After a while, Richard said to the old butler, "Tell me, why do you think these three places are the key points?"

"Deep blue is the biggest new expense in recent years, and it's increasing rapidly. The two places of Rock Heights and Liujin Valley are said to have opened up the situation shortly before the old man's accident. At that time, the lord said that it would not be long before the income of these two planes would reach more than one million. Oh, I need to add here that the million that the lord said at that time should be after deducting your tuition fees. That is, the income of one of the planes should be around two million. But now, there is no income in Rock Heights, and the Golden Valley needs to invest more than a million. In this way, one in and one out, the gap is also four million. That's why I think these two places are the key points. I don't understand anything else, and I don't dare to say anything about military spending. ”

Richard nodded and said slowly, "Deep Blue is a must to be invested, as for the Rock Heights and the Flowing Gold Valley, I will think about it." ”

After the old butler retreated, Richard stared at the magic map again and began to ponder, and after a moment summoned an attendant to summon Aceris back to the Valley of Flowing Gold.

Ariris had always been quick to respond to Richard's call. The next afternoon, he appeared in Richard's study.

"Lord Richard, I don't know what arrangements you have for summoning me this time?" asked Aceris politely. When it comes to etiquette, dark magicians can never find fault with it.

Richard pointed to the couch and said, "Sit!"

When Aceris was seated, the maid served the black tea, and then Richard closed the door to the study, and sat down peacefully across from Asiris, his hand tapping lightly on a thick book on the coffee table next to him, just looking at the dark magician.

Aceris's smile remained the same, and it seemed that he had been looking at Richard for a day, and nothing would change. In terms of will, the priest naturally has an advantage over the magician. Although Richard is an outlier among mages, they will definitely not be able to distinguish the winner from the winner if they do not compete in this level of will, without ten days and eight days.

Richard didn't have that much time to spend on Aceris. He tapped lightly on the thick book under his hand and said, "Asiris, what do you think of my current military strength compared to my father's time?"

The Dark Magician glanced casually at Richard's finger. That finger struck the thick book, and it stirred up sparks on the cover!

"In terms of followers, you're only slightly worse than Lord Gordon right now. The Constructed Knights far surpassed Gordon's time, and the ordinary army was roughly the same as Gordon's. In addition, you seem to have special war resources, which Lord Gordon is not as good as you. ”

"In other words, my current military strength is no worse than my father's?"

"Yes. ”

Richard nodded, and began to ponder. Aceris remained silent and did not disturb Richard.

After a long time, Richard raised his head and said to Asiris: "Find a time, I'm going to go to the Golden Valley to have a look, what do you think?"

The sword-like light in Aceris's eyes flickered, and he bowed slightly, saying, "It's an honor." The Valley of Flowing Gold was originally your territory. ”

Richard nodded, stopped tapping his fingers on the Creation Zào and the Book of Bearing, and said, "Of the thirteen knights of my father's time, there are only five left now. I hope that you will help me as much as you help my father, and I will give you more in return. ”

Aceris still bowed slightly, and said with an unchanged smile, "It's an honor." ”

Looking at Asiris's attitude, Richard frowned, then stretched out again, and asked, "When the troubles in the House of Lords here are over, I am still going to go to Rock Heights to have a look, what do you think?"

Aceris's face finally changed, and he was silent for a moment before he said, "That's as it should be." ”

Richard sighed and said, "The Rock Heights is a private plane left by my father. It's wealth, but it's also a commemoration. I'm definitely going to take it back. I've given Wald enough time that by now, he should have thought about it. If he is willing to stay in the family, of course, it is best, but he needs to stay with me for a while. If he doesn't plan to accept either of these two things, then when I go to the rocky heights, I will take the army with me. ”

Aceris sighed and said, "I try to persuade him." ”

Richard nodded and said, "I will do my best to solve the contradictions within the family, and then it should be time to go all out to fight a foreign war." At this time, I don't want to have a private plane behind me who refuses to obey orders. ”

After sending Aceris away, Richard called the old butler in and said, "Do you remember those branch families who refused to obey orders after the last floating island rebellion?"

