What is it like to be a teacher as a magister?

Chapter 182 Gifts
Old Harvey sat in the living room for about half an hour, but the owner still didn't seem to want to come out to receive him.

This is Count Camille's castle.

He has been here twice, and he still can't get used to the overly ornate decorations and vulgar artwork.

Earl Camille's territory is next to Xia Ya. As a subordinate vassal of the Duke of Valante, the Earl obviously does not have much kindness towards Xia Ya's new lord.

Since Colin Wayne recovered all the territories and imprisoned Earl Frank and others, the Duke of Valander, the leader of the conservative nobles, has expressed on various occasions that he is very dissatisfied with Xia Ya's radical actions. .

It's just that due to various reasons and pressures, there has been no substantive countermeasures.

As the most experienced businessman in Thunder City, Old Harvey knew the aristocratic circle of Tulum very well.

Duke Valante naturally didn't dare to do anything unfavorable to Colin Wayne, but it was not difficult to add some resistance and trouble to the fortress in private.

For example, let Xia Ya's surrounding territories take the opportunity to triple the price of ore.

Fortresses need a lot of arrows and weapons, which used to only rely on the ore resources of surrounding countries and territories. No matter how reluctant Xia Ya is, she has to spend a lot of money to buy them. Of course, this kind of looting cannot be done too much. Excessive, although everyone knows what's going on, but we must not tear our face.

Since Ms. Madeleine passed away, Jennifer went to Qiuyuan City again, and the fortress was extremely short of manpower for foreign transactions. Under such circumstances, the old Harvey, who had rich experience, was borrowed by Colin from Phinea .

Old Harvey stayed in Twilight City for two years, and except for the occasional trip back to Thunder City, he almost witnessed the changes in Xia Ya every day.

The shops in Twilight City have grown from four at the beginning to more than 40 now. Except for the people who followed him at the beginning, all the shop assistants and managers of the shops are locals in Twilight City.Although the sales are still not comparable to the luxury stores in Thunder City, they have already started to make a profit.

Old Harvey doesn't know magic and alchemy, and he doesn't know how to grow those high-quality and large-yield grains, but he knows very well that Xia Ya, who has this kind of production capacity, will definitely not be a Tulun kingdom in the future Can accommodate.

Especially after the lord's letter of appointment came out, he saw the vacancy of the position of "Minister of Commerce", and he was keen to guess what it was. Since then, he has regarded himself as a person in Twilight City, and has been working hard for the fortress. .

After drinking the third cup of coffee, Harvey saw the owner of the castle walking out slowly.

"I have met the Earl." Harvey, who was already a little old, did not have any impatience and impatience caused by waiting for a long time, but became more polite.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Harvey, I've been neglecting because of some important matters." The tall and fat Earl Camille burped out, with an undisguised smell of alcohol on his body.

"I interrupted." Harvey was not dissatisfied at all.

"It has been many months since I last saw Mr. Harvey."

Earl Camille himself has no conflicts with Xia Ya and Colin Wayne. As the subordinate of Duke Valante, he doesn't have to be afraid of Colin Wayne, but he doesn't need to offend him. He can fulfill the Duke's orders In addition, selling some ore at a high price is the best of both worlds, but Xia Ya has not come to purchase ore for a long time, which makes him a little regretful.

"My lord, to be honest, the original ore in the fortress was enough for one or two years, so I didn't continue to purchase it before, but recently, our lord has become obsessed with alchemy. You know, this stuff is very popular. The fee is quite high, so I can only come here again to buy.”

"Alchemy?" Although Camille is not a magician, he is no stranger to it. He knows that this thing is indeed expensive and expensive, and ordinary magicians are rarely willing to get involved.

But with Colin Wayne's identity and family background, it's not surprising that he has this hobby.

He laughed and said, "I'm afraid only people like your lord can afford such high-end hobbies."

"That's funny." Old Harvey smiled.

Earl Camille's territory has always been famous for its mines, rich in various high-quality ores.On the contrary, due to the climate and other reasons, the grain production has not been very good. In difficult years, they still need to buy from the eastern territories. Fortunately, most of the subjects of the Duke of Valentina are nearby, and everyone has a good relationship. In addition, there are ores. With no source of income, life in the territory has always been good, at least much better than Xia Ya before.

"So, how much ore do you need this time?"

"Except for iron ore, which is the same as before, the more other ores, the better."

"The more the better?"

"Yes, we are willing to buy as many as there are in the territory." Harvey said surprisingly.

"Mr. Harvey, are you underestimating my ore production here?"

"No, Lord Earl, I'm afraid you underestimated our lord's hobby." Harvey smiled: "Of course, we hope that the price can be a little more reasonable than before."

When Earl Camille heard this request, he believed more and more in the sincerity of the other party's purchase, and said with a smile: "Mr. Harvey, I didn't ask for the price before, but you also know that although I have a lot of mines here, because of the food problem, I can't support them." There are too many miners, so the price is indeed a bit higher, but if the demand is large, it is not impossible to negotiate."

"Understandable."

Harvey said with a smile: "Our lord knows your difficulties, so he also brought sincerity."

As he spoke, he asked his entourage to bring out a mechanical clock that had been prepared.

"This is a gift that the lord entrusted me to bring to you."

"This is... a magic timer?" Camille wondered.

"It's almost the same, but it's slightly different. It doesn't need to use magic spar. It just needs to be turned by the knob on the back every two days..."

Harvey gave a brief introduction to the use of the mechanical clock, and then said with a smile: "This is the result of our lord's recent obsession with alchemy. It is a small gift for you to play with in your spare time."

"It's kind of interesting."

Although Camille was a little curious, he didn't think too much about it. After all, with his worth, the magic timer cost some magic spar, but he could still afford it. He said it was interesting, but he didn't care about Colin Wayne in his heart. The approach was scornful.

It is impossible to hide the changes in Twilight City from the eyes and ears of everyone around.

Earl Camille knew that the fort had a bumper harvest in the past two years and that the city was being rebuilt, but he didn't feel too relieved. After all, Colin Wayne had the support of Roman Sagan and His Majesty the Kingdom, and the princess was about to marry soon. , It is understandable to spend some effort to repair it.

However, it now appears that Colin Wayne is just a magician after all, and his mind is always on these novel and interesting things that have no practical significance, and he cannot be a good lord at all.

(End of this chapter)