I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 62 The Extraordinarily Powerful Witch

The caravan that came to Frostleaf Town was called the Distant Merchant Caravan.

At first, Rod didn't notice anything amiss until he saw Lusen hiding among the men.

Luxem stepped forward and bowed in greeting.

Good day, Your Excellency.

Rhodes nodded slightly and invited Lucien to the manor hall.

Seeing that Lucien was all alone, Rod asked, "Why are you alone this time? Where's that crybaby girl?"

Linda is impulsive, but also straightforward and simple-minded.

He was more to Rhodes' liking than some of his more calculating business partners.

“There’s been some trouble in the western islands, and Linda went to help.”

Luxen explained with a smile.

He was actually quite happy that Linda wasn't around; no one was being impulsive and willful, dragging him down.

Rhodes smiled and said, "You don't shy away from me."

Luxem's words revealed the location of the Dawn Society's main activities.

"Wise people have repeatedly reminded me that I should treat someone with such broad thinking as you with sufficient kindness and trust."

As he spoke, Luxen took out a black envelope from his pocket and presented it to Rod.

"This is a letter from the wise man to you. He hopes you will open it yourself."

The simple black leather envelope is embroidered with a semicircle, and the curved edges are decorated with radiating vertical stripes, resembling the rising sun.

That does fit the name of the Dawn Society quite well.

Rhodes took it and opened it immediately. Beautiful, yet sharp, handwriting appeared before him.

"The wise and enlightened Lord Rhodes:"

May light and wisdom always favor you and your people.

When ignorance shrouded the earth like a dark night, and rumors spread, you still maintained the flame of wisdom and reason.

"Thank you for not taking your anger out on all the spellcasters because of the mistake of the young apprentice we sent; this further demonstrates your noble character..."

Rhodes didn't really like reading these kinds of official, boastful letters full of embellishments, but he still patiently read them to the end.

There are only two main points.

I am grateful to Rod for not harming Lucien and Linda, and I hope to maintain a long-term friendship and business partnership with Rod.

"Thank you for the wise man's kindness."

Rhodes put the letter away and looked at Lucien with a puzzled expression. "I don't think I saw anything in the letter about what Dawn would want."

"Your approval is enough."

"There aren't many places left for us to move around freely in this day and age," Luxen explained.

Rhodes declared to Luxembourg, "As long as you behave yourselves, I will not refuse anyone coming here."

"Of course, we spellcasters are all peaceful and love peace."

Lusen nodded in agreement with Rhodes's words and suggested, "If you are willing, we can teach the talented children in your territory how to cast spells, so that they can become true spellcasters and serve you."

"We'll talk about this later."

Rod waved his hand, skipping over the topic.

Lusen's words implied that he wanted to expand the influence of the Dawn Spellcasters in Rhodes' territory.

This sounds like it's in Rhodes's favor, but in reality, the children that Dawn will train are likely to obey their orders.

This is completely different from the witch who grew up and awakened on her own.

Therefore, he will not agree to this until he can control the situation.

Of course, they wouldn't directly reject Lusen either.

"By the way, where's my order?"

“They’re all in the caravan; all twenty chainmail shirts and skirt armor are there,” Lucien replied.

"So this caravan belongs to your Dawn Society?"

"It's a collaboration, in order to pass on and continue the knowledge, we have to form alliances with some people."

Lucien looked bitter, but quickly recovered and said, "When are you going to return the spell gem to me?"

Rhodes paused for a moment, then asked seriously, "Lusen, perhaps I can buy this spell gem?"

“Lord Rhodes, you can’t use this gem.” Lucian explained, “I don’t mean to deceive you, but spell gems require magic to activate; they cannot be used without magic.”

not available?

How did I find Millie?
Was I deceived by her?

Impossible, the spell gem hasn't reacted since I've been away from her these past few days.

The gemstone will still vibrate when you get close to her.

Rhodes was filled with questions, but his expression remained calm. "Wouldn't it trigger automatically?"

"It's very difficult, practically impossible. Even the wise men of the Dawn Society can't make it trigger automatically."

Luxen shook his head slightly and explained, "Unless you get close to an exceptionally powerful witch, you can only do that, but we've never encountered one."

It is said that such witches can change the course of the world; they may only exist in legends.

"OK then."

Rod nodded thoughtfully.

What Lusen said is probably true, which also explains why Rhodes only felt the jewel's pulse outside the slave cell.

Just how powerful is Millie?
Changing the course of the world?

Rhodes found it hard to believe, and it also felt a bit far-fetched.

In any case, it's best if Luxem doesn't know about this.

"I will return the spell gem to you after I have finished inspecting the chainmail."

Rhodes originally wanted to warn Lusen against using magic gems for detection in Frostleaf Town, but felt that it would be like trying to hide something obvious.

Upon closer reflection, even if they were secretly conducting reconnaissance, it would be beyond our control.

But Rhodes came up with a solution.

As long as Millie and Avril are in the same room and don't let anyone near them, they can't be detected even with a magic gem.

"But wait a moment, I'll have Lawrence get you something to look at."

Rhodes sent his guards to find Lawrence.

“Okay.” Lucien was very patient.

Lawrence quickly brought the package into the hall and opened it in front of Lucien.

"What is this?" Luxen asked curiously.

“Paper, I call it new paper.”

"That's what Rod replied."

If you simply call it linen paper, Luxembourg should be able to guess the material of the paper right away.

So Rod gave it a new name.

In the future, if paper made from straw or tree bark is made, this name can also be used to distinguish it from parchment.

The reason Rod showed the paper to Lucien was that he thought Dawn would be discreet enough, and the things they used would also be relatively discreet.

In this way, the letter won't circulate widely in a short period of time, and Rod can still earn some money.

"Paper?"

Luxen took the linen paper in his hand to examine it, then sniffed it. "It smells a bit sour, but it doesn't have the fishy smell of parchment."

As he spoke, Luxen picked it up again and tugged at it, tearing off a corner with a little force.

"Sorry, your new paper doesn't seem very sturdy."

Somewhat disappointed, Luxem placed the new paper back on the table.

As a wizarding apprentice, Lusen frequently used paper and had a slight interest in new paper.

However, the new paper that Rod brought out was of very poor quality, much worse than parchment.

Rod didn't care about Lusen's assessment at all, and said with a smile, "It is indeed not as sturdy as parchment, but it is cheaper than parchment."

"Oh? How much cheaper?" Luxen became interested.

“You should know that a piece of parchment costs between two hundred and two hundred and fifty copper coins, while this new paper only costs sixty copper coins.”

"How many?!"

Luxen immediately picked up the new paper on the table and stroked it carefully, staring wide-eyed at Rod.

"This only costs sixty copper coins?"

(End of this chapter)