Lord of Rot

Chapter 319 Where is the money?

After the slave ship left the Porcupine Territory, it diverted directly to Donggang City.

The slave owner will buy some precious things that can only be bought in the East Gorge area and send them back to High Blood City to present to the noble Avada'o.

More than a hundred golden days is not a big harvest, but the fine wine and delicious food from the East Gorge are rare and precious things.

At night, the ship is moored in the port.

Black shadows cut through the night sky, flying from the distance of the deep sea.

"Don't make any sound." Li Qi crawled beside Rocket's ear and whispered, "Fly close to the water, be careful not to be discovered!"

Li Qi was very cautious as a thief for the first time. This was Donggang City. If he was caught, he would probably get into unnecessary trouble.

So you have to act carefully.

"Gugu" Rocket nodded, stopped flapping its wings, gently shook its wings to lower its flying height, and finally glided close to the water.

Pfft!

A golden figure emerged from the sea water, and the Water Fairy was like a flying fish jumping out of the sea, bobbing up and down on the water surface, maintaining the same speed as the rocket.

In a few breaths, the port of Donggang City, which was only as big as a fingernail just now, quickly expanded to occupy the field of vision.

"Are you ready?" Li Qi looked at the water fairy.

She replied calmly: "I'm ready, Li Qi."

"Okay, here I come!" Li Qi jumped off the Hippogriff's back. The moment his feet fell into the water, a high-speed flowing water column rose from below, carrying him forward quickly.

Although the Water Fairy does not use magic related to water, she has an instinct for controlling water.

After gliding on the water for a short distance, Li Qi took a deep breath and dived suddenly into the water.

At first, there were signs of fast swimming on the sea surface, but after a while, the sea water was just swaying gently.

The moonlight couldn't shine any deeper, and no one knew there was a figure being pushed by the current and sneaking quickly.

In the deep water under the sea.

A pair of metal arms pushed Li Qi's back and led him quickly through the water.

The water flow even formed a horizontal spiral.

pier.

Next to the slave ship, Li Qi's head popped out of the water.

"Pfft!" he spat, the feeling of being forced to dive deep was not good.

But he still had to marvel at the water fairy's swimming speed in the water, which was really about the same as a rocket!

Turning his head to look at the golden mask of the Water Fairy, and nodding to her, Li Qi placed the [Invisible Pot] on his head to minimize his presence, and then climbed onto the boat using his hands and feet.

Jumped onto the deck, there was no one on the deck.

He stopped and tugged at the wet clothes on his body, adjusting them until he felt comfortable before continuing to walk inside.

He walked calmly into the cabin.

A group of people, fully armed, were guarding the captain's room, and several of them couldn't help but feel sleepy and began to doze off.

Li Qi approached calmly, as if he didn't care whether he would be discovered.

"Ok?"

The dozing man opened his eyes in a daze, looked at Li Qi, and then subconsciously stepped aside.

"What's wrong?" The people on the side were awakened by his movements and asked subconsciously.

"nothing"

The man who was awakened looked at the figure with the pot on his head, and subconsciously took a few more glances, but after seeing it, he didn't care at all who the other person was.

As if he was just an inconsequential person.

Li Qi walked into the captain's cabin without any obstruction.

Push open the captain's cabin door.

The second thing that hit him was the smell of sweat mixed with the secretions after the battle, which made Li Qi frown slightly.

"You didn't even open the window to get some air!"

It was very crowded inside. There was a bed with three figures lying on it.

The slave owner who had communicated with Li Qi before was currently lying on the bed, soundly asleep, with a naked figure lying on his left and right.

"I'm quite enjoying it," Li Qi pouted. He was not lucky enough to hug him from both sides.

On the bedside table, there is a wooden box, which has been locked.

Li Qi walked over and tried to pull it twice. The lock was very strong but the box was made of wood. It was not difficult to break open. The difficulty was that it would make a sound when broken.

It's better to just move away.

As he studied the box, the slave owner's eyes shot open: "Who is it?"

He looked at Li Qi and stared at him for a while before closing his eyes.

Someone saw it.

But it doesn't matter, so keep closing your eyes.

After making sure that no one was paying attention to him, Li Qi picked up the box and turned around to leave. The guard outside sent Li Qi away with his eyes, as if he had seen a floating dandelion when he was bored, and subconsciously stared at him in a daze, but when a gust of wind After the dandelion blows, the dandelion will disappear and you will forget what you were looking at just now.

