Near dusk, in the Ted family's magic workshop in Sachiton, Gordon met his niece.

"Steve has run away, I've sent someone to hunt him down, don't count on Romulos and Belino's list. On Theresia's side, she meant that the million deposit was used to buy twenty converted traffic airships, and the rest was naturally canceled. ”

Hathaway's eyes were bloodshot, and her gaze was extremely sharp, but her complexion was fine, her tone was calm, and her whole state was not as bad as expected.

Gordon breathed a sigh of relief, so the news he was going to report should be able to bear it.

Noticing the inquiry in his uncle's eyes, Hathaway said lightly: "Don't worry, uncle, if you have any bad news here, just say it directly." It's a big deal to sell a few things, take off the tall hat that our Ted family always presses others, and be happy for a few days by those Mosmut guys as talking points. ”

Gordon sighed, his niece had grown up with a golden spoon since she was a child, she took over the family at a young age, and she was the saint of the Night Lady and the granddaughter of the goddess of magic, and she was just short of a crown compared to Theresia. Now that I even say such things, I have been hit hard.

He made a report on the situation in various aspects, and summed it up that nearly 30 million gold bushels of materials were smashed in his hands, and the losses were estimated at 35 million when the tools were urgently purchased and the men recruited.

Don't look at the amount of money, if Hathaway is willing, it is really just a matter of selling a few family heirlooms, of course, the follow-up reaction is difficult to predict.

For the magician family, it doesn't matter if there is a problem in the business, selling land or even magic towers is not a matter, but it is extraordinary to sell treasures.

Every treasure is a family inheritance, representing not only the strength of the family, but also the glory of each generation. If the Ted family really wants to sell the heirloom treasure, it means that the family inheritance is abandoned. At that time, it will not just be a topic of conversation for a few days, but a big loss of reputation.

"There are still 15 million materials to pay, and the suppliers have not been able to contact you, so they have come to me," said Gordon, "We were in a hurry to grab the materials last night, and not only gave a deposit, but also signed a formal contract." ”

"Fifteen million, isn't it?"

Hathaway nodded proudly: "Admit it, our Ted family is not like a certain majesty, we still have to be faced!"

She pursed her lips and said, "Tell them that according to the normal delivery process, the money will be paid when the time is up." ”

"The first batch of materials will be delivered in three days, and all of them will be in place within ten days at the latest", Gordon frowned: "Can this fifteen million be raised within ten days?"

"Uncle, don't worry, you have to stabilize at this time, and you don't need to come forward to raise it, after all, you are still the vice president of the Mage Federation, and at this time, you need to stabilize your foothold in the Supreme Council. ”

Hathaway said firmly, "I'll fix it." ”

"It's not a fifteen million gold bushels......"

Gordon smiled bitterly, he also saw the battle vision in the morning, not only the flying boat was defeated by the propeller aircraft, but the floating ship was also seriously threatened by the aircraft.

The main business of the Ted family is still floating ships, but they are suppressed by the empress and can only be a supplier of core components in the empire. Now that the flying boat business has suffered a setback, the parts business of the floating ship will definitely be affected.

On Bellino's side, the order for more than a hundred floating ships is only an intention, and only as many gold bushels will be given as much as it is delivered, and even if the remaining one-third of the order can continue, it will not make much money.

The rest of the family's business has shrunk because of the flying boat business, and there is no money to get it back.

In other words, in addition to this pile of flying boat materials, the family has no turnover, not to mention that the niece's original intention is to earn a large amount of gold bushels on the flying boat to subsidize her big project.

"After all, there are still materials ......"

From the morning to now, Hathaway is more than just venting.

"Uncle, didn't you take a lot of orders for passenger flying boats? The upper echelons should not like that kind of buzzing plane, and they will not use it for war, the flying boat is light and dexterous, it still meets their needs, and these materials are just used to change production. ”

The idea is great, but ......

