Facing Stephanie's doubts, Roland explained: "Building a floating city requires a very secretive environment, otherwise it will be easily destroyed by others when building the floating chassis in the early stage. There is no shortage of jealousy in this world." people."
Stephanie thought it was normal for Roland to be worried.
If someone you know you don't like is building a floating city, you will definitely think of ways to destroy it before he becomes successful.
Not to mention that there are quite a few people who don’t look down on others.
"I understand." Stephanie's right hand played with the long hair beside her ear, curling it for a while, and she said: "I announce to the public that I will hire you as my royal magician and be responsible for my territory. In this way, if I deliver a large amount of magic materials to you, I will not arouse the suspicion of outsiders. At the same time, if you are responsible for the security of my territory, you can decide the layout required for building the floating city yourself, and there is no need to come again. How about specifically asking for my opinion?”
"Then I'll trouble you." Roland said gratefully. Others have figured it out for him, so he should be a little grateful.
Stephanie stared at Roland for a while, then smiled and said: "You're welcome, we are partners now."
Roland finished the pastry in a few mouthfuls and said, "Then get ready. I will set off when I come back from the Magic Tower."
He knew that there were always things that women needed to carry, and it was not convenient for him to watch from the sidelines.
"Okay." Stephanie nodded.
After drinking the milk, Roland went to the magic tower.
After Roland left, Stephanie's expressionless face suddenly showed a look of joy.
Andonara saw it from the side and asked with a smile: "It's strange why you are willing to cooperate with Roland. Even last night you were still saying that he was not a gentleman and had no manly manners."
"Floating city, that's a floating city." Stephanie looked at Andonara with a surprised look: "A mage who can build a floating city is right in front of me, and no one would cooperate with him!"
Andonara was even more surprised: "Do you believe Roland? Aren't you afraid that he will lie to you?"
"We can create a multi-person teleportation array, so it's not a surprise to have another floating city." Stephanie said with a proud smile: "Although my internal affairs ability is not very strong, there is nothing too big. Looking at the overall situation, I am not so stupid that I cannot understand what the real talents of the future are. I have studied with my father for more than ten years, and I can’t learn anything else well. I am very proficient in investment. "
Andonara raised her head proudly: "It's far worse than me. You are just a partner. Roland is mine."
"You said the opposite, you are from Roland." Stephanie shook her head.
Andonara shook her body indifferently: "There is no need to be so clear between husband and wife."
Stephanie was speechless. She felt like she was being fed something sour again.
Roland came to the Magic Tower and checked the recent affairs first. Vivian managed everything here very well, and with the help of Christina, the bat, everything was going according to the planned plan.
The students at the magic school study very hard. One-fifth of them have become magic apprentices, and two have become official mages.
Everything is on track.
Roland and Vivian chatted for a while, and then when they were about to return to the manor, a group of bats suddenly flew in from outside and hung upside down on the roof.
A dozen pairs of red eyes stared at Roland.
Vivian had long been used to it. She went to close the window to block the sunlight outside, and Christina turned into a human form and came down.
She looked at Roland quite unhappily: "Sir, you run around outside every day, so you leave all the affairs of the magic tower to us two women. Is this appropriate?"
"I think you like it quite a bit." Roland said lightly.
Christina was choked and speechless.
Vivian smiled lightly beside her.
Indeed, as Roland said, both of them actually liked this job.
In this world, in this feudal era, women's status is relatively low.
And people like Stephanie who can become queen are just outliers. After all, the Kingdom of France has a tradition of queens ruling, so the status of women is relatively high.
But just a little higher.
There is no such tradition in Huolaiwen. It is difficult for women here to get ahead.
Like Vivian, who can take charge of a magic tower and influence half of the city is already an unimaginably high status for her.
So she cherishes this status very much. If she works so hard to manage the magic tower and the city, six of them are to help Roland, and the other four are for herself.
Realize your own life value.
That's probably what it feels like.
"Vivian, besides work, you also have to take time to practice magic." Roland said lightly: "Just like I delegate my work to you, you can also delegate part of your work and power to other trustworthy people. Members of the Magic Tower. In this world, if you want to become a superior, you still need a certain level of strength. The Magic Tower will become bigger and bigger in the future, with more and more people. If your strength cannot keep up, then you will stop there. Just managing a hundred people."
