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Everyone says that the headquarters of the Mage Guild in Dawn City is made of gold.

Even if this statement is a bit exaggerated, it is not far from the truth.

When Rosen left his mentor's Azure Manor and came to the Mage Guild not far away, what he saw was a majestic and beautiful stone building.

It is one of the three most magnificent buildings in Dawn City. The other two are the Dawn Castle of the Duke of Dawn and the Great Temple of Saint Weilan of the Church of Nature.

The building in front of you has a tall arched roof, magnificent exterior wall columns, and a large proportion of windows. The windows are also filled with expensive colorful glass with exquisite epic paintings.

The most shocking detail is that the whole building is integrated and shines with a metallic luster.

It is said that this is because after the building was completed, the mages spent a huge price to cast a high-level petrification spell on it to ensure that it has a strength comparable to steel.

When Rosen walked through the garden square in front of the guild gate and walked up the steps to the gate, he saw two guards in silver armor and white robes standing at the door.

This is the white-robed battle mage of the Guard Guild, also known as the learned knight.

They have been training in magic combat skills since childhood, and are particularly good at fighting. They are the backbone of the Guard Mage Guild.

One of the guards saw Rosen and looked at him indifferently.

"Young man, tell me why you are here."

Rosen took out the graduation scroll.

"I am the apprentice of the high-level mage Madam Agnet. I have successfully obtained the graduation certificate and came to the guild to receive the official mage badge."

The guard pointed to the corridor on the left: "Go to the end of this corridor. There is a small door. There is a small hall inside the door. Go in and find the Anglu mage."

After that, he added vaguely: "Anglu mage's pockets are not shallow, make more preparations."

Rosen naturally understood this, and his heart moved slightly.

"It seems that I have to make some preparations in advance."

Walk along the spacious corridor on the left side of the gate.

When passing the flower bed, I picked up a few decorative water-patterned stones.

Soon I arrived at the door of the small hall.

The door was open, and voices could be heard from inside.

To avoid being presumptuous, Rosen knocked on the door first: "Can I come in?"

A rough voice came out: "Of course."

Rosen stepped in and found an office with an area of ​​more than 100 square meters. There was a long table full of documents inside. There was a mage sitting every three or four meters, a total of four.

Rosen didn't know anyone, so he asked: "I'm looking for Master Anglu."

A mage with gray hair in the corner answered: "Young man, come to me."

Rosen walked over quickly and glanced at the badge on the other person's chest. It was made of pure silver and had two rings on the outer circle.

It means that the other party has touched the second magic ring and established a magic channel with it. He is an intermediate mage.

The inside is five stars, which means that the other party can cast spells with a difficulty rating of five stars at most.

And generally, the intermediate mage who has achieved some success can cast spells with a spellcasting ability of more than ten stars.

So, this spell achievement is very ordinary, and he is just messing around.

This kind of wizard is often the most greedy, because his ability is limited, it is difficult to make money through magic, so he can only rely on the existing position to make money.

At this time, the old wizard asked: "Are you here to receive the official wizard badge?"

"Yes, sir."

"Report your graduation certificate, name, family background, and mastered spells."

"Then, give 1 Auger for materials, 1 Auger for labor, and 1 Auger for registration."

There must be some room for bargaining, but Rosen didn't want to get entangled with him, so he did as he said.

Seeing Rosen so happy, the old wizard's tense face eased a lot.

He carefully examined the various materials Rosen handed over, and suddenly laughed as he looked.

"Oh~ You are the apprentice Rosen who has not graduated for ten years."

Rosen nodded: "Yes, it's me."

"Tsk tsk~ I heard that your father is the famous bird shit baron?"

The voice was a bit loud, which attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, and everyone showed a teasing smile in their eyes.

Rosen had long been accustomed to such slightly sarcastic questions, so he asked with a wooden face: "Mr. Anglo, does this have anything to do with the business I'm handling?"

"It doesn't matter, haha, I'm just curious."

