"Click~~~Click~~~"

Rosen walked in the spacious corridor of the castle, with the butler Mr. Abru in front of him and two servants carrying his bag behind him.

This time, he would rest directly in the VIP room in the inner courtyard of Maple Leaf Castle.

"Mr. Abreu, is my mentor, Mrs. Agnet, here too?"

"No, Mrs. Agnet happened to be out for something, but she should be back soon."

"Oh~~How do you feel, Lord Earl?"

"I can't tell, but at least he's not angry."

Abulu was as tight-lipped as ever, and the "Detection Guard" that Rosen had previously deployed in the castle had long since become ineffective.

"Thank you so much."

When he arrived at the VIP room in the inner court, while the two servants were putting his suitcase down, Rosen found a suitable opportunity, took out an Ogden coin with a face value of 100 Og, and quietly put it into the coat pocket of Butler Abru.

The action was natural and secretive. No one except Abru could see it. "Thank you very much for the information, sir."

Abru was shocked by a flash of blue light. He raised his hand and touched it slightly, and his heartbeat began to accelerate.

This is equivalent to his income for nearly half a year.

The most important thing is that the other party gave it secretly, or in cash, so he could use it directly.

'The Baron is very generous.'

Although it is true that his family has been loyal servants of the Earl for generations, the servants also have their own families and need money to improve their lives. As long as it does not violate the principles and gives them a little convenience, it is not a big deal.

Besides, this baron is the chief apprentice of Princess Anna and is highly regarded by the Countess, so he can only be considered a half-outsider.

Thinking of this, he quickly looked around and seeing that no one was paying attention, he returned the favor.

"The Earl was very unhappy and even broke a cup. It was not only because of the Flame Regiment, but also partly because of the smuggling at the docks."

It’s really worth it to buy such important information for 100 Ogg.

Rosen nodded slightly to show that he understood.

"Fortunately, I have the connections of the Countess. Otherwise, given the Count's temper, he would have launched an attack before the tutor came back."

Although he was not afraid of the earl's trouble due to the geographical advantage of the island, unless there was a life-and-death feud between the neighboring lords, it would be best to fight without breaking up, as a falling out was never a good thing.

As for now, the best way is naturally to delay and wait for the tutor to come back.

But if he did so, the Count would think that he was fearless, which would only make him even angrier, and he couldn't always rely on his mentor.

It's best to solve your own problems.

After thinking for a while, Rosen went back to his room, opened the box, took out a few prepared items and took them with him, then continued to follow Abru towards Count Robert's government study.

When I was halfway there, I heard a clear and tender voice coming from the corner: "Where are the people? Where are they? Where are they?"

As these words were spoken, a delicate figure in a sky blue dress walked out from behind the corner. It was Princess Alice.

As soon as she saw Rosen, a look of genuine joy appeared on her pale face, which had been full of confusion a moment ago.

"Baron Rosen, you are here really fast. My mother told me this morning that you would not arrive so soon. Because you are already a lord, and there are many things to do in the territory."

Rosen smiled and said, "Princess Alice, your aunt is the mentor I respect the most besides my parents. My mentor asked me to come quickly, and I dare not delay for even a moment."

Alice giggled and said, "You better be careful. My aunt told my father that he will scold you severely."

After she finished speaking, she immediately changed the subject: "But no matter what, things will eventually pass. Come on, help me see my original food recipe. What I made this time is really fun."

It can be seen that the young princess still has the playful nature of a girl.

Butler Abru had to remind carefully: "Princess, your father is waiting for the Baron."

Upon hearing this, Alice lost her temper immediately: "Okay, okay, I'll come back for advice after dinner."

After getting rid of this playful princess, Rosen knew that the mentoring hurdle would not be a problem.

This harsh rebuke was no doubt directed to the earl.

If the tutor says nothing, then he is really angry.

Soon he arrived at the door of the Earl's study and knocked gently: "Uncle, I'm here."

"Come in."

The voice was calm, but one could faintly sense the suppressed anger.

This is also human nature. How can you be happy when you are being plotted against?

Pushing the door open and walking in, he closed the study door and saw the Earl sitting behind a large star wood desk, his upper body leaning back on a high-back chair with thick leather cushions. His violet eyes, which were slightly lighter than his mentor's, were staring straight at Rosen with a sneer on his face.

