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Seeing Arthur's confused expression, the guard knight Tavis smiled knowingly:
"Lord Arthur, Lord of Blackrock, please allow me to introduce myself once again."
I am Tavis Burton, Grand Master of the Guardian Knights of the Church of the Moon.
He changed the subject:
"Also a baron lord of Crescent Territory, Tavis Burton."
Chapter 77 Western Merchant, Li Wei
after an hour.
Return to the Crescent Territory border defense line.
Side trails of the Red Leaf Mountain Range.
Arthur and Lancelot bid farewell to Lord Crescent Moon and Commander of the Knights of the Guard, Tavis, and set off again.
After unexpectedly learning of his identity as the Crescent Lord from Tavis.
After a conversation, Arthur and Tavis successfully concluded a mutually beneficial friendly agreement.
After learning of his upcoming schedule, Tavis, in his capacity as the Crescent Lord, proposed their first collaboration.
— He was willing to set aside a piece of land from his own territory to establish a transit point for the fuel supply to his forge workshop.
This way.
Once he reached an agreement with Cedar Valley...
The supply and demand route of the forging workshop can bypass the Red Leaf Mountains, which are at danger level three, and fuel goods are delivered to Crescent Territory storage first.
This saves time on subsequent fuel transportation and ensures safety during the transportation process.
Therefore, he was very grateful for the help offered by Crescent Lord Tavis and did not refuse it.
He promised the other party that if there was anything Blackrock Territory could do to help, they could come to him anytime in the future.
Finally, after finalizing the relevant matters.
He and Lancelot left Crescent Territory and continued on to Cedar Valley.
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Seven days later.
Arthur and Lancelot returned to Blackrock Territory.
As Linton, the deputy director of the forging workshop, said.
As long as the money is right, there's no business problem that can't be solved.
Five days ago, in Cedar Valley.
They found a middleman introduced by Linton, and under his guidance, they secured a supply channel for fuels such as coal and charcoal at a price slightly lower than expected.
After paying the deposit.
They did not linger in Cedar Valley, but continued south, returning to Blackrock Territory.
[The host has been blessed with Lv.2 "Blessing of the Moon" for seven days, granting Black Iron Knight experience points +70.]
[Host's daily training of 4 hours for 7 days, Black Iron Rank Knight experience points +14.]
[Rank (Updated): Iron Knight (179/500)]
On the way back to Blackrock Territory.
Even with the blessing of the bright moon, Arthur did not slacken his daily training.
The four-hour "Flaming Lion Breathing Method" practice is done without fail.
The butler, Leon, instructed him:
For a Black Iron Knight to advance to a Silver Knight, the accumulation of life force is not the most difficult aspect.
The most difficult thing is to find the resonance between vitality and soul, and to achieve a "qualitative transformation" of the soul.
Only by taking this step can one be promoted to Silver Knight.
As someone who had been through it, Leon told him that this process could be accomplished with the help of certain special external objects.
However, given their current financial situation, they cannot afford such expensive, rare, and unique items.
Therefore, personally experiencing the accumulation of life force with one's consciousness, and in this process, understanding the resonance point of the soul's essence, is the simplest and most practical way to advance.
My thoughts came to a standstill.
Arthur recalled the second blessing he had received during this journey: "The Blessing of the Soul."
[Blessing of the Moon] After advancing to Lv.2 in the Crescent Moon Territory event, the daily automatically provided experience points will increase from 8 to 10.
However, this was not his biggest gain.
His biggest achievement was that Lv.2 [Blessing of the Moon] was fully activated.
He knew:
The activation of [Blessing of the Moon] is undoubtedly related to Luna, the Moon Saintess who possesses Lv.4 [Blessing of the Twin Moons], and her multiple interactions with her.
The pure and holy aura of that little girl inspired a completely new and extraordinary vision and perception in him.
At the same time, he can now use another extraordinary power, "the power of the moon goddess".
These past few nights have been spent on my journey home.
It is the process of autonomously absorbing the essence of the moon and accumulating life force.
Arthur was surprised to find that the "power of the moon goddess" he had lost in the battle to behead the Moon Eclipse Knight Wood was being replenished and was slowly returning to its saturated state.
just now.
He can freely manipulate the "Moon God's Power," characterized by its holy light, to perform powerful healing and unpredictable attacks.
