In the Master's Club of Stone City, Donald has been in the library for three full days. During these three days, he hastily solved physiological problems such as eating, and then replaced sleep with meditation, and recorded as much knowledge as possible in the library.
Among them, most of them are about world history, the strength of various professionals, and the introduction of gods.
In just three days, Donald knew more about the world than he had accepted the memory of his predecessor for seventeen years. After all, the original Donald was just a boy from a poor nobleman, not a professional. How could he see these precious collections of books dedicated to mages?
On the morning of the fourth day, under the worried attention of the teacher Messer, Donald finally moved his slightly sore shoulders and walked out of the library with a little regret in satisfaction. For the collection of books in here, Donald can't wait to pack them all away.
"Unfortunately, the time is limited. I need to receive the two manors I bought today, otherwise I really want to stay here forever."
After taking over the manor, he has a lot of business to deal with personally, and he will not have much time to return to the mage club in the future, so he will seize these three days, ignoring and remembering the spells and spells that other apprentices are watching. , but try to absorb some comprehensive knowledge as much as possible to lay a solid foundation for the future.
Anyway, with the book of truth in his hand, in the face of danger, he will not be as invulnerable as those apprentices.
After saying goodbye to his teacher Messer, who loved him very much, and the other two mages, and saying hello to the waiter William, Donald left the mages club.
Unsurprisingly, the housekeeper Cod was worried about his young master, but he needed to take care of his affairs at home, so every day, the three of them took turns to send Clinton and the driver to wait outside the clubhouse. They greeted Donald as soon as he came out.
"Go to the management office of the noble council!"
Without saying much, Donald got in the car and told the driver to open the way.
After seeing Sir Jesse again, the other party immediately stepped forward to greet him warmly.
"Donald, you came at the right time! The survey results have been completed. Now as long as the contract is signed, the two manors will officially belong to you! I will send someone to invite the priest of the goddess!"
When Donald heard the words, he couldn't care about the aristocratic laugh. At this time, he found that the other party's awkward posture and fancy dress seemed to be much more pleasing to the eye.
"Thank you so much, Jesse! When the manor is built, you will be the first guest I invite!"
Such a title proves that the two people have initially become friends. Generally, when nobles meet each other, they call each other's titles or titles.
The division and loyalty of nobles, including the change of owners of estates such as manors, are legal only if they are at least witnessed by high-ranking nobles, representatives of the royal family, or servants of the gods. Buying a manor doesn't have to be so troublesome, it's just that Sir Jesse, who is in charge, is not qualified to witness. In such a case, the general practice of local nobles is to invite a local reputable lord or a cleric of the church to witness. .
Unlike other countries in the mainland, the Celtic Kingdom is currently a country that believes in a single god, from the monarch to the subjects, and only the goddess of agriculture is a true god. Of course, there are also many people who are believers or non-believers. The Goddess of Agriculture is a true God who is loving and tolerant, and will not regard you as a heretic just because you do not believe in her.
As the Church of the Goddess of Agriculture, which is legally allowed to spread faith in the kingdom, its structure is relatively loose compared to the churches in mainland countries where religious disputes are fierce, and the church does not have much ambition for secular power, which is acceptable to the Celtic royal family. The biggest reason for the goddess of agriculture.
You know, the Celtic royal family, who used to be the subordinate nobles of the ancient magic empire Bennett, did not have a good impression of the Church of the Gods that caused the collapse and division of their great empire.
After a meal, a young priest from the temple of the goddess of agriculture in the city was led by a waiter.
"Jesse, what else do you have to come to me? Hurry up, the bishop still has teaching affairs for me to do!"
The clergyman was a handsome young man, but he spoke very proudly, and at a glance he knew that he must be of noble birth.
However, he does have a proud capital. Although he is young, he is now an assistant deacon under the bishop of the temple, and his status is much higher than that of ordinary local nobles.
It is said that this man also came down to the capital to gild, but he is much better than Jesse, who is an illegitimate child. He can come to witness the transaction of the manor, which is the reason why he has a good relationship with Sir Jesse.
"Don't worry, let me introduce to you, this is the future Melina knight, and this time it's up to him to buy the manor. Donald, this is my friend Martin in the capital, the Marquis of the Court of Shady. The only child, now the assistant deacon of the Bishop of the Temple of the Stone City!"
"It's an honor to meet you!"
Donald gave the salute first. He didn't need to be humble for the heir of a court marquis, but the other party was a member of the church, so he had to maintain considerable respect.
Originally, the pastor Martin still looked down on a country noble like Donald, and the status of the heir to a hereditary knight could barely make him pay attention to it, but the other party has not officially obtained the title, and it is unknown whether the succession will be successful. But suddenly seeing the blank badge on the other party's body, he couldn't help but put on a warm smile.
