Chapter 202: South to the Two
"If, I mean if. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Jiao Ming emphasized a sentence as if there were no three hundred taels of silver here, and then asked: "If I want to know about the aristocratic etiquette of the crocodile collar marriage, who should I ask for advice?"
Luo Hua and Huang Xia Zimang's sister and brother looked at each other, and then they both had smiling expressions.
"Please be serious!" Jiao Ming reluctantly straightened his face. Such an emphasis made the three of them laugh, and Jiao Ming just smiled bitterly, and he was not angry.
As a young lord, Binglian can also be regarded as a public figure, and she has made a lot of political achievements in the past year, so she can be called the 'little star' of the crocodile leader, how many pairs of eyes are staring at it. The ambiguity between Jiao Ming and Binglian can't be hidden at all, and it is almost completely public, at this time, Jiao Ming asks about the etiquette related to marriage, and his IQ can guess the cause and effect over his feet.
In fact, this was also one of the reasons why Jiao Ming launched an attack on the Ice Lotus despite Lady Zi Yu's previous conditions regarding the 'Six Rings'. After all, since Binglian came back from being injured, Lady Ziyu hadn't mentioned the matter, and she didn't stop the two of them from saying and doing. Just like the earth, although the mother-in-law asked for a marriage room when she first met her son-in-law, as the relationship between the young couple developed more and more, she never mentioned it again, so the son-in-law naturally would not talk about the marriage room.
As a woman, Huang Xia knew more about this aspect, and after laughing, she led Jiao Ming to visit a woman in her fifties. After a night of nagging, Jiao Ming finally got a rough idea. The Crocodile Territory is remote, and the etiquette dogma is not as complex as in the south, although it is more complicated than the ordinary people in the 21st century, but it is also limited.
Under the joint operation of Ice Lotus and Jiao Ming, the preliminary work that was not cumbersome went smoothly, and to Jiao Ming's relief, even after following the steps, Ms. Ziyu still remained silent, as if she hadn't seen the movements of the two. It wasn't until Ms. Ziyu successfully gave birth to a baby girl that she let out her words, asking Jiao Ming and Binglian to put the wedding on top of the next autumn harvest celebration.
Although such a statement was slightly suspected of delaying, there was still a bit of relief and blessing in Ms. Ziyu's expression, and Binglian and Jiao Ming happily agreed.
This little turmoil of marriage and engagement did not arouse too much attention in Changteng Town, everyone should earn a share of work, and entertainment and gambling should be entertained. Jiao Ming and Binglian, who had completed the engagement ceremony, continued to work, and although there was a communication network to help remote control, the two were still rotating between Changteng Town, the ironworks research institute and the new cement factory in the north.
From time to time, I have to watch the video of Old Man Thoreau's enchantment course, and ask some questions in person when I transferred to the Northern Cement Factory, and gradually get started with this one. According to the old man's understanding, enchantment is to use the magic energy in the Holy Demon Sea to nurture the substance through the water magic medium, so as to change the properties of the matter. Hardening is only the simplest one, and many other side attribute changes are complicated, not only by the mana value in the cultivation process, but also by the caster himself.
That is to say, different people use the method of enchantment, and there will be differences, and the changes in primary attributes such as hardness are very similar, but the changes in some fine attributes will be a thousand miles away. From the layman's point of view, although the enchantment master taught carefully, and the apprentice fully adjusted the amount of magic power according to the teaching, it still did not achieve the expected effect, resulting in a misunderstanding that was difficult to learn.
Jiao Ming frowned when he heard this, this kind of thing that varies from person to person is the most nerve-wracking, but then he was relieved. Regarding Jiao Ming's doubts, the old man guessed that in fact, everyone's water magic was okay, but everyone had a different maze in front of them, and they had to walk through it by themselves. And taking his own personal experience as an example, he bluntly said that only sixty percent of his enchantment recipes were borrowed from the master's experience, and the remaining forty percent were all explored by himself.
As the days passed, when the weather warmed up and the snow melted, the Huimin plan was filled in with two new measures. The first is epidemic prevention, Jiao Ming and Binglian sprinkled the 100 half-hung doctors into the territory, and the second is to publicize the rental of ploughing cattle and iron ploughs, which are still exclusive to taxpayers. So far, the number of tax evaders has dropped by about 3 or 4 percent.
After completing the statistics, Jiao Ming, who was very happy in his heart, learned the news from the front line from the communication network that a group of wounded people would return to the crocodile collar to recuperate, and asked this side to prepare to receive and at the same time recruit a group of magic warriors from the four rings and five rings to the front line to replenish manpower.
