Chapter 949: Expectation and Loss
"Well, I'm finally getting down to business. That's right, I was entrusted by a noble man to build an alchemy workshop. Captain, you are familiar with the real estate brokers in the royal city, I need to find a place close to the palace, but low-key and safe enough. Oh, Apollil, you have connections with the islanders who have come to work in the Intramuros, and you can help me find a group of young men who are credible enough that I want to invite them to work in the workshop. ”
"Alchemy Workshop?" The strong man and the girl spoke at the same time, and then looked at the man with an unfamiliar eye.
The young man was uncomfortable by the two people in the room, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" Why are you looking at me like that? ”
"Humph! Alchemy Workshop? That's at least ten times bigger than this little shop! Your requirements are so high, the price is heavenly! Also, the large alchemy equipment to be purchased later is not cheap. You are an apprentice who has been working as a day worker for ten years, what financial resources do you have to buy it? Apollil asked.
"It's the work that arranges for my nobles to pay!" Gallott hurriedly explained, "I don't have that much money myself, and I left all the money to everyone before leaving, you know." ”
"Of course I do! Do you think that by giving us the money, everyone will be able to forgive you for your betrayal! The girl clenched her fists and stared at the young man fiercely.
"Okay, okay~ Your temper~ No, the stinky boy is back. Hmm, although you didn't go to the Alchemy Academy for assessment, I also want to believe that your ability is enough to open an alchemy workshop. Stinky boy, you've been in the palace for a long time, and you don't know much about the market prices in the city. You're asking for that much, well, I'll do the math. This land, at least three hundred quintals! The later interior decoration and the purchase of facilities will be at least more than 100. After careful consideration, the strong man quoted a terrifying price to the young man.
"What?! So expensive! The young man was taken aback, the price was a bit more than he expected.
"This is the royal city! I said, you might as well quit your job. Your noble man's investment, steady loss! Here in Wangcheng, there has never been a large-scale business of alchemy products, and it can't do it in the south at all! As for you, it's better to start from the basics and open an alchemy studio. Well, I know a lot of mercenary group leaders, as long as you make the right alchemy products and medicines, you can sell them to them, anyway, if there are not many of them, they can eat them. Now, I'll give you fifty quintals, and I'll be counted! With that, the strong man patted Garrow's shoulder.
"I, I have twenty quintals here... Apollil spoke a little uncomfortably.
"No need, the noble man gave me plenty of money." The young man was a little moved, the head of the regiment and the girl, this is planning to hand over all his belongings to him.
"Don't be polite to me, this money is not given in vain! In the future, I will rely on you to support my old age~ Well, oh, and Apollil, rely on the two of you~! ”
"Oops~old~head! I don't care if you live or die~! The girl went crazy.
"Stop making a fuss, Apollil." The young man stopped the girl, and then said, "I really have money, you see... ”
Garrow took out three golden tickets from the inner pocket of his waist bag, "Commander, this is three hundred gold tals, you can help me contact the broker first, and help me finalize the address of the factory as soon as possible." ”
"You kid! Okay! Lao Tzu has never seen a few golden tickets in his life, and you take out three at once! The strong man was a little stunned, he worked hard, saved all his life, and he was only more than fifty Quintal, counting this broken shop, it was less than eighty.
The girl on the side was also frightened, but after a while, her nose moved slightly, and her brows were furrowed.
The girl snatched the golden ticket, put it in front of her nose, and sniffed it. Later, she was furious: "There are two women's scents on it!" One of them was not yet sixteen! The other one wasn't a few years older! You scumbag! ”
With that, a dagger fell from the sleeve of her right hand, and after she took it, she quickly pressed it against the young man's neck.
"Wait a minute, listen to me!" The youth hurriedly explained.
"Wait, Apo! Naples was not like that! "The strong man is also a little big.
"Humph! You scumbag, what kind of noble person appointed? Two teenage girls give you a few hundred quintals! Let you be responsible for building the alchemy workshop! Are you taking me for a fool? Say, is it a kidnapping? Or a slave trade?! Apollil's tone gradually became angry, and the right hand holding the dagger unconsciously became stronger.
"Apollil! You know, I'm not that kind of villain, even if I'm starving! I'm not going to do that kind of thing! You have to trust me! If I were a scumbag like that, I wouldn't have risked rescuing you and the other girls from the slave traders, trust me. Gallott explained that he understood that both of these evils were the flashpoints of the girl.
"That's it! Put it down, put it down! Really, he! Don't you know? Although he has been away for ten years, I don't believe that this kid can be so bad! Seeing that the girl was a little sober, the head of the regiment stepped forward to dissuade her.
