"Very good. From this moment on, Blue Cold Castle will become more prosperous and prosperous under my protection."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao's mind moved, and the newly upgraded fourth-level recruitment order appeared on his palm, and he began to sign the contract.
After a while, a familiar prompt sounded in Lei Xiao's ears.
[Congratulations, the fourth-level two-star forest magician Shuanghua Oak has signed a master-servant contract with you and has become your new subordinate! 】
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction, and as usual, he opened the opponent's attribute bar while helping him up.
[Name: Shuanghua]
[Occupation: Forest Magician]
[Level: Level 4, Two Stars]
【Loyalty: 100】
[Skill 1: Giant Wood Pierce "Active" (plant attribute spell group attack, additional piercing effect)]
[Skill 2: Thorn Blockade "Active" (plant attribute spell group attack, additional imprisonment effect)]
[Skill Three: Giant Wood Wall "Active" (plant attribute defense spell, with outstanding effect on forest terrain)]
[Skill Four: Plant Attribute Magic Mastery "Passive" (When using plant attribute magic, the damage will be moderately increased)]
"In this way, Blue Cold Castle is officially included in my power territory and becomes the ninth town I own!"
After closing the attribute bar, a hint of joy appeared on Lei Xiao's face.
Then he thought to himself: "As I said at the banquet, if I am willing, the wine in this town can be exclusively provided by the nobles and become exclusively for me."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
Hong Ye, who had been waiting here just now, took a step forward and bowed to report: "I would like to inform you, Lord Lord, that the Slime that was devouring it like a moth has been completely eliminated by my subordinates!"
"Good job, let's go back and take a look."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
Next, Lei Xiao noticed that he returned to the second wine area.
The huge thing that was squirming and swallowing just now has completely disappeared, leaving only the mess on the ground and the slightest smoke, proving that this place has been devoured by the giant thing.
"Great, in this way, not only the underground wine cellar and the city lord's mansion above were saved, but also the family, five squadrons of guards, and a group of winemakers and servants were saved. life!"
A look of surprise suddenly appeared on the rough face of Marquis Rose. He bowed to Lei Xiao repeatedly and said, "Thank you very much, Lord!"
"Lord, before the blank era, the Devouring Slime would be beaten by everyone whenever he crossed the street. As far as I know, many villages and cities, including the human race, were destroyed here. Something in my hand."
On the other side, Hong Ye bowed slightly and added: "Among them, some were innocent people affected by the explosion, while some were directly devoured by the slime. It can be said to be extremely tragic."
"Then we can be considered as eliminating harm for the people."
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Lei Xiao turned around and said, "Okay, let's leave here now, and leave the rest to Marquis Rose to deal with it himself."
"As you command! Lord Lord!"
Hearing the sound, all the subordinates bowed and said in unison.
In this way, Lei Xiao left the wine cellar and returned to the luxurious reception room just now.
First, he ordered Marquis Rose to send someone to bring in Chao Yan and other seven subordinates who were hiding nearby.
Then, they began to ask about the specific situation of Blue Cold Castle.
After a long conversation with Rose Marquis, Lei Xiao learned about it while drinking fragrant tea.
As shown in previous intelligence, Blue Cold Castle has a total of five garrison brigades and five second-order guard squadrons, with a total combat strength of 5,500 people.
The five garrison brigades are respectively two infantry brigades, a cavalry brigade, an archer brigade, and a mixed infantry and cavalry brigade.
The five Guards squadrons are a heavy infantry squadron, a swordsman squadron, two magician squadrons, and a ranger scout squadron that is good at reconnaissance.
Among them, except for the Rose Marquis himself, who is in the fourth level.
There are also ten third-level powerhouses on the side, including five captains of the garrison and five captains of the Guards Squadron.
"Not bad, this kind of strength can indeed be called extremely impressive."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao put down the empty teacup in his hand and nodded with satisfaction.
"Lord, that's not all. In fact, there is a special secret area in the underground wine cellar just now, which is the treasury of Blue Cold Castle!"
