Chapter 77 Huang Guo Li Family’s Caravan
What Zhang Lu took out was a very simple valve. As long as the switch was turned off, a small iron piece would be inserted into the bamboo pipe to block the flow of water. "This is tap water. In the future, there is no need to go to the river to fetch water. It will be directly in the Water can be used directly within the territory.”
"The last one is this." Zhang Lu came up with a method of building a wall.
"It is the dry season now, so water resources are relatively scarce. If it comes to the rainy season, the river water may flood the farmland along the ditch. Use this method to add bluestone bricks to build a small water-blocking dam at the mouth of the ditch. In the rainy season, the water flow will be restricted, and in the future All the houses and city walls in the territory were built using this method.”
Zhang Lu gave this drawing to Ju Ming and asked him to prepare for the construction of the wall.
After explaining everything, a yellow scarf warrior ran over and stood in front of Zhang Lu.
"Lord, there is a caravan arriving outside the city wall."
"Caravan? A dwarven caravan?" Zhang Lu frowned. The caravan coming from the east should be from elves or dwarves, but it should be some time before the dwarf caravan comes.
"No, it's a human caravan. In the caravan," the yellow scarf warrior glanced at Nina next to Zhang Lu, "there are some elves locked in cages in the caravan."
"It's the Slave Catching Group!" Nina reacted immediately, as if recalling some bad memories, she couldn't help but take a half step back, and looked at Zhang Lu with pitiful eyes.
"Lord, they should be chasing me. If possible, please rescue them. Their magic is helpful to the territory. I can convince them to join the territory and be loyal to the territory!" Nina knelt down to Zhang Lu. After all, those elves are her people, and even her mother may be inside.
Zhang Lu did not answer Nina directly, but walked towards the city wall, "I'll go take a look, you stay here first."
He was actually disgusted with this kind of behavior of treating intelligent people or humanoid creatures as goods, so he asked Yun Guang to cancel this transaction. However, since it could cross the mountains, the strength of this caravan was at least as strong as a level 4 professional. , you still need to observe before making a decision.
When he came to the top of the city wall, he saw only about thirty men below wearing exquisite clothes and with obviously well-groomed hair. They all behaved like nobles and showed the attitude of gentlemen in every aspect.
"Are you the lord here?" The leader had a goatee and looked at Zhang Lu with a somewhat arrogant expression. "Have you ever seen an elf coming from outside? That is the escaped slave of our caravan. Help us catch her. 500 gold can be awarded, and 10 gold can be rewarded for providing valid information.”
500 gold is not a small amount, and the price of a normal elf woman is only about 10 gold. I don't know what is special about Nina, maybe because she is the daughter of the tribal leader and a third-level professional.
"We haven't seen any elves passing by here at all. You are looking for the wrong one." Zhang Lu shrugged and put on a pity expression, "Otherwise, 500 gold is still quite a lot."
"We drove her all the way here, how could you possibly do that!" A person behind the leader looked excited and wanted to say something, but was stopped by the leader.
"This lord, we are retainers of the Li family in the capital of the Huang Kingdom. Your territory is not far from the Huang Kingdom!"
The caravan leader's words were obvious. He was threatening Zhang Lu.
The Li family, the capital of the Huang Kingdom, is the second largest family in the Huang Kingdom. The patriarch of the family is the current Prime Minister of the Huang Kingdom. The Li Family Fort outside Newland City is one of their branches. What he meant, if Zhang Lu did not explain it truthfully If so, they will use the power of the Huang Kingdom to attack the Immortal Realm.
But is Zhang Lu afraid? Now that the Huang State is preparing for a war with the Sheep State, how many troops can it bring to the Fairyland? What's more, he has already decided to unite with the Sheep Country to seek some benefits in this war.
"But as long as you are willing to tell the whereabouts of the elf, we are willing to pay 1,000 gold, and the Li family will support your territory to fight for the world, how about it?"
1000 gold! This is a large amount. Zhang Lu doesn't understand why Nina is of such high value to them, but since Nina is now a member of the territory, he cannot betray his subordinates just for some money.
"It's very tempting, but we really haven't seen the elf in your mouth, so please go ahead."
"Captain, there is only one way in this area. We have searched very carefully. It is only possible that they are protecting the elf!" The person behind him whispered to him, looking at Zhang Lu as he spoke.
"Since this lord didn't see the elf, that's all. Please open the door and let us pass by to the Huang Kingdom." The leader of the caravan's expression did not change, he raised his head and made a new request to Zhang Lu.
Zhang Lu glanced at the caravan, but they never let go of their weapons.
"Okay, according to the rules, you need to pay a toll when passing through our fairyland. The caravan needs a toll of 5 gold."
Naturally, there is no such rule in the Immortal Realm. Zhang Lu is trying to embarrass them. This is a test. The Li family of the Huang Kingdom is not stupid. Even if Nina is a third-level professional, even if she is the daughter of the leader of a small group of elves, she is not worth it. 1000 gold. If they don’t care about the 5 gold toll, then they don’t really want to pass by!
But what could Nina have that deserved their attention? Is it because she has natural magic? It obviously doesn't make sense.
"Okay, please let us go!" The leader of the caravan was very straightforward. He directly placed five gold coins in a basket hanging on the wall and whispered something to the people behind him.
There are only two possibilities for paying such a huge toll so simply. They are stupid and have too much money, or they are drunkards who are not interested in drinking. Zhang Lu increased his vigilance. There are four fourth-level professionals among these people, ten of them. There are two level three professionals, and the rest are all level two, and they are not too strong.
It can only be said that they have the initial strength to cross the mountains. I don’t know whether the Huang Kingdom and the Li family sent such a team to keep a low profile and not be discovered, or because Huang Kingdom was preparing for war and no one could send it out.
"Open the city gate!" Zhang Lu waved his hand and asked the yellow scarf warrior on the side to open the city gate, and then whispered: "Let Hou Yi and Long Yi bring the Taoist boys over, and close the city gate after they have all passed."
He did not keep these people out of the city, because as long as they took action first, he did not want to let anyone go, otherwise it would not be good for them to run back and send a message to the Li family.
The entire caravan escorted the cage and walked in from the city gate. However, they did not see buildings, but large tracts of plains. This surprised them. The lord's territory was actually so big? Has it been too long?
After the last cage car entered the city, the city gate began to slowly close.