Chapter XIII: The Invitation of Baron Red Maple I
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In the Boulder City Mage Club, Donald has been soaking in the library for three days, and during these three days, he has been hurriedly solving physical problems such as eating, and then replacing sleep with meditation, recording as much knowledge as possible in the library.
Among them, there are many introductions to world history, the strength of various professions, and the gods.
In just three days, Donald knew more about the world than he had about his predecessor's seventeen years. After all, the original Donald was just a young man from a down-and-out aristocratic background, not a professional, how could he see these precious books exclusive to the mages?
Early on the morning of the fourth day, under the already worried attention of the teacher Messer, Donald finally moved his slightly sore shoulders and walked out of the library with a little regret. For the collection of books, Donald is eager to pack them all and take them away.
"It's a pity that time is limited, and I need to take over the two manors I bought today, otherwise I really want to stay here forever. ”
After taking over the manor, he had a lot of affairs to deal with personally, and he would probably not have much time to return to the mage club in the future, so he would seize these three days, ignoring and memorizing the spells that the other apprentices were watching, but trying to absorb as much knowledge as possible to lay a good foundation for the future.
Anyway, with the Book of Truth in his hand, he would not be as inoffensive as those apprentices in the face of danger.
After saying goodbye to his dear teacher, Messer, and the other two mages, and greeting the William's attendant, Donald left the mage's house.
Not surprisingly, the butler Kede was worried about his young master, but he needed to take care of affairs at home, so he took turns sending Clinton and the three of them and the coachman to wait outside the clubhouse every day, and they greeted Donald as soon as he came out.
"To the Noble Council Administration!"
Without saying anything more, Donald got into the car and told the coachman to get out of the way.
After seeing Sir Jesse again, the other party immediately stepped forward to greet him warmly.
"Donald, you're here at the right time! The survey has been completed, and now as long as the contract is signed, the two manors are officially yours!
Donald couldn't care about the aristocratic style and laughed happily when he heard this, and at this time he found that the other party's somewhat twisted posture and fancy dress looked much more pleasing to the eye.
"Thank you so much, Jesse, when the manor is built, your first guest I invite must be you!"
Such a title proves that two people have initially made friends with each other, and generally nobles call each other titles or titles when they meet.
The division and allegiance of the nobility, including the change of ownership of estates and other property, are only legitimate under the witness of a high-ranking nobleman, a representative of the royal family, or a servant of God. There is no need to be so troublesome in buying a manor, but Sir Jesse, as the superintendent, is not qualified to witness, and in such cases, the general practice of local nobles is to ask a local reputable lord or a clergyman of the church to do the witness.
Unlike the other countries on the mainland, the Kingdom of Celt is currently a monotheistic country, from the monarch to the subjects, and only the goddess of agriculture is worshipped. Of course, there are many people who are panbelievers or unbelievers, and the goddess of agriculture is a loving and forgiving god, and will not consider you a heretic just because you don't believe in her.
As the Church of the Goddess of Agriculture, which is legally allowed to spread the faith in the kingdom, its structure is still relatively loose compared to the churches of the mainland countries with fierce religious disputes, and the church does not have much ambition for secular power, which is the biggest reason why the Celtic royal family can accept the goddess of agriculture.
You must know that the Celtic royal family, which was once a subordinate nobleman of the ancient magic empire Bannai, did not have a very good impression of the Church of the Gods that caused the collapse and division of their great empire.
After a meal, a young priest from the city's temple of the goddess of agriculture was led closer by an attendant.
"Jesse, what do you want me to do, hurry up, the Bishop still has some teaching affairs for me to do!"
The clergyman was a handsome young man, but he spoke with a very proud demeanor, and at a glance he knew that he must be of noble birth.
However, he did have a proud capital, and although he was young, he was now an assistant deacon under the bishop of the temple, and his status was much higher than that of ordinary local nobles.
This is also said to be the king's gold-plated man, but he is much better than Jesse, who is an illegitimate child, and he can come to witness the manor deal, which is still the reason why he has a good relationship with Sir Jesse.
"Don't worry, let me introduce you, this is the future Knight of Merlinna, and he is the one who bought the manor this time. Donald, this is my friend Martin from his time in the royal capital, the only son of the Marquis of the Saty's court, and now the assistant deacon of the Bishop of the Temple of Boulder City!"
"It's an honor to meet you!"
Donald was the first to give the courtesy, for the heir of a court marquis, he did not need to be humble, but the other party was a member of the church, so he had to maintain considerable respect.
Originally, the Martin priest still looked down on a rural nobleman like Donald, and the identity of the heir of the hereditary knight could barely make him pay a little attention, but the other party had not officially obtained the title, and it was unknown whether he could inherit it smoothly. But suddenly seeing the blank badge on the other party's body, he couldn't help but look stunned, and changed to a warm smile at that time.
