The one who actually negotiated with him was a merchant named "Iron Bullet", who was said to be the right-hand man of the Tyse merchant.

When Summer arrived again where he had met with the Tess merchant, he saw the merchant named "Iron Bullet" munching on a piece of chicken mixed with burnt green onions, and when he saw him coming, the man named Iron Bullet hurriedly chewed two bites, poured the chicken with the wine, and when he had finished everything in his mouth, he wiped his greasy fingers with his sleeve and stood up and stretched out his rough hand to Summer.

"Iron Bullet," he said, grinning, with a strip of chicken and chopped shallots still hanging between his smoky teeth, "and I have come to negotiate with you on his behalf, on the orders of the great Tyse Merchant. ”

Summer shook his hand, "It's an honor." His hands were cold and hard, not at all like Tess's fat, fat-filled hands.

The merchant wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth, sat back down, and took out a tightly sealed briefcase from the bag behind him, and slowly disassembled it, "According to the meaning of the Tess merchant, I will sign a contract with you, about the import agreement of cherry berries, canned bacon, and light bulbs from the Dawning Base, and....... Your box, we think it's a good thing, it can hold a lot of things, and the price is satisfactory. “

"Well, this is the tax rate and the percentage of the commission that we have set after a few days of discussion, and the merchant Tyse thinks that the terms he has given are very favorable, and he can't imagine that anyone will refuse such a condition." His words are clear that this is the bottom line.

Summer opened the file and read it sentence by sentence. When he got to the crux of the contract, he was surprised to find that the contract drawn up by the Tyce merchants was at least half more lenient than the terms implicitly put forward by Bolivaria at that time, much to his surprise. It stands to reason that he has openly and secretly accepted the conditions stated by Tyse Dashang through the mouth of Bolivar, so it is obvious that there is no need for the other party to give in, but this contract is .......

Summer repeatedly flipped through the seven or eight pages of the contract, and turned to the last page, which was indeed the official trade contract seal of the Han Court, as well as the signatures of the three station tariff officials, and the signatures of the great businessmen of Tyce, this guy's handwriting was so ugly, could it be that it was written in Lao Er? No matter what he wrote, his chapter could not be wrong, and this contract, Summer thought that there must be some loopholes in it, but he did not see anything unusual, and the Tyce merchant was willing to make a deal with him on terms far more lenient than he had imagined.

Then again, do businessmen really spit out money for no reason? This is as simple as whether a hungry lion is willing to spit out the prey in his mouth. Summer only felt a little confused for a while, he looked at the other party, and the merchant didn't seem to be in a hurry, just stared at his wine glass with his eyes down, and drank the fruit wine one after another.

"Does the Tess merchant have anything else to say?"

"Mr. Summer is really smart, and he does have one more condition attached.......

Sure enough, the matter of gold falling from the sky could not be encountered by him, and Summer raised his head and asked in a deep voice, "It's okay to say it." ”

"The Tyse merchants want to re-establish a neutral trade route....... Of course, he needs Mr. Summer's help, and he'll even put the reins in your hands, as long as you can give him his due return once the trade lines are restored. ”

Neutral Trade Routes....... No wonder, no wonder...... Sooner or later, the neutral trade route will be rebuilt, and no one doubts about this, but at the moment, about the cause of this accident, most of the spearheads are still pointed at the big merchants of the Han court, and most of the stations on the route are unwilling to cooperate with these merchants, at least they are not willing to openly claim to cooperate with the big merchants of the Han court, so as not to be made a fuss about this, and what could be more suitable for rebuilding the trade route than the famous and advantageous Shuguang base?

