MC's career as foreign lord

Carrying a large amount of iron ore, Zhou Ren walked out of the blacksmith shop again. The big blacksmith, Odinson, still coveted his spatial equipment. After hearing that he wouldn't sell it, he reluctantly took the iron sword and left.

However, perhaps because he was in a good mood today, he gave Zhou Ren a few pointers on how to negotiate with the skeletons in the mine. "Just slap them until they agree. Anyway, they're mining there every day, hoarding what they dig up without using it for anything. They won't even let anyone else in to mine. You have to slap them hard!"

For some inexplicable reason, Zhou Ren felt that what he said made sense. However, he didn't have enough time today. In a couple of days, he would have to find some time to check out that mine. Who knows, he might actually find something special.

After all, as far as the MC system was concerned, the entire underground only contained minerals that could be smelted and stones that couldn't. Other than that, there wasn't much else.

If it was a rich mine, he might be able to find more minerals, such as copper, iron, gold, redstone, diamonds, lapis lazuli, and emeralds. He wouldn't refuse any of them. These things were all good for Zhou Ren, who was starting from scratch.

As for now, Zhou Ren looked at his little treasury, which had grown by several hundred gold coins, and suddenly felt full of energy. He grabbed Henry, who was in front of him, and asked, "Where's the place that sells seeds here?"

He now had a new trick for making money, and he suddenly felt at ease. Not only was he at ease, but he also wanted to buy more new things.

The mercenaries had indeed brought a lot of meat, but he couldn't eat meat every day, could he? He would see if he could buy some more seeds to enrich his cultivated farmland.

Henry nodded. "There are Druid apprentices in the market who specialize in selling seeds. They'll take out some seeds that they don't usually use and sell them. You can go and take a look!"

He admired Zhou Ren to the point of prostration. He had clearly come to buy things, but not only did he end up taking a bunch of things, but he also earned several hundred gold coins. No wonder they said he was a professional. Otherwise, how could he not have this ability?

He continued to lead the way. Since the two of them were already in the market, they didn't have to walk far before they saw a lush green stall. A young elf was teasing a palm-sized bear. After seeing that someone had arrived, she hurriedly stuffed the bear into a pile of herbs.

The little bear struggled frantically inside, but unfortunately, its body was too small, and it couldn't break free. After a while, it had no choice but to resign itself to its fate and fluttered around inside, staring at the newcomers with its big eyes.

"Welcome to the Druid's seed shop! What would you like to buy?" the young elf said.

This was the first time Zhou Ren had seen a purebred elf. This was clearly an elf maiden, with green hair and eyes, and a pair of ears and a neck that were more slender than those of a half-elf. She certainly seemed to be more in line with human aesthetics.

However, he had strong self-control and didn't get lost in the elf maiden's beauty. Instead, he glanced at the various seeds in front of him and asked, "What kind of seeds do you have?"

"There are many! There are flower seeds, radish seeds, wheat seeds... and... and tree seeds!" She widened her adorable eyes and said something that was as good as nothing. "My teacher is gone. Can you wait three days? When she comes back, I'll know what these seeds are!"

Zhou Ren covered his face. This elf seemed like the type who had never left home. He wondered if he could trick her into going back with him... Ahem, he was an upright and kind person. How could he think of such a thing? He should change his approach. Why not just tie her and the things up together and take them back... Ahem, stop!

"Then give me some wheat, radish, and potato seeds!" Zhou Ren said, watching the little girl pack a little radish seed for him.

Hmm, she's not too stupid. She knows that only a little bit of seed needs to be packed. Just as Zhou Ren was thinking this, he saw that she seemed dissatisfied and poured out half a bag.

Forget it, I take back what I said. Zhou Ren felt very tired and watched her hand the seeds to him. "Where are the potatoes?"

"Pota... potatoes? What potatoes?" She looked blank. "I don't know potatoes. Or would you like to wait here for three days?"

"Sigh!" Zhou Ren sighed. This little girl looked like she was already twenty years old. Could she not be an adult yet?

