202. Troublesome things that don't want to get involved
The old man's caution was slightly unexpected by Sean.
Manors are not the exclusive property of the aristocracy, at least not in this world, and some wealthy businessmen can also get a manor to play, but the money to be spent is definitely not low, not to mention the price of several large villas. In fact, if a nobleman without a field wants to build a manor, the money he needs to spend is not necessarily much less than that of such a wealthy businessman, after all, one of the biggest reasons why the field nobles can save money is that they don't need to buy land to build any buildings on their territory.
If a local nobleman knew that someone wanted to buy a piece of land in his own territory to build a manor, it would be strange if he didn't extort a sum of money.
It is precisely because of this that when the old man heard that Sean, an honorary nobleman, actually asked for a copy of the manor's blueprints, his first reaction was not to be surprised by Sean's wealth, but to intuitively make him aware of some kind of conspiracy.
However, Sean's reaction was not slow, after feeling the old man's caution, Sean's face showed the kind of smugness that belongs to the young nobleman's unique ambition, and said with a confident smile: "Master, you must have not heard my self-introduction clearly. ”
The old man's brows furrowed slightly, he really didn't plan to deal with Sean just now, so naturally he didn't care what Sean said to him.
"Under is Furlong. Dumoy, a viscount who is about to become a field nobleman. Sean placed his left hand on his chest, a smug look on his face, "It's a secret that can't be said about the territory position I'm about to obtain, but if all goes well, I'll get my territory deed in a month." …… Maybe it's not a place of abundance, but at least it's a place of life and wealth. ”
When Sean said this, the look on his face was no different from that of all the young nobles who were about to become aristocrats on the ground. This old man probably didn't know many local nobles. But the days of dealing with nobles are not small, coupled with the rich experience and experience in his life, it is naturally easy to judge whether a person is telling the truth or a lie.
And at this moment, the news he got from Sean's expression was that the young man in front of him was indeed telling the truth.
Sean, of course, is telling the truth.
If all goes well, he will have received the deed of the territory of Panda in a month, and he is still on his way back. And in fact, at present, Sean's territory, whether it is Panda Territory or Dayi Territory, is by no means a rich territory - Panda Territory is currently in a state of development. Everything is just getting on track, and it will be at least a year or two before the good things Neil has shown before will bear fruit; And the Dayi Territory, although it has developed to the point where almost everything is on the track, but because of the troubles between the Michilin family and outsiders, this territory is now also a serious loss of people.
As Sean's current territory, the two territories that have a key investment are both the same. Not to mention the Kiraf Leader, who Lonnie didn't manage much in the first place, and then got bogged down in the quagmire of war. If this territory must be described by adjectives, it is a special poverty territory in need of poverty alleviation.
But on the other hand. Sean's words were indeed not wrong.
These three territories are indeed not wealthy. But it definitely belongs to the territory full of life and wealth.
Both the Kiraf Territory and the Panda Territory are important passages to the Gap Rift, which is destined to make it inevitable that if Sean lifts the blockade of the Gap Rift in the future, then these two territories will immediately become the hottest areas. And the Panda Territory and the Dayi Territory are important areas for Neil's territorial development strategy, so these two territories will naturally not be left behind in the future development.
In such a hopeful situation, it is naturally impossible for Sean's expression to have any flaws.
"I see." The old man groaned slightly, but finally nodded. "I'll consider your offer carefully."
"Of course." Sean nodded in satisfaction.
Tonight's meeting with this old man, Sean just wants to get in touch with him first, and Sean is already very satisfied with such a result. He knew something about it. Even if he wanted to get the architectural blueprint of Hasting's Manor immediately, and then sneak in at night to steal the contract documents from Panda, he still had to force this desire in his heart.
For now, there is still plenty of time, so Sean doesn't mind spending more time on this old man.
The only thing he hoped for was that there would not be too many accidents at this time. In other words, even if there is any accident, he hopes to be under his control, because he has already seen the scene where this world does not follow the script at all, so no matter what happens, Sean will no longer be surprised, especially after knowing that the Hasteen family is actually attached to the Nugus family, Sean already had the worst plan when he came here.
