Chapter Eighty-Six: An Unexpected Harvest

In this mission to attack the troll supply point, Xu Yue not only got one more reward item because he was the best, but also the one Aldrich and others promised him, and the number of reward items this time was doubled. Combined, she can earn eight bonus items.

If you calculate the value of those items, it is already a wealth that can make a fifth-level magician tempting. And in the end, his unintentional actions helped the army of Black Rock City evacuate safely, which was not much less credit than the destruction of the troll supply point.

So when receiving Xu Yue, the young adjutant of Ralph was very polite to him. He said to Xu Yue with a smile on his face, "Hello Master Xu Yue, because you proposed to exchange the reward items for the right to buy them before, you can take the things you pre-ordered after you only pay the gold coins. In addition, the three items that have been doubled and the ones that Master Aldrich has given you, plus the ones that you can choose more than one because of the excellent table xiร n, you can also get a total of five items, and these five items do not need to pay for gold coins. โ€˜

Xu Yue nodded, and after handing his gold coin storage card to the adjutant, he watched as the other party swept away most of his remaining funds from inside. He then took the orbs of inheritance that he had prescribed. As for the five extra items, in addition to choosing a magic alchemy notebook, he also chose different levels of inheritance orbs, which could fill in his missing knowledge in a big way.

A mage will stay in the magic apprenticeship stage for six to seven years if he follows normal learning, and even if he is a genius, he will study for about four years. It's not that most magic apprentices can't break through to a first-level mage faster, but this period of learning helps them build a solid foundation in terms of knowledge.

At the stage of a first-level mage, a mage generally needs at least five years of study to acquire sufficient advanced knowledge, which is also part of the basic knowledge. If you want to be proficient in most of the first-level magic and master the relevant knowledge, you can't even think about it without more than ten years of study. After reaching the second level mage, the time to learn knowledge will become more.

Xu Yue relied on the various precious resources purchased by gold coins to forcibly raise his magic level from Cheng dรน of a junior magic apprentice to Cheng dรน of a second-level junior mage in less than half a year. Although this method allowed him to have strong combat ability in a short period of time, it also made his foundation weak to the point of being stunned.

As a second-level magician, Xu Yue could only have two or three of the simplest first-level magic and one of the most basic second-level magic. The rest of the support spells are completely ignorant of it. This is simply unthinkable for the orthodox magicians of Talumia. Just from the fact that in this mission, Aldrich and several other third-level magicians can use a variety of auxiliary magic to help the team complete the task, you can see the gap between Xu Yue and them.

Xu Yue's current knowledge has become his biggest hidden danger, if he can't make up for the missing knowledge, his magic level will not be able to improve in the slightest in his life. And the Inheritance Orb is the only thing that can 'cheat' in the learning of magical knowledge. With a large number of inheritance orbs, he can make up for his missing knowledge in a short period of time.

Of course. The type of knowledge and the amount of information in the inheritance orb are limited, and even if he absorbs all the knowledge of the inheritance orb obtained from this mission, he can still only supplement a part of the knowledge. Moreover, the solid foundation also determines how high a magician can reach. Xu Yue's purpose is to go to the top, so he still has to study for a long time and a lot of time after that.

However, in any case, these inheritance orbs were enough to reduce his study time by about ten years, which was undoubtedly a huge help to him.

After the adjutant saw Xu Yue put away all the inheritance orbs. Continue to say to him, 'Also, given the tremendous contribution you have made in this war, Black Rock City has given you two reward options. โ€˜

After saying that, the adjutant glanced at him with an envious expression and continued, "First choice, the official of Black Rock City has applied for an honorary viscount title for you from the Empire, and this title has no actual fief. However, you can create your own fiefs outside of the kingdom's territory, which are the size of a small city. The second option is for the kingdom to give you the title of a real baron, as a real baron. You can get a fief the size of a small town within the empire. Of course, because there are not many vacant fiefdoms, the range of options is also small. โ€˜

After listening to the adjutant's words, Xu Yue was directly stunned. He didn't expect Ralph to give him such a big gift. You must know that the Xia Empire is not as casual as its old enemy, the Kingdom of Gruni, as long as it has enough money to buy the title of Honorary Lord or even Honorary Baron.

In the Shia Empire, even if you want to earn the title of Honorary Lord, you must make enough merit to be conferred. And the status and practical benefits enjoyed by the titles of the Xia Empire were far greater than those enjoyed by the Kingdom of Gruni, which was overflowing with nobility.

