"You didn't see the faces of those rat people, they must have hated me......"

After the clean-up of the Lord's Mansion, Annan sat in the study, recounting the previous battle for the defense of the Lord's Mansion to Olmedo, and his smile gradually disappeared: "I seem to be in trouble? ”

Annan's smile shifted to Ormedo's face: "yes, they must hate you." ”

"I should have said I was Gema Diatra......" Annan repented.

"Leave him alone," said Olmedo...... "The king has heard your voice, and we can see how the kingdom reacts...... Annan, beware of the vengeful nezumi attacking you. ”

Annan said "I am the nezumi nemesis", but he thought that the ten-meter city wall was still too low, twenty meters, thirty meters, it was better to raise the floating island!

The finances of Xingyue Bay were originally maintained at about 10,000 gold coins, but after the coastal ports fell and it was difficult to dump goods to the south, and the expenses of nearly 5,000 workers were born, 700 gold coins were consumed in about a month.

As a normal lord of power, it is unforgivable for the territory to continuously consume his property, and what Annan thinks is: we can last until next winter!

As for a small city-state with a population of nearly 10,000, there are frenzied walls of more than ten meters high...... The lords will scold them as losers, and the populace will want to be a part of it.

Mr. Shvarro left without charging the amulet - he said when Annan would go over to comfort his daughter and talk about it.

So Annan had to take a trip to Breeze City first.

Before the nezumi could react.

Before leaving, Annan also discussed with Ingrid whether this visit to Wangcheng was considered a "defensive war"? Should medals be awarded?

They were awarded a second medal a few days ago for defending Starmoon Bay......

In the end, Annan decided to create a third medal. There is no right to mint coins in Starmoon Bay, and the gold ore mined can only be sold to Breeze City or piled up in warehouses, and it is better to cast medals and award them to the warriors.

After three wars, the ratio of Starmoon Bay is still a few thousand to a few thousand - the only casualties are civilians.

Lacking a sense of security due to the lack of power in the amulet, Annan spent 10 Kinnar to recruit Elimoas to give him a ride, set off in the morning, and arrived at the mooring area at the foot of the mage tower in the afternoon.

The dust was scattered, and the blue dragon that fell retracted its wings.

Annan hugged Elimayas's neck, slipped down, and looked up and said, "They all know that you are mine...... Friend, no one can hurt you, so don't attack people. ”

"The noble blue dragon disdains humans." Elimoas said.

Annan greeted the greeting with peace of mind and walked into the Mage Tower as if he was home.

Elimoas, who remained in the mooring area, looked left and right, retreated into the dotted line of the mooring area, and retracted her dragon wings.

……

Knock Knock Knock –

Annan knocked on the gilded wooden door of the alchemy room, and it wasn't long before a young girl opened the door.

Flora, the mage's apprentice who had a conflict with the goblin Dolai.

"Where's Michael?" Annan asked her.

"You and I!" Flora said in surprise and led him to the second floor of the lab. I haven't seen it for a long time, and Michael is much "decadent", unkempt, and full of stubble. At first, Annan was pleased that Michael had been working tirelessly to study gunpowder, although it had not yet come to fruition...... But then he discovers that the laboratory is piled up with countless discarded philosopher's stones, no brimstone, no saltpeter, and no charcoal.

"Where's my gunpowder!"

Puff –

Michael's hand, which was carving the Philosopher's Stone, trembled at the sound, and the magic energy was vented from the broken place, and the Philosopher's Stone quickly faded into a gray crystal.

Michael just sighed, because this scene had happened a hundred times.

"Annan, alchemy is not so easy to ......"

Annan was no longer fooled, and swept through the abandoned and unused philosopher's stones: "That's why you embezzled my funds?" ”

"Hmm...... How could it be. "Michael is still thinking of excuses." I just happened to be doing another very important piece of research...... Well, it's important. ”

The more Annan thought about it, the more angry he became, and he gave Michael a thousand gold coins before and after, and waited for four or five months...... But until now he has not produced results. If it is handed over to the elf mentor, it will take her three days at most, and she only needs to pay a sum of gold coins and be touched by the elf mentor like a cat for half a day.

"Flora, do you know the truth?" A sneering Annan turned his head and asked the mage apprentice.

Michael gasped and winked at her, "Flora, you know why, right?" ”

Teacher and admirer, Flora sided with the latter: "After getting your money, Mr. Michael ran to buy a bunch of magic stones to study magic energy. ”

Annan nodded: "Flora, do you have gloves?" ”

Flora took out a lace glove from the pocket of the mage's robe, and Annan took it and threw it in Michael's face: "I will send you a duel!" ”

Seeing that he could no longer maintain his lie, Michael let out a long sigh: "Annan, you have been deceived. I don't know where you got this alchemical recipe called 'gunpowder', but it doesn't have the effect you said......"

Michael fetched a box of wooden boxes from the corner of the lab, and when he opened it, he revealed a rough layer of black grit: "You said gunpowder." They don't burn as well as candles, they emit choking smoke, they only burn for a few seconds, and when used as weapons, it's nonsense, you throw an elite fighter into gunpowder and then set it on fire, and you can only burn the guy's hair. ”

"I'm not worth it for you, so I'm researching magic energy, and the results will be greater than gunpowder......"

"So I have to thank you?"

Michael said with relief: "You're welcome. ”

Annan looked around, but in the alchemy room, there was nothing to smash his head with but Michael with a wand with ramming horns.

He temporarily paid attention to the wooden box, the coarse powder smelled like gunpowder, Annan took the candle handed by Michael and approached the gunpowder, the choking sulfur smoke rose, it burned a little slowly, but it was indeed the prototype of gunpowder.

"Because it's black powder......"

The variation of black and yellow powder is like the difference between an arcane missile and a high arcane ray.

"So you threw away the gunpowder and turned to magic?"

"Drawing snakes? How can you say that about me! I just wanted to help you! ”

"Do you know the people who correspond with me, they are either epic mages or master mages, and a few legends and Holy Grail knights I just scolded in the royal capital are bloody."

"Oh Annan, you really hurt me by saying that......"

Annan was indifferent: "Give me back a thousand gold coins, and you can also come back injured." ”

Confirming that today's Annan is no longer the ignorant little Annan of the past, Michael spread his hands scoundrelly: "I spent it all." ”

"That's a thousand gold coins......"

Annan abducted Elimayas to Starmoon Bay, and it only cost a few dozen gold coins from beginning to end.

(End of chapter)