Start with Island Lord

Chapter 99 Slow down~ Slow down, let me slow down (13)

‘Click~~~Click~~~’

Rosen walked in the spacious corridor of the castle, with the butler Mr. Abreu in front of him, and behind him were two attendants carrying his bags.

This time, he will rest directly in the VIP room in the inner courtyard of Maple Leaf Castle.

"Mr. Abreu, is my mentor Mrs. Agnet here?"

"No, Mrs. Agnet happened to be out on something, but she should be back soon."

"Oh~~How is your mood, Lord Count?"

"You can't tell, but at least I'm not angry."

Abreu was as tight-lipped as ever, and the "Detection Guard" that Rosen had previously deployed in the castle had long since failed.

"Thank you so much."

When he arrived at the distinguished guest room in the inner courtyard, while two servants were putting his suitcase, Rosen found a suitable opportunity, took out an Austrian gold coin with a face value of 100 Oggs, and quietly stuffed it into Butler Abreu's jacket pocket.

The movements were natural and secretive. Except for Abreu, no unrelated person saw it: "Thank you very much, sir, for the information."

Abreu was shocked by a flash of blue light. He raised his hand and touched it slightly, and his heartbeat began to accelerate unsatisfactorily.

This is equivalent to his income for half a year.

The most important thing is that the other party gave it secretly or in cash, and he can use it directly.

'How generous the Baron is. ’

Although it is true that his family has been loyal servants of the earl for generations, the servants also have their own small families and need money to improve their lives. As long as it does not violate the principle and provides a little convenience, it is not a big deal.

Besides, this baron is Princess Anna's chief apprentice, and he is also highly regarded by the countess, so he can only be regarded as an outsider.

With this thought, he quickly looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he reciprocated the favor.

"The Earl was very dissatisfied and even threw a cup. Not only because of the Flame Legion, but also partly because of smuggling at the dock."

It’s really worth buying such important news for 100 Oggs.

Rosen nodded slightly to show that he understood.

'Fortunately, I got through to the countess, otherwise with the count's temper, he would have been in trouble if he couldn't delay his mentor's return. ’

Although he was not afraid of the Earl's attack due to the island's geographical advantage, unless there was a life-and-death feud between the lords next door, it was best to fight without breaking up. A falling out was never a good thing.

As for now, the best way is to put it off and wait for the mentor to come back.

But doing so would make the Earl think that he was confident, which would only make him angrier, and he could not always rely on his mentor.

It's best to solve your own problems yourself.

After thinking for a moment, Rosen went back to his room, opened the box, took out a few prepared items and took them with him, and then continued to follow Abreu towards Count Robert's government study.

Just halfway through, I heard a crisp and delicate voice coming from the corner: "Where is the person? Where is the person? Where is he?"

Following these words, a pretty figure wearing a sky blue dress came out from behind the corner, it was Princess Alice.

As soon as she saw Rosen, a look of sincere joy appeared on her pale face that had been filled with confusion a moment ago.

"Baron Rosen, you arrived so quickly. Mom told me in the morning that you shouldn't arrive so soon. Because you are already a lord, and there are many things to be busy with in the territory."

Rosen smiled and said: "Princess Alice, your aunt is my most respected mentor besides my parents. My mentor asked me to come here quickly, and I don't dare to delay at all."

Alice giggled when she heard this: "Then you have to be careful. My aunt told her father that she must scold you severely."

After finishing speaking, she immediately changed the subject: "But no matter what, things will eventually pass. Come on, come on, help me see my original food-making formula. What I made this time is really fun."

It can be seen that the young princess is still a girl who loves to play.

Butler Abreu had to carefully remind: "Princess, your father is waiting for the baron."

Upon hearing this, Alice suddenly lost her temper: "Okay, okay, then I'll come back and ask for advice after dinner."

After getting rid of this fun-loving princess, Rosen knew that his mentor was fine.

These words of severe reprimand must have been meant for the earl.

If the instructor doesn't say anything, then he is really angry.

Soon he arrived at the door of the Earl's study and knocked gently: "Uncle, I'm here."

"Come in."

The voice was calm, but there was a hint of suppressed anger.

This is also human nature. How can you be happy when someone is plotted against you?

