The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

After dinner, Ren returned to the room and checked the system prompts of the previous two battles:

[Your skill Tokkal Hammer has been improved, and the experience value is +112]

[Your skill Giant Bear Swordsmanship has been improved, experience value +32]

[Your skill High Temperature Force Field is improved, experience value +11]

[You have experienced a battle, the experience value of the knight (extraordinary) is +69, and the experience value of the wizard apprentice (extraordinary) is +12]

Both knights and wizard apprentices are steadily improving.

Ren thought carefully about it. Although he was already a second-level wizard apprentice, he still had no wizard school or organization, so in terms of combat power, he still focused on the path of knights.

According to his preliminary estimate, it is now almost 64%, that is, the knight's combat power accounts for about 60% of the total combat power, while the wizard's is about 40%.

Of course, this does not mean that wizards can be underestimated because they only account for 40%.

For example, when fighting a flesh-and-blood tree spirit, if there is no wizard's combat power, but all are replaced by knight's combat power, then there is a high probability that they will not be able to defeat them.

Next, Ren plans to go to Master Gunther to learn swordsmanship, which can be regarded as a further improvement in the path of knighthood.

Once he passed the sword-wielding test, Ren had a hunch that he would most likely be able to come into contact with the mysterious side of the empire's regular power.

Early the next morning, just after dawn, Ren heard the barking of the greyhound "Cookie" coming from the front yard.

"Woof woof!"

Ren stood up and looked from the bedroom window on the second floor. He saw a familiar carriage parked at the door of his house, and the slim aristocratic girl Jenny was getting out of the carriage.

It seems that the Crowley family is more anxious than they expected. Renxin said.

I saw him throwing on a tunic and walking quickly downstairs.

"Sir Ren, you are finally back!" Jenny, who was about to knock on the door, couldn't help but said in surprise when she saw the door opened and a familiar figure appeared in front of her.

"Miss Jenny, good morning." Renn nodded and said.

"Your Excellency Renn, my mother is also on the carriage. Can you please do it now?" Jenny wanted to say something, but she hesitated. Her slender fingers pointed to the carriageway anxiously.

"sure!"

Ren raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Baroness Crowley to come too.

Things seemed to be more serious than he imagined.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Renn smelled a fragrant scent of rose water. He looked up and saw that the plump Baroness was as beautiful as ever, but her forehead was a little more sad and her brows were slightly furrowed.

Seeing Ren appear, a pair of big watery eyes looked at him expectantly.

"Sir Ren, I finally see you!"

"Good morning, madam, are you in any trouble?" Renn bowed slightly in greeting.

Although, Renn speculated that the difficulties encountered by the Crowley family this time may be related to the resistance.

But he still wanted to hear what Baroness Crowley said first, so that he could have a more comprehensive understanding of the situation.

"Alas! The Crowley family has encountered a big trouble. Now the loss of this batch of goods means that we have to double the compensation. I calculated this amount and it is about two thousand imperial gold coins."

"This will almost deplete the Crowley family's existing liquidity but the biggest problem is that the wine industry is fiercely competitive and opponents will add insult to injury."

Hearing this, Ren nodded slightly.

He was basically certain that the difficulties encountered by the Crowley family were due to the robbery of the batch of aged Bordeaux wine.

What a coincidence!

Just listen to the beautiful woman continue to talk:

"So, I hope Lord Ren can organize a group of people to help the Crowley family retrieve this batch of goods. I will pay you double the recruitment fees for the relevant personnel, as well as your remuneration."

After finishing the story, the beautiful woman had tears in her eyes and looked at Ren with hope.

Jenny's eyes were red at the moment, because she had been accompanying her mother in many ways in the past few days, but to no avail.

This made her deeply understand that if a family does not have strong enough military support and only relies on the wealth accumulated through business, it is like a fat beef cow, ready to be slaughtered.

She also understood why her mother had been asking about newly promoted civilian knights in the hope of finding a civilian heir with enough talent as a knight and convincing him to marry into the Crowley family.

"Madam, you don't have to worry so much. Maybe we can go get the goods back now."

