Oops, I became the witch's substitute

Ke Bowen lowered his attitude. Viscount is actually not a formal title. It is a title that is too small to be made a baronet if the merits are great enough. It is too big to be made an earl. It is just like a marquis. It is a title that was originally used to make up for the number, but has unknowingly become a norm.

The head of the family spoke very sincerely, because he is a normal person. To normal people's understanding, he looks like a middle-aged man, but compared with the witch, who knows if the witch is a grandma's generation? Maybe they are ancestors: "Serena, Miss Feili, can you come to the study after the banquet? The water source problem in the territory is really urgent. Please lend a helping hand."

Feili smiled and held Serena's arm: "That's just right. I have a plan in my mind and want to discuss it with the head of the family and Miss Serena. So let's go to a quiet place to talk as soon as possible~ How about ?”

Chapter 15 The Knight of the Near Moon

The Desset Territory is not a place naturally short of water. There is a river not far away, but it will dry up during the dry season. The rain will be late in the coming year. The survival of the people in this land depends entirely on the forest, but as the number of people increases, The animals here said they couldn't stand it and ran away.

Population and drinking water have become the biggest problems in the territory.

During this discussion in the study, Lord Ke Bowen had made up his mind. Serena and the eldest son were both here to "listen to politics", but the former listened carefully and stood beside Feili, separating the eldest son from Feili. The latter His thoughts were all on Feili, he was angry and annoyed with Serena, and he had no intention of listening at all.

After the discussion, Feili first asked: "Is the rainy season normal every year?"

Ke Bowen felt a little relieved: "No more, no less, just enough to feed the people. But sometimes if there is less, every household will be short of water. Everyone has limited water storage. Even my castle cannot guarantee sufficient water."

Feili raised two fingers: "Oh, it's not that difficult. I have two plans for you to choose from~. The first is to build dry water cellars in each village in the territory. Making such water cellars requires red soil. I want to survey nearby. The second method is to choose a place to build a dam in the river, and also use the dam to build a windmill. If everything goes well, both plans are completed. The residents of this territory will at least have enough water sources, but …It seems like there’s nothing more I can do~.”

Feili's simplicity is only for her, and the corresponding technology requires knowledge, which is not what the lords and craftsmen of small places are good at.

In fact, Feili is far superior to the average person in her family in terms of strength and knowledge. This is the advantage of those who are reborn through time travel, because learning about time travel from birth is not much worse than practicing in the womb.

And this kind of livelihood improvement is something that the family disdains.

Because Feili has a third plan.

Feili slapped her hands on the table, leaned forward, and looked at Lord Ke Bowen obediently: "As for the last, I have a third plan. I can give you the first two plans for free, whether it is drawings or methods. I can give it to you, but you must sign a magic contract. It is a kind of seal. From now on, relevant insiders will be restricted by the seal and cannot reveal the details of the technology. If anyone sees it, it is none of your business. "

Ke Bowen understood something: "So, what price will this third plan cost?"

Fei Li brushed her hair, and the three people present couldn't help but lose consciousness with her sassy posture. Serena was the first to come back to her senses, gently held the raised hair, and slowly put it down, which made Fei Li confused. Why she did it didn't matter.

She continued to say to Lord Ke Bowen: "Before this, the agreement between me and Miss Serena is that after solving the water source and the poisonous dragon, you will be rewarded with a piano. But for the third option, I plan to raise the price. One hundred thousand silver coupons, you can pay in installments, because combined with this third plan and the previous ones, your territory will not only completely solve the drought problem, but also become richer, get a steady stream of water, become an oasis, nurture a forest, and gain another Excellent resources.”

It sounds unkind to raise prices on the ground, but the water source is a pain in this territory. Just having enough to drink is not enough. If you can be rich and create resources again, this is something that is worth a lot of money.

At this time, the eldest son who was standing aside suddenly became angry. He was greedy for Feili's beauty, but he was also dazzled by money: "What a joke! This is the spirit of the witch's contract. Do you know how big a sum of money two hundred thousand silver coupons are?" …”

Serena stretched out her hand to interrupt her eldest son's words: "Brother, this deal cannot be calculated like this. If there is a steady stream of water, the tax revenue the territory will receive in the future will not be more than these 200,000 silver coupons? But..."

Before he finished speaking, he looked at his father. Ke Bowen was the one who finally made the choice.

