Mrs. Agnet did not have the dazzling beauty of Selena, but she had bright eyes, delicate features, and a graceful figure, just like a quietly blooming white tulip.

No matter who you stand with, you will never appear out of place, nor will you be ignored.

Now that her magic power has been promoted to the fourth ring, this trait has become more prominent.

When she walked into the government affairs study room in a lavender dress, Rosen immediately put down the bracelet sample in his hand, raised his hand across his chest to perform the apprentice salute, and said "salute to the mentor".

The Earl, who was dizzy from being driven by Rosen, breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had found a savior: "Sister, you came back at the right time. Your apprentice is full of tricks, and I am really no match for him."

Mrs. Agnet walked to the desk to check the bracelet that Rosen brought.

Rosen immediately stepped aside to make room for the tutor.

She picked up the light and delicate bracelet and looked at it carefully, even injecting her magic power into it to carefully examine its internal structure.

As she watched, a hint of surprise appeared on Mrs. Agnet's face.

"Rosen, you set up such a complicated spell lock for such a small thing?"

For a moment, she couldn't crack it.

Rosen narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Teacher, don't underestimate this thing, it has the power to collect the 'power of expectation' of ordinary people. Please allow me to name this subtle power that has been ignored. It refers to the weak mana that naturally exists in the soul of every ordinary person. When ordinary people pay special attention to an item, this very weak mana will follow and entangle it."

Mrs. Agnet looked interested: "Go on."

"For example, this bracelet is named 'Beautiful Girl', so this word is a hint."

"When the buyer takes it home and wears it every day, he or she will naturally attach the expectation of being a 'beautiful girl' to the bracelet. When the bracelet is stimulated, it can produce a kind of 'micro-magic', which gives the wearer the moisture of water element, thus producing a beautiful effect."

"That's really interesting, and it does work. Although the effect is very weak, it will be noticeable to the wearer over a period of time, right?"

Rosen nodded: "If you have strong expectations, you can feel the effect after wearing it for ten days."

Madam Aignite looked down at the bracelet again. "The craftsmanship is very exquisite, not inferior to the magic tools imported by Aaron. The material is also very unique. I have never seen it before."

She looked up at Rosen, her bright violet eyes once again revealing a questioning light.

"Rosen, it seems that you have done a lot of groundbreaking research in the magic laboratory that I was not aware of."

Rosen nodded decisively: "Yes, mentor, I have done a lot."

"I have no doubt that there is a huge market for it, but since you plan to sell it in the Shire, how do you and my brother plan to divide the profits?"

"There are two types of profit sharing. One is 3 Oggs, with a profit of 64%. Or the Earl can set his own price and buy the goods from me at 20 krones each."

"They all sound good. You just mentioned that there are other types of small magical instruments?"

"Yes, a lot. I'm still developing it. The approach is similar to this bracelet. It's developed to meet the daily needs of ordinary people, so that every ordinary person can use it as a magic tool."

"That's a very good idea. How high can the output be raised?"

"I have been training craftsmen with similar skills. Within three months, the output can be raised to at least 10,000 per month."

“That’s great.”

Madame Agnete gave a heartfelt compliment and turned to look at the Count.

"Brother, I think this is a very good way. If it develops well, the monthly income may be tens of thousands of Oggs, which means hundreds of thousands of Oggs in a year."

This made Rosen slightly startled: "Teacher, you are so optimistic. It doesn't fit your cautious character."

He also realized that his mentor's words would directly reduce the difficulty of achieving cooperation by an order of magnitude.

Sure enough, the Earl said excitedly, "Sister, since even you think it's reliable, it looks like a really good business!"

My sister has been promoted to a master of magic at a young age. She is the pride of the family. Perhaps the earl will not listen to her in other aspects, but he trusts her unreservedly in the field of magic.

So after she said this, the count immediately decided to cooperate with Rosen.

Since it was such a big deal, the matter of the Flame Regiment would naturally be over.

But there was still one thing he had to clarify with the little baron.

So, he coughed lightly, sat back in the thick leather chair, and said, "Rosen, my nephew, the smuggling activities at Broken Gold Wharf have been quite rampant recently. What do you think about this?"

If these smuggled goods had taken the normal route, they would have paid taxes to him, but now they are sneaking through without paying, which is taking advantage of him.

Although the amount is not large at present, his dock has at least lost several thousand Oggs in revenue over the past month.

The port tax at Broken Gold Wharf is the largest source of income for Shire County and an inexhaustible family gold mine that cannot be neglected in the slightest.

Speaking of this, Rosen's face became serious. After obtaining the consent of his tutor, he released a blockade barrier towards the study and the window.

Then he said softly: "Uncle, mentor, Her Royal Highness the Princess and I have found a group of secret supporters in the south."

When these words came out, Robert and his sister were both shocked.

Madam Agnet felt that her apprentice's sealing barrier was too weak, so she immediately added the fourth-ring arcane spell "Wall of Secrets" that she had just learned recently, covering the entire study.

She then said, "Supporters. What do you support?"

Rosen said softly, "Support the princess and oppose the current duke."

Upon hearing this, the Count jumped up from his chair in surprise.

"This is a conspiracy. Well, this news is really shocking!"

He wanted to say it was treason, but when he thought about it carefully, the princess was also a member of Adrian's family, and the natural divine blood in her body was no thinner than that of the current duke, and might even be thicker.

Because the Adrian family originated from Saint Veran, and Saint Veran's bloodline is more fully reflected in women.

The princess's stunningly pure emerald eyes exemplify this.

In fact, if the princess had not been too young, the position of Duke would have definitely gone to Reid Adrian.

If Reid did a good job, that would be fine and no one would have any objection, but Reid was a wimp and all the earls in the northern counties looked down on him.

