I Transmigrated Into A Fantasy World To Farm And Build Houses!-Chapter 347: A Big Gamble

Henry mused:

"I am the eldest son of Count Earl of the Kenya Empire. My father passed away due to illness last month. My uncle and several younger brothers conspired to frame me. Seeing the situation was unfavorable, I fled early.

These younger brothers of mine, along with my uncle who is a Marquis, have immense power, so there is no place for me in the Kenya Empire. Therefore, I sought out the Halun merchant group to come to the Illusion Continent to find a way to survive."

Count and Marquis were among the highest titles in the empire; saying they had power over the world was no exaggeration.

No wonder Henry could only seek out the merchant group of the Aolu Empire, the sworn enemy of the Kenya Empire. Other merchant groups certainly wouldn’t dare to take this job.

Eric immediately looked at Corbin with different eyes.

No wonder his Halun merchant group could rank first among the chambers of commerce in the Aolu Empire. Ordinary people didn’t have the guts to risk so much for gold coins.

Presumably, besides these cotton seeds and slaves, Henry had also given Corbin quite a lot of gold. So wealthy; after all, he was the son of a Count. Even down on his luck, he was better off than ordinary people.

Eric tilted his head, still harboring some doubts, and asked:

"Then why didn’t you hide in the Aolu Empire? Isn’t that the enemy country of the Kenya Empire? No matter how long your uncle and brothers’ arms are, they can’t reach there."

Henry sighed softly, a look of sorrow on his beautiful face: "Although the two empires are always confronting each other, in reality, the nobles still have underground business dealings. Nobles will not refuse gold."

Fine, it seemed there were traitors everywhere. Eric fell silent.

He poked Uncle Thomas from behind. He really wanted the cotton seeds but was afraid of causing trouble for the tribe, so he was a bit indecisive and wanted Uncle Thomas to decide. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Thomas hesitated for a long time, looking at the cotton seeds said to be three hundred chests. Thinking of the uses for cotton Eric had mentioned, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Alright, let’s decide on this."

As soon as these words came out, not only did Corbin and Hugh breathe a sigh of relief, but even Eric felt his heart lighten significantly.

Actually, he couldn’t bear to give up so many cotton seeds. If all these seeds could survive, even if the seed yield here was low, it could be conservatively estimated that each mu of land could harvest three hundred catties of cotton.

With so many seeds, Eric calculated in his head, each mu of land consumed about ten catties of seeds. These seeds were enough to plant over six thousand mu. Calculating the harvest output...

He suppressed the excitement in his heart, his eyes almost shooting out green light.

A thick quilt stuffed with ten catties of cotton was enough to keep warm. If these fields could successfully produce cotton, then the whole tribe would no longer lack cotton cloth or cotton quilts!

Thinking of comfortable cotton clothes, thick padded jackets, and various cotton products, he couldn’t help but get excited.

Thomas glanced at Eric’s excited expression, smiled kindly, and felt even more that this decision wasn’t bad.

Although there was a precedent of an Elf disguising as a human, this time was different. This Henry was definitely human. In his eyes, this matter wasn’t troublesome; harboring him wasn’t a big deal.

Henry stood up, bowed again, and said seriously to the two of them, "Thank you both for letting me stay."

"Not at all, not at all, it’s just a transaction. Since you offered such a high price, we will certainly make your stay comfortable." Eric waved his hand humbly.

Thomas thought of something else and slowly said:

"The tribe hasn’t built new houses for the time being. After we return, we will prioritize this, but it will take some time. For now, you’ll have to stay in a tent."

Eric had forgotten about this.

The Hadu tribe’s construction was mainly focused on building workshops, and they occasionally had to go to the fields to weed and catch insects, so they hadn’t had time to build houses for the residents. He didn’t know if this noble was used to living in a tent.

Henry smiled again: "I am already very grateful that you agreed to let me stay. Anywhere is fine."

His attitude was gentle, and his speech was unhurried, which made Eric suddenly think of an old friend, feeling a sense of familiarity.

In Eric’s heart, his goodwill toward Henry instantly increased a lot.

However, having said that, Henry was after all a guest of the tribe, and one who had paid a lot of money. It was best to treat him with the highest standards.

After returning, he would assign a few Dwarves and beastmen to build a small courtyard for living first, preferably a bit exquisite, to show respect.

It was quite a coincidence. If the Halun merchant group had arrived a few days earlier, Eric wouldn’t have been able to spare people to build a house for him.

Now, not only were there hundreds more small beastmen in the tribe, but also hundreds of Snow Wolves. Snow Wolf beastmen worked quickly, and while the small beastmen had less strength, they were meticulous, perfectly complementing each other.

Thus, sparing a portion of people to build a small courtyard for living wasn’t difficult.

Eric came here this time mainly to discuss the transaction and future cooperation with the Halun merchant group regarding items like toilet paper. Being interrupted like this, they had to wait until tomorrow to discuss other matters.

It just so happened that Eric had rushed over and didn’t bring samples. He would go home to prepare some samples and then come over to talk in detail.

He and Uncle Thomas returned to the Hadu tribe first and told Luci about today’s events.

Hearing that another human had arrived, Luci was extremely surprised: "A human? Is it really a human? Don’t let it be another strange race that can hide their aura!"

It seemed Evan’s identity had significantly affected Luci.

Eric smiled wryly: "This time I didn’t just pick someone up at random. The Halun merchant group proposed trading cotton seeds on the condition of harboring this person. Uncle Thomas and I agreed."

The image of him always picking up trouble and bringing it back to the tribe had also taken root in everyone’s hearts.

Thomas laughed heartily to comfort her: "This time don’t blame Eric; I agreed to it. The person’s identity has also been made clear; it’s not an unknown background. Moreover, the Halun merchant group comes every year; the person they brought probably won’t be a problem."

Even if there was a problem, it wouldn’t be big. If it was really as he guessed earlier, that Henry had offended the pinnacle combat power of humanity, the Halun merchant group were merchants; their nature was to avoid harm and seek profit. They absolutely wouldn’t accept such a request.

Thomas had considered it carefully before agreeing.

Luci patted her chest, her face not looking very good, appearing distressed. She glanced unhappily at Eric and Thomas: "Sigh, isn’t it because I was scared by Eric? We are just a small tribe; we can’t withstand storms."

Eric smiled embarrassedly: "This time it really is a human."

Uncle Thomas also vouched for him from the side:

"I agreed to this. So many cotton seeds, it would be a pity not to agree. Isn’t he just a Marquis of a human country? No matter how long his arms are, he can’t fight his way here. Besides, he certainly wouldn’t expect someone to be hiding with us."

After a round of persuasion, Luci dispelled her worries and smiled again, saying, "That’s true. If enemies really are led here, let them pass the Golden Kingdom and Elf clan first. Giving them a little trouble isn’t bad."

Unexpectedly, Luci was quite cunning.

Eric couldn’t help laughing; this perspective was excellent.

After all, their Hadu tribe was in the center of the continent. As long as the Halun merchant group didn’t leak the news, even if that Marquis really sent people to search the Illusion Continent, they would probably be eaten by various carnivorous magical beasts on the road before they reached the Hadu tribe.