Chapter 481: Transition
Because there are too many things, the space equipment must not be able to be loaded, in addition to carrying it on her body, it is difficult for Lin An to put millions worth of things elsewhere, even if she is a mage who is known for her calmness, when she first gets such a huge fortune, she will inevitably have to be excited for a day or two before she can bring her love over-
If all these materials are replaced with gold rego, it will already be worth at least half a year's financial revenue of the Duchy of Stuart. (Read)
At this time, she felt the pain of being too rich, it was impossible to carry all these things with her, space equipment is not something that she can have if she wants to, too much space equipment on her body will also affect the stability and safety of the collection space because of their respective spatial fluctuations.
It's just that the space on Lin An's body is not an ordinary space except for the Mithril Arm. Needless to say, the imprint space is given by the legendary powerhouse, and there is quality assurance; Although the space of the silver coin is small, it has been passed down from the era of the goddess of nature for many thousands of years, and of course it is not comparable to ordinary space equipment, so Lin Ancai has three space equipment without affecting each other.
"What's so bothering about this!"
After listening to Lin An's "happy distress", Andre took out a stack of gray cloth bags folded together from the leather bag on his waist, "Look, I've already helped you think about it!" β
Lin An and John both recognized that these were storage bags collected from the front-line demons, and Andre took out a stack at once, it seemed that there were at least twenty or thirty of them, and they were really prepared.
"Andrei is getting more and more careful." Lin An was impressed.
In the past, Andre was as big as an ordinary adolescent boy, except for magic, although he was not coarse, but he was not an extraordinarily careful person, and this time he was more thoughtful than she thought.
Andre raised his eyebrows proudly, "There are still a lot of things you haven't seen in my progress!" β
As he said this, he glanced at John. He is not very accustomed to showing his way of getting along with Lin An in front of irrelevant people, after all, he has been educated as a mage since he was a child, and he is also a person who pays attention to privacy and has a strong sense of domain.
But Sheryl is right. There are many excellent men around An, although Andre doesn't feel that other people's conditions and feelings with Ann are more competitive than his own, but if he doesn't show his changes and abilities in the past two years, how can he transform his image as a big boy friend in An's mind into a partner candidate who can accompany him for a lifetime?
John also noticed Andre's gaze, glanced at him slightly, and then proposed his own proposal to Lin An:
"Actually, if the entrance to that tunnel is sealed, this is a good treasure spot." These things have been stored here for more than a decade and no one has ever found them, and they have proven safe.
Andrei raised another eyebrow.
Of course, he disagreed, but he didn't say it right away. He knew Lin An's thinking logic as a mage very well, and it must be contrary to John's opinion.
Sure enough, after Lin An pondered for a moment, he shook his head and said:
"Still not good. At least the exiles of Hannibal and the Medici know their whereabouts. Even if I believe that Hannibal can continue to keep secrets, the Medici are uncertain.
Although the Medici have not returned for so many years, the possibility of the future will become more and more remote, but even if they die, someone may find their relics. Maybe sometime someone will come to you, like Hannibal. β
When Johnham heard this, he thought about it, and he no longer had any opinions, and Andre didn't show off that he had won a game, or that he didn't think Johnm was an opponent at all, so he unfolded a few storage bags and threw them to John. I also took a few of them, and handed over the rest to Lin An.
The storage bag was enough to hold all the harvest, and there were two empty bags left.
Andre also used spells to inspect the storeroom like Lin An. I didn't find it either, but looked at the empty wooden boxes and cabinets that were left in place, and said meaningfully:
"Those chests and cabinets are also good materials, and they have been treated with spells and have not broken for hundreds of years. If it's not too bulky, it should be carried up. β
Lin An was surprised: Andre didn't have this habit of leaving nothing behind. He used to spend the most money the most, or he wouldn't have spent all the money when he just left the division, and he didn't even have the money to take a ride, so he found fault at the intersection and wanted to rob Angus and Teacher Angus's carriage, so he met her.
Of course, another reason for this result is that the two fledgling rookies really don't have much concept of money.
So later, the financial power of the team was in the hands of Lin An.
Probably Lin An's gaze was too obvious, Andre scratched his head, and said a little embarrassed: "...... Well, when I was searching for demons on the front line, I developed this habit. β
The materials of the ice field are too scarce, and it has become a habit to scrape the ground after the Terran army occupies the demon habitat, and Andre has become accustomed to it after two years of big battles and small battles, even if he sees a few broken wooden boxes, he feels that he can dismantle and put together two bed boards.
Lin An didn't say anything, but John glanced at Andre with great sympathy, and had a good impression of Andre in his heart:
From a protective point of view, Andre's identity and age qualifications are much better than Lin An's current suitors, and he has basically reached the passing line that matches Lin An - of course, in John's mind, Lin An will always deserve better, and there are very few people in this world who can really match her.
