Chapter 52 Target: Bloody Highland
Not only Raven, but the other three present were also a little confused.
After being stunned for a moment, our Lord Baron realized that Nancy was probably talking about the catwalk.
In these 6 days, is this all she thinks about?
"But Raven, although I have forgiven you, you can't take it as my indulgence of you." Nancy stared and said seriously: "You can't even think about marrying me. Don’t think about it.”
As these words came out, the eyes of Denise, Eric and Old Gordon all fell on Raven, and then looked at Nancy, their eyes wandering back and forth between the two, all in confusion. But the specific meaning is different.
Denise found it baffling. There was a huge gap between Fox and Griffith. With Raven's shrewdness, there was no reason to waste energy on such an impossible thing.
Eric admired Raven even more. He was worthy of being a baron. He dared to pursue even the daughter of the earl, which ordinary people would not dare to think of.
Old Gordon has a different perspective. If Baron Raven can marry Miss Nancy, it will be a good thing for the Griffith family, but it also has risks.
In history, there are many cases of big nobles marrying their daughters to small nobles, and then through various operations, taking the titles and fiefs of the small nobles as their own.
The most innocent person was of course Raven, who looked at Nancy with doubts in his eyes.
"Even if you look at me like this, I won't be soft-hearted." Nancy's face turned slightly red: "Although you are not bad, it is not enough for me to take notice of you. "
"If you want to marry me, you must at least be stronger than me. You are only a first-level mage, and I am a second-level mage. !"
She rolled her eyes and continued: "And your title is not high enough. In the future, I will marry a prince. Even if it doesn't work, the minimum is a count!"
Lei Wen frowned, looking at the strange looks in the eyes of several people around him, and felt a wry smile in his heart.
What the hell is going on? When did I say that I wanted to marry her? I have been sleepwalking recently?
However, this kind of thing cannot be explained, and the more it is smeared, the darker it becomes!
Standing behind Nancy, Jenny lowered her head anxiously.
Lord of Light, forgive me, I didn’t mean it!
At the press conference, before Nancy left, she said she wanted to ask someone else, but how could the noble lady go back and do such a thing in person?
This job, of course, fell to poor Jenny.
In fact, Jenny also knows the identities and origins of those catwalk models, but it is impossible for her to tell them.
With Miss Nancy’s strange brain circuitry, if she really told her, she would definitely get angry because of the reason: “Am I worse than a group of call girls?”
When Nancy loses her temper, Jenny suffers.
So, under Nancy’s increasingly urgent inquiries, Jenny had to make up a reason: Raven didn’t want Nancy’s grace to be seen by other men, and this was to protect her reputation.
Unfortunately, Miss Nancy only listened to the first half of the sentence.
Then Nancy’s logical chain was straightened out: Raven doesn’t want to share me with others → He wants to monopolize me → He likes me → The runway show is to stimulate me to pay attention to him and quarrel with him → I want Tell him to give up his will.
Jenny was also shocked by this, but she did not dare to correct it and could only pray that she would not cause any trouble.
The Lord of Light seems to have heard her prayer, and at least for now, the result is good.
At least, she was not the one who suffered.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Raven coughed and cleared his throat: "The meeting will continue, Miss Nancy..."
Nancy picked an empty seat and sat down: "You said, no need to "Leave me alone."
Lei Wen also knew that he couldn't drive her away, and what was going to be discussed next was not a secret, so he said: "Then let me continue to talk about how to spend the money."
When this topic was mentioned, The attention of the three people present gathered back.
“First of all, what Denise said makes sense. Flowers are the raw material of Angel Kiss. Their necks cannot be stuck by others. We need a stable supply of flowers, so it is imperative to deploy a group of flower farmers. Mountainous and hilly land that cannot be used as cultivated land can be used to grow flowers.”
Seeing that her proposal was adopted, Denise showed a satisfied smile on her face: "The price of flower farmers is much higher than that of ordinary serfs, but there is no doubt about their professionalism. If 100 people are deployed at a time, the price will be between 7-900 About 1 gold coin for an ordinary serf, 7-9 gold coins for a flower farmer, a full 7-9 times the value.
Raven nodded: "Okay, I'll leave all this to you. In addition, buy the recipes for beer and red wine. It's best to have one of each. It doesn't need to be too high-end. Yes, the budget is 2,000 gold coins, is it enough?”
