In the early morning, Aix appeared in front of the door of an ancient castle in a carriage, in fact, it was in front of the door, in fact, it was still a long way from the ancient castle, but he needed to stop and be checked, after all, this time he was not accepting a direct invitation from Master Odom, but visiting the Wright family, and the ticket was Stephen Wright's business card. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason why Aix chose the Wright family over the Bryant family of Odom, who he had some friendship with, was because of their different identities. The Bryant family runs legitimate businesses, of course, they are willing to move closer to the Noxus side, but Aix is here to sabotage, or delay the three major families to join Noxus, so, of course, you can't talk to them. The other two are the Wright family and the Lawrence family. The latter is a pirate, who was supposed to be on the side of Bilgewater, but for some reason he agreed to defect to Noxus, and the deal Aix didn't know yet, but according to Master Yi's news, the Lawrence family would form a navy with the help of Noxus, and their family would serve as the admiral of the navy. On the contrary, the Wright family, after defecting to Noxus, their business is still illegal, and no local government will welcome smugglers, so Aix chose to visit the Wright family.

Aix entered the castle without hindrance, but only in a different carriage. When Ax came to the gate of the castle, Stephen was already standing in front of the door waiting for him, and Ax was not surprised by Stephen's courtesy, and walked into the castle with him without any nonsense.

The place where Stephen received him was a balcony with some refreshments already placed, and after the two sat down, Stephen directly asked Aix, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be called Aix, right?" So, I don't know what you're looking for me at this time? ”

"Of course it's at this time." Ax replied inexplicably, but Stephen understood, and immediately became interested.

"Oh? Tell me about it? Stephen didn't rush to say anything, but intended to hear what Ax had to say first.

And Aix didn't hide it, and said straight to the point: "I don't know why the three major families chose to join Noxus, but since you have chosen so, I will talk to you according to the results of your choice." ”

"As for the other two, after severing relations with Bilgewater, I can already roughly guess what status they will have in Noxus, but I really can't think of what your family will be able to gain. Are you just sacrificing yourselves for the sake of the other two families? ”

Aix glanced at Stephen and saw that he obviously leaked a look of disdain, so he continued: "I don't think so, the businessman pursues profits, since you chose Noxus, then it must be because the benefits that Noxus gives you are touching enough, but after all, the business you do is a little special, maybe there is nothing yet, but, once Noxus firmly holds you in their hands, do you think those Noxian nobles will give up such a piece of fat?" ”

"The influence of our three families in Bristol is not so easy to eliminate, even if those vampires in Noxus want to attack us, it will be hundreds of years later, and our children and grandchildren will have their own children and grandchildren, and we will be out of this world by then." Stephen looked indifferent and only cared about the moment.

"What an irresponsible elder." Ax shook his head, but he didn't believe in this sentence, what a family cares about most is the continuation of the family, and if a family wants to continue, the most important thing is the foundation, and the smuggling business is the foundation of the Wright family, if this foundation begins to shake, then, this is not far from extinction.

"You're trying to move to Noxus?" Ax asked another inexplicable question, and Stephen still understood this game, and the Wright family was going to do it. This time, Stephen was no longer as calm as he had last time, and for the first time after sitting up straight, he looked at Ax on an equal footing.

"Which side do you represent?" Stephen asked solemnly.

Ax didn't say his identity, but said again without replying: "What do you think is the most important?" ”

"What?" Stephen didn't understand what Ax meant for a moment, and didn't know why Ax would ask such a question.

However, Stephen did not answer this question, but a crisp female voice helped him answer it: "Something unique, but ......"

When Ax and Stephen heard the voice, they turned their heads together and saw a girl in a long skirt walking over, and they were not polite, and sat directly between Ax and Stephen.

Ax glanced at Stephen and saw that he had a somewhat surprised expression, but there was no reproachful look, because from her age, it could be seen that this girl was obviously Stephen's back, but, in terms of status, she seemed to be Stephen's superior.

As soon as the girl was seated, a maid brought a cup of black tea, and the smell was markedly different from what Ax and Stephen had drunk, for Ax had smelled a strong fragrance from a great distance.

The girl took a sip of black tea and moistened her throat, continuing the previous topic and said: "However, the object itself must also have value, if it is dead, then it is useless to be unique." ”

Hearing the girl's words, Ax knew that the object of this conversation had changed, Ax took a sip of tea, and did not look at the girl, as if talking to himself: "It seems that the greatest benefit that Noxus has given you is indeed survival." ”

"If you have strength, you have the right to speak, this is an eternal truth." The girl didn't care about the pity in Aix's words, and said with the same emotion.

