(2nd Update!)

After looking at the terrain of the small manor for a while, Donald and the butler turned to the carriage and went to see the original lordship, now the big manor.

When he arrived, Donald realized that the situation was a little more serious than Sir Jesse had said.

All I saw was a vast and barren land, and even the weeds did not grow well here, and it looked gray and yellow.

Although the area of this wasteland is almost equal to half a barony of red maple, the barren and dry land makes it worthless.

"No wonder I have to go with this place to sell it, those guys from the royal family and the noble council really have a good plan! If I hadn't bought this place, someone else would definitely be who bought it and who accompanied it, and in the end it had to be redeemed by the royal family at a low price, ready to sell it to the next big man again!"

Donald crouched down and grabbed a handful of wasteland, looking closely. He found that what should have been soft and fertile soil has now turned into a gray-white sandy soil similar to a barren sandstone area, which is obviously impossible in just a few decades to be weathered in the natural environment, and there is no Gobi Desert around.

"Was it a man-made disaster, or was it caused by some magical beast?"

There is no actual evidence for Donald's discernment, but the transformation that has taken place in this land is not a natural occurrence, but it has been affirmed by him.

Although it is troublesome to solve this phenomenon, it is not impossible to do it. The question is, if it happens again after he has solved the problem of land fertility, won't it be in vain?

Therefore, Donald decided to put the big manor on hold for the time being, and only concentrate on running the small manor for the time being, and then solve it once and for all when the root cause of the mutation is found here!

"Anyway, the area of the small manor is not small, enough to work for a while. ”

With this in mind, Donald assigns him a task and asks the coachman to take him back to town in a carriage. He himself, on the other hand, got off at the small manor, ready to design a solemn plan for the future. When the butler comes back by then, he will probably be surprised!

Thinking about it, the corners of Donald's mouth couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.

Seeing that the carriage carrying the butler had already gone away, Donald first summoned an owl and patrolled around the manor to make sure that no one existed, Donald walked to the center of the manor and opened the Book of Truth.

Through the perspective of an owl, Donald gets a general idea of the terrain of the small estate.

The area of the small estate is only about 50 acres, but most of it is fertile land that can be cultivated.

"Well, you can summon a farm here,...... where a fence can be built to keep livestock,...... , which is more suitable for grazing,......"

After some planning, and keeping the specific situation in mind, Donald summoned a war horse, and for the sake of his ass, he used a little energy stored in the Book of Truth to summon the saddle, and then rode back to the direction of Red Maple Town. Anyway, no one in the vicinity saw it, so he was not afraid of shocking the world and causing any panic.

When he returned home, he had not returned, and it seemed that he had gone to do what he had been told.

Before, at the manor, Donald told Kod to do something, which was to make a purchase in the town.

First, because the manor is newly built, it will definitely need a lot of materials for construction, and secondly, it is also to deliberately spread the news that he has become a mage's apprentice.

Donald deliberately asked Kod to spread the news that he had obtained the mage profession, the purpose of which was naturally to increase his prestige and popularity, so that although he would be exposed to the eyes of those who cared, it would also reduce a lot of trouble. At least under the deterrence of his dual status as a noble heir and an apprentice mage, some of the guys who were hostile to him did not dare to take any action lightly.

You must know that as one of the former local nobles, the Merlina family still has some enemies, and they must be very happy to let the name Melina completely disappear from history, all they need to do is to cut off the blood of the Merlina family.

The original Donald's master and servant had suffered a lot over the years, and it wasn't until they sold the last of their family property and moved to Red Maple that the situation got better. Because Baron Red Maple used to have a close relationship with the Merlinna family, in his territory, foreign forces did not dare to do too much.

But it wasn't a pleasant feeling, especially for Donald, who was hell-bent on restoring his family's glory and growing it.

But now the situation has been resolved, as Donald had expected, after the housekeeper Curd had a large sum of money in his hand, made a purchase in the town, and the carts were pulled back to the yard and stacked.