"Knight Donald is really young and promising, I don't know if you are the apprentice of that mage, I saw a lot of mages here in Boulder City when I followed Lord Bishop!"
"What? Donald, you're a mage apprentice?"
Jesse, who didn't know much about the mage system, hadn't noticed that Donald had an extra badge on his second visit. And Donald didn't go into it.
Pastor Martin laughed and said:
"Jesse, you're still as confused as ever! Don't you see that the Donald Knight has the badge of an official mage's apprentice?"
This thing can't be faked by ordinary people, and the one that can be imitated can already get a real badge through the test, and there is no need to fake it.
Donald then replied:
"Jesse, don't be surprised, I only got my official apprenticeship a few days ago, and my teacher is Master Messer!"
Martin was shocked when he heard this:
"Is it the only silver mage and alchemy master in North County, Master Messer?"
"Yes, I was lucky to be able to study with Mr. Messer!"
At this time, Martin and Jesse couldn't help but take a breath in unison, and looked at Donald with full envy. Martin is better, the white bishop he follows is in charge of the affairs of a county, and he is also a silver-level powerhouse, so he only attaches importance to Donald's identity. And Jesse was envious of Donald's good fortune. Fortunately, he is also self-aware, and he did not let this envy turn into jealousy, but affirmed in his heart the decision to make every effort to befriend the other party in the future.
The process of signing the contract was quickly over. In the presence of Martin, the priest of the young goddess of agriculture, Donald and Sir Jesse respectively signed a contract with the Merlinna family on behalf of the royal family. Martin also signed his name as a Witness. There are spells and magic in this world that can verify the authenticity, so I don't worry that someone will forge documents and contracts.
During this time, Donald also feared that his book of truth would be discovered by the goddess's priest. But then he felt his anxiety with a thought from the Book of Truth, which completely reassured Donald. It turns out that as long as it is not the presence of a doppelganger of the true god, or the arrival of the believer's body and mind, even the most powerful professionals will not discover the existence of the Book of Truth, which is a high-level artifact. Including God's servants, priests, and the profession.
At this point, the land of these two estates was officially owned by Donald, and even His Majesty the King had no right to take them away as long as he did not violate the laws of the kingdom and disobey the gods.
After Donald symbolically offered fifty gold soles as an offering to the goddess, Martin left happily and satisfactorily, and specially invited Donald before leaving. Donald naturally would not disagree, and proposed that he would definitely invite him to the banquet after the manor was built. Then, after saying goodbye to Sir Jesse, Donald drove out of Boulder City and returned to Red Maple Town with a copy of his own contract.
As he passed in front of Red Maple Town, Donald suddenly commanded the coachman:
"Go back to town and take over the house, then turn around here, let's go to the manor!"
"Yes, sir!"
The coachman answered, and the whip in his hand sounded a whip, and drove the carriage back to the old house of the Merlinna family, and after taking the butler into the car, he hurried along the road outside the town of Red Maple towards the northwest of the town.
Donald's two estates are located northwest of Red Maple Town, bordering the outskirts of the Green Cloak Forest, on top of a large wasteland in a lorddom.
The carriage did not enter the town, but in ten minutes, it rushed directly from outside the town to the nearest small manor.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Donald nodded, quite satisfied.
The butler Kede grabbed a handful of dirt and said to his young master excitedly:
"Young master, although the small manor is overgrown with weeds and has been untended for many years, the soil quality is still very good, and it is not much different from the farmland near Hongfeng Town. As long as you plant the crops and take care of them, you will definitely get a good harvest next year!"
"Yes, my lord, the one in my family also planted an acre of barley for the lord lord in the town, and this year's harvest is not bad, look at the land here, it is better than the lord's farmland!"
The coachman also got out of the car and looked at the land of the small estate, and came to a result that made the steward even more pleased.
Donald wasn't very worried about the quality of the land, and he had his own way of fertilizing it. The only thing to consider now was safety, and according to Sir Jesse, the reason why the previous owners of the manor had finally chosen to abandon the small fertile manor and let the royal family repossess it at a low price was because the monsters in the forest not far away often came to plague the crops and scare away the employees.
"Looks like this place needs to be built well!"
Donald, who has the big cheat of the Book of Truth, is not worried about building a manor to protect against Warcraft.
Unfortunately, the buildings attached to the original manor were all demolished by the previous owners in order to save a little cost, and the only thing left for Donald was an old wooden house with a large hole in the roof. Fortunately, the road signs and fences that determined the boundaries of the manor were not removed at the same time, which saved Sir Jesse's men a lot of trouble when surveying. Otherwise, the manor wouldn't be in Donald's hands now!
But this is also good, and it is also convenient for him to completely rebuild, and the place built is not leaky, like an iron bucket.