Prius Disa has been having a good time recently.
The experience of working for the Elk family seemed like a dream, and it had become more and more blurred. The knight's skills and training had long been forgotten, and his belly was getting fatter. For this reason, he bought new clothes and replaced them with looser cloth trousers and short silk robes, which were convenient for movement and did not lose the "noble" demeanor - although he knew that there were no real nobles in His Majesty's territory. .
Of course, the life of a knight is not really a dream, as the polished armor in the living room is proof. The strange thing is that when he was a knight of the elk, he couldn't get used to these armors, and even wanted to sell them all to the blacksmith at a low price; but after turning his head to serve His Majesty, he felt that this thing became more and more pleasing to the eye. One of the hobbies of staying at home is to hold a child who is still learning to speak, and nag about those "heroic" battles to the armor.
It's just that in these stories, Prius didn't mention Duke Ryan, as if he was loyal to Roland Wimbledon from the beginning and was an impeccable loyal minister.
After entering the city hall, his career can be said to be on the rise. Seizing the opportunity of the rapid population increase in Neverwinter City, the chicken and duck breeding area in the north of the city has been expanded and expanded, and now it has become an extremely large-scale poultry factory. That's right, he felt that the breeding farm he created was not much worse than those factories that produced machines. Since His Majesty said the word, he immediately hung the plaque at the gate of the compound.
Now that this factory in Neverwinter has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, it has become the most popular word in the city hall, and he can't be left behind.
After all, there are as many as 100 employees alone, and the total number of chickens and ducks is nearly 10,000. The feed and earthworms eaten every day require several baskets to pack. This scale was never even thought of before. As for others calling him "Chicken and Duck Rider", he not only doesn't care, but enjoys it.
Now that the work is on the right track, Prius is also at leisure - the initial batch of apprentices have learned to distinguish between males and females, how to feed, select chickens, etc., and can also train new people by the way, without him needing to do it by himself. And the chicken plague, which is the most fearful thing for poultry raising, can be easily dispelled by the witch named Lily. He usually only uses it for planning, and the statistics can be handed over to the Minister of Agriculture.
In fact, most of the knights who were captured with him, except for a few diehards, were doing pretty well. For example, his boss, Seni Daly, the original wolf rider, has now become a minister, and is considered the best one.
Dawn Chenguang was promoted to an intermediate teacher, and his salary was almost the same as his. It was just that during the chat, Ferrin Sylt seemed to have mentioned that he had other plans and would not continue to be a teacher. I don't know where the former star knight will take office in the future, but it won't be too bad after all.
There are also Haron, Varsa, Kazan, etc... Either continue to be a teacher, or open a shop, and in his spare time, he will also get together with these old acquaintances to chat about family life, or talk about work, expectations next future. However, not everyone was convinced by His Majesty. For example, Haron was very dissatisfied with the rule that captured knights could not join the army, and always had a gloomy look when gathering. Prius disapproved of this, everyone knew that the musket was amazing, and he would not want to hand this kind of thing into the hands of the former defeated general.
As for himself, he set his sights on the annual award ceremony—according to the importance attached to agriculture by His Majesty, he felt that sooner or later he would stand on the high platform of the square and receive the envy and admiration of everyone. Not to mention the medals bestowed by His Majesty the King in person, and the reward of 100 golden dragons, which is much more promising than joining the army.
He came to the city hall humming a little tune, and when Prius was about to say hello to Seni Daly and go to the farm, the minister stopped him.
"Ah, you came just in time. Your Majesty is looking for you."
He paused slightly, "What's the matter?"
"The guard didn't say anything, just let you go to the castle first."
"I see," Prius pretended to be calm, but his heart skipped a beat. The agricultural mobilization conference had just passed. Could it be that His Majesty thought the same as him, and wanted to promote him as an example of awarding honors
With anticipation, he walked into the castle, and then under the guidance of the guards, he came to the office on the third floor.
"Come in." After the name was announced, a familiar voice came from the door, "I've been waiting for you for a while."
"Official of the Ministry of Agriculture, Prius Dissa salutes you." As soon as he entered the door, he knelt on one knee like a knight, clenching his fists on his chest. It's just that there is a little more flesh on the stomach. This posture is far less upright than before, and I almost tripped myself when I knelt down.
"Get up," His Majesty the King smiled at him, sitting behind the long table, "You have done a good job recently, and even Barov is full of praise, this is not an easy task. Therefore I There is a new task that I want to give you to do."
"As much as you tell me," Prius stood up and said respectfully.
"Listen... this matter is a secret, and few people know about it even in the city hall," the other party's expression suddenly became serious, "and it is of great significance, and it is related to the future development direction of Neverwinter. Once you accept , I can't disclose what I see or hear to anyone without my permission. I choose you because you are the most suitable in the absence of precedent, but it is not necessary for you. If you do well, don't worry about the treatment Question, give me an answer now."
Prius was stunned. He didn't expect His Majesty to say such a remark. Not only did it have nothing to do with the award, but he seemed to be preparing to put him in a very difficult matter.
Oh, don't mention the importance, the generous reward... These are equivalent to trouble in his eyes, and it is even worse when they are involved with the kingdom's secrets. He subconsciously wanted to shirk, but he swallowed hard when the words came into his mouth—wait, who is the other party? He is the lord of Neverwinter, the king of Greycastle!
When a king wants his subjects to do something, does it need to be discussed? Unless the latter has the intention of rebelling, and finds an opportunity to hide in the fief and not come out, he must accept this order no matter what, or wait to bear the wrath of the king. His Majesty didn't give an order directly, just to take care of his emotions, can he really allow him to refuse
Prius couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Even if this Wimbledon His Majesty is a maverick and is very different from other lords, every word comes from the sincerity, but what did he say before? "Although you order"!
Just swore that everything was going to be done, and then bluntly said that you don't want to do it or can't do it? If he were the king, even if he didn't have an attack on the spot, he would still remember this lump in his heart. In the future, let's not talk about the way to ascend. I'm afraid even ordinary officials can't do it, let alone the award ceremony and the generous reward.
Prius wanted to slap himself on the spot.
After hesitating again and again, he finally bit the bullet and replied, "I am willing to take on this important task."
He can't lose this position. Knighthood and fiefs no longer exist. If he loses even his official position and he is no longer in charge of the farm, he really has nothing.
The only thing that comforted him at this moment was His Majesty's words - "You are the most suitable in the absence of precedent"... At least, this is a kind of affirmation of his own ability, right
"Very good," Roland smiled, tilted his head and whispered something to the open space beside him, then looked at him, "Then go to a place with me now."
"Where?" Prius asked subconsciously in anxiety.
"The Third Frontier City," the king raised his eyebrows, "Have you heard of it?"