"Hello, System."

"Ding!"

After checking his protection value a little, Vincent found that his protection value had increased a lot compared to when he set off.

I don't know if the glasses in stock have been sold to other places, or if the lanterns newly made by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce have been sold, but the number of additions is still increasing anyway.

It seems that the more toys you make and the more people who use them, the faster the care increases.

[Boost: 10701/10729]

There is a lot of protection, but he will feel confused about the choice of skill routes, Vincent likes everything, but he doesn't dare to unlock upgrades casually, and he is worried that he won't be able to get enough protection points when he needs them.

Of course, for the time being, there's absolutely nothing wrong with upgrading a specialty-related skill.

"System, I'm going to upgrade the 'Wood Processing Skill' to lv5."

Since the Wood Processing skill has been upgraded to Lv3 last time, this upgrade costs 800 and 900 Protection.

In the past, this was a big number, but now Vincent is generous, and nearly 2,000 points of protection can be used.

[Protection: 9001/10729]

Due to the fact that the village was in a state of betrayal of the lord's autonomy before, a lot of timber that could have been sold to the city had nowhere to go, so it had to be left in the village to eat ashes, which was really a waste.

Excited, Vincent raised his hand and cut the already dried log into thin slices and polished the surface.

The fresh taste of the original ecology and the charm of the patterns made Vincent more and more fascinated by this work.

Ninia next to her was accustomed to this, but it was the first time she saw Prani with the lord's divine protection, and her little face was full of surprise and admiration.

"It's a bit of a waste to make such a good plank......

A moment later, several thin square planks appeared in the lord's hand, and Plani immediately leaned in, staring at the new toy with wide eyes.

On each plank, it is cut into several small pieces of wood with different rules.

Although the small pieces of wood are divided, they do not leave the plank, but are cleverly nested in the plank, leaving only a thin gap around it, and the small piece of wood can be removed from the board with a slight push.

Next, Vincent used his drawing skills to draw two assembled drawings on the paper he had brought.

From the small gesture of Prani's joy to the trembling of his knees, Vincent knew that the child couldn't wait.

"Come on, why don't you try it?" Vincent beckoned to a preoccupied Ninia, "Let's play with a puzzle board toy and see what you can make in the end?" ”

"Yes, master." Ninia, who was still worried about her hometown, reluctantly smiled and came to Vincent's side, "What kind of toy is this time?" ”

"In the order on the drawing, the wooden block parts are taken down, the sockets are found to connect everything, and finally the whole is formed." Vincent patiently explained, "Be careful with the burrs, maybe a little prickly. ”

Out of the corner of his eye, he swept over the girl's palm, and Vincent realized that his worries might be unnecessary, because her hand must have practiced swordsmanship or something, and it had a thick callus on it.

Prani hummed excitedly as she scribbled, while Ninia was a little slow to heat, but as she pieced together the pieces, her expression gradually became more focused.

The lord's toy this time is really ingenious, although the small parts seem to be unrelated, but after a certain combination of rules, it can be assembled into different shapes, and in the end, even a three-dimensional structure is built.

"Wow! See what I did? Prani took the lord's hand and pointed to her work with the other and shouted, "Uncle, this is the Demon Castle, right?" ”

"Huh, does it look like that?" Vincent scratched his hair, but decided to correct it, "I'm referring to the church's sanctuary. ”

It's really innocent and childlike......

Looking at Prani, holding up his own work, with a large number of people up and down, left and right, Vincent quietly called up the system and checked the little witch.

【Prani Savia】

[Race: Terran]

[Age: 15 years old]

[Condition: Good?] (Malnutrition, lack of sleep, chronic drug intoxication, habitual overflow of mana)】

[Mana Level: ★★★★★ (The talent of a pure and unsullied person, giving her great magic and understanding)]

[Skill: ★★★ (Herb specialization, but it is not recommended to test the medicine yourself)]

[Loyalty: ★★★★ ☆ (Uncle is a handsome big demon, well-behaved waiting for the contract)]

[Play-loving index: 500 (although cute, he is also a playful boy)]

[Playful potential: Lv5 (too playful, may delay magic talents)]

【Believer Attributes: Believer】

It's amazing, it's amazing, this kid's playfulness index is actually the highest I've ever seen.

I'm afraid this belongs to the kind of genius who is easily delayed by fun......

Compared to Prani, who has a high play-loving index, Ninia is much more restrained in this regard, so the assembly speed is also a lot slower.

However, she fought to the end, and was still attracted by what she made.

It turned out that what the lord had put together was actually a humanoid armored samurai.

"Ah, it's not fair, uncle is not fair!" When Plani saw this, she immediately pursed her lips, "I want to fight for armor too...... This feeling of splicing armor is so handsome! ”

Seeing such a cute boy pulling and pulling at him, and with a resentful expression of being wronged, Vincent was also a little unexpected.

It turns out that you, a bright-eyed and bright-toothed guy, are also good at this bite.

Just when Vincent was so entangled by his subordinates that he had to spend another ten points to rub the same style for him, he heard Ninia's timid voice from behind him.

"Thank you, host. You're trying to comfort me, aren't you? ”

"Comfort, right?" When Vincent saw her pitiful look, he showed a demonic smile, "I'm in a good mood, I want to learn from Sadaka, and don't be merciful when I return to my hometown." ”

Even so, Ninia actually knew that the lord was not such a cold person.

Maybe he's lonely, and he's a little reluctant to show his true feelings in front of him......

Finding good raw materials, Vincent was very happy that night, and after driving Prani and Ninia away, he spent the night happily with the wood by himself, playing a lot of tricks.

Experiments have proved that the quality of the wood here is good, better than that produced near Yinlong Castle, and the price is much cheaper.

Since there are such conditions, Vincent allowed Dolan Village to use logs instead of grain to pay taxes, which can be regarded as giving the villagers a way to live.

According to the villagers, there used to be dwarves in the mountains to open mines, but the war more than 30 years ago drove out the dwarves, and the mines were abandoned.

This was the most sad news for Vincent, but he couldn't complain, because it was the demons themselves who drove out the dwarves - because they were arms dealers and supplied weapons to other races.

Maybe they can be brought back later, I heard that the dwarves are skilled craftsmen, and should be able to provide more materials and production capacity for the lord.

Early the next morning, Vincent executed the cultists who had been unable to ask for any information, and said goodbye to all the villagers who had trampled on the statue of the evil god and swore allegiance.

The villagers were grateful for the lord's tax relief and the saving of the village, and many expressed their willingness to go to other villages to find relatives and friends and tell them the truth.

This is undoubtedly a good thing.

"Move down the hill as soon as possible," Vincent assured the awe-struck villagers, "and my trade route will soon pass through the mountain, where there will be a new path to prosperity and happiness that will give you a better life." ”

"What about the mountains?" The village chief asked in embarrassment, "It's hard to farm in the mountains, but we can't move it if we want to build a road." ”

"What's wrong with the mountains? The benevolent man enjoys the mountain, and the wise man enjoys the water," Vincent said mysteriously, "Lucid waters and lush mountains are mountains of gold and silver...... Oh, don't worry, you'll soon see what I mean. ”