The deaf knights posed another problem: they would not be able to attend the upcoming jousting tournament.

After Moore's reminder, Siegel remembered the incident. It's been nearly half a year since he and Jenny decided to compete in the martial arts, and I don't know how the preparations were.

When I think about it, there are still many things I should have done that I didn't care about. The new year's spring ploughing, the Federation's magic ships, the shipyards of Rabbit Ears, the state of Mora's Top and the Elven Forest, the current situation of Archmages Alexander and William, the daily affairs and the situation of the Southern Lords, the recent developments of the Raven tribe, and the progress of the reconstruction of Waterdeep. Over time, these things will gradually change, which will affect the development and security of Heim Territory.

What is it easy to be a good lord? Siegel once simply thought that all that was needed to dig up the gold and let the inhabitants farm the land well was almost all the work of the lord, but now it turns out that it is just the imagination of young people. The more you want to have a stable environment, the more you need to do your work before it happens, and the more you want not to lose, the more you have to make a hundredfold effort. Heim's territory is vast and has become the premier territory in the New World, and there are more and more things to focus on. As an archmage, Siegel still has magical research that he can't leave behind, so he has to make a choice now.

"It's not a way to leave your job to a group of women, and Manna hasn't started a family yet. Siegel rubbed his chin and thought as he rested in the living room of the starting fortress. How can I give myself more time to study magic without causing trouble for my territory?

The practice of the Starry Kingdom is to set up a small imperial council where routine affairs can be handled. Only those related to the change of nobility, the division of territories, large expenditures, and military transfers were involved. It must be decided by the king.

"Must" means other times. The king could do what he wanted - if he could study magic. He can do it too. This is a good hint for Siegel, and perhaps it could be possible in Heim Territory.

When he returned to Myr, he told Janet what he thought, but she shook her head. "That's a system left for the king, and no lord can do that. The laws of the Kingdom of Stars clearly require that the lord must be responsible for the affairs of the territory himself and cannot transfer it to others. Heim Lord, because in the New World, you set up a dai lord to handle things. Usually no one pays attention to it. But if you set up a liege council, even if it is small, it can be a reason for the Kingdom of Stars to deprive you of your lordship's power. Aaron wouldn't do that to woo you, and Evan is a good friend of yours and won't use that as an excuse, but that doesn't mean Heim Collar won't get into trouble. ”

"It seems that whether you do it or not, it's troublesome. Siegel smiled bitterly, and then said to his wife, "It's been hard for you this time." It was only when I finally remembered the events of the tournament. ”

Janet shook her head helplessly, and then said, "Do you still remember the events of the tournament?"

"I still have a lot of things in mind, and you and Isaac are at the forefront. Siegel replied with a smile.

"Okay. Your words made me a lot happier, so I'll spare you this time. The tournament will be held in two weeks. All were arranged, and swordsmanship, archery, horsemanship, and spell performances were set up. Even if you make a suggestion as an archmage, the people of the Federation have racked their brains and have not figured out how to safely conduct the mage competition, so they can only choose the performance project, which can be regarded as a gesture of friendship to you. I looked at the look in their eyes, and it was clear that I was suspicious that you wanted to win a few more champions, which is why they asked for a spell duel. ”

"Haha, if I don't play, how can there be any champion?" Siegel picked up the wine glass next to him and took a sip lightly. Under Janet's eyes, he had to admit, "Okay, I want to try to win a championship." Sir Bill won the tournament at Fort Hub that year, and he said it was the happiest thing of his life, so I wanted to try it too. ”

"If you can watch the show from the stands and play anonymously, then you're free. It's a pity that I'm still here, and I can't transform as I want, so I can't dress up as you like. If everyone finds out that the Lord of Heim in the stands is fake, it will be a scandal that will stir up the mainland. ”

Siegel's eyes flashed, and he immediately had an idea. In order not to be discovered by his wife, he immediately asked, "Is there enough money to hold a jousting tournament, and does my magic experiment cost a lot of money?"

"Gold coins are not a big problem, and the gold and silver that are shipped back from Rabbit Ear Harbor every day are piled up in the warehouse and are useless, so it is better to spend them. Only the pure gold in the small warehouse has bottomed out, and even if you have money, you can't buy it. This mineral is troublesome from mining to smelting, and it is rare in quantity, and it is not something that can be bought if you want to. ”

"Can you get it from the Old World by smuggling?"

"That's been taken into account, Smuggler Captain!" replied Janet with a wink, "For some reason, many people are hoarding Adamantite, the largest of which is the Mage Guild. With the help of the advisors of the school city, he knew exactly which lord had the adamantite gold, and in terms of funds, the Mage Association had never been short of money. ”

"Buy as much as you want, don't force it, I can put the experiment aside for the time being. Siegel had an unconcealed pride in his eyes, which Janet keenly captured. So she asked in a soft voice, "Mr. Archmage, I don't know what you found this time?"