Wait, at this age, elves are still in their infancy, right? Then it's okay.

He pointed to the bag of things under her hand. "Just give me that. Tell me, how much does it cost in total?"

Unexpectedly, the little girl looked confident. "I don't know! Ask my teacher. Whatever she says is the price."

"Ah, this..." Zhou Ren was speechless. Well, didn't this just bring him back to square one? Looking at such a cute little girl, he couldn't get angry. She was just looking after the stall. What did she know!

He took out a loaf of bread from his backpack and handed it to the little girl. "Little girl, have you eaten? How about I give you this?"

The fragrant, soft bread immediately attracted the elf girl's attention. She widened her eyes and looked at Zhou Ren. "Ah, is it for me?" She waved her hand timidly. "Teacher said I can't just take food from others!"

But the way she looked, as if she was about to drool, was really interesting. Zhou Ren smiled and said, "Then your teacher left you here. What do you eat?"

"Eat this!" She picked up the little bear and then took out a cyan fruit from the stall. "Eating one can fill you up for a day!"

But she said a little aggrievedly, "But Beary is too gluttonous. Teacher won't be back for three days, but there are only two fruits left!"

"Then what are you going to do?" Zhou Ren continued to ask.

"I... Liya will go hungry for one day, just one day, and then I can eat fruit!" She looked at the fruit in her hand, sucked in a mouthful of saliva, and then nodded firmly, putting the fruit back into the basket.

She picked up the little bear. "Beary, you can't eat anymore, or we'll both go hungry!"

The little bear seemed to understand her words, licked her nose, and then the two of them, one big and one small, laughed together.

Zhou Ren touched the elf's head. Although she looked so old, she was indeed a child. He put the bread in her hand. "Just consider it a trade between you and me!"

As he spoke, he stuffed a piece of meat into the little bear's hand. Good heavens, a piece of meat was as big as the basket, directly covering the little bear's entire body, making it impossible for the little bear to move, but it was still trying hard to open its mouth and gnaw on the steak.

Then Zhou Ren took out a pickaxe and stuffed it into the little elf's hand. "Liya, right? I'll take these seeds first. If your teacher comes back, she can take the pickaxe to the territory on the west side of town, and I'll settle the bill with her!"

Liya nodded. It could be seen that this human seemed to be a good person, but the teacher told her not to run around, so: "Thank you, brother. I will tell her when the teacher comes!"

Zhou Ren smiled and shook his head, taking the seeds and leaving. Before he left, he heard the little girl's loud cries.

"Xiongxiong! You secretly hid two fruits! Ah! You're so bad! We agreed to be hungry together, but you secretly ate!" … … … …

He looked at the clothing store in front of him, tossed five silver coins to Henry, "Henry, I live on the west side of town. I've already bought that piece of land. Remember to come find me tomorrow morning and help me with something!"

"At your service!" Henry said without hesitation, taking the money and leaving, without any delay.

He knew Zhou Ren's habits, so he walked very lightly. Today, he could buy more food for the children at home.

Seeing Henry walk away, Zhou Ren turned and stepped into the clothing store. This was clearly a high-end clothing store, filled with people dressed in luxurious clothes. They weren't surprised to see Zhou Ren, at most taking a few extra glances because of his own attire.

However, the shopkeeper quickly greeted him, looking at Zhou Ren's attire and saying, "Spellcaster, are you here to buy clothes or to order robes?"

"Our shop's robes are all custom-made in Val City. If you need them, you can order them directly. We'll deliver them to your door when they arrive."

Zhou Ren nodded, "Then I'll order a few sets. I want two formal robes, two sets of casual wear, and one ceremonial robe!"

Then he looked at the clothes on display, which all seemed to be very good, and pointed to a few pieces to have them wrapped up.

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The clothes in this world, especially the clothes worn by ordinary merchants or nobles, are actually quite loose. They don't need to work, so there's no need to bind their clothes tightly to their bodies.