"It's a complicated matter," Summer grinned, "the Rangers have not been able to wipe out the nest that occupies the head of the Great Bay Station, and it is said that the beasts are as dense as ants, and there is even an extremely terrifying monster controlling these beasts, and the Rangers have suffered heavy casualties. ”

"Add a zero to the number of dead and wounded, wipe your tears, and apply some chicken blood, and you will naturally suffer heavy casualties." Iron Bullet chuckled a few times, "Actually, someone is just playing tricks." Those people are secretly making small moves to stop the rangers, otherwise the most elite Wing of Freedom, together with the surrounding stations, would not be able to handle even a black beast's lair. ”

Is there such a thing? Summer felt in his heart, his eyelids drooped slightly, and his voice was lowered a lot, "Then if I intervene, won't I be obstructed by others." ”

"They won't dare to stand in your way, Mr. Summer, they'll only do a little bit behind your back, and Tess Merchant will help you behind your back. What's more, as long as you can show a certain amount of determination, the stations on the neutral trade line will not fail to help, and even the wild man who is not against you, as far as I know, will be more than happy to restore the prosperity of the trade line to the past. ”

He knew more than I could have imagined, and all sorts of thoughts flashed through Summer's mind, but he only asked tentatively. "The merchant already knows who's behind it?" ”

The lean middle-aged man with short dark hair just showed an unfathomable smile, "This matter has not been confirmed, and we naturally can't take it out and make it public, but those who can do such a shocking thing, think about it, and can't escape those people, Mr. Summer, we will keep this matter secret for the time being, and the conditions of the Tess merchant are written in this contract one by one, you can study it and think about it again, I think you should be able to get your reply before the wolf time tomorrow, right?" ”

Summer thought he had been interested in rebuilding the Grey River Station for a long time, and if it weren't for Hanting's opinions, and Bolívar's repeated warnings about the complexity of the matter, he would have probably begun planning for these things long ago. And with the support of the Tyse merchants, things seem to be different.

For this reason, Summer made a sad face all day, during which Boliva approached him, but he could not give advice, "The merchants of Tyse are happy to betray anyone, but I know that it is good for him to start rebuilding the Grey River Station," this is his exact words, "his trade channels are sometimes blocked by other big merchants, and neutral trade routes have always been as fair to him as they are to other merchants." Again, he warned, "Doing so will provoke other businessmen," as he had said before.

However, he added that with the support of the Tess merchants, if he really planned to rebuild the Grey River Station, the stationmaster would be happy to provide men and weapons, as long as he paid for it.

The current summer manpower is naturally far from enough, even if you add the people who escaped from the Grey River Station, if those people are not scared and determined to rebuild the Grey River Station, plus these are still far from enough, and the help of Wild Men and Theis will undoubtedly make it much easier for him, and if he can also hire Rangers to help, then things will be even better.

Of course, he has synths, which are the hole cards that force him to make the final decision.

They are tireless, fearless, and steely. There are also the two security robots, the weapon in their hands is a thermal particle gun, this gun, especially suitable for dealing with those light-phobic black beasts, the synthesizer has announced to him, this beam of guns gathered by the flow of high-heat particles, coupled with the security synthesizer's own auxiliary lock, can destroy the strongest black beast with one blow, unless the other party is the ultimate monster that King Kong is not bad, otherwise, no flesh and skin can take a particle cannon. Black beasts are social animals, and their nesting locations are determined by the leader of the strongest black beast among them.

If the leader of the black beast dies, the black beast in the lair will naturally disperse, and as long as they cooperate with the soldiers, they can easily destroy the lair, and then block the entrance and exit with explosives, and everything will be all right with a boom.

The synths' plan was so simple and crude, and so lighthearted, that it made Summer even more suspicious, and if it was that simple, why didn't the Rangers do much.

However, he didn't believe that anything could really resist the thermal particle gun, so he chose to trust these synths.

The place where Summer and Iron Bullet met for the second time was a small private living room, accompanied by Iron Bullet, who was about forty years old, with slightly bald hair on sideburns, thick and neat eyebrows, and sparkling eyes. He raised his head, his square chin bulging outward, his fingers slightly shriveled, and his reading glasses, which were laughable, but rather a little easy-going.