At first glance, Jiao Ming thought that this was a disadvantage for the front line, after all, with the experience of the earth, it was not a good sign to call in the second-line troops, and he was worried that he couldn't take care of the health and epidemic prevention work of the people and livestock, so he went to the cement factory to find Binglian to inquire. After learning more about it, I realized that this was another trick to play a slippery head, similar to crying poor, relying on injuries to prove to the Magicians Association that he was brave enough to fight and clear the accusation of fishing and paddling.
"Who doesn't know the characteristics of magical warriors above the sixth ring?"
The six-ring magic warrior can regenerate limbs, and Jiao Ming's limb insufficiency also recovered in more than half a year, and in the family records of Binglian, there are even examples of chest slashers recovering, so the regeneration of internal organs is not a problem. Therefore, such a blatant fooling of the Magician Association cannot be said to be suspected of deceiving people too much.
"Don't worry, being lazy is also conformity. Binglian smiled.
In the confrontation between continent-level forces, many forces within the Kingdom Union will contribute, and the magicians sent by other forces other than the Crocodile Territory will inevitably be damaged, so it is better to send them home to recuperate than to be placed on the front line. Then the problem arises, although the magic warriors are solid and durable, they can't favor one over the other, and the Wizards Association has to turn a blind eye to this.
"Then why are the magic warriors of the four rings and five rings being recruited?"
"The traditional way of cultivation for magical warriors is to fight, and how can they fight each other in war, so now the atmosphere in the crocodile territory has made the decision-making level unbearable. ”
"What is more terrible than casualties is decadence in laziness?" Jiao Ming concluded.
That's what it means. Binglian agreed, and then a smile appeared on her face, and she said, "I have good news for you. ”
"What?"
"Guess!"
"Sleeping in the same room tonight?"
Binglian blushed instantly and slapped Jiao Ming's chest.
"No? Then I'll think again. Having said that, Jiao Ming's expression was very obscene, and it was obvious that lewd thoughts were still spinning in his mind.
"Don't guess!" Binglian hurriedly stopped, and then said the answer: "In ten days, we will go to the magic academy together." ”
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The spring breeze warms up, the grass and trees grow, and outside the Mage Tower in Sardinia City, the voices of people are boiling. The annual Magic Channel, the Otherworldly Children's Day, has begun. This time, the number of children was more than last year, just because Jiao Ming, who was uneasy and kind, not only pulled all the school-age children in Changteng Town, but also the school-age children in the northern manor castle and the school-age children in ordinary families around Changteng Town who were related to magical warriors to eat white food.
In the face of so many children, the old man who guided the earth magician did not change his face, and even showed a slight smile. And the magician who channeled the fire magic was not so magnificent, staring at the ice lotus with a gaze like breathing fire.
Binglian complained to Jiao Ming coquettishly, although Jiao Ming was the mastermind, he also pointed out that Binglian was actually secretly happy in his heart. Just as the two were fighting a lawsuit, Semiel ran out of the magic tower crying and hugged the ice lotus: "With so many children, I will be so tired that I will be wasted...... Whining. ”
Binglian and Jiao Ming glanced at each other and exchanged information silently. "What should I do?", "I don't know", "It's not all your fault", "You didn't stop me, Miss Accomplice", "Hurry up, find a way", "I really don't have a problem with you"
Jiao Ming patted Semier's shoulder, Wen Yan comforted him to stop crying, and then said, "I'll think of a way for you." ”
Semelle nodded like pounded garlic, and her eyes were like sled dogs waiting to be fed.
"We are so acquainted, of course we will take care of you, so I will slowly guide these children in the future. ”
"Really!?"
"How could I lie to you. Jiao Ming put on a sincere expression and added, "But there are conditions." ”
"What conditions?" Semel stared at Jiao Ming with an innocent expression.
"You see that I take such good care of you, in return, how about giving these children a magical guide for qi in the future, and also for other children who couldn't make it to make it today?"
Binglian gave Jiao Ming a thumbs up from an angle that Semier couldn't see. Semel rolled her eyes and thought about it, nodded halfway, but asked before Jiao Ming said anything about it, "What about the number of people?
Jiao Ming secretly complained of pity, but said in his mouth: "How come, we calculate according to the same number of people, I brought five hundred people today, and you can compensate for another five hundred places." ”
"A word is a deal!" Semier smiled and high-fived Jiao Ming.
The inside of the magic tower is lively, and the outside is not inferior, and all kinds of recruitment words translated by Jiao Ming are shouted by a group of people with cardboard horns, making the scene full of visual sense, as if the high school entrance examination has completed the enrollment of a high school make-up class. The two who calmed Sémill and then came out to check on the work of his subordinates were very satisfied.
