The Last Alchemist

The tragedy in Longshan Village happened so suddenly that Rosen couldn't believe it.

"The Duchy of Deren has never participated in disputes between countries. How could it suffer such a disaster?"

Annie sighed: "It shouldn't have, but this time the situation is really serious."

"What do you mean?" Rosen listened attentively.

Although Anne was young, she had traveled all over the continent and had a wide range of knowledge. She explained the pros and cons: "The southern Parason Empire seems prosperous on the surface, but in fact there are many internal contradictions, and the aristocracy is increasingly dissatisfied with the emperor's authority. In order to divert the conflict, the newly appointed Emperor Gandra III brazenly launched the third Northern Expedition. If the Northern Expedition is victorious, Gandra III will gain endless prestige and his position will be completely consolidated, but if it fails."

Hearing this, Rosen already understood it completely.

This situation was not unfamiliar to him at all, because before he crossed over, the third Northern Expedition in the game had just ended not long ago.

He sighed and continued Anne's words: "If we fail, the emperor will step down, the empire will fall into turmoil, and no one will have the energy to restrain the defeated soldiers. These defeated soldiers will be scattered all over the place and will eventually turn into countless robbers and bandits."

Rosen has personally experienced this situation once in the game. At that time, countless defeated soldiers went south, and the high-level officials of the Parason Empire fell into turmoil. As a result, the empire was almost completely corrupted, and the major principalities within the empire could not escape the disaster. Bandits were rampant, monsters were rampant, countless villages were destroyed, and corpses were everywhere. It became a real hell on earth. The scene was horrible.

Anne sighed: "You are right, I even think the situation will be more serious."

Rosen knew that Anne was right. He pondered for a while and said: "There is still too little information. In this way, I just want to give the magic mirror to the baron and go to find out the news."

After all, the game is a game, which lacks too many details than the real world. Rosen is in it, and seeing the chaos coming, he naturally wants to master as much information as possible.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on that magician here."

After a brief exchange, Rosen turned and walked towards the gate of the Baron's Mansion.

Annie's hiding place was only a hundred meters away from the gate of the Baron's Mansion. He quickly crossed the square. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Baron Draco's furious roar from the yard.

"Coward! Rebellion! Idiot!"

Rosen's heart 'stomped': 'It seems that the situation is quite bad. '

"Dang~"

The two guards at the gate of the Baron's Mansion crossed their spears and blocked Rosen's way.

Rosen was well prepared and took out the ruby ​​gold ring given by the baron: "I am Rosen Laplace, the son of Sir Laplace. This is a token given to me by the baron. The lord said that with this ring, I can go to see him at any time."

The ruby ​​gold ring is very eye-catching. Both guards knew it. When they saw the ring, they immediately retracted their spears. One guard saluted Rosen: "Sorry for the offense just now. Please come in."

The other guard took the initiative to open the door for Rosen.

Rosen walked in.

Entering the yard, he saw the messenger who had just galloped on the square from a distance. He half-knelt in front of Baron Draco without saying a word, and Baron Draco looked very excited. He kept waving a piece of parchment in his hand and kept saying something.

Rosen took out the magic mirror and walked over slowly.

The courtyard of the Baron's Mansion is very large, as spacious as half a football field. The terrain is also at the highest point of the town. The outermost layer of the courtyard is a circle of stone walls more than 4 meters high. Inside the stone wall is a circle of wooden frames for walking. A wooden watchtower is built in each of the four directions of the stone wall, southeast, northwest, and northeast. A little further inside is a circle of wooden buildings. The main building is a two-story wooden building covering an area of ​​at least 200 square meters. On the west side of the wooden building, a small garden is surrounded by wooden fences. There is a pavilion in the garden. Next to the garden is a stable. Further away are the barracks, granaries, and armories where the guards live.

There is also a big tree in the open space in the middle of the courtyard. Under the tree are horse troughs, weapon racks, and a small shed to keep out the rain. Next to the shed, several guards are practicing martial arts.

