Chapter 156: Listening and Cooperation
Witzmere, who opened the door, happened to see the waiter who was leaving like a fugitive, and couldn't help but be stunned, looked at Leo, and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter with this guy?"
"Nothing, just scared him. Leo looked at the radiant Witzmir and asked, "Looks like you had a great deal yesterday." ”
"I've already negotiated with a few people. Witzmere let Leo into the room, closed the door, walked to the bar and asked, "What do you want to drink?"
"No! I don't drink anything. Leo shook his head, sat down casually, and then asked directly, "How are you going to cooperate in the matter of the waste capital?"
Witzmere didn't expect Leo to ask about it as soon as he came up, he was stunned, then hesitated for a moment, walked to Leo and sat down, and asked in a deep voice, "I heard that the youngest son of Andre XIII has been talking to you for a long time?"
"Looks like you have a lot of eyes and ears in Seventh Lake!" Leo said without denying it, looking at Vitzmir with deep meaning.
"I've been doing business here for a long time, and I have a chief wizard behind me, so even if I don't do anything, someone will come to me. Witzmere replied with a smile, then asked curiously, "Can you tell me what he wants you to do?"
Leo said indifferently: "It's not a big deal, I just want me to bring someone in." ”
Wittmere frowned and reminded, "Are you crazy? The ten chiefs of the Wizarding Guild have jointly forbidden the people of the Alcott family to approach the ruined capital, you ......"
"That man was just his maid. Leo interrupted Vitzmir and said with a nonchalant expression.
Vitzmir said worriedly: "You'd better be careful, Andrei XIII's youngest son is definitely a cunning fellow. Even the Chief Wizard of Silvermoon City had mentioned more than once that if he wasn't from the Alcott family, he would probably be able to occupy a place among the ten Chief Wizards. Moreover, he is also the most cunning merchant in the Ten Towns, and he has never lost a deal, no matter what he has paid in advance, he will definitely get it back tenfold or hundredfold in the end. ”
"You seem to be scared of him!" Leo said in a deep voice, staring at the expression on Vitzmere's face.
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just a concern!" Wittmere stiffened, and then somewhat stiffly shifted the subject back to what Leo had asked at the beginning, and said, "How much do you know about waste?"
"I don't know much, but I know from the teacher that there are a lot of good things there. "Leo made up a serious teacher to make himself appear to have a deep background.
"I think that's the case, in fact, if it wasn't for the master who ordered me to handle this matter this time, I might not know what the waste capital is, and I can know that the people in the waste capital are all high-powered wizards in the wizarding association. As he said this, Witzmere looked at Leo, hoping to see some clues from Leo's face and guess who the teacher behind Leo was, but Leo always had a smiling expression and couldn't see anything useful.
Witzmere continued: "However, since the abolition of the capital is still in the preparatory stage, your teacher has sent an official wizard like you here, and it seems that there are not many people under your teacher's command!"
Seeing that Vitzmir was still tempting, Leo didn't want to waste time under this repeated temptation, so he deliberately frowned, showing a hint of displeasure, giving Vitzmir enough space to reverie.
Sure enough, after seeing the deliberate subtle expression on Leo's face, Vitzmir showed a sudden look as if he had received some important information.
"As far as I know, the ruined capital that appeared in the town of the seventh lake definitely can't be the main city, and if your teacher wants to find the real remains of the ancient gods from the ruined capital, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. Perhaps thinking that he had seen through Leo's origins, Witzmereir's always vigilant state of mind relaxed a little, making him speak less rigorously, and easily revealed an important information about the ruined capital.
Leo just followed his words at this moment and said vaguely: "After all, there is still a glimmer of hope, isn't it?"
Hearing a sentence that didn't mean anything, it was as if Leo acquiesced to his guess, and he quickly adjusted a few preset cooperation plans, selected the most suitable one among them, and said: "If, my guess is correct, your teacher probably doesn't know much about the waste, but I can provide you with detailed information about the waste, and help you communicate with other collaborators, as long as you find the remains of the ancient gods, you can also take it first, how about it?"
"What do I have to give?" Leo asked in a deep voice.
"Two things. Withdrawing two fingers, Wittmere said, "One thing is to help my master obtain the Dream Stone, and the other is that if it appears in the Great Library of the Ruins in the town of Seventh Lake, my master would like you to help him find a book called Night Sigh." ”
Hearing the familiar name of the night god sigh, Leo's heart moved slightly, and he felt a little surprised, he didn't expect that one of the thirteen ancient god knowledge of the madman who had disappeared in the world of Veren would actually be in the dream world. But if you think about it, if the formation of this world originated from the Night God Dream Realm, then it is not surprising that the book containing the knowledge of the Night God will be here.
"What if the ruins weren't the big library?" asked Leo without any anomalous appearances, instead like a true collaborator.
Witzmere replied, "If it weren't for the Great Library, my master would like you to help him get an ember." ”
Leo didn't know what embers were, but from Vitzmir's words, it was not difficult to tell that the preciousness of this thing was only a little worse than the knowledge of the ancient gods of the Night God's Sigh, and even if there were a lot of embers, it would be very difficult to obtain them.
Leo asked tentatively, "Will your master, the Ninth Chief, take action personally?"
"Of course not, if it were the main city, my master might be interested in entering, but if the capital was ruined, my master wouldn't have so much time to waste on it. Vitzmir shook his head repeatedly, and then said, "However, my master will not take the appearance of the ruined capital lightly, so he will send the best disciples here, and I guess he will send the main disciple expedition His Excellency Charles Langke here." ”
Leo deliberately frowned obviously when he heard this name, although he didn't know this Charles Lanco, but the other party's name was very aggressive, and when Vitzmir mentioned this person, his tone also revealed a trace of fear and panic, so he guessed that this person might have a bad temperament and be difficult to get along with.
