Chapter 110 Talent [Glutton] and the new lord (please subscribe)
When Silo woke up again.
He was shaken awake by Alice.
He turned around and looked out the window in confusion, seeing it was dark.
"It's not even dawn yet, why did you wake me up?"
Sillo couldn't help but ask as she looked at the mixed-race man next to her who was already wearing clothes.
"Uncle Andy's people came to invite us to the castle. Such a big thing happened today, and they will definitely ask us in person.
Mr. Silo, you'd better go with me quickly.
People outside are almost impatient to wait.”
Alice replied.
"What a group of impatient people."
Silo muttered helplessly, straightened up from the ground, hunched over like a cat, and stretched out her waist.
A little lazily, he and Alice walked outside the door.
A group of knights and soldiers holding torches have already gathered here.
Seeing Shiloh and Alice appearing, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
The leading knight was the first one to arrive. He looked at Ciro and apologized:
"I'm sorry, Sir Silo... After Mr. Andy listens to my report, he must ask me to take you and Alice there together."
"Forget it, I don't blame you for this, let's go."
Silo didn't get angry at these little things.
Just follow along and fast travel to the castle.
Just arrived.
Silo saw the gloomy Paladin Andy standing at the gate of the castle with a group of people.
Don't wait for the other person to speak first.
Silo said:
"You should have confirmed what happened with those two guys, right? I didn't lie."
"Confirmed, I didn't expect that Tai Lung, a person who usually keeps quiet, would actually do such a thing, killing brothers and sisters, just like a wild beast!"
Paladin Andy sighed.
Generally, the heirs of nobles compete with each other for power, and even the final victor rarely wields a butcher's knife against the loser.
Most of them just take away everything the other party has and then exile them. Some of them are more generous and even arrange to become a small lord in some small towns below them.
Originally, he thought that these three brothers would do the same, but unexpectedly they killed each other directly.
"Do you know, Lord?" After receiving the reply, Silo couldn't help but ask again.
"He knows...it's impossible to hide this kind of thing.
I couldn't hold on for a few days, and now I'm afraid I won't be able to see the sun tomorrow.
I am waiting for you here just to let you see him for the last time.
Go...Miss Alice, go and see your father for the last time."
The paladin looked at the mixed-race girl and whispered.
His face was full of melancholy and helplessness.
"Father!"
Alice exclaimed in a low voice and rushed into the castle with a sad look on her face.
Silo immediately followed quickly.
Went to the old lord's room again with Alice.
This old man was much more miserable than the last time I saw him, as if he might die at any time.
I couldn't get out of bed and move around at all.
I could only stretch out my hand, call Alice's name softly, ask her to come to the bedside, hold her hand, and explain the funeral.
Silo listened silently.
The purpose is nothing more than to hand over the position of lord to Alice, and to ask her to listen to Andy and tell her how reliable Andy is, so that he can assist her well in the future.
Also, getting along well with Ciro and so on.
This conversation lasted for about ten minutes.
Finally, the old lord handed a platinum-gold ring to Alice, told her that it was the symbol of the NEET clan, and breathed his last breath.
Alice then burst into tears.
The door was pushed open, and Paladin Andy and old butler Andre also walked in.
He paid silent tribute to the dead old lord and comforted Alice who was crying.
Silo just watched silently.
Always waiting by the side.
Wait until the next morning.
The lord's three sons killed each other and all died, and the old lord couldn't bear the blow and was angered to death. In the end, the news that Alice succeeded to the throne began to spread wildly in the city.
A few kilometers outside Nile City.
A figure in black robe looked at the city in the distance with an annoyed look on his face, gritted his teeth and said:
"Damn it! It was so hard to find out the location of the Ring of Desire of the Undead Lord Alexander the Great.
After spending so much effort, he accepted Tai Long as his disciple, hoping to wait for him to become the lord and rely on his power to find out the whereabouts of the ring.
