Lord of Rot

Chapter 316 The slave ship arrives

"pici~pici~" Pitts ordered to the two armadillos.

The armadillo, which had curled up into two scaly balls on the beach, suddenly jumped away and ran to Pitts.

The others immediately dispersed for fear of being hit by this leather-armored beast.

Ordinary people would be injured if they were humped by a pig, let alone an armadillo covered in armor.

And not only did their body shape change, the scales on their bodies also changed dramatically.

If its protective power was able to withstand bullet fire in the past, then it should not be a big problem now that it can withstand shelling of ordinary calibers. The size has increased dozens of times, and the thickness and toughness of the scales will also change accordingly.

Li Qi even has the idea of ​​cultivating an armadillo cavalry team in the future.

But considering that armadillos are very timid and dig holes and run underground whenever something happens, he gave up the idea.

There are many ways to improve strength, but if your character is not adapted to the battlefield, there is nothing you can do.

"pici~pici~" Pitts said a few more words.

The armadillo immediately rushed towards the cliff.

Clang Clang Clang.

The claws move quickly.

For humans, a mountain that cannot be dug with a hoe meets an armadillo's claws, just like soft tofu meets an iron rake.

In a short time, they dug two steps deep and buried most of their bodies in it.

Li Qi boldly guessed that it might not take a few days before the tunnel excavation work, which is estimated to take several years in the eyes of ordinary people, will be completed.

Of course, digging it through and being usable are two different things. He wanted to create a tunnel that was spacious enough for normal traffic, not a cave with twists and turns.

Fortunately, the intelligence of the armadillo, which has returned to its ancestors, has also been significantly improved. As long as Pitts bothers to keep an eye on it, it won't be a big problem.

After the early stage is cleared, people can go in to repair and adjust slowly.

Things were busy below. Li Qi rode a rocket and flew directly up the cliff. The insurmountable natural iron wall was instantly crossed by the flapping wings of the Hippogriff.

"Wow—!"

"what is that?"

"Monster, help!"

"It looks like there's a person riding on top!"

When the Hippogriff appeared above the Iron Wall Castle for the first time, the people below screamed in horror.

But when the rocket landed, people could clearly see the figure on its back.

"It's the Lord!"

"Sir, have you tamed such a magical beast?"

The rocket landed on the ground, raising his head proudly, accepting all the gazes coming from all directions.

I am so majestic, come and worship me!

Li Qi jumped off the saddle, raised his hand and patted Rocket's body.

The "Gugu" rocket spread its wings and set off a gust of wind to fly into the sky. It even flew to the top of the Iron Valley people's heads to lower their height.

Naturally, this move was met with exclamations of exclamation.

Rockets can patrol the skies above Iron Valley and catch some prey.

When taming Rocket, Li Qi had deliberately maintained its wild nature, instead of turning it into a good baby that could not be beaten or killed.

Before Li Qi entered the inner castle, 'Cinderella' Lily, who had fire scars on her face, had already heard the news and trotted over.

They naturally sighed at the development of Iron Valley in the past month.

Generally speaking, there are not many problems. The castle is developing very quickly, and Guy also sent food, which completely solved the urgent need for food.

There were no more corpses in the outside world, and everything was looking up.

"Only a small number of food stamps are still in people's hands. They may want to wait until the price of food rises before using them." Lily bravely looked up at Li Qi's profile: "Should we abolish the food stamps directly? ?The rest is only a small part.”

Not everyone has food stamps in their hands, but now there are only a few people who have food stamps in their hands. After the policy is implemented, they can choose to exchange their food stamps for food, or the food stamps can be turned directly into waste paper.

"No need," Li Qi said, "food is not a problem."

Once the tunnel on the cliff is dug and shipping is available, he can go to any corner of the world. Unless there is a natural disaster and no harvest is harvested, food will not be a problem.

Moreover, the implementation of the food stamp system is not considered a failure. Food stamps may still become popular when there is another fiscal deficit in the future.

Lily brought up some more recent developments.

