Merlin gently stroked the sheepskin scroll on the table and let out a long breath.

This is a document of registration of the hereditary marquis of Brent, which proves that this vast land of more than 85,000 square kilometers in the southwest corner of the Demon Hills is a legitimate territory recognized by the Order of the Phoenix, and will be protected by the Order of the Phoenix, and will pay an annuity to the Order of the Phoenix, the lord of this territory is the Marquis of Merlene Brent, and the domain is hereditary by the Marquis and his family.

The territory was large, far beyond the size of a marquisate.

Mei Lin is frowning urgently at this time, although the area of the territory is large, but the location is very remote, the south of the territory is close to a large river, and the west is next to the big swamp that I don't know the edge, it is said that the swamp is even inhabited by orcs.

The whole territory is very far away from the lava Gobi, and if you ride a horse, it will take about 30 days to go there.

This distance is a bit far, according to the news that Jules secretly inquired, Merlin's territory was not there, but due to some uncontrollable reasons, her territory was changed there, thinking about the herds of goblins, kobolds, and stench gnolls in that wilderness, Merlin's scalp was numb.

If someone really did get in the way, Merlin could probably guess who did it - ordinary people would definitely not dare to attack the students of Grand Duke Helena, only those people from the Thirteen Families would do such a boring thing, and only a handful of people she offended.

But Merlin doesn't regret it, although the territory is far away, it is more in line with her current expectations.

During this time, she had re-melted the gold in her hand and exchanged it for the universal gold coins of the Ramslakai Continent, and she had a large number of gems and potions and other things in her hands, not to mention a large number of magic stones and magic crystals, as well as even rarer magic liquids.

She is now planning to recruit an adventuring group and a group of landless farmers in the lava Gobi, and when she arrives in the new territory, as long as she relies on the territory castle to develop slowly, her safety should be guaranteed.

As for why you don't use the teleportation method, it's because there is no wizard tower in the territory, and there is no way to set up a teleportation array, so you can only take the most primitive mode of transportation.

Grand Duke Helena has already granted her a vacation, let her go to the territory first, build up the infrastructure first, and take care of the rest. It's just that Senior Sister Anne is going to hold a banquet, and I hope she can take the time to attend it before leaving.

It is not advisable to refuse the invitation from the senior sister, although she does not like it, but she still goes on time.

There was a sound of light footsteps outside the door, this should be the attendant sent by Senior Sister Anne to pick her up for the banquet, Mei Lin had just put away the papers, and the knock on the door came as scheduled.

"Your Excellency, I have come by order of the Marquis Anne to invite you to the dinner. A crisp and pleasant voice sounded outside the door.

Merlin opened the door, and saw a beautiful and tall female guard standing in the doorway.

"Please lead the way. Merlin smiled at the little beauty.

The female guard was slightly stunned, and turned around slightly flustered to lead the way.

A splendid four-wheeled carriage was already waiting on the side of the road, and Merlin and the female guard entered the carriage one after another, and the coachman flicked the reins, and the carriage began to move slowly.

"What's your name?" asked Merlene, looking at the female guard in front of her, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"I ...... My name is Nicole. The female guard's face darkened instantly.

On the Ramslakai continent, commoners and slaves have no surnames, and most of the knight bloodlines are produced among the nobles, and the knight squires are generally the children of the nobles. A knightly squire like Nicole who has no surname suggests that her mother is supposed to be a maid in Anne's family.

According to aristocratic tradition, the offspring of maids and nobles were still inferior. Unless Nicole is promoted to knighthood, she will always be a lowly inferior.

On average, only one out of five knights can be promoted to knighthood.

Merlin was comforting, but she couldn't talk about it. The two were relatively silent for a while, but the carriage unconsciously drove to its destination, Anne Manor.

"Your Excellency Marquis, the dinner will not begin in a moment. You can now take a break in the reception room. Merlin was led by a manor to the door of a room, and the waiter bowed to her......

In Mei Lin's opinion, the whole banquet was lackluster, although she also got to know some of the Phoenix Ancestor's bloodline warlocks, but the ugly accosting of those male warlocks made Mei Lin feel extremely unwinked, and she had a feeling of running away.

After staying until the end of the feast, Merlin said goodbye to Anne and returned to her estate.

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The Adventurer's Bar is located in the southwest corner of the Order of the Phoenix headquarters, which is a remote location, but the tavern has always done good business. Because the Adventurer's Bar is the location of the black market trading at the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. Every day before dark, mercenaries, merchants, information dealers, bards, and warblers would come and go in the tavern for various purposes. In such a tavern, you can buy a lot of things that you can't buy outside, provided you have to have money.

Wilson sat bored in a corner of the adventurer's bar, with nothing but a heavy tomahawk lying horizontally on the sturdy oak table in front of him.

A weapon is placed horizontally on the table in the tavern, indicating that he is a mercenary waiting to be recruited, and there is no food or alcohol on the table, simply because he has no money.

It was cold outside, but it was warm inside the tavern. A fire pit had already risen in the center of the tavern, and leaping tongues of fire were licking against a cauldron on top of it. More than a dozen pickled fish in the pot are tumbling in the milky white soup, and the rich aroma teases everyone's appetite.

The tavernkeeper, Hardy, would never chase away any paupers, but don't expect him to give you a low-quality ale worth even 5 copper dinars, so the adventurer's bar can only swallow at the pickled fish for now.

The door to the tavern was pushed open, and Wilson looked up to see the owner, Hardy, with a flattering smile, welcoming several guys covered in cloaks to the second-floor private room.

Wilson knew that these people were the quartermaster's men of the city guards, and they would often give some obsolete munitions to Hardy for sale. Wilson's Roaring Adventure Party had bought two obsolete crossbows from Hardy, and Nelson didn't see where they needed to be eliminated except that the emblem had been worn out.

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Introduction to "Nirvana in the Last Days" (plot development):

Life will always find a way out......

In the history of the earth, the extinction of the dinosaurs, the battle of the gods, the fall of the Oxen Peak...... Behind every mysterious legend, there is a terrifying figure - the end of the world!

In the midst of ups and downs, Xiao Yuxin was fortunate to lead her team to usher in a new round of nirvana for life on earth.