Chapter 117 Bear Dance
The dispute between Baron Hudson and Baron Sith cooled down, and the newly arrived Baron Cayo could only watch. The chaotic land of the two counties suddenly fell silent.
After a noisy day for too long, it will always feel uncomfortable to suddenly become quiet.
This is the mentality of the nobles in Wyton and Wright counties at the moment. Lest this be the last calm before the storm, everyone lives in fear.
Some noble lords who were weak and couldn't stand the trouble had already become active and asked around to find out what was going on.
As one of the most famous people in the world, Mr. Hudson naturally has no shortage of guests. If you just want to ask about the development of the situation, you are obviously asking the wrong person.
Originally, Hudson was prepared for a major chaos. While actively expanding his armaments, he was easing relations with his enemies and not forgetting to connect with people everywhere.
The preparations were complete, but the situation suddenly changed. The newly arrived Baron Cayo didn't know what was going on, and he remained unmoved despite being fooled by everyone.
Without this leader, the nobles who originally wanted to take revenge were naturally disappointed.
People speak softly, and no matter how disappointed they are, as losers, they have no capital to make a fuss.
Without the Dalton family's tiger skin, and unable to drag more local nobles into the water, their own strength alone against a group of northern Xinjiang nobles would only repeat last year's disastrous defeat.
Losing once is miserable enough, but no one can bear it again. He had no choice but to suppress his inner anger.
As a bystander, Hudson could only roughly deduce Baron Caillaux's purpose. It was nothing more than kingdom politics, and it was inconvenient for the Dalton family to take action to drive out the nobles of Northern Xinjiang.
The local nobles want to do it, and they support it 10,000 points, but they cannot participate in person.
If it involves family interests and it is not convenient to take action, then the only choice is to remain silent for now. After all, a small fight can't do anything to a group of Northern Xinjiang nobles.
Just know these things yourself. If it were revealed, it would be causing trouble for the Dalton family.
Someone reached out to his own back garden with a tentacle. It was obvious that he was temporarily at a disadvantage in a high-level political struggle.
If this kind of bad news spreads, it will not only be embarrassing for the Dalton family, but it may also reduce their dominance over the southeastern province.
The guys in Northern Xinjiang didn't publicize it, not because they didn't know, but more likely because they were worried about making the Dalton family anxious and causing a thunderous strike.
Guys with backstage should restrain themselves. For someone like Hudson who has no political backers, he must be even more cautious.
Looking at everyone's anxious faces, Hudson was also helpless.
If you have a good relationship, give him a reassuring look; if you have a normal relationship, just say a few words of comfort and then send him away.
There is only so much you can do. Whether you can understand the deeper meaning depends on your ability. If you are not politically smart enough, you will only deserve to be frightened.
"Sir, Baron Cayo Dalton is here to visit! He is in the living room at the moment. Please go over and receive him!"
Seeing the old butler's excited expression, Hudson was speechless. We are all barons, so it is necessary to do this...
Although I was complaining in my heart, I still walked out honestly in my body. A baron is nothing, and Master Hudson is also one of the most important barons in the southeastern province.
But with "Dalton" in the baron's surname, it becomes different. At least in the entire southeastern province, everyone has to show some face.
No matter what, they took the initiative to visit me, and I must give them enough face. Otherwise, if word gets out, everyone will say that Hudson does not understand etiquette.
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Looking at the person holding the magic wand, Hudson felt a bit like "Li Gui meets Li Kui", and his intuition told him that he was in trouble.
"I've heard about Baron Cayo's name a long time ago, and today I saw that he was indeed very impressive. I was busy with matters in the territory a few days ago, so I couldn't come to visit..."
Hudson felt hypocritical when he said excuses that he didn't even believe, but the enthusiasm on his face did not diminish at all.
Other nobles went to visit Baron Caillaux, just to hug him and flatter him. In the hope that after building a good relationship, you can be taken care of in the days to come.
These hidden benefits are neither rare nor used by Hudson, so there is no need to make himself unhappy.
Wherever there are people, there is a circle, and now Hudson is also the leader of a small circle. When doing things, you must also consider the impact.
At this juncture, going to visit Baron Caillot might be interpreted politically as - bowing your head.
