Liszt suppressed his thoughts and asked, "Have you found the lost civilization on the map?"
Lars Truth expressed regret, "We can roughly be sure that the lost civilization should be somewhere offshore in the Roaring Estuary, but it is too difficult to find it."
Dulaka Truth then sighed, "The Moon Empire was a great civilization thousands of years ago. Even it disappeared. The lost civilization should have been destroyed in the sea long ago. For many years, there has been no movement on the sea except for the people of Sapphire. It is very difficult for us to find it from the sea. "
It was difficult to do anything without money, so they had the idea of the coastal aristocrats, preparing to let the aristocrats invest in their research and excavation work.
The Sword Saint of Clearwater, Yevich Waterpeanut, promised to fund them.
"Who knew that we would encounter Sapphire's Exploration Order. If I had known, I wouldn't have rushed here."
"But you still came."
"Yes, the desire for knowledge drove us to come here at the wrong time, and we suffered the wrong treatment." Cyrael Truth complained.
He was brooding about being a prisoner.
Liszt did not care about the attitude of the three archmages. He put away the hand-drawn map of the ruins and the map research notes they carried with them.
He said calmly, "I have received the map of the ruins. Now, let's talk about the ransom of the three of you."
"I'm sorry, sir. The only wealth the three of us have is the map in your hand. In addition, not only do we have no extra money, but we also owe a lot of money to several archmages. I'm afraid you won't get the ransom you want from us. We shouldn't have been involved in the Knight's War. "
When Charles spoke, the other two archmages nodded in agreement.
"Well, can't pay the ransom … Originally, as archmages, I wouldn't have made things difficult for you if you didn't participate in the Knight's War, but you have already used magic and joined this Exploration Order War. So the rules are the rules. You can't escape just because you're not a Knight."
"But we really can't pay the ransom."
"The ransom is not only in the form of gold coins." Liszt said lightly. From the moment he found out that these three people were poor, he had already thought about how to treat them. "There are other forms. For example, knowledge is wealth in my eyes. You can use knowledge to exchange for freedom. If you don't have enough knowledge, working for me is also a way to obtain freedom."
"Sir, you can tell us in detail what kind of knowledge can exchange for our freedom."
"All the knowledge in your heads, such as the development of the mages in the Eagle Kingdom, the spellcasting plans that you have mastered, and the magic experiments that you have researched all year round … However, the value of knowledge is not high. Your best choice is to work for me."
"Sir, are you going to worship us?"
"Not worshiping, but working for me for free. You should know very well that Knight who can't pay the ransom will be thrown into the mines to mine, or forced into the workshops to do odd jobs … I need you to create magic equipment, create magic potions, and teach magic apprentices."
Without waiting for the three archmages to respond, he added, "Let's put the specific ransom plan aside for now. We'll talk about it in detail after the expedition order is over. You need to spend a few days in confinement on the ship … Think carefully about what knowledge you have to offer. The more knowledge you have, the shorter your working years will be in the future."
After that.
Liszt no longer paid attention to the three, and directly ordered his subordinate Knight to take them away — there were naturally tools to imprison the mages on the ship.
He wanted these archmages to calm down first, to wear away their arrogance, and to understand how precious freedom was. After all, in his eyes, the mages were psychopaths, and he needed to spend effort and time to reform them. Otherwise, if he let them work for him, sooner or later there would be a rebellion like the dragon-slaying incident.
The matter of the mages had been dealt with.
For the time being, there was no intention to explore the map of the ruins. The expedition order was the only task now.
"Father, the Knight that was sent out should have uprooted all the noble castles under the jurisdiction of Ice Pear City. We can finish the clean-up work tomorrow. According to my guess, Yevich should have escaped to Steel Dam City. We should strike first and capture several castles before Marquis Nutao can react! "
He couldn't wait to capture or kill Yevich alive.
The Count, however, hesitated. "Marquis Nutao's Orders of chivalry are guarding the Impact Plain. If we advance too rashly, we will easily become the target of his attack. Should we slow down and let the other aristocrats act first as a cover for us?"
The Coral Island Orders of Chivalry only had more than a thousand Knight, which was difficult to confront the Marquis forces.
"Speed is the most important thing in war. Only by constantly plundering can we get enough merit and seize the opportunity for Father to be promoted to Marquis." "I have blood servants to investigate the enemy's forces, Blizzard Beasts to attack the city, and my own powerful strength. Who can stop us?!" Liszt was very arrogant and bewitched.
"What level of strength have you reached?" The Count asked casually.
Liszt replied after some deliberation, "He's definitely not as good as Marquis Bull back then, but the gap isn't that big."
There were only two people in the room, the Count and Liszt.
After a moment of silence, the Count asked again, "Marquis Bull stole the power of the Sapphire Dragon and transformed it into the legendary Lich, which gave him great strength. So, my son, can you tell me why you are so strong? You were just an Earth Knight half a year ago. "
He didn't intend to ask, but in the end, he couldn't hold it back. The impact of the arrow that shot the Holy Swordsman in the morning has not subsided until now.
Faced with this question.
Liszt fell silent for a while. He got a Fire Dragon and became a Dragon Knight. It should have been the way of the king.
However, relying on the smoke missions to constantly stir the threads of fate, the development of the territory was booming, his own cultivation was getting stronger, and he had obtained various treasures. In particular, the seven-colored whale Lolth and the siren A Qi allowed him to retreat into the sea and escape with peace of mind. There was no desperate crisis.
This bred the restlessness in his heart. If he didn't show off for a day, he would feel uncomfortable all over.
He was like a nouveau riche, every day thinking about wearing a watch, a ring, a big gold chain, and showing off his wealth everywhere. The ancient Overlord Xiang Yu once said, "Wealth does not return to its hometown, like wearing silk clothes at night, who knows." This was a very vivid description of Liszt's mentality.
Who would know how beautiful your clothes were if you wore gorgeous clothes and had to walk at night?
Of course, Liszt could disguise himself, like an ordinary Sky Knight, and farm on the island step by step. Eventually, his wings would be full and he would soar into the sky again. But this was not his style. Everyone's pursuit of life was different. What he enjoyed was the shocked expression of others.
After a long time.
Just when the Count thought that Liszt was not going to answer.
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