Broad World

Standing in front of the Lord's Mansion, Henry sighed softly. The longer you stay in this world, the stronger your desire for power becomes. The word legendary mage is like a spell, constantly echoing in his mind. He stretched out one hand and shook it vigorously, and then said to himself: "Sooner or later, I will have the power of a legendary mage. But now I need to be patient. Everything will have to wait a few years later, when the sons of the murder god start to compete for the throne."

Taking a few deep breaths on the spot to adjust his mentality, Henry walked towards the gate of the Lord's Mansion. The guard saluted immediately after seeing it, and pushed the door open for him. The butler looked in surprise at the male master who walked in from the door, he hurriedly put down his work, walked over and bowed meticulously.

"Count, welcome home. Madam is dealing with the accounts in the study upstairs. Your mother went to the newly built theater in the city, where the apprentice poets trained by the academy are performing. Miss Dailina moved into the Mage Tower some time ago. She seems to have awakened some special ability, and she is learning how to control it from Miss Amy. In addition, the teachers in the academy have also made some requests, and they want to add some teaching equipment."

"These things will be dealt with slowly until tomorrow. Get me something to eat first, the food along the way is simply terrible." Henry took off his cloak and handed it to the butler, then went to the dining table and sat on his chair.

"Please wait a moment, I will go to the kitchen to prepare a big meal. Also, do you need to inform Madam, she has been looking forward to your return." The butler turned around and hung the cloak on the hanger.

Henry smiled and shook his head. "Don't tell Shikodi yet, I plan to take a shower after dinner and then go to surprise her."

The butler bowed his head and plunged into the kitchen. It didn't take long for the smell of food to spread from the inside, and the maids brought the dishes to the table in an orderly manner. Henry ate slowly with a knife and fork in his hand, taking a sip of freshly squeezed juice from time to time. The servants of the lord's mansion are very familiar with his eating habits, so there is neither wine nor too many seasoning spices.

Henry enjoyed a sumptuous meal, and then took a bath in the bathroom for more than half an hour. After washing away the exhaustion from the journey, he came to the study alone. Gently pushed the door open, and at a glance saw his wife who was buried in checking the accounts. Henry walked over without saying a word, hugged Shi Kodi and said to her with a smile, "Honey, I'm back."

"Oh my god! You're back. Do you know that I'm worried to death, especially during the days when the accident happened, I haven't closed my eyes for a few days." Shi Kodi put her arms around Henry's neck with some excitement, and the two quickly kissed each other. The young couple, who had been separated for half a year, kept kissing each other, their breathing became heavier and heavier, and finally they started tearing their clothes.

Henry swept aside the ledger on the table, picked up his wife and put it on it. Shi Kodi suddenly realized what her husband wanted to do, and she wanted to stop it, but was directly pressed down by Henry. After a while, they began to discuss in depth the major issues related to human reproduction.

The passion of reuniting after a long absence is particularly intense. From the desk to the chair, the two of them walked almost every corner of the study room, and they didn't stop until they were out of breath for more than an hour. While wiping the sweat off his face, Henry began to straighten his clothes. Shikodi was lying motionless on the table, the lady's dress on her body had been torn to pieces.

Henry got dressed, came to his wife and kissed her forehead and asked, "Honey, it seems that you are exhausted, do you want me to carry you back to the bedroom?"

Shikodi rolled his eyes at him, then sat up slowly. "It's not all because of you. Look at this new dress. I spent a lot of money to buy it from the merchant in Askatera. It is said that it is the most popular style in Amn this year. And now, how do you let me get out of this door?"

Suddenly she saw the ledger scattered on the ground, and there seemed to be a lot of footprints on it. "My accounts! It's over, all the work I did today was for nothing, and it looks like I'll have to start over from scratch tomorrow."

Henry smiled and shook his head, walked to the window and pulled off the curtains to cover his wife. "Don't worry about the account book. Take a good rest today. Let's talk about something tomorrow."

"By the way, three months ago, Cagan came back with more than 250 dwarves. They are all living near the mine now. You'd better arrange it tomorrow." Shikodi wrapped herself tightly with curtains while talking. She didn't want to be seen by the servants as she was now, it was too detrimental to the majesty of the hostess.

