The next day, Li You Ran woke up from the viscount's mansion after a night of rest. He didn't sleep very comfortably, at least not as well as his Tempur-Pedic mattress back home. But in this strange world, he had to make do. After all, you can't expect medieval standards to provide you with a Tempur-Pedic mattress to sleep on.

  Get up and pat your head, Li You Ran made himself more awake, then after finding the viscount, he bid farewell. Although the viscount was reluctant to let him go, Li You Ran still fled quickly. He once again smelled that smell, which was even stranger this time, seemingly mixed with some kind of spice, a pungent smell mixed with a foul odor, extremely strange. Li You Ran retreated in defeat.

  Arriving at the Viscount's estate, Airington was already waiting outside, with two dwarves carrying bundles behind him, looking like they were about to embark on a long journey. When he saw Li You Ran, he walked up to greet her.

  "Baron, you're out. Are we leaving for our territory now?" Ellington looked at Li You Ran with a face full of reverence. Although he had been grateful before, it was more fear, but now it's different. Wearing the cloak of nobility, Ellington regarded Li You Ran as his master.

  It's not that he doesn't want to, but his territory is under Li You Ran's jurisdiction, and in fact, it has already become Li You Ran's. If Li You Ran takes away his territory, he won't even have a place to argue, because he is now essentially Li You Ran's subordinate. Even if the viscount wants to recruit him, he needs to communicate with Li You Ran first. If Li You Ran doesn't let him go, the viscount can't blame him.

  "Hmm! First, go to the market and take a look, then come back to our territory. This time, we need to collect some grain, you can come together too. After I deliver the grain, you'll escort it here, and then help me manage the store, purchasing all the local specialties. How about that?"

  Although there was a question at the end, the tone of speech was affirmative. Ellington would not object, since he was already under someone else's command, he had to listen.

  Li You Ran and Ailington arrived at the market, looking at the local specialties of this world, some animal hides and meat, as well as some bones and medicinal herbs, all of which were picked in the forest. It seems that the forest still has a lot of resources, it's just a bit dangerous.

  Li You Ran inadvertently saw something similar to ginseng, of course, it was just similar, Li You Ran couldn't tell if it was really ginseng from Earth, if so, that would be a huge fortune.

  Li You Ran stopped and asked: "What is this?"

  The street vendor looked at Li You Ran and thought he was a rich master. Didn't you see the warrior and two half-bodied servant following behind him?

  "Hello sir! This is the magic medicine material found in the forest, it's one of the main ingredients for the Life Medicine, yes, the very same Life Medicine that can cure any harm or disease!"

  "Cut! Why didn't you say that the life medicine also has grades?" Ellington was dissatisfied as soon as he heard the small vendor's words, this is treating these people like a fat sheep.

  The peddler's face also turned awkward, then explained: "Isn't this something everyone knows?! I didn't mention it, but it is indeed something the Life Medicine needs."

  "Hmmph! Of course it is, but the alchemy potion requires a magician, you know! Don't tell me there's a magician who can do alchemy here, I'll have you introduce us."

  Elington said with a sarcastic face, it's clear that he knew these people's faces well, they would cheat if they could, the medicinal material was actually worthless, and obviously took Li You Ran as an ignorant rich young master.

  "This! Of course there is, but I don't know either. Do you want this medicine? If it weren't for the fact that all the wild beasts and magical creatures in the forest have disappeared these past few days, we might not even be able to get it."

  The hawker was getting a bit impatient, but he didn't dare offend these wealthy people, lest they teach him a lesson.

  How many times have I heard people say that the number of beasts in the forest has decreased? I remember when I was dealing with those two bastards, I felt it too. The usually lively forest didn't have any animals appearing, this isn't a normal phenomenon.

  Li You Ran picked up the medicinal herbs and weighed them in her hand, saying: "I want all of your things, but you must tell me what happened in the forest."

  "Sir, it's completely unnecessary. His medicine is all over our territory and the number of wild animals in the forest has sharply decreased. I've also found the reason."

  Elington saw Li You Ran was about to buy these things and immediately spoke out to stop him.

  "Never mind, let's just walk and talk." Just as Li You Ran was about to leave with Ailington, a quarrelsome voice suddenly came from the front.

  "Why did he accept his but not mine? My fur is also very good." A familiar-sounding voice came over, but the tone was clearly angry.

  Li You Ran remembered that this was unmistakably Morton's voice. He recalled seeing him in the space and discovering he was a half-elf, but it had been a long time since he last saw him, and with his own affairs piling up, he gradually forgot about him. It just so happened that they ran into each other, so he went to take a look.

