Alien Knights

"One hundred silver moons?! Earl, you are so generous!" Guy VI laughed angrily, and patted the armrest of the throne vigorously.

Seeing the contemptuous looks from everyone around him, the closest colleagues even took two steps back. The mean and stingy Earl panicked, kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and said loudly: "Double, double! 200 silver moons, 200 silver moons!"

Queen Mary secretly tugged on her husband's sleeve, but unfortunately the other party didn't respond at all. The king stood up, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice: "I heard that the count has ten mansions in the city, and each one is worth thousands of gold?"

The earl's veins were exposed, he almost gritted his teeth, and announced a new figure: "I am willing to increase it to 2000 silver moons."

Guy VI still seemed dissatisfied, but his complexion was better than before. In addition, the queen beside him tugged at the hem of his clothes, and finally sat back in his seat muttering and waved his hands to give up.

Looking at Viscount Kennard, who was shaking his mustache, and casting resentful eyes, Todd shrugged his eyebrows and looked up at the ceiling.

The king, who was a little angry, suddenly remembered the topic of the meeting, and quickly leaned his upper body forward, and asked Todd kindly: "Father, I invite you here this time because I want to invite you to become the royal alchemist of the kingdom..."

"I object!"

This time it was actually the earl, the bald fat man who jumped out again. He pointed at Todd and said loudly: "Since the previous king came to the throne, in the history of Silver Ring City, there has never been a church member holding an important position in the palace. This is unreasonable!"

Other officials and nobles in the hall also echoed their words. The specific reasons are well known to everyone. There are always some conflicts and filthiness between the church and the kingdom that cannot be brought to the table. Letting a priest serve in the palace will not only cause grudges in the hearts of all secular nobles, but also worry that the power of the church will infiltrate the royal family and even influence the king's decision.

Guy VI seemed to be trying his best to suppress the anger in his chest. He blushed and continued to explain in a strange tone: "Mr. Todd's ability and accomplishments in alchemy, I believe everyone can see it. He has improved the silver refining technique when he was in the monastery. Coupled with God's Eye that can distinguish good from evil, if he can be invited to become a royal alchemist, it will be for the kingdom's finances..."

The king's words were interrupted again by the earl: "Church personnel are not allowed to serve in the palace! This is the legacy of the previous king!"

Looking at the big scene of the monarch and his ministers fighting each other in the palace hall, Todd, who was completely unaware of any of the parties involved, upholds the duty of the people who eat melons, does not participate, does not coax, and does not fight. He just watches quietly and listens to him. He heard many interesting things.

These nobles who hold important positions in the kingdom are really powerful. Let’s not mention the double title of father and son. Just the aura is astounding. Looking at the king, his temper and self-cultivation are really beyond the reach of ordinary people. After being contradicted by his subordinates, he can still argue with reason and not cut off people’s heads. The real meaning is that the royal family wants the whole set of silver refining technology.

Regardless of the smelting field at the foot of the monastery, anyone can see it. The structure of the furnace body is not complicated, but only Todd, Huggins and a few key craftsmen know the refining process and impurities removal materials. The Silver Ring Kingdom must have sent someone to "steal the teacher", but in the end they found that they were missing the point.

While Todd was still thinking, the situation on the field changed again.

From the donation incident just now to the invitation from the Royal Alchemist, the anger in Guy VI's chest is getting stronger and stronger. In the end, he could no longer control his emotions, and he had no scruples about the presence of outsiders, so he exploded directly...

He got down from his seat, pointed at the nose of the earl who was the Minister of Finance, and shouted loudly: "People in other countries say that the Silver Ring Kingdom is a country of silver and wealth! But who knows that the royal family's finances are going from bad to worse. How did you become the Minister of Finance?!"

Faced with the anger of the lord of the country, the Earl seemed indifferent, and just said perfunctorily: "It is true that the income is large, but the expenditure is also large."

The king was like an angry lion, and he didn't buy this answer at all: "Then tell me, where did the money go? Where did all the money go?!"

Queen Mary, who was sitting on the side of the throne, stood up. She understood that it was time for her to come forward. If the situation continued, it was hard to guarantee that the impulsive king would do something.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Excellency Earl is devoting himself to the kingdom every day, and it is not his fault."

The queen's persuasion did not have the desired effect.

On the contrary, when the count saw the queen, his face sank and his brows were deeply frowned.

In his opinion, before this woman appeared, King Guy VI didn't care about political affairs, and only knew about gatherings and hunting every day; but since marrying this princess from an enemy country, the king's temperament has changed drastically. This is definitely not a good thing for the nobles who control the kingdom's key institutions.

