"It's not very good." Allen's eyes fell on the cup of black tea on the table, the dark red liquid slowly swirled because of the stirring of the silver spoon just now, and some subtle foam floated: "But Mr. Roger, it's better not to inquire about these things, it's not good for you." ”

Roger nodded, of course he knew that speculating about an earl's physical condition was like inquiring about secrets, and if it was known to outsiders, it would naturally not be of any benefit. He changed the subject: "Recently, I have caught up with a big person, Lord Allen, and my business may develop to the imperial capital." Even if you can't go to the Empire, you can still enter the circle of Granier. ”

The imperial capital of Olisga, or Granier, is a major northern region. They were the center of the empire's government and economy, the heart of the empire. Every businessman wants his business to be able to do so in such a city. Roger now has his way, and it's no wonder he's excited. He is not a person who is easy to show his thoughts, but the harvest is too huge, so huge that Roger can't hide it.

"Oh, which big guy is it?" Alan asked casually.

Roger smiled, "His name is Rhine, and he seems to be from some big family in the imperial capital. ”

"Rhine? It's him? Alan said unexpectedly, if it was Rhine, it would not be difficult to take care of Roger's business. I don't know if this Rhine and Roger collaborated by chance, or if they knew the relationship between Roger and him, so there was this arrangement.

If it's the latter, it means that Rhine knows a lot about him, but his relationship with Roger is not confidential. As long as there are people who care, a little inquiry can dig out their relationship.

"Why, Lord Allen knows him?"

Alan nodded: "Sort of, I only met this person through the introduction of Count Guò Ouban." ”

Hearing that Oban also knew him, Roger was even more relieved, so that Rhine's identity was at least no problem. The two chatted a little more, mainly about some details of future business transactions in the territory. For example, Alan intends to prop up Roger as a commercial agent in his territory. Alan intends to set up a chamber of commerce to facilitate the management of merchants in his realm. The first president of the Chamber of Commerce was Roger, which was undoubtedly a huge opportunity for Roger.

You must know that Allen's current territory is actually not much smaller than that of an earl, and a large enough territory will naturally bring enough business opportunities. And what the president of the Chamber of Commerce meant, Roger couldn't have been clearer. While Roger was happy, he felt a little in awe of Alan again. Even he knew how much power the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce had, how could Allen not know.

Like a chamber of commerce in a county, the chairman is usually the lord in order to personally capture the economic lifeline of the territory. In the case of Ark Harbor, for example, the master of the emerald pearl is Oban himself. And after the death of Oban, this position was naturally inherited by Gilles. Even though an earl like Orban was still like this, Alan delegated the entire power to Roger. There are only two possibilities for Alan to do this.

One is that he simply doesn't know how important this position is; The second is that he asked himself to be able to control the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. Roger believed that Alan belonged to the second type, and as for where his confidence came from, Roger was reluctant to think about it. Allen's courage to let go alone was enough to make Roger awe-inspired.

After seeing Roger off, Alan receives an invitation. The invitation was sent by Giles to invite Alan to a small private banquet to be hosted by him tomorrow night. Alan gave the sender a clear reply that he would definitely attend.

It was clear that the young Earl of Gilles had already begun to deal with the affairs of the realm. Tomorrow night's banquet will be his first formal social event, and Allen, who is still a vassal in the truest sense of the word, naturally has no idea of refusing. It is conceivable that Gilles will use the Guò banquet to test some of his ideas, and Alan can naturally find out the young earl's future plans for the territory.

Anyway, there were still two days before the merchant ship set sail, and Alan didn't want to miss this important banquet.

The next evening, Alan changed into a well-cut and elegant dress. Originally, Adele Jianyì put on armor and showed people the image of the commander of the army, to remind people that he was an invincible general, which could play a shocking role. However, Lucy objected to this suggestion, and Lucy's opinion was that if Alan was too strong now, it would have a bad effect if the old and new powers were handed over.

For example, Gilles will feel threatened by Allen, which will affect his attitude towards Allen in the future, etc. Allen's idea was simpler, he didn't want to be aggressive before he left. So Lucy's plan was chosen, and she wore a gown with a knight's medal and a gorgeous and exquisite rapier, according to Lucy. An elegant, understated, and powerful image is the most suitable character for tonight's banquet.

