The Defeated Dragon

Metal bottle, a bit like a bottle of high-end white wine in a stylish shape.

The color is golden yellow, close to the color of the gold coin, but a little more brown. It has engraved patterns, intricate patterns, wrapped in some patterns. It looks like an abstract drawing of the sun and the tree, with bows and arrows and some kind of harp, a bear and a flying eagle.

Overall, this metal bottle is like the nobleman's favorite collection of noble art.

Dang dang dang.

He knocked on the metal bottle with his fingers and made a strange sound, which is not what metal should sound like, sort of like plastic. But it's obvious that this brown yellow bottle, absolutely metallic, has the touch of metal.

“Teacher Gaultai, what metal do you think this is?” Lister swayed the bottle.

Inside should be empty, no movement.

Gaultai stall: "Gold, silver, copper, iron, this is not any kind of metal I have ever seen, please forgive me for not knowing what it is. ”

“It doesn't have a bottle opening? ”

“It looks as if it's a whole, it's supposed to be the corner of the bottle, I've carefully checked it, it doesn't have gaps, it can't be twisted. ”

Lester tried it out, it really didn't twist, there was no bottle lid in the mouth, and it was sturdy as a whole: “Guess what's in it? ”

“A bottle of wine? ”

“Dreams don't always come true, Teacher Gaultai, I don't think there's liquid in them. ”

Gorte laughed, “Haha, you can always imagine it before it opens. ”

Lester handed Carter the bottle and asked Carter to put it back in his study: "Collect it first, wait for me to take the time to figure out how to open it. ”

“Yes, sir. ”

When Carter leaves, Lester tells Gaultai to take a seat.

He asked, "What happened to the merchant trade? ”

“Everything went well, and since you started developing Flower Town, offering a large number of paid jobs, the residents of the town gradually gained extra money and were able to pick a few small commodities from the merchants' stalls. Almost half of the merchant's merchandise was sold, and several copper plates were thrown on the stage. ”

Funny theatre, usually hired by the merchant team, free and open performances to attract customers.

Only if the audience is happy will they throw some coins on stage to reward these hard-working clowns. Flowertown is poor, and residents are afraid to laugh and throw a copper plate. I didn't know there was anyone else, really rewarded the funny clowns.

“How many people threw bronze plates? ”

“I only saw one person throw a copper plate, your kitchen maid Irene Four Fingers. ”

Irene Four Fingers?

Lester had little contact with the kitchen maid, who was barely seen once a day - the kitchen maid had a low status, was forbidden to go upstairs, was forbidden to appear in the lobby on the ground floor, and was forbidden to wander in front of the noble lord - he had only approximated Eileen from Carter's butler and was a straightforward, refreshing little girl.

“Young people, always generous.” He commented so.

Gaultai would like to say that you are also a young man, only sixteen years old, no one has ever had a little girl older. But it didn't say that, now Lester, there is a kind of maturity and stability of middle-aged talent, almost negligible when it comes to people's reception, he has a slightly naive face.

“Perhaps this is the noble lineage, the gift that comes with it.” Gaultai often thinks so.

At first, I followed Lester to Flowertown, just trying to mix a consultant with a snack and drink. At his age, there was little hope of revitalizing the family business and restoring the nobility of glory. Unexpectedly, Lester changed Flower Town and changed his mind about his life.

Frya's pregnant is just a primer, and Gorte knows it.

After all, it was Lister's will that determined the behavior of the people around him, otherwise, he was just an illegitimate son, and there was no need to pay so much attention. Which nobleman is out there, few bastards, for the sake of family harmony, many noblemen bastards, even for the rest of their lives, can only be serfs.

“Teacher Gaultai.” Lister couldn't help but sound a reminder that Gorte was a little distracted.

When Goltedon sat up in jeopardy: "You say. ”

“Merchant trading, as an official, is to monitor every transaction and not allow traffickers to commit crimes against civilians, while patrols and paperwork are not allowed to grab merchant goods. ”

“Rest assured, I stress that every day. ”

“Advocacy efforts must be done to promote flower towns welcoming foreigners to settle in, with the most favourable taxes. And tell the merchants how Flower Town is going to develop, show them the plans for the business district, workshop district and residential area, and let them feel the bright future of Flower Town. ”

“as you wish! ”

……

After sending Gorte away, Lester did not immediately go for lunch break, and he went straight to the study to play with the metal bottles on the desk. This drifting bottle makes him very interested.

He condensed for a moment and called out the smoke mission.

“Complete the mission and reward the drifting bottle at sea. ”

“Task: The bottle that cannot be opened, the text that cannot be read, is due to unequal knowledge and does not mean that it cannot be solved. The tannery shop blind old tannery, feeling worse and worse, gave him a son, maybe he would trade for a book. Task Reward: Unknown Book. ”

As expected, metal bottles found by fishermen are rewards for smoke missions.

The merchant team's three gold coin turnover tasks were completed a long time ago.

But seeing the new assignment, Lister's face showed a crying expression: "Can't open the bottle, you mean I can't open the drifting bottle? Can't read the text, which means there's a note in it, possibly in a foreign language? But what the hell is the mission behind this, giving an old tannery a son? ”

If the other wife is very feisty and proud.

Lester doesn't mind giving them a son and a hat.

However, he had looked carefully at the artisans' profiles in the town during the previous census. This old tannery, he had an impression, was simply a widower, without any reason. Ten years ago, he came to Flower Town by begging and settled in Flower Town to pick up his craftsmanship.

How can he send a son to someone like that?

“Send a son... maybe it's a little off my mind, or let someone investigate the old tannery first.” He shook the bell and called Carter.

“Old Master. ”

“Mr. Carter, ask someone to send a letter to Mr. Gaultai and ask him to look into the old tannery in town, be more detailed, and if they have any difficulties, help them along the way. ”

"Sir, perhaps you should ask Jesse, who is familiar with the old tannery," Carter said. ”

“Jesse? ”

Jesse Tawny Water, formerly the castle's maid assistant, has now been promoted to the position of a maid, primarily responsible for the castle's external running errands.

A moment later, Jesse, who was playing in town, was called back.

“Sir, are you looking for me?” Even when he became a butler, he faced Lester and was still in a hurry and didn't know where to put his hands.

Lister asked directly, "Are you familiar with the old tannery? Tell me about this old tannery guy. ”

“You mean Uncle Phil? I met Uncle Phil when I went to the tannery to fix my shoes. Uncle Phil was blind, he was inconvenient at work, and now he's getting worse and worse, so I went to visit him often to help him do something. ”

“Heard the old tannery wants a son? ”