"Uh~~Water~~Give me water~~~"

Vincent woke up, but he felt like his eyelids weighed a thousand pounds, his body was motionless as if he were bound by ropes, his mouth was unusually dry, his throat was burning with pain, and the only thing he could do was moan and beg.

At this moment, he felt a warm and moist strange thing touch his lips, and he could still smell the fragrance of tea in his nose, and he subconsciously began to suck. As soon as he took such a breath, the sweet tea entered his mouth, moistened his throat, and flowed all the way to his stomach.

"Ah~~~" Vincent sighed contentedly, feeling his body begin to wake up.

After a while, he opened his eyes.

He found himself lying on a cramped cot with a window next to it, and the sunlight was shining through the window, and at the same time there were faint human voices, and on the table by the window, a dark-haired teenager was sitting in a chair in front of the table and looking at him.

"Are you...... Oh~ I remembered, Mr. Rosen, I'm very, very sorry! ”

The memories of last night quickly flooded back into his mind, and Vincent felt ashamed and his face burned for a while.

In Rosen's eyes, Vincent's white and handsome face turned red, obviously a man, but it looked quite eye-catching.

'This kid's appearance is really high, and there is no reason. Even if he goes bankrupt, as long as he is willing to let go of his dignity, there must be a lot of noble ladies who are willing to take care of him, hehe. ’

Of course, he just thought about it in his heart, and when he saw Vincent awake, he smiled and said, "Mr. Vincent, you were not very drunk yesterday." ”

Vincent became more and more ashamed, he hurriedly got up from the bed, bowed deeply to Rosen, and apologized: "I lost my temper last night, I'm very, very sorry, I will definitely try my best to make amends!" ”

Rosen laughed and waved his hand: "Don't talk about compensation yet." I've heard most of your situation, and it doesn't seem to be very good. ”

Vincent was stunned for a few seconds, and then sat down on the bed with a face full of bitterness: "Mr. Rosen, to tell you the truth, I am almost bankrupt and have a huge debt. There is currently less than 1,000 grams of money available in the pocket. ”

Clen is the common currency of the Kingdom of Cowill, and the purchasing power of 1000 Clen is equivalent to 750 silver rontes, which may be enough for ordinary people to eat and drink for several years, but in Nilogaard, especially in the rich area in the west of the city, it will last for a month at most.

In this way, Vincent is indeed at the end of his rope.

Rosen smiled faintly and asked, "How much do you owe in total?" ”

Vincent opened his mouth to speak, but finally held back, and the instinct of a merchant told him that he could not easily reveal his bottom line to strangers.

Rosen understood Vincent's scruples: "Are you afraid that I have a plot against you? ”

"No, no, no...... Hey~ Forget it, I've come to this point, no matter how bad it is, it can't be any worse. Let me tell you, all three of my merchant ships were sunk by the Cult of Flames, and the ship is gone, and the cargo on it is gone. That batch of goods were all kinds of high-end goods, red wine on a moonlit night, silver tableware, fine silk clothes, etc., a total of 10,000 gold dragon coins, of which only 20% was my own. ”

"Oh~more than 8,000 gold dragon coins, this is really a lot of money." Rosen exclaimed.

8,000 gold dragon coins, which will be placed on the earth, at least hundreds of millions, it is no wonder that Vincent can't bear it, and sells houses and heirlooms.

Vincent had a headache at the thought of this debt, he covered his face with his hands, and said in a sullen voice: "I have paid off most of it, and now I only have 3,000 gold dragon coins left....... But, hey, forget it, 3000 and 8000 will turn out the same, anyway, my life is over. ”

Rosen nodded slightly.

He can understand Vincent's despair, this is not the age of the Internet on Earth, the exchange of information is convenient, the financial industry is extremely developed, there are various financing opportunities, can share risks, and can help people recover quickly. In another world, the accumulation of primitive capital is very difficult, and it usually takes several generations of struggle to achieve, so without external help, Vincent will never recover, and he will spend the rest of his life paying off his debts, sinking, and finally turning into a pile of meaningless dust.

