Before Dick could see his mother's face clearly, a pair of dry and rough hands took him away from his mother's arms. Then he saw the face of an ugly old woman. When he turned his head and cried loudly to look in the direction of his mother, he saw two burly women covering his biological mother's face tightly with pillows. They did not let go until his mother stopped struggling and her body completely limp and motionless. His biological father, the distinguished Grand Duke, just watched the whole process calmly without changing his expression. Finally, he walked up to Dick, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and spoke words without any warmth. "This child is quite cute, let's keep him for now." In this way, Dick survived because of the Duke's momentary mercy and was raised in the Duke's mansion. He was the Duke's fifth son and was raised by the two old maids who smothered his biological mother to death. Dick saw his biological mother die tragically, but pretended not to remember. And he feared Rune, his new father, more than he hated him. Before the age of eight, Dick had always been cautious and low-key in the Duke's Mansion. After witnessing the tragic conditions of other time travelers being enslaved, he tried even harder not to expose his identity as a soul traveler. It was not until he was eight years old that Dick was detected to have superior magical talent. His family status in the Duke's Mansion improved slightly, but he was still often bullied by his brothers and sisters. During this period, Dick intentionally portrayed himself as a "nerd" who was too focused on learning magic because of his intelligence, but occasionally made some conspicuous moves, such as working hard in the laboratory for seven days without going out, and then showing up at a family banquet with disheveled hair and a face full of excitement to show people his newly developed potion. The benefits of this image are obvious. The old duke appreciates him for his magical talent and thinks he is useful, but his impure bloodline and those indecent behaviors prevent his brothers who covet the duke's title from seeing him as a threat. But Dick himself is not without ambition. He does not fight for the title of Duke because he knows that he lacks the conditions to compete. His four brothers all have biological mothers and the support of their maternal family behind them, while he is just a mixed-blood bastard. The title has nothing to do with him from the beginning.
If he wants to stand out, he has to leave the treacherous Duke's Mansion, leave this decadent and corrupt imperial capital, and go out to start his own business! What gives Dick this confidence, in addition to his own intelligence and extraordinary magical talent, is a unique "golden finger". His "summoning technique" is very different from others! The so-called summoning technique is a space-based magic circle. It takes a lot of effort to set up one, and it requires a magician of intermediate level or above to activate it. The main shape of the magic circle is a gourd-shaped circle with a large circle connected to a small circle. The small circle is the "master position" and the large circle is the "servant position". After the summoning circle is activated, a unlucky person will be randomly grabbed from the earth, and while being teleported over, a "slave contract" will be forcibly put on him. From then on, he will be unable to disobey his master both physically and mentally. At first, because the civilization level of the Sun Continent itself was very low, only equivalent to the early medieval level of Europe on the other side of the Earth, the summoned Earthlings, even if they were high school students who had not yet graduated, could be regarded as "wise men who know everything". Any bit of Earth knowledge that could be leaked out could lead to great technological progress on the Sun Continent, so the Hessians started a wave of "Earthling summoning fever". But as technology advanced to a certain extent and the number of summonings increased, the Hessians gradually began to discover that not all people on Earth were so knowledgeable and talented, and there were many guys with crooked brains among them. Summoning them was useless and only caused trouble. Some of the summoned chuunibyou thought they were the "chosen ones" and the "protagonists". They had no magic and could not practice martial arts, but they kept shouting "Don't bully the poor young man". They were sent to the quarry by the noble masters to do hard labor for two months, and finally their brain damage was cured. There are also some women who were summoned. They are not good-looking, but they think they are beautiful and charming fairies. As soon as they arrive, they want to have a passionate love affair with the handsome noble young masters, regardless of other people's lives. Then, because they disgust the young masters, they are forked out by servants to raise pigs. After all, this claw machine summoning array that unilaterally targets the earth is like a heavy-krypton card-drawing game with more than 7 billion characters in the card pool but no guaranteed minimum. On Earth, there is really some game company that is so stubborn as to make such a thing. On the first day of its launch, the planner was able to break through the atmosphere at the first cosmic speed! The first time Dick used summoning magic was when he was fourteen years old. He secretly completed the promotion to a mid-level magician, but in order to hide his incompetence, he secretly wore a suppressing device and continued to pretend to be a low-level magician. By chance, Dick got a set of materials for building a summoning array at a magic school, and he found an empty cave behind the school to set it up, thinking of calling a younger brother to do things for him. After all, he was also an earthling, so he would just be nicer to his fellow countrymen. The result was this summons, and the result surprised Dick! When summoned by others, generally only one can be summoned at a time. Only in extremely rare cases is it possible to summon two at a time, usually brothers, sisters or a couple with deep feelings. But Dick's first summon not only summoned two people at once, but they were not ordinary earthlings, but "two-dimensional beautiful girls" from Earth. There are two girls, one is a tall beauty with long straight black hair named "Tia", and the other is a busty girl with medium-length silver-gray hair and full of energy named "Lily". Both of them are characters from the anime "Spy Classroom". Tia's expertise is negotiation, persuasion and seduction, and she can imitate other people's voices to conduct psychological warfare. Her special talent is that after staring into someone's eyes for three seconds, she can know the other person's deepest desire, which is comparable to mind reading. Lily is a silly beauty with a lot of energy. Although she looks irritable and seems to have an unlucky physique, she is a genius-level master of poison and has a very high resistance to poison.
