41. Restless Guy
The Pan-Continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance has envoys stationed in all countries on the Miracle Continent.
These people represent the will of the Pan-continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance. The biggest role of their stationing in different countries is not only to be responsible for the purchase and sale of resources, but to be able to communicate with the high-level or target people of various countries at the first time, so as to achieve some goals - for example, when Sean ransacked the entire gray shadow black market before, the special envoy of the Pan-continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance in Ryan entered the Ryan Palace to meet King Ryan at the first time, and then asked Sean to be strictly interrogated, otherwise he would make a move to block the trade of the Duchy of Ryan.
It is precisely because of this incident that the nobles of Lane are well aware of how the relationship between Sean and the Pan-Continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance has deteriorated.
At the time, even the nobles of Lane held a joint signing event to demand that Sean be severely punished - of course, for the nobles, they were really just jealous that Sean was sitting on an important gateway to the wild land. As for the damage caused by the Chamber of Commerce Alliance's blockade of the trade routes of the Duchy of Lane, they didn't care about that, after all, it was a relative loss.
Because of this, when they saw that the special envoy of the Pan-continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance in Lane, who represented the will of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, also appeared in Sean's mansion, almost all the nobles who set their eyes on them had a good show.
Until, when the envoy got out of the carriage, he hugged Sean affectionately as if he had seen his parents and gave him a gift. All the nobles who were ready to watch the show were completely dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, in the tallest tower of the Lane Palace, which overlooks the entire vicinity of the Lane Palace, King Lane Ingels. Ryan was witnessing the commotion on the Kingdom's Seventh Avenue.
Of course, he knew the mentality and thoughts of these nobles at the moment.
The division of the two aristocratic factions of the Sennes and the Seybes. This is an unavoidable trend, and even if he is the king of this kingdom, he still can't stop it. The only thing he could do was to channel and try to avoid a head-on clash between the two factions, which is why he would take Floris. Heilman put it here in the Tonis Fortress, as long as this person exists, then there will be no too fierce conflicts and contradictions between the two sides bordered by the Tonis Fortress.
But that's it. He is tantamount to allowing the two aristocratic factions to develop freely - in the conceivable future, once the Sennese nobles go to the territory of the Sennese nobles, or once the Seygsee nobles enter the territory of the Sennese nobles. Then the contradictions that have been accumulating between the two sides will completely erupt. Although this outbreak is still in a manageable state, whether it will turn into a fuse for civil war is something that even the wise King Ryan cannot guarantee.
In particular, he also canonized the title of the last duke to that Sean. Connelly.
"Floris. Do you think I'm doing the right thing? ”
This one is already old. However, the majestic momentum on his body was that of an old man who was getting heavier and heavier, and he was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window by the tower and asked in a deep voice.
Standing behind this king was the middle-aged man who exuded a strong dark aura, the one who was loyal to the throne and not to the royal family. The power in his hands is a veritable dark king in the entire Ryan Kingdom, and even the other two people who are strong enough to sit side by side with him in the underground will not dare to hold it up in front of him. What Heilman stands for. It's not just the king of the Dark World.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of the kingdom's strength. Sometimes there is always a need for some victims. "Floris. Heilman replied softly, "This is an era of natural selection, and since Lord Sean has what we desperately need, then we have the greatest profit by choosing him, and that's it." …… As for those who try to trouble him, as long as Lord Sean doesn't open his mouth, then we'll continue to keep it in the middle of nowhere. ”
"Do you think Sean can't speak?" Hearing Floris's words, Ingels laughed, "Yesterday's conversation is enough to prove that this little guy is far more difficult than Asuna back then." …… If it weren't for the fact that this little guy was born good at aristocratic management, then it could only mean that he had a staff think tank behind him who was extremely familiar with the rules of the game among the nobles, and if this was the case, this think tank alone would be enough to be worthy of a duke. ”
The higher the title, the higher the status, and the more different the things that need to be dealt with and the people you interact with.
This is the horizon determined by the height.
The reason why the old aristocrats can become the old aristocrats is not only because they have enough years to accumulate the foundation, but also because the business is a valuable experience that has been explored through the joint efforts of many generations. And many new nobles do not understand this truth, so even if his merits are enough to become a duke, but in the end, many problems will lead to the reduction of the knighthood, and even the loss of his own life and years of hard work and achievements.
Floris. Heilman was slightly shocked in his heart, and after hearing the evaluation of the king of Ingels, he thought about it carefully at this time and realized that in the secret conversation and meeting yesterday, it was not Ingels, the person who sat on the throne, who had been dominant, but the Sean, who seemed to be extremely arrogant. Connelly!
Whether it was the duke title he obtained, or the series of post-war awards, allowances and compensation he later received from the royal family, when I thought about it carefully, I was all asking for it by stepping on a royal bottom line. Although this kind of clear price marking situation will indeed make the royal family bleed, at most it will only make Ingels feel a little helpless, but it will not end up with an arrogant and greedy evaluation, after all, the price Sean asks for is not outrageous at all.
