Heimarian Odyssey Chapter 484: Xiong Feng
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"Locke, is this magic contract really concluded by a quasi-magic? I haven't even touched the knowledge of balance in it." Angelina said to Rock at dinner.
"Well, her name is Ailan, a friend I met when I traveled the East Coast." Locke replied.
Being surpassed by a magician of the same rank in the field of knowledge is very unwilling to Angelina. She has made up her mind to spend time studying the field of magic balance.
Relying on the crystal ball gifted by the magician Ashar, Rockson spent a week on the Santa’s side, and accompanied Angelina and other women.
At parting, Locke told the women that he would come back again in three months.
This time back to Princeton, in addition to Rafie, Xia Xi was also taken by Locke.
After one year, the half-elf bloodline in Xia Qian's body, Master Kayla researched almost the same, Xia Qian can only idle on the side of the tower, it is better to follow Locke back to the Omor Empire.
Locke knew that Xia Qian was gifted in business. He planned to place Xia Qian in Bi Li and his family as his own spokesperson, contacting and developing those business families, and making money for himself.
Xia Xi is very interested in the errand that Locke arranged for herself, and the most important thing is to help Locke.
Summer in Princeton is coming soon, and when the imperial capital is working tirelessly, Locke in the carriage has quietly arrived at the Morgan family mansion, and there is a lively discussion here.
"My lord!" The maid who was guarding the door had met Locke before, and when she saw Locke coming, she bowed and greeted respectfully.
Opening the door, I saw a long table inside, filled with a group of old men, who were arguing about something with red ears.
They are all small and medium-sized family leaders who have cooperated with the Morgan family. There are noble lords such as viscounts, barons, and lords, as well as the principals of certain consortiums and famous chambers of commerce in the empire and localities. The family head came to join in the fun.
The first person sitting at the long table is naturally Old Man Ofer.
Sitting on both sides are the Viscount and Baron families that have a cooperative relationship with the Morgan family.
These people are the quietest group on the scene, because they have already negotiated the cake allocation and selection in private.
Those who are making noise, they account for the largest number of people, but they account for the least interest.
Seeing Locke coming in, Old Man Ofer, who was sitting in the first place, immediately got up and said boldly, "Master Locke, you are here!"
When Old Man Ofer said so, the scene calmed down, and everyone looked at the new character with light or dark eyes.
Undoubtedly, the one who made Old Man Ofer so enthusiastic must be the first-level knight who made good friends with the Morgan family.
Shaking hands with Old Man Ofer, Locke took the lead in the crowd.
"This is the patriarch of the Porut 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.
The three old guys also have another identity-Viscount of the Empire.
"Hello." Locke shook hands one by one, showing great humility.
These three old guys, no matter which one is selected, are twenty or thirty years older than Locke. Locke did not show any arrogance due to the crushing of the strength level.
After the three old guys, Old Man Ofer pulled out of the room again at this time, and several savvy characters introduced one after another.
The people behind Locke didn't stand up to shake their hands, just nodded slightly.
In such a social circle, everyone is sitting down and preparing to start today's meeting.
For the specific details, Old Man Ofer and the patriarchs of the other Viscount families had already discussed about it. Only when Locke, the first-level knight, reached the agreement, the contract could be completed.
Old Man Ofer came up with no nonsense, went straight to the subject, and handed Locke a set of contract specifications, which listed the benefits Locke will obtain in these families every year, and the obligations that Locke needs to complete.
"Twenty tons of pig iron per year...five tons of refined salt...two thousand satin...500 barrels of wine..."
"Golden Moore 700 thousand...Silver Moore 1.3 million..."
"800 low-level energy spars...400 medium-level energy spars...200 high-level energy spars..."
"..."
There are so many dozens of them in total, which caught Locke's eyes.
Many of the cooperative families drawn by the Morgan family are unable to 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.
Old Man Ofer and the three old guys next to him looked at each other and said "Okay!"
In fact, in this contract, the supply of energy spar at the back mainly comes from the three viscount families, and the various tributes in front come from various small nobles and chambers of commerce.
Locke doesn't want these things, but they do.
