my armed maid

Chapter 95 92 You kid is really insufferable.

"As predicted before, there is indeed a vein of magic crystal ore underneath."

The investigators reported, “It’s just that… this mineral vein seems to be different from the usual situation.”

As he spoke, he took out something from his pocket and spread it out in front of everyone. It was a handful of silver-gray crystal fragments.

"There are not only purple crystal giant scorpions in the cave, but also silver-gray ones, which shows that they do not only use magic crystal raw ore as food... There are also a large number of other types of ores in the cave.

"This should be a mixed vein containing a variety of minerals. As for the size of the vein and the specific raw ores it can produce, more detailed investigation will be done later."

"I see." Nolen nodded thoughtfully, "I'll leave the subsequent investigation to you."

The mixed mineral vein... although it was somewhat different from what he had originally expected, it was not far behind.

The reason why a high concentration of magic energy escapes from the cave is not because there is a vein of magic crystal ore underneath, but because this place itself is a place where magic power is enriched.

Alchemy believes that the enrichment of magic power is a reflection of the richness of the earth's veins. The place where magic power is rich is rich in products, and generating raw magic crystal ore is only one of the possibilities.

Other minerals will also be produced in magic-rich places. For example, the silver-gray crystal fragments are the color of the crystals produced by the giant crystal scorpion eating the raw mithril ore.

It is not unheard of for a vein to contain a variety of minerals.

Now let’s see how much of the raw magic crystal ore accounts for this mixed vein.

Can the magic crystal produced by the mine make Linfeng City self-sufficient and completely get rid of its dependence on Flamel?

And, in addition to mithril and magic crystal, what other rare raw ores can be mined from this vein?

However, these are the tasks that the logistics and mining teams have to do.

As the general staff officer, he does not need to do everything himself. He only needs to wait for the people below to submit reports.

After roughly arranging many matters in this new mining area, Nolen followed Ryan and returned to Linfeng City with the large army of the Knights.

Back in the city, Ryan and Nolen chatted for a while in the office. Ryan praised: "You can actually hit such a distant target with a large crossbow. Even the top crossbows in the empire cannot do this.

"This new weapon really impresses me, Nolen, you are even better than I thought."

"Excuse me." Nolen smiled, "This is just an experiment I did on the live magic missile.

"With this successful experience, I can safely transplant this technology to 'tanks'."

Before this, he was still thinking about what weapons were most suitable for tanks to carry. The limitations of the Sky Burning Flame were still a bit high.

Thinking about it now, it turns out that the romance of tanks must be live ammunition weapons!

Moreover, due to the size limitations of individual weapons and artillery shells, the White Raven could basically only carry one or two special artillery shells at a time.

After firing the shells, the manual reloading speed is also very slow. In actual combat, there is little room to fire a second shot, and it can basically only be used as an weapon that can be disengaged in one shot.

But if it is transplanted to a tank, there will be no such concerns. There is plenty of space inside the tank to store ammunition, and a loader can even be developed to install it!

As long as the technology of the loader can be developed and matured, the theoretical rate of fire of live ammunition weapons is much faster than that of magic cannons!

This is because the magic cannon needs to wait for the cooling time of the magic circle after casting high-level spells. The higher the level of the magic circle, the longer the cooling time.

The live ammunition weapons are mainly driven by alchemical gunpowder and the second-level "acceleration" magic circle, and the cooldown time of the magic circle is extremely low.

As long as the barrel is strong enough and the reloading speed can keep up, the rate of fire can be greatly increased!

A sniper cannon that can fire continuously is very exciting when you think about it, isn’t it?

"Really..." Looking at the high-spirited young man in front of him, Ryan smiled and then fell into deep thought.

However, after only one or two months of contact, he could tell with his sophisticated vision that there was almost nothing left in Linfeng City to retain a talented alchemist like Nolen.

Rather than saying that Linfeng City made him prosperous, it is better to say that he led Linfeng City to develop and grow.

That race war and this Xia Huilong crusade both proved this. Without Norun's help, Linfeng City would never have reached this point so smoothly.

