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The moment he saw the Great Devil's head, Ma Wen's ears suddenly rang with the strange song he heard in the secret passage!
His scalp went numb.
The Great Devil's three eyes stared at Ma Wen, the expression on his face was like a smile that wasn't a smile.
Below, there was a tattered map with a few secret words that Ma Wen couldn't understand.
These secret words were all from the ancient Anzedi language through some kind of encryption method.
"So it really has something to do with the people of Anzedi … …"
"The Great Devil's head … … Devil … …"
Ma Wen fell into deep thought.
Everyone knew that the people of Anzedi were the origin of wizards, it was said that they had a very close relationship with the Devil. They used each other, occasionally formed an alliance, but when necessary, they would not hesitate to betray each other.
The relationship between the people of Anzedi and the Devil, no one could say clearly, but Ma Wen knew that the language of hell and the ancient Anzedi language were very similar.
Some people said that the people of Anzedi were actually the descendants of the Devil.
There were many different opinions, the specific situation, even Ma Wen couldn't know.
He could only infer from the map that the so-called treasure map pointed to, was indeed under his castle.
Ma Wen still didn't know the contents of the secret words.
So he asked Dosiloya: "What does this secret word mean?"
Dosiloya shook his head: "I don't know."
"Then how do you know that this is a treasure map and not a random drawing?" Ma Wen laughed, completely not believing Dosiloya's nonsense.
"It's true." Dosiloya hurriedly swore: "I really don't know."
"This treasure map was given to me by an old man, because I saved his life, he said that this was to repay me. This is a treasure map, I found a professional appraiser to appraise it, but unfortunately, the person I found couldn't decipher the contents of the secret words. So I decided to find the location of the treasure first. "
Old man?
Marvin furrowed his brows.
Dosiloya's expression, it didn't seem like he was lying.
He originally thought that if he caught Dosiloya, everything behind this would come to light. He didn't expect things to become more and more complicated.
"What is your relationship with Miller?"
Ma Wen asked coldly.
"Miller? The merchant? "Dosiroya answered honestly," I met him by chance. He said that the White River Valley was his territory and that he wanted to take back what was his. So I helped him by providing him with some information and a way to contact the Gnolls. "
Ma Wen remained silent.
Miller was a member of the Twin Serpent Sect, so he obviously knew about the stone in the secret passage. But he didn't seem to have told Dosiroya.
And Dosiloya, because of a treasure map given by an old man, stared at the White River Valley.
It might seem like a coincidence, but Ma Wen didn't believe that his luck would be so bad.
Old man … Old man …
Suddenly, Ma Wen grabbed Dosiloya's shoulders: "What does that old man look like?"
Dosiloya was startled by Ma Wen and immediately recalled: "I don't remember too clearly, he was dressed like an ordinary old man."
"I met him when I was traveling in the Sage Desert. He said he was dying of thirst and asked me if I could give him some water."
"Originally, I was too lazy to care about this kind of thing, but I happened to have a noble girl with me at that time. In order to show off in front of her, I generously brought the old man out of the desert and gave him water to drink."
"Later, he said that in order to repay me, he gave me a treasure map. I didn't care at first, but after I found someone to appraise it, I found that this treasure map was actually more than 300 years old! "
300 years!
Ma Wen took a deep breath.
Three hundred years ago, the White River Valley didn't exist!
At that time, even River Beach City was a wild ruin, and the Three Ring High Tower was just beginning to take shape. The young wizard Lehmann built this force by himself. After all, the life of a legendary wizard was very long. At that time, there was already this treasure map?
At this time, Ma Wen suddenly remembered that his grandfather was also a high-grade wizard.
According to his father's memories, although his grandfather was not a legendary wizard, he also advanced to become a grade four great wizard. It was said that his level was as high as level 16.
At that time, he opened up many wild lands for the Southern Wizard Alliance and incorporated these lands into the Wizard Alliance's territory. That was why he received the September medal as a reward.
Logically speaking, with his contributions, he should have received the same amount of land as River Beach City.
But why did he choose such a small place like the White River Valley!?
Ma Wen's mind was full of questions.
"Looks like it's time to go back and find out some things about my grandfather."
He secretly made a decision in his heart.
Next, Ma Wen continued to interrogate Dosiloya for a while. This guy really cherished his life. Whatever Ma Wen asked, he said it, and it seemed like he didn't hide anything.
He repeatedly said that as long as Ma Wen let him live, he would pay any amount of money.
However, from the beginning, Ma Wen didn't plan to let him go.
It wasn't that Ma Wen was cruel and merciless.
It was that Dosiloya had violated his bottom line!
