In an era when humans had not entered the modern industrial machinery civilization and had to rely on animal power to work, large livestock was definitely the standard for measuring a family's wealth. In that era, talking about the number of livestock was equivalent to talking about the number of animals at home today.
How many cars are the same?
Even during the Republic of China, the vast landowner class represented by Mr. Huang Shiren, once they recruited long-term workers, they would give their large animals such as mules and horses a rest as soon as possible.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the Count of Lorraine became furious when he saw the knight exhausting his only big animal to the point of death.
He cursed loudly: "What's so bad? You bastard, if you tire out my last Ferrari, you'll be in serious trouble soon~!"
The knight opened his mouth and said with a grimace: "Master, do you still have the heart to care about this mule..."
Lorraine interrupted him unceremoniously and cursed: "Asshole~! Is this an ordinary mule? It can travel thousands of miles a day and eight hundred nights. It is imported from Italy and is known as the famous brand among famous brands, Ferrari.
Mule~!”
The knight was really anxious and didn't care much. He shouted loudly: "Sir, stop playing. Go back and take a look. A giant dragon came from nowhere and robbed our castle~
!”
Everyone was immediately shocked.
Lorraine said hurriedly: "What did you say? Dragon? Are you sure?"
The knight understood that he was wrong. He swallowed, stretched out his right hand and said solemnly: "Sir, although the dragon has not been seen on the mainland for many years, I can swear that it is indeed
A giant dragon."
Lorraine forced a smile and said: "No, no. You are mistaken. I didn't mean that."
At this time, everyone in the venue also realized that something was wrong here, stopped one after another, and gathered around.
Ferro reminded from the side: "Master, it's better not to alarm everyone about this matter for the time being."
Lorraine looked at everyone in the venue and felt that it made sense, so she stepped forward and nodded.
The three of them found the village chief, and under his leadership, came to a room next to the venue. Seeing that there was no one else around, Lorraine said: "Now, tell me, what is going on.
"
The knight said: "It's like this. Not long after you left, a dragon came from nowhere. It fell from the sky, burned the stables with fire, and then started to wreak havoc..."
The stupid dragon suddenly appeared in front of Lorraine's eyes. He calmed down and said: "Giant dragon? Is it a blue dragon? It has big eyes, is fat, and has a tail tied on it."
A pink bow?”
The knight was also stunned for a moment.
He thought for a while and then said: "It's a blue dragon, yes. But everyone was in a panic at the time and didn't notice whether there was a bow tied on the dragon's tail. What? Sir, look
Have you ever been to that dragon?”
Lorraine waved her hand and said vaguely: "Yes, I met him once on the road."
The knight was about to ask again.
Ferro asked from the side: "Did anyone get hurt? Is the castle seriously damaged?"
The knight showed a strange look on his face and said: "No one was hurt. And the damage to the castle was not too serious."
"Huh?"
The knight explained: "That's right, everyone was busy in the fields at that time. There were not many people left in the castle. And according to people at the time, the dragon was quite strange. It drove everyone out. This
He just started setting fires and causing destruction."
Lorraine and Ferro looked at each other and nodded at the same time. It seemed that it was the stupid dragon. Only it would use such a clumsy method.
What kind of Broken Dragon can't even do such a promising career as a bandit? It has completely disgraced the dragon clan as a strong man and will make people despise it for ten thousand years. Thinking of this, Lorraine gave Ferro a sideways look.
He said dissatisfiedly: "I just said I was going to kill it~!"
He turned around, saw the knight and said, "Baldo, what happened next?"
Baldo hesitated for a moment and said: "Later... later... after it did some damage, it was about to fly away. But it suddenly came back and said that the robbery instruction manual said that a young lady, a princess, etc. must be kidnapped.
Valuable hostages or something.”
Ferro's heart suddenly became tense and he asked urgently: "What happened next?"
Bardo said: "Later, it grabbed Aunt Nancy and flew away. Before leaving, it also said that it wanted us to raise four million gold coins and then go to Qinglin Mountain, ninety miles west of the castle, to redeem it."
Aunt Nancy Ferro was stunned for a moment, thinking of the big-butt, fat cook who nagged and chewed all day long, and couldn't figure out how she looked like a valuable hostage that could be equaled to a lady or a princess.
Lorraine was furious and shouted: "What? You actually kidnapped my chef? You have such low standards, even if it is an idiot dragon, it is really unforgivable."
The two of them, Ferro, seemed to have been choked by something. They looked at Lorraine dumbfounded and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Lorraine took two steps back and forth in the room, then turned around and ordered: "Bardo, go and get my ox cart out of the house, let's go back."
Baldo stamped his feet and said hurriedly: "Sir, the ox cart is too slow. Why don't I hitch that mule, and we can go faster."
Lorraine glared and said angrily: "Asshole. Anyway, the dragon has already run away. What's the use of going back quickly? Besides, you didn't see that Ferrari is already so tired. The young master's family is also now
This is the only strong animal left. If it is really exhausted, will it be worth your dog's life?"
Baldo suddenly shrank his neck, then thought about it, and what Lorraine said made sense. So he went out and drove the cattle cart in despair.
Ferro looked at Lorraine thoughtfully and said, "Master, what should we do?"
Lorraine flicked his sleeves after getting dressed, and said: "What else can we do? Can we get four million gold coins? Besides, even if we are taken advantage of, if we can get four million gold coins, it will go smoothly.
What should I do if he keeps talking and comes back two days later? How many times can we resist that idiot dragon?"
Ferro hesitated for a moment and said, "You mean we go ask the local garrison for help?"
Lorraine said: "Please. Those losers? It's okay to set up a street stall, smash a shop, and bully the people to death. I'm afraid that as soon as they hear that a dragon appears, those grandchildren will be scared to death."
"The imperial government may send magicians and troops..."
Lorraine rolled her eyes at him and said: "Fero, please save it. You also know that those damn tax thieves, apart from eating, drinking, gambling, engaging in corruption and taking bribes, they only have the ability to play football. There are not even three official documents.
Don't expect a reply in fifty years. By the time they come, my grandson will be confused. Don't forget, we only have three days."
"Then what you mean is..."
Lorraine smiled proudly, then stretched out his hand and pointed forward, saying: "My intention, of course, is to go up the mountain in person and slay that idiot dragon."
Ferro shouted loudly: "Master, if anything happens to you, the Lorraine family will be cut off..."
Lorraine waved his hand impatiently and said, "Ferro, don't worry, just kill an idiot dragon and I'll be fine."
The loyal old butler was almost crying at this time, "But young master..."
Lorraine glanced at him coldly and said: "Shut up, I have made my own decision. Don't say more."
Ferro was suffocated. He didn't expect Lorraine to actually start playing at this time. He looked at Lorraine intently for a long time, then gave a deep bow and said calmly: "As you wish, my master."
After he stood up straight, he said again: "Please allow me to go back first and take a look at the situation at home."
After saying that, without waiting for Lorraine to answer, he turned around and strode out of the door. A moment later, he heard the sound of mule hooves and gradually disappeared into the distance.
Lorraine couldn't help but grinned heartbrokenly after hearing this. It seemed that his Ferrari mule was going to die from exhaustion today.