Among them, Fat Steward Gan Cao has always made him feel at ease. He has always maintained a passing standard, and the speed and quality of work are acceptable. However, the situation of unclean hands has become more and more serious. It is said that he is a lot greedy.

Li Qi chose to ignore it for the time being.

If a person overeats, he will feel very uncomfortable and may even vomit it all up.

"I have arranged a group of people to manage Iron Valley. They will come up in a few days. Then you can be there to help them get started quickly."

"Yes, my lord."

After two days of continuous excavation, the winding passage two pigs wide has penetrated deep into the mountain.

Others have not been idle either. There has also been initial progress in the preliminary planning of the pier, as well as the construction of pier sentries, rest areas, etc.

After the tunnel is dug, Li Qi will leave several iron gates to deal with possible crises.

The raven brought the message.

"The slave has arrived!"

Li Qi quickly left the castle. After only giving Lily a few instructions, he bit his finger and whistled.

"唳——!" Rocket's response came from the sky.

He ran two steps quickly and jumped on the rocket's back before it stopped.

"Rocket, go back to the Porcupine Territory!"

"Wow—!"

Flapping its wings, Fengtuo lifted the rocket and Li Qi into the sky.

The people from the Iron Wall Fort, who had gradually become more accepting in the past two days, just looked up and stopped paying attention.

Anyway, you can see it every day.

……

The four ships sailed along the coast and reached the East Gorge, heading towards the Porcupine Territory.

Overhead there was the sound of people walking on the deck, communicating.

Luca hugged his knees and huddled in the crowd.

This was a slave ship. Thousands of people were crammed into this cargo ship, which could carry at most a hundred people. They were crammed together with the cargo, eating, drinking, and urinating here.

The smell in the cabin became very pungent, but Luca felt that he could bear it.

Just don't get sick.

He looked at the girl not far from him. She was about the same age as him, but her condition looked very bad. Her cheeks were hot and red, which was a symptom of illness and a sign of being thrown into the sea.

But there was nothing Luka could do, not just him but everyone else. All he could do was stay away from her to avoid getting sick.

"Dong dong dong!" The wooden stick hit the wall, making a frightening sound.

Luka turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. It was the slave owner.

The person who locked them up was the slave owner, and above the slave owner was the slave owner. Luka couldn't tell them apart, but they only knew that they couldn't afford to offend these guys, and it was best not to offend them.

"You are lucky, we will be here soon." The slave owner said to the people behind him: "Go in later, pick out the dead ones, pull out the dead ones, and let them have a full meal, otherwise the nobles will try their best to exploit them. We deserve it."

"Oh, I see."

Four or five people crowded in.

They waved the sticks in their hands for no reason. When they saw someone they didn't like, they would poke them with the sticks, but never too hard. Slaves with bad appearance could not be sold at a good price, and no one wanted slaves with broken bones.

Although Luca is very thin and skinny, he is still alive and can be sold for money while he is alive.

But the girl's situation was not so good.

"There is a sick person here." The slave owner grabbed the girl's arm. The girl was unable to resist: "Throw it out, otherwise the whole ship will get sick."

The girl knew her fate, but she had no strength to beg for mercy.

"Wait!" Luka shouted: "Isn't it coming soon? You can keep her, she can be sold for money!"

Luka responded with a kick, and his skinny body flew up and hit the crowd.

Fortunately, there were a lot of people here, but the people who were pinned down by Luka were in dire straits, and they screamed.

Luka's chest hurt from being kicked, and it felt like his bones were about to break.

This is the price of interjecting without permission.

If he hadn't been able to sell it for money, he would have been thrown into the sea now.

"What he said is right," another said: "It will arrive in less than half a day. If you throw it into the sea now, you will make less money."

"Then take her up there and see if she can survive. If not, throw her into the sea to feed the fish."

No one cared that Luka was kicked. Only the girl who was carried away looked at Luka gratefully.

"I hope you can survive," Luca thought to himself. He could do nothing but pray to his ancestors and praise and call their names in his heart.

"The glory of blood protects me, Ferns"