After talking to Sanders, Richard signed the contract overnight.

Sanders had already prepared the terms of the trade in advance, handed over the potions prepared in advance in the space props to Richard, and the potion recipes were exchanged with the alchemy bomb manufacturing blueprints.

After the transaction was completed, the trade fair continued.

At this year's trade fair, in addition to providing more alchemy bombs, Harland's scorching ray gun was also placed on the booth.

Although this weapon is not as cost-effective as the Alchemy Bomb, it is much stronger than the Burst Arrow, and it is still a very good magic item.

Although there are relatively few scorching ray guns on the platform, this year Haaland will only sell 200 guns, which is still popular with the nobles of Northern Xinjiang. Despite the high price of the Scorching Ray Gun, which cost one hundred and twenty gold coins, it was also looted by the nobles. This time, Richard personally stepped in and sold the 200 Scorching Ray Guns to Duke Edward.

As for Duke Edward, he didn't need to show gold, but took out two hundred iron wildebeest horses in exchange.

With these two hundred iron wildebeests, Richard prepared to continue to expand the two Warcraft squadrons.

With the addition of these two hundred Iron Wildebeests, Harland already has six squadrons of Iron Wildebeests, and the number of Warcraft cavalry has reached six hundred, surpassing the two Dukes of Guise and Duran in the south.

If the army is exhausted and all the Warcraft Warhorses in the breeding base are taken out, the number of Warcraft cavalry led by Haaland will exceed a thousand. With more than a thousand Warcraft cavalry, they can already pose a very serious threat to the orc legion.

However, Richard naturally will not do everything he can to catch fish, the number of Warcraft warhorses in the breeding base is close to seven hundred, and he can replenish fifty or sixty Warcraft warhorses every year.

According to the estimation of the Warcraft warhorses slaughtered every year by the Duke of Edward, the number of Warcraft breeding bases controlled by the Duke of Edward's County may exceed three thousand.

The scale of the Warcraft Horse Farm controlled by the royal family is no less than that of Duke Edward, and the Warcraft breeding base controlled by the Jonathan family is also extraordinary, plus the Warcraft cavalry trained by large and small nobles, the Warcraft War Horses of the Grant Kingdom add up to no less than 30,000. If this force can be gathered, it will be a problem for the orc empire.

It's just that the feudal kingdom has serious internal friction, and the mobilization ability is also very average, and the forces can't be concentrated, as if there is no threat.

If the big and small nobles are unified, the Grant Kingdom can also mobilize a lot of strength, when the Duke of Brenner commanded the Grant Kingdom army and defeated the orc army of one million, the main force alone was as many as thirty legions.

In addition to the arms trade, the market for Haaland's civilian goods has expanded somewhat. Although many nobles were dissatisfied with the outflow of gold coins, they were powerless to change the monopoly of goods produced in Haaland's domain.

By November 15, the fourth commodity fair had come to a successful conclusion, and Richard was finally able to relax.

With free time, Richard sorted out the potions he had traded with the Church of Dawn and prepared to distribute them to the members of the Harland Mage Guild.

The Dawn Elixir is the iconic magic potion of the Church of Dawn, which has been invented for more than 400 years.

This potion is milder and increases the chances of an apprentice advancing to the next level. The price of a Morning Light Elixir in the market is more than a hundred gold coins, and it is a very sought-after super magic commodity.

The potions used by mages are so expensive, a little more than three times more expensive than those used by warriors.

Starry Sky Elixir, Frost Elixir, and Arcane Elixir are all potions that enhance magical power, and after taking them, they can reduce the time spent meditating, and the effects are also different. Elemental affinity potions are more valuable, and can improve the elemental affinity of mages by a small amount, which is very helpful for mages like Richard with average elemental affinity.

The Holy Radiance Potion is a magic potion invented by the Church of Radiance, and the recipe of the potion has spread to the major forces of the Dawn Plane over the years. This potion is relatively overbearing and can be used to break through large bottlenecks.

Because it is a special potion for magicians, the price is much higher than that of life evolution potion. Even the dragon vein boiling potion refined by the Jonathan family did not have such a high cost.

According to the price in the market, the price of a Holy Radiance Elixir can often reach 17,800 gold coins. Most of the time, there is still no price, and it can only be exchanged for equally precious resources.

