I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 150 Top-Tier Talent?

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"What did you see?"

A moment later, Rhodes looked at Vivian, who had regained consciousness, and asked.

"It was dark, with many shadows... Everyone was a shadow, and it looked very strange."

Vivian blinked, recalling, and gestured gently with her hands.

"Flying around like a ghost."

Rhodes nodded slightly.

That's exactly what Linda said before.

During the first test of mental strength, one can always see scenarios related to one's innate abilities.

Compared to the chaotic scene that Rhodes witnessed, Vivian saw something very pure.

Her abilities are related to shadows.

Rod casually placed the book "The Method of Mindfulness Meditation" into Vivian's arms.

“I saw that your mental strength is around 10.3, so you have no choice but to learn this.”

Rhodes will have all his subordinates with a mental strength exceeding 10 points try to learn these meditation techniques.

Since they're just idling around anyway, and Rod can afford to support them, let them learn.

Rhodes would be rich if even one person could become a wizard apprentice.

The reason Rhodes didn't let Vivian and the others learn the Star Ring Meditation Technique was because it came from the Dawn Society, and the knowledge beyond that was discontinuous.

Even without breaking the layers, Rhodes still needs to acquire more knowledge from the Dawn Society.

It doesn't feel good to have your lifeline controlled by someone else.

Now Rhodes possesses a complete knowledge system for learning meditation techniques from sea-folk wizard apprentices, and those thousands of books certainly provide him with far more knowledge than the Dawn Society could.

Therefore, Rhodes naturally wanted his subordinates to learn the knowledge system he had already mastered.

More importantly, there are still real wizarding ruins below that have not been opened.

Rhodes believed there would be more knowledge inside.

If there are already so many books in the first apprentice area, then there must be even more in the real wizarding area below.
"Don't worry, once your sister learns the sea tribe's script, you'll be able to understand it too."

Seeing Vivian's pained expression, Rhodes tried to comfort her.

Avril is required to learn the sea tribe's script.

Rhodes trained her to be a knowledge base so that he wouldn't always have to spend time searching through books and looking up information.

"Ugh, I really don't like these things."

Vivian put away her meditation technique with a look of disdain.

Rhodes casually tested his mental strength, which was around 11.4.

That's pretty much what Rhodes himself had guessed.

"Let's go, continue."

Rhodes got up and, together with Vivian and Gangler, continued to explore the remaining dormitories.

They subsequently discovered four more crystal balls, seven meditation manuals, and four extraordinary gems.

There are also some crystal bottles that may have once contained something, but are now empty.

"Don't these people use staffs?"

Rod was very curious.

Having searched twenty-eight apartments, Rhodes found no magical equipment.

On second thought, it makes sense; such magical equipment was actually quite precious in ancient times.

Wizard apprentices would carry precious magical equipment with them at all times, while other items were of less importance.

In these apprentice dormitories, Rhodes found no remains.

"such a pity."

Rod was helpless.
"Let's go, the last four rooms."

As Rod stepped forward, he saw Musen and the others standing at the door waiting.

"what happened?"

Rod asked.

Musen pointed inside the door and said, "My lord, look."

Following the direction Musen pointed, Rod saw a dark brown line on the ground.

Further inside, a mummified corpse lay across the center of the room.

"This is……"

Rod examined the mummy closely and discovered a sharp stone pillar embedded in its chest.

"Looks like he was stabbed to death. Did he get into a fight with someone when he left?"

Rod guessed.

There were almost no corpses of wizard apprentices here, so Rhodes deduced that they had all evacuated.

Moreover, the evacuation was so rushed that some things were left behind.

Chaos is inevitable during evacuation, so being stabbed to death is understandable.

Of course, Rhodes had no interest in finding out the cause of death and immediately began searching the body.

After searching for a while without success, Rod sighed again.

It seems that the previous speculation was wrong.

Even if they die here, the wizard apprentice will have no magical equipment.

Rod then turned his attention to the room.

Perhaps because the room's owner died here, the room's contents were left unattended, with more than a dozen books on the bookshelf.

