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"By the way, are there so many traders in the town of Femillus?" asked little Lottie, sitting idly by the window, looking at the merchants coming and going.

"It should be the influence of the bridge across the abyss created by Zero, the merchants of the Principality of Vinia and the Isonaga Empire can directly reach the country on the other side of the abyss through this bridge, because the distance is greatly shortened, the transportation cost and transportation time are greatly reduced, so that they can obtain higher profits. Now that the news is still spreading, it is estimated that there will be more and more merchants in the future. Elena spoke her mind, even though she was Charlotte's exclusive maid and bodyguard. However, the various high-level education she received since she was a child has already made her an all-round talent, not only proficient in various skills, but also able to put forward her own unique opinions and thoughts on many things.

"Elena is right. As early as yesterday, Cynthia had asked the attendants to return to the family and pass the news on to the royal high-ranking of the Duchy of Venia as soon as possible, presumably they would soon send officials here to maintain order and discuss the future development of trade. It is estimated that the Isonaga Empire will soon learn that at that time, the two sides should reach an agreement here, and the town of Femillus is likely to develop into a commercial city with border trade as the core in the future. Luo Ling enjoyed the long-lost leisure time, his face was full of happy expressions, very comfortable and leisurely.

"Is Sister Cynthia keeping order on the other side of the bridge now?" Lottie asked, suddenly remembering that Cynthia had left the café early in the morning.

"Well, since her family is a nobleman with ties to merchants, it is only fitting that she should deal with these matters. What she's doing now is simply making simple rules about the passage of the flyover for the merchants, so that order can be maintained until a formal agreement is finalized. ”

"It feels like Zero knows everything. Little Lottie said with some emotion.

"Actually, this is just my hearsay and my own speculation, but nine times out of ten, there is no problem. ”

Cynthia's family was not so much connected to merchants as they were to be merchants. Charlotte said thoughtfully.

"What does this mean?" Because of the strong fear of Cynthia by the dragon body, Luo Ling himself also has an almost urgent desire to know about Cynthia's life experience, after all, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible, if you really want to be an enemy of the other party in the future, then the collection of intelligence is a must.

"Cynthia's Uniface family is not a nobility in the traditional sense, but a new aristocracy that has only emerged from her grandfather's generation. Cynthia's grandfather, Riches Eufitus, can be said to be a legend in the business world, he followed his uncle in business at the age of 15, and at the age of 20 he had already established his own chamber of commerce, and by the age of 35, the Uniface Chamber of Commerce had become one of the largest merchants on the mainland. ”

"Hey, Sister Charlotte is going to start a tirade again, I'm going to go to the back kitchen to play with Melule, goodbye. Little Lottie didn't give Charlotte any chance to catch herself, and left the front room in a puff of smoke, leaving Lottie, Serena, and Charlotte behind.

Charlotte ignored little Lottie and continued: "Then, when he was 40 years old, the Duchy of Venia suffered a major crisis, because of the concurrent natural and man-made disasters, which caused the Duchy of Vigna to run a deficit in finances, and there were not even enough gold coins to maintain the garrison of the army. Driven by their interests, the surrounding small states formed a coalition in a vain attempt to subvert the status of the Principality of Venia as one of the three major principalities on the mainland. ”

"At the time of the life and death of the Duchy of Vinya, Riches handed over all his property to the state free of charge along with the Chamber of Commerce, and under the fine allocation of funds and the full operation of all the Chambers of Commerce in the country led by Riches, the country went through the most difficult period. At the same time, Riches also recommended his friends, and defeated the enemy coalition in a great battle that would decide the survival of the country, and completely stabilized the situation of the Duchy of Vigna. ”

Later, in view of Richis's contribution and dedication to the country, the king made an unprecedented distinction to make Richis, who was born a commoner, a marquis, and at the same time, named the Eumorphus Chamber of Commerce as his family name. This is also the largest inter-knighthood ceremony in the history of the mainland, and the friends recommended by Li Xi have also been promoted to one side of the general, guarding the frontier and intimidating those small countries. However, Riches, accustomed to his idleness, could not stand the cumbersome etiquette of the nobles, so he asked the king to resign from the title. The king was completely dumbfounded by this situation, and finally won this unprecedented cross-level knighthood from the House of Elders, only to be asked to resign......"