"Donald knight is really young and promising. I didn't know you were the apprentice of that mage. I have seen a lot of mages here in Boulder City when I followed the bishop!"
"What? Donald, are you actually a mage apprentice?"
Jesse, who didn't know much about the mage system, never noticed that Donald had an extra badge the second time he came. And Donald did not explain.
Pastor Martin smiled and said:
"Jesse, you're still as confused as ever! Didn't you see that Knight Donald had the badge of the official mage apprentice on him?"
Ordinary people can't fake this thing. If you can imitate yourself, you can get the real badge through the test, and there is no need to fake it.
Donald then replied:
"Don't be surprised, Jessie, I just got my official apprenticeship a few days ago. My teacher is Master Messer!"
Martin was surprised and said:
"Is it the only Silver Mage and Alchemist Master Messer in North County?"
"Yes, it is my luck to be able to study with Mr. Messer!"
This time, Martin and Jesse couldn't help but take a breath and looked at Donald with full envy. Martin is better. The bishop in white that he follows is in charge of a county's educational affairs, and he is also a strong silver rank, so he only pays attention to Donald's identity. And Jesse was very envious of Donald's good luck. Fortunately, he also has self-knowledge, and did not let this envy turn into jealousy, but affirmed in his heart the decision to make every effort to befriend the other party in the future.
The process of signing the contract was quickly over. Witnessed by the priest Martin, the young goddess of agriculture, Donald and Sir Jesse signed a contract with the Melina family on behalf of the royal family. Martin also signed the witness position. In this world, there are spells and divine arts that can identify the authenticity, so there is no need to worry that someone will forge documents and contracts.
In the meantime, Donald was also worried that his book of truth would be discovered by the priest of the goddess. But then he felt an idea from his anxious book of truth, which completely reassured Donald. It turns out that as long as it is not the presence of the true God in person, or through the body and mind of believers, even the most powerful professionals will not discover the existence of the Book of Truth, which is a high-level artifact. Including servants of God, priests and other professionals.
At this point, the land of these two manors is officially owned by Donald, and as long as he does not violate the laws of the kingdom and disobey the gods, even His Majesty the King has no right to take it away.
After Donald symbolically presented fifty gold sols as the goddess offering, Martin left with great satisfaction and specially invited Donald before leaving. Donald naturally would not refuse, and proposed that he would be invited to the banquet after the manor was built. Then Donald also said goodbye to Sir Jesse, took a contract of his own, and drove out of Boulder City and returned to Red Maple Town.
When passing by Hongfeng Town, Donald suddenly told the driver:
"Go back to town to take over the house, then turn around here, let's go to the manor!"
"Okay, sir!"
The coachman responded with a bang with a whip in his hand, and drove the carriage back to the old house of the Melina family. After picking up the housekeeper and getting into the car, he followed the avenue outside Hongfeng Town and headed for the northwest of the town.
Donald's two manors are located in the northwest of Hongfeng Town, bordering the periphery of the Green Mantle Forest, on a large wasteland that was once a Lord's Land.
The carriage could not enter the town, but within ten minutes, they rushed directly from outside the town to the nearest small manor.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Donald nodded, still satisfied.
The housekeeper Cod grabbed a handful of soil and said excitedly to his young master:
"Master, although the small manor is overgrown with weeds and has not been taken care of for many years, the soil quality is still very good, which is similar to the farmland near Hongfeng Town. As long as you plant crops and take care of them carefully, you will definitely get a bumper harvest in the coming year! "
"Yes! Master, my family also planted an acre of barley for the lord in the town. This year's harvest is not bad. The land here is even better than the lord's farmland!"
The coachman also got out of the car and observed the land of the small manor, and came to a result that made the steward even happier.
Donald is not very worried about the quality of the land, he has his own way to increase the quality of the soil. The only thing that needs to be considered now is security. According to Sir Jesse, the reason why the previous owners of the manor finally chose to give up this fertile small manor and let the royal family take it back at a low price is because of the monsters in the forest not far away. The reason that often came to scourge the crops and scare away the employees.
"It looks like this place needs a lot of construction!"
Donald, who has the book of truth as a big cheater, is not worried about building a manor to prevent monsters.
It is a pity that the buildings attached to the original manor were all demolished by the previous owner in order to recover a little cost. What was left to Donald was only an old wooden house with a large hole in the roof. Fortunately, the road signs and fences of the manor were not removed together, which also saved Sir Jesse's people a lot of trouble when they surveyed. Otherwise, the manor will not be in Donald's hands now!
But this is also good, and it is also convenient for him to rebuild completely, so that the built here is watertight, like an iron bucket.