Chapter 7: The Rich Man's Daughters and Sons (1)
Lord Feida is a good man, but he is already a salted fish lying on the beach, depending on whether it is fried or boiled.
Obsessed with adventure, he assembles expedition after expedition and sets out into the depths of the desert in search of a legendary treasure that will make you rich overnight. But what awaits him is one fiasco after another and one high pension after another. He is still happy to do this, even if he borrows from usury, he will continue the great cause of exploration, and no one will listen to him.
He will be the first wealthy merchant to fall on the expedition. However, a delicious little snack saved him.
The delicacy of chocolate emanated from the Feta estate, spread to the streets and alleys, and spread to palaces and temples, almost overnight. Everyone is reciting, everyone is eager and expecting - the creditors who gathered at the Feta estate to force debts became the first chocolate fans and volunteer propagandists. The original creditor wanted to ask him in turn for the agency to share the profits.
Lord Feida, this salted fish lying on the beach, has become a giant shark swimming in the deep sea.
Within three days, he redeemed all the land and property he had sold, and regained his own glory.
"What kind of dim sum is worth 120,000 dinards!" said seventeen-year-old Nibari angrily to her father in the small attic, "No, if you count the additional investment, it's 300,000! A piece of dim sum is worth 300,000 yuan?
Her father, the pot-bellied Lachiz, said: "My little Nibali, of course a piece of snack is not worth the price, but this piece of paper is worth it." As he spoke, he stroked the crystal ball and threw a magical image.
In the video, a handsome young man in Doland is holding a scroll of paper and explaining something to the listening crowd.
Nibari asked curiously, "What is a piece of paper?"
"Charter. A charter personally signed by His Majesty King Atavar of Nova Tennotiran. ”
Nibali's eyes widened in surprise: "Charter?"
A charter is a formal authorization issued by the king to give a specific power to a certain person or chamber of commerce, and the issuance of each charter signifies the birth of a new force supported by the state.
"First of all, this young man is not a liar, his name is Royce, the president of the Rohr Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce was registered in Doland, but it was powerful in New Tenotiran, and King Atavar and High Priest Tezomuk were frequent visitors to his Chamber of Commerce. He maintained an extremely close relationship with the royal family. ”
"How did he do it?"
He and his bodyguards saved the fallen prince and offered him a mighty army as a gift. With his help the prince defeated the rebellious ministers, avenged his parents' revenge, and ascended to the throne, and with his help conquered all the tribes, unified the southern jungle, and formed a new nation, little Nibali, what do you say, in return, to repay such loyalty, courage, and wisdom?"
"What an amazing gambler. ”
Lachiz choked and shook his head with a wry smile: "So, that charter is blank." There is only the letterhead and the king's seal. ”
"What do you mean?"
"He is dealing with us on behalf of the kingdom of New Tenotiran, his scope of business, his trade routes, his administrative functions, his power—infinite, yes, he is plenipotentiary, infinite, monopoly! Your Uncle Fida has given birth to a good son, and has impressed him, so don't think about the general agency, and our financial resources are not the strongest in all the chambers of commerce, three hundred thousand, not much, just a stepping stone, not for your Uncle Fida, just to let Mr. Royce know that I, Lachiz, also have a vision, Someone who dares to bet!"
Speaking of this, Lachiz looked at her daughter's frowning brows and smiled slightly: "I don't believe it, he only does a small snack business." Daughter, the main event is in the back. ”
Nibali didn't listen at all, and pouted: "A nouveau riche who has hit the big luck, come to us to show off, hum! what's the big deal!"
This time, Lachiz nodded: "If the empire is still there, his financial resources are nothing." However, since the battle of the Holy City with Doland, our empire has existed in name only, and the tribal elders only have their own interests in their eyes, and the imperial decree cannot be issued out of the capital city of Paghda! Alas, I feel sad, if people come to negotiate trade matters in the capacity of envoys of New Tenotiran, I don't know if the empire can find a public representative of commerce! Relying on us rich people to deal with others one by one, we will always lose!"
Nibali nodded solemnly: "I remember, father! I must take it as my mission to revive the Arakra, and my life will never stop, and I will not stop fighting!"
"Girl's family, what do you say that the fight is not stopped, the men in the family are not dead yet! Okay, go and rest, I have to go to see Lord Royce tomorrow, how many people are rushing to go, I have to cherish this opportunity!"
Nibali kissed her father on the forehead, "Good night, father." She took a few steps and turned back, "Father, will you sell the interests of the empire to the Dolanders?"
Lachiz was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "Where do you want to go! If you want to betray the interests of the country, I have to be qualified - daughter, my father is a businessman, but first of all, he is a businessman of Arabi." Rest assured. But your temper is too easy to be taken advantage of, be careful, be careful! By the way, Ibrahim is back. ”
"Ibrahim?
"Which one else? Your Uncle Feida's son!Daughter, I regretted my marriage some time ago, and it was my father who looked away......
Nibali's face turned red with anger: "Are you kidding? Or is my happiness just a bargaining chip? For the sake of business, I want to marry a guy who is more than ten years older than me and has never seen before, well, for you and my mother, I agreed; later, you want to repent of your marriage again, I cried for a whole day, and you ignored me, saying that you have the final say; now, I have become a laughing stock, and you want to make me a sensation again, right? I tell you, tell you unmistakably, Ala is not revived for a day, I will not marry for a day!"
What she didn't know was that behind her back, her father's gaze was full of worry.
The girl went back to her room, closed the door tightly, and lay down on the bed, staring straight at the ceiling with her big beautiful eyes.
It was already late in the night, and there was no sound except the chirping of insects.
She quietly lifted the curtains, and except for the torches in the hands of the manor guards who occasionally walked by, the entire Lachiz Manor was black and hollow.
All things have fallen asleep in the arms of the Angel of the Night.
She crept out of bed, closed all the doors and windows tightly, then opened the dresser at the head of the bed, took out the rouge box, uncovered the blood-colored powder inside, and took out four thin transparent cushions and pasted them in the corners of the room—a silent circle was laid out.
She sat in front of the mirror on the dresser and pressed the button in the dark compartment of the drawer.
The smooth and flat mirror suddenly distorted, transforming into a half-face, half-shriveled face with only a nose and mouth.
She knelt respectfully in front of the mirror, prostrate herself on the ground, and said in a very low voice: "Brothers and sisters of the Assasin sect, the rich Fida has fallen and walked with the ugly infidel Dolandians, who want to betray the interests of the empire, and to defile the paradise bestowed by the Holy Lord on the Arabis with the poison of the infidels, and ask for the assassination of Fida, the pagan Royce, and the pagan guards. ”
The shriveled face was silent for a long time, half an hour, or forty minutes, and for such a long time, the girl remained in a prostrate posture, like a delicate statue, without moving.
After nearly an hour, the shriveled face began to speak: "No permission. The heretic conspiracy is big, and you have to continue to hide your identity, approach them, and gather intelligence. They will definitely go to Dorihachi City, the end of the Pearl Road, where the brothers and sisters will help you get rid of them!"
"Yes!"