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"Do you think he'll say yes?" asked Pero as he stepped back, and the nightingale whispered in his ear. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I don't know, and it's useless for him to agree, and he'll have to convince Count Hermon," Roland took a sip of hot tea, "and if he still intends to be a fiefdom nobleman, then he can only say sorry." ”

"You can't bear it, do you?" she teased.

"Of course I can't bear it," Roland pouted, "In the aristocracy, he is not pedantic, but also knows how to seize opportunities, and is very good at running business, as long as he exercises in Changge Fortress for a year and a half, he is definitely an excellent official who can take charge of a place alone." ”

"If he convinces Count Hermon, do you really intend to put the royal capital in his hands?"

"If I unify the Grey Keep, the royal capital will naturally have to change places...... Moreover, cities that are too far from the western border are best managed by people sent from the western border, so the conditions I offer are not empty talk. At the end of the conversation, Roland revealed to Perot that he would not divide any nobles in the future, and after the integration of the Grey Keep, the entire kingdom would follow the model of the new city, jointly implement a law, a policy, and all power would be vested in the center. If he decides to stay, the Changge Fortress is far from the end of his political participation, and it is not impossible to take charge of a big city, or become the chief bureaucrat of the Central Administration Department.

As for which step he can take, it depends on his own ability.

Roland hoped that the other party would understand the expectations contained in these words.

"Well, I don't understand that anyway," Nightingale patted him on the shoulder, "but the new witch will be here soon, so you might as well leave for a while." ”

"You're asking alone?"

"I'll call Wendy here," the voice from the side chuckled, "she's better at these than I am." ”

For security reasons (mainly from the book's proposal), the Witch League has to have the Nightingale confirm the identity of an alien witch before accepting it. Since the Stone of Divine Punishment must be removed to identify a lie in the foggy state, Roland must not be present to avoid the other party's sudden attack and cause an accident.

The scroll even contains ten general questions for identification, such as where you come from, your real name, whether you know the prince, whether you are hostile to the prince, etc., considering that the nightingale can only judge the truth of her own beliefs, and cannot see through the lies that are undoubtedly believed, so these questions are explored from all sides, leaving few dead ends. Even if you can fool one or two, you can't answer everything.

Roland himself was a little laughing at this, but considering that the witches were also well-intentioned, he had to go with them.

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Leaving the parlor, he returned to his office and immediately called Barov, the head of the town hall.

Perro's report of discovering a new witch at the fortress of Changge made him aware of his negligence, and although he sent Nanava to the throne to officially declare the existence of witches in the town, there was never a decree directly stating the treatment and status of witches. Therefore, it is also possible that there will be a situation like a fortress in the border town - after knowing that he has awakened as a witch, he still chooses to hide his identity instead of actively standing up.

As soon as Barov entered the door, Roland instructed, "I'm going to issue a long-term recruitment announcement, and the content is as written on this scratch paper." ”

He took the draft document and took a quick look at it, "You...... Do you want to recruit witches for a monthly salary of a golden dragon?"

"That's right," Roland nodded, "that's the standard pay of the League of Witches. "The monthly salary of a golden dragon is definitely the highest salary position in this era, and the salary level in small towns is generally higher than in other cities, and the highest starting salary of a worker in an acid factory has climbed to twenty silver wolves, and the witch is five times that. This recruitment not only illustrates the treatment of witches, but also affirms their status.

"If you want more witches, why don't you mobilize the people to find them?" asked Barov, "just as you asked the people to report spies, they are the keenest eyes. ”

Now that even the Lord Steward had learned the trick of the vast sea of the people's war, the prince held back a smile in his heart, waved his hand, and said, "Then I will give them a bonus? Isn't that the same as the practice of the church?"

"Yes...... You're doing this to recruit witches, not hang them. ”

"That being said, the witches who have been exposed by the public may think that I am forcing them, and you must know that this year's new witches in the local area have not experienced persecution, and the situation of witches outside is not comparable," Roland said noncommittally, "I hope they will voluntarily stand up and contribute to the border town." ”

In addition to the witch's personal wishes, he was more worried that if the decree announced that there was a reward for the discovery of a witch, and that there would be a reward for giving birth to a witch, it would likely lead to a new round of "whistleblowing", or that giving birth to a witch would be regarded as a "business". Hard work is better than giving birth to a witch, and although it can greatly reverse the status of witches in the short term, in the long run, this policy will have a negative impact on the slogan of hard work and prosperity promoted in the border towns. Therefore, the recruitment of witches alone can effectively prevent this from happening.

As soon as Barov bowed and retreated, Wendy walked in after him, handing the result of the inquiry to the table, "Your Highness, your identity has been confirmed, and it is basically the same as what the eldest son of Honeysuckle said, there is no problem." ”

"Look," Roland laughed, "you're being too careful. ”

"But this caution is necessary," Wendy insists, "and your personal safety is the first thing we need to guarantee." ”

"Well," he said, taking a deep breath, "then bring her in." ”

The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with dirty hair of dark brown and timid and panicked eyes, probably for the first time when she entered a carpeted room, and she did not know where to put her hands and feet.

According to the results recorded on paper, she called herself White Paper, born on the outskirts of the fortress of Changge, and orphaned after a heavy snowfall three years earlier, an experience that is probably similar to that of most street children in the West. They'll either die in a scramble for food, or they'll join the underground rats and become thieves, thugs, or scapegoats.

"You ......" Roland didn't know what to say for a while, she didn't have the same strong adaptability as Agatha, and she was far less determined than Anna, and even the similar Mystery Moon and Lily also had Mutual Aid sisters as companions. As a little girl in a strange place, she is still in a state of panic, and it may take a long time to adapt to her new life. And from Perot's report, it can be seen that the ability to make snow melt quickly is probably related to temperature.

Anyway, the test ability is not in a hurry, and you can slowly understand it from getting along with her. Thinking of this, he looked at Wendy, "The long voyage should make her tired, take her to take a shower first, and rest for a while." The housing is arranged in the witches' building, and as for the precautions related to magic, I will leave it to you to teach, is that okay?"

"Of course," she smiled, "as you wish." ”

. (To be continued.) )