The Senate also wept and laughed at this situation, but Richis's contribution to the country was indelible, and if even a hero like him who saved the country from dire danger could not be rewarded enough, it would inevitably chill the knights who guarded the country. The Senate rejected his resignation and ordered him to continue to run the Uniface Chamber of Commerce, and to deal with all the business and affairs of the country, without having to comply with the rules of aristocratic etiquette, which made Richis reluctantly accept. ”

"Because of the existence of Richis, there was the future Uniface family. The House of Uniface did not participate in the power struggles of any aristocratic faction, but quietly engaged in and governed their most fundamental trade, the merchant. In a sense, it can be said that the Unifis family holds the economic lifeblood of the whole country, and it is precisely because of Richis's lack of interest in power that the Senate is so relieved to hand everything over to him. Charlotte's popular science was over, and she gracefully picked up her coffee, took a sip lightly, and looked at Luo Ling with a sweet smile on her face.

"Forehead......" was stared at a little uncomfortably by Charlotte's eyes, shook his head, and said, "Cynthia, what kind of person do you think it is?"

"In what sense are you talking about?" Charlotte seemed to mean something, but her voice was full of a ** meaning.

"......" Luo Ling didn't answer, and countered Charlotte's ** with an indifferent + serious expression.

"If you look at me with this expression again, I'll rub your face~. The fingers of both hands kept kneading, but the gentle voice was full of threat.

"......" suddenly remembered the sadness and sadness when his delicate cheeks were ruthlessly ravaged by Charlotte, and Luo Ling's face changed in fright.

Seeing Luo Ling's rather helpless look, Charlotte showed a satisfied smile, "To be honest, I can't see through her, on the surface she is just a girl with a somewhat strong personality, lively and cheerful and very sunny." But...... She is really a very powerful person, for example, she has high executive ability and management talent, can see into the inner self of others, knows how to make good use of others, although she is usually a little idle, but once she decides to do something, she must do her best, and ......"

"I'm not asking you about her merits, I'm trying to ask what ...... about her" Luo Ling thought that Charlotte had misunderstood what he meant, he wanted to ask Cynthia if there was anything unusual or something that was not quite right.

"Ahem, ahem~. Charlotte deliberately interrupted Luo Ling's words and kept hinting at Luo Ling, but at this moment Luo Ling didn't notice anything at all.

"What are you coughing up, I was trying to ask if you felt anything strange about Cynthia. ”

"Is there anything strange about me?" Cynthia interjected suddenly.

"No, I didn't mean that either, woo wow~~~!!" only to find Cynthia standing beside him at some point, Luo Ling screamed like a frightened bird.

"Puff, puff, zero's reaction is really funny, especially this scream, it's like a real girl. ”

"But down there, he's a real man. Luo Ling patted his chest and said seriously.

The three of them looked at Luo Lingna's appearance, which was more beautiful than a woman, and the maid's dress, if it was a completely uninformed person, the credibility of this sentence was really unimaginably low.

"Speaking of which, just now, Zero and Charlotte were talking ill of me, right?" Cynthia looked as if she had seen through everything, making it impossible to argue.

"Ha~, how could it be," Luo Ling looked away with a weak heart, "How can we say bad things about you." ”

"Staring~. Under Cynthia's aggressive gaze, Luo Ling panicked.

This reaction undoubtedly betrayed Charlotte, and Charlotte could only sigh silently in her heart, pig teammates.

"I, we didn't say anything bad about you, I~, I just want to understand you, yes, I want to understand you, I don't know what you are like. "When Luo Ling is cornered, the words will not go through the brain at all.

"Huh!" Cynthia was also slightly surprised by this extremely sudden words similar to confession, and soon returned to normal, with temptation and ** on her face, "Do you want to understand me, then, Zero, from which aspect do you want to understand me deeply~in~?"