The banquet was held in the White Castle, in a large hall in the Inner Castle. The hall has been carefully decorated, with partitions at the entrance to take care of the privacy of most guests. After all, there weren't many people attending the banquet tonight, but everyone was a pivotal role, so naturally they didn't like to look too much into the eyes. After walking through the partition, you can see the banquet hall.

There are two long dining tables in the hall, filled with delicate meals, and from time to time a waiter pushes a food cart forward to change the food on the table. There are also waiters carrying silver platters of fine wine in the hall to ensure that guests in any corner can enjoy the sweet wine. There are also several hidden booths arranged in the hall to facilitate the host to have secret conversations with some important people, which can be described as thoughtful.

When Alan walked in, he was immediately baptized by many eyes. There are many meanings in these gazes, and there are really not many guests in the hall, but who can stand here will be an obscure small character. Although they did not witness the whole process of Count Orban's will, they knew everything through various channels. The details of the process are not much less than those that are known in person.

So of course they knew that the young baron in front of them had been entrusted with the responsibility of overseer by Oban, and he had complete autonomy over the territory. It is no exaggeration to say that the power in his hands at the moment is not much less than that of the new earl. Even in terms of real power, it is much bigger and more than the Earl of Gilles!

So in these eyes, there is envy, and there is no lack of jealousy, resentment, and such information. After all, the greater Allen's power, the less benefits they can get.

"Sir Allen."

In the crowd, Gilles, dressed in a silver dress, greeted him warmly. His face was full of sincere smiles, and even his face looked more rosy than usual because of the wine and the light. He opened his hands slightly and gave Alan a kind hug. Alan was keenly aware that the gaze cast on him immediately added a layer of disguise, and most of them changed their faces to fake smiles and raised their glasses to him.

But it was Gilles who surprised Allen, the young man who had shown some resentment towards himself in the earl's bedroom yesterday. Tonight, it was like a different person, like an old friend he had seen for many years, and he was a little too enthusiastic.

Looks like Giles has a good social mentor, Alan thought. At this time, Gilles let go of him, snapped his fingers, and naturally a waiter brought good wine. Gilles personally picked up a glass and handed it to Allen, and then said to the other guests: "Everyone, Sir Allen's bravery and ability should be obvious to everyone during this time. It was this knight who, in less than half a year, conquered the territory of the Marquis of Daniel. That's right, that Marquis of Power is a thing of the past. And I'm glad to have such a strong and friendly ally as my neighbor in the future. ”

"Therefore I am here, and I wish you a toast to Sir Allen, and may our friendship last as long as the sun and the moon."

Giles said passionately, raising his glass and drinking it down. His movements were so intense that Jun's face flushed after a drink. Alan frowned slightly, a little unbearable for Gilles's enthusiasm. But he still raised his glass politely and drank the liquid in the cup, and there was a round of applause around him. The other guests also drank their glasses of wine as a sign of respect for Giles and Allen.

The young earl laughed, put his arm around Alan's shoulder, and the two of them walked towards a booth in the corner.

Sitting in this private booth, the screen next to it blocks a lot of sight and sound for them. Gilles poured another glass of wine for Alan and said, "Yesterday I was rude, and I ask Sir Alan to believe that I was unintentional." In fact, I talked to my father after that. Indeed, Sir Allen was the most suitable manager of that territory. I was too young and had no prestige, and even if I reluctantly took over that territory, I couldn't suppress the people below, and it just became a joke in vain. ”

"Only a person like Sir Allen can suppress them, after all, you brought down these territories from Viscount Daniel, so only your name can be intimidating to the people in that territory." Gilles looked serious, without compliments, just as if he were telling a fact.

And what he said was the truth.

Alan took the wine from the young earl and said in a deep voice, "Count Giles, please rest assured. As I promised Count Auban, I will be your loyal ally. You'll soon find out that with me by your side, you don't have to worry about anything outside of your territory. ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Gilles smiled, raised his glass, and said, "I'll ask Sir Alan for more guidance in the future." ”

"Don't dare to be."

The two glasses touch in the air, representing the minimum friendship between the old and the new. Next, Gilles asked Alan for many things, which revealed some plans for Gilles's future management of the territory, and these plans can be seen that he carefully bypassed Allen's territory and tried to follow Oban's decision not to interfere with the autonomy of Allen's territory.

Alan sensed that Giles's words were not so much a request for advice as a subtle gesture of concern to him. For this young earl, it can be regarded as well-intentioned.