HLnovel Chapter 241 War is inevitable
Chapter 241 War is inevitable
After one night.
Li Qi was about to leave Iron Stone City for Porcupine Territory with the two blacksmiths, his father and his daughter, and the carriage they rented to carry the family's luggage.
For the father and daughter, there is not much difference between living in Iron Stone City and living in Porcupine Territory. Anyway, they both live in slums and only make farm tools. Blacksmiths will not starve to death anywhere.
In the poor porcupine collar, someone must farm...
However, they saw Fanongjin waiting at the gate of Iron Stone City.
Old Toes didn't have much of a good impression of Fanon King.
But after yesterday's incident, Old Toe's opinion of Fanongjin barely improved, but a kid who doesn't work, begs every day, and cheats and kidnaps is really not a good match for Zhui Na.
"Sir" Fanongjin greeted Li Qi first and indicated that he had something to say to him.
Li Qi nodded and followed Fanongjin a few steps outside.
Fanongjin said: "I would like to ask you to help take care of Zhui Na."
"The Porcupine Collar is not far from here," Li Qi said, "If you want to see her, you can come at any time."
Li Qi looked over Fanongjin's shoulder. In the distance, a group of slum children in rags gathered together. Their ages ranged from three or four to teenagers. The older ones led the younger ones, looking over here.
Fanon Jin shook his head: "But I, I can't leave Iron Stone City, I still have them to support."
His identity is definitely not as simple as what he sees in front of him. I'm afraid his job is to raise mice for some people.
Li Qi gently patted Fanongjin on the shoulder. Then turned and left.
It's not far from Porcupine to Iron Stone City. It only takes one day to gallop on a horse. It's a little slower to take a carriage, but it only takes two days.
But this distance is enough for a man and a woman to never see each other again in this life.
Li Qi and Luobo were riding horses, and Zhui Na and his daughter were riding in a carriage with luggage.
This is the first time Chui Na has left Iron Stone City in her entire life.
As she looked at the towering town getting further and further away, the sadness of separation gradually diminished, and instead she became excited and had more ideas about her future life.
Although the carriage is not very fast, it is already much better than walking.
They set off when the sky was slightly bright, and after walking for a long time the sun just emerged.
After resting for a while on the way, we continued on our way, but we were destined not to reach the Porcupine Territory today.
It is not safe to travel at night, and both the people and the horses are tired.
But I never expected to meet a group of businessmen from Lintawan on the roadside.
"Lord Li Qi?!"
A businessman was startled when he saw Li Qi and others coming on horseback.
Other businessmen immediately gathered around and bent down to salute Li Qi.
This eagerness scared Zhui Na and his daughter. They had seen too many businessmen and knew that those businessmen were only interested in profit.
What do businessmen do in Porcupine Territory?
Over the years in Iron Rock City, even if they had never been to Porcupine Territory, they had heard of a poor neighbor.
People have little food to eat, no clothing to cover their bodies, and live in squat houses made of mud.
Some people even dig in the mud to eat because they can't afford to eat.
The only majestic one is the Porcupine Baron.
You can often hear news of his victorious battles in Iron Stone City.
A powerful lord makes people fear him, but a lord who doesn't have enough to eat will definitely not attract others.
But after seeing Li Qi, this group of businessmen felt as if they had met their biological father. Not only did they bring the food in their car to Li Qi, Zhui Na and Old Toe also got a lot of delicious food because they followed Li Qi.
Li Qi accepted it with a smile.
He also assured everyone that they would definitely be able to buy what they wanted.
If everyone makes money together, it's probably because of Li Qi's attitude that Porcupine Leader's business will get better and better.
After seeing the merchants around Li Qi leave, Zhui Na walked to Li Qi with the uneaten dried meat, followed the example of the merchants, and bent down awkwardly: "Sir, thank you very much. Help."
"It's just a little effort," Li Qi said, "and I'm in short supply of craftsmen. When I see the talent, I want to use it for myself."
Especially a craftsman who is not extraordinary now, but is very likely to become extraordinary in the future.
"Is there a shortage of blacksmiths in Porcupine Collar?" Zhuina asked.
She was afraid that when she and her father arrived in Porcupine Territory, they would not even be able to work as farm implements. The little savings they had accumulated over the years would not be enough to support their lives.
"Of course you will need it!" Li Qi said: "Miss Chui Na, don't worry about not having enough work when you get to the Porcupine Collar. You will only worry about not getting the work done."
Zhui Na only thought that this was a big talk that the young lord said for the sake of face.
Endless work?
Even in Iron Stone City, they don't have blacksmithing work every day.
At dawn, everyone set off. The merchants' convoy was slower, and they were soon left behind by Li Qi and the others.
At noon, they finally reached the Porcupine Territory.
"Is this the Porcupine Territory?" Zhui Na felt that she had been deceived all along!
Li Qi values Zui Na who has the potential to become a transcendent.
He ordered Luobo to take Zhuina and the others to a dormitory to stay temporarily.
The current houses in Porcupine Territory are barely adequate for living.
He also took Zhui Na to the blacksmith factory to work first, hoping that she could adapt to the work and new life here.
……
The weather is getting colder.
But the first snow has not yet fallen, and in the blink of an eye it is already the end of December.
The research on muskets and explosives is still going smoothly. The finished flintlock has been produced and production is currently being increased.
The research on the part of Thomas scholars is quite troublesome.
The magic scroll will always only exist as a picture on paper. He cannot focus the energy on the magic circle, so it is just a piece of ordinary paper with a complicated magic circle drawn on it.
Li Qi was hesitating whether to use the lucky potion. Maybe the potion could help Thomas scholars make a little progress.
The lucky potion can only push the things that are about to be sent to you with a small probability, but it cannot change the general direction, such as your wishes coming true. At present, it seems that Thomas scholars have not started in the research of magic scrolls, and using the potion is also a waste. .
Let him study it on his own first.
Thomas scholars only consume some paper when studying magic scrolls, and the cost is not high.
Li Qi is holding a cup of hot beef.
It rained lightly last night, so Li Qi had no choice but to add an extra fur blanket when he left the study and went back to his room to sleep. It was warm and made him sleep very comfortably.
It seems that he is thinking, but in fact he is controlling Guy and other dead bodies and ghosts far away in the water stream.
Recently, Shanzhang Fort has sent a lot of good things to Longship Fort intermittently, as well as a large amount of funds.
According to the letter sent by Mrs. Jerlin, the current Shuijian Land has gradually returned to normal.
Everything seems to be back to normal.
But they knew very well that these were just the early investments of the Monkey Family. As long as the Monkey Family asked for returns, they would immediately expose the secret and cede the profits of the Longship Castle to the Shanzhang Fort. That was an act of fools.
War is inevitable.
Guy's side continued to communicate with Shanzhang Fort.
It's just that the content of each letter will be shown to Mrs. Jerlin, and Li Qi's spiritual power will be nearby, and they discuss how to deal with it.
The Monkey Family wants to secretly control Shuijian Land, but it is not like developing their own territory and throwing money into it without limit.
"Probably after this winter, the monkey family will want to reap the benefits."