As soon as the two of them entered the courtyard, a rat-man waiter greeted them.

"Lord Viscount, are you here to buy the territory?" Glancing at the crescent moon badge on Baal's chest, the nezumi attendant said respectfully.

"Yes, I want to buy some land." Barr nodded.

"Your Excellency, please wait in the hall for a moment, and I'll go and inform Count Nock at once." The nezumi waiter said.

The stakes were high in the sale of land, and the abundance of oil and water in it had always been the responsibility of the Earl of Nock himself.

Guiding the two of them to the hall, the nezumi attendant turned and left.

"My lord, please use tea." A few fox maids served tea.

Slowly sipping tea, Barr was patient.

......

It's about the time of tea.

Earl Nock, dressed in a fat aristocratic robe, walked over from the door excitedly, and looked up to see the minotaur boy sitting beside him.

Nock smiled.

He was impressed by the young minotaur who had a lot of money.

"Count Nock." Barr smiled and said.

"Haha, Brother Barr."

"Oh, no, it's supposed to be Lord Baal by now." Nock smiled and walked in the door, "Please take a seat, I haven't seen you these days, but I miss you very much, brother." ”

Baal has only been the lord of the empire for a few months, and not many people know about it, but his territory was purchased from Fury City after all, and Count Nock, who sold the land, was naturally one of the insiders.

Glancing at the young minotaur in front of him.

Nock was slightly shocked in his heart, "This minotaur kid's strength has improved so fast that even I can't see through it." ”

"Brother Nock, I'll be blunt." Barr sat down and said, "My territory has now been upgraded to a town, and this land is getting more and more tight, so I came here today to buy some more." ”

"Oh, this is simple, which territory does my brother fall in love with, just say it." Viscount Nock said casually.

What he sells is land, and he is afraid that others will not be able to buy it.

"I'm going to buy all the terra nullius south of Mermaid Bay, within five hundred kilometers east of the coastline, on the borders of the Empire." Barr said calmly.

"What?" Noke frowned slightly, "Brother is not joking, the area you are talking about is almost all borderland, the area is too large, and brother, I have to remind you that most of this territory is located in the Blackstone Mountains, and there is not much arable land, you have to think clearly." ”

"Thank you for reminding me, my little brother has made up his mind, so he wants to be here." Barrien.

"Well, since my brother wants it, then I have no reason to refuse."

Nock took out the map and put it on the table, looked at it for a while and said: "This territory is very remote, I can call the shots and give my brother the lowest price, but including the Red Rock Mountain, there are a total of three or four large mountain ranges here, these mountains are different from ordinary wastelands, rich in minerals, and the price is not low." ”

"The total price of these lands is 5.2 million gold coins."

"But it's on the border, and the brother now has the title of viscount, so he only needs to pay 4 million gold coins."

This is still because Barr wants some border land, and if it is replaced by a plain area with better conditions, let alone 4 million, it will not be more than ten times more.

"Brother Barr, this is not a small amount, do you want to think about it again." Nock reminded.

Even those veteran nobles in the empire would be hurt to take out so many gold coins at one time, not to mention that Baal was such a stunned young man, he didn't think that Baal had this strength.

"Thank you for your kindness, big brother." Barr got up.

Nock smiled.

It seems that as expected, this kid is planning to retreat.

"4 million gold coins is not a problem, I want all these lands." Barr said, standing up.

"Got it?" Nock was slightly stunned, but immediately became excited.

That's big business!

"Hahaha, I'm really blind, my brother is hiding it." Nock suddenly burst into laughter, this was a big deal that he couldn't touch once in many years, and he had already begun to calculate how much he could deduct.

Barr did not hesitate and paid directly for the purchase of the land.

Count Nock hurriedly opened the paperwork, and the territory was officially assigned to Baal.

"Brother Nock, I think the Mondoch Islands in the west are also quite good, the scenery is beautiful, and you can go fishing or something if you have time." Barr pointed to an archipelago on the western side of Mermaid Bay, two thousand nautical miles away.

