Chapter 21: Hilde Chamber of Commerce
As soon as night fell, Jones rushed to Heard.
To carry out the things that the barrel has explained?
No. He thought, however, that today was Brotherhood Day.
If there's one day of the week that Jones has had the hardest time since joining the fraternity, it's probably fraternity day. Accompanying the Brotherhood members of Adair did things that they were not interested in and were a waste of their time. However, in the past, he could excuse himself, but now he can't. He had to be there for every fraternity meeting, and he had to be early. After all, the hands of taking people are soft, and the mouth of eating people is short.
The worst thing is that Adair also said to Jones with an emotional face: "My dear Brother Jones, in fact, I have borrowed a lot of money to others, some people, after they borrowed my money, disappeared. It's as if I'm going to ask them for an account as soon as we meet. It just broke my heart. Of course, I know you're definitely not that kind of person. ”
The smiling gaze seemed to remind Jones, "If you dare not come to the fraternity meeting, then you are a person who wants to pay his debts!"
Helplessly, Jones can only be honest and participate every time. Even though he really didn't like it.
Today's event for Gathering Day is playing cards. Yes, it's just a bunch of people playing cards around and chatting about all sorts of romantic things. The difference is that they have big stakes.
"This weighs me eight thousand gold coins. ”
"Eight thousand is so little, I'll press ten thousand, let's round it up. With you?"
"Hmm...... Followed. ”
"Your cards don't seem to be very good, I'll press 50,000. Do you dare to follow?hahaha. ”
"It's a little too much, don't follow. ”
"No. ”
"It's really disappointing, it's rare to take such a good card, and you don't follow. ”
Does Jones know how to play this card? Of course he does. Basically, as long as it's a blood clan, you can understand it. However, Jones didn't play very well and didn't have the guts to play. In less than half an hour, there were more than half a million gold coins coming and going on the table.
500,000 ...... How long does it take to mine? The promise given to him by the barrel is to earn 20,000 gold coins a year. 500,000, you have to earn 25 times. Gray can be upgraded from Little Lich to Lich King five times.
"How good would it be to give me this 500,000 yuan?" Jones, who was standing on the sidelines and watching the game with a wine glass, sighed helplessly.
"What's wrong? Adair, who had just retired to rest, asked, "Have you encountered anything unhappy?"
"No, no. It's nothing. After thinking about it, Jones said, "By the way, Adair, I have something to do in a moment, can you go first?" ”
"What is it? Can I help?"
"I shouldn't be able to help. I'm going to sell ore, gold ore. ”
"The gold mine you talked about last time?"
"Yes. ”
"Is it already mined? It's fast. Hilde's ore buying business seems to be all done by my uncle, do you need me to say hello to them and let them take care of it?"
"No!" Jones was startled and hurriedly said, "No, thank you." I'll just go over by myself!"
Another reason Jones doesn't like to participate in fraternity activities is that fraternity is actually a place to show off his wealth. And Jones had neither a "good father" nor any money. Well, no matter what you talk about, you can always talk about getting 10,000 pounds, blow after blow, continuously.
How can anyone like such an event?
"Well, if you insist on going over yourself. After thinking about it, Adair asked softly, "Are you doing your own business now?" buying castles, exploring ore veins, mining or something. And you want to sell your own ore?"
"Uh...... Yes. Jones nodded with his glass.
"It's amazing, when I was your age, I only knew how to play all day. By the way, are you a member of the Hilde Chamber of Commerce?"
"Uh...... No. I didn't even know there was a Heard Chamber of Commerce. ”
"You're going to suffer a lot like that. With that, Adair took out a reddish-brown medallion and handed it to Jones: "You take this." ”
Jones reached out and took it, held it in his hand, and looked at it with a puzzled look on his face by the candlelight.
On the obverse are four golden tusks on the top and bottom, containing a ruby whose face is carved with a looming gold coin. The back is made of solid gold. The gold used does not seem to be ordinary gold, and through the candlelight, you can see the faint purple shimmers hidden in the gold. It should be made of expensive metals like secret metal. Engraved with Adair's surname - "Sambo".
