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In Luoye Town, faced with the piles of lizard beast corpses, Baron Cayo did not dislike them at all, and started to dissect them with a few assistants.

Handling magic materials is a required course for magicians. Kayo, who has been involved in magic for many years, has long been accustomed to dealing with all kinds of strange materials.

Although it was processed on the road, the body of the lizard beast was still partially decomposed. The monster, which was already exuding a foul stench, now smells even worse.

I persisted for a while, but in the end I couldn't withstand it. After leaving the task of disposing of the body to his assistant, Baron Caillot quietly exited the backyard.

Although these assistants are just magic apprentices, in fact, their professional quality is not low at all, and their methods of handling magic materials are even more sophisticated.

They are all carefully selected and trained by the Dalton family. Everyone has a high level of magic talent. The main reason why they are not able to become magicians is because their background is too low.

Although the magician is powerful, the magician's training relies on resources.

It's the same practice. Some people hold magic crystals in one hand and potions to assist practice in the other; some people can only practice hard.

If this is the case, then slowly working hard will eventually lead to a direction. Unfortunately, all magical knowledge is not taught for free.

Every magic spell, every magic lesson, every consultation with a tutor...all are clearly marked with a price.

Not to mention ordinary people, many small nobles dare not touch the gold-swallowing giant magic. Just like the Hudson brothers, they have not even conducted a magic talent test.

Not testing is the best option. If you really test out that you have good magic talent, it will be a worry.

Perhaps Redman could still bear the initial expenses, but as time went by, the amount of money needed to be invested became larger and larger.

If you only have one son, it doesn’t matter if you spend a lot of money to train him. But if you have too many brothers and sisters, you can't give up your other children just to raise a son, right?

Nobles who are addicted to studying magic and eventually bankrupt themselves appear almost every year in the Aslant continent.

If you have good talent and become a powerful person like a magician, then all the early investment can be recovered.

But if the talent is not good enough, and in the end you can't even become a great magician, it will just be a loss of blood.

Baron Cayo is undoubtedly a failed magician. Maybe if you continue to spend resources, you can one day become a great magician, but it has no real meaning to the Dalton family.

Unless you unlock other talents while becoming a magician, such as being good at alchemy, good at carving magic circles, good at magic potions...

The embarrassing thing is that these professions also require resources in the early stage. Except for a few geniuses, most people have to experience countless failures before they can see benefits.

Too much investment is also an important reason why these professions have so few people. If it weren't for these guys, occasionally a result could shock the mainland, and countries wouldn't spend a lot of money to support them.

These subsidies have nothing to do with Baron Cayo, who wants to get subsidies from the kingdom. At least one of the following conditions must be met: the strength of a great magician, or the creation of valuable research results.

The former joined the Kingdom Magician Group, while the latter stayed in the Magic Association to continue studying the true meaning of magic, the secrets of alchemy, and the birth of gods...

There are a lot of strange subjects, and they were once the favorites of Baron Caillaux. Unfortunately, none of those old guys took a fancy to him.

Of course, the most important thing is the origin of the Dalton family. Let everyone not dare to abuse him as a cheap labor force. If he achieves nothing in ten or twenty years, he will be enmity with the Dalton family.

Magicians are also human beings, and they also have emotions and desires. He has a large family behind him that needs to be taken care of, and he cannot escape the worldly sentiments.

After cleaning off the stench from his body and changing into a set of clothes, Baron Cayo opened the secret message and said with a smile: "In recent days, the number of weapons orders from the Mountain Territory has suddenly increased.

How interesting!

I originally thought that Hudson's pile of junk goods could only be used to fool some ignorant country nobles, but I didn't expect that it would become a hot commodity now.

Most of the buyers are not local aristocrats, so it seems that the secret behind this is not trivial.

Fu Bo, let the family pay attention to these buyers. With so many weapons purchased, they have to go somewhere.

By the way, arrange for people to sell the magic materials in the backyard to make up for the financial hole in the territory. "

"Yes, Master."

The old housekeeper replied with a smile on his face.

It can be seen that he is very satisfied with Baron Caillaux's transformation. If so many magic materials were harvested in the past, there is a high probability that it would be a direct disaster.

Now being able to choose to resell magic materials due to the economic problems of the territory is undoubtedly a major transformation.

After a pause, the old butler added: "Master, our layout in Wyton County is almost complete. Next, we should consider how to close the net."

There is no room for relaxation when it comes to the battle between county and governor. If it were just Baron Cayo himself, then it wouldn't matter whether he won or lost, but now he represents the Dalton family.

In one's own sphere of influence, it would be a shame to fail to compete with others for the position of county governor.

"The layout is still too hasty. If it had been longer, it wouldn't have been so passive.

This time I failed to draw those guys into the net. It won't be that simple to design them later! I'm afraid there will be more trouble in Wyton County in the future.

But at this time, I can't care so much. The position of county governor must be finalized as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares.

No matter how unlucky they are, they are still better than those two from Wright County. A pattern of opposition between the two powers was formed. Even if the kingdom appointed a governor, the other side would not give up.