However, his control over the "power of the moon goddess" is still only superficial, barely at the beginner level.
The Priestess Louise, an expert in manipulating the "power of the moon goddess," promised him:
Once she has recovered from her injuries and is heading to Blackrock Territory to establish a branch of the church, she will guide him in developing the potential of Lv.2 "Grace".
When Arthur first heard this promise, he was confused:
Why would she, an important priestess of the Church of the Moon, instruct this outsider who clearly has no intention of joining?
Louise, a follower of the moon, answered him in this way:
"You must have something special to earn my lord's favor."
I give you guidance as both a way of repaying a debt of gratitude and in accordance with the will of my Lord.
Besides, I can sense that while Lord Arthur has no intention of joining the group, he also doesn't harbor any malicious intent to exclude it.
So, who knows, after spending more time with our church, they might change their initial thoughts?
Louise's kind voice lingered in his ears, making him involuntarily recall the image of that elegant young woman.
Think about this.
Arthur enters Frostraven Town, the center of Blackrock Territory.
Soon, he and Lancelot arrived at their residence, Blackrock Castle.
A familiar figure stood in front of the gates of Blackrock Fortress.
This man was none other than Linton, the deputy manager of the forging workshop.
Upon seeing him, Arthur immediately pulled on the reins, slowing down the speed of the black-haired horse, Nightshade.
"My lord, welcome back!"
Linton, the workshop's deputy supervisor, also noticed Arthur rushing towards him, and bowed to him.
Was the trip successful?
"Near miss."
Arthur dismounted before him and responded with great enthusiasm:
"Mr. Linton has worked hard on the forging materials for the workshop."
“It’s nothing, my lord.”
The workshop's deputy supervisor, Linton, seemed to be infected by Arthur's passion, and a smile appeared on his usually taciturn face:
"Speaking of which, I must thank the lord for giving me the opportunity to meet with some old friends and catch up."
After some pleasantries.
Arthur quickly noticed that there was a young man standing next to Linton, the workshop's deputy manager.
He had an innocent-looking baby face, with a few strands of stubble on his rounded chin.
He wore a deerskin hood, a warm cotton fleece undershirt, and an animal skin coat over it.
However, these slightly bulky clothes could not hide her rather thin physique.
Based on these physical characteristics, Arthur judged that this person was no ordinary individual.
So, out of curiosity, he asked Linton, the workshop's deputy manager:
"Mr. Linton, is this your friend?"
"Yes, he is the son of an old friend of mine."
Linton, the workshop's deputy supervisor, pushed the young man in front of Arthur and continued his introduction:
"His father ran a merchant guild in the Western Region, whose main business was the purchase and sale of exotic mineral veins."
After I mentioned to his father that Blackrock Territory had a rich source of dark crystal, this little fellow insisted on coming with me, saying he wanted to do business with the lord.
Linton finished speaking.
The young man he pushed forward had a wandering gaze and looked uneasy.
He swallowed hard before putting on a somewhat serious expression in front of Arthur.
Then, he bowed and scraped to Arthur:
"My lord, greetings!"
My name is Li Wei, a merchant from the Dragon Rock Mountains of the Western Frontier.
Chapter 78 Li Wei's Courage
"Mr. Linton said you are interested in the black crystal mines in my territory?"
Arthur looked at the baby-faced, thin young man with great interest:
"Then you should know the value of black crystal ore, right?"
The Ink Crystal Mine of Blackrock Territory is located in a small hill surrounding Frostraven Town.
Butler Leon had commissioned someone to estimate the following:
This is a Class III mineral deposit with medium reserves.
The total amount is generally between 500,000 and 1 million tons, and the ore veins are relatively concentrated.
However, due to the unusual energy contained within it, this ore has a hardness exceeding that of ordinary iron ore.
Therefore, with the current manpower and resources they have invested, the mining progress is slow.
Each year, the amount of ore produced fluctuates around one thousand tons.
However, even after deducting manpower and material resources, their annual income still reached 7,000 gold coins, which remained the largest part of their income and expenditure.
It can be said that this dark crystal mine is the economic lifeline of Frostraven Town and the most important source of wealth for the Field family, which is controlled by Arthur.
As early as when the development path of the forging workshop was being drafted.
Arthur had mentioned to Lani the plan to "accelerate the development of the black crystal mine, which is an economic lifeline".
But in the end, the two rejected the plan.