As a result, just when it was about to succeed, it fell short!
Damn the blue dragon! Damn Shiloh Utraxis! I can't spare you!"
The black-robed figure kept cursing angrily, and black energy surged all over his body.
It took him a while before he regained his composure:
"Do you want to leave now? No! Absolutely not! The Ring of Desire is a legendary treasure. Owning it means having the opportunity to become a legend. I can never give up!
Now leave in despair.
Thirty years later, when the Undead Demon Lord revives, everything here will turn into a dead realm and become a paradise for the undead.
Even if I really find it by then, I won’t be able to get involved at all...
I have to find it! Otherwise my whole life will end here!"
At the end of the sentence, the man in black robe showed determination on his face.
The figure slowly twisted and finally disappeared.
A few days later.
The old lord's funeral has been completed.
The ceremony to inherit the lord began without stopping.
Hosted by Paladin Andy and Bishop Sivir of the Church of the God of Wealth, the city's main faith.
On the highest central platform of the city.
Wearing a pure white armor and a holy face, Paladin Andy.
On both sides of the Sivir sub-station covered in golden light.
Alice, a mixed-race girl, wore a formal dress and accepted the congratulations.
There was a group of people gathered under the stage.
The ones closest to the center are Silo and some nearby noble lords.
After that came the soldiers who maintained order, and the ordinary citizens who were separated.
Under the stands.
"Your Excellency Xiluo, even among the giant dragons, he should be an extremely outstanding dragon.
Even at such a young age, he has extraordinary strength and is even more courageous and resourceful."
"I never thought that I could see a dragon in its true form in a human city. I think the relationship between Sir Silo and the people of Nile City is very good."
"Your Excellency Xiluo, I think our two cities should be able to cooperate more and develop together in the future. What do you think?"
A group of nobles whispered to Silo.
Silo also responded gently to this.
However, his pair of dragon eyes glanced to the side unconsciously.
A middle-aged man who claimed to be the envoy of Marquis Dorian.
To be more precise, it was the figure in silver armor next to the envoy.
Compared to the last time they met, he no longer had the dragon-slaying weapon in his hand...
"Your Excellency Silo, do you recognize us?"
Next to him, the rather well-dressed messenger smiled softly.
"That's right. Two and a half years later, I didn't expect to see you again in this form."
Silo nodded slightly at this.
He was not afraid of the two people around him.
After all, this is his territory. In addition to his own dragon, there is also a level 14 paladin, level 13 priest and a group of soldiers.
Even if the two of them had dragon-slaying weapons and knew their origins, they would not dare to take action.
After all, his apparent identity is that he is Lord Alice’s life-saving dragon, a big benevolent dragon!
"We didn't expect it either.
But now, all of them are under the command of Marquis Dorian.
If you have the opportunity in the future, you can have more contact with me."
The messenger smiled and suddenly pulled out a black card from the space ring in his hand and handed it to Silo.
"This is?"
"I think Mr. Xiluo is a dragon that doesn't want to be lonely, right?
You should have a wider, more fertile land, rather than being tied down to this small territory.
This is the invitation card from Lord Marquis. You can come to O'Mara if you want.
The Marquis can give you the qualifications and rights to expand territory to surrounding or enemy countries through cooperation.
We will also lend you soldiers and equipment. Of course, you can discuss the details with the Marquis in person."
The messenger replied.
"roar?"
Silo was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the Marquis was so optimistic about him?
He was given the qualifications to go on an expedition and was willing to lend troops.
But what is the price... exactly?
Doesn’t this Marquis rely on this to increase business income?
Thinking about the previous borrowing of troops to conquer the Green Forest.
Silo always feels that the price is not small.
Of course, he had no intention of dealing with people he didn't understand.
When the nobles around him heard this, they all looked envious.
No matter what, this represents the Marquis's regard. For ordinary small nobles and small lords, it is a great honor.