"It's true that the customer's preference for the flying boat will not be affected too much, but every customer has their own special requirements, and they don't want to mass produce goods," Gordon said. It will take months to recoup the cost of these materials...... Even more time. ”

Hathaway continued: "I also found a new agent to contact Belino and make some modifications to the flying boat, even if it can't beat Richie's plane, at least it can stay on the defensive by numbers." If the price is lower, Belino should accept it. ”

It's a good way to stop your loss, but ......

Gordon's tone became more cautious: "After Belino's flight troops retreated in the morning, Litch bombed Belino's ground troops with planes, and Romulos took advantage of the situation to counterattack. Now that Belino had retreated north of Kester, Romrose was no longer attacking. ”

Hathaway's forehead bloomed: "In other words, Romulus is only satisfied with holding the Silverpine Kingdom, and Belino doesn't need emergency assistance?"

Gordon bowed his head: "It seems like this at the moment, even if it is needed, Belino will definitely find another way and no longer trust the flying boat." ”

Hathaway rubbed her newly-grown little finger and muttered nervously, "I have to ...... Try ......"

"We haven't processed those crystals yet," Gordon suggested: "If we transform them into floating furnaces and make them into hero-sized airplanes, we should be able to recoup the cost of the materials." ”

"Airplane...... Absolutely ......"

At that moment, Hathaway almost shouted loudly, how could she follow Richie's ass and copy his stuff!?

She finally held back, the imminent thing was fifteen million, how to sell these materials to recover the cost, there was still time, and at that time......

"At that time, everyone must have copied Richie's stuff, and propeller planes must have been popular. ”

She smiled bitterly: "It's like the magic guide gun and the multi-rate magic guide cannon, yes, in the new era, everyone is copying anyway, and no one laughs at us anymore." ”

She nodded solemnly: "Then it's time to trouble Uncle to hand over this subject to the right person to be in charge, as soon as possible." ”

Leaving the workshop, Hathaway returned to her ducal fiefdom in Sachiton. Originally, she was busy with the research and construction of the Phantom, and rarely stayed in this place, but now, at least for the past few days, she has been able to use this place as a base to carry out the "aftermath fundraiser" operation.

After taking a shower and calming down a little, Hathaway was thinking about where to start, when someone actually came to the door.

Losifus, the East Fein representative of the Void Consortium, visits with a girl with long rainbow hair,

"This is my assistant Ginny......"

Rohiphus first introduced the girl, and then said to Hathaway, who was a little stunned: "Ah, I forgot to explain to Your Excellency, I don't have the courage to do anything to your Excellency, but the Temple of Commerce is watching your whereabouts. ”

Hathaway breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that she was only operating on the mainland, and would always be watched by the Temple of Commerce. In this way, the background of the Void Consortium is really deep.

Therefore, this girl named Ginny is actually a rainbow dragon, and it is not surprising to her.

Rohiphus said: "Don't worry, Your Excellency, I'm not here to collect money. Just understand that you have some ...... right now The financial troubles are even greater than the previous ones. ”

Hathaway's vigilance suddenly raised, "Continue to lend me gold bushels?"

Lohippers grinned and showed eight teeth, and it was a sincere smile: "Yes, fifteen million!"

..................

In the Redstone Kingdom, Earl of Cold Spring, Zelder is entertaining Earl Mosmut, Earl of Snow Castle, who has arrived from Norton.

In the hall of the magic tower, there was a lot of laughter and laughter, and in order to show respect, Zolde also called all the neighboring nobles he befriended, even the knight level.

"Am I right? Give your Majesty the Heart of Loyalty to Her Majesty, and Your Excellency the Eye of Wisdom to Lord Prell. ”

Zelder gulped the kvass from the Godfall Plateau, patted Mosmut's shoulder and laughed: "I was with Li Qi in the empress back then...... Hiccup...... At that time, she was still the queen, and she was competing for the magic guide gun business in front of her. I relied on the technical heritage of the Mildern family and didn't take Li Qi seriously, and I was defeated by him. ”

"My face was so red...... Alas, I can't wait to get into the ground, Hathaway Ted's expression must be better than mine now!"

