Even if this statement is a bit exaggerated, it is not far off.

When Rosen left his mentor's Azure Manor and came to the Mage's Guild not far away, what he saw was a majestic and magnificent stone building.

It is one of the three most magnificent buildings in Dawn City, the other two being the Dawn Castle of the Duke of Dawn and the Great Temple of Saint Veran of the Church of Nature.

The building in front of us has a tall arched roof, magnificent exterior columns, and windows that occupy a very large area. The windows are filled with expensive colorful glass with exquisite epic paintings.

The most shocking detail is that the entire building is seamlessly integrated and shines with a metallic luster.

It is said that this is because after the building was completed, the mages spent a huge amount of money to cast high-level petrification magic on it to ensure that it has strength comparable to that of steel.

When Rosen crossed the garden square in front of the guild's gate and walked up the steps to the gate, he saw two guards in silver armor and white robes standing at the door.

This is the white-robed battle mage who guards the guild, also known as the Learned Knight.

They have been training in magical combat skills since childhood and are particularly good at fighting. They are the backbone of the Mage Guild.

One of the guards saw Rosen and looked at him indifferently.

"Young man, tell me what you are here for."

Rosen took out the graduation scroll.

"I am the apprentice of the high-level mage Madam Agnet. I have successfully obtained my graduation certificate and came to the guild to receive the official mage badge."

The guard pointed to the corridor on the left and said, "Go along this corridor to the end. There is a small door and a small hall inside the door. Go in and find Master Angelo."

After that, he added vaguely: "Master Angelo's pockets are not shallow, so make more preparations."

Rosen naturally understood what he said, and his heart was slightly moved.

"It seems I need to make some preparations in advance."

Go straight along the wide corridor to the left of the gate.

When passing by the flower bed, I picked up a few decorative water-patterned stones.

Soon we arrived at the door of the small hall.

The door was open and voices could be heard from inside.

To avoid being presumptuous, Rosen knocked on the door first: "Can I come in?"

A rough voice came out: "Of course."

Rosen stepped in and found an office of over a hundred square meters in size. Inside was a long table piled with documents. There was a mage sitting every three or four meters, for a total of four.

Rosen didn't know anyone either, so he asked, "I'm looking for Master Angelo."

A white-haired wizard in the corner said, "Young man, come over here."

Rosen walked over quickly and glanced at the badge on the other person's chest. It was made of pure silver and had two rings on the outer circle.

This means that the other party has touched the second magic ring and established a magic channel with it, and is an intermediate magician.

There are five stars inside, which means that the opponent can cast spells with a difficulty rating of five stars at most.

Generally speaking, the spellcasting ability of a moderately accomplished intermediate wizard can exceed ten stars.

Therefore, the achievement of this magic is very ordinary, and it is simply for getting by.

This type of wizard is often the most greedy, because of his limited abilities, it is difficult for him to make money through magic, so he can only rely on his existing position to make money.

At this time, the old wizard asked: "Are you here to receive the official wizard badge?"

"Yes, sir."

"Tell me your diploma, name, family background, and all the magic you have mastered."

"Then, I'll pay 1 Ogg for materials, 1 Ogg for labor, and 1 Ogg for registration."

There was definitely some room for bargaining, but Rosen didn't want to argue with him and just did as he was told.

Seeing Rosen so happy, the old wizard's tense expression relaxed a lot.

He carefully examined the various materials handed over by Rosen, and as he looked at them, he suddenly laughed.

"Oh~ You are the apprentice Rosen who has not graduated for ten years."

Rosen nodded: "Yes, it's me."

"Tsk tsk~ I heard your father is the famous Bird Shit Baron?"

The sound was quite loud and immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, and everyone had a teasing smile in their eyes.

Rosen was used to such slightly sarcastic questions, so he asked with a wooden face: "Mr. Angelo, does this have anything to do with the business I'm handling?"

"It's okay, haha, I'm just simply curious."

