Chapter 115: Thorns Chain Mission


    Rhm had been feeling very excited recently.


    Previously, he thought that, alike Oden and Gray, he would be incapable of cultivating qi and eventually be abandoned by Mr. Marcus.


    Being abandoned as a good-for-nothing without qi would be terrible.


    He, Karl, Oden, Gray, the four of them were serfs hired to serve as Baron Liszt''s retainer knights. But now, Karl had be an Apprentice Knight and the Flower Town''s defense officer with twenty patrolmen under him, riding the crest of sess.


    When he saw Karl, he had to call him Mr. Karl.


    The change of status made him feel a lot of pressure. There was a sense of suffocating urgency, as if the hand of fate was gripping at his throat, trying to strangle his hope at progress. He was afraid that he would aplish nothing. Therefore, he not only earnestly practiced cultivation during the time he was taught by Marcus, but in his desperation, he even practiced cultivation in private.


    Finally, he seeded in cultivating qi, low-ranked qi, and became an Apprentice Knight.


    His wish came true, his hard work and diligence bore fruit  the sir lord appointed him as the patrol team''s captain. He were to a.s.sist Karl and take charge of the fief''s public security.


    Although his position was not as high as Karl''s, but Rhm was already quite satisfied. He was not as talented as Karl, he managed to cultivate qi muchter than Karl. Therefore, he ought to be under Karl.


    The patrol team originally had a captain, who was an ordinary person. The captain was very dissatisfied with the other party''s arrival. However, Rhm let his fists do the talking, teaching his opponent how to behave.


    This strength on mine, although I merely possess low-ranked qi, ordinary people cannot match this strength of mine. How powerful is an Earth Knight with mid-ranked qi?


    Before he got qi, he was not very familiar with knights. He only knew that they were strong. But how strong they were or how fascinating qi was, he had no way to know. Now that he had qi, he finally fully understood the tremendous qualitative changes that qi brought to knights.


    Earth Knight I have no hope at obtaining mid-ranked qi in my lifetime. Yet still, Sir Lord gave me a chance to change my destiny. And I, Rhm Weinfa.s.s, have seized this chance! In the future, I must let my son start cultivating qi from an early age!


    Although he had yet to marry, but there were many girls in the town showering him with affection.


    An Apprentice Knight was still very popr.


    My son, just like Mr. Marcus, will be an Earth Knight! At that time, he will have hope to climb his way to the aristocracy!


    For the sake of a better tomorrow, Rhm was diligent in his work, never cking off at the patrol work. He was particrly satisfied with this position of his.


    But what Rhm didn''t know was that Liszt had noticed his diligence.


    Liszt disliked trifling matters, he disliked having to worry about the fief''s daily affairs. This was not his style. He didn''t want to be like Han Xin, good at leading troops. Instead, he wanted to be like Liu Bang, good at employing people. Therefore, he appreciated hardworking subordinates the most. [1], [2]


    Rhm was one such hardworking subordinate.


    Rhm, given your performance, I have a new a.s.signment for you.


    Sir, please instruct me!


    You and Karl have be Apprentice Knights, so you can a.s.sume more responsibility. I am going to establish the position of worm officer'' and its subordinated worm protection team''. The team will beprised of able-bodied serfs transferred from the various settlements. As for you, you will take the position of the worm officer. Your task will be to lead the worm protection team to protect the worm stalks.


    After thinking things through, Liszt decided to set up an independent worm protection team.


    This team''s basic model was roughly equivalent to that of China''s militia, being a supplement to the patrol team. In the future, when the Flower Town''s poption surged more and more, when just relying on the patrol team for public security wouldn''t do, the worm protection team would be part of the public security force.


    The patrol team  police.


    The worm protection team  militia.


    The knight squad  army.


    This was roughly his train of thought. As a sessor of fetchism, Liszt''s thoughts kept turned towards it. [3]


    Rhm immediately knelt on one knee, giving a knight''s salute: I, Rhm, am willing to follow Sir for the rest of my life! He trembled slightly from excitement. Not in a million years did he think that he would get one after another chances to change his destiny.


    Now, he formally stepped into the ranks of officials.


    Official was not a .s.s in the ordinary sense. However, bing an official was akin to entering the ranks of the aristocracy''s reserves''.


    When he left the castle, he was still in a trance, feeling as if his body was floating: To be able to swear allegiance to Sir, I, Rhm, must be greatly cherished by the glory of knights!


    Perhaps it sensed Liszt''s earnest affection for sprite worms, but less than two days after the establishment of the worm protection team, he saw the leaves of the ck nightshade sprite worm''s worm stalk in the ck nightshade field regain their vitality. The ck spots were greatly reduced.


    It persevered?


    Liszt hurriedly summoned the long time not seen smoke mission.


    As expected, the smoke Serpentines had changed: Missionpleted. Reward: a ck nightshade sprite worm.


    Sure enough, the ck nightshade had conceived a sprite worm. This is my ninth sprite worm, very good Even though I don''t know what use the ck nightshade has. Although the ck nightshade''s berries were edible, but they could only be regarded as a snack. Even with the ck nightshade sprite worm''s blessing, it was still impossible to produce a lot of berries.


    Nevertheless, it was still a sprite worm.


    The smoke twisted and issued a new mission: Mission: a long overdue, heavy rain is about to pay the Flower Town a visit. Most houses of the fief''s inhabitants are in disrepair and cannot withstand the cleanse form the heavy rain. As the lord, how could you sit by idly and remain indifferent? Please repair the fief''s houses. Reward: a variant type of thorns.


    Another variant thorns? Liszt mused, This is already the third mission rted to thorns. It must be a chain mission! Previously, the reward for the invisible dragon chain mission was a s.p.a.ce gem. I wonder what the reward for this time''s chain mission will be?


    He had a hunch  thorns lesser sprite!


    Will it be a thorns lesser sprite?


    As there was no guaranty that it was the case, Liszt pushed this idea in the back of his mind. There would be no disappointment without expectations. However, if it really were to be the case, then it would be a greatly wee surprise.


    For now, doing his best toplete the mission was enough.


    Repairing houses, it seems that the time for another major project a.s.sembly hase.


    He immediately convened all the officials to arrange the repair work for the fief''s houses: This year, it hardly rained in the summer, which is umon. ording co my spection, there might be an intense rainstorm several dayster. Most of the Flower Town''s houses are old wooden houses, which is very unsafe.


    There are already new houses being built. As for the serfs, we can dispatch them to repair their own wooden houses. It was inevitable that Gort would look down on serfs.


    ir ttered: What we need to repair the most is the castle. The ce where Sir resides should be safer and prettier.


    Regarding the castle''s repair work, let''s discuss it after the harvest in the fall, when thebor force is idle. Now that you were a.s.signed your task, be sure to properly reinforce each dpidated wooden house. Allmoners, whether serfs or freedmen, must ept the work arrangements.


    After a pause, Liszt continued: Themoners won''t be remunerated. They have to work for free and repair their own wooden houses. However, the expenses for the repair materials will be covered by the castle. It is my treat.


    It''s very generous of you. I''ll do the arrangements, making sure that all the wooden houses are properly repaired in a week''s time. [1]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Xin


    [2]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han [3]  in short, borrowing ideas/technologies from other nations or ethnic groups