The old wizard laughed happily, lowered his head and continued to look at the materials for a few more times, and asked again:

"In addition to the 8 zero-ring spells that a formal wizard must learn, do you have other formal spells?"

Rosen shook his head: "I haven't learned them yet."

In fact, he has learned them, and a lot of them, because he has been in this world for ten years and has been studying diligently every day.

But this does not affect the qualification to apply for a formal wizard today, so naturally there is no need to say it.

The old wizard believed it: "That's right. Even if you want to learn, you may not be able to learn it, and you may not have the money to buy spells."

"The difficulty of casting a zero-ring spell is only three stars at most, so I'll count you as a three-star level."

After he finished filling out the information slowly, he finally took out a dark yellow brass badge, but did not hand it to Rosen.

"I forgot to mention that there is also a badge processing fee at the end, 5 Ogg."

This is obviously a deliberate attempt to make things difficult, because Rosen knows that there is no such thing as a badge processing fee.

But the old man also has reasons to do this.

Because Rosen is easy to bully.

He doesn't have much of a backer, and it's impossible for him to ask the instructor for help for such a small matter.

It would be useless even if he did, because the mentor would definitely look down on an apprentice who graduated after ten years.

But then again, the old wizard didn't have much backing, and if he really made a big fuss, no one would support his illicit income.

So, Rosen reached into his pocket with a look of "pain", took out five "golden" Oggs, and gently placed them on the table.

"Okay, here you go."

The old wizard smiled triumphantly and handed the badge to Rosen with a smile.

"Young man, this is a low-level brass badge with one ring and three stars. You have worked hard for ten years to get it, so you must take it carefully."

Rosen put the badge on his chest seriously, and then asked: "Can I leave, sir?"

"Of course."

Rosen didn't stay for a moment, turned around and left.

As soon as he reached the door, he heard the old wizard's angry shout behind him.

"Boy, how dare you lie to me!"

Rosen turned around and saw that Master Anglu was red-faced and glaring at him, and he was holding five water-marked stones in his hand.

His colleagues around him looked at Anglu with a look of ridicule.

Rosen looked serious.

"Sir, how did I lie to you? I just said 'give you', but didn't say 'give you gold coins'. I thought you liked water-marked stones."

The old wizard was furious: "You cunning little wizard, how dare you play tricks on me!"

He picked up the water-marked stones and was about to hit him.

Rosen shouted loudly: "Madam Agnet, the high-level wizard, is my mentor, sir!"

The old wizard's hand froze in mid-air.

Extorting some money is a small matter, but hurting people is a big deal.

He dared not offend that noble lady.

Seeing that the other party was shocked, Rosen knew that the matter was over, so he bowed slightly to the old wizard.

"Have a nice day at work, sir."

He turned and left. As soon as he stepped out of the door, a burst of gloating laughter broke out behind him.

Someone shouted: "Aha, Anglo, you were fooled by the apprentice's illusion."

"Anglo, you can't even tell the difference between water-marked stone and gold coins. I think you are really old."

"Shut up, you bastards!"

The hall was very lively, but it had nothing to do with Rosen.

He didn't stop for a moment and immediately rushed to the Dawn Castle of the Duke of Dawn.

If you want to truly inherit the title of baron, a decent formal career is a prerequisite, but in the end you still need the Duke's approval.

The Duke is the Supreme Lord of Weilan, so it is naturally not so easy to see. Rosen didn't expect to see him when he went there, but made an appointment first.

The Dawn Castle was built at the highest point of the noble area. The castle is as beautiful as a palace in heaven, but a circle of tall walls was built around the heaven to completely isolate it from the mortal world.

Rosen introduced his identity, paid money, and spent a full 5 Oggs before he successfully passed through the city gate and handed his visiting card to the chief administrative officer.

All that should be done was done, and the next step was to wait.

‘I hope to receive an interview soon, so that I can go back and fix my island earlier. ’

The island left by the old baron is called the White Sturgeon Island. Its area is naturally far less than that of the giant island of Weilan, but this island is actually not small, with a radius of more than 80 kilometers.

