Rhett sniffed the faint fragrance in the air, and watched the magic plant cultivation field grow again, feeling a faint sense of fulfillment in his heart.

His eyes followed Nina's movements.

Suddenly, watching Nina waving ice mist on each magic plant again, he suddenly thought: "Since Nina has grown a little after waking up this year and her body has slightly increased, will her effect on water magic plants and water magic beasts also increase?"

As soon as this question came to mind, Rhett narrowed his eyes slightly, walked around the ice crystal lilies beside him, and stretched out his mental power to feel them carefully.

After a moment, Lei Te shook his head and thought to himself, "I can't see anything for now. Could it be that... just like Nina's body shape has only changed slightly, her abilities have also only improved slightly?

Forget it, just wait for a while and observe the growth rate of the water magic plant, then we will know the result!

If we can prove that this trend exists, it will be of great significance! " Lei Te let out a long breath, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He stared at Nina, hoping that time would give him a surprise.

After completing the task of blessing the water magic plant, Nina flew leisurely in the air.

Suddenly, it saw Henk standing quietly there and was stunned for a moment.

at this time.

Because he had been standing there for more than ten minutes, a layer of snow floated on Henk's smooth forehead.

As a result, the upper part of his head also looked like a small snowball.

Nina's eyes were filled with doubt as she floated towards Henk, just beside him, shaking her head from side to side, as if comparing whose head was bigger.

???

After a moment, Henk blinked, understood it all, and burst out laughing.

Just now, he took in everything Nina had just done, and witnessed with his own eyes the way the snow elves accelerated the water magic plants, which was simply incredible.

Looking at the childlike snow elves, Henk, whose wish was fulfilled, said with emotion: "It's amazing! There are indeed many mysteries in this world that we don't know about...

We are like a fool who cannot see the whole picture of the world."

There was some philosophical truth in these words. Lei Te nodded slowly and said thoughtfully:

“The world is full of mysteries, but what is more mysterious than mysteries is the human desire to explore.

As long as we have a positive attitude, sooner or later, we will turn ignorance into knowledge. "

Henk's eyes lit up. After hearing this opinion, he nodded in agreement, "I firmly believe that what the Lord said is right!"

The winter night swallowed up the light, and the biting cold wind roared like a devil.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and it was about the same scale as last year when Rhett just returned.

The entire Little Eagle Town was covered with a thick layer of silver frost.

Leiter had no intention of using Ruilai's snow elf to stop the heavy snow.

The weather outside was similar to last year, but he was no longer as seriously ill as he was when he first came back last year.

A warm light filled the hall of Deep Rock Castle.

In the warm fire, there was a small pile of fire ore, replacing the firewood used before, burning a ball of hot flame, warming the entire hall.

A warm current surrounded everyone, and the firelight reflected on everyone's faces, illuminating joyful and happy smiles.

To welcome Rhett's return, the castle held a sumptuous dinner tonight.

Malu, the cook, pushed the dining cart out of the kitchen, glanced at the butler with a smile, then placed the plates on the long dining table, opened the lids, and said with a gentle smile, "My Lord, please enjoy your meal. I'll go prepare some desserts."

"Thank you, Madam Malu. Please make less dessert. Today's dishes are too rich."

"No problem, my lord."

Sveta poured the red wine that had been boiled for an hour into Rhett's crystal goblet, and then stood quietly to the right behind Rhett.

Leiter pinched the bottle foot and shook it gently, watching the dark red liquid swirling in the cup, and whispered: "Sveta, I have something to tell you."

"What is it? Please tell me, sir." Sveta perked up. He hadn't heard the sir assign him a task for three months! "Actually, I told you this at noon. Now let me tell you in detail. Next, I plan to implement a system of regular talent testing in the town.

