CH 60

Xia Zuoyi stayed in Gaynor for a long time.

What’s more, he went to Helgeda to search for the treasure left by Duke Bill, which took a lot of days.

By the time Xia Zuoyi returned to the familiar territory again, spring was approaching, the snow was melting, and the city took on a new look.

Between Wissas and Fort Comoy is Pal Mountain.

In the past, the way to enter Wissas was to bypass the mountain road on the southeast side of Mount Pal, which was time-consuming and laborious. Moreover, it was not safe to travel alone.

Since the mountain on the northwest side of Pal Mountain was closed to traffic and became Xia Zuoyi’s private domain, and the area of ​​Lake Pal became his residence…

Xia Zuoyi built another road between Wissas and Fort Comoy.

It was built at the foot of Pal Mountain.

The original position of the new recruits training camp has long been demolished and removed. Now it has been converted into a checkpoint to Wissas for entering and exit inspections and payment. There are specially stationed soldiers to verify and guard, collect tolls, etc.

The road leading to the two cities is spacious and flat, and the round-trip time is almost half shorter than before.

Even if there is a charge, it is only a few copper coins.

What’s more, civilians and slaves don’t go out at all. They were mainly aimed at the businessmen who came to the city to do business or some lords and manor owners from other cities and kingdoms.

In these three years.

The “different” development method of the Desinian Territory has really attracted the attention of many other small local people.

Some people watched indifferently, some people dismissed it… 

They watched Xia Zuoyi Desinia drastically rebuild the two cities of Wissas and Fort Comoy, and then slowly developed and changed the other thirteen cities. The money was earned by the Thorns Chamber of Commerce and then spent in large amounts…

Many people scoff at him and ridicule his decision.

It’s not that he’s doing useless work.

But they felt that there was no need for Xia Zuoyi Desinia to do these things.

Isn’t it good to keep rich for pleasure?

As a lord, it is natural for him to squeeze and exploit the people in his territory. Why does he want to rebuild a city? Why take care of the lives of civilians and slaves?

Not only that.

Xia Zuoyi even lowered taxes in the territory, which is equivalent to pushing out some considerable amount of money again.

They ridiculed Desinia for still being a child. These practices were so stupid that they couldn’t be even more stupid.

However, to be able to support the construction of the city, the output in terms of money must be a hefty amount.

In this case, some people put their minds on the Thorns Chamber of Commerce and paid attention to it.

But they’re bound to be disappointed.

Because the Thorns Chamber of Commerce and the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce have been cooperating, Xia Zuoyi Desinia and the newly appointed leader Boris Abel often exchange letters.

They are collaborators as well as friends, and they have a close relationship.

Some people didn’t dare to offend the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce so they stopped.

But there are some people who aren’t afraid and want to form an alliance with the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce under the banner of destroying the Thorns Chamber of Commerce—they only need to be divided a little money, and the Nagab Chamber of Commerce can take the opportunity to annex the Thorns Chamber of Commerce.

The nature of businessmen is greedy. Money is everything.

They don’t believe that the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce can tolerate the growing Thorns Chamber of Commerce day by day, and may directly threaten the status of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce in the future.

Sure enough, someone in Nagabi was tempted.

They secretly set up traps and pitfalls, but they didn’t expect the “prey” to show its fierce fangs, bit off the ropes, and jumped out of the trap to rush towards them.

They were supposed to be hunters but they became new prey in an instant and embarked on the road to death.

However, the two chambers of commerce took this opportunity to eliminate the malignant tumors and traitors in the chamber of commerce and took their business to a higher level, which made people jealous.

After this incident, many people also began to understand—where’s the little boy Desinia lucky enough to take the seat of the lord.

He himself is an aggressive and intelligent wolf cub. No, it should be said that he is a wolf.

Young as he is, he can’t be underestimated.

Most importantly—Xia Zuoyi Desinia is a very talented alchemist.

He had no reputation at first.

But at that time, Xia Zuoyi used the herbal medicine he researched to get in touch with Boris, now the leader of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce.

At that time, herbal medicine for treating cough and fever began to be sold in the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce and soon spread throughout the Anas Empire and other places. It was greatly welcomed.

And because the price was reasonable, the civilians and slaves could also afford it by just saving some money.

Therefore, no matter if it’s the nobles, civilians, or slaves, they all flocked to the potions. It’s conceivable how much profit this small pot of potions can bring to the chamber of commerce.

People thought that such a quick-acting and miraculous potion was the result of the research by an already famous master alchemist.

Naturally, some people will ask the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce about the situation in detail, really wanting to get to know them and have multiple sets of friendships.

However, the result of their inquiries surprised them and they didn’t believe it.

But they have to believe.

Not only because the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce didn’t have the need to deceive them, but most importantly, the packaging or jars of the sold potions were printed with the Desinia family emblem.