"Ah?" The beautiful eyes of the beautiful woman and Jenny widened twice, looking at Ren in surprise.

"However, maybe it would be more appropriate for you to arrange a pallet truck for cargo transportation first." Renn looked at the luxurious carriage carriage and said with a smile.

Seeing the beautiful woman and Jenny staring at each other with confused expressions on their faces, Ren no longer pretended to be ignorant.

He encountered an ambush on the road and then killed the opponent. Then he fought his way into the opponent's stronghold. He happened to see the missing batch of Bordeaux wine and briefly talked about it.

Regarding the two women, Renne did not hide the mastermind behind the incident - the Zalal Resistance Army.

Suddenly, Ren felt a fragrant and soft body falling into his arms.

It was Baroness Crawley who couldn't bear the joy of regaining her lost body, hugged him, and was crying with joy!

Ren's whole body suddenly froze!

At this moment, Ren wanted to say, 'Madam, have you misjudged your allure to the opposite sex! ’

Ever since Lagret left, Renn has not known the taste of meat for many days.

At this moment, smelling the mature female fragrance of Baroness Crowley and seeing the large area of ​​milky white on the other person's neck, Renn felt a heat rising in his lower abdomen, and his mouth suddenly felt dry.

"Ouch!" Baroness Crowley let out a low cry when she was poked in the lower abdomen by something unknown.

The next second, the beautiful woman let go of Ren, her beautiful eyes lowered, looking slightly shy.

She gently lifted her hanging hair beside her ear and said, "Sir Ren, I'm so sorry. I was just too happy just now. Please forgive me for my gaffe."

And Ren also coughed to cover up his embarrassment.

If I had known earlier, I would have put on plate armor before coming out, but now I am wearing a tunic. I can't stop it.

Only then did Ren take a closer look at Baroness Crowley opposite him.

The noble lady was wearing a gorgeous one-shoulder lavender dress today, which was dotted with lace. The original white plush shawl was put aside, seemingly because it was warmer inside the carriage.

Since she was not wearing a shawl, a large area of ​​fair and smooth skin on her neck was exposed, and a gold brooch was about to squeeze out of the chest of the long dress, and it could be fixed in place.

Gives people a silent temptation!

Women's skin is very sensitive.

The beautiful woman immediately felt that Mr. Ren, who was sitting opposite her, was looking at certain parts of her delicate body, but she did not dodge, but straightened her slender waist slightly.

This made Renn scream in his heart that it was too much!

In addition, he also confirmed that it is true that "small branches bear fruit".

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became a little strange.

If Jenny wasn't still around, I guess

At this time, Jenny glanced at her mother, then looked down at Ren's waist, and couldn't help but immediately turned her head to look out the window, her cheeks flushed.

However, Ren tried his best to calm down the heat in his heart, thought for a moment, and said, "Madam, please arrange for someone to go with me to retrieve the goods that originally belonged to the Crowley family."

"Uh, now? Okay, I'll make arrangements right away." Baroness Crowley looked up at Ren, then lowered her head and said.

After spending half a day, Renn took several of the Crowley family's confidants to retrieve the Bordeaux wine from his hidden location, and brought back his own and other trophies along the way.

When Ren boarded the carriage again, he saw the plump and beautiful Baroness Crawley. She seemed to be more beautiful than in the morning because her worries were gone, and her beautiful face was radiant.

"Sir Ren, thank you so much, if it weren't for you."

Ren waved his hand, stopped the other party's subsequent words with a smile, and said:

"I am the guardian knight of the Crowley family. Madam, you are out of sight."

"By the way, madam, I happen to have something going on here, and I may need to ask you for advice."

"Your Excellency Ren, you don't want to ask for advice. Please tell me." Baroness Crowley waved her hand quickly and said.

"That's right. I would like to ask if there are any conventional rules for the design of noble coats of arms. I was just awarded the title of Imperial Baron two days ago, so..."

"What!" Two exclamations immediately interrupted Ren's subsequent words.

Baroness Crowley and Jenny were seen looking at Ren with wide-open beautiful eyes and disbelieving expressions on their faces.

