Mulali was very excited to return to Sheshou Town, and Duke immediately gave her half a day's leave, allowing her to go back and reunite with her parents.
As for Duke himself, he has to deal with a lot of things in the town.
Master Dukeo's farm is managed by Sally, and the Little Sam Shoka Shop is managed by the Black Snake family. However, how to develop it requires Duke's arrangements.
He first went to Master Duque's Farm, and almost the entire left side of Xiaohewan Farm was included.
Sally already has the charm of a strong woman, and she looks very dashing in denim clothes.
"People from the Black Snake Family have come to our farm to plant Physalis Blood Spirit Fruit in a large area, and the standard subsidy is very high. So you don't have to worry about planting on the farm this year. I also cooperated with James Farm and shared the same batch of Spirit Planters."<
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"This is very good, Sister Sally, you did a good job."
"It's not that I've done a good job, it's that you, the boss, the noble master of Arcana, have brought everything to the farm." Sally said matter-of-factly.
If Duke had not been promoted to Arcane Mage, there would be no such high subsidies for growing Physalis Blood Spirit Fruit, and how could James Farmer be willing to share the Spirit Planter?
"No matter what, I feel relieved that the farm is under management." Duke stood on the attic and looked at the continuous farm in the distance.
There is still a sense of intimacy in my heart.
This is where he started.
At this time, Aunt Abi, wearing an apron, hurried over: "Boss, my dear Master Arcana, you are back!"
"Aunt Abi, hello."
"I'm fine. But boss, are you still used to eating in the city? You used to love eating the food I cooked."
"Haha, I had a good meal in the city, but of course I miss your cooking, Aunt Abi." Duke responded with a smile.
Compared with the hierarchical service in Beverly Manor now, he still prefers the time he spends laughing and joking with Aunt Abby, Sister Sally, Levin and others on the country farm. There are not so many rules and restrictions, and it is very pleasant. "Will you stay at the farm for dinner tonight?" Aunt Abby asked expectantly.
"I'm afraid I can't do it tonight. I have an appointment, but I can have breakfast here tomorrow morning."
"Ah, that's great, I'll get ready right now!"
Aunt Abi came and left in a hurry. Sally couldn't help but laugh and said: "Aunt Abi has been talking about you for a long time. Some people wanted to recruit her to be a chef, but she was unwilling. She only wanted to cook for you.
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"Poach Aunt Abby to be a chef?" Duke wondered.
Aunt Abby's food is just the most ordinary farm food, there is nothing extraordinary about it, how can she be a chef?
Sally smiled and said: "It's directed at you, boss. The cook who cooks for Mr. Arcana will definitely attract customers."
Duke laughed.
After a while, a follower came over and reported: "Sir, Captain Xina and others from the Broken Sword Mercenary Group are here."
"Invite them to the study for a chat," Duke ordered.
"Yes."
Soon, Duke met Captain Xina and four other first-level knights in the study. These five people were the main force of the entire Broken Sword.
"Ovis, Philip, Leon and Dilicante, they are all the deputy captains of Broken Sword." Zina introduced them.
The four first-level knights all paid homage to Duke.
Duke returned the salute and asked: "Captain Zina told me through an owl message that you have agreed to the subordinate sponsorship form?"
"Yes, sir." Ovis is the oldest and has a big beard.
"Then sign the contract." Duke didn't waste any time and didn't examine the intentions of these great knights, and signed the contract directly.
The character of the great knights, or even the character of Broken Sword as a whole, has no impact on him.
He just sponsored Broken Sword and asked Broken Sword to collect resources from the forest for him. Once an arcane mage engages in research, he will need a huge amount of resources.
The contract is signed.
Duke officially became the sponsor of the Broken Sword Mercenary Group. He ordered: "The salary will be paid monthly. For the time being, I only have one task for you. To capture the cub of a 1-ring spirit beast, we need a cub that can be contracted."<
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"Yes, sir, we will arrange the task as soon as possible. What type of spiritual beast cubs do you need?" Zina asked.
"Portable type."
The knight's contract partner spirit beasts are roughly divided into three types.
Riding type, such as horses, tigers, pigs and other mounts; portable type, such as Duke's pocket, which cannot be ridden, but can fight side by side; auxiliary type, such as Tamros, the previous Gu Knight of the Cantharis Legion, and the acid he contracted
Cantharis female.
"Okay, we will go into the forest to capture it as soon as possible."
"Other than that, you should act step by step and accept more missions from the mercenary mission center to obtain benefits."
"Understood."
"In addition, I will send a financial staff to the Broken Sword logistics department in a while. Oh, by the way, do you know about Little Sam's card repair shop? That is my shop. From now on, I will go to Little Sam's card repair shop to repair cards.
Take the internal discount price."
"Thank you for your generosity, sir." Zina said happily.
When exploring the forest, the biggest expense is the spirit card. Just repairing the spirit card costs a lot of money every year.
Duke thought for a moment and then added: "This farm is also my property. If you have nothing to do, come here more often and help me drive away those uncivilized people."
"Yes."
"Okay, we've finished talking about the functional work. Commander Zina, tell me how the war on the front line is going?" Duke leaned back in his chair, ready to listen to the story.
The pioneering war was a big event, so he was naturally very concerned about it.
And he has not forgotten that Xiaoji's grandma is an ancient spirit in Cuihai Valley. If there is a chance, he hopes to find Xiaochi's grandma.
Of course.
Ancient spirits are too precious, and he won't fight for them if he doesn't have a good chance, otherwise he won't be able to offend a high-level arcane mage.
Zina recounted the situation over the past month: "...the burrowing army ants that previously blocked the road were almost wiped out, but as more and more safe passages were opened, there are still a large number of burrowing army ants.
Established."
"Fortunately, the cantharis army from Bernoulli's Wizard Tower can barely drive away the burrowing army ants, but they are very stubborn and often come back."
"As for the 7-ring black jade scorpion king, it has gone dormant, but it will show up from time to time and attack mines and camps."
Xibit Ling Mining Company can’t wait to drill and mine in Cuihai Valley.
Currently, the arcane mage from Shenjiao City and the arcane mage from Angry Point City, Bernoulli, are in a period of cooperation. Bernoulli needs the support of Shenjiao City, so Xibi can mine spiritual minerals at will.
Once the Pioneering War is over and the Seven Towers Federation entrusts the Cuihai Valley to Bernoulli, then Bernoulli's nod will be needed to mine the spiritual minerals in Xibi.
In short, both parties are cooperating and playing tricks.
Duke had chatted with several arcane mages before and knew the inside story. The arcane mages in Shenjiao City formed a group and were naturally unwilling to give up the leadership of the Cuihai Valley development war. However, there were no suitable arcane mages in this area and they needed to be created.
Family.
That’s why Bernoulli from outside the region intervened.
Once the pioneering war is launched, it will be a major decision for the Seven Towers Federation. The arcane mages in Shenjiao City dare not go against the federation's decision.
We can only obey and snatch benefits at the same time.
"Didn't Master Bernoulli take action?" Duke asked.
No matter how strong the 7-level Black Jade Scorpion King is, he cannot be stronger than an Arcane Earth Mage, even if the level difference between them is 3 levels.