Richard and the others carefully searched in the mage tower several times, and found a ruby ring and a special magic letter in the lounge of Shao Gongyuan on the fourth floor.

This letter was preserved by special magical means, written in Chinese characters, and at first glance it was reserved for people from their hometown on Earth.

Richard carefully picked up the letter and read it, and through what Shao Gongyuan wrote, Richard also had a general understanding of the events of that year.

Three thousand four hundred years ago, the Starlight Alliance was exposed and suffered a blow from the Orfaran organization, and finally Shao Gongyuan and others could not stand on their feet, and prepared to build a magic spaceship and left the Dawn Plane.

At that time, there were seventeen members of the magic organization of the Starlight Alliance, seven of whom were legendary mages, Shao Gongyuan's strength was the strongest and he was already a legendary fourth-order, and even the power of the rules was mastered, and his strength was not weaker than that of a demigod.

Although the Starlight Alliance is strong, there were regular wizards in the Dawn Plane more than 3,000 years ago. The rule wizard has mastered the power of the rules, and the strength is equivalent to that of the gods who ignite the divine fire. In the Dawn plane, there is the blessing of the power of rules, which is more powerful than the gods.

The Starlight Alliance, an organization made up of outsiders, will of course be suppressed by the authorities.

After the matter was exposed, Shao Gongyuan naturally wanted to think of running away and leaving the Dawn Plane.

When they left, they were in a hurry, and the Starlight Alliance only took the legendary golem and tower spirit of the mage tower at the headquarters.

The mage tower at the headquarters was transferred to the bottom of Snow Crystal Lake by Shao Gongyuan, and then sealed with a special magic array.

The future of leaving the Dawn Plane is uncertain, and Shao Gongyuan has left a legacy for the Earth fellows who stayed on the Dawn Plane. In order to ensure that the inheritance was not leaked, he refined the Starlight Necklace, the Starlight Bottle, and the Starlight Seal, three fourth-order magic props, which could only be used by those who knew Chinese characters.

When Shao Gongyuan crossed over, it was when the two cosmic crystal walls collided violently, and there were tens of thousands of souls who crossed to the Dawn plane.

It's just that the illiteracy rate of most people in that era was very high, and the wizarding world was extremely cruel, and there were only a few people who could really embark on the path of magic. In addition, the Dawn Plane has erupted into a civil war that has lasted for hundreds of years.

This brutal war has led to the death of the Rule Wizard, the fall of the Undead Lord, the fall of the Seven Gods, and the loss of the survivors of the Dawn Plane to less than one.

After the war, according to the statistics of the priests of the Seven Gods, only a few hundred thousand people survived.

After entering the era of kingship, the magical civilization of the Dawn plane has seriously declined and has reached the verge of extinction. After more than 3,000 years of development, it has not yet eased up.

After this war, except for the three escaped Starlight Alliance legends, almost all the earthlings who collided and crossed the cosmic crystal wall system were dead.

The three legendary fourth-order magic props left by Shao Gongyuan, the Starlight Bottle is used for storage, the Starlight Sword is used to maintain the stability of the plane passage, and the Starlight Necklace is reserved for people who are destined to defend themselves.

Richard didn't know that although Shao Gongyuan was fully prepared, it was a pity that he was unlucky, and he had just refined three legendary fourth-order magic props and left them for future generations, and died at the hands of the wizard of the Offalan rules.

The Starlight Alliance was also attacked by the Orphalans, the starship fell, and only three Legends left the Dawn plane.

After this battle, the Vial of Starlight fell into the hands of the wizards of the Olphalan Rule.

Shortly thereafter, the Plane of Dawn was invaded by the Undead Lord, losing nine out of ten of its population, even the Wizard of the Olfaran Rule was killed by the Undead Lord, and the Starlight Vial was lost in the turmoil, falling into the hands of Starlight Mage Starlight more than 3,000 years later.

This old mage has studied Chinese characters all his life, but unfortunately there is no reference, and he can't understand it at all, after all, Chinese characters have been separated from hieroglyphs, and without references, it is impossible for anyone to understand them.

In the end, the old mage returned to his hometown and died of illness, the nobles of Starnick did not know the goods, and the bottle of starlight fell into the hands of Richard, a native of the earth.

