"Swish..." When Raven pulled the curtain and walked down the carriage, he was really uncomfortable.

Compared to yesterday's foggy and gloomy weather, today is definitely clear.

Maybe it was snowing a few days ago, and today I can’t even see a few clouds. Such a blue sky is so rare on the earth. The key temperature is much higher than in the morning, at least I won’t be able to help but shivering.

"Well, it's good..." Such a good weather also made Lei Wen feel much better. Especially the bustling crowd around him made him feel the popularity of this world.

Alice's shop is located at the junction of the North and East Districts of North Wind City. There is a very beautiful marble arch here, which is also one of the iconic buildings in North Wind City. Most of the beautiful sculptures above are based on religion and knights, especially the knight statues at the top are based on the Grand Duke of Asel, the father of Raven. Therefore, this gate has a resounding name - Duke Gate, which allows people who have passed by to feel the power brought to the people by the former Grand Duke.

The East District is the largest area of ​​Beifeng Fort, and the nobles and men in the north are much more complicated.

Most of the living here are civilians, and there are many occupations. There are hunters who make a living by hunting in nearby forests, fishermen who fish on the beach, teachers, blacksmiths, and even slaves who work hard from the slums to the south. Of course, there are civilian knights who have just been promoted through hard training, dreaming of becoming a real noble knight one day...

In short, the East District can stretch hundreds of kilometers from here to the seashore. Earl Carrick has indeed made it possible to develop a small fishing village that once was to such a scale.

On the one hand, he was very tolerant of slaves and allowed some to become civilians through hard work and gave them a free and legal identity. This caused the civilian class to grow larger and larger, and they are the core productivity in the territory. The East District is now showing its size. On the other hand, the minerals near Beifeng Castle are very rich, especially the output and quality of ice tear stones are the highest in the entire Northern Region.

Ice Tears Stone is an excellent ice-type magic crystal, and its value is self-evident. Every year, the taxes paid to the country for mining ice tears are astronomical.

With such a money tree as support, Carrick became much more tolerant of his subordinates. The taxes in all walks of life are much lower than those in nearby leaders, so naturally they attracted more refugees to join in. Ice Tears also brought a large number of merchants, which gradually made the business here prosperous.

But trouble arose, and there are many jealous lords around him. Every year, I am afraid that there are hundreds of complaints about Carrick on His Majesty’s desk.

But the king was young and strong in the past, and he knew very well that even if he forced Carrick to impeach, his successor would not do better than him. Moreover, when Carrick came here, there was no mineral, which was all valuable wealth he discovered for the country.

His greatest contribution was to add another barrier to the territory of the Ryan Kingdom in the Northern Territory. You should know that the barbarians and a small number of beasts in the north are not easy to mess with.

Under such circumstances, if the minerals are forcibly recovered and included in the country, it will not only seriously affect the development of Beifeng City, but will also cause the lords' hearts to be disappointed.

So even if he adjusted the mineral tax again and again, he had no idea of ​​taking it back. Because the worst possible way to do so might even trigger a war, Carrick was not worth worrying about, and he was afraid of being forced to turn to foreign tribes and surrounding forces. After all, the emperor was far away from the sky in the north wind city.

In this way, Carrick comfortably served as a lord in North Wind City for decades. Even if there were many people eyeing him, he was as stable as Mount Tai.

However, with the king's critical illness, everything became different...

"You go back, you don't need to pick me up tonight." Alice waved her hand at the coachman after getting off the car. After all, she had lived here for several months, and she was really not used to the castle. Now that her father promised her that she could stay, there was no need to go back every day.

The outside world is more exciting, and the castle is so boring.

Seeing Raven beside him staring at the Duke's Gate not far away, Alice gently patted his shoulder and said, "Don't look, you can't become the Duke anymore, let alone Massia has passed away with the wind."

"..." Lei Wen withdrew his gaze speechlessly. This little girl spoke so meanly. If it were the former Lei Wen, she would definitely suffer tons of damage.

He admired his father very much, so he became so painful.

But I didn't feel anything. After all, I remember that I had too little impression of this duke. The reason why he looked at it for a long time was because the gate was very eye-catching, just from the perspective of appreciation.

"...What's wrong? Are you angry? If you really have some backbone, you should forget all the past and make some real achievements to remember your ancestors." Alice saw Lei Wen as if she was thinking about her thoughts, and for some reason she suddenly felt a little soft-hearted.

"Ha, I really didn't see that. You can occasionally say something reasonable. That's right. Let him go over the past. Is this your store? It looks pretty good." Lei Wen came to his senses and didn't want to worry about the family's problems.

He is now standing next to an intersection. The surrounding roads are well built. Although they are not as wide as the North District, they are enough to have at least three or four carriages running in parallel. There is a very tall white female warrior sculpture in the middle of the intersection, and there are two male knights wearing regular knight armor standing next to it.

They are clearing the vehicles and pedestrians coming and going, and it seems that they are traffic police in this world.

Compared with the northern part of the city, the buildings here are more diverse, and it is difficult to find a unified style. Beifeng City is an immigrant city and integrates many cultures. There are brick and tile houses in the northern region, and there are also very exquisite relief buildings in the south.

Alice's shop is the first one to the north of the intersection. As the daughter of the Count, she must have walked through some back door. This four-story building should have been left by merchants from the south before. It looks very exquisite from the outside. The architectural features are a bit like the Western cathedral, with exquisite reliefs everywhere around the white walls.

If it weren't for the big words "Alice Alchemy Room" written on it, he wouldn't have recognized it at a glance.

In short, being rich and powerful means being able to do whatever you want. This Tianzi No. 1 Room on the north commercial street looks really useless as her store...

"Ha, yes, how is my store? Isn't it very beautiful? But don't think I got it here through my father's relationship. Our North Wind City has not yet settled in the Alchemy Association. I also received the approval of the association when I came back this time to establish a branch here. This was bought by the association from a merchant.

I am the first president of Beifeng City now. Aren’t you interested? If you want to become an alchemist, you must first pass this level.

But someone like you who has no foundation will probably not be qualified to give you five years to apprenticeship.”

Alice seemed to be thrilled when she talked about alchemy. As Unia said, she set a new record for the youngest alchemist in the Kingdom. She completed this feat less than 16 years, up two years from the previous record, and she was definitely proud.
Chapter completed!