The passerby stuffed the penny into his pocket with a smile on his face. Hearing this, his face immediately stiffened and he moved his hand as if to send the penny back. Chen Shihao gasped inwardly, but the expression on his face remained unchanged and he just stuffed it. I paid 1 shilling and passed by. There was a hesitant look on the passerby's face. Then he pulled Chen Shihao and hid in a corner. He whispered into his ear: "Master, Mao'er Town is a place that lacks everything but people."
Chen Shihao frowned: "If that's all, why are you so mysterious?"
The passerby said with a sad face: "Master, Mao'er Town is adjacent to the Gawker Kingdom. Although our Jinlan Kingdom is not an enemy of the Gawker Kingdom, the nobles below have many disputes. There is no war in that place. Yueyue has. A little battle."
Chen Shihao noticed the flicker in the passerby's eyes when he said this. Naturally, he didn't believe that this guy would be so nervous because that place was a war zone. So he directly grabbed the other person's collar and said viciously: "I said big brother. I'm not telling the truth. If so, just give me the money back and I’ll find someone else to ask.”
The passer-by might be reluctant to part with the 1 shilling. He nodded helplessly and said, "Okay. That place is also adjacent to the Cat Valley. There is a group of cat tribe beasts gathered in it. They come out to attack Cat Town from time to time. So there is nothing wrong with that place. People will go.”
Chen Shihao still didn't believe such a simple reason. But this passerby insisted on denying it. Chen Shihao had no choice but to let this passerby go. Chen Shihao, who was always depressed, was unwilling to take over the territory in such ignorance. He ran around the city. After searching around and spending several shillings, he finally got the information.
Ordinarily this is a game. There is no need to be so careful. No matter what big thing happens, it’s just a matter of starting over. But for some reason, Chen Shihao naturally felt a sense of caution that he must be careful in his heart. He doesn’t know what kind of sixth sense he has. But Chen Shihao still acted according to his own feelings.
After receiving the real information, Chen Shihao immediately yelled: "Damn Cullen. No wonder you died so easily. You exchanged territory with me at such a high price." It's no wonder that Chen Shihao was furious, because he only knew now that Mao'er Town is located in Weis. The easternmost part of the Earldom of Te. It takes a day to ride a horse from West City. It is not only a mountainous and forested area with difficult transportation and poor land. It is also adjacent to the Earldom of Wushan of the Gawker Kingdom, which likes to engage in armed conflicts at every turn. .
The Earl of Wushan Earldom was an old man who was about to die. He had no descendants. This caused the vassals under him to fight with each other and prepare to snatch the Earl's position. But the Earl who was about to die was annoyed and directly decided who would have the most military merit. Inherited the position. So Maoer Town, the nearest foreign territory adjacent to it, was unlucky.
It stands to reason that this place has been looted several times by the vassals of Earl Wushan. It was either abandoned or divided up and annexed by them. However, there is still a large number of fierce cat tribe monsters living in the Maoer Valley near Maoer Town. The Gawker Kingdom is absolutely I am not willing to occupy this place. The reason why it is not abandoned is because the mountains and forests near Maoer Town are rich in a kind of cat grass. It is said to be a necessary medicinal material for magicians. Therefore, Maoer Town is quite lively because of the existence of this thing. .
Although Chen Shihao has never seen what the cat tribe of monsters looks like, but from the words described by adventurers, the cats look like fire-breathing tigers. And there are at least hundreds of such fire-breathing tigers in Mao'er Valley. So many articles.
If it were just like this, forget it. It wouldn’t make passers-by afraid to elaborate. What makes everyone avoid this place is that there are abyss cracks appearing from time to time in Maoer Town. From time to time, a small hole will be drilled out. Blaming the little devil for causing trouble and talking about the devil around the temple is absolutely blasphemy. So no one dares to talk about Maoer Town in detail.
The more he understood the details of Maoer Town, the more headache Chen Shihao had. Only now did Chen Shihao understand why Baron Kuer had to exchange such a large territory for his 30 acres of fertile land. Except that the 30 acres of fertile land represented the top aristocratic circle. In addition to status, it is also to get rid of this shabby land. Because the entire Maoer Town is directly controlled by the lord. The only territory that has been divided is Kuhl's territory. In other words, apart from the Earl, the only territory in Maoer Town is The nobleman is Chen Shihao, the new retinue master.
"Holy shit. Enemy nobles, monsters, little devils, plus local adventurers. Everything to create chaos is complete. Giving me this territory doesn't mean it's worthless..." Chen Shihao muttered in distress. But he soon I'm happy. Because I had nothing at the beginning. I had to risk my life to kill coyotes for 1 shilling. Now I have more than 360 gold pounds in my pocket. I also have 800 acres of land. 30 households of tenant farmers and 2 households of hunters. Everything. You've earned it. Why be depressed in this case?
He knew how valuable 360 gold pounds was. It could at least buy more than 300 acres of medium-sized land. So with this knowledge, he lessened his resentment towards Baron Cool. After all, he gave him 300 gold pounds to hire guards. .He is considered a good merchant nobleman.
"Hey. No matter what, first find a place to practice your combat skills and improve your strength before taking over the territory. Otherwise, if a warrior of my level goes to that place, I will definitely be killed instantly." Chen Shihao made the decision and ran away immediately. Went to get information.
The reason for this decision is because the territory proven by the gods will not be deprived of the lord even if he does not take office. Of course, it cannot stop the enemy's occupation. And once the territory is gone, hehe, there is no negotiation to deprive the title. For Chen Shihao, that piece of land is Since the Troublesome Territory has existed for so many years, it doesn't make any difference if you go early or late. In this case, why not go after your strength has greatly increased. Anyway, this game has no restrictions. You can play how you want.