At present, many people in the town know that the young master of the Merlinna family is already a noble mage apprentice, and it is a sure thing to inherit the family's knighthood smoothly, and the quasi-knight and the quasi-mage also bought two manors at once, and it seems that the day of the Merlinna family's re-emergence is not far off.

As the lord of Red Maple Town, who rules a town, the Red Maple Baron's Mansion naturally has the most well-informed eyes and ears in the town under his jurisdiction, and the news of a mage apprentice in the town reached the ears of the Red Maple Baron as soon as possible.

There was a mage in his town, although he was only an apprentice, but considering the other party's age and noble status, this had to make the baron pay attention.

After thinking about it for a while, Baron Red Maple summoned the butler, wrote an invitation, and sent him to the Donald Mansion.

Two hours later, Donald walked out of the room after meditating, looking at the various building materials and supplies that were almost piled up in front of and behind the small courtyard, Donald was very satisfied with the speed of his housekeeper.

Kod, who had already done what he had ordered, was in the courtyard at this time, and he brought back an invitation letter from the nobleman, with the mark of the red pentagonal maple leaf, which was the family coat of arms of the lord of the place, Baron Red Maple.

"Baron Red Maple? he knew it quickly, but what did you mean by inviting me over?

Holding the beautiful gold-encrusted invitation in his hand, Donald asked himself with some confusion.

After all, he was only a seventeen-year-old boy, and he was an otaku in his previous life, so he didn't know much about some of the nobles' thoughts.

The butler Ke De had some understanding of this aspect, and he said to his own young master who couldn't figure it out:

"Young Master, I think Baron Red Maple shouldn't have any ill intentions in inviting you to go. Young Master, you are not only a hereditary title, but also an official mage apprentice, and you are also favored by Master Messer, the first mage of North County, and your future development is limitless. In the past, Baron Hongfeng didn't invite you, because the young master was just a broken nobleman with no foundation, and he was able to allow our Merlina family to gain a foothold in his territory, which was already in the relationship between the two families back then! Now that the young master has a noble identity and strength, it is very normal for the other party to want to be close to you!"

After listening to the butler's explanation, Donald understood, but his impression of Baron Red Maple was neither good nor bad, and he was grateful that he could take him in when he was down, although he did not provide financial help, but allowed them to settle in Red Maple Town, which was a kind of shelter in disguise. On the other hand, he did not give the other party the slightest help when the Merliner family was in danger, so that the Merliner family was quickly defeated, not only the territory was taken away, but also the death of his grandfather, father and even mother, which made Donald deeply dissatisfied with the former Merliner family ally.

Indeed, it is rumored that this Baron Red Maple is more utilitarian, and he will not do anything that is not beneficial. But people have feelings, when the Merlina family suffers a blow, the other party's power is only stronger than the local nobleman Baron Red Maple, if there is his help, the Merlina family has a great chance to keep at least half of the territory, and it will not weaken to the current extent. And helping their Merlina family, for Baron Red Maple, will not lose too much, at most some money.

If it were other nobles, it was very likely that they would help, but Baron Red Maple did not do that, which shows the character of this person, and Donald has already summarized it in his heart as a type of person who is not suitable for deep friendship.

So, Donald was a little hesitant about this invitation.

"Uncle Cod, do you think this invitation should I go or not?"

The butler thought for three seconds, then replied:

"Go! Of course we have to go! At least the baron can accept us to live in the town, which can be regarded as a favor, the young master can go and see what the other party's attitude is, and find a chance to return this favor! Besides, although our Melina family currently has the hope of rising, it still has not recovered the lost territory, without the territory there is no foundation, and the manor cannot recruit the people who belong to the family. Therefore, if you are friendly with Baron Red Maple, you can also use his power to deter some enemies of the Merlinna family back then! Otherwise, they will definitely do whatever it takes to hinder the development of the young master!"

Hearing this, a divine light flashed in Donald's eyes, and he said coldly:

"Okay, then I'll go and meet this Baron Red Maple! As for the rats who only know what is going on behind their backs, if they dare to stretch out their claws, then I'll interrupt them all!"