"So big?" said Dip, his eyes wide, and he couldn't help but cry out in surprise. His face was already happily squeezed into a trumpet flower.

Today, Dipu's mood seems to be like sitting on a dragon in heat. He didn't expect the "poor" territory to be so big at all. Dipp's civilian thinking was very simple. Just like buying melons and vegetables, big things may not taste good, but they can always be full, and they are not considered to be at a loss. So the Black-Eyed Castle unfortunately became the "dish" in Dipp's basket.

But later, the introduction of the Vicky Magician fully proved a wise saying - cheap is not good.

Black-Eyed Castle, also known as Black-Eyed Castle, is located on the western edge of the kingdom, but it was once glorious a hundred years ago. Because it is an important supply point to the Orc Kingdom and the Moon Ring Forest.

But as the years passed, the situation became worse and worse, because the foundation of the black eye collar, a surging spring, gradually ran out of water.

Then came the continued deterioration of the environment. What land is barren, population loss, etc. In the end, even the caravans and mercenary groups were willing to take some detours and receive supplies without the black eyes. And the whole black collar was completely desolate. Even the lord at the time found a relationship and changed a territory.

Until seventy years ago, a water wizard named Peron passed by the Blackeye Collar. Some of those who remained in the area did not want to leave their homes, and they begged Peron to help find the reason for the dwindling springs.

The Peron Magus was very enthusiastic, and he was very good at "business", and after some investigation, he actually restored the spring water quite a lot. Moreover, in order to completely restore the water output and restore the Black Eye Collar to its former glory, the Wizard Peron also applied to the kingdom to change his territory to the Black Eye Collar. There is no doubt that the kingdom acceded to Peron's request.

Because the kingdom title of Peron Magus is an earl, the Blackeye Collar is actually a county.

After becoming the Lord of the Dark Eyes, the Wizard of Peron has also done a lot of good things. Things like restoring farming, clearing out nearby bandits, and so on. But the most impressive thing is that he built a castle on the hillside of the spring, the Black-Eyed Castle.

However, as soon as the Black-Eyed Castle was completed, misfortune struck, and the mysterious disappearance of the Peron Magister. Even his followers and servants, who lived in the castle at the time, did not know why.

However, in the beginning, the disappearance of the Peron Magus did not attract much attention. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, the group of magicians is a group of relatively mysterious beings, who often go out on adventures or communicate, and their whereabouts are more elusive.

But as time went on, everyone sensed something was wrong. The followers of the Wizards of Peron searched everywhere to no avail, and the Kingdom and the Wizards' Guild sent people to search for them, but to no avail. This became a big mystery of the year.

And the spring of the Black Eye Collar, without the blessing of the magic of Peron, gradually became smaller again. Even the few water mages sent by the Wizards' Guild later, they couldn't find any solution. Perhaps Peron's magician used his unique water magic, and it became a secret with his disappearance!

After that, the black-eyed collar became desolate again. And this magician's fiefdom is no longer picked. That's why Dip was given. The Mage's Guild also exploited loopholes within the limits of the rules.

After listening to this qiē, Dipu had a slight understanding. It turned out that he had obtained an earldom, no wonder it was so big.

However, Dipu is also very peaceful. Desolation is desolation! If there is no one, there will be no one! A rotten ship also has three points of nails, and it will not get nothing! Besides, there is a reason why Dipu wants a title and a territory, that is, he has nothing to gain, and Dipu does not care.

Unexpectedly, the next words of the Vicky Magus surprised Dipp.

"Kid, if you do become the lord of Blackeye Castle, you will have to bear the corresponding lordship obligations. The first thing is to pay the lord tax, because the Blackeye Castle doesn't produce at all, and there is no flow of people, so you don't collect any taxes at all. The kingdom has a fixed lord tax for each lord. And the Black-Eyed Castle is the lowest level, and it has to pay the kingdom two hundred gold coins every year. ”

"Two hundred?" Dipu's eyes widened immediately. For him, who came from a civilian background, this is already an astronomical amount. But Dipu struggled inwardly for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I still want to do it." ”

At this time, Tipu thought of the two hundred gold coins that had not yet been heated in his pocket. Fortunately, Chenel, a little girl, is easy to deceive, and she really solves a big problem. But even so, Dipu still felt so distressed that his teeth were sore.

"Hehe!" Looking at Dipu's expression, the Vicky Magus couldn't help but laugh, "Kid! I can understand your thoughts about making a difference. But do you think that's all there is to it?"

