Chapter 467 Banquet Night (Part 2)
Through the detailed introduction of the old butler Ward, Lei Xiao learned about it.
This rare deep-sea fish only grows in the eye of the storm in the Sea of Storms.
And that mysterious sea area is famous for being extremely dangerous. The strong wind that lingers on it all year round can easily tear apart even ordinary fourth-order powerhouses.
Only a great magician of the wind system above the fourth rank, or a powerhouse of the fifth rank, can pass through safely, and the value can be seen from this.
As the banquet progressed, under the explanation of the old butler Ward, Lei Xiao moved his index finger wildly.
He also heard all kinds of top rare ingredients such as rainbow lettuce, dreamy butter, dragon flame fruit, frost king of sheep, etc. The anecdotes of these ingredients alone are enough to make people amazed.
Coupled with the superb cooking techniques of Rudy and others, the delicacy in the ingredients is fully inspired, or the original flavor, or the taste is distinct, but they are perfectly integrated, making people unable to stop.
After Lei Xiao put a piece of fat and thin tender lamb in sauce into his mouth, he looked around while feeling the deliciousness brought by the food.
I saw that on the dining table, the most eye-catching or the most ornamental is naturally the foodie trio of Hong Ye, Chao Yan and Bai Wei.
Not long ago, after Lei Xiao's signal, a freshly baked roasted whole lamb was placed in front of them.
Currently, one person is holding a sizzling roast leg of lamb, eating it with snot bubbling, enjoying himself.
It can be clearly seen that among the three, Hong Ye, who is a proud dragon clan and a powerhouse of the fifth rank, is much more reserved than the heartless Chao Yan and Bai Wei, who do not care about own image.
However, due to the temptation of delicious food in front of him, it is too huge.
On Hong Ye's exquisite face, there is a contradictory look of wanting to let go of herself, but can't let go, so she can only carefully pay attention to the eyes around her, while chewing secretly.
"This old lady Hong Ye is really not frank."
Lei Xiao curled his lips, and then turned his attention to the rest of the subordinates.
Needless to say, Hu Zhang and Ye Cang were the two who ate the most unrestrainedly and most heartily.
The Nanxing Nanyue sisters, Xueya, Faxia, Aling, Abing, and the newcomer Xiaoya basically aimed at fruit salad, seafood soup and various grilled vegetables. body.
Compared with the foodie trio, although they look much more normal, it can still be clearly observed that everyone's star eyes are shining with uncontrollable excitement and excitement.
I saw that the dinner plate in front of Xiaoya was always filled with a lot of food, and Xueya and Nanyue, who were sitting on her left and right sides, were still adding to it.
It seemed that the other subordinates took good care of this illusionist who had just arrived in the territory, while Xiaoya was completely integrated into the cheerful atmosphere of the banquet, chatting and laughing with the other subordinates, and exchanged drinks.
"As expected of being a cook, Xiaoya has integrated very quickly."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and his eyes fell on the dining table next to him.
Sitting at the table on my left are the main leaders of various places.
They are Lin, Fang Hai, Guanzhong, Kumbu from Kongqing Town, Xuan Yue and Bai Guo from Mailan Town, Ned and Nate from Magneto Town, Donna from Red Arrow Town, Princess Celia of the Moon Wolf Clan, and the old Chuan Gu, the head of the half-elf clan, and Shi Feng, the head of the Snow Wolf clan.
At present, these subordinates are talking happily, and they have gradually changed from strangers to acquaintances.
And the one sitting at the table on his right is the sub-level person in charge of each place.
They are the four captains of the garrison army in Kongqing Town, the three directly subordinate squadron leaders stationed in Kongqing Town, and the three snow wolf clan elders including Lu Ying.
The table in the back is the soldiers of the Dragon Knight Squad and all the elite squadrons.
As for Ward, the old housekeeper in charge of the venue, several third-tier maids, and Rudy and others, they have also reserved corresponding meals.
Lei Xiao glanced over and saw that each of the subordinates' faces were filled with satisfied smiles, and some of them even looked mesmerized, obviously overwhelmed by the top-notch meals in front of them.
