It was early morning when we returned to Golden Wheat Sheep, the morning light was bright and the birds were chirping and insects were chirping.
The capital of the Loen Kingdom was as peaceful as ever, which temporarily relieved Colin's fatigue.
When passing by the commercial street next to Gusui Street, he happened to meet Wilbur.
"Sir Colin, you are back." Wilbur raised his brows slightly and said hello with a smile.
"Yes, I was about to go over to find you." Colin smiled, "I've been asking you to help me cover it up for the past half month."
Unexpectedly, I met Wilbur on the road, so I didn't have to tell him that I was back.
"You're welcome, I actually didn't do anything." Wilbur said cheerfully, "By the way, there is a party tonight, are you going to come?"
"No, I'm tired from the journey and want to have a good rest tonight." Colin shook his head and declined.
"Yes." Wilbur did not force it.
For more than a year, they all knew the nature of Jin Yu in front of them and got used to it.
Except for the first few gatherings, every time Wizard Erwin arrived, the golden feather in front of him would be present.
Because of this, some wizards even secretly sarcasticly mocked Colin, saying that he was indeed a Golden Feather, and inviting him to a party was as difficult as inviting a second-level wizard Irvine!
But these are just rumors behind the scenes. No fool would talk about it openly and create an enemy in vain.
Wilbur did not participate in the discussion and did not intend to tell Colin about it. He just pretended that he did not know and maintained a friendly attitude toward Colin as before.
No matter when, it is better to make a friend than to make an enemy.
Thinking of this, Wilbur suddenly thought of the news he had heard recently, paused and asked curiously:
"Does Sir Colin know about the recent events at the Chasai Chamber of Commerce?"
"Chasai Chamber of Commerce...what happened?" Colin asked with a frown.
"The current situation of the Chasai Chamber of Commerce is not good. Many chambers of commerce that previously existed in the Loen Kingdom are uniting to fight against it." Wilber said.
The relationship between the Loen Kingdom's Chamber of Commerce and the resident wizards of these schools is not very big. News like this is just their chat after tea and dinner, and sometimes it is not even worthy of being a topic.
However, Wilbur knew that the witch manager of the Chasay Chamber of Commerce seemed to have a close relationship with Colin, so he happened to meet Colin and mentioned it by the way.
"...I understand." Colin nodded calmly.
It seems that Xue Lai was so busy half a month ago, maybe he was dealing with this matter.
Returning to the Gusui neighborhood, Colin did not go home immediately. Instead, he went to Xue Lai's residence next door and rang the doorbell.
The ringing of Qingyue's bell came faintly from deep inside the house. Not long after, a maid came and opened the door of the villa.
"Good morning, Sir Colin." The maid recognized him and greeted him respectfully.
"Good morning. Is Monsignor Deloterine at home?"
"Sorry, Sir Colin, the master is not at home." The maid shook her head.
Not at home... Colin wasn't too surprised. He nodded lightly and walked back to his home.
It's not that he wanted to help Xue Lai, he just wanted to come over to see him after returning to the city as an old friend.
After all, they have been gathering together almost every evening for the past year to exchange knowledge and chat, and they have become very good friends.
Instead of trying to look for Xue Lai at the Chasai Chamber of Commerce, Colin showed up at Nansan Tower and then returned home to rest.
In the evening, Renee cooked a large table of sumptuous meals for him. He hadn't eaten for a long time, so this dinner was particularly delicious.
It's a pity that there is still no sign of Xue Lai.
Without giving himself too much time to rest, Colin cheered up again the next day and came to the Wizard Tower.
In addition to studying the Giant Mountain Breathing Method, he also planned to investigate several terms that appeared in his notes, such as "Silver Current Breathing Method", "Cumberland", "Glen" and the like.
Since the wizard named Cumberland was active in the Kingdom of Loen during his lifetime, he may be able to find some relevant records in Golden Wheat Sheaf.
In the wizard tower area of Golden Wheat Sheep, in addition to the wizard tower used for guard duty, there are also many buildings with different functions.
Documentation Tower is one of them.
The main records here are some books and materials compiled and collected by the Loen royal family and the resident wizards.
Mainly historical records, some investigation reports on places like caves and lightless forests, and past mission files - in addition to dealing with possible demonic tides, these resident wizards will also assist in solving some problems in the Kingdom of Loen.
Extraordinary events happened inside.
Historical materials are Colin's top priority in searching, and Cumberland is his top priority in searching for keywords.
The wizard who wrote the research notes, inferred from the text, should be a second-level wizard.
And a second-level wizard is obviously not an unknown person!
Only half an hour later, Colin raised his eyebrows slightly and stopped turning the pages.
He expected that he should be able to find some information about Cumberland in the Loen Kingdom, but he did not expect that it would go so smoothly!
