From a hired knight to a master of Game of Thrones

Chapter 90 The Mutated Tree Seed is Acquired

Inside the lord's temporary stone house.

Don Quixote was listening to Adele report on the various matters, big and small, in the territory when his gaze suddenly shifted, and he looked at the mission panel.

[Employer: Kenneth]

[Mission: Protect fishmonger Kenneth's caravan as it safely arrives in the Old Town and returns safely to White Harbor.]

【award:

175 Golden Dragons (Available to claim)

Ten mutated tree species (available for collection)

"It seems Warren has completed this employment mission. Hmm, I can try out the effects of this mutated tree species sometime."

After a brief distraction, Don Quixote quickly regained his composure and continued listening to Adele's report.

Adele's abilities were fully honed through managing various specific matters within the territory, resulting in a significant improvement. She had just finished introducing something, but after a moment's thought, she glanced down at the paper in her hand and then spoke clearly and logically.

"My lord, in the past four days, the food street has sold a total of 1 gold dragon, 145 silver deer, and 27 copper coins worth of food and wine."

One gold dragon can be exchanged for approximately 11760 copper coins, and one silver deer can be exchanged for approximately 56 copper coins, so the total is close to 20,000 copper coins.

The consumer group consists of 73 citizens, nine members of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group, myself, Adele, Cole, Alden, and Rodney and the others.

There were more than a hundred people in total.

In other words, over the past four days, everyone in my territory has consumed an average of nearly 200 copper points.

This was somewhat unexpected.

Upon hearing this, Don Quixote quickly pondered for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "Adele, it's truly remarkable that it has such an effect."

"Such a reward would not have been possible without your hard work during this period."

"By the way, I told you before that if there's anything you want or anything you want to do, you can just tell me, and I will definitely try my best to help you achieve it."

"I will always remember the many things you did for me and will never forget them."

Although he made all the decisions and came up with the plans for the territory, it was Adele who diligently carried them out.

And she was almost always the one doing all of this.

Although some members of the Blood Hand Mercenary Group possess literacy skills, and some even have better literacy skills than Adele currently.

However, many areas of his territory require one or more capable individuals to guard and patrol them.

Guarding the stables, overseeing the food street, leading the villagers to experience a day of hunting, patrolling the area around Gray Hill Village, and so on.

The Bloodhand Mercenary Group only has nine members, so they simply can't spare anyone to handle these matters.

—The available manpower is still far from enough, especially management personnel and those with literacy skills.

Hmm, those commoners, small merchants, hired knights, and free riders that I secretly found in White Harbor before, who are not easily betrayed, could be recruited into my territory.

Don Quixote was once again troubled by the lack of manpower.

Adele looked at Don Quixote and smiled happily: "My lord, you have given me a life I never imagined, a life I never even fantasized about."

"I am very, very satisfied with my life now."

"I don't need anything else, I just want to be able to share some of the burden with the adults every day and do some things for you, that's enough."

Don Quixote said helplessly, "You can't think like that. If you do, I'll always feel like I owe you something. I already feel guilty towards you."

—I actually want you to always be good to me, but I can't say it out loud, because I'm afraid I'll be in a lot of pain if I lose all of this in the future.

If I hadn't said it, perhaps I wouldn't have felt so deeply pained by being abandoned.

After all, I have already obtained many things that I never even dreamed of, and I am already very satisfied. I cannot be greedy anymore.

Then the gods won't protect me!

"Ah—" Adele suppressed the strange thoughts in her heart, blinked, and asked in confusion, "My lord, you have always been very good to me. I have never suffered any grievances."

Don Quixote shook his head and said, "It's nothing, Adele. Don't you really have anything you want or anything you want to do?"

When Adele heard Lord Don Quixote ask her again, she paused for a moment, thought for a while, and then suddenly smiled and said, "My lord, I think there is something I want to do."

Tang Jihe immediately replied, "Tell me, and I'll do my best to help you achieve it!"

"My lord, I want you to teach me how to kill! I want you to protect me when I kill for the first time," Adele whispered.