In short, the Baron's Mansion is very dirty and messy, and the smell of horse manure is floating in the air. In terms of sophistication, it is far inferior to Laplace Manor, but in terms of military use, it can beat Laplace Manor by ten blocks.

This baron's mansion is a standard war fortress.

When Rosen approached 20 meters away, Baron Draco finally discovered his presence. He turned his head and glanced at Rosen, and soon, his eyes were fixed on the magic mirror in Rosen's hand.

The baron immediately turned from anger to joy. He waved to the messenger in front of him and said, "Send the order to the captain of the guard and let him start preparing for war."

"Yes, sir." The messenger quickly retreated.

The baron turned to look at Rosen, his face full of smiles: "Ahaha~ Young man, tell me, you will bring me good news, right?"

Rosen walked a few steps to the baron, bowed and presented the magic mirror: "Uncle, your magic mirror has been repaired, please take a look."

The baron took the magic mirror and just glanced at the lens, his eyes lit up: "Hey, how come this lens has become so exquisite?"

He looked at the eyepiece and then the objective lens, and felt that this lens had an indescribable sense of exquisiteness and purity. One look at it makes people feel reluctant to put it down.

Rosen smiled and said: "Uncle, it's like this, I not only repaired the damaged lens, but also made some improvements to the intact lens."

"Improvement?" The baron was dubious and frowned slightly: "This is the work of Master Parkland. You dare to talk about improvements at a young age. If you break my uncle's magic mirror, I won't let you off lightly."

"Uncle, you might as well give it a try." Rosen smiled confidently.

"Okay, then I'll give it a try."

The baron put the magic mirror in front of his eyes and looked into the distance. After one glance, he paused: "Huh?"

"Uncle, how are you?" Rosen asked knowingly.

"It's very bright and clear. It's really much better than the previous magic mirror."

The baron turned his body and looked around. After watching for a while, he climbed onto the wooden corridor of the courtyard wall and looked around. Finally, his lens was fixed in the direction of the Night Devil's House. After watching for a long time, he still had something to say. Put down the magic mirror.

At this time, he was already smiling: "Little guy, you are really capable. This magic mirror is twice as good as the original one. Especially these two lenses, they are shining and pure. At a glance, It’s like there are two clear springs in the lens tube, which makes people want to see it again. It’s such a treasure!”

The baron touched the glass lens with his hand, his movements were extremely gentle, as if he were touching his lover's skin. A rugged man could actually make such delicate movements. It seemed that he really liked this magic mirror to the extreme.

Rosen bowed slightly and smiled reservedly: "Uncle, this is what I should do."

The baron laughed loudly when he heard this: "Okay, very good. I must give you a reward, a big reward! Matt, bring me 100 silver francs."

After a while, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler ran out of the wooden building, holding a bulging money bag in his hand. When he came closer, the baron pointed at Rosen: "This little guy helped me fix it. No, it’s the improved magic mirror, he deserves it.”

A smile suddenly appeared on Matt's face. He held the money bag to Rosen with both hands and shouted: "Praise you, you really helped the master solve a big trouble."

Rosen smiled and took the money bag, but he was complaining in his heart: "It's only 100 rands, a loss." ’

However, he thought about it again and realized that his estimate might be wrong: '50 rands is the total annual income of an ordinary farmer. The baron gave me 100 rands at one time, which is actually quite generous. ’

This is like an ordinary person in the Chinese country on earth whose annual income is 50,000 yuan, and he casually helped the baron repair the magic mirror, and the baron rewarded him with 100,000 yuan. In fact, it was already a generous sum. For example, Annie, a stalker, tries her best to kill a monster, but the reward is only so much.

As for the 3,000 rands, that was all the savings of the Laplace family. The old knight saved them one coin at a time, and they cannot be compared with this bounty.

Thinking of this, Rosen felt a lot more balanced.

However, 100 rand is still a little less. Facing the Baron, the richest man in a hundred miles radius, he has to make a big profit no matter what.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "Uncle, actually I can make a better magic mirror than this."