"This is really great. I have several big projects that are about to start, and I am worried that there are not enough skilled craftsmen." After speaking, Henry picked up his wife and kissed him fiercely. It seems that the airship project can be started. I believe that it won't take long to see huge airships rising into the sky, and they will become faster and more convenient means of transportation.

After resting at home for a day, Henry couldn't wait to run to the mine to meet Cagan and his people. Seeing him, the old dwarf immediately put down the hammer in his hand, and ran over quickly on his short legs. "Hey! Little Henry, it's been a long time. I brought more than a hundred adult dwarves back to my hometown this time. They are not only excellent craftsmen, but also powerful fighters. Find me a mountain handle quickly, we can't wait to start digging."

Henry glanced at the dwarves who were wielding hammers and smiled. He pointed to a big mountain not far from the iron mine. "Look how it looks there. It's very close to the mine. I don't think there will be any lack of ore veins in it. It should be very suitable for you dwarves to live in."

"No problem! I will send someone to start digging the hole tomorrow. If the metal and gems are really produced, we will give you half of it." Cagan stroked his beard and replied. He obviously liked that place very much. Judging from the size, as long as the mountain is hollowed out, at least a few thousand dwarves can live in it.

"As long as you like it, it will be your fief from now on. These are the title certificate and land commission, and you have to finalize your family emblem as soon as possible." Henry took out a few pieces of parchment and handed them over. "There is one last thing. I plan to recruit a group of the most skilled craftsmen and let them participate in the construction of the alloy skeleton. These are the drawings and I ask you to take a look at them first. There is only one requirement for the material, and that is that it must be light enough."

The old dwarf took over the leather bag that stuffed the certificate and letter of appointment into his waist, opened the blueprint and looked at it carefully. After a while, he frowned and said to Henry: "Are you planning to splice a huge steel skeleton, then wrap it with special materials, and fill it with special gas to make it fly?"

Seeing that Cagan understood his intention immediately, Henry nodded happily. "That's right, I've already chosen the material for the seal. There are many trees in the forest whose gums are very viscous. These things have a very good seal, and they can wrap the gas with just a little processing. Gases that are lighter than air are already in sight. The biggest problem now is the material of the skeleton. You dwarves are familiar with metals, and I believe they will be able to find a solution."

"I'm afraid you have to wait a few days for this. I need to take it back and discuss it with other people. You must know that there are too many strange metals in this world, and we need a little time to recall." Cagan carefully rolled up the drawing and put it away while talking.

"I'll leave the matter here to you. I still have to go to the Mage Tower to make some preparations. You need to know that there are a lot of things needed to build such a big guy." Henry waved at the old dwarf, and then directly used spells to fly into the sky.

In the days when the master of the mage tower was away, Debra managed the apprentices in an orderly manner. There are two outstanding apprentices who have entered the final stage of attacking official mages. I believe that it won't take long for them to get rid of their apprentice status and become a real spellcaster.

Once inside the tower, Cortana's voice rang in his ears. "Master, welcome back. Mage Debra is currently making a magic item. If there is nothing else, it is best not to disturb her. Warlock Amy is teaching Dailina how to control her innate spells. Apprentice Lina has conducted four dangerous experiments during this period. I have compulsively organized her behavior according to your instructions."

Henry sighed when he heard his sister's overreaching behavior. It seems that his original decision was really wise. "Let's talk about other important things together. I still have some important work to do in a while."

Ta Ling thought for a moment, and reported all the recent events. The two dryads took good care of the arcane garden. The magic plants have been picked many times and are now stored in the warehouse on the first floor. Louis and all the Pixars worked very hard, and have now produced more than 50,000 triodes.

Henry nodded happily when he heard that Van Black and Jemlini Rhodes were about to be promoted to official mages. "Notify them that they can go to the warehouse on the first floor at any time, and choose six first-level spells for free as rewards. By the way, tell other apprentices that as long as they work hard enough, I will not be stingy with rewards."

After dealing with these chores, he went directly to the workshop. Prepare to start experimenting with synthetic gum here, which is one of the most important components of airships. As for the filling gas, a large amount of hydrogen can be easily obtained by using the principle of electrolysis of water. Although this gas is easily ignited and exploded, in the world of magic, this is not a big problem. At that time, adding a few more flame-protecting magic lines to the skeleton and airbags can easily solve this problem. (To be continued.)