"You're asking for a bit of a tough one. That thing is not easy to domesticate. Listening to Griffith's request, Charlotte's face also showed a hint of embarrassment, she looked at the young dragon in Griffith's arms, "And, with this dragon, can you afford to raise it?"

"If you think of a way, you can always get through it. Griffith's face was full of confidence. There's no way, if you don't blow a wave, how can others have the confidence to invest in you.

"Well, since you insist, I'll contact the Cyrenian side, and they should have it. Charlotte finally agreed, deliberately putting on a look of embarrassment, just to make Griffith owe more favors. This kind of behavior is almost a conditional launch of merchants, and even if Charlotte is a gold bishop, it is difficult to avoid vulgarity.

Cyreonia is a kingdom on the south bank of the Falling Star Sea, and most of the people in the country believe in the goddess of the earth and harvest, and it is also the most important grain producing area in the Titanya continent.

The Ilia Peninsula is across the sea from Cyrenia, and merchant ships laden with wine and wool from the City of Thousand Sails can reach the port of Cyrenya in just five days, and then return home loaded with a full load of wheat. This prosperous trade route was almost entirely monopolized by the Lady of Fortune's church, and thanks to this, Charlotte had a very close relationship with the bishop of gold coins in the diocese of Cyrenaia.

"When do you want to?" Charlotte's time was precious, and she had to finalize the deal.

"The sooner the better, I won't be able to stay in Thousand Sails City for a few days. But in terms of price, I hope you can help me get it, Ms. Charlotte. ”

That's right, this time it's for money.

If Griffith still wanted a symbiotic contract, Charlotte would definitely not take a copper slot - not because she was very optimistic about Griffith, but because she was a mage who shared her life with dragons, it was well worth the investment.

But since Griffith had changed his demand, he had to pay the bill obediently - he didn't dare to gamble his life again, and the free lunch flew away.

However, considering that the last contract really tricked Griffith, Charlotte finally found out in conscience and gave some preferential treatment: it can be paid on credit and paid off in a year, and the collateral is Griffith's future territory.

"Young Master Griffith......" Seeing Bishop Charlotte leave, Anna and the others, who had been waiting outside the magic tower, immediately surrounded him, and the tall Anna came up and hugged Griffith tightly.

"For the past few days, I've been thinking about how to go back and explain to the baron...... Young master, you're fine, it's really good. Anna was a little crying. Faced with Anna's bear hug, Griffith could only silently hand the young dragon in his arms to Vicente, so as not to squash the little one in the middle.

Considering the height difference between the two, such a hug really made Griffith a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to push Anna away directly, otherwise he would definitely be unlucky.

After a while, when Anna finished venting her emotions, Griffith patted Anna on the back: "Okay, I'm not doing well now." If Andrew sees it, he'll laugh at you. As soon as these words came out, it really worked wonders, and Anna immediately jumped up like a cat that had been stepped on by the tail, and at the same time freed Griffith, who was about to breathe.

It was no secret that Anna liked Griffith's brother Andrew, in the upper circles of the Carolingian barony. If Stone hadn't been given the title of Baron, and had been the mercenary who worked with his brothers to earn a living, Anna might have become a couple with Andrew.

But reality does not assume that Andrew is now the heir of the Carolingian family, and he will have to marry a noble lady who is a good match, and Anna is only the illegitimate daughter of a knight and a wine seller, and there is no possibility for the two at all.

Although Anna is aware of this, feelings are not something that can be controlled by reason.

So, when Anna was twelve years old, Baron Stone assigned her to be Griffith's maid - as the second son, Griffith had already arranged to go to Thousand Sails City to study magic with Gerald. Stone's arrangement is also worried that there will be sparks between young people and make him sorry for his old brother for many years.

"I've been working hard for you these past few days. Griffith gasped a few times, saw that Bailey, Vicente, and the newly hired Hansen were all there, and asked a little worriedly, "You are all here, what about the family?"

"Please rest assured, young master, I went to ask the city guards to help us take care of our house. "Of Griffith's two minions, Vicente is in charge of liaison on the surface, and he is familiar with the city guards. "This was decided by the few of us together, and for the sake of Gerard and Charlotte, the city guards did not refuse. ”

Helping the nobles guard the mansion is barely the duty of the city guards.

"Well done. Griffith gave a look of approval.

In the past few days when he was in a coma, it was actually very dangerous, if someone forcibly attacked Griffith's house regardless of his face, not only would the belongings he had saved in the past few years be robbed, but even Anna and the others might also suffer.

Returning from Black Rock Village, he encountered an ambush on the way, and Griffith knew that someone couldn't help but want to do it. Even who is going to deal with him, Griffith can probably guess eight or nine.

Although the city guards of Thousand Sails City are not vegetarians, the influence of the Osborne family in the city hall is not small, and as long as they are summoned in advance, it is not surprising that the city guards are late. Even if things get big, as long as there are people on it, the board must be raised high and gently fallen, and it doesn't matter if you have three glasses of fine wine.

Griffith is going to be held accountable afterwards, and Kyle Osborne has no choice but to hand over a few scapegoats.

"We'll talk about the rest, let's get home. Griffith felt like he had to replan his trip.

......

