The arrival of Dereley Armored Rat ruined Duke's interest in building the Mage Tower, so after throwing the problem to Keystone Fury, he returned to the Suktara Mage Tower to continue his research.

The study of slide cards and illusion cards has reached a critical juncture.

From time to time, Xiaoyi's computing power was called upon to help him perform fusion calculations, which greatly accelerated his research.

It's a pity that Xiaoyi has too many things to do, and most of the computing power is allocated to the spectacle linkage construction of the elemental shield-arcane shield. And this is precisely a life-saving skill, so there is no delay at all, and we can only sacrifice the research and development speed of Sand Eagle 2.0 and Aoshou 2.0.

"Duke, what do you think?" Sukhtara came to Duke after doing an experiment.

"Teacher, what did you say?"

"Duke Sage Mage's Tower." Sukhtara got straight to the point, "At the internal meeting of the United Tower, Lord Keystone criticized Lord Bernoulli by name, and believed that Lord Bernoulli had colluded with foreign mages to sacrifice the interests of the Black Jiao Riverland...... I also learned about the arrival of the Armored Squirrel family. ”

"So that's what you said." Duke smiled, "Actually, I don't have an urgent need to build a mage tower. ”

If it weren't for Keystone reminding him, he wouldn't have thought about snatching the Twin Springs.

After a deep sigh, Duke continued: "But things have come to this point, I must not retreat, this is not only a dispute between me and the Armored Rat Family, but also a game between the Black Jiaohe Land and other cities, if I retreat, there may be more Armored Mouse Families who want to come over and get a piece of the pie." ”

"Then you have to confront the Armored Rat Family head-on, will this pressure be too great?" Sukhtara asked with some concern.

"It doesn't matter."

Duke was very confident: "I am an erudite sage, the Armored Rat family will never dare to come hard, and Keystone will not let me suffer." Now the key question is what to do with Bernoulli...... After several disputes, Bernoulli had apparently turned away from Germany and was determined to collude with foreign city forces. ”

Sukhtara nodded, "Indeed, alas, who is to blame for this. Bernoulli is wary of us and takes advantage of us, and we have repeatedly rejected Bernoulli, and the two sides have formed a knot that is difficult to untie. ”

From the Cuihai Valley Pioneer War to the current urban construction plan of Cuihai City, it is difficult to say whether it is right or wrong.

At first, the arcane mage of Shenjiao City was very reluctant to Bernoulli's entry into the game, and at the same time, Bernoulli has always refused to show up, wanting to use the arcane mage of Shenjiao City to work for him.

And there's nothing wrong with that.

After all, the arcane mages are also human beings, and they also need to run in with each other, so they will be careful about temptation.

But when the Black Jade Horseshoe Crab Dragon joined the battlefield and launched a worm tide invasion, killing the three arcane mages of Shenjiao City, the real turning point came.

One side wants to hunt the black jade horseshoe crab dragon and take revenge.

One side wants to cooperate with the Black Jade Horseshoe Crab Dragon to stabilize its own power.

This led to an irreconcilable conflict of interest, and then Duke bumped into the Ocean of Insects, which punctured the fact that the Spiritual Spring of the Green Sea Valley was a large spring, and pushed Bernoulli to the point where there was no way back, if he didn't cooperate with the Black Jade Horseshoe Crab Dragon, I am afraid that it would be difficult for the family to develop.

By the time the black jade horseshoe crab dragon was killed, Bernoulli was afraid that it had been completely centrifuged.

The Twin Springs are just an opportunity to spark conflict.

"Teacher, don't worry, it's not the spirit that has caused such a situation, Heijiaohe Land can be one place and two cities, it is already a great luck, and it can't be perfect in all aspects." Duke reassured, "Let it be. ”

Actually, I don't think so.

Cuihai City is a tempting delicacy that will be contested in the future, and even without Bernoulli, the Armored Rat family will still find a chance to enter.

Of course, this is the battlefield of Keystone and others.

There is no need to fight hard, even if the twin springs are snatched away this time, he will not be angry, let alone go up and fight hard.

"Time is on me." Duke was clear in his heart, "Compared to a mage tower or a battleship, what I need is time for cultivation and development. ”

When he is successful in cultivation, he doesn't need to do anything, and the benefits that have been robbed will naturally be spit out by others.

Only the arcane mage, who cannot see the future, will be attracted by the small profit in front of him, snatching food like a hyena.

