Urban Sims

With ideas to solve the problem, Atram discussed it with Mike and came up with a brilliant solution.

Then the two of them split up, and Atram rode his magic motorcycle to the Duke's territory.

Mike stayed and continued to help Uncle Mocardo.

…

That afternoon.

Atram, who had been riding a motorcycle for more than an hour, saw a medium-sized city. This city was the residence of the Duke... The city had a population of about 200,000.

There is also a tall castle in the center of the city.

Obviously, this is Atram's destination - the Duke's Castle.

How to get in there?

How to meet the Duke and the Duke's son - the Level 4 Magic Network Walker.

very simple.

Buy a set of expensive and gorgeous clothes, equip yourself with several valuable equipment, and temporarily hire two attendants... The total cost of the whole set is less than 10 gold tower shields.

Then he took the initiative to visit the Duke's Palace with a few "pocket watches", "short-barreled fire guns", "multifunctional sabers" and other items brought from the Orunian Empire as gifts.

Considering his identity as a magic network walker and his relationship as a member of the Blue Hand Guild, how could the other party turn him away?

And that's exactly what happened.

When he heard that a magic net walker came to visit, the Duke's Palace paid great attention to it and did not dare to neglect it at all. The butler immediately respectfully invited Atlam, the "sir", into the Duke's Palace.

After sitting in the living room and waiting for a while, with only half of the tea in his hand drunk, Duke Robert put down his official duties and came to entertain him personally.

"Your Majesty, the Duke is courteous."

Atram put down the tea cup and quickly stood up and bowed.

"Dignified guests are here, hurry up and get free gifts!"

Duke Robert was very warm and courteous.

At this time, Atram also realized that it is difficult to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people in this world. Previously, he thought that this ruthless Duke would either defecate in a big way and have a nasty face; or he would be ugly and behave vulgarly, but at first sight, , Duke Robert is not only dignified in appearance and elegant in manners, but also polite and hospitable.

It feels very decent.

If it was the first time to meet someone who didn't know the Duke's details, they would probably be confused by his decent appearance.

Of course, even if he knew the details of Duke Robert, Atram still kept his secrets, chatted happily with him, and timely presented him with several gifts he had brought.

A gold-plated pocket watch.

A short-barreled firecracker.

A multifunctional saber with a beautiful sheath that looks like a handicraft.

And introduced them one by one.

"My Lord Duke, this is a precision pocket watch produced in the Orunian Empire. There are 12 scales on the watch, representing 12 hours. There are also three hands for hours, minutes and seconds. The shortest is the hour hand, and the longest is the second hand... This watch The day is divided into 24 hours, each hour is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute is divided into 60 seconds. Each step of the second hand indicates that one second of time has passed... The accuracy of this watch is very high, and the daily error is no more than 1 second. , driven by mechanical spring force, it is not only waterproof, but also has low-light night vision function, so you can read the time on the watch at any time.”

"This short-barreled firecracker is what I gave to the Duke's son, Master Salosa. I heard that Master Salosa likes hunting. The firecracker I brought is a magical weapon for hunting. It is very powerful. It is large and can kill a large beast within twenty steps. It has average accuracy and can also be used for self-defense. In short, as long as it is used well, Master Salosha will probably like this gadget very much."

"There is also this multifunctional saber specially designed for the field, which was also given to Master Salosha. It has many functions concentrated on it. In addition to ordinary sharpening and chopping, there are some serrations on the back of the knife, which can be used to saw things with smaller diameters. There is a coating on the surface of the knife that is used for sparkling. When it rubs against stones, it can produce a large number of sparks. In addition, the quality of the knife is very good and will never rust. Even if it is used frequently, it can be used for more than ten years."

Hear these introductions.

Duke Robert became uncomfortable. His face was extremely surprised, but he waved his hands politely.

"It's so precious. These gifts are so precious!"

"Take it back, take it back quickly, I can't take it, I can't take it!"

Robert is still a bit discerning. None of these three things are cheap.

Take that pocket watch as an example. Robert knew that it was a pocket watch produced in the Orunian Empire. It has been very popular among the aristocracy in the past two years. It is the most fashionable tool to show off wealth. A small piece is worth as much as a million buckets of pearls. above.

Robert also considered buying one, and then taking it out at a noble gathering, pretending to find someone to tell the time, and admiring the embarrassment on the faces of the nobles who did not have watches.

Robert had also encountered embarrassments like that several times. At that moment, he wanted to kill someone, and he also considered asking the butler to buy two pocket watches.

but……

The price of millions of buckets of pearls was enough for him to raise 100,000 soldiers and horses for a year, and he was reluctant to spend the money.

Now a distinguished guest comes to the door and offers a pocket watch. It is impossible for Robert to say that he is not moved.

As for the short-barreled firegun and the multi-function saber, although their value is not comparable to that of the pocket watch, from their exquisite packaging, appearance inlaid with various gems, and beauty like handicrafts, it can be judged that the value of both items is 100,000. More than a fight of pearls.

Duke Robert was really surprised by the generosity of this strange and distinguished guest who came to visit him.

"Please accept it, Your Majesty the Duke!"

Atram explained:

"I came to visit this time because I heard that your son has outstanding talents and extremely high cultivation. It is said that he is called the 'Number One in the Kingdom'. I came here because of his fame. I want to make friends with you and communicate with each other. Let’s discuss each other in the hope of improving our cultivation... Therefore, I hope that the Duke will accept the gift as my unsolicited gift and my sincerity in hoping to make friends with you.”

Hear these explanations.

Duke Robert nodded, suddenly understanding.

In this era, due to the insufficient development of information, it is very normal and common for practitioners to communicate and learn from each other and learn from each other's strengths. The similar principle of "three people walking together, there must be one teacher" can be found everywhere.

Robert is not opposed to this kind of communication and discussion, because he often did this when he was young, and many people often come to him for discussion.

He was not worried about the strange man in front of him. On the surface it was for exchanges and discussions, but in reality he came to play in the gym. He wanted to defeat his son and wipe out his son Salosa's reputation as the "number one in the kingdom".

If your son loses, it will just suppress his energy and let him know that there is a better future and he should not get too carried away.

If his son wins, he will continue to publicize it to the outside world and continue to increase his status as the "number one in the kingdom."

But for some reason, Robert was actually hoping that someone would appear and defeat his son... because that boy had become more and more rebellious since he became an adult, and would not listen to his words anymore. He often went his own way and went out for a walk. The hunting lasted for ten days and a half, and I completely ignored many of his arrangements. After a few criticisms, I would always talk back to him, saying that he was "old" and "don't worry about me anymore."

So I thought of this.

Duke Robert put the gold-plated pocket watch gently in his pocket, and asked his servants to put away the "short-barreled firecracker" and "multifunctional saber."

And he told the steward:

"Butler, arrange a set of the best guest rooms and arrange the smartest servants to serve you. When your distinguished guests come, you must respond to your requests and never neglect them at all!"

"Yes, sir!"

The steward said respectfully.