Wren became a baron?

How can this be?

How could it be so fast!

Several questions suddenly popped into the minds of the two women.

"Your Excellency Renn, you said you are now a baron?" It was Baroness Crowley who came to her senses first, and asked directly regardless of whether it was presumptuous or not.

"Yes, two days ago, I participated in the nobility canonization assessment of the Province of Munster and received an excellent evaluation, so I was granted the title of Baron."

Ren nodded and spoke concisely.

Baroness Crowley nodded immediately and said: "That's it! But Sir Ren, you are really amazing. I heard that the passing rate of this canonization assessment is less than half. You can actually get an excellent evaluation. It's really amazing." ”

Listening to the beautiful woman's praise, Ren was still very happy inside.

"In fact, you don't have to worry too much about the design of the heraldry. Because in my opinion, being a baron is definitely not your end. Every time the title changes, the family coat of arms can be redesigned. This is allowed by the empire."

"So, you just need to tell me the pattern you like, and I will help you refer to it."

"So that's it." Renn nodded.

Of course, becoming a baron is not his end. Since the family crest can be changed as the title increases, it will be much easier.

Ren immediately put the rough idea in his mind, crossed his hands and said: "A big sword and a two-handed war hammer, crossed, okay?"

"Yes, both weapons represent a certain combat skill that you are good at. The only thing you need to worry about is whether other nobles have already taken the lead in using this coat of arms. If it has already been occupied, then I suggest that you add a certain Just the symbol.”

"Such as water, fire, forest and other symbols." The beautiful woman said in detail.

"Well, if it's repeated, then add a circle of flames, just on the edge of the two weapons." Ren made a gesture.

"Great idea."

"By the way, Ren, now that you have obtained the title of baron, the empire will arrange a mansion for you in the future. However, you still need to decorate the mansion and recruit servants by yourself. Do you think I can help you with these chores? Make preparations first.”

The beautiful woman seemed to have thought of something and said proactively.

Ren knew that the other party intended to repay what happened today.

"Huh? Is there a mansion as a gift? If Madam can help, that would be great." Ren's eyes lit up.

"Yes, by the way, you haven't met Earl Harris yet. Logically speaking, you should receive an invitation from the governor of Meist County - Earl Harris." The lady chuckled.

"Indeed, I just returned to Goldshire last night, and I didn't even have time to report back to the town." Renn shrugged and said.

"It's no wonder. After Earl Habs receives you, you, the rising new baron, will soon be known to the nobles of the entire Meister County. Presumably, you will receive him when the time comes. You will be inundated with visits and invitations.”

Baroness Crowley seemed to think of some lively scene and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Um?

Renn had a headache when he thought about the kind of meaningless social activities among nobles.

I am so busy improving my strength that I have no time to deal with this.

"Oh, by the way, you must recruit a reliable and experienced housekeeper for your new residence. Otherwise, many things will trouble the owner."

This made Ren's slightly frowning brows become even more frowning!

This is too much trivia!

It is obviously impractical to leave these matters to your parents.

As for experienced housekeepers?

I currently have no clue.

It is easy to recruit some servants from outside, but experienced housekeepers are in a very important position in any family. They are basically trained from an early age, just like the servants of the Habsburg manor.

The beautiful woman who was very observant saw Ren's brows suddenly frowning, and she immediately guessed something and said, "Are you having any difficulties? Maybe I can help with these trivial matters."

Hearing Baroness Crowley take the initiative to ask, Ren thought, yes, professional things should be left to professionals.

Baroness Crowley is naturally not good at fighting, but she is quite proficient in family management and business.

"Indeed, ma'am, I wish I could give up all these entertainments. Besides, I really can't think of where I can find a trustworthy and capable housekeeper." Renn couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Giggle~" Madam and Jenny couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle when they saw Ren's rare wry smile.

"Look, how about I temporarily take over the position of your housekeeper until you find a suitable housekeeper?" Baroness Crowley said with a smile.

"Of course that's good, but wouldn't it be too condescending for you?" Ren said, looking at the beautiful woman.

Although Ren didn't know much about some things, he generally knew a few things.

