Raven asked with a smile: "Otherwise, would you change another condition?"
"No!" Lux turned her head and stared at Raven , with stubbornness in his eyes: "We agreed, we will learn the Elvish language within half a year, otherwise, when the time comes, you will Give me back 2,000 gold coins!"
"Okay." Raven nodded deeply and asked curiously: "Then, if, I mean, if, I let go, what do you want me to change? Conditions? "
As footsteps approached, Petty served dinner in front of the two of them.
Pan-seared beef shoulder with pickled asparagus, a bowl of cream of mushroom soup, and a small basket of freshly baked white bread.
After a tiring day, the scent immediately attracted Lux's attention.
"Thank you to the Lord of Light for your gift." After praying, Lux picked up a knife and cut off a piece of beef shoulder, and began to enjoy his dinner, obviously not intending to continue this topic.
"Thank you to the Lord of Light for your gift." Raven did not continue to dwell on this topic. He also cut off a piece of beef shoulder and put it in his mouth.
The entrance is filled with the aroma of butter. When you bite down with your teeth, the full gravy bursts out between your lips and teeth. The unique delicious taste of beef fills your mouth, giving you a huge sense of satisfaction.
The pickled asparagus has a crisp texture, and the slightly sour taste dissolves the greasiness of the beef very well, making it appetizing.
Then use white bread to dip into the rich soup full of milk and mushroom aroma. This dinner can’t be said to be rich, but it is completely fulfilling.
After the two finished eating, a maid came up to remove the tableware, and then placed two small bowls of cream ice cream for dessert.
In this era, only nobles and a few wealthy businessmen could get ice in summer.
"If you want me to learn Elvish language, you must give me a textbook and find me a teacher, right?" Raven said half-jokingly: "It is best to be an Elf teacher."
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"Don't say it's you, I still want an elf teacher!" Lux snorted and said: "Now the elf empire is huddled in the ancient forest and has not come out for hundreds of years. There are very few elves walking on the continent. It’s so rare. You can’t see it just by looking at it.”
“Then you can’t let me learn it out of thin air, right?” Raven spread his palms: “Does this matter also bother the Lord of Light? ”
“No nonsense!” Lux glanced at him dissatisfied: "In two days, I will have someone send you the Elvish dictionary and teaching materials. When you return to Eagle Castle, I will teach you personally!"
As she spoke, the dimples on her face showed up: "If you can't learn it by then, I'm going to hit your palms~"
Looking at her innocent smile, Raven could only smile and nod: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Lux yawned tiredly, and Raven also felt tiredness welling up in his body. He stood up and said, "Then, I wish you good night, Miss Lux."
"Good night." Lux smiled. nod.
That night, Raven did not ask for Petty's service and slept very peacefully.
Early the next morning, which was the 13th day after Raven came to Goldshire, Lux declined Raven's offer to stay, took a carriage and returned to Goldshire Church with daily necessities.
At the same time, a sneaky figure pulled away.
Her name is Jenny, Nancy's confidant maid.
All the way back to the manor in the southwest of Goldsmith Town, when she came to the door of Nancy's bedroom, she took a deep breath and nervously knocked on the door gently: "Miss Nancy."
Passed After a while, the door opened with a creak, and Nancy's figure appeared in front of Jenny.
She was wearing a slightly childish plaid nightgown and a pointed nightcap on her head. Now she had just woken up, her hair was as messy as a ball of wool on the back of her head, pink and tender. She scratched her hair with her fingers, revealing a white and tender arm: "Is there any news? Tell me!"
After saying that, Nancy turned back into the room, swung her white calves and sat in front of the mirror. Start dressing up.
"Yes..." Jenny lowered her head and reported back: "Yesterday, Priest Lux of Eagle Town went to see Raven, visited the military camp with him, and had lunch together."
"In the evening, Lux Priest Silk stayed at the Government Affairs Hall of Shining Gold Town and did not leave until this morning."
With a click, the wooden comb broke into two pieces in Nancy's hand, and she turned her head. Lai Ningmei asked: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Because... nothing happened between the two of them." Jenny whispered, fearing to offend this person. An unruly young lady: "Lux is a priest after all..."
Nancy understood what Jenny meant. She knew Lux's background much better than a little maid.
Although she is just a small baronial priest, her teacher is the seventh-level magician Crouch, the most famous ascetic in the empire. She can break through to the eighth level at any time, and may even become a holy magician. .
In terms of background and status alone, she is probably still above Nancy, the daughter of an earl.
