21. The Devil Blows the Lamp: The Story of the Treasure Thief
It seems that in different eras and in different historical backgrounds,
When the bard tells the "legendary experiences of the adventurers", there are some high-frequency hot words that have been tested by the consumer market and appear repeatedly in various stories.
Dragon Cave,
dungeon,
ancient ruins,
The enclosed space written as "Dong Tian Bao Di" is pronounced as "Chicken Eating Contest".
The fundamental reason is probably because ordinary people are naturally full of curiosity about "unknown places".
At the same time, curiosity and the desire to die are very different, they are twins.
Who doesn't like to watch with curiosity how adventurers continue to commit suicide?
Apart from,
Those unlucky ones who need to wipe the adventurers' butts.
...
What a beautiful day today is,
Birds are singing and flowers are blooming.
On a day like this, a devil like Li Jiasu...
Oh, it didn't burn in purgatory.
In the rare free time, the devil lay on the roof of the still intact tower on the west side of the castle, basking in the afternoon sun.
I am not an arrogant person, of course I understand that humans are not machines and need to combine work and rest in order to work better.
Looking east from the roof of the tower, you can see 80 small bungalows with chimneys standing neatly in the open space outside the manor.
The exterior wall is gray, flat and without convexity, and the roots of the wall are submerged into the ground. The roof is waterproof and hydrophobic with a combination of pottery shards, haystacks, and wooden boards.
These 80 rectangular and neat new houses form a sharp contrast with the old village on the other side of the manor.
(As for the disposal of wastes such as domestic sewage, since the infrastructure planning of drainage channels is not yet capable of construction, it remains the same as in the old days, relying on manual transportation to the small river near the castle for dumping)
The 42 families of serfs belonging to the lord have all moved out of the old village and moved into new houses with their families.
Although they just moved from the south to the north of the manor, the new house's flat floor, rat-proof walls, warm roof, and separated bedrooms really made the serfs (and their children) rarely smile from the bottom of their hearts.
The lord has allotted us new houses and the living environment has improved. We will be sincerely grateful to some extent.
It's not "gratitude", it's true gratitude.
Even if it's just a trace.
As for those Sree people?
They were quite jealous.
Those new houses were all built brick by brick, ash and wood by them.
The lord asked the serfs to move in collectively first, but they, the slaves, had to continue to live in the old village.
(However, after the serfs moved away, the old wooden house became relatively less crowded)
Well, but most of them still have the slightest hope.
Because tonight,
Their contractor, Lord Axelaret, who always wears a brass mask, said he would hold a summary meeting.
Summarize various mistakes made in the past month and learn lessons learned.
as well as,
From among 82 of them, 10 people were selected and allowed to move into the new house.
The 5 places belong to the labor record kings who work hard and are favored by the contractor.
The other 5 places require the best scores in the test assigned by the contractor, and they belong to those who are good at studying.
To put it bluntly, at this stage, the devil really has no choice.
In order to promote ‘iterative optimization of resources’ with higher efficiency,
Apart from accelerating the involution of the manpower pool, Li Jiasu could not think of any other clever solution.
I hope I can strike a good balance between ‘pressure’ and ‘bonus’,
Be careful when cornering while depressing the accelerator.
Avoid ending up overturning and falling off a cliff.
Well, so today (the third day after the completion of the group house), Li Jiasu gave the workers most of the day off.
Throughout the morning and afternoon today, the 82 Mrs. Slay did not need to assist the serfs in farming, nor did they need to study at the devil's place (besides, the devil himself planned to take a day off and lie down).
Li Jiasu asked the steward Ator to distribute several boxes of dominoes, a dozen fishing rods, 200 pounds of ale, and three lyres to the workers.
Play cards, fish by the river, drink and wrestle, play the piano and sing, just let them have fun.
Humans are not machines and need to combine work and rest to work better.
(Of course, there are soldiers watching secretly)
In the evening, we will hold a summary meeting to commend advanced individuals and select a few smart people through examinations.
A fulfilling day has passed like this, and I will start a new project tomorrow. It’s a new day with laughter, haha, bitterness, and haha.
Hmm...that's weird!
