The village of Almolica, in the eastern part of Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture, is a characteristic tourist village rich in specialty honey. Every year, a large number of tourists, after enjoying the glitz and bustle of Crossbell's big city, will take this small village that looks unremarkable on the map as a great place to rest and change their mood. It is a great pleasure to eat local honey cakes, taste mellow black tea, and feel the rustic customs and beautiful scenery. Therefore, in addition to agriculture and tourism, there are also occasional wealthy merchants and aristocrats who bring large sums of money to the area and want to make some additional investments and expand the diversity of their personal financial empires.

And this time—Heliga's purpose in coming here was ostensibly to "talk business" with the representatives of the village—but don't get me wrong, he's actually a drunkard who doesn't mean to drink. Combined with the information provided by Levi, he laid out such a plan to untie Ling's heart knot.

Helliga asked Levi to investigate the Hayvas, just to find out some of the couple's usual habits. According to the information obtained by Levi during this time, this seemingly harmonious family is basically the male owner of the family, Harold, who is responsible for all business matters, and the hostess Sophia acts as a deputy by her husband's side, while taking care of their child Colin. In normal times, Harold himself would often travel between the various autonomous states to negotiate business with different customers; However, he also seems to have a share of the property in the village of Almolica, so he occasionally comes here for business discussions. And today, if nothing else, Harold will be here doing business with the townspeople.

However, according to Levy, every time Harold appeared here, he greeted the people of the village who had been waiting for him for a long time, and then went directly to a nearby room for a meeting. Therefore, if you deliberately wait for Harold, there is a high probability that he will see that something is wrong and lose the legitimacy of his actions. Therefore, natural contact is necessary. The best thing to do is to wait for Harold to show up, and then pretend to be a coincidence and pretend that he is new to the village to do business - in this case, Harold may notice that he wants the same investment project as he does, and he will naturally talk.

So, how do you know when Harold will arrive in the village? That, of course it is-

"Heliga." At this moment, he was sitting in the restaurant of the village inn, leisurely enjoying a pastry, and clearly heard the voice of the guide communicator in his hand. By the way, this was one of Faye's gains yesterday, after finishing her normal girl's shopping with Droplet and Theo, she also went to the exchange shop in the Old Town, where she exchanged two rare guide communicators. It is worth mentioning that the exchange shop was originally not open to normal customers for money shopping transactions, but for the sake of the previous relationship and the face of the "Hunter King", the two of them talked about it and finally succeeded in using the money to buy such a thing.

Similar things can be done with magic - but it's better to be careful with this unnecessary use of Tamriel's power. Heliga thought so, and then replied, "Is it Fei?" Harold ......"

"Hmm...... The man had been away from his house for fifteen minutes and was currently on his way to the bus stop to the village. Based on the timetable I wrote down yesterday, he will be in your village in about half an hour. ”

"Isn't he in business? Actually took the bus...... I thought he must have his own guide car. Heliga was a little surprised.

"yes...... We can only say that the timing we chose was lucky. A reply came from Fei's side, "Just now on the road, he met an acquaintance in the business, and he was enthusiastically saying that he had paid the down payment for the new guide car, and he was expected to drive his own car in a week." ”

"That seems to be the favor of fate...... Thanks to this, we are able to grasp his actions more precisely. "This kind of action that cannot rely too much on force, the thoroughness and detail of the plan are very important, and one more variable is one more possibility of failure, which is why Helriga said so. Once Harold gets in his car, his movements will be completely unclear – it will be a difficult situation, and perhaps Haliga will have to change his plans for it.

"Hmm...... Anyway, you're ready to start preparing. Fei nodded, "For Ling...... I'm ...... that kid too In short, you should work hard. ”

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"Hello......" The person in charge of the village, who specializes in receiving merchants from all over the world, habitually said hello, only to realize that the situation in front of him was not quite right—it was not a successful man in a suit and leather shoes standing in front of him, but a child who looked milky and undried, although the clothes he was wearing could be regarded as luxurious, "Uh, that ......"

"What are you looking at?" Heliga said unpleasantly, "Aren't you in charge of receiving merchants here?" Looking around, is that your hospitality? ”

"It's not...... That, but ......" The man was a little incoherent, and he was actually trained by a child.

"Hey, sure enough. Looking at my age, I don't think I'm here to make trouble for business, do I? Heiliga sighed deliberately exaggeratedly, "You guys always judge people by their appearance like this, and look down on others. ”

“…… Could it be ......" the man's expression became a little incredulous, "you are ...... too"

"Hmm...... This is a letter issued by the Gongdu Bank of Baryahat. "The banks of the Gongdu are only allowed to have business credits and loans, and the Khottswils had been acquired not long ago from the Earl of Gotti - although this was only a face-saving project, as a symbol of the admission of the Khottswil family into the aristocratic circles of the Gongdu, but in any case, it was still useful on the occasion - a symbol of one of the largest aristocratic circles of the Empire, which could not have been recognized by those who accepted merchants from all over the world.

"It turned out to be the nobleman of Erebonia......" the man broke out in a cold sweat, and the mixed feelings of the Crossbell people for the empire mixed with respect were fully reflected, "I was abrupt. ”

"That's it...... I also know it's strange for a kid like me to be here. That's right, my father has been making a big deal with the big businessmen in the imperial capital recently, and I have no time to take a break, and I will turn fifteen years old this year, and I will soon enter the social circle and even start to take over the family affairs...... So my father gave me carte blanche to do everything this time. ”

"I see." The man suddenly realized that it was the great nobleman who was exercising his own child, "Then, you are really ......"

