Western Fantasy Lord: Starting with Daily Intelligence

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Connors had barely sat down when Hecate burst in, striding in with her black A-line skirt billowing as she frowned.

"Hecate, what's wrong?" Connors asked.

"Something's happened!"

Connors frowned: "What happened?"

"The Dorothy family in the Southern Reach has produced a new wine, and our Vanessa Wine orders have plummeted this month, with sales dropping significantly in every city." Hecate spoke rapidly.

"Impossible!" Connors instinctively retorted.

Having tasted the finest wines, Vanessa wines are unparalleled in their flavor, texture, and taste. Coupled with their ability to regulate the body, there are no other wines on the market that can rival them.

Moreover, Vanessa drew on many theories from "Donald's Potions Notebook" when she was making the blend. Given the limited reach of print media in that era, many of the theories recorded there were unique copies. How could a product that could rival Vanessa's wines have appeared so quickly?

That's not the point.

Hecate's expression was serious:

"The key point is that people who have tasted Torres wines are very addicted to them, to the point of being dependent on them, which is a huge blow to Vanessa Wines."

Connors frowned.

The combination of the words "addiction" and "dependence" made him think of something bad.

he asked:

How long has Torres' wine been available?

Hecate thought for a moment: "It's almost the end of February now, so it's been almost a month."

Just to be on the safe side, he still asked, "Have any people who have drunk Torres wine experienced addiction, such as feeling like they'd die if they didn't drink it for a day?"

Hecate looked at Connors with surprise:

How did you know?

Connors' heart sank.

If that's the case, it would be the worst possible scenario.

Moreover, there is no concept of drugs in this world.

Naturally, there are no relevant prohibitions in the laws of the Steel Dragon Kingdom, so the wine brewed by Dorothy is legal.

He was unable to stop the other party through legal means.

Connors asked, "Are there any knights exhibiting this phenomenon?"

Hecate thought for a moment, then shook her head hesitantly: "I don't think so, I'm not really sure about that."

"Come with me." Connors got up and walked towards the door. He wanted to verify it for himself, otherwise he would feel really uneasy.

Drugs are not only extremely harmful to people, but also irreversible. They not only cause addiction and dependence, but also hollow out your body, destroy your spirit, and erode the foundation of a country, causing you to sink forever into empty pleasure, a state from which it is almost impossible to break free by personal willpower alone.

Connors had learned about its specific mechanism in his previous life; it was said to be related to endorphins and dopamine.

To be honest, he would be rather glad if the knights also fell victim to this, because it would affect those important figures, and they would step in to deal with it.

If he were just an ordinary citizen with no power to even kill a chicken, he could only pray that the powerful and wealthy wouldn't step in and make a quick buck.

"Where to?" Hecate asked, puzzled.

"Lakeside City"

That's the closest city to Lily Town. With Fei Yu's speed, she can get there quickly, just like taking a stroll in her front garden.

Seeing Connors' serious expression, Hecate realized that things were not as simple as she had imagined.

She nodded: "Okay."

The two arrived at the ranch, and after the renovation plan, the ranch was expanded to a much larger scale, with well-equipped animal sheds and three-story staff dormitories.

The cattle, horses, and sheep that were leisurely strolling on the pasture now have many more petite figures, while the unicorns on the side are idly wagging their tails, seemingly having lost interest in startling the cattle, horses, and sheep.

A worker who was herding livestock saw Connors arrive and quickly and respectfully came forward to greet him:

"Lord Connors, what are your orders?"

"Go and bring Fei Yu over here," Connors said.

"Yes, sir!"

The staff happily went to find Feiyu.

A moment later, he returned with the reins in hand, with Fei Yu following behind. Upon seeing Connors, Fei Yu affectionately nuzzled his cheek.

"You actually own a herd of unicorns." Hecate looked surprised.

From the day she arrived in Lily Town, the sights there had astonished her.

Clean streets free of excrement, well-dressed residents, schools specifically for commoners, and laws and regulations that challenged conventional norms... she had never seen anything like it, not even in the Great Wall City.

What struck her most as different was the vitality emanating from the people here—a vitality that yearned for tomorrow, a vitality that held onto hope. The apathy and filth that existed on ordinary streets seemed to have been erased from her very mind.

This vibrancy makes Lily Town seem full of life.

Hecate dared to say that even the atmosphere in the royal capital wasn't as good as here.

The staff of the Shiyue Chamber of Commerce who migrated here with them took quite some time to adapt to the atmosphere and the laws.

She once asked her chamber of commerce employees, "If the Siyue Chamber of Commerce were to leave one day, would you want to stay here or leave with us?"

Fifty percent of the people were very conflicted and hesitant before choosing to leave.

Thirty percent of people decisively chose to leave.

Twenty percent of the people chose to stay here.

This result shocked Hecate. The Yoshikoshi Chamber of Commerce had only been here for less than two months, yet many members had already developed a sense of attachment and dependence on the place, or more accurately, they had been assimilated by it.

"There are many things you don't know." Connors mounted his horse and held out a hand for Hecate to come up.

Hecate said somewhat reluctantly, "Aren't there other unicorns over there? I can just ride another one."

"Those unicorns aren't adults yet, so we won't go out for now." Connors rolled his eyes. "Hurry up."

"oh....."

Hecate reluctantly reached out and took Connors' hand, but he pulled her onto the horse and made her sit in his lap.

"Why does it have to be this position?" she complained, her face slightly flushed.

In the past, when she needed to rely on seduction to manipulate those powerful men, she would use her abilities to trap them in illusions, while she herself did nothing but sit aside and watch the men on the bed writhe in their own illusions.

This was the first time she had ever been so close to a man.

Connors scoffed, "You won't think that way in a minute."

As he spoke, he tugged on the reins, giving Feiyu a signal.

Upon receiving the message, Fei Yu stomped its hoof on the ground, causing the ground to crack with a loud bang, and then darted away at an extremely fast speed.

Whoosh... The powerful inertia and the oncoming gale slammed Hecate directly onto Connors, and her pale, oval face was instantly blown apart.

The two men and one horse quickly left the town of Lily.

Once in the wild, Fei Yu unleashed his full potential, his speed suddenly increasing dramatically, speeding across the ground like a gust of wind.

Wherever it went, it left indented footprints on the ground.

Soon, the beautiful Moonlight Lake slowly emerged on the horizon.