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Storage bags with the Eternal Item Shrinkage Technique attached to them could not be placed in the space equipment, and even if the storage bags were enchanted with anti-gravity, the twenty or so bags would still not be light, so Andre made a second trip to get the remaining storage bags.
Halfway through the night, a faint glimmer could be seen on the eastern horizon, and Shirrill had heard movement jumping from a tree in the forecourt, and Hannibal, who had been waiting for a long time, came out with a fluorite lamp.
Lin An nodded to them, did not speak, and after Andre came up on his last trip, he flew down the entrance to open a certain mechanism at the entrance of the cave, and the base of the fountain pool slowly moved up, and Lin An had already flown out of the entrance before that.
The fountain pool was restored to its original state, and the clear water flowed into it slowly, and the surface looked unusual.
"Miss, is it okay to go down this time?"
Except for the twenty or so palm-sized gray cloth bags, Hannibal didn't see anything more on Lin An's three people, and glanced at the three of them with some confusion. He bowed slightly and asked, even if he didn't deliberately maintain it, he still unconsciously brought a hint of the housekeeper's demeanor.
It stands to reason that he shouldn't have inquired into the situation of the vault, but after all, it was an obsession that lasted for decades, and Hannibal couldn't completely let go. What's more, Lin An's investigation this time is also related to him, of course he should ask.
"The harvest is okay," Lin An showed a slight smile, "but we found a dug tunnel in the corridor of the storehouse, and the truly valuable treasures in the vault have been transferred. β
Hannibal was taken aback, and he seriously thought for a moment, "How is that possible." The route without the secret passage in the reconstruction map is close to the secret vault! β
Lin An sensed that his affection was not fake, "It's okay, it's not your fault." I guess this was the Medici family's backhand when they built the vault, and probably because the target was so big, they didn't take everything with them, but we still had something to gain. β
Hannibal observed Lin An's expression and saw that she was a little happy. It's not the opposite, so I put my mind at ease:
He bet all his bets on Lin An, and future generations can only rely on Lin An to live, but he doesn't want the new owner to think that he used an empty treasure trove to defraud Lin An in return.
Seeing that Lin An didn't mention the storage of the extra secret passage, Hannibal's butler didn't ask much, and asked:
"It's almost early in the morning. The servants are about to wake up, should the young lady deal with the harvest first, or continue to explore the two basements and secret passages? β
"Let's deal with tonight's harvest first. The basement and the secret passage are there, and we won't run, so we'll come back to a few other places in the evening. Andrei interjected.
He had received drawings from Hannibal, and knew of the storage of several other crypts and secret passages, certainly compared to the importance of the vault. Those places are relatively less valuable.
Hearing this, Hannibal glanced at Lin An. Seeing that the new master, who had always seemed confident and decisive, did not object, but nodded slightly, "You have worked hard all night, and you are tired, go back first, tonight's incident should not have happened." β
Hannibal's butler bowed, and he glanced at Andre again, and secretly wrote down the face of the male mage who could influence the new master's decision, knowing that the new master and his friends had other things that could not be handled in front of him, so he retreated.
Andre and the others secretly came out of the accommodation and were going back immediately, so as not to be discovered, but Lin An still kept them for a while.
Although Andre and Shiryl didn't want it, Lin An still picked out a material for them, anyway, there was basically more than one copy of each of these things, and there were several large boxes of materials like Rafililang snake materials.
She said to Andrei and the two:
"Anyway, a lot of these things are not easy to sell, especially the Lean venom and the like of the Rafililang snake, which can't be used up for a while, give you a copy, and you will give me good things in the future."
As for the things on the ice field, what I got you should not be lacking with Lancet, so I won't give it - speaking of which, I haven't sorted out the space in a long time, otherwise it wouldn't be so full, and there is almost no space left. β
Andre didn't refuse, and there was no suitable equivalent in their space for the time being, as Lin An said, they got it on the ice field, and Lin An also had it.
Andre thought that these materials given by Lin An were all good things, and the Shimen Treasury would definitely need them, so he would take them back and exchange them for another batch of material scroll props, just to defend Lin An, and by the way, help Lin An sell some things.
However, he didn't know what the relationship between his master and the Medici family was, and the long-standing hidden inheritance had something to do with the magic family, either because of grace or hatred, so he didn't say anything to help Lin An share too much, and planned to wait for the opportunity to take it back and test it, not to mention that Lin An also had her own division and channels, if she couldn't handle it, she would naturally ask them for help.
There was no nonsense on both sides, and after Lin An gave the things, the Andre brothers and sisters left quietly.
