Chapter 497 Big Business

The banquet was held until the early morning. Allen rode in a carriage, led by two knights of Orban, and brought his troops to a block not far from the castle. Stop in front of a small three-story building at the end of the street. This small building is Aubin's private property and is usually used to entertain important guests. Now that the small building is not in use, Allen is given the right to be the place to stay in Ark Harbor for the past few days.

The small building used to have guards, but they were just idle soldiers. After Allen arrived, Inch Fire took over the job of guarding. The Inch Fire fighters quickly occupied several commanding heights of the small building. Their efficient movements made the two knights of Oban secretly startled. At the moment, I would like to pay three points to Allen. The small building is low-key on the outside, but elegant on the inside. The building is of wood and stone structure, and the lobby on the first floor is decorated with fireplaces, candlesticks, wall lamps, famous paintings and statues. In particular, the floor in front of the fireplace is covered with a shiny and bright fur carpet. Those who know the goods can tell that it is the fur from the polar grizzly bear, and it is the part of the lower abdomen. This rug alone is worth thousands of dollars.

As for other famous paintings and sculptures, they are also worth a lot.

The second floor is the bedroom, which is spacious and comfortable, and it is connected to the bathroom, which is extremely luxurious. The third floor is the study room and terrace, which are also elegantly decorated. The study room contains the famous works of famous people in the empire, with a strong atmosphere of books, it is a good place for self-cultivation.

It's a pity that Allen was tired and exhausted. After a cursory visit, he plunged into the bathroom on the second floor, took a good bath, and fell asleep early with a blanket. As for Lucy and the others, they will naturally be allocated another room, so I won't go into details.

Also returning to his foothold in Ark Harbor in the middle of the night, the mansion where Graal lives is obviously much more atmospheric than Allen's small building. Getting off the carriage, Graal's face was gloomy, and there was no other reason. He saw the scene of Alan and Aubin coming out of the side room of the hall together. Even he had never been in that room, but a baron who had been with Aubain for only a few months had already been in and out of it.

The meaning of this, Graal is of course very clear. Abel also got off behind Graal. Graal was very optimistic about this nephew and had high hopes. Abel did not disappoint the family, at least at his age, it was not easy to break into the earl's core power circle. Abel was quite proud of his achievements before, but tonight, the young man's confidence suffered a merciless blow.

Alan is younger than him, but has gone farther, and has been favored by Ruola, all of which have thrown Abel's confidence to the ground and trampled on it ruthlessly. Abel drank a lot tonight, and probably would have drank even more if Graal hadn't been dragged back, and ended up making himself ugly at the party.

First there was Maku, and now there is Abel. Under the brilliance of Allen, the two promising young men of the family became dispensable embellishments, even jokes, which made Graal very angry. Especially Marcus, the illegitimate son of Graal. So far, his brother-in-law is still wearing a green hat without knowing it. Originally, Graal wanted to train Marcus to be an excellent knight, but ever since he kowtowed on Allen that night, Marcus has been depressed .

I don't know how long it has been,

Abel was troubled by Allen's relationship again, and Graal already hated Allen to the bone. He patted Abel on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, uncle will help you and win Miss Ruola's heart back. But you have to work hard yourself, just drink to relieve boredom for such a small matter, and when you encounter big things in the future How do you deal with yourself?"

Abel had already vomited once before, but now he is quite sober. Wen Yan nodded and said: "I will work hard, uncle. But no matter how hard I try, I can't compare to that Allen."

"How do you know if you haven't tried it, but you are just a baron. Don't worry, you have plenty of opportunities. But now, give me a bath and then go to bed."

Abel nodded and went, and Graal sighed. When entering the hall of the mansion, a male servant greeted him and whispered: "My lord, you have a visitor, and I have been waiting for you all night."

"Guest? What guest?"

The valet handed Graal a card with a unicorn stamped in gold powder. Graal's hands trembled slightly, only to feel that the name card was like a flame, which made his hands ache. He took a deep breath, put the name card into his pocket, and strode in. Twenty-four candle lamps were lit in the hall, illuminating everything in the hall brightly. Under the lamplight, a man was sitting upright, calm and composed, and he didn't seem to be impatient because he had been waiting for Graal all night.

