Heimarian Odyssey - Chapter 483

[Chapter 484: Xiong Wei]

“Lock, is this magic contract really concluded by a quasi-magician? I have never touched the knowledge of balance contained in it.” Angelina said to Locke at dinner.

“Well, her name is Alan, and she is a friend I met when I was traveling on the east coast.” Locke replied.

Angelina was very unwilling to be surpassed by a magician of the same level in the field of knowledge. She had already made up her mind to spend time studying the field of magic balance.

Relying on the crystal ball given by the magician Ashaer, Locke spent a week at the Holy Tower, spending time with Angelina and other girls.

When parting, Locke told the girls that he would come back in three months.

Back to Princeton this time, besides Lafite, Xia Qian was also taken by Locke.

After a year, the half-elf blood in Xia Qian’s body was almost studied by Master Keira. Xia Qian could only idle at the Holy Tower, why not go back to the Omor Empire with Locke.

Locke knew that Xia Qian was talented in business. He planned to place Xia Qian in Bili’s family as his spokesperson, contact and develop those business families, and earn money for himself.

Xia Qian is very interested in the errand that Locke arranged for her, and the most important thing is that it can help Locke.

The summer in Princeton is coming soon, and when the cicadas of the imperial capital are tirelessly ringing, Locke, who is riding in a carriage, has quietly arrived at the Morgan family’s mansion, where there is a lively discussion.

“My lord!” The maid guarding the door had seen Locke before, and when she saw Locke approaching, she bent down and greeted him respectfully.

Pushing open the door, I saw a group of old men sitting on both sides of a long table inside. These old men were arguing about something red-faced.

They are all leaders of small and medium-sized families that have cooperated with the Morgan family. Among them are viscounts, barons, lords and other honorable titles, as well as the heads of certain imperial and local consortiums and famous chambers of commerce, and some down-and-out patriarchs of knight families. Come join in the fun.

The one sitting at the head of the long table was of course Old Man Ofer.

Sitting on both sides are the viscount and baron families who have a cooperative relationship with the Morgan family.

These people are the quietest group on the scene, because they have already negotiated the distribution and selection of cakes in private.

Those who are making noise, their number accounts for the most, but their interests account for the least.

Seeing Locke coming in, the old man Aufu, who was sitting at the top, immediately got up and said boldly, “Master Locke, you are here!”

After the old man Ofer said this, the scene calmed down, and everyone looked at this new character with bright or dark eyes.

Undoubtedly, it must be the first-class knight who made good friends with the Morgan family to make the old man Ofer so enthusiastic.

After shaking hands with the old man Ofer, surrounded by everyone, Locke took the main seat.

“This is the patriarch of the Polut family, this is the patriarch of the Max family, and this is the patriarch of the William family.” Old man Ofer first introduced the three old guys around him.

These three old guys also have the status of Viscount of the Empire.

“Hello.” Locke shook hands one by one, showing extreme humility.

No matter which one of these three old guys is selected, they are twenty or thirty years older than Locke. Locke did not show any arrogance because of the crushing of his strength level.

After the three old guys, the old man Ofer pulled out again. At this time, several prominent figures in the room were introduced one after another.

The people behind Locke didn’t stand up to shake hands with them, but just nodded slightly.

After such a round of socializing, everyone sat down and was ready to start today’s meeting.

The specific details, the old man Ofer and the patriarchs of the other viscount families have already negotiated almost, and the contract can be completed only when Locke, a first-class knight, arrives.

The old man Ofer came up with no nonsense, went straight to the point, and handed Locke a prepared contract detail, which listed the benefits that Locke will receive from these families every year, as well as the obligations that Locke needs to complete.

“Twenty tons of pig iron… five tons of refined salt… two thousand bolts of silk… five hundred barrels of wine…”

“700,000 gold moles…1,300,000 silver moles…”

“800 low-level energy spars… 400 mid-level energy spars… 200 high-level energy spars…”

“…”

There are so many things, there are dozens of them in total, and Locke’s eyes are dazzled.

Many of the cooperative families brought in by the Morgan family cannot directly pay for the energy spar that Locke needs, and can only use ore, salt and other items to offset the capital.

“I don’t want these things, you’d better replace them with energy spars or magic cores.” Locke pointed to the dozens of lines above and said.

The old man Ofer and the three old guys next to him looked at each other left and right, and said, “Okay!”

In fact, in this contract, the supply of energy crystals in the back mainly comes from the three viscount families, and the miscellaneous tributes in the front come from various small nobles and chambers of commerce.

Locke doesn’t want these things, but they want them.

