The brave man opened the coffin and rose

Chapter 186 Ether Gate

It is impossible that the letter from Lord Bad Genia specifically mentioned the scorpion tail lion venom. This was just an accompanying message. It would be better to say that even this accompanying message was just a coincidence.

In fact, what Slime City has been doing these days is just a reorganization to facilitate the subsequent docking.

Sweet Leaf Town, which has been upgraded to Sweet Leaf City, has a large number of skilled workers accumulated due to the sugar factory owner Wilford's business routes and factory construction, as well as natural mineral resources and land resources suitable for the growth of sugar crops;

The capital is still the capital of the kingdom, with a large population who are willing to come to big cities to escape the war because of the policy of only entering but not leaving, as well as talents such as small nobles who can be used as intellectuals.

But what does the Slime City have, and what does it rely on to become an important member of the new territory newly opened up by the brave man?

This is what Bud was worried about in the beginning.

Are you talking about the Min-Qing tribe?

Indeed, they are useful fighters.

Without much training, he can be as good as the extraordinary in fighting level. He can use heavy blunt weapons that only the extraordinary can wield, wear heavy armor that can only be worn by people with enough strength, and he also has the means of splitting and reconnaissance.

But how do you bind them to the Slime City?

The Wenqiu people are living people with free will, just a different race. They are not bound resources born and raised in the Mud City.

What's more, compared with the conditions that the Slime City can provide, it is obvious that the steel houses, lacquered furniture, and floors suitable for crawling provided by Lord Abes in the royal capital are superior.

Even though this group of transparent gelatinous creatures swore allegiance to him, Bard did so because they were protecting "that thing".

But if Abes Grande is really that Abes Grande, then why don't they just pledge allegiance to the brave man who lived a thousand years ago?

In fact, even he himself was considering whether to contact that adult, tentatively hint at him, and if the time was right, offer [that thing] to him.

By that time, the members of the Wenqiu tribe will probably no longer occupy the Mud City.

Therefore, the Wenqiu tribe is not the backer of the Mud City.

What about other things, such as the talents we have attracted through education reform?

Maybe their level is indeed good enough to be an aid to me, but they are still a step away from being an aid to that adult.

The hero's followers are also heroes, that's the truth.

What's more, my approach to education reform is good, but not correct enough, which has led to many problems now.

In his reply, the gentleman praised himself for his efforts in expanding education from aristocrats to even smart children who were not aristocrats.

Together with his loyal subordinates, he adopted and gave aristocratic labels to children who were not nobles.

However, such a move not only offended other noble forces and increased the workload, but also because of the lack of talent trained, the students and themselves had to work hard for many years.

Now, the city of Soft Mud can gradually return to normal administration, thanks to the young noble talents sent by Lord Abes from the capital.

Even the problem of maintaining stability has just been solved. At this time, how can Bad Zegna have the nerve to say that what he can provide is talent?

In contrast, Lord Abes's educational reform was extremely bold. He did not patch up education through the adoption of adopted sons and daughters like he did.

It is even more straightforward, stripping away completely the aristocratic characteristics of education.

Etiquette? What's the point of learning that?

Swordsmanship? Ordinary people don't need it, but soldiers on the battlefield have better options, those real killing skills.

A series of unnecessary things were stripped off, and the useful things were also split according to needs.

They provide the most basic education for soldiers, for civilians in villages and towns, and for people who can afford it or cannot.

Reading and writing allow them to think and understand, and dare to use their brains.

Then provide a more applied education for those with special needs:

For example, those who need to help spellcasters produce runes require higher computing power;

For example, those who need to be involved in construction must have the ability to draw and understand architectural graphics.

As such.

As for the soldiers, I heard that there are corresponding simplified calculation classes to help them use, replace and repair the magic arm armor in battle. They also need to know how to adjust the magic catapult with exaggerated range and power. They also need to learn a special subject that can cure diseases and save lives without relying on magic.

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Incredible, every detail was incredible to Bad Zegna.

By then, after thinking and reasoning, you will be able to understand that these things are of great use.

It was these things that allowed Lord Abes, although he started out with only a group of refugees and farmers, to avoid any management chaos after taking over a quarter of the kingdom's territory.

What's more - it exudes a vitality that even the small Kingdom of Łomza did not have during its heyday in the Spring and Autumn Period.

"In comparison, I am a complete idiot when it comes to education reform..."

Since the Minqiu tribe is not a characteristic that they can maintain, and the talents are not what they can bring out from the little wizards in front of the great wizards, then the Soft Mud City needs to look for other advantages.

Therefore, Bard also ordered a thorough investigation of the Mud City.

A statistics was made of all the relics that could be found, the special talents that could be provided, the forces of all sizes that had a say, and even all kinds of redundant inventory.

And this is the origin of the list that is now on the back of the letter on Abbes's desk.

Perhaps to demonstrate his understanding of the tabular method, this list is indeed perfect, fully classified without being cumbersome.

And it was on the list, in the special items column, that Abes happened to see the manticore venom needed to perform surgery on the griffin.

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"I'll go and bring this back for you. You should prepare for it during this period. After all, this may be the first surgery on this land... relying on semi-magical means to fight against the acid curse that cannot be cured by magic." Abes said.

"You're going to run errands yourself?" Matthew felt a little flattered by Abes' words. Does the Lord value him so much?

But soon, Matthew discovered that this was not the case.

"I went there because when the Ooze City was investigating, they found some incredible things that they were not very capable of handling. I brought the things with me as a byproduct."

