"Lord Loren Turin, Miss Lena, you two are here, let me look for a long time!"

The smiling President Clermont was out of nowhere, and without making a sound, he was already standing at the black-haired wizard's table: "I don't know if I'm satisfied with tonight's banquet, if you have something you like, please feel free to speak." ”

"Although the auction won't start until the second half of the night, if Lord Loren and Miss Lena speak, we'll stay for you anyway!"

The dark-haired wizard looked back with a formulaic smile on his lips, but his gaze was entirely focused on a young man beside President Clermont, whose burning eyes were also staring at him.

Loose brown and black slightly curly short hair, dark pupils and slightly upturned with a hint of indelible pride, turquoise brooch pinned to the chest, a young man in a red and black Byrne long-sleeved open-collar shirt with his hands behind his back, slender figure as straight as pine.

flamboyant but not high-profile, arrogant but restrained...... From head to toe, he gives people an indescribable arrogant and noble temperament, and he can't imagine that he is just the son of the president of the Chamber of Commerce who has no title, and he does not have the slightest atmosphere of philistine.

"First meeting, Viscount Loren Turin. ”

The young man with the corners of his mouth hooked directly ignored President Clermont, who was still chattering next to him, and took the first step to speak: "My father is the president of the Yode Chamber of Commerce, if you can, you can call me Little Yode." ”

As he spoke, he directly stretched out his right hand: "I am your opponent tonight, please give me more advice!"

The smiling black-haired wizard shook his hand, glancing at President Clermont, who was hanging there, a little embarrassed... It seems that just like all rich young masters, this one also has the problem of ignoring others.

But how to say it... It's natural from head to toe, unpretentious, and not disgusting.

"You're so kind, I'm just a little wizard. ”

Loren's performance was very indifferent, and he was not overly enthusiastic, he had no friendship with the other party, and he did not intend to have much to do with a big benefactor of Byrne.

After Brandon officially married Countess Charlotte, it was indeed time to think about how to deal with them, but definitely not now.

"The royal wizard advisor and the honorary viscount are just 'little wizards', so what are we 'little merchants'?"

Little Yod laughed heartily, "It's not a good thing to be too modest, Lord Loren, but I've heard that you've beaten the new Earl Charn in a game of chess tonight, and you've been a miserable defeat!"

"Oops... I remember the last time he lost this kind of virtue, it was several years ago... Clermont, what do you say?"

"That was five years ago... Today, the younger Earl Charn's chess skills are not only in the imperial capital, but also in the whole empire, and there are almost no who can win completely. ”

President Clermont was not at all annoyed, as if the person who was called by his name was not him, but nodded with a smile: "Your Excellency Loren can convince him to lose, obviously the level is several levels higher than the earl!"

Of course, he had the capital to despise President Clermont - the Gem Chamber of Commerce, which controlled the trade of West Sackland and Ebotden, and perhaps a large Chamber of Commerce in the north of the Empire, but it was nothing compared to the Yod Chamber of Commerce, which had gold mines and even mining rights!

If it weren't for the fact that the casino was also implicated in many nobles from the upper echelons of the empire, and even a wealthy family with a long history like the Charn family, Little Yod would not even want to deal with them.

Even Loren, for him, was barely eye-catching... His Royal Highness's cronies are also the only reason why he can "bend up" and befriend, and in the Duchy of Byrne, if you want to negotiate business with Yod, you must at least have the Earl himself come forward.

In a poor and remote place like Arles, if it weren't for the Archduke of Arles and the Governor of Byrne himself, the Yod Chamber of Commerce would not have bothered to station the Chamber of Commerce there to do business, and run the pitiful leather and iron ore trade for them.

With the capital and mines of the Chamber of Commerce as the backing, the branches of the Yode Chamber of Commerce have long been spread throughout the south, and even began to gradually advance to the north - as the heir of the Chamber of Commerce, the appearance of Little Yode in the imperial capital is part of the expansion plan of the Yode Chamber of Commerce.

He knew very well that his father had sent himself to Golovin, not just to slap these Northern Chamber of Commerce, but to have a more long-term purpose.

For the past few hundred years, the bulk of trade in the North has been monopolized by the free nobles of Ebolden and their ocean-going fleets, and it is very difficult for them, the Southern Chamber of Commerce, to get involved, and beyond the Duchy of Elems, it is all the territory of Ebolden merchants.

But that's not the case... The Holy Blood Potion incident devastated Ebolden's vitality, many free nobles were beheaded, and business magnates such as the Bellini family were nearly wiped out.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Yode Chamber of Commerce!

As long as they succeed in convincing the Imperial Capital's House of Nobles and Imperial Cabinet, and with the help of the large and small chambers of commerce in Golovin, the Yod Chamber of Commerce will be able to occupy the void they have left before Ebolden recovers.

Even... Reach out to the legendary ocean-going fleet and spread the branches of the Chamber of Commerce beyond the borders of the Empire......

Thinking of this, little Yode looked at Loren's gaze even more eagerly.

Loren, who was deliberately "touted" by the two people, smoothed the corners of his mouth slightly: "It's just lucky." ”

"Whether it's luck or not, I will never play chess with you anyway - it's so boring, even if it is a million in a game, it will take two or three quarters of an hour to find out!"

Xiao Yode looked impatient, and blinked vigorously with his hands behind his back: "If you want me to say that since it is gambling, then it should be all about luck...... Lord Loren, are you interested in playing with a dice?"

"Of course, I don't mind accompanying you to the next game or using cards to decide whether you win or lose...... If you're not confident in your luck, after all... If you lose too badly, Miss Lina, who came with you, will be disgraced, right?"

Speaking of this, he also smiled and deliberately glanced at the expressionless "black-framed glasses", as if to imply something.

is obviously aggressive, but the little Yode in front of him said as if he was thinking about Loren, as a matter of course.

Loren had an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth and did not speak.

It was an absolutely asymmetrical "battle" - even if he could win two million silver coins from Little Yode, it would not be painful for a family with gold and metallurgy.

But for yourself... Not to mention two million, even if you want to come up with 500,000, it is very difficult, once the news of his huge debt is exposed, the blow to Brandon's prestige will definitely be fatal.

Although with the relationship between the two parties, it is not difficult for Brandon to help him find a way to walk around the Heavenly Dome Palace to help him get rid of his debts, but in this way, the original mutually beneficial relationship between the two parties will be completely broken, and he also owes him a favor that can never be repaid!

After being "tortured" by Asriel again and again with favors, Loren definitely doesn't want to bear this kind of "favor debt" again.

"Otherwise... How about each side take a step back and divide the game into two games?"

President Clermont, who had been left aside, intervened again and proposed: "The first game is a game of dice, and the second game is a game of cards... In this way, there is both luck and skill competition, what do you think?"

"I'm fine, as long as Viscount Loren agrees!" Little Yod laughed heartily and waved his hand in a chic manner: "But since President Clermont has made the rules biased in favor of Your Excellency Loren, can I set the bet for each game?"

"No problem. Loren, who was calm, agreed very decisively: "I don't know how much you want to bet?"

"So... Half a million. ”

The smile on Xiao Yode's face became more and more, and the corners of his mouth showed tiger teeth: "According to the dice shake, 500,000 yuan in one round." ”

"Of course, no matter how much you win or lose, I'll play another game of cards with you, as long as... How about you still have that mood then?"

Loren didn't answer directly, but glanced back at Lena behind him, the "black-rimmed glasses" was still expressionless, but the moment he turned his head, he deliberately avoided his gaze.

Interesting......

The next moment, the black-haired wizard who took a deep breath turned around and a bright smile appeared on his face:

"No problem!"