Prince Klaus followed behind his mother as if he was heading to a battlefield of certain death.
But just as Empress Yekana turned around, General Fred's tall figure appeared in the Iron Nation's embassy.
"My servant told me that you've come to visit the embassy personally." General Fred quickly walked to Empress Yekana and bowed.
"The Weave?"
Empress Yekana did not think that letters were that efficient. The fact that the servant in the embassy could inform General Fred so quickly meant that it must have been through the Weave.
"General Fred, please take a seat inside first. I have many things to ask you." Empress Yekana showed proper courtesy to the old general. She invited General Fred to the embassy's guest room like the owner of the embassy.
Prince Klaus followed behind the two with mixed feelings. Not having to go to the Hearthstone Tavern was not good news for Prince Klaus. General Fredd's return would only bring forward his execution.
"Your Highness Yekana, is there a problem with you looking for me in such a hurry?"
General Fred sat on a chair and looked at the Empress sitting opposite him, as well as the pale-faced Prince Klaus.
"I heard from the embassy's servant … You're going to a tavern to sign up for a competition? I'm a little curious. What kind of competition would attract you? "Empress Yekana asked.
"His Majesty has given me a mission, and that is to obtain as many leaves as possible from the World Tree," General Fred answered the Empress without changing his expression. "The owner of the leaves happens to be the owner of the Hearthstone Tavern. He's holding a competition, and if you win, you'll get a crystal of the World Tree."
"The crystal of the World Tree as a bet? The scale of this competition must be huge. "
Empress Yekana was a powerful spellcaster. She did not have absolute power in the Iron Nation, and she could not climb to this position by relying on her appearance and luck.
She was proficient in magic and alchemy, so of course she knew that the crystal of the World Tree was … a precious alchemy material.
Apart from the crystal's function as a link to the Weave, it could be used to make potions that could cure any disease or incurable disease.
This competition with crystals as a reward … would probably attract all the spellcasters in Noland to participate.
"Princess Yekana, you're thinking too much. The scale of this competition is very small. There are at most 40 participants, representing six countries," General Fred said.
"Six countries? Will the Land of Frost participate? "Empress Ekana suddenly asked.
"The representatives of the Land of Frost are the old foxes of the Karshilov family."
General Fred instantly understood what Empress Yekana was referring to. When he said this, his voice was filled with killing intent.
"Very good. The competition starts tomorrow, right?" Empress Yekana's question was answered by General Fred. "That one will stay here for one more day. Also, General Fred, my servant told me that Klaus was a little lazy during his time in Noland."
Here came the final execution.
Prince Klaus sat up straight, already prepared to die.
"Indeed, but that was six months ago. Klaus would often go back and forth between the Ruhrsk Academy of Magic, but recently, in order to prepare for the Sage Trial, he has been as tense as a sword."
General Fred's words caused Prince Klaus to widen his eyes in disbelief. The general's expression did not change.
Empress Yekana glanced back and forth at them, then suddenly stood up from her seat.
"But this is not the reason for his defeat. I will consider finding a new mentor to supervise you."
After saying this, Empress Yekana bid farewell to General Fred and left the guest room.
Prince Klaus looked at his mother's back as she left and let out a long sigh of relief. The feeling of escaping from death was really too exciting.
"Do you know the reason for your defeat?" General Fred asked.
"The biggest reason is that my magic reserves are far less than Sophina's … Her affinity with the thunder element is far beyond my expectations," Prince Klaus said.
"All that's left is to think about winning the next time." General Fred also stood up and prepared to leave the guest room.
"Wait, General … Have you chosen your contestant?" Prince Klaus asked.
"You want to fight?" General Fred saw through Prince Klaus's thoughts.
"I don't know … But please give me the qualification to be a substitute." Prince Klaus still did not have the courage to play the Magic Net game in front of his mother.
But he wanted to defeat the Karshilov family, no matter in which field, as long as he could win one round, it would be enough.
"It is said that the little girl from the Karshilov family will also fight. I will give you a substitute position. When the time comes, it is up to you whether you want to fight or not." General Fred immediately left after saying this.
… …
Noland, Black Pigeon News Guild.
Josiah came directly to this place after returning from the Tower of the Sage. The reason was that the Dark Elves wanted to 'clean up' their organization.
This building located in Squirrel Street changed from its previous dirty and messy appearance to a busy administrative hall.
But other than humans, there was also a group of goblins and Orcs sitting at the desks. Occasionally, the figures of even rarer races could be seen, such as … the Lizardmen.
"I told you not to hand in any more battle reports! Those Spellcasters in Noland are not interested in fighting with Orcs! "
"There was another fire in the Red Shirt's alchemy workshop yesterday. Can we write about it?"
"Yes! Why not … Did you take a picture? Quick, let me see. "
"Boss, this is the third time that there has been an incident in the Red Shirt's alchemy workshop."
"There's nothing we can do if the Spellcasters like to see it! Just change the fire to an explosion. "
Josiah stood in the middle of the hall and watched the goblins and Orcs running around the hall with a pile of white paper in their hands. It was a busy scene everywhere.
Most of the Orcs and goblins here had already put on glasses and looked refined.
Although Josiah was the boss behind the scenes here, this setting made Josiah feel very out of place.
"You're done with your big cleaning?" Josiah glanced at the Dark Elf who walked out of the "CEO's" office. There was also a group of "unemployed" people who carried their belongings and left with them.
There was a total of five people. Among them were two Orcs and three humans. From their clothes, they seemed to be the higher-ups here.
"Desire will always make some people wish for things that they shouldn't have."
The Dark Elf glared at the group of people. Their originally angry expressions were instantly replaced by fear. Then, they ran away from the place.
