Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 84 Grandfather's Secret

The moment he saw the huge devil's head, the strange singing that he heard in the secret passage suddenly rang in Marvin's ears!

My scalp is tingling.

The big devil's three eyes stared at Marvin, with a half-smile on his face.

Below was a tattered map and some secret codes that Marvin couldn't understand.

These secret codes are all converted from the ancient Anzedi language through some kind of encryption method.

"Is it really related to the people of Anze..."

"The head of the great devil... the devil..."

Marvin fell into deep thought.

As we all know, the Anzedi people are the origin of wizards, and it is said that they have a very close relationship with the devil. They use each other , occasionally form an alliance, but will not hesitate to betray each other when necessary.

No one can clearly explain the relationship between the Anzedi people and the devil, but Marvin knows that the language of hell is very similar to the ancient Anzedi language.

Some people also say that the people of Anzedi are actually descendants of the devil.

There are many different opinions, and even Marvin doesn't know the specific situation.

He could only infer from the map that the location pointed to by this so-called treasure map was indeed under his castle.

Marvin still didn't know the content of the secret message.

So he asked Dosiloah, "What does this secret message mean?"

Dosiloa shook his head: "I don't know."

"Then how do you know this is a treasure map and not just a random drawing?" Marvin sneered, not believing Dosiloa's nonsense at all.

"Really," Dosiloa swore hastily, "I really don't know."

"This treasure map was given to me by an old man. He said it was a reward for me saving his life. This is a treasure map. I asked a professional appraiser to appraise it. Unfortunately, no one I found could decipher the secret code. So I decided to find the location of the treasure first."

Old man?

Marvin frowned.

Dosiloa didn't seem to be lying.

He originally thought that if he caught Dosiloya, everything behind this would be revealed. Unexpectedly, things seemed to be getting more and more complicated.

"What is your relationship with Miller?"

Marvin asked coldly.

"Miller? The merchant?" Dosiloa answered honestly, "I met him by chance. He said that the White River Valley was his territory, and he wanted to take back what belonged to him. So I helped him and provided him with some information and the contact information of the jackals."

Ma Wen groaned in silence.

Miller was a member of the Twin Snakes Cult, and he obviously knew about the stone in the secret passage, but he didn't seem to tell Dosiloya.

And Dosiloa, because of a treasure map given by an old man, set his sights on the White River Valley.

There seems to be a coincidence between the two things, but Marvin just can't believe that his luck is so bad.

Old man... Old man...

Suddenly, Marvin grabbed Dosiloa by the shoulders and asked, "What does that old man look like?"

Dosiloa was startled by Marvin and immediately recalled: "I can't remember clearly, he was just dressed like an ordinary old man."

"I met him when I was traveling in the Desert of the Sages. He said he was dying of thirst and asked if I could give him some water."

"Originally I would not bother to care about this kind of thing, but I happened to be with a noble girl at the time, so in order to show off in front of her, I generously led the old man out of the desert and gave him water to drink."

"Later, he said he wanted to repay me by giving me a treasure map. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but then I asked someone to identify it and found that the paper of this treasure map was more than 300 years old!"

Three hundred years!

Marvin took a deep breath.

The White River Valley didn’t exist three hundred years ago!

At that time, even the riverside city was a barren ruin, but the three-ring tower had just taken shape - the young wizard Rayman established this power alone. After all, the life span of a legendary wizard is very long. At that time, there was this treasure map?

At this moment, Marvin suddenly remembered that his grandfather was also a high-level wizard.

According to my father’s recollection, although my grandfather was not a legendary wizard, he was also promoted to the fourth-level great magician, and his level was said to be as high as 16 levels.

At that time, he opened up many wild lands for the Southern Wizarding Union and incorporated these lands into the territory of the Wizarding Union, so he was rewarded with the September Medal.

Logically speaking, with his contributions, he could obtain land equivalent to that of Riverside City.

But why did he choose such a small place like the White River Valley?

Marvin's mind was full of questions.