Not to mention the important civilian resources such as pig iron and refined salt, that is, the hundreds of barrels of wine, which are obtained in the provinces of the northwest of the Omor Empire and sold to ethnic minorities outside the region, are also enough for them to make a profit.
"The contract still needs to be changed." Old Man Ofer said.
"Well, you can discuss with my wife about how to change it." Locke took advantage of the situation and pushed out 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 followed Locke into the game. Everyone knew that she was originally the wife of this first-level knight.
"I don't know what you call it?" Old Man Ofer didn't dare to rely on the old to sell the old, and asked in the same respectful tone as Locke.
"My name is Xia Qian, hello." Xia Qian smiled.
"Xia Qian?" Old Man Ofer mumbled repeatedly, where he seemed to have heard the name before. He was old and couldn't remember it for a while.
A few years ago, Xia Qian did a lot of properties in Princeton. Later, as Locke took her back to Faustin, she sold all those properties to the Bili family. Old Man Ofer heard about Xia Akane's name.
It's not that everyone doesn't know Xia Qian, only one person present knows.
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? How old was she before. Xia Qian is now younger than her, and her hair has changed color.
Bili made up her mind, went back to talk to Xia Qian, and asked what was going on. Women were very concerned about their looks. If possible, Bili also hopes that she can become younger.
After discussing the cooperation with these families, Locke didn't participate much, and left it to Xia Qian to do it. This was also training Xia Qian.
A week later, Locke went to the Hall of Knights. His mission this year is about to begin.
With the messenger given by the Knights of Lei Li last year, Locke went to the mission promulgation hall and found Lei Li's younger brother, Lei Wan.
Levan is a middle-aged knight with a beard. The depth of Locke cannot be seen, but he is judged to be at least a powerful knight comparable to Hals.
Taking up the messenger that Locke handed over, Lewan checked several times around, and after detecting the fluctuation of the familiar mark belonging to his brother through his mental power, Lewan threw two mission scrolls to Locke.
"The first is to wipe out the small Naga tribe in the southeastern sea area that has been disastrous for a long time."
"The second is to kill Xiong Wei, a quasi-tier monster that recently haunted a dense forest in the north of the empire."
This is the advantage of having a background and a way out.
Locke hasn’t heard of the fact that there are newly promoted knights who can choose the type of mission to complete during the ten-year mission period.
Without much consideration, Locke chose the second task.
Mom's southeast sea area is so big, just to find that small Naga tribe, Locke has to work hard, not to mention fighting in the waters where he is not good at it.
In comparison, killing the Xiong Wei is much simpler.
"Have a vision." Lei Wan praised Locke with a smile. "Don't take it lightly. This Xiong Wei injured three of our quasi knights last month, so he was taken seriously by the above and adjusted to a first-level knight trial mission."
"Well, I see." Locke said so, but he didn't really care.
This Xiong Wei really eats the courage of the bear heart and leopard. From this point of view, this quasi-level beast is mostly intelligent, but it depends on its rough skin.
You must know that in the three western islands, many quasi-level monsters, tier-level monsters, and even super-level monsters are very self-aware. It is too late for those who usually hide from the sacred tower and the knight's hall.
Take the scorpion dragon family entrenched in the Morphy Forest in the Kingdom of Faustan as an example. The scorpion lord Adamlis and his spouse Shiva are all-level monsters, and there are several equally powerful descendants under them. The strength of the force must be obediently recognized in front of the Holy Tower and the Knights Hall.
Anji and Fermo were sent by Lord Scorpion Dragon Lord Adamliss to serve as two mounts for Locke, so please don't be too obvious.
After putting away this quest scroll, Locke plans to finish this quest within two months, and then go to the tower to fetch his new equipment.
After receiving the mission, Locke stopped by to visit Hals, Shelley and others who lived in the Knights’ Hall. They had just completed the mission in the Dir Sea area. They planned to take a break for two months and digest the gains this time. reward.
Learning that Locke's mandatory task is to kill a quasi-level beast bear, Hals and others, like Locke, didn't take it to heart.
They know Locke's strength, and he is not considered weak among the first-class knights. This task is not dangerous to him.
"Work hard, come back early, Shelley has already planned the next mission." Hals punched Locke in the shoulder and said boldly.
"Well, I'll be back in two months," Locke said.