"There is no black iron ore on the island. It's just a lie you made up, right?"

"My father wrote me a letter saying that he had. If you don't believe me, I can show you the letter."

Rosen looked apologetic and actually took out an old envelope.

If you want to tell a lie, of course you have to tell a complete lie. There are many things in this world that you can do but cannot say.

If you do something bad and no one knows about it, it's the same as not doing it. If you tell the whole world about it, you will fall into a very unfavorable moral dilemma.

Therefore, wise lords should all be moral saints.

As for the count, he had to apologize and empty his pockets.

On the other side, the Earl was stunned. He didn't expect this to happen. He looked at Rosen's face carefully, but only saw sincere apology.

This suddenly left him with no way to vent his anger.

But the anger remains.

"Show me the letter!"

Rosen immediately handed over the letter.

The count looked at it carefully and found that the paper was old, the handwriting was rough, and the tone of the words was that of a father lecturing his son.

Ted had been his bodyguard for many years, and he knew Ted, so as soon as he saw the letter, he knew it was indeed from Ted, and the letter did mention the black iron ore.

So, Rosen didn't lie to him.

This made the Earl's anger dissipate a lot, because he hated being deceived the most, especially after the incident with Master Cao.

"Well, at least you didn't lie to me."

"Now let's talk about the Flame Regiment."

"Since there is no black iron ore and the island has been pacified, why did you secretly keep my elite warriors?"

Rosen immediately apologized sincerely: "Uncle, I know what I did was not very authentic, so I brought you compensation this time."

"Compensation~~That's pretty good."

The Earl said more slowly: "Tell me, how are you going to compensate me?"

He decided to make a big profit from Rosen and get back all the money he earned from smuggling.

And no matter who tries to persuade him, it's useless! Rosen observed his expression and took out the wooden box he had prepared long ago: "Uncle, the compensation is naturally enough."

"But wait a minute, I brought you some gifts this time."

He placed the wooden box on the table and opened the lid, revealing a row of exquisite magical instruments made of hardened mithril neatly placed inside.

"Your Highness and I personally crafted a high-level arcane-inducing amulet. You, your uncle, the princesses and young masters, and the mentor each have one."

The Earl was startled: "Oh~ Your gift is quite generous."

The advanced induced amulet is quite valuable.

He leaned forward to look at the wooden box and found that the magic weapon in the box was very exquisite in appearance, and the maple leaf element of the Robert family was specially added, which looked very beautiful.

He held back, trying to maintain his reserve, for he had not yet forgiven the cunning little baron.

But in the end, he couldn't help it, leaned over, took an amulet, and looked at it carefully.

It feels very soft to the touch. Although it is metal, it has a hint of warmth and is very comfortable to touch in winter.

Looking at the details, not only is the shape exquisite, the craftsmanship is also astonishingly high. There is absolutely no flaw at all, and there is a rare and flawless beauty.

It is entirely conceivable that the weapon refiner must have put a lot of effort into it.

"Hmm~ This thing looks really good. You and Her Royal Highness the Princess are thoughtful."

Most of the anger in his heart dissipated. After all, he had ten Flame Regiments. If one was lost, he could just regroup and rebuild one.

As long as the compensation is sufficient, with the population of one million and countless combat talents in Shire County, he can quickly reconstruct one.

"This is a good gift. I accept it, but the compensation must not be less."

Although he said this, the Earl's expression became much more relaxed.

Rosen smiled and said, “Uncle, you know I don’t have much cash on hand.”

The count got angry again: "Humph, you're lying. I think you're very rich."

Rosen knew that the other party was referring to smuggling, so he immediately cried poor: "Uncle, it's really not much. All my transactions outside the island are hard work. The limited cash on hand was also spent on hiring talents from Shire County."

“And all this money will eventually stay in the Shire.”

This was similar to the news the Earl had received. He laughed and said, "Okay, then tell me your compensation proposal."

Rosen immediately put forward the plan he had prepared long ago.

"My idea is that you and I will start a business together. I will be responsible for refining the equipment and provide the materials. You will only be responsible for sales, and the profits will be split 46:40, 40:40 for us and 60:60 for you."

