The Elven Sage finally completed his promised teleportation magic array, taught Siegel the methods used, and then prepared to leave the Heim Realm.

"Once there is a call, I also hope that you will be able to fulfill your promise. As he left, the Elven Sage said to Siegel, "Beware of the believers of the God of Murder, they cannot be treated with common sense. Your newly made magic array is very interesting, why don't you give me a copy of the complete drawings so that I can study them?"

Siegel shook his head.

The Elven Sage felt pity, but he was not reluctant. "I saw a spark of wisdom, but unfortunately not from the elves. They're just a little bit behind, just a little bit. ”

Then, the Elven Sage dissipated into the air out of thin air, not even a ripple of magic fluctuations was inspired.

Neither the Elemental Rune Circle nor the Energy Focused Lens could protect against this method, but it was hoped that the new magic circle could live up to Siegel's vision.

The Heim Realm gradually got on the right track, and Siegel divided nine lords according to their exploits and abilities, living in nine different towns as the basis for supporting the rule of the territory.

Manna and Hum gave their territory to Siegel and remained by his side. One was in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the entire Heim Territory, and the other was still in the barracks. Their realm was governed by the same laws as the city of Myr, and they were not divided between them, except that the taxes from the realm would be used as income for two people, and Siegel would no longer pay them a salary for their work.

It doesn't seem to have given them the idea of leaving Myr to manage their territory.

Deep down, Count Siegel Squid actually liked the current situation, because with the two of them sharing the pressure, he could devote more energy to the field of magic. Fezak, in particular, recommended Alfred Wolf as the new director of Mir. Siegel is even more relieved from the tedious daily affairs.

Alfred was a man in the prime of life with a golden back. Outwardly, he looks more like a bodyguard than a servant. His father used to work for the family of Count Cecil, the famous honey lord of the Starry Kingdom. And he was trained from an early age to take over his father's job. Later, due to a terrible gray blight, the whole family of the Count of Cecil was not spared, and Alfred's father was also killed in the disaster.

So he came to the New World and joined the mercenary group. Because he can write and calculate and is good at taking care of trivial affairs, he soon became the deputy head of the Goldenbeard Mercenary Regiment. When Fezak recruited the butler, he saw that this was a good opportunity, so he united with the mercenaries to settle the honorarium and came to the city of Mir to apply for a job.

Now he wears a light brown coat over his white shirt. Holding the letter that had just arrived, he stood quietly in front of Siegel on a silver platter in his hand.

"Thanks, just put it down. Siegel finally finished the scroll in his hand, put the quill pen aside, and then raised his head and said to the butler, "Alfred, I often get distracted when I study magic, so there is no need to waste time waiting for me at this time. If it's an emergency, go to Baron the Raven and use it to inform and wake me up. And you know where the ravens are, don't you?"

"Yes, my lord. Raven has always been by Isaac's side. The butler put the letter down, "Please call me Eddard." He finished. He was ready to quit.

"Don't rush away until I've read the letters. Siegel stopped him and asked him to sit aside.

The silver platter was full of letters from various lords in the South, none of which Siegel wanted to see. Respectful greetings were followed by cautious tentative and wishful thinking, and Siegel needed to answer them politely. In the aftermath of the war, the Heim Territory quickly bridged the gap with other territories, and continued to amass wealth and power with the help of newly acquired land, population, and convenient trade routes. In another year or two, when the Heim Leader completes the transformation of the rich land of the entire Ghost Swamp, he will become the strongest force in the southern part of the New World.

Despite his impatience, Siegel opened the letters one by one and read them carefully. Through the exchange of letters, Siegel also asked the southern lords to pay attention to the movements of the men in black and be careful not to appear as believers of the god of murder. "They are trying to undermine the hard-won peace through assassinations and other means. This is what Siegel explained to the lords, hoping that they would listen.

One of the great things about being a magician is the speed at which you can write letters. Letters like this, which do not possess magical powers, do not need to be written by Siegel himself. He waved his wand and chanted incantations, and the quills would leave clear and beautiful handwriting on the paper, and even magic could be used to hide the ink if he made a mistake.

"You have lived and studied in the house of Count Cecil, tell me about it. Siegel manipulates the spell to reply as he talks to Alfred. "What are the nobles of the Star Kingdom like?"

"Count Cecil is not as busy as you, and all that remains of his domain is one manor and three farmsteads. Alfred's voice was flat and clear, and he seemed unhurried. "Aside from caring about the harvest of the hive, Lord Earl doesn't usually have much to do. My father said that in the early years, the Earl's ancestral general's domain was divided too much, and other families continued to encroach on the land through marriage, which led to the decline of the family. ”

"Speaking of which, you can help me keep an eye on Manna and Hum. Siegel said: "They haven't started a family yet, is there such a risk?"

