Chapter 17 Earning Plans
Just hold back? It's that simple?
Faced with Segrina's answer, Claudia was a little strange and did not continue the topic, she had not been infected with that disease, and she did not know what it would be like to overcome the addiction, Claudia asked another question:
"Seli, how long do you plan to stay in Stormwind this time?"
"Hmm...... Let's stay for a year and fulfill the previous agreement. ”
"It's good to have the previous agreement nullified." Claudia laughed, "Can I sign you a new contract and hire you as my bodyguard for a few years?" ”
"It's okay in five years, and my employment is not cheap." Segrina looked at the girl with interest and made a gesture asking for money.
"That's negotiable." Claudia readily agreed, Segrina is one of the best rangers she has ever seen, not only has no shortcomings in melee combat, but also is proficient in wild survival, trap laying, stealth, anti-stealth, lockpicking and other skills that Claudia is not good at, which can greatly help Claudia.
Claudia felt it when she was away on this expedition, she lacked a personal female escort who could be trusted, otherwise she would be inconvenient in many places, especially when she was away, and Segrina in addition to her skills can help Claudia a lot, more importantly, she has nothing to do with the human world, and she is a comrade-in-arms who has fought side by side with Claudia, and she is trustworthy.
As for Segrina's high hiring price, Claudia also found her way to make money last night, and she plans to use her talent for farming and a few bags of seeds from the Great Druid to grow a large number of Night Elf fruit trees to sell fruit to make money.
In most cases, selling fruit is just a small business, but the fruit of the Night Elves is different, at last night's banquet, Varian has completely conquered the hearts of the high-ranking officials and nobles of Stormwind City with the alien fruit wine brought back from the Night Elves, and has achieved unprecedented success, it can be expected that in the case of the praise of the nobles and the extreme shortage of goods, the wine or juice made of Cadore's fruit will be sold at an extremely high price in the short term, so her fruit is not worried about the market at all, and no matter how high the price is, someone will buy it.
Of course, with the opening of new routes and the start of large-scale trade between humans and Night Elves, the price of Cadore's fruit wine will definitely continue to fall, but in the short term, Claudia will make money, and the price of fruit cannot be too low, after all, it is difficult for the fresh fruit of the Night Elves to run across the endless sea to Stormwind, and it will definitely be a very slow process for others to follow the example of the girl and plant trees without the help of the druids.
Thinking of this, Claudia wanted to verify her thoughts a little, so she said mysteriously to Segrina: "Seli, how about I do a magic trick for you?" I guess you've never seen it. ”
"Magic I haven't seen before? All right. Segrina was a little unimpressed, the High Elves were generally good at magic, and they lived a long life and were greedy for pleasure, and all kinds of skills had already been played, and she had never seen any magic tricks.
Claudia immediately went to get a few seeds, then took Segrina to find an open spot in the garden, watered the seeds, and planted, saying, "Now is the time to witness the miracle." ”
What miracle?
The elf girl was a little confused, and then she heard Claudia next to her mouth spit out a word, and as the words fell, Segrina also felt the huge power, the majestic life force condensed in the air and poured into the seed, so that the seed quickly took root and sprouted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and quickly grew into a small tree more than one meter high.
"Life."
Claudia called out again, this time Segrina also understood the meaning of the word, as more life source power entered the small tree, the small tree continued to grow upward, thickening, and the branches on it also stretched out quickly like a treasure cover, green leaves grew from smaller branches, and in a short time, the small tree grew into a fruit tree two or three meters high full of fruits.
Segrina no longer has a trace of elf elegance, is stunned to watch all this happen, not only her, but also the early servants in the house are also shocked by the scene just now, one by one stopped their work and prayed sincerely, seeing the amazing appearance of the people around her, Claudia, whose little vanity was satisfied, picked a bunch of fruit from the branch and handed it to Segrina and said: "How about it, I'll just say you haven't seen it, come and taste it." ”
"Actually, I've seen something like that." Segrina recovered from her astonishment, took the fruit and ate it, and praised it, "But this is the first time I've eaten this fruit, and it tastes really good." ”
"You've seen it?" Claudia wondered.