The next night, Sean and the old man had a pleasant conversation, and Sean gave the old man all the six glasses of wine he could order for his personal quota, for which he paid two gold coins and four silver coins—the old man, when he heard that Sean was going to have a treat, he was very stingy and put away the gold coin, and had an extra glass of wine. Of course, this action immediately caused many of the guests in the tavern to laugh, and it seemed that many of them maintained a good friendship with the old man, and the old man, although his face was flushed from drinking, he still muttered very dissatisfaction with these good-natured teasing.
Just after nine o'clock, the drunken old man got up and said goodbye to Sean.
Fortunately, although he was drunk, at least he hadn't forgotten some etiquette - Sean keenly noticed that the old man's etiquette of greeting himself was the standard salute of a commoner to a nobleman, and although the movements were not standardized and full of that kind of commoner-style casualness, at least he could still see the meaning of this etiquette. And it was precisely because of this that Sean noticed at this moment that the expressions of many people in the tavern seemed to have changed a little, a few of them became a little restrained, and the other drinkers who seemed to be adventurers were also full of vigilance.
This discovery made Sean's brows furrow slightly.
"Then my lord, I'll take my leave." The old man spoke a little vaguely, and he was already swaying when he walked.
"Fred." Sean got up and picked up the old man, then led him to Alfred and Anno's side, and said, "You send him back, I'm always a little upset." Speaking of this, Sean whispered again: "You pay more attention to the situation along the way, as well as the safety of this old man's residence." …… You might as well bring the Flame Lion Fangs, but don't use them unless you need them, and go to the weapon shop tomorrow to buy a handy weapon. ”
"Don't worry." Alfred smiled, "Even if I don't bring the Flame Lion Fangs, this fist is enough for ordinary people to dare not act rashly." ”
Because the flame lion fangs are Alfred's iconic weapon, basically the aristocratic circle of the Dabiang Kingdom can immediately guess Alfred's identity as soon as they see this weapon, but as Alfred's most handy weapon at present, he naturally brought it this time, but it was wrapped with white cloth strips layer by layer. In the case of not completely revealing the identity, it is of course better not to use the Flame Lion Fangs, but if you are facing a death threat, then it is not necessary to hide your identity.
Alfred, however, didn't care, he smiled and raised his hand, then picked up the drunken old man and began to walk out of the tavern.
At this time, Sean remembered that Alfred's boxing skills were also good, and if it wasn't for Sean's suggestion, Alfred might have been related to boxers. At present, because the Flame Lion Fangs are unfinished products, the increase in various attributes is not obvious, so Alfred's current invincibility at the same level is not based on the bonus effect of the Flame Lion Fangs, so even if he fights the enemy with his fist skills, Alfred is still invincible at the same level.
Watching Alfred leave the tavern with the old man like a cloth bag, Sean glanced out of the corner of his eye at the two groups of people he had just noticed.
The first group of people who were nervous didn't show much of a sigh of relief, looking at their expressions. On the contrary, the people dressed as adventurers all showed a trace of ugly looks on their faces, they glanced at each other, and then their eyes fell on the middle-aged man in the center, only to see that after the middle-aged man nodded, the seven people at this table got up and left the tavern.
And almost after the seven adventurers left, the other five people who were nervous also got up and left one after another.
Sean looked at this scene thoughtfully, instinctively guessing that he already roughly understood what was going on.
It is estimated that someone wants the old man to help, but with this old man's bad attitude, the other party must have been deflated, so he will want to use other means to succeed in his goal. From this point of view, the other group should be someone who knows the news, so they will order another group of people to be responsible for protecting the old man, of course, it is not ruled out that they also have some ulterior motives for this old man.
Thinking about it this way, it should be a secret contest between two groups of people.
In fact, Anno is actually more suitable to be the protector of this old man, but Anno's big IQ is really a little anxious, so Sean will let Alfred make a move. Of course, there is also a consideration in this that Sean does not intend to get involved in the contest between the two sides, he only wants the architectural blueprint of Hastings Manor, and it is none of his business whether this old man is dead or alive.
However, before getting this information about the architectural blueprint of Hastings Manor, Sean of course had to protect the old man.
After a moment's thought, Sean got up and walked towards the second floor. (To be continued......)
PS: Because of physical reasons, there is only this one tonight. I'll make up a chapter tomorrow.