Lord of Rot

Chapter 299 Discovered by the Lord

Early in the morning, after making oatmeal porridge for his grandson, Lao Baifa hurried out.

The blacksmithing business has been busy recently.

He gets meal tickets and meat tickets every day, and his life becomes more and more nourishing, and everything is getting better.

I just put on my apron and rolled up my sleeves to prepare for the fire.

"Old gray hair!"

The fat steward who came was Hayao. Ever since the new lord delegated power to him, he has become more and more arrogant in his work.

Recently, Hay Cao's behavior of deducting food stamps has become more and more serious. Many people are dissatisfied with his greed and want to report him to the lord.

"Sir," the old white-haired man stopped, not daring to show any dissatisfaction.

Hay asked: "Where are the weapons and shields I asked you to make before?"

Old Baifa pointed to the hut behind him: "They are all stored inside."

The fat steward nodded: "Have them all move out."

After the shields and weapons were brought out and placed in the open space, Hay brought a group of people.

Old Baifa saw dozens of young people walking over. They were all young people who looked familiar. They should be young people from the Iron Wall Fortress.

"Get your weapons," the fat steward shouted, "Then go to the front and line up!"

People swarmed up, holding weapons and gesticulating excitedly.

Old Baifa moved to the side to avoid being accidentally slashed by someone, then he approached Hayao and asked in a low voice: "Sir, is this going to be a war?"

"It's not a war, it's a cleanup!" Hayao emphasized: "We have already won the battle. The Lord will let us recruit troops when he comes back. There are not many things outside. Lord Lacey also brought back a group of helpers from Hazel Village. This group of young people trained together, and went out to collect the goods as a training exercise."

Old Baifa knew Lacey Sith, who was responsible for selecting craftsmen, and he was the one chosen.

"In other words, we will be able to go out soon?" Old Baitou asked in surprise.

"We can go out a long time ago." Hayao pointed in the direction of the gate and said, "Didn't you look at the city gate? The gate has been open all day."

After being sealed for so long, and suddenly receiving the news that he could leave the Iron Wall Castle, Old Baifa felt that his whole being was enlightened.

"Then, food stamps..." Old Baifa's heart suddenly moved. These days, food stamps have been used to settle wages. If there is contact with the outside world, wouldn't the food stamps be useless?

"Adults still recognize the ability to purchase food stamps, don't worry."

Hay leaves quickly.

The purchasing power is recognized, but the food stamps will depreciate, and the old white-haired man cannot rest assured.

"Hurry up and exchange for food today, otherwise you will lose money!"

However, his most important job now is to forge iron and forge weapons, otherwise he will not be able to earn devalued food stamps.

……

Li Qi stood in the castle, looking through the window at the busy little ants below.

Although there is no red skirt, the behavior of those vine corpses has not changed much. They will still pounce on them when they find living people. However, when facing heavily armed soldiers, the battle is one-sided.

Coupled with the fact that Lacey leads the Hazelnut Village militia on daily raids, the number of vine corpses in Iron Valley is decreasing sharply, and it won't be long before they are all wiped out.

Because extraordinary people have a fatal attraction to vine corpses, Li Qi arranged for Lacey Sis to take the team out every day, just to let him act as a bait to attract the attention of those vine corpses.

"Sir," Lidun, the steward of Iron Wall Fort, came over and said softly: "The villagers of Maoshanju Village you are looking for are already waiting outside."

"Well, let's go take a look first."

Li Qi turned his head and nodded to Lidun.

Just as he walked down the next floor, he suddenly stopped. As an extraordinary person, Li Qi sensed something was wrong with his keen sense.

He turned to look to the right and saw two inconspicuous shadows in the corner.

Butler Lidun, who was following Li Qi, subconsciously followed the baron's gaze and looked over.

However, his eyesight was not as good as Li Qi's, and he forgot to take a few steps in that direction.

Because the footsteps were approaching, the shadow stopped moving.

"Who's there!" Lidun shouted.

It was quiet for a while, and then the sound of people adjusting their clothes could be heard.

A little maid came out of the corner with her head lowered. All she could see was that her neck was red, her skirt was wrinkled, and even her collar was unbuttoned, exposing white flowers.