Red wine is the base material of Tears of Angels, and beer is used to distill alcohol, so we cannot rely on others.
And these two kinds of wine can be used to supply the low-end market of Goldsmith Town and Eagle Town.
Denise smiled and said: "Of course there is no problem."
Raven's eyes turned to Eric: "Can you still contact the Iron Legion?"
"No. Question, sir." Eric immediately became alert: "What do you need?"
"120 horses, There are 200 packhorses." Raven said: "In addition, there are 15 copies of the first-level god-given potion, non-directional awakening!"
"Well...for the warhorse, you can get it for about 9.5 gold coins. Much cheaper, about 1.6 gold coins." Eric nodded excitedly and asked again:
"As for the God-given potion... the directional awakening of Iron Fighting Qi waist only costs about 300 gold coins, but the price of non-directional awakening is also more than 230 gold coins. Why not choose a more stable one?"
Similarly The fighting spirit of attributes will be more coordinated on the battlefield and play a stronger role.
“Because I have to think about the future, rather than building a degraded version of the Iron Legion.” Raven said.
Reading can indeed benefit people a lot. From the book "Knight's Self-cultivation", Raven learned that knights, like mages, have a natural affinity for elements.
Ordinary god-given potions activate the fighting spirit of corresponding attributes according to the user's original constitution. The extraordinary awakened in this way will have greater development potential in the future.
Although directional awakening can awaken the fighting spirit of specific attributes, if the zodiac signs are inconsistent, it will also destroy the potential.
There are not many people who can be used by Raven, and even fewer are reliable. When there are choices, of course the more potential, the better.
Eric wanted to ask again, but Raven continued: "And yourself, Eric, as my personal soldier commander, it's time for you to improve your strength."
"Iron fighting spirit needs to be advanced to level 2. If I remember correctly, natural iron essence should be used. "Right? How much does it cost?"
"Yes, sir." Eric swallowed with a look of surprise in his eyes: "To advance to level 2, I think... it takes 4. An iron essence core, purchased from the Iron Legion, the total price is about 840 gold coins.”
"But Sir, this is against the rules. Logically speaking, I should pay for the promotion myself..."
Leaven raised his hand to stop him: "According to your contribution to the family over the years, you should have been canonized long ago. I am a knight, but the territory has not been completely recovered. I can't take out the fief at the moment. This can be considered as compensation for your reputation."
"Sir. !" Eric's eyes suddenly turned red, and he hammered his chest: "I will definitely not live up to your kindness!"
Normally speaking, a noble's subordinates are extraordinary, or If you are canonized as a knight, all your income will come from your own knighthood; or you will not be given a fief, but a fixed salary, such as Eric's previous year's salary of 60 gold coins.
The Griffith family owes Eric nothing.
Therefore, Raven's actions now show that he attaches great importance to Eric, and also win Eric's heartfelt gratitude.
Looking at old Gordon, Raven said: "Mr. Gordon, you go contact Baron Roger. I need to order a batch of magic props from him and ask them to make a list and see what they have. For products, the budget can be as wide as 10,000 gold coins!”
Old Gordon was taken aback by this sentence. After thinking for a moment, he said with a little worry: “Sir, Denise's side requires a budget of 2,900 gold coins;
Eric's war horse, 15 god-given potions, and 4 iron cores will cost about 6,500 gold coins if the top grid is used;
< br>If we set aside another 10,000 gold coins in the budget, even if we include the previous balance, we will only have 778.54 gold coins to mobilize! ”
"In this way, the construction of Eagle Town, I'm afraid..."
"The construction of Eagle Town is not in a hurry." Lei Wen shook his head and said: "Now we only need to make the general framework first, and then..." This is not the time to invest money on a large scale."
Old Gordon said with a grimace: "Sir, I know it, but it's not necessary. So much money has been invested in enchanted equipment!”
“Yes, of course.” Raven sat up straight and glanced at the three people present: “Because our next goal is to counterattack. Bloody Heights!”
The air in the conference room suddenly solidified, and they couldn’t believe Raven’s words.
For many years, horse thieves have come and gone in bloody highlands, but no one has ever been able to eliminate them.
Even the Empire's Iron Legion is only stationed on the outskirts of the Bloody Highlands to guard against its large-scale invasion, and they dare not go deep into it!
“Yeah!”
Nancy had been drowsy after listening to it, but now her eyes were shining and she jumped up, holding her hands on the table: “It’s fun when I hear it. , Raven, I support you!”