Vivian was stunned for a moment, then she thought for a while, nodded and said, "I understand."
Kristins sighed on the side: "I know that such a status is indeed quite good. We never thought of it before, but... you are always away, and we always feel insecure. After all, there are always people outside. Women, especially beautiful women, have different thoughts and opinions.”
This is indeed a problem.
Because of the customs and habits of Huolaiwen, people outside still instinctively look down upon women, especially women in high positions.
If a man does a 100% thing, he will get a 100% evaluation.
If a woman does a 100% thing, she can only get an 80% evaluation at most, and most of the time only a 70% evaluation.
Roland thought for a while and said: "Don't worry, in another year or so, I won't need to run around outside. By then, no one will dare to bully you."
A year later, Roland estimates that he will be able to build the floating city. Although it is not big enough, as long as it stops above the magic tower, it will be a real deterrent. Not to mention the local forces in this world, even if the players want to make trouble, they have to think about it.
"I don't doubt your potential." Kristina shook her head and said, "But there is a very troublesome matter that actually needs you to deal with."
"whats the matter?"
"It's about the Son of Gold." Christina said: "There is a merchant guild called Cornucopia that has settled here. They were responsible for promoting business development at first. But now they have monopolized goods in several industries. and began to lower prices. Vivian has been dealing with them, but the effect is not great. Their business methods are suppressed step by step, not very fast, but very effective. "
Roland was startled: "Corucopia Guild, what's going on?"
My relationship with the Cornucopia Guild is not bad either. More than half a year ago, I helped their boss make some magic equipment.
"The specific situation is this." Vivian came up and explained the matter.
It turns out that after the Cornucopia Guild settled here, it began to do business using Earth's business methods.
Soon they monopolized three items: fur, meat, and building materials, and began to lower prices. The incomes of many hunters and miners were affected.
Now I am thinking about food and magic materials.
What's even more outrageous is that they began to come into contact with some local forces that were not easy to deal with the magic tower.
He has even started to contact the puppet city lord Little John.
After hearing this, Roland frowned.
Then he said: "Vivian, take me to the local stronghold in Cornucopia, and I will ask what the situation is."
Vivian nodded repeatedly.
More than ten minutes later, Vivian and Roland took a carriage to the busiest East Commercial Street and stopped in front of the largest door in the middle.
Roland got off the carriage, looked up, and saw a gold-rimmed sign splayed across the door.
There are several big characters written on the signboard in both Chinese and Holevan languages: Cornucopia Branch.
Roland walked forward with Vivian.
There were two people guarding the door, and they were both a little surprised to see Roland and Vivian.
Even a little timid.
They knew Vivian, and they knew Roland even more.
Although Little John is the city on the surface, no one in Hollevin City knows that Roland is the real city owner behind the scenes.
Even the city lord's wife and young lady often go to Roland's manor, so it's strange that there are no tricks.
Although he was timid, when he thought of the large salary given by the Cornucopia Guild, one of them walked up bravely, bent down and said: "Dear Sir Roland, I am very glad that you can come to our Cornucopia Guild. Our branch president is receiving you. Guest, could you wait in the waiting room for a moment?"
"OK."
Although in the eyes of most people in Delbon, Roland is a very powerful man, Roland himself does not have this understanding and consciousness.
He just feels that he has more resources and that everyone is equal in terms of personality.
So he is willing to wait.
Seeing that Roland was so talkative, the guard breathed a sigh of relief and invited Roland into the waiting room.
Then he went out.
Vivian sat next to Roland, a little confused, but Roland didn't speak, so naturally she couldn't express any opinions.
Not long after, a player walked in quickly.
He opened the door to the waiting room and when he saw Roland, he immediately stretched out his hands happily, shook hands with Roland, and said with a smile: "Brother Roland, I finally meet you. Your deeds are really amazing. You are My idol."
This man was quite enthusiastic and seemed to really admire Roland.
But Roland had been in society for two or three years, so how could he not see the other party's commercial enthusiasm.
At that moment, he also smiled and said: "Everything that doesn't happen is just nonsense, but your president is quite powerful. He has amassed such a big force in such a short time."
"That's right, our boss is also a capable person." The player sat down and said with a smile: "Let me introduce myself first. I am Hu Suo, the vice president of Cornucopia and the president of the local branch. Mr. Roland, are you here this time? Come on, do you have any business to take care of us?"