The bustling business district, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians, and the shops on both sides of the street.

Lin An and John sat in the carriage, through the curtains, watching the man who looked like a steward on the side of the road proudly leading the servants carrying the goods in the cart behind them, the veiled lady and the young lady with a fan covering their faces were surrounded by the maids and servants in a reserved manner, and entered the jewelry store under the smiling face of the owner of the shop, and the expensive porcelain and art purchased from the Holy Empire and Fisso were placed in the shop pù with large glass and clear windows.

“…… Because of the relocation of the palace, it is now the hot season for families to buy goods and merchants to sell, and every time I come here during this time, it is so lively, and now because I will leave tomorrow, it is much more deserted than some time ago. ”

John saw that Lin An was interested in the scene outside, so he said.

"Don't they offer door-to-door service?" Lin Anqi said.

She saw many aristocratic carriages parked outside the shop, and some of the carriage signs even looked familiar, as if Lin An had seen them at the palace ball.

"Of course, they usually come to the door, but the goods are in short supply during the hot season, and the nobles with backgrounds have booked the goods half a year or even a year ago, and the remaining nobles are always unprepared, and if there are no channels, they can only buy them in person."

John thought for a moment and then added, "In addition, this custom of buying directly from the store is now gradually becoming popular among the ladies and ladies, which was passed down from Peret and Fito, and it is said that the young royal family of Pere did not even like the clothes sewn by the royal tailors, and often appeared in the markets and commercial districts, and even had their own shops and businesses. ”

Lin An was slightly surprised, "The business atmosphere over there is strong. ”

John said sternly: "As a member of the royal family, he should be the standard and example of the nobles, and the children of the royal family of Pere are too unseemly, and they will bring shame on the royal family to rise to the Americas 1620." ”

Lin An smiled.

This world is a different world from the previous life. She has always been very clear about this, the germination and development of industry is very slow, and even before it has time to develop to the stage of people's wisdom and enlightenment, the sprout is easily exterminated, because the power of force to make rules is in the hands of the ruling class and cultivators, and it is difficult for the common people to have access to cultural knowledge and self-development.

Even a man like John, who followed the rules of chivalry, believed that commoners were inherently a class to be ruled:

The nobles used military force to protect the land of the commoners, and the commoners were supposed to feed the nobles with their food wealth.

Thinking about it like this, Lin An's intimacy that had just risen because of Perre's commercial atmosphere suddenly faded again. The corner of the curtain that had been pulled open was suddenly lowered.

The carriage drove slowly through two streets and stopped in the backyard of a hotel on the east side of Burnington Street with a sign carved into a large golden wine bottle.

Lin An's carriage did not have a family crest, although people came and went to see that the people in this carriage were either rich or noble. But in the case that the owner of the horse deliberately behaved in a low-key manner, he did not dare to look more.

As soon as the coachman stopped the carriage, the doorman in a scarlet uniform under the edge of the door immediately stepped forward with a courtesy approach, his snow-white gloves on the handle, and bowed to open the door without squinting.

His lowered gaze led to a man in military boots. A long sword with its outer sheath glowing in the sunlight hung at his waist, and the doorman had just risen in a mood of admiration, and then the object of his admiration helped a woman in a purple robe to walk down.

Because this time there is no need to be too hidden, Lin An and John's clothes have not changed, but they are inevitably annoying, and Lin An used the neglect technique.

John helped Lin An out of the carriage. After Lin An stood still, he looked around, and the carriage was parked among the many carriages, a little far away from the main hall in front. Very secluded.

"Room 3, there is an appointment."

John said to the doorman, and the coachman raised his hand, and a silver coin fell into the doorboy's hand in an arc.

The bowed doorman's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled and put away the reward. Glancing up at John, he saw that he was the man who had been there two days earlier. didn't dare to look at Lin An's face, which was covered by John, and lowered his eyebrows and said sideways:

"Welcome to our store, there is a VIP passage here, please go this way."

Walking through the specially opened VIP passage, Lin An and John, guided by the waiter called by the doorman, walked directly to a willow door at the end of the third floor, which was no different from other rooms, and the gilt gold dust door was marked with a number "14".

Lin An glanced at the number, and saw that John's expression was normal, so he was not surprised, and walked in after the waiter tapped three times and got the consent of the door to open the door.

Waiting inside the door was a middle-aged man with a rich face, wearing a costume somewhat similar to that of the waiter who led the way, but the fabric was obviously much more expensive, and the fine cloth robe was gorgeous, but it was not beyond the scope of what a commoner should wear.

There was a kind of businessman-like shrewdness on the face of this middle-aged man, Lin An and the two had already stood up and smiled when they came in, but they didn't say anything, they nodded to the waiter, and the waiter silently closed the door, and the room suddenly fell silent.

