Chapter 367 366. According to the Usual Practice, It Seems Appropriate that Someone Should Be Looking for Trouble at This Time.

Viscount Nidas is a branch of the [Hayden] family in Aundair. He loves money, and he also shows off his wealth in a very flamboyant way.

Among the nobles in Aundair, Viscount Nidas is one of the more enlightened ones, or in other words, he doesn't care so much about the glory of the nobles.

He likes nobles and big businessmen, as long as they can bring him more money for his luxury.

Therefore, in business circles and even among nobles with false title, the reputation of Viscount Nidas is quite good.

For the city lord of a port city, after excluding the taxes paid to the royal family, the cost of maintaining the normal operation of the port, and some necessary expenses, the remaining revenue from the port is enough to support his extravagance and waste.

This is still formal income on the surface. Some gray income, such as offerings from trading houses with fleets, such as sometimes announcing lists of contraband and collecting fines, etc., can make his already bulging wallet even more. Go up a circle or two.

As the city lord of the port city, he is qualified to declare some items as contraband and impose high penalties.

After all, the shipping industry really makes money.

But Viscount Nidas doesn't just make money, he knows how to make money more efficiently.

For example, the steel cruise ship at the port was a new thing manufactured by the shipyard under his name, aiming to make money better and faster.

It can sail continuously without the help of wind, and its speed is several times faster than ordinary wooden ships. At the same time, the cargo capacity that far exceeds that of wooden ships will make every voyage a treasure trove.

Mo Cheng has already realized what Viscount Nidas wants to do, expand the production of steel cruise ships, and by then the shipping volume will increase several times.

even……

If you have some understanding of ships, it is not impossible to use steel ships for military purposes.

Mo Cheng looked in the direction of the port. With Aundair's industrial strength, when the first steel cruise ship appeared, it was only a matter of time before a World War I-level warship appeared.

In this world where there are various strange supernatural powers such as [Magic Elements], [Fields], and [Gods], Mo Cheng has no way to evaluate whether this technological tree that is completely different from the earth has grown crookedly. .

There is no need to use it as a reference for comparison because the underlying code is different.

The carriage of House Thranis was spacious and magnificent. For Mo Cheng, who had no understanding of this aspect, he could only use such simple words to describe it.

The carriage body is made of precious wood as the main material, exuding a slight fragrance, and the interior is engraved with a normal temperature magic circle. Even if it is hot or cold outside, the interior will be as warm as spring.

The bottom of the car is also covered with pure white carpet, which is soft and comfortable to the touch. You don’t even need to touch it. Just by looking at it, you can tell that this thing is a precious thing.

At the same time, during the driving process, the people in the car did not feel any bumps. Mo Cheng, who had followed a caravan for a month, knew how valuable this was for the carriage.

The horses pulling the cart in front were pure in color, one black and one white, and Mo Cheng felt a weak power from them.

That was no ordinary horse, it was a breed selected from a hybrid of Warcraft.

In the carriage, Mo Cheng listened quietly to Helena's information about Viscount Nidas.

"You mean, Viscount Nidas organized this banquet to attract more people to invest in his shipyard?"

Helena smiled, "If you want to attract investment, a banquet alone is not enough. This is just for entertaining potential customers at most. If Viscount Nidas wants to attract investment, he still has to wait for the voyage in five days."

Mo Cheng nodded after hearing this, he could understand the meaning.

The nobles and businessmen have money in their hands, but they are not fools. They will not invest rashly before seeing the results that can make money.

Only by using a formal voyage to prove the sturdiness and power of the steel cruise ship would those people throw the golden griffin into the arms of Viscount Nidas.

Tonight's banquet is at best a reception. At the same time, we are trying to get people on the ship to experience the service and lay the foundation for future advertising.

Thinking of this, Mo Cheng looked at Helena, "The Selanis family also plans to invest?"

If Mo Cheng remembers correctly, the Thelanis family is currently very busy collecting debts due to the sinking of two-thirds of the fleet. The available capital flow is shrinking, and there should be no spare money for investment. right.

Especially when there is no way to get a return on this investment for a while.

"No, Thelanis plans to cooperate with Viscount Nidas."

Taking a sip of red wine, Helena explained, "One of the reasons why Viscount Nidas wants to attract investment is because his shipyard is not large in scale and does not have enough skilled shipbuilders. He needs more money to expand production. If there's just one boat, it's just a pretty toy."

Helena didn't continue talking at this point, and Mo Cheng didn't ask. If she continued to talk, it would involve the family's business strategy. It is generally not convenient to disclose such things.

Just then, the carriage stopped and moved, and the manor of Viscount Nidas had arrived.

Mo Cheng stood up and took the first step, opening the door and getting out of the carriage under Helena's slightly surprised gaze. This was somewhat inconsistent with the status of an earl in the aristocratic etiquette.

He should have waited for the servant to open the door before going out.

For Mo Cheng, he had almost forgotten all the things the royal etiquette officer taught him after a week.

After getting off the carriage, he glanced at the family emblems on the surrounding carriages. It was obvious that he could not understand any of them.

Out of courtesy to Baron Helena, or considering that the carriage was high from the ground and Lilia's height might be inconvenient, he simply stretched out his hand next to the carriage to act as a human handrail and helped Helena get out of the carriage.

"Careful, Baron Thranis, the carriage is a bit high."

After helping Baron Helen down, Lilia behind him couldn't wait to jump down. Her body only shook slightly but she maintained her balance.

She had never seen a gathering of nobles, so she was very curious when she saw these.

Later, Isabella and Teresa also got out of the car respectively. They put on an elf-style dress and let their hair down. Except for the small accessories on their bodies, there was almost no difference between them.

Even Mo Cheng could only tell who was Isabella and who was Theresa through the different colors of jewelry on their bodies.

After Lilia and the half-elf sisters got off the car, they consciously stood two positions behind Mo Cheng. Their elven-style long skirts and the half-elf appearance attracted a lot of attention to them.

"Let's go in first."

Knowing that Mo Cheng had no experience attending any noble banquets, Baron Helena sat behind Mo Cheng and explained various matters to him.

Just as he took a step forward, Mo Cheng heard a harsh voice, "Theranis? I didn't expect that you would be invited to this noble party's banquet."

Coming to see Helena?

Mo Cheng looked at Baron Helena and saw that her expression remained unchanged as she repeated, "Let's go in first."

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