Don Quixote was taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly smiled wryly and said, "It's very simple. Oh, I think I thought about teaching you how to kill someone before, but then I felt it wasn't appropriate."

"Do you really want this?"

"Yes, sir, I don't want to be a burden to you if any dangerous situations arise!" Adele said firmly.

Don Quixote stared into Adele's earnest eyes for a long time before slowly smiling and saying, "Adele, don't overthink it. I won't put myself in danger, nor will I put you in danger."

"However, if you want to learn how to kill, that's fine too; it's not something you should specifically request."

"Is there anything else you'd like to do?"

Adele blinked and smiled, "Then, sir, may I kill a lord?"

Don Quixote paused again, then asked, "Adele, which lord do you dislike?"

—Because you, my lord, seem to dislike those lords, I want to kill one of them to leave one or more incriminating clues, so that you can continue to rely on me!

As someone close to Don Quixote and someone who secretly did many things for him, plus Adele's mind after reading many books and hearing many stories.

I have already vaguely sensed Don Quixote's ambition and mystique.

Unaware that she could no longer actively or passively reveal Don Quixote's secret, the overthinking Adele only wanted Don Quixote to completely control her destiny.

If she killed a lord, then Lord Don Quixote would continue to trust her.

She can secretly do more things for Lord Don Quixote, things that no one else could ever do!

Adele shook her head and said, "I don't know any lords except for you, my lord."

"Having heard many stories from adults, I suddenly want to kill a lord and see how they differ from us!"

Don Quixote was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "If I have the chance, I'll take you to kill the lord!"

Adele smiled happily, then said softly, "My lord, if there's anything you're unable to do in the future, I'm willing to do it!"

Don Quixote reached out and patted Adele's head, saying helplessly, "Adele, don't overthink it. The stories I told you before are just stories, don't take them seriously." — Don't take them seriously for now.

—Really? I don't believe it.

Adele didn't heed Don Quixote's explanation, but wisely, she didn't continue the topic and instead went on to introduce the territory: "My lord, I will continue to tell you about the many things in the territory."

Don Quixote nodded and smiled, "Alright."

Adele said slowly, "

"My lord, during this period, we have paid a total of 57 gold dragons, 87 silver deer, and 40 copper coins."

"Most of it was used to purchase food, wine, and other supplies for this trip."

"The remaining amount will be used to pay your people the rewards they have earned during this period, which is 12 gold dragons, 17 silver deer, and 39 copper coins."

Don Quixote asked, "Not counting the knights of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group, how much have you paid in total, even considering only the villagers in your territory?"

Adele lowered her head, calculated for a moment, and then said, "My lord, the total is 2 gold dragons, 15 silver deer, and 75 copper coins."

Don Quixote nodded and smiled, "It seems that my subjects still have quite a few silver deer and copper coins on them, and still have a lot of potential to buy food, wine, and experience a day of hunting."

Adele laughed and said, "Compared to the lower classes of other territories, the people of your territories are now very wealthy."

"Sir, shall we continue to pay them such high wages?"

Don Quixote thought for a moment and said, "You can gradually reduce it as needed, just keep it within a reasonable range."

"At the same time, you can help them in other ways."

"For example, if you master a new skill, in addition to receiving a substantial reward, you may also be able to obtain a higher position."

"For example, we can encourage villagers to run their own businesses, just like Mrs. Hannah did. We can provide villagers with loans at very low interest rates, or provide some specific assistance, as long as the villagers dare to think and act."

"For example, the villagers who go to the training grounds can get a sufficient amount of meat for free every day."

"For example, villagers who want to learn to read can also receive a small pile of firewood and a meal for free every day."

"And if you learn a word, you get a 1-copper-point reward. Well, this can be done for a long time."

"In addition to making their lives better, they should also start to receive knowledge."

"That's about it. Adele, you can also think of some things that would help the villagers and let them do them."

"The reward for doing something can be reduced appropriately, but you should gradually increase the gold, silver, deer, and copper coins used on the villagers."

Adele put away her pen and paper and respectfully replied, "Yes, sir!"