  Li You Ran hastily rushed forward and saw Morton, who was still dressed in the same attire, holding two bundles of fur, apparently there to sell goods, arguing with a fur trader.

  "This guest, it's not that I don't want your goods, but the fur is yours and my eyes have had enough. Alright, if you want to sell, I'll give you a discount. As for these in your hand, I'll give five gold coins, how about selling them?"

  The merchant was arrogant and angry, but unfortunately, he had no choice. The other party clearly wanted to lower the price, what could he do? His tribe had been short of food for several days, and he himself had gone hunting for several days without catching any prey, it was really strange. He had no choice but to take a risk and enter the human world to sell some animal hides and buy some grain, unfortunately, it didn't seem to be going smoothly.

  The merchant was also cunning, and after learning that Morton's village was short of food, he changed his tune. The original fifty gold coins became five gold coins, and he himself just talked about reason, but the other party directly refused to sell, saying that the viscount's army had been hunting in the forest for several days and had a lot of fur, all the big merchant teams had already bought it and left, now only his family was buying, if not sold, he would leave today, more or less, it didn't matter.

  Just as Morton was about to give in, a voice came over: "Since he doesn't want it! Otherwise sell it to me, such good fur would be wasted on someone who doesn't appreciate it."

  Mo Dun looked towards the source of the sound and saw Li You Ran smiling and waving at him, saying "Hey, we meet again, what a coincidence."

  "It's you again, sir. Nice to see you." Morton bowed slightly and then tried to negotiate the price of the fur with the boss, but was pushed aside by the boss who said:

  "Isn't someone after your goods? Since that's the case, then don't block my way, I still have to set off on a business trip. Scram, scram, just looking at you poor devils makes me feel sick."

  The boss seemed to be very angry because Li You Ran disrupted a lucrative business, but he didn't dare to vent his anger on Li You Ran, instead taking it out on Morton. Fortunately for the boss, Morton didn't seem to mind, but just because Morton doesn't care doesn't mean Li You Ran won't.

  "Halt, did I let you leave?" Li You Ran spoke up, but the merchant group didn't even bother to acknowledge him and directly tried to walk away.

  "Elington, what are you doing! Don't you see that someone is stealing our wealth?"

  Erlington immediately came out to show his loyalty: "Sir, don't worry, they won't be able to escape."

  He drew his long sword and blocked the way, saying: "You dare to openly steal the baron's wealth, hand it over immediately, otherwise, let you know my power."

  The boss finally realized that he was in trouble, and anyone who dared to draw a sword on his turf was either a noble or an outlaw, neither of whom he could afford to mess with as a mere merchant.

  "Sir! Sir, it's all a misunderstanding. Everything was bought by our and the viscount's armies, absolutely no theft!"

  The boss of the merchant group immediately explained, but Li You Ran didn't listen to him: "Elington is handed over to you to deal with, don't forget that I just signed a contract with Viscount last night, and you must give me an account."

  "Let's go over there and talk, Morton." Li You Ran led Morton into a tavern, while Airington took the merchant group to see the official after hearing Li You Ran's order. Having just obtained the trade monopoly, they caught a fur buyer, which was too quick, but it was not bad to collect a fine.

  Li You Ran and Mo Dun sat in a corner, then ordered two glasses of wine. Li You Ran spoke first: "Mo Dun, what's wrong with you? You don't look so good. Did something happen? If I can help, just say it! After all, I still owe you one."

  Mo Dun opened his mouth, as if he really wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it. What's owed is just a sentiment, and that big bag of salted fish was enough, how could he trouble others? With a depressed expression, Mo Dun took a sip of wine and fell silent.

  "Ah, the truth is out! Let me guess, there are fewer beasts in the forest, no, it should be said that the outer layers have been hunted and killed very cleanly. This is also winter, and you're in a hurry to sell fur for money, isn't this a sign of famine?"

  It was a questioning sentence, but the tone was affirmative. Morton's expression also proved this point. Morton looked as if he had seen a ghost, his eyes wide open as if to say "You guessed it?"

  Li You Ran looked at him and smiled, saying: "It seems I was right, how about it? Do you need me to help you?"

  Morton held his wine glass without speaking, but the pale knuckles proved how entangled he was now. The last snow salt had taken a huge advantage, and if accepted this time, it would really not be cleared. Supporting food in the cold winter was indeed a lifesaving favor.