The old wizard smiled happily, lowered his head and continued to look at the materials for a few more times, and then asked: "In addition to the eight zero-level spells that a formal wizard must learn, do you know any other formal spells?"

Rosen shook his head: "I haven't learned it yet."

In fact, he had learned a lot, because he had been in this world for ten years and had been studying diligently every day.

But this does not affect the qualifications to apply for formal mage today, so naturally there is no need to say it.

The old wizard believed it and said, "That's right. Even if you want to learn, you may not be able to learn it, and you may not have the money to buy spells."

"The highest difficulty level for a zero-level spell is three stars, so I'll consider you to be at three stars."

After filling out the information slowly, he finally took out a dark yellow brass badge, but did not hand it to Rosen.

"I forgot to mention that there is also an emblem processing fee at the end, 5 Ogg."

This was obviously a deliberate attempt to make things difficult, because Rosen knew that there was no such charge as badge processing fee.

But the old man had his reasons for doing so.

Because Rosen is easy to bully.

He doesn't have much background, and it's impossible for him to ask his tutor for help for such a small matter.

It would be useless even if he did, because the mentor would definitely look down on an apprentice who only graduated after ten years.

But then again, this old wizard doesn't have much backing, and if things really get out of hand, no one will support his illicit income.

So, Rosen reached into his pocket with a painful look on his face, took out five golden Oggs, and gently placed them on the table.

"Okay, here you go."

The old wizard had a triumphant smile on his face and handed the badge to Rosen with a grin.

"Young man, this is a three-star low-level brass badge. You have worked hard for ten years to get it. You must hold it carefully."

Rosen carefully put the badge on his chest and asked, "Can I go now, sir?"

"certainly."

Rosen didn't stay for a moment and turned and left.

As I reached the door, I heard the old wizard's angry roar behind me.

"Boy, how dare you lie to me!"

Rosen turned around and saw that Master Angel was glaring at him with a red face and five water-patterned stones in his hands.

His colleagues around him looked at Angelo with mocking eyes.

Rosen looked serious.

"Sir, how did I deceive you? I only said 'for you', but not 'for you gold coins'. I thought you just liked water-patterned stone."

The old wizard was furious: "How dare you, you cunning little wizard, play tricks on me!"

He picked up the water-patterned stone and was about to hit.

Rosen shouted in a shocking voice: "Madam Agnet, the high-level mage, is my mentor, sir!"

The old wizard's hand suddenly froze in mid-air.

Extorting some money is a small matter, but hurting someone is a big deal.

He dared not offend that distinguished lady.

Seeing that the other party was shocked, Rosen knew that the matter was over, so he bowed slightly to the old wizard.

"Have a nice day at work, sir."

He turned and left, and as soon as he stepped out of the door, a burst of gloating laughter broke out behind him.

Someone shouted: "Aha, Angelo, you have been fooled by the apprentice's magic."

"Anglu, you can't even tell the difference between water-marked stones and gold coins. I think you are really old."

"Shut up, you bastards!"

The hall was bustling with activity, but it had nothing to do with Rosen anymore.

Without stopping for a moment, he immediately rushed to the Dawn Castle of the Duke of Dawn.

If one wants to truly inherit the title of baron, a decent formal career is a prerequisite, but ultimately the Duke's approval is also needed.

The Duke is the supreme lord of Weilan, so it is naturally not easy to see him. Rosen did not expect to see him when he went there, but made an appointment first.

The Dawn Castle was built at the highest point of the noble district. The castle was magnificent like a palace in heaven, but a circle of tall walls was built around heaven to completely isolate it from the mortal world.

Rosen introduced his identity, paid money, and spent a full 5 ogres before he successfully passed through the city gate and handed his visiting card to the chief steward.

All that needs to be done has been done, now all that’s left is to wait.

"I hope to receive an interview soon so I can go back and work on my island."

The island left by the old baron is called White Sturgeon Island. Its area is naturally far smaller than that of the giant island of Weilan, but this island is actually not small, with a radius of more than 80 kilometers.