After reading the letter left by Shao Gongyuan, Richard put the ruby ring into the Starlight Bottle. This ring is the key to the dimensional passage, and it is more precious than a legendary magic item.

Everyone continued to search, and only left the mage tower after there was no gain, although everyone signed a contract to prevent leaks, after going out, Richard still emphasized it again and again, and gave a gag order.

The magnitude of this exploration is almost astounding.

Haaland took possession of a mage tower that had been passed down from antiquity, built on a large magic well. This mage tower alone surpasses the thousand-year operation of the Venus and Grant families. Nolan's Mage Tower is also a small magic well.

The magical resources obtained from the Mage Tower are also extremely valuable. The water of life, in particular, is invaluable. Among the Richard storage props, there is now a bottle of five servings. This kind of thing, of course, should be used as soon as possible.

The water of life, of course, Richard should give priority to his relatives.

Now that there is only one bottle of eaux-de-vie left, Richard can only choose the closest people from his family.

Although Richard's relatives include Hayden, Powell, William and many others, he will only leave this bottle of water of life for Margaret and Philip.

For a normal person, most of the most beloved people are children, and because of the loss of his mother since childhood, Richard and his father are not very close.

After consulting with Sophia, Richard decided to give Margaret a bottle of eaux-de-vie. After all, Margaret is very talented, and she uses the water of life to gain sufficient lifespan, and it is easier to break through the bottleneck of the legend.

Margaret took the eaux-de-vie, and the secular title could only be inherited by Philip.

Although Richard prefers Margaret, Philip is also his own child, and as a parent, he tries to have a bowl of water even.

After returning to the territory, Richard and Sophia immediately called Margaret to the study.

Margaret was born on March 16, and her fourteenth birthday will be celebrated in three months, although she is very young, Margaret is very precocious and intelligent, and now Richard and Sophia almost regard her as an adult.

"Margaret, we have a very serious matter to talk to you today. Recently we explored a mage tower built during the ancient wizard era and got some water of life, and you should have noticed that Mom and Dad are getting younger.

The eaux-de-vie is a very precious natural magic elixir, a bottle can keep youth forever, and can also increase the life of 200 years. For our harvest this time, we can only pick one person to drink one bottle.

Today Dad gives you the right to choose, if you choose the water of life, the title will be left to your brother Philip to inherit. If you choose to inherit the title, the eaux-de-vie will be given to Philip.

The choice is up to you, and once you choose, you can't regret it, you have to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Margaret did not hesitate and chose the water of life very decisively. Rather than managing the territory and grasping the worldly power, she wants to go down the transcendent path, be promoted to legend and even gain permanent life.

Under the watchful eyes of Richard and Sophia, Margaret took the water of life on the spot, increasing her life by two hundred years.

The eaux-de-vie that Richard brought back consisted of a bottle of five servings, and Margaret used one bottle, leaving five servings.

These five copies of Richard were also arranged, his father William, his second uncle Powell, and his brother Hayden had one copy, and the remaining two copies were prepared by Richard to give one to Philip and one to Sutton.

Even one of the precious treasures of the Water of Life may cause disputes, so after returning from the ruins, arrange for someone to use it as soon as possible.

Philip was ignorant and drank the water of life under the arrangement of his parents. Powell, Hayden, and Sutton also quickly used the eaux-de-vie, increasing their life span by twenty years.

If the water of life is given to someone with more talent, it will have a chance to open the door to legend if it increases its lifespan. But no matter how talented an outsider is, he is not Richard's relative after all. Despite the waste, Richard still arranged for those closest to him to use it.

The last eaux-de-vie Richard was ready to leave for William, and in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he quietly arranged for Hayden to send a letter to William in the south, asking William to return to Harland's territory as soon as possible.

Taking the water of life, coupled with the potion refined from the legendary Celestial Crystal Flower, almost helped William push open half of the legendary door.

Although William is only a warrior and has no spell ability, after being promoted to a legend, his strength will also be greatly improved.

In addition, Richard also has a legendary-level ability fruit in his hand, if this fruit is given to William to use and awaken a special ability, William's strength will be improved.

Willian's increased strength is also a good thing for the Haaland family. Even if William is unwilling to serve under Richard, the promotion of Legend can greatly increase his influence in the Kingdom of Grant.

In recent years, William went south, and the influence of the Haaland family in the south has increased greatly, and with the opening of smuggling channels, it has also greatly promoted the economic development of the territory.

