Wizard's Journey

Chapter 542 Little Eight's Mentor

Five years later.

With prominent cheekbones and a thick, stubble beard on his chin, Mu Yi led over three hundred knights and over two hundred noble knights from Mothfrog City to the Rocky Mountain iron and blood agate mines that Lingwei City had seized from Mothfrog City more than twenty years ago.

The Sweet Potato City, located near Moth Frog City, has reached a pact with Moth Frog City to launch a joint attack. However, in addition to a huge amount of gold coins, Moth Frog City will have to pay a price of 50% of the profits from the Blood Agate Mine!

After much consideration, Green actually agreed.

More important than the profits from the two mines was ensuring that the three cities surrounding Mothfrog City did not reach an alliance. This was because the contradiction between the excessive population growth and the relatively backward economy in these three cities had begun to erupt in the past two years and was on the verge of becoming uncontrollable.

On the contrary, the natural population growth rate of Mothfrog City is steadily increasing, and it has even surpassed the other three cities.

In addition, Moth Frog City has attracted a large number of outsiders seeking a livelihood.

"Commander Mu Yi, I've long heard that a genius legendary knight has appeared in Moth Frog City. Seeing him today, I can see he's truly extraordinary. Hahahaha."

With a blood-red giant axe slung over his shoulder, the commander of Sweet Potato City had a gleam in his eyes, followed by a legion of more than three hundred knights.

Although this person is not a legendary knight and has not been able to unleash his blood energy, his monstrous strength is by no means inferior to Mu Yi's, and may even be stronger.

"Commander Ale".

Mu Yi remained as composed and taciturn as ever, clad in metal armor, his white warhorse exuding an air of grandeur.

The two teams merged into one, and the two commanders adopted an offensive formation, looking at the defending knights of Lingwei City on the relatively gentle hillside, and swung their weapons forward fiercely.

"Crush them!"

……

Seven days later, the city lord's mansion received good news: Mothfrog City had successfully reclaimed two mines.

"Um."

Green nodded and looked at the kneeling knight, saying calmly, "Tell Mu Yi that he should stay there until Lingwei City sends an envoy. I will deliver supplies as needed. His mission is not only to defend the mine, but also to take the initiative."

"Yes."

After responding, the knight walked outside.

Green has been hunting demons for many years and has never considered playing defensively.

The two mines are where Lingwei City's main fighting force is concentrated. If they don't take the initiative to attack and maintain a threatening posture from time to time, it would be really foolish if the other side bypassed the mines to attack Mothfrog City in retaliation.

……

A month later.

"Hmph, the sixth disciple of this senior uncle has quite a temper. Not only has he adopted a full-scale war posture, but he has also dragged in Datong City. It seems like they're determined to fight to the death."

Although Bee City did not agree to the joint attack plan with Moth Frog City, it had been successfully sown apart and declared that it would not interfere in the matter.

Unexpectedly, Ling Weicheng found another helper. Although Datong City was not adjacent to Ewa City, it was adjacent to Ling Weicheng.

Fourteen years have passed, and the population added by Lingweicheng's birth incentive plan has not yet formed a fighting force. It will take at least two or three more years to form an initial fighting force, and it will become stronger and stronger.

Green's road construction plan will take more than five years.

However, once this road is completed, Mothfrog City will experience a surge in strength. Green is confident that Mothfrog City will no longer be a mere one or two backward small cities that can withstand it.

Meanwhile, although Mothfrog City did not implement a population birth incentive system, the infant mortality rate has greatly decreased as residents’ wealth has increased, which can be considered as a significant increase in the birth rate. However, since Mothfrog City’s wealth only began after the gold mine was fully developed, the demographic dividend will not be reflected for another ten years.

Green was calculating in his mind.

Generally speaking, the next three years, two years later, will be a period of shifting power between Mothfrog City and Lingwei City.

If Green's Mothfrog City can survive these three years, its future will be smooth sailing; but if it cannot, there will be no future to speak of.

The roads built by Green in the early stages will become a benefit for others.

It seems we need to raise a large sum of money quickly to prepare for those three years of weakness!

Currently, Moth Frog City is far stronger than Lingwei City, so there is no need to fear it. Datong City is just there for show and will fade away naturally in a few months, just like Sweet Potato City.

Thinking this, Green shouted, "Treasurer!"

With wealth, one's methods become more diverse and flexible, for example... hiring mercenaries!

Several merchant guilds have already reached trade agreements with Mothfrog City. Green can use his status as the city lord of Mothfrog City to have these guilds post hiring jobs outside the Nine-Headed Wrath Wizard Academy.

……

half a month later.

Green delivered a passionate speech in Mothfrog City, which was watched by tens of thousands of Mothfrog City residents.

In essence, Green accused Lingwei City of greed and evil, claiming that decades ago, Lingwei City forcibly seized two mines belonging to Mothfrog City, and now Mothfrog City is only trying to reclaim what belongs to them.

As the lord of Mothfrog City, Green called on the knights in the city to unite and defend the honor of Mothfrog City!

It must be said that if Green had talked about honor and justice when he first came to Mothfrog City as the city lord, he would have been secretly ridiculed by all the residents. However, after Green's prestige in the city over the years and the "etiquette brainwashing" process taught by Hachi at the Knights' Academy, these knights have begun to have their own values ​​of honor.

"Defend justice in Mothfrog City!"

"Protect the glory of Mothfrog City!"

With ease and minimal expenditure, Green gathered over a thousand well-trained knights and set off for the battlefield. This force was sufficient to withstand the simultaneous attacks of Lingwei City and Datong City.

This is the amount of money Green spent on etiquette lessons more than a decade ago, and it has now yielded a tenfold return!

These knights who protect the justice and glory of Mothfrog City will save Green a huge amount of gold coins, which will allow the small city to hire incredible external support in the future.

"Hehehe, young master, did I pass the mission successfully?"

Little Eight stood on Mystery One, confidently awaiting Green's praise.

Over the years, Xiao Ba has established an unshakeable and authoritative image among the younger generation of knights in Mothfrog City. Basically, every word Xiao Ba says is a profound truth to these new generation knights.

Xiao Ba even compiled a set of "Knight's Code", which is basically a collection of the great principles of various holy mark wizards before each demon hunting expedition.

In short:

When I hit you even though you did nothing wrong, it wasn't because I was wrong, but because of the cruelty of fate and the rules, and the orders from my superiors. I was just following my knightly instinct of obedience.

But if you are wrong and I hit you, then I am right, I am upholding world justice and peace, I am honored, and I am hitting you on behalf of the whole world.

Do you accept this or not?

Green read through Little Eight's "Knight's Code," and according to Green's wizarding wisdom, it was roughly like this.

"Hmm, not bad. It seems that Teacher Xiao Ba has a real talent for teaching students, haha."

After praising Xiao Ba generously, Green tossed out a few magic stones and said, "This is a reward."

The reward was nothing special, but it was enough to make Xiao Ba squeal with excitement: "Gagaga! Young Master, just wait for Xiao Ba's masterpiece, 'The Dignity and Glory of a Knight,' to be published! Gagaga!"

(End of this chapter)