As a modern man who traveled from Earth, Rosen has been looking forward to it since he learned that he has the inheritance right to a large island. His mind is filled with various plans for the development of the island.

He could have graduated earlier, but he delayed it for many years. One of his reasons was to prepare for the development of the island.

Why do you have to go to an island?

Because since the second year after he traveled through time, he could see that the world was about to enter a period of great turmoil, and chaos was just around the corner.

In troubled times, human life is cheaper than weeds.

But the White Sturgeon Island is located on the edge of civilization and has a reputation for being poor. Even if the world is in chaos, it has little to do with the White Sturgeon Island.

However, although the island is barren, the bird droppings produced are the best fertilizer of the era and can greatly increase food production.

What is the most valuable thing in troubled times?

That must be food!

Therefore, he planned to return to the island so that he would not have to worry about money at all and could concentrate on development.

If there is no opportunity, he will become a local emperor on the island.

If there was an opportunity, he would definitely not be polite and would immediately take advantage of the situation to do something big! The time waiting for the summons was very long, so naturally he couldn't waste it. Rosen stayed in the most ordinary guest room and focused on practicing his magic power.

After ten years of dedicated practice, his magical powers have become very strong.

Although having abundant mana is far from enough to become a powerful wizard, no one would complain about having too much mana.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Three days later in the morning, he was finally summoned.

Led by the chief steward, he came to the Duke's study.

The study was simply furnished with a large desk and a huge semicircular book wall with at least five thousand books on it.

Books are luxury items, and one costs at least 5 Oggs. This wall of books alone is an enormous amount of wealth that Rosen could never dream of.

Duke Dawn, who was sitting behind the desk, looked to be in his early thirties, at the prime of his life, with the Adrian family's iconic emerald green eyes and dark blond curly hair.

He was chatting with someone when Rosen arrived.

The person he was chatting with was none other than Princess Selena, whom he had seen in the tutor's study a few days ago.

Selena looked a little angry.

She ignored Rosen and stared at the Duke coldly: "Brother, you went back on your word after what we agreed upon. I am very disappointed!"

The Duke glanced at Rosen and waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, let's talk about this later!"

Unexpectedly, Serena became even angrier and pointed at Rosen and said, "Brother, I would rather marry this little lord who digs bird shit than that piece of stinky rotten meat. At least he is a hundred times cleaner and tidier than that piece of rotten meat!"

Rosen was stunned for a moment. He had not expected to encounter such a thing. He instinctively felt that if he stayed any longer, he would get into trouble. He immediately bowed to the Duke and quickly left the study.

But at the moment of withdrawal, he flicked his fingers lightly towards the corner of the wall.

No one noticed his little action.

The Duke was also angry and also ignored Rosen's existence. He roared loudly.

"Sister, it seems that father has really spoiled you!"

"If you really have the courage to go to the White Sturgeon Island, I am willing to help you!"

"Don't think I don't dare!"

Selena responded sharply.

"Go ahead! Go ahead! I'll just treat you as my sister. If you regret it in the future, don't even think about asking me for help!"

After saying this, he picked up the pen and quickly wrote the book of enthronement of Rosen as the successor baron.

He looked at his sister with a sarcastic expression.

"The canonization book of Lord Bird Shit is right here. The tax paid by that damn place is less than 200 Oggs a year, not even enough for you to buy a new magic weapon!"

"If you still insist on your previous idea, I will fill in your name as Baroness and let you go back with him, dealing with a group of sea fish people every day."

Selena stared at the Duke: "Ryder, my brother, I'm going to ask you one last time, are you determined to make me marry Danger?"

After she finished speaking, her tone softened a little, even with a hint of pleading.

"Even if you want me to marry the old king of Kao, or the child of Levender, or a certain duke, as long as he is a normal person, I can agree to it for the sake of family responsibility."

"Except for that madman Danger, no!"