The middle-aged man noticed Lin An, who had never seen him two times before, and after a glance, he found that he couldn't keep the other party's appearance in his mind, so he didn't dare to look at it anymore, and only entertained John as before, when Lin An didn't exist.

"The guests were so punctual." As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, the mechanical wall clock in the lobby downstairs rang three times.

John nodded slightly and did not speak, the middle-aged man had also seen John's habits in the first two contacts, and he didn't care, took out a parchment roll from his arms, and pushed it to the middle of the rosewood long table.

John took the parchment roll in his hand and opened it, on it was a rough hand-drawn map, looking at the terrain as if it was in the foothills, solemnly slightly above there was a conspicuous red cross, representing the destination to live and live Read the full text.

John handed the parchment map to Lin An, Lin An glanced twice, and had memorized this simple map in his mind, while John took out a small bulging money bag, according to the size of the money bag, this one can hold fifty gold rego.

The middle-aged man put away the money bag with a smile, no need to carry it, he knew that the man and woman in front of him would never deceive him.

"Do you have any orders?" The middle-aged man seemed to want to leave.

"Wait," Lin An spoke, and the soft female voice made countless middle-aged people couldn't help but waver, "You are an agent of the Amani Organization?" ”

The middle-aged man bowed politely and said: "Contemptible people are not talented, there is a small business house and a few hotels under his name, and he is a part-time agent. ”

"The owner of the original Golden Bottle Cup Hotel has been taught."

Lin Anxin knew that the middle-aged man was showing off his background. Any merchant who can open a trading house and a hotel in the imperial capital will have a backstage behind him, and he said in a gentle voice:

"I just wanted to ask, the last time my companion came here, he should have conveyed to you that I wanted to see Amani, and he also offered a corresponding honorarium, why didn't he come this time?"

"Yes, it is also a pity that Lord Amani happened to be on a mission in the eastern part of Merlin, which he had recently left, and it was very unfortunate. Unable to meet your requirements. ”

The regret on the middle-aged man's face was very sincere, as if he was heartache for the loss of his agent's commission.

Of course, Lin An would not be deceived by this businessman's expression.

She knew that what had happened last time had probably left a shadow on Amani. In addition, he brought back hundreds of thousands of gold coins, with the caution of this kind of shadow organization, this time he was willing to contact Lin An through an agent, I am afraid that it was out of the psychology of not wanting to offend Lin An, not the money.

Pity. Lin An really didn't have any ill will towards Amani, just thinking that having a guide to lead the way might be smoother at that time.

But she didn't have to continue to ask, otherwise Amani would still not show up, but her urgency would attract the attention of this agent and the Amani organization, and then preemptively cut off the beard or ambush them halfway or something. Then it's in vain.

This time, I was able to get the map drawn by Amani himself, and I barely achieved my goal.

Look at the map markers indicating that this place is in the northeastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The direction of this relocation is slightly skewed, but it is roughly the same, and the specific path is old to the field to find, in this world without GPS navigation, to find the path of a specific place. Only the locals can be clear.

Of course, Amani gave the real address of the original "Spirit Wood Heart". Lin An is only five points sure, the place described in this map is in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, which increases the credibility by one percent, and the direction is on the way, Lin An made up his mind to go to the map after moving the palace this time, so as not to miss the opportunity or make extraneous branches.

After making up his mind, Lin An didn't ask the middle-aged man more, and changed the topic and said:

"Your Excellency is in business, and it seems that you have a wide range of contacts, I wonder if there is a business scope of a firm under your name?"

"The small waterway business is just a mixture of food, and the contemptible trading house is mainly engaged in the business of seafood, grain, wine and dry goods, and after a slight surplus of sales along the way, it opened a few small hotels, and when it went south, it also carried some leather goods and dairy products,"

"The grain and wine business is not a small business, Your Excellency is really too modest." Lin An said lightly.

Merlin fought all the year round, often issued a ban on alcohol, in addition to some of the domestic liquor is brewed by the government, most of them are supplied by the two empires in the south, and the issuance of a special liquor license can be licensed, due to the war on the northern front of the ice field is indispensable for wine, the importance of alcohol is similar to the ancient salt and iron of Lin An's previous life.

As for the importance of food, not to mention, Merlin grain has always been allowed to enter but not to leave, and the merchants who can operate grain have a close relationship with the upper echelons of Merlin The latest chapter of the Star Emperor.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the middle-aged man in front of him is a big businessman.

Lin An was also startled at first, thinking about how the other party could appear here as a mere agent, but she figured it out later, knowing that although John was careful, he still attracted the attention of some people in the end.

Lin An thought about this clearly, and knew that since this middle-aged man had revealed his identity, he would most likely come for a purpose, and he would soon be exhausted.

The Amani organization doesn't know if it's the other party's people at all, or if the agent they chose happens to have multiple identities.