Mosmut also smiled happily: "It's not just her expression, she swept away the entire low-level floating nuclear crystal of Finn last night, I don't know how to smash tens of millions of gold bushels, and now I don't know where to cry." ”

Zold's thoughts flew at once: "It's a pity......"

Mosmut sighed faintly: "Yes, what a pity. At this time, if you pay a few million, you may be able to kiss Fangze. ”

The other nobles also laughed, but some people were still puzzled: "Isn't it okay to sell two things? ”

"Sell things, the fall of the Ted family began with her", Mosmut said disdainfully, "The magician family is more about inheritance than you nobles, if it were me, I would rather sell my body for a few nights than sell a family heirloom." ”

Zelder had a good relationship with him, and the joke was casual: "You are so honorable, no one will buy it if you want to sell it!"

"There's always a good one for this," Mosmut shrugged, "If it doesn't work, I'll be able to use the Transfiguration Technique." ”

People laughed again, and in the corner, a halfling with a delicate face was restrained, even uncomfortably shrunk back, looking like a year.

"You're right, Zold, Prell...... Well, Lord Richie must have received the legacy of the Magic Empire, and this should be a special favor from the Crimson Lady", Mosmut put his arm around Zold's shoulders and said, "My magic workshop has just made a plane close to salmon, and Richie has conjured up a more advanced ......"

Zold added: "It's called sardines. ”

Many of the Redstone Legion soldiers he sent to Li Qi stayed on the Godfall Plateau, and he knew all the local news that was not so secret, and of course these news were classified in the eyes of others.

"Yes, sardines!"

Mosmut smiled and said, "You've been in the business of magic guns and magic cars, so you never thought of doing this? ”

Zolde said: "You don't know that the empress has a conflict with Richie, and he can't sell it directly here." ”

"Who doesn't know that they are singing, it's still what you said", Mosmut said, "And you're right, the Empress specially transferred slaves from Benoin to make up for Richie's manpower a while ago, who can they hide?"

Zolde sighed in a well-informed tone: "There is no way, they have to do enough posture on their faces." ”

"So, you errand runner between the Empress and Richie can always do a little favor," Mosmut said in a joking tone, "Let's sneak a few sardines over, and I'll give you a share of the workshop." ”

"This ...... You have to obey the overall situation", Zolde straightened his waist, "obey the overall situation of the Empress and Richie." ”

He beckoned to the corner: "Sir Flodo, come and tell Count Mosmut what the big picture is on Richie's side!"

The halfling shrunk even tighter, waving his hands repeatedly.

Zolde was not reluctant, and said to Mosmut: "That little guy is Richie's side, and when he returns to his hometown to care for the elderly, Richie specially told me to take care of him." It's okay to do anything, it's just too shy. ”

Mosmut chuckled, only as if Zelder was changing the subject.

He descended the slope and the conversation returned to the morning's battle, where Richie's planes seized control of the skies and bombed Bellino's tens of thousands of troops. Romrose took advantage of the situation to fight back and knocked Belino back dozens of kilometers in one go.

This gamble alone made them a lot of gold bushels, and it was even more significant to Mosmut, who was instructed by Minister Medi to study the magic plane.

"It's hard for Belino to do it now......"

As he said this, Mosmut's men rushed in and whispered to him, and the ring on Zold's hand lit up.

The two jumped up almost at the same time and looked at each other again.

and invariably lowered his voice and said, "You are also ......"

Well, sure enough, it's looking for the two of them.

In the communication room on the top floor of the magic tower, in front of the Book of Trade Winds, the two of them waited with bated breath.

When they saw that the projected figure was Medi, the Minister of Magic, they were all disappointed.

After listening to Medi's explanation, Mosmut nodded his head, while Zelder hesitated: "This...... It should be more convenient to buy it directly from Richie, right?"