"Sifu, the former deputy stationmaster of Grayriver Station, is the hero of Grayriver Station, Verna. Venser's cousin," Iron Bullet introduced Summer unhurriedly, "he has been a business at Grey River Station for decades, and knows everything about the neighborhood, and no one in the neighborhood knows him, and if he helps, I think our plans will be half the lightest." ”

The man named Sifu stood up and nodded at him, "I used to be in charge of trade between Gray River Station and other stations," he said in a deep voice, "Many of the survivors of Gray River Station know my name, and I also have friends at Aquarium Station and Feishui Station, and similarly, Gray River Station is my hometown, if Mr. Summer is willing to rebuild Gray River Station, and the contemptible people are willing to do their best, I wonder what Mr. Summer thinks about this?" ”

Summer looked at Sifu, who was Verna, the former stationmaster of Grey River. Venser's relative, who had also served as the deputy head of the Grey River Station, now seemed to be interested in supporting him to continue to be in charge of the Han court's trade. If they really planned to do so, how could he, who was in dire need of the help of the Tyth Merchant, refuse the plan of the former deputy stationmaster to join them?

"I've really thought about it for a long time," Summer pretended to be frank, "Gray River Station is the main road connecting Feishui Station and Aquarium Station, the connection point of the neutral trade route, and the interface between our Dawning Base and the underground world, no matter what, the rebuilding of Gray River Station is imperative." ”

"So Mr. Summer agrees to the conditions of the Taisi Grand Merchant?"

Summer nodded, "If it weren't for that, why would I bother you again and again, of course, I'm also glad to see Deputy Stationmaster Sifu return to the position of Deputy Stationmaster, no matter what, we need someone who is familiar with Grey River Station." ”

"Then you've got the right person," Iron Bullet said with a smile, "he's the most capable deputy stationmaster I've ever met." ”

"I hope so," Summer chimed in.

After a few more simple grains of fruit and a few sips of wine, they soon ended their rather pleasant conversation.

Summer was about to go back to her room, but found Natalia sitting in the living room with a middle-aged woman, they were arguing about something, Natalia's eyes were red and swollen, and when Summer walked in, she found that she had been slapped in the face, her face was plum-colored, and she looked panicked and pitiful.

The two ladies also noticed his arrival, the middle-aged woman straightened her collar, and Natalia clenched her fingers tightly, unconsciously turning her head, not wanting him to see her embarrassing side, but the tears in the corners of her eyes could not be stopped.

"Who are you?"

"Avria, sir." The lady's every move was graceful, her curled gray hair dancing in the wind, her green eyes like the leaves of summer, her voice as melodious as the ancient song of the night, her jewelry shining golden in the light, "I have come to see her because I am her mother." ”

Her mother, why did she come here? Could it be that other big businessmen sent him to play tricks? Summer glanced at Natalia, "So you sent her to school only because you are her mother, noble lady. ”

His taunt did not disturb the lady in the slightest, "She has contracted white scabies," said the mother softly, "and I have no other way, for it will harm others, and dare to ask the young man, have I done wrong?" ”

Summer nodded and smiled coldly, "Irrefutably correct, then, let me talk more, ma'am, why are you here today?" ”

"She's my daughter," the lady declared as a matter of course, "she's cured, and I should naturally take her back to Hanting, and her husband is still waiting for her to go back?" ”

"Oh......" Summer turned her head, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, "Natalia, are you married?" ”

"It's just her unilateral decision, and I never agreed to it."

"He's a gentleman, Nata," the lady replied, "he's soft-hearted, fond of orphans, and has an understanding puppy, and he's from a good family," and sure enough, the last sentence was the key, "We agreed, and so did you, have you forgotten?" ”

"You asked me to write my name on the marriage agreement, but you never told me what it was, you only vaguely said it," Natalia complained sadly, "I didn't know anything, I only glanced at him from a distance, when I was only six years old." "I never even remember what he looked like," and now, all I hear is that he's an old patient with half a foot in a coffin. In her eyes, tears began to roll down again.

"Natalia, you don't understand anything, that's what worries me. Do you know that I am your mother, raising you from a handful of and pee from childhood to adulthood, and everything I do is for your good. He is a kind man, virtuous, knowledgeable, and can live long enough to give you a lovely baby. The previous words were indeed devastating, but she was afraid that the last sentence was a lie, and she was afraid that she was looking forward to waiting for Natalia's husband to die of old age or illness, so that her daughter could be a widow to inherit his family's inheritance.

