Chapter 220: Valen and Pika!

An hour and a half later, the Magic Swift Eagle squad returned to the castle safely.

When the six griffins landed, Knight Mi Gen and the other knights were immediately stunned.

"Heavens... oh heavens, is... is that a griffin? Am I not seeing things?!"

"Mi Gen, it seems you are not seeing things; we all saw that they were griffins!"

Mi Gen and the others naturally understood the preciousness of griffins.

There were so many nobles throughout the kingdom, and those possessing flying magical beasts were not particularly few, yet only a handful owned griffins.

Moreover, only the royal family truly possessed a fully organized griffin legion.

The other few families owned merely three or five, serving more as ceremonial guards than for combat purposes.

Now, their own lord had suddenly brought back six griffins; it was simply incredible.

"But my lord, how could there be griffins? And so many of them! Shouldn't they be extremely rare?"

"Mi Gen, you have asked a good question; ordinary griffins are indeed rare, but have you forgotten what lies beside us? That is the Death Mountain Range!"

"Today, Zhui Yue said he saw a group of griffins fighting several Level Six Iron-Prick Vultures in the Death Mountain Range, and the battle was fierce!"

"I originally went to watch the spectacle, but by the time I arrived, they had already finished fighting; the other living Iron-Prick Vultures and griffins had all left!"

"Only some corpses and these few dying griffins remained, so I picked them up and brought them back!"

"My lord, just... just like that?" Mi Gen and the knights exchanged bewildered glances.

"It is that simple; if we had not lacked Magic Swift Eagles, I would have picked up the corpses of those Iron-Prick Vultures and griffins as well!"

Mi Gen and the others fell silent.

But thinking back to the past, had their lord not picked up many good things before?

The Magic Swift Eagles and the Fire Stallions, were those not picked up as well?

Although griffins are more precious, with Zhui Yue present, it was no longer strange.

"My lord, in the future, if such things happen, you must take us along! That scene... must have been shocking?!" Mi Gen's face was full of hope.

"No problem; once we no longer lack flying magical beasts, I will definitely take you along!"

At this moment, Wizard Isabella had already been summoned; Gervas delayed no longer and hurriedly explained the situation to Isabella.

Upon learning that Gervas wished to rescue several dying griffins, Isabella replied, "My lord, these griffins are injured too severely!"

"I can attempt to rescue them, but I dare not guarantee one hundred percent that they will all survive safely."

"Furthermore, it will require consuming various magical materials, and even some pre-prepared potions."

"Isabella, regardless of whether they can be saved, just do your best!"

"Additionally, do not worry about the use of materials; use them freely; if materials run out, I will purchase more in the future!"

He was joking; he was a man with daily intelligence reports; when had he ever lacked magical materials?

Perhaps next time, a few more sea monster corpses would arrive as well.

"Yes, my lord!" Isabella delayed no longer and immediately began treating these griffins.

Of course, before treatment, suitable shackles and the iron chains on their wings certainly had to be arranged.

"Valen, ahead is Storm Territory; are you truly certain Storm Territory has become wealthy?"

"Yes, I heard it in Viscount Pat's territory before; they say the people of Storm Territory can now eat meat once a month, and furthermore, their lord has purchased Viscount Pat's iron mine!"

"Think about it; if these rumors are true, whether it is the serfs of Storm Territory or the lord of Storm Territory, they will truly be rolling in wealth!"

"But what if these rumors are false?"

"If they are false, it is simple; we can go to other territories, or if absolutely necessary, return to Viscount Pat's territory!"

"But if they are true, then we will strike it rich; the serfs of Storm Territory will surely be very willing to trade with us, and our goods can be sold at high prices!"

"Moreover, what worries me most now is not the truth of the rumors, but whether the lord of Storm Territory will tolerate us, these refugees."

"If he hates us refugees, that would be the true danger!"

"Sigh, then let us go and try; if the rumors are true, and the serfs of Storm Territory have become wealthy, it indicates that the lord of Storm Territory must be relatively benevolent!"

"Otherwise, the serfs of Storm Territory, who were so poor in the past, could not have lived such good lives so quickly; therefore, perhaps the lord of Storm Territory will not hate us either!"

"Pika, you are right, but no matter what, we must be careful when we arrive!"

Thus, Valen and Pika, two refugees from the Chaos Wasteland, cautiously made their way toward Wheat Town.

In the past, they had indeed visited Wheat Town once, but that was three years ago.

At that time, Storm Territory still had a lord, but subsequently, that lord's castle was breached by monsters, and then Storm Territory fell into decline.

As time passed, the two had already ventured deep into Storm Territory; however, what reassured them was that they had not encountered any patrolling Storm Territory guards along the way.

However, this should also be normal; after all, Storm Territory had so few people, so the guards certainly would not be many.

And the truly dangerous moment should be when selling goods inside that small town.

Soon, the two arrived at the edge of the small town.

However, the two were immediately stunned by the vast stretches of farmland outside the town!

"Look quickly at these farmlands; they are so neat and orderly, as if every single plot had been measured with a ruler!"

"Yes, look at those irrigation ditches; they are all built with stacked stones, and Pika, do you not remember? In the past, Wheat Town did not seem to have this much farmland, did it?"

"Yes, I also remember that the farmland of Wheat Town before started only from the north side of this small stream, while the south side on the other side of the stream was all rocky tidal flats and thickets, but now, that area has all turned into farmland, stretching as far as the eye can see!"

"It seems Storm Territory has truly become wealthy!"

With such reflections, the two entered the small town with both expectation and anxiety.

There were no guards at the town entrance, and no guards on the streets either, which gradually reassured the two.

Arriving at the town square, the two discovered it was surprisingly lively, with many merchants setting up stalls.

And they knew the rules; seeing that those shouting out sales were locals, the two picked a corner spot and brought out their goods.

For their first time here, they dared not choose spots in the bustling areas.

The reason was simple: if they accidentally occupied a local's territory and someone reported them to the guards, they would be in danger!

The two placed several pieces of animal hide and dozens of jin of smoked dried meat on the linen cloth, not even daring to make a sales cry for the moment.

They were observing, watching the reactions around them to their arrival.

Just as the two were looking left and right, a man dressed in fine attire, obviously no ordinary person, walked toward them.

Behind this man followed three or four burly serfs.

Instantly, the two's expressions changed.

But before they could react, the man arrived close by. "Two of you, my name is Thomas, I am the Civil Magistrate of Storm Territory!"

"Civ... Civil Magistrate?!" The two's faces turned deathly pale.

If the other party were some thug or the like, that would be somewhat better.

On the contrary, officials like a Civil Magistrate were what they feared most.