"This waterline, two Kingtons a week. On the dock, a middle-aged man who looked like a tax collector walked up to the steamer, first observed the waterline of the ship, and then said.

The tax collector was greeted by the ship's first mate, who, without any extra words, presented two golden thumb-sized round coins.

On the obverse of the coin is a picture of a horse-drawn carriage representing commerce, and on the reverse is a golden sketch of wheat representing grain by an ear.

The gold so, the most popular currency in this part of the East Coast.

The gold shield demanded by the tax collector was the national currency of the Kingdom of Manhattan, the country to which the port of Morrington belonged, and the first mate paid it in gold with stronger purchasing power, and on the other hand, it also meant to pay a bribe.

Two gold cords are roughly worth two and a half gold guilders, and this tax collector has to earn.

Giving the first mate a commendatory look, the tax collector took his account book and went to the next stop to collect his taxes.

"I didn't expect ordinary people on the East Coast to have so much power. Locke touched his chin and said in surprise.

The first mate's level of vindictiveness is at the high-level attendant level, but the tax officer is a downright ordinary person, but the hierarchical relationship between the two is reversed here.

"Knowledge determines fate!" a cold exclamation next to him frightened Locke.

The person who could approach him silently and speak was indeed Pearson, the official magician on the ship.

Today, instead of wearing his usual hat, the master wore a mage's robe, wearing an eyepatch on one eye and a pair of single-rimmed glasses on the other, not only did not mean to be nondescript, but gave Locke a sense of erudition.

The reason for this is not unrelated to the strength of Master Pearson's first-level magician and the knowledge and experience accumulated over hundreds of years.

Today's dress has transformed Master Pearson from an unapproachable and mysterious formal magician to a learned and wise old man.

A man depends on his clothes, his horse and his saddle, and nothing else.

Through Master Pearson's casual guidance, Locke learned that in this area of the East Coast, arithmetic literacy is a necessary skill for ordinary people to live a good life.

The peasants do not have a good life here, because there is not much fertile land for the common people to cultivate.

Business and transactions are the mainstream here.

Thinking of the social atmosphere here, it is not difficult for Locke to understand why an ordinary person can confidently find a high-level attendant-level powerhouse to collect taxes.

Seeing that the first mate was still looking at the tax collector with envy, Locke supported his head, is it really that knowledge determines fate.

Knowing that the ship was loaded with living goblins, Locke didn't drag mud and water, and took Christine and Raffi off the boat directly.

The Holy Tower sent an official magician, bringing so many living goblins to the East Coast, there must be a decisive deal with the Holy Tower, and Locke has a close relationship with the Holy Tower, he is still a knight after all, and this kind of thing is better to be cleared.

"This is the business card of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce, if you want to return to the Western Three Islands, go to this Chamber of Commerce for help. The Pearson magician pulled out a piece of cardboard that was hot with silver and handed it to Locke.

Locke caught it carefully, it seems that this Bryan Chamber of Commerce is a shadow arranged on the east coast of the three western islands.

After bidding farewell to Master Pearson, Locke and his two daughters walked out into the streets of Morrington Harbor.

Although the port of Morrington is a port, in Locke's opinion, both in terms of area and population, it is close to the level of a provincial capital of the Omoor Empire.

There are a lot of patrolling soldiers on the street, looking at the strength of those soldiers, most of them are ordinary people, occasionally there are two entry-level attendants, and the leaders are a few captains, but they are low-level attendants.

From this point of view, the general level of human knights here is similar to or slightly stronger than that of the western three islands.

The three Locke, who had just stepped into the port of Morrington, did not attract the attention of the patrolling soldiers.

Their dress was very different from that of the inhabitants of the place, but the caravans and steamers that came and went from the port of Morrington every day were more than a million, and even more obscure clothing habits, which the people here had seen.

These soldiers were on the streets, on the one hand, to prevent disturbances, and the port of Morrington was always at a premium, and there were always outlaws who took risks, and on the other hand, to check for vagrants who had no identity or status.

The three Locke also had no identity, but judging from what they were wearing, they could not have been beggars and wanderers, and these soldiers had not been bored with themselves.

"Brother, where are we going first?" asked Christine excitedly, everything on the streets of Morrington aroused the little girl's great curiosity.

There is actually a magic shop here, that is, in Princeton, the imperial capital of the O'Moore Empire, this kind of store dedicated to magicians is also very rare.

"Let's go get an identity first, and then exchange some gold here. Locke said.