Medi said, "This is what Your Majesty meant, and there is no need to ask." ”

Zolde was still a little apprehensive: "If he hides it from Richie, he will definitely not sell it, and he will even be wary." ”

Medi stepped back, the Empress appeared, and the two quickly bowed their heads and saluted.

"That's what I mean, you can tell the truth. ”

The Empress said this, and Zolde was immediately overjoyed.

At the end of the communication, when the two counts high-fived and celebrated, Valentine's Castle and the study Theresia instructed Medi again: "Mentor, you take Mosmut and copy it as soon as possible." The ones he made there and sold them to Belino through other channels to ensure that the performance was worse than our own imitations. ”

Medi asked, "Richie...... Will it be sold? Such an important weapon, relying on Zold's personal relationship with him, may not be appropriate. And through Zolde's message, the credibility ......"

Theresia said lightly: "If he doesn't sell it, he will start from Romrose's side, he will definitely sell it to Romrose, but I believe he will." ”

Medi paused, "What if he knew His Majesty was going to copy it and sell it to Belino," and he swallowed it back into his stomach.

It is clear that the Empress is testing Richie's stance on the Empire.

..................

At the Ducal Palace, Hathaway signed a loan agreement.

Fifteen million gold bushels were in her hands again, but the uneasiness in her heart was still difficult to dissolve.

She tentatively asked, "It's okay to secretly mortgage and resell magic guides or other magical items, right?"

Rohipphus smiled and said, "Of course, it's all up to you, how dare we play with words in front of you?" ”

"Your Excellency...... No, in your capacity, I should call Your Highness, do not doubt the intentions of our Void Consortium, we uphold the law of Her Majesty the Goddess: everything can be traded, everything is exchanged, everything is voluntary. ”

Hathaway nodded, she didn't think she would step into any trap, according to the agreement, even if the other repayment plans were any moths, it was a big deal that she could sell something. To be honest, now she is beginning to feel that she has been too constrained by the names of the Ten Thousand Years Inheritance and the Golden Family.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your patronage," Rohiphus handed a copy of the agreement to the girl that the rainbow dragon had transformed, and then kept the smile that had begun to make Hathaway a little tired, "In addition, I am glad to inform Your Highness that there is an event for you to participate in tomorrow at noon, as the repayment of the first batch of loans." ”

He said in an excited tone: "Five hundred thousand gold bushels." ”

"What activity?"

Hathaway remembered that in the first loan agreement, the repayment plan she chose was to participate in the relevant activities as a magic consultant, and the project could be selected, but she had to participate once in the first year.

Although the amount is not much, it is a good start, run errands, show up, and earn 500,000 yuan with a few words, and the gold bushel is not too easy to come.

"The magic castle built by a duke of the Northern Kingdom of Kandas has just been completed, and he would like you to be present and unveiled with your own hands. You don't have to be a real magic consultant, you don't have to be named, just attend the unveiling ceremony, for a maximum of two hours. ”

Hathaway's eyebrows were raised, when she was the saint of Lady Joy!?

Lohifus lowered his head and stroked his chest: "It's up to you to choose ......"

As her eyebrows fell, Hathaway came back to her senses. He is also a duke, just like a friend of the other party, and it is nothing to show up and say a word. Before, when she was still the Speaker, even when the annoying Mosmut had built the Earl's Castle, she had come forward to celebrate.

Selling a non-existent friendship for half a million gold bushels seemed like a very good deal.

Hathaway softened her face and was about to nod, when Losifus said again: "There is also a little problem, I am afraid that Your Highness will be taboo, so I will explain first, this duke is called ...... Deringus Richie Kandas. ”

So, this is deliberately playing with me!?

Hathaway's eyebrows rose again, and she glared at Lohivors.

After a long time, she pulled the corners of her mouth and said as if gritting her teeth, "Okay, I'll go." ”