Ed really wants to take over this gypsum mine. The butler just said that the central area of the large forest in the west has no clear ownership. Whoever has the biggest fist gets to own it. Even if it does have an ownership, Ed isn't afraid.
The key questions are how to secure the mine, how to mine the gypsum deposits, and how to bring them back.
"Well, let's wait for Sugi to come over and ask about the situation first!"
Ed picked up the iced honey flower tea and took a sip. It was so refreshing to have a cup of this in the summer.
"My lord, you called me?" Cedar stood outside somewhat uneasily.
"Shanshu, come in and sit down. I have some questions for you."
Ed looked outside, smiled, and pointed to the empty seat opposite him.
Shan Shu came in, but he stood there somewhat apprehensively, not sitting down for a long time.
This is the first time that Cedar has come to the lord's castle. In the past, he had difficulty even seeing the lord, let alone entering the castle.
Now, being in the lord's castle was something he never even dared to dream of.
"Fir Tree, sit down, don't stand there." Ed looked at the Fiber Tree again.
"I heard Ed speak again." Cedar sat awkwardly, half-sitting and half-squatting on the stool.
Ed found it somewhat amusing: "Adelaide, pour the cedar a cup of honey flower tea."
"Yes, Master." Before long, a cup of water was placed in front of the cedar tree.
Ed picked up the teacup and took another sip: "Spruce, taste it while it's still fresh, it won't taste as good if it sits for too long."
"My lord, I am not thirsty." The cedar tree uttered three sentences instead of one.
"Adelaide, sit down and have a drink with me." Seeing that the fir tree was too shy to leave, Ed had no choice but to call Adelaide to sit down and drink with him.
"Master, I'm full now, I really can't drink anymore." Ed looked at her in disbelief. You kept drinking all the time, and now you can't drink anymore when I need your help.
Adelaide looked at Ed with innocent eyes.
Perhaps it was the sight of the two people that made Sugi less uneasy. Sugi subconsciously picked up her teacup and took a sip.
"Ah!" This bite was incredible. A mouthful of sweet, fragrant, and icy liquid spread throughout his body, making him let out a comfortable "ah".
"Lord…my lord, this…" Sugi was incredulous; this was the best thing he had drunk in the summer.
"Hmm, as long as it tastes good, I've drunk it all. Let Adelaide pour me another glass."
"That's enough, my lord. What did you want to ask me?" Sugi didn't ask for any more; one cup was enough. He knew that anything served iced in the summer must be something very precious.
"Here's the thing, Cedar. Recently, the hunting party discovered a mineral valley. The mineral is very important to our territory, but there are people mining there. I suspect they are from your former lord's territory. Go with the hunting party to confirm if they are from your area and see if you recognize anyone. Remember to be careful."
"My lord, it's no problem. We would all be dead without you." Sugi's eyes were a little red, probably because he was thinking about the past again.
"One more thing, no matter what, you must come back first and are not allowed to act on your own."
"Yes, my lord, I will certainly follow Lord Andrew's arrangements."
Ed believed that Sue was a man of sense, he had sensed it from the first time they met.
Ed looked again at the red-eyed cedar tree, regardless of whether it understood him or not.
"I hope you return safely. What truly matters in life is not what you encounter, but what you remember and how you remember it."