Chapter 78 Whiskey and an Invitation to the Hunt
The song of the Rusalka water nymph dispersed.
The cool moonlight adds a touch of dreaminess to this fragrant and eerie night.
Yeats gazed at the beautiful teardrop-shaped gemstone in his hand.
The water fairy's teardrop gem is like a crystal sapphire in color. It can be embedded into weapons or made into gemstone jewelry. It comes with the enchantment "water breathing".
For a group of pirates and sailors who make a living on the ice and sea, the practical value of this teardrop gem is far greater than the collection value, and it can be sold for hundreds of gold coins.
Yeats planned to commission a craftsman to make it into a ring ornament, and immediately examined the panel.
The newly learned Requiem is a music spell that restrains undead creatures. Neutral and kind undead souls can be directly transcended, while evil souls can have a weakening effect.
There are only a lot of undead creatures in this world. Requiem blessed by "aesthetic art" has greatly improved the combat ability of the bard Yeats.
Yeats smiled slightly and continued to watch the introduction of the spell ‘Luring Song’.
This spell can contain seductive magic in the music, and can even be integrated into the sound, making the sound more magnetic and producing a charming effect.
The seduction song, coupled with the magic of charming humans, Yeats suspected that he could compete with the succubus in terms of charm ability.
In the mage school, there is a type of mage called the 'Control School', who are usually good at mind control, emotional changes and other mental effects.
As an artistic genius, Yeats’s mental resistance was extremely strong.
It is something that Gray, a smart dragonborn, cannot compare to.
at present.
Yeats knew a total of four musical spells: seduction, requiem, rest, and poet's inspiration.
Considering that the magic of music can be integrated into language and sound, and even swordsmanship and footwork, Yeats secretly thought:
"Then I use my fists to treat the enemy as a percussion instrument, so it should be Can you release music magic? "
To calm the emotions of the dead is called a requiem, and to suppress the enemy with force should be called a requiem!
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The cold wind has gradually eased, and the most difficult journey in the Jueling Mountains has been passed. An ancient watchtower appears at the foot of the mountain in the distance, marking the exit of the mountain range.
The guardian beast Snow Leopard said goodbye to Yeats and others, and soon disappeared into the vast snowy scene. " Owl, you fly to the territory first and tell them about my return.”
The snowy owl squinted its eyes, opened its beak, and let out a long yawn. Then it fluttered its wings and flew to Chenshuang Ridge with sleepy eyes.
A rolling hill first came into view in the snowy owl's yellow eyes. Reindeer were inhabiting the forest in twos and threes. A braided girl riding on the back of the reindeer was holding a spear and looking around while wearing leather armor, and suddenly raised her head.
When Luo Ta saw the flying snow owl, her eyes showed surprise.
“Lord Yeats is back!”
In the mountainous farmland outside the territory, a girl wearing a red hood holds a staff and whispers softly to the barley crops in the field:
"You have to grow up quickly, so that we can have enough to eat, and don't make things difficult for the lord..."
Suddenly, a flying shadow passed over his head, and Reggie Leif was startled slightly, and then his eyes flashed. Dew shimmer.
Under the stable, Phokas was adding fodder, and the snow-white Roland war horse snorted.
Carrot brought the Nightmare Horse back to the territory that day, almost causing Phokas to have a cardiac arrest. He did not dare to take the Nightmare Horse back to the Lord's Mansion, and just waited for Yeats to come back and make a ruling.
At this time, the snow-white owl flew down on the eaves. Phokas was stunned for a moment, then smiled, rode on the carrot, and followed the snowy owl to the outside of the village.
It was November, and the grass was already withered and yellow. Yeats was riding a snow leopard. When he saw the old knight coming on horseback, he asked Gray to hand over the scabbard hanging on the draft horse.
“Master!” Forcas reined in Carrot’s reins, with a glimmer in his eyes, “You are finally back.”
Yeats smiled slightly and threw the broadsword together with the scabbard. To Phokas.
Phocas grasped it, looked down at the hilt, and asked doubtfully: "What is this?"
"The specialty of the north that I promised to bring you." Yeats said , "The broad-bladed sword obtained from the orcs has returned to you."
Phokas looked stunned, glanced at the red-haired Valkyrie and the Argonian behind Yeats, and said uncertainly: "Master...you led the team to plunder the orcs?"
Gray shouted: "I testify! It was the orc who voluntarily gave the sword to Yeats!"
Forkas was stunned for a long time, with a somewhat incredulous expression. He pulled out the sword and took a look, then closed it again, with a deep look in his eyes. gratitude.
The old knight spoke hoarsely:
"Master, I accept this sword... I hope that I can still use this sword to open up territories for you during my lifetime!"
Yeats was not familiar with Phocas's past. He only knew that he had followed his predecessor's father to participate in the Northern Provincial Battle and captured a large area of land in the north for the Golden Lion Kingdom.
After the battle, Hudson was granted the title of the Principality of Ross, taking charge of the northern province territory including the Northern Highlands, White Night City and Wake Harbor, while Earl Brondy received the enclave of Morningfrost Ridge. , far away from the scope of family rule.