Whatever it was, Rhodes took it all out and threw it to Gunther.
"Put them all in that library and organize them together."

Ding--

The moment the book fell into Gunther's arms, a crisp sound rang out on the ground.

Everyone looked down simultaneously, and a dark blue ring fell to the ground.

"Eh?"

Rhodes bent down and picked up the ring, then examined it closely.

At first glance, the ring looks like an ordinary metal ring, but upon closer inspection, you'll find it's covered in intricate patterns.

Rod's eyes lit up.
Finally, we see magical equipment!
Even though he didn't know what it was, Rhodes was still very excited!

Rod doesn't discriminate!

Any magical equipment will do!
Without having time to figure out what it was, Rhodes simply put the ring into his pocket!
He then searched the room carefully, turning over and examining each book meticulously, but unfortunately found nothing more.

Rod searched the remaining three rooms as well, but they were all empty.

Without lingering, Rod led everyone out of the dormitory area and back to the lobby.

Now only the central gate leading to the official wizarding area remains.

What lies below is an extraordinary treasure.

The spiritual gem on the gate alone is worth a fortune.

But to be attacked so fiercely before even getting close is something most people couldn't withstand.

Rhodes stared at the door at the end of the corridor, lost in thought.

Just as Rhodes was trying to come up with a solution, a guard ran down to report.
"My lord, that soldier has woken up."

"Oh?"

Rhodes was somewhat surprised. "How is he?"

"He's staring blankly now, doesn't respond no matter how you call him, and keeps drooling with his mouth open."

The guard reported hesitantly, "He seems to have become an idiot..."

"Okay, I understand. Take good care of him."

Rod said calmly, though he felt a little regretful.

It seems that Musen is truly special.

Rod couldn't help but look at Musen beside him.

"Musen, come here."

Rhodes waved to Musen.

Musen rushed forward: "My lord, what are your orders?" "Place your hand on it, and use your spirit to sense the presence of this pearl."

Musen obediently placed his hand on it.

As a cloud of mist swirled within the pearl crystal, Rhodes then saw Musen's mental strength—11.1.

"Um???"

Rod stared in disbelief!

I've been cultivating for so long and only reached 11.4, while this guy has already reached 11.1?

No wonder he just rolled his eyes after being subjected to psychological attacks.

The talent is incredible!

Is this what they call top-tier wizard talent?
Rhodes felt that if he couldn't directly absorb the energy from the extraordinary gem, he would already be jealous.

"How old are you?"

A moment later, Rhodes asked Musen, who had regained consciousness.

Musen seemed not to have recovered from the illusion created by the crystal ball, standing there with a blank stare.

"The master is asking your age!" Gunle shouted a reminder.

"Ah, nineteen years old, not even born yet, my lord."

Musen quickly replied.

It was not uncommon for someone to be recruited as a soldier at the age of nineteen; in this era, the youngest could join the army at the age of sixteen.

In some parts of the North, the population is sparse, and even fifteen- or fourteen-year-olds can become soldiers.

"He's a bit old, but he should have the talent."

Rhodes muttered to himself, then looked at Musen and asked, "What did you see?"

"My lord, I see a lot of snow,"

Musen answered honestly:

"I think I went into the snow-covered mountains, and it started snowing. I wanted to find a place to take shelter from the snow, and then an avalanche happened."

"It was terrifying. The avalanche buried me right above my head, and then I woke up with a start."

Musen looked nervous and asked cautiously in a low voice, "My lord, am I sick?"

"No, you don't need to worry."

Rhodes comforted him, "Don't overthink it. Just work for me honestly from now on."

"Yes, my lord!"

Musen beamed, "Don't worry, I'll listen to you and work hard for you!"

Rod nodded slightly and looked at Gunle beside him.
"Come on, you put your hand up here and try it too."

"okay!"

Gunther's bear paw pressed down directly, and Rhodes shook his head slightly disappointed when he saw the result of the crystal ball.

9.3, slightly higher than the average person, but still not enough to reach the threshold of meditation.

"Master, how about we?"

Gunle looked at Rod with anticipation.