Lin An and John did not leave the Earl's Court, taking things to the master room of the main building.
Because Lin An was going to live in the mansion last night, the original male and female master's rooms had been sorted out by the servants, Lin An lived in the original male master's room, and the hostess's room connected to it was planned to be strengthened and widened into a real yΓ n room.
Moving the bag back to the suite, John took his leave, and he had to go to his room to avoid being discovered.
Of course, the master room is also an ensuite, with a living room, bathroom, cloakroom, etc., after John left, Lin An was the only one left in the living room, looking at the storage bag containing the windfall and feeling a little distressed.
Of course, there are many ways for mages to hide their belongings. But under the prohibition of the imperial capital, there was not much that could be used, Lin An thought for a long time, and finally opened a secret door the size of a safe in the wall of the room, and then put the storage bag in it, and then marked her secret method one by one.
The secret door can only last for two days, of course, it is not a long-term solution, but the Earl's Court is still safe for the time being, even if there is a case, with the secret method mark marked by Lin An, the storage bag that was transferred away is not so easy to lose. Unless the other party's spiritual power is at the same level as Lin An.
After closing the secret door, the wall was restored to its original state, and Lin An was in high spirits, thinking of the secret passage leading from the secret vault to the man's room, which was not recorded on the reconstruction plan. After estimating the direction and location of the secret passage, he cast a spell and explored the room, and finally found another entrance to the passage in the bathroom.
However, the entrance switch had broken, and now there was a flat bath wall with smooth tiles.
Since none of the people sent by the royal family had any of the mechanisms at the time of the renovation, it is likely that the switch of the mechanism was destroyed by the Medici who entered the vault last. It seems that he had no intention of coming back from the beginning, and he didn't want the wealth left in the vault to be discovered.
In this way, the secret room can no longer lead to her room, and Lin An also feels much safer, otherwise there will always be a secret passage entrance in her room, which is weird.
Tossing this morning light was faintly bright, and Lin An gradually felt a little tired. He lowered the curtain on the windowsill, set up a spell guard in the room, and fell asleep in bed.
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When I woke up, it was already afternoon. Lin An withdrew the mute enchantment and vigilance spell, and as soon as he pulled the curtains, the dazzling sunlight jumped into his eyes.
Lin An, who felt hungry, asked the servant to deliver the meal, and Hannibal's butler, who had already prepared the food, pushed the dining cart in and personally served Lin An to eat, and then did not wait for Lin An to finish eating. John, who had been summoned by the servants, also came.
Johnham also rested for a while, but not as long as Lin An. But his face is still radiant, and there is no sequelae of being a thief in the middle of the night.
Lin An was talking to John while eating, and learned that Andre and Shiryl had come at noon and had dinner at the Earl's Court, and when they saw that Lin An had not woken up, they left.
They also left a message for Hannibal's butler, saying that the person who invited them to leave the middle of the game the day before yesterday was an old friend of the teacher, one of the secret elders of the Royal Secret Law Order, and he was very interested in the friends of their two siblings.
After Hannibal's butler finished speaking, seeing that Lin An was noncommittal, he took out a stack of letterheads from under the dining car.
"In addition to this, there was a letter from Prince Cyril's palace this morning, and there was a gift with it, which was a pair of antique vases, which were too big for the villain to let them in...... There was also an appointment letter from the palace of the Marquis of Bencent, as well as a personal letter from His Royal Highness Byron, and an invitation to the salon of Rankin......"
Hannibal's butler counted the payment of the letter invitation received today, Lin An heard so many letters, frowned slightly: "I only moved in yesterday, so many people know?" β
Hannibal's butler hurriedly said: "The nearby mansions are all inhabited by aristocratic families who have lived in the imperial capital for a long time, probably because the movement when you came back yesterday was noticed, if the young lady doesn't like it, the villain will restrain the people below, and next time there will be no too much pomp." β
"Well, you don't have to make a special trip to greet you in the future, you manage the servants well and do your job, just don't let them slack off. Another account or something......" Lin An paused and looked at John, "Is Angelia here?" β
Without waiting for John to reply, Hannibal's butler said, "Miss Angelia has come here this morning, but she said that she will go back to deal with your things, and now that the time is counted, she should already be on her way home." β
"Well, then you will show Angelia every month after sorting out the accounts, she is basically in charge of the housekeeping around me, if you can't decide, then find John and me.