"I don't understand why you have the confidence to gain a foothold in Noxus and not be carved up by those greedy nobles." Ax directly said the question in his heart.

"There is a limit to greed, if you eat something you can't digest, you can only die, for the grasp of the degree, I have to admit that those nobles are more skilled than us." The girl retorted.

"However, if I am not mistaken, your stepping stone should be the smuggling business, if you turn over your hole cards like this, it means that there is no way out, and you are gambling with the whole family. And, once those nobles have mastered all the smuggling procedures, what are you sure that they won't kick you away? ”

"Do you think it's that easy for them to master all the smuggling procedures? My family has been helping pirates sell looted goods for hundreds of years now, and for such a long time, we have more channels and contacts than you can imagine. The girl said very confidently, and it can be seen that when the girl said these words, she was full of pride in her family.

"Well, I'm more curious about your information than the fate of our family, and until now, I didn't even know your name." The girl looked at Ax curiously, because until now, she didn't even know which side Ax represented.

"Okay, let me introduce myself, my name is Aix, male, age is secret, but I can tell you that he is still unmarried." Ax suddenly seemed to have become a scoundrel, and suddenly began to gag.

The girl didn't speak, just waited for Ax to continue, and finally, under the girl's gaze, Ax raised his hand in surrender and said: "I'm here to talk to you about cooperation, of course, the person you want to cooperate with is not me, I'm just an agent, and my boss is your old neighbor in Noxus." ”

"Ionia?" The girl looked at Ax and frowned, not expecting that Demacia had just made a big move a few days ago, and now Ionia had come out to stir up the storm again.

"What the hell do you mean?" The girl had a direct showdown, as if she didn't want to continue to entangle.

"Our request is simple, just get the same relationship between you and Bilgewater, and of course, we won't sign any written agreement with you." Aix said directly what he meant.

Hearing Aix's words, the girl's eyes suddenly became fierce, they maintained a relationship with Bilgewater and even the other two families did not know, maybe the strategist commander Svein might have guessed, but he would never say it, because his family still has a lot to rely on him in the future, so they are now allies, and now they are in the honeymoon period, and the powerful Wright family is also beneficial to Svein.

However, the girl's nervousness was only for a short moment, and she quickly returned to calm, and it seemed that after this confession, the sincerity of both parties had been recognized by the other party, and real substantive negotiations began. Of course, these discussions are talking about some liaison mechanisms and commitments, and whether these can be implemented depends on the tacit understanding between the two sides.

After the two sides finished talking, Ax left without any hesitation, and the Wright family did not stay, and soon, all traces of Aix's arrival were deliberately erased, as if Ax just saw Stephen and left directly, as for this girl, of course, she never came to the balcony.

After Ax left, the girl thought for a while, and suddenly said to Stephen beside her, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be my uncle according to seniority, right?" ”

Stephen heard the girl's conversation, at first he was still stunned, I don't know why the girl suddenly lined up the generations, but soon became ecstatic, in a family that only pays attention to interests, the other party suddenly talks about the generation with you, it means that the two sides are already in the same camp, and now, they are real relatives.

"Uncle Stephen, I remember that you have a good memory, then, I hope you will personally go to the City Lord's Mansion, find Lord Svein, and tell your Lord about today's events."

"All?" Stephen was suddenly startled, he didn't expect the girl to give such an order, because even the strongest alliance relationship will hide something from each other, after all, each force has its own interests and plans, and this negotiation is beneficial and harmless for the Wright family, but after telling Svein, it is equivalent to sharing a piece of fat to the other party.

"Uncle Stephen, if you want to gain a person's friendship, you must show 100% sincerity, otherwise, in the process of negotiation, even if you dodge a look because you want to hide something, it will make the other party suspicious, and this suspicion does not need to be confirmed, as long as a thought appears in the heart, then, we who are on the weak side, will suffer a lot of unnecessary losses."

"I see." After Stephen finished speaking, he respectfully retreated, it seemed that he was planning to go to the City Lord's Mansion immediately, seeing his expression, the girl smiled slightly, it seems that this person is not stupid, and there is no bad habit of those gentlemen in the family who are forever immersed in the glory of the vanity of the family.