After returning from the Snow Crystal Lake Mage Tower, the time has entered the middle of December, seeing that the Goddess's Birthday is approaching, Richard is ready to let everyone rest and recuperate, and after the Goddess's Birthday, he will open the plane passage and lead the expedition team into the blue plane.

If you can hunt the undead stably and harvest soul crystals, the Harland Territory will have a stable supply of Styx Elixirs, and when the time comes, you can not only train the territory magicians, but also sell them in small quantities in exchange for a large amount of money.

One more fist transcendent commodity is also a good thing for Haaland's development.

After returning from Snow Crystal Lake, arranging for people to drink the water of life, Richard immediately sent Wendini a marriage letter.

Although the court lady is not as righteous as the wife, she is also protected by the law, and the children she gives birth to are not illegitimate children, but have the right to inherit.

In order not to provoke Sophia, Richard talked to Wendini and decided not to organize the wedding on a large scale.

The wedding day was very frugal, only a few immediate family members were invited, Richard came from his second uncle Powell, his uncle Soros, and Wendinie only came from his mother Sylph and brother Sutton.

They walked into the church of Dawn, received the blessing of Cardinal Homera, made a marriage contract, and that night, Wendini became Richard's woman.

Richard approached the court lady, and although Sophia was upset, she eventually figured it out.

Marriages between nobles are not autonomous, most of the time, and are determined by interests.

After enjoying the privileged life of the aristocracy, you must bear the responsibilities of the nobility, and free love is not only a luxury but also a ridiculous thing for the aristocracy.

In fact, the marriage between Richard and Sophia is also a political marriage, although they both have a good impression of each other and have a little bit of free love, but the essence is still a political marriage.

When they first started dating, Sophia was a baroness and Richard was only William's third in line to the throne, although he ran the territory in place of his father, but his status was far inferior to Sophia's.

If Richard had not made a meritorious contribution to the war and promoted to the hereditary aristocracy, Sophia would not have chosen him for marriage.

When the two got married, Richard's territory was still barren, and it took a lot of money to develop the territory.

The marriage of the two families makes it easier to survive in the cruel northern Xinjiang.

This time, Richard married Wendini as the court lady, and the core was also a noble marriage. Richard married Wendini and had children, so he was able to tie up the Sutton family and the elves of the Morninglight tribe.

After Silver's promotion to legend, the Sutton family has become far more important to the Haaland family than the Stowe family.

If Sophia is not talented, amazingly powerful, and has a deep relationship with Richard, in an ordinary aristocratic family, they will most likely divorce in this situation.

In order to expand the territory of the aristocracy and stabilize the ruling order, marriage has always been a transactional product, and the party who fails the marriage has no guarantee of its own safety, and the descendants may even lose their lives.

The great nobles of the Dawn plane basically have court ladies, not only because of the unequal strength of the husband and wife, but also for the sake of political marriage and territorial stability. After all, in this world, there are more strong men than women.

Richard was careful to maintain the balance of the family, and the time slowly came to the end of the year, and at the annual financial meeting, various economic data of the territory were sent to Richard.

The first is the population, this year Haaland led two purchases of a large number of slaves, almost all the slaves in the southern territory were cleaned, and Richard personally led his troops south to fight the grass valley. Through various operations, Haaland led 600,000 indentured slaves and 30,000 freedmen from the Delong Kingdom.

In addition, because of the complete victory of the Haaland Leader in the Battle of the Samba River, the residents of Northern Xinjiang have great confidence, and 20,000 free people have migrated from the three provinces of Edward, Fox and Northern Xinjiang this year.

Including the newborns born this year, Haaland has led the new population to more than 750,000.

According to the census statistics of the household registration department, the total population of Haaland is already 2,556,000.

This year, due to factors such as the expiration of the slave contract and the meritorious service in the territory, 240,000 freedmen were pardoned a few months ahead of schedule in the spring, and with the freedmen who migrated into the Harland territory and incorporated the freedmen of the families of auxiliary soldiers, the number of freedmen in the Harland territory has exceeded 1.15 million.

With 1,150,000 freemen, Haaland's domestic market is close to that of the Crown. In the dawn plane full of local protectionist ideas, the domestic demand market has increased, which will be a great impetus to the industry.

(End of chapter)