Farming in the Magical World

There's no reason why we can't talk here; Lanny is just talking nonsense!

This place was originally set up to receive visitors, so how could there be any problem with conversation? He just heard that one of the accompanying magicians had become insecure!

He really didn't know anything about Eric's background, and Tim wasn't in the castle right now. He didn't even have a guard by his side. If this guy was hostile, he wouldn't even have a chance to fight back. Didn't he see that he was holding his arm?

He completely failed to consider that even without his arm around the mage, he had absolutely no ability to fight back against a level four mage!

Lanny thought that going to the study would not only allow Melissa to keep an eye on things, but also make him safer to be closer to her. It would also be a backup plan and a means to deal with any unforeseen circumstances.

Even though Melissa couldn't easily take action, it wasn't like she couldn't. If his life were truly in danger, he believed Melissa would intervene.

As he spent more and more time with Melissa, he now had that confidence!

"You guys must have had a tough time on the way here. I wonder when this awful weather will end..." Lanny led the two of them up to the second floor. As they passed the lobby, he casually turned around and called out to Black Tiger, who was on duty today, "Black Tiger, let's do B3 today. It's terribly hot, so you guys can relax!"

After saying that, Lanny didn't wait for Black Tiger's reply and waved to Eric and Ford beside him, "This way..."

Black Tiger paused for a moment upon hearing Lanny's words, then stood at attention and loudly replied, "Yes, sir!"

"Brother Black Tiger, B3? This... ...is there danger?" Gavin whispered to Black Tiger as he watched Lenny and the other two go upstairs. Black Tiger frowned, looking anxious. "Go to the camp immediately and get a team to stand by at the entrance. Then meet me at the study door. Immediately... right now!"

"I'll go and take care of things first. B3 is fine, but I'm worried about B1..." Without waiting for Gavin's reply, Black Tiger tightened his grip on his weapon and muttered to himself as he walked toward the study!

It turns out that this was a set of code words that Lanny came up with when he was bored, mainly to prevent situations like today where it was inconvenient to communicate with his teammates.

A represents attack, and A3-A1 represent attacking the surroundings, attacking those around you, and attacking everyone except Lanny.

B indicates that Lanny is in danger and the team needs to strengthen protection. B3 is the lowest level, and the team needs to strengthen protection without attracting attention. B1 means that it is extremely urgent.

As required, the team members needed to remove all non-essential personnel from around Lanny, including, not to mention, the people in the castle!

In short, with the arrival of B1, not only the guards and officers, but even Lady Tiffany would be excluded.

As for the later part about the hot weather, that's all nonsense. The key point is in the code name of the plan mentioned earlier!

"Hehe, Mr. Ford, you..." Lanny, who was leading the two upstairs, saw out of the corner of his eye that Black Tiger had also followed. He finally felt a little relieved and was somewhat glad that he had such a leisurely thing to do before. He never thought that it would come in handy one day.

"Sit down, sit down..."

Lenny led the two to the study and sat them down. While chatting idly with Ford, he anxiously awaited Melissa's reaction.

Given the commotion on their end, Melissa should have at least shown up by now, so why hasn't she reacted yet?

If Melissa didn't come soon, he planned to go directly there... Since a magician had come to his door, Lanny was quite nervous if he didn't let her see him!

As Lanny stalled for time with his rambling, the sound of a door opening finally came from next door, and Melissa's footsteps approached.

Lanny felt as if he had been granted a reprieve, and quickly got up and went out. "Please wait a moment, gentlemen..."

"What, have we got guests?" Melissa glanced at the two figures in the study and asked casually.

"Shh... Can you take a look at that tall, thin guy? Is he a magician?" Lanny leaned closer and whispered.

Upon hearing that he was a magician, Melissa finally became serious, and after carefully considering the situation, she said, "Yes, that's right!"

"Not bad, just around level four. Tsk tsk... another one who's too eager to improve. It'll be hard for them to get any better!"

Seemingly looking down on this guy, Melissa shook her head and finally commented, "He's too impatient. If he could calm down, he might still have a chance!"

"Can you tell what this guy is good at?" Now Lanny was eager to know more specific details so he could do something to prevent it in advance... Although he knew it was probably useless, he couldn't just sit and wait to die, could he?

"Well, this doesn't seem like anything special, but one thing is for sure: this person isn't a dark magic user. At least you don't have to worry about them launching a mental attack on you!"

Melissa is not omnipotent. When the other party is not casting a spell, she naturally cannot tell which spells the other party knows. She can only observe from the characteristics of the magic.

Does magic have special properties?

Of course there are. Just like spiritual energy has its own characteristics, magic also has some characteristics. For example, the magic in the body of a magician who is skilled in dark magic will inevitably retain and be tainted with dark characteristics.

However, this situation generally only exists in some types of magic with distinctive characteristics; general magic does not have this problem!

From this perspective, Eric shouldn't have this problem, which is why Melissa said the other party probably isn't a dark magician.

Once he confirmed that the other party was not a dark mage, Lanny finally felt a little relieved!

"Do you need me to go in with you?" Melissa asked, noticing the worry on Lanny's face.