Moving his finger to the middle of the page, Colin moved his lips and muttered silently:
"In the year 3167 of the Anan calendar, the Cumberland wizard developed a magic potion and successfully saved the wheat fields that were parasitized by demonic locusts. Most of the food disaster that was about to happen in the Kingdom of Loen was successfully eliminated..."
"Cumberland..."
This is a miscellaneous historical material about the major disasters in the Kingdom of Loen over the years, but in Colin's opinion, it is more like a record of the great achievements of the wizard of the Loen royal family.
The disasters recorded above were eventually resolved, either directly by members of the Loen royal family or indirectly with the help of members of the Loen royal family...
The authenticity of historical records obviously needs to be investigated, but this is not the focus of Colin's concern——
"Then Cumberland is actually the wizard of the Loen royal family?"
He continued to look down.
Sure enough, within a few lines, there was a line of characters that proved the conjecture.
"After the food disaster was resolved, the Cumberland wizard, on behalf of the Loen royal family, went to Into, Lia, Snain and other cities to express condolences to the victims and send relief supplies..."
Cumberland is indeed the wizard of the Loen royal family!
Colin felt slightly excited.
This discovery undoubtedly means that it will be easier for him to obtain more information related to Cumberland in the Loen Kingdom!
Maybe... we can also use this to find the unknown breathing method!
With anticipation, Colin then went through the entire wizard tower's information about Cumberland.
The impression of the wizard Cumberland became clearer and clearer in my mind——
Cumberland Rune was gifted since childhood, and was already a second-level wizard before he was a hundred years old. Since then, he has been addicted to other things, such as potion making, witchcraft tool making, and even witchcraft formations and rune carving. These things have been consumed
He has a lot of time.
It's just that it doesn't matter. Unfortunately, he seemed to have been seriously injured during a certain research. Even after treatment, the root of the disease was still there. He often went crazy and couldn't even maintain the dignity of a second-level wizard. In the end, in the Yharnam calendar
Quietly disappeared in the spring of 3233.
"Spring of the year 3233 of the Anan calendar..." Colin silently wrote down the date.
Putting away the books in my hands, the orange light of the setting sun slanted in through the narrow square window, and before I knew it, it was already evening.
Colin couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
The narrative logic in the note numbered 2 is clear and the handwriting is neat. There is no trace of it being written by a mad wizard.
Cumberland's experience is really a pity... No matter how good your talent is, you can't waste your time.
Colin warned himself secretly.
If Cumberland concentrates on practicing, he will be at least a third-level wizard with a lifespan of up to eight hundred years. When the time comes and his strength becomes stronger, he may not be in this situation.
After getting up and leaving the Document Tower, Colin returned home, but unexpectedly he received an unexpected guest.
The orange sunlight in the evening penetrates the stained glass window and shines into the living room, casting a layer of soft light on the snow-haired girl on the sofa with her eyes closed, as if she is a beautiful doll that only exists in fantasy.
"Good evening, Xue Lai." Colin greeted, feeling a little surprised.
"Good evening." Xue Lai opened her eyes slightly, with a rare look of exhaustion on her face.
Colin paused for a moment and finally asked:
"Did something happen recently? I heard that the Chasai Chamber of Commerce is being targeted by other local chambers of commerce in the Loen Kingdom... If you don't mind, you can tell me, maybe I can help."
Xue Lai was slightly startled. She looked at Colin, and the corners of her mouth seemed to curl up slightly.
"Those local chambers of commerce are not worth mentioning." After pondering for a moment, she stroked her hair beside her ears and said, "What the Chasai Chamber of Commerce is facing now is mainly sales difficulties."
"Do you know why we founded the Chasai Chamber of Commerce in the Loen Kingdom?"
Colin shook his head.
His curiosity is not serious at all. He has been in the Loen Kingdom for more than a year and has never taken the initiative to inquire about the Chasai Chamber of Commerce. Regarding Xue Lai or the specific purpose behind her, the Truth will come to Loen.
It's really unclear.
Xue Lai didn't show off. After waving his hand to bless them with shielding witchcraft, he said directly:
"We are here to transform agriculture."
"The Kingdom of Loen is a large grain-producing country, but a large number of serfs still die of hunger every year. In addition to the distribution problem, this is also because the current wheat fields do not produce enough grain.
We hope to produce more food in the fields and prevent serfs from dying of hunger."
"This is a crucial step on the road to realizing the goal that truth will make ordinary people rich and the world rich."
Colin nodded slightly and did not ask for the details of Xue Lai's plan or question whether it would be useful. He just continued to ask: "So what problems are you encountering now?"
"The farm tools we developed are obviously more excellent and labor-saving, but they are not recognized by the nobles. They are not willing to spend money on the lowly serfs in their eyes." Xue Lai sighed softly.
Colin was silent, he traveled through time and became the privileged class of this world - wizards.
