Walking through the windy and snowy streets, Azima once again stepped into the Castle District of Neverwinter.
Although it was a bit unusual to summon her at night, out of her trust in Vendy, she agreed to go with her and asked Doris, who wanted to go with her, to stay in the house.
In case... any accident happened, at least her companions would not be affected.
Standing outside the castle gate, Azima could not help but tighten her collar.
"Are you cold?" Vendy glanced at her with a smile. "Don't worry, you'll take it off soon after we go in."
"Wait... take it off?
Does His Majesty want to talk about... "
"Please come in, Lady Vendy." Just as she was feeling bewildered, the door slowly opened to both sides. The guard bowed to the two of them and made an inviting gesture. "His Majesty is currently in the study. I still have duties to attend to, so I won't take you up."
"Thank you for your hard work." Wendy nodded, took Azima's hand, and led her into the castle.
In an instant, a warm wind drove away all the cold and enveloped her body.
"So... this is the heater."
Although she knew that high-class houses were equipped with such a new heating device, which could keep people warm without open fire, she was still a little shocked when she experienced it.
The servants walking back and forth in the castle were all dressed in beautiful and light summer clothes. Unlined blouses and long skirts could be seen everywhere. In a corner of the dining hall, many witches were barefooted and running around on the carpet. Compared to autumn, it was more like summer now, which made her doubt her conjecture again.
He had indeed built Neverwinter here for the sake of enjoyment!
Beside her, Vendy had already taken off her coat and winked at her. "If you don't take it off, you'll soon sweat. If you go out again, you'll be in trouble when the cold wind blows and catch a cold. "
"I, I know."
Azima unbuttoned her coat stiffly and involuntarily glanced at Vendy's chest. Although her chest was not small, it was still much smaller than Vendy's.
If His Majesty really had that kind of idea … he wouldn't have looked for him, right?
With this self-deprecating thought, she followed Vendy up to the third floor and entered the lord's study.
"Your Majesty, Azima is here."
"I salute you, Your Majesty."
Azima bent down and glanced at the people in the room out of the corner of her eye. Finally, her eyes fell on a gray-haired man behind the desk.
The man in front of her was the King of Graycastle. She realized that before she got rid of the Sleeping Spell, she had only seen him from afar at the banquet. Now that she was looking at him from such a close distance, the first thought that came to her mind was that the King of Graycastle was too young.
He had defeated his brothers and sisters before the age of thirty, defeated the Church, and cleanly took over all the kingdoms and territories. Was this really something that someone his age could do?
She could openly object to Tilly, but she could not treat him with the same attitude. Once they left Neverwinter, the Sleeping Spell would no longer have anything to do with them. However, unless they escaped from Graycastle, they would be under the control of this man anywhere in the kingdom. Even if she was not afraid of authority, she had to think about Doris and the others.
"Don't be so polite." The King's voice sounded very calm. "In fact, I've been wanting to see you for a long time. I chose to meet you at night because your ability is of great significance to the kingdom. Now that the time has come, I don't want to wait another day. "
"..." Azima looked up in surprise. "You mean, you want to recruit me?"
And it seemed to be a special recruitment. The Witch Union usually offered a higher price for jobs that required the use of their ability.
But what did he mean by the time he mentioned?
"That's right, it's a fixed contract, and the remuneration is also very considerable," Roland raised his teacup and took a sip, "Two gold royals per month, until you complete the task, after which you will be rewarded with another fifty gold royals. What do you think? "
Azima's heart skipped a beat. Not to mention the reward, the salary of two Golden Dragon coins per month was already equal to the subsidy of the Sleeping Spell. With this income, she could not only solve her living expenses independently, but also help her companions! As for the remaining 50 Golden Dragon coins, it would be a good choice, whether it was capital for leaving or for Whitedale and the others to buy a bigger house after they found their relatives.
This recruitment had come at the right time!
However, after a long period of wandering, she knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Nobles were good at using benefits as bait to lure people into a trap. Even if the other party was the ruler of this kingdom, she could not let her guard down because of this. "The pay is indeed considerable, but I need to know what you want me to do first before I can give you an answer."
Her ability was most practical in the wilderness. She was good at finding water sources, beast nests, and fruits, but Neverwinter did not seem to be short of these things.
"It's very simple. Help me find a kind of stone." Roland took out a box from the drawer and opened it on the table. "This shouldn't be a problem for you."
"Can I have a look at it?"
"Of course."
Azima stepped forward and held the thing in the box in her palm. It was about the size of a thumb and was flaky. Its surface was smooth and cold. Obviously, it had been carefully polished. It was more like a special coin than a stone. In addition, it was grayish-black all over and did not have any outstanding features. It was hard to imagine that this thing would arouse His Majesty's interest.
She hesitated and said, "If it's just a stone, I'm afraid it'll be difficult for me to find the source you want. When I was on Sleeping Island, a Chamber of Commerce once asked me to find the source of gems, but my ability led them to the Burning Fire Islands, where there was nothing but hot and dry Sparkle Stones. For this, the Sleeping Spell even paid a sum of money for going to sea. "
"I guess that should be bauxite. In terms of composition, it can indeed be regarded as the source of gems." Roland chuckled carelessly. "As for whether you can find what I want, you can try now."
"Are those black lumps the same as the gems?" Azima suppressed her doubts and performed her ability on the stone in her hand. In an instant, a dazzling green light burst out from her hand and almost occupied half of her field of vision! The light was so brilliant that it was no less than the lights in the castle!
At the same time, a green light also bloomed from the King's desk.
She could not help but be stunned.
Only she could see the light. Not only could it indicate the direction of the source, but it could also show the degree of concentration of the source. Most of the time, it was like a firefly, densely distributed in the surrounding world. According to the constantly merging directions, she could go from one gathering point to the next.
It was not surprising that the king hid the other part of the stone in the desk. This was just a simple test to confirm whether her ability would work. But what surprised Azima was the intensity of the beam of light. This meant that the inconspicuous stone in her hand and the one hidden in the desk were of the source level!
It was the first time that she had seen such a small source level!
But... how could it be possible?
Before going to Sleeping Island, she had obtained a Golden Dragon by chance. At that time, she had thought of using her ability to find more coins that she had accidentally lost. However, this idea did not come true in the end. After all, there were very few unclaimed coins, and most of them came from other people's pockets. Even if she knew, she could not do anything about it. Nevertheless, she had found out the nearby source.
At that time, the strongest reaction was undoubtedly from the underground vault of the lord's castle. But even compared to that light, this green light was not inferior!
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