Chapter 196 196. What happens next
The meeting with Estner was still in the deep blue illusion.
Although the two have not seen each other for only a month, they always feel that each other's mental temperament has changed a lot.
Chloe looked at Estner, and inexplicably felt that this guy had a smell that looked human, but was actually very tired, and he even had to sleep for a long time during rest time.
Even the battle mage's slim-fitting robe was replaced by a more comfortable, somewhat shabby-looking comfortable robe, which even smelled of refreshing peppermint essential oil.
With a bare face and a lack of energy.
And Estner felt that the already warm light on Croya's body became more vibrant, just like the grass he saw when he was a child in the palace garden of the royal capital.
The emerald green, warm grass illuminated by the sun stretches to the end of the sky.
So both of them were silent for a while, and finally Cloya joked: "What's wrong with you during this time?"
He said and made a gesture of please.
There are soft and comfortable seats and tables in the space beside it, enough for two people to sit and chat.
Interim President Estner followed Croya and sat down beside him, sighing helplessly: "All the senior mages in the kingdom have left, so I can only temporarily take the position of president of the Mages Association.
You don’t know how many trivial things there are!”
When he was in the capital, he had to stay calm and calm. In fact, this was really not a problem for a battle mage. Disaster.
Battle mages are different from warriors and knights.
The former needs to maintain mental stability at all times, so that he can calmly analyze the situation and release magic stably.
The latter is just anger, and anger may also have an amplifying effect of increasing strength.
But there is a difference between being able to be calm and being able to remain calm all the time.
Estner is such a complainer.
While complaining, he also revealed a lot of information to Croya - including the current personnel changes of the Mage Association, personnel arrangements, and the reaction of the King's Court...
After he finished complaining, Croya already had a general understanding of the current situation.
Of course, Estner also mentioned the news that the nobles of the Heraldry House and the princes currently overseeing the country wanted to propose to the Mage Association to purchase food.
Chloë was very confused when he heard the news.
Why do both of them want to buy food?
Lord Gray Sand just bought it. Even the nobles and princes of the royal capital needed the help of the Mage Association to buy food, and they even had to exchange for titles.
The landlord has no food left?
Impossible.
Doubts bothered him, so he asked directly: "Why do you want food? Don't they have any food in reserve?"
Estner nodded, helpless. He said: "The most important thing for an army to go on an expedition is logistical supplies. You also know that the kingdom has just been founded not long ago.
In addition, the geographical location of the Norland Kingdom is actually very unsuitable for growing food. As far as I know , the grain in the granary is basically empty.
And because of the Pit Lord, the two subordinate countries of the Holy See also need us to provide food and supplies. Coupled with the presence of mages and knights, food is consumed very quickly.
If no more food can be transported, the prince will probably find a way to borrow food from other countries. "
Of course he has a much greater sense of belonging to the Kingdom of Norland than Croa, so he is still very resistant to this kind of humiliation and asking for help from the outside.
I listened to him After explaining, Croya was thoughtful.
The entire northern territory is now enveloped by warm ocean currents and monsoons. It is actually a fertile land that is very suitable for farming.
If it works well, it will be a huge food production base, especially if there is magic in this world, maybe it will not be a problem if it is ripe every month.
Thinking of this, he asked: “About the North…how do the Kingdom and the Mage Association plan to deal with it? ”
To be honest, he has basically regarded the North as his future development goal. If the kingdom is really unwilling.
That would be quite troublesome.
< br>Estner replied: "What can we do? No one wants to come at all. Who knows if the mermaid tribe will suddenly go crazy again.
What's more, now that the kingdom's army and the mages from the Mages Association have left, there is no one left to deal with the matter here.
I guess even if a rebel comes out, the kingdom will not be able to respond immediately. "
Croya nodded and said calmly: "I am now a fourth-level mage. If I want to occupy the entire northern territory as my territory, do you think it will be difficult? "
Actually, he said this too lightly.
Fifth-level mages are waving to him. Maybe it won't be long before he will be a fifth-level mage.
You must know that there is only one seventh-level mage in the entire Norant Kingdom, and Estner's master is only sixth-level.
It's not that he is proud, he has so many plug-ins. It’s really hard to measure true strength.
If he has strength, he should consider the next thing.
“...Seriously? "Estner began to think about the possibility of this.
A few minutes later, he replied: "You definitely can't legally occupy this land unless you settle in Wenzhou. Zhangyuan became the royal mage.
But if you want to occupy it in fact, I remember you once mentioned a Viscount named Kermoyer, just let him do it. ”
In general, this answer is basically the same as Cloya’s idea.
The Mage Association is at most a force in the kingdom. How can the kingdom allow the magicians of the Mage Association to truly occupy The North is such a vast land.
Especially since this land is recovering and becoming fertile, anyone who is not a fool can see the value of coming here.
But. , there is always a way.
If a powerful noble conquers all of the North, the royal family will definitely give him a title such as the Grand Duke of the North.