Such a priest is not something that a little baron like Raven can offend.
“This damn Raven!” Nancy threw half of the comb into the trash can angrily, and hammered the table angrily: “Obviously he is just a lowly and dirty guy, how could he deceive the Light? The Lord’s priest? That Lux must also be a big-breasted and brainless person. Guy."
Speaking of big breasts and no brains, her eyes fell on the mirror, and she tried to straighten her waist, looking at the barely protruding outline, and finally sighed helplessly: "No. What other news? Has he really been so honest in the past ten days? ”
Jenny nodded silently: "That's true, miss. We monitor the government affairs hall day and night and find that Raven's life is very simple..."
"Besides being in the government affairs hall, it is also at the training ground, right? Such words I’ve heard it seven or eight times, Nancy! Rolled his eyes: "Why is it so difficult for you to find a reason for a bunch of useless things!"
"This month and next month, all the salaries will be deducted!!"
< br>With that said, Nancy stood up and rubbed her little butt.
That hateful guy!
Although the pain was gone now, she lay on the bed for three days after coming out of the government affairs hall.
She returned to the manor that day, her mind filled with grievances and despair - she was going to die, and if the news of being spanked spread, how would she see anyone in the future.
But after that, it was as if what happened that day had never happened. Although there were some rumors among the people in the market, they were all baseless and baseless.
But this also means one thing, that is, Raven himself has a handle on her, making her always worry that Raven will expose this matter, and even use it to threaten her one day in the future. Own.
Being threatened by a little bee is scary to think about.
I wanted to go to my father to complain, but there was no reason.
Should I tell my father that Raven bullied me and the way to bully me was to spank me?
So she sent her maids to monitor Raven's movements, hoping to catch him.
Isn’t his name “Little Bee”?
Then seize the opportunity when he finds a woman. There is no shortage of women selling their bodies in Goldshire.
It was an open secret that nobles had a good time, but it didn't matter if there were a little gossip after marriage. Before marriage, such behavior would greatly reduce their reputation, and it was considered a minor scandal.
Aristocrats who are known as "debauched" find it difficult for both men and women to find equal marriage partners, and can only be downwardly compatible. This is also a tacit secret in the aristocratic circle.
When the time comes, I will have Raven’s leverage, and Raven will have his own leverage, even if it’s a tie!
But it just so happens that such a person can’t catch any signs of this.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Nancy said in a loud voice: "If you can't find it, just keep monitoring him. I don't believe it. You can't catch his flaw!"
Jenny's face looked sad. After all, her profession was that of a maid, not a spy. It was too hard to be exposed to the wind and sun all day long: "Miss Nancy, I don't think this is an option..."
< br>"Oh, what do you mean, do you mean to say that I am stupid?" Nancy's hand lit up with a flame.
"Don't dare!" Jenny quickly put her head on the ground: "I just think that since he is nicknamed 'Little Bee', is it really...useful for you to collect this evidence?"
A breeze blew through the hall, and the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Nancy was stunned for a long time, then her breathing became more and more rapid, her little face turned red, and she realized that she had thought wrong: "Damn it, why didn't you remind me earlier?"
For a good, clean girl like herself, reputation is of course very important; but for a guy like Raven who comes from a pariah background, what does it matter if his reputation is ruined?
"Well, Jenny, what should we do now?" Nancy asked with a guilty conscience.
Jenny really didn’t want to be out in the wind and sun anymore, and her mind was spinning rapidly: “I think... the way Baron Raven is acting right now, he seems to be very short of money.”
“ Then let's rob his treasury?" Nancy's eyes lit up, and then She shook her head again: "No, he still has troops on hand after all. It would be too bad if he was discovered."
But this also inspired her ideas very well, and she walked around the house. Turning around in circles, matching the loose nightgown on her body, she looked like a lively morning glory. "Yes!" Nancy clapped her hands hard: "You said before that he had a meeting with these businessmen just to build a workshop, right?"
She showed a smile with fascinated confidence: "He has created the Tears of Angels before and built a workshop. There will definitely be bigger moves. When the time comes, I will sneak in and put his The secret recipe is stolen, and then Angel Tears will be mine. !"
After saying that, she looked at Jenny who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "Why don't you say anything? Isn't my plan bad?"
Jenny was speechless, what about stealing the secret recipe? It really doesn't seem like something a noble lady should do.
However, considering that the construction of the workshop has not started yet, it will take a month or two to be completed. It will be unclear whether Nancy will be here by then.