Angelia has never been in charge of the house, so the specific details are still arranged by you, she usually follows me, but her learning ability is very good, you help her more, she should be able to coordinate soon. β
Lin An thought for a moment and added, "As for your incident, I already have it in mind. But your body needs to be conditioned first, I'll give you the potion in two days, you take it once a day, and we'll make the first concoction after about half a month - of course, it's just the first concoction, and the results won't be so fast. In the end, it will not necessarily be successful. β
"Hannibal understands that no matter what the outcome is, the Hannibal family can only be grateful and have no complaints." Hannibal's butler bowed deeply.
"Well, there won't be anything going on in the house during this time, you can take care of the affairs in the house, you can find time to arrange the affairs of the family, tell the situation to your chess pieces, and if you regret it in the end, you can also sue me again. Otherwise, once you start to concoct bloodlines, it will be too late to regret it. β
Hannibal's butler didn't say anything more. Only bow deeply to show your gratitude:
He could feel Lin An's respect for life, and being able to follow such a good master strengthened his determination. Because even if he dies, the life of his family, wife and children will not be too bad under Lin An's wings, and his eldest son will be able to shoulder the family business as an adult in four or five years.
Lin An saw Hannibal so determined. I didn't persuade again:
The concept accepted by the mage is that everyone has the right to decide their own fate, not to mention that she also hopes that Hannibal will not give up in her heart, and there is indeed a magic circle for concocting bloodlines in the information books left to her by the warden, which is obviously a field involving human body refining, Lin An is very interested in trying, and I believe that Sidney is the same.
Speaking of Sidney. I don't know if his decipherment of the recipe of the Song of Everything has reached the key, he had met occasionally on the ship before, but he has completely disappeared in the past two days.
However, half a month later, Sidney should be able to catch up. He will be a good auxiliary assistant for the study of the human body, and maybe even Lin An will ask him to help.
After explaining, Lin An's food on the plate was almost finished, and only a thin layer of fat and a few broccoli stalks were left at the bottom of the plate.
Hannibal was a little surprised by Lin An's appetite, a young lady of Lin An's age who paid attention to body weight. I can't wait to eat only a sparrow-like amount of food, and strangle my waist like a bamboo pole. It's rare to see someone like Lin An who eats it all.
"The chef's cooking skills are not bad, well, it would be nice to have less grease." Lin An said. Not wasting food was a habit she had developed in her previous life, and the housekeeper would slowly get used to it in the future.
Hannibal's butler hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, the villain will work hard to improve." β
"Oh, you cooked this meal today?" Lin An was a little surprised.
"Yes, miss," said Hannibal's butler modestly, "it seems that the chefs assigned to the house are not of sufficient quality, and Hannibal has no choice but to make a fool of himself." β
Housekeepers like him generally have one or two skills in cooking, but their professionalism is more reflected in tasting and appreciating food, which is indeed not a small gap than real chefs.
"Then look for a good cook, salary is not a problem." Although he does not advocate luxury enjoyment, Lin An will not treat himself badly.
Hannibal inquired about some of the personnel arrangements and rules of the house, and after taking care of the housekeeping, Hannibal left, leaving behind a stack of invitations.
Lin An picked out Byron's private letter, not surprisingly it was a letter of explanation with a beautiful tone and sincere tone, and a kind of Cheng dΓΉ can also be regarded as a letter of apology, after reading it, Lin An handed it to John, and said:
"I have never heard that His Royal Highness Rodier and His Royal Highness Byron have a close relationship, but this is probably not a secret at the top, otherwise His Highness Byron would not have written a personal letter to help Rodier wipe his ass."
However, the relationship between the two is very low-key and inconspicuous, mainly because the current prince's mansion is still in charge of Prince Cyril, who is in the prime of life, and it seems that he has at least twenty or thirty years to live, so the other princes do not take this relationship seriously, after all, Rodier is famous for his unscrupulousness.
Of course, in Lin An's opinion, there is still a question mark over whether this Byron prince is really so unintentional and full of strength, but from the princes he has contacted so far, it is indeed this second prince who gives Lin An the best impression.
John didn't think as much as Lin An thought, and only said calmly: "At present, His Highness Odin is in a stable position. β
Lin An nodded, if nothing else, Odin has the support of the military congenitally, and Merlin's current political situation is generally stable, and he is indeed the prince who is most likely to inherit the throne.
But sometimes, the last thing you can bet on is the word "accident", whenever you think the big picture is decided, it quietly comes out to stir up the situation.
Even Lin An didn't expect that he who was now in the troubled waters of the imperial capital would become a key figure in the abnormal changes affecting Merlin and even the mainland in the future.
(To be continued)
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Thank you Sarah from EQ for the pink ticket! o(n_n)o~
P, who counterattacked again after being exploded in chrysanthemums, finally felt that the chrysanthemums were somewhat safe! β(^w^)β
Well, this chapter is as the title suggests, it's a transitional chapter, it's relatively bland, so bear with me.