Hofkins' voice doesn't have any ups and downs, it sounds a bit like a robot, but Roy feels that he doesn't have that kind of contempt for people of low status, so although he is strange, he only thinks that Hofkins is a character.

"There are some things, I need to explain to you in advance, this time you go to the imperial capital, you can not only be received by the duke, but also have the honor to have dinner with the duke, at the same time, if your performance is satisfactory to the duke, you can also establish your own magic pattern workshop in the imperial capital with the support of the duke, and all miscellaneous expenses will be waived by the duke for you within a year, and the condition is that you must make a magic pattern for the duke for free for one year, is there any objection?"

Hofkins narrowed his eyes slightly, calmly watching Ainabel ask Roy.

Ainabel was about to say yes, but Roy was the first to ask, "May I ask Lord See, is there any limit to the number of free magic patterns we want to make in this year?"

If there are too many of them, then where will Roy have other time to make money?

Hofkins replied lightly: "I know what you're worried about, but please let go of these unnecessary worries, Lord Duke is not so unkind." During the year, the Duke will make requests to you according to the situation, and according to the champions of previous years, the Duke will ask you to make magic patterns only about a dozen times in a year, and it will not delay your other time. ”

In a year, only a dozen requests are made, not only is it not too much, but it is simply a good person.

Roy couldn't help but be a little surprised, so judging from the situation in the years that Duke Grant founded this magic master competition, his selection and funding of these champions to develop in the imperial capital was completely an investment behavior.

If these champions develop well in the future, they will be a great asset to Duke Grant in the future.

Perhaps the entry of only one champion in a year may seem like a little bit, but don't ignore the connections that come with a good magician.

In other words, this group of Demon Pattern Masters will not only be Duke Grant's wealth resources in the future, but may even become his political resources.

If this Duke Grant is a big loyal minister, if he has other plans, then this will make Roy a little worried.

He didn't want to be involved in some terrible political incident.

"Any other questions?"

Hofkins asked Ainabel and Roy expressionlessly, Roy quickly came back to his senses, shook his head very honestly and said, "No, thank you very much for your answer." ”

Roy is very honest, because no matter what the truth is, it still won't change the fact that Duke Grant is an elephant now, and he is just a small ant, no matter how strong the ant is, it is impossible to resist an elephant at present.

So Roy plans to obey for the time being, take one step at a time, and see the situation later.

Hofkins didn't say anything about Roy's attitude, he just nodded and said, "Well, if you don't have any other doubts, I hope you can clean up a little bit, and you can leave here with me today and go to the imperial capital, is there anything to be embarrassed?"

Roy thought about it, there weren't many things they had to pack, and daily necessities could be bought directly in the imperial capital, so he shook his head and said, "No problem, please let us tidy up a little, and we can set off today." ”

"Alright, we'll be waiting for you outside. ”

Hofkins nodded in satisfaction, and then made a gesture of waiting outside.

Seeing this, Ainabel couldn't help but say, "Lord Viscount, although we can't clean up for too long, it's not good to let you wait outside, why don't you sit inside?"

Hofkins waved his hand, seemingly impersonal in decline.

Ainabel and Roy had no choice but to turn back into the workshop and start packing up.

Seeing the two of them return to the workshop, Uncle Kennan turned to Hofkins and smiled, "How is it?

"I can't tell how Ainabel is, but as the champion of the Demon Tattoo Competition, I think I should have some ability. But that Roy, I could see that he was much smarter than that girl......"

Hofkins said indifferently with his hands behind his back, and then turned to look at Kennan and said, "But are you optimistic about him just because of this? ”

Kenan smiled softly when he heard this, and said with a knife in his eyes: "Of course there is more than that, but I can't hide it, I saw some shadows of my youth from this young man's body." ”

Hearing Kennan say this, Hofkins couldn't help but be a little moved, he turned to look at Kenan and said, "Oh, you think so highly of him?"

In his words, Hofkins seems to think that Kennan's comparison of Roy to himself when he was young is a kind of high evaluation of Roy.

"Heh, maybe he'll be even better in the future. ”

Kennan smiled and gave another assessment that surprised Hofkins.

Hofkins turned his head back to look at the workshop, where there was a screeching of two young men arguing over packing their things.

"After listening to what you have to say about him, I seem to be more interested in him, and I believe that Duke Grant will also be very interested in him. ”

Hofkins curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and a rare smile appeared.

However, Kenan scratched his hair a little nerve-wracking after hearing this, and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, Lord Viscount, things that are too complicated are not suitable for these young people to contact now, Duke Grant, I would like to ask you to help me cover up." ”

After hearing this, Hofkins couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "It seems that Lord Beard is really optimistic about this young man, and he would rather offend Lord Duke than let this young man develop normally." ”

"But, Lord Beard, there are some things that you can't do as you want. Even if the Duke is still worried about the past and sold your face, you also know that the imperial capital is different from this ordinary small village, if this village is compared to a calm stream, then the imperial capital is the surging sea, and the tide of the imperial capital will push these young people to the peak wave after wave, at that time, what do you say?"

Kenan didn't get angry when he heard this, but smiled open-mindedly: "Then it means that the time has come." ”

Listening to Kennan's answer, Hofkins couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It's a good time, and Lord Beard is still as proud as he was back then." ”

"If the hero doesn't mention the courage of the year, don't mention the previous things. Oh, the two of them came out, remembering what you promised me. ”

"Don't worry, Lord Beard, I always have a good memory. ”