The reason why it is so poor is that it is remote and the resources on the island are poor. Second, the old baron does not know how to manage it.

As a modern person who traveled from Earth, Rosen has been looking forward to it since he knew that he had the right to inherit a large island. His mind is full of various island development plans.

He could have graduated early, but he dragged it on for many years. One of the purposes was to prepare for the development of the island.

Why must he go to the island?

Because since the second year of his travel, he has seen that the world is about to enter a huge period of turmoil, and the troubled times are just around the corner.

In troubled times, human life is cheaper than weeds.

But the Sturgeon Island is located on the edge of civilization and has a bad reputation for being poor. Even if the world is in chaos, it has nothing to do with the Sturgeon Island.

However, although the island is barren, the bird droppings produced are the best fertilizer of this era, which can greatly increase grain production.

What is the most valuable in troubled times?

That must be food!

Therefore, he plans to return to the island without worrying about money and can concentrate on development.

If there is no opportunity, he will be a local emperor on the island.

If there is a chance, he will definitely not be polite and take advantage of the opportunity to do something big!

The time waiting for the summons is very long, and naturally it cannot be wasted. Rosen stays in the most ordinary guest room and concentrates on practicing magic.

After ten years of focused practice, his magic power has become very strong.

Although having strong magic power alone is far from enough to become a powerful wizard, no one will complain about too much magic power.

In a blink of an eye, three days have passed.

Three days later in the morning, he was finally summoned.

Under the leadership of the chief administrative officer, he came to the Duke's study.

The study was simply furnished, with a large desk and a huge semicircular wall of books on which at least five thousand books were placed.

Books were luxury goods, costing at least five ogres each. This wall of books alone was a huge amount of wealth that Rosen could never hope to reach.

The Duke of Dawn behind the desk looked to be in his early thirties, in the prime of his life, with the Adrian family's iconic emerald green eyes and dark golden curly hair.

When Rosen arrived, he was chatting with someone.

The person he was chatting with was none other than Princess Selena, whom he had seen in the tutor's study a few days ago.

Selena seemed a little angry.

She ignored Rosen and glared at the Duke coldly: "Brother, you have gone back on what you promised back then, which makes me very disappointed!"

The Duke glanced at Rosen and waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, let's talk about this later!"

Unexpectedly, Selena became angrier and pointed at Rosen: "Brother, I would rather marry this little lord who digs up bird poop than that piece of rotten meat. At least he is a hundred cleaner and neater than that piece of rotten meat." Times!"

Rosen was stunned. He did not expect to encounter such a thing. He intuitively felt that he would cause trouble if he stayed any longer. He immediately bowed to the Duke and quickly exited the study.

But the moment he exited, he flicked his finger towards the corner of the wall.

No one noticed his little move.

The Duke was also angry. He also ignored Rosen's presence and roared loudly.

"Sister, it seems that your father has really spoiled you!"

"If you really have the courage to go to Paddlefish Island, then I am willing to help you!"

"Don't think I dare not!"

Selena tit for tat.

"Go! You should go! I will treat you as my sister. If you regret it in the future, don't ask me for help!"

After saying this, he picked up the pen and wrote the book of canonization of Rosen's successor as baronet.

He looked at his sister with a sarcastic look on his face.

"The book of canonization of Lord Bird Shit is here. The tax paid by that damn place is less than 200 Oggs a year, which is not even enough for you to buy a new magic weapon!"

"If you still insist on your idea just now, I will change your name to Baroness now and ask you to go back with him and deal with a group of fishmen every day."

Selena stared directly at the Duke: "Ryder, my brother, let me ask you for the last time, do you insist on me marrying Dange?"

After she finished speaking, her tone softened slightly, and she even hid a trace of prayer.

"Even if you ask me to marry the old king of Kaa, or Levend's child, or a certain duke, as long as he is a normal person, then for the sake of family responsibility, I can agree."

"Only that lunatic Dange can't!"

