Chapter 1129: Lawrence, Little Cleverness

After listening to Captain Bill's description, Xia Duo was lost in thought. If nothing went wrong, this "Wild Poetry" should indeed be a spellcaster; perhaps this was also the reason why he could tease Jilan Tower without being held accountable.

Spellcasters show a certain tolerance toward other spellcasters, even if they are not arcane spellcasters.

Of course, it was also possible that Jilan Tower simply did not care; as a concentration camp for bloodline sorcerers, would they care about such gossip?

Rodney Lord was even rumored to be a "horny ram," and no one saw him take any action either.

Perhaps they just considered this a form of praise!

If it were Xia Duo, if it were rumors about some of his legendary adventures, even if fabricated, he would only smile knowingly and would not pursue anything.

Of course, if others spread gossip about him, even if it described him as incredibly valiant, he would not be happy; he and Jilan Tower were still different.

Then, Xia Duo asked Captain Bill a few more questions, and only when he could no longer ask for any new information did he wave his hand to let him leave.

……

Reception Room on the first floor of the Lord's Villa.

"My Lord, those bards have arrived."

Xia Duo was just pondering how to properly arrange those bards when Laidun walked in from outside, approached him, and said softly.

"Hmm, let them in!"

Xia Duo glanced at the door and added, "Don't leave later, come in together."

"Yes." Laidun responded and then walked out quickly.

The next moment, led by Laidun, seven bards dressed in colorful clothes and carrying various musical instruments arrived before Xia Duo:

"Respected Lord Xia Duo, Lawrence (Kanaer, Ruide, and the other four) pay our respects to you!"

"Hmm."

Xia Duo nodded and replied quite formally, "Welcome to Daxia Territory!"

Then he signaled Laidun with his eyes to sit on his right hand side, and only then did he carefully examine the seven bards in front of him.

These seven people were all around thirty years old, with different appearances and temperaments, among whom Lawrence was the most outstanding.

Even Xia Duo, who usually did not pay much attention to other people's looks, could not help but take a few extra glances, and what impressed him most was Lawrence's pair of deep, bottomless lake-blue eyes.

Combined with Captain Bill's previous description, this person should be "Wild Poetry"!

Before meeting these people, Xia Duo had imagined what they looked like; except for "Wild Poetry," the other six bards were more or less as he had imagined.

Their style was frivolous and their behavior casual; even in front of him, a Senior Arcanist, although they deliberately restrained themselves and showed a respectful attitude, the casualness in their eyes would still reveal itself from time to time.

Only this "Wild Poetry" had a steady temperament; even when facing a Senior Arcanist, he remained calm and composed, neither showing timidity nor flattery.

Judging only by his appearance and temperament, he did not look like a bard at all, but more like a noble with a long heritage, or perhaps a Paladin who strictly observed his vows.

Xia Duo did not hesitate and immediately pointed to the seat on his left hand side, saying to the seven people in front of him, "Please sit!"

This was entirely for Lawrence's sake; based on the first impression alone, this "Wild Poetry" had won Xia Duo's respect, and the others were just incidental.

……

After they were seated, Xia Duo asked as usual, "What do you all think of my Daxia Territory?"

"Respected Lord, Daxia Territory is full of vitality everywhere, the residents are warm and hospitable, and there is so much delicious food. If I weren't still missing a few friends in Seventon, I would really like to settle down here."

The one speaking was a bard named "Ruide." Xia Duo had not yet matched this name to those flamboyant titles. If this guy's eyes hadn't been drifting upward while he spoke, he might have believed these words.

With one starting, the others also spoke up one after another, but most of them did not stray from "liking the scenery here," "liking the food here," "liking the people here," and some even said "liking the air here."

In short, they said whatever sounded good; this was already blatant flattery. Xia Duo was very disappointed by this, and then turned his gaze to Lawrence, that is, "Wild Poetry." Among the group, only he had not answered.

"Respected Lord Xia Duo, Daxia Territory is the most special place I have ever seen. The Code Sculpture in the square nearby is unheard of in other territories. I am very much looking forward to the future of Daxia Territory!"

Xia Duo nodded. Although the territory's food was also something he valued and wanted to promote through the mouths of these bards, only the code and order were what he valued most.

Even Captain Bill noticed that Daxia Territory's laws and regulations were different from other places; Xia Duo did not believe that bards, who were very sensitive to all kinds of rumors, would not notice.

Not saying it was just not wanting to say it; Lawrence had once again won Xia Duo's favor.

However, favor was favor, but the key was to see how the actual business was handled. If the business was not done well, then no matter how much favor Xia Duo had at the beginning, it would soon be worn away.

"Everyone, do you still remember the Document of the task I asked Captain Bill to pass on to you? Now it is time for you to hand in your task! Who will go first?"

Xia Duo scanned the expressions of the group. Except for Lawrence, who was as calm and composed as ever, the others all showed varying degrees of panic on their faces.

"Sigh!"

Xia Duo sighed inwardly and pointed to one person at random, "Ruide, you were the first to answer just now, so let's start with you now!"

"Re-respected Lord Xia Duo, I, I—"

In front of Xia Duo, Ruide's eyes rolled around. Look, he really found an excuse—

"I have created a long poem, but because I had not seen Daxia Territory with my own eyes before, I left out many elements and did not include them. It is somewhat regrettable to present an imperfect work now.

"I would like to ask Lord Xia Duo to give me another month, no, one week, and I guarantee to present you with the most perfect work!"

Once Ruide said this, the others echoed him, and even Lawrence nodded seriously, which caught Xia Duo off guard.

He had originally thought that he could at least listen to Lawrence's work first.

However, what Ruide said also made some sense. If the simple literacy textbook Xia Duo wanted did not have elements related to Daxia Territory, it would indeed be a pity.

He didn't expect this guy to have some quick wit!

"Since that's the case, I will give you another ten days. In ten days, I want to see your work. If not, then I think you might have to swim back to Seventon yourselves!"

After saying this, Xia Duo ignored the expressions of this group and teleported away directly.

The task of creating a literacy textbook could be a collaboration among several people. If they couldn't even manage to create a rough draft together within ten days, then these people were not the ones he wanted, and they should indeed be made to swim back to Seventon!