Of course, these are not things that Lin An needs to bother, she only cares about how much of the authenticity of her map has gone through so many heavy hands, and will the news be revealed?

Although the middle-aged man couldn't see Lin An's face clearly, he felt Lin An's displeasure from that faint tone, and John's face immediately sank, staring at the middle-aged man coldly.

But the pressure that John brought to the middle-aged man was not the greatest, and the middle-aged man suddenly felt a deterrent force pressing on his heart, and a red rope on his neck suddenly spontaneously combusted without fire.

The middle-aged man looked down and immediately died:

Traveling to and from various parts of the continent, there are many difficulties and dangers on the way, so many merchants are shallow believers in Lyman, the god of commerce and wealth, and middle-aged people are no exception.

And this red-headed rope is a rope of faith that the middle-aged man deliberately spent a lot of money to go to the Temple of Fortune to obtain, and it was mixed with a piece of his hair, whenever the rope spontaneously combusted. It shows that I am about to encounter a great crisis, and there is a risk of overturning and dying at any time, as a signal of danger to businessmen, it is extremely effective, and it is called "lifeline" by businessmen.

The middle-aged man was originally preparing for a trip a month later, but he didn't expect that soon after he got this rope, it spontaneously combusted to warn.

The middle-aged man stood up suddenly, or he thought he had stood up, but when he looked down, he found that he hadn't moved, as if there was an invisible force that made him stick to his position, and the middle-aged man instantly blushed.

John said with a calm face, "When did you set your sights on me?" "He was very angry that he was not doing his job. The first two times I came, I didn't notice anything wrong.

The middle-aged man closed his mouth tightly, his face turned purple, and he refused to say a word.

"So your master is here, too."

Lin An saw something, suddenly, frowned, and said lightly: "I hate this kind of person who hides his head and tail the most, no matter who you are." If you don't show up now, don't see you again. ”

I only heard a soft sigh from the left wall near the height of the ceiling, and a male voice that surprised Lin An came:

"Don't misunderstand Lady Purple Rose, I wanted to meet directly, but I was worried that it would be too abrupt, and I wanted my subordinates to introduce me first. I didn't expect such a misunderstanding. ”

The sound came from the copper pipe, and it must have been more than ten zhang where the copper pipe was connected, because Lin An couldn't feel the other party's existence at all.

After another moment. The door was opened again, and Byron, dressed in low-key civilian clothes, appeared in the room, his face seemed to have undergone some makeup, and he looked only five points like the original, and behind him was a middle-aged man with a very low sense of zài.

See the Lord appear. Lin An was not embarrassed by the middle-aged man, and let go of the spiritual power that imprisoned him. The middle-aged man who was almost stunned gasped for breath. He didn't have time to catch his breath, so he hurriedly clutched his chest away from the edge of the table and walked behind Byron.

"Barrow, you've worked hard, you can step down first." Byron said mildly to the middle-aged man.

A trace of gratitude flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, he didn't expect that the preset plot actor would not follow the script, this time he was frightened, but Byron's appeasement was still very useful, and after thanking Byron, he bowed and withdrew from the career of Quanse.

Lin An remained silent, watching Byron buy people's hearts with cold eyes, until Byron came to the seat opposite her, he still didn't say a word, and John had already stood up when Byron appeared in the room.

"You don't mind if I sit down, do you?" Byron smiled.

Lin An glanced at him coldly, removed the neglect technique on his body, and raised his chin arrogantly.

"It seems that I have been self-defeating this time," Byron smiled bitterly and bowed, "I originally wanted to talk to you about cooperation this time. ”

"One thing is one thing," Lin An hooked the corners of his mouth, which was considered polite, and then said coldly, "Before I figure out why I am being targeted, I don't think I am in the mood to talk about any cooperation." ”

"The reason for this is actually related to the cooperation I am talking about," Byron was not moved by Lin An's cold face, but his smile faded a little, and he coughed awkwardly, "But before that, I have to apologize for my subordinates for opening this map in your hand without authorization." ”

Lin An's brows furrowed slightly.

"As you may have guessed, my subordinate is a bit adventurous, and being an agent is indeed his little part-time job, and he only comes once in a while, and in the past these things have usually been the responsibility of one of his stewards, and the time His Excellency John came happened to meet him."

Lin An listened without moving, and did not investigate the truth, Byron continued:

"Originally, when His Excellency John came for the first time, he didn't care, and the second time, he found out about His Excellency John's identity, but what really caught my attention was the content of the map he handed in."

When Byron said this, he looked at Lin An, and seeing that her face had not changed, he continued:

"I don't know if it's a coincidence, the location and terrain marked on your transaction map, Lady, are very close to a remote fief under my name located at the northern foot of the Rocky Mountain, and there happens to be a small black coal mine in my fiefdom,"

He paused, "But in the ancillary mining of this mine, I stumbled upon a small but high-quality raw Morgo turquoise mine. ”

"Morgotic turquoise?"

