The Count was very busy. Liszt just took a break to greet him and give his blessings. Liszt then left Tulip Castle and returned to Flower Town.
Before leaving, the Count said solemnly, "Flower Town is developing very well. I am paying attention to the training of your Knight squad. I hope that you and Levis can fight side by side in next year's expedition."
"I am also looking forward to it."
Liszt responded.
In his heart, he could not deny it. In terms of war, it was impossible to fight a war, it was impossible to fight a war in this life. He didn't know how to flatter people. He could only maintain his current lifestyle by farming.
However, no one could say for sure what would happen in the future.
He would not stay in Flower Town all his life and be a country Baron. Riding a dragon was a big goal in life, and owning an island was a small goal. To have an island as a fief, one had to at least be a viscount, which required some effort.
On the way back, Blackdragon galloped.
He was slightly distracted on horseback.
The excitement of the aristocrats at the expedition banquet infected him. The aristocrats might be a group of parasites, but their desire for glory was very pure.
He wanted to fight, he wanted to charge, he wanted to stake his life for riches and honor.
"Am I really not going to the battlefield? If I don't go to the battlefield, how can I promote my title? Was it a rebellion? Without the strength to slay a dragon, rebellion is tantamount to courting death. "
The Sapphire Family's sapphire dragon could not be treated as a decoration.
That was the world's top power, equivalent to nuclear weapons. It was best not to test it.
"Going to the battlefield to grab credit is the most effective way to promote … The Lord does not need to take the lead in the charge. Let the Knight fight and kill, it can still guarantee my safety. At worst, I will be captured and let others redeem me. It will be a bit shameful, but it is most important to keep my life. "
"Maybe I can take the route of an ordinary aristocratic second son and win over an aristocratic lady?"
Some aristocrats only had daughters. Their titles would be inherited by their daughters. The grand duchy recognized female knights. Such an aristocratic lady was the best marriage partner for an aristocratic second son.
Some aristocratic ladies, favored by their parents, would get a fief and become a hereditary aristocrat, such as Lvera. She would also be the best marriage partner for the second son of a noble.
"It's a pity that in the Grand Duchy of Sapphire, there are only a few suitable noble ladies … There are many noble ladies at the level of Lord, Knight, and Baron. Noble ladies at the level of Viscount and Countess are extremely rare. The archipelago is not very big to begin with. There are only seven marquises and more than twenty earls. "
Moreover, there was another very real problem — the aristocratic ladies desired the higher ranking aristocratic young masters, not ordinary small aristocrats.
"I'm very handsome. My father is an Earl, my grandfather is a Marquis, and I myself am a Baron. Among the second sons of the nobles, I'm probably an extremely competitive existence. Let me think carefully, those single noble ladies in the grand duchy who are suitable for marriage … "After thinking for a while, he actually couldn't think of a single one.
All the nobles hoped to have a son to inherit their title.
There were very, very few nobles who only had one daughter.
The battlefield was too dangerous, and there were too few female knights. Liszt thought of a third way to obtain a title — by making a great contribution. If he offered his paper-making technique to the Sapphire Grand Duke, he might be able to obtain the title of Count, or even Marquis.
"However, the titles conferred on the basis of contribution are all life titles without fiefdoms. This method is not advisable at all. "
After thinking it over, he still couldn't come up with a good solution.
He smiled self-deprecatingly and inwardly sighed: "Instead of going through so much trouble, it would be better to look forward to the Count and Levis … Hold on, I feel that this idea shouldn't appear. After all, they are blood relatives."
… …
After returning to the Flower Town.
Liszt once again fell into a leisurely pace of life.
The count was in a hurry to participate in the war. He couldn't even hold his birthday on the Coral Island on September 14th. Therefore, he didn't have to worry about diplomacy and could develop the town with peace of mind.
The black nightshade was still half-dead, but as long as it wasn't dead, it meant that the sprite worm still had the desire to live.
There was still hope.
What brought him joy was the fragrant coconut tree. The fruit farmer Jiggs came to report that the fragrant coconut had split open. Instead of coconut milk, a milky white, plump sprite worm crawled out.
He brought the jade powder and the jade box.
Liszt rushed to the oyster settlement, climbed the several tens of meters tall fragrant coconut tree, and saw the long-awaited fragrant coconut tree sprite worm. It was very fat, fatter than all the sprite worms he had on hand. Its body was also particularly white, as if it was faintly glowing. It looked as if it had just taken a milk bath.
"Little fellow, come, I'll treat you to some jade powder."
He sprinkled the jade powder on the fragrant coconut to lure the sprite worm. The newborn sprite worm, relying on its instincts, was quickly attracted by the magic power contained in the jade powder.
It began to swallow the jade powder in large mouthfuls.
Next, Liszt simply smeared the jade powder on his finger and extended it to the sprite worm's mouth.
He bit down.
The contract was completed.
The pleasant feeling of telepathy made him and the fragrant coconut tree sprite worm closely linked, sharing joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.
After putting the fragrant coconut sprite worm into the jade box, Liszt rewarded each of the fruit farmers who had been patiently looking after the fragrant coconut sprite worm with a silver coin: "Jiggs, you still have to carefully look after the worm stalk, understand?"
"Understood, Sir Lord."
After returning to the castle, the fragrant coconut sprite worm was handed over to Carter to be stored in the worm house.
Carter was very happy, but at the same time, he expressed his concern: "Master, we already have eight sprite worms. I am afraid that the castle's servants will not be able to meticulously look after every worm stalk. Do you need to hire new servants to specifically look after the worm stalks?"
This question reminded Liszt.
Of course, no one in the Flower Town dared to disobey him, let alone destroy his worm stalks. However, it was better to be safe than sorry. What if a commoner went crazy and cut down the worm stalk? Or what if a beast accidentally ate the worm stalk? Don't expect the fence to stop everything.
"Your concern is very reasonable. However, I do not intend to hire servants to look after the worm stalks. I intend to set up a regular team to look after the worm stalks."
He immediately called Gort, Markus, and Carl Hammerstein.
"Sir."
"Teacher Gort, Teacher Markus, Carl, I called you here because I have more and more sprite worms. The worm stalks are scattered all over the fief, they need better protection."
"Sir, do you need more people from the patrol team to frequently patrol the worm stalks?"
"Just patrolling is not enough. I need to focus on protecting them for a long time. Do you have any good ideas?" Liszt had an idea, but he did not reveal it.
Holding back and not revealing — this was the way of the superior to control his subordinates.
Gort thought for a moment, then said: "At present, the worm stalks are mainly protected by the castle's servingmen, the surveillance of the local farmers, the patrol team, as well as the fence's isolation. Perhaps we can train more patrol team members to specifically patrol the worm stalks. "
Markus was even more straightforward: "We can leave it to the Knight squad to patrol."
Carl finally said: "Sir, I think that we can arrange for patrol team members to specifically keep watch around the worm stalks. At present, we have twenty patrol team members. We do not need so many to patrol the fief. By dividing eight patrol team members to keep watch over the worm stalks, the worm stalks can be protected at all times. "
"Carl's proposal is more in line with my idea. However, there is no need for patrol team members to keep watch, that would be a waste of manpower. Select strong serfs from each settlement and arrange for them to guard the worm stalks in shifts. The fief's administrative office will pay them a copper coin a day. "
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