Lord of Rot

Chapter 217 Magic Scroll Idea

East Gorge.

Fort Three Forks.

The lamps light up the entire castle. The wealthy Trifork Castle never skimps on beeswax candles. It would be a huge expense to light up the entire castle every day.

The father and son of the Linsen family were chatting.

"No!" Steven Linsen, the young eldest son of the Linsen family, was excited: "Father, I want to be like the legendary knight, riding a fast horse and galloping on the battlefield. I want to be like the legendary knight. A knight meets his lover by chance, so I refuse to get married!"

"That's Leopold" Hawkwood looked at his son calmly.

His words were unquestionable: "We need to marry Leopold."

"Then sacrifice me? Or do you want to force me to make an oath to a young lady I have never met before, under the witness of the Four Gods, to protect her for the rest of my life?" Steven paced back and forth anxiously, trying to Use your knowledge and eloquence to convince your father.

But his father always had a cold face and asked him to say many reasonable and well-founded things in vain.

"Miss Agnes is very beautiful," Hawkwood said. "I have met her. The two of us once chatted, and the atmosphere of the chat was very good. She will become your wife."

Steven said: "Maybe she doesn't want to marry me."

"Leopold won't" Hawkwood shook his head.

Knowing that he couldn't make sense, Steven turned around and left dejectedly.

Hawkwood's voice sounded behind him: "Someone will send Miss Agnes's portrait tomorrow. Maybe you can take a look and decide."

"No!" Steven gritted his teeth: "No matter what she looks like, I will never agree!"

He opened the door and left. Not far away, he came face to face with a beautiful girl holding a long skirt.

"Did you quarrel with your father again?" The girl stopped Steven.

"He wants me to marry Leopold," Steven said: "Jennifer, you know me. I am willing to be a horse galloping on the grassland. I am willing to run around the world with iron hooves, but I will never Willing to be put on the reins.”

"We are Lin Sen" Jennifer asked softly: "Have you forgotten our family motto?"

Steven said unwillingly: "The fire illuminates the way forward."

"Yes, the fire lights the way forward." Jennifer nodded: "You are destined to become the fire, the fire of the Three Fork River Fort in the future."

"But, my sister," Steven sighed, "our family emblem is a torch."

Before you can light the way forward, you must first light yourself up.

"That's right!" Steven was shocked and whispered: "Jennifer, you look very much like your mother, and your father has always loved you the most. Why don't you go to your father to discuss it?"

"Ah I?"

"Yes, if it was you who said it, maybe my father would agree."

"This..." Jennifer hesitated. It was never her turn to intervene in family matters, but seeing her brother from the same mother begging her so, she still nodded: "But I can't guarantee it."

"You will definitely succeed!" Steven pushed Jennifer and trotted, sending her to the door.

He reached out and knocked on the door, then left quickly.

"Come in." Hawkwood's voice came from inside the door.

Jennifer walked in: "Father."

Hawkwood, who was sitting in a chair, looked at the person coming and was in a daze, but he quickly came back to his senses: "Jennifer, you are here for Steven's sake."

"Yes."

Jennifer walked over to her father and rubbed his shoulders.

"The current situation is turbulent," Hawkwood said: "Do you know why Leopold wants to marry us? It is a statement. If we don't agree, the army of the Golden Sword family will come to Three Fork River Fort tomorrow. Our location It’s so special that Leopold wouldn’t have made us neutral.”

Her father had never told her this before, and Jennifer didn't know how to answer the question.

"So you want Steven and Miss Leopold to get married?"

"Yes." Hawkwood nodded: "This Three-forked River makes us rich, but it also puts us in danger. Whoever can control this place will have an absolute advantage in the land."

Jennifer didn't understand who would dare to rebel in the East Gorge under the rule of the powerful Duke Leopold.

"It seems you don't understand." Hawkwood turned to look at his daughter. He was in a trance again, as if he saw his deceased wife, and there was a struggle in his eyes. After a long time, he came back to his senses and said, "Leopold Duke, the old injury has recurred, and according to the information I know, the Duke is no longer able to get out of bed."

