From Baron's Second Son to Dragon Rider

Klober's proposal was indeed beyond Grand Duke Veronica's expectations.

That was a gemstone. Although it was small in size and was still raw ore, it would not have much impact on its value. A normal standard gemstone equipment was only the size of a fist.

Under normal circumstances, one cubic meter of raw ore can be cut into one hundred standard-sized gemstones, excluding various labor costs such as processing, polishing, and production.

The profit of a finished magic gemstone equipment can be as high as hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and one cubic meter of raw ore corresponds to more than 10 million gold coins.

This wealth is not small for Grand Duke Veronica.

Otherwise, she would not have said that this wealth is enough for Klober to squander for hundreds of years.

You know, the accumulation of the Black Feather Island Baron Family for decades plus the three magic equipment is only one million gold coins at most. I believe Klober will not fail to understand the value of these gemstones.

Veronica showed an intriguing smile.

"So, Baron Kloeber, what do you want to exchange with me?"

There are no gifts without reason, only the purpose behind the gifts.

As the ruler of a country, she can naturally see that Kloeber must have something to ask of her, and it must be very ambitious, otherwise he would not take out tens of millions of gold coins as bargaining chips.

Kloeber lowered his head.

"I want to ask the Grand Duke to do me a favor!"

Veronica smiled slightly, that's right, her little rose has made great progress in the past few months.

"It's not a big deal..."

Kloeber simply organized his words in his mind.

"I hope the Grand Duke can help me stop the second New World Exploration Movement in my country."

The New World Exploration Movement was a popular activity more than ten years ago.

The Black Feather Island where Kloeber is located is one of the islands discovered during the Great Navigation Period. The official written name given at that time was the New World Exploration Movement.

As a result, most of the nobles in the east did not get an island even though they spent money and effort, and only a few lucky ones discovered new islands.

But the area is generally not very large.

The entire northeastern coastal area of ​​the Golden Grand Duchy, including Krober's Black Feather Island, has a total of seven islands.

The Three Daughters Islands occupy three of them, and the rest are Krober's Black Feather Island and the Sunflower Family's Brown Soil Island.

As for the remaining Thorn Island and Dark Ring Stone Reef, their area is not enough for the level of baronies, but they are only divided out as knight territories.

However, the Thorn Family of Thorn Island still has a Thorn Elf Bug, and the family has a stable income.

But there is not even a bird on the Dark Ring Stone Reef, and only a few hundred fishermen make a living by fishing on the island.

Even the lord of that fief does not usually live there, but lives in Qingyu City.

Therefore, the nobles who have invested a lot of manpower and material resources have given up the idea of ​​exploring the ocean and started to cultivate their own territories to restore their vitality.

Now once they hear that Krober has discovered a new island, they will definitely explore new islands again with this as the center.

Therefore, Krober inferred that there is a great possibility that the second New World exploration movement will begin.

Kroeber was too weak to organize a fleet for exploration, but he had already regarded this ocean as his territory, so how could he allow others to interfere?

"Tens of millions of ore, are you going to exchange this little thing?"

Grand Duke Veronica was not surprised by Kroeber's request.

After all, she had come to the blue sea when she traveled, so she knew how much wealth this sea contained.

"Well... if you are willing to help me find out if there are new islands around, that would be great, but is this a bit offensive to you?"

If Grand Duke Veronica is willing to help him explore the way, that would be the best, but how could she, as a Grand Duke, be willing to help him explore the way.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, he earned a roll of his eyes from Grand Duke Veronica.

This look is really cute.

"If you know it's an offense, don't mention it. You want me to explore for you? I found a large island for you, but you dare to accept it? You're not even a knight of the earth, and you can't even accept being given a count."

Veronica's words also made Kroeber scratch his head in embarrassment.

He just mentioned it casually. If the Grand Duke is willing, it would be great. But even if he refused, he would not be punished with the Grand Duke's current favorability towards him.

"Howl!"

A familiar roar came, and Griffin flapped his cute little wings and flew towards Kroeber.

"Griffin? Why are you here? Didn't I put you on Black Feather Island? And! How come you can fly suddenly?"

Kroeber was quite surprised by Griffin's arrival. He clearly placed it on Black Feather Island when he went to Saint Gold Castle.

"Greetings, Your Excellency the Grand Duke!"

Following Griffin was Hyer, the clerk of the Holy Beast Island appointed by Kroeber.

He first bowed respectfully to Grand Duke Veronica, and then began to explain.

"My Lord, after you left, Lord Griffin suddenly stopped eating on Black Feather Island for some reason, and kept staring at the direction of the Holy Beast Island.

We have no choice but to take Lord Griffin to the Holy Beast Island on our own initiative."

Klober touched Griffin's head lovingly, and the soft touch of the fur instantly melted Klober's heart.

"You are naughty again, so I will punish you by only eating Black Feather Grass today."

Krober pretended to be angry and nodded Fenrir's head, causing Griffin to shout a few times in dissatisfaction.

"Is this the griffin you contracted?"

When Grand Duke Veronica saw Griffin, her expression softened a lot, and her lips pursed slightly, as if she recalled something sad.

"Yes, this is the griffin cub I met on the Holy Beast Island. I named him Griffin. Its father also signed a contract with Marquis Daniel and ran away to live in the Crown City."

Although Krober didn't know why the Grand Duke made such an expression, he knew that what he had to do now was to answer the Grand Duke's questions obediently.

"Well... Protect it well and don't let it down."

Grand Duke Veronica's mood obviously became much lower, and even her tone became much lower.

Krober keenly felt the Grand Duke's depression, so he used his flexible brain and tried his best to comfort the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke became so depressed after seeing Griffin. Could it be related to Griffin?

No, Griffin is just a cub, it should be a problem of its race.

Speaking of which, the Grand Duke seems to have never announced his fantasy beast to the public, could it be...

Kroeber suddenly remembered the guess he made when he was guarding the throne.

"To be honest, Your Excellency, this group of griffins living on the Holy Beast Island has a total of two cubs.

Among them, Griffin signed a contract with me, and there is still a light brown cub left that has not been contracted yet..."

Before Kroeber finished speaking, he was interrupted by Grand Duke Veronica.

"What did you say? A brown griffin cub?"

"Yes."

Kroeber, who was interrupted by the Grand Duke, did not feel panic at all. He could already feel that the Grand Duke's emotions seemed to have some special fluctuations at this time.

Could it be that he wanted to keep a griffin as a pet?

Kroeber thought of the lonely throne hall, and suddenly felt that it would be good for the Grand Duke to keep a pet, at least it would not seem too quiet.

Grand Duke Veronica seemed to have noticed that her emotions were a little volatile, and she coughed a few times to try to calm herself down.

"Since the adults want to see it, I will ask them to bring the cub up now."

When Krobel returned to Black Feather Island, he brought two griffins back together, and when Griffin returned to Holy Beast Island, he naturally brought two back together.

Otherwise, no one in the entire Black Feather Island would be able to control the naughty griffin cub.