That night, Richard slept deeply, and the depression accumulated for many days seemed to have been vented in the wolf rush of the ironclad horse. Ever since he noticed the changes in Irene, Richard's world has been shrouded in a haze. If it weren't for Reilly's help, he wouldn't have known what to do.

Now, a turning point has come and that is "Junior Agile".

In the Norland Continent, any family with the slightest ambition is eager for a grand constructor to appear among their descendants. Richard made his first Demonic Construct at the age of less than thirteen, and successfully tested it on the Iron Horse, which meant that he had already crossed the second hurdle on the path of the Constructor, and it was only a matter of time before he became a full-fledged Constructor, and the possibility of becoming a Grand Constructor was quite high.

It stands to reason that a wealthy family like Akmund would not allow his descendants to marry a sir's daughter. But in front of the future builders, everything is negotiable.

At this time, Richard, who was dreaming beautifully, had not yet realized what kind of impact one of his magic pattern constructs would have on the others.

After learning of Richard's performance on the test ground, Stevenson's psychological defenses were completely broken. The former used a lizard skin that could barely be used as a construction carrier to make a "barely qualified" "Elementary Agility", while in his hand, a Flame Earth Walking Dragon Skin, which had good magic guiding performance and could be used as a third-order construction carrier, only made a semi-finished product with a completion rate of 20%.

Everyone knows that the higher the quality of the material, the higher the success rate of drawing a magic circle. The dragon skin of the Flame Earth Walking Dragon was four levels higher in grade than Richard's lizard skin, and the price was fifteen hundred times higher than that of the latter for the same area. As a result, the distance between Stevenson and Richard was stretched a long way.

The Dragon Pulse Warlock only felt that the world in front of him was full of darkness, and all hope, all the future, all the glory and brilliance, seemed to have left him. At this time, the family's huge investment in him was extremely cold and heavy, almost making the young man breathless.

So far, the overall cost of studying in Deep Blue has reached one million gold coins per month! Because after the marriage contract was established, the Marquis of Neo no longer paid any fees for Minnie's studies.

In fact, the marriage was brokered entirely by Stevenson. After all, for a nobleman, the father's family, the mother's family, and the wife's family are extremely important resources. He simply acted according to the rules of aristocratic society and made decisions that were in his best interest. However, Sdivinson did not expect that Marquis Neo would be so shameless and dump his most outstanding daughter directly to the Solam family.

On the other hand, the combined forces of the Neo and Soram families are in trouble on the battlefield. They had three times the strength of the enemy, but they had never defeated Viscount Ellie in a head-on battle.

This woman has an incomparably keen sense of the battlefield, marching as swift as the wind, and attacking as fierce as fire. Once you find the enemy's weak link, it will destroy everything with a thunderbolt. In a terrain that was not vast and complex, she toyed with an enemy three times her size, exhausting the coalition forces and destroying vast fields, mines, forests, and towns, and taking away all portable resources. Marquis Neo's finances are on the verge of collapse, and it is questionable whether he will be able to survive until next year.

The stalemate has made most of the benefits that the Solam family have received from the Marquis of Neo disappear, and if it continues like this, it will soon turn into a loss. So they decided to get out of this quagmire as soon as possible and end the fighting within a week. While it may not go as smoothly as it gets, the Solams have a backup plan: peace talks. As for war reparations, that's something Marquis Neo needs to consider.

Even for Stevenson, who was nominally fully supported by the Soram family, Minnie's monthly cost of half a million gold coins was a very heavy burden. Judging from the current situation, the Dragon Vein Warlock's marriage contract with her did not give him the slightest help, but instead gave him an extra big rock on the sinking ship.

Stevenson knew full well that after using the vast resources of the Solam family, he had absolutely no room for failure. The lifespan of the legendary powerhouse will be greatly increased, and in the still long life of Duke Solam, there will never be a shortage of sons and daughters, and there will be no shortage of talented people.

Stevenson's Enlightenment Teacher once told him that genius has no meaning until he becomes a truly strong man. Countless geniuses are born on the continent every year, and the growth of geniuses requires a lot of resources. Without resources, genius is just an empty title with a superficial brilliance, and it has a deadline. When they grow up, the aura of the past will become a shadow that will accompany them for the rest of their lives. Randolph is a recent example.

Stevenson's desperate desire for success, and equally fearful of failure, the path he has traveled has long since turned into a path to hell, and if he takes a step back, the result will be doomed.

A mere dragon vein warlock is not worthy of the family's huge funding, and the reputation of being a long-sleeved dancer in the social world is not worth so many gold coins, as for management talents, as an ancient family that has lasted for more than a hundred generations, the Solam family has countless talents in this regard. In fact, Stevenson not only used the resources of his father's family, but also invested a lot of human and material resources from his mother's family. Once the family decides to give up, his fate will not be much better than that of the mages who are busy making money in the outer periphery of the dark blue.

