Emyr and Julie chatted happily.
Therefore, it was difficult for her to understand Emyr's thoughts.
In her opinion, it was a very proud thing for a person to have such great power, but Emyr did not seem to think so.
He had such great power, but he was very approachable.
This made Julie even more surprised.
Emyr looked at Julie's goods, frowned and asked, "What about your goods?"
Julie was also in a dilemma. These goods were her last capital. Originally, she planned to go through Ellington and then take a detour to Casparmi Castle in the north to try her luck and see if she could make a comeback. However, now that everyone was dead, she was the only one left. There was no way she could take these things away.
Emyr asked, "Are you a merchant?"
"Yes!"
Julie said proudly, "I am a member of the Golden Rose family!"
"The Golden Rose family …"
Emyr thought for a while before he remembered that in the background of the game, this was a huge Chamber of Commerce that accompanied the rise of the Irus Empire. It once spread throughout the Prandal and had been explored. Unfortunately, it had completely disappeared.
Julie was probably the last member of the Golden Rose family.
"I'm afraid your current situation is very bad. In that case, how about I hire you as the chief business consultant of Ellington?"
Emyr knew that the development of the territory was inseparable from all kinds of talents. Now that he had no other choice, since Julie had the ability in this area, he would find a way to make her stay. And judging from her attitude, she would probably be very happy to do so.
"I'd be honored!"
Julie was pleasantly surprised. This was probably her only chance now!
Although Ellington was a very remote and desolate place, its area was equivalent to an earl's territory. If there was a lord like Emyr supporting her, would Ellington still be the same in the future?
"In that case, leave your goods with me first."
After Emyr finished speaking, he lifted the goods with Hand of Magic and put them all into his backpack.
"Spatial equipment!"
Julie was shocked again, but on second thought, although spatial equipment was very precious, Emyr was such a powerful mage, so it wasn't strange for him to have spatial equipment, so she quickly accepted it.
Emyr said, "From now on, you are my chief consultant."
"Understood, my Lord."
"Just call me Emyr."
"That's too rude."
"Alright, wake up the coachman. It must have been hard on him to be unconscious for so long."
After waking up the coachman, the coachman was naturally puzzled about the disappearance of the bandits, but he didn't ask much. He was already very lucky to be able to keep his life. So Emyr and Julie got on the carriage and continued to set off for Ellington.
In the carriage, the dull atmosphere made Julie feel uneasy. She looked at Emyr who closed his eyes and didn't speak for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask, "My Lord, why did you choose to become the lord of Ellington?"
Emyr opened his eyes and asked with great interest, "Why is there such a question?"
"Because although Ellington is very large and is the largest unclaimed territory in Irus, it is relatively remote and adjacent to the border. The Ladya Forest and the Ambris Mountains next to it limit the development space of Ellington. Even Kaspari in the north is a better choice than Ellington."
"Kaspari is very good, but Ellington is not as bad as you say." Emyr shrugged. "At least in my opinion, Ellington is rich in mineral resources and natural resources that other territories don't have."
Julie smiled bitterly and said, "My Lord, you are really optimistic. I'm afraid you won't be so happy when you get there."
"The poorer you are, the more room you have to display your value, isn't it?"
"… I'll try my best!"
Emyr smiled but didn't say anything. Soon, Julie would know why he was so confident.
In the eyes of the natives, Ellington was naturally a very remote place, but it was different in the eyes of the players. The natives didn't know what was in the Ambris Mountains, but Emyr knew very well. The main city of the dwarves and gnomes was in the Ambris Mountains. In the southwest of the Emerald Forest was the capital city of the elves, Emerald Corolla. Not far to the east was the main city of the humans, Alinx, which could be called a transportation hub.
By connecting with the dwarves, one could obtain rich mineral resources. The forest next to it was an inexhaustible source of forest resources, and there was also a large area of undeveloped land. In the game, many players of various races came here to trade. It was an out-and-out treasure land.
Of course, the game was the game, and reality was reality. Emyr couldn't guarantee that this world was exactly the same as the game world. Now, he could only carefully explore and move forward.
After crossing the last hill, the front suddenly opened up. A silver-white ribbon passed through the plains and flowed into the distance. It was the Emerald River that flowed out of the Ambris Mountains. Next to it was the Lardia Forest. A small town was located upstream of the river, adjacent to the forest.
That was Ellington.
Yes, the administrative center of the large territory of Ellington was such a small town.
Julie looked at Emyr, hoping to see some disappointment on his face, but she only saw excitement and happiness.
Emyr noticed Julie's gaze and smiled, "Strange, why am I so happy?"
Julie nodded a little embarrassedly.
Emyr thought for a moment and smiled, "Let me tell you a story."
Julie immediately focused.