"Yes. ”

Richard paced around the room a few times, then suddenly stopped, and said lightly, "You should be more familiar with them than I am." Sift through the branches again, pick out those who are likely to betray again, and those who should not be forgiven, and draw up a list for me. I'm going to see the list tomorrow. ”

The old butler's eyelids jumped a few times, and he bowed his head and replied, "Yes!" Richard waved his hand, and the old butler withdrew. After carefully closing the door of the study, the old butler suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He felt that Richard was coming back this time, and the murderous aura on his body suddenly became much heavier.

Richard didn't want to sleep, took out a volume of Norland's history, and kept flipping through it. The lights in the study remained on all night until dawn.

At dawn, a slender figure walked into the study with breakfast and quietly put the dinner plate on the coffee table next to it. Richard looked up from the history books, glanced at the girl who delivered the food, was slightly stunned, and said, "Coco?"

Coco bowed and whispered, "It's me, master." Somehow, in the face of Richard, she didn't dare to raise her head at all, and cold sweat kept pouring out of her body, as if she was facing an eternal beast.

Li noticed something, and slowly restrained his murderous aura, but Keke felt better. Richard glanced at it casually, and could already see that Coco's strength was still only a fourth-level illusionist. It seems that she is really not very talented in magic. Richard groaned, "Why are you still here?" and your father is okay?"

"My father is fine, he hasn't gambled lately. Coco replied softly, then hesitated for a moment before answering Richard's first question: "I'm here...... Because, I am yours...... That one...... Mate. ”

Richard tapped his head and said with some self-deprecation: "It looks like I've read too many books today, and I'm confused." Well, when I come back next time and can arrange a time, you can come to my room. ”

Coco's eyes suddenly lit up, and she nodded vigorously.

Watching Coco leave the study, Richard couldn't help but shake his head. This girl is still the result of his and Gordon's original fighting. It had been proven that she had neither bloodline power nor magical talent. It was a gambled decision, but for her and the family behind her, it was an opportunity to change her fate. Richard now felt that since he had made the decision, he should carry it out. After fulfilling the ancient obligation, Coco will have a second chance.

That night, Richard left Faust and went to Faro. Ten days later, the day before the regular monthly session of the House of Lords, Richard returned to Faust. This time, he brought back a total of five magic weapons, and paid off all the debts in one fell swoop. Paying off debts is a good thing, but there is also a negative cost, and that is that the legendary mages of the Holy Alliance are almost on the verge of being armed with a magic weapon. The next time I want to sell it, I will have to sell it to the other two major human empires.

The next morning, the melodious bells rang through Faust, announcing that this was the sacred moment for the House of Lords. As a floating island magnate, Richard can bring two retinues into the council hall. This time Richard brought Raya and a splash. Although Raya is young, she is calm and steady, and she has a Savage Barrier suit, making her an excellent escort when necessary. And the girl's killing intention has been hidden, but when the real strong man sees the splash, he will see that she is terrible. Richard attended the House of Lords meeting this time, and he also had the idea of Liwei, so he brought a sanctuary-level constructed knight and a killer of the Heavenly Sanctuary. As for Richard himself, he doesn't need to make a special statement, he has already had too many brilliant achievements on the Peerless Battlefield.

The council hall was noisy for a while, and it was not until half an hour after the formal meeting time had passed that it gradually fell silent. After a few inconsequential discussions, when Baron Cannan stepped onto the podium, the noble councillors were suddenly shocked and knew that the core of the day was on the stage.

As the floating island magnate on the sixth floor, Richard sat at a ring table in the center of the hall, and could see Cannan on the podium from a close-up distance. But Richard's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was napping, and he didn't even glance at Cannan.

From the podium, Kannan had already begun to give an impassioned speech.

"The floating island is a symbol of Faust, a god of eternity and the dragon of time, and a supreme glory...... In the long history we have seen, only true nobles have the qualifications to establish a family on a floating island...... Let's take a look at how many great names have been associated with floating islands in the past...... Between the long history and the glorious name, it is not difficult to find some patterns. Are they a coincidence, I don't think it's ......"

In an impassioned and brilliant speech, Baron Cannan fully demonstrated his profound knowledge, and the history of thousands of years, the intricate history of countless wealthy nobles, became the material he borrowed at his fingertips, and forcefully argued his core point: the glory of the sixth floating island can only be worthy of the duke. Moreover, there is no precedent in history for a family below the duke to occupy the sixth floating island. It can be seen that Cannan has put a lot of effort into it.

In the face of such a lengthy speech, Richard's immediate response was a big yawn.