Chapter 47: Manager Duo Luo Luo Is Saved!

"My lord, this is the magic crystal from the demon wolf!"

After a demon beast is defeated, its magic crystal must be extracted immediately; otherwise, the magic within the crystal will slowly fade as time passes.

Knight Mi Gen handed over the magic crystal just removed from the demon wolf's head.

The size and color of a magic crystal vary according to the amount of magic it contains.

Since this demon wolf was only second-tier, its crystal was merely the size of a pigeon egg.

And since it used the Wind Blade Technique, the crystal contained wind-attribute magic, appearing as a semi-transparent dark green.

The crystal's surface was sharply faceted, resembling a gemstone carefully designed and carved by a craftsman, truly beautiful.

Beyond its beauty, magic crystals serve many purposes, such as aiding cultivation and crafting magical ornaments.

"Congratulations, my lord. This crystal is worth at least fifty gold coins, making it more precious than the demon wolf's flesh!" Knight Lei Meng offered his congratulations.

"This is all thanks to Chase the Moon Technique. Not only did it prevent a loss for the territory, but it also yielded such a great harvest. Chase the Moon Technique, well done!"

Chase the Moon Technique: "My credit again? What did I even do?"

After loading the massive demon wolf corpse onto the carriage, Gervas and his party returned along the road to Linhai Village.

Before reaching the village, Knight Mi Gen entered first to gather the villagers.

When the villagers saw the huge, terrifying demon wolf behind the carriage, each one turned pale with fright.

"Villagers of Linhai Village, I bring you good news! Under the leadership of our great my lord, the demon wolf threatening your safety has been eliminated. Now, you may work in peace!" Seizing the moment while the villagers were stunned by the massive demon wolf, Knight Mi Gen delivered a passionate speech.

"Give thanks, subjects of Linhai Village!"

Upon hearing this, the serfs cooperated fully, all kneeling on the ground and cheering, "My lord is mighty! My lord is benevolent!"

Everything seemed like a rehearsed stage play.

This made Gervas rub his nose; he felt somewhat awkward.

However, awkward as it was, the proper procedure truly could not be skipped.

This is the daily life of a lord; such a great merit naturally needed to be showcased.

The villagers of Linhai Village were actually quite honest and few in number, unable to create much atmosphere.

When Gervas and his party returned to Wheat Town, they had barely reached the town entrance when the townsfolk gasped in shock and cried out, then ran to spread the news.

Although it was merely a second-tier demon beast, its combat power was not even as high as the Swamp Troll from last time.

But one could not deny the demon wolf's mouth full of fangs and its sharp iron claws.

Moreover, wild wolves had always been the greatest threat to the serfs.

Thus, this demon wolf, reaching three and a half meters in size, possessed combat power in the serfs' minds equivalent to several Swamp Trolls.

Knight Mi Gen took the opportunity to once again proclaim my lord's bravery and achievements.

Immediately, cheers erupted throughout the town, truly tens of times more lively than Linhai Village.

"My lord, why not leave the demon wolf corpse in the square for an hour? Permit the townsfolk to feel the demon wolf's terror at closer range, thereby highlighting your bravery!" Amidst the cheers, Magistrate Thomas timely offered this strategy.

Truly a talent worthy of my lord's selection, deeply understanding the art of educating people!

Gervas exclaimed, "What a guy!"

Thus, amidst the townsfolk's expectant gazes, Gervas left the demon wolf corpse behind.

"Subjects of Storm Territory, you are blessed!"

"Our brave my lord permits the demon wolf to remain in the square for an hour, allowing you to feel its terror and praise my lord Gervas's brave achievements..."

"My lord, all wild beast furs have been counted and loaded onto the carts!"

"Then let us depart!"

At Gervas's command, the convoy carrying over a thousand wild beast furs slowly rolled out of the castle.

After a night of busy work, all the wild beasts had been cleaned.

The meat was once again cured and stored.

The furs were sorted and tallied.

Among this harvest, deer hides, wild boar hides, goat hides, and wild ox hides were the most numerous.

Rabbit hides, black bear hides, and tiger and leopard hides were fewer in number.

Combined, their total value was around seventy gold coins.

The Tulip Caravan's bounty purchase is limited to two days, so today the wild beast furs must be delivered to Baron Kane's territory!

"Nell, how was this morning's purchase volume?"

"Steward my lord, this morning we received only a total of two hundred and eighty furs. More than half were from small wild beasts like rabbits and foxes. This is half less than yesterday!"

Steward Manager Duo Luo Luo frowned. The task requirement for their caravan branch was to purchase at least four thousand wild beast furs.

Yesterday they had purchased two thousand, but today's volume was directly halved.

But this was normal; since yesterday was the first day, those who received the news had mostly rushed over, especially the noble lords from surrounding territories, whose quantity of beast skins was the bulk.

What remained today might be from those further away on the road, or those who hunted only recently.

But in any case, the quantity would not exceed yesterday's.

"I hope for three thousand; otherwise, the shortfall is too great, and punishment upon return is inevitable!" Manager Duo Luo Luo sighed inwardly.

Nell was very perceptive; seeing the steward in a bad mood, he immediately said, "Steward my lord, there will definitely be more beast skins this afternoon."

"The lord of Storm Territory has not arrived yet. Yesterday, when I went to Storm Territory, that lord told me personally through the magistrate that a large batch of wild beast skins would be delivered today!"

"Storm Territory?" Steward Manager Duo Luo Luo remained noncommittal.

How could he, who has been trading along the border for years, not know that place has plenty of wild beasts?

But it is also the most perilous; nobles who go there may lose their lives within a few days, so let alone daring to go hunting.

Even putting it another way, even if Storm Territory truly has some beast pelts, they certainly cannot number in the hundreds, let alone exceed those of Baron Cain's territory or Baron Mil's territory.

At that moment, Doro prepared to return to the inn nearby to rest and wait.

But before he could even enter the inn, he heard a series of exclamations coming from behind him.

"Good heavens, so many?"

"Yes, this is far too many! A single carriage cannot hold them all!"

"How many beast pelts is this? Four hundred? Or eight hundred?"

"Look, there are black bear pelts and tiger and leopard pelts!"

"Wow, such beautiful, intact tiger, leopard, and black bear pelts; how did they do it?"

"Indeed, rabbit, goat, and fox pelts can be captured intact with traps and bows, but how did they manage black bears, tigers, and leopards without a single wound?"

"Make way, make way! We are the Storm team!"

"Storm Territory?!" Doro spun around sharply, and then saw the cause of the cheering crowd.

A whole carriage full of beast pelts, piled as high as a small hill.

Beyond that, behind the carriage, over a hundred people carried wooden frames on their backs, each loaded with rolls of already-tied beast pelts.

"This quantity is at least a thousand; I, Doro, am saved!!" Steward Doro's eyes were sharp and experienced; his body trembled, and Doro immediately rushed back toward the square.