Even if the city lord's palace gave him the position of general staff, other forces could still give him this position. Judging from his current performance, this was not a sufficiently tempting reward.

What's more, he comes from a grassroots background, has almost no relatives and friends, and seems to have no unbreakable attachment to Linfeng City.

Now Nolen still has a standard scholar's thinking. His passion for research and creation is greater than the pursuit of power.

But once he "recognizes" his own value, he may re-plan the direction of his life.

Rather than slowly developing in a remote border city, it would be more straightforward to go directly to Flamel and the Imperial Capital to enjoy the glory and wealth... Perhaps he will inevitably have this idea in the future.

Therefore, for Linfeng City, the development of armaments is secondary. The top priority now is actually to keep Norun firmly in his hands...

Of course, this does not mean that he should use coercion and inducement to force him to be bound to Linfeng City. This is the worst method and will definitely not last long.

Anyone in power with a brain knows that when recruiting talents, the most important thing is to focus on the heart.

Since anyone can give him material rewards, what about spiritual comfort?

Of course he had investigated Nolen's life experience. He was an orphan who had been helpless since childhood. He must have longed for a happy and stable home, right?

Thinking of this, Ryan smiled and said: "Compared to this, Nolen, it's almost the New Year.

"I have worked hard for you for so long recently, so you must be tired. Rather than working, I personally hope that you can take a good rest these days, at least to get rid of the dark circles under your eyes first."

"Uh, thank you for your concern." Nolen was stunned for a moment, then looked out the window, "But it's New Year...

"This year feels like it's gone by so fast. Indeed...a lot has happened in the past few months."

He broke up with his teacher, met Yuna, became an official alchemist, and then got involved in a war, and finally rose to prominence and took the position of general staff...

More things have happened this year than all the previous years combined. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a turning point in his life.

I have been busy for so long, experienced a lot, and gained a lot. It would be nice to take a little rest in the last few days of this year.

Well, we are busy with work and research anyway. Arms development relies on accumulation over time, so there is no point in rushing for a day or two.

"It's time to take a rest." He stretched and said, "But that being said, I don't know what to do when I have some free time."

In the past days, he has been living a life of dependence on others, but no matter what holiday it is today, Rusty always has endless alchemy commissions for him.

He doesn't have a good relationship with the other alchemy apprentices, so he hasn't developed any entertainment or social interests in the past few years.

"How about playing cards with Julius and the others?" Ryan suggested. "They also organize hunting activities in their free time. Have you ever hunted?"

"I haven't played cards much." Nolen shook his head, "I can't even ride a horse, and naturally I can't hunt either."

Ryan then mentioned playing chess, fishing, watching musicals and other activities, but of course...none of them interested him.

Seeing his lack of interest, Ryan then remembered that these were the hobbies of the nobles to cultivate their sentiments. Nolen was not in this circle before, so naturally he would not have much resonance. However, even men from different circles always have some interests in common.

"By the way, you will be eighteen after the Chinese New Year."

Ryan said pleasantly, "This is the age when men in the Roland Empire should start a family and start a business. Nolen, do you have someone you like?"

Ah, here we go again, the older generation’s usual concern about the younger generation’s marriage issues will surely develop into a classic matchmaking session in the end.

Nolen wanted to deny it subconsciously, but for some reason, Yuna's face suddenly appeared in his mind.

I still remember the night when the war ended. Yuna was hesitant to speak, but in the end she just smiled at herself and said:

"I just think...it was really great to meet you back then."

He could not forget the slightly sad look in her eyes when she said these words. From that day on, this girl began to appear in his dreams from time to time.

"Then it seems there is."

Noticing his momentary hesitation, Ryan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Let me guess, which girl is so lucky? Is it Yuna who gets along with you day and night, or Evelin who supports you in joining the City Lord's Mansion?

That being said, he was actually leaning towards Evelin.

Because he was vaguely aware of the intricate master-slave relationship between Nolen and Yuna. If Nolen was interested in Yuna... no, even if he wasn't interested, he would have already taken action.

After all, Yuna is so beautiful, and with such a beautiful girl following her every day, how can a seventeen-year-old boy resist such temptation?