In a mansion in the aristocratic district of Thousand Sails City, Kyle Osborne looked at the female thief in front of him and showed a smile that he thought was very charming: "You are the Black Lotus of the Raven Guild? ”

"Sir Kyle, you've won the prize. Black Lotus smiled and straightened the mountains on her chest, "Your subordinates have caused us a lot of trouble in the past few days, and they also specified that they want to see the little woman, I don't know what to order." ”

Although the Raven Guild is the largest thief organization in Thousand Sails City, it is far from the point of dominating the underworld, and Kyle Osborne is different from the past, and a level 4 mage in Thousand Sails City is already very important. Such a character sent his subordinates to beat up a few thieves and smash a few shady gambling stalls, and it was impossible for the Crow Guild to directly copy the guy and kill him back, so Black Lotus came.

"I want Griffith Caroling, and the price is yours. Kyle's eyes were filled with disdain, he was a noble man who looked down on these gutter rats, even if the other party's beauty made him a little tempted.

Today's Kyle is at the time of complacency, even though the education he received since childhood has allowed him to maintain the demeanor of a superior, but his attitude seems too domineering.

"I'm sorry. Black Lotus did not have the slightest fear, and directly refused: "If we want to offend Baron Carolingian to death, Sir Kyle, you are not enough, even if you add the Osborne family behind you. ”

The refusal was crisp, but there was a hint of it.

If you pull a few more to have enough weight, the crow workers may agree.

Unfortunately, Sir Kyle doesn't seem to be aware of this, or maybe he can't find a suitable ally yet.

"Are you going to reject my friendship? You can make such a big decision, and you don't need to go back and ask your Excellency the President?"

"This kind of thing doesn't need to trouble the adult. Black Lotus didn't care about Kyle's sarcasm about her leader, "The little girl is quite talkative in the guild, and—" Black Lotus covered her mouth and chuckled, "Grownups won't be so stupid." ”

The implication is that Sir Kyle is really ashamed of his status as a level 4 mage by making such a request.

Kyle Osborne was silent for a moment, "Looks like I'm overconfident. In the past few days, I have indeed been a little carried away, thank you for the reminder, I will repay you if I have the opportunity in the future. ”

Whether it was a threat after being cut off, or a grateful person after hearing it, only Kyle himself knew, anyway, Black Lotus didn't care.

"Since you don't want to make a move, then I'll make another request. Give me all the information about Griffith Caroling, including his itinerary for the next month. You shouldn't be embarrassed by such a request, right?"

Griffith's departure from Thousand Sails City is no secret to anyone who cares.

The rented mansion had to be surrendered, and there were preparations for packing, selling unwanted items, and buying the specialties of Thousand Sails City, Anna and the others were busy, and they never wanted to keep it secret, and they didn't think they could hide it from anyone.

"1000 Golden Dragons. Black Lotus did not refuse, nor did she feel the slightest shame for betraying Griffith. This trip was not a loss, not only successfully solved a small trouble in the union, but also made a business by the way, and the biggest gain was to connect with a level 4 mage who was about to join the magic alliance.

Black Lotus is in a good mood now, so she opened a friendship price.

After all, Griffith is a nobleman, a mage, and a long-term partner of the Raven Guild, and the price is actually not high at all. There is prophetic magic in this world, and once the matter is revealed, the loss of the Raven Guild will not be small.

"500 Golden Dragons. Kyle Osborne's fingers holding the wand were so hard that even the veins of his arms were exposed. He has never dealt with the crow union, and he doesn't know the charging standard, so he can say such domineering words as "the price is up to you" at the beginning.

Don't look at Sir Kyle's high-end equipment, the magic robe is made of the highest grade silk, and the wand inlaid with rubies in his hand is the size of an egg, but it is all inherited from the family.

Even though the Osborne family has a deep background and a big business, they also have a lot of places to spend money, and the allowance Kyle receives from the family is only three or four times that of Griffith.

2,000 gold dragons a year, not only to spend on his studies, but also to support his subordinates! Kyle doesn't have the ability to copy Griffith's scrolls, and occasionally finds time to make some nutrients, except for the ones consumed by his subordinates, there is not much left, and it is better to sell them than nothing, and earn some pocket money.

In short, Sir Kyle was of a higher rank, but poorer than Griffith, and if it weren't for that, he wouldn't have acquiesced in allowing his orcs to leave the city from time to time to repeat their old business in Tengger Wasteland.

As an aside, most of Kyle's orcs are slaves from Cyrenia.

These orcs have lived in the barren Tengger Wasteland for generations, in addition to herding sheep and carrying sheep, their biggest hobby is to rob the rich neighboring country Cyrenaia, unfortunately Cyrenia's army is not weak, and the well-equipped degree is even more proud of the southern shore of the Falling Star Sea, so the half-orc slaves have been one of the specialties of Cyrenaya in recent decades.

The Black Lotus opened its mouth with 1,000 golden dragons, and in Kyle's eyes, it was completely a lion opening its mouth and treating himself as Kaizi. The poor female thief still feels that she has betrayed the other party's favor.

"Then 500 Golden Dragons will be fine. Although Black Lotus despised Kyle's slamming in her heart, considering the other party's great future, she finally agreed with a smile.