Twenty Sided Dice

The time passed so quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was dawn on the third day. Master Faranis sighed softly, then closed the book and pushed him in front of Siegel. "It's time," said the old man, "leave here."

Siegel nodded, took the Castle Building Guide given to him by the old man into the space bag, and then leaned over to hug the three-day teacher. He felt the Ph.D.'s breathing became slower and slower, his heart seemed to beat once every half a minute, and the vitality of his body was gradually dissipating. He thought for a while, took out the bottle of Lich Elixir from the space bag, and gently put it back into the Loremaster's hand. The old man's fingers moved, he raised his eyelids to see what was in his hand, hurriedly shook his head, and panted, "Take it, take it!"

The mage complied and left the room backwards. Master Faranis closed his eyes with confidence and waited quietly for the final moment.

Siegel did not attend the funeral of the old man, but mourned silently in his room. During the ceremony, Alexander opened the astral portal, and the body of Master Faranis was placed in a black marble coffin, passed through the portal, and floated above the free star sea. There, the flow of time does not cause corruption and festering, and everything is eternal.

After the funeral was the ceremony for Kasper to take over as the Big Three, which also marked the official merger of the Knox Commonwealth into the Masters Federation. A plethora of new spells, new spells, and new ideas have enriched the Federation, but the price paid for it and the agreements made by the giants are unknown.

It seems to have felt the threat of the mages, or received news from the Royal Fleet that the golden battleship docked on the dock has set sail. Siegel got the news on the way home, but didn't finally feel relieved until she saw Janet safe and sound.

"Sir Bill says he knows. Let you stop worrying about him, be a good lord, and then..." Janet curled her lips and stuck her tongue out, "Then let you dump me and find another good family."

"Did he say that in front of you?" Siegel couldn't help laughing. But look at Janet's playful expression in the sun. I knew that the last sentence was just a joke from her. He tugged Janet's ear lightly as a revenge joke. Then he straightened up and said, "The two masters have left, and we should go too."

"Two masters?" Janet asked curiously.

"Yes. I'll tell you what happened these three days." Siegel yawned, after all, he hadn't slept for three days. "But I'll take a break first. Help me tell Johnny. Get ready to hit the road."

Siegel walked back to the room himself, casting an alarm spell before going to sleep, and had the raven stand guard for him. Only then did he fall into a deep, dreamless sleep, until his rumbling stomach called him up.

When he was about to leave, he carefully counted his things. Earnings from playing knights in Waterdeep and preparing for orc wars ahead of time. Basically all are consumed in the purchase. As for the wealth found on the Dragon Lion Cliff, it was almost exhausted. Siegel calculated that by the time he got to the territory, he would almost have spent his last gold coins. That is to say, apart from the goods on the cart and the team composed of more than a hundred orcs and humans, he has almost nothing.

'No', Siegel touched the stubble on his chin, 'I still have magic. ’

Such a party is bound to attract attention, especially after seeing so many strong orcs. The residents of Waterdeep watched curiously. Watch the team leave the west gate and then turn south. They stood on the side of the road, discussing the ugliness of the orcs with impunity. While admiring the youth of the new lord. Siegel walked at the end of the line, riding on the summoned phantom steed. He was wearing a brand-new red mage robe, and under his crotch was a magic mount that shone with starlight, which instantly attracted everyone's attention. I don't know who was the first to shout: "Take me, my lord, I will dedicate myself to you!" Then it caused a response from the crowd.

Siegel smiled. He waved his hand like a king. He had seen Prince Aaron's demeanor in Creekwood Town. At that time, His Highness was still healthy and full of vitality, and every move, smile and frown showed the majesty of the Kingdom of Stars. But the prince was now dragging his dying body. Following the golden battleship away from the hopeful new world, only Siegel is still here, imitating his royal majesty jerkily.

An old man squeezed out of the crowd and knelt down on one knee. Siegel quickly dismounted and helped him up. "Fizak, you are finally here." Siegel looked at the comrade who had been killed together from Macabuda, and said with relief, "I have been waiting for you to bring the child over."

One-Eyed gave a wry smile, originally full of complaints, but couldn't say it under Siegel's enthusiasm. Unlike Siegel, who is a mage and a sergeant, Fizzak's merits are not valued by the Council of Lords of Waterdeep. An undercover spy who wants to retire is no longer useful, let alone a threat. The "shrewdness" of the merchants was carried forward in the Lord's Council, and the masked rulers did not take the honor of the true nobles seriously. Two hundred gold coins, as the reward for Feizak's hard work over the years, the Lord Council thought that this matter was over.