As for the facts. No one cares about it anyway.
Sometimes you just need a fig leaf.
“I understand. ”
Kloya understood that after Estner’s clear instructions, he could sometimes let go and do it, at least he didn’t have to worry about any problems.
Let's settle the matter while they are all outside. When they come back, will they still dare to go into the sea to cause trouble for themselves?
"By the way, your milk tea shop..." Estner showed a slightly subtle expression: "Now the sales in the royal capital are almost crazy, and the materials are completely insufficient."
"As expected, I will deliver supplies to them through the channels of the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce in a while."
The people I sent this time are very smart. If they can't do it without me, It would be very disappointing to run the store well without instructions.
After that, the two talked about things for a while.
Cloya plans to buy grain seedlings and seeds from Estna - Poseidon wheat, common wheat, rice, corn, cabbage, onions and carrots.
The seeds of these crops are quite difficult to obtain, but other types of livestock such as pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens are easier to find.
“Yes.”
Of course Estner agreed one by one. It would be easy for him to get these seeds now, not to mention that Croya promised to plant them. Will give priority to selling to him.
With Croya's level of farming, he can already predict how much food and meat he can get.
At the end of the chat, Croya also proposed to buy subsequent magic books.
If possible, he would like to buy fifth-level and sixth-level magic books, as well as matching encyclopedias of various alchemy and magic arrays.
His request made Estner deep in thought.
The latter shook his head helplessly: "The fifth-level magic is okay, but the sixth-level magic is impossible, and neither are alchemy and magic formations.
Level 6 or above The magic is considered high-level magic and requires the seal of the president and the permission of a great magician.
If you want level 5 magic, I can sell you some, but every level 5 magic is required. The incantations and matching spell models and gestures all require one thousand magic crystals.”
This price sounds very high at first glance.
Because the spell collection that Croya purchased from the Mage Lords Alliance was only a thousand magic crystals, and it was a whole book.
But now one piece actually costs a thousand magic crystals.
But actually speaking, the price is really not very high.
Because the more advanced the magic, the higher the price, which is generally recognized.
The fifth-level magic already involves some magic such as prophecy, space jump, advanced summoning and strategic-level magic chain lightning and city-building magic.
These are not just simple magics, but also corresponding knowledge, so the price is of course very high.
However.
‘The Mage Association doesn’t seem very reliable. You can’t buy level 5 and level 6 magic at will.
It seems that this place is still too small. '
After thinking about it, Croya immediately asked: "How many level five magics are there in total?"
Estner: "..."
"I can There are ten items in total that I will sell to you. ""They are space jump, spiritual dream, dream manipulation, spiritual walking, four-element advanced summoning, chain lightning, earth pulsation, advanced version of meal making, city building, and prophecy. .”
He skillfully announced a long list of magic names. It was obvious that he had memorized them thoroughly and was quite proficient in the business.
"Then I bought them all."
For today's Croya, ten thousand magic crystals can be easily taken out, including mineral deposits, sea areas, and zero Fragmentary income...
The territory no longer needs him for blood transfusions and can feed him back.
"Okay, just give me the magic crystal after I take out the spell."
Since Croya has money, Estner is also willing to open one for Croya Convenient back door - even if those mages come back in the future, they won't be able to say anything to him.
He is just exercising the power of acting president.
......
That's it,
After the meeting with Estner, Croya chatted with Lord Yanshan and Lord Yangwan successively. Sentence, got some news from them.
After summarizing the news, Croya discovered:
Lord Gray Sand did give them some benefits, and even invited them to station people in Gray Sand City.
Not just the two of them, almost all the other mage lords were also persuaded to join the city Hui Sha planned to build.
That was more than twenty lords, and he actually convinced them all. This shows that this guy is really confident in himself.
The confirmation of these news also made Croya determined.
It seems that he can also participate in these things, since there are so many people together.
Then the next thing will be very simple.
The first is to pay attention to the Warcraft and War Pet Shop at the Yavanna Sacred Mine, and the second is to help the North regain its vitality and grow food at the same time.
The next step is to reach a deal with the Gray Sand Lord and the Wangdu Mage Association to supply food.
As for the situation on the Pit Lord's side, he has not replied to himself yet, and he does not know if he is still near the Yavanna Sacred Mine.
So it can only be put on hold for now.
He is deeply aware that food is very important. People must eat it. It is absolutely impossible not to eat it.
With enough food in hand, whatever he wants to do will be easier.
But more importantly -
Mana supply and magic device manufacturing. If he can truly get involved in these two fields, he can truly become the big BOSS behind the scenes.
But that’s the real story.
Even for him, it is very difficult to get involved in these two fields casually.
......
After solving the external issues, he will start to worry about his main task, which is to open a store.
“Choice of warcraft pets...”
Croya carefully looked at his current list of magical beasts and magical plants, and there were hundreds of them.
But after eliminating some high-level monsters and monster plants, we must also consider their obedience and friendliness to humans and the rigid requirements of having a certain IQ...