Ke Bowen frowned deeply, and his whole face was filled with embarrassment: "I'm very...sorry, it's a very tempting offer, but it makes you laugh. My territory is now unable to make ends meet, and there is no way I can afford this money."

Feili said: "Instalment payment, we can sign a contract. First, you can use materials to pay off the debt. In the future, you will brew wine according to the crops I provide, and it can only be circulated in your territory, except for providing it only to me. In addition, the second You can pay less for one year, but you have to exchange Serena and let her become my escort to compensate for the failure to pay. This amount will be deducted as employment expenses, and the same will be true for the second year. If you can't afford it, you can Let Serena continue to be my guard, I am optimistic about her strength and potential. "

Serena quickly turned her head and looked at Feili, first surprised, then expectant, and then looked at her father: "Father, this condition is very good."

The eldest son said, "It was clearly agreed that there would only be a piano... You are really untrustworthy, father, it is enough for us to solve the drinking water problem. There is no need to accept such a high price. Besides, Serena is an important guardian knight of the territory."

Optimus Prime glanced at the eldest son and sighed directly, but quickly restrained his emotions and looked at Fili: "Then, let's start negotiating the specific contract."

The eldest son was anxious. He was angry that his opinions were not taken seriously: "Father!"

"Shut up! You have no vision and foresight! What do you think we have lost? That insignificant wealth? In your narrow vision, are there only immediate interests? I am disappointed in you. Miss Fili gave us the future of the Desette family. Do you understand!!! Get out now, otherwise... Serena, bring me my whip!" After that, the eldest son fled the room in anger. Lord Optimus Prime breathed a sigh of relief, his blood pressure gradually recovered, and he smiled apologetically to Fili.

"I've shown you an embarrassing side."

Fili expressed her understanding and gave a condition that could not be refused. With the conditions of the Desette family, it seemed that there was a choice, but in fact there was no room for choice at all.

Should we choose to barely maintain the status quo or look forward to the future? Anyone would choose the latter.

And Fili deliberately released an extremely important message that she would keep in touch with Serena, which meant that the Desette family would continue to receive the attention of a witch!

After that, Fili and Optimus carefully negotiated the content of the contract, and received enough compensation to renovate the hotel. She began to occupy the study and draw magic drawings. This kind of drawings would set up a cursed contract. Anyone who saw it could not reveal it to outsiders as introduced before.

This was done until late at night, and the candlelight gradually dimmed. In order to catch up with time, Fili was still drawing the drawings. While busy, she suddenly found a new oil lamp lit up beside her.

Serena brought some snacks: "If you need, I can go to other towns to buy delicious desserts, it won't be too slow, or go to the city to buy delicious juice."

Fili smiled lightly: "I'm not a picky eater, don't think witches are all extravagant young ladies."

Serena held the lamp for Fili: "I just provide the most basic help for those who work hard."

Fili's face was bright, and she leaned slightly on Serena: "On a boring night, having someone to chat with is the biggest help, but let's wait for me to finish drawing the blueprint of the dry water cellar, and then take a break. We will go out to explore the terrain tomorrow."

After that, Fili continued to draw seriously, causing Serena to watch in a trance.

This is a witch, and unlike other lonely witches, she is upright, enthusiastic, and cute. She even doesn't know how to describe Fili's excellence. At this time, she only feels that it is difficult to describe her elegance in a painting, and no flower can compare to her beauty.

This not only reminded her of the short time they spent together at the dance, but also reminded her of the time they spent together. Holding Fili's hand, they were like butterflies flying in her palm, cooperating and entwining with each other, yet maintaining perfect dance steps and distance, and the rhythm of the two of them hit every syllable of the musician.

When they looked at each other at that time, Fili, who had just put down her wine glass, had a rosy face and danced charmingly. At the climax of the music, she even made a pleasant sound of silver bells. They were simply the perfect partner.

Compared to those arrogant witches who were in their prime, Fili was as bright as the moon. She felt relieved that she would not be burned if she approached such a moon.

It was so lucky to meet Fili.

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"Fili, if you don't have time to eat the hot snacks just now, I'll feed you. Even if you're a witch, staying up late will hurt your body, right?"

"Hmm...? That's fine."

Chapter 16 The Wisdom of the Witch

The night is short and long. Serena may not know, but Fili sensed that the worried old father Optimus Prime had secretly come to peek a few times.