At the same time, he is also very clear about the nature of men. Regardless of whether there is subjective consciousness, these male animals are naturally excited and curious about new women.

Compared with a maid who is bound to obey him, and who may even have succeeded, and an equally beautiful young lady who has not yet been married, which one will excite a man more?

The answer seems obvious.

Not to mention how much benefit it would bring to Nolen if he could really marry Evelin, the current lord of Linfeng City.

And that's exactly what Ryan wants to see.

After discussing Ivan's abdication with the old city lord Eamonn that day, old Eamonn asked him to assist Evelin in her city lord career, and Evelin also vowed that she would become an excellent city lord.

Now, it is safest to use marriage to bind Nolen to Linfeng City. Even if there is no love between the two yet, as long as they treat it as a political marriage and persuade...

I believe Evelin will most likely compromise.

Because she is the city lord, the interests of Linfeng City must be placed above personal emotions.

At present, Linfeng City's greatest interest is to keep Nolen firmly in its hands.

"No..." Nolen hesitated and said, "I think it's better to just leave it to chance for such a big thing. No one stipulates that you must start a family and start a career at this age, right?"

Your starting a family is not only your own business, it is also related to the future of Linfeng City! Ryan thought to himself, it is said that marriage is a man's grave, especially in the Roland Empire, which is still monogamous.

As long as you marry your wife in Linfeng City, are you afraid that you will show up and move her grave in the future?

He just thought that Nolen was thin-skinned, so he hinted: "I am not only Yuna's teacher, but also Evelin's elder. As long as you have this intention, I will help you actively match up.

"You have such a talented appearance and are such a powerful alchemist. You should have some confidence in yourself. Even the most noble pearl in Linfeng City has probably secretly made a promise to you, right?"

Hearing this, Nolen was stunned for a moment, his expression slightly strange.

Linfeng City's most noble pearl, this is not a hint, it's almost made clear! Is this really a good idea to sell poor Evelin?

Is this Lao Deng joking on himself, or testing his own ambitions?

Gee, chatting with these high-ranking people is troublesome enough.

Unable to figure out Ryan's true intention, he simply turned over the chatting table and said righteously: "I'm just an alchemist, not interested in the relationship between men and women.

"Rather than this, I hope to complete the research on the magic device as soon as possible. Now that the empire is in chaos, only by improving the strength of Linfeng City as soon as possible can we stand firm in this troubled world."

"Not bad." Ryan sighed, "I didn't expect your ambition to be so lofty. It really makes me ashamed."

"Are you joking...seeing that it's getting late, should I leave first?"

"Well, happy new year to you."

Ryan watched Nolen push the door and leave, slowly fading his smile and shaking his head.

"You kid...you are so incompetent."

Here, Nolen walked out of the office, and Yuna had been waiting for him at the door for a long time.

As a personal maid, she would follow Nolen wherever he went, but the city lord's office was a confidential place to discuss important matters, so she would stand outside the door and wait for him to come out.

"what……"

Not long ago, he was discussing with Ryan about the person he was interested in. When he saw Yuna, Nolen suddenly felt an inexplicable guilt in his heart.

"Huh?" Seeing his slightly strange expression, Yuna tilted her head, "Do you have any orders?"

"Nothing." Nolen strode forward, "Speaking of which, the New Year is coming soon."

"Yes." Yuna followed him quietly, "Mr. Maenna mentioned to me a few days ago that he has prepared all the supplies for the New Year."

"Oh, it's really reliable."

"Do you have any other schedules during this time? I can prepare early."

"No, I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to stay in the yard and bask in the sun."

"Ok."

"What about you, what are your plans?"

"Me?" Yuna couldn't help laughing, "I'm your personal maid. Wherever you are, I'll be there."

"Hmph, that's right. Then come and bask in the sun with me."

"Pfft...it's my pleasure, Master."

"..."

While chatting, the two walked out of the city lord's mansion. Ryan leaned against the window and looked at their departing figures with a thoughtful expression.

"No, maybe I thought wrong." He murmured, "Noren is not someone who can be moved by profit alone, and Yuna is not a slave or maid -

"She is the White Raven from Linfeng City..."

(End of this chapter)