Chapter 113: The Use of ck Pearls
The family names of greater aristocrats were always very elegant.
While also a marquis family, the Longtaro Family''s family name, long taro'', was a level below the Goldcerealears Family''s family name, gold cereal ears''.
This was a disy of their foundation.
A few decades ago, the family name of the Goldcerealears Family was still just gold cereal''.
It was a powerful family. The reason why this family''s family name was not barley'' or wheat'', was because the family not only possessed a wheat greater sprite, but still possessed a barley greater sprite. Before the Sapphire Grand Duchy was established, the Goldcereal Family had risen by selling cereal.
Later, they followed the Sapphire Family and together established a state, bing the earliest marquis family in the grand duchy.
However, just like the Kerchief Family, which had split into the Smallkerchief and the Bigkerchief Families, the Goldcereal Family had also experienced a split a few decades ago.
One descendant of the family got the wheat greater sprite; on ount of great military merits, they were enfeoffed as count and changed their family name to gold cereal grains''. The other descendant got the barley greater sprite; they seeded the t.i.tle and changed the family name to gold cereal ears''.
Each change in a family''s family name predicated on growth, upgrade in lineage, or change in status of the family.
If one day, I cultivate a tulip greater sprite and am enfeoffed as count due to outstanding military achievements, then ording to the aristocratic custom, the Tulip Family might change their family name to red tulip'', while I''ll change my family name to ck tulip'' Liszt cktulip.
Because of boredom, Liszt fantasized at times.
Then, dear Brother, I hope your wishes true. After inquiring about the name of the marquis'' daughter, Liszt gave his well wishes with a light smile.
I will seed unlike Cousin Meopal. Roliya and I have beenmunicating for half a year already, and I know that she isn''t indifferent towards me. What I need to do now is to beat the otherpet.i.tors with an excellent performance. Cousin Meopal, on the other hand, suffers from unrequited love. That princess has a lot of male visitors. Said Levis, not forgetting to make fun of Meopal.
How to put it, this cousin of theirs had impable personality, looks, and family background, yet he had to fall in love with the loose princess.
Liszt felt quite close towards Meopal. Therefore, he didn''t echo Levis'' teasing: That''s right, Brother, regarding the ck pearl I sold youst time, have you forged it into a magic equipment ?
It has been sessfully forged. After a wizard carved special magic runes on top of it, this unusual article became capable of stifling wind.
Stifling wind?
The ck pearl''s water-attributed magic power can suppress the flow of wind and in particr stifle wind-attributed magic. I personally saw the the Windde released by the wizard dissipate upon reaching a distance of five meters from the ck pearl. Although it is a bit big, but when worn in battle, it can withstand sneak attacks from wind-attributed qi.
He looked at Liszt and continued: Especially knights like Marcus, who have wind-attributed qi and are fond of archery, would find it futile to use qi on bow and arrows toplete a deadly sneak attack. Now, I don''t need to be nervous when running into elite wind-attributed Earth Knights.
It seems that the ck pearl is quite useful. All along, I have been feeling that I have got taken advantage of.
Two hundred and eighty gold coins is not a small amount. It merely can stifle wind, that''s all. If it could stifle magic power of all attributes, then it would really be valuable. Levis moved closer. You still have more ck pearls, don''t you? As far as I know, several pearls can be extracted from pearl ms. Giant ms should be no different. Therefore, you must have more ck pearls.
Liszt replied with a question: It can stifle wind in a range of five meters?
Right.
This ability made Liszt contemte. He sold Levis a ck pearl the seize of a big bowl, which could epa.s.s an area with a radius of five meters. If it was a ck pearl the seize of a basketball, how big would it its stifling area be? And what if it was the ck pearl the seize of a washbasin?
Perhaps it would reach the scope of tens of meters to one hundred meters in radius.
Such an ability might only prevent wind-attributed sneak attackson the battlefield.
But if used on a ship, if for instance, the Flower were to be equipped with the ck pearl the seize of a washbasin, then it would stifle the wind in its surroundings, which was a kin to making it stormproof. In this way, wouldn''t sailing on the sea be as simple as treading on firm ground? Even if it would be impossible to calm the waves and stop the wind, it would still greatly reduce the risk.
As for whether the ship could move with wind being stifled weren''t there paddles for that? Also, the ck pearl could just be taken out when there was a storm.
He made a decision after an instant: The washbasin-seized and basketball-seized ck pearls can never be sold! One day, they will be essential to equip my fleet!
As a result, he replied in a casual tone: Of course I still have more. I was going to keep them as collectibles. After all, ck-colored pearls aren''t easy toe by.
Sell me another one.
You want another one?
That''s right. I want to forge it into a magic equipment and gift it to Roliya What do you think, will she like it?
Liszt replied casually: Women usually have little to no resistance to jewelry. I think it is a good idea. How much are you going to spend this time, I still have one bigger and several smaller ck pearls?
Two hundred and eighty gold coins.
Levis called the previous price of the bigger ck pearl (including the smaller one).
It has the function of stifling wind, you cannot get such a treasure for just two hundred and eighty gold coins. Said Liszt unhurriedly. After all, it was regarded as seller''s market. Therefore, he had to raise the price.
After a bout of haggling, the final verdict was four hundred and thirty gold coins for a bigger ck pearl.
Liszt, you are as hard-hearted as a merchant.
It doesn''t matter if I''m hard-hearted or not. Instead, what matters is to show Roliya that you are soft-hearted, right?
At the luncheon, the count announced the expedition decree.
Next, he began to call on his followers to follow him into battle. This was nothing new. Every one or two years, there would be an expedition decreed.
Therefore, in one afternoon, all the followers epted the call.
The count would dispatch the most elite Coral Ind Knightsprised of ten knight squads, one hundred people in total; as well as a temporarily formed garrison knight orderprised of fifteen knight squads, one hundred and ny five people in total. His followers would send a total of twenty six elite and ordinary knight squads, adding up to three hundred and forty two people.
A total of six hundred and sixty seven knights would mix into four knight orders.
The count himself would lead the elite Coral Ind Knights; Levis, who would simultaneously serve as a liaison officer, would lead one mixed knight order; Viscount Trix Wildhop would lead another mixed knight squad; and Viscount Jonas Gravel would lead thest mixed knight squad.
Rest and reorganize for three days. Three dayster, all knights are to a.s.semble in the Coral City and embark for the Gold Ind to meet up with Marquis Rodrigo''s knight order. The count, dressed in a military attire, his hand on his saber, and his ash-green eyes seemingly shining, said in a powerful and resonating tone.
All the n.o.bles who would partic.i.p.ate in the war put one hand on their left chest and made a knight''s salute: Willing to follow Sir!
Liszt stood in a corner, he didn''t had to partic.i.p.ate in the war. The Flower Town''s knight squad wasn''t presentable. Although a regr knight squad didn''t had to be solelyposed of Earth Knights, yet its members had to at least posses qi. Of the twelve young knights in Liszt''s knight squad, six had yet to cultivate qi.