"Your Majesty the Marquis may have some misunderstandings about me. I, Silo Utraxis, just want to live a normal life in dragon life and be able to coexist peacefully with others. This has always been my ideal.
It is not my wish to expand territory, attack others, etc., but no matter what, I accepted the Marquis's kindness."
There was a trace of embarrassment on Xiluolong's face, but he finally accepted it reluctantly.
"It doesn't matter, no matter what, you will also be Lord Alice's benefactor and a member of Nile City.
I hope you have a pleasant stay here." The other party responded gently.
Then he turned his attention to the stands again.
The inheritance ceremony was quickly completed.
After that, the lord still needs to ride a horse to patrol the city for a day. These are troublesome things. Silo and the paladin Andy accompany him.
The busy work didn't end until evening, and we returned to the castle together.
I just met Butler Andre.
Silo said impatiently:
"Butler Andre! Where is the treasury of the old lord of the previous generation? Since Alice has inherited the position of lord, she should naturally take a good look at the property she currently owns, so that she can better plan for the future."
"Well..."
When the old housekeeper heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Alice.
"Mr. Silo is right. Let's go to the treasury and see how much property my father has left behind."
The new female lord, who couldn't hide her beauty in a formal dress, nodded gently.
"Then you two, please come with me."
The old housekeeper nodded.
Together with Yilong and one person, they came to a spacious basement.
There are a bunch of silver coins, gold coins, and several weapon racks with more than a dozen weapons and armors placed on them.
Silo stepped forward, swept away the piled gold and silver coins, and roughly estimated them with his eyes.
There are about two thousand gold coins.
There are more than a dozen weapons, but they are not particularly powerful equipment.
It's more like an antique with some collectible value, but it's not worth much, probably only more than a hundred gold coins.
A lord in charge of a city with a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people only has 2,000 gold coins in his treasury?
This is less than expected.
Silla's eyebrows frowned unconsciously.
Probably sensing Sillot's thoughts, the old housekeeper whispered to the side:
"Your Excellency Silo, Miss Alice, you don't know something.
For now, the territory's taxes are collected by the tax collector, but in the future, this tax will be divided into two parts.
Part of it is sent directly to the lord's castle.
Another part will be sent to the Department of Internal Affairs, which will be distributed and distributed to pay officials, soldiers and a series of other expenses."
"Home officer and tax collector?"
Hear about both posts.
Silo was stunned, thinking of Tai Lung's dinner party a few days ago, and couldn't help but ask:
"Are they dead now?"
"The internal affairs officer escaped by chance, but the tax collector is dead." The old housekeeper sighed.
"This time, too many officials have died. Please ask Miss Alice to issue a decree early tomorrow and hire some people to replace the deceased people. Otherwise, if time goes by, chaos may occur in the city."
"I know how to do it, but I didn't understand many things when I first took over as the lord..." the mixed-race man said with some worry.
"The internal affairs officer and Andy Paladin will teach you." The old butler comforted.
Silo was not in a hurry to touch this gold coin afterwards.
Well... at least it was inconvenient to move in front of the old housekeeper, so he and the two of them exited the vault.
Then he rested with the half-breed.
Silo had just fallen asleep.
He once again entered the mysterious sea.
[Dragon behind the scenes]: You become the dragon behind the scenes of a lord and the actual controller of a territory. 5 achievement points are awarded.
Current achievement points: 30
"Finally collected 30 achievement points!"
Silo looked at this line of bold words, took a deep breath, and looked happy.
Then he couldn't help but cast his gaze downwards.
[Gluttonist]: Your food intake will be greatly increased. When paired with [Rapid Growth], the body's growth rate can be further enhanced. (Consumption of 30 achievements)
[Spell Genius]: You are born with a strong talent. When learning spells and improving spells, you have special understanding and understanding. (Consumption of 60 achievements)
Which of these two should be exchanged?
Silo couldn't help but think.