"Aren't you afraid of their revenge?"
Josiah looked at the five people. Just from the Orc with a scar on his face, he could tell that he was not a good person.
"Have you forgotten what I used to do?" The Dark Elf made a throat-slitting gesture at Josiah, hinting at the consequences if Josiah and the others did not know their place.
"My boss is a cold-blooded killer. This kind of setting can be used to write a novel …"
Since Hiri was resting in the Hearthstone Tavern, only Josiah could bear the burden of ridicule.
"Let's stop chatting here. Josiah, I'm very interested in the idea of the newspaper that you mentioned before." The Dark Elf went straight to the point.
"After tasting the thrill of writing a magazine, you want to try the newspaper? That thing is more troublesome than you think. "
Josiah always felt that with Noland's daytime news, the newspaper thing seemed a little useless. However, the Dark Elf did not think so.
"The Klia Merchant Group can sell us the printing workshops at the River of Gear. With those workshops, we should be able to support the newspaper production." At this point, the Dark Elf looked at Josiah cautiously. "The prerequisite is that you are willing to pay for them."
This was the first time the Dark Elf had shown such apprehension in front of Josiah. In the past, when she asked Josiah for help, she had the thought of "if it's not possible, then forget it." But this time, she really wanted to buy the printing workshops.
However, the price of a workshop was not a joke. If it was the Black Pigeon of the past, even selling the Dark Elf would not be able to afford it.
"Do you think money is something that I care about?"
As the richest person in Noland, Josiah truly lived up to the saying, "Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem."
The dark elf was clearly taken aback by Josh's reply, but she soon let out a self-deprecating laugh.
"I underestimated you, Your Highness."
"But the problem is that just because I invested in you doesn't mean that you can spend as much as you want." Josiah said to the Dark Elf in a serious tone, "Once you start making newspapers and magazines, I will not allow you to stop. Also, the interval between the publication of newspapers is much shorter than that of magazines. I don't ask you to make a daily newspaper, but you have to make at least one copy every three days. This is a huge amount of work."
"It seems that you also underestimate me, Your Highness." The Dark Elf used her hand to lift the hair beside her ear, showing Josiah the pointed ears unique to the Elves. Her long ears trembled slightly.
"As long as I still exist in this world, the Black Pigeon News Guild will continue."
"A long-lived species? I'm a little envious. "
Josiah remembered that the lifespan of the Elves was frighteningly long.
"I will take care of the printing factory. Do you need me to specify the layout of the newspaper?" Josiah said.
"Of course, Gagamo! Hurry up and bring that pen and canvas over! "The Dark Elf immediately sent a goblin to fetch the tools for Josiah.
Previously, when Josiah proposed the concept of a magazine, he also gave the Dark Elves the layout of the original magazine.
Josiah wrote down a rough layout of the newspaper on a piece of white paper, as well as the choice of layout.
"In short, this thing is a consumable, the kind that can be thrown away after it's used up. Although the Iron Nation's magic-guided printing machine was invented not long ago, there are similar newspapers in that country. You can ask them what material they use."
After giving some of his opinions, Josiah asked the Dark Elf again.
"So, when will the first edition of the Black Pigeon News Guild be released?"
"Tomorrow." The Dark Elf gave Josiah a very definite answer.
… …
Iron Nation Embassy.
Today, Prince Klaus woke up from a sweet dream and a nightmare.
The sweet dream was that he defeated the apprentice of the Yellow Robed One, Sophina. The nightmare was that he found out that he used the Holy Spirit to defeat her, and when Empress Yekana found out, he was dragged to the guillotine by the furious Empress.
That was really a strange dream!
"Mother …"
Prince Klaus put on his clothes and stood at the entrance of the embassy with General Fred. Empress Yekana walked out of the embassy with her attendants.
Today, Empress Yekana would personally go to the Hearthstone Tavern to watch the match.
Prince Klaus followed Empress Yekana to the magic carriage. Just as Prince Klaus opened the door of the magic carriage, there was suddenly a shout from the opposite side of the street.
"Big news! The strongest Spellcaster in the Sage Trial has been born! The chief apprentice of the Pyro Mage Tower, Klaus, has lost to Sophina of the Thunder Mage Tower three times! "
At this moment, Prince Klaus's hand that was touching the door stiffened. Beside him, Empress Yekana's expression was normal.
Prince Klaus immediately raised his head to look at the opposite side of the road. He saw a young man dressed in clothes that did not fit in with the people in the bustling area of Noland.
Empress Yekana's attendant directly came to the opposite side of the road, stopped the young man who was walking towards the end of the street, and brought him in front of the Empress.
"What are you holding in your hand?" Empress Yekana looked at the young man with a smile on her face.
"It's … It's a newspaper." He gathered his courage and said, "A new publication from the Black Dove News Agency. Use this to understand the major events in Noland in the past few days! It only costs three copper coins! "
Empress Yekana glanced at the attendant beside her, who took out a silver coin and gave it to the young man.
"Give me a copy, and keep the change."
"Thank you, you'll definitely be lucky." After thanking the Empress, he gave her a copy of the newspaper and immediately ran away.
Empress Yekana also directly sat in the magic carriage, and Prince Klaus naturally followed her in the back seat.
The Empress directly opened the newspaper in the magic carriage. At this moment, Prince Klaus could clearly see a line of black typing on the cover of the newspaper. The content was roughly about his crushing defeat to Sophina of the Thunder Tower.
Not to mention his mother, even Prince Klaus himself was a little short of breath from anger. Perhaps the whole of Noland now knew what happened in the Sage Trial yesterday!
However, his good upbringing allowed him to control his emotions.
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