Chapter 0240: Yet the Earl had seen through it all (Third update, bonus for 2200 subscriptions)

"This was my invention," Liszt declared.

"Your invention?"

"Yes, after a shipwreck was discovered off the coast of Fresh Flower Town, some treasure was salvaged, including a few crystals. I invited a crystal craftsman and a magician to carve crystal lamps for me. Then I discovered, when crystal is ground into lenses and two are stacked together, they can actually magnify the view."

Of course, Liszt had fabricated the story, but the Earl didn't probe into the veracity of his tale.

For him, how the telescope was invented wasn't important; what mattered was why it could see at a distance and what else it could do.

"No wonder many say that you have been favored by knighthood's glory this past year," the Earl commented as he caressed the wooden tube of the telescope, "Do you recognize its value?"

"I believe it can be used in warfare. If we can observe the enemy's movements from afar, it should be of great assistance."