"What is this?" Jones asked softly.
"This is the membership medal of the Hilde Chamber of Commerce. Adair replied casually.
"You're a member of the Heard Chamber of Commerce?"
"Yes, yes, but rather, no, exactly. Every member of the Sambo family, as soon as they are born, automatically receives all the privileges of being a member of the Hilde Chamber of Commerce. But you know, I just helped my father with his business, and I didn't run my own business. So, there is no first name on it, only a last name. To be honest, I've never used it yet. ”
"This ...... How do you use it?"
"Come with me. ”
With Jones in hand, Adair walked to the balcony and pointed far away to a white building in the Heard Center.
It's a very unique building, and it looks like five onions are stacked upside down. The pointed tower has a sense of standing out from the crowd of buildings in Hilde. The most important thing is its garden.
Hilde is a place where every inch of land is valuable, and there is basically no such thing as a garden. Because commercially, gardens have little practical value. As for the value of residence...... If you have the money to build a garden in Hilde, why not just buy a castle and move out of here?
And that building is located in the most prosperous central area of Hilde, and there are not only gardens, but also large gardens. That's at least five times the floor area of the building itself. So much so that when you look down from above, the center of the originally crowded Heard seems to be concave.
"That's the Chamber of Commerce's meeting place, and with that, you can walk inside. Inside, you can find anything you need. And the price will be slightly cheaper than the one outside. Of course, just slightly cheaper. In fact, many things are the same as the price outside. ”
"Well, then why go inside, I can buy what I want outside, can't I?" asked Jones, confused.
I saw Adair smile slightly, gently patted Jones on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Because, everyone who does business with you in it will be someone who holds such a badge like you." ”
Jones was stunned for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Generally speaking, what kind of conditions are required to obtain such a badge?"
"Must be a merchant or lord of reputable reputability. ”
"That's it?"
"It seems that there are also requirements for the property in the name. Whether it was a fortune of 20 million gold coins or a wealth of 50 million gold coins, I forgot. ”
Jones gasped.
Well, to put it bluntly, it's the club of the super-rich.
Originally, Jones wanted to decline Adair's kindness, but considering that "it might be cheaper", Jones still silently put it away. After all, Adair's "point", God knows how big a "point" is? And now Jones is not to mention a gold coin cheaper, even if it is a silver coin cheaper, he will be interested. After all, he has no money. There really is no money.
Walking with these people, he is afraid that he is no different from a beggar, anyway, the property under his name is negligible.
......
Leaving the Adel family, Jones went straight to the clubhouse of the Heard Chamber of Commerce.
From a distance, it can only be said that the building stands out from the crowd, but up close, it is unusually large. Especially the gates. Jones stood in front of the gate and looked up at the building. The two Blood Clan guards at the door looked at him, intentionally or unconsciously.
After hesitating for a long time, Jones finally took a step.
There is no doubt that there must be 100 million points of harm waiting for him in this super-rich club, but poverty makes him sane. In order to reduce the cost as much as possible, he decided to take a "day trip to the Hilde Chamber of Commerce".
Either way, it's always right to ask for the price first.
In order to avoid the embarrassment of being stopped, he had already taken out the badge in advance and pinned it to his chest.
The guards didn't stop him, but as soon as he entered, a Blood Clan attendant in a ceremonial dress stopped him at the door.
"Are you ......?"
Jones pointed to the badge on his chest.
"Little master, I saw the badge. I'm asking you who you are...... Who's one of our members?"
All of a sudden, everyone around looked towards Jones.
Jones's face turned red, and he could only bite the bullet and say, "My name is Jones Deracula." ”
"Dracula, however, we don't have members of the Dracula family. ”
"My badge was borrowed from Adair Sambo. He's my friend. After thinking about it, Jones added, "I'm a member of his brotherhood." Can't I borrow a badge?"
