Chapter Ninety-Three: Pressure and Entrustment
When Lydia and Muse return to Golden Cornflower Manor, it's dusk.
At this time, when Lydia was upgrading the circle, considering the need for people and materials in the Golden Cornflower Manor to enter and exit, the time for the circle to open the passage at the main entrance of the Golden Cornflower Manor was set at a specific moment.
Without the ubiquitous sneak attacks of the Wanderers, it would have been easy for the Newton family's existing defensive force to defend the front door tightly.
So when Muse and Lydia drove in, there were still a lot of carriages coming and going.
Obviously, due to the strength of the circle that Lydia had upgraded, the Golden Cornflower Manor had been freed from the embarrassment of frequent attacks.
These days, the only fate of those wanderers who sneak up on the Golden Cornflower Manor and want to attack is to fall into the illusion and stand still, and the next second is a dozen spear-like ice spikes flying straight through the air, nailing most of the wanderers to the ground!
Even if a few wanderers were able to break away from the illusion and dodge in time, these ice spikes would burst open after being inserted into the ground, and suddenly turn into smaller ice crystal fragments with a "boom", shooting wildly towards the surroundings, just like blooming flowers with death ice crystals, punching countless holes in the human body, injecting deadly cold air!
And now at the main gate of the Golden Cornflower Manor, there are more than a dozen wooden stakes planted in the ground, on which are the heads of these wanderers killed by the magic circle! The deadly cold is still left in it, making every head turn purple, and even the lips are condensed with ice crystals, even if they are exposed to the scorching sun for several days, it is useless!
And when Atro knew that he no longer needed to worry about his own safety, he also began to do it after relieving, and one after another orders were issued by Atro when the magic circle was exposed.
The subordinate forces of the Newton family, who could not take care of contact in the previous predicament, were mobilized little by little, and these originally scattered and messy forces were mobilized by Atro, nervously counterattacking the Alec family, stabilizing the disadvantage of the disorder again, and even having a tendency to counterattack!
The dark line planted by the Newton family in the city of Deira also acted under Atalow's secret order, and fed back a steady stream of information to the Newton family, so that Atro was no longer ignorant of the forces that were pressuring the Newton family together with the Alec family.
So, when Lydia stepped into Atro's study, Atro was reading the latest news from the dark lines of Dela!
"Who!" Atro, who felt someone entering, suddenly raised his head and shouted in a low voice, while a hand had reached under the desk, as if he was going to take out something to defend himself in the next second.
But after seeing Lydia's familiar figure, still shrouded in a wide mage's robes, Atro's expression quickly relaxed, and he stood up and bowed slightly to Lydia in respect.
Clearly, Atro's change of attitude is quite noticeable.
After all, in the past few days, most of the improvement in the predicament faced by the Newton family is due to the protection of the powerful magic circle that Lydia has transformed and upgraded!
After personally feeling the power of the magic circle that Lydia had transformed and upgraded, Atro realized that Lydia's power was not trivial, and he became more and more in awe of Lydia in his heart.
Not caring about Atro's actions, Lydia walked straight to the chair opposite Atro and sat down, seemingly nonchalantly saying, "Viscount Atroll, you are still satisfied with the magic circle I have transformed and upgraded." ”
"Very satisfied!Lord Lydia, it is a privilege for the Newton family to have your help!" Atro replied quickly, fearing that Lydia would be dissatisfied.
"Oh, you're satisfied?" said Lydia, leaning forward with her chin in her hands, her bright eyes staring straight at Atro with most of her hooded face, "after examining the silver mine you said for herself." ”
"I'm not too happy with the deal with you!"
"Especially since you're hiding some tricky stuff from me in this silver mine, I'm so upset!"
By the end, Lydia's eyes had already revealed a little cold light, and her hands seemed to light up with a hint of magic brilliance......
"I'm sorry, Lord Lydia......" Atro, who sensed Lydia's unkind eyes, stood up in panic and apologized.
"That's, that's ......" Atro stammered as he organized his language, as if trying to explain.
"Huh. Lydia sneered, didn't speak, and just watched the cold sweat on Atro's forehead continue to break out.
The atmosphere in the study seems to be getting more and more dreary......
At this time, Lydia also felt that the level of pressure was enough, and she still understood the reason for excess.
Lydia shook her head and said, "Although you are hiding that tricky thing from me. ”
"But at least this silver mine does produce Mithril!"
"With this, it shows that you still have a little sincerity in trading!"
"So, I've decided to give you another chance!"
Hearing these words, Atro said, "Thank you for your forgiveness, Lord Lydia, your bearing is as broad as the sea......
Looking at Atro, who was taking out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead, Lydia took out a long list from the space pocket around her waist, and landed on the desk with a flick of her fingers.
"This is ......" Atro asked, looking at the list on his desk, as if puzzled.
"I'm going to build a small mage tower near that silver mine!"
"So, I hope you'll be able to get this list ready!"
"As a reward, I will entrust the silver mine to the Newton family for mining, and all the Mithril mined will belong to me, and I can give forty percent of the remaining silver to the Newton family!"
"And forty percent of the silver in this silver mine can easily allow the Newton family to survive this difficulty, and even develop further!"
Lydia said very dryly.
"What you said is true?" Atro said sharply, his face changed.
"Of course, the principle I believe in has always been equivalent exchange. In my opinion, if you want something, you have to pay for it!" Lydia said lightly.
"Okay! I promise!" Atro gritted his teeth and agreed, glancing at the list of supplies Lydia had brought out.
With just a cursory glance, Atro already knew that if the Newton family tried to gather what was on it, they would probably have to bleed heavily.
But forty percent of the silver in that silver mine is definitely not a small amount, and that would be an astonishing fortune!
As long as this amazing wealth falls into the hands of the Newton family, then the loss when it was suppressed before is nothing, and the Newton family will definitely be able to counterattack in one fell swoop, and even bring down the Alec family!
So after Lydia left, Atro immediately began to draft an order to secretly purchase the supplies on the list.