In this case, you can choose In fact, there are not many.
Besides, he did not plan to give many monsters and magical plants as choices at the beginning, and would always gradually increase the types.
The first one is also to lay the foundation and your own status, so you need to choose carefully.
So after careful consideration, he chose a total of six types - three each of magic beasts and magic plants.
The monsters are: Thief Rat, Flame-tailed Dog and Azure Dove.
The magic plants are: Calming Lily of the Valley, Shock Pea and Holy White Lavender.
Some of these magic plants and monsters are old friends, and some are new to the world, but they are very suitable for people to take and cultivate.
For example, let’s take the Flame Tail Dog.
This guy is a level two monster. He looks like a tall and mighty dog. His tail is burning with flames and he can throw fireballs to attack enemies.
It is a very good battle pet.
This kind of monster was captured by Baron Kemoyer. It is the family inheritance monster of a baron named Haiya. After their training and cultivation for generations, it is extremely friendly to humans and has strong obedience.
If the population was not too small and breeding was difficult, it would have been requisitioned by the kingdom as a war beast.
Of course, this is not a troublesome thing for Croya.
He has carefully observed the astral bodies of these monsters and determined that the reason for their extremely low breeding efficiency is the insufficient supply of nutrients from the mother body to the offspring.
Their astral bodies are extremely inefficient in supplying nutrients to their offspring. This seems to be a congenital genetic defect.
It is estimated that even a true master of Warcraft would not be able to solve this flaw easily, but for Croya, it was just a matter of building a magic channel.
After solving this defect, they can basically give birth to seven or eight children in one litter, and the number of the population has increased almost visible to the naked eye.
So letting them become Warcraft pets is the most appropriate choice.
I will also periodically add some passive abilities to them, such as a keen sense of smell and fast running.
Slowly improve, you must let your future guests have the pleasure of upgrading and developing.
The other kind of Warcraft, the Azure Pigeon, is actually a pure auxiliary Warcraft. They fly extremely fast and can also cast some small healing magic such as restoration and purification.
Croa has also transformed them. There are more and more sacred magics with healing and auxiliary properties in "Light Miracle" and angels.
Priests and companions who can heal magic are hard to find, so what if you directly sell a monster that can release this kind of magic and is loyal to people?
As for house rats, they are very humane and will help people with trivial matters such as housework.
Due to the world's problems, many knights' housekeeping skills are actually quite poor. They can't even organize their own clothes and cook a meal.
Every formal knight must have at least three to four servant knights. To be called a knight, it actually means that there are more servants, mainly to take care of their daily life.
After all, extraordinary people... always have some privileges.
Even the major kingdoms and the Holy See will take the initiative to require the knights to immerse themselves in learning, and send dedicated personnel to handle all their daily life - of course these dedicated personnel are trained by them.
It is said that many knights have developed super-friendly relationships with their knights and retainers.
It seems to be the case when you think about it, when you meet someone who helps you handle everything in your daily life, and who also needs your protection...
In short, he has carefully cultivated and is proficient in logistics. The Gophers must be able to get a lot of good reviews.
In terms of magic plants, it’s just mediocre.
After all, most magic plants cannot be carried around, and it is really difficult to take advantage of them on the battlefield, so even Croya can only focus more on daily life.
It can be said that Impact Pea is an experimental product. If people's evaluation of Impact Pea is good, then they will consider continuing to invest and sell in large quantities.
If that doesn't work, then we can only focus on the war.
Soothing lily of the valley nourishes the spirit and can make people sleep peacefully; white lavender is a magic plant he created after imprinting the magic of "pure white healing".
“Let’s start with these six types, three each of magic plants and magic beasts.”
Cloya finally made a decision, and then conducted the final test while waiting for Mir and Ou They set out with the Holy Knights.
...
A few days later, they boarded the flying magic ship sent by the Holy See and headed directly to the vicinity of the Yavanna Sacred Mine.
During this time Croya has been watching through the myconids.
When they finally arrived at their destination, Croya was stunned by the environment in that area.
He did not expect that it would be such an environment.
First of all, there is the geographical location of the Yavanna Holy Mine. This is actually an underground city located underground in the Yavanna Plain.
According to what Croya learned before, this underground city has long been built by mages from various countries and people from the Holy See to be close to the modern city in his memories.
It can be said that the entire city was built for the Yavanna Sacred Mine.
But what appeared in front of him now was a completely different scene -
Some kind of fungus-like substance had covered the ground walls and rock domes. , wrapping them all in a layer of dark brown fluff and mucus.
Like a carpet of fungi, they are still wriggling and extending to the end of sight.
There are many weird larvae swimming in the creep, and everything that can be moved is carried to the cave of the giant mine covered by the creep in the distance.
They are so densely packed that people with trypophobia can die on the spot.
It can be said that this place has completely turned into a world of fungi and spores. Even Croya, who saw this scene through the myconid vision, felt uncomfortable all over.
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(End of this chapter)