Rosen was a little curious: "I see that the Bishui River is full of merchant ships, why does the Flame God Sect attack your ships?" ”

A hint of anger flashed across Vincent's face: "I didn't know why at first. Later, I heard that someone had secretly reported to the Cult of Pyros that there were a number of mages hiding on my ship, and that he had framed me for helping them escape from Berkeley...... I now know who is harming me, but unfortunately I don't have a chance to get revenge. ”

"Oh~~ I see." Lawson suddenly.

After a few seconds of silence, Vincent looked up at Rosen and smiled miserably: "Your Excellency Rosen, do you think I'm particularly pitiful now?" Do you think I'm a maggot in the mud now? ”

"Of course not." Rosen shook his head.

Vincent's face turned miserable: "Thank you very much for your comfort." For so many days, you are the only one who has not spoken ill of me, you are a righteous gentleman. ”

"A righteous gentleman?" Rosen smacked his lips: "It's the first time someone has complimented me like this, it sounds good." In my opinion, you are also an upright and responsible person. ”

"It sounds a little ironic, but thanks for the compliment." Vincent replied in despair.

Rosen suddenly asked, "You just gave up and didn't want to work harder?" ”

"Give up? Step up your game? Vincent looked up and looked at Rosen blankly, a little unsure of what he meant.

Rosen reached out and took out a palm-sized double-barreled cylinder from his waist bag, tossed it gently, and threw it into Vincent's hand: "Try this." ”

"What is this?"

Vincent looked at the cylinder over and over again, and he found that the two cylinders side by side were made of metal, using a technique he had never seen before, and when touched by hand, they felt cold to the touch, and seemed to be smooth, but they did not slip at all, and at the ends of the cylinder, there were crystal clear glass lenses. This lens is very, very pure, beautiful can't be said, just by looking at it, you can make people fall in love with it deeply.

"Magic mirror, you can put the small side of the lens in front of you...... Come on, try it at the window. Rosen stretched out his hand to invite.

Vincent hesitantly stood up, walked to the window, and as Rosen had said, put the small lens in front of his eyes to look at it, and when he looked at it, he retracted his head with an 'ah', as if frightened.

"What's the situation? How could the pier be so close? ”

"This is the power of the magic mirror, haven't you heard of it before?"

Vincent shook his head: "Of course I've heard of the Magic Mirror, and I've used it once, but it has never looked so clear and bright...... I've never seen such a good magic mirror! ”

He picked up the magic mirror again and looked at the pier in the distance, and this time, he was mentally prepared and began to look closely.

"Oh ~ my God, I can see the dock worker's face clearly! They were talking, their lips were still moving, and if someone knew lip language, wouldn't they be able to hear someone a mile away? Ah~~~ Mouse! I saw rats on the deck. My God, I can see the eyes of the mouse, and its teeth, and it has a peanut in its mouth! Yes! It's a peanut ......."

Vincent was so excited that he would have danced around the room if it weren't for the fear of dropping the magic mirror.

After a while, Vincent calmed down a little, and by this time, he had roughly guessed Rosen's thoughts: "Mr. Rosen, you came to me because you wanted me to help you sell this magic mirror?" ”

"Or else?" Rosen shrugged.

"But why me?" Vincent was puzzled: "You know, I'm ruined now. ”

Rosen stretched out a finger and shook it in front of him: "It's true that you're defeated, but it's not." In fact, I've asked a lot of people about you, and most of them have a very good opinion of you. ”

Vincent shook his head and smiled bitterly: "But none of these people are willing to help me, they can't wait to stay away from me." ”

"It's not because they don't think you're good, it's that you owe so much debt that these ordinary people can't afford it in their lifetimes. Those ordinary people don't want to help you, but they can't do anything. Because they are just ordinary people, their power is low, so low that just taking care of their own family has exhausted their strength. ”

Vincent was stunned, he had heard such a statement for the first time.

