The Mana Sedan looked familiar. As it drew closer, Cantona recognized it at once. It was unmistakably Baron Rover's car.
The last time he had seen Baron Rover, the baron had made a point of showing off this Mana Sedan, saying he had gone to considerable trouble to have it brought over from the Xinfei Merchant Guild's Mana Sedan factory, which had already relocated to the Black Rice Wasteland.
Because of the Lampari Kingdom Commerce Office's current restrictions on importing magic machinery, he had gone to great lengths just to get the Mana Sedan across the border.
The Mana Sedan sped up to the edge of the field. Its door opened, and sure enough, Baron Rover stepped out.
Cantona was about to go over to greet him, but Baron Rover had already spotted him. He strode over and demanded, "Hey, Cantona! Didn't we agree that you'd harvest the wheat on my fief today? Why are you still dawdling here?"
Cantona gave a wry smile and pointed toward the fields. "Something's gone wrong with the new machines we bought. We're trying to figure out what to do."
"New machines?" Baron Rover's eyes shifted as realization dawned. "The farmland magic machinery you mentioned buying from the Zaotian Merchant Guild last time?"
"Yes. I thought we'd try them out here first, then go help with the harvest elsewhere once we knew they worked. But look-more than half these Small Magic Harvesters have already broken down. Even if I wanted to help harvest your fief, I couldn't," Cantona said helplessly.
Baron Rover curled his lip in disdain. "I told you ages ago that this Zaotian Merchant Guild was set up by the Keda Family. They don't know a damned thing about this stuff. How good could the farmland magic machinery they make possibly be?"