10: Little Elf

Glenn saw that Matt had no intention of saying more, so he said:

Ten sets of gold knight armor will cost three million six hundred thousand gold coins in total. I don't have that much cash on me, so please wait a moment; I will return shortly!

Before long, Glenn returned to the VIP room and handed Matt a space ring containing three million six hundred thousand gold coins:

This space ring is a gift. I hope for a pleasant cooperation next time!

I'm sure we will!

Matt, having confirmed the amount of gold coins in the ring, responded happily. This was the first task Arthur had ever entrusted to him, and he was naturally pleased to have completed it.

Having received the gold coins, Matt did not linger and soon departed!

The departing Matt did not know that after he left, on the third floor of the Dawn Merchant Guild branch, Glenn was standing respectfully beside a purple-haired girl wearing a white gauze dress.

This girl was also someone with both beauty and a great figure; one could even say she was breathtakingly beautiful. Unfortunately, Glenn, standing beside her, dared not admire her.

This girl was the president of this branch, Avril Dawn. She was an overlooked illegitimate daughter of the current head of the Dawn Merchant Guild; otherwise, she would not have been sent here to serve as the branch president.

President, if this person can frequently come to the guild to trade, our branch's performance will improve significantly! You might even be able to gain the attention of the Family!

I hope so! Avril sighed slightly.

One must know that last year she was still serving as a president in the Imperial Capital, but now she had been squeezed out to a Counts Fief on the border. It could be said to be incredibly miserable!

At this moment, she naturally didn't have much confidence!

In the end, the two could only fall silent.

...

On the other side, Arthur had already returned to the castle when Matt was selling the gold knight armor.

Ever since the incident with Arthur, even when he strolled around Mad Lion City, there were people sent by the Count protecting him in the shadows.

His somewhat unusual behavior today naturally reached the ears of Count Abergh. Regarding this, Abergh just smiled and said:

It seems this kid has secrets too!

Then he instructed:

As long as it doesn't endanger his safety, don't worry about him!

Yes!

...

Speaking of which, Arthur had nothing to do at this time besides Cultivate, but he couldn't Cultivate all day long.

So, having nothing to do, he prepared to go to a place that made him feel pleasant; at the same time, that place was a vital area of the castle.

After turning several corners and passing through countless guards, Arthur finally arrived at a courtyard located within the castle.

It was very peculiar here; in the five acres of land, only five plants were planted: wheat nearly three meters tall, grapevines as thick as an arm, roses as tall as a person, and an apple tree ten meters high!

The most peculiar one was the small tree in the middle, only as tall as a person but entirely blood-red. It looked as if it had been stained by fresh blood, giving it a somewhat eerie feeling.

These five plants were the true forms of the five Spirits owned by the Counts Mansion.

Speaking of Spirits, one must explain here that these are unique products of the Continent of Gods.

They are not the kind of elves that live in forests, but magical products born from nature.

Spirits are a very cute, beautiful, yet mysterious creature.

People do not know when Spirits will be born or where they will be born, but as long as it is something belonging to the natural world, there is a possibility of birthing them.

Therefore, wanting to obtain them depends entirely on luck!

For example, the Wheat Spirit born from the three-meter-tall wheat in the courtyard, and the Grape Spirit born from the arm-thick grapevine.

These Spirits are generally divided into three Ranks: Sprite, Greater Spirit, and Saint Spirit.

Among them, the Sprite is only the size of a human thumb. Apart from having an extra pair of transparent wings, it is no different in appearance from a human, so it appears very cute.

The Greater Spirit is the size of a palm, and the Saint Spirit is even indistinguishable from an ordinary person, which is very magical.

The Counts Mansion and the Kingdom only have Sprites and Greater Spirits; as for Saint Spirits, they only exist in legends.

There are huge differences between these three Ranks of Spirits.

For example, both being Wheat Spirits, a Sprite has a lifespan of only one hundred years, while a Greater Spirit has three hundred years, and a Saint Spirit has a lifespan of at least a thousand years or more.

This is just the difference in lifespan. In terms of function, one Wheat Sprite can increase the yield of wheat within one hundred acres by more than ten times, and the wheat produced is of high quality.

A Wheat Greater Spirit can increase the yield of one thousand acres of wheat by more than ten times, and as for a Saint Spirit, that would be at least ten thousand acres!

In addition, Spirits are divided into three categories. The Wheat Spirit mentioned above is just a plant-type Sprite; there are also mineral-type Sprites and special types.

For example, mineral-type Sprites include the Gold Mine Sprite, which can increase the content of gold Ore. The higher the Rank of the Spirit, the more gold Ore is added, and it increases at every moment.

As for special Spirits, Arthur has one ready-made in front of him: the blood-red small tree in the middle of the courtyard, named the Blood-Tempering Fruit Tree, which can purify the Bloodline of Demonic Beasts.

Although special-type Spirits are similar to plant Spirits, the difference is that they cannot increase the yield of a large area of the same plant; they can only shorten the maturation time of that plant's fruit.

Because this kind of special plant generally takes ten or even a hundred years to mature, but after a Spirit is born, it might only take two years or even less time to mature.

In a sense, special-type Spirits are generally magical plants with special functions.

The Counts Fief currently possesses a total of six Spirits: one mineral-type, four plant-type, and one special-type.

The mineral-type Sprite is a Gold Mine Sprite, placed outside the city, which can bring an income of one hundred thousand gold coins to the Counts Mansion per year and can be continuously mined for one hundred years.

The special type is the Blood-Tempering Fruit Tree mentioned just now. It is the only Greater Spirit owned within the Counts Fief. While possessing a three-hundred-year lifespan, it also changed the Blood-Tempering Fruit Tree from maturing once every fifty years to once every year.

The Blood-Tempering Fruit Tree is the Foundation of the Counts Fief. Relying on the ten Blood-Tempering Fruits that mature every year, the Counts Fief has now cultivated more than two hundred Demonic Beasts named Golden Sharp Lion, which shake the world with their might.

At the same time, this is also the origin of the Counts Fief being named Fierce Lion Territory and the Count's title, Abergh-Fierce Lion.

One must know that Demonic Beasts are generally unruly and difficult to tame; it is very difficult for humans to train them into mounts, which leads to the fact that Demonic Beast cavalry regiments throughout the entire Kate Kingdom are few and far between.

The Golden Sharp Lion cultivated within the Counts Fief is bred from ordinary lions using the Blood-Tempering Fruit; their temperament is more docile and they can be ridden by people.

As for why it must be lions, it is because the Count obtained a secret medicine in his early years, which, when used in conjunction with the Blood-Tempering Fruit, has a greater effect on lions.

With the combination of various items, the prestige of the current Mad Lion Cavalry Regiment was achieved!

As for why Arthur said this place makes one feel pleasant!