“Lord Baron, please think about it carefully!” Old Gordon swallowed and persuaded with reason:
"Of course I believe you can succeed, but the horse thieves are too poor. If they win, they will lose their manpower. Not only may they not make much profit, but they will be unable to make ends meet."
"And, in case of failure, If so, the result will be even worse.”
“Not to mention your current military. The troops all have military pay, and there is a big hole in their pensions; the Eagle Territory has just begun to recover, and too many soldiers will need to be replaced. This will also drag down the development of Eagle Town, and it will also be a major blow to your reputation. Ah!"
As he said this, Old Gordon winked at Eric.
Eric understood what Old Gordon meant, and he did not agree with Raven's decision: "Sir, it is indeed not a good idea to attack Bloody Heights now."
"It's already November now, and winter has begun even in the Eagle Territory. The snow season has already arrived on the Bloody Highlands, which is not suitable for long-distance marches."
"And the current batch of recruits, although training It lasted longer, and your soldiers served as the backbone, but after all, we haven’t really seen any blood, and it wasn’t like last time we fought to defend our territory. With the psychological and terrain advantages, I’m afraid the performance will not be very good then!”
Denise rolled her eyes and said indifferently: “Haha, you are all trying in vain. When will anyone be able to shake what Baron Raven is convinced of?"
Old Gordon looked at her with dissatisfaction.
"Raven, if you insist on going, that's fine." Denise looked at her nails: "Anyway, if you die, Vesdon will be the heir, but before you go, you must first Leave the recipe for Angel Tears.”
The expressions were different, but the attitudes of the three people were the same: they opposed Raven's decision to counterattack the Bloody Highlands.
"Have you finished talking?" Raven looked around the audience and said confidently: "Then it's my turn."
He was the first to look at Old Gordon: " It is true that the horse thieves in the Bloody Highlands are poor, but that is only for free money. Many of them have Warcraft mounts, war horses, and enchanted equipment. As long as we can win and get it back, we can make a lot of money."
"What's more, we are not unprepared. The money we spend on armaments and food is our confidence."
“Even if we lose, we can retreat!”
Then, Raven's eyes turned to Eric: "It is indeed the snow season in the Bloody Highlands, but because of this, the horse thieves are all hunkering down, and they never thought that we would kill them. In this way, we can take the lead." Opportunity."
"Furthermore, the Nord province is about to be in chaos. We don't have many soldiers at hand, so we must take this opportunity to fight. Without the baptism of blood, the new Soldiers can only remain recruits!"
"As for what you think about, Aunt Denise..." Raven turned his head and said with a smile: "I'm not crazy enough. Take your own life seriously."
"Besides, if I really die in battle, mastering the formula of Angel's Tears is your way to kill me!"
Dan! Nisi's expression froze.
As Raven said, while he was alive, the nobles would not go too far under the imperial order; but if Raven died unfortunately, she would not be able to keep the family business as a widow!
"Do you have any other comments?" Raven made the final inquiry.
“No, not at all!” Nancy had an excited smile on her face: “When you set out, you must inform me in advance.”
“This is my first time to do such an exciting thing. It’s a participation!”
The other four people ignored Nancy’s “self-recommendation”.
"Hey! What are you doing? Look at me!" Nancy pouted and shouted: "Raven, I'm going to Bloody Heights, do you hear me?"
"I heard you." She scratched helplessly. Scratching her nose, Raven decisively refused: "But I don't intend to take you there."
"Why? I'm a second-level mage, look!" As she said that, she raised her palm and just used Two syllables, and a flame burns brightly.
"If I say no, I can't." Raven looked into Nancy's eyes and said, "Besides, isn't the Earl of Montreal already urging you to go back?" "Anyway, I didn't receive the letter." Nan Qian smiled and said: "Hey, just take me there, I promise not to cause trouble!"
"No, okay!" Raven said word by word.
Nancy’s eyebrows suddenly knitted together, and she was about to get angry.
Jenny quickly pulled the hem of her clothes behind her and whispered: "Ass, Miss..."
Looking at Raven's palms that started to rub each other, Nancy's face turned pale. , pretending to be calm and said:
"Then... let you go for today, but I will not give up!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Really not optimistic about Raven's plan, Eric still wanted to make a final struggle: "Lord Baron, Simon has not come back yet. Is it too early to make a decision now?"