Zhou Ren found that there were more interesting things than just that. For example, they also sold private clothing here. He saw some women dressed as noble ladies walk straight in. He naturally didn't have any thoughts, bought some underwear and socks, and prepared to leave. Of course, he didn't forget to buy some thread.

What surprised him was that these threads could be recognized by the system, which meant that he could now make bows and wool.

Rejecting the clothing store's offer to have the clothes delivered to his home, Zhou Ren waved his hand and put all the clothes into his backpack. Looking at the backpack that was stuffed full, he couldn't help but sigh that today's harvest was really good.

He even met a cute little elf sister! Thinking this, Zhou Ren set off on his way back, but the road back didn't seem to be so peaceful.

Several masked men directly blocked his path, looking at Zhou Ren like this, "Spellcaster, our master wants to discuss a deal with you!"

Zhou Ren frowned, looked around. This was a small alley leading out of town, with no one in sight in front or behind. Several people blocking his path made it impossible for him to leave.

He sighed. He had revealed his wealth after all, which was why people were coming after him.

But he wasn't afraid. After figuring out some of the physical rules of this world, he found that this world was too friendly to him!

"Why don't you surrender? It'll save me some effort. If you die, I'll have to collect your bodies, which is quite troublesome," Zhou Ren said with a sincere expression, but the words conveyed a sense of unspeakable mockery to the people in front of him.

"Hmph! As expected, you're a coward disguised as a spellcaster!" Seeing that Zhou Ren didn't react, they were even more convinced of their guess. As long as there was enough profit, there would always be desperadoes who would spare no expense!

Zhou Ren waved his hand, and a huge block fell from the sky, directly crashing in front of them, startling the strong men who were about to rush up.

This time, they could see clearly. A huge stone suddenly appeared in a place where there was nothing before, blocking their path.

"It's just a stone, what are you afraid of!" The leading strong man seemed dissatisfied, shouting at the people beside him, but he was slowly backing away.

"That's right, it's just a mage apprentice, it's not like we haven't robbed one before!" The other strong men said, seemingly cheering themselves up, "Everyone attack together, he won't be able to move once we get close!"

Although that's what they said, the few people were obviously still a little hesitant, and continued to confront Zhou Ren.

Zhou Ren smiled, pointing behind them, "If you don't leave, that guy will run far away!"

The few people immediately turned around and saw that the strong man who had brought them here was already slowly walking towards the entrance of the alley, but he had been discovered.

Now he didn't care so much, and was about to run away, but before he could leave, he found that several stones had flown from the sky, completely blocking the road he had come from.

Then, Zhou Ren slowly turned and left, "I won't interfere with your grudges. Consider this a gift to you!"

He walked to the other side and completely blocked the alley, and a row of round stones was placed above their heads, "Whether you can survive depends on your own abilities!"

Zhou Ren shook his head and walked out of the alley, leaving the town. The moment he left the town, there seemed to be a sound of a building collapsing in the alley!

From here, Zhou Ren could already see his territory. The expanded wooden archway still looked very conspicuous, but he didn't know if it was strong enough.

After learning about the news of those monsters, Zhou Ren was preparing to take defensive measures for his house. He didn't know if building a row of stone fences would be enough. If it really didn't work, he would learn from Quan Quan and build a Great Wall.

However, when he was about to walk to his territory, he found that it wasn't empty. Two figures appeared at the entrance, and were still studying his territory's defenses.

In fact, Locke and the Secretary were also very troubled at this time. The two of them had finally made time to visit this new spellcaster, but they didn't expect to be blocked by a door!

They stood outside the door, touching the invisible air wall with their hands, and felt very depressed. Locke was a veritable intermediate professional, but he couldn't even enter a territory, which was strange.

However, the more this happened, the more ideas they had. Who set up a wall that could block an intermediate professional? A senior professional, or—a Legend?

"Who are you looking for?" Just as they were thinking this, they heard a questioning voice. The two of them suddenly turned around and saw a teenager standing behind them.