Both of them were talented in the field of "spies", which just happened to fit what Dick had in mind when he called them up. He just wanted the kind of spy talent who was good at collecting intelligence. This summoning inadvertently opened the door to a new world for Dick, and he unexpectedly discovered that he had such an incredible "golden finger". When others summon, they can only summon ordinary earthlings, and whether they have the ability or not depends on luck. He summons a pair at a time, and they are two-dimensional beautiful girls that meet his requirements. In order to verify his speculation, Dick used his small treasury to purchase materials and secretly performed two summons. One time he wanted a "capable maid", so he summoned Rita Rossweisse from "Honkai Impact 3" and Belfast from "Azur Lane". These two maids are not only great at taking care of people, but their fighting ability is also impeccable. For the third summon, he wanted a "ninja" to cooperate with spies to form a primary intelligence network, but he ended up summoning the ninjas Momiji and Kasumi from the "Dead or Alive Series". The three summons were all big surprises. The six girls were all powerful. Although not all of them could fight, they all had outstanding expertise. Especially Rita, as an S-class Valkyrie, her strength is top-notch even in the Sun Continent with both magic and martial arts. These six girls had just been summoned to the other world, and Dick was worried that they would not be able to adapt, especially the slave contract that came with the summoning circle, and he was afraid that this would cause the girls to be disgusted. But the girls adapted unexpectedly quickly and did not care much about the slave contract. Dick later learned that the slave contract actually had an additional function, which was emotional empathy. It would multiply the master's anger on the slave in the form of mental pressure, thus creating mental coercion, but it would also allow the slave to share the master's joy, thus performing PUA on the slave on a spiritual level. Let them respect their masters and take the initiative to please them. Dick, as an earthling whose soul traveled through time and space, and he was also an old otaku, was so happy when he saw the two-dimensional girl coming that he wanted to go out for a run. After this joy was strengthened, he shared it with the beautiful maidens, and they instantly felt a sense of closeness to Dick as if they had known him for a long time. In addition, Dick himself is handsome and cute, and he is one-quarter succubus, which gives him the special effect of "special attack against women". When girls are in contact with him, their favorability towards him increases rapidly! The only drawback (? ) is that these six older sisters (although they may not be older than Dick) like to tease their little master in their spare time. They are particularly fond of his elf ears that feel great in their hands. They even disregard the wishes of their master and privately set up an "ear-touching award", allowing members who have made significant contributions to enjoy their master's ears for five minutes. When Dick first heard about this weird reward mechanism, he was completely shocked! These bad women dared to touch my ears today. I can’t even imagine what they will touch in the future! But no matter what, the relationship between Dick and his six beautiful subordinates is still very harmonious. They also know Dick's ambitions and have expressed their willingness to serve their master. This time when they were exiled to Laguge, all six beautiful girls followed secretly. Dick knew that there must be a lot of traitors among his entourage. Some of them were here to monitor him, and some were here to kill him like the maid before. He must find a way to get rid of these dangerous elements. You should know that although Laguge is a cold and sparsely populated place where the people cannot squeeze out much oil and water, it has rich reserves of coal and high-quality cold iron ore. Metallurgy is the main source of local fiscal revenue, but due to the harsh local climate, mining is difficult, so the output of cold iron is not high. This high-quality metal is an extremely important military resource and is monopolized by the official empire. Laguge had a quota for the amount of ore mined and the amount of cold iron ingots smelted each year. If the quota was not met, the regional governor would be held accountable. Therefore, in order to meet the quota, Laguge forced the exiles to mine in a season that was not suitable for mining, resulting in a large number of casualties. This is how Laguge gained its notoriety. For the exiles and the governors assigned to the local area, this place was very likely to be the end of their lives. But even so, there are still people who don't want to see Dick reach the fiefdom alive. There are conspiracies and intrigues involved, and there are probably some personal grudges as well.
004. Enhance combat power...too much! After the cruise ship set sail, there were no more problems along the way. The maid who poisoned the food was replaced by Tia using disguise, and the rest of the followers were only drugged by Lily. After waking up, they just thought they had taken a nap and did not suspect anything. Dick was waiting, waiting for a suitable opportunity to take action, but definitely not on the boat.
