Chapter 1:
The Kingdom of Fontaine is besieged internally and externally.
Greene County.
Montenegro collar.
It's the middle of winter, and the Hengduan Mountains located on the northern border of the kingdom are already covered in snow, and the Black Mountain Territory is no exception.
At the foot of Montenegro, the meandering Musta River has frozen. This small river has carved out a fertile valley, and more than ten villages are scattered in this vast valley. In the second half of the valley, the Musta River converges into a considerable barrier lake, which the locals call Mirror Lake.
Black Mountain Town is located on the shores of Jinghu Lake. Next to the town, a slightly dilapidated Monterey Castle is built on the mountain.
The owner of this castle, the young Baron Levi of Monterey, was leading a large group of people to dig an ice cave on Mirror Lake.
"The Baron is sick again." This is what most people are thinking at this moment.
A month ago, the young Baron Levi tried to break through and become a third-level official wizard, but unfortunately he accidentally fell into a coma.
Three days later, perhaps because he failed to break through, Baron Levi's temperament changed drastically when he woke up, as if he was a different person.
"The life of this noble man is really addictive."
Listening to the clanging sound of ice cutting, Li Wei looked at the endless ice fields in the distance, and his thoughts couldn't help but wander far away.
He is not from this world, he is an ordinary social animal from Blue Star. In his late thirties, he has no father, no mother, and no girlfriend. He just wants to earn more money and settle down.
After working overtime all night, Levi wanted to get up and stretch, but his eyesight went dark.
When he opened his eyes again, he came to this strange and different world called Hisoka, and his soul passed through the body of an unlucky baron whose name had the same sound as his.
The original body died unexpectedly while attacking a third-level wizard, which gave him a huge advantage. From then on, Li Wei got rid of the fate of 996 workers and became an aristocratic gentleman that everyone envied.
The entire Montenegro Territory is the private property of Master Li Wei, and all residents are working for Master Li Wei.
Not only that, Levi also has a golden finger that comes standard for time travellers-the "Wizard Lord Panel".
It's just that this unreliable panel only prompts that the prerequisites have not been met and the system cannot be activated.
After absorbing the memory of his original body, Levi had some general understanding of his situation.
Levi's grandfather Gareth was originally a commoner who didn't even have a surname.
However, relying on his military exploits over many years of fighting and the strong strength of the Sun-level knights, Gareth was awarded the title of Baron of Black Mountain Town, and the surname "Monterey" was started by him.
Grandfather Gareth had two sons and one daughter. Unfortunately, Li Wei's father and uncle died in battle in his early years, and his mother died in childbirth due to excessive grief. Later, his aunt also married away from another county.
In the end, only Levi and his grandfather Gareth were left in the Monterey family to live together in Fort Monterey.
The original Li Wei has been weak and sick since he was a child, and it is difficult for him to achieve success in martial arts. But there is always a way, and Levi was identified by an old priest as having a talent as a spell caster.
In the Hisoka plane, spellcasters are known for their scarcity and huge potential. Third-level spellcasters are even rarer than fifth-level Silver Moon martial arts cultivators, while the number of eighth-level legendary spellcasters directly matches those of eighth-level legendary martial arts cultivators.
After paying a high price, Baron Gareth obtained a very basic wizard inheritance for Levi.
Five years ago, old Gareth, who suffered from a recurrence of an old injury, passed away the title of baron to his only grandson. Levi Monterey, who was only thirteen years old, became the new lord of Black Mountain Town.
According to the old lord's instructions during his lifetime, before Li Wei came of age, the general affairs in the territory were managed by the old butler Pedro.
The security and defense of the territory are respectively managed by the old lord's most trusted captain of the guard, Bellam, and the captain of the cavalry, Harland.
It happened that the young Baron Monterey was just immersed in his own wizarding world and was not interested in various affairs in the territory, so he completely delegated his power to the three "Tuogu Ministers" arranged for him by his grandfather.
The three of them were extremely grateful for the trust of the two generations of lords before and after them, and worked conscientiously in their respective positions.
However, because the wizarding industry is too expensive, the financial situation of the barony is deteriorating day by day. Fort Monterey has not been renovated for several years, and the private army in Montenegro has also been reduced a lot.
A month ago, Li Wei, who had been practicing hard for six years, confidently planned to break through to the third level of official wizard in one fell swoop.
There is a saying circulating in the Hisoka plane that the third level is the starting point for transcendence. The third level also has a vivid name in the Hisoka plane - transformation.
If Li Wei can successfully advance, relying on his identity as a metamorphosis wizard, the Monterey family's rule in the Black Mountain Territory can last for decades!
