The Great Age of Voyage of the Elves

Chapter 2 The Progress of the Times

The next day, Mu arrived outside the manor early in the morning to prepare to leave.

Next, he will go to York, the nearest port city, to choose the water elf he wants, and the earl will help him write a letter for him to take to the governor of York, and generously give him a large fee to buy the elf.

This generosity once aroused the jealousy of Mu's brothers, but considering that he had permanently lost the right to inherit the family fief, those brothers did not show anything in the end.

Since the Eliac family's fief is located in the hinterland of the old road, even if York City is the nearest port from here, the journey will still take several days.

"I don't know when the iron train will be invented in this world. As long as the steam engine appears, the train will be very fast, right?" Along the way, Mu diverted his thoughts and daydreamed wildly.

A few days later, he finally arrived at York Harbour.

Then he went directly to the Governor's Mansion and visited the Governor here: Viscount Wellington.

The governor received him in accordance with the etiquette, and had some innocuous courtesies with him, and then invited Mu to lunch. During the chat at the table, Mu took out the letter that the earl gave him.

"Haha, I didn't expect that the little devil of the Eliak family would also yearn for the sea. This is really rare."

Through the earl's letter, the governor knew the purpose of Mu's visit, and immediately let out a hearty laugh.

The Governor and Mu's father were good friends when they were young, but unlike the staid, old-fashioned old earl who always pursued refinement and decency, Viscount Wellington did not look like a traditional nobleman of this era at all.

Then he summoned his steward and threw him a token.

"Take this, go to the elf exchange in the city, and help the boy of Eliak's family choose a good elf."

The butler bowed to accept the order, and then led Mu away from the governor's manor.

On the way to the city, Mu learned through chatting that Governor Wellington is a nobleman who keeps pace with the times, and often makes people feel a little deviant.

He not only relied on his position and fiefdom for income, but he also invested in many projects in the city, including a textile factory, two shipyards, a small chamber of commerce and a tavern.

Even the elf exchange that Mu is about to go to is an industry under the governor's name.

This made Mu feel extraordinarily different.

Because in the memory of the original body, in this world, elves were a monopoly resource that almost belonged exclusively to nobles, and elf trainers used to be an out-and-out noble profession, and they could not tolerate commoners at all.

Because in the era of cold weapons, powerful elves are the absolute masters on the battlefield, and human power is almost unstoppable!

Those in power were afraid of the amazing fighting power of the elves, so they implemented various restrictions and prohibitions in the past.

According to the laws of the Windmill Chrysanthemum Kingdom, civilians are strictly prohibited from cultivating elves for the purpose of fighting, teaching elves with dangerous and powerful moves, prohibiting one person from holding more than three elves, and prohibiting certain dangerous species of elves from evolving to their final form without permission...

Some nobles with strict management even only allowed commoners in their territories to possess a few types of water-type, grass-type, and insect-type elves to assist in farming, and other more dangerous fire-type and electric-type elves were not allowed to raise.

In the past, trainers could only come from princely and noble families.

However, with the advent of the new era, these prohibitions have almost disappeared in many places.

After the opening of the new sea route, both the navy and the expedition team urgently needed more trainers, and the amount provided by the aristocratic family alone was not enough.

What's more, the exploration of overseas new continents has not been smooth sailing. Since more than 20 years ago, the three major kingdoms have broken out wars with the local forces there.

Nowadays, various prohibitions on restricting elves can only be practiced in the traditional fiefdoms of some old nobles in the hinterland of the old continent, but not many people really take it seriously in places closer to the coastline.

But even so, it still seems too unusual and uncommon for the governor, who is a nobleman, to personally manage the elf exchange.

So much so that even Mu, a traveler who traveled all the way into the city, had to admire Lord Wellington's "deviance".

When he came to the exchange, when Mu saw the huge venue and the continuous flow of people, he seemed to feel the pulse of this era clearly again.

In the current world, nobility depended most on two things to maintain their rule - the land and the elves.

In the era of underdeveloped productivity, more than [-]% of wealth depended on land output. Only food and tax revenues produced stably on the land could support a prosperous kingdom. Elves were the most powerful weapons for these nobles who controlled the land to maintain their rule.

However, at this moment, the nobles have begun to lose their monopoly on elves and trainer resources. In the future, as the new class uses factories and business routes to generate wealth that exceeds land output, the status of traditional nobles is destined to become more and more precarious.

The signs of the changing times are already clearly visible in front of Mu's eyes at this moment.

It's a pity that his father and brothers and sisters couldn't see these signs at all, and only saw the hereditary title and family fiefdom.

That's why Mu didn't bother to care about the ownership of Muyuan Town.

He is very clear that the progress of the times is unstoppable, and in such a turbulent age, only his own strength will not let him down.

In the world, elves are the most intuitive manifestation of strength!

When they came to the beach behind the exchange, the butler sent by Governor Wellington asked politely, "Master Eliak, would you like to take a look for yourself first, or do you need me to find a breeder for you to recommend?"

The beach in front of me is separated from a small piece of sea area, and there are many water-type elves scattered around. These are all elves that are listed for sale on the exchange.

Mu pondered for a moment.

He was still hesitating, but at this moment, a voice suddenly came from his mind.

【Ding--

Detected that the host is about to harvest the initial elves——

The extraordinary trainer system is officially loaded——

Loading……

Loading completed!

The sprite data panel is now open. 】

"It's a system, I finally have a system!"

He said ecstatically in his heart.

Although he was a little bored by the various systems that emerged one after another when he was reading novels before time travel, but when it came time to travel by himself, he could only feel at ease when he heard such a "ding" sound.

So this person can't escape the law of true fragrance after all.

After unlocking the system, he had the ability to view the wizard panel, which immediately gave him confidence.

"Let me see for myself first."

He said politely to the butler.

(End of this chapter)