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(Today's Chapter 1)
GOR Chapter 573 "Side Courtyard"
This was a small and remote place tens of kilometers away from the Empire. It was a small town with only a few hundred families and a population of just over a thousand.
This small town was called Yue Ma Town. Next to the town, there was a strangely shaped hillside with a long and narrow valley in the middle, cutting the original hillside into two halves. In the local area, this hillside had a name that made Du-Wei vomit blood: Brokeback Mountain.
This was a very remote place. If one were to look at the Empire's official map, they would need to be very careful to find this place. This place didn't produce any precious minerals and it was also very far away from the trade route.
There was only one road outside the town. If one were to follow this road for about an hour, they would arrive at the official road leading to the Imperial Capital. If one were to ride a horse, it would take one day to reach the Imperial Capital.
If one were to walk … it would take at least two days.
Even in history, there didn't seem to be any famous people. Naturally, very few people knew about this small town. The Yue Ma Town was like an unremarkable dot on the map …
Of course, no one knew that this unknown small town was the hometown of the greatest magician in the Roland Continent in the past two hundred years, the continent's Magister Gandorf.
The small town's customs were simple and honest. Many of the people lived together as neighbors for several generations. The entire town only had a small tavern, two tailor shops, and two grocery stores.
Such a small, unremarkable place didn't even have its own religious center. The believers in the town often had to drive carriages together and travel a few hours to the nearest religious center in the Imperial Acropolis to pray.
Most of the town's residents were farmers. However, every year during the slack season, there would be a few young and strong villagers who would go to the Imperial Capital or one of the bustling cities around the Imperial Capital to find a job in the carriage business to earn some money to support their family.
It could be said that if it weren't for Du Wei's unexpected intervention, this town would be an unremarkable and remote place.
However, about half a year ago, a man dressed in luxurious clothes arrived in a beautiful carriage. It was said that he was a noble from the Imperial Capital. The master paid a polite visit to the mayor and talked with him for the whole afternoon.
Finally, the mayor summoned all the residents of the town for a meeting and announced something exciting in public:
The Empire's most illustrious figure, the Duke of the Tulip Family, decided to "invest" in this remote town. Although most of the villagers did not know what "investment" meant, even the mayor did not understand. But it doesn't matter because the nobleman from the imperial capital claimed to be a subordinate of the Duke of the Tulip Family. His name is Mr. Zuckerberg.
He announced that he would represent the Tulip Family and purchase the entire Brokeback Mountain! Meanwhile, the official land transaction procedures of the empire had already been completed.
As for the money spent to purchase the entire Brokeback Mountain, a portion of it would be shared equally among the residents of the Yue Ma Town. Each person would receive two silver coins.
This matter was immediately warmly welcomed by all the residents.
Although no one knew why the Duke of the Tulip Family was interested in the Brokeback Mountain behind the town, it was simply a mountainside without any minerals. Apart from the forest on the mountain, there were only stones and nothing else of value.
Zuckerberg, on behalf of the Tulip Family, publicly announced that after the purchase of the entire Brokeback Mountain, it would become the private territory of the Tulip Family. No one was allowed to casually enter Brokeback Mountain!
Every blade of grass and every tree on the mountain, even an inch of land, were sacred and inviolable property of the Tulip Family.
Well … no one had any objections because this order did not have much of an impact on the people except for some woodcutters who made a living by chopping firewood. However, there were other woods in the surrounding area. At worst, they would just take a detour. In this town, there was only one hunter family. In the future, they would not be able to enter the mountain to hunt. This was not a big matter because the mountain was not big. At most, they would be able to find some hares or pheasants. Not to mention wolves, they would not even be able to find a fox!
Moreover, the Duke of the Tulip Family was especially generous. He even opened a workshop in the town to purchase the grain of the nearby farmers and use it to brew wine. This workshop also recruited many people from the town and provided them with work.
This was indeed a good thing. For a long time, the residents of the Yue Ma Town lived a very prosperous life. Everyone praised the Duke of the Tulip Family for his benevolence and kindness.
In the next few months, three hundred fully armed cavalrymen came to the town!
Most of these villagers had not seen much of the world. When they saw the mighty cavalry riding on fine horses and wearing bright armor, they were all shocked. These cavalrymen quickly arrived at the back of Brokeback Mountain.
Later on, in less than a month, a new manor appeared at the back of the mountain.
The manor was built against the mountain and its geographical location was very good. It was easy to defend and hard to attack. Moreover, the back of the mountain was very big. It was not a problem to ride horses. If one wanted to enter, they would have to pass through the valley in the middle of Brokeback Mountain.
During that time, strangers would often appear in the town. Those people were all from the Tulip Family. More than five hundred of the Tulip Family's private army had arrived at the town.
According to the news, the Duke of the Tulip Family had taken a fancy to the scenery here. He had built a villa at the back of Brokeback Mountain so that he could come here for a vacation in his spare time.
Well, most of the villagers were unable to guess the thoughts of the Duke of the Tulip Family. In any case, they had gotten enough benefits in their pockets. Who would care about the rest?