It's a pity that some people don't want to see this scene.
"Who wants to harm me?" Levi rubbed his chin, puzzled.
A month ago, the original body made sufficient preparations for that breakthrough, and its own mental strength, magic affinity, magic perception and other indicators have fully met the breakthrough conditions.
But at the critical moment when the mental anchor point was about to be condensed and completed, Levi's mental power suddenly ran out. This unexpected situation caught him off guard. Levi, who would never tolerate failure, gritted his teeth and exhausted his mental strength, completing the anchor point concentration. However, he died due to soul exhaustion after successfully breaking through, allowing Levi from Blue Star to travel through time.
After Li Wei woke up, he did not announce rashly that he had successfully broken through to the third level. Anyway, he was the only spell caster in the Black Mountain Territory. As long as Li Wei kept quiet, no one knew what his cultivation level was.
People speculated that the Baron who accidentally fell unconscious during the breakthrough probably failed. The subsequent change in the Baron's temperament supported this conclusion.
"Is it those auxiliary potions, the food I eat, or even someone in my quiet room? The
auxiliary potions were obtained by the cavalry captain Harland from the smugglers. The captain of the guard drank Beram and the old The butler Pedro theoretically has access to my food and daily life.
Which one of the three of them? Or even all three of them? What is the motive for doing this? If it is just the fear of having the power taken back It doesn't quite make sense.
If I die, who will be the biggest beneficiary?"
"Master, as per your request, the hole in the ice has been dug." The attendant's voice interrupted Li Wei's wandering thoughts. .
"Very good, then go out of the Internet cafe as I told you before, and tell the people below to be careful and don't fall into the lake." After that, he waved his hand and drove away the attendant.
In the past month, Levi began to gradually participate in the governance of Montenegro and tried to gather power. He hoped to test the reaction of Pedro and the others.
Since the predecessor spent a lot of money to break through to the third-level wizard, next spring, the entire Black Mountain Territory may face a state of stagnation.
Levi hopes to try to make up for the food gap through winter fishing. More importantly, if this is done, he will gain a certain degree of prestige in the Montenegrin Territory, which is very critical for him to regain power.
Two hours later, as the rope pole passed through the ice holes and finally reached the net outlet, Levi began to organize people to close the net.
More than a hundred young men and more than thirty horses worked together to pull the huge trawl net out of the net outlet.
"Hey, I knew the Baron was messing around again. He didn't see a single fish in such a big battle." "
Since the last time he was in coma, the Baron has always done some weird things. Could it be that he is ill? "
Nearly half of the fishing net was pulled out, but there was still no sign of half of the fish. The peasants who were called out to work in the winter couldn't help but start talking.
The guard beside Li Wei blushed and was about to angrily scold these untouchables who had no respect, but was stopped by Li Wei.
At this moment, Li Wei himself was murmuring in his heart, "Isn't this all in vain again?"
Li Wei, who was just like a man, had indeed issued some unrealistic orders and made a lot of jokes since he just traveled through time. Not to mention establishing prestige, even the good reputation of being stable and conservative before was lost.
"There's fish!"
I heard a scream, and I saw that there was indeed a big bass hanging on the fishing net.
Then, two or three
more fish appeared in everyone's sight. In the end, the huge fishing net was almost bursting.
"Long live the Lord!" A young man participating in the trawl couldn't help but cheered, and then the entire fishing scene began to cheer.
Everyone knows that every extra bit of food increases the chance of surviving next spring.
Amidst the cheers, Mr. Li Wei of "Longyan Dayue" generously announced that everyone present could receive ten kilograms of fresh fish for free.
While everyone was immersed in joy, a travel-worn scout galloped over on horseback from a distance.
"My lord, there is an urgent military situation!"
Li Wei looked serious, "You should retreat first."
Since Li Wei attacked the lord, the Black Mountain Territory has never experienced a war above a large scale. In the original memory, such "emergency military situations" were only experienced twice during the old Gareth period.
The surrounding attendants immediately retreated ten meters away.
I saw the scout gasping and saying: "Lord Baron, the orcs have invaded! Tangquan Castle and Silver Pine Castle have been defeated, Gray Rock Castle has been besieged, and a large number of refugees from Tangquan Territory and Silver Pine Territory are coming to our Black Mountain Territory. !"
"I understand, thank you for your hard work, go down and rest."
Levi took a deep breath, and the joy he had just felt because of the successful winter fishing was swept away by this bad news.
"Isn't this Baron coming to an end?"
[Ding~ Trigger event - Lord's Glory]
[Prerequisites have been met, the system is activated]
(End of this chapter)