Go to wine shops, temples, and car dealers to inquire. Chen Shihao learned that most of the academies that teach skills are built in the royal cities of various countries. For learning skills, except for some specific academies that have requirements for the identity of the students. Others There is only one condition. Just give money.
It only takes one day to get to the Royal City by carriage. Now that we know the itinerary, Chen Shihao will wait. He rents a carriage and rushes to the Royal City.
We swayed all the way. We stayed in a town for a night on the way. Then we continued on the road at dawn. I don’t know whether it was because I didn’t like this simple carriage or because the carriage shop had taken care of it. Anyway, I didn’t meet anyone at all along the way. The robbers instead encountered many adventurers carrying swords.
As we get closer and closer to the royal city, not only are there groups of carriages, trucks, and caravans, but there are also more and more adventurers. We can even occasionally encounter passers-by wearing magic robes with their faces covered. We can see that these clothes are shabby. There were passers-by dressed in magic robes either alone or in groups of two or three. It was difficult for Chen Shihao to connect them with those noble magicians. Because it is widely spread in the world: "Nobles are not necessarily magicians. But magicians must be Nobles." Look at the desolation of these people. Who dares to say that they are aristocrats?
Chen Shihao's question immediately made the driver of the carriage laugh: "Sir, do you know what level a professional with the title of magician is? It must be at least level 5. In other words, only spell casters who have reached level 5. As long as they are willing Take refuge in the lord and you will be canonized as a lord immediately. All those below level 5 are called magic apprentices. The spellcasters you see on the road are all magic apprentices. Otherwise, how could they be so miserable?"
"Oh. Can you tell me the classification and titles of professionals?" Chen Shihao immediately threw 1 shilling over with interest. Most of Chen Shihao's gold pounds were stored in the Temple of Commerce. He only got a handful of shillings with him. Pennies and a few gold pounds.
Speaking of saving money, the setting of this game world is very strange. The Business Temple actually also has the banking function of depositing and withdrawing from other places. As long as you take the certificate issued by the temple and imbued with magic, you can withdraw money from any Business Temple. Just withdraw money. The money fee is too expensive. It's 1% each time. And it won't be accepted if it's less than 10 gold pounds. But since it's a game, it's not surprising that any strange settings appear. So Chen Shihao didn't care about why the game was unified. The commercial god of money. Not the most powerful god.
"Thank you, sir, for the reward." The coachman quickly took the reward and said eloquently with a bright expression: "The occupational classification in our Kingdom of Jinlan is the same as that in other countries in the world. It is divided into two types: martial arts and spellcasters. Military occupations are also called warriors. .Whether it’s bows, spears, swords or axes, once you reach level 5 warrior, you can become a knight. You can generally learn body-protecting fighting spirit.”
Chen Shihao thought of the coyote battle when he first came to this world. The mask on the knight named Simi must be the protective fighting spirit. But what about the mask that old Cassie can only wrap around his fist? The skills of a level 4 warrior .I wonder if these skills can be used in the real world. If so, that would be great.
The coachman continued to boast: "Level 7 warriors, generally called black iron knights, have external fighting spirit. Level 9 is a bronze knight. It is said that the fighting spirit capacity is doubled and skills are increased. Level 11 is a silver knight. Level 15 is a golden knight. Level 20 is a Diamond Knight. Level 25 is Paladin. Level 30 is Sword God. It is directly a demigod. We have such a sword god guarding us in the Jinlan royal family. But it is unlikely to appear after that. Because it is directly a success. god."
Hearing this, especially the level 7 warriors who can release sword energy, Chen Shihao couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, because he suddenly remembered the sword energy that the defeated army used instantly when they were attacked in the forest. In other words, the defeated army was at least level 7. Strong warriors and above. No wonder the pursuers sent by Sir Jaylen killed so many people but still had no success. If you encounter a defeated soldier, you must be level 7 or above.
But Chen Shihao became confused again. The Lei Wei cavalry he led was the direct son of the Golden Knight. Obviously he was not a level 5 knight. But he felt that Lei Wei and the defeated army seemed to be about the same strength. And if the opponent really was As for the Black Iron Knight, he must have been dismembered. How could it be possible that he was just seriously injured? What is going on? Chen Shihao suddenly had a flash of inspiration and immediately asked: "Does the samurai have any skills that can be used to leapfrog the level and show his strength? For example, not Level 7 can produce sword energy skills that only level 7 warriors can possess."
"Hi. That's a leapfrog skill. Although there are rumors about the existence of this kind of skill, I have never seen it. I don't know if it really exists. But so many people say so. It must be there. But I believe the price must be quite high." The driver said nonchalantly.
"It's expensive. This skill can be bought..." Chen Shihao immediately asked in surprise.
"As long as you have money, you can't buy anything. But you have to spend money to buy a study place in an academy that teaches skills, and then study under the guidance of famous teachers. Whether you can learn or not depends on your talent. If talent is not enough, then the money It’s like wasting money. If you don’t have the talent, don’t study well. The places to study are expensive.” The coachman said with a look of extreme pain.
"How much is it?" Chen Shihao asked directly. If he could learn leapfrogging sword energy, it would be worth spending all 300 gold pounds.
"It's said to cost hundreds of gold pounds." The driver couldn't help but glance at Chen Shihao.
Chen Shihao, who was relieved, was speechless with an expression of surprise: "It's so expensive..." He couldn't help but feel grateful to Baron Kuhl. If it hadn't been for the compensation he added later, he would have really only been able to look at those skills. Drooling.