Pioneer Lord: A Leisurely Imperial Life

Chapter 225 It has to be

The cleanup was left to the chief minister of Frost to worry about, including counting the dead, collecting the corpses of the plague victims, cleaning the streets, and so on.

These tedious administrative affairs were handled by the old ministers more skillfully than by Lucy.

Lucy issued only one order: distribute ten kilograms of food to each household, thus bringing this terrible plague to a perfect end.

Ten kilograms of grain is nothing to frost; it's only a few dozen taels of gold in total.

But for the people who have just experienced a life-or-death ordeal, it is a real source of hope.

Political maneuvering can sometimes be so simple and brutal, yet extremely effective.

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Next, Richard and Lucy headed southwest towards the nearest Thorn Territory.

Accompanying them was half of the Frost Knights, more than forty people in total.

Richard was also seeing their warhorses for the first time; they were all kinds of vehicles, and most of them were high-level and extraordinary.

There are several Star-level units, and Frost Knights are about the same; their combat strength is stronger than that of many viscount territories.

The leader of the Frost Knights is the only one at the Storm Moon level!

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Because the appearance at the last Universiade was too eye-catching, Richard decided to keep a low profile this time and did not let the unicorn make an appearance.

The ten Life Apostles who accompanied him, as well as the five soldiers, were all transported by Da Yun.

He wasn't wearing second-generation armor, just a simple leather suit.

Richard, holding Lucy, rode together on the back of a flying warhorse and told her about the preparations he had made before setting off.

Qi Feng also has nine Life Apostles, divided into three teams, two of which have already set off for Snow Fox and Snow Deer with his personal letter.

Their territory has a small population, and it is estimated that the plague has now been eradicated. Another group has gone west to run towards the wolves.

That's his hometown, after all. Richard can't bear to see the people there suffer.

Benlang definitely has war mages, but he doesn't know if he has enough magical materials. Sending a team over to check is always a good idea.

Although his elder brother and the Earl were not present, he wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of the Wolf, expressing his obligation as a vassal of the Wolf to assist his fiefdom in overcoming this natural disaster.

Of course, the frost can be free, but the wolves, snow foxes, and snow deer must be charged the full amount, not a single copper coin less.

Lucy leaned against Richard's chest, her head resting on his shoulder, her forehead occasionally brushing against his cheek.

She was numb to the fact that there were more magicians and extraordinary professionals like Chiffon.

What an enigmatic man...

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From the frost to the thorns, it only took a few hours to travel at a brisk pace, and by evening the group finally arrived.

This baronial estate was not large, with a total population of about 50,000, but the damage caused by the plague was no less than that caused by frost.

Many infected villagers lost hope of survival and wandered aimlessly into the wilderness, their bodies covered in black snake-like markings, a truly horrifying sight.

There wasn't a single soldier in sight at the city gates, clearly indicating that Baron Thorn was no longer able to maintain the city's defenses and could only watch helplessly as the plague raged.

Richard and Lucy left a squad of Frost Knights outside the city to guard the warhorses and supplies, and slowly walked into Thorn City.

Most of the doors and windows on both sides of the street were closed, but suppressed coughs and painful groans still leaked out intermittently from the cracks in the doors.

A child, about three or four years old, with vacant eyes, lay sprawled on a blackened, foul-smelling female corpse...

Looking at these people, some dead and some alive, Richard's subtle sense of guilt about charging for treatment vanished instantly.

Ten copper coins can buy a life.

Is it expensive?

He didn't think it was expensive.

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"Miss Lucy, what brings you here?"

Outside Thorn Fortress.

The portly Baron Thorns looked worried, his eyes bloodshot, clearly having been overwhelmed by the plague for days.

"I'm so sorry, I really don't feel like entertaining you right now. Please forgive me."

The tone wasn't exactly polite, even a bit irritating, but in the current situation, no one cared about formalities.

Lucy didn't beat around the bush; she stepped slightly to the side, letting Richard, who was beside her, move in front of her.

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"Baron Thorn, I'll skip the formalities. This is Baron Chiffon, Richard. He can help you resolve your territory issues."

Baron Thorns paused for a moment before turning his gaze to Richard.

He was so annoyed that he didn't even want to tend to the frost roses, let alone the strange young man who had come with him.

But what does that mean?

Lucy noticed his confusion and continued, "Richard has brought several war mages who can cure the Black Serpent Plague, and they are willing to heal all the serfs in Thorn Territory free of charge."

"In exchange, he wants permission to treat the plague in Thornlands for free citizens at a cost of ten copper coins per person. What do you think?"

Baron Thorns stared with his mouth agape, his small eyes, squeezed shut by his fat, scanning back and forth between Richard and Lucy.

Free treatment for serfs?

Is charging fees used to govern free citizens?

This condition...

"Do we still need to consider it?" Lucy raised an eyebrow slightly.

"No! No need to consider it!"

He rushed forward, grabbed Richard's hand, and shook it violently!

"Lord Richard, the Baron Chiffon, is that you? I've heard so much about you! No problem! Absolutely no problem!"

"If you can cure my serfs, I'll grant you land to open a brothel in my territory, let alone charge you for treating free citizens!"

My savior!!

Thorn Territory is just a small territory. Not to mention training mages, there are only a dozen or so knights, and only a mere two hundred or so extraordinary soldiers.

Many of the families of knights and superhuman soldiers were infected by this plague, causing unrest throughout the army.

But there was nothing he could do!

He originally planned to have the knights take people to the capital to buy detoxification medicine, but that would take more than half a month to go back and forth, and by the time they came back, the corpses would have turned to dust, so what use would they be?

In fact, when faced with a plague that had only appeared once in history, no one had any experience in dealing with it.

In the past, with the priests of light around, they could have nipped the problem in the bud the moment it appeared, and it would never have developed into this terrible state.

You can imagine how excited he was to have someone willing to help with the treatment!

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Richard watched as the fat on the Thorn Baron's face trembled violently, and silently withdrew his hand.

"Since you are willing, please arrange for people to gather the serfs and free people in batches immediately. My men can begin to perform the ritual to heal them now."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Baron Thorns nodded repeatedly, then immediately turned and roared at the equally excited Thorns Knight:

"Hurry! Pass down the order to gather all the infected people!"

In an instant, the castle seemed to come alive again, filled with noisy shouts.

Baron Thorns then turned to Richard and Lucy, his face full of gratitude: "Please come into Thorns Keep and rest. I'll prepare some drinks and snacks to properly entertain you!"

Once the cooperation is finalized, the lower-level staff will naturally handle the work, while those in higher positions will focus on networking.

As this was the first meeting between the new and old families, Richard wanted to introduce Chiffon to make his presence known and leave an impression, which would facilitate future business cooperation.

Unlike chiffon cakes, other territories have many scarce items that they need to obtain through barter.

For example, my family has a salt mine, your family has an iron mine, and his family has a pottery workshop. Let's exchange them!

Moreover, if Chiffon Trading Company wants to operate in other people's territories in the future, it can directly obtain permission from the local lord, which will save a lot of trouble.

This is a good opportunity to get rid of the plague and meet most of the lords, so it's a win-win situation.

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"Damn it!"

Baron Thorn waved his fat fist, his fleshy face jiggling back and forth.

"This terrible plague is definitely the work of the Holy See! I must suggest to Grand Duke Frostfolk that we once again gather a large army to conquer the forces of Light in the other three realms!"

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Richard was speechless.

The other party refused the request for business communication and threw back an angry topic.

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