Dipu hurriedly sat upright, bowed slightly to the Vicky Magus, and asked, "Master! I don't understand anything!

The Vicky Magus smiled and nodded, and continued: "If you choose a territory, the income in your territory will become a magician's annuity in disguise, and the kingdom will no longer pay it. As a mage, you need to contribute two magic bricks to the kingdom every year. You studied with Natasha, you know that, right?"

Dipu nodded, he did know that mages had a rule for contributing magic bricks.

On the Yuansheng Continent, where Dipu is located, there are three kinds of magical auxiliary energy sources. One is the Demon Core, and the Demon Core is naturally formed in the body of the Demon Beast. Generally, the monsters above level four have magic cores, and those below level four depend on luck.

The biggest advantage of the magic core is that it can absorb the magic elements of the outside world on its own in its natural state. Therefore, as long as it is not in the limit state, the magic core can be used repeatedly, and it is nothing more than a cooldown period.

The other is the magic crystal, and the magic crystal is formed underground, and there are also various types of magic crystal mines on the continent. But the magic crystal is a one-time consumable, and it will be useless after it is used up.

The last one is the Magic Brick, and that's thanks to the late Holy Magician Maxwell.

In that year, in order to solve the problem that one day the magic crystal will be used up, Maxwell used up the waste magic crystal as a raw material and invented the magic brick. And the biggest feature of the magic brick is that it can be charged by the magician. Of course, the magic brick also has many disadvantages, such as a large waste of mana consumption, a long time to charge mana, etc. And compared to the magic crystal, the magic brick is even more "big". That's why it's called that ...... "brick"!

But no matter what, the magic brick always solves the problem of the consumption of magic crystals. And the magic power that each magic brick can provide is basically the same as that of magic crystals. Therefore, on the Yuansheng Continent, magic crystals and magic bricks can also be used as a universal currency, and now the price of this "currency" is in the early days of a hundred gold coins.

Of course, the original price of magic crystals and magic bricks was not so high. The reason why this price has risen now is also due to the fact that countries are hoarding this "strategic material". This reason will be explained in more detail later.

However, for veteran magicians, this is not a big problem. Normally, they either go to the market to buy it, or they ask their magic apprentices to fill their magic powers. Under normal circumstances, the time for a magic apprentice to charge one magic brick is half a month, and two pieces is about a month. It's time-consuming, and you can't save mana during this time. Therefore, it can be said that this is the "full-time job" of a "waste" magic apprentice. Obviously, this was the kind of "dirty talk" that Dipp was doing at that time.

The Vicky Magus was kind enough to bring this up. After all, Dipu's territory has no output, and Dipu does not have magic apprentices, so he has to charge his own magic power, which is very detrimental to Dipu's magic accumulation and magic growth.

But when Dipu heard this, he didn't care about it. Even if you charge the magic brick for twelve months, it won't affect too much. Dipu also knew that it was impossible for him to raise his magic level in his life.

On the contrary, the words of the Vicky Magus inspired Dipp. If you charge yourself a few more magic bricks and then sell them, won't you be rich? And Dipu still has a hole card, a ...... Big, big hole cards.

Seeing Tipp's expression, he was indifferent, and the Vicky Magus also roughly guessed Dipp's thoughts. He picked up the black tea on the table and took a sip, then smiled, "Child! For us magicians, money is indeed difficult for us. But you must know that the lord also has the duty to defend the territory. ”

"Not to mention anything else, the number of private soldiers in your territory is fifty. As soon as the kingdom is called, you will go to war as commanded. Otherwise, you will be deprived of your territory and even punished. Also, you're going to have to keep people to guard Black-Eyed Castle, right? In that case, you'd have at least a hundred followers or privates. ”

"But your territory has no population at all, and your magic level is ...... That's it. Where are the followers? Where are the private soldiers to be recruited? To meet the requirements, you can only pay mercenaries. And the worst hundred-person mercenary group costs thousands of gold coins a year, not counting the pension after the casualties. This is not the same as recruiting private soldiers in the territory, who bring their own weapons. At most, you can supply some food and grass on the road, and it won't cost much. ”

"Also, how do you guard Black-Eyed Castle? If orcs and bandits come to attack, there is nothing you can do. ...... your magic level, it's too risky!"

Speaking of this, the expression of the Wizard of the Vicky was already stern. He shook his head at Dip, looking like he hated iron but not steel. Seeing that Dipu had become stupid and sat there stunned without speaking, the Vicky Magus gave a brief introduction to the situation of the Black-Eyed Castle and the military system of the kingdom.