The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 143 Yunfeng's Treasure Trove
"Good morning, Nyx..." Roland said, his eyes still heavy with sleep, to the beautiful woman standing before him.

"Good morning, Your Highness. Would you like to have breakfast together?" Nyx raised his eyebrows happily.

"Hmm, of course, no problem." Roland nodded. After all, who could refuse an invitation from a beautiful woman?
"System check-in!" Roland said weakly.

"Check-in successful! Congratulations, host, you have received a luxurious royal carriage (with 6 novice magical beast snow horses)!"

"Get lost..." Roland's lips twitched. He was barely able to afford food, and they were giving him such luxury items. But then again, Roland had just looked at the carriage in the system space and was shocked by its luxury. It should be worth a lot of money, considering that the king was looking at his pitiful wealth... and didn't even dare to open the shop.

"What's breakfast?" Roland asked listlessly.

“There’s bread, fried eggs, vegetable and jerky soup! And some very delicious berries,” Nyx said, counting on his fingers with an air of seriousness.

"Hmm, okay...wait a minute! You're not a cook, how do you know the recipes?" Roland asked in surprise.

"Hehehe? I personally went to the kitchen this morning to arrange this for you," Nyx said proudly.

"Thank you for your support, Grand Duchess! You truly understood my heart!" Roland said, moved. As a transmigrator, he still retained his original eating habits, but the food here was just too greasy! Especially since he was a lord, his subordinates were giving him the best of everything. Can you imagine the shock of seeing a whole roasted suckling pig and a huge plate of bread served together for breakfast?
"By the way, are you getting used to living here?" Roland asked subconsciously.

"Hmm, it's not bad. It's safe here, and it feels like home!" Nyx whispered.

"Hahaha! This is the last refuge for the people of Lagrange!" Roland said proudly.

(System: What business is it of yours if it has nothing to do with me?)
"Yes, Your Highness, do you have time today?" Nyx asked, tugging at her clothes and looking at him expectantly.

“Of course, I believe any gentleman would have time for such a beautiful lady as you,” Roland said with a smile.

“Could you accompany me outside the city after breakfast?” Nyx was looking forward to spending time with Roland.

"There doesn't seem to be much to see outside the city. The plantations and farmlands are our assets." Roland rubbed his chin. To be honest, his control over the territory was still very weak! Apart from a few production areas in his territory, the entire Lagrange Kingdom was practically undefended; small troop units could easily riddle the entire kingdom with holes…

"Then let's go take a look around the magic plantation first," Roland nodded.

“Hmm,” Nyx replied.

……

"Where is Lord Yunfeng?" Roland asked the conscripted light infantrymen who were patrolling around the area.

"Lord Yunfeng is currently crafting alchemical items in the alchemy workshop."

"Can we go in?" Roland still had to ask, after all, he needed to consider whether Yunfeng would be disturbed. If alchemists were disturbed while they were doing their work, it could cause a terrible alchemical accident.

"I'm sorry, but that's probably not possible. Lord Yunfeng often works inside all day before coming out. Your Highness, you can take a look at the props that Lord Yunfeng has made and see if there's anything you need. You don't need to wait for him," a guard said.

“Oh? That works too! Let’s go take a look at Nyx.” Roland raised an eyebrow.

"Mmm." Nyx revealed two sweet dimples.

"Your Highness, please!" The guards led Roland and his party to a group of wooden houses.

"These wooden huts contain different alchemical items, and their categories are written on the doors of the huts!" the guard explained. "Hmm." Roland glanced up at the hut with the word "potions" written on its door before pushing it open and entering.

The first thing you see are several wooden tables, and on the tables are a few small wooden boxes, with the names of the medicines inside written on them.

“Nyx, come and take a look, see if there’s anything you need,” Roland said softly.

"Hey, here I come!" Nyx jumped and skipped in excitedly.

"Hey! Be careful! My little darling!" Roland's eyes widened immediately, and he quickly stretched out his hands. This girl was being so reckless in these places full of potions; if she accidentally knocked over a bottle of dangerous potion, it would be a huge mess.

As soon as Roland reached out, he immediately sensed something was wrong. The skin was warm and soft to the touch, and... well, it was even a little bouncy?
"Ah...ah?" Nixon exclaimed in surprise, her pretty face immediately turning red.

"Uh, sorry!" Roland's face was full of apology, but he couldn't help rubbing his hands together.

"Hmm, feels good!" Roland thought to himself.

"What are all these?" Nyx blushed and changed the subject, pointing her slender, jade-like fingers at the wooden box in front of her.

"Hmm... let me see, this is... the Time Sands Potion!" Roland said after examining it carefully.

时之流沙：卓越药剂。可以使药剂服用者的时间流速加快1/2或减慢1/2，持续效果30秒。(没有服用次数限制。)
After Roland relayed the information obtained from the system's detection to Nyx, he noticed that Nyx's eyes were starting to sparkle.

"A potion based on the space system, specifically the time system? That's amazing!" Nyx's eyes shone with admiration.

"Hehe, Yun Feng is a sixth-order sage! Besides, we have alchemy inherited from the goblins, so this little bit is nothing to us." Roland immediately put on airs, acting like a tycoon. If Yun Feng knew that Roland was talking about the lost potion he had worked so hard to create for three whole days, he would probably spit out blood.

"You're a mage, right?" Roland asked, looking at Nyx.

“Um, a second-tier water mage…” Nyx lowered his head and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"That should be very... smooth, no, very good support mage," Roland quickly added guiltily.

"This potion is for you; it could save your life in a critical moment!" Roland gently took out the transparent potion, which shimmered with silver light, from the velvet padding in the wooden box.

“Ugh, this is too expensive… I… can’t accept it!” Nyx quickly shook her head. Although she liked Roland, she still couldn’t accept such an expensive gift.

"It's alright, it's worthless, take it. In case I'm not around in the future, it might be able to protect you!" How could Roland not know the significance of this potion! Whether it's the spatial system or its branch, the time system, the rules they contain are terrifying. Correspondingly, their potion rank is also rising accordingly, and their effects are explosive among those of the same rank. This is because they all possess effects that make them impossible to defend against or provide invincible defense. Take the Time Sands potion, for example; whether it increases or decreases time, it can save lives in critical moments!
Roland believed that even the entire Nyx Duchy wouldn't possess more than five spacetime-based potions. In fact, Nyx currently only had one epic-level space-based potion, which was already considered the duchy's national treasure. After all, the Nyx Duchy was small, and possessing such a potion was already quite remarkable.

“Hmm…then I’ll accept it, thank you…Roland.” Nyx had originally wanted to refuse, but changed her mind after hearing Roland’s words, “I’ll protect you.”

"Hmm, let's look at something else. It's not easy to come to Yunfeng's treasure trove. If I don't empty it out, am I still a king?" Roland said with a sly smile.

After seeing this, Nyx quickly covered his mouth and chuckled, hoping that Lord Yunfeng wouldn't be so angry at the "miserable state" before him that he would vomit blood.

"Come on, I'll take you on a shopping spree today! Take whatever you like!" Roland patted his chest loudly, truly showing no remorse.

I've been experiencing some writer's block these past few days, and I'm trying my best to get back into the flow. Thank you all for your continued support.

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