Lord of Rot

Chapter 520 The Lamplighter (page 12)

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

Ulti raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then put down the horse's hoof between his legs. The brand new horseshoe had been nailed on.

He picked up the sandpaper from the side, then grabbed the horse's hoof and put it between his legs.

After a while of pricking and polishing, a layer of foam came off.

After changing the oil and wiping it with a velvet cloth, the old horse, which was still limping before, stood upright and kicked in place.

He also gently nudged Ulti with his head to express his gratitude.

"Hehe!" Ulti happily touched the horse's mane-covered shoulder: "Hongjiu, if you have any questions in the future, just come to me."

Hongjiu seemed to understand and shouted at him twice.

"Okay, let's go" Ulti waved his hand.

After packing up the tools, Ulti left the stable with the guy who was eating, and came to the "office" with a small window. He didn't know why it was called an office. Anyway, there was such a name, and all the places where people worked were called It's an office.

He took a sheet from his bag and held it through the window.

After a while, the sound of "snap" came from inside, and then the voice of the other party: "You have good skills. You have changed the horseshoes of ten horses and repaired the horseshoes of twelve horses recently."

Ulti was a little embarrassed: "I used to be a groom, so I know a little bit about it, and I'm used to it."

"You can be ranked number one in our racecourse." The person inside the window moved forward and said in a low voice without handing the order back: "I'll tell you some news. Recently, there was a team traveling far away. I heard that the meal Every month of replenishment is only 1 silver month!"

"Where did the news come from?" Ulti asked in a low voice.

"The son of my wife's brother-in-law's brother-in-law," the other party winked, "working under Mr. Lacey Sith."

"Lacy Sith?!" Ulti was surprised.

After he came here, he first went through a period of training on Monkey Island, and then he was lucky enough to leave Monkey Island early because he had mastered a set of skills, and went to the Porcupine Territory. During this time, the story he heard the most was the Lord Lord's story. It's just that the lord is not in the Porcupine Territory, and has been away for several months. It is said that the current steward of Monkey Island and the Porcupine Territory is the lord's wife, the future lord's wife. She manages everything in the territory in an orderly manner, but He rarely appears and only stays in the castle.

Compared to the lord's wife who is always seen but never seen, Lacey Sith is the top figure that Ulti can occasionally see.

This is one of the few knights of the Clarence family who have been ennobled. Although he does not have a fiefdom, major events in the entire Porcupine Territory and Monkey Island must pass through his hands. He also has a group of young people who are said to become the lord's guard knights in the future. Soldiers can be said to be the pinnacle of power.

Of course Ulti couldn't help but tremble when he heard the name of such a big shot. He was really a big shot. It is said that even some barons and viscounts had to speak politely when they saw him.

"Yes." The other party nodded and continued: "Actually, it's not a secret, but it hasn't been announced to the public. I heard that a team is going to Endor."

When he heard that it was Endor, Ulti's neck shrank. He didn't want to go back there again. He only had nightmares when he mentioned Endor.

"Have you not been there before?"

"Been there." Ulti nodded bravely: "I was caught as a slave there and had to repair the horses' hooves for several months."

The other party nodded and just sighed and said: "How are you doing, our lord?"

Yeah, well, really good!

Ulti really has to nod at this point. He originally thought that he would continue to be a slave in a different place. Unexpectedly, he started working and made money by relying on his own crafts. Not only did he not starve to death, he did not do much work and lived a good life. Well, I recently had some spare money to go to a pub for a couple of drinks.

This is exactly the case. If anyone dares to speak ill of the Lord, Ulti dares to go up with a hammer and dig a hole in the opponent's head. Anyway, he already has a hole in his head, so he doesn't mind having one more.

"I don't know the specifics. It is said that the logistics department is recruiting people." The other party pondered for a moment and then said: "There is danger, but as long as our porcupine flag is displayed, not many people dare to provoke us."

Ulti really wanted to say that he was satisfied with his current life and didn't want to take any more risks, but he still asked: "Can't find anyone in the logistics department?"

"Yes." The other party nodded: "You also know that our lord has several territories."

"Hey, Porcupine Territory, Iron Valley, Water Stream Land, Monkey Island, Desert" Ulti knows all the treasures. This is no longer a secret. That's why he feels that the lord is powerful. With this number of territories, even a duke can't. Too much.

"What I heard is that if there is a shortage of people, each territory will send people there. Whoever does a good job will definitely get the credit."

The other party whispered: "This is a great achievement. It is said that it is related to that group of mysterious scholars, and the lord also values ​​it very much."

"hiss!!!"

If Lacey Sith is the pinnacle of power that ordinary people can see and can easily command tens of thousands of people, then scholars represent mystery and terror that no one can refuse. It is said that the lord also wants scholars to be kind to each other. Scholars Never bargain when asking for money.

According to the legend Ulti heard during this time, the scholar spent 1000 gold days a month!

That’s 1000 gold days. Ulti calculated carefully. If he earns 2 silver months a month... this is already a high salary that ordinary people can’t imagine. One or two bronze stars can help him drink a large glass of beer. The kind that doesn't add much water.

If he wanted to save 1000 gold days, according to the purely official conversion method, he would have to go without food or drink for 4000 years.

And with so much money, those scholars squandered it all in one month. It is said that neither the lord's wife nor other stewards said a word about it, but instead allocated another 1000 gold days to continue to let them squander it!

He wanted to buy a house in the fifth phase of the Porcupine Territory. The beautiful, square house with the small chimney really touched his heart. He could also buy a pony of his own in the future, all of which required money.

Can you make money by being associated with scholars? Sure, just a little leak between your fingers is enough to buy a house or a horse.

"Are you excited?" The person in the window asked with a smile.

"Well! That's the scholar!" Ulti didn't hide his thoughts, but he was worried: "Do they need me?"

The other party sighed: "You don't know, our Porcupine Territory has the weakest foundation among these territories."

"Huh?" Ulti made a surprised sound.

Porcupine Territory is the root of the lord, and it is simply more prosperous than any other place Ulti has ever seen, with smooth avenues, neatly arranged houses, and various areas with clear and orderly functions. He even suspected that the royal capital is not as good as It's prosperous here.

"What do you think!" the other party said: "Because our Porcupine Territory has the worst foundation, such as the Shuijian Land, which is rich and has good transportation. The desert is the only place to train cavalry nowadays. In the past, our Porcupine Territory also had infantry, but Recently, they have been assigned quotas by Tiegu and Shuijiandi, and they are mainly trained there."

Ulti was puzzled: "I think we have quite a lot of horses."

"Do you know how many cavalry there are over there in the desert?"

"How many?"