Chenshuang Ridge is located outside the Great Wall of China, with a large amount of undeveloped land in all directions.
Swamps, abandoned fishing ports, ancient battlefield sites...all the land is integrated, Morning Frost Ridge will have a coastline, and a new coastal principality can be established based on it. Its potential is not inferior to that of the Ross Principality.
Yeats speculated that the original intention of the Golden Lion King was to let his predecessor's father expand the territory. Unfortunately, Count Blanche died earlier than the Golden Lion King, and eventually entrusted this enclave to his youngest son. Yeats originally thought that his father wanted to leave all the fertile land to his eldest son, but he had no choice but to give it to his younger son due to inheritance laws.
But if the predecessor's father did not deliberately let his youngest son die, then he had placed great hopes on the abilities of his younger son and Phokas.
This high hope is even related to a new principality.
But, Phocas is only at the first level, and he doesn’t seem to be a particularly powerful master, right?
At this time, a cold message came from my ears, and Hilud said:
"Your knight seems to have suffered serious injuries."
"Huh?"
"His knees and wrists have been injured, and he can still ride a horse and hold a sword. It is really a miracle." Hilud said to The honorable warrior responded with praise.
Yeats was stunned, looking at Phokas up and down, and the remaining memories of his predecessor when he was still in swaddling clothes suddenly flashed through his mind.
On both sides of a canyon, there were densely packed archers. Suddenly, the sky was blocked by a rain of arrows. There was a young and handsome knight in front of him, his back to the rain of arrows, and he lowered his head and smiled at himself.
"Master, as long as I'm here, you'll be fine."
Oh, what about Adou and Zhao Zilong from another world?
Yeats thought to himself... I know a lot of recipes for curing old illnesses, and one of them requires griffon meat as raw material.
Although it is impossible for Phokas to repeat the scene of riding through thousands of troops alone, it should not be a big problem to return to the level of the second ring.
Yeats looked at the old knight whose eyes were already red and said with a smile:
"First take me to see the nightmare horse you mentioned."
Not long after.
On a hillside outside the territory.
Yeats saw the scene of Carrot and Nightmare fighting each other.
Carrot suddenly raised its front hooves happily, and performed a dance with its two hind hooves in front of everyone's astonished eyes.
When the nightmare horse saw this, it shook its tail hair and looked very docile.
Yeats twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling that carrots were quite abstract.
The Nightmare Horse has a crimson mane and tail that flutter like flames. This kind of monster has an aura of fear. Legend has it that it accompanied the undead knight and came here across planes.
There are many types of undead knights, the famous ones include skeleton knights and headless knights.
Yeats stared at the nightmare horse and thought to himself: "Doesn't this mean that there is an undead knight whose horse is lost?"
There are some hidden dangers in putting the nightmare horse into the territory. Yeats was unwilling to give up the nightmare horse and decided to move the nightmare horse to the watchtower and let it deal with the invading monsters.
This is a plan to drive away tigers and swallow wolves!
Yeats did not yet know the magic of animal communication, but Radish was very understanding of human nature. Yeats first expressed this idea to Radish, and then Radish conveyed it to him.
During this period, Phokas reported on the current situation in Morning Frost Ridge and said:
“The trade route with White Night City has stabilized, and the population has also grown steadily, but this growth It will stop greatly in winter.”
"Derek suggested establishing new markets and new trade routes after the beginning of spring, and at the same time expanding the scope of control of the territory as soon as possible."
Trade routes are closely related to ports, and Whitefish Harbor legally belongs to Duke Hudson. Territory, but recently abandoned.
If Yeats wants to get Whitefish Harbor, he must first have a good teacher. After all, following the legal principles is the rule of the game for the lords.
In addition, there is a peat swamp area southwest of Morning Frost Ridge, where powerful monsters are entrenched. Yeats is determined to include that swamp in his territory.
Liquor has always provided a large amount of financial income.
In this era, people already knew the distillation technology, but whiskey had not yet been born.
In order to make whiskey, peat is needed. After all, whiskey is made from barley malt that is smoked and roasted with peat to produce a unique aroma, and is used as a fermentation raw material.
Once the peat swamp is obtained, whiskey making will become a major industrial pillar in Morningfrost Ridge, and the income will be more substantial than Morningfrost cheese!
Furcas continued: "In addition, Earl Thomas invites you to his territory to participate in the hunting in a week."
Yeats learned that Thomas also invited Jai from Highland Castle The Earl, the "Countess Trout" Islay of Islay, and many other nobles.
Judging from the plot, Thomas will officially become independent from Duke Hudson soon and expand his power to the south.
And my plan is to consolidate the territory outside the Great Wall, so it would be okay to cooperate with him for the time being... Yeats said:
"Did Earl Thomas say what the target of the hunt is?"
"It is said to be a gryphon, which will be released into the forest by his hunting master."
The gryphon's materials are valuable and can also be used to treat Phocas' old illnesses and make delicious food. It also helps me improve my own circle of life.
Yeats nodded: "Then join the hunt."
There are two chapters left before twelve o'clock in the evening! It’s considered today’s update and extra update!
(End of this chapter)