"The Iron Helmet Leader Worm was mysteriously assassinated and is still unconscious, the assassins are mysterious, and the Iron Helmet Gang has issued a huge bounty ....."

"There has been a fire in the rose factory recently, the fire is serious, a large number of backlogs of clothes have been burned, and the person in charge of the factory is investigating the responsibility, it is reported that the fire is related to the Samuel riots..."

"Winter is approaching, and the Artisan Association calls on the general public to prepare for spring sowing in preparation for ....."

"The old bookstore Darren has closed, so far, the last bookstore in Samuel has officially closed, and the long-term destructive power of the stars and countless disasters has had a profound impact on the entire stars..."

"The patrol team in the city specially recruits supernumerary personnel, responsible for handling the security tasks in the city, with a salary of 30 silver coins, and another regular...."

**

The top floor of the newspaper office was converted into a small conference room, and Allen, who had been away from the city for many days, did not choose to go to the castle, but came to the newspaper office, where Margaret happened to be coincidentally.

At this time, Alan was sitting in the conference room on the top floor of the newspaper, quietly looking at the new issue of the newspaper in his hand, while Margaret kept whispering on the side.

Tender white fingers pointed to the messages in the newspaper, explaining to Alan the source and general situation of the information in the newspaper, and finally, she pointed to the last one.

"This is what my father asked me to help him publish in the magazine, didn't you say before that you can help people advertise for a fee, my father just needs this. ”

Alan guessed something from the words in her mouth, so he asked tentatively, "Collect the money"

"Yes. Margaret nodded, then glanced up at him, "What's wrong?"

"Well, isn't it okay to collect money?" said Allen hesitantly.

"He took the initiative to give it. Margaret knew what he was thinking, so she pulled her long hair and explained, "And he is not short of this money, in his words, we are in the early stages of entrepreneurship and need business cooperation." ”

"Okay. Alan felt that she had some truth in what she said.

"The following article was published by the Red Maple Chamber of Commerce in the city. Margaret pointed to another advertisement and said: "At first, I was afraid that people would be resistant to this kind of advertisement, but the reporter's investigation found that in addition to those nobles, merchants and ordinary people are very popular with people, and it is said that it is because they can observe the movements of other merchants and job recruitment..."

"It's really convenient, and for the citizens to be able to find out about the lucrative jobs in the city without having to go to the labor market. ”

"But there are also many problems, such as this one, the miller has already hired people, but there are still many people applying for jobs from him..."

Just as the two of them were talking and listening to each other, there was a sound of footsteps at the staircase not far away, and Margaret's voice stopped speaking, and then quickly straightened up her upper body, sat upright and elegantly in the chair, and once again resumed her former noble posture.

Alan felt that her little action was a little funny, but now he was more attracted to the merchant who rushed over, and seeing the merchant in a trance, he asked, "How do you feel?"

"It's fantastic. The businessman subconsciously responded, and walked to the third floor of the newspaper office, looking in a trance, as if he was still immersed in the previous encounter.

"I'll take a look below. Seeing that they had something to say, Margaret got up to say goodbye.

"It's no secret, you can listen here. Alan raised an eyebrow.

"Nope. Margaret smiled back, then lifted her skirt and descended the stairs with graceful steps.

This seemed to make the businessman's absent-minded expression return to a normal state, he looked at Margaret's departing back, and sighed in a tone: "The eldest lady understands things like newspapers very quickly. ”

"She's smart. Alan nodded.

"Yes, she has been very intelligent since she was a child, and she has a strong understanding of everything," the merchant said with some regret: "It's a pity that she is a daughter, otherwise the knight's awakening would not have failed." ”

It is not impossible for the women of the stars to awaken to become an apocalypse, but the chance of awakening is very low, much lower than that of men, as evidenced by the fact that Duke Gross has three daughters, but none of them succeed.

"This restriction on women is like a nobleman born with excellent blood and an ordinary person with no power, full of class nature. ”

Alan said meaningfully.

The merchant glanced at him strangely, then nodded silently.