Both sides have their own advantages. For a long time to come, no one can do anything about the other. It seems that in the days to come, we will not be lonely anymore. "

Baron Caillaux said gloatingly.

Happiness comes from contrast. It is simply difficult for him to completely control Wyton County, but the good neighbor next door has directly split into two camps.

The local aristocracy is deeply rooted, has many relatives and friends nearby, and has an absolute upper hand in public opinion.

The nobles in northern Xinjiang have strong military strength, strong backing, and a higher say in politics.

With two such groups confronting each other, it is not something that can happen overnight.

…

In Dadir City, Baron Sith has not been in a good mood since Hudson called a group of young men to form an alliance.

The enemy that he originally thought he could deal with with a wave of his hand has now grown into a serious nuisance.

The opportunity to use force to solve problems has passed forever. Just looking at the strength on paper, the 700 or so soldiers in his hands can't defeat the two infantry regiments of the Mountain Territory.

Even though the Sith Baron has a hundred cavalry, there is still a terrifying divine archer on the opposite side!

Three hundred steps away, he can make sure his arrows are all fired, and he can even fly five arrows at once, which is simply unreasonable.

If there was a fight, the Sith Baron's biggest worry would not be that the opponent's shot was too accurate, but that the opponent's eyesight would not be good.

With such a long distance, if you aim at the wrong target, he might be taken away too.

It can be said that the divine archer is the nightmare of ordinary knights. In the face of this perversion, both knights and ordinary soldiers enjoyed equal treatment.

You can't win in a one-on-one fight, and the probability of winning in a group fight is also low. Although the local nobles did not have many troops that could fight, they could not withstand the large number of serf soldiers.

If there are too many ants, the elephant may not be killed, but if there are too many serfs, it will definitely achieve victory. If you stab with a six or seven meter long spear, even if you poke randomly, you will gain something.

In a war in which both sides suffer losses, any rational noble will think twice before proceeding.

The situation has developed to this point, and Baron Sith doesn't think he can respond to everything at once. At the very least, Baron Kellett, whom he hated the most, was most likely unable to command.

It was all due to interests, and the Maple Leaf Territory happened to be at the door of the Mountain Territory. No matter how much we talk about the interests of the team, everyone must first ensure their own safety.

Just like the local nobles near Dadir City, they also dare not join Hudson's team. It is all determined by geopolitics.

"Send someone to ask what those guys are doing and why they want to place an order with Shandi Leader?

There are so many weapons dealers in the Alpha Kingdom, and they can’t buy them anywhere. Knowing that Hudson and I were not going to deal with each other, he still went to the Mountain Territory to buy it, which is obviously..."

The Sith Baron roared angrily.

If it were a noble from another region, although he would be unhappy with placing an order from the mountain leader, he wouldn't say much. How to choose products is everyone's freedom.

But this time it was different. Although after the order was split, multiple sets of vests were used to place the order, but the thick northern Xinjiang accent quickly attracted the attention of interested people.

It might take some effort for others to check the origins of these guys, but the Sith Baron, who was also from Northern Xinjiang, quickly locked onto their identities.

A group of slave traders actually dared to come and cause trouble for him. Do you really think that he, the illegitimate son of the Grand Duke, is easy to bully?

When he was living in Northern Xinjiang, he was also a little bully among the second-generation descendants. He would dare to beat anyone up when he got angry.

Although due to his embarrassing status, he has never been able to integrate into the top circles, he is still the bully in the second-rate circles.

"Young Master, it is not appropriate to create extraneous matters at this moment. The energy of those slave traders is not small. We have left the Northland again and are beyond our reach.

You can't bother me personally to intervene in such a trivial matter, right? "

Butler Feren hurriedly persuaded.

There is no unified standard for the status of an illegitimate child, it all depends on the attitude of the father. The Grand Duke of Kavadia attaches great importance to him, so naturally no one dares to underestimate Sith.

This time, that time.

When wandering around in the North, Sith could complain to his father at any time. Due to the power of the Grand Duke of Kavadia, these slave traders naturally did not dare to offend second-generation Sith.

Now the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and it is not easy to file a complaint. Especially because of the long distance, the relationship between father and son will inevitably fade away under the erosion of time, so the Sith Baron naturally does not dare to squander it easily.

"snort!"

"Let them keep this account in mind first. With so many weapons and equipment flowing into Northern Xinjiang, it's impossible for them all to be used for their own use, right?

Just the shit that Hudson produced, that's what the orcs might be interested in. Maybe these guys want to smuggle weapons to the Orc Empire in order to make huge profits.

Arrange for someone to expose the matter to me, and let the Kingdom inspect the smuggling gang to find their bad luck! "

Baron Sith said coldly.

There has long been a tacit understanding among the nobles in northern Xinjiang. No matter what happens, no one is allowed to provide any help to the kingdom's people who are inspecting smuggling, let alone inform the people.

If it were in the past, the Sith Baron would at most use his own energy to retaliate, but he would never seek out the responsible auditor.