And the most important thing is, this way, I don't have to run out every day.
Jenny gave a thumbs up with both hands on the ground: "Awesome, Miss Nancy, it's absolutely wonderful!"
"Huh, I'm just saying that my idea is not correct. Wrong." Nancy jumped to the window and opened the curtains to face the sun. He showed a bright smile: "Wait a minute, Raven. Offending me, Nancy Fox, is the biggest mistake of your life!"
Under the same bright sunshine, on the training ground in the northeast of Goldsmith Town , the private soldiers are training hard.
As the lord, Raven stood at the front of the team. Whichever private soldier his eyes fell on, the latter would puff out his chest proudly.
They all hope to be chosen by Lei Wen to become soldiers. After all, the salary of soldiers is three times that of ordinary soldiers like them.
But Raven's attention was not on them.
We have been in Goldshire for long enough, and the recruitment of construction workers is almost complete. We only need to wait for the construction materials to be delivered, and the riverside workshop can start construction.
And Raven didn’t wait too long.
On July 23, 1193 of the Guangming Calendar, the first batch of construction stones marched along the road into Goldsmith Town. It was on this day that Raven ordered the newly recruited soldiers to These stones were escorted to the north bank of the upper reaches of Jinsha River in the northeast of Eagle Town.
In the past ten days, Old Gordon has organized the residents to level the land. All the weeds and gravel on it have been cleared away, and a gravel road leading to Eagle Town has even been paved. .
That night, Raven returned to Eagle Castle after a long absence. As soon as he entered the door, he received a piece of news that surprised him: "What, Denise left? When did it happen?"< br>
"On July 9th." Old Gordon said.
"It's been almost half a month..." Raven frowned slightly and said in a serious tone: "Then why didn't you tell me as soon as possible?"
"It was Mrs. Denise who said "No need to tell you," Old Gordon said cautiously: "And, after all, she is your aunt..."
Regarding this matter, Old Gordon also had his own selfish motives.
Raven always ran to Denise's house. He saw it in his eyes. Although he didn't say anything, he did not agree with Raven's behavior and behavior, and he also expressed his disapproval of Denise. "Checkpoint" is deeply dissatisfied.
Now that Denise is leaving, in his opinion, it is a good thing for both Raven and Denise herself, so naturally he does not want to notify his baron immediately.
"Forget it, just leave..." Raven sighed.
If it weren’t for Angel Tears, Denise would have left long ago. Now that Angel Tears’ output is becoming increasingly stable, her departure is not so surprising.
But in Raven's heart, she still felt a little disappointed.
His eyes fell on old Gordon's face, and he said with a slightly unhappy look: "Mr. Gordon, I hope this is the last time."
"I don't have much time left. Have a great year, my lord." Old Gordon bent down and said in a respectful voice. Respectfully and humbly: "Your will will be carried out."
There is no need for a heavy hammer to sound the drum. Raven did not give him any substantial punishment. For a smart man, one sentence is enough. , too much will damage the relationship between master and servant.
That night, Petty was tortured quite a lot.
Early the next morning, the construction of the riverside workshop officially began.
According to Lei Wen's idea, this workshop will become the center of the Eagle Town Industrial Zone in the future, so it covers a large area, fifty meters long and fifty meters wide, and fifteen meters away from the river, making it convenient to collect water and Put out the fire.
But on the second day of construction, a problem arose: it was too close to the river and the groundwater was too abundant. When the foundation was laid two meters down, sewage spewed out like a fountain.
After careful thinking, Raven had to move the address of the workshop fifty meters northwest, re-level the land, dig the foundation, and gave up the idea of building an underground warehouse.
However, not all the previous projects were wasted. The previously excavated foundation can be widened on the original basis and used as a small canal to connect the workshop and the Jinsha River.
On the fifth day of construction, when the foundation excavation was completed and most of the cornerstones were buried, there was another heavy rain.
The buildings in this world are mainly made of rocks and supplemented by wood. Most of the bonding between stones is lime mortar, which needs to be dried slowly on dry days to ensure adhesion and strength. , can't stand the wash of rain at all.
In just one night, the buried foundation was soaked, and ditches had to be dug in advance to release the accumulated water.
Looking at the muddy construction site, Raven sighed in his heart.
I really want cement!
It's not that I haven't thought about inventing cement in this world, but the problem is that it is beyond the scope of nine-year compulsory education. Even if Raven knows the rough formula, he can't grasp the proportions at all, and at least it is not widely used at present. scope.