Pushing the door open and walking in, he closed the study door and saw the Earl sitting behind a large star wood desk. His upper body was leaning back on a high-back chair sewn with thick leather cushions. His violet eyes, which were slightly lighter than those of his tutor, were straight. Staring at Rosen, with a sneer on his face.

"There is no black iron ore on the island at all. It was just a lie you made up, right?"

"My father said in the letter that there is. If you don't believe it, I can show you the letter."

Rosen looked apologetic and actually took out an old envelope.

Of course you have to make up a complete set of lies. There are many things in this world that you can't tell but can't do.

If you do something bad and no one knows about it, it means you didn’t do it. If you tell the world about it, you will fall into a very unfavorable moral dilemma.

Therefore, smart lords should be moral saints.

As for the earl, one has to apologize and clear one's pocket.

On the other side, the Earl was startled. He didn't expect this. He carefully looked at Rosen's face, and all he saw was a sincere apology.

This made the anger in his heart suddenly have no way to vent.

But the anger is still there.

"Show me the letter!"

Rosen immediately handed over the letter.

The count looked carefully and found that the paper was old, the fonts were rough, and the words were spoken in the same tone as a father teaching his son.

Ted had been his bodyguard for many years, and he knew Ted well, so when he read the letter, he knew it was indeed Ted's letter, and the letter did talk about the black iron mine.

Therefore, Rosen did not lie to him.

This made the count's anger dissipate a lot, because he hated people lying to him the most, especially after the incident with Master Kaa.

"Well, at least you didn't lie to me."

"Now let's talk about the Flame Legion."

"Since there is no black iron mine and the island has been pacified, why did I leave my elite warriors privately?"

Rosen immediately apologized sincerely: "Uncle, I know what I did was not very honest, so I brought you compensation this time."

"Compensation~~This is more or less the same."

The Earl's tone became gentler: "Tell me how you plan to compensate me."

"Let me tell you in advance, the Flame Legion is very expensive. It includes not only armor equipment, but also daily training, plus the military supplies I prepared this time. It adds up to a lot of money."

He decided to give Rosen a hard blow and get all the money he earned from secret smuggling back.

And no one tries to persuade her!

Rosen observed the situation and took out the wooden box that he had prepared long ago: "Uncle, the compensation is certainly enough."

"But I'll wait a moment. I brought you some gifts this time."

He placed the wooden box on the table, and after opening the lid, there was a row of exquisite magic weapons made of hardened mithril neatly placed inside.

"His Highness and I personally crafted the high-level arcane inducing amulet. You, your uncle, the princess, the young masters, and your mentor each prepared one."

The earl was startled: "Ha~~your gift is quite generous."

Advanced induction talismans are quite valuable.

He slightly poked his head into the wooden box and found that the magic weapon in the box was very beautiful in shape, and it also had the maple leaf elements of the Robert family specially added, which was very beautiful.

He endured it, trying to remain reserved, because he had not yet forgiven the cunning little baron.

But in the end, he couldn't hold it back. He leaned over and took out a talisman, and looked at it carefully.

It feels very warm and moist in the hand. It is obviously made of metal, but it has a hint of warmth, making it very comfortable to touch in winter.

Looking at the details, not only is the shape exquisite, but the craftsmanship is astonishingly high. There are no flaws at all, and there is a rare flawless beauty.

It is completely conceivable that the weapon refiner must have put a lot of effort into it.

"Hmm~ This thing looks really good. You and Her Highness are interested in it."

Most of the anger in his heart has dissipated. After all, he has ten Flame Legions. If one is missing, he can just reorganize another one.

As long as the compensation is enough, with the millions of people in Shire County and the countless fighting talents, he can quickly reorganize one.

"This gift is good, I accepted it, but the compensation must not be less."

Although he said this, the earl's expression became much more relaxed.

Rosen smiled and said, "Uncle, you know I don't have much cash on hand."

The earl became angry again: "Humph, you're lying. I think you are very rich."

Rosen knew that the other party was alluding to smuggling, and he immediately cried: "Uncle, it's really not much. All my off-island transactions are hard-earned transactions. The limited cash on hand was all spent on hiring talents from Shire County. ”

"And the money will ultimately stay in the Shire County."

This was similar to the news the count received. He laughed and said, "Okay, then tell me your compensation proposal."

Rosen immediately moved out of his long-prepared plan.

