Chapter 607 - The Protagonist’s Reputation is Tarnished Again (1/2)
Roland didn’t actually want to participate in political struggles and framings, but as a Mage, he was in desperate need of resources, including both materials and connections.
He believed that he had been making such fast progress exactly because of his connections.
At the birth point, Falken, the old Priest, gave him a lot of help and hints, or he couldn’t have picked up spellcasting so quickly.
He made acquaintances with Aldo in Delpon and became the deputy chairman of its Magic Tower. The monthly salaries of that job were critical for him as a beginner.
Then, he met Ans, Andonara, and other people who had offered him tremendous help.
He also had a group of loyal friends who always answered his invitations on important quests.
He made use of his resources, joined the Red Magic Tower, and here he was.
After everything he had been through, Roland found that resources were as important to a Mage as hard training.
The resources included not just magic materials, but also one’s social connections. Thinking for a moment, Roland asked, “Fine, how should I help you?”
“Speak nicely for us in front of the First Princess, and ill of Young Martin. Simple as that.”
Roland stared at Grantham peacefully.
The man was wearing a gentle smile in the moonlight, yet Roland felt that he was sneering now and then.
A few simple words would change the future of a man.
This guy was very good with politics and shrewd enough.
No wonder he had become a Legend.
Although the Warriors had the largest number, they had the smallest proportion of Legends of all classes.
It was because the Warriors were generally uneducated.
Roland had been collecting books whenever he had time.
He had collected a lot of books from the Red Magic Tower, the Spatial Magic Tower, etc.
Also, he had focused on books related to magic and classes.
When he was too tired, he would read the books that described the culture and history of this world.
It was safe to say that as a player who didn’t need to sleep, Roland had several more hours to spend on books and experiments each day than the Mages of this world did.
Having read a lot of books, Roland learned plenty of fun facts.
For example, Roland had learned that Mages were the class with the highest proportion of Legends, followed by Bards.
Those two classes all needed a huge amount of learning. Leaving the Mages aside, almost all the high-level Bards were walking dictionaries.
Those Bards, who were usually skilled at music, traveled everywhere that had intelligent creatures.
They had witnessed all kinds of joys and sorrows.
Since they were literate, they could write what they saw and heard into biographies or compile it into songs.
They could experience the power of the mind from other people’s feelings.
Therefore, all the Legends were worldly and knowledgeable.
In comparison, the Warriors, who had a simple lifestyle, were mostly too lazy to learn.
If they encountered an enemy, they’d just cut him apart.
If they ran into any difficulties, they’d just overcome it.
To become a Legend, one had to understand the truth of the mind.
That happened to be a specialty of the Mages, and the pursuit of the Bards.
It was not hard to conclude that those two classes had the highest chance of turning into Legends.
Therefore, a Legendary Warrior was, in a way, even more fearsome than a Legendary Mage.
“All right, no problem.” Roland nodded. “Then what’s your price, Mr. Grantham?”
“Another thirty kilograms of Meteorite Minerals.”
Roland frowned.
“It’s the last of the Meteorite Minerals we have.” Grantham opened his hands. “Maybe it’s not a decent price, but maybe we can pay you in a different way, say, our friendship.”
On the surface, thirty kilograms for a few words should be a great bargain for Roland.
But truthfully, it wasn’t profitable for Roland at all.
First of all, favors were something that must be returned.
Although Roland and Andonara had been protecting the First Princess, she had also lent her dominion to Roland and gave him all the power to rule it.
She only made such an investment because Roland had the potential to build a floating city in the future.
However, if the First Princess was to help oust Young Martin, things would become quite complicated. Of course, in terms of the cost, Young Martin was definitely not as important as the power to rule over a city.
However… Stephanie could deal with her dominion in any way she wanted, and ousting Young Martin would implicate the balance among different forces. Roland had no doubt that the First Princess would agree to help if he asked her, but would it get her more deeply mired in politics and affect her plans, or even worse, affect her ability to inherit the crown?
That would be different from taking part in a party where she accidentally got involved in something. In other people’s eyes, she didn’t do anything aggressively.
However, if she were to help oust Young Martin, it would be an aggressive action. Roland had to consider how other people would view her and if any conflict would be caused.
Therefore, all things considered, it was easy for Roland to ask, but there might be dire ramifications.
If the First Princess got into trouble, the stability of her dominion might be affected, which could indirectly slow down Roland’s production of magic bricks.