Chapter Forty-Eight: The Invitation Storm (I)
On the east side of the upper part of the city, there are many residences of nobles and wealthy merchants, and the headquarters of the 'Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce' is located in the first place at the corner of the street, according to the standard of 'low-key and luxury', the more you go inside, the more you represent wealth and power, and the outermost one is obviously the lowest level on this street. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But the owner of the 'Glitter Gold', Solari, was not unhappy about this, on the contrary, he was proud to have a place as the only merchant in this street full of princely mansions. Whenever he thinks about this, Solari is complacent about the fact that he once spent a lot of money to buy this place, thinking that he was not the only merchant who coveted the city in the past, and his business was not as big as it is now.
The raid of the former marquis military attache who dared to be greedy for the military expenses of the Empire was a certain end, but the confiscated mansion was confiscated and sold to the outside world, no matter in which world it is human to seek auspicious luck, even the house of the dead will be labeled as unlucky, let alone the residence of a sinner who was hanged by raiding his house.
In that situation, only he Solari had the courage to buy this mansion and transform it into the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce, and in the subsequent business, the convenience and benefits brought to him by this territory were numerous, and it was with his unique vision and courage to be the first that he came to this day step by step, and finally became one of the few top businessmen in the whole empire.
After Björno, the field steward, reported to him what had happened in the Treasure Cabinet, he didn't just treat it as an after-dinner anecdote, as Björno had hoped, because he saw a rare opportunity in it.
In this world, strength is respected, just as the five empires have an absolute right to speak in the face of other small countries, and the high-level figures of each profession are extremely respected and sought-after talents, and the powerful people in the mansion are naturally strong and strong, and the major chambers of commerce will hire and fund some powerful people for their own use, whether from the perspective of security or in order to cater to the habits of the upper class, but unlike the high aristocratic mansion, there is enough power to attract the strong to depend, as a simple businessman, sometimes he can only find another way to try to cultivate his own hard power。
Take his chamber of commerce as an example, not only do he have to pay a lot of money every year to hire guards, but he also always pays attention to maintaining communication with all kinds of forces in the imperial capital, and even his own son has just been promoted to a sixth-level magician recently, although when he was young, it was because the child himself said that he admired the strong and clamored to go to a magic school, but from his point of view, he may not have the expectation that his son would become a top powerhouse to endorse and support the family business. And this year's thirty-two-year-old son, who has broken through the sixth level, is already a small talent in the school, although this is the result of mobilizing the resources of the Chamber of Commerce to find precious potions and magical equipment at any cost.
The 'master' created in this way is not on the table in the eyes of the aristocratic children who really have a deep family background and mentorship, whether it is in terms of strength or pattern, but it is undeniable that his son has already made himself unique in the chamber of commerce of his peers, because after all, no one knows how far his son will grow up in the future, and if it were not for this, how could he, a veteran businessman who has earned a family business from scratch, indulge his son to make it difficult for him to manage the affairs of the chamber of commerce with his own selfishness!
Solari is very interested in Xiao Yi, a young man who can get the approval of Master Leonard, the Great Elder of the Alchemist Guild, of course, it is more of a kind of friendship with courtesy, even if he does not have the convenience of taking advantage of the situation and is simply in business, Xiao Yi, as a master alchemist, is enough to attract his Chamber of Commerce to make friends with all his might.
I heard that this young master has a shop that is going to open in Xiacheng recently, although I don't understand why he wants to open a shop in such a dirty and remote corner, but I think this is what makes the master different from ordinary people! And based on his performance in the 'Treasure Pavilion', even if he opens the shop in the deep forest outside the city, I am afraid that no one will come to the door! I will definitely go to the party when the time comes, but I don't know what gift I should give when I meet for the first time?
If it is too little, it seems stingy, and secondly, they have sent a greeting gift through Björno, and I heard my son say that the two bottles of 'magic energy elixir' are much purer than the fine products from the alchemist's guild that I saw at my teacher!
In fact, he himself didn't care about giving a generous gift, but the last time at the birthday banquet of the Minister of Commerce, because his gift list was too 'bold', he violated the unspoken rules of the formation of tacit understanding between the major chambers of commerce, and was squeezed by Sanchez's old goods, and the 'Golden Rose' will definitely attend the opening of Xiao Yi's store at that time, plus other rival chambers of commerce will inevitably form a pattern of open and secret fighting. In order not to affect the superficial relationship between the major chambers of commerce, you can't simply use the amount of money to earn face, which is too unstylish and will become the target of public criticism, and the scale is really embarrassing!