"Hmph, you'd better explain!" Apollil, who understood that he had overreacted, also put down the dagger in a daze, and at the same time returned the golden ticket to the young man.
"Whew~ You've made great progress, Apollil~" The young man breathed a sigh of relief.
"Of course, she's not like you! She has never slackened her training, and now, she has passed the assassin examination and become an official assassin! The strong man said this, quite proudly, and his voice was three points louder.
"Hmph, that's the result of course. I didn't let up all the time! It's not like you, what kind of alchemy! Hey, don't get out of the way, tell me, where did you get all that money? And, those two girls, what's going on?! The girl's eyes sharpened again.
"Okay, that's right, today the princess summoned me to meet her, and she said that the royal family needed to build a relatively safe and secret alchemy workshop, so she found me and entrusted me with full authority to deal with this matter... The young man was helpless, not understanding why his credibility had suddenly plummeted, and began to explain what had happened to the two of them in as much detail as possible.
"Hmm, little ghost~! Now I'm starting to wonder if you're kidnapping tickets and selling slaves! The strong man didn't believe in it, and the princess suddenly appreciated it, and then gave a huge amount of Quintal and entrusted him with a heavy task, which even the drunkards in the tavern could not blow.
"It's true, I can't go into details, in short, I'm telling the truth! Believe me, Captain, Apollil, I really need your help now! Garrowt spoke in a sincere tone.
“。。。 So, she, the princess, what did she give you in return? The girl sensed the point.
"Apollil, I..." The young man was a little embarrassed, and after a pause for a few seconds, he decided to tell the details of the concealment, "Princess, promise to give me the national status of the kingdom, and after I have made enough merits, she will give me a letter of recommendation for the academy's assessment. ”
"Roar, you can do it! Luckily, how many Sisko people can't look forward to the opportunity, just let you get it! It seems that my future pension life can really rely on you! The head of the regiment was happy for him from the bottom of his heart.
Unlike the agitated brawny man, Apollil had a pained face, biting her lip and her arms folded in front of her chest.
After thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't help but shout angrily: "You still don't want to give up, do you?" You're still not going to come back, are you?! I~ We've been waiting for you for ten years! See you back here! I thought you figured it out and were coming back! As a result, you, you're still such a bastard! Bastard! ”
"Apollil ~ I, I'm sorry ~ But this is my last chance." Looking at the girl with tears on her face, Gellott explained.
"Get out! Don't come back! I'll never see you again! The girl yelled, then jumped backwards and disappeared into the shadows.
"Hey~ you!" The strong man shook his head, supported his forehead with his right hand, and looked at the young man who was standing silently on the side, "Okay, stupid boy, you are hopeless." Well, I'll take care of the venue for you. As for the girl, she is in a better mood when she turns around, and I will help you persuade you. I can't stand you guys! ”
"Don't add ice to a cup of 'Bursting Moon'." Apollil sat down at the bar and ordered a glass of the strongest liquor.
"Guest, the 'Burst Moon' must be iced, otherwise the alcohol will evaporate quickly. Ah, by the way, this glass of wine is very strong, and it is not suitable for drinking when you are in a bad mood~" Ji Lin looked at the girl's red eyes and kindly reminded.
"Tsk, it's not about you! Add ice, add ice, hurry up and give it to me! "It's a pity that the guests don't appreciate it.
"Okay, wait a minute." Seeing that the other party didn't listen to persuasion, Ji Lin didn't say much, and began to prepare for bartending.
"Ji Lin! Come here! Fast! Joseni's voice came from the side.
"Okay, wait a minute, come right away!" The bartender shouted in the direction of the boss, and then apologized to the guests in front of the stage: "Excuse me, can you wait a minute?" The boss has something to call me, and I'll have to assign it to you later. Hmm, guest? ”
The girl didn't pay attention to her, and Ji Lin didn't plan to bother, after all, except for the regular guests, most of the guests only arrived at the hotel when they were in a bad mood.
On the other side of the bar, the bartender leaned lazily against the bar: "Hmm, boss, what's wrong?" The guests are still waiting for me to mix wine~ Hee-hee, she's a cute girl~! ”
"Don't make a fuss~! What happened to the girl? Look at the face raw? Joseni looked at the strange girl and kept looking at her dress.
"I don't know, I ran in suddenly. Tina didn't stop her, well, boss, this girl is not ordinary, she seems to be an assassin. The bartender weighed and gave her judgment.
"Assassins? It's strange that there are two assassins in the shop? Hmm, such a young little girl?! Oh, I see, tsk, it's the bad old man's man, hey~! Ji Lin, give me two glasses of 'violinist'. ”
"Huh? You can, but, boss, are you meddling again? ”