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Chapter 202 - 202 125 Familiar Recipe_3

202: Chapter 125, Familiar Recipe_3 202: Chapter 125, Familiar Recipe_3 The others involved in this operation mainly play a supporting role.

Even if they encounter the Insect King, it would be difficult for them to kill it under the protection of the army of insects.

Rest assured, as long as you can keep the locusts out of the Southeastern Province, or kill all the Kings in the swarm, there will be rewards for you.

Ordinary wealth, I presume you all don’t care much about.

At the end, you can exchange your contributions for some valuable cultivation resources from the Governor’s Mansion.

The complete list is here.

If you want something not on the list, as long as it’s available in the Southeastern Province, I can also help negotiate, but I can’t guarantee that we will definitely get it.”

Upon hearing Earl Piers’ speech, Hudson immediately understood.

No wonder the bounty for killing an Insect King is only a mere 1,000 Gold Coins.

Ordinary people simply can’t complete such a task.

If the bounty were set too high, it would attract reckless folks.

A bunch of fools would rush into the swarm.

Unable to kill the Insect King, they might be overwhelmed by locusts instead, causing embarrassment.

Since they can’t complete the task, there’s no real need for them to know the actual bounty.

Better to keep them in the dark than have them botch things.

Disturbing the Insect King in advance and making it be on guard would only increase the difficulty of the hunt.

Looking at the treasures listed, Hudson didn’t know what more than two-thirds of them were.

But that didn’t stop him from being caring about those items.

Resources that could assist high-ranking professionals in their cultivation were valuable everywhere.

Even if he himself did not use them, he could exchange them with others.

The strongmen present here were core figures of all major forces.

Even if there was 100,000 Gold Coins in front of them, it wouldn’t necessarily sway them.

But these cultivation resources could stimulate their enthusiasm.

In high society, these resources were more useful than gold coins.

It seemed that the locust disaster had scared all the major forces.

Even these rare treasures that were seldom seen were now up for grabs.

Looking around, Hudson suddenly noticed something off.

It seemed that other than himself, everyone here was a member of a major force.

He took out treasures that were divvied up amongst his own people.

Afterwards, all expenses were shared by the Noble Lords of the province.

No wonder they were so generous.

It was meant for these people from the beginning.

The stuff taken out was technically going to be reimbursed by all the nobles.

Perhaps these items had been allocated beforehand.

The so-called exchange was just a trick to deceive everyone.

The precondition is: to solve the problem.

If the locust interception fails, or if the Insect King isn’t killed, then everyone has labored in vain.

If the problem isn’t solved, the lower and middle-ranking nobles will not pay willingly.

Perhaps this was why Hudson was able to get here.

After all, the Earth Bear was effective against small soldiers like locusts.

Not only the Earth Bear, but a majority of the Magical Beast race had a great lethal effect on locusts.

Once the high-order Demon Beast reveals its aura, all locusts within tens or even hundreds of meters around must die.

Look at past locust disasters and you’ll see the range of these creatures.

The swarm always avoids areas where the Magical Beasts live.

No Insect King led his swarm to attack the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

It’s unclear whether the excrement of the Magical Beasts would scare the locusts.

If that works, Hudson wouldn’t have to do anything.

Although his bear eats a lot, it excretes little.

He had no idea where the food went, it didn’t follow the law of conservation of mass at all.

However, the pitiable droppings were fertiliser.

They had to be diluted several times before they could be used to irrigate fields.

…

“Baron Hudson, do you have any objections?”

The words of Earl Piers instantly awakened Hudson from his thoughts.

if the items on the list are predetermined, his impromptu worker role would be awkward.

Fighting for it with these big shots would risk offending people, and he might even get beaten up by society.

The rules, after all, are made by the strongman.

If they use their privileges to modify it a little, it seems like a reasonable thing to do.

Without fighting those guys, Hudson felt he was at a disadvantage.

He can’t just pretend to work and let the locust disaster ravage, could he?

For other things, he, Master Hudson, is a professional slacker, but this situation is clearly different.

Allowing the locust disaster to rampage, the Mountain Domain can’t escape either.

Hudson definitely won’t throw a stone at his own feet.

“Your Excellency Governor, if I were to exchange the merits I get for other things, that would also be allowed, right?”

Theoretically, this kind of inside trading should be strictly suppressed.

The best example is military merits.

The Kingdom has strictly forbidden any type of military merit trading.

To protect the interests of small and medium nobles, the kingdom has zero tolerance for this.

Once discovered, not only will you lose your military merit, your noble status will also be stripped.

Even the family behind you will be implicated.

Fighting the locust plague is not a war, but in some sense, it is in the same category as military merit.

Participating in this battle is also considered military service.

If the achievements are significant enough, such as killing the legendary “Insect Emperor” and saving the Kingdom’s losses, even a title could be granted.

“No!

Rules are rules, and no one is allowed to violate them.

The credit belongs to whoever earned it, and no one is allowed to infringe.”

Earl Piers said earnestly.

However, his encouraging gaze clearly told Hudson: Good job, kid, you are quick to catch on.

You have potential!

The few people who attended the meeting with him also looked at Hudson kindly.

Clearly, as long as he didn’t compete with them for valuable cultivation resources, everything else was not a problem.

The scene before him made Hudson completely give up.

Indeed, there’s nothing new under the sun.

In a world where class is highly monopolized and solidified, how could there be no inside trading?

As a newcomer, being able to get a share of the spoils is due to the big shot’s generosity.

If he overreaches and tries to grab a bite, be prepared to get beaten up by society!

“Thank you for the reminder, Count.

Hudson has learned a lesson!”

During the conversation, Hudson made a courteous gesture to Earl Piers.

With actual actions, he showed that he was a well-behaved boy who knew the rules.

He only took what he deserved and absolutely would not cross the line or reach for something he shouldn’t.