"In a distant country, there was once an ordinary person who inadvertently obtained a huge sum of money worth fifty … no, ten thousand gold coins."
"Fifty thousand gold coins!"
Julie exclaimed, "For an ordinary person, that's a huge sum of money. Then? Did he use the money to do business and then become a noble? "
"Someone asked him, 'What do you plan to do with the fifty thousand gold coins?' That person said that he planned to buy a house in the suburbs of the capital and pay a down payment. "
Julie was stunned, "Buy a house? Down payment? "
Emyr continued, "Someone continued to ask, what about the rest? The rest? That person said that he would pay back the rest slowly. "
Julie was confused. Obviously, she didn't understand.
Emyr sighed and said with a disinterested face, "A world that doesn't understand cold jokes, life is really lonely …"
Julie lowered her head in embarrassment. In front of Emyr, she felt very ignorant.
Emyr looked out of the window. Under the calm surface, he was excited.
Land!
Such a large piece of land that stretched as far as the eye could see, it all belonged to him!
Here, he was the king of this land!
He could write freely and express his thoughts to his heart's content!
He didn't have to worry about anyone!
"But the residents of Ellington have a strange schedule. They started cooking so early."
Emyr looked at the smoke above the town and wanted to scratch his head.
Julie took a closer look and turned pale with fright. "That's not chimney smoke! The town is on fire! "
Emyr was stunned, "What!?"
Julie immediately urged Emyr to speed up and said at the same time, "It's impossible for the smoke to be black, and there are a lot of people gathered around the town. Something must have happened!"
Emyr was immediately unhappy, "I haven't even taken over my territory and someone is already causing trouble!?"
Julie hesitated and said, "Ellington is too remote, so the security is very bad. There are often bandits and robbers …"
"What about the current lord? The sheriff? The militia? Are they all eating rice!? "
Julie sighed. There were some things that she couldn't say too directly. When they reached Ellington, Emyr would know the truth.
Soon, the carriage arrived near Ellington, but the coachman refused to go any closer. After Emyr paid the coachman and dismissed him, he walked with Julie to Ellington with a gloomy face.
Before they even entered the town, they could already hear the cries and unbridled laughter coming from the town.
"Child! My child! "
"Hahaha — go to hell! Gold coins! Food! Women! They're all ours! "
Julie's face was pale and she subconsciously hid behind Emyr. Looking at the man in front of her, she felt a little relieved. She knew that he would be able to protect her safety.
After all, he was such a powerful Magician!
The ground of the town was full of blood and internal organs. The residents who died with their eyes open stared at Emyr as if they were condemning him for coming so late.
Emyr took a deep breath. The thick smoke made his lungs hurt and his eyes were slightly moist. "These bandits deserve to die."
A single sentence was enough to sentence these people to death.
"Follow me."
Emyr walked to the center of the town.
"Hmm!? There are still people resisting? "
The moment the voice sounded, a bandit suddenly rushed out and slashed at Emyr's neck!
Clang!
Emyr grabbed the long sword.
The bandit was stunned.
Empty-handed?
Grabbing the sword?
He's actually fine!?
"Go to hell —"
Emyr snapped his fingers and flames burst out, burning the bandit to ashes in an instant!
A strong wind came from behind. Emyr slapped the back of his hand, and the magic condensed into the Spectral Blade made a sharp and rapid whistling sound!
"Bang!"
The head of the bandit who attacked from behind exploded like a watermelon.
Emyr spat. "You want to sneak attack me? Don't you know that every Magician has a close-combat heart!? I specialize in close-combat spells! "
First of all, it was a complete fallacy that Magicians couldn't engage in close-combat!
No matter what combat profession, the first thing to ensure one's own safety in battle was one's own safety.
In an adventure, teammates could be in danger at any time. At this time, only oneself could protect oneself.
Were Magicians weak in close-combat?
Maybe a little, but that depended on who they were compared to.
With a series of buff spells such as Potency, Wind's Grace, Physical Damage Suppression, Magic Damage Suppression, Storm Shield, Magician's Armor, Dragon Scale Skin, Enchanted Flame Weapon, and so on, a Magician's combat strength was not inferior to a Warrior profession. In the face of various dangers, a Magician's ability to adapt was even stronger!
In addition, there were some close-combat spells such as Frost Nova, Spectral Blade, Arcane Impact, and so on that could instantly control the field and kill the enemy.
Of course, being able to engage in close-combat did not mean that one had to engage in close-combat. A brilliant Magician could use all kinds of wonderful spells to toy with the enemy before they could get close to him.
The significance of mastering close-combat abilities was that when an enemy finally got close to him after going through untold hardships, what awaited him was another round of storm-like attacks.
The white-robed Magician Gandalf once said that a Magician who could not engage in close-combat was not a good Magician … Oh, in short, a good Magician's close-combat ability was definitely not bad. That was it.