Li Jiasu, who was basking in the afternoon sun like a salted fish, was lying on the roof of the castle tower, leaning sideways comfortably, facing the direction of the mountains and forests deep in the island.
Squinting his eyes slightly, the devil admired the natural beauty.
Birds are singing, flowers are blooming,
The adventurer, covered in tattered clothes, fell at the edge of the forest.
What a beautiful day today is!
The devil turned sideways and changed into a more comfortable lying position.
...
Wait, what is this?
Take another look.
Li Jia Shu took a closer look and saw that in the forest he was facing (pointing to the depths of the island), there was a figure lying on the edge of the forest.
His clothes were in tatters, his face was on the ground, and he looked like he had passed out.
The man's position was actually some distance away from the castle. If Li Jiasu hadn't happened to be lying on the roof of the highest tower of the castle, it would have been impossible to spot him.
It’s no coincidence that it’s a book.
Li Jiasu: "..."
"I****, I knew you adventurers were going to create trouble!"
...
Half an hour later.
"Master, he's awake!" the doctor shouted to Chu Yang.
Chu Yang, guards Hamo, and Li Jiasu quickly walked to the bedside and looked at the adventurer who woke up leisurely.
The one who was rescued was the younger brother of the pair of brothers guarding the noble young man Arcadio.
The shorter man who was once too aggressive with the waiter in the tavern was named Binsey.
Binsi woke up,
First I saw the unfamiliar ceiling,
Then he turned his head and saw Master Chuyang, the lord's guard, and the cloaked man wearing a brass mask staring at him.
Binxi's haggard eyes froze, and then he cried loudly:
"Master Federesh! Please, go save my young master, go save my brother!"
"Please! OK, OK!"
Chu Yang nodded and said coldly: "You want me to save someone?"
"You tell me everything first, and then I'll think about it!"
An hour later, in the castle study.
The atmosphere was solemn. Guard Hamo stood aside without making a sound, while Chu Yang was looking at the island map on the wall.
Binsi told everything truthfully.
Regarding the true purpose of the four adventurers,
About that snakeskin map,
Regarding the four of them being ambushed by an agency in the corridor at the entrance to the ruins,
Regarding Binxi’s accidental escape due to his height advantage,
Regarding his brother, the noble young man, and the condemnation knight, they unfortunately fell into the depths of the ruins.
Chu Yang originally didn't want to care about the life and death of these adventurers.
They commit suicide, and it's none of my business?
Binsi begged that if his brother and the noble young man could be rescued, he would persuade his young master to pay a large sum of money to the kind-hearted Lord Federesh, because the noble young man's family was 'extremely rich'.
Chuyang refused.
The lord is too lazy to earn this kind of money, it is a waste of time and effort.
Then, Binsi added a few words about the little secret that the Knight of Punishment once told three other adventurers - there is a life lamp for her in the Church of the Holy Atonement, the secret headquarters of the Inquisition.
.
If something happened to her, the Inquisition would have a rough idea of her last location before death, as well as the last image her pupils saw.
When Li Jiasu heard this, he almost suffered a myocardial infarction.
I****!
If something really happened, the Crusaders would come to the island to check, look, and search.
Oh, everything is over, heroes, please try again!
Therefore, the lord and the devil must find a way to rescue the three adventurers as soon as possible.
Last but not least, you want to see people alive, and you want to see corpses when dead.
In the study room, Chu Yang turned his head and looked at Li Jiasu who was concentrating with his eyes closed.
"Axelarat, are you panic?"
"Don't panic."
"You have a plan?"
"Well, it's not really a plan, but at least... I know how to act in the general direction."
The devil opened his eyes, looked at the young lord, and replied calmly.
Chuyang: "Oh? Do you have experience in this area?"
Li Jiasu pondered for a moment,
Then, he opened his mouth and said:
"In my former hometown, Seris, in ancient times, there were four legendary guilds of relic treasure thieves."
Chu Yang was slightly startled and asked: "Four guilds? Adventurer's guilds specializing in exploring ancient ruins?"
Li Jiasu nodded,
Sermon in a deep voice,
"The names of the four guilds are..."
"Touch gold, make hills, move mountains, and unload ridges!"