On the Seven Towers

"I think what His Majesty said is not completely unreasonable." Xiao Chen said.

The magic power in Luo Ling's hand flickered, and she seemed a little shaken.

The king looked at the ball of ice and snow with a sullen face, as if a knife was on his neck. He was afraid and resentful in his heart, and secretly calculated that as long as he could get through this hurdle, he must teach these Black Mountain people a lesson.

"Tell me, how are you going to compensate us?" Luo Ling finally spoke.

"You stopped Demian's conspiracy, saved my life, and didn't let him hurt more civilians. I am willing to pay you 3,000 golden axes and 100 magic crystals of various colors as a thank you."

Luo Ling looked at him without saying a word, which made the king nervous again. He looked at Xiao Chen with a look of help. Xiao Chen said: "Your Majesty, my companion Luo Ling was injured in the duel with Demian."

"Yes, and you can also extract 200 doses of various potions from the Royal Alchemy Workshop." The king immediately added.

"We also consumed several scrolls, some of which are rare goods." Xiao Chen said again.

"Of course, there are still fifty scrolls, and the level will be calculated according to your consumption." The king responded with a sneer in his heart. These things were just said casually. What can they do if he doesn't admit it at that time?

"In order to prevent such incidents in the future, we need some materials to study Demian's magic tricks this time."

"I can prepare a laboratory for you in the Royal Magic Tower and provide the materials needed for one year of experiments for free. The highest-level library will also be open to you, and you will definitely use it when you study the holy book." The king said consciously.

"Do you have any objection to us keeping the "Spirit Gathering List"?" Xiao Chen asked.

"No, this originally belongs to the mages. The kingdom's attitude towards these things has always been simple, that is, to leave it to the mages to deal with. We never interfere with the inheritance of mages and the affairs of the Mage Tower." The king said.

"I think the king's attitude is not bad." Xiao Chen said to Luo Ling.

"These are all floating wealth, and the territory is what is really important." Luo Ling said.

"What's the matter with the territory? Just ask." The king felt that his life was finally saved, and his spirit was better than before. His fighting spirit was almost exhausted when fighting against the energy invasion, but now it has recovered a little. He can mobilize it a little to start healing.

"Okay. Then... I will make another request?" Xiao Chen said.

"Of course! As long as I can do it, I will satisfy you." The king's expression was very sincere.

"According to previous rumors, you were going to give us a piece of land as a fief of the magic family."

"Yes, you will enjoy the treatment of the magic family, and the patriarch has the title of magic lord."

Xiao Chen had heard from Tashia a long time ago that magic lords and magic knights are a very special kind of nobles, listed separately from the titles of dukes, marquises, viscounts and barons, and are only loyal to the royal family, and have no vassal relationship with other nobles. Magic lords are hereditary titles, equivalent to the leader of a magic family, and magic knights are not hereditary. Every member of a magic family who becomes a low-level wizard family member automatically obtains the title of magic knight.

These titles can not only enjoy the treatment of nobles in many places, but also be exempted from the service and military service of ordinary nobles, and have less taxes. All they need to do is provide a sufficient number of magic services to the kingdom every year. It can be said that they are more valuable than ordinary noble titles.

"In this matter, I hope the king can give us the treatment of the magic tower."

"Magic tower? According to the rules prevailing in your magic world, only great magicians are qualified to build a tower, right? This is not something I can intervene in as a king. What is needed is the recognition of the magic world."

"No, you are wrong. I don't want to build a tower, but I hope to get the treatment of the magic tower."

The biggest difference between the magic tower and the magic family is that the magic tower exists beyond the country. Although most magic towers have cooperation with the countries where they are located and will provide services to the country, in essence, they have a cooperative relationship with the country. But the magic family belongs to the nobles of a country. Although large magic families, such as the Tasia family, are more powerful than some small magic towers, it is difficult for the royal family to really control them. But at least in name, they are all subjects of the king.

Therefore, the freedom of the magic tower is greater than that of the magic family. When the king needs magic help, he has no right to ask the magic tower's magicians to serve, but must adopt the method of hiring.

The king's eyes swung between Xiao Chen and Luo Ling. He wanted to directly reject this excessive request, but he was really afraid that the female magician would threaten his life again.

"This may cause dissatisfaction among those big families. After all, your strength is not yet there."

"It's just me who is not strong enough, not my inheritance. Your Majesty, don't think that I haven't reached the high level, but my mentors are many times stronger than me. They just haven't found our location yet. Once they come here, their strength will surprise you. Even the Saint of Sasuo is not as good as them in many places."

"Really?" The king was skeptical.

"Of course. Anyone who has seen our castle can feel the power behind it, and no one will deny this."

"Okay. I agree."

At this time, Luo Ling said: "Your Majesty, are you sure to give Xiao Chen and Black Mountain Mage the same rights as the Magic Tower?"

The king was a little surprised by the change in her tone, but he still nodded and said, "Of course, I'm sure."

"Very good. Your Majesty, my companions should be satisfied. It seems that it's time for us to say goodbye." Xiao Chen said with a smile.

The king was not used to their change of attitude: "What tricks are you playing?"

Before Xiao Chen answered, voices came from the entrance of the cave. It was Ganuo who arrived with priests and warriors, and also came with Useta and the White Eagle Squad who arrived later, as well as several mages from the Royal Magic Tower.

"Sir Xiao Chen, it's you! These rooms are filled with evil aura, what's going on? Fortunately, we dispersed those crazy people above, otherwise they would be dead in the final magic explosion." As he said, Ganuo saw the king sitting on the stone platform. He made a surprised expression and saluted the king, "Meet your Majesty, why are you here too?"

Usetta saw Xiao Chen and asked happily: "Sir, you are right, I knew you could succeed, you must have saved your Majesty, right?"

Xiao Chen touched his nose and said, "It's almost that the evil wizard kidnapped the king, and was rescued by Luo Ling and me. For this, the king also rewarded us with a lot of money and promised to give us the treatment of the magic tower."

"Wait a minute." The king said coldly, "Although you saved me, you can't say anything. Why don't I remember promising such a thing?"

"Don't worry!" Xiao Chen interrupted him. He was not surprised that the king defaulted on his debt, and took out the mobile phone that had been recording from his sleeve.

"You've made too many promises. I'm afraid you can't remember them all, so I recorded them all with this little prop." He pressed play, and the voices of Luo Ling and the king rang out in the room:

--Your Majesty, are you sure you want to give Xiao Chen and Black Mountain Mage the same rights as the Magic Tower?

--Of course, I'm sure.