Summer pondered for a moment, "Madam," he reminded in a loud voice, "I'm just a businessman who comes to Hanting to do business, no matter what, we businessmen will always have the most basic principle of doing business, that is, you love me, I wonder if Madame knows?" ”

"Mr. Xia, I know that you have a good relationship with many businessmen in our Han Court," the middle-aged lady said calmly, "but you should also know that I am her biological mother, I conceived her for nine months before I conceived her, and it took me more than ten years to cultivate her, how can the blood connection between mother and daughter be measured by money?" Anyway, Nata, it's time to go back with me, your dad misses you too, right, what about Ola? ”

Her father...... Although Natalia doesn't like her mother, her sister and her usually cowardly father still have a bit of affection. Right now, her mother's words put her in a dilemma. She couldn't deprive her sister of the opportunity to go back to see her father, but ...... She gritted her teeth, only feeling dizzy in her heart, what should she do, what should she do?

"I've been adopted by Mr. Summer, I'm sorry, mother ......." she subconsciously threw the pot to Summer, "According to the rules of adoption, before I am a minor, only he can decide whether to allow me to go back with you if he has not explicitly violated the law." ”

The mother turned her leafy eyes to summer, and she whispered, "I don't think there is a man who stands in the way of a mother's desire to be reunited with her daughter, young gentleman." ”

"I'm soft-hearted and kind-hearted," Summer admits frankly, "and others praise me as a well-meaning person, but ma'am, I adopted Miss Nata from Ms. Dave in the hall of Liberty High School, and we have done a lot to cure Miss Nata's vitiligo."

As you know, this radiation sickness is fatal, and my doctors have spent too much effort to clean up the toxins of the residual radiation spores in the cells, in short, we used some kind of very expensive drug, which is a drug that stimulates the blood cells in Natalia's body to produce anti-radiation, and in return, Miss Nata agreed to cooperate with us for a long time to test and observe this drug in all aspects, for a period of three years, because after that, the effect of the drug will wear off......." I just don't know if I can kill Natalia's fiancé in three years.

"I see," said the lady angrily, "sir, do you mean 'no'?" “

"You misunderstood me, ma'am, I mean, you can provide a small sixty boxes of bullets to make up for the loss of those biomedical experts, who have put in so much effort......."

The lady stood up and let her skirt whirl, and she turned proudly, "Mr. Summer, sixty boxes of bullets, oh, I weep for your greed, so don't let it go." With that, she didn't look at her daughter, and turned away from the living room, her determination leaving Summer speechless for a long time.

After a while, Summer leaned back on the sofa, she looked at the girl who was still in tears, and didn't know what to say to comfort her for a while, so he had to pour her a glass of warm water.

"May I have a drink, Mr. Summer?" Her thin voice was choked and muffled, like stepping on thin ice, as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.

"I can see you're having a hard time, and you can hurt yourself if you drink too much," he poured her a small glass, "drink it, and go to bed." “

"I'm not uncomfortable," she burst into tears, "but I'm a little sad, do you think I'm worth sixty boxes of bullets, Mr. Summer?" “

"In the eyes of your mother, it's not worth it," Summer's honesty made her depressed, "In the eyes of many poorer people, they will even trade you for a box of bullets, and I ...... To tell you the truth, I am not short of sixty boxes of ammunition, but I am short of a sincere friend like you, and of course, if someone wants to exchange six hundred bullets for you, as a businessman, I will probably agree. “

"Yes," she replied to him, and her tone became subtle, "Do businessmen like to measure the value of other people with money?" “

Keep your eyes open, girl, and see how ordinary people measure the value of others. "I don't have loyalty, integrity, humor, bravery, or unparalleled wisdom and enough experience for me to be wise, and people make friends with me, most of them just value the Dawn base behind me," Summer laughed at herself, "Nata, what do you expect me to think of others?" I'm just an ordinary person. “

"You're very honest, Mr. Summer," Natalia said with the kind of big smile that a little girl had when she got a toy after crying, "at least for me, I think you're a trustworthy person, but I still don't think you're a businessman, you're the stationmaster of Aurora, you're not just responsible for your own property, I've seen you be responsible for everyone at the Aurora base." “

"Is there really a difference between a big merchant and a webmaster?" Summer smiled, "Nata, no matter what, don't trust anyone, this is the first lesson that a smart girl should learn in the world of ruins." “