After listening to the last sentence, the pupils in the depths of Lin An's eyes contracted, and he closed his eyes and thought for a while, "I remember that on His Majesty's hand, there is a very high-quality Mogo turquoise ring. ”

"You remember correctly."

Byron's smile was meaningful.

Mordigo turquoise was famous among the nobility. Because of its ability to nourish the body due to its abundance of life, it has been proven many times and is highly sought after among the aristocracy.

However, the production of Morgago turquoise has always been scarce, and only high-quality Motico turquoise will have obvious nourishing and longevity effects, which is hard to find in the market.

If the existence of this Gogoturite mine in Byron's name was made public, it would have caused a sensation in the imperial capital, and Lin An had never heard of him offering Mo's Goturquoise to the emperor, and Byron, who had always been low-key, would never make such an eye-catching move.

But judging from Byron's smile, the Morgian turquoise ring in the emperor's hand must be closely related to this secret mine.

Lin An didn't bother to pay attention to what Byron thought about the emperor's sacrifice of Mo's gothropy. However, the appearance of the Morgo's turquoise associated mine could not help but remind Lin An of the "Heart of Lingmu".

She had just wanted to try her luck, but Byron brought the news. But it adds two more points to that possibility.

But what is the purpose of Byron's cooperation?

Lin An raised his eyes, his eyes touched Byron, and there seemed to be invisible sparks between his eyes, and they both saw the defensive wife hidden in each other's eyes, and they were addicted to stealing you.

But now is not the time for silence.

Lin An is very clear. Since Byron clearly attached great importance to the turquoise-associated grinding, the credibility of the map he had handled was questionable;

Moreover, since the middle-aged merchant named Barrow was an agent of the Amani organization, then Byron was closer to the ruins of the goddess of nature where there might be zài than Lin An, even if she immediately left everything behind and set off now. By the time he entered the Byron's fiefdom, perhaps his men had found a place.

Especially with Lin An's observation, this forbearant and low-key His Royal Highness Byron should not be underestimated. Since he revealed his identity and took the initiative to inform the turquoise associated mine, I am afraid that he would not agree to go back for nothing.

"What do you want?" Lin An looked directly at Byron and asked lightly.

"Shouldn't you explain it before that? Where to store zài what? Byron smiled.

"I haven't been anywhere yet, how do I know what's there." Lin An was stunned. No hurry, no delay.

John, who was on the side, watched the two of them fight, shut up, and was only wary of the warrior behind Byron who had a very low sense of zài.

Lin An and Byron stared at each other fixedly for a while, and they suddenly smiled when they touched that point.

"Time is precious, let's not waste each other's lives," Byron smiled, "I came this time in a low-key manner, and I didn't tell anyone, but I showed up to see you in person, and I believe you have seen my sincerity." ”

He held up a finger, "As the product of my fiefdom, it is not too much to believe that I will get half of the distribution rights." ”

Lin An raised his eyebrows and sneered, "It seems that Your Highness, you have already sent someone to look for it, but you have found nothing?" ”

Byron's smile cracked, and he was slightly embarrassed and acquiesced.

Lin An suppressed Byron's arrogance and accepted it when he saw it, "You did show your sincerity, but this is not a reason why you can get half of the distribution. ”

As soon as Byron heard this, he knew that Lin An had the intention of relenting, and his eyes lit up and said, "Of course this can be discussed." ”

Lin An groaned.

To tell the truth, Byron is indeed sincere, if he quietly follows Lin An as a fisherman, or simply points out a fake picture to 108,000 miles away, Lin An, who is kept in the dark, has no choice, and is more likely to suffer a big loss, so Byron directly appeared to cooperate, and he has already released his friendliness first.

And Lin An was also afraid that Byron would break up.

He obviously learned something from the preservation of turquoise, and he also attached great importance to the source that might lead to the production of turquoise, because the turquoise of the emperor was obviously an important layout for him, and from the perspective of his identity and situation, it would be more beneficial for the emperor to live longer.

This determines that Byron can't let go, everyone tears their faces, Byron can't do anything with her, but he is afraid that he will also make this news public, once he is valued by the emperor, Lin An himself is likely to be beaten up.

Therefore, it can be said that the compromise and cooperation between the two is the best result-

It must be said that although this Royal Highness Byron is the most inconspicuous of his brothers, he can be called wise and not greedy, and if his brothers had learned of the inside story, I am afraid that they would have planned something to swallow the harvest for themselves, and where would they consider what cooperation.

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you Bai Zi Da and Zhang Ga for their big tips, and Yan Ling's big pink ticket! o(n_n)o~

You don't seem to have figured out what the previous chapter was about? Mmmm, there will be an explanation in the next chapter.