The first-floor hall of the tower on the right side of the castle is the throne court of Snow Dragon Castle.
At this time, Lu Ming was sitting on a lonely wooden chair. A few steps in front of him was a long table with a high platform. Five judges of the throne were sitting in order, and Judge Gu Di was sitting in the second seat on the right.
The Duke of Snow Dragon was an energetic old man dressed in medieval clothes. He sat in the gallery, along with several nobles, or warriors, who were similar to the knights in the Middle Ages in his previous life.
There were five judges' heirs in the gallery, some in their forties or fifties, and one child of seven or eight years old.
Lu Ming studied the "Throne Code" yesterday and submitted an application to become a Snow Dragon Castle trader.
"The Northern Continent can trade with us. Can you transport goods over?" The Chief Judge of the Throne was an extremely majestic old man. Several judges were wearing snow-white robes, four old men and one middle-aged man in his thirties.
"The journey from the northern continent to here is extremely long, and we have to avoid the barbarians, so it is difficult to transport large quantities of goods, but I am confident that I can travel back and forth." Lu Ming said, taking out his windproof lighter, and said: "But small items like this can be traded, and it is very convenient to light a fire." As he spoke, while Fedro was still translating, he pressed the button and the lighter ignited.
"Oh?" Several judges looked at this scene in surprise.
Duke Xuelong didn't care about the court etiquette at all. He stood up and took two steps. "Mr. Lu, can I see your ignition tool?"
Lu Ming handed it to him and taught him how to press the button and slide to ignite the fire.
Duke Xuelong tried to light the fire a few times and asked, "How many times can this fire be lit?"
Lu Ming said: "There is fuel inside. If you don't refill it with fuel, it can probably be ignited about 200 times." This is not the disposable lighter from the previous life, but a special cotton soaked in gasoline as fuel. It does not have as many ignition times as the disposable lighters in the previous life.
Even so, Duke Xuelong was extremely surprised. He returned the lighter to Lu Ming with envy and reluctance. Only then did he realize that he was in a court. Even though he was a duke, he stroked his chest and bowed slightly: "I'm sorry, your Highness. I was too reckless!" After apologizing, he returned to the gallery.
Several judges were discussing something in whispers at this time.
Then, the chief judge said, "Given your special status, and the special commodities that are not available on this continent, and with Judge Gu Di as your character guarantor, it is naturally no problem to grant you the qualifications to trade in Xuelong Fort." He glanced at Lu Ming, "In this case, those beasts are the commodities you want to sell. We have no right to deal with them, right?"
Lu Ming nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty. Besides, my fifty-one sheep are just for support and have saved many of our lives. Why should we slaughter them just for fear? To defeat terror, we must first face it. I think if the children of Snow Dragon Castle can get used to these sheep from a young age, they will become braver when they encounter barbarian attacks."
The chief judge nodded slightly and said, "We understand your request. We will adjourn the court for now and announce our ruling in an hour."
Lu Ming nodded, stood up, touched his chest slightly and bowed.
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As expected, the Throne Court granted Lu Ming the power of attorney as a Xuelongbao trader.
Duke Xuelong's carriage was waiting outside the court and took Lu Ming to the back of the main castle, which was a small two-story castle. From the outside, it looked like an arrow tower attached to the main castle.
The courtyard surrounded by the wooden fence is very large. In fact, it is a large grassy slope with a moat winding through it. There is also a small grove of red fruit trees with hundreds of red fruit trees. This area can definitely accommodate a flock of fifty camel-like sheep.
"I'll rent this place to you. The rent is temporarily free." Duke Snow Dragon said with a smile.
Lu Ming looked around inside and outside and felt that it was a good place to be his sheep stable. "I'll bring the sheep here right away." After thinking for a while, he took out the windproof lighter and said, "My Lord Duke, this is for you!"
Duke Xuelong was startled, "This..."
Lu Ming had already stuffed the lighter into his hand.
More than half an hour later, Lu Ming led the flock over and made gestures, asking the head sheep to take its companions out for a stroll to familiarize themselves with the new environment. These goats have extremely high IQs and can quickly understand what their master means.
The steward of the Duke of Snow Dragon arrived soon and brought a document for Lu Ming to sign. It was the Duke of Snow Dragon giving Lu Ming twenty serfs, five hundred red fruit trees, and a lease for the side castle, free of charge for five years.
In addition, the Duke's butler also brought two pretty maids, who were also given to Mr. Lu by Duke Xuelong.
At dusk, Judge Gudi arrived, bringing with him a middle-aged man named Yatagu, who was a serf under Judge Gudi and was well-versed in the cultivation of red fruit tree seedlings. Judge Gudi ordered Yatagu to sign a new contract with Lu Ming.
After finishing all this, Lu Ming said, "I think I should go back and take a look." He glanced at the sheep that were leisurely gathering on the grass slope to bask in the sun under the setting sun. "It will take at least ten days to go back and forth. Are my sheep in danger of being killed?"
Judge Gu Di nodded and said, "I can guarantee this!"
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Late at night a few days later, Lu Ming walked through the dense forest and arrived at the edge of the forest where he had first parted with several team members.
My motorcycle is no longer there.
Traveling northward, at dawn, Lu Ming arrived in front of the steel fortress.
However, he didn't expect that the steel fortress had been abandoned and was deserted. Several ferocious beasts suddenly rushed out from inside, but they quickly avoided Lu Ming and ran away without a trace.
Lu Ming headed north again and arrived at the edge of the glacier a day later.
The steel fortress and various bunkers here are still there.
The commander of the garrison is the chief dispatcher of the white blood cells.
Lu Ming was quickly brought in front of him.
"The headquarters has reached an agreement with the Satan people who rule the Southern Territory. We will not go deeper into the Southern Territory, and the Satan people will make sure not to drive the ferocious beasts to our continent."
The chief dispatcher came straight to the point.
"Satanist?" There was still no expression on Lu Ming's face.
"Didn't you see them? I thought you were released, because according to the agreement, the Satans will send back our members who are trapped in the ice and snow. The first team, which was originally all missing, was guided back safely by them. They were trapped in the ice storm and almost wiped out." The chief dispatcher looked at Lu Ming, "They call themselves Satans, pronounced as Satan."
Lu Ming nodded: "I haven't seen them, what do they look like?"
"They are similar to us, but their eyes are red and they like to use goat horns as headdresses. They are very powerful and know this place well. They are very good at using the various strange sights in the ice and snow to set traps. They are also very fast. It is estimated that if we rely on aiming, it will be difficult for our bullets to hit them, unless we shoot collectively and rely on dense rain of bullets. The headquarters believes that the South Region is too barren and there is no need to conflict with them because of the rule of such a powerful race. Of course, they also have a new understanding of our technological level, so they came forward to negotiate with us."
Lu Ming nodded silently. Satan people? Could it be the so-called royal family among the barbarians that Gu Di mentioned
Then he said, "I have made contact with a country in the Southern Region. I would like to request that we continue to maintain contact with them. I will record the intelligence of this country in detail. Please ask the headquarters to evaluate whether there is a need to continue the contact."
The chief dispatcher nodded: "I agree that you can submit the report."