I saw Rose Marquis standing aside, first picking up the steaming teapot, respectfully refilling the teacup that Lei Xiao had put down, and then he smiled and said: "There are 12 million golden dragons stored there, which the lord can take at any time." use!"
"Then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded slightly to Rose Marquis again with appreciation.
Currently, after paying a commission of 1.8 million golden dragons and giving Orr 5 million golden dragons, Lei Xiao only has 1.1 million golden dragons left, which is undoubtedly extremely stressful.
The two trade fairs in Kongqing Town and Fanyin City, although they continue every day, monetize some of the high-end equipment provided by Lei Xiao, as well as ordinary works of art that are of no use to Lei Xiao. .
But after all, buyers need to be found one by one, and the three princes in the surrounding area have many eyes and ears, so they have to be careful to avoid being noticed by their opponents.
Therefore, it will naturally take a lot of time.
"All in all, these golden dragons stored in Blue Cold Castle can undoubtedly temporarily solve my urgent needs in case of emergencies."
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction and continued to think: "Speaking of which, Lan Cold Castle's financial resources are indeed very impressive. Tens of millions of golden dragons are already enough for an ordinary city lord in a big city. It’s an astronomical figure.”
"Hehe, Lord, you can use it as you like, but my subordinates are only interested in brewing wine. As for this magnificent decoration, it's just because the treasury can't hold it, so I just spent some of it at will."
I saw Rose Marquis holding the teapot with orchid fingers, and added: "I know that with the expansion of the lord, there will definitely be a lack of funds.
Therefore, starting from today, my subordinates will gradually dispose of some of the wine cellar collections within a reasonable range. By then, the lord will naturally be able to obtain a large amount of funds! "
"very good."
Instructing Rose Marquis to come closer, Lei Xiao asked for his staff and robe.
Needless to say, at present, even though the Rose Marquis has joined his subordinates, the fact that he is being targeted by the three princes has not changed.
Therefore, what Lei Xiao needs to do is naturally to improve the strength of Rose Marquis from all aspects as much as possible.
As usual, upgrading weapons and armor is naturally the first step.
In this way, after receiving these two weapons and armors, Lei Xiao first collected them all into the space bracelet, and then started to upgrade them directly.
The next second, a prompt sounded in Lei Xiao's ears.
[Congratulations, your "Level 4 Weapon: Staff of the Flower Elf" has been upgraded to "Level 5 Weapon: Staff of the Forest Messenger"! 】
[Congratulations, your "Level 4 Armor: Robe of Rose" has been upgraded to "Level 5 Armor: Robe of Red Moon"! 】
"Have they both reached level five? It's perfect!"
Overjoyed, Lei Xiao first opened the attribute bar of the new weapon.
[Name: Staff of the Forest Messenger]
[Level: Level 5? Extraordinary (Silver)]
[Attack strength: ★★★★★★]
[Additional Effect 1: Fury of the Forest "When using plant attribute magic, the damage is increased by 50%"]
[Additional Effect 2: Forest Wind "Movement increased by 20%"]
[Remarks: The staff comes from the forest elves. This elves who are very close to nature are not only good at using bows and arrows and have agile elf rangers in large numbers, but also have the most powerful forest magicians and elves among the elves. Forest Mage. 】
"Good fellow, for Rose Marquis, this staff is naturally perfect!"
Seeing this, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction and opened the attribute bar of the new robe.
[Name: Robe of the Red Moon]
[Level: Level 5? Extraordinary (Silver)]
【Defense strength: ★★★】
[Additional effect one: Magic reduction? Extremely "moderately reduces the user's spell consumption"]
[Additional Effect 2: Magical Protection? Wherever "Small reduction of damage received"]
[Remarks: This is a fifth-level robe made three hundred years ago by a half-elf magic craftsman who completely inherited the magic craftsmanship of a certain elven clan. The enchanting technique is quite exquisite.
However, because this half-elf fifth-level strongman named Lily secretly learned the secrets of the elves, he was hunted by the strong elves. In the end, he was exhausted and fell into the canyon. His whereabouts are still unknown. . 】
"Yes, with this robe, Rose Marquis's survivability and endurance can be further enhanced!"
