"If the Hepburns are unwilling to give up, what will they usually do?"

Alan asked. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"They will generally use commercial means to suppress and force their opponents to go bankrupt, and if commercial means do not work, they will seek other means, the most common method is political suppression and religious persecution, this situation has been staged for a period of time when the small countries in the south were annexed by the Holy See, so those in the south who do business are afraid of the Hepburn family, if they are allowed to compete with the Hepburn family, it is almost impossible to gamble with their lives. ”

Kevin apparently had a detailed knowledge of the Hepburn family, and his words also explained why many southern merchants were reluctant to cooperate when it came to the sale of potions.

"Is Kevin afraid of the Hepburns' revenge?"

Steven asked suddenly.

"I'm just reminding you. I didn't expect the Hepburn family to value Allen so much, and if Allen rejected the Hepburn family's behavior and caused their dissatisfaction, maybe they would take some action, after all, confrontation with the Hepburn family is not a simple business behavior, if it is just a business behavior, we are fully capable of dealing with it. ”

It's impossible to say that he is not afraid at all, but the thought of being able to command his business empire to compete with the Hepburn family, Kevin suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement, this is undoubtedly a more fulfilling thing than joining the Hepburn family to serve them.

"Brother-in-law, I think Kevin's worries are justified, although the business we were engaged in before was highly profitable, but after all, the scale is small, and the key things are in the hands of my brother-in-law, even if others have the heart to covet it, they have no ability to snoop, so we don't have to worry about this. But now it's different, although the potion formula is in our hands, but it's not alchemy after all, even if someone else has a magic array diagram without my brother-in-law, it's still useless, it's hard to ensure that others don't have bad intentions, and we don't know how many refugees are waiting for us to feed us now, if something really goes wrong, we can leave, but those refugees can only become tools of the Agu family. ”

Steven looked at Alan and said with a worried expression.

"At least for now, the power of the Holy See has not yet extended to the ancient city of Oku, they can only use commercial means to deal with us, and this is precisely our advantage, there is nothing to worry about, as for commercial activities, whether it is political or religious, or even military This is not within the scope of our consideration. And I believe that Lord Ogu will not betray our interests because of the Hepburns. ”

Alan thought for a moment, shook his head and said. If the Hepburn family wants to deal with themselves, in addition to normal business competition, it is impossible to bypass the Agu family by other means, he believes that the Gossac and the Holy See's three-hundred-year grudge The Agu family will not give up their own compromise with the Holy See so easily, as long as Holland supports him, then the Hepburn family's political oppression and religious persecution and other means will not work, and they don't have to worry. However, Steven and Kevin did not know about the grievances between the Gothians and the Holy See, and he did not say anything about it.

"There's nothing wrong with my brother-in-law wanting to rely on Lord Oku, but Master Oku's palm is too big, and it is inevitable that some small people will leak in between his fingers, and brother-in-law, you are not always by our side, we must always make some preparations, and we must have a certain ability to protect ourselves when necessary. ”

Steven changed his perspective and continued.

"Steven, what do you mean..."

"Brother-in-law, I think we should form a group of our own forces, and use them for self-protection when necessary. ”

Steven finally spoke his mind.

"Yes, but it must be done quietly, and not too many of them, otherwise it will be self-digging to arouse Horanster's suspicions. ”

Alan hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement.

"Brother-in-law, I understand. ”

Hearing that Eren agreed to his suggestion, Steven's heart relaxed a lot, he had been secretly operating behind Alan's back, and he was very worried that Eren would order him to stop when he found out, but now that Eren nodded, he could boldly continue to operate.

"Who's the Mage Kanter?"

While the three of them were discussing how to deal with the Hepburn family, a man in his thirties, dressed in a gorgeous manner, with a tall figure, a handsome face, and an elegant temperament, walked into the cubicle with a glass of mule. The visitor first glanced at Steven, and then his eyes turned around Alan and Kevin, and finally his inquiring gaze fell on Alan, who seemed to have determined Allen's identity, and the corners of his mouth not only showed a smile, but that smile had an indescribable charm against the backdrop of his handsome face, even Allen, who was also a man, couldn't help but be attracted to him.

"I am, may I ask if Your Excellency is..."

Alan removed the sound barrier magic, and asked with some curiosity, the person who came was dressed well, obviously he should be a figure with a head and a face in the ancient city of Aogucheng, but the person who came didn't know him, and he didn't know the person who came, and he didn't know anyone either, there were only a handful of people he knew in the ancient city, and there were a lot of guests who came to the magic weapon store when it opened, but it obviously didn't include the man in front of him who looked and had a bearing like the brightest star in the night sky.

"I am Aubere Reinhardt, an official of the Yus Empire in the ancient city of Austria, and I am honored to meet His Excellency the Mage today. ”

When Allen's identity was confirmed, the visitor immediately stepped forward to touch his chest and salute, and reported himself to the door.

The official of the Yus Empire in the ancient city of Aogu is a very special official position, he is different from any other Yus magistrate, he is more like a messenger sent by the Emperor Yus, he does not have any substantive power over local affairs, but only plays the role of monitoring and supervision, and by the way, take care of the business of the Yusi Empire in the ancient city of Aogu. Therefore, as long as the business of the Yusi Empire is going well in the ancient city of Aogu, and the Agu family has not done some rebellious deeds, this position is almost a fictitious position, but the successive emperors of Yusi attach great importance to this position, and often send some shrewd and capable courtiers to serve here, these courtiers will be reused immediately when they return to Boulder City after a few years in the ancient city of Aogu, and the current Prime Minister of the Yuss Empire, Duke Phelps, has had a similar experience, so no one dares to underestimate this seemingly insignificant official.

"Brother-in-law, I remember this person, he sent someone to the store a few days ago to deliver a post, but because you are not there, he has never been there. ”

Knowing the identity of the visitor, Steven immediately showed a sudden look, although he had not seen the visitor, but he had already heard of the identity and name of the visitor, because during Allen's mission to suppress bandits, Aubere Reinhardt had sent people to ask for a meeting several times.

However, neither Alan nor Steven noticed that Kevin's expression changed when he heard the visitor introduce him.