The cruise ship traveled for a week and arrived at the Marquisate of Uren in the northern border of the empire. This is an important transportation hub in the north and an important node for water and land transportation. Therefore, local business activities are very prosperous. The contemporary Marquis of Uren is also a smart man with a good business mind. When his son was studying at the Imperial Capital Magic School, he and Dick were good friends. Therefore, after the group landed, Dick took the initiative to visit the Marquis and presented him with carefully prepared gifts. His visit to his friends was just a cover, and his real purpose was to contact Wulun Hou, the leader of the Merchant Alliance who had great connections in the north, as he would need his help in the future. During his stay in the Marquisate, Dick, under the guise of sightseeing and learning magic, left behind his followers with ulterior motives and came to an uninhabited cave halfway up the mountain near the city. As soon as Dick came over, his two female ninjas immediately appeared. The appearance of Hongye and Xia was quite cool. The fallen leaves on the ground suddenly formed a vortex automatically without wind, and then spread out to reveal two beautiful girls, one red and one blue, wearing tight ninja costumes. The Ninja Group, the Spy Group and Belfast as the team leader form Dick's intelligence team. Rita, the strongest one, lurks beside Dick and is responsible for protecting his safety. But even so, Dick still had too few available people around him. He didn't trust the native Hessians. After all, people's hearts were hidden, and it was difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. Rather than risking betrayal and cultivating confidants from scratch, it would be better to use summoning. As the two female ninjas entered the cave, the ground inside the cave had been leveled, and Befa was taking out the materials needed for the summoning development from the box one by one and sorting them out. Dick prepared to make two more summons to expand the team of trusted people around him. Originally, he didn't have enough materials, but the box of top-grade magic stones given by his elder brother just solved his urgent problem. Brother, you are a very nice person! The arrangement of the summoning circle requires Dick, the magician, to do it himself. He uses magic potions to inject mental power while carving magic circle runes on the ground. Therefore, it often takes a magician a whole day to draw a magic circle, and he has to start over if there is any mistake. But Dick has a way to get around it, mainly because his mental strength is so strong that it is different from that of ordinary people! This seems to be related to the fact that he was a soul traveler. He was originally the soul of an adult, and after merging with the real baby Dick, he got a second chance to develop. 如果将精神力进行量化，普通成年人的精神力是1,那低阶魔法师的精神力就是2~4，中阶魔法师是5~8，高阶魔法师在10左右。 As for Dick, his mental strength is conservatively estimated to be above 30. The single attribute is so superb that even Dick himself can't explain it clearly. Why is he so awesome! ? The super strong mental power also gave Dick the ability to control objects with his mind, which is the so-called telekinesis. This is not a rare skill for magicians in this world. Magicians above the intermediate level can do it. The only difference is the degree of control accuracy. Dick once saw his mentor Grandol writing a manuscript while using telekinesis to stuff tobacco into his pipe, putting the pipe into his mouth and lighting it with fire magic. He did it in a very natural and casual manner. He was obviously being lazy, but he acted like a great magician. Dick used telekinesis in another way, controlling four pens at the same time to draw two sets of magic arrays simultaneously. Dick had drawn this array countless times and had memorized it by heart. It would take others a whole day to draw a picture, but he finished two in just one hour. After the array diagram was drawn, the next step was to place materials such as the magic stone on the array. However, he had to draw two pictures at the same time and finish them in one breath. He drew so quickly that even with his mental strength, Dick couldn't help feeling a little tired. Fortunately, Befa had prepared a picnic mat, some snacks and black tea with spirit-replenishing agents. Dick ate some and felt much better. He saw Befa kneeling on the blanket and patting his thighs. Dick immediately understood what he meant and lay down on it comfortably. Behind my head I felt the wonderful touch of soft thighs, and with a light sniff I could smell the refreshing and elegant body fragrance of Befa, and I felt completely relaxed all of a sudden. If there is anything flawed, it is that the endless scenery seen on the dangerous peaks, although majestic and magnificent, blocks Befa's pretty face. Fortunately, at this moment, Befa leaned forward slightly, her bright and charming face jumped out of the top of the mountain like the rising sun, and she asked Dick in a gentle tone. "Master, is this pillow comfortable? Do you want me to change positions?"
