Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 34 The Real Goal

"How's your understanding?"

The knight's squire arrived at a street corner in the town, met another knight's squire, and asked him questions.

"I have no problems on my end. I have asked all the questions I needed to. I have checked with different regions and everything we said matches up."

The two knights' squires confirmed the information with each other, assuring Rhodes that the intelligence they were reporting was accurate.

This will accurately present the situation in Hekou Town.

"Catfish, is that thing really edible? I remember the chef in our territory once saw it in the ingredients and cursed the fishing team for over an hour."

The knight's squire couldn't help but laugh as he recalled the scene from that day.

"Those people wished they could bury their heads in the ground; not one of them dared to utter a sound, for fear that the chef would stuff the fish into their mouths."

"That's because an adult is in charge of the food expenses for the whole team, so we don't have to pay for the bread ourselves."

The other person shook his head, remembering the expensive food prices at Broken Dragon Fortress.

With their generous salaries, they could certainly afford it, but the serfs had to look up to them, for refusing to eat such disgusting fish meant certain death.

"Furthermore, the girls here are subjected to inhumane treatment." The knight's squire's expression turned cold.

"The baroness used a knife to slash each girl's face, leaving a gruesome wound; many girls died as a result. What a disgusting soul!"

He remembered the girl he had seen in the shack.

The hideous scars and flesh rolled outwards, like a brown centipede coiled on his face.

The fear of being beaten that the girl felt after he saw her couldn't have developed overnight.

"I've investigated the information about that Knight Loren; he's a respectable knight," another person said after a moment of silence.

"While being responsible for the defense of Rivermouth Town, this Knight Loren also formed a hunting party that would regularly hunt in the nearby woodlands and share the prey with the villagers."

"Those injured girls all received his help, from medicine to food."

"His daughter, Lunsa, also protected them in town, often gathering the girls together to provide them with work."

After listening, the knight's squire shook his head in disagreement and said:

"If he were a true knight, he should have stopped this atrocity in the first place, instead of trying to make amends afterward."

"That's because he followed the wrong lord." Another person looked towards the castle. "Not all nobles are like you, sir."

The knight's squire followed his gaze.

The castle in Hekou Town stands in the center of the town. The clean and flat stone bricks are polished and carved into the tall and majestic shape of the castle.

It perfectly embodies the majestic image of nobility, making people look up in awe.

However, the castle was surrounded by low shacks, with not a single decent house to be found.

"A castle is a symbol of a nobleman's status, but your castle seems to be just a wasteland, doesn't it?"

"Yes, we're busy building our house."

As the two walked back, they suddenly burst into laughter.

Rhodes stood on the castle balcony.

He calmly gazed at the scenery of the river mouth town below, and nodded after listening to the intelligence gathered by the two knights' squires.

"Thank you for your hard work, go and rest."

After the two knights left, the ravens that had been wandering in the sky above River Mouth Town returned and perched on his shoulder.

Rod took out a few nuts and placed them in his palm.

The raven hopped over my shoulder and lowered its head to peck at the food happily.

With the arrival of soldiers and the information gathered by knights' squires and ravens, Rhodes now has a firm grasp of the town's situation.

From the composition of the population and the industrial structure to the most important demands of the people.

That's why it takes time to do these things.

This is because, in Rhodes' eyes, the most important asset of this town is not the castle's wealth or the territory itself.

It's not the people who live here, but the residents of these two thousand-plus towns.

They are the foundation of wealth creation.

My hometown of Pingdingshan is still a barren wasteland, with a severe shortage of labor and staff for all positions.

To quickly replenish the population, one must either conquer barbarian tribes to capture slaves or relocate residents from other territories of the kingdom.

The former is too risky; Rhodes currently has no intelligence on any barbarian tribes.

As for the latter...

Rather than spending a large sum of money on slave traders, Rhodes preferred to spend the money on the local residents, hiring them to work for him.

What will be the arrangement of the lord of River Mouth after this? Will it be Mansaru's son, or will the Grand Duke appoint someone else?

Rod didn't really care about that.

He didn't care who the castle would belong to in the future; what he cared about was how to undermine the castle's foundation and lure all the residents to his own Pingdingshan.

Just like city laws, serfs who lived in the city for a full year would automatically gain the status of city residents and would no longer be enslaved by the lord.

Once the residents here arrive at Pingdingshan, they become their own subjects.

As a pioneering knight, he is the sole interpreter of the territory's laws.

No matter who tries to cause trouble, it won't work.

After understanding the actual situation in the town, Rod was no longer worried about abducting the residents of Hekou Town, and was confident that he could make them willing to stay in Pingdingshan.

The only remaining problem to solve was the baron's family.

Night fell.

Rhodes plans to head to Dragon's Lair tomorrow.

This was partly to await the Grand Duke's response, and partly to sell off unwanted goods while simultaneously purchasing a new batch of supplies.

The main thing is the new armor.

Rod looked at the wooden frame next to him, where his original clothes had been slashed beyond recognition by the wolf-tooth scimitar.

The suit of armor captured from the castle in Hekou Town was the wrong size and he couldn't fit into it properly.

For Rhodes, who fights with speed and finesse, the problem of his armor loosening during combat would be very serious.

At this moment, the maids who had been vetted inside the castle were freed and were now preparing dinner.

Rod came to the dining table.

The Knight of Loren sat opposite him with impeccable posture.

Although it was confirmed that Sir Loren was alright, Rhodes did not allow him to leave the castle for the time being.

"Where are Hearst and Lucia?" Rod looked around the dining table but didn't see the brother and sister.

The two little ones have very distinctive features; the older brother is as strong as a calf, rough and wild.

But my younger sister is as delicate as a doll, petite and adorable.

Considering their parents' situation, this contrast is understandable.

"The two children have poor appetites and are staying in their rooms. Just leave them alone," said Flynn, who came out from the side.

The baroness was now staring at Rhodes with seductive eyes.

She was wearing a red sheer dress, which revealed her shapely hips and full, rounded breasts without reservation.

She also exuded a sweet fragrance like ripe peaches.

Knight Loren closed his eyes, and Rhodes could sense that he was in a very bad mood.

"My dear brother, you're not feeling well right now, go back and get some rest." Flynn gently stroked his cheek with her fair hand.

After slapping the door open, the Knight of Loren sighed deeply, bowed apologetically to Rhodes, and took his leave.

Once only the two of them remained in the restaurant, Flynn lifted her tulle skirt and skillfully sat down at the table.

The fair skin between her thighs and the just-right concealment made one want to reach out and explore further.

Flynn confidently raised her head, but then froze on the spot.

Because she saw utter indifference in the other person's eyes.

And what infuriated her was the disdain for her beauty!

(End of this chapter)