The two of them were silent for a long time, and Alan made full use of this time to basically sweep the newspaper on the table, while the merchant kept looking down in thought.

After a while, he looked up and asked, "When did you find out about my purpose?"

This sentence is not clear, but Alan seems to be waiting for him to say this, and smiles slightly: "I asked Hanaris, last time after I left Samuel, you went to Breser with them. ”

"You may have been leaving Samuel because you had completed your mission, or something, but you found something amazing in Blesser. Alan squinted his eyes and said, "Sugi and Amis father and son, I'm not wrong, right?"

"That's right. Seeing his determined look, the merchant smiled bitterly: "I was just going back to Breser to take care of the aftermath of the mission, and I stumbled upon the secrets of the two fathers and sons. I have to say, that young man's admiration for you is not for nothing. ”

"So you're starting to worship me now?" said Allen, smiling.

"Sort of. The merchant shrugged his shoulders and said seriously: "After all, I don't think anyone can do this kind of thing except God to be able to make an ordinary person gain superhuman strength without paying anything." ”

"I'm not a god. ”

"Yes, you are not God. The merchant said in an inexplicable tone, "But you are much more real than a god." ”

There was another silence, and Alan didn't seem to be in a hurry to move on to the next step of the conversation, while the merchant had a complicated face and didn't know what he was thinking.

But in the end, it was he who broke the silence: "How are you going to arrange for me?"

"Guess what I'll arrange for you?" Alan leaned back in his chair and squinted his eyes and said, "Tell the truth, there is nothing to hide, just say whatever you guess in your heart, I want to hear your truth." ”

The merchant looked cautious, thought for a moment, and said, "I have two guesses, one is to reuse me, and the other is to get rid of me. ”

"The first guess is based on the power you have given me, which is a sign of attention, and the second guess is also based on the power you have given me, when I find out that my purpose is not pure, the last mercy or reward?"

"Which one do you prefer?"

Alan leaned forward with his upper body and stared at the merchant.

This is a sharp question, because he is not asking what it seems, but the attitude of a businessman.

Do you want to quit after achieving your goal, or do you want to stay and stay with gratitude?

"I hope it's the first one. The merchant replied without thinking.

"Why?"

Instead of saying that he was moved or repaid the favor, the merchant only said: "I see in you the hope of success." ”

This sentence is very real, Alan smiled, he stood up and patted the merchant on the shoulder, expressing his attitude: "Then do it well." ”

looked at each other and smiled, tacitly, and the two chose to take over the conversation.

"Samuel's business will be handed over to Margaret, and with her, the newspaper will only be smooth sailing at Samuel. Alan said, "Our goal is the entire South of the Stars!"

"You want to open a newspaper office in all the southern cities?" said the merchant with a frown: "It's not impossible, but the cost is too high, and the connection between the southern cities is inconvenient, and if you want to operate smoothly, you must find a reliable manager between each city, and you can't just find someone to do it, and it's difficult to support if there is an accident, even if it spreads out, it's a mess, I don't recommend you to do this." ”

"That's true at this stage. Alan didn't deny the businessman's words, but he didn't give up on his plans either.

"But it won't be like that in a while. ”

"Why?"

"Judging from the series of actions of our Lord Duke, have you guessed anything?"

Seeing that he meant something, the merchant said clearly: "Lord Duke may make a big move. ”

"Then have you ever wondered what his big move is?"

The merchant frowned, "I've thought about it, but I'm not sure, I think it might have something to do with orcs." ”

"You guessed right, you must first settle inside when you go outside" Alan smiled and said something that the merchant couldn't understand: "The Duke knows this very well, so he did it, if you want to use force outside, you must take care of the base camp and can't make any trouble." ”

That's true. The merchant nodded.

"So now that he's lured the traitor out, what will he do next?" Allen's tone was full of inducement.

"Cleaning up the orcs?"

"That's right!" said Allen, "and it's a large-scale clean-up, the kind that involves the whole of the South!"

"So..."

"So here's our chance!"