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao did not hesitate and immediately handed over the fifth-level [Forest Messenger's Staff] and the fifth-level [Red Moon Robe] to the hands of Rose Marquis again.
"Fifth-level divine weapons and fifth-level national-level armors?! Are these given by the lord to his subordinates?!"
Looking at the long wooden staff and the dazzling red robe in his hand, Marquis Rose was shocked to the extreme. Needless to say, it set off huge waves in his heart.
Excited and surprised at the same time, he couldn't restrain himself and crawled directly at Lei Xiao's feet, unwilling to get up for a long time.
Rose Marquis naturally knows how precious level five equipment is.
The most important thing is that with the blessing of these two pieces of equipment, his strength will undoubtedly be greatly improved!
Even against a fourth-level senior expert or even a fourth-level peak expert, he will be invincible!
"Okay, this is just part of my meeting gift, it's not worth mentioning."
He leaned down again to lift up the tall and voluptuous man in front of him, Lei Xiao said with a faint smile.
"Part of it?!"
On the other side, Marquis Rose, who had just stood up, had not yet reacted.
I saw Lei Xiao's heart moved slightly again, and 20 magic scrolls rippling with energy fluctuations appeared on the table next to him.
"Lord, what is this again...?!"
Looking at this sudden scene, Rose Marquis, who had not yet recovered from his excitement, swallowed involuntarily.
As a fourth-level great magician, he is naturally no stranger to these priceless magic scrolls, or ultra-precious magic scrolls that almost only members of the royal family can obtain.
"These are 10 fourth-level advanced elemental defense enchantment scrolls and 10 fourth-level absolute elemental defense enchantment scrolls. As for the functions, I don't need to say more, right?
It is enough to allow you to withstand the fierce attacks of several fourth-level experts within a certain period of time. "
Looking at Rose Marquis' dumbfounded expression, Lei Xiao smiled slightly, and with a wave of his hand for the third time, 20 magical potions surrounded by brilliant colors appeared in front of him again.
Then he continued: "In addition, these are 10 third-level Star-Moon Charging Pills that instantly replenish magic power, and 10 third-level Star-Moon Recharge Pills that speed up magic recovery, which can further enhance your magic endurance."
After a pause, Lei Xiao said with a stern look: "With these help, as long as we don't encounter a fifth-level powerhouse, everything will be fine. And if the three princes send troops to attack, I will also lead troops to help. In short, as long as we are here, Under my protection, no one can do anything to you!"
"I would like to thank you very much, Lord!"
Hearing the sound, Marquis Rose was already so excited that he couldn't help but lowered his head to Lei Xiao again.
At this moment, while kneeling at Lei Xiao's feet, Rose Marquis understood clearly in his heart.
The little golden dragon I took out was nothing compared to the lord's generous reward.
More importantly, being able to join the Lord's command is undoubtedly the most correct choice in his life!
"Now I finally fully understand why the lord can make the proud Princess Ariel, who is a member of the royal family, willing to surrender. Such a strong foundation is simply unbelievable."
After being shocked, Marquis Rose couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "There is also the unknown and terrible catastrophe that may come at any time... It seems that this world is really about to change. No, maybe with the calm before the storm, It’s more appropriate to describe it.”
"By then, I'm afraid something even more incredible will happen, right? And all I can do is to cooperate with the lord and be as prepared as possible before the storm comes!"
Thinking of this, the Rose Marquis took a deep breath and said sternly to Lei Xiao: "Please rest assured, Lord, I am willing to die for your Lord, even if I die for you!"
"Very well, I have a few more things that I need to communicate with you."
Next, Lei Xiao described the distribution of forces he currently controlled to Rose Marquis.
"So that's the case, plus the Blue Cold Castle under his command, does the lord currently control a total of nine towns?"
Hearing this, Rose Marquis nodded thoughtfully, and then solemnly said: "Lord, I will forgive you for speaking frankly. With our current combat power, even if we simply fight against a prince's power in the eastern region of Leng Yan, we will not be able to defeat him." Your vitality will be severely damaged."