In the past, the town had a small population, so there was no need for this, but I heard today that the population of Eagle Town and Fire Mine Village combined is now about a thousand people, and this trend is continuing. "

At this point, Leiter looked at Ruilai again and said, "Ruilai, starting tomorrow, we will conduct a census of the town's population. We must ensure that every person and every family unit is included in the census. The population is increasing now, and if we don't do this, there will be hidden dangers sooner or later."

Ruilai had been listening to his father's words. When he heard his father calling him, he turned sideways and said, "I understand, father. I will arrange for trustworthy personnel to conduct a census of the existing population first, and register the information of the population that will flow in later.

Also, the normalization system of talent testing that you just mentioned, does it mean that people over the age of 12 need to take the initiative to be tested?"

Lei Te smiled slightly, looked at Rui Lai, and thought that he was indeed his smartest son. He said:

"Yes, the promulgation of this system is now left to you. It would be best to start the census tomorrow, and then start the talent test after the census is completed.

Things about the census will be a bit tedious at first, so I'll let Sveta help you."

"Father, leave it to me!" Riley agreed.

"I will do my best to assist Master Riley," Sveta replied respectfully.

Lei Te nodded and said, "Remember, during the census, you must ensure that the information is true and accurate, and do not commit fraud.

If some hooligans sneak in, just drive them away. They are not welcome in my territory."

Thinking that Zoran, the spy from Windmill Town, had already mixed in with this group of refugees, Rhett couldn't say it directly, so he emphasized it deliberately to ensure authenticity.

Ruilai's expression became serious, and he said, "I understand, father."

Dad Dad Stare

Taylor was wearing a black dress and walking down the stairs. Mina was wearing a white dress and holding Taylor's arm, and the two walked side by side.

"Good evening, father." Taylor's face was full of joy. After he came back, he stayed in the room for the whole afternoon.

"Taylor, come here, I have something for you." Rhett took a sip of the red wine. It didn't taste very good. Of course, it wasn't the wine's problem. It was just that he didn't like the taste of red wine.

But he needed to have a few symbolic drinks at the banquet.

Mina sat next to Clina and Vanessa. The three beautifully dressed women became a beautiful scenery in the hall.

Thales came to Leiter, with a curious look in his eyes, leaned over and asked, "Father, what are you going to give me?"

Leiter lifted the small bag at his waist, waved it in front of Taylors, and said, "Here are six bottles of Moonlight Potion, made by Henk. You and Ruilai can each use three bottles first.

Finally, I hope you can become an apprentice magician as soon as possible."

"Okay, sit down." Rhett patted Taylors on the back, and the latter obediently returned to his seat and sat next to Riley.

Everyone was present. Twelve eyes of six people were all looking in Rhett's direction, intentionally or unintentionally, as if waiting for the head of the family to speak.

Leiter took a breath, cleared his throat, and said, “It’s so nice for our family to sit together in this bad weather.

Today... I don't have anything special to say. It's the end of the year, and I hope our family will always be united.

"Long live unity!" Lei Te raised his glass! "Long live unity!" Everyone raised their glasses and shouted in unison.

"Ah...Ah..." Dick in Vanessa's arms shouted in confusion. His already fair skin reflected a white luster under the light.

When everyone saw this, a smile appeared on their faces.

Today's dinner includes spicy rabbit head, stewed chicken with mushrooms, roast suckling pig, seared steak, blueberry mashed potatoes, and crispy lamb legs. These are ordinary foods.

There are also sweet and sour wild boar meat tenderloin, clear-boiled giant horn mutton soup, stir-fried cold crystal tiger lung slices, etc., eight or nine dishes cooked with monster meat as the main ingredient.

The aroma filled the air, already arousing everyone's appetite.

Tucker, in particular, was drooling and looking back and forth at every dish, as hungry as a wolf.

Perhaps because there are more and more people in the family, Tucker also knows how to restrain himself, and his eating habits are not as arrogant as before.

But his eating speed was still much faster than everyone else.

After three months of separation, the family had a long-awaited reunion dinner, which was enjoyed with laughter and joy.

Three days later.

