All of them

Just as Norman and Lisa's conversation was over, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter. ”

With Norman's voice, the door opened, and a man in an khaki uniform walked in.

"Lord Zhao. ”

When the man came in, he was the first to say hello to Norman, using an old language, and his pronunciation was okay.

This is the same man with whom Norman had debated when he published On the Protracted War, but unlike then, his exposed skin was now covered with patterns.

"Wait a minute, statehood. ”

Norman stood up from the couch and casually commanded him.

Well, the man's current name is Jianguo, Zhou Jianguo, and his original name is Worthington.

In the process of popularizing ancient languages, Norman took many measures, one of which was the popularization of ancient names.

In addition to his lingua franca name, everyone in the sea of stars must also take an ancient name, and in the various official activities of the people's government, the ancient name is the accurate standard, and Zhou Jianguo is the ancient name of Mr. Worthington.

"Yes. ”

Zhou Jianguo's gaze swept over Lisa, a stranger, and he didn't stay for much, and then replied yes, as soon as his footsteps moved, he was about to wait aside, but a sudden voice stopped his steps.

"Duke Jarled!"

Lisa had already stood up from the sofa and was about to leave, but at this moment her whole person froze on the spot, looking at Zhou Jianguo in shock.

And the "Duke Jarled" was shouted from her mouth.

Duke Jaled......

Norman's eyes narrowed.

He knew early on that Zhou Jianguo's identity was not ordinary, but he had never asked, because he and the Knights Templar agreed that Zhou Jianguo's identity had been locked by them, and in this case, it didn't matter what his identity was, so it wasn't until Lisa shouted out that he finally knew what his commerce minister was.

Zhou Jianguo's body froze, but he didn't stiffen, he quickly turned his head, looked at Lisa, and said with a smile: "This young lady, I think you have recognized the wrong person, my name is Worthington Miller, I used to be a businessman, not the Duke of Jarred as you said." ”

Lisa just looked at him and shook her head subconsciously.

No, how could she be mistaken? The other party was clearly the Archduke of Pencor who had been martyred, Mr. Jarred Pittshuaia!

Jarled's heroic deeds have been regarded as the most important patriotic education material by the kingdom, and they are recited and popularized everywhere, hoping to use the hero's example to inspire people's patriotic enthusiasm and racial enthusiasm.

But isn't he dead? how could he be here? and why wouldn't he want to admit he's Jaled?......

"Alas!"

Norman sighed and drew the attention of several people in the room.

He looked at Zhou Jianguo with a solemn face, "Miss Lisa is not an outsider, she is our close partner, since Miss Lisa has recognized her, then we don't have to hide it." ”

Then, he looked at Lisa again, his expression was sincere and solemn, "That's right, he is Duke Jaled, but you also know that he died for his country, and he would rather die than surrender, which really angered the dragons." Although I saved him at the last moment, I couldn't let him walk in this world as his true identity, I could only let him change his identity again, and I hope Miss Lisa you don't call him by the name Jarred again, that will only cause him trouble, you might as well call him Worthington, this is his new name. ”

It dawned on Lisa that everything was understood, and her eyes shining even brighter when she looked at Norman, as if there were stars in them.

The fact that the human hero who everyone thought was dead was not dead, but was saved by the Sage, is really exciting news, and it also proves the kindness and greatness of the Sage. And human heroes like Duke Jarred are willing to work for the Sage, which shows that the Sage is indeed doing a great cause of human revival.

There was no longer a trace of doubt in Lisa's mind.

"Yes, Mr. Worthington, hello. ”

Zhou Jianguo replied, "Hello." Then he was silent, his eyes wandering, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After this little episode, Norman finally sent Lisa away, and then he turned back, came to the back of the table and sat down, and after looking at Zhou Jianguo for a while, he suddenly said: "There is a shortage of materials in the construction of the Star Sea, and all that is needed is some strategic materials. ”

"Although we have established some commercial channels, the scope of goods that come and go is limited, and it may be a bit difficult to buy certain strategic materials, but Miss Lisa's presence is a surprise. Her family is a big aristocratic family of human beings, and relying on her connections, it will be easier for us to get those materials, so it is very necessary to establish a good relationship with Miss Lisa, so I will follow her meaning and say those words just now, so as to establish a close relationship with her, I hope you understand. ”

This passage is more complicated, in order to take care of Zhou Jianguo, Norman's words are half lingua franca and half archaic, so that he can understand it.

After listening, Zhou Jianguo nodded, "Understood." ”

"Okay, then since you're already here first, let's start first, chatting and waiting for them to ......"

The two discussed the delivery of materials in this way, and did not say a word about the topic of "Jarled".

Norman was not interested in knowing how this human hero, who was supposed to be dead, survived and how he got into Demps's team, and Zhou Jianguo was even more happy to pretend to be stupid, and he didn't mention it if he couldn't mention it, as for whether Norman already knew the truth about his identity......

In the past few months, Zhou Jianguo has already seen how wise this Lord Zhao is. His wisdom is as unfathomable as the sea, and of course Zhou Jianguo doesn't believe that he won't be able to see his true identity.

But everyone tacitly agreed.

After the two of them had talked for a while, the men who had been summoned by Norman also arrived, and they consulted in detail in this room on all the details, until it was dark, and finally the plan of action and all the details were properly discussed.

After the meeting was adjourned, Norman went to the dining room on the first floor for dinner, then left the House of Lords and walked along the pond, and in a short time came to a new place.

