Lant's first meeting with the God-Emperor ended with a quick chat. When he was about to leave at the end, the God-Emperor encouraged him a few words and told him that the assistant financial officer of the royal family was not needed. He has been in charge of the Finance Department for a long time.
Regarding this "oracle", when Lant left, the Attendant of the Tower of Purity explained it more clearly:
"What your Majesty means is that Duke Lant is favored by His Majesty Willie and has the responsibility to build the magic furnace. However, the magic furnace is not only a magic device, but also an anchor for gold coins. If you, Duke, do not have the position of financial officer, what will happen in the future? It will be very inconvenient for the empire and the various kingdoms."
The chief attendant looked at Lant with doubts in his eyes, and then explained: "With the status of Royal Financial Officer, you can report directly to His Majesty the Emperor to avoid delaying the construction of the magic furnace in the empire due to administrative procedures. Of course, It can also prevent the wealth brought by the new magic furnace from being eroded."
"Oh!" Lant understood.
Ever since he built the first magic furnace, various departments in the empire began to work on it, hoping to control the production and installation of the magic furnace within their own responsibilities.
For example, the Salt and Iron Division hopes that every magic furnace can only be built by them, and even hopes to keep Wendy and other girls in the Salt and Iron Division. After Lant politely declined, the chief of the Salt and Iron Division was not very happy, but Lant gave it away Once a hammer passes, it is over.
After that, the Department of Finance began to continuously set traps for the rand, hoping to bind the rand through various contracts, from equipment purchases, to the accounts of the Yeqicheng Department of Finance, to the settlement of imperial aid supplies.
The purpose each time was not to collect gold coins from Rand, but to allow the Department of Finance to have an absolute say in Rand's decision-making. It was not until Rand cursed a senior assistant that the Department of Finance understood Rand's intentions. Fineness.
In the end, the royal family gave Lant the position of assistant financial officer. In addition to clarifying his status and allowing him to transcend the imperial bureaucracy, it also meant that he could become a source of wealth for the royal family.
After all, every time a new magic furnace is built, it means that the Department of Finance can issue 2.5 million new coins. If it is handled by the bureaucrats of the Department of Finance, the royal family may only get 800,000. Thanks to the efficiency and integrity of the bureaucrats .
In the evening, Lant's celebration dinner was held in a banquet hall of the palace, with more than a dozen people including Prince Stuart Jinyue Augustus, chairman of the Galloping Horse Foundation and Yavini Jinyue's father. A royal family and a legend of the Tower of Purity participated.
As for Lant, Halkara, Wendy, Gulea, Little Cardinal, Yawenni Jinyue and others were all picked up.
This dinner was no different than the noon buffet reception. You had to sit on both sides of a row of tables with a group of royal dignitaries and be "tortured" by a group of legends.
"Lant? I heard that you just finished fighting the orcs and are going to the north to fight against the Sea Tribe?"
Prince Stuart was the first to ask, "The war between the sea and the sky lasts for tens of thousands of years. Even if you become a righteous god, you may not be able to really change anything. Instead of joining in the fun, it is better to focus on more useful points, such as Think about when to have kids.”
"Yes, Lant, it will be difficult to have children after you reach the high level. You should work hard as soon as possible while your body has not yet completely reached the high level." Princess Stuart also agreed.
Seeing Lant's rather embarrassed expression, Stuart did not stop and said, "Once you reach a high level and have the hope of becoming a legend, you can no longer calculate the growth of your offspring based on the lifespan of a mortal.
It often takes hundreds of years for an elf descendant, such as Yavini and Andrew, to develop their bloodline and grow into an adult. It often takes decades or even hundreds of years for them to find a suitable partner. "
"However, the time that a descendant of elves can contribute to the family is calculated based on hundreds or even thousands of years. Look at how much effort I have put into Yawenni! It is so easy to cultivate, and the result is that the fiefdom in the imperial capital , it has been snatched away long ago!”
"Dad!" Yawenni's face is about to spit out anger now. Her father has set up a match between her and Lant in front of her three wives. She will be too embarrassed to return to the imperial capital in the future.
"Yarvini, you should thank Duke Lant properly," the princess said quickly, "I don't know what you are like in normal times, but when you go to the front line, you can actually show your achievements as a viscount on the ground. Without someone's care, you are afraid that you will even go out on the plains. If you don’t go, you’ll be targeted by the beast god if you go out!”
Seeing Yawenni's face gradually turning red, the princess did not stop outputting: "It's good now. Not only do you have the territory of viscounty, but you also have the title of court earl. Go to the Imperial Knights and ask if you can get the earl." Yes, who has been the deputy leader for almost 1,000 years, so he can barely give one as a reward.
Let me tell you, it is not an exaggeration for you to commit yourself to me now. "
"Mom..." Yawenni couldn't eat anymore.
"Puff"
Gu Leiya couldn't hold it back and almost spat out the soup she just drank in her mouth.
As for Wendy and Little Cardinal, each of them squeezed Lant's thigh with their hands.
As soon as the princess finished speaking, another legend started talking: "Little Stu, your Yavini and Lant still take good care of our children. My youngest son usually knows how to listen to operas, and he can't even perform properly." No, thanks to their care this time, I was able to become a viscount."
This legendary son is a high-level knight who paddles in the Knights of Yaweni. Even Lant is jealous of his good equipment, but such a current knight trembles when he sees the magic pattern tiger. During the entire war He followed a group of big cats on patrol in the forest every day, and happened to cooperate with the patrol to kill a high-level mouse during the decisive battle. He suddenly reached the second level of Viscount, becoming a typical example of a glorious ancestor.
Another legend also quickly said: "That's right, and my little nephew. He went home two days ago and he was very energetic. He said he wanted to form a knight team to protect the city of Ravnica."
The legends present spoke one after another. Some hoped that their sons could establish a territory on the plains, some said that their daughters and Yawenni were good sisters and wanted to marry Lant together, and others watched. He was impressed by Lant's pioneering ability in the forest, and encouraged him to continue building cities in the forest from time to time.
After hearing this, Lant realized that this reception was a thank you banquet. The legendary parents of the paddling knights had specially organized a group to express their gratitude to Lant, and they were also here to inquire and explore the next step of cooperation.
"Don't go too far," Halkara said, seeing a group of juniors frantically putting pressure on Lant, and smiled as he came to his rescue.
"The territories related to the forest serve the various elven clans. You descendants who are striving for success come here and don't lose the territory again!"
As soon as the ancestor spoke, the effect was obvious. The legends immediately stopped making blatant requests and began to introduce their own granddaughters. Like the princess, she also acted as a matchmaker for Lant in front of the three ladies.
(End of chapter)