"It's a powerful, dangerous thing, but it's really powerful. Siegel shook his head: "Don't ask, wait until I find a way to solve the problem of how to experiment, and then find out everything I don't understand, and then I will explain it to you in detail." ”

"As long as you stay safe. Janet flicked her hair, looked at Siegel with seductive affection, and said, "Are you going back to the lab or are you going to rest for a while?"

"I can't always be in the lab, and it's time for me to do my lord's duty. Is there anything I need to do lately?"

"I should ask if there's anything that can make it easier for us lately!" Janet rolled her eyes and said, "You can put aside the trivial chores for a while, there are quite a few knights in the territory." There are knights of knighthood and freelancers. There are also some mercenaries. I want to take advantage of the opportunity of the tournament to get ahead. Mercenaries don't need to be seen, knights of the knighthood should always show up and meet them before the conference begins. She looked at Siegel's expression and knew what he was thinking, so she said, "Don't worry, half a day at most." ”

"Okay, you can arrange it. I can't name any of those people, so don't make a fool of me then. ”

"Maybe a book called "The History of Important Families and Figures in the Mainland" can help you. I saw it in your study. These are the few books that have not been turned over at all. By the way, where are those Argonian maid books?"

"Uh......", the corners of Siegel's mouth twitched a few times, "Most of the servants in the outer study can enter, maybe they took it." That's a pretty popular read for literacy, isn't it?"

"They're still them?" Janet chuckled, then patted the back of Siegel's hand before he was embarrassed, and said, "Go and tidy up first, you look too haggard and your bones are limp." This is not the demeanor of the majestic Earl of Heim. ”

Siegel nodded. After kissing Janet, she went to the bath. In addition to eliminating the fatigue of working for months on end, he also had to prepare his body for recovery training. He still can't shake off the idea of participating in the tournament anonymously. Even if not for the eventual championship – after all, he can't give himself an award – he wants to see what level he can achieve.

The mage's mind was full of this, and he didn't notice Janet's expression. She lowered her eyes behind Siegel and slowly stroked her belly with a sad look.

Siegel took the thick and heavy "History of Important Families and Characters in the Mainland", although he would also glance at it himself, but this thing was too energy-consuming, and there was no need to waste time. He summoned the Lamp God II to his side and told it to begin reciting the tome.

"Anyway, you don't have much to do except deal with the accounts and mission arrangement information of the mercenary guild on a daily basis, so it's better to memorize this book. Siegel thought he had come up with a brilliant idea: "When I need to, I'll just use teleportation to ask you directly, why bother my brains?"

"Yes, master, it will take me about two days to memorize everything and be at your disposal. The lamp god will answer yes and no, but he cannot refuse his master's command with a "no".

At present, Siegel has created a total of two lamp gods, one of which always stays in the basement of Myr City, monitoring the work of the elemental rune circle and the energy focusing lens. It also keeps an eye on the energy delivery of the Myr Core, and will immediately report to its owner if it finds anyone exceeding Siegel's set level of energy use. The energy path system is not perfect, and there will always be smart people who will crack it, so Siegel will arrange for a lamp god to oversee this matter and call him number one.

When Siegel is not around, it can also manipulate the magical defense array of Myr City, especially the Space Lock Circle, to prevent unknown people from using teleportation to directly enter Myr City. Once those spatial spells have located the city of Mir and touched the spatial lock, the Lamp God One will use the energy focusing lens to transfer its exit away, as far away from the castle as possible. If the opponent's teleportation skills are very high and the exit position is fixed, then the lamp god will mobilize a large number of elements to destroy the energy balance near the exit, making the spatial passage fragile and dangerous.

If Lamp God One is a standard lamp god for mage service, then Lamp God II is a type of service for lords, like advisors in the academy. Siegel weakened its magical manipulation ability, strengthened its role in knowledge learning and business processing, and borrowed some techniques from the Gummy Warrior template to create a minion-type lamp god. It helps Janet handle the accounts of the realm, secretly manage the mission release and personnel levels of the mercenary guild, and discover those adventurers with potential and a spirit of contract, assess their strength and credibility, and better serve the Heim Territory.

Especially those things that escort and search for valuables can only be done by such a reassuring person. Originally, Fezzak was the most suitable for this position, but his age and physical condition were not up to the requirements, and he had already put out the idea of taking on the job, and could only serve as an important adviser. While Fezak recommended several successors, Siegel still needed to test their loyalty and ability.

The god of lights may be incompetent, but he will never betray him. The lack of power can be compensated for by the power of Siegel's magic, but loyalty is more valuable.

Siegel looked at the lamp god who was "studying hard", lowered his voice and said to him: "How about you come to dress me up and participate in the martial arts competition?"

The blue lamp god looked at Siegel, what else could he say?Under the influence of infinite loyalty and obedience, he nodded expressionlessly: "Willing to serve you, master." (To be continued.) )