Anyone who coveted his territory must die!
This was the place he would protect for the rest of his life. This was his hometown.
But since Dosiloya was so cooperative, it saved Ma Wen a lot of effort in interrogating him. Ma Wen also gave him a clean cut.
A cold light flashed, and the head fell to the ground.
As for the treasure map, Ma Wen naturally accepted it.
"Medeline's attack on the Scarlet Monastery will be in two weeks. In these two weeks, I must finish reorganizing the territory."
"The most important thing now is to calm the people. As long as I'm back, the people generally won't have too many problems."
"The key is the problem of food …"
As Ma Wen thought about it, he quickly left the dense forest and returned to the castle.
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Food problem!
This was a very serious problem.
If it was peacetime, the residents of the White River Valley all had surplus food in their homes, so this naturally wouldn't happen. However, the invasion of the gnolls caused great damage to the White River Valley. The granaries were burned down again, so there was definitely not enough food for the winter.
In fact, according to the data Anna gave Ma Wen, according to the current consumption rate, within a week, the food in the White River Valley would be completely consumed.
Every morning, Anna would bring the food from the granaries and leave the castle under the protection of the guards. She would go to the market at the foot of the mountain and distribute rations according to the registered population.
These rations were not enough. The farmers were working hard to cultivate, but the autumn harvest was still two months away.
The land of the White River Valley was originally relatively barren, and the amount of wheat and okra planted here was not as much as in other areas with fertile land.
As for herding livestock, there were a few bold families that had begun to implement it. However, their methods were not very effective, and there were not many benefits to be seen at the moment.
In short, although the return of Ma Wen temporarily calmed the people's hearts, the territory was in a mess at the moment!
Although Ma Wen had not been a lord in his previous life, he still played a lot of lord games.
The civilians of Fernand were generally still at the level of medieval Europe. Although it was a high-magic world, the lives of the civilians were still very ordinary.
Food, houses, women, children, and simple entertainment.
This was the life of most people.
In the White River Valley, because there were no slaves, the lowest class were the farmers. Although they were free, they needed to farm and pay taxes.
The treatment of craftsmen was much better. Many farmers would find ways to send their children to these craftsmen as apprentices. If they could learn a craft, they might be able to get a place in the small town at the foot of the mountain. Whether it was a mason or a carpenter, they could live a better life than ordinary farmers.
Above them were the people around the lord, the guards, Anna and the others.
Because Ma Wen's grandfather had no followers and no retainers, the castle was actually very deserted.
The structure of the White River Valley was that simple.
Such a territory, under the terrifying impact of the Great Cataclysm, would probably be annihilated.
No wonder Ma Wen had never heard of the White River Valley in his previous life.
But now it was different.
Ma Wen's arrival would change everything.
He already had a series of plans in his mind!
The first was the problem of food. He could only buy food right now. Fortunately, after killing Black Jack, Ma Wen gained a huge amount of wealth, enough to last the territory for a year or two.
"Find me Lola."
In the study, Ma Wen said to Anna.
Anna hesitated for a moment and said, "Young master, she is a liar."
"I know." Ma Wen said calmly, "So I will personally go to Gem Bay."
Anna frowned and said, "You just returned to the territory …"
"It's fine. I will be back soon. "Ma Wen said.
"It will take at least two weeks to go from here to Gem Bay, right?" Anna asked doubtfully.
Ma Wen shook his head and said, "Five days at most."
"Trust me, in five days, I will return to the territory with a caravan of food. Spread the news. "
"Say that Sir Ma Wen personally made a promise."
After hearing this, Anna was still doubtful, but she still prepared to do as she was told.
In recent days, Ma Wen had created too many miracles. She had already unconditionally believed in Ma Wen.
"Wait!" At this time, Ma Wen suddenly called out to Anna.
He thought for a moment and finally said, "Forget it.
Just tell Lola to prepare the things to go and wait for me at the city gate this evening. "
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After Anna left, only Ma Wen was left in the study.
He hesitated for a moment and opened the drawer. There was a secret compartment inside.
There was a key hidden in the secret compartment.
No one knew that there was a secret door in the study of this castle. This news was told to Ma Wen by Ma Wen's father before he died.
He said that Ma Wen should never open that door. Because that was not a world that ordinary people could come into contact with.
Behind that door, his grandfather's secret was hidden.
"But now, I am no longer an ordinary person."
He picked up the key, pushed open a bookcase, inserted the key into the hole, and slowly turned it.
"I really want to see what kind of secret grandfather is hiding …"
The next moment, the door opened.
At first glance, Ma Wen was stunned!
"It's actually …"
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