I have experienced a lot of intrigues between wizards, but I really don’t know much about the people at the bottom of this world.
However, as an ordinary person in his previous life, he was no stranger to the situation of those serfs.
Although I have never farmed for a long time, my ancestors have been genuine farmers for three generations.
What's more, in his generation, there is actually no essential difference between working for capitalists in the city and serfs.
Thanks to the progress of the times, there have been some improvements in all aspects.
"Actually, we tried to give away a batch of new farm tools for free last year, just to build a brand." Xue Lai added, "One year later, the improvement it brought about in farming is indeed obvious to all, at least half of it.
The area under cultivation has even doubled."
"It's a pity that the nobles and serf owners were just amazed at most. When it came to spending money to replace farm tools, they immediately shook their heads and refused."
"But in fact, our pricing is already at a loss. If it drops further, we will not be able to produce normal agricultural tools, let alone the normal operation of the chamber of commerce."
Xue Lai sighed deeply, and finally said with a somewhat sarcastic tone: "None of the nobles in the Kingdom of Loen who are responsible for planting wheat fields are really interested in planting. What they prefer to do is party, socialize, and cultivate wizards.
I hope that one day the family can take a step further.
Improving the farming efficiency of serfs so that they can grow more crops... these will not bring them the honor and status they want."
Colin pressed his brow and felt a little headache.
Seeing his troubled look, Xue Lai was not surprised. Originally, she did not expect Colin to give any useful advice, but simply poured out the bitterness in her heart.
"Perhaps, you can try to further reduce the cost of manufacturing agricultural tools, and at the same time temporarily purchase wheat to create demand."
"When those nobles realized that the price they paid was minimal but they could reap sufficient benefits, they would naturally take the initiative to replace farm tools for their serfs."
After Colin thought carefully, he gave suggestions.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xue Lai was slightly startled, looked up at Colin, and seriously considered the feasibility of the suggestion.
"As for how to reduce the cost of agricultural tool manufacturing, I once saw a design called 'automated assembly line' in a book..."
Before Xue Lai could think clearly, Colin continued.
Hearing these ingenious ideas that he had never heard before, the latter nodded frequently, and his blue eyes were filled with sparkles.
"Thank you, Colin."
It wasn't until nightfall that the exchange between the two finally came to an end.
Xue Lai thanked her sincerely.
She didn't expect that she just came here to meet old friends, but she unexpectedly gained a lot!
"You're welcome, we are all friends."
Xue Lai nodded lightly, without being too polite, and just said:
"If you need any help from me or the Chasai Chamber of Commerce, just ask."
"Yeah." Colin nodded, then seemed to think of something, and suddenly smiled and said: "Speaking of which, there is indeed something I need to trouble you about."
"I want the Chasai Chamber of Commerce to help me investigate Cumberland, Silver Stream Breathing Technique, and Gulen."
"Cumberland is a wizard from the Loen royal family. He can cultivate special silver blood through the Silver Breathing Technique. As for Gulen, he is a slave and an intermediate knight."
If he could get the rest of Cumberland's research notes, or the unknown breathing method, it would undoubtedly be of great help to his current research.
"Okay." Xue Lai nodded seriously and wrote down the information Colin said.
"It's getting late, do you want to stay for dinner?"
"No." Xue Lai shook her head. Colin's suggestions inspired her a lot and she can't wait to start implementing them!
Colin nodded and did not try to persuade him to stay. He just paused and said:
"Wish you good luck."
"Yes." Xue Lai nodded slightly, looked at Colin and said, "I also wish you good luck."
Colin sent Xue to the door and watched her figure gradually walk away and disappear into the darkness.
He has always admired the philosophy of the True Knowledge Society.
No matter what the world is, no matter what the situation is, people or organizations like this who are dedicated to fighting for the people at the bottom are worthy of admiration.
Although he is not intellectually optimistic about the behavior of the Truth Society, it does not prevent Colin from admiring them emotionally.
Colin turned around and walked towards the house. As he stepped on the garden path, he suddenly thought:
'If one day I can climb to the highest peak, what will I do then?'
There is no moon tonight, and the garden under the night sky is extremely dark and quiet.
In the past year, he and Xue Lai had walked in such a dark garden more than once.
Their chats have long been more than just knowledge.
But since that time in the far north, when he clearly rejected the Truth Society's request, Xuelai never mentioned the Truth Society to him again until today.
A soft night breeze blew, and the vegetation in the garden rustled.
Colin shook his head and continued to move.
He had never thought about what he wanted to do when he was at his peak, because he had not yet reached his peak.
But if one day, maybe it would be nice to make the world a better place.
Time passed quietly.
Xue Lai's efficiency was faster than Colin expected, and within a few days, an extremely detailed investigation report was sent.
And this report not only contains the life of Cumberland and the complete Silver Stream Breathing Method, but also the life of Gulen and the nameless breathing method he created!