"The Armored Rat Family, that's it, Deckert Armored Rat is already old, and there is no hope of being promoted to the Arcane Mentor, so he began to compete for interests and pave the way for the family." After Duke sent the teacher away, he continued with the next round of experiments, preparing the equipment for two purposes.

In his heart, he was still thinking about the situation in Cuihai City: "De Riley Armored Rat is just the first wave of hyenas competing for food, whether or not they can keep the food depends on the means and courage of Keystone Fury and others." ”

"Still."

"The boss has been in charge of the Black Jiaohe Land for nearly a hundred years, it is by no means an easy generation, the hyenas may have a chance if they are patient, such as Reilly Armored Mouse, a reckless person, I am afraid that they will be shot in the head and kill the chickens and monkeys to show others!"

Of course, this is still not about Duke.

He just needs to watch the play with peace of mind and wait patiently for the results.

However, after only three or five days of research at home, Duke was invited to the Union Tower, and Erwin, who had squinted his eyes as soon as he entered the conference room, was invited to the lounge on the other side.

"Waiting for the meeting to convene the United Supreme Tower Enlargement Meeting, the special meeting for the canonization of the Cuihai City Urban Construction Plan, your first vote is about to begin." Erwin said happily.

"Enlarged meeting?" Duke raised his eyebrows, "The title canonization, is it about the knighthood of His Excellency Bernoulli?" ”

"Yes, Lord Keystone has declared the end of the first phase of the Pioneer War in the city of Cuihai, and drafted the terms of the reward for meritorious deeds, and sent it to the United Tower." Erwin said, smiling again, "Guess what, what knighthood did you apply for Bernoulli?" ”

Duke understood: "Baron? ”

"That's right!" The more Erwin said, the happier he became, "Bernoulli wanted to be canonized as a viscount before, but Lord Keystone quickly cut through the mess and didn't give him the slightest chance, so he directly submitted a joint to the tower and asked for him to be named a baron, and the name of the title was prepared, Baron Black Jade." ”

Bernoulli's descendants are about to merge into the bloodline of the black jade horseshoe crab dragon and obtain the position of black jade baron, which is also worthy of the name.

"Baron Black Jade, I'm afraid Your Excellency Bernoulli will not be satisfied."

"If he is not satisfied, we can be satisfied." Erwin shook his head, "I originally welcomed him to the Black Jiao Riverland, but after all these actions, I have become disgusted with him and his family, and it is very rare for an arcane mage to be selfish to this extent. ”

After speaking, he added: "I think his brain is assimilated by the insects he controls, and his style is no different from that of insects." ”

"In other words, if you want to vote, what do you vote for?" Duke asked, "Do you vote for Bernoulli to be canonized as Baron of Black Jade, or do you disagree?" ”

Erwin replied, "Of course, I agreed to canonize Bernoulli as Baron of Black Jade...... In this kind of low-level enlarged meeting, basically we just vote, and the decision-making plan has been discussed at the meeting of the stars, and we can only deny or support it. ”

The Meeting of the Stars is the Executive Meeting of the United Tower.

Because all the members of the executive council are arcane teachers.

Whether it is the morning star, the bright moon, or even the dawn sun, which has not yet been born, they are all a type of stars, so this meeting is also called the meeting of the stars.

The arcane teachers discuss national affairs, the great arcane mages have the right to vote, and as for the ordinary arcane masters, just watch the excitement.

Soon someone came over to inform Erwin and Duke to go to the conference room.

In the conference room, Keystone Fury, Williams, and Stephen Winged Tiger were already in place, plus Duke and Erwin, a total of five people.

As for Bernoulli, because it was his own business, he did not get the right to vote in order to avoid suspicion.

Without waiting long, in the arcane projection room of the Union Tower, a great arcane mage walked out and entered the conference room directly.

He was holding several special pieces of contract paper in his hands.

"I'm the United Tower's Enlarged Conference Executive Office, Messenger Ravens." Master Daao looked around at the crowd and said indifferently, "This special meeting for the canonization of the title of the Cuihai City Urban Construction Plan, a total of forty-eight councillors were present, including five councillors in the Heijiaohe region, and the names are now counted. ”

"Chief Consul of the Union Tower, Keystone Fury."

"I'm here."

"Here's your vote." Ravens handed over a piece of deed paper and read the next person's name, "Chief Observer Tower, Williams." ”

"Here."

"This is your ballot...... Chief Director of the Polymath Tower, Erwin ...... Elemental Tower Chief Director, Stephen Winged Tiger ......"

