050. Territories and ruins
Two days later, the City Lord's Mansion. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's been two days since the rebellion started by Emma has been put down, and Falcon City is now back in Bit's control.
Those involved in the rebellion were gradually disposed of by Bit, either removed from all positions or simply killed.
Adam also fully felt Bit's rough and direct approach, but none of this had much to do with Adam.
He was now in the City Lord's Mansion in order to choose a fief in the territory of Falcon City, which was a condition of the magic contract at that time.
A huge map hangs on the wall, and in the center is undoubtedly Falcon City.
To the north is a large plain, with a river running through it, and on the other side of the river is Danube, another city in the Seven-City Confederation.
The southern terrain is predominantly hilly, mountainous, separated from the noble council by a large forest, the ash forest.
Adjacent to Fort Gordonberg in the west and the sea in the east, it is all the territory of Falcon City, and it is also the most prosperous place under Falcon City's rule.
"Pick a place. It's up to you to choose what isn't marked in the map. Bit pointed to the map, very generous.
"What does it mean to be marked?"
"There are already lords or Falcon City towns, and they can't be given to you as a territory. I'm much more generous than Emma, take out the entire land under the rule of Falcon City, take your choice! ”
It sounds impressive.
Adam looked closely at the map and saw that there were three places that looked very good.
One is a small town near Gordonberg in the west, which is an important transit point for trade between Gordonberg and Falcon City. One is a small town in the south with large farms, but unfortunately it is often harassed by goblins.
There is also a small coastal town located in the east of Falcon City, which is very rich in aquatic products and relatively rich.
"I've heard Arras say that there is a rule in the Federation of Seven Cities: the land that a lord has acquired through battle will directly regard it as his own territory, and does not need to hand over the main city."
"That's right, in fact, not only the Federation of Seven Cities, but all countries have such a decree, in order to encourage the lords to expand outward and increase the territory of the entire kingdom. Looks like you have a choice? ”
Adam nodded, reaching out a little to the town in the south.
"If I clear the nearby goblins, will the woodlands also be my territory?"
Bit drew on the map, "The place within this line was originally the territory of our Falcon City, and it was invaded by goblins for some reason, as long as you can snatch it from the goblins outside this line, then they are yours." ”
Adam looked at the place where the bit line was drawn, and a third of the place was originally the territory of Falcon City. If Adam wanted to increase the size of his territory, he needed to take it back first.
However, these places, Adam thought about it, and corresponded to the map, and it seemed that they were the places that needed to be cleaned up this time to exterminate the goblins. Although the soldiers returned halfway through the operation due to the civil unrest in Falcon City, some of the goblins must have been cleared.
"Okay, that's this place." Adam said, pointing to a small town in the south.
"Are you sure? It's basically the southernmost town, and for the sake of our collaboration, I'll warn you that he'll be the first to be attacked by the Council of Nobles. You'll also have to watch out for attacks from the Bloodlines of the Ash Forest and the vampires they raise. ”
Bit reminded, and then said to Andrew, "You're just watching him mess around?" ”
Andrew smiled, "I follow the young master's arrangement. ”
"That's it." Anyway, the lord's career won't last long, and once he has enough strength, his target is the entire Falcon City.
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Out of the City Lord's Mansion, Adam took Andrew to the Mage Federation in a carriage, which was a certain agreement between the president and Adam before leaving after killing the Silver Bishop that day.
Adam didn't know what the president of the Mage Federation had for seeing him, but he was idle anyway, and it would be good to go and see it.
Soon Adam and Andrew arrived at the headquarters of the Mage Federation, located in the westernmost part of Falcon City, built on a hill, and the main building was a seven-story tower on which you could faintly see the flow of magical elements of various colors.
Adam estimated that the mages of the Federation had arranged all kinds of magic on this tower, both defensive and offensive.
At the gate of the Mage Federation, there were two Black Iron Mages on duty, who greeted Adam enthusiastically when they saw him get out of the carriage.
Whether it is the strength of Adam's own bronze white mage or the protection of a silver knight, they can't be too enthusiastic, this is originally a place to see strength. Professionals with high strength will always be more likely to gain the respect of others.
"Sir, please come with me, the president will be waiting for you on the sixth floor." The two Black Iron Mages fought in secret, and in the end, a girl with a double ponytail won the opportunity to lead Adam into the Mage Federation.
Along the way, many mages greeted Adam warmly, and then looked curiously at Andrew, who was following behind Adam.
Five minutes later, Adam appeared in the president's office, and also learned the name of the president of the Falcon City Mage Federation, Arman.
"You may be seated." Arman graciously invited Adam and Andrew to sit down.
"I know that a mage's time is precious, so I'll be straight about it. I have a ruin here, and I'd like to invite you to join me. I don't know if you're interested? ”
"Ruins?" Ruins Adam knows, but there are benefits as well as dangers, "Why me?" ”
Arman gestured to Andrew behind Adam.
"At first, I was interested in your status as a white mage and your ability to summon creatures of light, and white magic is very useful in this ruin. Andrew's successful promotion to the Silver rank made me even more determined to invite you in. ”
"I want to know the details of this ruin."
"Of course you can, I don't know if you know, a hundred years ago, there was a white bone archduke who fell in Celtic, and the undead aura he left behind polluted the entire forest, which is now the ash forest."
"In an accident, I learned from an ancient book that the undead army of the Great Duke of Bones had built a dungeon in the ash forest, which contained the treasures of the Grand Duke of Bones. In addition to gold, silver and jewelry, more importantly, there is a high probability that there are various ancient books of magic. ”
Magic is constantly evolving, and it is constantly being lost, and if you can get the ancient books of magic, it will be more precious to any mage than any gold, silver, and jewelry.
"As tempting as it sounds, how many people are involved and how are the results distributed?"
The undead scourge and the Grand Duke of Bones Adam didn't know anything about it, and he hadn't heard of it.
However, he finally knew the reason why Arman took a fancy to his status as a white mage, since it was a dungeon built by an army of the undead, there was too much room for white magic to play in it.
In order to prevent Arman from discovering the anomaly, he decisively pretended to be very interested in the actual benefits.
"If you join Andrew, I'll see, there will be six people in total. You and I, Andrew and Helen, and two Silver Mages from the Gordonberg Mages Federation. As for the distribution, if the two mages have no opinion, the four silvers will be ninety percent of them, and the remaining one will be divided equally between you and Master Helen. But it depends on strength, doesn't it? ”
Indeed, this is the truth, with Arman's strength alone, it is not enough to explore the underground palace left behind by the Grand Duke of White Bones.
You must know that according to the classics, in order to deal with the Grand Duke of Bones at that time, almost all the Celtic masters were dispatched, and he was finally killed in the ash forest.
For this reason, the entire Celtic high combat power was almost completely wiped out. Celtic's strength in the continent was the last in the world, and this time it was even more vigorous, and it has not fully recovered until today.
In order to obtain the treasure, he had to join forces with the two Silver Mages of the Gordonberg Mage Federation, but in this way, he was at a disadvantage after the two Silver Mages joined.
This bothered him until Emma revealed her identity as a silver mage. If Emma hadn't cooperated with the Church of Dawn, he would have wanted to help Emma besiege Bit together.
Fortunately, the appearance of Adam and Andrew gave him hope again, which is why Arman will help Adam give him a magic contract.
"No problem, I think I'll go for it." If he is useless in his actions, it will naturally be difficult to share the benefits. On the contrary, everything will be different, after all, it is still up to strength to speak.
"So you agreed to join the adventure?"
"Yes."
"Then I hope we have a good time working together!"
"Happy working together!"