When Sophia advanced, she didn't use potions, and Richard was more confident in herself and could advance without using potions. However, if the Holy Radiance Elixir is kept in a special magic bottle, it can be stored for sixty years, and obtaining this potion can enhance the heritage of the Harland family.

Indeed, as Sanders said, the bargaining chips that the Dawn Church is willing to pay are far more sincere than those of Grant and Jonathan. Dealing with the two nobles of Grant and Jonathan, although Haaland did not lose money, the two nobles gained more benefits relatively speaking.

This deal with the Dawn Church is a real win-win.

The value of more than 100 potions alone is more than 300,000 gold coins, and the formula of the potion is also priceless. For Haaland's territory, it may be worth more than the alchemy bomb manufacturing method.

Although Sanders is in the north like Richard, he has the Dawn Church's intelligence network to use, and he can receive information from other areas of the Dawn plane, and the news is far better than Richard's.

When Richard returned from the Lothar Basin, he had no idea that a religious war had broken out in the Divine Radiance Empire, after all, it was far away, and there was no telegraph or telephone to use, so news spread very slowly. Coupled with the blockade of the local nobles on the way, it may take a year or two before the ordinary nobles of the Grant Kingdom can hear the faint rumors.

Having received the information in advance, it is natural to make some preparations to avoid getting involved in the religious wars.

After obtaining more than a hundred potions, except for the Holy Radiance Elixir and the Elemental Affinity Elixir, the remaining potions Richard were ready to be distributed for the territory mages to exchange for merit.

After Richard became an earl, he could legally be a hereditary vassal, and the exploits of the Harland leadership became equally useful.

After more than ten years of accumulation, some people have saved a lot of merits. Soros, who has the most credit, chose to become a vassal of the Grant royal family, and veteran captains such as Roland and Martin have also accumulated four or five great achievements. These people are not far from being knighted, and if they are willing to become vassals of Duke Haraland, hereditary domains are also something that Richard should consider.

However, the magicians in the territory are basically cultivated later, and the credit on them is relatively small, and knighthood is not something they should consider. Especially for high-level magic apprentices, their combat effectiveness has not yet been formed, so it is naturally difficult to make meritorious contributions to exchange for morning light elixirs.

The system of Haaland's territory is different from other regions, even if you have no merit, as long as the conditions are met, you can borrow merit from the territory. Many high-level warrior apprentices relied on borrowed merits to exchange for the success of the Tenghui Elixir.

Now that Haaland has accumulated twenty-three high-level magic apprentices, twelve potions are naturally not enough. In addition to the six magic apprentices who had already made meritorious contributions, the Mage Guild selected the six people with the best foundation from the remaining seventeen high-level apprentices, and lent them the merit and gave them the morning light potion.

With the help of the Morning Light Elixir, Haaland led the addition of seven mages at once. Counting these seven newcomers, there are more than forty official members within the Mage Association.

After the Starry Sky Elixir, Frost Elixir, and Arcane Elixir were placed on the exchange window, they immediately caused a sensation among the mage community.

More than thirty magicians all wanted to snatch this precious potion into their hands, but the value of this potion that enhanced the upper limit of magic power was very high, and it took one medium skill and six small skills to exchange for one. It is difficult for a magician with one ring and two rings to have enough combat merits. Only a few mages with outstanding achievements can exchange a few.

Those who are eyeing these potions are mainly the backbone and high-level leaders of the Haaland Mage Association.

Capeson is a newcomer, and although he is very greedy, he has not much merit on him, so he can only stare dryly.

It has been three years since Röntgen came to Haaland's territory, he has participated in two wars, and with the dedication of his meditation method, he has accumulated one great merit and four medium merits. Redeemed three Mana Enhancement Potions at once.

It's not that Röntgen is reluctant to make meritorious deeds, it's just that the Mage Association stipulates that the Three-Ring Magician can only exchange for a maximum of three magic-enhancing potions, and Röntgen has already reached the upper limit.

Heath, Butler, Anne, and Adrian all have enough combat exploits, and although Adrian rarely goes to the front line, he will be rewarded for his research results, and he will also be rewarded for meritorious service, in addition to saving people in the war. Although he has the least credit, it has not been a great achievement in more than ten years, and it is enough to exchange for three magic enhancement potions.

After the five Three-Ring Magicians exchanged for the Magic-Enhancing Potion, Anne and Butler successfully broke through the bottleneck and advanced to become Four-Ring Magicians.