Ravens continued to say the name: "Erudite Sage, Duke." ”

"I'm here." Duke raised his hand.

Ravens glanced at Duke before handing over the ballot: "I have heard the name of Duke Sage for a long time, and I finally see you in person." ”

"Spiritual love, just fame." Duke said modestly.

Ravens retracted the words of small talk, and said: "The ballot is specially made by the Sage of Contract according to the information of the Fa Ling Card of the councilors, once the impersonation or cheating is made, the power of the contract will be locked, and the Arcane Mentor will personally pursue it. ”

This is a must-go warning process for every expanded meeting.

After the warning was over, Ravens took out another document and read it out earnestly: "The voting content of this enlarged meeting is the "In the Urban Construction Plan of Cuihai Valley, Bernoulli was canonized as a Baron of Black Jade for his military exploits" discussed at the executive meeting, and the members of the parliament can choose to support, oppose and abstain. ”

There was a pause.

Ravens continued: "A total of forty-eight members of parliament who are relevant to this meeting are present, namely...... This vote can only be passed if it exceeds and reaches two-thirds of the votes, that is, 32 votes in favor. ”

The reading is over and the voting begins.

Duke had already studied the ballot in his hand, and then decisively chose to support it and signed his name.

The next moment, a mysterious force rose, and it seemed that there was a trace of restraint in the spiritual sea, which was the power of the contract.

The power of contract is a special use of spirituality.

Duke has not yet conducted any research on the content, so he does not yet understand the form in which the power of contract is constituted.

When all five ballots were cast, Ravens took back the ballots one by one and said, "The results of the ballot will be announced tomorrow, so please be ready." ”

Then it dissipates into a little starlight.

"How does it feel?" Williams quietly came to Duke's side, "Is there a sense of sacred mission to attend an enlarged meeting for the first time and cast a vote to decide major federal affairs?" ”

"Not really." Duke told the truth.

This form of voting has been played rotten on the earth.

Williams was surprised: "You didn't feel it, this is unreasonable, the votes for the expanded meeting are the initiative of my Seven Towers Federation, which represents the progress of society and the sublimation of civilization, which is the guidance of the stars and spirits!" ”

"I understand."

"Then why didn't you feel it?"

"Well, don't you have to feel it, it's just an inconsequential baron canonization vote, and it doesn't seem to make any sense to choose for or against." Duke replied.

Stephen Yihu hadn't left yet, when he heard the conversation between Duke and Williams, he immediately laughed and said: "I think Duke is right, it's just a vote, no matter how sacred it is, how sacred it can be, and what is the difference between competing for votes and fighting for power." ”

Williams glanced at Stephen obliquely, not bothering to respond.

With his hands on his back, he quietly left.

Duke smiled and left.

The next day, a staff member of the Union Tower rushed to the Sukhtara Mage Tower and conveyed to him the results of the vote for this enlarged meeting.

"Forty-eight votes, forty-two in favor, five against, one abstention, more than two-thirds of the votes in favor, officially passed a resolution to canonize His Excellency Bernoulli as Baron Black Jade."

"Hmm, got it."

As a result, Bernoulli received the title of nobility and founded the Black Jade family. However, it is not the viscount that Bernoulli expects, but a baron - in terms of fiefdom standards and benefits, the baron is much worse than the viscount.

"In addition, Lord Keystone has indicated that the Holy City will hold a canonization ceremony for His Excellency Bernoulli in two days, and you will be notified to join in."

"yes, I'll participate."

Bernoulli's baronial ceremony, which took place two days later, took place in the hall of the nobility of the Tower of Union.

The United Towers sent an arcane mentor to precede the canonization ceremony, and personally bestowed Baron Bernoulli's guard of honor, including baronial ribbons, medals, swords, and other ceremonial items, as well as the coronation of Bernoulli's surname.

Nobles must have a surname.

Bernoulli at the canonization ceremony did not have a trace of a smile, even in the face of the arcane teacher, he only forcibly squeezed out a stiff smile.

"I chose 'Black Jade' as my family name."

"Okay, Bernoulli Black Jade, I hope that you and your family will abide by aristocratic morality and etiquette, continue to work hard for the future of the Federation, and continue to fight for the cause of expanding the territory." The arcane teacher exchanged a few polite words, and then dispersed into light and disappeared.

Keystone Fury immediately took the lead in applauding: "Baron Black Jade, congratulations." ”

Applause rang out.