"If you wait until Simon comes back, it will be too late!" Raven said calmly: "Even if he doesn't come back, this batch of supplies will be of great use in the future."
Eric lowered his head. , without saying a word.
Leiwen waved his hand: "If there is nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting!"
Everyone dispersed with their own thoughts and concentrated on their work.
Leaven continued his daily activities.
That night, Lux came to Eagle Castle to tutor Raven in Elvish language.
Since the last church class, Lux proposed to move the class to Eagle Castle. Although Raven didn't know why, he happily accepted it.
The air in the study room was filled with the faint fragrance of jasmine. Lux, who was wearing a plain white dress, hugged her knees and curled up on an oak chair, with a thick book of "Book of Sacred Books" on her knees. The picture is indescribably harmonious and beautiful.
"Raven." Lux closed the book and asked softly: "Are you worried? I see that you are not very focused today."
"Sorry." Raven smiled apologetically. : "It's true that I was a little distracted."
Lacus was not angry, but said considerately: "No wonder, the noble Socializing is always tiring. You must have spent six days in a row with them.”
“It’s okay.” Raven said with a smile, “As a lord, this kind of thing is very important. It’s impossible to avoid it, at least I haven’t missed it in my daily meditation.”
“What’s more, you’ve come to teach me the Elvish language!”
"You're talking nonsense again." Lux glanced at Raven: "This can't continue like this. You'd better not meditate tonight and have a good sleep."
Raven leaned on the back of the chair, his chin Putting it on the back of his hand, he asked: "Why?"
"Meditation cannot completely replace sleep." Lacus said slowly: "Sleep is not just It’s to restore energy and relax the soul.”
“Oh, that’s it.” Raven nodded slowly and said suddenly, “No wonder, I’ve been feeling a little energetic these days, but then again. I don’t know what went wrong.”
“Then I’ll go back first, you have an early rest today.” With that said, Lux stood up and left.
"Wait a minute!" Raven paused and said, "It's not my time to rest anyway. Why don't you sit with me for a while?"
Lux hesitated for a moment, but when she saw Raven with With a tired face, he still felt soft, nodded slightly, and sat back in his seat.
Raven's eyes fell on her body, from the long, smooth golden hair to the rounded shoulders to the slender and white fingertips.
It's like admiring a beautiful piece of art.
Lux shrank her hands a little uneasily: "What are you looking at?"
"It's nothing." Raven withdrew his gaze: "I was just thinking, it would be great if you were also a member of the Griffith family."
When Lux heard these words, His face suddenly turned red: "...Stop joking."
"No kidding." It’s a joke, I’m serious.” Raven sighed: “If I had a sister like you, life would be much easier.”
You don’t need to say much when dealing with various nobles and merchants. In Eagle Castle, Raven must always maintain the image of his lord.
Only in front of Lux can he truly relax.
"I won't be your sister." Lux snorted and bit her lip.
"That's right, it's better not to spread the curse of the Griffith family." Raven said with a smile.
"That's not what I meant!" Lux clicked her tongue and frowned slightly: "Actually, I wrote to ask the teacher about the curse of the Griffith family."
"He It’s not like this kind of curse was written in modern times. The history may be quite long. For a long time, he needs to look through the ancient books to see if there are corresponding records."
"But you don't have to worry. Our human race's magic and divine arts have made great progress in recent years. What couldn't be solved back then may not be solved now. No. ”
"Lux." Raven raised a smile at the corner of her mouth, stared into the aqua blue eyes and said seriously: "Thank you."
Lux quietly avoided his gaze.
The air became quiet, and neither of them spoke anymore. They could only hear each other's steady breathing.
After a long time, the hourglass on the table was shining, and Lux stood up: "Then I will leave first."
"Shall I see you off?" With that, Raven said Already stood up.
"Don't bother." Lux pushed her loose hair back and said, "You'd better go to bed early. I hope you can be more focused next time in class."
"Wait. Raven stopped her: "You really don't want to be my sister?"
Lux frowned and glanced at him: "No!"
Said quickly. Step left.
Standing by the window and watching Lux leave, Raven did not return to his bedroom until her figure disappeared into the night.
After changing into pajamas under Petty's service, Raven held a bottle of Angel Tears in his hand: "Step back."
"Yes, Lord Baron." Petty left respectfully.
In November in the Eagle Territory, it was still warm during the day, but it was bone-chillingly cold at night. Raven opened the window, and a bone-chilling north wind blew in his face, scattering the temperature control array and bringing The heat lifted his spirits a lot.
