After packing up, Martin came to Mrs. Ellie's room. He raised his hand and knocked on the door, and Mrs. Ellie's voice came from the room.
Martin heard this and gently opened the door. What came into his sight was a maid touching up Mrs. Ellie's makeup.
Seeing Martin come in, Mrs. Ellie's lips curled up slightly, and she smiled softly. While letting the maid touch up her makeup, she said jokingly, "Who is this? Our busy man doesn't even know how to use the communication crystal to send a message to mother."
Martin hurried forward, bowed respectfully, and explained, "I'm worried about disturbing Mother. From now on, I will definitely let her know I'm safe every once in a while."
Seeing Martin's sincerity, Mrs. Ellie said no more. Seeing that her makeup was almost finished, she waved her hand lightly, signaling the maid to leave.
Afterwards, Mrs. Ellie looked carefully in the mirror. After confirming that there was no flaw, she turned around and looked at Martin and said, "Martin, your eldest brother Karen is getting married the day after tomorrow. You should also pay more attention to it."
"There will be several banquets in the next few days. You can take this opportunity to look for someone. If you find someone you like, let me know and I will help you arrange it."
After hearing this, Martin suddenly felt helpless, and several black lines seemed to appear on his forehead.
He thought that Earl White probably had not had time to tell Lady Ellie what happened yesterday.
So, he immediately told them about what his family had mentioned yesterday about marrying into three other families.
After hearing this, Mrs. Ellie asked without hesitation: "Are you willing?"
Martin was surprised that his mother's first reaction was to show concern for his wishes. He felt a surge of warmth in his heart, deeply touched. He immediately responded, "Thank you for your concern, Mother. It's just that this matter is quite complicated and difficult to explain clearly at the moment."
Upon hearing this, Madam Ellie sighed softly and said to Martin earnestly, "These are all obligations. Whatever rights and interests the family has granted you, you must bear the corresponding consequences. This is just an equal exchange."
After that, the mother and son chatted for a while, during which Mrs. Ellie did most of the talking, while Martin listened attentively.
But Martin still keenly noticed that his mother's eyes were full of heartache when she looked at him.
Mrs. Ellie has been hoping that Martin can meet the noble girl of his dreams at the banquet, but now it seems that Martin cannot escape the fate of family marriage after all.
After the conversation, Mrs. Ellie asked Martin to go about his own business, while she herself also had something to do and went to meet with the group of noble ladies to build relationships.
After coming out of Mrs. Ellie's room, Martin felt bored and wandered around the castle.
Karen is preoccupied with preparing for the upcoming wedding, while Belin and Derry are surrounded by a group of overly enthusiastic nobles.
Martin knew clearly that these nobles were probably busy introducing potential partners to them. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but mourn silently for the two of them.
As for Wayne, he had hidden himself in his room early in the morning, staying inside with the half-elf Vivi, and refused to come out. Thinking of this, Martin decided to go and visit Wayne.
Along the way, Martin politely responded to the formal smiles on the nobles' faces, and finally arrived at Wayne's door.
He raised his hand and knocked on the door, saying, "Wayne, it's me, Martin." After a while, the door slowly opened and it was Vivi who opened it.
Seeing that the person coming was Martin, Weiwei quickly bowed respectfully, then stepped aside to gesture Martin to come into the house.
Walking into the room, Martin saw Wayne standing quietly by the window, staring at the sky outside.
Without even turning his head, he just said quietly: "Martin, why didn't I die back then? I ended up like this now..."
Martin stepped forward quickly and said seriously, "There are several magical items in this world that can rejuvenate people. Give me a few years, and I will definitely restore your youthful appearance."
At this time, Wayne slowly turned his head, and Martin saw that his face was still full of vicissitudes. Obviously, the S-level potion could only barely maintain Wayne's life, and could not make him younger over time.
Facing Martin's firm gaze, Wayne nodded slightly. However, he still didn't plan to go out. He planned to wait until all the nobles left before showing up.
Originally, Wayne wanted to leave the Earl's Castle and go to the Red Rock Territory, but the ladies strongly opposed it, so he was unable to go.
But Wayne also agreed on a condition with the ladies, which was that he would not step out of the room.
On the day of his eldest brother's wedding, when everyone was attending the banquet, he would quietly walk out, watch the wedding from a distance, and send his blessings to his eldest brother. The ladies finally agreed.
When the Earl learned about this, he just sighed helplessly and waved his hand to let the person reporting leave.
After leaving Wayne's room, Martin instantly lost interest in wandering around. He ordered the servants to prepare some food and went straight back to his room.
As soon as he entered the house, Martin took out the communication crystal, thought for a moment, and dialed Betan's number.
Soon, the communication was connected, and Martin asked directly: "How is the mining going over there?"
Betan's voice came from the other side of the crystal: "Master Martin, we've assigned so many death row prisoners, and we haven't had them work in two shifts. They've been digging around the clock. We're almost done now, with only two veins left to work. Don't worry, I'll urge them to speed up the process right away."
Martin nodded slightly. In his opinion, if the death row prisoners were gone, they could just be replaced. He then said to Betan, "After a while, you need to transfer some people to the North Territory to mine the two newly acquired iron mines before heading to the Central Territory."
"We're short on manpower right now, and there will be personnel transfers later. I'll arrange for someone to go over there. Transportation will remain the same as before, using a high-level space ring. This way it's safer. The ore must be delivered to me at the beginning of each month. If I'm away for something, leave it to Yoder."
Betan quickly responded, "Yes, Master Martin, I've noted it all down."
Martin hung up the communication crystal and couldn't help feeling worried. With the development of all parties now, the demand for energy is too great, and the gap cannot be filled in a short time.
While he was thinking, there was a knock on the door. Martin opened the door and saw a servant standing at the door with food.
Martin took the food, sent the servant away, put the plate on the table, slowly sat down and picked up the food. While chewing the food, Martin silently thought in his mind that some things really need to be done slowly.
But the mining progress of the vein cannot be delayed. I have to keep an eye on it. If I can successfully build a Sky Knight with these resources, that would be great. With the help of a Sky Knight, I will have an extra guarantee in this complicated situation.
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