As a military noble, even if he is only a viscount, Optimus Prime has to consider many things. In this world, family development is more important than anything else. Family inheritance is the lifelong pursuit of many people. No one wants their hard-earned family business to be wiped out after a hundred years.

As a result, the issue of heirs has always been a serious topic...

The next day at noon, everyone finished recuperating. After lunch, Optimus Prime mentioned the issue of surveying the territory. Fili readily agreed, followed by Serena. Only the eldest son said he wanted to stay at home.

Everyone could see that he was tired, but Optimus smiled and doted on his eldest son, saying that if he didn't want to go, then don't go, just take good care of this home.

So, Fili, Serena, and Optimus went out, and Optimus intended to let all the followers stay at home.

The intention was obvious. Halfway through, Serena's position fell behind Fili and Optimus, so that her father and Fili could have a good talk.

In this special conversation, Optimus first introduced the drought in the territory, then talked about the local customs, and then talked about the short-lived prosperity when the land was just opened up. There was pride, emotion, and sadness, and he also mentioned his wife, the hostess of the house.

Fili and the hostess met briefly. She was a capable woman. Because she had been busy with banquets, she had not met a few times so far, but she kept the viscount's house in order.

After talking about daily life, the three had walked a long way, and Fili began to guide magic. At this time, Optimus changed his style.

Ke Bowen's words were full of loneliness and unwillingness, and what he said next should not be discussed with outsiders: "For a citizen like me, although I became a knight of the kingdom, I have always been regarded as a country bumpkin by the central government. If I want to be If you think highly of her, you have to ask Serena to get married into a big family, and only then can she be respected by others. "

Feili is not ignorant about this. How could "he" who has studied it since birth not know it in that family? Even if he is not popular in the family, he is indeed a stable pillar of the upper class in the social world. People dare to look down upon and neglect.

Feili pretended to be stupid and said: "Knight Ke Bowen, you have established military exploits and expanded your territory by relying on your own strength. Now as a viscount, are there still people who look down on you? In the end, you want to be looked down upon, but it is not because of your outstanding achievements, but because of your reliance on Se Is it a good place to marry Reina?”

Serena heard the words from behind and remained silent, but she had to admit that it was the truth.

Any noble has many titles including knights, each title represents a territory, and military nobles prefer to be called knights rather than titles.

Ke Bowen then asked: "Miss Feili, you have a long history and considerable wisdom, can you explain it to me? If the second prince or other princes of the kingdom come to my territory to play, I need to Don’t need hospitality?”

Feili smiled mysteriously, as if the answer was wrong: "Your Excellency Knight, do you think life and death can be predicted? We don't think so."

Ke Bowen was puzzled: "Master Witch, don't tell me riddles. I'm just a martial artist."

Feili explained: "Your Excellency Knight, let me ask you, if something unfortunate happens to the first prince, can you be sure that the person who will inherit the throne in the future is that prince, or is it the prince who you have ignored?"

Ke Bowen rode forward and looked into the distance. After being silent, he turned back and spoke again: "Since ancient times, the eldest son of all races, countries, kings and families must succeed to the throne. The brothers and sisters of the father and the brothers and sisters of the son have no right to inherit. Lord Witch Don’t you know why?”

Feili smiled: "Of course, it is an unrealistic attempt to completely cut off the collaterals, but is that really the case? Knight Ke Bowen, throughout history have you seen which country has truly eliminated intramigration? Your Excellency, Knight, do you know that Mi In the history of Liam? There was a coup of King Wu, and the last son who was extremely powerful killed all his brothers and succeeded to the throne."

Ke Bowen was silent, then said: "What do you mean?"

Feili looked at Serena: "I feel it. You don't want Serena to get married. Compared with the eldest son, Serena is particularly outstanding. You want Serena to be the sword and shield of the family, but I know another one. National affairs. A certain great prince was afraid of the strength of the chief knight and locked him out of the city when he was fighting against the enemy. In the end, the pillar of the empire was hungry and cold and was shot to death by ordinary people. Knight Ke Bowen, what do you think? Is this the better ending, or is it better for your family to undergo a transformation of King Wu for generations?"

Serena finally couldn't help it anymore: "Feli, I won't do that kind of thing."

Feili turned back: "Yes, according to my observation, you are the knight who was shot to death by random arrows, or you were eaten by monsters and died~, you choose one."

Serena was at a loss for words. Ke Bowen rode back and sighed: "I also want to make friends with nobles from all over the Central Government. When I enter the social world, I want to make friends with those big families, but who in those families think highly of me?"

