Miracle City, in an independent courtyard near the Rock Castle, a middle-aged man was eating breakfast leisurely.
What is currently on the dining table is the most popular breakfast style in Miracle City, a plate of osmanthus cake, two fried dough sticks, and a bowl of small noodles made of green wheat. There is also a cup of steaming milk next to it, which is controlled by the Hunter family.
After entering the wilderness, milk and meat products were replenished, and the nobles were basically able to eat meat and drink milk freely, and some families with better conditions could also enjoy it occasionally.
Of course, the breakfast table served by the owner of the courtyard is something that ordinary rich people cannot afford, because there is a pot of brewed tea on the corner of the table.
There are not many places where tea can be produced in the Golden Dragon Kingdom, and it is basically concentrated in the mountains in the south. The cost of transporting it here alone is not high, and because it is highly sought after by the nobles of the kingdom, it is often sold out in Golden Dragon City. The price to the Northland is
Those are basically sky-high prices.
Only nobles above the earl level can drink tea in the North, and ordinary minor nobles are not eligible.
The person enjoying leisurely in the courtyard at this time is none other than Aragorn, the founding monarch of the Golden Dragon Kingdom. Since the last battle with Rand, Aragorn has been recuperating alone on the pretext of being injured. When he moved to Ironwood City, Richard did not
I was too relieved to leave Aragorn alone in Ironwood City and let him move to this Miracle City together.
Although Richard has always been wary of Aragorn, he still has the due respect. The location of the courtyard is also in the core area of Miracle City. The tea that usually only the upper class of the Northland can enjoy is also unlimited for Aragorn.
of provision.
Aragorn himself seems to be enjoying this kind of life, and his daily life is worse than that of Viscount Sauter. At least Viscount Sauter has other serious things to do besides hunting and watching circuses, such as martial arts training. According to Richard's arrangement, Aragon
People around Aragorn reported that Aragorn did almost nothing except three meals a day and resting at night. He could often live for a whole day with a pot of tea, and basically no one would disturb him.
But today, a special guest came to this courtyard, and the sentry and secret sentry originally arranged outside did not stop him at all, because the person who came was none other than the owner of Miracle City, Richard.
Ever since he rejected Namtaru last night, Richard has been thinking about how to break the situation. Snowfield City, which is connected to the Elf Mage Tower, naturally has an additional golem manufacturing factory, which can also produce extremely cost-effective magic mages.
Moreover, it owns a miracle building, and its value theory is much higher than that of other system cities. Only the main city of Boulder Castle with its tavern and market can be said to be worth more than Snowfield City. Giving up Snowfield City is simply like...
The pain was like stabbing him in the heart with a knife.
Even if it was said that Snowfield City could be saved by stabbing the heart twice with a knife, Richard would consider stabbing himself twice. Anyway, he has many ways to save himself.
After much consideration, Richard could only think of Aragorn. The only person in the Miracle City who might be able to help Richard make a comeback was His Majesty Aragorn, whom Richard could never understand.
At least judging from his deeds, Aragorn was definitely a Saint-level master, and he should be one of the stronger Saint-level masters. At least back then, he was able to beat the Golden Dragon Clan Leader, who was also a Holy-level master, to the point where he signed a no-nonsense agreement with humans.
A treaty of equality, this is probably not something ordinary saints can achieve.
Although he looks weak now, there are still three pounds of nails left in the broken ship. Richard doesn't believe that this man who has even defeated gods does not have some trump cards. The only problem is how to get Aragorn to take action.
"Lord Richard."
"Lord Richard."
Seeing Richard come in, the waiter waiting next to him greeted Richard first and saluted him. These people were nominally here to treat Aragon's servants, but in fact they were all Richard's people, but Aragon didn't care about this.
I didn't care and didn't chase these people away.
After Richard came in, he made a gesture to the people nearby, and the people around him retreated very wisely. Soon, only Aragorn and Richard were left in the courtyard.
"Your Majesty Aragon, I don't know if my Hunter family has not provided good hospitality recently."
After everyone left, Richard gave Aragorn a slight salute. No matter what state Aragorn was in at this time, he directed the other party to lead the rise of mankind and drove the orcs to the plateau north of Longxi Pass. Such a feat
, Richard should also maintain a certain degree of respect for him.