As for Count Maxim, since there are no descendants, the parliament just gave a sum of money to the widows of his family, and then spread the news. Many nobles are very interested in widows with empty titles and territories, and they come to court for love one after another. In front of the original famous family, it became a market for bargaining and infighting, and lost his identity in vain.

One-eyed Feizak was very discouraged and disappointed with the nobles. But he finally found Siegel for his children to have a chance to stand out.

"Lord Baron Siegel," Feizak lowered his head and said very solemnly, "I dedicate my loyalty to you."

The mage also became serious, "I accept it and treat it with honor." After speaking, he regained his previous enthusiasm and marched side by side with Feizak.

"It's great that you're here. I've got muscular guys and shrewd businessmen here, but I'm short of brains that can analyze things," Siegel said. The subjects know nothing. How they live. Whether they obey the management, and what kind of needs they have, they all need someone who can gather intelligence and analyze them. Faizak, you can read and write, and you are proficient in numbers and analysis. I appoint How are you doing for my intelligence chief?"

"It's an honor, my lord."

"This honor is mine." Siegel replied with a smile: "It's still that matter, where is your grandson, I will accept him as a knight's entourage, and also as my brother. When he has enough Ability, I will promote him to knight."

Fizzak bent down and kissed the back of Siegel's hand. His wish was granted: "I will always be loyal to you, my lord."

Siegel personally found a large car at the back of the line. The driver of this car was Bucktooth Janis. Janet was sitting in the car reading a book about the family genealogy of the southern lords of the New World. The archer Mana Responsible for the defense of this vehicle. Siegel introduced the crowd. Then let Faizac ride.

The one-eyed eldest grandson is fifteen years old, and he is too big for a knight's entourage. His eleven-year-old second grandson, Mole Clive, was a shy boy who was very nervous when speaking, as unfamiliar to his grandpa as he was to Siegel. He finished his words of allegiance intermittently, and handed in a gold coin symbolically.

"Very well, you follow me first." Siegel recalled the process of Sir Bill teaching himself, and then assigned a task to Moore: "The first thing, learn to take care of horses and maintain weapons."

"Okay...Okay. My lord, I can do this." Moore nodded and quietly followed behind Siegel.

One-eyed Faizak's first task is to keep accounts. Together with Bucktooth Janis, he took stock of the lord's possessions. The average merchant can only count goods and money. Feizak, who has done the slave trade, can take into account the consumption of all horses. In the evening, Feizak found Siegel with a scowl, with a roll of parchment in his hand.

"Come on, it looks like the sky is falling from your expression." Siegel watched the entire team camp in an orderly manner under the management of the Humk orcs. Several fires were lit, and someone was already responsible for heating the food. "Look. Even half-orcs can learn to follow order and take care of themselves. Is there anything too hard in this world?"

"I figured it out. When the team arrives at Hemhill, we'll be left with nothing. Unless you have hidden treasures there, Lord Lord. I don't know."

Siegel shook his head. "No, I told you everything."

"Then it will be difficult for us to start production unless the residents of the territory pay taxes immediately." Feizak replied: "At least enough grain, wood and stone must be collected to build a castle with a storeroom. But even then we will As long as there is no income from the output, it will still go bankrupt soon.”

"I see. Are you worried about the production of the territory? I won't start taxing immediately when I arrive at Hemhill. This matter will be discussed in the fall." Siegel brought Feizak to the By the fire, Janet carefully brought them two glasses of warm ale. "Kitten, which do you think is the best territory in the Starry Kingdom?"

"Of course it is Sanshan City~www.readwn.com~ Janet said without hesitation: "The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they have money and food. The three golden mountains have been dug for seven centuries, and they are still producing gold continuously. Naturally, they are the best territory. "

"The same goes for Heimhill," Siegel said. "I chose this place not just because of its proximity to Mount Santre, but because of its hidden gold mines. The dwarves spent a long time exploring. The entire city wall mountain range has recorded countless mineral veins. They can't take care of mining for the time being, and as a warrior on the top of Mora, I am also regarded as a part of the kingdom of dwarves, which can be reserved for me. "

"Gold mine?" Feizak's one eye lit up for a moment, and he asked quickly, "Is it difficult to mine?"

"Don't forget that I'm a mage." Siegel replied: "Things that are difficult for others are not necessarily good for mage. How about it, are you confident?"

"Of course, everything is easy to handle." The one-eyed dad said excitedly: "It's not just the production in the gold mine, just running this news can make many businessmen interested in the new territory, and our problem of shortage of goods can be solved. ."

"I'll leave this to you." Siegel said, "Everything will be fine." (To be continued)