“No need,” Lanny thought for a moment, then shook his head, feeling that the threat might not be that great.

"Okay, I'm right next door. Remember to call me if anything happens!" Seeing that Lanny didn't seem inclined to ask for help, Melissa didn't press the matter further.

“Okay, I’ll be careful!” Lanny nodded.

If there were real danger, he would certainly try to find a way, but right now he doesn't feel any threat.

Back in his study, Lanny looked at Ford and laughed heartily. "Mr. Ford, you still haven't told me how the Bauhinia project went. It must have been quite fruitful, right?"

“Mr. Lanny, I need to express my sincere gratitude to you once again!”

Upon hearing Lanny's inquiry about the Bauhinia trip, Ford rose gratefully and bowed to Lanny. "I am truly grateful to you for making this Bauhinia trip a success. If it weren't for those two bottles you gave me before we left, we would probably still be recovering in the Dawn!"

"Haha, you're too kind, Mr. Ford, there's no need for that!" Lanny looked at Ford with a smile. "We're partners here, after all. If you can sell this shipment safely, we'll also benefit!"

"Hehe, Mr. Lanny sees things very clearly!" Ford exclaimed, then said sincerely again, "In any case, the four of us are very grateful for your help, and Sir Hayden even said he wanted to come and thank you in person!"

After expressing his gratitude, Ford sat down again and began to recount his trip to the Bauhinia Village: "You wouldn't believe it, we were almost at Dawn Town when we ran into one of the most notorious bandits there. He's practically a legend in Dawn Town; he leaves no survivors wherever he goes..."

"At this Rhineburg auction, our Dark Pattern Sword really stole the show, giving those nobles who always looked down on Andrew a real shock..."

Towards the end, Ford seemed a little excited, gesturing slightly with his hands and feet. It was clear that even his usual composure couldn't contain his excitement. "When I pulled out the Dark Pattern Sword, I really wanted to record the expressions on those guys' faces. They were absolutely priceless, their eyes practically popped out of their sockets, haha..."

“Write it down? It’s not impossible…” Lanny muttered softly, watching Ford laugh heartily.

"What?" Ford didn't hear Lanny's mutterings clearly. Instead, Eric, who had been sitting next to him with a cold face and seemed a little bored, glanced at Lanny.

Lanny wasn't just making things up; he actually knew the general outline of the first generation of photography technology. He had watched videos out of boredom and somehow memorized them. It wouldn't hurt to spend some time replicating it, it was just a matter of whether it was necessary!

Of course, this wasn't the time to think about that. He waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, you can continue... ...I imagine the Bauhinia flowers are quite beautiful, aren't they?"

Distracted by Lanny, Ford finally calmed down from his inexplicable excitement, paused for a moment, and continued, "Indeed, one wouldn't know how obsessed these Bauhinia nobles are with extravagance unless one visits Bauhinia."

"I will not wear clothes without gold thread, nor wear accessories without jewels. Even a minor baron must travel in a carriage made of gold!"

"Sigh, no wonder they've always looked down on us Andrews. Compared to them, we really are too poor!"

Ford was filled with emotion and envy when he talked about these things, but Lanny didn't seem to feel any envy at all, and his face remained expressionless.

luxurious?

These people probably don't know what luxury is. Have they ever watched TV? Have they ever seen a movie?

Have you ever been to space?

He had a vague feeling that the Bauhinia Kingdom was probably already in a stage of great prosperity and splendor, but how many crises were hidden beneath this prosperity... was truly unknown.

When a kingdom becomes too prosperous, it means that some resources are excessively concentrated, which greatly increases the possibility of a crisis. This has been true throughout history and across the world.

On the contrary, some countries that are striving for development, because they have external targets to catch up with, can play a role in uniting people and become more vibrant.

Of course, the Kingdom of Andrew has not yet reached that point, but he also has a vague feeling that there is a big problem. However, because he has been trapped in this small, remote rural area and has no source of information, he is unable to see what the situation is!

"By the way, those guys want us to use even more precious gemstones, saying that green gemstones are unworthy of their noble status."

"Some nobles even secretly asked me if I had purple gemstones. It's really... really... they have no taboos..." Ford said, looking horrified. He was utterly astonished by the audacity of these Bauhinia nobles!

Even so, Lanny could still see a hint of expectation in Ford's eyes, and it was clear that this was more than just a grumble.

It's easy to imagine that the Bauhinia flower is a highly prized purple gemstone, and only royalty can wear it. So, if you secretly obtain a few and sell them privately, the price would be quite high.

However, Lanny had no intention of agreeing to the other party's request, firmly shaking his head, "I have no such intention!"

Regardless of whether he could create glass of other colors, he did not intend to agree to this now, as he was unwilling and unable to bear the risk.

Looking at Ford, Lanny said quietly, "Ford, we're still in Andrews!"

"Of course, of course!" Ford nodded repeatedly upon hearing this!

Even so, the disappointment in his eyes was evident. But since Lanny had said so, Ford couldn't say much. He couldn't force Lanny to do it, could he?

Besides, Eric is right here with me, so even if we were to do it, now is not the time to talk about it, is it?