Joseph didn't want to pay attention to the invitation of this unknown person, but he was just an ordinary person without any strength, but the strength of the middle-aged man in front of him was unfathomable, and his own guards were probably not his opponents.

"Okay, okay, just at least you have to tell me who your master is. He took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and had already made up his mind to go over and see the situation.

Anyway, there is no way that anyone will be against him right now, the merchant union of Itas will not tolerate such a thing, and the smart merchants will not be the first to consider the worst option.

The middle-aged man didn't speak, just shook his right hand in front of Joseph's eyes and immediately put it away.

After seeing clearly what the other party was holding in his hand, Joseph's pupils shrank slightly, and then he showed a familiar treacherous smile, and said enthusiastically: "So that's the case, it's my honor to be able to serve the light, let's go see your master now!"

Even if it was only for a short moment, his acumen as a businessman still allowed him to see the emblem of the middle-aged man representing the deacon of the church, and on the surface this person was the spokesperson of the church in this diocese, and the identity of his master was about to be revealed.

This was one of the tasks that Duke assigned to Joseph, and Agnes mentioned in her travelogue that the church would be interested in the role of cement.

So Joseph had a task to get in touch with the head of the church, and he was very troubled at first, not knowing what reason to approach the deacon of the church, but he did not expect that now the higher clergy were interested in cement, and the big fish automatically crashed into the net.

The middle-aged man was very satisfied with Joseph's change of attitude and interest, and squeezed out a little ugly smile on his stiff face, and then took the lead in leading the way, leading him around the bustling market.

Soon they came to a lonely alley, and he pointed to an ordinary house and motioned for Joseph to enter.

Joseph felt a little unstable in his heart, the surrounding environment and the house in front of him were too different from the trading place he wanted, and he thought that he would be able to finish the conversation by wandering around the church.

However, in order to complete the lord's task and earn more money, he gritted his teeth and stepped into the private house under the watchful eyes of the church deacon.

As soon as he stepped through the door, he immediately noticed that there was a hole inside, and unlike the tattered and decayed outside, the interior of the room was richly framed.

The walls are adorned with the work of famous painters and artists, and all around it are filled with extravagant ornaments, a refreshing fragrance spreads all around, and the glow of magic props gilds the room with a holy glow.

"Well, Mr. Joseph, are you satisfied with my private house?"

It was then that Joseph noticed a middle-aged man in a rich silk robe sitting in the middle of the hall, greeting him with a slender goblet filled with blood-red wine.

"Very beautiful indeed!" said Joseph, with a sincere admiration, and then said with some doubts, "I thought I would meet a bishop." ”

The middle-aged man motioned for Joseph to sit on the chair opposite him, and replied with a smile: "The deacon of the church is just an identity, let me introduce myself, I am Anton, you have probably heard my name." ”

The moment he heard the other party's name, Joseph basically understood the reason for the matter.

The name Anton is not unfamiliar to him, he has always been known in the circle of merchants as the only designated agent of the church, many merchants are proud to be able to be partners with him, but he did not expect to meet such a big businessman in the north.

There were even times when his power had already surpassed that of a merchant, and even a king could not compete with him in some small countries.

Joseph sat down opposite Anton as instructed by him, and said half-truthfully: "It turns out that it is Mr. Anton, who has admired the name for a long time, and I have always wanted to be friends with you!"

Anton smiled disappreciatively, and replied pointedly, "Isn't there a good opportunity now?" ”

From the moment the deacon of the church came to the door after demonstrating the benefits of cement to the immediate face of the church's commercial agents, Joseph actually knew that what they wanted was nothing more than cement, so he was quite confident.

"Mr. Anton, we don't talk darkly, the cement I shipped this time is still in the warehouse outside the city, if you need it, I can transport it to you as soon as possible. In the end, Joseph chose to have a direct showdown with him, and he was not confident that he would be able to beat an experienced expert like Anton in the constant tussle.

After listening to Joseph's words, Anton put down his wine glass and said slowly: "You are also a happy person, to be honest, I am indeed very interested in cement, but you still tell me what the real effect of cement is, after all, those on the stage still don't look real." ”

Joseph was shocked, but he didn't expect Anton to be keenly aware of some of his moves on stage, but these were all in the previous plan, so he was still able to maintain his composure on his face.

"To achieve the effect on the stage, additional materials such as steel and masonry need to be added, and because cement has a magical affinity, it can also be engraved with simple reinforcement inscriptions. ”

Duke proposes to grind the remnants of the used energy supply magic stones into the cement and pretend to be a magic material, but he doesn't expect that the crooked beating really brings additional properties to the cement.

The cement mixed in this way has a relatively good magical affinity, but the magic response is very low, and it is only enough to maintain the operation of a simple reinforced inscription.

However, this kind of cement is no longer an ordinary building material, but has become a real magic material, and the strength of the finished product has also been greatly improved compared to the past, for Duke, the residual value used to be discarded, and the final cost has not increased much.

After hearing this, Anton said with some disappointment: "It's just that the money it will cost in this way may be more expensive than the original use of stones, which is far from the cost performance you said." ”

"I can't say that, although it costs a little more money, the strength and defense of the built buildings have risen a big step, and in general, it is still profitable. Joseph knew that it was only Anton who wanted to keep the price down, and in fact he could see that it was not a loss.

Then he added: "Besides, the world doesn't need such high-strength materials now, is it? If cement is used as a binder or ordinary building material, the total price is half or less than the original stone, and I'm sure you can see that." Even Her Highness Agnes is full of praise for our cement!"

Joseph tried his best to regain some advantage for himself, and eventually even Agnes moved out to increase his persuasiveness.

"Your Highness Agnes?" Anton seemed to remember something funny, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

After a moment of silence, he sighed lightly and said, "I must admit that most of what you said is right, but there is one thing you said that is not right. ”

He got up from his seat, paced to the ledge next to him, looked out the window at the bustling market in the distance, and said quietly, "This world is ...... It's not peaceful. ”

Joseph was a little unsure of what secret information this church agent had, but Anton didn't mean to say anything about it, and he could only shut up in amusement.

After standing quietly for a while, Anton returned to his seat, stared at Joseph's eyes with his hands folded, and said seriously: "Mr. Joseph, our church is in great need of cement as a convenient material now, I hope you can supply me as much as possible, of course I will give you the most reasonable price." ”

"How much do you need?" Joseph straightened his back, knowing that the negotiations had come to an end.

"500,000 catties. ”