"I see, of course. This side please. The Blood Clan attendant smiled and immediately led him inside.
And the people around them went to their own accords.
"Okay, then you can ask a fart. Jones muttered quietly, and stepped forward to follow the Blood Clan attendant all the way inside.
The Blood Clan attendant turned back as he walked, "Young Master Jones, right? To be honest, we've almost never had visitors of your age here, so I noticed it as soon as you came in. I just asked a few more words, I hope you don't misunderstand. We are a very reputable place, and it is impossible to let anyone who is unknown in, which is also for the benefit of our members. ”
"But I only told you my name, and you didn't even verify my identity, so what's the difference between that and being unidentified?"
"We just need to make sure your badge is genuine. ”
"Huh?"
I have to say that this place is really luxurious. Generally speaking, the places where the Bloods live are either dark or golden.
The pitch black is well understood. Because the life of the blood clan is all nightlife, and the night is to be illuminated, and the fire is red and yellow, so that any white object will be slightly golden. Over time, they simply like the golden ones.
And here, it's not. The lighting here is a thumb-sized white ball suspended from the ceiling. Radiates a white, soft glow. Although it is only the size of a thumb, the light emitted is so brilliant that the whole environment looks like it is daytime at night.
That's when the style here comes to the fore.
Almost everything, almost white. The white floor tiles, the white walls, the white sculptures, the doorknobs, the borders, are all silver. Even the paintings hanging on the walls are white. The whole environment has a warm and welcoming feel to it. Unlike any vampire that has ever lived, it's unlike any other place.
The Blood Clan attendant led Jones all the way inside, down the long hallway, up the stairs, in a big circle, and then to the door of a room.
The waiter reached out and knocked on the door.
Jones asked suspiciously, "I heard that this is a place to do business, do you ...... Don't you ask me what I'm doing here?"
"You don't have a regular advisor, do you?" asked the waiter.
Jones nodded heavily: "I'm here for the first time......"
"Need I introduce you to an advisor?"
"Yes. ”
"Okay, then you can wait here for a moment. ”
As he spoke, the door opened.
The door was opened by a Blood attendant dressed in the same dress.
The man gave Jones a silent look, then bowed and stepped aside.
It was a very spacious room, or rather a hall. As far as the eye can see, there are six or seven coffee tables, each of which surrounds a circle of sofas. In the corner of the lobby, there is a bar.
At this moment, there were already more than a dozen blood clans in luxurious dresses in the room. Three of them were waiters, and five of them were sitting on the couch next to the two coffee tables, talking about something. There were also a few other staples who looked like they had brought with them.
Except for these two coffee tables, the rest of the coffee tables are empty.
"Where is this?" asked Jones, a little embarrassed.
"This is the Sambo family's living room. The waiter who had brought Jones replied.
"Why did you bring me here?"
"Because you're using the Sambo family coat of arms. Wearing it, you'll be treated like a member of the Sambo family. I think you must be a very good friend of Master Adair. ”
"Really?" Jones smiled awkwardly.
"Of course. The waiter said softly, "Normally, badges cannot be easily lent to others. Once you lend it to someone else, you are using your own credibility to vouch for him. You know, anything can happen in business. Guaranteeing someone is risky. ”
Jones laughed more and more awkwardly.
It seems that he has accepted a big favor again. I thought it was just a small favor, but it was like taking a coupon.
"You wait here for a moment, I'll go get a special advisor from the Sambo family. ”
"Do they have a lot of advisors?"
"Of course, the Sambo family has so much business, how can an advisor be used?"
"Uh...... Great work. ”
"It's my job. ”
The waiter saluted and left.
Jones crept into the parlor and sat down on a coffee table where no one was around. Wait quietly.
The Sambo family members who were talking about business all looked curiously over to Jones.
At this moment, Jones was suddenly stunned, because he found that one of the people who was here to talk about business was Adolf, whom he had met before!
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