However, this kind of non-outrageous is only for the kingdom of Lane.
If it was still in the Duchy period, then even Ingus might not be able to pay, but for the fact that he had just annexed the Kingdom of Dabiang, and had not had time to completely digest the spoils, and even Ings only had a relatively vague understanding of what was in the treasury, Sean's request was very shrewd and capable.
Floris thought to herself. When even thought of a person: "It should be Hela. Nugus. ”
"Nugus?" The old man raised his eyebrows, "Didn't he destroy the entire Nugus family?" Why would the people of the Nugus family be left behind? ”
"Yes, the people of the House of Nugus have almost all perished. Only this Hela. Nugus. She was the target of Lord Sean's magic circle teleportation and decapitation tactics, and since then, the future heir of the Nugus family has officially joined Lord Sean's command, and is now known as Hela. Garcia. "And according to the investigation, in fact, not only Nugus, but even the Hasteen family were not exterminated as they seemed. At least according to current intelligence, at least two members of the Hastings survived. And they were all under the command of Lord Sean. One of them was called Sain. Holm is the former head of the Hestin family, Domingo. Hasting's illegitimate son, and according to all indications and sources, this bastard is not a peaceful person. ”
"It seems that our Duke of the Void is not a peaceful person either." The corners of Ingus's mouth lifted slightly. "Dare to use the people who have been exterminated by themselves, this courage is not something that ordinary lords and nobles can have. On top of that, that Nugus woman was willing to give advice to our Void Duke, even to the point of being so shrewd. I was suddenly looking forward to what our guests would encounter when they spoke with the duke. ”
"The people of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. Will it just turn its face? Floris said with some trepidation.
"Flip around? You see, we sold that piece of information yesterday, and today the envoy rushed over in a hurry, is this the rhythm of turning the other cheek? Ingus smiled heartily, "In the past, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance has been putting pressure on us in order to deal with our Void Duke, and even threatened to blockade and interrupt trade with us, this time we should ask for some interest from them." We've sold them the information anyway, but whether they can get what they want from our Void Duke is something they need to worry about. ”
Speaking of which. Ingels. Ryan gave a meaningful smile: "If I were a member of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, then I would definitely not turn my face. ”
Meanwhile.
In a small reception room in the main building of Sean's current mansion, now known as the Void Mansion. There were two people sitting.
Sean, and the envoy of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance who came on behalf of the trade capital.
As for Asuna, Hatch, Koth and others, Sean did not accompany them, anyway, Sean and their relationship was also established on the battlefield, which is a mutual trust that transcends friendship, so it doesn't make much difference whether Sean entertains them at this time, not to mention that Cecilia, Shefanio, Rena and others are all present, which is enough.
So at this moment, Sean's meeting with the envoy is what he really has to do.
In particular, Sean noted that the envoy's self-proclaimed title was "on behalf of the trade capital" rather than "on behalf of a particular chamber of commerce", which was enough to prove that the ten chambers of commerce on the trade capital's side of the council had reached a unified agreement. Otherwise, even the envoys of these chambers of commerce to the kingdoms would not use such an important phrase as "representing the trade capital".
But even so, Sean was still a little surprised.
Because the envoy didn't say anything, he first gave Sean a gift, saying that he was congratulating him on becoming a duke.
And this gift is also one of the reasons why Sean can't refuse to let this old man enter the mansion.
It was an oval sapphire about three fingers thick and the length of Sean's palm.
The gemstone has a water vapor flow that even gives off a soft azure glow if it is completely enclosed in a completely dark environment. And in the hand, there is a cool feeling that can make people feel peaceful, especially the silk-like smooth feel, which is even more lovely. But what really makes people care is not these, but the fact that this gem has a huge magical fluctuation that is so restrained that you won't even notice it if you don't explore it carefully.
This gem is the blue crystal that is as famous as the Crimson Flame.
An elemental crystallization that represents the power of the water element.
At the same time, it is also the most important ingredient for marshmallow to evolve to the next stage!
Sean didn't believe that the people of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance would not know the value of this gem, after all, this was the top ten chambers of commerce standing at the top of all the chambers of commerce in the entire continent, and it was not a small chamber of commerce like the Black Cat Chamber of Commerce, which could only struggle to earn popularity and meager profits in one or two countries. Therefore, a pure elemental crystallization like this falling into the hands of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance will always be a priceless treasure.
But at this moment, it was used as a stepping stone to meet Sean, and Sean used his ass to know what the people of the Dao Chamber of Commerce Alliance were thinking.
"If I'm not mistaken, your Chamber of Commerce Alliance once wanted to block me, and even when I was fighting against the Kingdom of Dabion, you still wanted to cut off my back road." Sean made a smack, but the movements of his hand were not slow at all, and he directly blackened the gem, "So it seems that I don't have anything to say to your Chamber of Commerce Alliance?" …… Your Excellency the Special Envoy, you go slowly, I won't send it. (To be continued......)