The two of them have been three-ring magicians for more than four years, and their talents have surpassed those of the other three, and normally they are not far from advancement, and after using precious magic potions, they have been successfully promoted.

Together with Anne and Butler, the Harland Mage Guild already has a seven-ring, a six-ring, a five-ring, and two four-ring mages, and finally got rid of the dilemma of two or three big cats and kittens.

Although Wendy's promotion to the Five Rings was still short, after exchanging for five magic-enhancing potions, she also reduced her meditation efforts by about a year. Although the speed of meditation with potions is fast, it is actually somewhat unstable. Besides, the Harland Mage Guild doesn't have that many resources to work with.

Twenty-three of the thirty-six magic-enhancing potions were exchanged, and the remaining thirteen were reserved for Richard and Sophia.

Richard's advancement to the six-ring mage is also four years, and through the attribute panel, Richard knows that it is about two years away from the advancement. Richard has not made much of a contribution to the study of magic in recent years, and the feedback from meditation is mediocre. Although he presided over the invention of the steam engine, he had little to do with magic, did not create new magic, and made no new discoveries about the nature of magic.

Richard has six rings, and the thickness of his magic power is extraordinary, and the effect of using magic enhancement is far less than that of Annie, Butler and other three-ring magicians, according to the hints on the attribute panel, the effect of a magic enhancement potion is only equivalent to fifteen days of meditation for him.

With six mana enhancement potions in one month, the progress of meditation is equivalent to three months of increase.

On the contrary, it was the Elemental Affinity Elixir, which had greatly improved Richard's qualifications.

After a detailed examination, the Richard elemental affinity was highest for the soul element, followed by the light element. The elemental affinity between the earth element and the wind element on his body is very average. The Highland Meditation Method absorbs precisely the wind element and the earth element, so the effect of Richard meditation is relatively average.

Richard has three views formed in his previous life, and it is difficult to understand the study of soul magic, and the most suitable magic profession for him is to become a holy light mage.

If it is in a magical organization with a well-established heritage, Richard's qualifications should learn the Holy Light Elemental Meditation Method, and the progress will be faster.

It's a pity that when Richard started learning magic, he didn't have anything to rely on, let alone a magic mentor to guide him.

The Haaland family made a career in William's generation and achieved a class jump, but it was still difficult to find a magic teacher for Richard to learn magic.

Back then, I finally found a meditation book from the Stowe family, and naturally cultivated happily.

Sophia has the highest affinity for the water element, followed by the wind element, and the earth element has the highest affinity for the Wendy element.

Of the three, only Wendy was actually the best fit for the Highland Meditation Method.

Sophia's compatibility with the Highland Meditation Method is slightly better than Richard's.

In fact, despite Sophia's social class being higher than Richard's, there was no difference in learning magic.

The Stowe family accidentally discovered the magician's inheritance, and it was also impossible to provide Sophia with good conditions for learning magic.

Sophia also had no choice but to choose the Highland Meditation Method to cultivate. The only thing that Baron Stowe is better than William is that he can come up with a sum of money to send Sophia to the Magic Kingdom of Makholm, so that she can get a formal magical training and lay a stronger foundation than Richard.

Eight elemental affinity potions, Richard and Wendy divided the earth element affinity potion, and Sophia divided the wind element affinity potion.

The three of Richard used twenty-four elemental affinity potions, and the remaining forty-eight elemental affinity potions were all treasured by Richard in the Starlight Vial.

Anne and Adrian, who were close to Richard, both used the Highland Meditation Method to cultivate, this meditation method absorbed the wind element and the earth element, but unfortunately the two potions of wind element affinity and earth element affinity had been used up.

Although there were some people who could use other elemental affinity potions, they had a very general relationship with Richard, and Richard certainly wouldn't use this precious potion on outsiders.

Compared to the Holy Radiance Elixir, the Elemental Affinity Elixir has a shorter storage time, even if a special magic bottle is used, it can only be stored for about half a year.

The Harland Leader has no suitable candidates, and the remaining elemental affinity potions can only exchange resources with other mage organizations.

After the use of the twelve high-grade potions, Richard's elemental affinity improved immediately, and the speed of meditation increased by about one-half.

According to the comprehensive situation of Richard's innate mental strength and magic resistance, his magic qualifications have finally been upgraded to the top level, which can be compared to Sophia and Butler.

(End of chapter)