In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility.

In today's Western European world, even some larger seminaries often have no more than one hundred volumes in their collections.

The Royal Library in Constantinople already had a collection of more than 100,000 books as early as 500 years ago.

You must know that at that time, papermaking had not yet been introduced, and the book collections often used papyrus, expensive parchment and silk from Egypt.

In the Western world, today, the only library comparable to the Royal Library of Constantinople is the Cairo Library of the Ayyubid Kingdom.

"The collection of books in Constantinople, as well as the exchange of resources and intelligence through contributions, I have to admit, this is indeed very tempting."

Lothar shook his head and said: "But it is impossible for me to abandon my title and territory and run to Constantinople with you. The identity of a wizard is only a small part of me."

"It doesn't matter. We can establish a preliminary cooperative relationship first, and then cultivate mutual trust bit by bit. The Levant Witches Association is not an organization that is eager for quick success."

Anna smiled and said: "We all know that Henry Caesar's perverse behavior will not succeed."

"Because no wizard would be willing to be driven like a hawk or a dog. I know this very well, so our Levant Witches Association prefers cooperation rather than control."

"If you want more advanced spell books, scarcer spell-casting materials, and magic potion formulas, naturally the richest one in the world, Baselisa, will spend a lot of money to buy them for you, but the premise is that you have to make contributions in exchange."

"Exchange of equal value is our principle."

Witch Anna's face was calm.

She very much hopes that Lothar can join the association, because having a wizard with outstanding appearance can recruit other witches for the association and increase its leverage.

Bang--

The hoofbeats of the patrol gradually approached.

Anna smiled and lifted up her skirt and gave a ladylike bow: "The conversation went well this time. I will visit you again later. I hope that by then, our meeting will be accompanied by sweet wine and barbecue." , instead of standing on the street and enduring the sun's rays like now."

"Oh, right. I have to tell you in advance not to place magic-blocking gold nearby. I can smell the smell of that thing. If I feel threatened, this meeting will be over."

Anna turned around, and her figure gradually turned into black mist and disappeared.

Quite cautious

In other words, the threat to the witches from the magic-blocking gold should be greater than I thought.

Lothar thought thoughtfully: "Uldin, do you think this witch named Anna is reliable?"

Uldin thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I can't think of any reason for her to deceive you. Moreover, I believe that as long as you restrain your greed, you will never pay the price in advance before seeing an equal amount of profits. , you will never be deceived.”

"Your words can be summed up by a proverb: if you don't see the rabbit, don't let the eagle fly."

"In short, having more channels is definitely a good thing, whether it is to obtain intelligence or knowledge."

Lothar nodded. He was not an orthodox spell caster.

Although he shared Fringilla's talent, he was still in a state where he knew what it was but didn't know why.

The collection of books in Constantinople was a great temptation not only to him, but also to Fringilla.

But he will not sacrifice the basics for the sake of the weak.

His identity as a feudal lord is his foundation.

He wouldn't have much energy to spend all day long in the library, studying those boring ancient books written in an unknown language.

…

Return to the main hall of the station.

Lothar handed the reins to Ryan who came up to him: "Send a team of people to support Ulm. I gave him a task. If there is any discovery, report it in time. Don't make any arbitrary decisions."

"Sir, I'll take care of things, don't worry."

Ryan immediately took the order and left.

He could feel that he had begun to be gradually removed from his master's inner circle, which made him more and more eager to make meritorious deeds and be awarded the title of knight by Lothar.

Lothar then ordered the censor: "Richard, take Urdin to bathe and wash himself. Later I have to take him to see His Majesty the King. He can't still be covered in stinky sweat."

As soon as she entered the door, Lothar saw Fringilla, wearing a black silk dress, showing off proudly in front of Prajna.

Although the latter didn't care about her, he just changed his perspective and continued to be immersed in the plot of the novel.

Judging from her seriousness, no one would believe her if she said she was not reading some literary classic, but a fantasy novel that Lothar had added a lot of material to.

"Ah, you're back!"

Fringilla jumped up to Lothar, lifted up the hem of her skirt, and turned it around: "Look, I embroidered the pattern on it myself. How do you like it? Does it look good?"

Today, she styled her long white hair into twin tails, with soft bangs covering her forehead.

The slender body reveals pale, bloodless skin, which makes people feel a sense of pity.

"Well--"

If you look carefully, you can see that the black silk dress she is wearing has a pattern similar to that of a puppy.

Lothar looked at it for a moment. Although it was difficult to understand why she wanted to "embroider a dog" on the skirt, she still showed an expression of approval: "It's amazing, it's so lifelike."

In a very stupid way, he omitted "you are a lifelike dog" to "lifelike".

As expected, Fringilla said with a proud look on her face: "The pattern on this is the gargoyle emblem of our Blood Royal Court, the royal family of Tepesh. Only the royal family can use it."

It turned out to be a gargoyle.

I feel like Ephringila's temperament doesn't seem like the kind that likes small animals.

Lothar breathed out a sigh of relief, feeling as if she was taking care of a child.

Fringilla circled around Lothar, but suddenly she seemed to think of something, with a suspicious look on her face, she came close to Lothar and sniffed.

Lothar held her head.

"Don't act like a puppy?"

Fringilla was surprised and asked: "You have a magical aura about you. Someone has cast a tracking spell on you. Who did you meet?"

"She is a witch who claims to be the royal advisor to the Queen of the Eastern Empire."

"Fu Lin, are you sure it's just a tracking spell? There are no other negative effects?"

Fringilla shook her head: "It's a very simple curse seal, and the magic power left in it is also very gentle. Do you want me to clear it for you?"

"Then don't clear it out yet. That witch regards me as a spellcaster in this world and wants me to join their gathering. She will visit again tonight."

Fringilla said with some excitement: "I have long wanted to meet the spell casters in this world, but unfortunately I have never had the chance before. It would be better if I could taste the magic blood flowing in their bodies."

At this time, a system prompt sounded in Lothar's ear:

You have activated the following milestones:

Coven of Wizards: You join a secret society of at least ten wizards. (undone)

Evil Lord: At your service are at least five dark creatures. (3/5)

Holy Apostle: Under your command, there are at least five priests serving you. (1/5)

Lothar only briefly looked at the three milestones and ignored the latter.

It has nothing to do with him exactly what character is drawn. No matter how hard he works, it will not increase the progress of completing the latter two. It all depends on God's will.

Although "God's Will" looks like he is definitely an "evil lord".

On the other hand, the milestone of the Wizards' Coven can be easily accomplished. It seems that joining the Levantine Witches Association mentioned by the Witch Anna is inevitable.

In addition, the milestone of the model territory is almost completed.

This was due to the fact that Lothar temporarily exempted various villages from taxes during this period, and also lent many farm tools and seeds for a fee, which enabled nearly a thousand people in the territory to have enough food and clothing.

But the two hundred wealthy people really stumped Lothar.

You can’t just send money directly, right?

…

Lothar was served by the maid, and after taking a bath, she put on a silk dress and walked out of the hall.

Uldin still had that old-fashioned look on his face, standing in the scorching sun without saying a word, and he didn't know how long he waited.

"Been waiting for a long time?"

"No."

"Next time at least find a shady place to wait."

Lothar didn't mean to let Uldin go in and wait, because he knew very well that for someone like Uldin, it would be more difficult for him to be in the same room with vampires and ghosts than to kill him.

"Let's go to see the king."

Uldin said solemnly: "It's a great honor. I have also heard the legend of this Leper King. Although this world is a different world, I still look forward to seeing the king's grace with my own eyes."