In general, knights were reluctant to accept employment from merchants, especially those with a small fiefdom.

But to this day, there are more and more people, less and less land, and the small nobles who have been produced over the years have fewer and fewer fiefs, which forces the knights to put down their bodies and do something selectively for the merchants.

Although Smith's family has a good fief, the old Adam is still there, he has not officially inherited it, and personally, he is only a knight without a fief.

Solomon didn't mind helping him and the merchants of Derek by the way, although the merchants of the commodity exchange must have their own fixed mercenary groups to do things for themselves, but the situation is different now, they are engaged in dimensional exploration.

Due to the harshness of dimensional development, most of the previous mercenary groups would definitely not be able to help the merchants, and it was difficult for them to teleport through guò, and only some of the elites among them could withstand it.

In doing so, the merchants' ability to move in the Otherworlds would be greatly limited, forcing them to rely more on the kingdom's armies for their business activities and their own security, which was the basis for Solomon's taxation of Regina and Edward, both of whom wanted something.

But the habit of the merchants is not to completely count on the king's ** team, and they will also try their best to increase their own protection power at the same time.

In this way, it can not only strengthen its own protection, but also increase its own strength, and will also reduce its dependence on the king's ** team, and become a bargaining chip with the kingdom over taxes.

Therefore, Solomon believes that Derek and they will definitely not refuse to accept the employment of powerful people, and Smith can become a knight of the kingdom, how much he has a certain strength, absolutely enough to reach the official knight rank, and his comprehensive strength is equivalent to the third-order strong, and his own physical essence is also the third-order level.

It's just that I don't know if he dares to go to the Alternate Plane, and how many soldiers his connections can bring in enough soldiers to accompany the army, but that's the matter of him and Derek and the others.

Solomon didn't want to hire Smith directly, and although the Black Rock Plane lacked troops, he would rather end up working with Derek than hiring Smith directly, unless he waited until he completely formed his own situation in the Black Rock Plane.

Otherwise, someone like Smith who seems to be a little greedy and has something to do with someone he knows, if he goes to the Black Rock Plane and behaves nonsense, the guide will be out of control, and it will be very troublesome to deal with it himself.

Today's meal, it was the old knight Adam who made Solomon a little unclear, and he kept looking at himself with a smile, which made Solomon a little uncomfortable.

He keenly felt that this kind of pause might not be complicated in Tiffany's eyes, but in the eyes of the old knight, it seemed to be taking the opportunity to observe something, and with his pre-crossing knowledge, he could almost tell that it was a bit like a blind date.

The old knight allowed Tiffany to invite her friends to the dinner, perhaps to see if any of her friends were suitable for her granddaughter.

This is of course a bit unconventional, generally speaking, the marriage of the children of the nobility is appointed by their parents, or found in the small circle of the nobility, which is mixed with family governors and economic considerations.

This model does not lead to many happy marriages of nobles, so many nobles are accustomed to having **, and the formation of unspoken rules is not without reason.

Only the merchants were more liberal on this point, and their children were relatively free to choose their mates, but it would be equally bad if they met parents who were keen to join the aristocratic circles, and they would try their best to give their children from an early age to the direct children of the great nobles as acolytes or maids-in-waiting, so that their families might have a chance to become new nobles in the future.

But the old knight's family should be a little different, because of the misfortune of Stephanie's mother, the old knight has seen very much in his old age, but the Uncle Smith is probably still unwilling.

Solomon didn't dislike Tiffany at all, and as he grew older, he needed to stabilize his feelings.

His relationship with Catherine was just **, and from the moment Catherine refused to give up her acting career for him, he set the tone for his relationship with Catherine.

This may not be fair enough, but it doesn't need to be fair, the relationship between the two is not pure, there is both mutual attraction in the middle, there is also **, and interests.

If it is only from the perspective of interests, Solomon should find a family that can help him, but the family behind him is not strong enough to think and dominate himself at this stage, so it seems that Tiffany is not the best candidate, because her family is a small aristocratic family that has begun to decline before it has even risen, and it can't even be called a family, and that Smith also makes Solomon's image not very good.

But Solomon didn't want to use his marriage as a bargaining chip, which made him have a crush on Stephanie, and at least he didn't have to think too much about being with her.

Anyway, Solomon had a bit of a loss at the meal, and he was laughing and laughing at the table to the cross-examination of the Smiths, who were eager for Solomon to tell them all about his bank account in Franklin.

