The earl was very busy, so Liszt just took a break to greet him and wish him well. Then leave Tulip Castle and return to Flower Town.
Before leaving, the earl said solemnly: "Flower Town is developing very well. I am concerned about training your knight squad. I hope that you and Levi's can fight side by side in the development order next year."
"I'm looking forward to it too."
Liszt responded in this way.
But he was noncommittal in his heart—in terms of fighting, it is impossible to fight a war, and it is impossible to fight a war in this life. I don't know how to flatter, it's farming and this kind of thing, so that I can maintain my life like this.
However, no one can tell what will happen in the future.
He wouldn't spend his whole life in Flower Town as a country baron. Riding a dragon is a big goal in life, but owning an island of your own is a small one. To own an island as a fiefdom, at least the title of viscount must be added, which requires some effort.
On the way back, Li Longma galloped.
He was on horseback, slightly distracted.
He was still infected by the excitement of the nobles at the banquet. The nobles may be a group of parasites, but their desire for glory is very pure.
It's about fighting, it's about charging, it's about risking your life for wealth.
"Am I really not going to the battlefield? If I don't go to the battlefield, how can I be promoted to the title? Rebellion? Without the strength to slay dragons, rebellion is courting death."
The sapphire dragon of the sapphire family cannot be used as a display.
That is the world's top power, equivalent to nuclear weapons, it is best not to try it.
"Going to the battlefield to grab credit is the most effective way to advance... The lord doesn't need to take the lead in the charge. Let the knights fight and kill, and they can still guarantee safety. At worst, I will be captured and let others redeem me. It would be a bit embarrassing, but The most important thing is to save your own life.”
"Maybe I can take the route of the second son of a nobleman and attack noble ladies?"
Some nobles only gave birth to daughters, and their titles must be inherited by their daughters, and the Grand Duchy recognizes dames. Such a noble lady is the best marriage partner for the second son of the noble.
Some aristocrats and ladies who are favored by their parents will get fiefs and become hereditary nobles, such as Li Weila. It will also be the best marriage partner for the second son of a nobleman.
"It's a pity that in the Grand Duchy of Sapphire, there are only a few suitable noble ladies... There are many noble ladies at the level of knights and barons, and noble ladies such as viscounts and earls are very rare. The archipelago itself is not very big, and there are only seven marquises. There are more than twenty earls."
Besides, there is a very real problem—the aristocratic ladies long for a higher-level aristocratic son, not an ordinary little aristocrat.
"I'm very handsome. My father is an earl, my grandfather is a marquis, and I myself have received a baronial fiefdom. Among the second sons of the nobles, I am probably a very competitive existence. Let me think about it, there are those singles in the Grand Duchy who are suitable for marriage The viscount lady..." After thinking for a while, I didn't think of one.
All nobles hope to have a boy to inherit their titles.
There are very few nobles with only one daughter.
The battlefield is too dangerous, and female knights are too rare, so Liszt thought of a third way to obtain the title—making a great contribution. If he contributes papermaking to Grand Duke Sapphire, he might be able to win the title of Earl, or even Marquis.
"However, the titles awarded based on contributions are all lifetime titles, without fiefs. This method is not advisable at all."
After much deliberation, there is no good way.
He laughed at himself, feeling in his heart: "Instead of being so troublesome, it's better to look forward to the Earl and Levi's... Stop, I always feel that such thoughts should not appear, after all, they are blood relatives."
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After returning to Flower Town.
Liszt fell into a leisurely pace of life again.
The time for the earl's participation in the war was relatively short, and he couldn't even hold his birthday on September 14th on Coral Island, so he didn't have to worry about diplomacy, and he could develop the town with peace of mind.
The nightshade is still half dead, but as long as it is not dead, it means that the elf insect has the desire to survive.
Hope is still there.
What brought him joy was the fragrant coconut tree. The fruit farmer Jiggs came to report that the fragrant coconut fruit cracked, and instead of flowing out coconut milk, a milky white, plump elf worm crawled out.
Bring jade powder and jade box.
Liszt rushed to the oyster village, climbed up a fragrant coconut tree tens of meters high, and saw the long-awaited fragrant coconut tree elf worm—very fat, fatter than all the elf worms in his hands, and his body was particularly white , seems to be glowing faintly. It's like just taking a milk bath.
"Little guy, come, I'll treat you to some jade powder."
He sprinkled jade powder on the coconut fruit to lure elf worms. The newborn elf worms acted on instinct, and were soon attracted by the jade powder that contained magic power.
Started to swallow the jade powder in big mouthfuls.
Next, Liszt only needs to simply smear jade powder on his finger and stretch it to the elf worm's mouth.
Bite down.
The deed is complete.
The joyful feeling of soul-to-heart connection closely connects him and the fragrant coconut tree elves, sharing joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys.
Putting the coconut worms into the jade box, Liszt rewarded the fruit farmers who have been patiently taking care of the coconut worms with a silver coin each: "Gigs, you still have to take care of this Cordyceps in the future, understand?"
"Understood, my lord."
Go back to the castle, give the coconut worms to Carter and put them in the worm room.
Carter was very happy, but at the same time expressed his concern: "Master, we already have eight elf worms, and the servants in the castle may not be able to take good care of every one of them. Do you think it is necessary to hire new servants to take care of the worms? .”
This question reminded Lister.
Of course, everyone in Huahua Town dare not disobey him, let alone destroy his Cordyceps. Don’t be afraid of 10,000, just in case, if a civilian goes crazy and cuts off the caterpillar fungus; or if an animal accidentally eats the caterpillar fungus—don’t expect the fence to stop everything.
"Your worries are very reasonable, but I don't plan to hire servants to take care of the Cordyceps. I plan to set up a regular team to take care of the Cordyceps."
Do it as soon as you think of it, and call Galtai, Marcus and Karl Hammer immediately.
"grown ups."
"Ms. Galtai, Mr. Marcus, Karl, I came here because I have more and more elf worms. Cordyceps are distributed in various places in the town, and they need better protection."
"Do you need more patrols to patrol Cordyceps frequently, my lord?"
"Just patrolling is not enough. I need long-term and dedicated protection. Do you have any good ideas?" Liszt had thoughts in his heart, but he didn't reveal them.
Contain but not reveal - this is the way of the superior.
Gao Ertai thought for a while and said: "At present, the protection of Cordyceps mainly relies on the care of the castle's servants, the monitoring of local farmers, the inspection of patrols, and the isolation of fences. Maybe we can train more patrols and let them specialize in Patrolling the Cordyceps."
Marcus was more straightforward: "It can be handed over to the knight squad for patrol."
Carl finally said: "My lord, I think it is possible to arrange patrols to be on duty around the Cordyceps. We currently have 20 patrols. We don't need so many patrols to patrol the town. We can assign eight patrols to guard the Cordyceps. Keep Cordyceps protected all the time."
"Carl's suggestion is more in line with my ideas. However, patrols are not required to be on duty, which is too much of a waste of human resources. Select strong and strong serfs from various villages, arrange them to guard the Cordyceps in shifts, and the township administrative office pays one copper coin a day Bar."
After a pause, he continued: "In addition, Mr. Marcus arranged for the members of the knight squad to teach the serfs on duty some simple fighting skills."