Rod couldn't bear to discourage him, so he reached out and patted him on the back.
"That's good. Eat more, sleep more, and exercise more."

"Let's go, let's go back."

Rod waved and left first.

Gunther scratched his head.

Why didn't you ask me what I saw, sir?

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Having thoroughly investigated the situation, Rhodes dismissed everyone and closed the stone door.

Apart from Rhodes, no one else knows the rune code, so no one can access it.

In the future, this place will be my own underground treasure trove, where I can store all sorts of precious items.

Such a spacious place could easily fit the entire imperial treasury inside.

Unfortunately, Rhodes didn't know just how big the Imperial Treasury was.

Of course, Roddell brought Avril over first to organize the documents.

Rhodes suddenly felt that there were too few talented people in his territory, not nearly enough.

Especially if schools are established in the future, there will be even fewer talented people.

Perhaps the White Frost Prophet can also be put to use.

Rhodes did not stay long at the salt mine, only for one night.

I had a meal and some drinks with Jess and the miners, and then inquired about their living conditions.

It wasn't as cold inside the cave as outside, and there was plenty of food delivered, so the miners had no problems.

I just have a small request.

Hopefully, Rhodes can send some women over.

After eating and drinking their fill, all that was left for the miners was that kind of thing.

Unlike the soldiers who could rotate back to their posts, they were already feeling incredibly restless.

After listening, Rod smiled and promised them that if any women were willing to come, he would find an opportunity to send them.

The miners were extremely grateful and repeatedly toasted Rhodes.

Unfortunately, Rhodes had to travel the next day, so he only had two drinks with Jess.

The next day, as soon as the sun rose, Rhodes led his team back to Frostleaf Town without stopping.

Upon arriving in town, Rod didn't return to the manor; instead, he went straight to the room where the rye and wheat were kept.

Because the temperature inside the room remained relatively comfortable, the rye and wheat had mostly sprouted.

Rod immediately ordered Otto to lead the slaves to start a fire. After heating the kang (heated brick bed), they spread the sprouted wheat on the flue and the kang to bake.

This process requires precise control of the heat; the temperature must be kept just hot enough to touch, yet still safe to place on the surface.

Simply put, you can't burn the wheat.

The process lasted a day and a night, with Rhodes keeping a close watch and checking from time to time to prevent the slaves from dozing off and ruining the wheat.

These sprouted wheat grains, once dried, are called malt.

Next, we can use malt to make maltose.

Rhodes summoned all the slaves who had previously worked to his side and personally instructed them.
"Use a mortar and pestle to grind all these malts, so that the outer husks of the malt are crushed."

"But don't use too much force, or the malt will turn into powder."

Crushed malt helps extract sugar more effectively.

However, if it is turned into a fine powder and placed in water, it will turn into a paste that clogs the filter cloth, making filtration difficult and causing the sugar solution to become cloudy.

"After crushing, soak it in warm water for half a day, and then put it in a pot to cook."

"But the water can't be too hot, just like the temperature requirement during drying."

"It's almost done cooking. Filter out the dregs with a coarse cloth and save the malt water for me."

Rhodes looked at the slave and reminded him, "Don't throw away the crumbs either; you can keep them to make pancakes."

"Alright, let's get to work!"

After the maltose syrup is made, the sugar needs to be boiled down.

But even if they were taught everything at once, they wouldn't be able to remember it all, so Rhodes stopped wasting his breath on them.

"Yes, my lord!"

The slaves responded in unison and began to get busy.

Rod gave Orto a few words of advice, then returned to the manor.

Avril was busy learning the sea tribe's script when Rhodes simply placed the crystal ball in front of her.

"Come on, test your mental strength."

Rhodes had a peculiar idea in his mind.

As Vivian is Avril's alter ego, are their mental strengths the same?
Avril was puzzled. She knew Vivian had been tested, but she didn't understand why Rhodes needed to be tested again.

However, I still placed my hand on it.

The swirling clouds reappeared, and specks of light appeared one by one.

Rhodes's gaze changed abruptly.

There are eleven of them!
(End of this chapter)