"The effect is really good, every year in the future, and in less than five years, all the scattered magical talents in the crocodile territory can be recruited. ”
"Why limit yourself to Sardinia City in Crocodile Territory?" Jiao Ming asked with a smile, half inspiration and half advice. Bing Lian understood in seconds, and her hand with Jiao Ming tightened.
Without waiting for these recruitment work to be completed, the group led by Jiao Ming and Binglian boarded the merchant ship heading south to the Blue Python Kingdom. The entourage included six bodyguards, in addition to the Huang Xia Zimang sisters and brothers, there were also four temporarily disabled eight-ring magic warriors who had just returned from the front line. The maid has only one person, Luohua, and originally Ms. Ziyu wanted to make up a personal maid for Ice Lotus, but she gave up because of Ice Lotus's strong opposition.
Of course, Xiao Shi also followed, after all, Jiao Ming didn't want to be separated from Xiao Shi for a long time, and he could also take this opportunity to let Xiao Shi receive an earth-based magic education. However, Toniche and Hammer were left in Changteng Town, Jiao Ming didn't want to compare the two, but what was helpless was that even the Hammer cow knew that the separation was imminent, and his eyes were sad, but Toniche was still confused and only knew that he was sticking to Jiao Ming's side. In comparison, Toniche is not even as high as a cow's IQ.
In addition, there are only a few servants of ordinary people, after all, ordinary people can recruit in the Blue Python Kingdom, so there is no need to waste travel expenses.
This time, the ship of the southbound people is no longer the 'school ship' sent by the Blue Python Kingdom, it is just an ordinary mast merchant ship, with only three decks, a middle warehouse and a bottom warehouse, and the bottom warehouse and the middle warehouse are only one person high, and you will stand on tiptoe. All in all, it's completely incomparable to last year's luxury treatment.
People who didn't want to stay in the cramped cabin had to blow the wind and watch the sea on the deck, although it was still a little novel at first, but after half a day of sailing, they just hid in the cabin and played cards in a circle, barely passing the time.
The next few days were almost imprisoned, but Jiao Ming, as the head of the communication network, kept in touch with various places on the communication network, and shared various news with Binglian while playing cards.
On the morning of the fifth day of the voyage, Jiao Ming routinely reported on the situation everywhere, the team of Sardinia City had returned to Changteng Town, and began to settle the newly recruited people, the children were stuffed into the newly built second elementary school, and the ordinary people were temporarily arranged to livestock farms, and those with magical talents began to receive elementary magical education.
"By the way, your little sister is very healthy and lively. ”
"Of course, how can the children of the crocodile family be bad. Binglian is quite proud of this. "What about the Blue Python Kingdom?"
"Flashing scales just report safety, and I don't know anything more. Jiao Ming told the truth, and at the same time remembered the incident of Shining Scale destroying the code book last year, and asked, "Anyway, where did Shining Scale jump into the sea last year?"
"Don't mention it, she gets angry when she says it. Binglian waved her hand and asked about the front line.
"You don't have to ask every day, I'll tell you if there's news. ”
At the end of the daily report, it was time to play cards, but I didn't want to play only a few games before I heard a loud bang and the hull of the ship trembled violently. The expressions of the six bodyguards instantly tensed, dropped their cards, and clenched their weapons on alert. Then the six made eye contact, leaving the disabled four to defend, and the Huang Xia Zimang sisters and brothers went out of the warehouse to inquire about the news.
"Maybe it's just hitting the rocks. Jiao Ming comforted Xiao Shi with a panicked face, and at the same time looked at the ice lotus. The latter shook his head, not wanting to scare Xiao Shi, so he made a gesture: "There are fluctuations in fire magic. ’
Jiao Ming scolded secretly, but he had no choice but to wait for news. Soon, Zimang came back to report that a large hole had been blown out of the bottom of the ship, and the entire ship was about to sink.
"Are there other ships around?" asked Ice Lotus. The human factor is determined, the situation is urgent, and I can no longer care about Xiaoshi's feelings.
"None!"
"Inner ghost?" Jiao Ming exclaimed. Common sense deduces that the fire mage who blew up the ship should be inside the ship.
"Not necessarily!" Binglian shook her head. "It's also possible that the bomb teleported from space, but no matter what, falling into the sea won't kill us, so the enemy must have a backhand. ”
Everyone nodded, and at this time, Xiao Shi suddenly said weakly: "I can try to mend the boat." ”