"You actually care about this?"
Hathaway's eyebrows twitched, and she seemed to be on the verge of losing her temper again. Ma Wen hurriedly said seriously:
"No, no, no … I mean, if that's the case, I seem to have another means of attack."
"By the way, are you going to keep her frozen like this?"
Ma Wen asked as he glanced at Medeline who had been frozen into an ice sculpture.
"Give it to me."
Hathaway did not say anything and directly opened her hand.
Ma Wen smiled bitterly, hesitated for a moment, and finally gave the third chapter of the Book of Naru to Hathaway.
Of course, he still kept the book of alchemy.
It was indeed safer to give the Book of Naru to Hathaway than to Medeline.
After all, she was someone who had read the sixth chapter "Rebirth" and gained enlightenment from it. It should not be a problem for her to read the third chapter.
Her identity as a Heavenly Awakened helped her see through the lies of the God of Deceit. If she kept it, it would be much safer than anyone else.
In addition, Hathaway had indeed helped Ma Wen a lot. At least her existence made those who coveted the White River Valley dispel their thoughts.
When one's strength was not enough, one should still cling to someone's thigh. Ma Wen had never been a pedantic person.
…
Hathaway took the third chapter of the Book of Naru and put it away without looking at it.
She snorted coldly and waved her hand. The ice sculpture next to her suddenly shattered.
"Hathaway!" Madeline broke out into a cold shiver. When she saw Hathaway, she was both shocked and furious.
"This is from Ma Wen. Remember your promise."
"River Beach City is his."
Hathaway said coldly. The next second, a piece of yellowed parchment was thrown by Hathaway to Medeline.
The latter was stunned.
"This is …"
The sixth page of the Book of Naru!
"I'll lend it to you for now. With your talent and ability, if you read the third page directly, I'm afraid you'll go crazy. "
Hathaway arrogantly said, "Remember what you just said. When you reach the Legendary rank, River Beach City and your other forces will be handed over to Ma Wen. "
"Otherwise, the Three Ring High Tower will make trouble for you."
After saying this, she actually didn't even look at Ma Wen and Madeline, directly summoning the magic carpet and flying away.
Madeline held the parchment, wild with joy.
Ma Wen was completely stunned on the spot.
What the hell was going on?
The Book of Naru was clearly something he risked his life to obtain, yet it was taken away by Hathaway just like that. Even his own business with Madeline was decided for him.
Why do I feel like I'm being controlled?
At this moment, a mosquito-like voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"I'm going back to the Three-Ring Tower. Be careful. "
"Also, remember, you are my …"
…
After Hathaway left, Madeline didn't stay in the same place for long.
For the Legendary rank, she could indeed give everything she had.
But as for after becoming a Legendary rank … Everything was hard to say!
With Madeline's temperament, Ma Wen didn't really believe that she would really be willing to hand over River Beach City to him.
All the previous excuses were just to obtain the Book of Naru.
But no matter what, since Hathaway had helped him settle this deal, when Madeline went back on her words, what awaited her would be the wrath of the Awakened!
With the relationship between Hathaway and the Shadow Thief Owl, plus Lehmann, Ma Wen could also contact Constantine …
Such a lineup was certainly not something a new Legendary rank like Madeline could contend against.
"If that's the case, with River Beach City and the White River Valley as the two fulcrum, we can support a large piece of land in the south."
"If we open up some more barren land, we can definitely establish a country after the Great Catastrophe!"
That was what Ma Wen thought to himself.
Of course, things were definitely not that simple. Behind all of this, there must be strength as a guarantee.
After the Great Catastrophe, the reason why Stony Mountain could establish a country to protect everyone was mainly because of the powerful individual strength of the three Sisters of Destiny.
"Let's go."
Ma Wen ended this trip to the Scarlet Monastery with Isabelle and returned to the White River Valley.
…
When he sat in the carriage Madeline gifted him, together with a group of logistics personnel, brought the spoils of war into the castle, it was already dusk.
Anna had already returned to the castle.
Her advancement mission was much simpler than Ma Wen's. Coupled with her years of accumulation, she successfully advanced to the Half-Elf Warrior [Sword Dancer].
Her expertise and swordsmanship were very suitable for this profession.
It was worth mentioning that Ma Wen noticed that the level of the natives after advancement was not fixed at one.
For example, this time, after advancing to the [Sword Dancer], Anna directly obtained three levels as a Sword Dancer.
As a result, she suddenly became a Grade 8 profession from a Level 5 Warrior and a Level 3 Sword Dancer. This might have something to do with her comprehension.
