New Change: The Antique Vase Handed Over by Kurtin

Tardell's face brightened. He said admiringly, "That's great, my lord. With your participation, the construction of the training ground will definitely be greatly accelerated."

He could not help but recall the mages he had befriended during his mercenary life.

Although mages and knights each had their own characteristics, when they camped in the wilderness to survive, mages were definitely worthy of being called mages—they could bring great convenience.

If there was a mage in the team, the earth mage could slightly affect the terrain, the fire mage could start a fire at any time, and the water mage could provide pure water resources. If they encountered fog, the wind mage could also directly blow it away.

Not only were they not inferior to knights in terms of combat strength, but they could also bring about many conveniences for survival in the wilderness when they were not fighting. Therefore, there has always been a reason for their high status.

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The next morning, Reiter was meditating in his room with his eyes closed, feeling his mental power improving bit by bit.

The accumulation of mental power required a long period of time.

His current intermediate talent and Furnace Meditation Technique made his meditation efficiency several times higher than before. However, he still had a long way to go before he could become a Grade 3 mage.

"It won't be too late to use the real simulation to accelerate and increase my mental power when I encounter an unexpected situation," Reiter thought to himself.

Neigh, neigh.

The long neighing of horses downstairs interrupted his thoughts. Reiter opened his eyes and walked to the window.

He pushed aside the colorful cloud-patterned curtains and looked down at the four horses clearly. They were stepping neatly on the ground beside the stone path. He saw Tucker's back, who was gently stroking the neck of the leading black horse. He looked like he was warming up to him.

Behind the leading black horse were three gray-skinned horses. They were not as muscular as the leading black horse. They were packhorses and also horses that pulled carts. They were good at endurance and were suitable for carrying goods and pulling carts.

The main purpose of this caravan trip was to exchange for magic plant seeds and some iron ore.

The normal operation of the territory was inseparable from iron ore, some farming tools, weapons, horseshoes, and many other places.

Reiter stretched. It was time to go down for breakfast, or the caravan would all be leaving at once. He walked down the stairs to the first floor. His three sons were already sitting upright at the dining table, waiting.

"Good morning, Father," Thales greeted him happily.

Ever since he got rid of the shadow of giving himself to the fat woman, his days had returned to their usual peace.

Every day was like this: Inspecting the territory, reading novels, drinking tea, admiring the scenery of Sun Lake, fishing. With the arrival of winter, sometimes skating on the ice of Sun Lake.

Without the pressure of cultivation, as an ordinary person, living a peaceful life was quite comfortable!

"Good morning," Reiter greeted him with a smile.

"Yiya, yiya ~"

A heavenly voice sounded.

Reiter's eyes lit up!

Oh, who was the owner of this tender and beautiful voice? He looked in the direction of the voice. Dick, who was swaddled in swaddling clothes, was nibbling on his fingers and murmuring unconsciously. He looked extremely cute!

Vanessa Green's figure was a little out of shape after giving birth, so she wore a loose purple dress. However, she was the only female knight in the territory back then, so it would not take too long for her to recover.

Now, her stomach had already flattened. From her appearance, it was impossible to tell that she had given birth not long ago.

Vanessa pinched the corner of her shirt and read his expression. She was delighted to see the love in her father's eyes.

Waiting for Reiter to sit on the main seat, she took the initiative to walk forward and said, "Father, today is Dick's first time at the dining table. You should hug him too. I think… he will be very happy."

"Wow, this little guy looks quite like you. His skin is fair, which is not like Tucker's. That's great." Reiter took Dick and gently pinched his chubby little face, which was full of collagen.

"Yiya" Dick was woken up. He opened his crescent-shaped eyes in a daze, raised his neck slightly, and stretched out his short arm. However, his fingertips were still a distance away from Reiter's chin.

"Trying to pull my beard?" Reiter smiled. Unfortunately, he didn't.

Not long after, the cook, Maru, came slowly down the passage, pushing the cart. Reiter stopped teasing and handed Dick back to Vanessa.

"Breakfast is here. Master, Young Masters, and Madam, have a good meal." Maru placed the trays on the table one by one and smiled infectiously.

Steak, purple mashed potatoes, fruit and vegetable salad, oat bread, fresh cheese, braised rabbit meat.

This was today's breakfast. They were placed on the dining table one by one. Each serving of meat dishes was a large portion. Otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to satisfy Tucker's appetite.

"Let's eat!"

Reiter gently forked up a piece of rabbit meat. The fragrant juice overflowed, leaving a fragrance in his mouth and teeth. Then, the three young masters and Lady Vanessa were all attracted by the fragrance and eagerly began to eat.

Halfway through breakfast, Reiter suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, how's the preparation for the caravan going? How many goods did you bring this time? Which men are you going to send?"

He looked straight at Rylei, who immediately replied, "The people on this trip include me and Tucker, as well as Kurts, two apprentice knights, and four squires. As for the goods, there are some shrimps and crabs from Sun Lake, dried fish specialties, magic plant seeds, and some miscellaneous things, such as inexhaustible cheese, wild honey, and antiques handed over by the commoners in the town."

The first few pieces were still fine, but when he heard the last piece of antique, Reiter asked curiously, "Wait, who commissioned this antique? What shape is it?"

Hearing this, Rylei seemed to be a little helpless. "Originally, there was no antique in the goods this time, but yesterday evening, Kurtin from the logging camp found me and excitedly handed over a vase, saying that it was an item from the Ancient Dan Kingdom of the previous dynasty."

"Oh? Ancient Dan Kingdom, if it's true, then it really has a long history." Reiter was surprised, and the knife and fork in his hand paused as he curiously asked.

"I've checked. The vase should be real. The material deep inside has been eroded over time. This can't be faked.

"Moreover, the coating on the vase is very exquisite and the patterns are very bright. It's definitely not an utensil that low-level commoners are qualified to use. Therefore, I guess that it might be used by the nobles of the Ancient Dan Kingdom and has a certain collection value. That's why I tried to bring the vase along to see which nobles are interested."

"Mm." Reiter nodded slowly. The Ancient Dan Kingdom had been the predecessor of the Kingdom of Jinlun, with more than a thousand years of history.

It was normal for dynasties to change. During the last era of the Ancient Dan Kingdom, the king's tyranny caused the high-end combat strength of the entire kingdom to show obvious weaknesses. Hence, there was an internal rebellion.

Coupled with the invasion of the beastmen outside, it naturally fell apart and was replaced by the current Kingdom of Jinlun.

This was not the main point. The main point was that there was a strange rule in the Ancient Dan Kingdom that only nobles were qualified to use colorful things. Whether it was clothes or equipment, they all inherited this characteristic.

In fact, people even used the number of colors and the degree of brightness as the standard to differentiate the status of nobles.

Therefore, the colorful vases and antiques were very likely to belong to the nobles of the Ancient Dan Kingdom.

Reiter did not have the hobby of collecting antiques, but other nobles would definitely have them. Reiter knew this very well. He understood that some nobles liked to collect antiques, and very few even loved it.

"It's not bad. Bring the antique vase with you this time," Reiter said with certainty. Then, he instructed Svieta, "Bring a group of people to find Kurtin today. Bring them to the place where the antique is excavated. Search the nearby area. When the results are out, inform me immediately."