Winco Brandi didn't really like his name, it always reminded him of his almost perverted father, especially after he killed his own father and he never allowed anyone to call him that, and he had a nickname on Lightning Island, "The One with a Thousand Faces." ”

This is the title given by the Raven Order to the most powerful killers.

Thinking of the purpose of his trip, he couldn't help but ponder.

The son of a duke who has been sent to the frontier is obviously not very important, but even then, it is a very dangerous task to try to move him.

If it weren't for the fact that he was looking at the face of those large boxes of silver coins, he would not have taken on this mission anyway.

As the most powerful assassin in the Storm Raven, in the ten years since his debut, there have been not a hundred but eighty nobles who have died at his hands, but there has never been a time when he has made him so nervous as he is now.

The other party is a member of the Capet family, and once his mission fails, then what awaits him will be endless hunting and nightmares.

He wasn't stupid enough to believe that the money-eyed guys in the Order would help him fight his pursuers, and if the silver was in place, they wouldn't hesitate to join the enemy's side.

Killers don't have friends, and they don't need friends.

This is the conclusion that Winko has come to after years of struggling between life and death.

He looked at the air collar that was getting closer and closer to him, and remembered that his employer had told him that there was a building built by the other party at the end of the waterway, and that there were soldiers stationed there, so in order to prevent the other party from discovering his presence, Wenco chose to dock the boat in advance and tow it to the swamp where the water and grass were thick.

Taking advantage of the dark night, Wenke quietly completed all this.

Looking far away towards the Empty Crossing Leader, a wall stood between him and the town.

Several soldiers paced around the city with weapons in hand, vigilantly observing the surrounding situation, and the brazier was lit on the watchtower, and the light of the fire lit up the city gate as if it were daylight.

Trying to sneak in at the main entrance is a pipe dream.

But fortunately, he didn't have that intention in the first place.

Winco took off his loose cloak, revealing the tights underneath, and his weapon was simple, a simple dagger.

Sometimes, it doesn't take much preparation to take a person's life.

He could fully imagine that he infiltrated the other party's palace and quietly hid under his bed or in the bathroom, and the other party was completely defenseless, and he appeared like a ghost.

With just one stab, Winco promised not to let the other party make any calls for help.

As for how to get out afterwards......

Wenko sneered, he was known as the One with a Thousand Faces, and naturally he had his own merits.

A mask as thin as a cicada's wings was attached to his face, and Wen Ke's appearance immediately changed drastically, he looked at least ten years older than the original, and the wrinkles and spots on the mask looked very real, even if someone who was familiar with him stood in front of him, I am afraid that at this time, this old man would not be recognized as Wen Ke.

When everything was ready, Winco, who had changed his appearance, walked along the shadows shrouded in darkness towards the walls of the wooden house.

......

"Your Excellency. Touron knocked on the office door, "May I come in?"

Rand, who was sketching, raised his head and rubbed his somewhat sore neck, and said with a sigh of relief, "Please come in." ”

Touron walked in with a stack of papers, put them all on the table, and said, "My lord, these documents are all the recent financial expenditure reports in the airfront territory, as well as the materials used in the factory and the statistics of production batches. ”

Rand nodded with satisfaction, he had thought that it would take longer to count these figures, but he didn't expect Touron's office efficiency to be so high, it seems that his vision is still very good, at least in terms of diligence, Touron does a better job than most officials.

In order to ease the burden on Touron, Rand had recruited several apprentices for him, and Touron knew very well what Rand meant, and spared no effort to train these reserve officials, but how much they could learn depended on their talents.

Rand casually flipped through a report stacked on top of the document, took a cursory look at it and nodded, the speed at which the factory produces muskets is quite fast, and the biggest advantage of the assembly line is that it is fast.

"My lord, by far our biggest problem is sales. Touron spread his hands and said, although the musket is a novel weapon with great power, but due to the restrictions of publicity, it has not been able to open up sales, even if there are occasional merchant ships passing by to purchase a few, it is only for freshness, and it is impossible to form a systematic purchasing power at all.

However, the steel and wood used, including the consumption in manufacturing, have been continuously invested, and in the case of no return in the short term, the factory will not last long and will be shut down because it cannot make ends meet.

"The factory has been consuming silver coins, and the quantities are huge, and there are already nearly five hundred finished muskets in the warehouse," said Touron, not worried, "and if we continue, we will probably go bankrupt." ”

"This is the most critical question...... "Rand raised his head and calculated the time, it was less than half a month before the business event was held in the Imperial City, as long as he waited until the event opened, he would be able to display the musket in front of many wealthy merchants, Rand believed that the musket would definitely attract their keen eyes, "Prepare for the grand event in fifteen days, I will let everyone remember the latest invention of the empty ferry collar!"

At that time, maybe my cheap father will also have a different opinion of himself.

And you can see other guys in the Imperial City.