Not to mention important livelihood materials such as pig iron and refined salt, even the hundreds of barrels of wine, exported to the provinces in the northwest of the Omor Empire and sold to ethnic minorities outside the region, are enough for them to earn a fortune.

“The contract still needs to be changed,” Old Man Ofer said.

“Well, how to change it, you can discuss it with my wife.” Locke took advantage of the situation and pushed Xia Qian who was standing next to him.

Xia Qian, who has long silver-white hair and looks so different from ordinary people, was noticed when she entered the arena with Locke, and everyone knew that she was the wife of this first-class knight.

“I don’t know what you call it?” The old man Ofer asked in the same respectful tone as he did to Locke.

“My name is Xia Qian, hello.” Xia Qian smiled.

“Xiaxi?” Old man Ofer murmured repeatedly. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but he couldn’t remember it for a while because he was old.

A few years ago, Xia Qian built a lot of properties in Princeton. Later, when Locke brought her back to Faustain, she sold all those properties to the Bi Li family. Old man Ofer heard Xia Qian’s name at that time. .

It’s not that everyone doesn’t know Xia Qian, just one person present.

Bi Li, who was sitting a little closer to Old Man Ofer and Locke, looked at Xia Qian in disbelief. She knew what Xia Qian looked like. What happened? Xia Qian was a few years older than her , and now she has become younger than her, and her hair has changed color.

Bi Li made up her mind, turned around and had a good chat with Xia Qian, and asked what was going on. Women are very concerned about their appearance. If possible, Bi Li also hopes that she can become younger.

Afterwards, Locke didn’t participate much in the cooperation and discussion with these families, and gave Xia Qian all the power to do it. This was also training Xia Qian.

A week later, Locke went to the Knights Hall, and his mission for this year was about to start.

Holding the messenger talisman given by the Knight of Lei Li last year, Locke went to the mission announcement hall and found Lei Wan, Lei Li’s younger brother.

Lei Wan was a middle-aged knight with a beard. Locke couldn’t tell the depth of it, but he judged it to be at least a powerful first-class knight comparable to Hals.

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Picking up the messenger talisman that Locke handed over, Lei Wan checked left and right several times, and after detecting the fluctuation of the familiar imprint belonging to his brother through mental power, Lei Wan threw two mission scrolls to Locke.

“One is to wipe out a small Naga tribe in the southeastern sea area that has been a disaster for a long time.”

“The second is to kill the quasi-level monster bear that recently appeared in a dense forest in the northern part of the empire.”

This is the benefit of having a background and connections.

Locke has not heard of it yet, but there is a newly promoted first-level knight who can choose the type of missions to complete during the ten-year mission period.

Without much consideration, Locke chose the second task.

Damn, the southeast sea is so big, just to find that small Naga tribe, Locke has to work hard, not to mention fighting in waters he is not good at.

In comparison, beheading that bear is much simpler.

“Foresight.” Lei Wan smiled and praised Locke.

“Don’t take it lightly. This bear injured three of our quasi-knights on a mission last month, so it was taken seriously by the higher-ups and adjusted to a trial mission for a first-level knight.”

“Well, I see.” Locke said so, but he didn’t really care much in his heart.

This bear really ate the heart of a bear and dared to hurt people in the palace of knights. From this point of view, this quasi-level monster is probably smart, but it just relies on its rough skin and thick flesh.

You know, in the three western islands, many quasi-level monsters, super-level monsters, and even super-level monsters are very self-aware. People who usually hide from the holy tower and the palace of knights are too late. How could they hurt people.

Take the Scorpion Dragon family entrenched in the Morpheus Forest in the Faustain Kingdom as an example. The Scorpion Dragon lord Adamlis and his consort Shiva are both high-level monsters, and there are several descendants who are equally powerful under them. , in front of the Holy Tower and the Knights’ Hall, you have to obediently admit cowardice.

Angie and Fermo were sent by the lord of the scorpion dragon, Adam Liss, to serve as mounts and pets for Locke, so don’t try to please them too clearly.

Putting away this quest scroll, Locke planned to complete the quest within two months, and then go to the Holy Tower to get his new equipment.

After receiving the mission, Locke stopped by to visit Hals, Shelley and others who lived here in the Knights’ Palace. They had just completed the mission in the Dill Sea area, and they planned to rest for two months and digest the gains.

Knowing that Locke’s mandatory task is to kill a quasi-level monster bear, Hals and others, like Locke, did not take it to heart.

They are clear about Locke’s strength, and he is not considered weak among the first-level knights. This task is not very dangerous for him.

“Work hard and come back early, Shelley has already planned the next mission.” Hals punched Locke on the shoulder and said boldly.

“Well, it is estimated that I will be back in two months.” Locke said.

[End of this Chapter]