"Should I call the guard over now? After all, if people know that Viscount Daniel's representative is in my mansion, I can't tell in front of Count Aubain." Graal looked at the other party and said coldly.

The man raised his head, with a flat smile on his square face, and his introverted gaze that had accumulated over the years fell on Graal and said indifferently: "Viscount Graal is a smart man, and smart people don't push wealth away. Isn't it?"

He simply picked up a suitcase and put it on his lap to open it. Immediately, a layer of blood-colored light floated in the hall, and this layer of faint blood-colored light came from the bright red crystals that were neatly arranged in the box. The man picked up one of the spar and spread it out in his palm. The spar in his palm was processed into a regular rectangular shape, as if there was blood rolling inside.

Graal felt his throat dry, and lost his voice: "Blood-boiling magic crystal?"

"To be precise, there are one hundred Boiling Blood Demon Crystals here. Afterwards, there will be nine more boxes sent here. Viscount Graal, this is just a greeting gift from Lord Daniel." The man smiled and paused , said: "I forgot to introduce myself, I am Charlie, on behalf of Mr. Daniel, I would like to extend my 12-point respect to you."

Graal's head turned rapidly.

The market price of the boiling blood magic crystal is about a thousand gold coins each, and the color of the magic crystal in this box is bright, obviously high-end, so the market price will increase by another 20%. At 1,200 gold coins each, this box is worth 120,000. There are nine more boxes like this, so the total is a million gold coins. Even if Graal's family is rich, a million gold coins is still not a small amount.

He licked his lips, and finally put on a smile on his face: "I don't know what advice Mr. Daniel has?"

Charlie put down the suitcase, crossed his hands in his lap, and sat with impeccable posture. He said with a smile on his face, "Master Daniel would like to ask Your Excellency to do a small favor. It's actually very simple. As Master Graal, it's just a few words."

He earned millions of gold coins with just a few words, Graal was greedy but not stupid. He frowned and said, "Please explain in detail."

"That's right, as you can see. In the war between our two sides, Lord Daniel admitted that he was at a disadvantage. I believe that Count Aubain will use this to propose negotiations to Lord Daniel soon."

This is a very normal procedure. Unless Daniel intends to fight to the end, he will not reject the negotiation proposed by Oban. negotiating table. It will be another battlefield, and Daniel may lose something because of it, but it is better than losing more in the battlefield.

"However, Lord Daniel has some plans of his own, so I would like to ask Your Excellency to discuss something so that Count Aubain can postpone the date of the negotiation."

"How much is something specific?"

"It would be best if it could be delayed for a month."

"One month?" Graal stood up and said in a deep voice, "Master Daniel, do you want to use this month to make some plans, such as regaining the lost land?"

Charlie laughed and said, "Your Excellency, you are overthinking. I just heard that Earl Auban intends to let you and the deep sea scale maiden settle in the Redbud. The Redbud is adjacent to our territory. If there is any action, I will definitely not be able to hide it from you. Back off Wanbu said, even if your lord has the plan to regain the lost ground, no matter how bad the deep sea scale girl is, she can stop it for a day or two, right? At that time, Sir Allen, who is next to you, only needs to send troops, even if lord Daniel has a full stomach. There is nothing to do. Look, what is there to worry about, Your Excellency?"

"My lord has a plan, but I just want to be prepared and minimize the loss of the negotiation. Please don't worry, Lord Graal." Charlie hinted: "If this is done, are you afraid that there will be no chance of cooperation in the future? ? Lord Daniel heard that your Excellency was not reused by Count Aubain, and I feel sorry for you."

This point is a pain in the middle of Graal, and he snorted immediately: "I'm sorry to take care of you."

"Then what do you see?"

Graal turned around in the hall a few times, nodded and said, "I'll try my best, but no matter if it works or not, these magic crystals..."

"Of course it's still yours. Tomorrow, another few boxes of magic crystals will be delivered to you, please rest assured."

The matter was considered a deal, Charlie smiled lightly, and got up to leave. Leave the mansion and turn into a remote alley. Charlie walked a few steps, and a man covered in a cloak came to meet him. When the two passed by, Charlie said softly and quickly: "Tell your lord, Graal agreed."