There is no doubt that this kind of thing must not be done. As the most famous person among the local nobles, Hudson also has another responsibility-to check and balance the Baron Caillaux.
This is not a question of willingness, but a group of local nobles hope that this kind of check and balance relationship exists, and it is also what other noble factions in the province want to see.
There may seem to be no benefit on the surface, but secretly there is definitely a lot of support to be gained. At least when something happens, someone can stand up and help.
If the task is completed well, then at a suitable time, someone will offer an olive branch, and there is a high probability that Hudson will join a certain aristocratic faction.
Although the strength of these aristocratic factions is slightly weaker, they can play a role in checking and balancing Dalton in the southeastern province. There must be someone on the central government's side.
"You're welcome, Baron Hudson. I came here mainly to exchange magic. The great magician Camboy once said: Communication makes people progress."
Magic is not popular in the southeastern province. In Wright and Wyton counties, there are only two magicians, you and me. We will have to get closer in the future.
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After hearing Baron Caillaux's words, Hudson could only complain secretly. What was supposed to come would eventually come, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Originally, Hudson thought he was very knowledgeable (after reading all the books in his family collection), and even if his professional knowledge was limited, he could still get by by talking about random things.
In terms of theoretical knowledge, there are slight flaws, which can be attributed to the lack of systematic study.
At least the last time I communicated with Miss Melissa, I was fooled and I learned a lot of basic knowledge about magicians.
I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly. "Kaimboy" - the greatest alchemist in human history, who is known to all the nobles in the continent.
However, his family's history books only emphasized his alchemical contributions and did not mention magic at all. I never expected that this guy was actually a great magician.
The sorrow of the little nobles is that the ancestors were not careful when recording, leaving behind common sense errors.
"Baron Cayo is too polite. Compared with you orthodox mages, a luck-based mage like me is far behind in all aspects of knowledge reserves.
Being able to exchange magic knowledge with you is a good learning opportunity for me, so please don't dislike it. "
If you don’t understand, you just don’t understand. Hudson keeps his attitude very low. Although bears can be used to cheat, the magical concepts of the Earth Bear clan do not mean that they are also applicable to humans.
At least after staying together for so long, he didn't notice that the cub had used any spells. When fighting, it's usually a slap in the face.
Magical attacks always appear without God's knowledge or Hudson's knowledge.
If this were applied to the human race, if there were no spells, it would be a dream to cast magic so smoothly.
Maybe a high-level magician can do it by using low-level magic. But if you want to be like a cub, who can output all the magic you know at will, you'd better just go to sleep!
The gap in talent cannot be made up by hard work. The same theory that applies to geniuses, when placed in the hands of fools, is like playing harp to animals.
The discussion started on magical knowledge, with Baron Caillot giving pointers in a lively manner. Hudson occasionally made an opinion, and then he was sprayed with blood.
When it comes to a battle of ideas, it is never sweet. After just a short conversation, Hudson knew that there was a fierce ideological debate within the Magicians.
No one can tell clearly who is right and who is wrong. Anyway, everyone insists that their own ideas are correct.
There was no fight over ideas, it was mainly because there were too many magic idea factions.
Because of different concepts, if you quarrel with this one today, then quarrel with someone else tomorrow. There are so many people who have quarreled with each other that they gradually lose their memory.
Almost every time a Holy Mage is born, a new school will be born, and there will never be the same one.
The magisters and grand magisters below basically have their own magical ideas, and no one can convince anyone.
Even if master and apprentice are involved in magic concepts, they will not give in to each other.
Different road non-phase plan. After each separation, new magical ideas were born.
Anyway, before magicians form their own ideas, they listen to their teachers. Once they have their own ideas, there is no need to say - stand on their own.
No one thinks anything is wrong. Ever since the birth of magic, everyone has been having so much fun!
If it had not been too fragmented internally to be effectively integrated, it would not have been so miserably suppressed by the Holy See hundreds of years ago.
It is also because of dispersion that magicians have received support from various countries in the mainland. How could the ruler not like high-level thugs who do not threaten their core interests?
The conversation lasted all morning, and even lunch was served by a servant and was eliminated during the discussion.