And while Solari was pondering, Björno, who was at the gate of the outer courtyard, was pacing back and forth.
"Lord Steward, you've been waiting for this for days, and I look tired of you!" said a guard guarding the door.
"Hey, what's the call! I'm the fifth-ranked steward of the Chamber of Commerce, if you're willing to call me by name or call me directly, you're going to have a heart, and when you call me like this, you can't tell people who want to arrange me behind your back! What's the matter, you're deliberately cheating me!"
Björno frowned, and opened his mouth directly, obviously a little unhappy, but the guard didn't care that he still looked like a hippie smile:
"Look at what you said, how dare I hurt you! You are not here now, but I heard that you have done a great thing for the master this time, and not only the master is full of praise for you, even the young master is thinking of your good in front of people, how rare is this!
As he spoke, he gave Björno's face a little softened as the guards said most of the truth.
"This is not next month, the five-year rotation of the steward is coming, just with your merits and the importance of the old master and the young master, you say that if you don't take the position of the chief manager, who can still get it! I will congratulate you in advance!"
Björno glanced at the guard, and said with interest: "I didn't see the news, but you're quite well-informed! You're a clever person, and you're quite good at talking! It's a waste to look at the gate, and there is a chance to transfer you to the inner courtyard to see if you can get started with other tasks." ”
"Yo, that's a good feeling! The little one thanked the manager for his kindness!"
"Teach you a good job, things in this world may change until the end of what you see with your own eyes, so what should I be called, you really have the heart to not be on this matter, understand...... What's your name?"
"Yes, yes, yes! The villain's name is Rosie, and he ...... Fifth steward, I'm afraid you have a lot of important things to deal with in a day, but you have been basking in the sun outside these days, and I can't bear to look at it in my heart! Do you want to go and rest for a while, if you have something to explain, isn't there still me here?"
Björno's heart moved, these days since he revealed the information about Xiao Yi's store to the master, he has received unprecedented attention, and he has been waiting for Xiao Yi to send invitations to the door every day, in fact, it is more accurate to say that he is waiting for Zode to come to the door, or you let the alchemy master come to the messenger in person! But this master is too calm, and he has not let the invitation come to the door until now, so he has to wait in front every day, for fear of missing or making some other mistakes, that is a big deal.
Just as the gatekeeper named Rosse said just now, the Chamber of Commerce will redistribute all the positions of stewards next month, and he is a powerful candidate to compete for the chief steward, and with the matter of befriending Xiao Yi on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce this time as a bargaining chip, he has almost bottomed out on the balance of victory and defeat.
Although he knew in his heart that this matter was very important, he saw that Xiao Yi had not made any movement these days, and several other stewards in the inner courtyard had taken advantage of the fact that he was keeping an eye on this matter these days, and he was desperately engaged in the matter of job rotation, although he had an obvious advantage now, but as he had just taught the guards, nothing was absolutely safe before the results came out. After thinking for a long time, he handed over the task of waiting for others to Rosie, and after describing the general appearance of Zod, he still felt that it was not safe, and repeatedly blessed Rosie, as long as he saw someone looking for him to deliver invitations, then he must inform himself as soon as possible to come out to receive him.
After Rosse repeatedly assured that there was no problem, Björno hurriedly entered the inner courtyard, and some of the relationships he had to settle in advance to be more secure.
Silence returned to the main entrance, and Rosser, who was complacent, felt the disdainful gaze of another guard next to him, who was much darker than himself, and sneered defiantly back.
"I don't have the ability to come to the trouble but I'm jealous of me, you are better than my kung fu, so what, wait for Uncle Ben to come out and humiliate you after he enters the inner courtyard to do things. ”
was fantasizing about their own scenery in their hearts, and suddenly the two of them noticed that someone was approaching the main entrance, so they subconsciously straightened up, and when they saw the face of the person who came, Rossy, who had been keeping a low profile, shouted directly to the person in a very arrogant tone:
"Yo, who is this!How can Master Harpy in the eastern district of the lower city have time to admire his face in this area that you can't look at!"