Shire is also a northern county, and all goods from the continent of Witt must be shipped to Dawn Storm Harbor.

Although he had been shaving before, he shaved more vigorously after the new Duke took office.

The problem is that even though Dawn City raised taxes, Shire County couldn't follow suit because it was connected to the other northern counties by land.

Northerners have bad tempers, and if the increase is too much, the Shire will be beaten.

As a result, the Shire, the northern trade centre, was hit hardest.

He was even more furious about the new route! Mrs. Agnet thought more, she said nothing, but her big, soft eyes stared at her young apprentice.

After looking at it for a while, she said, "Rosen, Serena can't be a good duke. Although she has a strong character, her mind is too shallow."

She has a very good relationship with Selena, they are very familiar with each other, and she knows Selena's character well.

Of course Rosen knew that he couldn't hide this from his mentor, and he didn't intend to hide it.

"I will assist her, and if things succeed, I will become the regent."

Mrs. Agnet nodded: "That's quite plausible."

In the past few days since she returned to Shire County, she had heard many rumors about the White Sturgeon Island. She also made a special effort to inquire about it and discovered that her young apprentice was actually a very outstanding lord.

When it comes to being a lord, no one else in his position could do a better job than him.

The Earl was a little shocked at first, but after careful consideration, he agreed with this.

He thinks a lot.

First of all, Rosen's ability and insight are unquestionable.

Secondly, Rosen is from the north, and both he and his wife have a very good relationship with their family.

Especially since Rosen was my sister's first apprentice, he respected her very much. As soon as my sister sent him a letter, he came the next day.

When he becomes regent, he will certainly take great care of the interests of the Shire.

When he and the princess have a child, the child will have half northerner's blood. His father is a northern baron. When the child succeeds to become the new duke, he will definitely be good to the north.

But he also has concerns.

"Those blood-sucking earls in the Southern County will definitely not agree, but our warriors in the Northern County can beat the shit out of them. But what about the Aaron people?"

Although they were reluctant, everyone knew that the current Duke of Weilan was actually supported by the Aaron people. Even if he was not a puppet, he greatly took care of the interests of the Aaron people.

The Aarons would never watch him being overthrown.

Once anything happens in Dawn City, the Lion Fleet cruising in the Gilded Strait will immediately head north.

Perhaps they can still fight against the Aaron people on land, but the strait will definitely be blocked, all sea trade routes between Weilan and Witt Continent will be cut off, and even food will not be able to be imported.

High-end magic products are fine, it’s just a matter of living a hard life, but food is the lifeline, and you will feel anxious if you don’t eat a meal.

They in the northern county were not too worried about running out of food, but those short-sighted idiots in the southern county planted all sorts of random things like cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco on their farmland.

Without the food supply from Witte Continent, it would be a tragedy! Moreover, there are many people in the South, so even if the North wants to rescue them, there is not enough food.

Therefore, the two words "Aaron" are like a huge rock weighing on the heart of every Earl of Willan.

In this regard, Rosen actually has a countermeasure, but now is not the time to propose and implement it.

He said softly: "So, we have to accumulate strength year by year, store more food, and develop our own magic industry in Weilan to be independent."

"Independent?"

Robert and his sister savored the word carefully, with complicated expressions on their faces.

Weilan never achieved true independence.

Even during the time of Saint Veran, it was only with the strong support of the Aaron people that they were able to successfully gain a foothold on the giant island of Veran.

After a long while, Earl Robert came back to his senses and asked, "So, what is the purpose of these smuggling?"

"White Sturgeon Island needs to develop its strength to prove that Princess Selena has enough ability to lead Weilan. At the same time, I will be the regent minister in the future, and I will also need some financial resources of my own."

"But the Duke has a trade ban, so we have to smuggle."

"ban?"

The Earl wanted to let the ban die, but he quickly remembered the Government Affairs Department of Xialin City.

The Shire is the richest county in the north, and naturally the county that is most closely watched by the Duke. Its autonomy is far less than that of other counties.

Any little movement here will reach the Duke's ears in no time.

At this time, Mrs. Agnet spoke.

"Brother, the trade between other northern counties and the White Sturgeon Island is additional and will not affect the current trade volume of Suijin Wharf. Can't you just close your eyes?"

The Earl thought about it carefully and felt that it was not wrong. Even if this batch of smuggling was brought under jurisdiction, he would only collect an extra 10,000 or 20,000 Ogers a year. The cooperation between him and Rosen on magical instruments had already made up for the loss.

"Okay, but Rosen, remember to keep the noise down, and it's best not to go through Broken Gold River. Sheriff Xialin is a good dog of Reid, and he's keeping a close eye on you."

Rosen nodded: "I will develop a more covert smuggling route, uncle."

Suijin River is the largest river in the north. If we don’t take the Suijin River, the transportation cost will increase greatly.

He thought to himself: "It seems that we need to develop a special smuggling ship."

"That's good."

Everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed, and the tense minds of the three people relaxed a lot.

The Count asked with a relaxed look, "How many days do you plan to stay this time?"

"I want to go back tomorrow. Your Highness Serena will feel lonely on the island alone."

Upon hearing this, Lady Agnet felt heartbroken: "Oh~ my poor princess. Brother, I want to spend this Winter Veil Festival on the White Sturgeon Island."

The Earl shrugged: "Okay."

He was happy to see his sister become friends with the princess.

Rosen said again: "Uncle, I want to go to your library to look up some information related to the mermen, because the mermen outside the island are really annoying. Take a look."

"Go ahead and check it out, sister. You are familiar with this matter. Take Rosen with you."

Mrs. Agnet smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."

(End of this chapter)