Chapter 18: The Greenstone Amulet

"What's wrong with the mercenary group?"

"They're hostile to the family, brother!" the little girl said in a loud voice, "I've noticed a mercenary group called Guns and Roses, and it's likely that the kingdom is behind them. ”

Hearing that his sister was going to say that these were the "important things", even Midiok, who had always regarded the invisibility of joy and anger as his life creed, couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.

"You don't have to worry about politics......," said Midiok after a pause, "these are not your concerns. ”

"Brother!" said Enid's eyes widened as she glared at Midiok.

"Alright, alright, the Guns and Roses mercenary group, right? I see...... I'll take care of it. Midiok waved his hand and turned to leave.

I see, I'll take care of it...... There was an obvious perfunctory smell, although it was expected, but the little girl still felt very angry, is that really the case?

Enid walked through the halls of the castle, her feet pounding the ground, her delicate deerskin boots clattering against the castle's masonry.

"Yo, who made our little princess so angry?"

Enid looked up and saw the blonde young man coming out of the passageway.

"Mr. Olivier......"

Suddenly, the accumulated anger and grievances began to erupt, and the little girl complained to the trusted division commander: "Brother, if he doesn't pay attention to my words, it is clear that the threat of the kingdom is already imminent. ”

"Oh, what's going on?" Olivier raised an eyebrow in interest.

"A legendary mercenary group from the Northlands has recently entered St. Valentine, and they are plotting some kind of conspiracy against our family. Moreover, I suspect that behind them should be our Royal Highness!"

"That's so......" Olivier sighed.

Olivier didn't ask you how you knew they were plotting a conspiracy, or how you knew that His Highness was behind them.

Enid said it, and he believed it, and it has always been.

This trust made Enid feel respected, and she reciprocated her trust. Therefore, even this kind of matter involving the secrets of the family and the kingdom, Enid did not plan to hide his teacher.

To deal with an ordinary little girl, only a lollipop is enough, to deal with a smart little girl, you need to compliment, smile and a lollipop, and to deal with a particularly smart little girl, you need to abandon the perception that the other party is just a minor, and put yourself and the other party on an equal footing to communicate, in order to truly gain her trust.

Of course, it would be better if there was still a lollipop.

"Ini, remember the lesson I gave you yesterday?" asked Olivier.

"Yes. ”

"Do you know what the status of the Islay Basin is for the whole kingdom?"

Enid knew, of course, that the Basin of Islay was the most elite place in the entire kingdom, and apart from here, the rest of the loaf-shaped land was barren hills, and there were not many minerals available.

"Grain, cloth, oh of course, and the most wonderful wine, from which more than 80 per cent of the supplies needed by the people of the whole kingdom are produced every year. If one day, the kingdom loses this land......"

"Do you understand what I mean?" asked Olivier at last.

"You mean, the kingdom wants to reclaim the land?"

Olivier sighed, "I guess that's it, I guess, the fear of losing Islay has been haunting every king of Thea for hundreds of years." ”

"I know Midiok, he's not a fool," Olivier looked at Enid, "sometimes, it's better to trust your brother a little more, and they'll take care of everything for you." And, hundreds of years later, if the kingdom wants to do something, why wait until now, let alone ......"

What's more, the kingdom can't do it either, can't do it.

Although Olivier didn't say it, Enid knew what he meant.

No, there is no way to follow, this is because of the system problem (hey, this word is familiar). In the context of the aristocracy's separation, the royal family has no excuse or reason to meddle in the Ailai Basin, not to mention, the nobles of the fief echo each other from afar, and move the whole body, even if the previous kings want to learn from Qin Xiaogong's reform, then at least there must be a Shang Ying.

And can't, but don't dare, this is a matter of confidence. In another world, Song Taizu can release military power with a glass of wine, and Ming Taizu is even more slaughtered, but here, in this world where a master is riding a thousand, the Xiya royal family does not have the same force and confidence to provoke the entire aristocracy (most of the fiefdom nobles and real power nobles are warlock families).

So, in fact, there is nothing to worry about? Rumors and tomb robbers, provocations and mercenary groups, in fact, they are all too sensitive? Enid didn't know the answer.

......

Don't know the answer?

Curiosity about the world and the search for power are the driving force for the mage's progress, and Enid decides to use the mage's way to solve his doubts.

Gunflower has great strength, has a kingdom background, and has all kinds of magical equipment, what should you do if you want to find out the news from them?

The best way is naturally to catch a lone core member, and then, not to mention the little girl's various spells, even torture can probably get what you want.

But if they really have ill intentions towards the Noble family, they will definitely be extremely wary of an enemy lair like St. Valentine, then if they want to expose their flaws, they must first create chaos......

Enid thought of Nobodi, the second brother's new subordinate.

Then, tell him the true identity of Long Yin, and let him go and find trouble with the gun flower. Enid called the butler and told the matter to continue.

One thing happened, Enid returned to the bedroom, and once again made her way to her mage tower through the teleportation circle.

Although it is not yet known what the outcome will be, Enid decides to prepare a special magical equipment first, the greenstone amulet.

This amulet is made with a turquoise stone embedded in a golden pedestal, and after being treated with a spell, the greenstone can make the wearer more mentally focused, stronger-willed, and more faithful, even to the point of not being affected by spiritual attacks.

For the little girl, the difficulty of making this amulet lies mainly in the shaping process.

Melting metal with flames and shaping shapes with the hands of mages, skilled mages can even carve a flower a few millimeters wide into the inner wall of the ring.

In this world, mages are often first-class craftsmen or artists. Don't forget, the expensive, ornate magical equipment is made by the caster.

In this regard, Enid can indeed only be regarded as an apprentice, and although the little girl is a genius, it also takes time. But what I have to say is that there is no so-called spiritual power or anything involved here.

In fantasy novels in another world, many authors like to put forward a concept in addition to magic - mental power, as the golden finger of the protagonist.

The protagonist is often low in magic, but he can finely control his magic, what fireballs bend, ice arrows carved, everything can be explained as the effect of mental power.

What exactly is mental power?

Enid thinks that it is spirit, people are in good spirits and concentrated, they can concentrate on doing something, on the contrary, when they are tired, they tend to make mistakes. So, the spirit is actually not a particularly high element of power, right? everyone should have it, if you have to add a word "force" to quantify it, then those protagonists must be able to stay up late......

So, when it comes to the manipulation of magic, Enid believes that the key is not mental power - of course, it is necessary to be mentally good when casting spells - but to be able to pour oil into the hole of a copper coin, like an oil seller.