Under normal circumstances, there will be a knight's wife or a lord's wife who serves as a higher-level noble, such as a viscount or the housekeeper of an earl's residence.

But at the level of a baroness, it is rare to serve as a housekeeper, unless it is a marquis or even a duke family, but the highest title in the entire Meist County is an earl.

"It's just a part-time job. Compared with your previous help to the Crowley family, these are trivial things."

"By the way, Sir Ren, I also plan to transfer a shop under the name of the Crowley family to you as a thank you this time. The family currently has a tailor shop, bakery, and blacksmith shop in the county."

Renn, who was about to refuse, was stunned when he heard the familiar words "blacksmith shop". He swallowed the words of refusal that were almost on his lips again.

After thinking about it, Ren said:

"Madam, I am more interested in the blacksmith shop, but it is for forging rather than management. Therefore, I think the Crowley family should be responsible for the management of the blacksmith shop, and the profits will be half."

"However, I may often forge some weapons or something, which may affect the normal work of the blacksmith shop. Let me tell you in advance."

"Huh? Your Excellency, Ren is interested in forging?" The beautiful woman glanced at Ren in surprise, and then looked at Jenny next to her.

"Yes, very interested." Renn nodded.

Renn felt there was nothing shameful about this. Needless to say, Baron Blacksmithing would become a Duke one day. As long as the blacksmith's career panel was there, Blacksmithing would also be a required course for him!

"Your Excellency Renn, maybe you don't know that my late father, Baron Crowley, was a senior armor-caster. He once wrote two volumes of books on armor-casting technology. Perhaps, when you are free, You can take it and take a look," said Jenny on the side.

"Huh?" A glint flashed in Renn's eyes.

Senior armorsmith?

Books about armor casting?

"That's great! Madam, Jenny, how about I go to the Hamilton Sheriff's Office first, and then head to the county town with you later?" Renne couldn't wait to read the books.

Perhaps, he had a vague hunch that the armor caster would most likely be one of the blacksmith's subsequent career paths.

"Of course." The beautiful woman said with a smile.

Goldsmiths Town Hall, Sheriff's Office.

"Sir, I'm back!"

Seeing that it was Renn, Hamilton looked delighted. He immediately stood up from behind the large desk, walked forward, looked up and down for a while, and then asked:

"Ren, was it successful?"

"Successful. Excellent evaluation, awarded the title of baronet!" Renn said with a smile.

"Great! Renn, you always surprise me! Huh? You said you were awarded the title of baronet? The result came out? How could it be so fast!" Hamilton looked surprised and asked several questions in a row.

"Yes, the results came out in three days! I don't know why it was so fast, but it seems that other people's evaluations haven't been officially announced yet."

Ren thought about it. The red-haired girl Evelin should also have excellent reviews, but she still hasn't received any notification from the empire.

"Eh? Is this something special? What a boy! No, you have been granted the title of baronet now, I have to call you sir!" Hamilton suddenly reacted.

Hamilton looked at Rennes and sighed!

Less than half a year later, when I met Ren, he was still a child servant.

But now, he is actually a baron!

"Sir, you are joking." Renn immediately waved his hand.

"By the way, tell me briefly about the canonization assessment." Hamilton, a lord who once only received good reviews, was very curious about Renne being treated like a special agent from the empire.

Renn nodded, immediately highlighted the key points of the matter, and told Hamilton about it.

For example, how he used the ammunition depot of the three-masted sailing ship to explode to blow up the 'Shipwreck', and how he probably ranked first in the canonization assessment this time, etc.

Hamilton listened with fascination. It took him a while to digest what Lane said, and then he asked again: "So, what about the invitation letter to the sword holder?"

In Hamilton's hopeful eyes, Renn nodded and said: "I have received it. In almost three months, I will go to Munster to participate in the selection of sword holders."

"Great! Well done, Renn!" Hamilton patted Renn's shoulder heavily.

"By the way, I almost forgot something important."

"Yesterday, Earl Harris sent a warrant. I hope you can go to his mansion to meet you after you arrive." As he said this, Hamilton turned around and handed Renne a piece of paper that looked like a letter.