The former can be redeemed now.
The latter also requires accumulating 30 achievement points.
30 points of achievement...if there is no big event or luck, it should take a long time.
In addition, these two talents are also completely potential talents.
There is no improvement in real-time combat effectiveness.
[Glutton] If you look at the comments, you will know that the earlier you redeem, the greater the profit will be.
A large body can be regarded as both a good thing and a bad thing for ordinary creatures.
A larger body means better strength, defense ability, and better resistance, but your sensitivity will be reduced and you will easily become a living target.
But overall, the pros definitely outweigh the cons.
What's more, the dragon also has magic that can shrink itself. When faced with an unfavorable situation, shrinking the body can solve the problem.
[Spell Genius] is also a potential talent, but it seems to be a little different from [Glutton].
It does not mean that the sooner you redeem, the sooner you will gain.
This is a bit like those talented students of Blue Star.
No matter how talented a person is, if he wants to achieve some results in a certain direction, he still needs primitive accumulation.
Such as those world-famous great scientists.
If they didn't study hard and didn't accumulate enough knowledge since they were young, how could they eventually become world-famous?
Thinking about this.
Silo thinks.
[Spell Genius] This talent seems to be redeemable after he masters more spell knowledge.
In this way, his understanding and research on magic should also be greatly improved.
At the same time, you can also avoid the fate of being sidelined soon after learning a new spell that you have finally come up with.
Thinking like this.
He then focused all his attention on [Glutton].
final.
Current achievement points: 0
Current talents:
【Breath Strengthening】
【strong】
【Rapid growth】
【Sharp Minions】
【High-speed healing】
[High-speed casting]
【Storm Breath】
【Glutton】
Dreams are distorted.
When Silo woke up again, it was already morning.
This time it was not Alice who woke him up, but his hungry stomach, which woke him up by himself!
"Mr. Silo, I remember that you only ate once four days ago, right? Are you hungry again now? Why don't you go back and catch some food first?"
Alice had been woken up at this time, stuck her head out of the bed next to Silo, looked at him and said.
"Forget it this time! Let Andre prepare some food for me. After finishing it early, we have to go to the Internal Affairs Office to see those bastards! If they dare to embezzle the gold coins that belong to us, I will crush them to death!"
Silo said.
He asked Alice to get up quickly.
He was at the door, watching silently as the mixed-race man changed his clothes.
Looking at her curvy body and snow-white delicate skin, I felt a little lost.
With such a beautiful body, wouldn’t it be a pity if she didn’t dance some Korean style dances?
Hmm... maybe I can find an opportunity to teach her a lesson in the future and appreciate it when I'm bored?
He thought sadly in his heart.
He waited until she put on her clothes and came to the restaurant together.
Some breakfast had been prepared on the dining table, but for him, it was not enough to see at all.
Alice said immediately:
"Grandpa Andre, please go and prepare some more breakfast for Mr. Ciro. You should have heard it, right? Mr. Ciro is very hungry right now."
"According to Miss, how much is needed?"
"Hmm... at least fifteen hundred pounds. By the way, these foods don't need to be processed. They can be brought directly."
Aris paused and said after thinking about Sillot's appetite.
"Fifteen hundred pounds?"
The old housekeeper was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, but immediately bowed and retreated.
Ciro immediately grabbed a pot of barbecue on the dining table and stuffed it directly into his mouth, followed by cheese, goat milk, tomatoes and other fruits.
After a while, most of it was wiped out, which can be regarded as stuffing between the teeth and making the stomach feel a little better.
After redeeming [Glutton], the level and template progress are almost unchanged.
The increase of a few tenths can be regarded as natural growth in the past few days.
Xi Luo had already expected this, so it was not surprising.
Half an hour later.
The old housekeeper brought a few soldiers and brought in a large piece of meat.
Silo was not polite and stuffed piece after piece into his mouth.
They were all killed in a short time.
