Chapter 1,332 Returning at Night

On the return carriage, Lin remained silent and thoughtful as he looked outside the carriage at the nightlife in Neuken Imperial City of the Karlsruhe Empire. To others, it looked like the magician was fascinated by the dazzling nightlife world outside the carriage and was thinking about how to join.

If the imperial aristocratic official responsible for the reception was present, he would probably go to a familiar high-end tavern or brothel for a lively reception. It's a pity that the groom who drove the car did not have such qualifications, so he could only follow orders and was not even allowed to make suggestions.

Although his position gave him access to many secrets, because no noble would treat their servants as 'people', some things were discussed in the carriage without hesitation. But pretending to be dumb and deaf is their basic quality if they want to live a long life. Otherwise, if the nobles feel the need to 'clear the place', of course no one will care about the lives of their servants.

However, the wood elf riding in the carriage, Miriam the Blade Maid, did not have such superficial thoughts. She knew the complete plan from His Majesty the Ancient One, and the main planner was the magician in front of her.

If I approached this magician in the first place, it was only because of His Majesty's order and I was asked to pay the price with my own body. At that time, she did not reject or agree with him, she just accepted His Majesty Yggdrasil's orders dully. But after many contacts, she is now indeed curious about this magician.

I am curious about how the other party would like to open up the situation in the Karlsruhe Empire. I am also curious whether the development of all this in the end will be like the vision described by this magician, achieving the unprecedented ninth power.

In her long life, Miriam had seen and experienced all kinds of good and bad things. Although the teachings of the wood elves made her content with being mediocre, who would disagree if she could take part in a grand event?

Assuming that her heart was so willing to be mediocre, her skills would not have reached the heights they are today. Blade Maid, Bloody Sword Master, these are not titles you can get just by being in a wood elf tribe. The reason why her heart no longer fluctuates is because she no longer encounters any stimulation that can make her heart fluctuate.

As for the other sword master, the white sword master William Greco, was left in that home and provided with good food and drink.

Lin Hui brought William here, and the main purpose was to serve as a stepping stone to obtain information about the Greco family. Now that he has completed his mission and his own family members intend to keep him, William himself has no objection, so of course Lin just lets it go.

Besides, someone estimates that their next affairs will mainly be verbal battles, and there is no place where the sword master can take action. And since the Greco family is competing with other families for the passage to Dragon Island, they definitely need manpower.

For the people in the Greco family, even though most of the children in the family were defeated by the sword master and some were rescued, some of them are still injured soldiers who cannot play. But so what? If William can be kept here, then the matter of seizing the waterway will be settled. Those old rivals were evenly matched against themselves, which meant that they were equally at a disadvantage against William, the sword master.

Some people even considered whether to find a way to keep this white sword master in the family forever. The other party has made it clear that he will not seize power, and his strength is high. Is there a better thug than him? Thinking of this, everyone's hearts became hot.

Although no one said these words openly in front of Lin, various hints were heard before someone left. Putting himself in his shoes, Lin thought that these were all things that should be done, and he never thought that tying that man to his side would be abnormal.

Lin had thought about the same thing at the beginning, dreaming that when his tiger body shook, the sword master would bow down and worship him as his master. But the harsh beating of reality made me understand that some things really cannot be forced. Just like the relationship between a man and a woman, if the window paper is not broken, we can still be friends; if we guess the other person's intentions wrongly and the window paper is broken, we may not even be friends.

So after hinting a few times and not being able to tell whether William was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, Lin gave up his original idea. Besides, he wanted to keep William, the sword master, by his side. In fact, it was just a collection habit and had no other purpose.

Just like other time-traveling predecessors, when they arrived at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, they would definitely gather a bunch of famous generals and military advisors, and then happily fight against the Three Kingdoms and torture all the grandsons and Liu Cao. Since I have never thought about becoming king and hegemony, why would I keep a strong general by my side?

Rely on him to protect yourself? A certain person always feels that if his life had to be protected by an unreliable person like William Greco, he would surely have died long ago.

Since you don't intend to use the other person to death, then maintain the current relationship. When you need William's help, you have to pay some price. Due to their friendship, this sword master is unlikely to resist taking action, which is good.

In the same situation, with an extra layer of family ties and blood connections, will William obediently become a knife in the hands of the Greco family? Lin is basically not optimistic about the plans of those old men.

Someone has now realized that William's strength means that he is in line with the Tao in fantasy terms. This means that there is nothing wrong with him following certain principles in doing things, but this Tao is definitely not a principle set by a certain person or a conventional rule in a certain social environment. If you try to tie him up with what someone says, you will end up in vain. He only goes his own way.

