The Hero Who Troubles the Heroes

On the top of the mountain, the wind is very noisy.

The vegetation in the saline-alkali land is sparse, and not a single drop of rain has fallen recently. The dust from the yellow ground brought by the wind is blown to the top of the mountain from time to time.

Auston I stood alone on the top of the mountain, and all his attendants were driven down the mountain by him. He was holding the blueprint and needed to think about the problems encountered in the ongoing water conservancy project on this land.

Although the soldiers who were serving as the labor force were motivated by the good news that they had obtained the land use rights for 100 years, the lack of drinking water seriously hindered the progress of construction.

Wells can also be drilled here, but the well water is bitter, and after boiling, it is necessary to filter out the scale in the water before drinking. Even so, there is a limited amount of water that can be burned each day.

If Auston I hadn't set an example and drank the water here with everyone, the soldiers would have been idle long ago.

It has been a month since he brought the army to work here, and the aqueduct has been basically completed, but the progress of the artificial lake used to store clean water is not even a little bit behind.

"The progress is not enough, and it's better to dig this lake deeper, so that the groundwater can be washed in the shortest time."

Auston I nodded after hearing the voice coming from his side. He could feel that the uninvited guest who suddenly appeared beside him was strong, but not malicious.

"What's your opinion, can you give me some advice?" asked Auston I.

"Give me ten ore, and I promise to make the construction of this artificial lake catch up with the progress." The uninvited guest said confidently.

Auston I took an exquisite dagger from his waist and handed it over, and said, "If you don't bring cash, just use this to set off the account, how about it?"

"No problem." The uninvited guest took the dagger. "But it's best to cooperate with you in this matter. You just need to do this..."

The uninvited guest was gone, like he had never been there before, and there was only Auston I with a black line on the top of the mountain, and the noise of dust.

"Calcium oxide! Why didn't I think of this trick?" Auston I stomped his feet in depression, then took out his pipe and started smoking.

a few days later.

In the city of Cypas, the capital of the Lerik Kingdom, this summer is extremely hot, and cicadas are chanting happily from the cypress trees that can be seen everywhere in the city.

In a luxurious living room, the ice magic circle on the wall made the room cool enough. The two old people were sitting on their sofas, one closed his eyes, and the other quietly looked at the garden outside the window.

The door of the living room was slammed open, and the owner of the house, Earl Frank, strode in.

Rank said anxiously to the long-awaited guest in the living room: "Saxony, Palatinate, I know what's going on."

The Marquis of Saxony, who had been closing his eyes for a while, opened his eyes and looked fixedly at Rank. The Count of Palatinate, who was watching the garden, also took his eyes back.

The servants handed tea to the master at the first time, and Frank picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

The weather outside was too hot, and the elderly Rank couldn't stand it.

Putting down the empty teacup decorated with the four demon characters "Flowers bloom and wealth", Rank finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Today, His Majesty the King invited me over to appraise a few antiques," Rank said to the two old buddies.

This morning, they originally got together to discuss about Auston I's pulling the army to dig a pit in the saline-alkali land, and it didn't take long for Rank to be invited by Auston I to the palace.

Palatinate was a little curious about this, and he asked, "What kind of antique is it that we need to invite our great scholars?"

"Guess." Rank looked at Palatinate with a defiant expression.

The Palatinate was instantly intrigued, and for decades, whenever Ranke asked them to guess, it often meant something good was going to happen.

"Did it come from over there?" Saxony was the first to answer.

"That's right." Rank picked up the teacup filled by the maid again, "I am not the only scholar invited by His Majesty today, but also several old friends from Knowledge City."

Palatinate and Saxony watched as Rank drank another cup of tea and waited quietly for the next chapter.

In addition to being an aristocrat, Rank is also a famous historian, and has a special interest in the history of demons.

"It's a pity that Professor McGarden has passed away. If he is still alive, he will definitely be very happy to see those antiques." Rank sighed.

This time Palatinate and Saxony were stunned. Since Ranke mentioned his former teacher, it meant that this matter was inseparable from the Demon Race.

After that, Ranke didn't sell anything, he said, "That's the weapon used by the Guards of the Demon Race hundreds of years ago."

Palatinate wondered: "But the demon army hasn't reached the east for almost a thousand years. Could it be that Ekaterina left it?"

Rank waved his hand, and all the maids in the living room withdrew, leaving only the three of them.

Let him lower his voice and say, "That's a long history of dust. Everyone must have heard that the knowledge city experienced a war five hundred years ago."

Palatinate and Saxony nodded. They had heard of this history, but no one knew the cause and effect.

Rank said: "According to a confidential historical record, a brave man brought back the weapons used by the Virgin enshrined by the Demon Race from the Abyss City and stored them in the Knowledge City."

"Later, the demons sent a large number of people to **** the weapon back. But the troops sent by the demons were wiped out by us humans, but in the end the demons who escorted the weapon disappeared together with the weapon."

Saxony's eyes showed a greedy light~www.wuxiaspot.com~ He asked: "Are you sure, that weapon is hidden in that field?"

Palatinate's performance was not much better, but he still kept an eye on it. He said, "Could it be just a coincidence that those weapons were just dropped by accident?"

Rank said: "I also thought about this problem on the way back. If only a few weapons are found, it does not mean anything, but if a large number of weapons are found..."

The three looked at each other, each having a guess in their hearts.

While thinking about it, Palatinate said: "It seems that our majesty has got some clues, otherwise he would not have paid so much attention to that saline-alkali land."

Rank said in agreement: "That's right, His Majesty has been particularly concerned about the places where weeds can only grow, or even cannot grow grass. I'm afraid this was planned by him many years ago."

"Let's help Your Majesty," Saxon said. "There isn't much water in that place."

A few days later, a convoy full of ale came to the outside of the Praetorian Guards barracks that had been turned into engineers on the edge of the saline-alkali land.