Especially the five longbow squadrons and the two magician squadrons who just came to the territory, all of them were full of uncontrollable surprise and surprise, and they were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
It is undoubtedly a wonderful thing that they have never experienced in their life to be able to taste the top food that only the princes and nobles can enjoy!
And the one who gave them all this was naturally the lord they followed!
To be able to bring so many delicacies to the dining table, the Lord Lord's financial resources can only be described as unfathomable!
Sensing the gratitude and reverence gazes from his subordinates, Lei Xiao smiled and picked up the wine glass. Accompanied by the old butler Ward, he began to walk among the tables, further motivating everyone with a toast.
Seeing the lord coming, the subordinates at every nearby table got up neatly, scrambling one after another, and drank the good wine in the cup on their backs.
As for Lei Xiao himself, he naturally touched the wine glass with his mouth until he ordered it.
During this process, Lei Xiao also learned.
The champagne, wine, and other craft beer or mead used in the banquet all come from the most famous brewing town in the eastern region of Lengyan, Lan Leng Castle.
These wines also have a common name, which is exclusively for nobles.
Among them, the starting price of the most common bottle of wine is hundreds of gold dragons, almost exceeding the annual income of most ordinary people, and the value can be said to be extremely high.
"Is it Lan Leng Castle? Since it is located in the eastern area of Lengyan where the territory is located, it must not be long before the wine in this town will change from being exclusively for nobles to being exclusively for me."
After listening to the old housekeeper's introduction, Lei Xiao smiled lightly, and gently shook the amber champagne in the goblet in his hand.
After some time passed, Lei Xiao returned to the dining table, after tasting what was just served, a crispy and delicious Warcraft egg tart, a piece of mellow and sweet lava cake, and a cup of strong and rich special espresso.
He just greeted the subordinates at the dining table, and walked straight to the lord's mansion.
Although Lei Xiao already fully possessed the capital and strength to be able to eat, drink, and have fun on this land, he clearly understood it.
Facing the unknown catastrophe that may come at any time, everything I have done is just the beginning.
What's more, there is the truth of the blank age, the no longer favored by the gods, the disappearance of the chosen one, the misplaced things that should not appear, the lost relics without remains... In this magical land, there are too many... There are many unknowns, waiting for myself to uncover the mystery.
"Of course, it also includes the real reason why Wang Xi, the pioneer traverser, and us otherworldly lords came here suddenly."
As Lei Xiao thought about it, he stepped into the gate of the lord's mansion.
Going up the spiral staircase, after a while, Lei Xiao came to the lord's office on the third floor.
Listening to the lively singing and laughter outside the window, Lei Xiao first opened the property interface of the territory.
"After summoning soldiers from seven squadrons in succession, has the population of the territory changed to "1637/2000"? "
Lei Xiao looked at the text displayed on the property interface, and nodded thoughtfully: "In other words, we can summon three more elite squadrons."
"At this stage, there is a squadron of half-elf archers, two squadrons of heavy shield archers, and newly summoned squadrons of five longbowmen and two squadrons of mages in the territory. The long-range combat power under my command has reached the level of a large group. scale."
"The melee force only has one heavy guard squadron and one werewolf fighter squadron, which undoubtedly seems a bit stretched. I hope the next three squadrons will be troops that focus on melee."
"By the way, although these archers are also equipped with melee long swords as secondary weapons, they are only at the second-tier level. Wait until the third-tier long swords are sufficient, and then give them collectively a secondary weapon."
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao moved his dark eyes and continued to check the property interface of the territory.
"In the territory, there are a total of 50 strong fortresses converted from werewolf moisture-proof warehouses, which can be used for soldiers to live and store supplies. Each fortress can easily accommodate 50 soldiers, and the 4 forts located at the four corners of the territory have already Used as a warehouse."
While rubbing his chin, Lei Xiao fell into deep thought again.
"As for the others that have been used, there are 10 seats in five longbow squadrons, 6 seats in three magician squadrons, 4 seats in two great swordsman squadrons, 4 seats in two shadow squadrons, 4 seats in two heavy shield archer squadrons, 2 half-elf squadrons, 2 heavy guard squadrons, 2 werewolf warrior squadrons, 2 peasant squadrons, 1 dragon riding squadron, 1 chef Rudy and others, as well as the alchemy studio and residence of Shea and Fa Xia, a total of 2 seats."
