"Sir, you should meet Stoneweaver Delavinia." In order to be worthy of the priceless pigeon egg magic stone, the owner of Braided Branch Inn also tried his best to recruit talents for the lord.
"Oh?" The lord was really interested: "Who is she?"
"He is a dark elf elemental master who moved from Morrowind. He is responsible for maintaining the low temperature of the Hot Stream Mine so that workers can continue mining." The owner of the Braided Branch Inn gave an in-depth introduction to the lord.
"Dark Elf Elemental Archmage." This brief description alone successfully aroused the Lord's interest.
"Sir, she's here." Following the gaze of the owner of Braided Branch Inn, a steaming female magician wrapped in a long black robe entered the hotel.
The Dark Elf Archmage looked around, and the moment he met the Lord's eyes, he bowed his head humbly and walked forward to salute: "Good day, Lord Ximu."
"Do you know me?" Wu Chen treated him politely.
"No, I recognize the spaceship parked outside the door." As expected of the Archmage from Morrowind, his thorough court etiquette revealed an indelible elegance in the embarrassing situation at hand. It is said that no matter how respected he was in Morrowind before, he became a gray man after arriving in Skyrim.
"Please sit down." Wu Chen invited with a smile.
"Thank you, sir." The dark elf elemental mage is still so elegant.
"Why shouldn't you be recruited as a court mage?" For example, Xueman's court mage Farenga Secret Fire, almost the nine major lords have their own magic advisors. The treatment is much higher than that of ordinary vassals, even comparable to that of barons.
"As you can see, my lord. I was a mage in Morrowind. Now I lend my talents to the mines here, helping them keep the tunnels safe. Azula above, it's really hot in there. I Using a large amount of frost salt potion to maintain the heat is bearable, but even so, I can't hold on anymore. There are more and more obvious burning spots below. Soon, the entire mine will be blown up to the sky. But I have Give it your all, give it your all." Dravynea the Stoneweaver spoke of the greatest danger facing the Searing Stream Mine.
"Okay, madam." Referring to the name of "Scorching Stream", Wu Chen expressed his understanding: "The high-temperature gas filled with gas will break through the rock formations at any time and cause a big explosion. And the only feasible way is to use frost salt potion to cool down , delaying the Big Bang."
"That's it, my lord." Stoneweaver Delavinia nodded slightly: "Whenever the air ripples somewhere in the mine, it means the accumulation of explosive gas." This is a convincing statement of experience. Experienced miners in Ximu collar would say similar things.
"If a steam pipeline is laid in the mine and the explosive gas is introduced into the Shenguang Crystal Forge for forging or lighting, can the crisis in the mine be solved?" Wu Chen asked the recognized mechanical master among Mrs. Gisei Siying.
Spirit Dragon Knight Ashtaret nodded with a smile: "Master's method is all right. But laying brass steam pipes will cost a lot of gold coins. The miners of the Searing Stream Mine should not be able to afford it."
Wu Chen nodded slightly: "Who is the mine owner of Burning Stream?"
"Sir, it is said that Roggi Knot-Beard's ancestor Lane discovered these mines after urinating in a dark cave." The owner of the Braided Branch Inn is naturally familiar with the local situation: "Since then, it has More and more miners are coming here and setting up mining camps. Therefore, according to the lord treaty of Xueman, this scorching stream mine is owned by the Luoji Jiuxu family. However, due to inheritance tax (the natural death of the subject or the After the lord died in battle, the heirs paid the lord livestock or property (the amount collected was about one-third of all inheritance) and personal ambitions, so this crisis-ridden mine still belonged to the Yusu family in name. However, again Before making up for the missing inheritance taxes for generations, most of the ownership of this mine has been mortgaged to Lord Windhelm."
Just as inheritance tax is levied on approximately one-third of the total value. If the heirs did not pay enough taxes, the shortfall would be mortgaged to the lord. In this way, when the next heir inherits the mine again, one-third of the remaining value of the mine after deducting the portion mortgaged to the lord will be the new inheritance tax. And so on.
