A day later.

"Mr. Qiao Xiu, there have been twelve businessmen since yesterday, and I hope to talk to you."

Lady Marina stood in Josiu's study and handed Josiu a list with the name of the Chamber of Commerce written on it.

"Let them wait for the time being, I don't have the energy to focus on this right now."

Qiao Xiu's desk was spread out with a map of Nolan.

Since the end of the Hearthstone competition, the whole of Nolan has once again entered a new round of Hearthstone fever.

The fact that the Grey Man, one of the Seven Sages of Nolan, is also a Hearthstone player, and a loyal player, is enough to make huge waves in the human world.

Qiao Xiu also felt that it was time to open a few Hearthstone branches.

"The alchemy factory area on the other side of the River of Gears, as well as the entrance to the city gate on the north side of Nolan, and the other two branches are located here, so the location is up to you." Qiao Xiu drew two circles on the map and handed the rest of the professional content to Lady Marina, "I'm going to talk about a business next." ”

Qiao Xiu made his way to the hall on the first floor of the Hearthstone Tavern after leaving these tasks behind.

The Hearthstone Tavern is still the same as before, it is close to the entrance to the dwarven underground city, and Joshua has no idea of opening a Hearthstone branch in the Norlan Underground.

This is also the meaning of the Great Dwarven Elder Frostaxe, whose exact words are, 'There is no point in merely fighting your own people.' ’

"Sir White Vitex?"

Qiao Xiu saw a special guest in the Hearthstone Tavern.

"Joe... Mr. Qiao Xiu. ”

Sir Bramble stood at the door of the Hearthstone Tavern with some hesitation, but he had clearly dressed himself up in earnest, not only with his hair combed well, but also with a strange-smelling perfume on his body.

Qiao Xiu looked at the cluster of flowers that Sir White Vitex was holding in his hand, and had already guessed what the theater manager had come to the tavern to do.

"Lady Marlena is on the second floor, and I'll be out of the tavern for a while." Qiao Xiu said.

"It's... Mr. Jossiu, I'm just here to greet Lady Marina. ”

It was the first time Qiao Xiu had seen this middle-aged artist look so embarrassed.

"Okay, so how long are you going to stand here?"

Under Qiao Xiu's reminder, Sir White Vitex sorted out the ornaments on his clothes, and then stepped into the tavern full of dwarves, and walked up to the second floor as if he was about to go to battle.

Qiao Xiu looked at the back of Sir Bai Vitex leaving, and had to sigh that the estrus period of human beings is indeed terrifying, and even when he is middle-aged, he can pursue a 'girl' like a young man.

After saying goodbye to Sir Bravite, Joshua walked out of the tavern and soon saw Ciri waiting outside the tavern.

"The One in Purple... Giving you a holiday again? ”

How did Qiao Xiu feel that his assistant's vacation was a little too much.

"Today is an exam outside of class."

Ciri gestured to a miniature version of Deathwing lying on his shoulder.

"The mentor told me to keep this illusion 'running reasonably' in any state."

"Is there still such an exercise?" Qiao Xiu glanced up and could indeed feel a gaze staring at Ciri. "Okay, then let me be a proctor."

Joshua opened the door, and Deathwing, on Ciri's shoulder, flew into the car and sat down like a hound.

Ciri sat unceremoniously in the passenger seat.

According to the information provided by the dark elves, Qiao Xiu headed for the temporary residence of the Nolan Open runner-up.

……………

Dorothy woke up feeling like a dream.

Lying on her hotel bed, she browsed the Spellcaster's forum page, one out of every ten posts discussing her, and another discussing yesterday's game.

The users on the caster's forum praised Dorothy so much that even Dorothy herself had to blush enough to cover her face.

Some of the spellcasters almost regarded the girl from the Iron Country as a goddess.

She inexplicably began to be popular with young spellcasters throughout Nolan.

It really gave Dorothy the touch of being in a dream.

Yesterday she was an unknown passerby at Nolan, but today Nolan doesn't know how many spellcasters know her name and her appearance.

Maybe... This is one of the reasons why those gladiators desperately wanted to win?

'Next time, champion. ’

"Don't be frustrated if you finish second, there should be another competition next year..."

Dorothy glanced at the text message from Fuya and the Flower of Phalosi, and she sat up from her bed and patted herself on the cheek.

Although the Nolan Open won the runner-up, it was recognized and appreciated by the Nolan spellcasters.

But Dorothy's purpose of coming to Nolan has not been achieved.

She knew she had a big advantage right now.

Last night, the protection of the Grey Men allowed Dorothy to escape.

But Dorothy did not think that the Earl's son would let her go afterwards.

For this reason, Dorothy also changed to a new hotel to live in.

Dorothy's home is in Orsenburg, and the roots of the Silver Flower Chamber are also in Orsenburg.

So Dorothy's purpose in the first place to 'save the Silver Flower Chamber of Commerce, which was on the verge of bankruptcy' has not changed.

What's next?

Dorothy was lost in thought when there was a knock on the door to her room.

This immediately put Dorothy into a state of vigilance.

"Who is it?" Dorothy had already crept to the window, and if Count Cruz had sent someone to arrest her, Dorothy would have jumped out of the window as soon as possible.

"A partner."

Copartner?

Dorothy didn't understand the meaning of the word, but she heard the owner of the voice, and that was Josiu, the owner of the Hearthstone Tavern.

Even the man who made Dorothy suspect for a while that he was the inventor of Hearthstone.

"Please come in."

Dorothy let go of the idea of escaping and opened the door directly to let Qiao Xiu in.

Although on the day he first arrived in Nolan, Joshua let Dorothy see the 'cruelty' of the game Hearthstone, and it was under Johew's guidance that Dorothy successfully entered this circle.

Behind Qiao Xiu was a female spellcaster with gray hair and gray eyes, and this hair color and eye color were all characteristics of the people of the Frost Country.

What made Dorothy concerned was that the female caster had a baby dragon on her shoulder, or 'pseudo-dragon'.

Wait a minute... Why is it so much like Deathwing?

"This is an illusion, don't worry about it."

Ciri noticed Dorothy's gaze and made Deathwing on his shoulders stand up and fold his hands on his hips.

Illusion... Is she also an illusion caster?

"Mr. Qiao Xiu, what are you doing here?"

Dorothy didn't ask any extra questions, just found a table and three chairs, and sat down with Joshew and Ciri.

"Actually, I'm here for your family's Silver Flower Merchant Association." Qiao Xiu's first words made Dorothy delighted.

The information Dorothy had gathered in Nolan was enough to prove that Josiu was the owner of the World Tree.

"It's... Cooperation? Dorothy asked tentatively.

"Cooperation? No, I'm going to buy your Chamber of Commerce. Qiao Xiu placed a crystal that emitted a pale green glow on the table.

Acquisition......

Dorothy had never seen such a domineering and direct... Trading Methods.

The other party took a long knife and a cutting board and told you that it was 'fish', and let me jump on the cutting board quickly.

What made Dorothy feel unwilling the most was... She really had to jump on the chopping board and say something like 'come eat me' if she could.