DMS Chapter 265

Flinx’s discussion with Demos, Reginald, and the butler of the now-named Flinx Castle lasted for hours.

The excitement on the faces of his two secretaries and the butler was understandable, especially after seeing the list of Druid spells Flinx could use to increase the yields of the castle’s farmlands.

Flinx had to repeatedly emphasize that despite knowing various spells that could increase the productivity of the farmlands, he had no experience with farming and had never been a druid. This meant that, to ensure they didn’t make any mistakes, he would need the assistance of an experienced farmer who could advise him on what needed to be done.

They also discussed the types of crops the castle would begin cultivating. The butler explained that, in the past, they had focused on easy-to-grow crops and avoided more difficult ones to minimize losses. However, since they would now have access to magic, they could attempt to cultivate more difficult and profitable crops, such as grapes for a vineyard.

Flinx asked Demos, Reginald, the butler, and any other castle personnel whose assistance they might need to create a plan that would allow them to maximize the castle’s agricultural income using the spells he had shared with them.

He told them that, as an adventurer, he would be busy with other matters. At best, he could return to the castle twice a month to cast the necessary spells and ensure that the farmlands continued to benefit from magic.

The initial plan Flinx’s secretaries devised was for Reginald to remain at the castle to learn more about its facilities and farmland, while Demos would return to Ilioven and begin researching how to effectively increase the yields of the farmlands using the spells Flinx had shared with them.

That would take about a week, which meant Flinx wouldn’t have to return to the castle for seven days.

That relieved Flinx greatly.

As a reward, he summoned a powerful Earth Elemental and a Water Elemental that would follow Reginald’s commands. Not only could the elementals protect Reginald, but they could also assist with testing the farmlands.

The appearance of the two powerful elementals shocked everyone.

Flinx could see Reginald’s pride growing as he realized that he now had command over two powerful beings.

Since they were in the castle’s foyer, where Flinx had planned to return to Ilioven after summoning the elementals that would guard Reginald and the castle, the servants also witnessed the appearance of the powerful beings.

Flinx could hear whispers among them that, since Reginald now had command over such creatures, he could even start conquering nearby bandit lairs if he wanted to.

The startled Flinx immediately asked,

“Are there many bandit lairs near the castle?!”

The butler glared at the loudmouthed servants before turning to Flinx to answer.

He explained that such things were inevitable. The castle and the riffraff in the surrounding area had an understanding of what they could and couldn’t do within the castle’s territory.

At the very least, the appearance of two powerful elementals would guarantee Reginald’s safety, which brought a look of relief to Flinx’s secretary.

After that, Flinx and Demos returned to the compound in Ilioven. Once they arrived, they went to Flinx’s tower to rest.

Before heading to his room, Flinx asked Demos if there was anything he needed.

To Flinx’s surprise, Demos also asked for an elemental.

Apparently, having such a being follow him around as his guard would show others that he was now serving an extremely powerful wizard. It would make his job of gathering information much easier.

Flinx shrugged and asked Demos which type of elemental he wanted.

When Demos asked what kinds of elementals Flinx could summon, he explained that he had successfully summoned Earth, Wind, and Water Elementals. Other types of elementals, such as Fire Elementals, would be too dangerous.

Demos had already seen examples of the three types Flinx could summon. Flinx had just summoned an Earth Elemental and a Water Elemental to assist Reginald while he remained at the castle.

Demos had also seen the Rockies guarding Olivia, Pondy, and Pondra, who were managing the large man-made pond in the compound. He had also seen the two Windies that were supposed to guard the compound but had instead become the children’s playmates.

Demos chose a Wind Elemental because having one would essentially allow him to become an instant mage.

He could use it to fly around, just as the children had been doing inside the compound. Demos could also use the Wind Elemental as a second pair of invisible hands, making it appear to outsiders that he was using magic.

He could even ask the Wind Elemental to make itself visible while they walked around Ilioven, providing a form of deterrence against any criminals lurking in the city.

A visible and powerful guard would also show everyone in Ilioven that a powerful Platinum-rank wizard adventurer considered Demos a valuable assistant.

Flinx knew that a major reason Demos had requested an elemental was that Reginald had received two of them. At the very least, Demos found it acceptable to have only one since Reginald had to manage the farmlands at Flinx Castle.

Besides, they had already planned to switch places every two weeks. Not only that, Flinx had commanded all three new elementals to follow the orders of both Demos and Reginald.

With that matter settled, Flinx was glad that he wouldn’t have to worry about the castle, at least for the next seven days.

Not only that, he wouldn’t have to bother himself with the stipends that the guild and the crown were supposed to give him because those matters would be handled by Demos and Reginald.

In fact, Flinx had already transferred the chest he had asked Olivia to store the shop’s earnings in to Demos’s office.

Flinx went to his room thinking about how much trust he had placed in his two new secretaries.

He thought that even if he discovered that his new secretaries were untrustworthy, they would only be managing gold. In reality, Flinx didn’t consider gold particularly valuable because it wasn’t the currency used by the Earthlings’ Transmigration system.

Still, before hiring them, Olivia had investigated both men.

Both were like Olivia in that they were scions of fallen semi-noble families. Their reputations were sterling, and the only reason they hadn’t made much progress in their lives was that they had been unlucky.

Reginald had a family and was already campaigning to have his wife and children relocated to the compound. He was in his mid-forties, and his wife was around the same age. They had two children, both boys, who were ten and thirteen years old.

Flinx decided that once the management of the castle had become stable, he would allow Reginald to move his family to the compound.

He might even give them a tower of their own.

Thankfully, the compound had become so enormous that even with dozens of towers already established within it, there was still enough space for dozens more.

Demos, on the other hand, was in his late thirties and was still a bachelor.

The man was handsome enough, and Flinx wondered why he was still single. Olivia had told him that Demos had originally been married, but his wife had died of an illness, and he had never remarried. His wife had also never given him any children.

Flinx shrugged.

He really didn’t care about the social status of his people as long as they did their jobs well.

The next day, Flinx planned to research the three Platinum-rank dungeons in Ilioven. He wanted to begin delving into one of them so he could search for class scrolls.

He was extremely curious about what would happen if an Earthling who didn’t have the system received a panel after using one of those scrolls.

Many of his friends theorized that they would probably receive some kind of system panel since Earthlings could actually receive a Transmigration system through the Wizard’s Wish spell, provided Flinx was willing to sacrifice the enormous amount of time required to prepare the spell and the spell slot he would need to use to cast it.