"Baron Cayo, we have been discussing it for so long, but it is all theoretical. To judge whether it is correct or not, we still have to look at the effect of the spell.
How about we change places and cast magic according to our own ideas and see what the specific effect is? "
Hudson suggested calmly.
It's great to learn magic knowledge, but it's boring to be criticized all the time.
Even if it is an in-depth discussion, it must be done with a beautiful mage lady! What's there to talk about with the same big man who is a mage?
"I heard that there is a swamp in Baron Hudson's territory. I happened to have recently learned a reinforcement technique. Why not go over and try it out?"
After hearing Baron Caillaux's words, Hudson secretly cursed himself for being stupid for actually believing that the other party was here to discuss magic.
But now he can't refuse. A covert refusal will only arouse deeper suspicion in the Dalton family.
"no problem!"
Hudson answered without hesitation.
If you can't cover it up, then just show it to the other person openly. Anyway, the development progress of the swamp is difficult to describe.
Open channel drainage, which was first adopted, failed within a month. The surrounding terrain was higher than the swamp, and after the dug ponds were filled with water, we had no choice but to give up.
The result is not in vain, at least the pond water can raise fish. If we really encounter a drought, we will have a few more water reserves.
The progress of the bamboo and wood fence was not very smooth either. The mud in the swamp is too deep. After the excavation reaches a certain depth, landslides will occur on both sides, and great efforts must be made to support it.
I just happened to take Baron Cayo there to see how difficult it is to develop the swamp, and to dispel the Dalton family's doubts.
"Master, something bad is going on! Lizard beasts appeared in the swamp, and several slaves were accidentally dragged into the mud by them."
After receiving the bad news from the housekeeper, Hudson was not only not angry, but secretly happy. It was just the right time to break out.
The traces of the lizard beast have long been discovered. It's just that the land reclamation team only operates in the edge areas of the swamp and has never encountered it.
If he hadn't been prepared in advance, he wouldn't have sacrificed just a few orc slaves.
"Calm down slave, I'll be there right away."
After speaking, Hudson glanced at Baron Caillaux and threw away the choice of whether to continue.
"Let's go and have a look together! Lizard beast is also a relatively rare magic material. If you can meet the Lizard King who becomes a monster, it will be a worthwhile trip."
Obviously, the slave casualties were simply ignored by Baron Caillot. His focus is only on whether he can harvest some magic materials.
He carries a bow and arrow, picks up a magic wand, and has a knight's sword at his waist. This weird combination of equipment will make anyone laugh.
But Hudson didn't care. If it weren't for the fact that the lizard monster lived in the swamp and there was no room for the knight's gun, a knight's big gun should be added.
Anyone who has been on the battlefield knows that in the face of safety, style is not worth mentioning.
It would be fine if it was just an ordinary lizard monster. But if a few monsters appear, if we don't prepare more equipment, wouldn't we be in big trouble if we take action?
I originally thought that since there was a crispy mage around me, I needed to slow down. Unexpectedly, the gentle Baron Caillot was actually a knight.
Facts have once again proved that folk rumors are not credible. A pure mage's body is indeed relatively fragile, but no one stipulates that a mage cannot become a knight.
Knights like Hudson can change their profession and take on the secondary role of mage, and magicians can naturally take on the secondary role of knight. As long as the family has resources, these are not problems.
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Seeing the messy scene, Hudson became so angry that he took off his bow and arrow and treated the playful lizard beasts.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Arrows shot out of the air, and the exposed lizard beasts had an arrow mark on their foreheads. If you look carefully, these arrows all penetrated the throat from the skull.
"Ouch, ouch..."
The screams sounded, and the tenacious lizard beast continued to struggle. The lizard beast companions awakened by the screams rolled in the mud and rushed towards Hudson, as if they wanted to avenge their companions.
"Baron Hudson, be careful! These lizard beasts are the most vindictive. Once they are touched, they will not stop fighting."
Originally, Hudson was quite grateful to be reminded. But at some point, this guy had distanced himself from him, as if he was avoiding the god of plague.
They are just a bunch of wild beasts, how can they be so ferocious, and how can they be so cowardly? Even if you want to dodge someone, you have to wait for the monster to appear.
