Mage Lord: The Tech Tree is Skewed by Me

After a year, Thorn Ridge once again welcomed noble vassals from the south of the kingdom.

Somehow, even though it had only been a year, the Earl of Graywater Castle always felt that this land had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The appearance of the old city in Thorn Territory has not changed much.

The ancient Jimena family castle still stands in the center of the town, and there are still those towering walls with the blood and fire of the Antolian people written on them.

But perhaps because of the name the Antolian army created on the land of the Principality of Norton, Eli Wayne, Earl of Graywater Castle, always felt that this city had added a bit of majesty and solemnity.

And it's not just him who thinks so, the rest of the noble vassals obviously think so too.

Compared with the chatter when they first came to the Thorn Territory, even the voices of the nobles communicating with each other were much quieter.

not to mention……

Although what was displayed in front of them was the old city of Thorn Ridge.

But on the west bank of the Bairen River, a short distance away from them, a large-scale new city was standing on the flat land.

Especially the magnificent Antolia Cathedral.

Although it has not yet been completed, the arc-shaped dome and towering spire still gave an unspeakable shock to the hearts of the nobles.

We meet again, in a season that is about to usher in a good harvest!

In the grand banquet hall of the Lord's Castle, Leon raised his wine glass and announced the start of the feast.

I am willing to serve you, my dear lord!

The vassals of Antolia stepped forward one after another and offered their supreme loyalty to their lord, the great Marquis of Antolia and the pioneer of the abandoned land, Leon Jimena.

The theme of this banquet is very clear.

That is to receive the visiting noble delegation.

Since bonds are to be issued, everything must follow formal procedures.

Forced buying or selling is unacceptable.

Leon was unwilling to use his status as a lord to force his vassals to purchase.

After all, if you buy something like bonds unwillingly, what if you come over to make trouble later?

Even if Leon plans to use bonds to engage in a series of fancy jobs in the future, that is still the future!

so……

Even though Leon didn't know the specific process of issuing bonds in his previous life, there was no doubt that it was always a good idea to take these nobles from the south of the Kingdom of Andal to the Forgotten Land.

You don't need to feel any psychological pressure.

Seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of the nobles present, Leon took the initiative and said: The Jimena family's purpose of going to the abandoned land to inspect this time is to borrow money.

Since it is borrowing money, it must be borrowed and repaid.

If you can't come up with any money at the moment, don't worry.

His Royal Highness Mendez of the Kingdom of Idrit has decided to purchase a batch of bonds. The reason why I am calling you here is entirely because we are all nobles in the south. I don't want you to think that the Jimena family is biased. outsider.

Leon pointed to the nobleman sitting next to him kindly: This is Earl Feilden from the Kingdom of Idrit. If you have no intention of buying bonds, then Earl Feilden and the other noblemen of Idrit , will buy up all the remaining bonds.

Hearing this, Count Felden, who was sitting next to Leon, slowly stood up and nodded to everyone present.

At this critical moment, as Idrit's envoy, he must step up.

and……

Count Felden has received a promise from Prince Mendez.

You know, the distance from the Thorn Territory to the Kingdom of Iderit can be said to be not close at all.

After two trips back and forth, he managed to reach Antolia before the nobles of the Andal Kingdom. Count Felden could be said to have risked his life on horseback.

Almost at the moment when Count Felden stood up, the eyes of the hesitating southern nobles couldn't help but have a look of disbelief, so that a burst of whispers could not help but sound in the originally quiet banquet hall.

Before this, they had not heard of Antolia's war bonds, and many of them had even bought them.

But not all vassals, like the Earl of Gray Water Castle, bet their entire family's future on Leon.

so……

Regarding the special development bonds for abandoned lands that Leon mentioned, most of the nobles in the south are actually in a wait-and-see mode.

And now, although they have not yet set out for the abandoned land, the moment Count Felden stood up, the mentality of the nobles present had quietly changed.

Someone is grabbing it and no one is grabbing it are completely different things.

When someone competes with you, those who originally considered whether to buy or not will most likely buy it, while those who originally planned to buy will probably buy more.

As Earl Felden finished speaking, the nobles' original thoughts could not help but waver a little.

Previously, they felt that the Jimena family had to be sold.

If you have to buy it, you can just hold your nose and buy something casually, just like paying the protection fee to the lord.

And now...

If according to Leon's statement, calling them here was entirely to take care of his vassals?

What's more, the ones who want to wrap up the Jimena family's bonds are not the nobles of the Kingdom of Andal, but the nobles of the Kingdom of Idrit!

If this thing is unreliable, can the Iderits come to buy it? !

Absolutely impossible!

Although the Marquis of Antolia is a powerful figure in the south of the kingdom, he can't let a foreign noble like Count Felden support him, right?

Sitting next to Leon, Earl Felden was naturally able to observe the changes in the mentality of the nobles present, and he couldn't help but feel a little more admiration for the young noble.

Although Leon is well-spoken and usually very kind.

But in a few words, he can stir up the greed and desire hidden in the hearts of the nobles.

But having said that, what he just said about wrapping up the bonds was really not just to support Leon.

Isn’t that all there is to it?

Prince Mendes made it clear! purchase! It’s a great buy!

The dignified Prince Idrit, if he can't even spend some money to buy bonds, wouldn't he be looked down upon by the Antolian people?

So, just as they pushed the cups and changed the cups, the southern nobles began to quietly calculate the money they could afford.

If tomorrow's trip to the Abandoned Land can really bring them some surprises... the nobles will naturally be willing to open their pockets.

after all……

The nobles have always been extremely curious about the land on the other side of the mountains, the land that has always been shrouded in black mist.

It's not even just them.

The same is true in Earl Felden's heart.