In short, Ma Wen's half-elf butler was actually quite talented in swordsmanship.
It was just that she needed to be distracted by the political affairs of the White River Valley.
…
In the study, after learning that Vigny had fallen asleep, Ma Wen did not disturb her.
He simply asked about what happened in the White River Valley during the days when he was away.
Anna's report was precise and concise. She was already very good at this kind of thing.
After all, it seemed to have become a common phenomenon for the lord of the White River Valley to be away from the territory for a long time.
Ma Wen listened quietly. Gradually, he could not help but frown.
This time, Anna went to the Moonlight Woodland for her advancement and found the guard along the way.
According to Anna, although the guard successfully passed through the spider's crypt, he was attacked by a group of mounted bandits when he was about to reach Dark Dock Port.
Although he was lucky enough to survive, he was seriously injured and recuperated in a village near Dark Dock Port for a period of time. When Anna found him, he was already on the verge of death.
If she had not found the priest of the Silver Church in Dark Dock Port in time, the guard's life would have been in danger.
After that, Anna tried to find Lola or Old Tuck, but there was no news.
The guards at the gate of Dark Dock Port said that they had not seen the girl at all.
"That swindler most likely ran away with the money."
Anna finally came to such a conclusion.
Ma Wen did not comment.
Did she really run away with the money? Ma Wen did not believe it.
That talkative girl, the girl who foolishly asked his horoscope before the battle, would she really betray his trust?
His instincts told him that Lola might be in trouble.
But no matter what, he could not afford to be distracted by this matter.
His energy was limited, and he could only protect some people.
As for the rest, it was needless to say. With a fixed distribution of food, the fief's residents were very motivated to work.
Vigny had a great talent as a lord, and everyone loved her very much.
Based on the current situation, the farming families in the White River Valley would have a harvest before the autumn harvest.
This season's wheat should be enough to last them through the winter, and they would pay taxes according to their previous share.
Ma Wen was very satisfied with this.
He wasn't lacking in Wizard Gold. Food was the most important thing.
The land in the White River Valley was barren. There was a lot of fertile soil on the other side of the river, but that was the territory of the Wildlands. God knows how many monsters were there.
To develop the Wildlands, there was a price to pay.
Although Ma Wen wanted to promote the development of the fief as soon as possible, he still had to take it step by step.
He had to develop the Wildlands in the East first. After all, he knew the situation in the East.
After destroying the Ogres and building a port, he could apply for a Wildlands Expansion Order from the Southern Wizard Alliance.
This way, he would have the right to openly recruit talents from other areas.
Otherwise, if he privately offered talents from other areas and lured them to settle in the White River Valley, it would be seen as a provocation by other lords, and it could easily lead to a war.
With the Wildlands Expansion Order, everything was different.
The Southern Wizard Alliance encouraged the development of the Wildlands. For example, the White River Valley was a new territory developed by Ma Wen's grandfather after he applied for the Wildlands Expansion Order.
Before that, there were a lot of Gnolls and Wild Goblins.
…
"That's about it for the other matters." After Anna reported about the territory, she continued.
"But there are three people that I think you should meet in person."
"There are visitors?"
Ma Wen was surprised.
"Hmm, the first visitor. He calls himself Federer and says he's your friend … I've arranged for him to stay in the castle's basement … He said he likes the atmosphere in the basement."
"But I think he's a little dangerous."
Anna said cautiously.
Previously, because Hathaway was around, she was not worried about letting anyone into the fief.
If anyone wanted to cause trouble, the legendary Wizard would make a move, and they would not be able to return.
Now that Hathaway was gone, she had to start worrying about these things.
"Federer? He's here? "Marvin's heart leaped with joy. Was this fellow really bored staying alone in the Hills of Despair?
He still needed Federer's help to modify the coffins that he obtained from the Scarlet Monastery.
"Don't worry, Federer is my friend. He'll be fine. "
Ma Wen asked, "What about the other two?"
"The first one is the man I told you about before …"
Anna said hesitantly.
"What man?" Ma Wen was bewildered.
He had been very busy recently. Did Anna mention any man?
"The one who has been making a ruckus in the castle, saying he wants to marry me …"
"The one who claims to be the greatest Alchemist in history …"
Anna felt uneasy.
"The man who dresses like a turkey?"
Ma Wen was enlightened.
He did not pay much attention to this guy. He would see if he was the real deal.
If he didn't, and still dared to harass Anna, he would be chased out of the castle.
"Who's the last one?"
"The last one?" Anna's expression became even more bewildered.
"She said she's your fiancée."
…
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