The journey was uneventful. When they reached the deck, Li Qi threw the box directly into the water and then jumped into the sea.

Pfft!

The first time he entered the water, he was grabbed by a metal hand and dived deeper.

With the help of the Water Fairy, Li Qi left the port of Donggang City in a few minutes.

He popped his head out of the sea, raised his hands to grab a handful on his face, and pulled his hair back with his hands.

"puff!"

Take a few rough breaths.

"唳——!" The rocket fell down, allowing Li Qi to ride on it.

The water fairy handed the box she caught to Li Qi.

"Go! Rocket!"

dawn.

The slave owner, who was rubbed by two soft bodies, opened his sleepy eyes.

A night's rest had allowed his body to return to its peak condition.

He turned over and gained the upper hand among the exclamations of the two people next to him.

"what--!!"

"Where's the box? How about such a big box?"

With a "bang", the door was knocked open.

The people who rushed in looked at the slave owner, but some people took the opportunity to take a second look at the two women on the bed. They showed themselves very calmly.

But...the money is gone!

……

"Oh!"

Li Qi picked up a stone and slammed it on the box.

The specially smoked, dry and tough wood board could not withstand the heavy blows, revealing the brilliant gold inside.

“There’s actually an unexpected gain!”

He looked through the box in surprise. Not only did he have 185 gold days in it, but there were also priceless exquisite jewelry. The visual estimate was that it was worth at least 50 gold days, which was equivalent to the Porcupine Collar's entire surplus last year.

Baron Li Qi was very satisfied with having made more than 4,000 people in vain, but this method certainly could not be commonly used.

The method of shipping slaves was too rough, and even if he specifically emphasized that they were not willing to treat the slaves well, Li Qi probably would not buy slaves from High Blood City again in the short term.

As for the future of the slave owners who had lost their money, he didn't care. The fact that the money was lost in Donggang City had anything to do with the porcupine collar.

The 50 slaves in Gaoxue City sound powerful, but it depends on who the opponent is. A small lord like Li Qi can't provoke him, but the Duke of Dongxia is different.

Those slave owners didn't want to have a conflict with a duke because of one or two hundred gold days, so they just pretended not to know.

When Li Qi flew back to the Iron Wall Castle on a rocket, the mountain road had been dug.

Some craftsmen temporarily built a small wooden shed at the entrance to prevent rainwater from pouring into the tunnel.

Pitts is still directing two pig-sized armadillos to open the entrance of the tunnel. Only after the tunnel is completely enlarged will he arrange for people to go in for repairs and maintenance.

Li Qi rode the eagle into the Iron Wall Castle.

When he came to the meeting hall, he found a group of people crowded here to discuss.

Those aristocratic youths had been assigned work by Li Qi long ago. After entering the Iron Valley through the tunnel, they immediately began to prepare for the work at hand, and were now having a heated discussion.

Looking at the busy people, Li Qi felt very satisfied. Although their abilities were mediocre, their work enthusiasm was far behind Crowe Camel.

And there was a scene that surprised Li Qi very much. 'Cinderella' Lily actually chatted with the young nobles and helped them test their action plan without being humble or overbearing.

"Lily!"

"Sir" Lily heard Li Qi's voice and immediately looked up.

She trotted to Li Qi. She was so happy that she wanted to laugh, but then she thought of her own face, so she buried her head.

Li Qi didn't pay attention to her little move, but said: "I will give you a sum of money as funds for the construction and development of Iron Valley. If they want to spend money for development and construction in the future, they can come to you to apply."

These words were not only told to Lily, but also to everyone present.

Lily was able to successfully gain the right to speak as a maid among a group of aristocratic young people who had high ambitions and low abilities. Needless to say, there was no need to mention her management ability.

Then I looked at the maid Ellie who was serving tea to the young nobles. She was so frightened that my fear was almost written on her face.

Li Qi waved his hand and asked Ai Li to go out first.

The young nobles who heard his voice also raised their heads, stood up one after another, and their eyes changed when they looked at Lily.

They said in unison: "Good day, my lord!"

"Good day, gentlemen, you should have briefly understood Tiegu's situation." Li Qi said: "The first step we have to do now is to let Tiegu recover quickly. Everyone is responsible for their own work content and does it well. Honor and The rewards are waiting for you, just work hard."

"Yes!" Everyone's voice was loud and full of expectations.