The Duke also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister, I know this is very difficult, but it is the best way. Because I need to ensure the stability of trade between Weilan and the Kingdom of Aaron, especially the stability of grain trade!"

After a pause, the Duke slowly explained: "The current situation in the Wit Continent is very tense. The relationship between the Natural Alliance and the Glorious Empire is rapidly deteriorating, and war may break out at any time."

"Food prices on the mainland are skyrocketing, and we must ensure that Weilan Island has an adequate supply of food."

Serena asked back: "Brother, we have a lot of land on Weilan Island. Why do we have to rely on others? Can't we grow crops ourselves?"

The Duke smiled bitterly: "Sister, I would like to, but those earls don't listen to me at all. Among the 25 counties of Weilan, 15 are from the mainland!"

"Those short-sighted earls only want to make money and enjoy themselves! After all, no matter how scarce the food is, they will never be in trouble."

Selena was silent for a full minute, then gritted her teeth and said, "What if I insist on not agreeing?"

"Then I'll find another way, and this is your way out!"

The Duke patted the canonization book on the table.

Selena stared at the canonization book for a long time, then whispered softly.

"Aaron's messenger hasn't handed over the marriage certificate yet. There are obviously other ways to ease the crisis. Why do you have to choose this one?"

"Because this is the safest way!"

The Duke slapped the book of canonization on the table again.

"Under the morning light, every flower will strive to bloom, unless it voluntarily gives up the warmth of the sun."

After a pause, he added: "Although the marriage certificate has not been officially handed over, the relevant news has spread everywhere. So I must give an explanation to King Dange."

Selena's face turned cold, and her whole body exuded an icy aura like polar frost.

"The kind of people I hate most are shameless oath breakers."

"Brother, are you really going to break the oath you made to father?"

The Duke held his forehead and sighed: "Ah, our father really spoiled you."

Princess Serena was unmoved and said word by word: "Brother, even if I die, I will never marry Danger."

After saying this, she smiled bitterly: "Brother, if I die, will you be satisfied?"

The Duke was startled, and his tone softened a little: "My sister, why are you doing this?"

"I admit that King Danger has some bad habits, but he is one of the most powerful kings in the Natural Alliance. The wealth he controls is enough to buy ten Weilan Islands. If you can become his new queen..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Selena waving her hand.

"That fanatical naturalist is a complete lunatic. He has only taken a bath once since he was born. The dirt on his body is bigger than cow dung!"

"He was also a cruel tyrant who had all sorts of ways of torturing women. The former queen was most likely tortured to death by him."

"Rather than being tortured to death after getting married, I would rather die cleanly in Dawn City!"

The Duke retorted: "Those are all unfounded rumors. Danger is an ambitious king."

Unexpectedly, Selena turned around and left without saying a word.

The Duke was shocked. He knew his sister's character very well. She would do what she said.

You may not die if you leave, but you will definitely do many unexpected things, such as running away. In short, it will be very troublesome.

Although he didn't care much about his sister's life or death, he didn't want to cause any trouble, otherwise he would not be able to explain to King Dange.

"Sister, wait a minute!"

"how?"

"Do you want to marry the Baron of White Pelican Island?"

"No, I was just saying that in anger."

"Hey, you can't fool me. You just like that guy. I admit that he is not bad looking. Why don't we make a bet?"

The Duke quickly wrote the investiture letter, filled in his sister's name in the name column, and also added some fiefdoms.

"Later, I will give this canonization book to the young baron. If he dares to accept it, you will go to the White Sturgeon Island with him."

"If he doesn't dare, then you must agree to marry His Majesty Dange."

Selena was shocked: "Brother, you will kill him. He has nothing to do with this!"

"I will never make this bet with you!"

"But I want to make a bet with you. If you don't agree, I guarantee that he won't be able to walk out of Dawn Castle alive."

A mischievous smile appeared on the Duke's face.

"Sister, the ironclad facts will tell you that since Danger has set his eyes on you, you will have no other way out in the entire Natural Alliance!"

(End of this chapter)