At the same time, they had to deal with the more lethal thing that came from the smiling gaze of old Adam.

"Thank you very much Adam's for your hospitality, and I hope that one day, I will be able to entertain you with the same sumptuous dishes. Solomon politely replied with words, of course, this is just a courtesy, Solomon will definitely not have time in the near future, once he goes back to the city, he has other things to do, and then the black rock plane, before the black rock plane stabilizes, he does not have too many flaws.

"Of course, that's settled, and in a few days I'll visit the commodity exchanges in the city, hoping that they will buy some of the crops in our territory, and talk to that Mr. Derek by the way. Smith said unceremoniously.

"Hehe, young people should interact with each other, not to mention that you are all students of the Academy of Magic, your academy is suspended, and Tiffany can only learn by herself now, you have been promoted to an intermediate mage, you should be able to help her. The old knight said.

Tiffany blushed a little and looked at Solomon, who was already sure that he had basically entered the eyes of this Adam knight, and had a number in his heart to become the reserve of his future grandson-in-law, so he had to say: "Of course, as long as Tiffany has questions about magic, I can help." ”

"Hehe, that's great. Tifanie, send Solomon out, I'm old and need a rest, Smith, you don't have to go. The old knight commanded.

So Tiffany gently lifted the hem of her skirt so that it would not be too long to interfere with her walking, and followed Solomon and sent him out.

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The old knight walked slowly up the stairs, and only Mr. and Mrs. Smith were left in the banquet room.

"This kid is actually not bad, you can consider it. Smith touched his chin.

Jacqueline certainly understood what he meant, but she still hesitated a little and said, "But Fisher and Brin are not bad, and their family has also hinted at Cheng Dù's willingness." ”

"Don't you see the old man's satisfaction with the young man Solomon? Smith sneered, and he touched his somewhat fat chin again.

"For us, it's pretty much the same, as long as we can marry Stephanie off. "Of course, it would be better if she could help me when I got married, and our family shouldn't raise her for nothing." Her mother has hurt us, and I could have been better. ”

But the old man didn't think so. Jacqueline whispered.

The two looked at each other, the old Adam was still alive, so he was still the head of the family, and the Smiths were worried that Adam would divide part of the family property to his favorite granddaughter before he died.

So Smith wants to marry Tifanie as much as possible, although she is not very old, but at least she can find a home for her, even if she is engaged first, as long as there is a marriage in name, old Adam can not be too partial, at most he can give a dowry when he marries.

And it would be better if the marriage helped Smith, which is why the Smiths have been keen on it recently, and until then, the Smiths had been using various excuses to prevent Tiffany from contacting the outside world.

Tiffany's grandfather also tried to isolate her from the outside world when she was young, out of some considerations, and did not want to attract attention.

So this caused a beautiful girl to be a little withdrawn, until the old knight's health has become worse and worse in recent years, and despite the opposition of the Smiths, he resolutely took out a sum of money to send his granddaughter to the magic academy.

Previously, Tiffany had only been trained as a knight by her maternal grandfather, as well as some guidance in magic from a friend of her maternal grandfather's.

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"It's a great pleasure to have you here today. Tiffany said softly.

"No, no, it should be that I was very happy to receive the invitation and come here for a meaningful lunch. Solomon laughed.

Solomon's words made Tiffany a little nervous, and she swept her forehead with her hand, "I hope some of my uncle's words haven't affected your mood." ”

"It's okay, he cares about you too. Solomon said.

"No, it's not like that, he, you, anyway......" Tiffany was a little flustered and wanted to explain, but she didn't know where to start, although Tiffany's social experience was shallow, her uncle's attitude towards her since she was a child was lukewarm, and her aunt used to sneer in front of her, so even she wouldn't believe that her uncle's enthusiasm for Solomon was because of herself.

But these were pure feelings, and it was inconvenient for her to say them directly in front of Solomon, but if she didn't remind them, she was worried that there would be something affecting Solomon from her uncle.

Solomon, of course, only pretended not to know, and when he saw Tiffany's appearance, and was about to find a topic to divert from her embarrassment, he suddenly felt a strange aura in his perception.

"Who?" Solomon was slightly startled, could it be that someone from the Blood Clan Demon Party had come here after him?

He nudged Tiffany slightly and said, "You go back to the manor." ”

"What's wrong?" said Tiffany.

Of course, Solomon didn't want her to be frightened, if it was really a blood clan, she could only face it alone, and if she could fight, then the other party would not be a threat, and if she couldn't beat her, it would be better for her to find a way to escape by herself than to bring the disaster into the Adam's family, who had just entertained him.