This kind of industrial product must be placed in the hands of big forces to see profits, but in the hands of Raven, it can only lose money.
If you really want to smash it out, at least you have to wait until you become a viscount.
Raven started a two-point and one-line life again. This was the case in Goldsmith Town, and it was still the same in Eagle Town.
Before, it was from the Government Affairs Hall to the training ground, but now it is from Eagle Fort to the construction site.
Although he didn't need to stay at the construction site all day long, he was covered in dirt every time he came back, which kept Petty very busy.
On the 9th day of construction, August 1, 1193 in the Guangming calendar, with the busy work of hundreds of craftsmen, the four city walls basically took shape, and the foundations of the inner factory buildings were also excavated, but during the construction process Encountered another problem.
Leaven wanted to build a huge workshop in the workshop, one that could accommodate hundreds of people working at the same time. However, in this way, with the construction technology of this world - to be precise, with Raven The construction skills of the people who can be found simply cannot be done.
The foreman said: "Sir, what you want is a palace, and at most we have only built a manor!"
In this case, let's change it!
The factory building originally planned to be 40 meters by 40 meters was changed into nine independent workshops of 12 meters by 12 meters arranged in a nine-square grid.
On the contrary, there are no big problems with the planned warehouses and worker dormitories. These local craftsmen have more or less experience in building hotels.
In addition to matters on the construction site, there are many matters that need to be handled by Raven personally - such as the storage and distribution of transported livestock. Old Gordon does not dare to do these things alone.
On the 16th day of construction, the construction of the riverside workshop was on track. The construction plan was basically finalized. All that was left was the details. Raven could finally divert his energy to other things. ——For example, the learning of Elvish language.
Picking up a book that was thicker than the Xinhua Dictionary, Lei Wen’s brows twitched. For the first time, he felt that there might be something wrong with his choice.
This is just an Elvish dictionary.
The real textbook was two feet long, one foot wide, and as thick as a whole beef rib. Raven had no doubt that if he swung it up, he could crush a pig to death.
Of course, he couldn't really test it, and he didn't even dare to be disrespectful to this book, because it was a "Holy Words", which recorded the teachings of the Lord of Light and the things He had sent down. The various miracles are written in both Elvish and Imperial languages.
"My Lord has something to say: Anyone who glimpses the light will see the true meaning of kindness..."
Don't mention it, the Elvish language is really magical. Raven just read the first two sentences, I started to feel a little drowsy.
"I've been fooled." Raven stretched out and patted his cheek gently to cheer himself up.
He originally thought that Lux would come to tutor him personally. With the red sleeves adding fragrance, reading would not be a boring thing.
But he only guessed half of it right. Lux did agree to be his teacher, but the teacher was really irresponsible. She only taught him basic phonetic symbols and never came again. She said what was waiting for him? Only those who can accurately recite a hymn of the Lord of Light in Elvish language will proceed to the next stage of the course.
But the problem is that the pronunciation of the Elvish language is extremely weird, very much like the Slavic language in the previous life. The various tongue rolling and tongue flicks make Raven's tongue a little knotted. If he reads it fast, it still sounds like he is singing. RAP.
Strengthening himself and reading two more lines, Raven was about to try to say it in Elvish when he remembered a rapid knock on the door.
"Who is it!?" Being interrupted from his thoughts, Raven shouted impatiently: "Didn't I tell you not to disturb me when I was studying!?"
"Lord Baron... is Me!" Feili's cautious voice sounded outside the door: "Everything you asked for has arrived."
"This guy actually came to report it himself. He is really a good flatterer." With a smile, he slapped the book on the table and walked out. , and saw the gold teeth exposed in Fili's bright smile: "You mean, they are all here?"
"That's right, sir." Fili rubbed his hands and said: "Twenty first-level demons core, and two sets of alchemy equipment, It has now been delivered to your warehouse."
"The common magic cores such as earth, water, fire, wind, steel, and blood are priced between 2.9 and 5.7 gold coins. In addition..."
"Good job!" Raven patted him on the shoulder and interrupted his offer: "Go to old Gordon and settle the balance."
As he said this, he went out with the wind. He walked over and ordered: "Flav, send the magic core immediately Go to the dungeon! "
"Moxingan, send me a live pig, two live chickens, and two rabbits, also go to the dungeon and put them in different cells!"
Leaven's eyes shone with anticipation.
It’s time to test whether the magic core can be used on other living creatures!
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(End of this chapter)