"Nephew, it's already very late now. Why don't you stay in my castle for the night and return to your Dawn Town tomorrow. I will ask the servant to choose a better room for you and your valet later.
"The Earl of Xishicheng said, "Have you told your housekeeper that you may stay at my place tonight? Don't let your housekeeper worry."
Victor nodded and said, "I already told my butler, Mr. Tom, before coming to Xishi City."
"That's good, your elf will be well taken care of, don't worry. Anyway, you stay at my place and you have plenty of time. Why don't you follow me to my bedroom now and see something good?" The Earl was mysterious.
He waved to Werther nervously.
By this time, the countess had also finished her food, and they left the dining room together. The servants waiting outside began to go in and clear away the dishes.
Werther followed the count and his wife to their bedroom. The count took out a sword from a big box. The scabbard was ordinary and even looked a little ugly. However, when he took out the sword blade, an extremely crisp and harsh sound appeared in the air.
With a loud voice, a sharp and bright sword appeared in front of Werther.
Werther's eyes widened in surprise. The blade of the sword could clearly reflect his face. The cool breeze that trembled with the blade made him feel novel and shocked. He couldn't help asking: "Uncle Er Wang, this sword is really the best. Compared with
The swords in the palace are many times better, how did you get it?"
Just as he was speaking, the Earl of Xishicheng suddenly changed his expression, stretched out his other arm to trap Werther, and put the sword on his neck. Werther suddenly felt a chill around his neck. He felt confused and frightened. He didn't know why.
The Earl of Rock City would suddenly treat him like this.
He couldn't help but make a swallowing motion, then tried to stay calm, and asked carefully: "Uncle Er Wang, what are you doing?"
The Earl of Xishicheng quickly put down his sword again, hugged Werther, and rubbed his face with his hair: "Oh, it's so cute. The way you were scared by me just now is exactly the same as your Third Prince uncle~"
"Huh? Uncle Er Wang, were you kidding me just now?"
"It's just a little joke."
"But... this is not a small joke. If your hand had shaken just now, based on the sharpness of the sword, I might not be alive in this world." Witte raised his hand in a self-defense gesture, frowning in embarrassment.
said with a smile.
"Haha~ Actually, I want to show you this sword. It is very sharp and can even split stones and iron blocks. It was made by the stone elves I raised." The count's eyes kept falling on the sword, with admiration in his eyes.
His tone was also full of pride, "My stone elf is no worse than your elf."
Witte also showed approval: "This sword is indeed of the highest quality. Congratulations to Uncle Wang for getting such a treasure. However, what I am curious about is that it turns out that stone elves can also forge swords. I thought they can only turn stones."
"Haha~ Even though they are called stone elves, they can do a lot of things." The count explained, "Young stone elves can only transform stones, but when they grow up, they will have higher abilities, and some can
Some can forge swords, polish gems, and others can build houses. Their craftsmanship is exquisite and unparalleled, but their speed is too slow."
"So, how long did it take you to cast this sword?" Witte asked curiously.
"Let me think about it, it seems like two years..." The count looked up, thinking, and then suddenly looked at Werther, pointing his index finger to the ceiling, "I remembered, it was two years, because he helped me
The elf who forged the sword only came of age two years ago. As soon as this elf came of age, I couldn't wait to see what magic it could do. After I was surprised to know that he could forge swords, I started letting him do it."
"I see. Uncle Wang, how many adult stone elves do you have? Why not let them be cast together?"
"You know, stone elves grow very slowly. They don't reach adulthood until they live to be a thousand years old, so I only have this one adult stone elf, and the others are all babies."
Werther opened his eyes in surprise: "The stone elf can live for so long!"
The earl sighed: "There are dozens of stone elves in my castle. Only one of them has reached adulthood, and the other elves are still hundreds of years away from adulthood. In my lifetime, I may only be able to rely on the help of this one adult elf."
.However, the good thing is that in a few hundred years, when all the stone elves have grown up, my descendants will have many helpers."
"Having this elf can help you a lot." Witte said, "When you encounter danger, this sword can come in handy."
The Earl nodded: "I think so too, Werther. I think that when we join forces to deal with Duke Dark, this sword will come in handy. Moreover, we can have more than just this sword."
The count's smile was full of meaning, and Werther felt what he was about to say.
"My nephew, I will ask the stone elves to forge such a sharp sword for you! With the same sharp swords, the two of us will have a better chance of defeating Duke Dark."
Witte was shocked. This was great news. He didn't expect Uncle Wang to start helping him now.