Abes said this, and after noticing that Matthew, who was already weak and unconfident, had lost all his courage, he immediately added, "Of course, I also value your surgery very much. I will go and get the manticore venom for you myself, and I also hope to see your performance as soon as possible."

"By then, it should be convenient for me to go and observe..."

As he said this, Abes also thought of some similar examples.

I heard that when European medicine was not well developed, there was no regulation to keep operating rooms clean and sterile and to keep outsiders out.

It even turns surgery into a performance that can be watched.

A surgeon who was famous for his quick knife skills could save patients from long-term torture in the era without anesthesia. Therefore, many patients were willing to seek his help for surgery (of course, they only needed surgery when it was absolutely necessary), and many of his colleagues were willing to watch his performance.

However, one day when he was amputating a patient, the knife moved too quickly and not only did he cut the patient's thigh, he also took off two fingers of his assistant and finally scratched the coat of a bystander.

As a result, the bystander died on the spot due to excessive shock, and the patient and the assistant eventually died of infection.

This is the origin of the operation with a 300% mortality rate.

Therefore, because of the inexplicable curling of his mouth, Abes added, "I don't mean to be sarcastic, I just happened to think of some funny medical jokes."

"Of course you can watch. After all, the griffin's temper still needs your help to appease him, sir."

The thrilling scene when Hiinagi took Matthew and Abes to see the griffins is still fresh in Matthew's mind.

It was amazing that the angry griffin, which neither Mage Ice Nagi nor himself could do anything about, could calm down because of Lord Abes's touch.

Although in the current world without anesthetics, some pain can be relieved by using sleeping techniques or the like.

However, the effect of spells on magical beasts like griffins is a different story.

Therefore, "Not only do we need Lord Abes's company, but we also need Lord Abes to use some of his power at the critical moment."

After hearing Matthew's explanation, Abes also understood why he needed to observe.

Unexpectedly, since I got the riding protection, the only time I have used it is when I am riding a wolf.

And the next time, when he uses it himself, it will most likely be used in the griffin surgery?

After promising himself that he would come and help him with the operation, Abes said goodbye to Matthew and began to prepare to go to the Slime City.

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Bud is not ready to reveal the truth about "that thing" yet.

Therefore, the strange problem that cannot be dealt with mentioned this time is not [that thing], but some other things discovered during the comprehensive survey.

That thing is not in the Slime City. After all, the investigation is not limited to the interior of the Slime City.

Just as Sweetleaf Town theoretically governs the surrounding villages, Sludge City also has some towns and villages that it theoretically manages in addition to the urban area.

It’s just that because it’s adjacent to the Raven Castle on one side and the royal capital on the other, most of the territory has been transferred, and there is not much left in the jurisdiction.

During this major survey, the personnel of Slime City went down to these places for a look around. It was in these places that Bard made a discovery that he felt must be reported.

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Discovery is a chain and complex process.

The first thing they found was an explosion.

When the explosion occurred, these officials who were out conducting a comprehensive survey thought they had encountered an extreme incident that required them to destroy the bodies and evidence in order to preserve regional interests, so they quickly hid their investigation reports in the cracks of rocks.

After all, with this comprehensive survey, what they need to do is not only to see what material resources, human resources and cultural resources are available, but also to visit and conduct a thorough investigation.

They can die, but the information in this report must be sent to Lord Bard.

"The survey not only gives us the confidence to stand together with the people of Wangdu and work together to achieve true freedom and dignity, but also helps us to see whether our previous efforts have been in vain."

Lord Bard, through long-term efforts, has made those tangled roots dare not reach out again;

Now, Lord Bad told them that with the help of the people in the royal capital, the number of officials had been replenished, and the burden on each of them would not need to be so heavy, so they could naturally make further progress.

And finding out the situation is definitely not such an easy task.

After all, for those roots, the repeated suppression by Lord Bader, the Lord of Sludge City, and then the use of so-called adopted sons and daughters to pull up a group of non-nobles to power, and to pull up a group of people who were originally ordinary people to hold official positions, and taking away the direct power in their hands, is already a huge hatred.

Now they are actually starting to count the population, require people to report their talents, and calculate local wealth?

Aren't you trying to dig up the roots of our nobility?

He also said that he was conducting this survey just to stand with the people of Wangdu.

What a joke! Even though we heard that the royal capital had won a victory and even captured Raven Castle, they were ultimately just a group of mobs and rioters. How could they possibly have any influence over Mud City?

It must be that kid Bud who is doing something weird again.

Therefore, when the officials who were conducting the comprehensive survey were wandering in some old urban areas, they were almost beaten.

Afterwards, they explained that they were hooligans.

The old nobles are kind-hearted and cannot stand looking down on the poor, so on weekdays, no outsiders are seen in the noble area where these guys live.

As a result, when they got there to investigate, they found that it was not only crowded with all kinds of people from nowhere, but the officials who were holding up the decrees and reading them out were almost beaten up?

I understand everything I understand.

In short, because of this experience, the explosion outside the Mud City made them a little nervous and afraid of everything.

We are now some distance away from the Slime City. If they die, it will be really hard to know where the blame lies.

Then, they who had already prepared for death discovered that no enemy appeared, and the explosion just now was not light explosion particles nor the bombardment of the magic team.

It seemed like a bolt from the blue, but the sound was not as distant and heavy as thunder, but rather it was coming from somewhere very close.

That is, after their interest was aroused by such a thing first, they came up with the next step.

After all, they are not officials with clear tasks, and their comprehensive survey includes natural resources.

If you walk around a bit, you might find some minerals, water, or even some adventure relics.

And in the end, what they found was a door, an etheric door.