From Baron to Lord

Nick, of course, recognized these four people at a glance. Weren't these the high-level alchemists who had just arrived in the Allen Duchy today?

Nick had a strong impression of them, and just now, he was telling Bruce about how he had fed them... horse manure.

He thought these guys would be furious when they saw him.

But it seemed they were very quiet and their expressions were very wooden.

"What's wrong?"

Hearing Nick's surprised voice, Bruce put down his work and looked at the four puppets behind Allen.

"Oh!"

Bruce was, after all, the former chairman of the Laine Duchy's Alchemist Branch.

He recognized the identities of these four high-level alchemists at a glance.

"Karuff, Mitton Gang, Chiesel, Andrely."

Bruce was slightly stunned: "What is this?"

Allen smiled: "They won't need these names anymore."

"Alright, Nick, prepare the materials, I need to see their current abilities."

Although Allen had already finished making the puppets, it was his first time making them. According to the secret technique, puppets can retain most of their abilities from when they were alive.

If their soul memories could be preserved with magic before making the puppets, leaving only a portion of useful memories, then the puppets could almost perfectly inherit that part of the memory.

This is why Allen had Lawrence deal with these four guys in advance.

It was to preserve their abilities as high-level alchemists.

Soon, Nick had prepared the alchemical tools and magical plants.

"Go ahead, let me see how much value you have as puppets."

Allen said indifferently. Under his command, the four puppets immediately stepped forward, extremely skillfully using the magical plants and alchemical tools.

Soon, four high-level elixirs of good quality were concocted. "Nick, come and take a look, how is it?" Allen handed the elixir to Nick.

"The quality is good, although not top-grade, it's not bad either, it's mid-grade," Nick objectively evaluated.

"Oh?"

Allen showed a satisfied smile: "Mid-grade quality? Seems not bad."

"In the future, they will replace you in concocting some high-level elixirs," Allen said.

"That's great, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief," Nick cheered.

"But Duke, they seem to be…"

Bruce was a little surprised. He knew these people. Although he didn't like the old fogeys' attitude of relying on their seniority, these people were indeed seniors among alchemists.

How could they be so obedient?

"Bruce, they are already my servants, so you don't need to worry too much," Allen chuckled.

"From now on, these four will work on the third floor. If there are high-level elixirs for mass production, just hand them over to them," Allen didn't explain too much, and took the four people to the third floor.

"Just right, Marco and Lawrence have come several times recently, all wanting high-level elixirs," Nick took several recipes from a table.

"Then give it to them," Allen said casually. The puppets had been refined, and there was no point in staying here.

As he walked out of the alchemist's workshop, he said to Nick: "Nick, remember to prepare enough materials for them at night, they don't need to rest at night."

Nick was stunned when he heard this. He had already sensed that something was wrong with these four people. Coupled with the word 'puppet' that Allen had said before, he felt that these four people should no longer be the same as humans. "I understand, Duke," Nick nodded slightly.

A few days later, Marco and Lawrence both received a batch of high-level elixirs.

This made both of them overjoyed. Ever since that despicable bald alchemist Nick complained to Duke Allen, the elixirs for their mages and knights had been reduced to the extreme.

The two of them cursed Nick, the bald man, every day.

Now, suddenly receiving a large batch of elixirs, the two were a little dazed.

But soon they happily distributed the elixirs.

… … Seeking flowers …

With the addition of four high-level alchemists, the pressure of demand for high-level elixirs was reduced a lot.

It could be said that the elixir problem was temporarily resolved.

Allen was ready. As soon as his Golden Knights were established, he would equip the knights with two-headed flying dragons.

Two-headed flying dragon, a pseudo-dragon, a powerful creature with dragon blood. Anything related to the word 'dragon' is definitely powerful or precious.

According to the system's introduction, the two-headed flying dragon is an ancient magical species, one of the aerial overlords. An adult two-headed flying dragon can reach the level of a ninth-level magical beast. If it can return to its ancestral bloodline, it may even reach the Holy Domain and become a Beast King.

It can be said that every two-headed flying dragon is a very powerful existence. Taking it out is definitely both impressive and powerful.

Golden Knights paired with two-headed flying dragons, Allen was already imagining the appearance of his Golden Knights.

… .0 "Oh! Is this the southern harbor? Allen, it looks pretty good, you can't tell that this is the edge of the continent."

Saint Cecil Mina was sitting in the carriage, surrounded by Marco and the knights' escort team.

As for Allen, he was also sitting in the carriage at the moment. Originally, Allen planned to have one carriage per person, but Saint Cecil Mina was unwilling. She insisted on being with Allen.

This instantly alerted Lucy, who had not originally planned to come south with Allen. The two women were on Allen's left and right.

Besides the two of them, Allen also had a little one in his arms.

Annie.

The little one had already learned some basic continental common language, and there was no problem communicating simply with others.

