After writing for a long time, Li He put down the quill, browsed through it, decided on the next research direction, and put aside the papyrus paper full of words.

To put it simply, his current research has two general directions.

One is to explore the principles of the magic mastered by Wei'er, Mayfair and others, what kind of rules it follows, what are its advantages and disadvantages, and what is its fundamental nature?

The other is how to absorb magic into the scientific field and how to use scientific means to analyze and utilize it.

In other words, he wanted to find out what the so-called wizard's magical power was, and how he, as an ordinary person, could control this power.

Of course, besides this, he also had many other things he wanted to explore.

For example, the owner of Blackstone Castle, Blood Countess Elizabeth Gray, adopted seven children, six of whom are witches. Why is he the only one who is an ordinary person without any magical power? Is there any special reason?

For example, the Blood Countess almost never shows up or communicates with the outside world except for the family dinner once a day. She also prohibits them from leaving at will. The entire Blackstone Castle is in a semi-closed state. Why? What is the defense?

Or is it hiding something?

For another example, half a year ago, "he", who had always been frail, sick, withdrawn and indifferent, suddenly fell into a coma, and then woke up. He was aphasic for a long time, and then his behavior became weird - and he did all kinds of weird research. The six sisters were all interested in this.

She expressed surprise, but the countess never expressed any opinions. Did she not care? Or did she not care?

There are too many doubts that need to be answered, but there are too few clues, so we can only patiently search for answers.

You have to be patient... Li Hyuk said in his heart... Time is too precious, and I can't find the answer at the moment, so I can only do other things first.

He reached out and took out a thick stack of papyrus from the side of the table, with numbers written on it: 193 pounds of grain, 238 pounds of grain, 234 pounds of grain... 12 pounds of sugar... 47 pounds of iron... 67 copper coins in taxes...

The tax is 1 silver coin and 32 copper coins... tax...

This is an account for Blackstone Castle to collect materials and taxes from the surrounding territories. It was originally the eldest sister Fiona who was in charge, and the other party was the countess' assistant and the chief steward of the entire castle.

But later he found a way to come over and be responsible for statistics and organization, which saved Fiona's energy. Accordingly, he could apply for some "unimportant" materials for research.

For Fiona, calculating these accounts is quite tedious, but for him, using a simple formula, it can be clarified.

"Shashasha..."

The tip of the quill brushed across the papyrus, and all the data was sorted out in a short time.

Taking a breath, Li He secretly made a plan: "Tomorrow, I will find a way to apply for some more iron blocks. In addition, there are not many chemical reagents. I need to add some, which will require salt blocks, sulfur, lime... I hope Fei

Ona can be more relaxed..."

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In the blink of an eye, the next day.

Li He found his eldest sister Fiona with a list of materials to apply for.

Fiona was really happy this time, beyond imagination.

But it's not a promise, it's a rejection.

"I can't give you these things you want?"

"for……"

"In addition, be prepared. The stone house you built must be dismantled and the contents inside the stone house must be disposed of. From tonight on, you must sleep in a room in the castle and cannot appear anywhere else."

"..." Li He was silent for a long time, then said, "Fiona, I need a reason."

"There is no reason, because..." Fiona paused and replied, "This is what the earl meant."

Li He's eyes narrowed instantly: "Lord Earl?"

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Chapter completed!