The borough of Port Morrington, located in the southeast of the town, is the first area of Port Morrington to develop, and the paving on the ground is impressively white marble bricks.

"Hello, what level of status do you need?" asked a formally dressed official politely in a room at the town hall.

The officials who work in the city hall have all developed a good look.

From the moment Locke and Christine walked in, they showed their extraordinary attitude as they walked, their expressions, and their subtle movements.

Either rich or expensive, this is the evaluation of the staff's heart.

In addition, the strength of Locke's quasi-knights also has to be taken a little more seriously by this group of officials.

How did they know about Locke's strength? Naturally, the town hall was equipped with a set of props to gain the true strength of others.

In order to show his attention, the town hall official took them to a separate room to discuss.

As it turned out, this official was absolutely right.

A whole box of gold bars was removed from the spatial ring by Locke.

"What rank do you want? A knighthood costs five thousand gold soos, a lord ten thousand, and a baron twenty thousand. The young officer licked his dry lips.

The value of the box of gold bars in front of him was 30,000 gold cords.

"I want a barony, and by the way, you can exchange all the rest of the money for gold. Locke said word for word.

"And these two ladies?" asked the young officer.

There are cases of female succession to titles on the East Coast, and the famous Grand Duchess has several calendars, but Locke does not know it.

"They just have an ordinary identity. Locke said.

They didn't come out this time to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and they just wanted a layer of identity to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Okay, wait a minute. The young official said.

They did this, the car was very ripe, Locke was only halfway through a cup of tea, and all the regulations were completed.

When the medals and documents representing the baron were neatly placed in front of Locke, Locke somewhat understood the reality of this part of the East Coast.

It turns out that it is not only knowledge that determines fate, but also the rule of money first.

"May I ask if this young lady is a noble magician?" the official asked respectfully.

He was referring to Christine, who was sitting next to Locke, bored.

Christine's dress is very different from that of Locke and Rafite, wrapped in pale red robes, very similar to that of a magician, and she has been dealing with all kinds of people all year round, this official can observe Christine's different side of ordinary people.

"Yes, I am. Christine was stunned and said, she didn't release the magic power, how could this ordinary official see it.

"On the East Coast, honorable magicians can directly have the title of Lord when they reach the middle level of apprenticeship, may I ask what is your magic level, so that you can show us your level certificate?" the squire finished in one breath, it seems that he has said this to people a lot.

Christine didn't have a rank certificate to show this official, and she used a beautiful wall of fire, and her precise control of magic power made the powerful wall of fire not damage anything in the room.

Seeing this, the official did not talk nonsense, took out a medallion of the lord and handed it over, which had been prepared a long time ago.

The wall of fire is the signature magic of a mid-level apprentice, with both offense and defense, and even ordinary people like him know it on the East Coast.

With an extra layer of aristocratic status, Christine was very excited, and took her medal and looked at it over and over again for a long time.

"Let's find a place to stay. Locke said. In his opinion, the medal was worthless.

It's not that a medal is issued to you, it means that you are a nobleman, and the nobleman is accumulated over the years, and it is a representative of power and status.

Locke and others, who did not have their own manor and power, did not have the people and land, and spent tens of thousands of gold ropes, now at best they have the status of a nobleman.

But that's enough.

Momiji Tavern, the iconic name of the shop, made Locke stand on the street and remember this tavern at a glance.

The bustling nature of Morrington Harbour is such that many pubs serve as inns.

After inquiring, the three of them asked for a large guest room on the second floor.

When it was first time in a strange place, it was better for the three of them to live together, and Locke did not deny that he had other thoughts.

Raffi has no opinion on this kind of thing, and Christine only listens to Locke, and of course it is up to Locke to decide.

"It seems that the treatment here is especially good for magicians. In the room, touching Christine's noble medal, Locke thought thoughtfully.

Generous to the magicians, in other words, not much special treatment for the knights.

With the strength of Locke's quasi-knight, in any country in the Western Three Islands, if he wants a title, he can at least be a viscount, but here, he still needs to spend money to get a baronial title.

And Christine doesn't need to do anything, she can become a mid-level magic apprentice with peace of mind, and she will be sent to the door.

"Is a mage a higher status than a knight?" said Locke in his heart. He wasn't sure if this was the case in the Kingdom of Manhattan, to which the port of Morrington belonged, or on the East Coast.

Or, is it the case with the entire Wizarding Continent?!

This is the birthplace of magic, the most prosperous and powerful place in the wizarding world.

Let's take one step at a time, in the face of the new environment, Locke is not in a hurry.

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