"Because it is a small magical instrument, there is no need to worry about being discovered by the Duke."

The Count was not satisfied with this plan and shrugged his shoulders.

"I admit that your craftsmanship is superb, but the cost of making these magical instruments must be very high. They can't be sold as well as Aaron's products. It's hard to even break even, let alone make a profit."

Rosen immediately said: "Of course we know this, so we don't sell high-end products, we sell low-end ones."

The Earl sneered: "How much money can you make from the low end?"

Rosen took out a sample magic weapon he had prepared long ago and said, "Uncle, look at this."

This magic weapon is a bracelet made of a lightweight unknown transparent material with many mithril filaments embedded inside. You can see that the structure of the filaments is very complex, making the whole bracelet look very mysterious.

"This is?"

"The Beautiful Girl Bracelet doesn't have a big effect. Once you put it on, you don't have to worry about anything. It will continuously transform the pure water power that nourishes the body, making the body healthier and the skin more hydrated and smooth."

The Count felt more and more unreliable: "Who would like this kind of nonsense? Also, how much do you plan to sell it for?"

"3 Oggs each, and the cost is 3 krones, and the total amount of mithril thread inside is less than 3 grams."

The Earl was a little surprised: "Hmm~ The cost is quite low. I'm just worried that I won't be able to sell it."

Rosen asked back: "Uncle, who do you think is the easiest to make money from?"

"Of course it's easiest to make money from rich people."

"No, uncle, it's women's money that's easiest to make."

"Well~~That's true. After all, women are the best at spending money. They don't feel bad at all when spending money. They have no idea how hard it is for men to make money!"

"It doesn't matter if it's big or small. When I see something, I have to buy the best. I have to buy the latest perfume and dresses."

As he spoke, the count began to complain to Rosen.

Rosen stopped the Earl's complaints at the right time: "Now, for only 3 ogres, you can make yourself more beautiful by gritting your teeth. Do you think women will be unwilling to pay?"

"Hmm~ that seems to make sense."

Rosen immediately said, "There are over 1 million people in Shire County, half of whom are women, so that's 500,000. If only one-tenth of them buy it, that's 150,000 Oggs, and after deducting the cost, it's more than 130,000."

The Earl felt a little dizzy after hearing this, and it took him a while to come back to his senses: "Wait a minute~ Even if so many people buy it, you can't make so much, right?"

Rosen chuckled and said, "Uncle, of course I can't make it by myself, but I have invented a new refining process that can greatly lower the threshold for making bracelets."

"At present, our island can produce 5,000 similar bracelets a month."

Actually there are not that many at the moment, because the underground secret production line is too small and has limited production capacity. There are also many high-end tasks, and they cannot all be used to make this little gadget.

But it is only temporary. The island Volkswagen magic instrument factory is already under construction, and a large number of dedicated low-end production lines will be installed.

In a few months, when the first batch of students from Island College are trained, the factory will be able to start operations, and the bracelet production capacity will explode immediately.

But I can't say more about this, for fear of frightening the count.

Seeing that the Earl was somewhat persuaded, Rosen continued: "In order to make the bracelet more popular, in addition to calling it 'Beautiful Girl Bracelet', you can also call it 'Happy Woman' or 'Gorgeous Flowers'. I guarantee that people will be moved as soon as they hear it."

"In addition, I have also developed other types of low-end magic tools, such as the 'Disease Immunity Necklace', the 'Stallion Belt', the 'Brisk Leather Boots', and the 'Cap of Peace of Mind'."

The Earl felt that his knowledge was not enough because the young baron's ideas were too unconventional. Although his words were clear, his speed was too fast and he felt he could not keep up.

"Wait wait wait~~~"

The count raised his hand to stop Rosen from talking: "Don't keep talking like that. Slow down, slow down, let me take my time~"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Jill's chuckle from outside the door, followed by a teasing remark.

"Rosen, stop talking. If you continue, our noble Earl will not be able to tell which is north and which is south~"

"Crack~~"

The door of the study was pushed open, and a plump and graceful figure walked in.

It was none other than Rosen's magic mentor, the senior magician. Oh no, it was Mrs. Anna Robert Agnet, who is now a master of magic.

(End of this chapter)