Of course, Merlin knew the Earl of Weltz, after all, she was also a nobleman, and although the Earldom of Welz was far away from the Earldom of Brent, it did not prevent her from knowing the Earl.

The Earl of Welz was in fact the de facto controller of the region.

Merlin chewed on the veal slowly, waiting a few minutes before asking, "Amazing value?"

"Yes, according to the testimony of several prospectors, that mine contains enough gems to buy a county. If it weren't for the fact that Earl Weltz doesn't like trouble, and prefers to get his wealth easily through the mining tax and the gem tax, I wouldn't have gotten it at all!" William Lee ostentatiously took out the gem mine exploration certificate, the mining certificate, the estate contract with the earl's seal, and the low-cost reservation contract of a wizarding organization from the black leather box carried by the attendant.

Natural gemstones are required for many witchcraft casts and magical items.

Mei Lin smiled politely: "That's really congratulations to Mr. William Li." ”

"Thank you, Miss Merlin. But how could this gem mine be easily obtained, just a gift to please Count Welz almost bankrupted me, and there was no money to recruit manpower or buy equipment to open the mine. Alas, I have been running around all this time, borrowing money from my friends and preparing to double it back to them when the time comes. It's a pity that they can't withdraw so much money for the time being, it's still a little bit worse, so anxious that I have the idea of selling some of the gem mine shares. William Li sighed and said with a sad face, "Why doesn't the Kingdom of Swiftland have a bank that can take out loans?"

After saying that, he waited quietly for Merlin's answer, but after a long time, Merlin did not speak.

"Miss Merlin, don't you want to say something?" William Li picked up his wine glass and greeted with a smile.

Merlin wiped her mouth with a napkin: "Yes." I'm done with lunch, Mr. William Lee, you take your time. ”

Then Merlin got up calmly, straightened her clothes, and went back to her room with Rosa.

William Lee's smile froze briefly on his face, and then he shook his head, hiding the disappointment in his eyes with the gesture of bowing his head and drinking.

……

"Master, why are you listening to that man's shameless and boring talk?" asked Rosa in the room, a little puzzled.

"It's just an interesting story. What I value more is the experience. Merlin smiled.

None of the people in her company knew her status as a wizard, and they all thought that she was a young lady from a small noble family, and Ma Marin's affairs did not have a strict time, so she was not in a hurry.

……

In the afternoon, as soon as the snow cleared from the road, an invitation was sent to the hotel, addressed to Merlene, and the guest was Baron Bausir.

"Dear Miss Merlin, I am glad to hear that you have come to Euro City as a guest, and it coincides with the end of the snowstorm and the weather is fine today, so I would like to invite the nobles of the city to hold a winter hunting party in the forest of my manor to celebrate the imminent arrival of spring and welcome guests from afar, I wonder if I would be honored to invite you?"

"Sheldon Bausir. ”

This is a delicate and beautiful invitation, the paper is hard and delicate, printed with a large moon chrysanthemum pattern. It is written with strong and powerful strokes that are different from the lingua franca script, and the invitation has a faint mint flavor that makes it feel refreshing when you read it.

"Baron Bausir......" Mei Lin only heard this name from William Lee, who was suspected of being a fraudster, at noon, and received his invitation at this time, although she was not afraid of the fraud gang with her own strength, she still seemed a little hesitant.

After lunch, Colbert, Lev and other caravan members who were chatting with Merlin were silent after reading the invitation, and asked curiously: "Miss Merlin, which nobleman in Euro City invited you?" Hehe, if it weren't for your noble status on the way, how could we have arrived in Euro City so quickly. ”

Merlin has received similar invitations many times. Many lords heard that a noble lady would invite her to visit him out of curiosity and friendship after coming to his territory, and Merlin would basically gladly go to the banquet in order not to attract attention and maintain the etiquette and enthusiasm for communication that a normal nobleman should have.

Although the nobles often became cold when they learned that 'Merlin' was only the second daughter of the Lord, their invitation alone saved Merlene and the four or five caravans he had joined from many troubles and allowed them to pass through the kingdom smoothly.

"It was an invitation from Baron Bausier. ”

The kingdom of Sswiftland was vast, with a total of thirty-four states, each of which had many nobles, so Merlin only knew more clearly about the Earl of Weltz, the great lord of Oga State, and it was difficult for a minor nobleman like a baron to inquire about them one by one.

After drinking at noon, Colbert's face was ruddy, and his nose was even more red, and he laughed: "It turned out to be Baron Bausir." Miss Merlene, who is a well-known and beautiful man in the state of Oga and is still very young, has inherited the title and wealth of the family. I don't know how many aristocratic maidens want to be favored by him and become the mistress of the manor. ”

His drunken expression and eyes were unusually ambiguous, as if to suggest that Merlene was lucky and might be able to take this opportunity to become a baroness.

Whether they are old or young, most men always inevitably have such a ridiculous attitude when talking about similar topics.

Lev added with some sullenness: "Baron Bausier is known among the nobility as a 'mirage' and a 'flirtatious fox'. Because he relied on his identity and appearance, he was left and right among the nobles and celebrities, but he never made any promises of marriage. ”

"Lev, don't talk nonsense about these rumors. A relatively calm old gentleman in the caravan reminded with a serious expression that this was not a tavern, not a wilderness, but a high-class inn in Euro City, and that the nobles of the Kingdom of Sswiftland were far more corrupt and barbaric than in the southern region, and it was not uncommon for them to be punished with a whip for speaking ill of the nobles in private gatherings.

Colbert waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, without the acquiescence of the nobles, how could the affairs of Baron Bausil spread everywhere? They don't want their daughters to meet these barons, for them, Baron Bausir's identity and wealth are not important, but their daughter's reputation and future happiness are more important." ”

"But Baron Bausir's character was really bad, and he often invited young noble girls to banquets and balls, luxurious and erosive. "Yelena doesn't like the baron either.

Mei Lin smiled and said, "Anyway, since the baron invited, the caravan will have to wait a few days before leaving, as a qualified nobleman, he must not live up to the master's hospitality." ”

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