Since regaining Goldshire, the Eagle Territory has been rapidly recovering its strength, and many of its goals have been achieved.
New soldiers were recruited and trained very effectively, and the maids and attendants in the castle were also replenished.
Eagle Town accepted the transferred citizens, the riverside workshop was completed and put into use, the Angel's Kiss and the Angel's Embrace were invented, and the temperature control array was also installed in Eagle Castle.
In addition, he himself has also achieved considerable growth.
In terms of strength, he became a first-level mage, obtained four first-level spells, and the effectiveness of the Eye of Truth was further developed.
In terms of knowledge, he has initially mastered the Elvish language, and he also understands the taboos and knowledge about cultivation. He also has a better understanding of many nobles in the Nord province.
"Noble." Raven took a sip of wine and smiled disdainfully: "Noble!"
Over the past six days, thanks to Raven's careful hospitality, he gradually developed a reputation as "although he is young, he is considerate and hospitable".
This is the nobility. It is obviously praising you, but it always makes you feel a little uncomfortable.
As for the press conference itself, it is undoubtedly a success. It has greatly increased the popularity of Angel Tears. If nothing unexpected happens, sales will increase further.
Angel Kiss has also gained a reputation as a true luxury product. 83 bottles is by no means the end, only the beginning.
These two will bring a steady stream of income to the Eagle Tie.
Although the price of Angel's Embrace is not as good as the first two, the market is broader. Both Men's City and Hovey City have tens of thousands of middle-class citizens. They have considerable requirements for the quality of life and their family assets. It is also much richer than ordinary civilians.
As long as we slowly open up sales, even though the price is the lowest among the three, the profit margin will not be much smaller.
After taking a sip of Angel Tears, Raven had a smile on his face and his eyes became much clearer.
"The next step is to prepare for the counterattack on the Bloody Highlands, which can be regarded as training in advance for the turmoil."
His Eye of Truth has become more and more skillful, and the next step is to use the magic core. Transform the war horse into a semi-warcraft.
At the same time, we must also take into account the growth of our own strength.
The energy in the magic core can be used to strengthen beasts, replenish magic power, and also increase his upper limit of magic power. A first-level magic core is probably worth his 14 days of meditation, allowing him to advance to the second level. The step speed has been greatly improved.
But the current supply of magic core cannot keep up with his consumption.
Still spend more money!
And there are still many places where money will be spent in the future.
Raven twirled the bottle and took another sip: "The riverside workshop is just the beginning. The construction of Eagle Town will also cost money. The most important thing...is industry."
Weapons, armor, Military industry, building materials.
It can not only bring profits and never lack sales, but also enhance the foundation of the Eagle Leader.
After all, if you want to arm the twelve constellations of the future, you cannot just buy the equipment.
That’s why he needs to take back the Yingzui Mountain Quarry and Thousand Needles Jungle, and that’s why he needs the Gray Mountain Mine in Tieliang Ridge!
"Judra." Raven muttered the name and chuckled: "You'd better not disappoint me."
The eldest son of the Wharton family is really a bit shallow.
In comparison, Gul'dan of the Fox family is much stronger.
Although he declined his request to obtain the formula of Angel Tears, he did not show any obvious hostility or malice. He just secretly sent someone to hint:
The Fox family knew that Lei Wen has become a mage and hopes that he will think carefully and not get too close to the Slater family.
"The Earl family...!" Raven sighed.
He thought of the pomp and circumstance when Nancy came to Eagle Castle, the valuable equipment of Townsend and his party, and Gul'dan's enchanted dress that was purely for grace and had no practicality.
He also thought that Gul'dan ordered Florence like a servant, completely ignoring that the latter was the real baron of the empire!
I don’t know when he, Lei Wen, will be able to have such financial resources and power.
One day.
One day!
After taking the last sip of Angel Tears, Raven followed what Lux said, and rarely meditated, but slept until dawn.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Eagle Territory was operating in an orderly manner, but Simon still had not returned.
This morning, Raven finished breakfast amidst Nancy's chatter. As soon as he arrived at the conference room, he saw old Gordon and Eric sitting there with ugly expressions.
"What's wrong?" Raven asked.
"Sir!" Old Gordon stood up and pushed up his monocle:
"I have encountered some trouble with what you ordered."
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(End of this chapter)