Chapter 43: You Forced Me to Pretend to Be 13
"It's not embarrassing to say, but I don't think it's too much of a loss for you." Bella looked a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushed slightly.
This made Claire a little curious, and it was inevitable that she was a little uneasy.
Could it be that she is too handsome, and the female magician also wants to make a promise to herself?
Claire looked at the other party carefully, the wide mage robe could not hide the proud figure, and the facial features were also delicate just right, no matter what the standards of the world were, they were proper beauties.
This is also normal, generally speaking, people with magical talents, as they practice magic for a long time, basically their appearance and temperament will change, and they will become more and more handsome. Therefore, among magicians, handsome guys and beauties are common, but they are mediocre in appearance or look as they like, which is more rare.
"Ahem." Claire coughed lightly, stopped her thoughts, and spoke. "It's all right, Ms. Bella, but it's okay, it's me who asks for it first."
"I want the Baron to build a magic tower in your realm. The ownership of the Tower of Magic belongs to you, I only use it temporarily, and other magic apprentices can use it as well. ”
After Bella said this, she didn't dare to look at Claire anymore, and looked down to see her toes, but she couldn't see it.
Everyone on the side was also stunned, and their faces were a little weird.
To be honest, Bella's request is not excessive, because something like a magic tower is still obvious for a territory. Not only can the defensive function attached to the magic tower greatly increase the defense of the territory, but also increase the strength of the territory, whether it is the cultivation of mages in the territory or the attraction of foreign mages, it has great benefits.
After all, cultivating in the Magic Tower is a multiplier effect for a magician, and there is no magician who doesn't want to cultivate in the Magic Tower.
And the cost of building a magic tower is naturally expensive, and it is impossible for ordinary middle and low-level magicians, even if they are extremely wealthy among professionals, to build a magic tower with their own wealth.
Ordinary lords, unless the family has a good magician, they are not willing to spend money to build a magic tower. In addition to the bonus of the magic tower to the mage, the bonus to the defense of the territory is not as cost-effective as using this money to raise more troops.
After all, after the magic tower is built, it also needs to spend money to maintain, and it is not a small amount of money.
The reason for everyone's strange looks was not Bella's request to build a magic tower, but that Claire might not have the money to build a magic tower.
A new baron born in a knight family, the territory has just been obtained, how can he have the money to repair the magic tower, even if it is a low-level magic tower, it is estimated that he will have to empty his family's foundation.
They couldn't possibly know how much Claire had made since she took Tilling.
Perhaps aware of this, Bella hurriedly added.
"There's no rush for this, you can stop repairing it in a short time. I promise to protect your territory when I use the Magic Tower. ”
That's it?
It's just a magic tower.
Claire calculated his wealth, with the wealth he has now, if all of it is used for the construction of the magic tower, he can basically smash a magic tower that is close to a high-level.
Of course, there is no need for this, and in his opinion, the magic tower of this world is not efficient enough for the absorption and utilization of magical energy. Moreover, this money, invested in the construction of the territory, is far more cost-effective than building a magic tower.
When you're fighting, you can't carry the magic tower around.
Grit your teeth, get a mid-level magic tower first, and then transform it yourself, a high-level magic tower comparable to this world is not a big problem, and the cost can be a little smaller.
"Okay, no problem. Then do it in one step, build a mid-level magic tower, anyway, sooner or later you can use it. Claire agreed, and everyone looked at him differently.
Good fellow, could this kid be the illegitimate son of Earl Wright? Where did so much money come from.
First, it was a huge expense to hire two mercenary groups, and now it is a mid-level magic tower to be repaired. Even some of the senior baron families can't afford to repair the mid-level magic tower.
"Intermediate?" Bella looked up, a look of incredulity in her eyes.
"Hmm." Claire smiled. "The intermediate level is almost enough, if my territory can be expanded in the future, it is not impossible to cultivate a high level if there is a need."
Norman on the side was about to roll his eyes when he heard this, the high-level magic tower, and the territory of those big lords nearby. Others can't afford to repair, but they can't afford to maintain, and the cost of maintenance is the big one compared to the cost of building.
"Uh..." Bella didn't know what to say.
Claire said with a nod at Bella. "I don't understand the matter of the magic tower, then I will bother Ms. Bella, you are in charge, and I will let little Ivan cooperate with you for specific matters, don't worry."
"Hmph." Lynn pursed her lips and looked at Bella angrily. For Claire's attention has always been on Bella, Lin has long been dissatisfied, but she has not been able to interject, her eyes swept over Bella again, and when she saw the magic detector in her hand, her eyes rolled and she had an idea.
"Brother Claire, why don't you test your magical talent, what if you have a magical talent too?"
"Huh?" Claire didn't expect that Lynn would suddenly turn the topic to him, looking at the other party only to see the other party's innocent eyes and big sparkling eyes.
"That's right." Bart had some calculations in Claire's mind and hurriedly helped.
At a young age, he became a baron, with his own territory, his strength is not bad, and there are even aristocratic ladies chasing after him. Think about yourself, you are nearly 40 years old, but you are still single and have achieved nothing, how can there be such a big gap between people.
However, no matter what, after all, he is just an ordinary professional like himself, and he is still far from a noble magician.
Thinking of this, Bart became noisy again.
"Your Excellency, you might as well give it a try, maybe you have a talent for magic too."
Suddenly, a bunch of people also followed suit.
Bella also handed the device to Claire and said softly.
"Your Excellency, try it, if you have a talent for magic, I'd be happy to teach you magic."
Claire was overjoyed, and her liking for Lynn skyrocketed.
The reason why he took out this thing was very obvious, that is, to find a suitable cover for his magic skills in the future. However, no one paid attention to his magical talent when he took out things, which disappointed him, and Lin was still intimate, otherwise it would be very doubtful for him to test it himself.
Claire was ecstatic in her heart, but she pretended to be indifferent on the surface, and took the device with an embarrassed expression.
"Actually, I've tested it, I still have some magical talent, and I originally planned to study with Ms. Bella for a while. The construction of the magic tower naturally has its own selfishness. ”
"Haha." Bart pouted, looking incredulous. "Your Excellency the Baron has tested it, what kind of talent level is that, it's okay, it's okay, let's take a look at it again."
Bella had long felt the magic fluctuations on Claire's body, and she didn't realize Claire's talent, so she smiled and spoke. "Your Excellency, it doesn't hurt to test again."
Claire shook her head, you forced me, not what I wanted to pretend.
Claire grabbed the magic detection equipment and slightly transported her magical energy.
In an instant, an orange glow lit up from the device, almost blinding everyone.