Throne of Magical Arcana

Luntat City East is known as the "land of thousands of lakes". The large and small lakes are as smooth as mirrors, like green agates, which are in harmony with the surrounding lush green forests.

Such a beautiful place is naturally occupied by the royal family and the big nobles. The private manor of Duke James of Pefos is located on such a gentle lake as if there is no undulation, which makes people feel relaxed and peaceful.

A four-wheeled horse drawn by a dragon-scale horse slowly stopped at the gate of the manor. The fat man Arthur, despite his clumsy actions, snatched the door in front of Lucien, jumped down, and then gestured to help Lucien.

Lucien shook his head with a smile, stepped across, and appeared directly behind Arthur, seeming to say to himself: "What's the point of doing this? As long as you run Holm Mining Union Bank, Minerals and Harvest Company, That is the best performance before the Queen. "

Prince Patrick ’s “investment” shares were undoubtedly also inherited by Natasha, so Lucien often mocked her, invented magic items desperately, and saved a lot of wealth, without worrying about the magic before promotion to the legend The materials were exchanged, which was the moment of enthusiasm and pride, but she only surpassed her net worth by inheriting her inheritance. It was really enviable and jealous.

Arthur turned around, immediately behind Lucien, smiling blushingly: "I respect Lucien from the bottom of my heart. The alchemy and magical things you invented made me gain unimaginable wealth, and I have successfully squeezed into the core circle of Duke James, so I just acted sincerely and had no other purpose. You said that Her Majesty the Queen is very satisfied with the promotion and development of the "Minerals and Harvest Company". What about the bank? Did she say anything? "

"Her Majesty is from Vaurit, and she doesn't know much about the banking industry only in the countries around the storm strait, so there is no comment. You find an opportunity to write a report on the bank's introduction and future development directions for her to see. "Lucien understands that if you want to promote magic items and affect people in the middle and lower levels of Holm, Briana and other countries subtly, there are three directions that must be seized. One is the simplification and production of magic items. Scale and pipeline, the second is financial support with banks as the core, and the third is the control of public opinion.

Of course, all premises are still based on the strength of the Magic Council.

"Okay." Arthur said with a smile on his eyebrows, and the fat on his puffy face piled up, making his eyes narrow into a line.

At the door of the manor are two rows of soldiers in red dresses, indicating that Natasha has arrived.

Passing through them, led by a servant, Lucian and Arthur went to the most striking garden in the whole manor.

This garden is the pride of the Duke of James. It is known as the Qianhu Villa, which is second only to the royal family. It has a vast area, full of strange flowers and intoxicating.

In the middle of the garden, it is a relatively open outdoor banquet place, overlooking the lake and mountains in front, and surrounded by flowers and trees in the back.

As soon as she entered the banquet place, Lucian's eyes noticed Natasha. She was wearing a black dress that was closer to the hunting suit. Her purple long hair was pulled up, her silver and purple eyes were deep. The part was calm and calm, like after so many days of adaptation, it finally turned from the psychological state of the Violet Countess to a true queen.

Looking at Natasha with admiration and affection, Lucien became in a very good mood, as if the impetuousness of her heart had been calmed down in so many days. Even if she did nothing, it was enough to watch her quietly.

As if sensing Lucien's gaze, Natasha's head turned slightly, her eyes lifted, and he met his eyes.

There seemed to be light shining in the silver-purple pupils, and the corners of her lips were gently raised. It seems that she did not know that Duke James and others invited Lucien.

However, Natasha quickly stopped her expression changes and continued to talk to the nobles around.

She wore a pair of black silk gloves that matched the style of the dress, and did not take it off when receiving the noble kiss.

Lucien "changed" back in a black double-breasted long dress today. Now that both sides have determined their minds, they don't have to worry about the same style that would make the other party consider themselves as friends.

After a while, Natasha looked at Lucien, who was approaching, and said with a polite smile: "I haven't seen you in a long time, my knight."

At this time, other nobles with less strength noticed the arrival of Lucien, and the conversation suddenly stopped, and including Duke James, Duke Russell, Arthur, etc., a pair of eyes were constantly sweeping on them, Both curious and looking forward, trying to find a little bit of clues.

Are you really good friends, musical partners, once allegiance knights?Or is there a more intimate relationship?

Lucien took off her top hat, pressed it to her chest, knelt on one knee, held Natasha's right hand on the left, and kissed the back of her hand with silk gloves through the knight's courtesy: "Your Majesty, your The knight never left. "

The right hand shivered slightly, as if remembering something, and Lucian also recalled the moonlight scene described earlier, with a grin on his face.

After Lucien let go and stood up, Natasha smiled and said: "I saw a lot of new things in Holm, they made the kingdom full of vitality and vitality, this is Lucien ’s credit. . "

Looking at the polite attitude of the two of them and listening to the normal conversation, Arthur was a little disappointed. They seemed to be really just friends, there was no cross-border, and no small details that showed a closer relationship.He thought Lucien could eventually become the queen's king, Prince Nexer, and he found the strongest backstage, but the actual situation did not seem to be as good as expected.

The Duke James and others were quite disappointed, but there was a little bit of happiness in the disappointment. They were afraid that Her Majesty really fell in love with Lucien Evans and would marry him regardless of the obstruction of the church, which caused civil unrest , Then it is out of the original intention of others.