Cynthia's slender and hot body was almost attached to Luo Ling's body, and Luo Ling could clearly feel the tingling sensation on Cynthia's slightly burning breath gently blowing on her cheeks.

"It's so cunning, Cynthia, how can you sneak away, this kind of thing must be done with my consent. Charlotte grabbed Lother's arm and pulled Lother out of Cynthia's clutches.

"Why do you have to get your consent Charlotte?" Cynthia was not to be outdone, and grabbed Luo Ling's other arm, and pressed Luo Ling's arm against her softest place without hesitation.

"......" looked at Cynthia's temptation of Luo Ling Chiguoguo, Charlotte was angry, and also pulled Luo Ling's arm, sticking to her slightly barren place. In terms of words, he retorted without showing weakness, "I'm the store manager, Luo Ling is the maid in the store, of course this kind of thing has to be agreed by me." ”

"Where does the store manager have this kind of power, you are abusing your power, and also, I am chasing zero, Charlotte, are you too?"

"What!?" Charlotte didn't expect Cynthia to put this kind of thing on the bright side, which simply left no way out.

"I, I'm ...... too" Charlotte's face turned red, and her trembling body showed how shaken she was, but she knew very well that if she chose to back down now, she might never have a chance again.

As if she had made up her mind, Charlotte's breathing became heavy and slow, and she said with a serious expression, "I, too, like Luo Ling." ”

"Hmm~," Cynthia smiled on her face, "Then it's a competitive relationship between us, na, Zero, who will you choose, among us?"

"......" Charlotte became regretful as soon as she finished speaking, and her chaotic heart went on with countless inner monologues.

"You shouldn't confess so hastily, why did you say it like that on impulse, woo~, I don't know what kind of expression to use to face Luo Ling, what kind of relationship will it become in the future, will he agree to it." What if he is rejected, no, rather, he will definitely be rejected, after all, he regards his students as more important than his own life, how can I, who have only known him for more than ten days, have a place in his heart?"

"However, it's not my character to give up easily, even if there is no possibility between each other, I won't give up, since I have decided to pursue it, then I will work hard to the end. 」

"Like a dragon or something, or a dragon that threatens to destroy the world, by the way, it seems that Princess Tia has been kidnapped before, but with what I know about Luo Ling now, it doesn't seem to be as simple as it seems. Speaking of which, why do you fall in love with this pervert who is even more beautiful than herself after wearing women's clothes?"

"If you think about it carefully, it's really the same thing as before, obviously with the determination to die with him, but in the end I realized that everything I did was useless. The world will be destroyed, but it will not end, so why didn't you say something so important sooner, bastard. 」

"However, it is precisely because I know that the world is not coming to an end that I have completely gotten rid of the so-called task of saving the world. Saved me from being completely crushed by this burden, so would I have a crush on him? 」

"Hmmm? I seem to have forgotten one thing, when I was determined to die, I confessed to that guy, and, also, kissed him. This kind of black history, when you think about it, is simply ......."

Luo Ling silently admired Charlotte's cute reactions that were sometimes happy, sometimes angry, and sometimes shy, and knew very well that this guy was attacking himself again.

Serena, who has been a wooden person on the side for a long time, finally can't maintain a calm and indifferent look anymore, and her own young lady has confessed to that pervert in women's clothes, ahh Die, dead perverts!!

"Don't be in a daze, Zero, it's not polite to leave the lady aside, it's an important question for the rest of my life with Charlotte. Cynthia rebuked with some indignation.

"......" Charlotte heard this, and secretly glanced at Luo Ling, and immediately lowered her head, not daring to look at Luo Ling's eyes again.

Cynthia, who forced Luo Zero to make a choice, Charlotte, who was so shy that she couldn't feel ashamed because she confessed in public, and Serena, who seemed to be on the verge of going berserk and might kill him at any time. With such a complicated situation, and Luo Ling can't respond to their emotions at all, at a critical time, he has to admit it.

Using spatial movement to escape, he barely escaped this crisis, but he didn't know that this was the beginning of his nightmare.

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