"Oh, that's alright."
Facing Richard's polite question, Aragorn's attitude was a bit perfunctory. He didn't even stand up from the stool, but still drank the milk in the cup and started to pick up the teapot to prepare tea for himself.
"It's just that when you came, there was no one to make tea for me, and I had to do it myself."
There was obvious dissatisfaction in Aragorn's tone. But Richard has always been a person who knows how to hit snakes with sticks. As soon as Aragorn said this, Richard immediately came to the table as quickly as possible and reached out to take Aragorn's hand.
With the teapot and cup in hand, he personally made tea for Aragorn.
Richard's tea-making skills are quite decent. After all, in order to be arty in his previous life, Richard also learned some tea art. There is no problem in using it to fool Aragorn.
Aragorn was confused by Richard's behavior. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, looked at Richard and said:
"What do you want to see me for?"
Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.
Although there is no such sentence in the Golden Dragon Kingdom, this principle is applicable to all countries. Aragorn asked Richard straightforwardly about the purpose of his visit.
Richard didn't even try to deny it, and just nodded and accepted it.
"I need your help this time."
"Help? Are the people from the church looking for trouble again?"
"no."
Richard shook his head.
When Aragorn heard that it had nothing to do with the church, he immediately lost interest, lowered his head again and asked:
"Then what else do I need to do? Those two men under your command were powerful men five hundred years ago. Now, except for the church and those old monsters, there is nothing they can do to rectify the situation, right?"
Hearing this, Richard narrowed his eyes slightly. He had never let Moriel and Natalie take action in front of Aragorn, but he knew the strength of the two of them. This guy really hid it well.
However, at this time, Richard wanted to find a way to make the other party take action, so he did not dwell on this issue and raised his hand to point to the north.
Said the words "snow giant".
"Snow giant?"
"What are you doing to provoke those guys?"
Aragorn raised his head in confusion, obviously puzzled by Richard's confrontation with the snow giant. He knew about the existence of the snow giant, and he also had a certain understanding of the snowfield. It was precisely because of his understanding that he was puzzled by Richard's confrontation.
Why fight the snow giant?
The place where the Snow Giants live is a barren land with basically no value to humans. Half of the year is like a doomsday situation for humans. He really can't understand what this land means to Richard.
Tell me what it does.
Moreover, it is impossible for snow giants to have any conflict with humans. For snow giants, the coldest areas where human activities occur are also very hot, which is not suitable for them to produce at all.
With Richard's character of not letting go of rabbits, it is impossible for Richard to do such a thing that has no benefit at all, unless there is some benefit in the snowfield that Richard cannot afford to leave behind.
"I have a city in the snowy plains."
"So there is a teleportation array in the city that is directly connected to the snowfield? Recently you have mobilized troops just to go to the snowfield to defend your city?"
There was a large-scale deployment of troops in the city and many wounded people were recently carried back to Miracle City for treatment. The movement was very loud and it was impossible to hide it from Aragorn. Of course, Richard never thought of hiding anything.
"Yes, we have been fighting the snow giants during this time."
"Is it worth it? Is there something you must get there?"
"It's worth it. We must keep that city. It is a city built on the ruins of the ancient elf mage tower."
Richard was not too prepared to hide anything from Aragorn. Firstly, this matter could not be hidden from the prying eyes of interested people. Secondly, now that he needed Aragorn's help, it would be better to be more honest.
"The ruins of the Elf Mage Tower on the snowfield? Which Elf Mage's Mage Tower did you find?"
Hearing Richard talk about the ruins of the Elf Mage Tower, Aragorn suddenly became interested and even sat up straighter.
"Mesta..."
"Mesta"
Richard directly said Mesta's name. Aragorn paused obviously and repeated it again. He had obviously heard of this name and should have a certain understanding of it, otherwise he would not have such a reaction.
"You actually found the ruins of Mesta's mage tower. Have you successfully entered the ruins?"
"Yes, the entire site has been explored, and I have obtained all the research results of Mesta."
Seeing that Aragorn was interested, Richard directly told him part of what he had gained in the mage tower. Under normal circumstances, Richard would have hidden it, but now Richard needed Aragorn's help to tide him over.
Aragorn must be interested enough. After all, Aragorn is not his subordinate.