"My idea is that you and I will jointly open a business. I will be responsible for refining the weapons and I will provide the materials. You will only be responsible for sales, and the profit will be divided into 46%, four for us and six for you."

"And because it is a small magic weapon, there is no need to worry about being discovered by the Duke."

The count was not satisfied with this plan and shrugged.

"I admit that your weapon refining skills are very high, but the cost of making these magical weapons is certainly not low. You can't even sell Yalun's products. It's hard to even break even, let alone make money."

Rosen immediately said: "Of course we know this, so we don't sell high-end products, but low-end ones."

The count sneered: "How much money can you make at the low end?"

Rosen took out a sample magic weapon that he had prepared long ago: "Uncle, look at this."

This magical instrument is a bracelet, made of a light and unknown transparent material, with many mithril filaments embedded inside. It can be seen that the structure of the filaments is very complex, giving the entire bracelet a very mysterious atmosphere. .

"This is?"

"The beautiful girl's bracelet has no big effect. After wearing it, you don't need to worry about anything. It will continuously transform the power of pure water that nourishes the body, making the body healthier and the skin more hydrated and smooth."

The Earl felt increasingly unreliable: "Who would like this kind of frivolous thing? Also, how much do you plan to sell it for?"

"One piece of 3 Oggs, and the cost is 3 Kelen. The total of the mithril threads inside is less than 3 grams."

The earl was a little surprised: "Well~ the cost is very low. I'm just afraid it won't be sold."

Rosen asked: "Uncle, who do you think makes the most money?"

"Of course it's the rich who make the most money."

"No, uncle, it's women who make the best money."

"Hmm~~That's true. After all, women are the best at spending money. They don't feel bad at all when they spend money. They have no idea how hard men work to make money!"

"It doesn't matter if it's big or small. I have to buy the best of everything. I have to buy the latest perfume and skirts."

As he spoke, the Count began to complain to Rosen.

Rosen stopped the Earl's complaints at the right time: "Now, it only costs 3 Oggs, and you can make yourself more beautiful by gritting your teeth. Do you think women will be unwilling to pay?"

"Hmm~ It seems to make sense."

Rosen immediately said: "There are more than 1 million people in Shire County, half of whom are women, that is 500,000. As long as one-tenth of them buy it, that is 150,000 Oggs, and after deducting the cost, there are more than 130,000."

The Earl felt a little dizzy after hearing this, and it took him a while to come back to his senses: "Wait~ Even if so many people buy it, you can't make so many, right?"

Rosen smiled: "Uncle, of course I can't make it alone, but I invented a new refining process that can greatly lower the threshold for making bracelets."

"At present, our island can make 5,000 similar bracelets a month."

There are not so many at present, because the underground secret production line is too small, the production capacity is limited, and there are many high-end tasks, and they can't all be used to make this little thing.

But it's only temporary. The island's public magic weapon factory is already under construction, and a large number of dedicated low-end production lines will be installed.

A few months later, when the first batch of students from the Island Academy are trained, the factory will be able to start production, and the bracelet production capacity will explode immediately.

But I can't say more about this, for fear of scaring the earl.

Seeing that the earl was somewhat persuaded, Rosen continued: "In order to make the bracelet easier to sell, in addition to calling it 'Beautiful Girl Bracelet', you can also call it 'Happy Woman' or 'Gorgeous Flowers', which will definitely make people excited as soon as they hear it."

"In addition, I have also developed other types of low-end magic tools, such as 'Disease Immunity Necklace', 'Stallion Belt', 'Brisk Leather Boots', and 'Cap of Peace of Mind'."

The earl felt that his knowledge was not enough, because the young baron's ideas were too jumpy, and although his words were clear, his speed was too fast, and he felt that he could not keep up.

"Wait, wait, wait~~~"

The Earl raised his hand to stop Rosen from talking: "Don't keep talking, slow down, slow down, let me slow down~"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a chuckle from 'Jill' outside the door, and then a word with a teasing smile came in.

"Rosen, stop talking. If you continue talking, our distinguished Earl will not be able to tell which is north and which is south~"

'Click~~'

The door of the study was pushed open, and a plump and graceful figure walked in.

It was none other than Rosen's magic mentor, senior magician. Oh no, now she is a magic master, Mrs. Anna Robert Agnet.