To Safiya, Owens is like a brother, like an elder brother. He is gentle and reliable, and willing to protect everyone.
Awang's eyes also turned bloodshot. In his heart, Owens had already been his elder brother.
Several people were heartbroken, but they never slackened their whips. They galloped on their horses, traveled day and night, and finally returned to Uxhall.
At this moment, the rookie Swadian recruit who was originally guarding the main gate changed from his usual sleepy and drowsy look.
Now he was full of energy, calm and collected, and saw his master, De Lassel, from a distance. He immediately opened the city gate and greeted his master.
"Your Excellency Lord De La Serre, welcome back. Everything is fine in this town!
I also followed Captain Owens' instructions and stood guard seriously without being lazy!"
De La Serre remained expressionless and silent. When he heard the word Owens again, his heart suddenly twitched again.
The rookie seemed to have noticed that his master was not in the right condition. He took another look at the troops and found that many people were missing and there were heavy casualties.
No... Even Owens is gone...
Suddenly, the rookie fell silent and closed his mouth tightly, but the excitement in his eyes disappeared and he continued to stand guard.
Soon, the group returned to the lord's hall. At this moment, the merchant Manide was reading a book in the hall, studying the way of doing business.
Seeing De La Serre coming back, he stood up and went out to greet him.
"Baron, you are back. I received news that our kingdom, Swadia, has gone to war with the Khergit Khanate. This is the order sent by the king."
After saying this, the merchant Manid handed over a scroll with both hands. It must be the king's instructions, all written on it.
However, De Lassel ignored him and threw the bags of grape seeds in his waist into his arms.
"I've brought you the stuff. I want to see at least 10,000 dinars within three days."
"Baron, maybe not so soon..."
"Just three days."
After saying this, De Lassel went straight to his bedroom without looking back and closed the door heavily.
Faced with De Lassel's drastically changed temperament, the businessman Manid was also completely confused and didn't know what was going on.
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Following the young dragon Rain, Awang also slowly came back.
Merchant Manid wanted to clear up the confusion in his heart, so he asked, "What happened to the baron?"
"I don't want to talk, stay away from me."
Safiya also had a stern and cold look on her face. After saying this, she carried the young dragon Ryan back to her room.
Awang also looked unhappy, but he didn't say anything.
He turned around and hurried away, returning to the soldiers' rest area in the town.
Merchant Manid waited and wandered for a long time, but when he saw no sign of Owens, he understood...
He looked at the bags of grape seeds, which were stained with blood.
"This is what Owens paid for with his life. I must succeed!" Businessman Manid secretly made up his mind and put it into practice.
In the master bedroom of the lord's hall, De Lassel looked ashen, lying motionless on the bed, with no signs of life or fighting spirit.
New Mission
Defend your territory and try to defeat or capture the lord of the Khergit Khanate.
Comment: This is the order from the Kingdom of Swadia, the document in the hands of the merchant Manid. You don't need to look at it again.
The system knew that he was extremely uncomfortable and heartbroken at the moment, so it said no more and took the initiative to log off.
This is the only way for him. On this continent, he needs to experience countless separations of life and death, and countless deaths of teammates in battle.
Even his own death may be inevitable, but the first time such a thing happens, it is always so hard to accept.
That night, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night...
When he woke up the next day in his room, he muttered, "Owens, I won't let your sacrifice be in vain."
After having a quick breakfast, De Lassel regained his spirits, calmed down his sad mood, and walked towards the room of the merchant Manid.
"Manid, I'm sorry, I was in a bad mood yesterday, but now I've adjusted myself. But my request won't change, we only have three days."
Merchant Manide stood up from his seat, nodded respectfully, and replied:
"Good morning, Honorable Count De La Serre. I understand your anxiety. The war has already begun, and we must gather wealth and combat power as quickly as possible."
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So, how is it going now?”
"I came up with the best plan: we will take half of these grape seeds to our three villages to plant them.
The remaining half of the seeds will be sold directly to other towns and fortresses in various kingdoms. This is the fastest way to cash in."
"Well, that's a good idea. Tell me how much you can earn by growing it yourself, how long you have to wait, and how much you can get by selling it directly?"
“I think you can take the income from the planting together with the weekly collection, which will give you at least 2,000 dinars more per week.
But you may not get the money in the first few weeks, as it will take time to cultivate the vineyard. As for selling it…”
Merchant Manid carefully estimated it again, and then said, "If I sell it, this half of the seeds is worth 1,500 dinars."
De La Ser was quite satisfied with this result. He replied:
"From today on, you are the only commander of Uxhall's caravan besides me. Now go and sell half of it."
"Yes, my Lord. I will arrange it now. I estimate that you will receive the 1,500 dinars tomorrow night."
"Okay, I have other things to do, so I'll leave first. Finally, I want to remind you not to sell the seeds to the Kingdom of Swadia.
Because it is safest and most reliable to sell the crops we grow to our own country. If others have them, they will be worthless.”
Merchant Manide agreed with this reminder and he also advocated doing so. He quickly replied: "Master, you think exactly the same as I do!"
Comment: Wow, I didn’t realize you’re something of a business talent.
There are so many things you can't see, not just these. In the future, I also plan to destroy the vineyards in Xico Village!
In this way, I will become the source of these grapes and own this place of origin! The first step to solidify the monopoly!
De Lassel was thinking about this in his mind, and after giving instructions to the merchant Manid, he went to Safiya's room again.
At this time, Safiya was feeding milk to the young dragon Ryan, who looked obedient and well-behaved.
She looked in good spirits and seemed to have recovered a lot from yesterday's sadness.
"Safiya, thank you for taking care of the young dragon Ryan. You've worked hard."