But on the single-plank bridge that led to the constructor, Richard was in front of Stevenson like a moat, and he couldn't find the slightest chance to move forward.

Upon seeing Minnie, Stevenson became even angrier. He was roaring almost against the girl's face: "You! you say, what use do I want you to do now? What can you do to help me? Is it to help me improve in the construction school, or to help me get the teacher's favor?

Seeing her silent appearance, the Dragon Vein Warlock's mood became even more irritable, and he sneered and said, "I almost forgot that you are still a woman, at least you can use it to have children." Now, get me out to bed!"

Minnie didn't argue, and she didn't resist. She lay down on the bed silently, turned her face to the side, and hid her uncontrollable tears.

Stevenson stood by the bed, bottle of liquor in his hand, and every now and then he took a hard sip. He looked at Minnie and said coldly, "You are a smart woman, you should know that now is not the time to be willful or petty." If I can't become a constructor, then status, honor, money...... From the moment you were abandoned by the Marquis of Neo, your fate was completely tied to me. Now, you need to fight for a future for yourself, prove that you are useful to me, and prove that you are worthy of the funding of 500,000 gold coins per month. If you can't do it, or don't want to do it, then I won't force you...... Believe me, no one would be willing to pay 500,000 gold coins for the daughter of a ruined marquis, and every month, 5, 100,000!"

Minnie knew that what Stevenson said was the truth. From an objective point of view, the Dragon Vein Warlock did pay a lot for her. And without money, Minnie Mouse would be in a worse position than the women who lived on the periphery of the dark blue. Due to her once noble status, there will be many men who want to leave something in her body, and now Minnie is not capable of protecting herself.

The girl sat up from the bed, her expression still cold, but the pride in her eyes was gone, replaced by a gloomy look. Minnie Mouse walked up to Stevenson and said to him, "I really don't have the capital to be proud of, and I can't really let go of what I have, so I'll stand with you." ”

Stevenson didn't respond to her.

Minnie Mouse sighed and said, "Don't you think this is a little strange? You know, you used the best materials, and you had the guidance of Santa Cruz, so it took you more than half a month to make a magic pattern construction that was 20% complete. Richard hadn't learned how to draw a full Magical Construct before, so why was he able to make a usable Construct Plugin right away?"

Hearing her words, Stevenson gradually calmed down, and while thinking, he said, "Indeed, this thing is very strange. We've had Richard's class schedule long ago, and we deduce that he started learning to draw constructs at least a year later. But this kid broke the inference and broke through the two major hurdles on the path of the constructor, and there must be a key factor in this. Now, we need to know what exactly this key is. ”

Minnie frowned and said, "It's hard. ”

"I know. Richard had only one friend in Deep Blue, and that was the spendthrift Mr. Reilly. This man is so mysterious that even the Solam family can't find out his details. Stevenson couldn't help frowning, judging from the available information, Reilly was a man who focused on the study of magic. Anything that was useful for study and cultivation would be bought without hesitation. The mage's need for resources is never-ending, and Rayleigh spends a million gold coins in Deep Blue every month!

In Stevenson's mind, the power to be able to spend so much money to fund a scholar would definitely not be weaker than the Solam family behind him, so he didn't want to provoke Reilly.

"Maybe we can ask Erin!" Minnie suggested, "after all, she's the only woman who has ever come close to Richard." ”

Stevenson shook his head and said, "Erin, she doesn't owe any money now, and she may not care about you." ”

Minnie Mouse disagrees with him: "Erin's identity is there, and she is not qualified to refuse Neo and Soram's request at all. ”

Stevenson sighed and said dejectedly, "Even if we can get that secret, the gap will be difficult to make up for now." ”

Seeing the depressed expression of this ambitious man, the girl's heart was a little cold. If Stevenson gives up, he still has the bloodline of a dragon warlock, as well as a powerful maternal family. But what was left of her?

Minnie hesitated for a long time before saying, "Maybe there's one last shortcut, although it's not very likely to succeed." ”

"What way?" Stevenson's eyes lit up, like a drowning man suddenly seeing floating logs.

"Find a way to get close to the teacher and get her favor. Recently, I feel that my teacher's emotions are becoming more and more unstable, and this is a good time. Although the teacher is a legendary powerhouse, she is also a woman......"

Stevenson was stunned for a moment, then understood, "You mean, I should find a way to turn Su Helen into my woman?" he pondered, his face slowly regaining his vitality and revealing an aristocratic smile again. Although he lost badly in the field of construction, he far surpassed Richard in terms of experience and achievements in this area.

The dragon vein warlock showed a resolute look and said, "This is a solution, but the chance of success is also very slim, we can't pin all our hopes on this! I still have a few people available in the dark blue, let that kid disappear completely if necessary!"