The bald and fat man's face turned towards the king, but his eyes looked towards the queen: "Your Majesty, I heard that you bought a famous painting by Herteris a few days ago?"

Guy VI paused and remained silent.

The count continued: "I heard that you spent 5,500 silver moons for that painting?!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.

Todd quickly snapped his fingers and calculated, 5,500 silver months, equivalent to the purchasing power of the previous life, is almost 2.75 million yuan! Just to buy a painting, the world of rich people is really hard to understand...

Queen Mary covered her mouth with her hands, her face full of surprise, she thought that the painting might be expensive, but she didn't expect it to be so expensive.

The earl's words did not end: "For Your Majesty the Queen, you built a gallery of paintings, which collected famous paintings purchased from various places, almost more than a hundred? I also heard that you are secretly building a beautiful garden named "Eden" for Her Majesty's 20th birthday next year? And..."

The king shouted angrily in a low voice: "Enough!"

This scene was really climaxed, and Todd was so excited to watch it. The only thing that made him a little upset was that he didn't bring a handful of fried beans and no one gave him a small chair.

From the end of the hall, a familiar coughing sound attracted his attention.

Todd looked back, Baron Cumberland in full armor was standing at the door, staring straight at him with two eyes, which made people shudder.

This old man.

Turning his head back, Todd sighed deeply.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude, but I must decline the invitation of the Royal Alchemist..."

The priest's sudden speech stopped the extremely tense atmosphere in the hall.

Todd continued: "Alchemy has always been regarded as a taboo art in the church. If I accept the kingdom's invitation openly, it will not only be detrimental to me, but also cause unnecessary trouble to Silver Ring City."

The people in the hall listened to the words and thought about it carefully. What the priest said was completely correct, and it was indeed the truth.

Guy VI's face was pale, and he took his wife's hand and walked back to the throne. He saw Todd's face with "three points of nostalgia, seven points of regret", and sat down helplessly.

The expression was full of frustration and shame, the king nodded: "That's the only way."

"But..." Todd changed the subject: "In order to help the Silver Ring Kingdom, I am willing to pass on the silver refining technology to the royal family."

As soon as this remark came out, the hall was so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling.

Everyone couldn't believe their ears.

The priest is willing to pass on the silver refining technology to us for free?

Guy VI trembled with excitement. He stood up and said deeply moved: "Father, your character, your kindness! You are the savior of the entire kingdom!"

Silver refining technology is useless to Todd. Transferring it for free, he didn't feel any heartache at all. Firstly, that technology is not only useless to me, but will only bring disaster; secondly, the monks in the monastery already have a mountain of waste slag that can be refined, so I don't have to worry about the source of their raw materials at all.

Todd said slowly: "We are all lambs ruled by the Heavenly Father. Love and mutual assistance are the virtues that every believer should have. Moreover, there have been some misunderstandings between the church and Silver Ring City that have not been resolved. I am willing to use my goodwill to restore the relationship between the two. What's more, as soon as I arrived in the city this time, I received the "gracious hospitality" from Her Majesty the Queen. This can be regarded as a thank you gift."

Everyone understands the first two sentences, but few people understand the last sentence.

Todd is still brooding over that banquet. If it weren't for that deliberately arranged gamble, there wouldn't be so many troubles at all. He was extremely dissatisfied with Queen Mary for pulling himself into this political vortex without discussion.

Looking up, his and Mary's gazes collided head-on, and the annoyance in each other's eyes made Todd clearly aware - the queen must have understood the last sentence.

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"Aiden! What's with the scratch on your face?"

On the streets of Muxi Town, the old craftsman looked at the acquaintance who was walking towards him, and quickly covered the scars on his face with his hands, but unfortunately he was a little slower.

"Haha, there is a cat at home, and its temper is not very good, and it was accidentally scratched a few times." Aiden Kom said reluctantly with a smile.

The acquaintance blinked and said jokingly, "Is that cat in your house a female? The kind that meows in the middle of the night?"

The old craftsman cursed angrily, and fled amidst the ridicule of his acquaintances.

Sitting on the beach by the sea, Aiden scratched his white beard and hammered his sore waist, his mood sank to the bottom.

The workshop, tools, and materials were all mortgaged and replaced with eight bones.

The children ridiculed her, and the old wife kicked herself out of the house.

does it worth?

...

"Mr. Eden, Mr. Eden!"

The old craftsman narrowed his eyes, looked at the person running in front of him on the beach, and said suspiciously: "I remember...you are the owner of the dye shop who sold my holy bone the day before yesterday..."

The visitor was panting, with a face full of urgency: "Mr. Aiden, regarding the sacred bone I sold to you, can you sell it to me again? I can pay three times the price!"