"Since you have already obtained the items in the ruins, why are you still fighting the snow giant on the snowfield just for a teleportation array?"
After losing his composure slightly, Aragorn returned to his calm demeanor.
"The value of the ruins is far beyond imagination. You cannot give up until you have to. The ruins involve the key to the rise of the human race."
Richard said this to provoke Aragorn to take action, but he was not deceiving Aragorn. There is a boiling magic effect near Snowfield City. After Snowfield City is stabilized, he can use the knowledge compiled from the ruins to quickly cultivate humans.
A magician may be able to achieve some results in ten or twenty years. Human beings have the best magical talent besides elves.
When humans train enough magicians, the threat of orcs will be nothing. As long as humans' magical achievements can reach one-third of the level of elves, then humans can now leap from a second- and third-rate race to a...
The dominant race on the continent.
However, Aragorn was not easily fooled by Richard, but looked helpless.
"Do you think I'm still human now?"
Apart from the fact that Aragorn is human, he does not have any real flesh and blood in his body. From a biological point of view, this is definitely not a human being. However, judging from Aragorn's insistence on eating and drinking tea, he is trying hard to maintain
With human feelings.
Richard nodded firmly.
"You are a hero of the human race. No matter what you become, you are still a human being."
This was half compliment and half sincere, but it was impossible for a mature man like Aragorn to be easily moved by Richard's true feelings. Instead, he continued to ask:
"So you and your men are now besieged by the Snow Giants? They should have been directly attacked by the Snow Giant Royal Court. Every generation of Snowman Kings seems to have saint-level strength. No wonder you came to me to take action."
"Your Majesty, we are allies. The more my strength increases, the more likely I will win against the Lord of the Rising Sun in the future."
Seeing that Aragorn seemed a little moved, Richard immediately added.
"It's not that I don't want to help you. Although the Snow Giant King is not very strong among the Saints, in my current state I can't even display the strength of the Saints. I won't be able to defeat the Snow Giant King even if I go there."
"Unless you help me prepare a material as I said before and let me reshape a body."
"Okay, your Majesty, please wait a moment."
What Aragorn needs is naturally the most suitable material for refining his body. In the past, the best materials were found deep in the South China Sea, on the territory of the Sea Tribe.
Richard did not have the ability to help Aragorn collect the materials at that time, because some of the things Aragorn wanted were extremely useful to the Sea Tribe. They were not for sale and were difficult to obtain from trade. Even if he could get them through the fourth prince at the time,
If you buy it through channels, the price paid is not worth it in Richard's opinion.
But after the Battle of the South China Sea and the establishment of Harbor City in the Sea Clan's Clam Field, it became much easier for Richard to collect these materials. Before Natalies returned, Harbor City had already collected them according to Richard's instructions.
, it was sent to Miracle City some time ago.
But after the materials arrived, Richard did not take them out and give them to Aragorn for use. Instead, he put them in the Miracle City warehouse for safekeeping.
To put it bluntly, Richard is still wary of Aragorn, his ally. After all, what he is doing now, at the kingdom level, is that he is an ambitious and rebellious traitor. If it were not for the threat of orcs, Ren would have been killed.
A large army will be raised to quell the rebellion.
After all, Aragorn was the founding monarch of the Golden Dragon Kingdom and the ancestor of the Charman family. Naturally, Richard felt a little guilty when facing Aragorn.
Using an ordinary body, one can exert combat power comparable to Moriel. If one puts on a suitable body, wouldn't it be possible to directly exert holy-level combat power?
Richard currently has no means to check and balance such a powerful person. According to Richard's initial thoughts, everything must be under control. He will wait until either Moriel or Natalie reaches the holy level before considering helping Ala.
Gong regained some strength.
But now the plan can't keep up with the changes. Even if Aragorn is obviously trying to raise the price, Richard, who wants to keep Snowfield City, has to admit it.
At least the two of them still have a common enemy, and there is a high probability that Aragorn will not be disadvantageous to him, but Richard still hopes that he will not do this kind of thing where he is betting on odds.
As Richard's order was issued, a cavalry squad soon escorted this batch of materials sent from the South China Sea to the small courtyard in Aragon.
Richard and Aragorn also put down the still-warm teacups in their hands and walked towards the big boxes...