"You see, Mr. Vincent, I'm an alchemist, and I'm pretty good at it, but I'm not very good at business, so I've always wanted to find a merchant I can trust to be my partner. Now, I think you're pretty good. ”

"But I still owe a debt of 3,000 gold dragon coins, can you help me?"

"Haha, 3,000 gold dragon coins, it's a lot, it's worth a Prancing Horse Mansion."

“？”

"Aren't you selling the Prancing Horse Mansion?"

"That's right. I've heard that someone has already rented a mansion. ”

"I rented it."

"Ah, that's a coincidence." Vincent's mind was a little dull, and the only thing he knew now was that the young and excessive alchemist in front of him seemed to have the ability to help him get out of the quagmire.

Rosen continued: "For 3,000 gold dragon coins, I will buy the Prancing Horse Mansion. Of course, I can't come up with so much money right now, so how about paying in installments and paying it off within a year at most? ”

"That's fine." Vincent nodded repeatedly.

Rosen pointed to the magic mirror in Vincent's hand again and asked, "How much do you think this thing sells for?" ”

"This?" Vincent thought for a moment and said, "If you put it in the auction house and then fully publicize it, I'm afraid it can be sold for 60 gold dragon coins?" ”

Lawson was a little disappointed: "50 gold dragon coins? Is that so? ”

Vincent said: "Mr. Rosen, although your magic mirror is good, this thing is generally used for the entertainment of powerful and wealthy businessmen, and at most it is purchased by the army. Even if it is Master Parkland's proud work, it can only be sold for 30 gold dragon coins at most, and this magic mirror of yours is very perfect, and it can be sold for more expensive, but ......."

As soon as he heard this, Rosen suddenly lost interest in selling high-end magic mirrors: "Then you tell me, what is the most expensive thing in Nilogaard City?" ”

As soon as he asked, Vincent immediately said categorically: "Wand!" It's a wand, of course! A wand made by Nilogaard Academy, with a minimum price of 80 gold dragon coins. And those powerful wands are hard to come by! ”

Rosen's heart lit up: "Wand? Tell me more about the wand. ”

Vincent immediately said: "For example, the lightning wand that can help the magician release the flash technique, even if it is of the most ordinary quality, it must be charged once released, and it is worth 200 gold dragon coins." If this wand can cast flashes continuously, the price will be doubled for each additional release......."

"Hmm~ Thunderbolt Wand, if you can release 10 flashes in a row, wouldn't it be 2,000 gold dragon coins?"

Vincent nodded: "That's pretty much it. Of course, the power of the flash must be sufficient. ”

"Wand...... Wand ......." Rosen muttered the word, and suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he asked, "If it is a wand that can be used by ordinary people, how much can it be sold for?" ”

"Can anyone use it?" Vincent was stunned for a long time before he said, "In Nilogaard City, there are less than a thousand talented magicians, but countless ordinary people are very in awe of magic and very envious. There are many wealthy nobles and merchants who have no talent but are rich, and they have been pursuing magic all their lives. If there really is such a magic wand that ordinary people can use, there must be countless people who are willing to pay for it. Wands are in short supply, so the price will naturally be yours. ”

"Hmm~~~ The price is open with me..... Not bad, not bad, very good. A thick smile appeared on Rosen's face, and he said to Vincent: "The magic mirror you have in hand is worth the rent of 50 gold dragon coins." Tomorrow...... No, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow I will build a magic wand that can be used by ordinary people, can you help me find a buyer? ”

Vincent's eyes lit up: "There is absolutely no problem, there are so many such buyers." ”

"For example?"

"For example, the Marquis Adele. Biggs, 23 years old, has been addicted to magic for many years, but unfortunately he has no talent for magic and will never be able to release magic with his own hands in his life. If you can satisfy her thoughts, I think, she is even willing to dedicate her chastity to the mill! ”

Lawson waved his hand again and again when he heard this: "I don't want chastity, I just want gold dragon coins." That's decided, the day after tomorrow, you will come to the Prancing Horse Mansion to get a wand! ”