This is also a house built along the edge of the pond, opposite the House of Lords across the pond.

This is the Ministry of Magic.

Compared to the House of Lords, the Ministry of Magic is like a lying toad, covering a larger area but much shorter in height, with only three floors.

Norman walked in and went straight to the left side of the first floor to a door.

Even in the office of Norman in the House of Lords, there were no guards, but in front of this door, there were two people.

Both of them were painted with patterns, and they had swarthy thin knives hanging from their waists, without scabbards, so that they could be slashed at any time. The two of them stood in front of the door of the room, one left and one right, as if they were two sculptures, and when they saw Norman come forward, followed by Atramicia, they raised their hands and gave a military salute.

"Lord Zhao!"

Norman nodded to them and stood still at the door.

This door is different from ordinary doors, it looks like gold but not gold from the material, like wood but not wood, and the door is carved with intricate patterns from head to toe.

Norman reached up with his right hand and pressed it toward the center of the door.

In the position where he lands his palm, the pattern is cleverly avoided, leaving a palm-sized plane.

Norman pressed his palm on it, and three seconds later, the patterns carved on the door suddenly emitted a faint blue light, and countless bands of light swam in the door.

Norman withdrew his hand, grabbed the doorknob and pushed it in, the door opened, and he walked in. Atramicia followed behind him and closed the door.

Once inside, you can see that the room is very large, but it does not seem empty, because the room is full of things, and the largest thing is an object in the center of the room.

It was roughly barrel-shaped, made entirely of metal, and the top was almost up to the ceiling.

The body of this large metal barrel is extremely flat, and there are countless metal pipes connected in all directions, spreading out close to the ground in all directions. Looking along the metal tubes, you can see that the other end of these metal pipes is connected to some strange objects in the room, and some of them extend directly to the wall, and disappear into the wall.

In addition to the metal vat in the center, there are many small objects scattered in the room, with different shapes and shapes, and I don't know what they are used for. The only living creatures in the room, other than Norman and Atremisia, sat on a mat-like metal tray with a metal tube and a metal vat attached to one side.

And the living creature on the metal tray is Xiu.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, meditating, but as if sensing Norman's arrival, his eyelids twitched as Atrimithea closed the door, and then he quickly returned from his meditative state to the real world and opened his eyes.

"You're finally here!"

Xiu couldn't wait to jump off the metal tray and walked briskly towards Norman, and along the way, he also spared several obstacles briskly, without touching the slightest bit, and moved gracefully as if he were dancing. And if you look closely, you can see that there are some tattoos on his wrists that occasionally emerge from his robes, which is probably why his movements as a mage are comparable to those of a knight.

"There's not enough magic!"

Xiu came to Norman and stood still, his expression was bitter, his whole face was pulled down, and he began to cry: "Even if we from the Ministry of Magic work hard to meditate and cultivate here, the magic power we have squeezed out is not enough for daily use! I've done the math, there are so many people in the Sea of Stars, as long as everyone pays the mana tax on time, our mana inventory will never be exhausted again......"

Xiu's knowledge of the ancient language is obviously better than the people I have come into contact with today.

Most of the other people in the Nakshatra Sea speak in the lingua franca and the ancient language, but after saying such a long paragraph, Xiu can basically reach the common language of the ancient language, and the pronunciation is obviously much better than a few months ago.

In just a few months, the level of the three-star black-robed mage's ancient language has improved by an incredible leap and bound.

Norman, on the other hand, quietly listened to the old man's cry and sighed secretly.

He asked Xiu to be the minister of magic, on the one hand, because Xiu was the only mage at that time, and on the other hand, because Xiu was an orthodox mage, he didn't have that kind of rogue temperament, and he probably wouldn't trouble himself in the future, but he ignored Xiu's storytelling skills that he showed at the beginning.

A guy with the talent of a storyteller may not be a scoundrel, but he is very likely to become a chatter.

Repair is.

"Didn't I tell you, the materials are not enough! Today I just brought Zhou Jianguo and them over to talk about this matter in detail, and there is also a surprise, I believe that in a month at most, the construction materials we need will be transported one after another. I came here this time, just to ask you to pick a few mages out and cooperate with the actions of the Ministry of Commerce, after all, these materials are no more than ordinary daily necessities, and it is chaotic outside, it may be a little troublesome, bring a few mage insurance points. ”

"A month?"

Xiu muttered to himself, although he still felt a little slow, but it was better than not being able to solve it, and finally reluctantly accepted, and then ignored Norman's request.

"Mage...... Wang Zhiyuan, Zhang Muchuan, and Shi Yuan, all of them are level 3 mages, and they have also followed the troops and have experience. ”

Norman nodded, "Okay, two more." ”

Xiu seemed to be very distressed, and he was reluctant to report it again.

Norman had no choice but to continue to persuade bitterly: "If you don't pick two people out again, the safety of the caravan will be reduced, and the supplies may not be delivered." If you can't get the supplies back, you won't be able to build a pipeline system through the city, and then your mana inventory will continue to run dry, and you have to take a long-term view. ”

Xiu thought about it, he was reluctant to let the child not be a wolf, and finally gritted his teeth and reported two more names, but his heart was in great pain: suddenly withdrawing so many people, the next month was even more difficult.

"Then hurry up and inform them, time is precious, the first caravan will depart tomorrow afternoon. ”

Norman ignored him, and turned to the metal vat in the middle of the room.

The name of that thing is called the Mana Hub, which is a version of Mana Pool 3.0.