"Nothing, I'll come here when I go, you go back to the manor first. With that, Solomon walked swiftly in the direction in which the breath was moving.

Tiffany stood a little bewildered, not knowing whether she should listen to Solomon or not.

Just as Solomon's figure disappeared from her eyes, a breeze swept in front of her, and there was one more person.

"Who, who are you?" Tiffany took a quick step back, although she was a mage, she had also been taught by her grandfather since she was a child, and she could barely reach the combat level of a knight's squire.

"It's Miss Tiffany, don't be afraid, I'm here to give you a gift. "The man who came wore a wide hat, and his whole face was hidden in brim and shadow.

"Who are you, I don't know you, and besides, no one has taught you, is it nice to wear a hat and talk to people like this?"

"Oh, it's my fault, but I just don't want to be misunderstood by your companion. The man took off his hat and showed his face.

This face was completely unfamiliar to Tiffany, but Solomon would be surprised if he was here, because it was a face he had seen not long ago, and it was the true face of England after the fight between Voltaire and Voltaire, which caused Voltaire's armor to shatter.

"Don't be nervous, Miss Tiffany, it's your birthday, and I'm here to give you a present. Voltaire took three boxes from his body and gave them to Tiffany.

Tiffany hesitated for a moment and finally took it, Voltaire smiled, as if he wanted to say something, but suddenly his face changed, "He came back so quickly, forget it, I will take my leave first, please believe that I have no malice, these three gifts were given to you by someone." ”

Before Tiffany could speak, Voltaire was gone.

When Solomon arrived, only Tiffany was left standing blankly with three boxes.

Solomon chased after him just now, but the momentum just now suddenly weakened, almost imperceptible, but his keen sense of smell could still detect some traces.

But when he finally caught up, he was stunned to see that the breath was on the body of a dog, and the other party tied a piece of clothing that might have been torn from his body to the body of a dog, and the dog kept running, so Solomon's judgment was wrong.

Solomon immediately felt bad, knowing that he had made a mistake, and that the other party's target was Tiffany in the first place, not himself, so he hurried back.

"What's going on, you're fine. Solomon was relieved to see that Tiffany was okay.

Tiffany told Solomon about someone suddenly appearing and giving three boxes as gifts, and Solomon felt that the whole thing was strange, and couldn't help but say to Tiffany: "If you can trust me, I will open these three gifts for you, is that okay?"

Tiffany nodded trustingly, and handed him the three boxes.

The three boxes were opened one by one, and the first box was the simplest, which was a piece of jewelry of great value, which was very chic, and it could be seen that the person who chose it had put a little thought.

The second box is a magic amulet, but it is not special, because although it is not a bargain, it only has the effect of increasing one's perception and having the magic power of quick recovery and enhancing meditation.

But when the third box was opened, Solomon was also surprised, and it was something in the shape of a jewel.

Solomon picked it up gently, and immediately a message came from it that could be interpreted.

Elwin's Oath, which has concluded an incomplete elemental covenant, can reduce the damage of the elemental magic under the legend to the holder by more than 20%, and it also comes with two sequence spells, but unfortunately you can only choose one of the two every day, and the magic stored in the item is only enough to support one of them, the dark mist that can be cast three times or the star shield that can be cast once.

The Dark Mist is a type of dark spell, a fourth-order spell that can release a large area of dark mist, and those who hold the Elwyn Oath automatically gain dark vision, which can be used to help attack or retreat.

The Star Shield is a defensive spell that can resist high-level attacks, but the only pity is that it can only be cast once a day, and you can create no more than twenty-four Star Shields to protect yourself.

Solomon couldn't help but take a slight breath, the first piece of jewelry was still a normal gift, it seemed that it might be given by someone who secretly admired Tiffany, and the second piece was not out of the normal range, if the other party was deliberately pleasing him, it would not be strange to send an auxiliary accessory that could help the magician meditate, but the cost was slightly larger.

But the third item is already a legendary-level magic ornament, if the spell of the Star Shield is not a little less cast, maybe the value can be increased, it is unlikely that she is willing to invest in a low-level mage like Tiffany, and her beauty alone does not seem to be worth it.

What's more, according to Tiffany, the giver doesn't seem to want anyone to know who he is, which is even more bizarre.

When Solomon returned the three gifts to Stephanie, Stephanie suddenly said, "I, I want to give you this Alwyn's vow." ”

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