"It's very comfortable to rest my head on Belfa's thighs. This is perfect. Take a rest. We still have to recruit new companions later." "What kind of talents are you going to recruit this time?" "We need to strengthen our military strength, preferably knights who can lead troops into battle, and... assassins." In a sense, ninjas and spies can also be assassins, but as the saying goes, every profession has its own specialties. The intelligence team now has only four people, which is still a little short of manpower, so we need to recruit two more assassins to supplement the team's operational force. As for the knights, they were prepared by Dick to take over the private army. As a regional governor, Dick did not have an official title, but he was the lord's full representative in the territory under his jurisdiction, and was allowed to have a private army. With the territory level of Laguge, the number of local troops must not be less than 300 and not more than 1,000, so that when the lord or emperor called for it, they could quickly respond. The private soldiers assigned to him by the old duke were exactly the minimum of 300 people, including 200 infantry, 50 archers and 50 cavalry. However, the command of the troops was not in Dick's hands, but in the hands of the knights appointed by the old duke. There are five knights who have been officially canonized, all of whom are vassals of the Best family. Dick actually tried to get closer to these knights and invited them to the cruise ship with better living conditions, but the five of them found various excuses to refuse, making it clear that they did not take Dick, the governor, seriously. Each of the five knights has his own master behind him. Dick cannot command these people, and he even has to be on guard against these bastards tripping him up at the critical moment. Therefore, he must find a way to replace them all and keep the military power of the fiefdom firmly in his own hands. After a short rest, Dick, who had regained some energy, stood up and walked to the summoning circle. The first circle summoned the assassin. While Dick injected magic power into the magic circle, he described the requirements in his mind. His summoning seemed to be affected by a mysterious force and could only summon girls, and the girls' age would not be less than 14 years old, which was within the safe range in every sense! With the infusion of magic power, the entire magic circle soon lit up completely, and two figures standing side by side appeared in the dazzling light. One was tall and slender, about meters tall, with a pair of long legs accounting for more than half of his height, and the other was slightly shorter, with a more muscular body. When the light of the magic circle faded, Dick recognized his newly summoned subordinate at a glance. The tall one was Mrs. Youl from "Spy Play". She was wearing the classic Princess of Thorns dress. The black corseted dress was matched with over-the-knee high-heeled leather boots, which showed her curvy figure to the fullest. Her pretty face, with the temperament of a beautiful girl next door, revealed the confusion of having just traveled through time. The other person standing shoulder to shoulder with her is from the same work as the ninja Kasumi beside Dick, and they are even half-sisters. She is the ninja Ayane who has the bloodline of the villain Raido. The girl was wearing a purple ninja outfit, knee-high socks, and fishnet tights. She was also confused when she first came over, but soon saw Xia standing behind Dick, and then she drew her sword without thinking and rushed towards Xia with lightning speed. As a result, the short knife that was about to slash down was blocked by Belfa's ship-mounted gauntlet. At the same time, Rita appeared behind her like a ghost, and hooked a huge sickle on Ayane's slender and white neck. "Little sister, calm down. It is very rude to draw a sword in front of the master." "Master, master?" Hearing this title, Ayane subconsciously looked at Dick. Without anyone's instruction, she knew who the so-called master was referring to. An indescribable feeling made her immediately have a great liking for this cute little brother. Then she shuddered violently, her eyes quickly regained clarity, and when she looked at Dick again, she was already very alert. "Charm! You monster!" "What are you talking about! The young master is so cute, it's obviously a good omen!" When Lily, who was showing off her snacks nearby, heard Ayane calling Dick a monster, she was the first to stand up and disagree. She hugged Dick, who was shorter than her, from behind and loudly refuted Ayane. Although the other girls present didn't say anything, their forced smiles showed that they were not very happy, which made Ayane suddenly feel a huge pressure. "You, you have all been bewitched by him, wake up!" "The young master has a charming temperament. We have known this for a long time. He also said this openly when he summoned us to this world. You said that we were charming, which is true...but we are happy with it!" Tia's words were unanimously recognized by several old colleagues. Even Joel, who had just been summoned, nodded blankly, because looking at Dick reminded her of her brother. When Yuri was in junior high school, he was so cute that she couldn't help but want to hold him in her arms, love him well, and make nutritious and delicious food for him.
But unfortunately, his brother was too weak. Just a "gentle" hug caused the child to break several ribs, and he always had diarrhea after dinner. This made Joel always worried that his brother was too weak. (Author's comment: No! Your brother is very lucky!) At this time, Xia took the initiative to come forward and asked Dick to let her talk to her sister Ayane alone. Since Dick summoned her this time, the two sisters had a good opportunity to talk out some conflicts. Dick thought about it. He knew that Xia was stronger than Ayane and she would not be at a disadvantage if they really fought, so he agreed. Joel approached Dick with a curious look on his face. Seeing her eyes full of curiosity and her raised hand wanting to poke but stopping, Dick showed an expression that he was already accustomed to it. "You can touch it if you want, but don't use too much force, and don't pull it!"
