Chapter 133: Claiming Territory
Dr. Z and Yi Ran were from the same place, which was unexpected by Jiang Feng.
Although he had deciphered Ira's language a long time ago, this decipherment was only at the level of pronunciation, after all, he had not seen Ira write anything in the words of the previous world.
"Where's that portal?! Take me there! Please! ”
Facing Yi Ran's pleading, Jiang Feng sighed.
"I understand your desire to go back as soon as possible, but even if I take you there, it won't help. The facility had been abandoned for so long that both the portal and the nuclear reactor used to power it were so old that they had to be repaired before they could be used. ”
After a pause, looking at the pupils that were gradually dyed with loss, Jiang Feng said calmly.
"Also, with your current strength, can you really become the strength of your companions?"
This sentence silenced Ira.
It is true that after this experience, her ability has recovered, but she is still far from the existence that once ranked tenth on the Yanlong Group's wanted list. With his current strength, not only can he not become the strength of his companions, but he may become a burden to them.
His own fire-based ability is too much of an eyesore in the eyes of those anti-ability special forces.
Seeing that Yi Ran no longer spoke, Jiang Feng continued.
"I will repair the portal as soon as possible, the nuclear power plant will have to wait for a while. The reliability of psionic portal-related technology still needs to be tested repeatedly, and whether or not that fellow countryman of yours has succeeded in returning home is now a question mark. ”
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Early the next morning, Jiang Feng got up early and went straight to Cilita's residence, although it was a little rude to go to visit the lady's room early in the morning, but as a wizard, he was not bound by the rules of mortals, and the people he met along the way only saluted him.
Sadly, however, even though he thought he had gotten up early enough, he ended up in the air. There was only a maid cleaning in the room, and apparently the dutiful female knight had run out early in the morning.
Noticing Jiang Feng, the maid hurriedly stopped what she was doing and greeted him respectfully.
"Wizard morning."
"Where's Cilita?"
When the maid heard this, she said respectfully, "Miss Celita went out before dawn, and she must have gone to the city wall." ”
What an energetic little girl......
Jiang Feng nodded, indicating that he knew, and turned to leave.
From the town hall to the city wall, the road was filled with some hurried civilians and craftsmen, perhaps because of the previous battle, everyone walked in a hurry. There are still mottled blood stains on the streets, and it may have to wait for a heavy rain to wash away the smell of blood.
Walking into the city wall, Jiang Feng could already see the craftsmen of Giant Stone City, who were building scaffolding with wood and busy working around the ruins.
On the edge of the crumbling wall, he saw Celestia as he wished. I saw that the heroic female knight was meticulously staring at the construction of the craftsmen, with an iron-faced and selfless expression, in fact, she could completely leave this matter to others.
"Cilita, there's something I want to tell you."
Celita turned to look at Jiang Feng.
She was very surprised by Jiang Feng's arrival, after all, it was only when the sun was just born, and the morning sun still had a touch of redness.
Walking up to Jiang Feng and making a knightly salute respectfully, Cilita said.
"What can I do for you?"
Jiang Feng came to Xilita for the purpose of dividing the base.
The abundant uranium resources in the Cursed Rift Valley are exactly what he desperately needs right now. The aborigines may not have discovered the use of those waxy metals, but he knew very well what terrifying energy those stones contained.
Although fusion reactions are safer and more efficient than fission reactions, the helium-3 resources required for controlled nuclear fusion reactions can only be found on planets that have no geomagnetic environment and no atmosphere.
As far as the current situation is concerned, nuclear fission is the most realistic option, and as for all the messy energy sources such as antimatter, dark matter, and subspace matter, let's wait until the heavens are over.
"I'm intrigued by the resources of the Thorn Wastes, and I'm planning to build a wizard tower." Speaking of this, Jiang Feng paused and continued, "In addition, I also plan to recruit some young people in Boulder City as my apprentices, do you have any good suggestions?" ”
Hearing this, Celita looked at Jiang Feng, this was completely good news for Giant Stone City and the Kingdom, but this kind of big thing was not something she could decide.
