"Master Stephen!"

When Stephen's figure appeared outside the Forest of Veran, Countess Elija, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rolled up her skirt and trotted over and said, "Are you okay?"

"It's fine. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Stephen shook his head and said, "The matter has been settled. ”

"Whew. Countess Illya breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the problem had been solved, but at this time she realized that there was one less squire behind her, and the intelligent Lady Illya immediately understood that someone had been sacrificed, and she whispered a few words to the highland knight next to her, and then walked up to the surviving squire and said, "You did a good job." Tell me what your name is. ”

"My name is Badham. Madam. The young squire said a little nervously.

Countess Illya smiled gracefully and said slowly, "Very good. You can follow the knight of Lola in the future. ”

When the young squire heard this, his face immediately became ecstatic, and he immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "I swear to be loyal to you forever!"

Knight Lola is the most trusted knight chief of Countess Illya, and if she follows her, basically a canonized knight status can't run away. For most of the aborigines, becoming a lord of a fief is a lifelong pursuit, and although the knight's fief is only a small village, there are already many envious and jealous eyes around it. Although this operation was dangerous, and only one of the two came back alive, Countess Elija's reward was too rich. Under normal circumstances, knight canonization would never be so easy, and only those lords who had a large number of vacancies for knight positions under their command would be so generous.

Normally, some warriors would need to be loyal to the lord for more than a decade before they could be crowned official knights, and this domain was generally used as a hereditary fief, and the status instantly passed from commoners to nobility.

Countess Elijah turned and left.

There was a slightly jealous congratulation from his colleagues around him, and Badham tidied up his clothes a little nervously, and then came to the front of the knight of Lola. The burly tall highland knight glanced at him, and then said in a deep voice, "Bring your things and report to the mansion tomorrow." ”

Although the other party is a woman, the knight of Lola still puts a lot of pressure on Badham.

The other side.

Stephen frowned and stared at the forest of Veran in front of him, and after Countess Illya walked over, he said slowly, "Don't get close to here." There are quirkiness in this place. ”

He didn't know what was here.

The forest is so large that it takes too much time and effort to explore it thoroughly, and there may be time for a large-scale scan in the future.

"Hmm. Countess Illya's beautiful eyes looked at Stephen's side face and whispered.

As if remembering something, she whispered, "Master Stephen." This time the South has brought back some news, and I think you will be interested in some of it. ”

Stephen turned his head and said, "What's the news?"

Countess Illya thought for a moment and said, "Something strange seems to have happened over there in the Southern Wind Valley. Then, the ships from across the Channel seem to have reached the port, and the wizards in charge of recruiting apprentices have set out from the South, and they will travel all over the South and then reach the North, which will take about half a year before they return to the other side of the Channel with the Wizard Apprentices they have found. ”

It's finally here.

Stephen listened with interest when he heard this, and then said, "In other words, they will spend half a year selecting apprentices on this continent before returning to the other side of the strait by boat?"

"Yes. Countess Illya nodded.

It's very inefficient.

It seems that the aboriginal wizards of this world still use relatively primitive testing methods, but this is fine, Stephen is just ready to touch the details of these aboriginal wizards. According to Countess Elija, they won't return until half a year later, and Stephen is just in time to arrange a new identity to see if he can get the meditation method of the wizards of this world.

He was still thinking about this magical meditation method that could strengthen his physique.

Wizards come every ten years.

They would spend half a year selecting qualified apprentices from among the descendants of nobles from all over the world, and then looking for awakened wizards among the commoners, and finally they would return to the other side of the strait by boat together.

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The group returned to Windy City that day.

The old Earl of Sutton was still very skillful, and the trade in Windwind City had almost recovered, and he had formed a caravan of his own thanks to the spirits and glass provided by Countess Elia. As an aristocratic woman born in the south, Countess Elijah's connections in the north are not comparable to that of the old Earl Sutton, so the trade route from the north to the glacier is his man. The aristocracy in the south was interested in stained glass, while the Normans farther north were fanatically in love with high levels of alcohol, and the cold climate meant that every shipment of spirits was snapped up as soon as it arrived.

Stephen didn't care much about this, he only knew that Countess Illya had sent him more than a thousand gold coins, and then a lot of marble.

As long as the secrecy is correct, these businesses are enough to make Countess Elijah one of the richest people in the North.

The mansion is much more prosperous than it was at the beginning.

There are a lot of glassware in the whole mansion, most of the windows have been replaced with glass, and there is a little fine porcelain, but the current level of craftsmen needs to be improved, and the craft of porcelain takes time to accumulate. The nobles of Windy were not very interested in porcelain, and the rough Normans thought it was too precious and too easy to break. In contrast, the Normans preferred to use silver and gold, believing that this was the bearing of the nobility. However, the aristocracy of the southern side was very fond of porcelain, especially those with fine workmanship. The most popular thing in Windy City is glass windows, and both noble merchants and commoners want to turn their windows into glass.

Because of Stephen's huge demand for gemstones, the price of gems in Windy City has recently increased by 30%, and many chambers of commerce have secretly contacted some gem merchants from other places.

Especially the caravans that came from the Dragon City, because the nobles of the Dragon Clan were originally very fond of hoarding gems, many merchants came directly to trade gems, and exchanged them for spirits, glass, and metal at a discount, so that they did not have to carry a large amount of gold and silver.

"Master Stephen!"

"Lord Stephen!"

There were a lot of unfamiliar faces in the mansion, but they all seemed to know that there was a powerful wizard standing behind Countess Elia, and many humbly bowed their heads to greet him, while Stephen nodded expressionlessly.

The number of maids has doubled since the beginning.

There were quite a few southern faces, which Stephen could easily recognize once he was familiar with the Norman facial features. The southerners' facial contours are softer, with less high noses and deep eye sockets, and a hint of Norman arrogance on their expressions. There were a few more Highlanders among the guards, who were silent and loyal warriors, and because the Highlands themselves were not suitable for farming, many Highlanders were hired as guards.

The savvy Southerners were more educated than the commoners of the North, and even ordinary children knew a little arithmetic.

These talents made Countess Illya's chamber of commerce run quickly, with stewards coming in with account books every day to report, and the burly and tall knights of Lola training new warriors in the side courtyards, and Countess Illya needed a group of loyal guards. (The Lola Knight class level is around 12.) ）

Stephen is now the banner that protects Countess Elijah, and the rest of the small matters are handled by the people below.

He spent three days in the Windy City.

The main task is to teach Miss Fran, and she is learning at a good pace, and it is expected that she will be able to start the most basic spell practice this year. Stephen wasn't going to let her learn the way of the aboriginal wizards, because it was too weird and too dangerous, and it was likely that such a young girl would die by accident.

He was going to teach her the way the Arcane Council did.

As for the Countess Elijah.

Hehe.

Stephen doesn't expect her talent anymore, she can awaken the dragon vein completely stained with Stephen's light, and teaching her is a waste of time!

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(PS: The book is open on April Fool's Day, and it is on the shelves on Children's Day.) ）