"It seems that it is time to go back and check some things about my grandfather."

He made a decision secretly in his heart.

Next, Marvin continued to interrogate Dosiloa for a while . This guy really valued his life. He answered whatever Marvin asked and it seemed that he had nothing to hide.

He repeatedly said that he would pay any amount of money as long as Marvin spared his life.

However, Marvin had no intention of letting him go from the very beginning.

It’s not that Marvin is cruel and ruthless.

But Dosiloa has crossed his bottom line!

Anyone who covets his territory must die!

This is the place he will protect for the rest of his life. This is his hometown.

However, since Dosiloa cooperated so well, it saved Marvin a lot of effort in interrogation, so Marvin gave him a simple answer.

There was a flash of cold light, and the head fell to the ground.

As for the treasure map, Marvin naturally accepted it with a smile.

"Medille's attack on the Scarlet Monastery will be in two weeks. I must reorganize the territory within these two weeks."

"The most important thing right now is to calm the people. As long as I come back, the people will generally not have too many problems."

"The key is the food problem..."

As Marvin thought about this, he quickly left the forest and returned to the castle.

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Food problem!

This is a very serious problem.

If it were peacetime, the residents of the White River Valley would have had surplus food at home, so naturally this would not happen. However, the invasion of the jackals had severely damaged the White River Valley, and the granary had been burned down again, so there was definitely not enough food for the winter.

In fact, the data Anna gave Marvin was that at the current consumption rate, all the food in the White River Valley would be consumed within a week.

Now, every morning, Anna would take the food from the granary, leave the castle under the protection of the guards, and go to the market at the foot of the mountain to distribute rations according to the registered population.

These rations are not sufficient, and the farmers are working hard to cultivate the land, but the autumn harvest is still two months away.

The land in the White River Valley is relatively poor, and the amount of wheat and okra grown there is not as much as in other areas with more fertile land.

As for animal husbandry, a few courageous families have started to practice it, but their methods are not very effective and no benefits can be seen at present.

All in all, although Marvin’s return temporarily calmed the people’s hearts, the territory is now a mess!

Although Marvin had never been a lord in his previous life, he had played a lot of lord-type games.

The common people in Fenan are still roughly at the level of medieval Europe. Although it is a high magic world, the lives of the common people are still very ordinary.

Food, houses, women, children, simple entertainment.

This is how most of life is lived.

In the White River Valley, since there were no slaves, the lowest class was farmers. Although they were free, they still had to farm and pay taxes.

The treatment of craftsmen was much better. Many farmers would try to send their children to those craftsmen as apprentices. If they could learn a skill, they might be able to make a living in the small town at the foot of the mountain. Whether it was a mason or a carpenter, they could live a better life than ordinary farmers.

Above are the people around the lord, the guards, Anna and others.

Because Marvin's grandfather had no followers and no appointed retainers, the castle was actually very deserted.

The general structure of the entire White River Valley is this simple.

Such a territory would probably be annihilated in an instant under the impact of the terrifying tide of the catastrophe.

No wonder Marvin had hardly heard of the White River .

But things are different now.

Marvin's arrival will change all this.

He already has a series of plans in his mind!

First of all, there was the food problem. As for food, we could only buy it now. Fortunately, after killing Black Jack, Marvin had gained a huge fortune, enough to cover the expenses of the territory for one or two years.

"Bring me Laura."

In the study, Marvin said to Anna.

Anna hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, she is a liar."

"I know." Marvin said calmly, "So I will go to Gem Bay myself."

Anna frowned and said, "You just returned to the territory..."

"It's okay. I'll be back soon." Marvin said.

"It takes at least two weeks to go from here to Jewel Bay and back, right?" Anna asked doubtfully.

Marvin shook his head and said, "Five days at most."

"Believe me, in five days, I will return to the territory with a caravan of food. Spread the news."

"Just say it was a promise made by Lord Marvin himself."

After hearing this, Anna was still skeptical, but she was ready to do it.

Marvin had performed so many miracles in recent days that she believed in him unconditionally.