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"Donald Jr., what is this red drink? Maple syrup water?"

After hearing Baron Red Maple’s inquiry, Donald smiled and explained:

"Lord Onister, this is a drink from our wizard. I call it black tea. It was originally just an ingredient in alchemy potion. It will be beneficial to the body when eaten. I have developed this way of drinking. You two might as well try it!"

Baron Red Maple took a sip when hesitated and heard this, and Sir Jesse drank it into his mouth without any scruples.

After the black tea was in the mouth, it was first introduced with a light bitterness, which made the two nobles frown slightly, but then their mouths and taste buds were occupied by a fragrant and unique taste. The lower abdomen of half a cup of black tea was warm and comfortable, and even the spirit was refreshed.

"What a good thing!"

"Yes! It's worthy of being a mage's drink!"

Sir Jesse and Baron Red Maple admired one after another. The former realized the extraordinaryness of this drink. This was a drink dedicated to the mage. It must have been spread to the royal capital and will definitely attract the pursuit of the royal family and nobles of all sizes.

The middle-aged businessman immediately thought of the business opportunities here, and couldn't help but look moved, and asked Donald with a kind smile:

"This kind of drink seems to have certain economic value. I wonder if you are considering selling some of it. I can sell it for you, so that you can also give you enough time to study the monk's practice!"

Donald was not surprised to hear Baron Red Maple asking this. He had planned to launch a drink like black tea as early as when Moonlight Wine was successful. In his previous life, tea was the focus of East-West trade. In Donald's history textbook, he remembered that in the 17th and 18th century, the trade volume of tea trades every year was at least over 100 million taels of silver.

In this world, he was planning to make black tea a must-have luxury drink for the nobles and wealthy businessmen. Although he was not a financial student, he also knew that the benefits would be huge.

So when Baron Red Maple saw the business opportunities here, of course he would not give the opportunity to outsiders, but instead answered a little apologetically:

"I'm very sorry, although I invented this drink, its sales rights are the same as Moonlight Wine. They have been handed over to the Masters Club of the Rock City. If Lord Ounister is interested, he can go and discuss with the Master Medri who is in charge of this matter!"

"That's it! Then forget it, Master Medry is also a very smart businessman. I believe that with him as the agent, Donald Jr. shouldn't suffer any loss!"

What a pity! O'Nister sighed in his heart. He has always had a relationship with Medelli, a middle-aged businessman, and has dealt with each other a lot. He knows that Medelli is a profiteer who does not belong to him in business skills. If he negotiates with each other, he will definitely not get much benefit in the end.

The other party's statement also shows that he cannot obtain the share of Moonlight Wine from him.

Donald knew that the aristocratic businessman was not really caring about him, and that he only valued the huge benefits his products could bring. So he changed the subject and asked another customer.

"What do you think about this orc invasion, Jesse?"

Sir Jesse was excited when he heard this, and then said with some desire:

"The orc robbers over the years have been a good opportunity for us nobles to go further! Unfortunately, I have no military talent and no strong personal strength. Donald, as a powerful mage, you should easily make achievements on the battlefield!"

Donald shook his head and said, "I am willing to participate and establish military achievements, but there has been no news from the royal family. It is really impatient. Maybe the orcs will be repelled by the border troops when they come!"

Sir Jesse slapped Donald on the shoulder and smiled, "Donald, don't worry! There will probably be news soon. Even if the royal family does not express their opinions, the nobles of the royal capital will not give up. The great people behind them will definitely add fuel to the fire. His Majesty the King cannot ignore the opinions of those powerful nobles and the elders of the parliament."

It seems that although Sir Jesse left the capital, as an official in charge of aristocratic affairs in the area, the capital must still be a reliable friend and is still well-informed.

Donald, who received the affirmative news, was happy and turned to Baron Red Maple and asked:

"What is Lord Onister's plan? Do you plan to take the honor of Baron Red Maple to further?"

The middle-aged businessman was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled:

"I am still good at managing the territory. Even if I marching and fighting, it's up to you young people to do it. Besides, I only have one daughter, so I can't let her be a lady on the battlefield. However, if I can choose a son-in-law among the young nobles who have made military achievements to inherit the territory under my Hongfeng, I will be very happy!"

As he said that, he looked at Donald intentionally or unintentionally. At the almost obvious hint of Baron Red Maple, Donald just thought that he hadn't seen it.

Not to mention that he does not have a suitable partner yet, even if he chooses a opposite sex as his lover, there are many noble ladies in the entire North County, and it is not the turn of the old profiteer's daughter.

Since Baron Red Maple ignored the Merliner's request for help back then, Donald no longer wants to have anything to do with him, and he hates him so much that he will not have a close relationship with such a businessman who puts interests first and his family.

The following conversation soon came to a deadlock. The old and smart Baron Red Maple found that he could not keep up with the topics the two young people were talking about. After praising the banquet, he asked for farewell very consciously.

After seeing off the Baron Red Maple, the two young nobles returned to the reception room and looked at each other and felt much more relaxed.

Donald first raised the topic:

"Jesse, I don't know how many orc invasions were in previous years, and how did the military achievements be calculated? You came from the capital, and I believe you have a good understanding of these situations. Can you explain it to me?"

"Donald, you are too polite. These situations are known to everyone among the nobles, and they are not a secret."

Sir Jesse sorted out the language and then explained what he knew.

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"According to the past years, the small orc robbery teams are generally composed of one or two orc tribes, with a number of roughly thousands of orcs. These orcs cross the mountains and hills to the border of our kingdom, and will disperse, plunder some border villages and towns, and then return to the northwest wasteland with the large army."

After Sir Jesse said this, Donald immediately asked:

"So how powerful are the orcs?"

"According to past experience, each orc team has about ten to fifty orcs, and it usually takes more than three times the number of human soldiers to defeat those barbaric guys!"

"It's indeed amazing. It seems that the orcs' individual combat power is at least three times higher than that of ordinary humans."

"Of course, orcs have strong fertility and strong individuals. If they weren't very useful in their heads, they would have lost the protection of the true gods behind them. Otherwise, there would have been no place for other intelligent races to survive in this world!"

Sir Jesse sighed and continued:

"Under normal circumstances, killing a single orc will only have a bonus and no achievements. Only when participating in the battle will the candidates will they be recorded as a military merit. Killing about five orcs will almost be awarded the title of the unheredited knight of honor. If Donald wants to obtain a title of a title or a reward from a manor, it is possible to kill at least a thousand orcs."

"Most of the nobles and professionals who are recruiting will not be deducted from their merits. As for the civilian adventurers who participate in the war, the requirements for meritorious service are more stringent. Therefore, few civilians have always obtained the title of nobles unless they are a powerful professional."

"Of course, if you are sure, you can choose to hunt down the shaman priests of the orc army. The head of a low-level shaman is worthy of the military achievements of destroying thousands of ordinary orc warriors, and even higher! If you can kill or capture a mid-level shaman priest alive, it will be enough to make a civilian a hereditary nobleman!"

Sir Jesse sat at Donald's manor until evening before putting down the empty teacup, saying goodbye to the owner, taking a carriage, and returning to the Rock before the gates closed.

A conversation with Sir Jesse made Donald's ideas and plans more perfect, and now I'm just waiting for news about the kingdom.

However, before rushing to the battlefield, Donald had to consider the safety and development of the manor after he left.

Once the Kingdom's conscript order is released, I will leave the manor and rush to the border battlefield, and the manor will be completely empty.
Chapter completed!