"Exactly, I'm going to the county town later, so let's go visit Earl Harris first."

"Well, after you have settled some things, you can come and see me again. I have a friend who wants to ask Ren to help solve a mysterious incident."

"However, I haven't agreed yet. I want to hear your opinion first." Hamilton said.

"Okay, sir, I'll go to the county first." Renn nodded.

After taking the Crowley family carriage to the county town, Ren planned to go to Earl Harris as his first stop, and then go to the Crowley family to read about the art of armor casting from the late Baron Crowley. 's writings.

Soon, the carriage stopped at the Earl's mansion, which occupies a large area.

This is the first time that Ren has come to the residence of Earl Habs. Although in a sense, he has had some kind of connection with the Habs family for a long time, it was not until today that he had the opportunity to do so for the first time. Meet the most powerful man in all of Meister County.

Not a viscount, but an earl, plus a prefix - hereditary.

The weight of a hereditary earl, even if you look at the entire Dragon Empire, is not a small figure.

In addition, Earl Habus is special. Because he has won the trust of the empire's high-level officials, after the previous consul of Meist County was transferred, Earl Habus served as the consul of this term, further deepening his influence. .

Therefore, as a newly promoted baron, Renne cannot avoid the earl in many matters.

However, for the senses of this earl, Renn could not say whether it was good or bad at once, but it was quite interesting that his descendants, Claire and him, had a good relationship with him, while Alonso had a bad relationship with him.

In a luxurious study room, Renn met the Earl of Habsburg for the first time.

This is an old man with meticulously combed hair. Although his forehead is smooth and full, with no wrinkles at all and no age spots, the gray hair shows that the other person is no longer young.

He is wearing a black aristocratic hunting suit inlaid with gold, which is extremely decent. Even the Cali bird pattern on the chest is woven with gold wire, giving him a low-key sense of luxury.

The overall feeling of Earl Harris to Renne is that he is calm, majestic, and unfathomable, as if he is facing a volcano that is about to erupt, and he is always a little on tenterhooks.

"Good day, Lord Earl!" Renn bowed respectfully.

"Hello, Baron Wren, please sit down." A smile appeared on Earl Habs's face, and he nodded to Wren.

"Ren, I heard that you received an excellent evaluation in the canonization assessment of the Province of Munster a few days ago and was awarded the title of baron by the empire. This surprised me very much!"

"Ren, you performed very well."

"Thank you, Lord Earl, for your appreciation." Ren bowed slightly and said with a smile.

"I asked you to come this time. Firstly, I want to see you, and secondly, I want to ask you about your next plan."

"Ren, are you interested in becoming my guard captain?" Earl Habs changed the topic and said with a smile.

Ren was stunned when he heard this!

Captain of the guard?

This position is extraordinary, and it means that Earl Habs trusts him very much.

Right!

According to my resume, I was born and lived in Goldshire since I was a child.

In the eyes of Earl Habs, he is considered a native and deserves to be well cultivated and trusted.

It's a pity that my current goal is no longer limited to Meister County.

To a certain extent, staying in South Sea Fleet Rennes will allow you to see and experience more things than staying in Meist County.

Obviously, facing Count Habbs's olive branch, Renn could only politely decline.

"Thank you, Lord Earl, for your recognition, but I am really sorry. I want to go out more to improve and train myself while I am still young."

Earl Habs took a deep look at Renn, paused, and said: "The young eagle always wants to spread its wings and fly to see the broader sky. I can understand this. Renn, you don't have to be sorry. I It wasn’t like that when I was young.”

"In this case, because of your outstanding performance in the canonization assessment, you have brought honor to Meister County, so I will give you three choices for your appointment."

"The first option is to serve as the deputy public security officer of the county, mainly responsible for daily and night patrols in the county."

"The second option is to serve as county jail justice and be in charge of Meister Prison."

"The third option is to serve as the governor and sheriff of Fishing Port Town. Pirates are rampant in the area and the security pressure is great. I need a strong person to go there."

Um?

Give yourself three choices?

Immediately, Renn thought quickly.