The man didn't speak, just left as if he didn't hear what Charlie said. After Charlie also disappeared into the alley, a figure flashed past the alley, walked into the mansion again, finally saw Graal, and whispered: "My lord, he is gone."

"Very well, this matter must not be leaked. Otherwise..." Graal made a gesture of cutting his throat.

In the middle of the night, suddenly a flock of night birds rushed up from a certain corner of the city. The flock turned and dispersed, but only one flapped its wings and went away. The next morning, the bird landed in the Unicorn Castle at Lake Porterly, and the old steward took a thin wooden tube from the bird's claw. Open it and pour out a rolled note from inside.

A moment later, the note was delivered to Daniel's desk. After having breakfast in Daniel, he came to the study and saw this note.

On the note was a line of small characters that said "everything is going well". Daniel smiled faintly, stretched out his hand to hold it tightly, and when he let go, the note had turned into a few pieces of powder and fell down. He looked at the big lake outside the window, and his figure was reflected on the glass of the window.

The Black Iron Fort has already made some moves. Higgs has set off secretly with 20 black cloud knights. It is estimated that in another week, they will arrive at the Ark Port and then transfer to Daniel's territory. As soon as they arrive, it's time to deal with Allen. Daniel wants to delay the negotiation for about a month, just to arrange it calmly, in order to cut off Alan, a formidable enemy, in one fell swoop. As soon as Allen left, Oban waited like a toothless tiger, and Daniel could recover the lost ground as soon as possible.

A mere group of deep-sea scale girls has not been put in his eyes, and the only ones who really make him feel threatened are Alan and his army. As for Oban, Daniel sneered, it was just a paper tiger. It's okay to scare people, but in a real fight, Auban has no choice but to surrender.

Daniel is all too aware of his weaknesses.

Allen was woken up by a knock on the door like a shower. He sat up in the morning light, yawned, scratched his messy hair and said, "Who is it?"

The door was pushed open, and Lucy stood outside with a strange smile on her face: "You have a visitor."

"So early?" Allen frowned, jumped out of bed and asked, "Who is it?"

But she couldn't hear Lucy's answer, turned around, and the girl outside the door had long since disappeared. Allen shrugged, washed up, put on clean clothes and went downstairs. A breakfast had been prepared for him in the small dining room downstairs. As soon as Allen went downstairs, he could smell the fragrance of vanilla bacon. He suddenly moved his index finger, but remembered that there were still visitors coming, so he swallowed and turned to the hall.

There was a man sitting on the sofa in the hall, with his back to Allen, and he couldn't see his face clearly. However, the other party was dressed in men's clothes and a gentleman's tall hat, so he was a man. Unexpectedly, Alan turned to the front, but saw Ruola's pretty face, so he shook his head and said with a smile: "So you also have a hobby of dressing up as a man."

Ruola took off her hat, and she even stuck two mustaches under her nose. Hearing this, he asked with a smile, "Could it be your lover?"

"No, it's just a friend." Allen patted his stomach and said, "I don't know if Miss Ruola has had breakfast. If not, we might as well go together. To be honest, I'm so hungry right now."

"Forget it, in order to sneak out in the morning, I really didn't have breakfast." She was not polite at all.

So the two sat at the long table in the restaurant, and there was a lot of food on the table. The main course is pastrami with herbs, and the side dishes are thick soup, fresh vegetable salad, cheese and two thin slices of bread. Ruola sat down and said: "The chefs here are very good. The things they cook look simple, but the taste of the food is full of layers. They are much better than the chefs in Baibao."

She first used a spoon to scoop up a spoonful of thick soup and put it into her mouth, and then put a mouthful of fresh vegetable salad. Finally, he skillfully cut off a small piece of beef with a knife, and then put it into his mouth with a fork, chewing and swallowing slowly. That movement is so elegant, with the taste of flowing water. Allen shook his head and praised: "If there is a grade in eating, Ruola, you must be the highest grade."

Ruola smiled all over her face, put down the knife and fork and said, "Then, let's talk about the big deal."

Allen put a piece of beef into his mouth: "I'm all ears." r1058

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