—A bright rose surrounded by thorns.

When the facts are right in front of you, you have to believe it.

Not to mention that afterward, the Thorns Chamber of Commerce not only introduced herbal medicines but also soon launched plant ointments with the same effect.

This kind of ointment is used for external wound application, the effect will be more obvious, and the patient’s condition will be better sooner.

Selling plant medicines and ointments to treat cough and fever is only the first step of the Thorns Chamber of Commerce.

It wasn’t long before Xia Zuoyi Desinia showed everyone his outstanding pharmaceutical talent. Medicine for diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, and ointment especially for treating trauma…

The “brand” belonging to Desinia has been publicized by the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce.

Therefore, once these newly developed medicines and ointments were sold, they won the trust of countless nobles and their frantic desire to buy.

The least valuable thing in this era is human life.

Even the nobles cannot decide their own life or death.

After all, if they have a headache or brain fever one day, doctors will treat them by craniotomy, bloodletting, fumigation, and other methods. No one can stand it.

Their fate is absolutely miserable. But this kind of “miserable” treatment method is regarded as a particularly normal thing by them.

It can be seen that in the Western Continent, the poison of the extremely reckless and backward medical skills has spread to every corner and everyone’s mind.

But everything has quietly changed.

Nowadays, an unprecedented type of treatment developed by Xia Zuoyi Desinia is slowly spreading. It only needs to be boiled and drunk or ointment is applied to the injured part…

Not only is the effect magical, the recovery also is fast. More importantly, there is no danger at all.

Ask anyone, who doesn’t value their lives.

Such an unusual medicine and ointment was really enthusiastically sought after in the initial stage, and only until now that the warm atmosphere gradually subsided.

Xia Zuoyi has firmly established himself as an alchemist.

His fame is not only due to the honor of the supreme lord but also because of his unparalleled talent in alchemy.

It’s said that many alchemists have come here.

For this reason, Desinia built an alchemist’s tower in Wissas to study the use of alchemy.

Not to mention how many unexpected changes the emergence of herbal medicine and ointments have brought about.

The emergence of a new type of paper, water-grained paper, also attracted a wave of enthusiasm. It gradually developed from the Desinian Territory to other small countries and even empires and was deeply loved by the nobles.

One year’s plan to rebuild the city shows no trace.

Two years are enough for the two reconstructed cities to show their brand-new appearance and style. The words clean and tidy are no longer enough to describe the changes in Wissas and Fort Comoy.

More than a year ago.

A nobleman from the Saint Airo Empire came to Xia Zuoyi’s territory because he wanted to cure his illness.

He hoped that this talented alchemist could take a look at him in person. When he stepped into Fort Comoy and Wissas, he couldn’t help but sigh.

—”These two cities are definitely the cleanest places on the Western Continent! Wissas is the first and Fort Comoy is the second. They can’t be compared anywhere!” 

The nobleman’s words meant that even the prosperous royal city of Saint Airo Empire is inferior to Wissas and Fort Comoy.

After he returned to the empire, he lamented again to many people.

This nobleman has a lot of background.

He’s a marquis in the Saint Airo Empire. Many people agreed with what he said. Even if there are people who didn’t believe him, they still agreed with him on the surface.

Such a move made the remote rural area of Wissas a little famous in the empire.

Xia Zuoyi, who only learned about it later, said: Thanks for the promotion, but you still have little knowledge.

After all, he hasn’t completely rebuilt Wissas and Fort Comoy.

In this way, they had already won the heart of this nobleman… It really made him wonder what to say.

Xia Zuoyi is now returning to the territory with Samuel.

When passing by Fort Comoy, Samuel was just like a country bumpkin who entered the city for the first time, his mouth wide open with a dazed and shocked look.

He felt that his eyes weren’t enough and wanted to grow two more pairs to take a good look at everything.

They were supposed to go all the way through the city, but Samuel shyly but boldly asked if he could stay for a while and let him walk around.

Xia Zuoyi nodded in agreement.

Now that he has arrived, he’s not in a hurry to go home.

“Dang—” came a loud sound.

It’s the sound of a self-ringing bell driven by a heavy hammer in the city.

There is a tall and magnificent chime in Fort Comoy.

It’s five stories high and was built by the craftsmen’s guild with painstaking efforts. It’s made of layers of red bricks, and inside is a spiral staircase…

At the top of the self-ringing bell is a huge dial made of countless iron wires twisted into roses and thorns. The exquisiteness reveals the elegance and craftsmanship and is particularly eye-catching.

Today, this self-ringing bell has become a landmark building in Fort Comoy.

Samuel was standing in the open space in front of him, full of admiration.

Translator’s Note:

Gosh, good thing pre-scheduling is a thing that exists because it’s really convenient.