Moreover, with so many people from the Tulip Family living at the back of the mountain, they had to eat and drink. On weekdays, they brought a lot of consumption to the town, making the town more prosperous day by day.
However, the rules of the Tulip Family seemed to be a bit strict.
Since then, the warriors of the Tulip Family had been patrolling back and forth on Brokeback Mountain. No one was allowed to approach the hillside.
In the past, a woodcutter from the town had tried to approach the hillside. The first time, he was politely driven away. The second time, he tried to sneak into the mountain to chop firewood because he had to walk a long way to chop firewood. In the end, he was unceremoniously tied up by the patrolling soldiers of the Tulip Family and thrown into the town.
No one in the town sympathized with the woodcutter because he had received two silver coins from the sale of the mountain. Since he had received the money, he naturally could not casually run into other people's territory.
In this regard, the majority of the town's people were very simple.
The Tulip Family's villa at the back of the mountain was surrounded by a high fence. In addition to the patrolling soldiers on the mountain, there were also cavalry patrols taking turns to patrol the area. This level of defense seemed to be making a fuss over a minor issue because the Duke of the Tulip Family had never come here for a vacation.
To guard an empty villa, there was no need to make such a big fuss. Therefore, the villagers often secretly speculated whether the Duke had a mistress or something … Wasn't this a very common thing among nobles?
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In the villa, there was a flat grassland within the tall walls. In the middle of the grassland, there was a simple wooden building that was built in a short period of one month. Every day, from the wooden sheds, there would be a sound similar to the howling of young beasts.
In order to cover up this sound, Zach Jr. built a row of horse sheds outside the manor to raise horses.
In the evening of this day, the manor finally welcomed its true owner.
Du Wei didn't make a big fuss about it. Instead, he rode a simple carriage with a small team of guards and arrived at the manor.
When the carriage entered the manor, Du Wei was very satisfied with the vigilance of the surrounding defense.
When they entered the valley, hidden sentries were arranged on both sides of the hillside. If the enemy were to force their way in, then the hidden sentries on both sides of the hillside would fire their crossbows! More than a dozen crossbows were arranged on both sides. In a very short period of time, the carriage would be blown to pieces! Furthermore, there were also archers guarding the place. Even if hundreds of people were to attempt to break in, they would definitely be turned into hedgehogs!
Below, there are also a hundred elite cavalrymen of the Tulip Family patrolling the area. These cavalrymen were all mobilized from the Northwest by Du Wei, and they are the true elites of the Tulip Family. Their birth and family background have been strictly checked, and they are absolutely loyal to the Tulip Family.
Even these guards could only be stationed on the periphery of the manor. They were not allowed to enter!
Therefore, even the soldiers didn't know what secrets there were in the manor.
When the carriage entered the manor and finally stopped beside a small stone building, Zuckerberg immediately jumped off his horse and went to the side of the carriage. He personally opened the carriage door.
Then, Du Wei's personal bodyguard, Elder Yan, personally carried Du Wei down from the carriage and placed him in the prepared wheelchair.
It was winter. Du Wei's body was wrapped in a thick layer of leather robes and a mink scarf. Half of his face was covered as he sat in the wheelchair. His legs were covered with a thick layer of blanket.
At first glance, he looked very much like a 'seriously ill' person.
However, only he himself knew how ridiculous this attire was.
It was true that he was seriously ill. However, his body was not this weak – on the contrary, his body's condition had never been this good! Every muscle in his body was filled with elasticity and strength. Even if it was winter, he would not feel cold even if he was only wearing underwear. His complexion was rosy. If one were to look at him purely from the surface, he would simply be so healthy that it would make one's hair stand on end!
However, he had no choice but to wrap himself in a blanket and pretend to be seriously ill.
Because he was' paralyzed '.
In order to not cause more trouble, it would be very difficult to explain to others why he couldn't move his body despite his rosy complexion. His muscles were filled with vitality and elasticity, but he couldn't even lift his arms.
Inside the palace, Prince Son had already summoned him twice. However, Du Wei used the excuse of being seriously ill to avoid him. So he had no choice but to 'pretend' to be sick. Even if he was really sick, he still had to act like he was sick.
Because of this, Du Wei had no choice but to dye his cheeks a waxy yellow when meeting with guests.
Elder Yan personally pushed the wheelchair into the small building.
Then, inside the small building, Du Wei saw Hussain.
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Looking at Du Wei's dispirited appearance, Hussain's brows tightly knitted together.
"Don't look at me like that. This is only temporary. It won't be long before I'll be able to jump around in front of you. "Duwei laughed.
Hussain was wearing a white cotton robe. When Du Wei came in, he was gently wiping the blade in his hand with a whetstone.
Elder Yan very cleverly walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.
"How have you been recently?" Du Wei sighed: "You've been living here for a few months now, have you gotten used to it?"
"It's okay." Hussain never had the habit of talking nonsense, so he went straight to the point: "Since last month, there have been people spying on us from the periphery. The patrolling soldiers had two conflicts with those guys and drove them away. We didn't have any casualties. But judging from the reports from the soldiers, I think it's very likely to be the work of the church. "
(Continue later, there will be three chapters tonight)
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