"What!" Jennifer squeezed her shoulders and then paused.

The Duke of Dongxia was seriously ill and paralyzed in bed. To an ordinary little nobleman, it was like the sky was falling.

"He needs the Three Forks," Hawkwood sighed.

"We must also give him Three Forks. Don't worry, I know Steven's character," Hawkwood said. "He will definitely fall in love with Miss Agnes after seeing the portrait."

Jennifer nodded, still recovering from the shock.

……

Li Qi's face was solemn.

Despite the slow speed of news transmission in this era, if something happens among the nobles, it will definitely spread to every corner of the continent overnight.

"Duru Leopold was paralyzed in bed."

It happened suddenly.

Li Qi suddenly remembered his cheap dad Lild, who also suddenly became seriously ill and died.

"It should be that there is a hidden illness in the body, which has been accumulated for a long time, but this outbreak of the disease directly made people paralyzed in the hospital bed."

As the pillar of the entire East Gorge, it is definitely not good news that Duke Leopold is seriously ill and paralyzed in bed.

Being paralyzed in bed will not affect his lifespan. It is possible for Duke Leopold to live for more than ten or twenty years, but the paralyzed Duke's dominance will be much weaker.

The healthy and strong Leopold was awe-inspiring, but the disease-torn Duke Leopold would only become meat in the eyes of the vultures.

"I just want to farm quietly."

Li Qi could probably guess that some nobles who had long been dissatisfied with Leopold would come forward to cause trouble and provoke disputes.

The best outcome for that part would have been the death of Trudeau Leopold and his son Pine Leopold becoming Duke of East Gap.

Li Qi once met Pine, a standard incompetent second-generation man who was good at eating, drinking and having fun in addition to doing business.

Even as a future lord, even the porcupine leader didn't bother to come a second time.

With such a new lord, it's surprising that other nobles can be honest.

"The war shouldn't start so soon. If it really does start, I can also apply to go to Iron Valley first." Li Qi thought in his mind: "The porcupine leader's family is weak, so I definitely can't fight with them."

Unexpectedly, the seemingly chaotic Giant Foot was unified by a sudden appearance of a prince. Instead, Dongxia, which had always been known for its peace and stability, was about to fall into turmoil.

When Li Qi saw Deni and Claude, the smiles on their faces became much smaller.

They are the most directly affected, and those who are most affected by the war are the businessmen. As for the pros and cons, we cannot yet judge.

Claude said: "Sir, we have come to say goodbye."

"Be careful on the road," Li Qi said.

The convoy leaves.

The life of the porcupine collar will not change much.

However, Li Qi still mobilized some people at the first time. The alchemy workshop must be built as soon as possible. Even for Iron Valley's oil, muskets, alchemy bombs and other technologies must be matured as soon as possible and guaranteed to be used on the battlefield.

Then Li Qi found the useless scholar Thomas.

When he found Thomas, he was staring at a pile of papers in a daze.

He turned his head after hearing the sound, and then asked impatiently: "Sir, what is this?"

"Paper, didn't the person who gave you the paper tell you?"

"Of course you told me," Scholar Thomas said, "but can you make this kind of paper and make it in batches?"

"Yes, the process is not very complicated." Li Qi smiled and nodded: "I call this technique papermaking."

"Papermaking!" Scholar Thomas was shocked.

"What a great invention!"

Scholar Thomas said: "This kind of paper can more conveniently support me in recording magic circles. It is much easier to use than parchment paper."

"You want to record the magic array on paper?" Li Qi asked: "Is it possible to record the magic on it, tear the paper, and use it directly?"

Isn't this a magic scroll?

"Hiss!" Thomas scholar exclaimed: "Sir, you are really a genius. Although I don't believe in the four gods, I am willing to believe that you have god-like wisdom."

He murmured to himself: "Record magic on paper and then release it through the paper. Why haven't I thought of it before?"

"If you want to study similar magic, I have something I can lend you." Li Qi thought of his [Spellcasting Crystal], where magic is recorded and can be stored and released.

After research, maybe a magic scroll can actually be created.