"Uncle Er Wang, thank you~ However, I think there is no need to recast one. Can the elf directly modify it on my sword?" Witte suggested.
The earl raised his eyebrows and exclaimed: "Nephew, you are so smart. Why didn't I think of this? It takes two years to recast a sword, but if you transform a sword, it may only take two months!"
"Yes, Uncle Er Wang, if it is just a transformation, we can get several of these high-quality swords within a year."
"Great, why not do this? I will take out the extra swords in my castle and let the elves transform them. Once the transformation is successful, I will give you two."
"Uncle Er Wang, I really don't know how to express my gratitude."
"We are now united in dealing with Duke Duke. Your business is my business, and there is no need to thank you. My eldest nephew, it's getting late. Go and wash up and sleep. I also want to rest with my wife.
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"Yes, Uncle Er Wang, aunt, good night."
Werther bowed to the count and his wife and was taken to the guest room by the servant. Wile was already cleaning the room.
"Your Highness, the rooms in this castle are too big and too empty, so I'm a little scared. Why don't we stay together tonight?"
"No problem at all."
"Did your Highness gain anything today?"
Witte smiled: "The harvest is not small."
Werther told Wile what happened in the dining room today.
"Oh my God, Your Highness, now you are almost on the same page as the Earl and Countess of Stone Town! With their help, you are safer now!" Wile exclaimed.
"Shhh, keep your voice down." Werther raised his index finger, "Just feel happy in your heart, you don't have to say it out loud."
"I understand, Your Highness."
After the two of them hurriedly washed themselves, they put on their pajamas and went to bed
Fell asleep.
The next day, Caitlin knocked on Werther's door.
Werther opened the door sleepily: "Um, Caitlin, what's the matter?"
Caitlin looked into the room: "Cousin, did you bring me a gift this time?"
"Well, I forgot..." Werther scratched his head in embarrassment, "I will definitely bring you a gift next time."
"Then don't forget it~" Caitlin closed her eyes, held her head high, and took out a hat from behind her. "This hat is made of wool. It is very warm. I bought it in the store the day before yesterday."
Werther looked at this black wide-brimmed hat, with its exquisite stitching and inlaid rubies. It looked very expensive at first glance.
"How much does it cost?"
"This is not expensive. The gemstone is of average quality and the hat is not particularly exquisite. It only costs two gold coins."
"Two gold coins are already very expensive." Werther took out two gold coins from his pocket and handed them to Caitlin, "I can't accept your gifts often."
Unexpectedly, Caitlin smiled at him and said, "Cousin, do I need your help with something else?"
"What happened?" Werther suddenly had a bad feeling.
Caitlin looked shy, put her hands behind her back, and whispered: "Give me your water elf, okay?"
After hearing this, Werther almost spit out the water he had just drank.
"You also know that the elf recognizes its master. It has regarded me as its master. Unless I die, it will not follow you."
Caitlin stuck out her tongue and turned around in despair: "Well, okay, but, cousin, next time you encounter such a rare elf, can you inform me before it regards you as its master?
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"Of course." Werther said, patting his chest.
After having breakfast in the castle, Werther and Wile said goodbye to the Earl and his family, and then set off for Daybreak Town. After returning to his castle, Werther felt much more relaxed. It was already noon.
He had a hurried lunch and then visited the town again. In addition to the normal operation of the new farm, winery and workshop, there was another thing that made Werther particularly happy, that is, the wool workshop and cotton workshop were built.
Werther stood outside the two adjacent workshops, looking at the new workshop and feeling extremely happy. The owner of the dessert shop had already brought his wife and started preparing the tools for the workshop.
The dessert shop owner had just moved the weaving tools into the workshop with his wife when he saw Werther standing at the door.
"Your Highness, you are here! We, my husband, have just learned that the workshop has been built, several days earlier than expected."
"Yeah, I didn't expect it to be built well and quickly."
"We just started preparing the tools today. We have only prepared this one now, and there is still a lot to go. I'm afraid it will take three days for the workshop to officially start operations, and one to two weeks to produce the finished product."
"Of course it's no problem. As I said, this workshop is not in a hurry." Witte smiled, "It doesn't matter even if you can't make any money in a short period of time. I will pay your wages on time. When next fall comes and the weather starts to change, it doesn't matter."
When it's cold, we'll definitely be able to sell a lot of goods."
"Then we are relieved." The dessert shop owner said, "I am taking my wife to buy other tools now."
Now that the workshop has been completed, since the winery needs more manpower, Werther recruits the workers who built the workshop as long-term workers in the castle and lets them help in the winery.