"The last time I saw me, I was helped by the water of the solar well, and the growth rate is much slower than you cast." Segrina was a little impressed, and she immediately picked another fruit and handed it to the Starlight Bear next to her, who couldn't wait, and ate it.
It turns out that the sun well well water still has this function.
Claudia immediately understood, and after planting a few fruit trees in the garden, she asked the servants to pick the fruit, and kept some of it for herself to eat, and planned to bring some to Varian to taste when she entered the palace.
In the morning, after having breakfast with her sister, Claudia went to Stormwind Fortress, but she did not see Varian, who had just returned to Stormwind and had a lot of business, and was discussing official business with the ministers.
Claudia didn't bother when she saw this, so she chose to deal with her own affairs first, she came to Stormwind Fortress in the morning to have business, and planned to go to the royal library of Stormwind Fortress to check some information about Emperor Soladin to confirm the authenticity of the information that Natalie gave her.
As the greatest emperor in human history, the deeds of Soladin and Scamdor have long been the object of minstrels' singing, even children of a few years old can tell a thing or two, Claudia, who has had a personal history teacher, is naturally no stranger to the life of this emperor, but she also does not know something, such as the whereabouts of Soladin and his sword after his abdication, many historians have different opinions, and they have different opinions.
After spending some time in the library, Claudia had to admit that it was too difficult for her to find the corresponding materials from the hundreds of thousands of books, so she turned to Jenny, a librarian in the library, and after Jenny listened to Claudia's needs, she quickly replied:
"I know where the books about Soladin the Great are, but I think maybe you have a better option, Professor Harrison Jones happens to be teaching students in the library today, and I suggest you ask him directly."
"Harrison Jones?"
"Yes, he's a well-known historian and archaeologist, and he should be able to answer your questions better."
Claudia was led by Jenny to a room on the second floor, and before she could enter the door, she heard the voice of a man teaching the apprentices:
“…… Forget about the preconceived notions of archaeology in your head, what you have traveled to a foreign land, a lost city, and dug up a whole new world. Seventy percent of the archaeological work is done in the library, and reading and research are what we should do...... Take Brian's research some time ago......"
Sounds like some truth.
Out of respect for the scholar, Claudia stopped Jenny from interrupting Harrison's lecture and listened intently, and soon after she caught up with the famous scholar after Harrison's lecture.
Although Jenny said that Harrison was an archaeologist, Claudia saw him more like a warrior than a scholar, and his refined aristocratic dress and well-mannered glasses could not hide his well-developed muscles and rugged temperament, and his exposed skin was a healthy bronz.
After Jenny stepped forward to talk, Claudia also introduced herself: "Hello, Mr. Harrison, I am Baron Serbercher, and I have something to ask you to teach. ”
"I know you, ma'am, that you are not only the youngest high-ranking paladin ever to be, but also the holder of the Silver Hand and the savior of the refugees of the North." Harrison took off his glasses and looked at the girl meaningfully.
How did he know me so well?
Claudia was a little strange and asked, "I'm sorry, do I know you?" ”
"I've heard other people talk about you." Harrison said succinctly, and then instead of continuing the topic, he asked, "Is there anything I can do to help you?" ”
Claudia didn't delve into it, these deeds were not secret, as long as you had a heart, you could know it, so she continued to ask:
"Mr. Harrison, I would like to know some of the deeds of Lower Soladin the Great, especially his whereabouts after his abdication."
Harrison had a look of clarity on his face, and after a little thought, he spoke: "According to our research, after the abdication of Soladin the Great, he was extremely fascinated by the history of the human race, so he led a group of mages to explore the origin of mankind, and it can be said that he was the earliest archaeologist of mankind. ”
"And then?" Claudia asked if it was the first time she had heard of these deeds.
Harrison didn't continue to answer the girl's question, refusing: "I'm sorry, ma'am, although it may be rude, but the rest of the private information belongs to the Explorers' Guild, and I have no right to divulge it, but you can get the information you want from the Explorer's Hall in Ironforge with the approval of King Magni or President Brian." ”
"Okay...... Thank you, Mr. Harrison. ”
Seeing that the other party was resolute, Claudia did not continue to ask, planning to look for the information herself, but if she couldn't wait for a few days to go to Ironforge Castle, she would go to King Magni for approval, and she believed that it would not be difficult.