Chapter 140 Jimena-Naplin Family
To be honest, although Antolia’s first-generation steam engine looks a little lame, it is undoubtedly a good start.
And Leon plans to add another fire on top of this.
This is a magical world after all.
Countless magic factors are floating in the world, and ancient magic texts are hiding in the classics.
Although the magic of this era requires chanting spells to be cast, this is obviously not the case with ancient magic texts!
Otherwise, how to explain the ancient magic text that needs to be engraved on the shadow manipulator?
Fortunately, the number of mage apprentices in Antolia is currently oversaturated, and it doesn't seem to be difficult to pick out a few with open-minded ideas.
The only problem is how to get the proud mage apprentices to bend down and mingle with the craftsmen of Antolia in the shortest possible time.
However, now that Archmage Albert is in charge of Antoria, this only problem is actually not difficult to solve.
It is difficult to change the outlook on life of mage apprentices, but it is not difficult to order mage apprentices in the name of the archmage.
As long as enough benefits are promised and enough subsidies are given.
Leon believed that the magic engineering he dreamed of would surely bloom the brightest flowers and produce the most tender and juicy fruits in this land on the edge of the kingdom.
Therefore, with the cooperation of Archmage Albert, Antolia's research on magic engineering finally officially started after a group of craftsmen and several mage apprentices set up a team.
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Autumn in Antolia comes and goes quickly.
Leon only felt that not long after he returned to Antolia from the north of the kingdom, the biting cold wind of winter had returned to the land of Antolia again.
Only this time, it is no longer the year of the jackdaw, and there will no longer be hounds attacking the city.
The barren land became fertile black soil.
Except for the black fog that continued to spread towards the foot of the mountain, which made Leon feel quite unhappy, this was enough to be called a few good years in the history of Antolia.
The improvement of the black soil brought a large amount of land for cultivation to the Jimena family fiefdom.
The two seasons of rice and grain every year also gave the Jimena family, or Jean Leon, more confidence.
There is no way, there is so much food that it is overflowing.
If Leon can successfully resolve the black fog that spreads toward the foot of the mountain by next spring, then Antolia's field area and grain output will undoubtedly experience another surge.
At the same time, the first batch of service fees paid by the noble vassals have gradually arrived in Leon's fiefdom.
Therefore, even though the temperature has gradually turned colder at this time, the construction of the new city on the west bank of Bairen River has not stopped at all.
Before this, the Antolian people seemed not to have realized how the construction site on the other side of the White Blade River would change their lives.
But with the arrival of winter, the construction site that was responsible for two meals a day suddenly became a favorite in everyone's eyes.
So much so that not only the refugees, but the native Antolians also actively participated in Leon's new city construction plan. Just like last year's renovation plan for the old houses in the Thorn Territory, there were so many people who responded.
And in that construction site, a solid and huge foundation was being built bit by bit under the work of the workers.
There is the Pantheon of Antolia, the largest shared apartment in history built by Leon, the most devout believer in the church, for the gods of Antolia.
Leon's study room exuded bursts of warmth, but there was no burning fire in the fireplace, but warm stones from the southwest highlands.
Although the mages of Leon and Antolia agree that the warm stone must have a far more important effect than simply heating, but unfortunately, so far, not much progress has been made.
What he can hope for is that when the ancient magic texts hidden in ancient books are mainly extracted, the warm stone in front of him may be given more uses.
When the biting cold wind outside the window poured into the house through the gaps in the wooden windows, Aaron, the head butler, knocked on Leon's door.
"Your Majesty the Marquis."
The old butler was wrapped in a thick bearskin coat, making his figure look even more stooped.
"Sit down quickly!"
Leon quickly pointed to the seat in front of the desk.
That was specially prepared for Aaron. Except for this respected old housekeeper, no one in the land of Antolia could sit calmly in front of Leon.
"It would be great if every winter was like this year." Aaron couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes!"
Leon assured confidently.
Antoria's soldiers have discovered the Bergori Pass, which connects the southwestern highlands to the abandoned land.
Therefore, even if the Year of the Jackdaw comes again, the brave and capable Antolian people will be fully prepared at the mountain pass to keep those plateau hounds out of Antolia.
What's more, in Leon's plan, next year, or the year after at the latest.
Antoria's army will surely set foot on the abandoned land and bring the land that has not seen human footprints for hundreds of years under the control of the Jimena family.
By then, the plateau hounds that have threatened Antolia for nearly a hundred years will be forever blocked from the sight of the Jimena family.
"Why is the old housekeeper here free?" Leon asked curiously.
You know, Aaron has been busy supervising the new city construction plan on the west bank of the White Blade River almost all the time during this period. He can't see anyone almost all day long. If it weren't for the southwest highlands and Bello helping to keep an eye on it, he would have been too busy. .
Since he came to see him in person, it would definitely not be just a chat.
"The children of the side branch of the family are here."
"The side branch of the family?"
Leon was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what the so-called side branch of the family was.
You must know that although the number of direct descendants of the Jimena family is very small, with only Leon being the only one, it does not mean that the same is true for the branches of the family in foreign countries.
The Kingdom of Andals borders the Duchy of Normandy to the west and the Kingdom of Walras to the north.
In the southeast of the Andal Kingdom, there are seven small kingdoms and principalities whose combined territory is not as large as the Andal Kingdom.
The Duchy of Duolun is one of them.
As for the Jimena-Naplin family, which holds the title of Viscount Naplin, it is a branch of the family that separated from the Jimena family, and over time, it became a vassal of the Duchy of Doron.
Of course, this is not an old-fashioned scene where a side branch dominates the main branch of the family.
In fact, for the Jimena family, although the relationship between the side branches and the main branch is not too close, they still have frequent contacts.
After all, in this feudal era with aristocrats as the core, in many cases, family members with a common surname are often the most trustworthy allies.
Even in the Year of the Jackdaw, the Jimena Naplin family living in the Principality of Duolon never fails to send emergency food to Antolia.
However, because the power of the Jimena family is not outstanding, even if there is food and grass transportation, it will be difficult to fill the huge food gap in Antolia in the past.
"Who is coming?" Leon couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Your cousin, His Excellency Philippe."
(End of chapter)