Early the next morning, Xia Houyan put on civilian linen clothes, left the camp, and rushed to the south bank of the Lion Heart River.

It is undoubtedly not a common phenomenon for a noble lord to personally spy on the news, but the Igor family, which has worked hard to start a business, obviously does not have so many rules:

Judging from Mayor Joel's intentions, he obviously intends to use every breathless labor force under him as an animal.

Although a group of guards led by Alice Comstock firmly opposed the move of letting the lord personally spy on Catalina for safety reasons, Xia Houyan himself actually wanted to go out for a walk;

There was no other reason: He didn't want to be the only one looking like an idle loser in a land where construction was in full swing.

Moreover, as long as their identities are not exposed, the small towns on the south bank of the Lion Heart River are not considered dangerous——

Although the "Land of Split Souls" is known as a no-man's land, it is not completely devoid of human settlements. It's just that they are all concentrated along the Lion Heart River in the northernmost part of the Triangle Area——

I don’t know which smart guy in history discovered that because the ruling scope of the Grand Duchy of Houston only extends from Rock Creek City southward to the north bank of the Lion Heart River, and the "Soul Splitting Land" on the south bank of the Lion Heart River is not enfeoffed to the nobles.

deserted areas;

Therefore, if you establish a settlement on the south bank of the Lion Heart River, you will actually not have to pay taxes to any lord!

Of course, the imperial taxes levied by the imperial government still have to be paid, but judging from the frequency of the appearance of official tax officials in recent years, even the Imperial Taxation Department, which is penniless, has probably given up on this land of deprived people of half a liter of rice a day.

A deserted poverty-stricken area with no beds or quilts at night.

Therefore, since the demonic offensive has weakened, three or four small towns represented by "Huafang Town" have been struggling to survive on the south bank of the Lion Heart River——

Most of the permanent residents of these small towns are former disaster victims, refugees, and refugees. In order to escape the heavy taxes imposed by the major lords in the mainland, they came to this place to settle down.

Of course, the feudal system of the empire was not just as simple as exploiting the subjects to support the lord;

As the supreme guardians of the territory, the nobles must at least provide protection and support to the towns within the territory;

Lords and subjects are always a two-way relationship in which they compete with each other and help each other.

Without the rule of legal lords, although South Coast towns such as "Haafang Town" avoided a large amount of taxes, due to the barrenness of the wasteland and the plunder of bandits, their development level was far less than that of ordinary settlements in the central plains of the empire.

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It can be seen that there is no pie falling from the sky, and any benefit comes with a cost.

Xia Houyan's destination today is the "Huafang Town" on the south bank of the Lion Heart River - this riverside town located at the northern center of the Soul Splitting Land is almost the largest human settlement along the coast, and it is also the largest human settlement along the coast.

According to Catalina’s original route, it is the only way to enter the Soul-Splitting Land from the Grand Duchy of Houston;

If there is news about Katarina and the others anywhere nearby, it must be Hanafang Town!

However, there was a little incident before he set off:

The original plan was for the Lord and Master Laurie to go to Hanafang Town together;

According to the plan of the craftsman team, the task in the next few days is to build two or three security sentry towers-different from crude wooden fence walls, the quality requirements of the sentry towers are much higher and require a certain amount of steel structure to be reinforced;

Since the furnace in the territory has not yet been set up, Master Lowry, who can weld metal with his hands and can be called a humanoid electric welder, has to stay on the Phoenix Platform to help the craftsman team - obviously, he, the nominal craftsman team

The chief craftsman was completely regarded as a tool man by his several master craftsmen.

Therefore, the lord's companion on this trip had to be replaced by another person...

"You want me to take her there?!" Xia Houyan pinched his eyebrows and shouted in a low voice.

His finger pointed at the elf slave Wilf who was sitting not far away, competing with a sewing needle.

"Is there any problem?" Master Laurie looked meaningless. "Put a cloak on her to cover her hair, ears and face. It won't be conspicuous at all."

"I'm here to purchase supplies and collect information, what's the use of bringing an elf to eat?" Xia Houyan said angrily.

"You don't understand this!" Master Laurie lowered his voice and whispered, "Didn't we tell you before, this girl's identity must be extraordinary! Anyway, she can't help much if she stays in the camp, isn't she a

This is an opportunity for you to walk with her, have a chat, and take the opportunity to touch her bottom!"

Out of concerns about Master Laurie's character, Xia Houyan felt that the words "touch her bottom" had a different meaning?

"Is your brain short-circuited?" Xia Houyan sneered, "Now I don't even know her background or what little calculations she has in mind, so I will take her two people on the road, just in case I accidentally get caught by her.

What should I do if I get stabbed with a knife?"

Master Lowry rolled his eyes.

Obviously, in the eyes of the master, it is really embarrassing for a second-level magician with a crowbar to be assassinated by a delicate girl with neither force nor magic power.

However, the security issue is not trivial after all. After some discussion, several senior officials in the territory finally decided to let the female swordsman Alice Comstock follow them to Hanafang Town - with the guard captain with superb swordsmanship, it should always be

It ensures nothing goes wrong.

At present, the security risks in the camp are more serious. The majority of the territory's armed forces must stay near Phoenix Terrace to prepare for sudden attacks by bandits and wild beasts. The lord who is just going out to spy on the news obviously cannot bring too many guards.

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Xia Houyan had no objection to this.

——To be honest, if there is any danger, he still has a few forbidden spells that he has always wanted to try, waiting to show off his skills.

The previous promise that "there will be no need for forbidden spells outside the infected area" has been thrown out of the window by someone.

So, the lord, the captain of the guard, and an elf slave, this strange combination of a man and two women, mounted their horses and rushed towards Hanafang Town - as for the people in Shuangmaple Ridge who were watching the three people leaving,

What bizarre and exaggerated rumors might spread were beyond the scope of Xiahou's high officials' consideration.

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Huafang Town, a dark and dirty street corner.

"Where's the goods? Where's the goods I want?" A short man with a stubble on his face and a vulgar description asked anxiously.

Standing opposite him was a handsome young man with a lute hanging on his back, wearing a brocade robe, and dressed like a troubadour.

"Don't worry, you pay first and I will deliver the goods later!" the troubadour said with a genuine smile.

The wretched little man swallowed, took out a money bag from his arms, and hurriedly put it into the troubadour's hand.

The troubadour did not open the purse, but only weighed it with his hands. After estimating the weight, he hung the purse on his belt.

Then, he took the lute from his back with his backhand, grasped the handle tightly with both hands, rounded his arms, and with one blow knocked the inexplicably frightened and wretched little dwarf to the ground!

The troubadour was like a hard-working old farmer hoeing the ground, bending down, picking up the heavy lute, and hitting the wretched little dwarf on the head one by one.

He took out a silk handkerchief and wiped his sweat while saying apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I'm an undercover..."

He thought for a while and then looked up at the sky.

"Damn it, why are there still no people from the Igor family coming to see me?" Karim Lodge, a first-class foreign intelligence officer affiliated with the Intelligence Service of the Grand Duchy of Rosario, has killed countless villains with his weapon.
Chapter completed!