Every night, he would find a high slope, use a few flame beam magic to drain the moisture from the ground, and then take out the tent from the space ring to set up for the night.

With Carlos around, he doesn't have to worry about monster attacks.

Searching for wild rice is not only boring and tedious, but also dangerous.

After all, we have to search in a wetland, and if we are not careful we will get stuck in the quagmire.

It was also thanks to Roning's great strength and the presence of Carlos by his side, otherwise it would be hard to say.

Four days passed in a flash, and Roning, who had gained nothing at the beginning, gradually made some discoveries.

Now, on the parchment in his hand, more than a dozen locations suspected to be wild rice have been marked.

These locations are basically on both sides of the river and in shallow water areas, with reeds, cattails, and green seedlings that are suspected to be wild rice.

Why use suspected?

That's because although Luo Ning knew about the heading of rice, he was not 100% sure about the rice seedlings.

He could only record the characteristics of these areas on paper, and asked Carlos to note the locations and come back to check them out in July or August.

At that time, the rice has already headed and matured, making it very easy to identify.

In the air, Ronin, riding on Carlos's back, arrived at the border of Swamp Town, and the sea was a distance ahead.

The swamp is actually directly connected to the sea.

The wind and waves in this place seem to be relatively strong, with sea water constantly washing the offshore areas, making the hydrological conditions near the coast particularly complicated.

Luo Ning originally thought that this kind of estuary was suitable for building a port, but now it seems that this place is not suitable. He needs to look north along the east coast.

"Today is the 19th. My birthday will be in a few days. It's time for me to leave for Wushanbao."

He glanced at the sea and gave up the idea of ​​going for a walk on the sea.

"Let's go, Carlos, we should go back."

The dragon roared, wagged its tail happily, and turned back.

Although it was boring these days, Carlos took the opportunity to expand its diet.

The crocodiles, pythons, and swamp deer in the swamp are all delicious, especially the level 2 giant python captured the day before yesterday, the meat is quite delicious.

It decided to continue coming here when it has time.

Anyway, the master said that as long as these monsters don't eat humans and don't cause damage, they can do whatever they want with them.

After speeding all the way, Ronin returned to the Swamp Castle and met Irene whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

The little girl is fourteen years old this year. She has grown very fast and is now about 1.56 meters tall. After putting on a suitable long skirt, she looks much more beautiful than before.

Having not seen Luo Ning for a long time, Irene was naturally in a cheerful mood, "Brother, how did you find time to come over?"

Luo Ning smiled and said, "I just happened to be passing by here. How are you doing recently?"

When mentioning this, Irene looked sad.

Since she and her mother began studying magic potions and herbology with Elrond, her daily study load has become much heavier.

If you want to be lazy, Jenny will say it before Elron says it, because the latter has a clearer understanding - it is an extremely precious opportunity to learn this knowledge from Elron! Magical alchemy is profound, and magicians need to invest a lot of energy and money to master it, and they may get nothing in the end.

It is difficult for ordinary people to get involved in this subject. Without some background and money, don't expect those experienced magicians to teach you.

There is hardly any other teacher like Elron who is experienced, free of charge, and willing to teach them everything he knows.

"Hey, I've learned a lot of useful knowledge recently. I even used my newly learned herbal medicine to heal a middle-aged lady's fall!"

Irene's sad expression only flashed by for a moment, she would rather share happy things with Roning.

Luo Ning couldn't help but give a thumbs up and ruffled the other person's long golden hair: "It seems that Wubei Territory will have another great doctor in the future."

Irene clenched her fists, "Don't worry, I will!"

"Haha, then you have to work hard. I look forward to that day coming soon."

Roning and Irene chatted and laughed for a while, then looked at the black tiger that was growing stronger and stronger. This guy was probably as strong as a first-level Warcraft.

When it grows up, I wonder if I can find a Storm Wolf to mate with and give birth to another litter of Storm Wolf cubs.

If they can't find any, then they can only look for some large dogs to breed with, but I don't know if there is any reproductive isolation? After parting with Irene, Ronin went straight to Elron's office.

At this moment, the great doctor was concentrating on writing something on the desk. Roning guessed that he was probably recording his experience in developing magic potions.

Elron heard the voice, looked up and saw Ronin coming, and immediately stopped writing, "My lord, you are here."

"Sorry to bother you at work."

Luo Ning smiled and asked, "How was the thing I asked you to do last time?"

"It's already been done."

As he spoke, he pulled out five purification spell scrolls from a drawer.

Luo Ning took it and put it into the space ring.

Since Natalia's witch soul power was somewhat similar to the soul-devouring surge in Lulans' body, Roning wondered whether the purification technique would have any effect on Lulans.

Originally, he was planning to take him to Wushanbao, but considering that he had a lot of work to do, he gave up the idea.

Anyway, the spell scroll has the same effect as if he cast it personally, so he just needs to bring a few more purification spell scrolls with him.

"Elron, there is something I need to discuss with you." Ronin said.

"Just tell me what you want to do."

Elrond smiled. When had the lord ever been so polite?

"Are you interested in serving as the financial officer of Wubei Territory?"

Luo Ning said: "Spell scrolls account for a large part of Wubei Territory's income, and your magic potions should also have a good market in the future. It would be more appropriate for you to serve as the financial officer."

The territory gradually grew, various industries were put on track, there were more and more investment and income projects, and it was too troublesome for him to handle every payment personally.

Ronin needs a financial officer to handle these matters.

However, Elrond's smiling face fell.

"God of Light, sir, please forgive me. I really can't help you with this matter!"

He pointed to many bottles and jars nearby, all of which he had purchased recently.

"Magic potions, herbal medicine, and making spell scrolls already take up most of my time. If I were asked to manage the territory's finances, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the energy to do that!"

Ronin scratched his head.

Although Elrond rejected his proposal, he gave a very reasonable reason.

These three things do require too much energy, and managing the territory's finances not only requires a lot of energy, but also requires dealing with all kinds of people, which affects his research.

"Sir, I think Chahar is more suitable."

Elrond thought about it and gave his suggestion.

"During this period, he calculated the salaries of everyone in the territory, and there were no mistakes. This shows that he has the ability to do this."

Roning nodded.

Of course he considered Chahar, but compared to Elrond, his foundation was much weaker.

The financial officer is sometimes also responsible for management and decision-making. I don’t know if Chahar, who comes from an ordinary family, has that ability.

In addition to Chahar, Jenny is also more suitable.

It’s just that the other party said that a breakthrough is imminent. Compared to a financial officer, Roning hopes that his territory can have one more high-level magician.

"In that case, I will go talk to Chahar. It's a pity that his dream of becoming a butler was ruined."

Elron smiled and said, "The chief steward is also responsible for the castle's finances. Since he is in charge of the castle's finances, it's not wrong for him to be in charge of the territory's finances as well."

He would rather Ronin asked him to make a few more spell scrolls than let him manage the finances.

"Okay, that's it then."

Luo Ning stood up and said, "I will go to Wushan Fort tomorrow. If there is anything during my absence, you and Rydar, McKen and others can handle it." (End of this chapter)