"Yes, Lord Count, I'll take note. Alfred nodded in response.

Siegel continued to reply, and then thought of something: "Has the loot shipped from the north been put into storage, and has it been counted?"

The butler nodded: "At present, the value of the inventory is about 300,000 gold coins, but this work has not been completed yet." What are your arrangements for this wealth?"

"Wealth, gold and silver. Siegel pointed his finger, and from the bookshelf behind him flew a book with a pale yellow cover, with the words "Illustration of Common Alchemy Materials" written in blue letters. "It turns out that the federation has acquired alchemy materials through various channels, so that it can remain strong, and take this opportunity to pick up those broken channels. ”

"Yes, Lord Count. ”

Every order means that many people have to work on it, so Siegel doesn't often give direct orders, and is smarter to take advantage of the huge number of mercenaries in the town.

Heim led mercenaries to the aid of mercenaries in several wars, and was paid afterwards as promised. This behavior has gained a good reputation among mercenaries, and all adventurers know that Heim Territory is a wealthy territory with gold mines.

Therefore, Siegel has set up an official bulletin board with some bounty quests posted, most of which are from Lord Siegel himself. The quests are not complicated, and are mostly bounties for collecting magic items, materials, and special flora and fauna. Sometimes they want bad guys who have become bandits in war, or investigate the property of a certain area.

Due to the frequent occurrence of the quest to collect materials on the posters throughout the year, adventurers and mercenaries alike would visit the city after arriving in Myr. Over time, the caravan and the wealthy inhabitants of Mir took a fancy to this convenience, and put up another bulletin board here to issue "civil" missions. Baron Kenki, a mercenary-turned-mercenary, bought a few houses next to the bulletin board, and built a tavern after opening them.

However, the future famous Dawning Tavern was still under construction, and Siegel was caught in another matter.

"A halfling from the starting outpost hid himself in a vat of ale and wasn't discovered until the kitchen?" Siegel looked at Alfred, thinking something was too incredible. "I remember that the tunnels in the city wall mountain range have been kept tightly checked, how can such a thing happen?"

"Half of the body is small and good at hiding," replied the butler, "and when she sobered up, she said she had something important to report to you." ”

"Why are you looking for me?" Siegel thought for a moment, there had been nothing new at the starting point outpost recently, and the transportation of goods had been very stable, so nothing should have happened, but for the sake of safety, he still met the halfling who had almost drowned.

The halfling was carried by the guards to Siegel's study, and there was a faint smell of alcohol coming from her. Even after a long bath, the smell of ale seemed to have penetrated into his skin and was difficult to get rid of.

She was only a meter tall, with curly, algae-green hair and two large round ears poking out of her hair. A petite face made her look exceptionally naïve, like a human child of four or five years old. However, halflings look like this when they are younger, and it is difficult to tell their true age unless their hair starts to turn gray and wrinkles crawl on their faces.

"I don't think I've seen you, halfling. Siegel couldn't be serious at the man with a little girl's face. "Why would you rather soak in a vat than see me?"

The halfling rubbed his eyes vigorously, stared at Siegel's face, and nodded affirmatively after a moment. She held out a finger to signal everyone to wait a moment, and then pushed it hard in her ear and eye. I don't know how she did it, but she actually pulled out a small roll of paper. The halfling cautiously opened the scroll of paper and began to read.

"Your Excellency Lord Siegel Squid—that is, you—your faithful servant, Lille Greenbottle (the halfling gesturing to himself), is at your service. ”

She flipped the scroll over and began to read the words that followed: "I am a henchman of Commander Moll Clive, and I have come to ask you for help!"

After reading the note, the halfling suddenly fell to the ground and cried: "My lord, please save Commander Moore as soon as possible!"

Startled, Siegel slammed the table, and the halfling jumped up from the ground as if it had a spring, tears clearly visible on his face. She looked around, rolled her eyes, and slowly raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes with her sleeve before she raised her eyes to see Siegel's expression.

"Moore sent you?" the halfling shook his head.

"The starting outpost has been attacked?" the halfling shook his head again.

"Is Moore sick or injured?" the halfling thought for a moment and shook his head firmly.

"I don't have that much time to play games with you. Siegel started to feel a little headache and said, "What the hell happened to him?"

"Commander Moore is under control, and someone is going to marry him. The halfling said. (To be continued.) )