The Imperial Victoria Baroness vs. John? A report of the Gothic affair (if you see this report, says John?) The Goths have been controlled to some extent, but still hope that you will be burned immediately after reading it):

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John in my memory? Goth's life experience is roughly as follows:

In the year 979 of the new calendar, John? Goth was born in the Duchy of Yangyan City under the rule of the Empire. His father was a businessman.

At the age of six, he moved to the French state of Errios. By this time John had already shown a strong interest in the Offa. Soon, John's talent was discovered, and Mr. Palamedes, who had recently founded the Black Floating City, took him on as a disciple himself. Because of his extraordinary talent, he is known as "the brightest star among the stars".

At the age of fourteen, he became a Blue Sky mage. The next year, he fell in love with the teacher's daughter, Melia.

At the age of sixteen, war broke out between the French and the Floating City. Because his parents were affected by the death of the war, an angry John? Goth accepted the teacher's offer and tried to increase his power by incorporating the "Book of a Thousand Laws" into his soul. Later, the experiment failed, and Goth lost his spell-casting ability and was imprisoned by his teacher, only to escape when the major forces attacked the floating city. With the help of his brother Cliff, Goth returned to his hometown of the Duchy of Sunny City and became a merchant.

Two years later, Goth, sensing the gradual recovery of his spell-casting abilities, returned to Elrios. In the process, he became acquainted with Princess Caitlina, who was then the daughter of a duke, and Lévy of the French State. Fedorovich and others. After a period of trial and adventure, Goth managed to regain his spell-casting ability and met with his teacher, Palamedes, respectively. He accepted his teacher's words and resumed his status as the "Black Apostle".

As a merchant and mage, Goths solved many dangerous events for the Empire and the French Powers. Not only does he have a once-in-a-millennium talent, but he also has a wealth of knowledge provided by the "Book of a Thousand Laws" that is integrated into his soul, and he can make rapid progress without guidance. He secretly became a Blue Ocean Mage before he was twenty years old, and was comparable to a Blue Ocean Intermediate Mage in actual combat.

Although there were seven Apostles of the Black, Peter, the "Sun of the End Country"? Cliff, "Pale Moon on the River of Sword" Levy? Fedorovich, "the brightest star of the stars" John? Goth is the best genius that the Lord of the Dark, Palamedes, has ever produced. Among the trio of "Sun, Moon, and Stars", Goth, who is not well-known, is the best one. At least that's what I think.

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There is no clue as to why I am interested in John? Goth's memories are different from those of everyone else in the world. My memory, or the memory of the world, has always been changed. Based on what I've gathered now, John? Goth's personality hasn't changed much. The only difference is that in this world, John? Although Goth was still interested in the arcane, he was unable to cultivate any arcane law, so he embarked on the path of a magic goods merchant early. With his extraordinary wisdom, he still got to know many powerful people in the empire and the legal powers.

His parents still died in an accident, but the young Goth had already proven himself to be better than his parents. Today, he is a young star of the Continental Chamber of Commerce and is respected by people.

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Again, in my personal judgment, even if Goth can't become a mage, it's still worth the Empire's full effort. He should not be allowed to unconditionally fall over to the side of the French state of Elrios. If you can earn his loyalty, any price will be worth it. However, as I feared, the whole thing could be a conspiracy in itself.

I will try to be as cautious as possible to reach out to Goth, and need more support.

In the event that I can't get his trust and judge that he has other dangerous plans, I will use violent means to secure John? Goths are in our hands.

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"Hmm......"

The girl lay down at the table in the inn and wrote her report. Xiaowei and Lin Na in the inner world looked at it seriously.

Unlike when she was in the Okad Federation, this time the girl easily found a neat inn to rest. The inn was built just outside the city, and its guests were almost all merchants who traveled between the pure white city and the French state.

At the moment, there are not many guests in the hotel, but the girl does not occupy a room alone. She is in one room with Amy, and Dimi is in one room with Tommen.

The shopkeeper earnestly asked the girl if she wanted to share a room with Dimi, if it was the first time he had entertained an imperial couple on a trip together. The girl glanced at Dimi's embarrassed look and refused.

"Little brother, you can't do this." As he left, the shopkeeper whispered to Dimi. Captain Tomman couldn't help but secretly give the old shopkeeper a thumbs up: he wanted to say it a long time ago, but he didn't dare to ......

The two siblings, who had never been to France, admired the peace here: the spacious inn was built directly in the wilderness, protected from bandits and wild beasts, which would have been unimaginable in the chaotic city of Okad.

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Outside the window, the night is getting darker.

"What time is it, Amy?" The girl asked.

"Ah...... Half past ten, miss. Amy replied. As a desert warrior, this kind of maid's work makes her very uncomfortable.

"What did I ask you to inquire about?"

"You guessed it right. John? Goth is really a famous man in this area. I just asked the shopkeeper that even he had heard of Goth's 'great name'. ”

"Sure enough."

"He also told me that Goth's nearby store, Heart of the Stars, would be open until 12 p.m."

