Reborn Dragon Vein Warlock, Genius Beauty Mage

Dominaria City, Mage Tower Castle.

A carriage, escorted by several followers, arrived in front of the castle gate. The guarding soldiers stepped forward and checked the carriage inside and out before letting it go.

Since the Mage Tower in Barcelona Port, Iberia Kingdom, was bombed, the Mage Guild has notified all branches and nobles who own Mage Towers of the investigation results, and the Stewart Territory has naturally stepped up inspections.

The carriage stopped in front of the main building. The coachman put down the footstool and opened the door. Hereditary Honorary Count Mikita d'Este stepped out.

Anne, the head maid who had been waiting here, saluted and said, "I salute you, Count Este."

The hereditary honorary Earl of Este habitually asked: "Is Earl Stewart back?"

"is back."

"Ah? You're back? That's great."

Anne said: "Please go to the lounge first, and I will report to the Earl."

The maid led them to the guest lounge. At this time, a half-elf was already sitting there. This was the envoy of the Cantabria Territory. The hereditary honorary Earl of Esther greeted the other party, and the half-elf also politely returned the greeting, and then the two drank tea together and waited.

The hereditary honorary Earl of Esther arrived in Dominaria three days ago, and sent someone to deliver the greetings that day, but Christine had not returned at that time.

Later, the hereditary honorary Count of Este came to wait on time every afternoon and left before dinner, focusing on a positive attitude.

The refugees in the Iberian Kingdom will soon run out of food. Although King Alfonso and his ministers have tried their best to buy some food from other places, how much they can buy under the current circumstances is just It's just a drop in the bucket.

So Christine here became the only life-saving straw.

King Alfonso specially found the hereditary honorary count Mikita Este, who had a good relationship with Christine, and sent him as an envoy to Stuart Territory to discuss the purchase of grain. In order for the hereditary honorary Count of Este to do his best, King Alfonso also offered a sky-high reward and gave him a village as a reward after the achievement.

Although according to the "Nobles' Convention", those who have no military merit and are not fifth-level professionals cannot be granted land of more than one village, and many hereditary honorary nobles often only have one or two manors under their names, there are always ways to exploit loopholes, such as buying and selling.

You can first reward 10,000 gold coins, and then find a way to sell a village to the hereditary honorary Earl of Este for 10,000 gold coins. This trivial matter is not a problem at all to the king. It's too common for nobles to sell their land for one reason or another. It's enough to have an excuse that looks good on the surface.

It is legal for nobles to deal with their own subjects. Even if they kill other people's subjects, the most they can do is compensate them with some money, and no one cares at all. Even if it is a war between nobles, as long as it does not violate the three major covenants, no one will care if hundreds or thousands of soldiers die.

But large-scale civilian deaths are not allowed to happen, because this will cause the true God to lose a large number of believers and shake the foundation of God.

Although many civilians were killed or injured in the demonic disaster, this affected all believers of the true god. As the saying goes, it does not matter if everyone is like this, not because of scarcity but because of inequality. But if King Alfonso lets the many refugees in the two counties starve to death, then his role as king will come to an end.

According to historical records, kings who performed poorly during the demon disaster all went to the Kingdom of God early due to "accidents" of one kind or another. Obviously, this was because God was dissatisfied with what the king had done and "gave" him death. Otherwise, how could one explain the cause of death, which could not be saved by "resurrection".

To the gods, the king, even if he is of his own blood, is just a bigger ant. If you don't like him, just change him.

Although the king who was "given death" would become the Holy Spirit in God, he would lose his power and would not be able to enjoy himself. King Alfonso was only in his forties at that time. Although the Kingdom of God was what he yearned for, he did not want to go there so early.

With the king's promise, the hereditary honorary Earl of Este's motivation was naturally different, and he had to come and wait every day.

The special envoy from Cantabria arrived the day before yesterday, and naturally he didn't see Christine, so he followed the example of the hereditary honorary Earl of Este and came to "check in" every afternoon.

The devil has already reached the Count of Navarre, and because the kingdom does not have enough troops to support it, it will only be a matter of time before the Count of Navarre falls. If the devil continues to move west, then it will be the Basque Viscounty, and then it will be the turn of the Cantabria Viscounty.

The Viscount of the Basque Country had begun to organize a retreat and had little hope for the defense of the territory, but the Viscount of Cantabria felt that he could still save a little more.

After a while, a maid came in and said: "Count Ester, please come with me."

"Okay." The hereditary honorary Earl of Esther stood up, straightened his clothes and followed the maid out of the lounge.

In the corridor, there is a maid standing at every corner. This is the pomp of a great noble.

The maid led the way in front of the hereditary honorary Earl of Esther. Her face was expressionless, but she spotted a gap and whispered: "Father, Earl Stewart is in a good mood today."

The hereditary honorary Earl of Este also whispered quietly: "I understand."

This maid is called Lucia Este, the youngest daughter of the hereditary honorary Earl of Este. Christine worked as her maid when she went to the Iberian Kingdom a few years ago, and now she has become the deputy head maid by relying on her accumulation.

Although she is the daughter of a hereditary honorary earl, she is a commoner as long as she does not have a noble status. Being a maid for a noble noble is already a very respectable job. Therefore, even if her father was an envoy from the Iberian Kingdom, Lucia did not dare to reveal any information to him, otherwise she would be beaten to death.

But because the matter is so important, even this insignificant statement can be exchanged for the reward of the hereditary honorary Earl of Este. After all, this is a business matter, not a private matter. Even if they are father and daughter, they must give what is due. Otherwise, why would Lucia come to lead the way?

The two walked to the door of the living room, and the maid next to them opened the door. Lucia walked in first and reported: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Kingdom of Iberia, Count Mikita Este, has arrived."

"Good afternoon, Earl Stewart." The hereditary honorary Earl of Este saluted first.

"Good afternoon, Count Esther." Christine made a gesture to sit down.

In addition to Christine who was sitting in the main seat in the room, the hereditary honorary Earl of Esther also saw a sixth-level mage sitting next to him. He knew that Stewart owned a female mage named Carlottani, who must be She did.

Nobles have always been proud to hire mages as consultants. Although Earl Stewart is a mage himself, it is normal for him to ask other mages to help him when encountering major issues.

The purchase of grain by the Kingdom of Iberia is an extremely big deal.