"How many pounds of meat are there in total?" Silo asked, stroking her belly gently.
"Although the lady said I needed 1,500 pounds, I bought 200 pounds more."
The old housekeeper took a deep breath and said.
But I was secretly frightened in my heart.
Isn’t this dragon’s food intake too large?
I ate 1,700 pounds of meat in this one meal!
1,700 pounds of ground pork! The price of each pound is almost 20 copper coins even if the quantity is wholesale.
A total of 3 gold and 40 silver were spent!
Miss Alice, are you sure you want to raise him like this in the future? Aren't you afraid of being poor?
The old housekeeper's heart twitched a little.
No...wait a minute, we don't have to prepare ground meat for him every day, some cheap meat should be fine too.
In this way, it may be reduced to about 1 gold coin.
Not bad... not bad.
The old housekeeper's face recovered a little.
"1,700 pounds... I can barely eat until I'm 50 to 60% full. It seems that my food intake has increased again.
Before, 1,600 pounds could almost completely fill my stomach.
Taking into account time issues, I’m afraid the food intake for a week will be about 2,700 pounds.”
Silo looked thoughtful and whispered to himself.
"2,700 pounds!"
The old housekeeper covered his chest, unable to bear it.
The NEET clan won't really be eaten up by him, right?
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Now go to the Internal Affairs Office and finish quickly. I am also going to pick up the goods that I asked the Temple of Wealth to prepare a few days ago!"
Silo couldn't wait.
He took Alice, the butler Andre, the paladin Andy, and his only Blue Star family member Depp to the Internal Affairs Office.
The first thing he did was to look through tax accounts and some expenses.
Nile City is a city with a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people.
The annual income is actually very good, about nine thousand five hundred gold coins.
Seeing so many gold coins, Shi Luo was speechless.
No wonder so many five-color dragons like to rob human cities or become lords themselves.
For those who collect taxes from others, the gold coins are really not ordinary!
However, it is also not easy to manage a city well.
There were more than 2,000 soldiers in Nile City alone.
These people need to pay more than 2,500 gold coins in salary every year.
Three meals a day are provided for free, but it costs more than a thousand gold coins.
There are also some officials and administrative staff whose expenses and salaries add up to more than 2,000 yuan.
Repairing dilapidated public places and adding new supplies, the total amount is more than 2,000 a year.
This adds up to almost seven thousand five hundred.
A bunch of miscellaneous things are deducted and some should be reserved for the Internal Affairs Office.
In the end, only seven or eight hundred gold coins were able to flow into the castle.
Some of the accounts seemed outrageous to him at first glance.
For example.
The salary paid to Paladin Andy is two hundred gold coins a year...
Mudd! That bitch’s annual salary is actually two hundred gold coins?
If Barbara, the female dragon, saw this, she would burst into tears.
The female dragon followed the Dragon Mistress, and after so many years, she only saved four hundred gold coins.
A human paladin, casually, two hundred gold coins a year...
No wonder this dog's equipment is worth a lot of money.
Of course, after all, this is hiring a master. In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is understandable.
But are there more behind them? Xi Luo’s eyelids jumped when he saw them.
Purchase a high-end magic sword produced by a certain wealthy businessman to arm the city patrol captain, which costs fifty gold coins.
To purchase high-grade stone materials used by a certain wealthy merchant to repair the castle, it cost three hundred gold coins...
The city's sewers are clogged, hire people to clean it...an accident occurs...it costs one hundred gold coins.
In Silo's opinion, many things are fraudulent.
He was so angry that he wanted to crush these dogs to death.
However, considering the current shortage of manpower, we still held back and did not take action.
In the end, Depp was asked to stay and supervise each other with people from the Political Department.
Because Alice is now protected by Paladin Andy, Ciro feels more at ease.
After that, he hurriedly ran to the Temple of the God of Wealth alone.
He still has several thousand gold coins! He needs to spend them!