"Ten thousand baluns, you and I both know it's not a small amount."

After listening to Harvey's request, Diana pinched her delicate chin and groaned, 10,000 balun pounds is converted into balun gold coins is about 90 pieces, which is equivalent to the annual commission paid by the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce to the Adrian family, which is only a drop in the bucket for a large chamber of commerce in Elroy City.

"I can't sit idly by in this matter, Mr. Adrian, can you show me the original manuscript of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo." Diana looked at Harvey and calmly asked.

Although Harvey didn't understand what Diana was hesitating, he readily agreed, and asked Shirley to go to the study to take out all the original novels of "The Count of Monte Cristo". After the meal, the two went to the living room to continue their deliberations until Shirley handed Diana a thick stack of original manuscripts of the novel.

The original manuscript of the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo", as long as you read this, you can know whether Harvey is the author of this novel or not.

Diana flipped through the pages without hurry, her expression became focused, and Harvey, who was watching from the side, was embarrassed to disturb her. Time passed quietly in an atmosphere of silence, and Harvey waited uncomfortably, although he had a strong faith in The Count of Monte Cristo, and felt uneasy to be reviewed by others with attentive eyes, and Diana was too engrossed in reading it, and had not spoken for more than half an hour since she got the original manuscript of the novel.

"Wow~Wow~"

Diana Yushou flipped through the pages of "The Count of Monte Cristo", and the handwritten manuscript was more sure of the authenticity of the original manuscript of the novel, the handwriting of the original manuscript of the novel was a little messy, and many places were altered and altered, and Harvey's creative thoughts and materials were still left, and when you saw these, you could be sure that the author was a person who had just come into contact with the historical background of the Augustinian Kingdom.

What makes her feel incredible is that she has obviously read "The Count of Monte Cristo" once in the "Leonard Press Novel Collection", and when she sees the original manuscript of the novel with her own eyes, she will have a completely different feeling, the style is more casual, the writing is obscure and difficult, and she often sees some words and sentences with unknown meaning, and the parts that want to be published have been edited by Harvey and the reviewers.

"Ahem! Cough! Harvey coughed impatiently and reminded Diana that anyone who had been left out in the cold for more than half an hour would do so.

Diana, who woke up from a state of indulger, looked around in a daze, her eyes fell on Harvey, and the focus slowly condensed, she realized something, and her little face quickly flashed a flush, so she covered her cheeks with the manuscript and pretended to be tidy and explained: "It's rude, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is an excellent work, and I accidentally made me look fascinated, and many of the contents of it are not published by Leonard Press, which is enough to prove that Mr. Adrian is indeed the author of "The Count of Monte Cristo". ”

Diana put the original manuscript of the novel on the table, looked at Harvey at eye level and said seriously: "Please forgive my offense, you are an excellent novelist, and you are very willing to help you both in my personal position and personal wishes." But to write something like The Count of Monte Cristo, you should also know that people don't get a piece of white bread for nothing. ”

Harvey was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought for a long time, and said, "That's true, but I can't think of anything else that our Adrian family can do to help the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce." ”

Diana means that there is no free lunch in the world, and if you want to get funding from the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, you must pay a price, the Adrian family wants money or not, and the name is not as good as the current Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, since Harvey threw out the bait, he expected the next development, and now the only thing that the Adrian family can still affect the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce is the marriage contract between the two.

It would be a good deal for the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce to take advantage of this to get rid of the Adrian family, and it would be a win-win situation for both parties.

Diana shook her head solemnly: "No, you still have something of such value, and I am willing to pay Mr. Adrian ten thousand barrons for the entire original manuscript of The Count of Monte Cristo." ”

This time Harvey was stunned, not pretending to be surprised, Diana's request was indeed beyond his expectations, she actually wanted to spend ninety gold barrons to buy the original novel manuscript of "The Count of Monte Cristo". Is this trade a loss? To others, Diana may seem like a model of stupid money, willing to spend a lot of money on the original manuscript of a novel that has not even been officially published.

Harvey, who has the experience of the previous world, can basically foresee the fire of "The Count of Monte Cristo", and presumably the original manuscript of the novel will become a priceless treasure at that time.

It's a smart choice, but it's not the best option in Harvey's opinion, obviously this opportunity to get out of the engagement with himself is a good choice, and Harvey must want to get out of a bad reputation with a playboy in his shoes.

"Of course, I'd love to."

Harvey had a bright smile on her face for the first time, and she couldn't deny that she had a good impression of the arrogant and straightforward girl in front of her, she must have thought of the same thing as Harvey, but she didn't take advantage of this opportunity to achieve it, her character was more upright than Harvey had imagined.

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At night, Harvey's Olin Street is dark and quiet, moths fluttering around the not-so-bright street lamps, shadows dancing around the shadows of the long poles, and the lights are difficult to cover the shadows of the surrounding Victorian buildings, no matter how you look at it, this eerie feeling is more dangerous than the bustling civilian street.

"Good night, Mr. Adrian, tomorrow I will bring the news you expected." Diana bowed into the carriage with Harvey's support, holding the original manuscript of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo in her arms.

"Good night, dear Miss Cromwell, and have a good dream." Harvey put his right hand to his chest, bowed deeply and smiled in response, watching the carriage carrying her leave.

In the carriage, Diana looked contentedly at the original manuscript of the Count of Monte Cristo novel in her hand, which was enough for her, she did think more than Harvey, but certainly not as complicated as Harvey. It is undeniable that she fell in love with the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo", and secondly, she valued the value of the original manuscript of the novel.

She is the daughter of a merchant and understands the principle of fair trade better than anyone else, and in Harvey's request, she can obviously make more favorable demands for herself, and the dissolution of the marriage is one of them, and she can also "lend" the money to Harvey. Money is one of the most basic units of value, and 10,000 balun pounds cannot be exchanged for something that exceeds its own value many times, and unfair transactions must be established under unfair conditions. Not taking advantage of this to make a living can be regarded as selling Harvey a favor that is not a favor, especially in the current utilitarian social environment.