After returning this time, Rhett did not conduct the census and talent testing at the same time as in the last simulation.

Instead, they chose to first conduct a census and then conduct a unified talent test.

Zoran was captured yesterday and interrogated. Just like in the simulation, he should be a hidden pawn of Windmill Town, a casual chess piece. He was only under the instruction of Dusty, the eldest son of Viscount Gaspar, to lurk here, and he has no other mission.

Additional intelligence, nothing.

Rhett didn't plan to target Windmill Town right now. Anyway, by next year, when he went to the canyon defense line, Viscount Gaspard's life would come to an end.

Now we have to deal with the other party and find a way to circumvent the laws of the kingdom. This is obviously a thankless task and there is no need to do it.

Early that morning, in the hall on the fifth floor of the castle, Rhett listened quietly to Riley's report.

"Father, the census results are out. Although not as many as you said, there are 1,000 people, but the data is very close.

Including the original residents, there are currently a total of 913 people in Young Eagle Town and Fire Mine Village, 470 males and 446 females, with a balanced ratio of males to females.

There are eighty-seven teenagers over the age of twelve. But there are many teenagers over the age of twelve and under the age of twenty who have never had the opportunity to take talent tests. Should we let them participate as well? "Rylai closed the thick notebook in his hand and asked.

Lei Te thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and said, "As long as they are under 20 years old, everyone will be included.

The territory is currently short of guards, so it is normal to lower the threshold for the time being."

In this world, the human body only reaches the threshold of cultivation when one is about twelve years old. But it does not mean that one cannot cultivate after the age of twelve.

Whether you are a knight or a magician, as long as you have talent, it doesn't matter what time you practice, it's just a matter of when to start.

However, for a territory, if the guards recruited are too untalented and too old, it would not be worthwhile to invest resources in their training.

Therefore, those territories that have been managed for several generations and have existed for a long time have sufficient guards and have long been stable. What is lacking is not quantity but quality, so they only select seedlings from twelve-year-old boys.

Of course, if there are special circumstances, such as extremely talented people, the acceptance threshold will be lowered as long as the person is not too old.

Rules are dead, but people can be flexible, and the ultimate goal is still to improve the strength of the guard team.

The current Eagle Town obviously lacks guards. And the territory will develop rapidly in the future, and more and more people will be needed.

Therefore, Rhett had to agree to allow those who were not too old and had not been tested for talent in the past to join the Guard.

"I understand. I have already noted the information of these people. I will go and notify them now." Ruilai said.

Knight training ground.

The heavy snow had stopped for one day, but the snow on the ground was far from melted completely, making the temperature outside extremely cold.

Those who received the notice and were about to take the talent test were extremely excited even though they were shivering and their faces were red.

Shilin and Ruilai stood on the left and right in the middle of the training ground with serious expressions.

In front of them, there were 281 people in total, lined up in a square formation, standing in front of them, with a hint of longing in their eyes.

Rui Lai saw that the time was almost right, and said loudly: "I'm notifying you to come here today. I'm sure you all know what to do.

Talent testing is related to your future life path.

There will be a talent test later, and those who pass it can join Deep Rock Castle and gloriously become the reserve guard of the lord.

Of course, if you don’t have talent, don’t be discouraged. You can still make your own contribution to the development of Young Eagle Town.”

As soon as the words fell, the faces of nearly 300 teenagers and young people became even more excited! They had only heard of the legendary supernatural power from their parents, and now, they finally had the opportunity to get close to it! They wanted to become knights! They wanted to become magicians!

Ruilai looked at everyone's expressions, as if he could guess what they were thinking, and said calmly: "Let me tell you the process. Standing next to me is Xilin, the head coach of the Knight Training Ground and the strongest knight in our territory. She will guide you in practicing breathing techniques to test whether you have knight talent! Those who succeed will stay, and those who fail the first time will come to me again. I will teach you how to practice meditation.

If we fail this time, it means we have no chance at all!"

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