"Master, this is a relic of the Dragon Worship Cult. It is said that a powerful dragon priest is buried inside, guarding the wall of dragon language engraved with powerful words." Dawn Warhammer Xili, the administrator of the lord's study, quickly learned from the ancient books

I found relevant information about the Gaomen ruins and marked the approximate location of the ruins on the map.

It is located at the junction of the three major territories of White Territory, Yar Border Territory and Hafengar. It is very close to the eastern edge of the Kafu Delta in Dugu City. Beyond the eastern edge of the Kafu Delta is the vast Sea of ​​Ghosts.

"Master, wait until the Storm Outlook returns from Gallows Rock before going to the Gaomen Ruins." the housekeeper suggested.

"That's fine." The lord realized that three adventure teams were not enough.

"Master, there is also news about the incident related to the Blackthorn Family in Rift Valley City." Violet Jeannade of the Night Gate, who is in charge of the Veil of Darkness, received the secret report.

"There's been a lot of news recently." The lord smiled.

Not long ago, after completing the adventure of retrieving the Jagged Crown and returning via the Nightgate Inn, Wu Chen read two private letters intercepted by Nightingale Kallia. Both letters were related to the Blackthorn family in Rift Valley City and the Snowman leader.

related.

One letter was written by Sabjon, the owner of Snowrun Mead, to Mawen Blackthorn in Rift City. The letter said that reasonable business competition was harmless, but Mawen secretly hired thugs and the Thieves Guild to steal two shipments of his goods.

, this was beyond the means of legitimate competition. In response, he threatened to report it to Lord Xueman and let the "strong" Balgrove deal with her.

The second letter was written by a person named Christopher Bartlett to Marwen Blackthorn. The words in the letter were extremely humble and frightening, saying that this was already the second letter of apology he had written to Marwen, and the last one had disappeared.

There was no news. He hoped that Ma Wen would not misunderstand him, and said that he was begging Ma Wen for forgiveness with great humility and trepidation.

There has now been progress on both matters.

The quality of the Nord mead produced in Sabjoon's mead land suddenly declined for unknown reasons. Some people in Snowrun even claimed to have been poisoned after drinking mead. After investigation, the evidence was conclusive, and the owner of the mead land, Sabjoon,

He was imprisoned by the "Strong One" Balgrove. The mead land is said to be run by a winemaker hired by Sabjoon, and it is rumored that there are also behind-the-scenes managers from the Blackthorn family in Rift Valley City.

This is obviously a mutual frame-up between competitors. What's more, as far as Wu Chen knows, the news that Marwen Blackthorn secretly hired thugs and the Thieves Guild to snatch two shipments of mead from the mead land, Sabjoen also immediately reported it

The Snowman lord "The Strong" Balgrove complained in front of him. Soon after, the mead poisoning incident occurred. It is impossible that the two incidents were unrelated. And the Snowman lord "The Strong" Balgrove was also impossible.

Not aware of it. Then why was Sabjoon, the owner of the mead land who was obviously framed, thrown into the prison of Longlin Castle?

As Baron Ximu under Lord Xueman, Wu Chen has already thought: "Is there any rumor about the auction of mead land in the city?"

"Yes, Master. Lord Snowman is planning to auction the mead land to the public to compensate the victims of the poisoning incident." Violet Jeannade of the Night Gate said with a smile.

"Where is Christopher Bartlett from Mare Banner?" Wu Chen asked again.

"He is the victim and the accuser of this poisoning incident." Night Gate Violet Jeannade's smile was full of meaning.

"So, because he offended Mawen Blackthorn, this Christopher Bartlett had no choice but to poison the brewing barrels in the mead field." Wu Chen had already thought of it.

"Yes, my dear master." Violet Jeannade of the Night Gate continued: "There has always been a rat problem in the mead, and everyone in Snowrun knows it. So Christopher Bartlett poured rat poison into the mead.

into the brewing barrel, causing the mead poisoning incident. The man who helped him was the brewer Mallus Maccius who took over the mead field after the accident. An imperial man, due to debt

Debt works in the mead field. After taking over the winery, he also became one of the thieves guild's stolen goods sellers in Snowrun City. He is also found in the smuggler's lair."

"So, Christopher Bartlett is the leader of the smugglers' den?" Unexpectedly, these seemingly unrelated people and things are all related behind the scenes.

"It's very possible, my master." Night Gate Violet Janeide also thinks so.

"No wonder he offended Marwen Blackthorn. Christopher Bartlett must have been involved in the smuggling of Blackthorn Mead, which harmed Marwen's interests. And because it was a shady smuggling trade, Christopher Bartlett did not dare to speak out.

, and I don’t even dare to go directly to the Lord of Snowrun, Balgrove the Strong, to complain like Sabjoon, the owner of the mead, and I don’t dare to abscond in fear of the crime, so I can only secretly beg Marwen Blackthorn for forgiveness.”

Everything makes sense.

"Master, what are you going to do?" The housekeeper agreed with the lord's judgment on the entire incident.

"I wrote to my lord (Xuerun) in my own name, saying that I want to buy the mead land. I am also willing to clear out the smugglers' dens and the White River Gang thieves in Xueman." The lord has always been farsighted.

"So in addition to the mead land, the master also wants to see White River View?" As expected of the housekeeper, she has already thought of it.

"No, to be precise, it's the entire Baihe Mountain." Wu Chen smiled and said, "Including Baihe Tiaoyan and Baihe Wang."

Previously, the Lord of Snowrun, "The Strong" Balgruf, offered a high reward, in exchange for a house in Snowrun City or land of equivalent value, in exchange for the head of the leader Harval Ironhand and the destruction of the White River Gang. However, this reward

It has never been completed. Instead, it has fueled the arrogance of the Baihe Gang.

Coupled with the post-disaster reconstruction of Snowrun, too many resources were consumed. As a last resort, the Lord of Snowrun, "The Strong" Balgrove, even "pretended to be confused" and allowed the owner of the mead land, Sabjoen, to be framed

Framed, and then naturally sold the huge mead land to fill the deficit treasury.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The reason why it is called mead, rather than mead or mead house, is because it is a huge piece of land used for planting, beekeeping, and brewing. It is almost the same as mead.

The Pelagia Farm on the west side equally divides the fertile tundra soil south of Snowrun City between the Secunda Frame and the Snowrun Moat. Just imagine the value of this open land while farming, beekeeping, and brewing.

Obvious.

Precisely because public acquisitions cost huge sums of money, Marwen Blackthorn used despicable means to suppress the value of the mead lands as much as possible.

Just imagine, without the participation of Baron Ximu, the merchants and nobles in Xueman City would never buy a decaying land that is infested with rats and has a ruined reputation at a high price.

The reason why Wu Chen wants to buy this piece of land in Xueman adjacent to Ximuling is not complicated. He wants to build a large trading station in this mead land, which is close to the Xueman moat and the main transportation road: the mead trading station.

(Honningbrew Meadery Fort).

Transport the specialties of Ximu to Xueman City, which is close to the golden waterway in the middle and lower reaches of Baihe River, and trade directly with merchants from afar.

Of course, the breweries and wineries in the Bee Wine Land will also make Ximu Gin.

Soon, Baron Ximu's personal request was readily accepted by Snowman Lord "Strong" Balgrove. In addition to compensating the losses of the victims of the poisoned wine, he fully paid the high fine imposed by Xueman Lord and fell into the trap of Xueman.

The transfer fee in the pocket of Sabjoen, the owner of the mead land, is also much richer than the market price. No one can refuse Baron Ximu's offer.

Soon, the bee wine land became the property of Baron Ximu.
Chapter completed!