"What else?" Lidun understood immediately: "Come out quickly!"

This time it was a manservant who came out, his hair was a mess.

Lidun took a deep breath and glanced at the lord quietly, but he couldn't tell what the lord's expression meant. He could only say: "You guys go back and wait for me!"

The young manservant and the young maid were startled and wanted to beg for mercy, but when they met the butler's fierce eyes, they did not dare to make a sound that reached their throats and froze there.

Li Qi said nothing and continued going downstairs.

Liton glared at the two of them again, then followed Li Qi with small steps, and whispered: "Sir, this matter is my responsibility. I did not train them or restrict their moral character and behavior. This happened.”

"Let them pack their bags first," Li Qi said as he went down the stairs.

The lord found out that the male servant and the maid were having an affair in the castle, and just being fired was not bad.

"Rehire the male and female servants," Li Qi added: "Make clear all the rules and regulations."

"Yes!"

Li Qi did not forbid romance in the workplace, but having sex in his own castle was a bit too much. He especially remembered that he found curls on the cake at Porcupine Castle. It would be difficult for him not to think too much when encountering a similar situation again. .

"Also," Li Qi said, "ask them what their situation is. If they are not married but are pregnant, I hope someone can come forward and take responsibility as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Lidun quickly wrote it down.

When he came to the hall downstairs and looked at the huge throne and the towering backrest like a tombstone, Li Qi felt a little uncomfortable.

He did not sit on it, but stood on the ground and said, "Let people come in."

After a while, the sound of soft footsteps came.

A young girl came in with burns on the side of her face. After seeing Li Qi, she immediately saluted: "Good day, my lord."

"Don't be too nervous," Li Qi asked, "Are you from Maoshanju Village?"

The girl nodded: "Yes, sir."

Her etiquette is very good. I believe that it would be difficult for two butlers, Simon and Liton, to find fault with her.

"What happened in Maoshanju Village?" Li Qi asked straight to the point. He was a lord, so he didn't need to add words or worry about emotional intelligence. Asking questions was like interrogation, and everyone took it for granted:

"What's going on with the woman hanging from the tree?"

"That was more than two years ago," the girl raised her head and said, "I remember very clearly that men began to disappear at night. My father was in charge of the village at that time, and my father led people to keep watch at night, and then they saw a man. A beautiful woman with long black hair.”

Long black hair.

It matches the image in the memory of the ghoul monitor, and also matches the target of the Black King's witch hunt.

She continued: "The men followed her into the woods. Some of them disappeared and never came back. Some of them came back and seemed to have problems with their brains. My father also followed her and disappeared one night. In the dark night, I remember that the remaining people in the village were angry. Everyone became paranoid and believed that all black-haired women were witches. They thought she would hide in the crowd, so they arrested all the black-haired women and used them as witches. He was tried on charges of martial arts, and many people were hanged during that time.”

This is where the witch tree comes from.

Li Qi asked: "Where is the Black King? Has he entered the forest?"

"Ah?" The girl was confused: "I'm sorry, sir, I don't know."

The Black King's affairs were not accessible to her at this level, but Li Qi could probably guess some reasons. The black-haired witch and the Black King must have some kind of connection and transaction. As for the witch hunt, it was just a incidental matter.

He raised his hand and said, "Go on."

The girl nodded: "But the massacre was useless. All the black-haired women were killed, and there were still men who disappeared in the night... Then, someone decided to set fire to the forest."

She subconsciously touched her burned cheek and said, "That's all I know, sir."

The fire burned down the woods in Maoshanju Village, causing the monitor lizard to escape in panic and end up in Zhutou Mountain. It is unknown whether it crossed the sea, the lake, or climbed over the mountains.

Then the zombie plague swept through the entire Iron Valley, and she came to the Iron Wall Castle to take refuge.

Li Qi thought for a while and said, "Thank you for your help. You helped me answer many questions."

"Do you know how to read?" He suddenly thought that the daughter of a village steward should be considered a petty bourgeoisie and should have received an education.

"I know how to read, sir" she replied with a nod.

Li Qi nodded with satisfaction: "I need a secretary to help me record some things, if you are willing."

"I do, my lord!"