But it's different now. From the moment he left Northland, he was no longer a Northland noble. The original rules of the game naturally do not apply now.

…

In the Mountain Territory, Hudson, who had made a lot of blood, was waiting at the gate with a smile on his face. The only one who can hold this card is Baron Redman.

Seeing a group of more than 20 people galloping towards them, Hudson was also shocked. Most of the people inside were teenagers, including his two cheap younger brothers.

The only thing that made him feel at ease was that there was no nasty guy like Lesoul inside. It seemed that Baron Redman didn't want to embarrass him and didn't bring that annoying guy here.

"Father, what is this?"

Hudson asked confused.

It can be seen from the clothing and decoration that these people are descendants of nobles. Although the Mountain Territory lacks talents, it does not mean that he has to help others take care of their children.

Especially these guys, most of them are not even knights and will be completely useless in a short period of time.

If we cannot give these people a future, recruiting them is simply unrealistic. It's okay to fool the serfs by drawing a pie, but if you want to fool the nobles, you don't have to dream about it.

If you can fool the young, can you still fool the old? It’s not like everyone in the family is a fool, right?

Hudson didn't want to spend a lot of money and worked hard to train people, but in the end all of them ran away to join other nobles.

"These boys are all descendants of other branches of our family. Let's settle them down first and I will explain to you separately later.

These other people were the ones who escorted them here. They are all your distant uncles, Knight Shien, Knight Boer, Knight Feder..."

Baron Redman introduced calmly.

As the number of relatives increases, Hudson smiles in his signature style. A prosperous population is not necessarily a good thing. Just remembering everyone takes a lot of time.

"Butler, take these little guys to the guest room to rest. Father, uncles, this is not the place to talk. Let's go to the hall to talk!"

After saying that, Hudson led the way directly from the front and led everyone into the slightly shabby living room to sit down.

"Hudson, you should know the rules of my Koslow family. Except for the eldest son who is left to inherit the family business, the other children must fend for themselves.

Although the kingdom is generally peaceful, various accidents are still inevitable. Except for your two younger brothers, the others are the descendants left behind after accidents happened to family members who were wandering outside.

Not all children can leave an inheritance to their descendants, and most of the children who go out to make a living can only make ends meet.

If they die midway, their children's lives will become a problem. According to family practice, the growth expenses of these family descendants are shared by each lineage of the industry according to their respective economic conditions.

It was fine when I was young, but as I grew older, when it was time to awaken the seeds of life, problems arose.

The Koslow family is prosperous, and there are many children from each branch. Just dealing with the cultivation resources of these children is a headache for everyone.

It would be even more difficult to take care of all the children in the clan. Therefore, in every generation of our generation, many family members lose the opportunity to become knights due to lack of life essence.

In the past, there was no way. The kingdom controls the life liquid very strictly, and it is difficult to buy it even with money.

The situation is different now. Many families in the two counties have declined, and many down-and-out nobles have reached a point where it is difficult to survive.

In order to maintain the expenses of their territory, some people would secretly sell their quotas for exchanging life liquid.

Whether it's a cash deal, or the family providing them with security for a few years, it's all negotiable..."

After listening to Baron Redman's explanation, Hudson gradually understood. The reason why he was found was simply because he had enough appeal among the local nobles.

I guess at the beginning, everyone just wanted to spend money to buy some life essence. Unexpectedly, the Mountain Territory rose too quickly, and Hudson suddenly became the spokesperson for the interests of the local nobles in Wright County.

As your strength becomes stronger, your words will naturally become tougher. Providing security protection for a certain period of time has also become an optional condition.

As a member of the Koslow family and having enjoyed the benefits brought by the family, it is natural that he also needs to bear corresponding responsibilities.

"Father, I'm afraid we can't handle this matter like this! Now that we offer to exchange the life liquid, many down-and-out nobles will agree, but we can't take off the hat of taking advantage of others.

It's best to find a way to take a detour from the side. You don't have to worry about how to operate it specifically, I will arrange for someone to implement it.

It's hard to say how much life liquid can be replaced. After all, there are many people staring at this thing now. "

He had to pay attention to his eating habits and get the life essence, so Hudson was very helpless. It's just that the responsibility falls on him, and there is absolutely no reason to shirk it.

Rather than letting a group of family elders mess around, Hudson felt that it would be more stable for him to handle the situation himself.

"Just do your best, these are just the family members living in the southeastern province. There are probably not less than a hundred family members in the kingdom who need the life liquid.

It's simply impossible to get it all together. You don’t have to put too much pressure on yourself, just take whatever you can get.

The most important thing now is the battle between county governors. If you can win the position of Sheriff of Wright County, it will be more strategic than adding a dozen knights to the family. "

Baron Redman said happily.

Although he knew that Hudson was not a creature of the pool, according to his thinking, it would take more than ten or twenty years of accumulation to reach this point.

But in the blink of an eye, he didn't even understand what was going on. The Mountain Territory became the dominant force in Wright County.