"That is to say, are the remaining 6 seats that have not been occupied just right for the upcoming three squadrons?"
Lei Xiao glanced back and forth on the attributes, and nodded in thought.
"Since the space in the territory has been fully utilized, after the lord's mansion is upgraded again and the population scale is further expanded, the current layout can be used as the inner city, and the outer city can be expanded outward. This is what I have already thought about matter."
Lei Xiao's eyes continued to move down the territory attribute interface, and landed on the resources needed for the next upgrade.
"The resources needed for the next upgrade are 1 million units of stone, 200,000 units of wood, 200,000 units of thatch, 30,000 units of iron ingots, 30,000 units of copper ingots, and 10,000 units of refined steel ingots."
"Compared to before, has the demand for stone materials, copper-iron ingots, and refined steel ingots increased, while the demand for wood and thatch has decreased?"
"It's no wonder, after all, the current lord's mansion has completely turned into a stone structure. As for the role of wood and thatch, except for a small part, which will be made into corresponding furniture and other items, most of them should be used for construction. When it is built automatically, part of the energy is directly consumed, right?"
Lei Xiao stood up from his seat, while pacing slowly in the room, thinking secretly in his heart.
"About the direct consumption of some resources during the upgrade process of the lord's mansion, we can also see one or two from other miracle buildings, but the resources that each miracle building needs to directly consume are different. That's all."
"Thinking about it this way, the most basic and ubiquitous wood and thatch can be used as one-time resources consumed when upgrading buildings. The lord's mansion is indeed an extraordinary "miracle building". "
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows, and focused his attention on the attribute interface of the territory again.
"The three basic resources needed for the next mansion upgrade, as well as copper and iron ingots, are naturally not a problem. The most important thing is, do you need 10,000 units of fine steel ingots?"
"Currently, I still have 3,200 units of refined steel ingot reserves. It seems that one of the main goals is to mobilize the subordinates from all over the world to collect Tier 3 equipment with refined steel ingots."
"Of course, the forging work of Fang Hai's refined steel carbine has to continue. This is my only stable source of refined steel ingots."
Lei Xiao, who was pacing in the spacious office, gradually slowed down and stroked his chin lightly.
"In addition, since the construction of the city wall and city gate has been fully completed, the focus of the next step in the territory's work should also be to further expand the moat outside the city wall and then convert it into a moat."
"In this way, not only will there be a new barrier in the territory, but it will also have a significant effect on preventing monsters from approaching and preventing fire attacks."
"It happens that there are quite a few earth magicians in the two newly joined magician squadrons, who can provide a lot of help for the excavation of the moat. The drainage of streams and surrounding water sources can also play a good role.”
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao stood in front of the desk, and couldn't help but frowned slightly again.
"Apart from the construction of the territory itself, the most important thing I need to do next is to wait for the opportunity to subdue Ariel, who is the fifth princess of Leng Yan."
"If I can successfully take down this proud Princess Leng Yan, it will play a vital role in my next layout."
Lei Xiao's brows were slightly relaxed just now, but they were locked together even more tightly.
"I have asked Burt and Jubai for their opinions on the subject of taking Ariel many times, and the answer I got was that this coldest princess perfectly inherited the arrogance and dignity that members of the royal family should have. Under such circumstances, even at the expense of their lives.”
"Thus, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to get him to bow down and sign a master-servant contract with me."
"The most important thing is that once the contract signing fails, not only will I lose a recruitment order of the corresponding class, but also for a long time in the future, as the lord of another world, I will no longer be able to sign the master-servant contract face to face. Many other alien lords have made this mistake."
"Therefore, there must be a suitable opportunity to shake Ariel's mind, or receive some kind of strong stimulation. I will not take action to subdue it until I am fully sure."
Lei Xiao's brows were twisted into a twist.
"But how to do it, or in other words, what kind of preconditions are needed to achieve this perfectly?"