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Finally, the Earl and the Wizard Guild of Shire County reached some secret agreements.

As the Baron of the White Sturgeon Island, Rosen had no subordinate relationship with the Earl. He was at most a helper and was not invited to participate in the secret talks. Naturally, he had no way of knowing the specific content of the agreement.

At least on the surface, he didn't know.

After the agreement was reached, the Earl was very happy.

He added 10 magic consultant seats in the Earl's Mansion, reserved for civilian mages with outstanding contributions.

This accounted for 20% of all consultant seats.

He also opened a civilian magic school in Xialin City and set up a total of 200 magic teaching positions.

The estimated cost of the above is 30,000 Ogg per year.

Then, the Earl spent another 30,000 Ogg to hold a gorgeous ball in the Starlight Hall of the Maple Leaf Castle's outer courtyard, inviting celebrities from all over the city to participate.

At this moment, Rosen was at the ball.

He was also very happy because his trip was not in vain.

The Earl not only covered all the military expenses of the Flame Corps, but also generously gave him 20,000 Oggs as a reward for this incident.

It can be seen that the compensation of the Mage Guild is generous.

The dance party was very lively, and countless people danced in the pool.

But Rosen didn't like dancing, so he sat in the corner and drank alone.

I thought his wife Selena would like this warm atmosphere very much, but she found it noisy.

After showing up on the dance floor for a while and dancing with Rosen, he went to the inner hall with the Countess to chat with a group of noble ladies.

I thought I would spend a boring night, but I didn't expect that I would see a maid walking towards him in less than half an hour.

Rosen recognized the other party as Martha, the Countess's personal maid.

"Baron, the lady asks you to go to the inner hall to discuss something important."

Rosen was stunned: "Now? It's not convenient, right?"

The inner hall is a gathering place for noble ladies. It's not a good influence for him to go in as a man.

Martha whispered, "It's really not convenient, so Madam hopes you can change your appearance, such as becoming my appearance, and let me become your appearance and stay in the hall instead of you."

Rosen's heart moved slightly, and he quickly checked the sporadic information sent back by the "Detection Guard", and he guessed the Countess's intention.

He nodded in agreement: "No problem, just do as Madam said."

The two came to a corner where no one noticed, and after waiting for a while, Rosen borrowed the appearance of "Martha" and walked to the inner hall.

The inner hall is on the second floor of the Starlight Hall. After walking up the stairs covered with dark red velvet carpets, you will soon come to a small door dedicated to servants.

Pushing the door in, it is a semi-open spacious warm hall.

One side of the warm hall is a semicircular outer wall, and the other side faces the dance floor on the first floor, similar to a large viewing box.

At this moment, the curtain in the direction of the dance floor was lowered, and a layer of arcane barrier was set up in front of the curtain, completely blocking the view and noise in the direction of the dance floor.

Rosen quickly looked around the warm room and found that there were sixteen noble ladies sitting in the room, ranging in age from early twenties to early forties.

Judging from the quality of their clothes, jewelry, and defensive magic tools, they all came from wealthy families.

Considering that this was a gathering organized by the Countess, it was very likely a gathering of the top noble ladies in the entire Xialin City.

Moreover, their husbands should all belong to the Count's faction.

When the Countess saw Rosen in Martha's appearance, she smiled and asked, "Baron, is that you?"

Rosen acted out the whole set, bowed, and answered in a female voice transformed by magic, "It's me, madam."

The Countess pointed at Rosen and said to the noble ladies present, "Sisters who have suffered from the neglect of their husbands, the magical wizard who saved you is here~"

After the lady said this, all the noble ladies present looked at Rosen with curious and eager eyes.

After watching for a while, this group of married noble ladies started talking at once.

"Madam, is it really that good?"

"Will it affect your health?"

"Baron, here is a piece of wood. How about you try to transform yourself into my image?"

"Yes, yes, yes, transform yourself into one and see. If it turns out good, I will transform myself."

As the noble lady spoke, Selena's inner whisper came into her ears.

"The Countess specially found them. They envy the new appearance of the lady and hope to have a beautiful body."

"It's not in vain. The lady said that she agreed to start at 300 Oggs. This price is already five times the average transformation price in Shire County."

"But the specific price depends on our own ability."

Rosen exclaimed: "There is such a good thing. We are short of money. We must make a lot of money tonight."

Although the count just gave 20,000, who would think it's too much money?

Selena chuckled: "Then it depends on your ability."

So, Rosen took a step forward, took the wood, and looked at the ugliest and fattest lady, and said in his heart: "Laifu, optimize the image~ optimize ten samples."

A few minutes later, Laifu finished the work.

Rosen chose one and applied it to the wood: "Madam, how do you think this is?"

This ugly lady has always been inferior to her appearance, especially her too big mouth and too small eyes. She was once secretly called "the big turtle in the Wind Breath Strait" by the servants.

But at this moment, after Rosen's modification, although the overall facial features did not change, they became very coordinated, revealing a wild and cold beauty.

She was conquered at once and applauded again and again: "Well modified! Really good! I want it like this!"

Rosen smiled slightly, and with a thought, he output three more samples in succession, each sample lasting for 10 seconds.

"Are you sure, ma'am?"

The ugly lady hesitated.

Because each one looks great, and the best part is, it's all just small, clever modifications.

She is still herself, but a more perfect herself.

Taking advantage of her hesitation, Rosen turned to look at each of the ladies.

