Once upon a time, in the house of Lingus, Prince of Herode, there was an elderly servant who entered the army by the help of his master.

While fighting with the army, he made a small fortune, and later started a business in the Coastal Territory, becoming a wealthy local merchant.

The soldier had a business-oriented son named Luke.

The rest of the story will be known to Vincent and the people of Silver Dragon Castle.

According to the investigation of his subordinates, as well as the intelligence of Kiraya, it is revealed that Prince Herod is Luke's backstage and his great benefactor who can achieve business success.

In return, Luke's Southern Chamber of Commerce and its collaborators bought grain from the Primorsky Territory, sold it to Herod at a low price, and then let the farmers and citizens of the territory eat the grain at a high price, and he was the middleman to make huge profits.

They would do everything they could to get rid of all the things that Herod needed, but Vincent's supplies, such as weapons and raw materials, were held in their hands, and they would rather lose money than let him get them.

Such a loyal and filial servant, Prince Lingus will definitely not be treated badly.

As long as Luke completes his mission, the Prince will not let him lose money, and the trade routes will be unimpeded from the Coastal Territory to the northern wastelands.

His territory is leaking everywhere, and there are rebellions all over the place, and of course the female businessmen are indispensable, so doesn't the prince behind him have a little responsibility?

It's so insulting to people's intelligence.

However, if this woman is really the prince's fiancée, she will really become a hot potato.

"My lord, I can honestly tell you that I don't like your race as much as many people, but I'm not going to come here to die." La Niña said frankly, "Let me go back, and you'll get a satisfactory price."

"You think you're worth a lot, but how much am I worth compared to you?" Vincent sneered and said, "Don't order me, captive, at this point, my toys are much smarter."

The daughter of a mere duke, who still dares to teach the son of the demon king to do things?

The four Grand Dukes of the Demon Domain are vying to give their daughters to themselves......

La Nina glanced blankly at the strangely dressed female knight, showing no respect the whole time.

This attitude made Ninia feel very embarrassed, and there was not much good feeling left from envy.

"But what's the point of keeping me?" La Niña asked rhetorically, "I can apologize for my actions, even though I don't have a choice...... If you don't want the ransom, I'm useless to you."

The air in the tent froze, and the two pretentious men didn't say anything more, but they looked directly at each other, and just looking at their gaze made Ninia feel anxious.

Although the daughter of the duke's family is conceited, her courage is indeed not small, and she can support herself in front of the demons for so long and maintain such a strong aura, which makes Ninia feel a little inferior again.

"Alright, I can fulfill your request and get you home."

Vincent was the first to speak, and he threw out a map, letting it float and unfold, motioning for La Niña to look.

"You've slept all day, but I've been marching north. We're now in the north-central part of the territory, and we'll be approaching the Sweetwater River in about ten days." ….

The Sweetwater River originates in the mountains north of Herod, and Vincent says this to remind the sorceress that he is getting closer to the border.

"Thank goodness you're getting close to our borders, so I only need to take one step to get home." La Nina couldn't help but be overjoyed, and her expression became a little more eager, "Even if you can't contact my father, you can find my fiancé and get the ransom."

"The ransom is so ugly, it looks like I kidnapped you, please change your statement." Vincent corrected unceremoniously, "I'm an escort, and they can give me a thank you fee if they want to."

"Under any name, you can do whatever you want, just let me go back." Seeing Vincent's understanding, La Nina relaxed and continued to plead, "You look like a real nobleman, so please fulfill your duties as a nobleman and take me with you."

Vincent nodded, not looking many

The idea of asking for a price made La Niña confused and uneasy.

To be honest, I can't guess what this big demon thinks at all.

The great nobles were not fuel-efficient lamps, and the easier it was to promise, the less reliable it was.

Not only did he not want the ransom, but he didn't even bother to talk about the details, what was his idea?

I heard that demons are greedy and cunning, could it be that he doesn't care about the value of the duke's daughter and the prince's fiancée?

While La Niña was thinking about it, Vincent finally said something that made her feel a little reassured.

"Your family should pay me for the thank you, but what about the compensation?"

"Reparation what?" La Nina furrowed her beautiful eyebrows and asked, "Didn't you kill the robbers to get revenge?"

"My skeletons have been blown up by you hundreds of them, and many monsters have died, and I have paid a lot of magic stones and props to save you, shouldn't you compensate for this?"

Well, the demon showed its true face, and La Nina took a step back, then immediately raised her head proudly, trying to suppress her nervousness and fear.

"I was only in self-defense, and I didn't mean to attack you."

"It doesn't matter, the damage has already been done, and I can't ask the rotting corpse for compensation, right? You think you're unlucky."

Seeing that Vincent had no intention of compromising at all, La Niña could only consider herself unlucky, thinking about how to compromise and what kind of empty check to fool the lord first, so as not to be harmed.

Looking at the little girl who was being cleaned up and obedient next to the demon clan, she felt that this matter was a little difficult to do.

"You're an elemental mage, aren't you?" Vincent asked, "I have a research project that I need your help with."

"What?" La Nina, who had been thinking about how she would be humiliated by the devil, didn't react at once, "What research?"

"My territory is poor, and to be honest, I'm not rich." Vincent shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands to laugh at himself, "So, I'm going to be self-reliant and make something that is fun, makes money, and makes people's lives easier."

The demons' thinking is too out-of-the-box, right?

The archmage La Niña grumbled inwardly, looking at the lord who had begun to fiddle with the pile of metal parts on his desk, but she couldn't tell what he was doing. ….

"I've heard that the Magic Chamber, which has Genting City, has achieved a lot of results in recent years, and a lot of new magic and props have been developed. I can't get there, but my heart yearns for it, but it's a pity that it......'s a pity."

As he spoke, Vincent picked up a small tinky tin box, grasped it with his hand, and pressed his thumb to the top.

The tin box is only half the size of a palm, and the workmanship is exquisite, and you can see that it has hinges and carvings on it, like a snuff box.

"I'm also working on a portable ignition device, which can allow people who don't know magic to make fire anytime and anywhere, and it will be very useful in life and work."

As he spoke, Vincent pressed down with his thumb, and the lid made a crisp "click" sound, and a bright flame came out of the open place.

Hey? La Nina's eyes, which were still a little impatient, were instantly enlarged.

In order to make herself see clearly, she also took the initiative to pull the hair in front of her left eye.

There was an unpleasant smell of oil smoke.

But the flame is not an illusion, it is genuine.

"Interesting, right? You magical genius knows what that means......

La Niña swallowed, then nodded a little reluctantly.

"It's not magic." She chose very careful language to answer, "But faster than magic, a masterpiece."

"That's right!"

Vincent extinguished the flame with a push of his thumb, then began to hold the ignition of the tin box between his index and middle fingers, his fingers fluttering, dazzling in front of La Nina's astonished eyes.

"I've heard that there is also a portable magic circle in the Magic Courtyard that can quickly and repeatedly make fires, small enough to be carved into a ring, and one of the developers happens to be Mr. Dahl, the Grand Magister. The lighter I made had a similar function

Yes."

With that, Vincent finally stood up, walked around the table to the sorceress, dragged the iron box in his hand, and placed it in front of her eyes.

"Miss, do you want to surpass him one day?".

Xiao Diankang