Sure enough, when Leo made a look of embarrassment, Witzmir immediately explained: "You don't have to worry about the temper of Your Excellency Lonco, after all, the matter of abolishing the capital is also very important to my master, if he messes things up because of his temper, he will definitely be punished very severely, so he will definitely restrain his temper when the time comes." In addition, you know very well that there is a lot of danger in the wasteland, and having someone as powerful as Lord Lanco on board will make things a lot easier. ”
After listening to Vitzmereir's persuasion, Leo pretended to be contemplative, and Vitzmere was confident in his proposal, because he felt that he had already guessed who Leo's teacher was, and he also thought that the remains of the old gods were important to the so-called teacher.
"What if you can't find the remains of the old gods?" Leo asked after a moment of contemplation.
Leo's inquiry made Vitzmir think that the matter was halfway there, so he smiled and said, "If you don't find the remains of the old gods, you can pick three of the other items you find, and you can get twenty percent of the rest." ”
"Only two percent?" Leo pretended to be dissatisfied.
Witzmir hurriedly explained: "Twenty percent is enough, you must know that there are other participants, and they can only divide three percent together." ”
Leo said with a cold expression: "So the remaining fifty percent is taken by Your Excellency the Expeditioner?"
"Of course it can't be, he can only take 20%, and the remaining 30% belongs to my master. Vitamere probably guessed what Leo was questioning, and before he could speak, he took the initiative to explain: "Although my master was not present in person, he provided information about the waste capital that no one else could provide, and you should know very well how much this knowledge is worth within the Wizarding Society." In addition, my master can also provide you with the qualifications to enter the ruined capital, this qualification may not be obtained even by your teacher, Mr. Dodd, if you do not have the qualifications to enter, how dangerous it will be to rush into the ruined capital, I think Mr. Dodd should also know very well! So my master is not too much to ask for 30% of all the harvest, what do you think?"
In Witzmere's opinion, the conditions he made for Leo were good enough, in addition to the role of the unwarranted teacher he miscalculated, Peter Alcott's contact with Leo also made him value Leo a little bit.
Although Peter Alcott disdains to talk about him because of his background, most people with status disdain to talk about him, but for his ability and vision, whether it is Ten Towns or Silvermoon City, they all admire him very much. So none of the merchants who had come with a special purpose chose to leave when they knew that the person who invited them was Peter Alcott, and they all stayed behind to hear what Peter Alcott had done in order to get a piece of the pie.
However, among the many merchants, even the merchants representing the chief wizards were not qualified to meet Peter Alcott alone afterwards, but Peter Alcot took the initiative to meet Leo and discuss cooperation with him, even if the so-called cooperation was only for a while, and it was something that had never happened in the past.
It was precisely because of Peter Alcott's unexpected act that Witzmir felt that Leo must have something special, otherwise, Peter Alcott would not have been able to treat a wizard of unknown origin with such an attitude.
Compared with Witzmere's inaccurate speculation and estimates, Leo really gained a lot of useful things from Witzmeir's words. And the most important of these is that the chief wizard of the Wizarding Guild has mastered a certain way to enter the ruined capital.
It is not difficult to hear from Witzmeir's words that this method allows people to enter the ruined capital in a relatively safe place, and those who do not enter it in the right way may end up in some extremely dangerous places.
However, Leo was more interested in the scrapped capital, which was one of the conditions of the transaction, so after thinking about it, he asked, "Is the information about the scrapped capital complete?"
Witzmir hesitated for a moment and said, "I can only guarantee that all the information that can be disclosed is in it, as for the rest, I'm afraid it ......"
"Let me think about it. Leo leaned back in his chair in embarrassment, pondered, and after a while, said, "When will I be able to get the information on the ruined capital?"
Seeing that Leo agreed to cooperate, Witzmere was naturally very happy, and said: "As long as I report the matter of cooperation, when His Excellency Lanco comes to the town of the Seventh Lake, he will naturally bring the cooperation agreement and materials with him." ”
"If I'm going to bring someone in, it should be fine!" Leo added, "just take her in, and I'm not responsible for her safety." ”
Witzmere thought for a moment and said euphemistically, "As long as it's not from the Alcott family, it's fine." ”
Leo smiled, "Don't worry, she's definitely not from the Alcott family, not even a human." ”
Witzmere didn't understand Leo's words, so he could only smile in agreement, and then the two chatted a few more words, and under Leo's deliberate guidance, the topic gradually shifted to the murder that occurred in District 23.
"That heir of the Novitsky family must have died in vain. As soon as the topic entered those murders, before Leo could guide him, Witzmir suddenly said something slightly mockingly, and then he pretended to be mysterious to Leo and said, "Do you know why he died?"
"Is it for the prostitute named Melinda?" Leo said, pretending to be profound.
Witzmir couldn't help but be stunned, then looked Leo up and down, and said in a slightly meaningful tone: "Mr. Dodd, it seems that you don't have any people here who can be used as you said, and even such a secret matter can be inquired about, and my people are probably a lot worse than yours." ”
Although Witzmere did not say it explicitly, it was not difficult to hear from his words that Leo had speculated that the Novitsky heir and the prostitute were true.
So, Leo smiled indifferently and said, "Don't you know about this too?" ”
"You're wrong, there aren't many people in Seventh Lake Town who know about this, less than ten in total. Witzmir shook his head and said, "It's because I have business dealings with the Novitsky family, so I can know some of the Novitsky family's secrets in advance through some means. ”
"It's just that the Novitzis seem to have gone a little too far!" Leo commented like an outsider, "It's okay to execute a disobedient heir for the sake of the family's honor and bloodline, but it's a bit too much to treat the corpse like that afterwards." ”