For example, the younger brother Bran who planted the mole next to him, and the tough and domineering older brother Ron.

What kind of attitude should be used to face them, Rand has not yet figured out at this time, he has no good impression of these two, although there is a little blood relationship, but it involves a power struggle, and this alone is unreliable.

If Bran and Ron were to be compared, Rand would have a stronger dislike for the former.

Ron was at least above board, perhaps because he disdained Rand as an adversary, and he never showed subjective hostility towards the Airford, but Bran was different, and the case of the stolen drawings was enough to remind Rand of his ability to play with intrigue.

Bran is more like a venomous snake with a smile on his face, and when you let your guard down and approach him, he will unexpectedly bite you and inject venom into your body.

Rand remembered what Payne had said about Bran, and he agreed with this in his heart.

He would rather face an enemy several times his size on the battlefield head-on than have such a dangerous enemy staring at him at all times behind him.

Fortunately, however, Bran did not have military power in his hands, nor did he have a large number of people at his disposal, otherwise his character would be even more difficult to deal with than Ron.

"Is there anything else?" Rand saw that Touron had no intention of leaving, and turned his head to ask again.

"The matter of Eagle City," Touron sat down, "we have paid a portion of the deposit, and the rest of the silver coins will be delivered in the next two days, and the asphalt mine is now owned by the Empty Ferry Territory, but there is a problem, we do not have a ship carrying a large amount of cargo, and we will have to pay a high fee if we lease it from Eagle City. “

Because the asphalt mine is 100 kilometers away from the air ferry leader, if you want to transport the mined ore back, large means of transportation are indispensable, so far the waterway is still the smoothest route, but the air ferry leader only has a few small boats with people, which can not reach the level of carrying goods at all.

It seems that it is necessary to purchase a merchant ship, Rand pondered for a moment, Lindong City has its own shipyard near the coast, but if you want to buy from him, I am afraid that you will not get any preferential price at all, and even if the other party sells shoddy ships to himself in shoddy quality, he should not expect the other party to provide after-sales service.

It was obviously irrational to ask Ron to buy merchant ships, and Rand immediately rejected the idea.

Why don't you make it yourself?

Rand was taken aback by the idea, but then he came to think that this method was feasible, and there was no shortage of materials for making ships, a large amount of wood and iron, but there was only a lack of skilled craftsmen, and although he had studied the construction of galleons, he also knew only a little about it.

Rand's main focus is still on weapons.

The ships that were built to sail on the waterways were completely different from the locomotives, and Rand scratched his head in annoyance, only to realize how much the serious lack of air crew affected the progress of development.

"Is there any craftsman in the Imperial City who is familiar with sailing ship manufacturing, we can use high-tech to dig some talents over," Rand waved his hand helplessly and said: "The cost of buying a merchant ship is too high, and the maintenance and repair in the later stage are also very troublesome, so I want to simply make it directly by us." ”

"That's a good idea......," Touron paused, "But are you sure that you can dig up the craftsmen from the Imperial City?" the idea of the Kongdu Collar Poverty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is unlikely that the craftsmen will give up the superior working environment of the Imperial City to come here. ”

"High salary, high salary, and you don't need to stay in the air for a long time," Rand said in an accentuated tone, "You only need to guide the work every day, and you can enjoy more than three times the salary of the Imperial City." ”

"What I want is for our craftsmen to learn the art of making boats, once we have mastered the core technology, then the importance of the other party will be greatly reduced, and we will not need to continue to whisper to them. Rand chuckled, although this practice is a bit like crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, but as a lord, the first thing he has to consider is the interests of the territory.

"You can give it a try. Touron shrugged his shoulders, "Do you want to pick a group of people from the craftsman class?"

"Young, smart, hard-working. Rand snapped his fingers and said what he wanted, "Candidates who meet these three requirements will be selected for backup." ”

Rand yawned and looked out the window at the night, unconsciously it was late at night, and the tiredness came up and he rubbed his temples, "If there is nothing else, this is all for today, go back and rest early." ”

"My lord, let's go together. Touron smiled: "It's the same road anyway." ”

"It's fine. Rand nodded and tapped lightly on the table, as if to wake up some sleeping guy, "Hey, it's time to go home!"

The coolness came, and Touron didn't see a figure, but he could clearly feel that somewhere in the room, a little boy with a long knife was staring at him with an indifferent gaze.

"It's really an amazing ability......" Tourang's eyes showed a look of envy, but he quickly reacted, what am I doing?

That's a dangerous idea!

Touron wiped the cold sweat from his head, although the demon seeds of the Sky Crossing Collar have always behaved very gently, but the concept that has been rooted in people's hearts for a long time is not something that can be easily changed.

For now, at least, Touron still has an indescribable feeling about the Demon Seed.

It's not enough to say it's fear, and it's not quite in line with being estranged.

In short, it's like a diaphragm.