Bernoulli Black Jade took a deep breath and nodded seriously in response: "Thank you for your love, the Black Jade family is a grass creation, and I will not entertain you." When Cuihai City is completed, I will hold a banquet in the best hotel in Cuihai City. ”

After speaking, he ordered his entourage to bring the ceremonial items belonging to the baron, and left the noble hall of the Union Tower directly.

The main lord left early, and everyone naturally broke up unhappily.

Keystone beckoned to Duke, called Duke into his office, and said, "Cutting off Bernoulli's thoughts about the viscount with Baron Black Jade is a small punishment for him, and let him know that Cuihai City belongs to the Black Jiaohe Riverland." ”

"In this way, Bernoulli is afraid that he will really go to the dark with outsiders." Duke said.

"It doesn't matter, can he still turn the sky, the black jade family wants to gain a foothold in Cuihai City, even if he melts the blood of the dragon, he has to bow down and be small." Keystone waved his hand indifferently, "It's the Twin Springs thing, it's a little tricky. ”

"My lord, what do you say?"

"The Armored Rat family is just a vanguard army, not only the big nobles of Runwu City, who have locked Cuihai City, but also the large and small families of several other prefecture cities also want to get a piece of the pie. This is also Bernoulli's confidence to dare to betray the interests of Heijiaohedi, and he is afraid that he has not contacted outsiders during this time. ”

Duke nodded: "Indeed, the road to integrate into the local area has been broken, and in order to compete for the interests of Cuihai City, he has only one way to bring in outsiders." ”

"This increases the variables of the Twin Springs, and the Armored Squirrel Family is bound to win." Keystone sighed.

Duke smiled slightly: "Then give it to them, I can build the Mage Tower anywhere, and there is no shortage of these twin springs." ”

When Keystone heard this, he immediately glared: "You kid, you can really kick the ball!" ”

"Hehe, with you in charge of the overall situation, I'll be a little lazy." Naturally, Duke didn't really want to give up on the Twin Springs.

Just kick the ball back to Keystone.

"You kid can be very slippery, but this is a good thing, many hearts, in the future, I will go to the Arcane Holy City, so that people will not worry that you will not be able to get along." Keystone laughed, "Wait for the approval, I've already communicated with the Sangome family." ”

"The Sangome family?"

"Yes, my Nutao family and Lord Loren Sankagome had some overlap and affection in the past, and this time I asked the Sankagome family to come forward and compete for the Twin Springs. Wait for the Shan Kagome family to take over the Twin Springs, and then transfer them to you. ”

"You always make an example of killing chickens and monkeys, and it seems that you have spent a lot of favors." Duke sighed.

"Favors are just for use, can you still earn interest if you put them there?" Keystone smiled, "Besides, when you grow up, it may not be the next Loren Shan Kagome, and the relationship between you and me is more valuable." ”

Duke immediately gave a thumbs up: "Your Excellency, you are really far-sighted!" ”

"In order not to let me have a reputation as old and dizzy, you kid will work hard and strive to climb to the peak of spiritual arcane law as soon as possible."

After a pause, Keystone said loudly: "You are a junior in the Black Jiaohe Land, and it is also a junior who can rarely have a climate, we old guys, no matter how you say it, we will also shelter you from the wind and rain for a while, and we can't let the chicks learn to fly hungry." ”

Duke was impressed.

That night, he asked Kiriya out, and under the moon before the flowers, he said sweetly: "In the future, the affairs of the Nutao family will be my Duke's affairs." ”

"Duke, you're so nice!"

……

With Loren Sankagome, the only 7-ringed Morning Star Arcane Mentor in the Wind Breath Realm, it was no surprise that the battle for the Twin Springs was no surprise.

De Riley Armor was very aware of the current affairs and withdrew from the competition, and finally the Sangome family got the approval.

One changes hands.

The approval went to Duke.

After Sukhtara found out, he directly assigned his treasurer to Duke: "Child, it takes a lot of money to build a mage tower, especially a high-standard sage mage tower, don't be stingy, the teacher is yours." ”

"This ...... Teacher, your support for me is too great, and I still owe you hundreds of thousands of gold dragons. ”

"No matter how many golden dragons there are, it doesn't mean anything to me, it's just a bunch of numbers. You know what the teacher is expecting, so, good boy, go ahead and do it. "Sukhtara has transferred the Mage Tower to Duke's name.

Even the last deposit was simply given to Duke.