In the Xia Empire, even if there is no fiefdom of honorary titles. They can also participate in the implementation and formulation of local policies, and the recipients of the title have a great say in politics, and some honorary recipients can even determine the policy preferences of a region. As for other aspects, you can enjoy a variety of tax exemptions and high-authority benefits.

If it is a real title, the status is above the honorary title, as long as it does not violate some basic laws of the Xia Kingdom, the nobles with the actual title are the general storage of the emperor in their own fiefdom.

According to Xu Yue's understanding, the Kingdom of Xiya has not been canonized for five years. Even if it is only a small baron, the fief is only the size of a small town, and the credit required to obtain such a title is enough to make the large forces who want to obtain the title feel powerless.

After calming down the excitement in his heart, Xu Yue thought for a while and asked, "May I ask if I can see the range of fiefdoms that can be selected?"

'Of course!' said the lieutenant with a smile. He led Xu Yue to a map. Pointing to some blue areas on the map, he said, "These are all places to choose, but as a fiefdom of the baron, you can only choose the size of a town." โ€˜

Xu Yue looked at the map carefully, and as time passed, his brows gradually furrowed. He had taken the time to learn about the situation in the Kingdom of Chia, and he also had a general understanding of the situation in various places. The places on the map are either very barren and difficult to exhibit, or there is no room for them in the gap between several large territories.

After careful consideration for a while. Xu Yue turned his head and asked, "I wonder if if I choose the honorary title, then I can occupy any territory that does not belong to the kingdom itself." โ€˜

The adjutant glanced at him with some surprise, it was obvious that in this choice, most people would choose a real title, even if the fief was a little smaller and the position was not good, but it was definitely much easier than working hard to open up the territory by themselves. You know, although the honorary title can nominally go to lay down territory as its own territory. But in reality, it is far from being as easy as imagined.

If it is the territory of another country or power, unless it is a national war or a large-scale war, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to rely on a temporary army called by a powerless honorary title recipient to open up the territory. Not to mention whether or not enough troops can be raised, the cost of the army and the war is probably worth more than the territory occupied.

And if you choose to occupy those wild places that have not yet been cultivated, not to mention that most of these places have entrenched monsters or indigenous creatures. Even if it is really occupied, then it will take an astronomical amount of capital to build a town on a poor and white land, gather displaced people, do infrastructure construction, etc., and it is better to choose to invest in a fief with a real title if you have that spare money and effort.

However, although he was puzzled, the adjutant still said very dutifully: "Of course, as long as it is not land belonging to the Kingdom of Chia. As long as you have the ability to occupy it, you can use it as your own fiefdom, and of course, as a count's title, it can only be used for an area the size of a small city. However, if you can build more fiefs, you can choose to give half of the extra fiefdoms to the kingdom, and the remaining half can still be assigned to your territory. If the fief you turn in is large enough, your title will also be increased. โ€˜

After listening to the adjutant's words, Xu Yue not only sighed in his heart that the Xia Kingdom would really do business. It's just by awarding an honorary title, if the recipient of this title really runs to open up the territory. Then there is no loss to the Kingdom of Chia if it fails, and if it succeeds, it is equivalent to expanding its territory in vain. If the person who obtained the title of the territory was ambitious and powerful, and occupied more areas of land, then the kingdom of Xia would be able to get half of the land for nothing.

Xu Yue shook his head, gave up the emotion in his heart, thought about it carefully, and then said to the adjutant: "I choose the title of honorary earl, and at the same time, I apply to the kingdom for a reclamation order. โ€˜

The Reclamation Order is a formal application from the Kingdom of Sia by the recipient of an honorary title when he decides to establish his or her own territory. After the reclamation order. As long as the recipient of the title can occupy a piece of land for more than a year without losing it, then the territory he occupies will be recognized as the territory of the Kingdom of Xia.

During the one-year period of the occupation, the Kingdom of Sia will not give any assistance to the recipient of the title. Financially and militarily, if the recipient of the title does not hold on to the land he occupies within the year, then the Kingdom of Chia will not make any moves. But if the knighthood recipient can successfully occupy the land and hold on for a year, without losing it completely. Then, if other forces or countries attack this territory a year later, the Kingdom of Chia will see these forces or countries violating the territory of the kingdom, and will directly send troops to attack the invaders.

The adjutant was very surprised by Xu Yue's choice, but he quickly adjusted his mentality, and said with some sternness: "Since you have decided, where is the location of the reclamation order you applied for?"

Xu Yue walked to the map with a smile, pointed to an area on the map, and said, "I choose to reclaim here!"

The adjutant looked at him in surprise and said, 'Are you sure?'

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