Complaints are complaints, but Hudson still used a unique trick - let go of the bear!
Swamps are also land. As long as they are on the earth, they are the home ground of the Earth Bear.
The cub was awakened from its sleep, rubbed its two big eyes with its paws, glared at Hudson with dissatisfaction, and then transformed into a three-meter-tall giant bear.
He rushed directly into the swamp, kicking one at a time at the charging lizard beast, without any pause, as if he was dancing.
If it weren't for the crackling sounds of broken bones that kept coming from the swamp, I wouldn't even know it was a battle.
The scene in front of him not only shocked Baron Cayo, who was about to cast a spell, but even Hudson was shocked.
Although he knew that it would be easy for a cub to bully a lizard beast that was not even a monster, but it was too easy in front of him. After all, it was a massive beast weighing hundreds of pounds, but it didn't even have room to struggle.
A huge figure appeared faintly in the distance, like a lizard beast king. It's just that as soon as this guy showed up, he turned around and ran away without any thought of revenge for the lizard boys.
Bear Stearns, who had played the head-stomping game, seemed to be addicted and continued to kick the lizard beast one after another without any intention of pursuing it.
Baron Caillot on the side was eager to try, but looking at the endless swamp in front of him, he really didn't dare to take a step.
The Earth Bear can gallop in the swamp, and that is due to its talent. Humans have no racial talent. The result of rushing in rashly is how long they can struggle.
"Baron Hudson, it's such a pity to let the Beast King go like this! It should be too late to let the Earth Bear chase him now."
After listening to Baron Cayo's encouragement, Hudson pretended to be calm and replied: "It's useless, this lizard beast king is too vigilant. When he found something wrong, he immediately ran away without any pause.
The swamp is its home turf, and it moves faster than we can imagine. I missed the best opportunity and it is now difficult to catch up.
Wait until next time!
As long as you live in this swamp, you will encounter it again sooner or later. If this beast is caught, I will send someone to notify you as soon as possible. "
Hudson would also be very happy if he could capture a lizard king. There are ready-made buyers, so as long as Baron Caillot attaches great importance to it, there is no need to worry about not getting a good price.
But the problem is that Uncle Xiong, who is addicted to playing, loves to play, and the seeds in the bear's head are spinning, which is not bad at all.
Selling the Lizard Beast King in front of it, and Hudson wanted to make a profit from it, was simply an insult to the bear's intelligence.
Even though everyone is hundreds of meters apart now, this small distance does not affect Uncle Xiong's eavesdropping at all.
Whether you can make a profit or not is just a small matter, and Mr. Hudson is not a person who is short of three melons and two dates. But a bear in debt and a bear with no debt and a light body are two completely different states when it comes to command.
Although Bear Stearns has been avoiding the debt issue, it is still short-tongued. Faced with Hudson's instructions, he complained, but he still did a good job.
Once this guy gets turned over and wants Uncle Xiong to do something again, it depends on his mood. After all, this is an extremely lazy bear.
He can sit, but never stand; he can lie down, but he can never sit. There are only two daily hobbies every day: eating and sleeping.
Only when you have eaten enough and slept enough will you come out for activities. This time usually does not exceed two hours.
Work?
For the lazy Bear Stearns, this was too embarrassing.
If he hadn't been burdened with huge debts and worried that the shit shovel would cut off his support, Uncle Xiong wouldn't be as easy to talk to as he is now.
"Okay then! If Baron Hudson captures the Lizard Beast King, please contact me immediately regardless of life or death. You can rest assured of the reward, and you will never suffer a loss!"
Baron Caillot said regretfully.
Experimenting with Warcraft was not something that a little mage like him could do. The reason why he is willing to spend a lot of money to buy the Lizard Beast King is because a mage in the magic academy is looking for this thing.
It doesn't matter whether it's money or not, the key is the favor. As long as he can establish a favor with the magician, the Dalton family will reimburse him for the money to buy the monster.
These personal connections are of no use to a big family.
After all, no one is short of one or two strong men. But when the time comes, it will be too late to try to build relationships.
Making connections is not about fighting. In other aspects, we also have the possibility of cooperation. For example: explore ruins, interpret hidden ancient texts, customize some special magic circles...