Lord of Rot

Chapter 582 is over! This time it's really going to be a river of blood! (7K(page 13)

A bolt of thunder fell from the sky, and when the light dissipated at the gate of the Iron Wall Fortress, thunder was heard in the sky.

The guarding soldiers were so horrified that they subconsciously closed their eyes after being stunned by the lightning. At the same time, they also grasped the muskets with both hands.

Enemy attack?

No, since the opponent can fly, there is no need to land outside the castle gate.

After the lightning dissipated, a petite female figure stood quietly in front of the castle gate, looking around.

An Iron Wall Fort guard responded quickly: "Are you...Prince Hoffmann?"

"it's me."

The woman nodded as she spoke.

The guard continued: "Welcome to Iron Valley. The Lord has told us before that you will be coming soon."

"Really?" She looked happy.

After Li Qi noticed the thunder, he rushed here urgently. In fact, he was not much slower than Leonie, only his front and rear legs.

Seeing his arrival, all the guards immediately adjusted their stances and saluted with their hearts hammered in the direction of Li Qi.

The movements are uniform.

In the eyes of all the soldiers, Li Qi represented a miracle and absolute strength. Maybe not all residents admired Li Qi, and most people still just wanted to have food to eat.

But all the soldiers must be firmly loyal to Li Qi!

Such actions and reactions immediately caught Leonie's attention. She was very sure that a similar situation would not occur in Giant's Foot, or even in other territories.

Li Qi took the initiative to say hello: "Good day, Prince Hoffman. I didn't expect you to come so quickly. I just received the letter."

"Good day, Sir Li Qi, I actually released the raven five days ago." Leonie was a little embarrassed.

Five days ago, the raven was released. Unexpectedly, the raven, which never rests day and night, crossed the sea. As soon as it arrived, she caught up with it with a thunderbolt.

It seemed like he was in a hurry.

After Li Qi landed, he looked at the guard who had just spoken: "Go find Lily. I remember she just complained to me about the lack of manpower."

The guard was overjoyed: "Yes! Sir!"

Li Qi also heard what the guard said just now. It was purely the guard's reaction on the spot. Before Li Qi could make any arrangements after receiving the letter, Leonie flew over like lightning.

For Li Qi, he just randomly changed the position for the other party so that he could better play the role of the guard. For the guard, it was a life-changing opportunity.

In fact, even if the guards really stopped Leonie, it wouldn't matter. Although it was not tactful to stop her without fear of power, it was an expression of his loyalty to his duty.

Every lord has his own set of standards for recognizing and employing people. Li Qi is just more willing to give more opportunities to talented people.

For such a smooth person, carrying a gun and fighting is a bit of an understatement.

"Please come with me," he invited Leonie.

She is definitely Li Qi's most distinguished guest so far.

The other party nodded slightly.

The two walked into the Iron Wall Castle side by side.

He hadn't noticed it before, but now when they were walking side by side, Li Qi realized that Leonie was really petite.

She folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen and walked in a very ladylike manner.

Li Qi had seen the same aristocratic lady's walking style in the red and blue girls.

Is this how Leonie left? It's not clear, after all, she seldom walks in front of him. Usually she turns into thunder and lightning and flies up to the sky, or falls from the sky.

But unlike ordinary noble ladies, she also carries a thunderous domineering air.

"How did you train the soldiers? They respect and love you."

Leonie was surprised by the performance of the soldiers just now. From the formation to the momentum, they could be called elite soldiers. If placed at the feet of a giant, they would definitely be at the level of the main force. However, under Li Qi's command, they turned out to be just guards.

"Give me money."

"what?"

"Give me a lot of money!" Li Qi was afraid that Leonie wouldn't understand, so he explained carefully: "When others work hard for me, I have to meet their requirements, including housing subsidies, death and injury subsidies, medical subsidies, and the schooling of my children after marriage. Preferential treatment, etc., I can give them what they want, even if it's not for me, they will do their best just to protect their current life, even if it means desperately."

What Li Qi did was simply beyond Leonie's understanding.

On the battlefield, it is the duty of farmers to perform military service.

There is a subsidy for those who die in battle, but not much, and they don't get much money if they win.

Even in many places, soldiers, including knights, need to spend their own money to prepare horses, armor, weapons, etc.

The lord gives land to his subordinates to cultivate, and the subordinates hand over the harvested property in return. At the same time, they must protect the lord's property desperately.

What Li Qi did could be called a fool with too much money.

Even if there is no benefit, once the order is given, people will obediently complete the lord's work, so why waste more money.

"Is this why your territory is developing well?" Leonie asked, but she didn't quite believe it.

"There are many reasons. Strong military power, continuous victory of wars, industry, farming, etc. It's not just about giving money." Li Qi shook his head gently and said: "They give me the loyalty I want. Give them the good life they want, money is just the most straightforward manifestation, you should stay here for a few days, and then I will show you around more, and you will probably understand."

"Yeah!" Leonie nodded, she was really interested in Li Qi's territory now.

What exactly is it that makes each territory rejuvenate and come back to life?

Throw money? It’s not that she hasn’t tried before. Even if every link is targeted and corruption is minimized, she still can’t change the trend.

When the money and things were handed out, people knelt down to thank Prince Hoffman, but after receiving the things, they would stay the same as they were without any change, and even breed a group of parasites waiting for the prince's relief. .

So it should be thoughts?

Yes, it's thoughts, Li Qi's thoughts that are extremely stupid in the eyes of other nobles!

As the two of them walked along, they saw a group of apprentices in robes and wide-brimmed pointed hats in front of them.

Li Qi introduced: "My main place of residence is still in Porcupine Castle. Iron Valley is now mainly used for cultivating talents."

"Talent?" Leonie tilted her head and looked at Li Qi's profile.

She could notice the excitement on Li Qi's face at this time, and the powerful attraction when he talked about his territory.

Li Qi turned his head, looked into Leonie's eyes, and introduced seriously:

"Yes, all kinds of research talents, innovative craftsmen, etc., regardless of age, gender or even race, as long as they have talent, they can study here and gain more knowledge! But the most important thing is to train spellcasters. If you want to develop, you must make progress. If you just rely on fighting and robbing, the world will not change no matter whether it is decades or centuries."

Judging from the information Li Qi read, the Lulea civilization has not made any progress for at least a thousand years. This may be related to the decline of magic, or it may be related to the war.

Standing still is a sure thing.

Leonie felt a little uncomfortable when no one stared directly into her eyes. She turned her head to look at the Iron Wall Castle, observed the style of the castle's windows, and asked: "Can people with giant feet also come here to study?"