The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Li and Lilith are not ordinary people, and traveling through the wilderness will have no effect on them at all.

The two soon arrived at their destination, a town that produced stone, Xingshi Town.

Xingshi Town is very rich in mineral resources. There are large open-pit mines here, which mainly produce iron ore and red diamond. It is the richest town around the Gravel Hills.

The Lord who manages Gravel Hill, Freyr Carton, lives in the noble mansion here.

"It's really outrageous that a lord who manages Gravel Hill lives in the neighboring territory."

"Well, isn't that the case with all nobles? I heard that in the old days, they even rented kings to govern other countries."

Before the human kingdom was unified, this world also had a history of many countries coexisting. Humanity, already fragile, had to defend against foreign invaders while engaging in internal struggles in this complex world.

Finally, people of insight swept across all the countries and established a unified kingdom, which led to the subsequent development.

Unfortunately, the unified kingdom was unable to resist the invasion of the demons.

Li and Lilith arrived at the busy town of Starstone, which had a large population and many caravans on the road.

The locally produced ores and stones were loaded onto horse-drawn carriages and then transported to the south one by one to meet the construction needs of the royal capital and surrounding areas.

"Ah~ It would be great if we also had these merchants over there."

Looking at the carriages loaded with supplies coming and going, Li was really envious.

It was obviously only a few days’ journey, and the gravel hills looked like a small village in the countryside compared to this place.

"Aren't there a lot of stones in Gravel Hill? Can't those stones be sold?"

“…It’s too fragmented. Without scale, it won’t bring benefits.”

Lilith didn't know much about business and construction, so it was not easy for her to discuss it with Li.

"Let's go and find the lord directly. Let's get the business done first."

The two of them bypassed the busy area and went directly to the wealthy neighborhood, where there were large courtyards, and the Freyr family's residence was the largest one here.

"A manor this big might be worth tens of thousands of gold coins in the capital!"

Lilith had been in the royal capital for a long time. In the Freyr family's manor, all kinds of precious flowers and plants were planted. Lilith recognized many of them at just a glance.

"Brother Li, the pool of flaming roses at the front door is a top-grade magic material. Each petal is worth a gold coin!"

Li glanced at the flower bed and found many fiery red leaves scattered on the ground, which were ignored like ordinary fallen leaves.

"Damn rich people!"

Lilith's eyes were on the luxury of the manor, but Li focused his attention on the security guard at the gate.

The ones guarding the Freyr family were naturally the loyal knights trained by the family. They wore full sets of armor that were ten centimeters thick, and the interlayer of the armor was filled with a large number of magic runes.

The value of the guards' armor alone is equal to Gravel Hills' annual profit, not to mention the cost of regular maintenance.

The knights of the Freyr family are simply human tanks made of gold coins.

Li was deeply envious, but also deeply confused.

"With such knights guarding him, how could the lord be hit on the head by a kobold?"

There is something wrong here!

Li took Lilith to the manor gate, which could accommodate three carriages side by side. The knight guarding the gate immediately crossed his arms.

"We don't accept visitors here, please leave!"

Li took off the fur hat he used to protect his head from the sun and saluted the knight.

"I am the only son of the Weizer family, Weizer Lee. My mother, Weizer Rose, is the best magician in Gravel Hill. We came here to visit the Lord. We heard that he is in poor health. Perhaps we have the ability to improve his condition."

Lee's introduction was very appropriate, and the knight did not expect Lee to say so much to him, a gatekeeper.

The knight's originally tough attitude suddenly softened, but he still did not allow Li and Lilith to enter.

"Master of the Weize family, please forgive my rudeness. The lord's mansion has been closed. Please go back."

"Closed? How could it be closed? My mother was here to help with the treatment not long ago. This time she asked us to come here and brought some precious magic materials..."

Li was a little puzzled. His mother had said that they were recruiting doctors and had offered a high reward. Li had already stated his purpose, so the other party should invite him in.

Even if the Freyr family looked down on the young doctor Li, the knight at the door should not have said the refusal. As fellow nobles, inviting him in for a cup of tea was basic courtesy.

Just as the knight was about to explain, he saw a man walking out of the manor. This man was wearing a high-class priest robe inlaid with gold threads, and he was obviously a high-ranking clergyman of the temple.

"Who is here to cause trouble? Didn't we say that no one is allowed to get close?"

The gatekeeper knight lowered his head immediately after being criticized, but Li noticed that the knight's palms were clenched tightly.

When did the knights of House Freyr start to obey the orders of the temple?

"All outsiders, please leave, or I'll have you thrown out!"

Good man, you were thrown out before you even entered the manor. What's the matter? Are you in charge of the land outside too?

Li, who was originally good-tempered, couldn't stand such domineering people. After all, he was just a visitor, not a member of the Freyr family, so what would happen if he offended this priest?

If this priest was willing to chase him to the Gravel Hills to deal with him, Li would in turn give him great admiration.

Thinking of this, Li couldn't bear it anymore.

"My father is the gold medal adventurer Jack. He has always fought side by side with the knights of the Freyr family. He told me about the glory of the Freyr family and suggested that I take the knight qualification exam. Today, I saw that the Freyr family's manor was being manipulated by an outsider. The rumors were just like that."

Li's words not only mocked the Freyr family, but also slapped the face of the temple.

The Freyr family was bullied by outsiders because of their incompetence, and the Temple's management of the nobles' private affairs was also an oppression of the nobles.

The clergyman immediately quit.

"Boy, who are you and where are you from? I think you have bad intentions. I'm afraid you are an assassin who came to kill the lord!"

The priest immediately labeled Li an assassin, and even the knight guarding the gate could not stand this.

Compared with Li Gang’s ridicule, the knights were even more disgusted by the priest’s tyranny in the manor in recent days.

Just as the knight was about to speak, he saw another person walking out of the manor. This person was wearing a maid's outfit and looked to be in her forties.

The years did not wear down the maid much, but instead cultivated a unique and sharp temperament in her. Li recognized the head maid of the Freyr family at a glance.

There is the head maid who was killed by Lian and Cotton in the dream world for betraying her family, and there is also the head maid who brought psychological trauma to Li, a native of this world.

She can kill enemies on horseback and take care of children when she gets off the horse. Except that her surname is not Freyr, the reputation of this maid in the Freyr family is no less than that of Lian and Carton.

"Master Li, long time no see."

"Ah! Maid-chief Yeying Ximanda, Little Leo sends you his long-lost greetings!"