"I think what His Majesty the King said is not completely unreasonable." Xiao Chen said.
The magic power in Luo Ling's hand flickered, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, making her look a little shaken.
The king's face was livid, looking at the ball of ice and snow, as if a knife was on his neck. He was afraid and angry, secretly thinking that as long as he could survive this hurdle, he would definitely teach these Black Mountain people a lesson.
"Tell me, how are you going to compensate us?" Luo Ling finally spoke.
"You stopped Demian's plot, saved my life, and prevented him from harming more civilians. I am willing to pay you three thousand golden axes and one hundred magic crystals of various colors as a thank you."
Luo Ling looked at him without saying a word, which made the king nervous again. He looked at Xiao Chen with a look of help. Xiao Chen said, "Your Majesty, my companion Luo Ling was injured in the duel with Demian."
"Yes, and you can also extract 200 doses of various potions from the Royal Alchemy Workshop." The king immediately added.
"We also consumed several scrolls, some of which were rare items." Xiao Chen added.
"Of course, there are still fifty scrolls, and the levels will be calculated according to your consumption." The king responded, sneering in his heart. These things were just said casually. If he didn't admit it at that time, what could they do
"In order to prevent this kind of incident from happening again, we need some materials to study Demian's magic trick this time."
"I can prepare a laboratory for you in the Royal Magic Tower and provide the materials needed for one year's experiments free of charge. The most advanced library will also be open to you, which will definitely be useful when you study the holy book." The king said consciously.
"Do you have any objection to us keeping the Spirit Gathering List?" Xiao Chen asked.
"No, these originally belonged to the wizards. The kingdom's attitude towards these matters has always been simple, which is to leave it to the wizards to deal with themselves. We will never interfere with the wizard's inheritance or the affairs within the Wizard Tower." said the king.
"I think the king's attitude is not bad." Xiao Chen said to Luo Ling.
"These are just floating wealth. The matters of the territory are what are really important." Luo Ling said.
"What's going on in the territory? Just ask." The king felt that his life was finally saved, and his spirits were better than before. His fighting spirit was almost exhausted when fighting against the energy invasion, but now it has recovered a little. He can mobilize it a little and start healing.
"Okay. Then... I'll just make one more request?" Xiao Chen said.
"Of course! I will satisfy you as long as I can." The king's expression was sincere.
"According to previous rumors, you were planning to give us a piece of land as a fief for the magic family."
"Yes, you will enjoy the treatment of a magic family, and the patriarch will have the title of magic lord."
Xiao Chen had heard from Tashia a long time ago that Magic Lords and Magic Knights were a very special kind of nobles, listed separately from the titles of dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons, and they were only loyal to the royal family and had no vassal relationship with other nobles. Magic Lords were hereditary titles, equivalent to the leader of a magic family, while Magic Knights were not hereditary. Every member of a magic family who became a low-level wizard automatically obtained the title of Magic Knight.
These titles not only allow nobles to enjoy the same treatment as ordinary nobles in many places, but also exempt them from the corvée and military service of ordinary nobles, and they also pay less taxes. All they need to do is provide a sufficient amount of magical services to the kingdom every year. It can be said that these titles are more valuable than ordinary noble titles.
"In this matter, I hope the king can give us the treatment of the Magic Tower."
"A magic tower? According to the rules of your magic world, only great magicians are qualified to build a tower, right? This is not something I can interfere with as a king. What is needed is the recognition of the magic world."
"No, you are mistaken. I am not trying to build a tower. I just want to be treated like a magic tower."
The biggest difference between a magic tower and a magic family is that a magic tower exists beyond the country. Although most magic towers have cooperation with the country where they are located and provide services to the country, in essence, they have a cooperative relationship with the country. However, a magic family belongs to the nobility of a country. Although large magic families, such as the Tasia family, are more powerful than some small magic towers, it is difficult for the royal family to truly control them. But at least in name, they are all subjects of the king.
Therefore, the Magic Tower has a greater degree of freedom than the Magic Family. When the King needs magical help, he has no power to require the Magic Tower's mages to serve, but must employ them.
The king's eyes flickered between Xiao Chen and Luo Ling. He wanted to reject this excessive request directly, but he was really afraid that the female mage would threaten his life again.
"This may cause dissatisfaction among the big families. After all, your strength is not there yet."
"It's just me who lacks strength, not my inheritance. Your Majesty, although I haven't reached the high level yet, my mentors are many times stronger than me. They just haven't found our location yet. Once they get here, their strength will surprise you. Even the Sasso Saint is inferior to them in many ways."
"Really?" the king asked doubtfully.
"Of course. Anyone who has seen our castle can feel the power behind it. No one will deny that."
"Okay. I agree."
At this time, Luo Ling said, "Your Majesty, are you sure you want to give Xiao Chen and Black Mountain Mage the same rights as the Magic Tower?"
The king was a little surprised by the change in her tone, but he nodded and said, "Of course, I'm sure."
"Very good. Your Majesty, my companions should be satisfied. It seems it's time for us to say goodbye." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
The king was not used to their change of attitude: "What on earth are you playing at?"
Before Xiao Chen could answer, voices were heard at the entrance of the cave. It was Ganuo who arrived with priests and warriors, along with Usetta and the White Eagle Squad who arrived later, and several mages from the Royal Magic Tower.
"Sir Xiao Chen, it's you! These rooms are filled with evil auras, what's going on? Fortunately, we dispersed those lunatics in the first place, otherwise they would have died in the final explosion of magic." As he spoke, Ganuo saw the king sitting on the stone platform. He made a surprised expression, saluted the king and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty, why are you here too?"
When Usetta saw Xiao Chen, he asked happily, "Sir, you are right. I knew you could succeed. You must have saved His Majesty, right?"
Xiao Chen touched his nose and said, "It's almost like the evil wizard kidnapped the king, and Luo Ling and I rescued him. For this, the king rewarded us with a lot of money and promised to give us the treatment of the magic tower."
"Wait a minute." The king said coldly, "Although you saved me, you can't say anything careless. Why don't I remember promising such a thing?"
"Don't be anxious!" Xiao Chen interrupted him. He was not surprised that the king refused to pay his debt. He took out the mobile phone that had been recording from his sleeve.
"You've made too many promises. I was afraid you couldn't remember them all, so I used this little prop to record them for you." He pressed play, and the voices of Luo Ling and the king rang out in the room:
—Your Majesty, are you sure you want to give Xiao Chen and Black Mountain Mage the same rights as the Magic Tower
—Of course, I’m sure.