"yes...... The honey here is very famous, and I listened to the advice of my seniors there, saying that the people here are simple and it is easier to talk about business. This compliment is of course very popular with the locals," and so – now you understand it all. ”

"Understood...... I see. Please go to the room over there and wait. The man's attitude had now become more respectful, "A big man like you, I will ask the head of our department here to discuss with you personally." ”

"So, it's hard work." Naturally, Hyliga nodded, and was about to follow the man into the next room.

However, the time and the information given by Fei are really not bad at all. Just as Helriga had just moved his steps, a touch of purple that stood out from the crowd appeared in his field of vision.

"It's Mr. Harold." Harold was also a big customer in the village - although he did not have a prominent background and was not a friend of a dignitary, Harold was a well-known down-to-earth doer in Crossbell's business circles. With amazing perseverance and hard work, he has also managed to become one of the more successful self-employed businessmen in the past ten years or so.

Therefore, Harold can be regarded as a figure with a head and a face in the entire range of Cross Bell. No wonder the man greeted Harold.

"Hello. I'm in a hurry today......" Harold was not as calm as usual, but looked a little anxious, "I made an appointment to pick up the car in the garage in the afternoon, and I had dinner with a business friend in the evening...... I'm really in a hurry, can I arrange this meeting right away? ”

"That...... What a coincidence. The villager gave Helliga a rather embarrassed look, "Mr. Harold, I just promised this gentleman, so you ......"

“…… Hey, forget it. I'll come back another day. Harold, who had run away for nothing, was a little stupid and made a gesture to leave.

"Wait a minute." Heiliga said at this time, "Since this gentleman is in a hurry, I think it is better to let him talk to your person in charge first?" As for me, I just wanted to visit the bee garden. ”

"Ah...... So? The man was visibly relieved, "Mr. Harold, you heard that, too." ”

"That's appreciated." Harold's thanks were full of sincerity, "By the way, I saw what you meant just now, and you also want to talk to the villagers about the honey business......?" ”

"Of course...... This little brother was of noble origin in Balyahat. The man immediately busily introduced himself to Helriga.

"It's still a peer." Harold is usually friendly, and as a businessman, he is also very good at winning over all kinds of relationships, when he learns that the young man in front of him, who seems to be underage, is a great nobleman from the empire, and he owes the other party a favor, this necessary greeting is also inevitable, "This is really fate......

"yes...... Hehe, so this Mr. Harold, why don't we exchange business cards for this? I'm afraid this fate is also the guidance of the goddess of emptiness. Heliga deliberately pretended to be late, "So—give." ”

Heliga pulled out a business card from the inside of his shirt. At the same time, however, a smaller card was brought out of the same pocket, but Helliga didn't seem to notice.

"Harold Hayvas. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Hyliga Kerholtzweil. Harold was also relieved to face such a friendly nobleman, and he also took out the business card he had prepared and handed it over.

"I did receive the contact details and basic information above." Heliga nodded, "Then Mr. Havas - if I have a chance in the future, I think I can also ask you for some business tips." ”

"Hehe, you're too modest."

"So...... Don't leave it at that, I won't waste your time. Heliga nodded, then turned to leave.

"Ah...... Please wait a minute. Not long after Helliga stepped out, she heard the hostess's eager exclamation, "You seem to have dropped something on the ground." ”

"Huh?" Heliga turned his head in some surprise—the receptionist had already stooped down to pick up the piece of paper on the ground and handed it to Heliga.

"Indeed...... It's my stuff. I guess I accidentally fell out when I took out my business card just now. Heliga scrutinized it, "Excuse me, this is something very important. With that, Heliga deliberately flipped the card over to Harold before putting it in his pocket.

At the same time, he was satisfied to see that Harold's pupils had visibly narrowed—and there was a hint of confusion and shock on his face.

“…… What's wrong, Mr. Harold? Are you feeling unwell? The observant one immediately noticed Harold's abnormality, and he was a little nervous.

"Ah......? Oh, oh, I'm fine. Harold came back from his trance, and his panic at this moment was clearly written on his face. Heliga just feigned the same puzzled look as the receptionist, and looked at Harold with some concern.

“…… Since you're fine, then without further ado...... "That person was just the pressure Harold felt because of this hard day—after all, for these businessmen, it is easy to burn out after devoting themselves to work for a long time and intensity, and this has not happened before. So he didn't care, but settled down, took Harold to the room, and waited for the arrival of the higher-level leader.

"So, this lord ......"

"Just call me Heliga." Heiliga said lightly, "This is not an empire, and there is no aristocracy, so there is no need to be so honest. And it's hard to pronounce my last name, so you can just call me by my first name. ”

"Yes...... Then Heliga, let me accompany you around the bee garden that we are so proud of......"

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"That's right...... That kid has his own troubles. "In the puppet workshop hidden in the mountains of Crossbell, an old man is talking to Levy. He is the owner of this puppet workshop, and he used to work for the Society, and he is also the master of the "Sixth Pillar".

"I hope you don't tell Ling just yet...... I have recounted to you all the plans he has laid out to me. You should agree that this is possible. ”

"yes...... For Ling's child, this is a good result. Old man Yoguru also loves Ling, "That's it." I'll help you keep these things a secret from Ling until you judge that Ling can accept them...... Other than that. ”

"Huh?"

“…… It's time to invite the kid to the workshop. After all, it's your and Ling's friends, and I'm not seeing you behind closed doors, which is not polite. ”

"Huh...... That's right. A smile appeared on the corner of Levy's mouth, "Then let's have a chance to send out another invitation in the future." ”