The Duke also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister, I know this is very embarrassing, but this is the best way. Because I need to ensure the stability of trade between Weilan and Aaron Kingdom, especially the stability of food trade!"

After a pause, the Duke also explained slowly: "The current situation in the Wit Continent is very tense. The relationship between the Natural Alliance and the Radiant Empire has deteriorated rapidly, and war may break out at any time."

"Food prices on the mainland are soaring, and we must ensure that Willan Island has sufficient food supply."

Selena asked back: "Brother, we have a lot of land on Weiland Island. Why do we have to rely on others? Can't we grow it ourselves?"

The Duke smiled bitterly: "Sister, I would like to, but those counts don't listen to me at all. There are 25 counties in Weiland, 15 of them are mainlanders!"

"Those short-sighted earls just want to make money and enjoy themselves! After all, no matter how short the food is, it won't be enough for them."

Selena was silent for a full minute, then gritted her teeth and said, "What if I insist on refusing?"

"Then I'll find another way, and this is your way out!"

The Duke patted the canonization book on the table.

Selena stared at the canonization book, and after a long time, whispered softly.

"Aaron's messenger hasn't handed over the marriage certificate yet. There are obviously other ways to alleviate the crisis. Why do you have to choose this one?"

"Because this is the safest way!"

The Duke patted the canonization book on the table again.

"Under the morning light, every flower must work hard to bloom, unless it voluntarily gives up the warmth of the sun."

After a pause, he added: "Although the marriage certificate has not been officially handed out, the relevant news has spread everywhere. So I must explain something to King Dange."

Selena's face turned cold, and her whole body exuded an icy aura like polar frost.

"The kind of person I hate most is the shameless oathbreaker."

"Brother, do you really want to break the oath you made to your father?"

The Duke held his forehead and sighed: "Hey, our father really spoiled you rotten."

Princess Selena was unmoved and said word by word: "Brother, even if I die, I will never marry Dange."

After saying this, she smiled bitterly: "Brother, if I die, will you be satisfied?"

The Duke was startled and softened his tone slightly: "My sister, why are you like this?"

"I admit that King Dange has some bad habits, but he is one of the most powerful kings in the natural alliance. He has enough wealth to buy ten Weiland Islands. If you can become his new queen."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Selena waving his hand.

"That fanatical naturalist is a complete madman. He has only taken a bath once since he was born. The dirt on his body is bigger than cow dung when rubbed!"

"He was even more of a cruel tyrant, and he used various torture methods on women. In all likelihood, the former queen was tortured to death by him."

"Rather than being tortured to death after getting married, I would rather die cleanly in Chenxi City!"

The Duke retorted: "Those are all baseless rumors. Dange is an ambitious king."

Unexpectedly, Selena turned around and left without saying a word.

The Duke was startled. He knew very well what his sister was like, and she kept her word.

You may not die this way, but you will definitely do a lot of unexpected things, such as escaping, etc. In short, it will be very troublesome.

Although he didn't care much about his sister's life and death, he didn't want to cause trouble, lest he couldn't explain it to King Dange.

"Sister, wait a minute!"

"how?"

"Do you want to marry the Baron of Sturgeon Island?"

"No, I just said it in anger."

"Hehe, you can't fool me, you just like that boy. I also admit that he is not bad looking. Why don't we make a bet?"

The Duke quickly wrote the letter of enthronement and filled in his sister's name in the name column, and added some fiefs.

"Later, I will give this letter of enthronement to the little baron. If he dares to accept it, you will go to Sturgeon Island with him."

"If he doesn't dare, then you agree to marry His Majesty Dange."

Selena was shocked: "Brother, you will kill him, he has nothing to do with this!"

"I will never make this bet with you!"

"But I have to bet with you. If you don't agree, I guarantee that he can't walk out of the Dawn Castle alive."

The Duke showed a mischievous smile on his face.

"Sister, the iron facts will tell you that since you are favored by Dange. Then there is no other way for you in the entire Natural Alliance!"