"Madams, I first ensure that my transformation technique is absolutely safe, because I have done countless related magic experiments to ensure that there are no problems."

"Secondly, I can give you many different deformation samples for everyone to choose from."

"As for the price, as the Countess said, if you simply change your face, it will cost 300 Oggs. If you change the body, you will add another 300 Oggs."

"If you want to modify everything, including the inner part, because this is my unique ability, it will be more expensive and cost an additional 500 Oggs."

"Finally, if you need advanced constancy, you can ask my wife for help."

"I know that the market price of high-level constancy is 300 Oggs, but my wife is a master of spells, and she is also the Princess of Dawn. Therefore, the constancy she casts is stable, long-lasting, and noble, and the price starts at 600 Oggs."

After finishing speaking, he waited patiently for the ladies to make their decision.

Within three seconds, the ugly noble said, "I want to change everything! I've had enough of this body for a long time."

This noble lady was very heroic and directly gave Rosen 30 Austrian gold coins worth 100 Oggs.

"Baron, I want the best."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the changing room in the conservatory.

Rosen was afraid of causing gossip, so he immediately said: "Madam, please bring your maid, I need her to be my assistant."

"no problem."

So, the three of them entered the changing room together.

About ten minutes later, a charming, wild, plump beauty walked out of the changing room. As she walked, she covered her face with her hands, her face full of disbelief.

"Oh~ sisters, look at me, have I become more beautiful?"

The girls looked over, subconsciously forgetting to speak, but their eyes could not hide the surprise and hint of jealousy.

It is the unique jealousy of a woman when she sees a more beautiful woman.

When the ugly lady saw everyone's performance, she knew that she was absolutely beautiful now, and her heart suddenly felt very happy.

"Hahaha~ This baron's transformation skills are really powerful~ The money spent is really worth it!"

She immediately walked towards Selena and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please give me a constancy spell."

Selena smiled: "I'm happy to oblige."

With such a person taking the lead, the other ladies were immediately moved.

Next, each lady began to request services in turn. Some only had their faces changed, some had their whole bodies changed, and some wanted to be perfect boldly.

Lawson also tried his best to let Laifu optimize many versions so that customers can choose freely.

He was familiar with the comparison mentality of ladies, and he took advantage of this in a subtle way.

After one operation, each of these top ladies in Shire County spent at least 1,000 Oggs.

Rosen also gained an income of more than 20,000 Oggs.

In addition to the 20,000 Oggs given by the earl and the more than 4,000 Oggs that were not spent in the Victory Chess Tournament, there was nearly 50,000 Oggs in cash.

He secretly sighed: ‘Women’s money is so easy to make! ’

And, it certainly won’t be the last money, but a beginning.

‘It seems that I need to study more about human body deformation to take my business capabilities to the next level. ’

I thought that was the end of today's good things.

Unexpectedly, late at night, after the ball ended and the ladies left, the countess took out a wooden box and handed it to Rosen.

"Baron, let me lend you something good."

After finishing speaking, he added with some embarrassment: "According to etiquette, I should give it to you directly, but this thing is too precious and I can't make the decision, so I can only lend it to you for use and must return it when it is due."

Rosen was startled: "What is it?"

"You'll know when you open it and take a look."

Rosen did as he was told.

Opening the wooden box, you can see an irregular gemstone as big as an orange lying inside. It is red and transparent. There are many bright golden threads inside, and the gemstone is surrounded by a layer of solid fire.

Rosen was shocked: "The Soul Diamond!"

As soon as Selena heard this, she also looked over and said, "Hey~ It's really the Diamond of the Mind!"

The Soul's Diamond is a rare naturally occurring gemstone. Because of its extreme rarity and powerful effects, it cannot be purchased on the market. It is basically collected as a family heirloom by the great nobles.

Its effect is to greatly increase the efficiency of mana cultivation within the ring, which can be increased by as much as 50%.

Meaning, it might have taken three years to practice from the early stage to the peak, but with the help of this thing, it only takes two years.

Unfortunately, this thing can only improve efficiency within the ring, but its help in breaking through the number of rings is not obvious.

But even so, with its help, the mage can achieve advanced magic cultivation at a very young age.

The Countess said: "Baron, Paddlefish Island is not peaceful. You need strength to protect yourself, but your magic power is too low, so this should be very helpful to you."

"But when you reach the advanced peak, you have to give it back to me."

Rosen also felt that it was inconvenient to get things done with a low level of mana cultivation. Now that he had the Soul Diamond, he could be 'promoted' as a matter of course.

But this was just a small part. What really made him happy was that he had actually been looking for the Silmarillion.

I want to study its composition and working principle, and then find a way to refine it with alchemy.

But because it is so rare, I have never found it. Now I finally got the finished product, which is really the biggest gain of this trip to Shire County.

So, he made a sacred oath to the Countess directly: "Madam, I will definitely return it on time."

The Countess covered her mouth and chuckled: "There is no need to be so punctual. After all, my family has more than one spiritual gem, and it is not urgent."

Rosen was moved when he heard it: "The foundation of the great nobles is profound."

I have to express my gratitude anyway, so I said: "Madam, if you need to transform in the future, send someone to the White Sturgeon Island to summon me, and I will rush to serve you as soon as possible."

The Countess nodded with satisfaction: "I've been waiting for you to say this."

"You are about to leave for the White Sturgeon Island. I wish you and His Highness to stabilize the White Sturgeon Island as soon as possible and live a happy and peaceful life."