"Well, this place—" Nock glanced at it, knowing in his heart.

Although he is greedy, he is not lazy, and lazy officials are not greedy for money.

As the head of the land administration, he was well aware of the situation in all the realms of the empire.

On the map, the Mondoc Islands are just a few inconspicuous black spots, but the actual size is completely different, much larger than the territory that Barr just bought, but it is pure nonsense to say that it is beautiful or something.

The Mondoch archipelago is made up of more than a dozen small desert islands, which are almost devoid of grass and mineral resources.

No lord in the empire has ever been interested in a desert island, so there is no sign on the map for sale.

Just thinking about it.

"Brother Nock, I'm a little interested in these desert islands, is there a way for my brother to get it." Barr raised his hand and gestured.

"A million!" Nock was overjoyed.

No one wants these desert islands at all, and the imperial high-level will not care, as long as he tells his brother-in-law, he can immediately transfer it to his name, and when the time comes, he will sell it to Baal, and a million gold coins will be almost for nothing.

"Okay, good, my brother is really bold, and I, as a big brother, can't treat my brother badly." Nock drew north along the edge of Mermaid Bay on the map, "This sea area will be brotherly in the future." ”

Barr was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you big brother for taking care of you." ”

Count Nock seemed to have just swiped on the map, and when converted into the actual area, it was almost the size of two of the land area of Sea Blue, and there were several bays along the coastline that were suitable for building a port.

This time it's really a big deal.

"Brother, wait a moment, wait for me to come back, the Mondoc Islands will be yours brother." Nock got up and left, although no one wanted these desert islands, they were still imperial territory after all, and this matter had to be decided by his brother-in-law who was the city lord.

Barr waited quietly.

......

After a while, Nock came back with a happy face.

Looks like it's done.

"Brother Barr, the Mondocque Islands will be yours from now on." Nock walked in the door.

After all the formalities were completed, the large area of the sea, including the Mondoch Islands and the western side of Sea Blue Town, was officially taken over by Barr.

"Brother Nock, it's time for me to leave when it's done." Barr stood up and took his leave.

Count Nock was sent all the way to the door.

"This Minotaur kid is not ordinary." Looking at the two distant figures, Nock muttered.

......

After purchasing the territory, Barr took Asaph and Pippen back to the Niuniu United Hotel, opened a room, and stayed there. There is nothing too important in the territory now, and he plans to stay to find out about "Drifting".

Early the next morning.

Knock knock.

There was a knock on the door.

Squeak, Barr opened the door, and two elite cat-man assassins stood outside.

"Your Excellency."

"Your Excellency."

The two cat-man assassins said respectfully.

"Come in." Barr nodded.

A few days ago, he had already arranged for a team to come to Raging City, after all, the Void Floating could not communicate, and it was better for someone to come forward for some things, and the two people in front of him were the captains of the team.

"Any news?" As soon as he entered, Barr asked.

"It's been so long since we got very few clues of value, except for a photographic crystal ball with Frans's image on it." The cat-man assassin on the left spoke.

"Oh, the Crystal." Baal's eyes moved, too much time had passed, and he knew that there was little hope, and it was already unexpected to get a photo crystal.

The cat-man assassin hurriedly took out a translucent crystal ball and handed it over, and said, "My lord, there is something wrong with this Frans, you can see it at a glance." ”

"Questions?" Barr took the crystal ball and watched the images recorded inside, but after a while, he was a little unsettled.

"The stickman with a straw hat in there can't be Frans, right?" Barr was surprised.

"What stickman?" The cat-man assassin paused for a moment and said, "Oh, my lord said that black line figure inside, yes, that's Frans." And we've inquired with insiders, Frans has always been secretive, and he has only appeared once in Rage City, and he looks like this. ”

"It has been speculated that Frans' race may be extremely special."

Barr stared at the figure in the crystal ball.

He didn't think Frans was a living being, his body was made up of a few simple lines, he wore a broken straw hat, and his head was a curved corner drawn by two lines, which looked like a schoolboy's graffiti.

It's not so much a person as a stick figure.

That's.