Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor

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"Empty promises?"

Durant looked at Luo De in confusion, "Lord Baron, you seem dissatisfied with Baron Halon's reply…"

Durant hadn't heard such a term before, but from Luo De's expression and the surface meaning, it didn't seem like a good word.

"Doesn't he want Knight Frank?"

"No,"

Luo De smiled,

"Of course he does, and he's offering a good price."

He held out one finger, speaking nonchalantly:

"A hundred gold coins, plus a purebred warhorse from the Morsal Plateau."

Durant looked slightly surprised at Luo De, then a smile appeared on his face,

"It seems Baron Halon really wants this knight back."

Luo De nodded.

Luo De had heard of the warhorses from the Morsal Plateau. They weren't from the eastern continent, but from the neighboring Land of the Gods.

The Morsal Plateau warhorses are tall and muscular, stronger than ordinary horses, and supposedly have some magical beast lineage in them.

They are fiercer in battle, some even preferring meat and will bite their opponents during combat.

Of course, such warhorses are also very stubborn in nature, requiring not just a professional horse trainer, but they also pick their owners.

Luo De hadn't expected that Baron Halon had such a treasure in his possession.

Ordinary horses cost around ten gold coins, quality horses fifteen to twenty, while Morsal Plateau warhorses can reach up to forty gold coins.

They're incredibly scarce on the eastern continent.

Baron Halon has only been in power for a little over ten years, his father was in power for only ten years as well.

Where did the family get such deep resources?

Or does his maternal family or other families support him?

Luo De felt it was necessary to investigate.

"This offer is indeed generous, even for a knight it seems excessive."

Durant hesitated before speaking: "Then what you mentioned about empty promises, Baron, is that a compliment for Baron Halon?"

"Empty promises mean promising something that hasn't yet been achieved, exchanging an uncertain future for your current achievements."

Luo De explained: "For instance, I don't have territory, but I ask you to join me in exploring a new territory. Without giving you a salary, I promise you a knight's estate in the future."

"If it were you telling me this, I would believe it."

Durant said earnestly.

"Hahaha…"

Luo De patted Durant on the shoulder,

"What if it was Baron Halon saying it?"

"I wouldn't fight for him." Durant still looked serious.

"It's just an example."

Luo De said with a smile, then spread out a map, indicating,

"Baron Halon has drawn me an empty promise, promising if he becomes Count Hawk, he'll give us ten kilometers of land around White Rock Canyon."

"But I don't quite like this promise."

White Rock Canyon itself has some value as it can be fortified.

But extending ten kilometers further inside is not very meaningful.

There's no special resource around, no defensible terrain, and Luo De can't establish an isolated village there.

The townspeople and hunting teams naturally can't travel that far to fish or hunt.

Durant lowered his head, looked at the map, and after a moment of thought, spoke up,

"Actually, Baron Halon's offer already meets your expectations, the empty promise seems unimportant."

"You're right, but since he likes making empty promises,"

Luo De muttered to himself, "let's ask for something bigger."

"You're asking for thirty kilometers more?" Durant asked.

Luo De shook his head,

"Baron Halon probably wouldn't agree."

"Then…" Durant looked at Luo De curiously.

"We want a trade route, and a fifty-year tax exemption agreement."

"If there's a future conflict with Marquis Cold Blade, our caravans can at least travel through Eagle Ridge to enter Black Pine Ridge."

After Luo De finished speaking, Durant nodded in agreement,

"This route is more valuable than White Rock Canyon, and switching the two, I believe Baron Halon won't refuse."

"Switching?"

Luo De raised an eyebrow,

"I want both conditions!"

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Luo De quickly sent out a reply, besides the latter conditions, Luo De asked Halon to exchange as much gold as possible for stone mason and bricklayer slaves.

Baron Halon swiftly replied in response.

He didn't add any extra nonsense, readily agreeing to Luo De's conditions.

In fact, Luo De knew that the additional conditions would not significantly impact Baron Halon.

If Baron Halon truly becomes a Count, a trade route is insignificant.

Luo De believed that what Baron Halon promised to others would only be more.

And Baron Halon himself was quite anxious, eager to complete this transaction.

In his reply, Baron Halon mentioned that at the same time the letter was sent, Baron Halon had already commissioned a trade team to deliver the warhorse.

Meanwhile, Prophet Bai Shuang had already set off for the Blade Mountain Range with the White Wolf.

Luo De provided him some assistance, mainly ten Wildmen from the Wolfhoof Tribe.

These people all had Desert Wolf partners, and following Prophet Bai Shuang together, they could better demonstrate to those tribes the successful Beast Spirit Awakening of the Wolfhoof Tribe under the Saint Master's guidance.

What needed to be done was done, the rest depended on Prophet Bai Shuang himself.

Subsequently, Luo De also sent orders to Gang Le, instructing that Knight Frank be handed over to Baron Halon directly at White Rock Canyon.

This way, there was no need to make a detour to Frost Leaf Town.

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In Eagle Ridge, in a remote village.

On the snow-white mountainside, the wind gently swept across, stirring up snowflakes like grains of sand.

Frank leaned on his wooden sword, panting, sweat dripping from his forehead and sliding down his cheeks.

He looked up, his eyes complex as he gazed at Gang Le standing opposite him.