Chapter 451 Making the Best Use of Everything
When the sky was dimly lit, the fire mage Lamantha finally finished interrogating the believers assigned to her, and floated out of the interrogation room like a wandering soul.
Because the consuls' affairs officials had all fled, the town government building was eerily quiet, and the corridors on the upper and lower three floors were empty.
Ramontha walked downstairs tiredly. As she passed the detention rooms, she could occasionally hear the groans of prisoners who had suffered too much mental shock during the interrogation and were in an unstable state.
Using the mental field to continuously interrogate so many people is a torture for the caster, and it must not feel any better for the prisoners - the mental field has been invaded by outsiders. If the casters only obtain confessions and do not impose punishment, few of these believers would be able to walk out of the town government building normally.
Lamantha, with a pale face, slowly went down to the first floor. She did not see Weber and Sadier, but only saw the black magician Yang, with a towel covering his face and his arms and legs stretched out, slumped on the long sofa in the hall.
Hearing the sound of someone coming downstairs, Yang Qiu slowly raised his hand to take off the wet towel on his face, slowly sat up straight, slowly nodded, and slowly greeted: "Good day, ma'am."
"Good day, Yang." Lamantha, who moved just as slowly, nodded slightly and walked slowly towards the coffee table with some boxed food, looking at Yang Qiu in confusion.
This guy's mental strength is stronger than hers, Weber, and Sadir combined. How could he be so exhausted?
Yang Qiu, who had spent a long time adjusting his sitting position, pretended not to notice Lamantha's confusion. He raised his hand and introduced the instant breakfast prepared on the coffee table with a natural look: "This is Westerm's specialty breakfast bread. The red box is filled with jam, and the green box is filled with bean paste. The glass bottle contains tomato fish paste produced in Newin Town, and this round-bellied bottle contains refreshing cold dishes produced in Innadri City. These two are also produced in Innadri City, canned beef and canned chicken breast."
After a pause, Yang Qiu added: "These foods are made very cleanly and are very popular with the caravan."
The Rhine Kingdom is a traditional agricultural country with a slow pace of life. The local market for fast food products is not very large, and the orders provided by passing caravans are very important.
Yang Qiu decided to speed up the conquest of the Rhine Kingdom, partly because of the players' active attack, and partly because of his own food processing industry - if he wanted to sell his products, he had to pass through other people's territories, and not only would he be exploited at every level, but his transportation efficiency would also be very poor; if he resold them through others, firstly, his own profits would be reduced, and secondly, the terminal sales price of the goods would lack market competitiveness, which was obviously not conducive to the development of the industry.
After two years of governance by Innadri (in an alien world), the output of agricultural and sideline products has been increasing steadily. Relying solely on local domestic demand and passing caravans is no longer enough to support the development of the industry, not to mention that Adler had just invested a large amount of money in land reform and animal husbandry last year. If the market is not expanded quickly, the local finances of Innadri and Adler will be dragged into bankruptcy.
Lamantha picked up a red bean paste bread from the box and looked around curiously.
This breakfast bread weighs about 80 grams each, is about the size of an adult woman's fist, is soft and delicate, and has a few white sesame seeds sprinkled on the surface. The raw materials required for its production, including wheat flour, eggs, milk powder, corn syrup, yeast, sesame seeds and fillings, are all provided by local processing plants or workshops (in Westham). Due to the small scale of production, the cost is slightly high. On average, the cost of producing one kilogram is close to four copper coins, and the retail price is seven copper coins per kilogram.
It is more expensive than sliced bread produced by traditional bakeries, but tastes much better than traditional black bread. The Innadri people with stable income have gradually eliminated traditional bread and are willing to spend a little more money to enjoy this breakfast bread with ready-made fillings, sweetness and egg aroma.
Ramontha, who was used to eating palace delicacies, ate the first breakfast bun. Although she did not show an attitude of "delicious" or "good", she did not show any disgust either. Instead, she picked up the second one naturally, poured herself a cup of tea while eating, and tried to pair it with refreshing cold dishes.
Yang Qiu nodded slightly in satisfaction. The fact that the court magician could eat it was already a selling point.
The slightly sour and spicy cold dish whetted Lamantha's appetite, and she ate four breakfast buns in a row before stopping.
While Lamantha was having breakfast, two illusionists came down from upstairs one after another and sat down beside the coffee table tiredly.
Sadir likes sweets and didn't touch the cold dishes much. He only showed enthusiasm for breakfast rolls and sweet and sour tomato fish sauce; Weber doesn't eat sweets, so he finished a can of beef, a can of chicken breast, and the refreshing cold dishes left by Ramanta.
After the three court mages finished their breakfast, they also helped Yang Qiu achieve his publicity purpose... When they return to take over the royal capital, these main fast food products of Innadeli can be promoted using the gimmick of "recommended by court mages".
After the spellcasters finished their meal, the tea table was replaced with teacups and teapots. Yang Qiu began to talk about business: "Last night, my undead found two messengers of the evil god."
Weber, who was drinking tea, almost spit out a mouthful of tea on the face of Lamantha who was sitting opposite him.
Lamantha cast a dangerous look at Weber, who was coughing non-stop, before turning to Yang.
Sadir, who was too tired to talk, also looked straight at Yang with his mouth slightly open.
Without saying a word, Yang Qiu took out two wooden boxes and opened them in front of him.
There were two wooden boxes with sealing formations engraved inside and outside, each containing a fist-sized, round and complete divine crystal that emitted a dangerous dark purple light.
The three court mages all gasped.