"Many mages don't want to be seen what they've bought in broad daylight," Xiaowei said, "Their goods are sometimes only traded with regular customers. 】

"Why don't we go to that store now?" Lin Na's enthusiastic phantom ring sounded.

The girl fell into deep thought.

"It's too late......" Amy was shocked to see that the girl really meant this.

[Time is too tight...... Xiaowei also said.

"No," said the maiden, "we don't have to show our faces. However, we should take a sneaky look first. ”

[That's right. Lin Na was very happy.

"Didn't I give you the Flying Charm? We flew over. The girl said, opening the window of the room, and the wind blew her beautiful blonde hair away.

"I've thought about it. In the daytime, when there are many people, it will be difficult for us to move. Let's go. It's enough to leave Dimi and your stupid brother here. ”

Then, in Amy's stunned eyes, the girl jumped to a large tree outside the window and flew towards the night sky. Amy, who had no choice, followed her.

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Meanwhile.

Outside of Solidar College's second campus.

Even though it was getting late, the small building of the "Heart of the Stars" was still lit up.

"Sir," in a small room on the second floor, John? Goth was sitting there, "I have no intention of repeating it a second time. This is indeed the true legacy of that legendary mage from a thousand years ago. You can use the spells you know to verify its age. Trust me, I won't lie to you. ”

The curly-haired man sitting across from Goth frowned. He was a little closer to the painting, almost sticking to it, but he still couldn't find a flaw. This oil painting depicting the founding of the city of Elrios depicts stonemasons carrying stones, and the painting technique can only be described as unsatisfactory, and it would be difficult to sell it for such a large price if its author were not so famous.

"Look at its signature," said Goth, cocking his legs and his tone full of confidence, "exactly the same as the signature of Elrios on the five gates of the Pure White City." You know they're purely handwritten. In those times, no one dared to imitate the signature of the great Elrios. ”

Goth's words shook the curly-haired man.

"Five hundred gold coins," he said, "do you really want to sell him to me?" ”

"Oh, don't take it back to your imperial homeland, the people of Erios may not like to see it out of the country," said Goth, "and you may hang it in your house in France." "It turned out that the man was a student from the empire who had come to the French country.

"Four hundred and fifty gold coins." The man said tentatively.

"Five hundred gold coins, I will not make a counteroffer," said Goth, "and if I take it to auction, I will make at least a thousand gold coins." This is already the price for the sake of affection! ”

"Don't lie to me—the last Erios painting sold was bigger than this one, seven hundred and forty gold coins."

Goth stared at him with a smile, which made him feel a little weak.

…… Did you really pick up a bargain?

"Well," said the man, "you convinced me. However, I can only give you a bill of exchange for two hundred gold coins now. Wait until next month......"

"Three hundred gold coins," Goth insisted, "and the remaining two hundred gold coins shall arrive in your account within three months." As your father, it wouldn't be difficult for you to borrow a hundred gold coins from the Chamber of Commerce temporarily. Oh, I don't want to go to the secret vault of the Chamber of Commerce again and again, and I only accept cash for the rest of the day. Take it out of your family's coffers, whatever. Here is the contract. ”

Goth expertly unfolded a piece of parchment on the table, on which there was a faint flow of magic.

"Ten percent interest for each month of extension?" The man looked at the contract and gritted his teeth, "You're such a vampire." ”

"False praise." Gothic said "elegantly".

The curly-haired man looked unwilling, but eventually gave in. He muttered, and on the magic contract, Goth's name was signed on the side of his name. In this way, even if he escaped to the ends of the earth, he would not be able to escape the tracking of the contract.

"Deal." Goth said, gesturing to the painting lying quietly aside, "Now, it's yours!" ”

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Goths watched the curly-haired young man walk into his carriage with a painting of "Erios". There were still a few customers in the small shop, and no one knew that the owner had just made a big deal.

"You lied to him again, didn't you?" Miss Maid Sophie didn't know when she ran behind Goth and asked quietly.

Goth's maid Sophia? Sanchis firmly believed: This named John? Goth's man must be a ** master in history who resurrected his soul through the backdoor.

"Oh, Sophie, this time...... Not really. Goth said happily.

Neither the curly-haired man nor Sophie knew that in fact, there was no such thing as an "Elrios painting" in the world.

Elrios had no habit of painting at all, and all paintings bearing the name of Elrios came from Elrios's younger brother.

Both brothers are legendary mages, but Elrios is much more famous than his shy brother. After obtaining his brother's consent, he even signed his name on many of his brother's paintings to enhance his "artistic taste". Until his death, the real author of the work did not puncture this lie.

All the paintings of Elrios in circulation, the author is the brother of Elrios, another legendary mage with the surname Elrios. In the current French state, there are only three people who know this secret, and Goth happens to be one of them.

Goeth was not a philanthropist, and in his opinion, no one had anything to gain by telling the truth, except for the public outcry and the losses suffered by many collectors. After all, these "paintings of Elrios" have existed for a thousand years.

"Elrios's Painting", the market price is indeed so expensive.

Where can I find a kind businessman like me? Goth thought to himself. He "ignores" the fact that he will often fool people......