Duke didn't refuse, and nodded solemnly: "Teacher, you will definitely be able to see the success of the ring copying material, and you can even try the projection ring yourself!" ”

"If that's the case, that's great, but the teacher has to persuade you not to put so much pressure on yourself. You've done a great job now, and the teacher is already satisfied. ”

"I understand."

Needless to say.

Duke doesn't like to talk about it, he will only show it with actions, and if the ring copy material is broken through, the teacher's kindness will naturally be repaid.

It was already May, and Duke, who had received the approval, quickly contacted a large local construction company, Flamingo Construction Group.

"Lord Karius, the Duke Sage Mage Tower, will be handed over to you for construction."

"Duke Sage, you can rest assured, it is an honor for us at the Flamingo Construction Group to build the Mage Tower for you." Karius Flamingo said enthusiastically, "This is the first time we have undertaken the construction of the Sage Mage Tower, and we will definitely do our best to strive for perfection. ”

Karius is a 3-ring mage, a puppet scholar, and a flamingo baron.

The fiefdom is located in the town of Fire, next to the town of Serpenthead.

Flamingo Construction Group is the property of the Flamingo family, which has been inherited for more than 300 years, and many large-scale buildings in Heijiao River are built by Flamingo Construction Group.

"Then I'm relieved."

"In the early stage, the group will carefully investigate the geographical situation of Lingya Mountain, as well as the distribution of spiritual channels in the spring, and then come up with drawings as soon as possible. If you have any needs for the Duke Sage Mage Tower, you can put it forward at any time, and we will help you modify it. ”

"Okay."

Karius then enthusiastically kept Duke, but Duke couldn't refuse, so he could only stay at the Flamingo Manor in Fire Town and have a meal.

The Arcane Mages of the Flamingo family took turns to toast him.

There were even a few seventeen or eighteen-year-old flower girls who waited for Duke closely, so that Duke fully felt the enthusiasm of the flamingo family.

Of course.

He is very sober, and the object of the Flamingo family's service is not himself, but the golden dragon in his pocket.

The construction cost involved in a sage mage tower is worth at least millions of gold dragons in terms of materials alone.

There are also labor costs and arcane construction costs......

Flamingo Construction Group may not be able to undertake a mage tower in a few decades, let alone a sage mage tower.

For the entire Flamingo family, Duke was the biggest customer of the century.

"No, no, I can't stay here tonight, I still have important experiments to prepare when I go back, say goodbye!"

Even with the daughters of the Flamingo family, with their big watery eyes, Duke still resolutely said goodbye and left.

If you don't leave tonight, I'm afraid you'll have to be entangled with the flamingo family for the rest of your life.

"I know that I am lustful and Mu Shaoai, but I didn't expect that in a semi-drunk state, Duke Sage can still calmly refuse beauty, and he is really a very human being!" Karius watched Duke leave in an airship, and sighed regret from the bottom of his heart.

A female arcane mage on the side sighed with emotion: "Snake Head Town and Agni Town are only more than 20 kilometers away, and such an excellent young arcane mage was born, but he was not encircled by the family, but was co-opted by the inconspicuous Black Snake family. ”

"Mulland Black Snake is not as good as his father Mubia's spiritual arcane law, but his vision of people is still accurate." Karius shook his head, "I made a lot of money in advance, tsk, a pair of sisters were sent directly to Duke as assistants." ”

"Speaking of sister flowers, brother, my flamingo family is not lacking, do you want to send a pair over too?" The female arcane mage asked.

"Forget it, no matter how much you send, you will be disadvantaged."

"Uncle is right, I heard that Duke Sage and the lady of heaven of the Nutao family are very close, and I am afraid that they will pay attention to the impact in a short time." Another younger arcane mage said, "Maybe we can delay for two years." ”

Karius snorted twice, and then said with a straight face: "A little side door and left way, can only be used as a stepping stone, this time Duke Sage entrusted the construction of the Mage Tower to the Flamingo Construction Group, it must be completed perfectly, I would rather earn less, but also win the satisfaction of Duke Sage." ”

"Yes, uncle."

"Tomorrow, you will take someone to Runwu City, visit a few sage mage towers, and familiarize yourself with the details."

"Yes."

"Repeat, Duke Sage Mage Tower, you must build a model!" Karius felt that he was not down-to-earth enough, so he advised again, "Cuihai City has been completed, and the surrounding mage towers have not yet been determined, but as long as we build the Duke Sage Mage Tower, we can always win the project of several mage towers!" ”

Ask for tickets~

(End of chapter)