Chapter 271

"What else can be done? Could Lord Hawk really go head-to-head against the Snow family? Maybe the Snow family wants to monopolize the sale of these three goods."

A nobleman who didn't know the inside information guessed.

If one didn't know the inside story, this would indeed be the most well-founded guess.

Lord Hawk had obtained a great deal of wealth from the sale of those three goods.

Of course, compared with the Snow family's daily earnings, it was still a drop in the bucket.

But this was because Lord Hawk's sales channels were limited, and also because the potato supply couldn't keep up.

If it were the Snow family, they would probably be able to sell potatoes throughout the entire Hiling Kingdom, and even other countries.

The profits would be enormous.

So it was no surprise that other nobles had such speculation.

"We'll know when we look again, but I doubt we'll see any results today. If Lord Hawk chooses to swallow his anger, this matter will very likely be dropped."

Another nobleman said.

Beside this cluster of nobles, several young noblemen and women listened to their conversation with very unhappy expressions.

These young noblemen and women were precisely the ones who had offended Meng Ying at the Magic Academy and been severely punished.

These fellows were miserably off beyond description—after being expelled from the Magic Academy, no other academy dared to take them in; they couldn't buy their way in with gold coins, and when they tried hiring private tutors from outside, people avoided them like the plague!

What could be done? Who would dare to teach a student who had recklessly offended a Magister?

With no other choice, these nobles had to bring them along and let them learn to do business.

But clearly, these fellows were all hopeless cases—not cut out for it at all.

Developing along these lines, these noble families would decline within at most one more generation, because there was no worthy successor.

Just as that nobleman's words fell, they saw Lord Hawk's caravan fully loaded with potatoes rolling out of the castle.

Beside the caravan, 500 private soldiers were fully armed, having already drawn their weapons.

"Oh? Is Lord Hawk really going to take a hard line?"

The surrounding nobles all perked up and began watching the show.

They had originally assumed Lord Hawk would swallow his anger, in which case this show wouldn't be much worth watching.

Who would have known Lord Hawk was going to take the Snow family head-on!

But he only had 500 private soldiers.

The Snow family had 3,000 men here, their equipment was better than Lord Hawk's warriors, and their individual strength was also somewhat greater—wasn't Lord Hawk just seeking death?

If Lord Hawk truly took the initiative to attack the Snow family and couldn't win, then according to the laws of the Hilo Empire, the Snow family could even wipe Lord Hawk out completely.

Of course, if he won, that would be another story entirely.

Here, the law spoke for the strong!

They saw Lord Hawk lead the caravan, seething with rage, to the gate at the territory's entrance.

His territory had no walls, only a simple fence, but Lord Hawk had built a broad gate at the entrance of the main road.

"My divine beans have already sprouted—if I don't sell them now they'll be ruined. That's right, these divine beans were transported from the beastman kingdom across the Misty Mountains. Right now there's a huge stockpile of divine beans over there, and because of your obstruction, their divine beans are piling up like mountains. Have you considered the consequences?"

Lord Hawk said loudly.

Though he was advanced in years, his strength was not weak. In his youth he had participated in many wars, and he himself was a Fourth Rank knight.

So when he bellowed, virtually everyone watching heard him.

"They really were transported from the beastman kingdom!"

The onlookers buzzed with discussion.

"I heard the beastmen have it tough too. Who would have thought they grew so many good things, and the prices aren't set high at all—very fair and honest. Why is the Snow family stopping them?"

A commoner asked in confusion.

In truth, he inwardly despised the Snow family, but in public he didn't dare speak ill of them at all.

"I'm sorry, Lord Hawk, we are merely carrying out Lord Earl's orders."

Outside Lord Hawk's gate, the blue-robed administrative official said.

"Step aside, I'm going out!"

Lord Hawk drew his sword.

His powerful aura, combined with that intimidating gaze, made the blue-robed administrative official involuntarily step back.

"Shwaa!"

Behind them, a large number of Snow family warriors drew their swords.

"Lord Hawk, if you truly intend to defy Lord Earl's orders, don't blame us for being discourteous!"

A leading warrior said.

Not far away, Oliver was also keeping an eye on the situation here, but he did not show himself—with three thousand warriors present, why would he, a Magister, need to act?

"Hmph! You forced my hand!"

After Lord Hawk finished speaking, he raised his hand, and behind him an archer loosed an arrow straight up into the sky.

Immediately after, that arrow burst into countless sparks.

Drawn by the sparks in the sky, the surrounding people all looked up at the heavens.

Then they saw, in the sky, dense formations of winged troops flying over. These winged people were numerous, and as they flew in perfect formation, they literally blotted out the sky!

In one winged person's hand was held a great banner, and on that banner was a symbol of flame!

This was the Yan Kingdom, making its first appearance in a human nation!