Above The Sky (Yin Tianshen Yin) Chapter 332: Patrick’s Legacy (2/3)
The middle-aged nobleman let out an exclamation, he stood up abruptly, his complexion became quite ugly: "How can this be possible?!"
It's not jealousy.
To be honest, Viscount Grant thinks he is a little clearer than the average adventurer about the Lord of the Labyrinth.
This group of people is also a monster. Although they have great jurisdiction over the labyrinth, it will be quite painful if they cannot complete the care of the labyrinth.
From mental stimulation to withdrawal reactions, even sleepwalking control may appear.
The larger the maze, the greater the **** to the maze master.
Sometimes, even the monsters and adventurers who become the masters of the maze are completely brainwashed by the maze itself, and become completely self-defense devices of the maze.
At that time, it was not so much the so-called master of the maze, but rather the servant of the maze, just like the worker bees of the hive, trying their best to maintain the hive itself with all their strength and life.
But there are at least a lot of worker bees in the hive, and the master of the maze has only one maze!
From the perspective of the Great Labyrinth of the South China Sea, if Yin En didn't have a second energy level, he might not even be able to preserve his own will.
It is also fortunate that they rushed out of the maze all the way under the protection of Bishop Baiwu, otherwise, the result would be disastrous.
However, the most important thing is the maze master.
"Why, I thought that the death of the crystalline dragon was a great thing. Now, if someone from the imperial capital comes and asks Yin En, the master of the labyrinth, to cooperate with them in studying the labyrinth, what reason should I think of to refuse?"
At this moment, the viscount's expression was very gloomy.
The exposure of the Great Labyrinth of the South China Sea has become a foregone conclusion. Next, professional appraisers from the Imperial Labyrinth Management Department will arrive at Harrison Port to be responsible for appraising and evaluating the Labyrinth, and then send full-time explorers to explore it.
Professional explorers are different from ordinary adventurers. All they need to do is to simply identify the resources and wealth in the maze one by one, and add them to the statistical system as a 'strategic resource assessment report'.
Ordinary adventurers are just hired employees who dig out the resources hidden in the maze by the government and the people.
Although adventurers can gain a lot of wealth, they also have to pay taxes and consume. If they really want to make money, the most convenient way for them is to sell the resources in the maze to official channels—— And the price paid by the government must have been controlled, including taxes and deposits, it is a little more expensive than the official mining organization.
However, they don't need to pay pensions, and they don't need to guarantee the safety of adventurers. They can also run the insurance business to make a fortune on weekdays!
Not to mention the various exploration tool shops originally opened by local lords.
A labyrinth can indeed drive the industrial development of a region, and the addition of adventurers can bring all the gains to the surface.
This kind of thing is to prevent the local lords from digging in secret, concealing the actual situation of the maze, and secretly accumulating wealth and force.
Of course the viscount wanted to dig in private, conceal the actual situation of the labyrinth, and secretly accumulate wealth and force—so from the very beginning, he didn't intend to attract the attention of the imperial capital, but planned to use his relationship to bribe the chief of the labyrinth management department to let them open the South China Sea labyrinth. Assessed as a 'Small to Medium Labyrinth' and apply for an official 'Agent's Labyrinth Excavation Permit'.
In this way, he can continue to explore the large ruins without attracting attention.
However, because of the changes brought about by the natives and Patrick, the Great Labyrinth of the South China Sea has become an undeniable fact.
The labyrinth management does not dare to accept bribes of this level.
Since this is the case, the Viscount has other methods - the work of a full-time prospector and adventurer also takes time. He has a lot of ways to make the maze extremely complicated and difficult to explore. Lord, make it hard for everyone to move.
Ten years or twenty years will not be a problem. As long as he wants, he can even accompany this group of professional staff to do foreign work, and at the same time mobilize his own people to explore the ruins first.
However, if Yin En is the master of the labyrinth, it is known that things will not be good.
The Labyrinth Management Department asked Yin En to assist in the exploration, and no one could refuse. He, Ayers, had no intention of rebelling.
"This must be concealed."
With a wave of his hand, Yin En's report turned into pulp, and the fine water mist completely destroyed the structure of the paper, and Viscount Grant's tired body instantly revived.
He frowned and looked out the window: "Bishop Baiwu, Master Goser, and Isengard... If you want to hide the truth from the imperial capital, these people have to persuade together."
"Except for Bishop Baiwu, it shouldn't be difficult for others—but just in case, Yin En can't stay in Harrison Port, whether it's being eroded by the maze, or being identified by the people of the imperial capital, I can't Accept."
"Sure enough, he has to be honored as a knight. Going outside early will be good for him, and it will be good for me too."
So determined, the Viscount slowly sat back in his seat.
Leaning on the back of the chair, staring up at the ceiling, he couldn't help sighing, then gritted his teeth and said, "Hey...Pat, you are so easy to die, you have left me so much trouble."
"I wish I could hack you to death with my own sword."
Thinking of this, the Viscount noticed someone approaching outside the door.
It is the sound of familiar footsteps.
"Honey, what's the matter?"
He turned his head, looked towards the door, and heard the voice of the owner of the room, the red-haired finance officer opened the door.
Lamar's expression was a bit confused, but he still walked up to the viscount very politely and reported to the viscount: "My lord, Mr. Patrick has something to show you."
"He has a box left in Boyi's workshop. Mr. Patrick and the workshop staff said that if the source quality pattern on the surface of the box flickers, he will send the box to the Viscount's mansion for you to see for yourself. "
"Although Mr. Patrick fought with you a few days ago, I think you should want to take a look, so after testing that there is no danger, I asked the guard to accept the box."
"Would you like to see it?"
Lamar asked.
"Of course... As expected, you still understand me. What did that **** leave for me? Are you willing to leave something for me?"
Taking a deep breath, the Viscount stood up, his tone not only filled with resentment, but also a trace of imperceptible sadness.
Lamar raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man who was not young but had lost an old friend.
Compared to more than ten years ago, when the other party rescued himself and his tribe from the hands of the natives, and protected himself behind him... Viscount Grant is indeed old.
The wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, as well as the tired look, all illustrate this point.
He couldn't help sighing softly in his heart, and then said calmly.
"Let me bring it back for you, my lord."