The crystal that is the embodiment of the evil god's followers is considered the most dangerous and unstable carrier of power in the world - there is no need to apply much pressure from the outside. As long as it is touched by a living person or any living creature, this dangerous crystal can change into any form, invade the body of the person who comes into contact with it, and devour and assimilate the other party's consciousness and soul.
What's even more outrageous is that this thing is also polluting - any creature touched by the assimilated creatures is also at risk of having their consciousness invaded, their souls strangled, and turning into zombies.
All the orthodox sects in various places are doing their best to collect the divine crystals and seal them together in order to minimize their harmfulness.
Yang Qiu showed them briefly and then put away the two divine crystals.
"One belongs to 'Lady Joy'. The other belongs to 'Toya'." Yang Qiu said, "It's very surprising, but also reasonable... The leader of the 'Toya' worshippers active in the nearby Xiluo Town is also in Rob Town. It seems that he came to discuss with the 'Joy Sect' about blocking the undead."
"It's really weird, one town worships ants, and another town worships spiders!" Lamantha couldn't help but curse.
In ancient times, the goddess of life, Lady Joy, who ruled over reproduction and fertility, was actually a giant queen ant...
The name of the ancient god cannot be mentioned, and "Lady of Joy" is just a new title given to her by later generations.
The real name of Guy Latoti, the "Fallen Whisperer", is known to people because he was originally just a mortal.
"Toya" is also not the name of a god, but an abbreviation of "the omniscient and omnipotent God" in the ancient language used by the earliest fanatics who worshipped this giant spider.
Most of the cultists sent by the undead last night were followers of the Lady of Joy, and the rest were all followers of the Toya. Lamantha was very disgusted with these two sects - the former worshipped low-level desires, and the latter believed in manipulating people's hearts, which was indeed difficult for normal people to accept.
Yang Qiu calmly dropped another bombshell: "In addition to the Joyful Pope and the Toya Pope, there is another cult Pope who has also been to Rob Town."
Three court mages: "..."
"Okay, Yang, there's no need to do it bit by bit. Just tell me everything you have to say at once." Weber said with a smile.
Yang Qiu readily followed suit: "This cult leader on the run is more vigilant than the first two. My undeads searched the town for the first two sects in the second half of the night. Not many people have seen her. They only know that her subordinates call her 'Mrs. Louis' and that she is the leader of the 'Madam Eternal Life' sect from Shrub Town."
"——Mrs. Eternal Life?!"
The three court mages were so shocked that even Sadir, who didn't want to talk, couldn't help but complain: "How many messed up sects are there in this place!"
The "Madame Immortal" is not an ancient god, but a mortal who, like Guy Latoti, fell in ancient times.
Unlike Guy Latoti, who was deceived by the Lady of Pleasure and cursed by the God of Death and thus fell into depravity, this lady chose to fall on her own - in order to maintain her beauty, this ruthless person from ancient times killed all her blood relatives and used their blood as a tonic.
The fanatics who believe in this "Lady of Immortality" firmly believe that eating the blood of people who are related to them can gain youth, vitality and health. They are one of the worst sects second only to the "Whisperers" in destructive power.
"Last night, the town was not completely sealed off due to the appearance of two divine messengers. This 'Mrs. Louis' has escaped, but I am sure she is not in the town now. I am really worried about leaving." Yang Qiu finally revealed his true intention. "My undeads need more time to search for this woman. Can the three of you patiently stay here for two more days until she is caught?"
Waver exchanged glances with his two companions before saying, "As it should be. If there is anything you can do for us, please don't hesitate to ask."
Yang Qiu smiled brightly.
People have already said so, why are you still asking for more?
Yang Qiu immediately spread out the map and asked the three court to choose a place to help take charge - Rob Town had been cleared out by the undead for the time being, so just keep an eye on it and make sure it didn't get into chaos; Xiluo Town where "Toya" was causing trouble and Shrub Town where the "Lady of Eternal Life" was entrenched hadn't been cleaned up yet!
Lamantha, who had not yet realized that she was being "put to the best use of her talents", headed to Shrub Town with full enthusiasm without saying a word (this was a reward given to players, and Yang Qiu himself sent a projection clone to take charge).
Weber, who had come to his senses a little, looked at Yang Qiu for several times with a helpless look before setting off for Xiluo Town.
Sadir, whose communication skills are questionable but whose strength is there, stayed in Rob Town.
After making clear arrangements for these three people, Yang Qiu updated the task prompt and opened up the "new map main cities" of Xiro Town and Shrubs to players, which could not be directly teleported to for the time being but could be used to hand in tasks.
After temporarily transferring the matter at hand to the court magician, Yang Qiu finally had time to check the situation in the Principality of Shiga.
It was more than half a month ago that Brother Lowell returned to the Principality of Shiga with great enthusiasm.
Although Brother Lowell had Anthony, the former member of the thieves' gang and current tailor, as his messenger, who was always by his side, allowing him to get advice, suggestions and support from Yang Qiu at any time...but Brother Lowell's reform plan did not go smoothly after he returned home.
During this period of time, every time Yang Qiu checked the location of Anthony's anchor point, he could find that the Kenyan man who followed Brother Lowell was in different places in the Principality of Shiga...
Even if Yang Qiu thought hard, he knew that Brother Lowell, who was full of passion and dedicated to saving the country, was being kicked around by the Principality of Shiga.
This time, Yang Qiu had just separated his thoughts and invested them into the matrix to share Anthony's vision when he discovered... this guy was squatting in a family's yard, counting his leg hairs out of boredom.
In Anthony's field of vision, beside the stone table in front of him, Lowell, wearing a black ascetic robe and straw sandals, was sulking with his arms folded across his chest.
His silvery white half-long hair was no longer neatly combed like before, it was frizzy and there was a circle of beard on his chin...