Feili rolled up her hair and played: "Knight Ke Bowen, I have discovered an interesting pattern in my long history. You may wish to refer to it. Even if the kingdom rises and falls, the empire rises, the territory changes, and the royal family changes, the family remains the same. "

Ke Bowen smiled bitterly and laughed at himself: "Yes, for a citizen like me, if you want to get ahead, you still have to marry into a big family. The longer the history, the more valuable the family, but who can think highly of me? No more, no. said."

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The topic ends here, Feili is relaxed and happy, Ke Bowen is heavy-minded, and Serena is uninterested.

Serena has no interest in power, and if she has any interest now, it's Philly.

I'm really curious about the witch.

The three of them went out for three days on this trip. They traveled all over the viscount's territory, carefully explored and found red soil. It has a hard and high-quality texture, many but small voids, and poor permeability. It is the best material for building a dry water cellar.

In the next few days, Feili began to command the first batch of craftsmen to mine the red soil, crush it into powder, dry it in the sun and magic, then soak it in water for a day and night, then mix it with mud and repeat the same process, and continue to mix it with the mud. loess.

In this project, the ratio of materials is the secret. Feili only told Ke Bowen and Serena that it should not be too sticky or too delicate.

After stirring, instruct the craftsmen to roll the red clay blocks into pillars with pointed ends.

The next step is to dig the water cellar. The selected location must be on a flat place, and then the excavation is divided into two parts.

The first choice is to draw a circle on the ground and dig an inverted water tank pit. However, this is not used to store water, but to continue to increase the depth of the water cellar.

A huge pit in the shape of a jar must be dug deeper in order to increase the water storage capacity.

In this way, future water storage will provide warmth in winter and coolness in summer.

Since the water source of the water cellar is rainwater flowing down from the ground, it is necessary to dig some small sloping pits around it and use small channels to store rainwater in the water cellar.

Serena had a question while studying: "Although this can increase the efficiency of water storage, it will be more or less mixed with weeds and feces, right?"

Feili raised her finger and pointed at the red clay prepared in the castle engineering office: "So we need to add a filtering link to the reservoir. Don't worry, I will not only filter the water for you physically, but also use magic to purify it. , just like your sword, although there is a time limit, I will always come back~"

In the next few days, Feili directed the craftsmen to go down to the water cellar and cut out many regularly arranged small square holes in the inner wall of the water cellar, staggered up and down in rows, and then mixed them into flax water. Nails are wetted, inserted into these square holes, and hammered repeatedly until the entire inner wall is covered with red mud. At this point, a water cellar with its own water purification function is completed.

Feili finally chanted magic by the water cellar, enchanted and purified it, and the castle's first dry water cellar was completed.

Chapter 17 Water Spirit, please listen to my song

After the first demonstration dry water cellar was completed, no one questioned the witch's wisdom.

Feilin... Feili is really happy.

Thinking about it from another perspective, if Felin were to do it by himself, it would not be easy for Serena to trust him at such a young age, let alone gain Ke Bowen's trust.

Being a witch will solve everything.

Everyone who knows about the witch knows that she looks young but is actually older. Along the way, Feili was even able to speak to Ke Bowen in the tone of an elder. This is all due to her status as a witch.

No, no, no, don't indulge!

Feili patted her face and cheered up. The identity of the witch was always a clone, a substitute, and "he" held her own lap.

Next came the issue of purifying nearby rivers and impounding dams. Feili worked on the drawings all night long. There was no need to do this kind of thing herself, just leave it to Ke Bowen himself.

The most important problem lies in the third agreement of "raising the price on the ground", which not only must completely solve the water source problem of this land, but also allow the forest to flourish again.

This is a very difficult job, and ordinary magicians cannot do it even if they try their best.

So what is an average magician? In other words, how can the magic power of this world be divided into three, six or nine levels? This is another topic. To put it simply, people divide mysterious people into two types: apprentices and pathers according to their mana value.

In the apprenticeship stage, one must complete all five practices of meditation, channeling, soul quenching, perception field, and upgrading in order to be promoted to transcendence and have a path.

And the road is a new beginning.

Feilin's true power on the road has reached the second stage. With such strength, he is qualified to protect a party.

Of course, the more such people in a family, the more empires there are.

As for talent, this is everyone's original soul theory. Even ordinary people have different talents. Things like running fast and jumping high are all talents.