As for the lascivious nightlife outside the carriage, belonging to Neuquén Imperial City, it was nothing in the eyes of a time traveler. Besides, it was not because he was unpopular that he was forced to stay at home before he traveled. This meant that his interest was not in this. How could he become a veteran of drinking and love after traveling to a different world on the magic side?

If you can't avoid socializing, it's okay to go to that kind of place as a last resort. Instead of running over to find entertainment, why not give a red and white machine and a TV, and a can of fat house happy water, and some people in the time will be happier!

Lin and Miriam returned to the Guest House amid the general disdain for the medieval world with different cultural levels. During the dinner part, the elves who came back after staying in the guest house to follow the Temple of the Gold Coin Goddess had already been treated by the officials of the Karlsruhe Empire. Lin and Miriam were entertained by the Greco family and also had dinner.

The two parties met and were about to exchange the information they had obtained. The empire sent another envoy to ask for a meeting with the leader of the goddess group.

Lin took out his newly made pocket watch and glanced at the time. Although there are no working hours regulations in Midi that stipulate the working hours and the latest time for overtime work, but it is so late, those aristocratic gentlemen are either lying on their wives' beds or on their mistress's beds. In the world of this era, there is no such thing as work that requires working three shifts or forgetting to eat and sleep.

However, the imperial envoys cannot be ignored. Lin first asked the waiter at the guesthouse to reply. After tidying up his appearance, he went out.

The man sent by the Karlsruhe Empire was a tall and handsome nobleman with a gloomy look on his brow.

The navy blue military uniform matched his tall figure perfectly. The silver rapier at his waist, knee-length calfskin riding boots, and the brightly polished copper buckle on his belt all set off his unique battlefield temperament. The one-shoulder cape on the left shoulder adds a bit of personal characteristics and unruly spirit to the military's rigor.

Especially the use of one-shoulder cape makes someone’s eyes brighten.

Dressed in a suit and lacking the mark of being a magician, he could easily be regarded as an insignificant person. Although he has gained the identity of a magician, he is still insignificant in the eyes of many people. But I have also changed from an ant that can die if I pinch it, to a scorpion that I have to be careful about getting stung. At least I have more respect.

It’s also okay to wear a magician’s exclusive shawl on your suit. But if you get rid of the original form, add a one-shoulder cape, tie a gold thread to the right shoulder, and get an epaulette to buckle it, the military style seems to be very good. As for whether others will recognize it or not, we don’t have to worry about it. Anyway, the suit is special and strange enough in Midi.

In addition to clothing, there are also several key points to attract someone's attention.

Those who came in military uniforms certainly had military status. Before arriving, Lin had already entered the collected badge information into his database, and the identity of the person in front of him happened to be identifiable to him.

The Ouroboros on his one-shoulder cape represents that he belongs to the ace dragoon regiment of the Karlsruhe Empire. There is a three-star sword and shield under the flying dragon, which is the mark of the legion commander! On the family emblem, the most conspicuous thing is that there is a small crown at the top, which means that he is a close minister of the emperor, and he also has royal blood, but it is just a long time ago.

The nobleman in military uniform was different from the usual etiquette. After saluting, he said directly: "Long time no see, Your Excellency, the Great Magician of Tripwood. I am Baron Mangado. We have met in Your Excellency's Tower of the Great Sage. I don't know about you. Do you still remember it? The group of adventurers who originally bought the ship-cutting knife and the repeating crossbow from you."

Baron Mangadu! This person does have an impression, but this is the first time I know his name. Lin said: "Ah, of course I remember you. It's a pleasure to meet you. Now that you have been promoted, it is really gratifying."

The person who was praised did not show any aristocratic vanity, but said humbly: "It is all thanks to the blessing of the magic weapon invented by your Excellency that you can achieve such achievements and status."

After hearing this, someone really wanted to calculate the fees with the other party regarding the patent issue. Countless people have copied the weapons I designed and made them look impressive. Shouldn't I be paid some licensing fees?

The problem is that Midi does not have this concept...

When it comes to the issues of patent rights and licensing fees, only the Technical Guild in the Holy City of Estali has clear regulations on these two items. And everyone will abide by it, but they don’t really respect the patent, so they are willing to pay the licensing fee. It was because of the technical guild's reputation that they were willing to comply with the regulations.

It is said that people outside the Holy City have already imitated the products produced by the Technology Guild. But there's nothing we can do about it. Some things have no technical threshold and are just concepts that can be solved once you break through them. And in places that are too far away from the Holy City, the technical guild's genuine products cannot be sold, so there is no demand in the market. Where there is demand, there will naturally be supply. This is the law of the market.

Let’s talk about a fight with an empire, saying that you used my ship-cutting knife to invent and ask for money. Are you afraid that they will bring out a legion and come to the door with the ship-cutting knife?