Passed down from generation to generation, mortgaged from generation to generation. As a result, there is still 25.39% of the ownership of the mine left in the hands of Luoji Jiuxu, and most of the remaining ownership of the mine is mortgaged to the current Lord of Windhelm, Ulfric Stormcloak.
"Ah, this shouldn't be a problem." The Lord's thoughts are always unexpected: "Where is Luoji Yusu?"
"We should try brewing delicious mead in the camp sometime, sir." The owner of Braided Branch Inn shrugged and smiled: "Compared to mining, Luo Ji's brewing skills are his talent."
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to go brewing?" The housekeeper smiled softly.
After receiving the news, Luoji Jiexu immediately threw away the miner's hoe in his hand and rushed to meet the rich Lord Ximu.
After drinking a large glass of mead, Luoji Jiuxu began to talk. Boasting that he has become a renowned mead expert after a lifetime of study, he says that the best mead in Skyrim can be found in the Riften city he visited as a child (a veiled admission that he secretly learned the art of brewing blackthorn mead). Yet the mead he drank far outweighed the harvest of the mining. Therefore, he owes the owner of the Braided Inn a large sum of money for liquor. The money was worth more than the remaining 25.39% ownership stake in the Searing Creek Mine.
"This is not a problem." The lord smiled and said: "The problem is, you taste my wine."
As he spoke, the lord took out the exquisite wine bag and poured a large glass of gin for Luoji Yuxu.
The rich aroma of gin immediately aroused Luoji Jiuxu's hunger. After drinking one glass, the question came: "Sir, I guarantee you with my wine-making career (sit down quickly, your wine-making career has not started yet), your self-brewed mead has far surpassed the black thorn mead. "
"So, if I hire you as the chief winemaker of Secuda Gin, would you be willing?" Wu Chen smiled and extended the invitation.
"Of course, sir. It is my honor." Logi Yusu's lofty ambition is indeed the same as what the owner of the Braided Branch Inn said: "The Searing Stream Mine will be my gift."
"It's not necessary." Wu Chen smiled and said: "I will also redeem the mortgaged ownership for you. The only condition is that the ore produced by the Burning Stream Mine will be given priority to my territory."
"Of course, sir." As soon as he said this, everyone was in awe, including Luoji Yusu himself.
The owner of the Braided Branch Inn spoke up at the right time: "Sir, your gift without consideration of reward is against the ancient Nord treaty of fair trade. If Roger Knotbeard accepts it, he will be ridiculed by everyone."
"The boss is right." Stoneweaver Delavinia smiled in relief: "In my hometown of Morrowind, there is a similar unwritten treaty."
"Then half and half." Wu Chen thought for a while and said.
"You must have more than half." As expected from the owner of the Braided Branch Inn: "Roji Knotbeard can maintain the current share at the limit (25.39%!)."
"Sir, this is the treaty of the Nords." Logi Yusu's eyes were firm. Okay, now you remember that you are a Nord with "a man standing on his fist and a horse running on his arm"?
"Okay then." Wu Chen nodded lightly: "Then please don't mind if I repay all the bills for you as a lord."
"I salute you, my lord." Luoji Yuxu saluted solemnly. This is a simple and unshakable ritual to surrender to Lord Ximu and become a Secunda squire. Everyone present is a witness.
It would be best if Logi Junsu himself redeems the mortgage share from the current Windhelm Lord Ulfric Stormcloak without Lord Ximu coming forward.
After solving the huge crisis in the Searing Stream Mine, the Lord will gain the allegiance of a dark elf elemental mage and the expert trainer of transformation magic, Stoneweaver Dravinia.
It was a worthwhile trip.
As for the manufacture of brass steam pipes and divine light crystal forges, Ashtaret, the knight of the spirit dragon, is already familiar with it.
In addition, the champion warrior Clea Wolfclaw also made an agreement with the Lord to visit the Graystone Castle later.
Wu Chen took the Starry Night Goddess with him, as well as the dragon lady who still hadn't woken up from the extreme shock, and returned to his territory.