At school, she also made many friends, which made her more cheerful and lively. However, compared to others, she preferred to cling to Allen.

During this trip to the South, Allen thought, since he had already brought the two women out, why not bring Annie as well?

Without himself and the others around, Annie would definitely feel lonely after returning home.

So Allen went and brought Annie with him to the South.

At this moment, they had already arrived in a huge coastal city in the South.

Sphite City, located in the center of the southern coastal area, has a warm climate and is often caressed by sea breezes.

Before the rise of the seafood industry in the Ryan Principality, this was a bustling metropolis for seafood.

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Chapter 319: Lord Arrives at Sphite City, Ice Crystal Fish Sea Area (4)

The lord's convoy, accompanied by a large number of knights and servants, had the Golden Knight Marco leading two other Golden Knights and hundreds of Silver Knights guarding Allen.

Not only knights, but also dozens of intermediate-level mages and the high-level mage Lawrence surrounded them.

This time, Allen was formally arriving at Sphite City as the Grand Duke. Before coming, knights had already taken a step ahead to remove any obstacles for Allen while spreading the news that the Grand Duke was about to arrive in Sphite City.

So when Allen and his convoy arrived in Sphite City, the commoners of the entire Sphite City were on the streets to welcome the arrival of their lord.

Allen was already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people within the principality, not only because of the added prestige of his title as Grand Duke, but also because of Allen's lenient tax policies and the job opportunities provided by Allen's factories. After all, due to the Ryan Principality, the seafood market in the coastal area had already suffered a great impact. "877" Some large business associations were doing better, but those scattered small households suffered.

The impact brought by the Ryan Principality made it impossible to sell countless seafood products.

Many families would soon be unable to sustain themselves.

If it weren't for the appearance of Allen's factory at this time, it is estimated that many people would have starved to death last winter. "Long live the Grand Duke!"

"Praise the Grand Duke!"

Outside the car window, Allen could see people kneeling on both sides of the street to his carriage.

Allen smiled and greeted them.

Soon the convoy had arrived outside the main castle of Sphite City.

This was the place managed by Ms. Jennifer, and it had always been Ms. Jennifer who managed it.

"Respected Grand Duke, your arrival is the greatest glory of Sphite City."

Ms. Jennifer was a bit old, but her age did not give her too much of an aging feeling. Instead, it gave her more management experience.

She was full of capable aura and was a very capable minister.

"Get up, Ms. Jennifer. I said before that I would come to solve the problem of seafood in the southern region, and now I am here," Allen said calmly. His voice added a bit of anticipation to Ms. Jennifer's worried face.

"Grand Duke, let's go to the castle to rest for a while," Jennifer said to Allen. Allen nodded, took Annie's small hand, and led Lucy and Saint Cecil Mina into the castle.

Marco and Lawrence each led a small team of guards beside him.

"Grand Duke, please have some tea. This is sea tea leaves picked from the sea."

Jennifer poured Allen a cup of light blue tea.

Allen raised his eyebrows slightly: "Sea tea leaves?"

He picked up the teacup and took a sip, and immediately showed a smile: "Good taste."

"Speaking of which, Ms. Jennifer, what are the approximate types of seafood that can be produced in the southern coastal cities of our Allen Principality?"

"Is there a big difference in the types between the Ryan Principality and us?"

Allen asked while drinking tea.

On a chair beside him, Annie was staring at the blue tea, sipping it in small sips.

As for Lucy, she was very well-behaved, sitting quietly beside Allen.

Only Saint Cecil Mina, this ocean singer, was naturally full of love for the sea.

She was currently standing by the window in the castle room, looking at the distant port and the faintly visible coastline.

Listening to the sound of the waves coming from the wind, Saint Cecil Mina slightly closed her eyes.

Allen didn't care about Saint Cecil Mina's expression.

He just looked calmly at Jennifer opposite him.

"In fact, our seafood types were the same as those of the Ryan Principality before. After all, everyone's locations are similar, and our coastline is very wide, producing a lot of seafood."

"However, since the Blue Moon Principality and the Ryan Principality launched a war, the seafood of the Ryan Principality is mainly based on the seafood near the Blue Moon Principality."

"Compared to the products on our seaside, they have more types of seafood, and the taste is more delicious. In addition, the Blue Moon Principality originally lived by the ocean and mastered the methods of cultivating seafood, so whether it is in terms of quality or quantity, our Allen Principality does not have any advantages."

Next, Ms. Jennifer listed all the seafood products that could be produced on the southern coast, and also listed the types of seafood in the Ryan Principality.

Allen found that the Ryan Principality had more than half the types than his side.

Moreover, the other party also had cultivation methods, which was naturally much better than his side.

"Well, I know. Ms. Jennifer, do you have a map of this area of the southern coastal city? It is best to have a map that marks the sea area and what seafood can be produced in each sea area."

Allen said immediately, he was preparing to find a place to release some sea monsters to try…