They hoped that Her Majesty the Queen had an intimate relationship with Lucien Evans, but did not reach the point of being overwhelmed. Through him, he obtained a child, stabilized the kingship, and then had a nominal virtual king, let the church and The parliament maintains its current balance or is more biased towards the parliament.

As for whether they will maintain a private lover relationship, it is not something that they and others need to consider.

Trying to restrain his mood, Lucien really talked to her next to Natasha like a good friend and the knight of the queen, and was interrupted by her and other nobles from time to time. The whole scene was no different from a normal banquet. .

After more than twenty minutes, when I saw nothing, Duke James smiled and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has just mentioned some novel items in the kingdom. Just as I have some here, it is better for me to invite Her Majesty to visit. The inventor Mr. Lucian Evans personally introduced. "

"Okay." Natasha replied neatly, knowing that Duke James had something to communicate.

So, Duke James and other four enlightened cores, Lucien, Camille, and another young man with silver-gray eyes crowded Natasha toward the manor house.

"This is Earl David, a fierce royal knight." Duke James introduced Lucien.

Lucian nodded slightly: "I heard Lord Morris mentioned your father, he is an excellent magician."

David has the obvious appearance of the Hoffenberg family, with a deep outline, hard and handsome, but his silver-gray eyes make him a bit cold and indifferent.Hearing Lucien ’s words, he smiled and said, “Mr. Evans, I ’m so glad you have recognized my father.”

His attitude is not cold but not hot, as if thinking of his dead father.

Soon, several people entered the main house of the manor and stepped on the stairs with red carpets. As the queen's knight, Lucien naturally walked at the end, "protecting" Natasha with Camille on the right and left.

When Duke James and others all crossed the corner of the staircase, Lucian suddenly had a slightly cold soft left hand.

"Natasha's hand?" Lucien turned to look at her in surprise, just opposite her delighted eyes.

Natasha's right hand had taken off the silk gloves sometime, and the warmth of her palm was very clear, which was a sharp contrast to the politeness just now.

Lucien understood her intentions, her left hand couldn't help but hold tighter, although there was no entanglement in lust, but the handshake of the hands under the sneak gave Lucien a kind of indescribable satisfaction. The feeling seems to have a touch of timelessness, as if the mood has become quiet and peaceful.

With both hands clasped, Natasha's eyes turned to the front, but there was no way to hide the smile from the corner of her mouth.

Crossing the corner of the staircase, the two released their hands at the same time and followed Duke James through the stairs and into the secret room like no one else.

Inside the dense room, a tray is placed, with a glass of wine, red wine, champagne and "sky blue" on it.

After everyone checked, they each picked up a drink and looked at Duke James, waiting for him to speak.

"Actually, I just want to ask Her Majesty the Queen, what is your attitude towards the promotion of alchemy workshops and magic items? To be honest, we have a lot of wealth invested in it." Duke James grasped Natasha's tendency consciously , So I said straight away.

Natasha maintained the majesty of the queen: "I have only one attitude. All magic items that are beneficial to the development of the kingdom and benefit the people are encouraged to promote, and everything that is evil and depraved is completely prohibited."

"Your Majesty, you really are not like those conservative people." Duke Russell said with a smile. "I want to invest in something now, but I can't find a profit. Mr. Evans doesn't know what advice you have?"

"What investment?" Lucian suddenly felt like participating in a business meeting.

Russell took a sip of champagne and smiled, "It's the radio station, like 'Mystery Voice' and 'Real World', instead of just a few news programs and music appreciation."

He was keenly aware of the value inside, but it was difficult to figure out how to make money.

Natasha looked at Lucien curiously, and in private, he seemed to have said this.

Lucian smiled: "The most important thing is that the magic radio is still very expensive. Although it has been simplified, it is basically only available to civilians above the middle level. Its popularity determines that the radio is not profitable."

"Any suggestions, simplify again?" Earl Haisong was also very interested.

Lucien looked at them with a meaningful meaning: "I suggest that the radio station also run newspapers. Those who subscribe to a year's newspaper will be given a magic radio, so the popularity will soon come up."

"This will be a serious loss!" Earl Haisong is the Minister of Finance and is very sensitive to losses. A magic radio can be much more expensive than a year's newspaper.

Lucian looked at Natasha and said: "It is indeed a loss here, but it is a necessary price for promotion, and the revenue comes from advertising. I will push the telephone and telegraph companies, minerals and harvest companies to give radio stations huge advertising fees."

"Then you will lose money?" Natasha was puzzled.

Lucien laughed: "The advertisement itself is investment, and the effect will not come out until the magic radio is popularized. This cycle, we can afford it."

Even if it is a loss, it is worthwhile to control the direction of public opinion of Holm Kingdom Radio through advertising.

Duke James was about to speak, and suddenly his face turned black, smashing the cup in his hand: "Poison!"

As soon as he spoke, Lucien felt that the toxin that corroded terror erupted from the body, but was immediately eliminated by the ring of Congus, but under the toxin, there was still a very strange power of curse, which made him drunk Concentrate your mental strength!

Is there a problem with the wine in this back room?

I didn't check it out!

In a hurry, Lucian looked at Natasha, her heart suddenly sinking, because she also had a dark complexion, and her hands shook slightly.

Duke James burst out shouting: "Who poisons?"

The sound was so loud that it seemed to shatter the glass, attracting the attention of the nobles outside.

He knows very well that as long as he is not a legendary strongman and wants to get close to his golden knight and poison it within the scope of consciousness, he will inevitably cause himself to a certain degree of alertness.

Unless, there is a traitor!