Cilita thought for a moment and said, "The matter of the Wizard Tower is beyond my authority, and the Thorn Wasteland is Your Majesty's territory. But the apprenticeship is very easy to do, and I can take you to Mr. Mayor, and I think he will be happy to discuss this with you. ”
"Then there will be labor." Jiang Feng didn't have the slightest surprise.
Celita arranged for a cavalryman to take her place, and then returned to the city hall with Jiang Feng, and now the new mayor was busy listening to his subordinates report him on the latest statistics of Boulder City, and was worried and happy about carving up the Covifort family property.
Jiang Feng and Cilita's sudden visit made Rembert stunned, and he quickly stood up and welcomed the two in, whether it was Jiang Feng's identity as a wizard or Silita's identity as the Chosen One, it was not something he could neglect.
Facing Rembert, Cilita directly explained Jiang Feng's intentions. Indeed, as she thought, this matter was indeed a good thing for Brent, he couldn't ask for someone to choose a wizard apprentice in Boulder City, and the other families couldn't ask for it, but it was also a headache.
Building a wizard's tower on this continent means claiming the territory to the wizard. Although nominally the territory of the kingdom, the king could not directly govern and tax it, just like a divided county.
If it was an ordinary barony or even an earldom, it would be nothing, the poll tax was not worth a few dollars, and a hundred farmers could barely raise a knight. But Boulder City is not an ordinary territory, this is Free City, the money bag of the royal family!
The merchant families here are restless, but the annual customs duties paid are not a small amount, and His Majesty may not be happy to give them up.
"The apprentice is easy to say, but the Thorn Wasteland is His Majesty's territory after all, if you want to build a wizard tower there, your Majesty's consent is required, but with all due respect, Your Majesty may not agree to hand it over, of course, if you two need my help, I will do my best." Rembert said flatteringly.
"Do you have pen and paper?" Jiang Feng thought for a moment and said,
Hearing this, Rembert nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, you wait for me to have someone send it." ”
Soon after, the paper and pen were placed in front of Jiang Feng, and Jiang Feng wrote on parchment with a quill pen, he was writing a letter, a letter to the king, and he believed that this letter was enough for the king to hand over his territory.
Jiang Feng sealed the written letter, then handed it to Rembert and said, "Send him to the king, you should be able to do it." ”
Rembert looked at this letter with some surprise, he couldn't think of what kind of letter could make the king hand over the Thorn Wasteland, Jiang Feng didn't read it when he wrote the letter, who knows what a wizard would write in the letter.
"Okay, no problem, I'll do it now."
Rembert did not dare to slack off, how to say that this is also a letter from the hand of a wizard, and wizard is often a dreaded word.
As soon as the two were gone, Rembert found his confidant, delivered the letter to the man, and instructed him to deliver it to Sardiniburg as quickly as possible.
Although Sardinia was under siege at the moment, it was not difficult to send a letter in.
……
The letter was soon delivered to Sardinia.
Flynn frowned upon seeing the letter.
The Thorn Wastes was an important place for him, at least for the sake of the silver coins, but the letter offered him a condition that he couldn't refuse. You know, in the War of Succession, the role of a wizard is crucial.
Especially when he's at a disadvantage.
Flynn replied with a letter behind him.
Watching the carrier pigeon fly away outside the window, his mood was much better.
Having made a decision, looking back, a wasteland and the throne of a kingdom are really a choice that a fool would make. As long as this wizard tower remains in the kingdom for one day, there will be a promise from the wizard on the throne of the Serein family.
This is even better than the Pope's promise.
After all, the Knights Templar would not leave the holy city of Romania easily, let alone attack their fellow believers, but the wizard's staff could turn the people he hated into frogs with a single wave of his staff.