The Hilton family was very efficient in their stewardship, and on the morning of the third day, a convoy of 10 carriages was ready to go.

The crisis facing Hilton this time is multifaceted. In the business area, Anthony can't help much. All he can do is open up this trade route and open up a major artery for the Hilton family to pump fresh blood.

Looking back at the convoy behind him, and the family leader standing motionless like an iron stake next to the car, Anthony couldn't help but feel a sense of pressure.

Drawing on the lessons of his expedition to Krakow a few years earlier, this time the Count gave Anthony a minimum of the convoy attachés.

That is, it was a caravan made up entirely of professionals.

Most of the goods loaded on the carriage are the types that have a large backlog in the Hilton family's warehouse, and they are also prepared to sell at a low price to recoup the funds according to the plan.

It can be said that this is not a business action in the ordinary sense. It's a tough battle, an ice-breaking trip. The aim is not to gain from trade, but to open up trade routes and remove obstacles.

Andres has been haunted by that defeat. Not only because of the failure of the operation, but also because they did not have to pay such a terrible price. Everything is just due to insufficient preparation, so that the layout is wrong. If it weren't for the safety of the valuable goods on the carriage, if it weren't for the protection of family members and business backbones with low combat effectiveness, the group of strong people he led would actually have a chance to get out of the way.

So, this time, they definitely won't make the same mistake again.

But for Anthony, as the head of this operation, the commander, he was not at all easy.

There is one high-level bronze fighter, two middle-level bronze fighters, and six beginner-level bronze fighters. The rest were all Black Iron Fighters, forty-one in all. Not counting Anthony as a commander, the entire team adds up to just half a hundred.

With such a team, just looking at the composition of the class ranks is scary enough. That momentum, usually walking on the wilderness, the general gang of thieves and robbers must flee quickly when they see it from afar. But on the flip side, if Anthony folded them in his hands, or suffered too many casualties, it would be a heavy blow to the Hiltons.

Anthony is confident in his own strength, and if he goes alone, he will not worry at all. But with such a group of "good hands", he also has no bottom in his heart.

What made him feel even more stressed was the one next to him.

"I said, what are you involved in this mission?" Anthony asked helplessly.

"The patriarch didn't say anything, so why should you worry about it, brother. Besides, I made it clear in front of everyone at that time that you don't have to treat me differently if you were just an ordinary player. This is the initiative to invite Ying to join in, and everyone won't blame you if something happens, so you can rest assured. "Sitting next to Anthony was none other than Count Silvio's only son, Viscount Owen.

Anthony waved his hand abruptly and motioned for the convoy to leave. This small but absolutely elite caravan, after many years, has finally embarked on an unfinished journey again.

Anthony's carriage was in the middle of the convoy, and only Owen was seated. The other nine carriages were similar, with only one or two people on one carriage except the coachman. The rest of the good riders rode horses to guard both sides of the convoy. There are also two riders patrolling the front and rear of the convoy.

The convoy moved slowly, Anthony sat down, glanced at Owen, and said, "The convoy is now leaving, it's too late to change your mind." ”

Owen puffed up his chest and made a scrappy posture: "How can I say that I am also the first choice for the next patriarch of the Hilton family, how can I be missing such an important task." ”

Anthony smiled, "Yo, when did our Young Master Owen start caring about the Hilton family's business?" ”

Both were not very old, Anthony was not yet seventeen, and Owen was only in his twenties. But when the two stand together, people will always unconsciously confuse their order of seniority. The young Anthony is old and calm, and the older Owen has a detached personality. No matter how you look at it, it seems that Anthony is the brother. So much so that this kind of remark, which is like an elder making fun of the younger generation, is also extremely natural for Anthony to say.

When Owen heard this, he was a little angry: "Look at what you said, when did I stop caring about the family business." ”

Anthony just looked at him with a smile and didn't answer.

"Well, you're right, I really don't really care much about things in the family." Owen looked at him for a while, and finally lost like a deflated balloon.

He sat down, leaning back, leaning back on the carriage and staring at the sky with his eyes slanted.

"You know, from a very young age, my father started to develop my skills in running a business. And I didn't disappoint him and showed his talent early on. To be immodest, in terms of business ability alone, there is no one in the whole city of Edinburgh who can count the number of big families, and there is no young man of my age who can compare with me. ”

Owen's young face showed a hint of pride and bitterness.

"At that time, I was the hope of the family and the indisputable and inevitable candidate for the next patriarch. However, I don't like to do business, I don't like to do business! I like to be adventurous, I like to wander around, and I like to make friends with reckless men who seem to them to be vulgar. If it weren't for their strong opposition, I would even have to register as a mercenary, join a team of mercenaries, famous or unknown, and live a hot-blooded, exciting and dangerous life.

"In the end, the idea of being a mercenary did not come true. However, I didn't manage the family business as my family wanted. All day long is idle, playing around with some warriors or other family members. Anyway, my family has money, and I'm not too much of a loser, so this cost is nothing. In terms of business, my father is doing a good job now, and there is Elder Andres in charge of it, and there is no less of me, and no more of me.

"This time, I almost lost my life in Hengling. In the end, I was fortunate to meet you, my brother, and picked up a small life. However, watching my father rush to rescue me with someone in a hurry, looking at his disappointed gaze, and watching him work hard to recruit you, a young genius, and strengthen the strength of the family. For the first time, I felt that I had been too selfish and too.

"I like to be adventurous, I like to be a mercenary, so I have to do what I like. My father and the elders in the family opposed and blocked it, and I felt that they were interfering with my freedom. However, I never realized that I had the surname of Hilton in my name, that I was a member of the family, that I was the patriarch, that I was the son of my father. On my shoulders, there is a responsibility that belongs to me and must be borne. ”

Speaking of this, Owen, who was lazily reclining, suddenly sat up straight, and the expression on his face became resolute.

"So, from now on, I'm going to say goodbye to my old life!"

"The business genius from before is back!"

"What you're going to see is Owen as the heir to the Hilton family? Hilton! ”

“……”

Looking at Owen with a serious and determined face, Anthony was also happy for him.

This rather unscrupulous young master of the family, although he won Anthony's favor because of his performance in handling the crisis of the Bruce family, so he agreed to the invitation to join the Hilton family. But for his attitude to life, Anthony, who has always been strict and self-disciplined, is difficult to agree with. In his opinion, Owen's mediocre life is a waste of time and life.

Now that he has finally come to his senses and forged ahead, Anthony is naturally happy to see it.

It's just that Anthony still has a little doubt in his heart.

Although this operation of the Hilton family is a business mission, the situation is really a bit special. If you think of it as a mercenary mission to "suppress bandits", it seems that it is not unavoidable. For Owen, who had always wanted to be a mercenary and joined the mercenary team but couldn't get it, it was really hard to tell whether this was a commercial operation or a mercenary mission......