In the face of Ferdinand's brazenness, Hesse retreated.

Of course, the reason for his early departure was very high-sounding - he was going to find enough servants, maids, and all kinds of miscellaneous servants and craftsmen for the palace of Apophis.

The huge Apophis Palace, the main building has 666 rooms, and the other annexes add up, a total of more than 2,300 rooms of all sizes. Together with the stables, cellars, and huge gardens, this is a real giant palace.

At the very least, hundreds of maids, hundreds of servants, and dozens of professional grooms, gardeners, carpenters, etc., were needed to maintain the operation of the palace.

Of course, in Hesse's lexicon, there is no such thing as "barely maintaining".

He must make the palace of Apophis shine at its peak, he must fill all the manpower required for this palace to the highest extent, and whether it is a maid or a servant, he must choose the best of the best.

As the New Year approaches, it is not an easy task to hire enough suitable people from Hyderabad at this time.

But fortunately, a while ago, the El Church killed a large number of noble lords and young masters in Hyderabad, which led to a series of power changes in some noble mansions in Hyderabad.

Some people are in power, and naturally some people leave the scene gloomily.

Among these people, there are many good people, and the Rittal family can take over.

Therefore, after Hesse said goodbye to Ferdinand very seriously, he fled from the No. 1 small restaurant in a bit of embarrassment.

Ferdinand, on the other hand, stood up, waved his wine bottle, and shouted at Hesse: "Dear Hesse, we hit it off at first sight, and I feel that there is a sense of familiarity between me and you. ”

"Hey, how about five million gold marks? Think about it and marry your daughter to an imperial prince...... It's likely to be the future Emperor of the Empire......"

Hesse slipped away.

Gray slipped away.

Ferdinand sat down a little annoyed, grabbed a fried egg with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing on the food, he looked at Qiao very unhappily and complained: "For your family, five million, ten million, what is it? ”

Joe was also annoyed, and looked at this old fellow who was a little immoral: "It's not about money. ”

Ferdinand quickly understood what Joe meant, and at this point, he was quite alert and perceptive: "Aha, you mean that my sons are not worthy of your sisters?" ”

Joe thought for a moment for Sallian and Conrad...... Then a quick nod.

"So, what about my grandchildren?" Ferdinand quickly said, "Well, Ferret, you have seen it, you have contradictions; You've seen Magnum, you've had conflicts; Well, Mackay's little bastard, he's not a good thing...... That's it. ”

"But Isaac, the eldest son of Salian, was a good lad...... He's not in the imperial capital, he's serving in the front-line troops of the Lanyin Corridor, he's about the same age as your brother Gorkin, but he's about to be promoted to major general. ”

"Well, of course, Isaac is married, but that's not a problem...... His current wife, her father, is an old shabby man who has no real power and relies on a few pieces of rural fiefdom to eat rent...... I can divorce Isaac and his wife......"

Ferdinand looked at Joe happily: "Salian may be the next emperor, then, if Salian succeeds to the throne, there is no doubt that Isaac will be his heir, and Mackay has no chance at all." ”

"Joe, ten million gold marks, don't you think it's a very good investment to make your sister the future Empress of the Empire?"

Joe lowered his head and gulped down milk, chunks tearing at his salty elbows.

Ferdinand sighed, and he muttered helplessly: "Okay, then, there is another way, Joe, give me ten million gold marks, and I will let you marry my granddaughter, that is, Salian's daughter...... Gray. ”

"It was a smart, clever, beautiful girl...... She's perfect, really, I'm not lying to you at all......"

Mr. Sterns had been sitting quietly in the corner of the dining-room, and at last he could not stand Ferdinand's nonsense, he coughed softly, stood up, and walked over to Joe's side.

"Joe, yesterday after you fell asleep, an order came from His Highness Salian. These days, until the outside is pacified, you are responsible for protecting His Highness Ferdinand and not letting him leave the Apophis Palace one step. ”

"Also, Master Gorkin, he stayed with the War Department these days, and he brought a letter back to say that you don't have to worry about him. At the same time, he tells you to pay attention to your safety and be sure to bring enough people with you if you are going out. ”

Joe gulped down his lunch, nodding his head constantly.

He has a lot to do. Bring enough people, of course. Think of Saint Attila, think of Rafa, think about what he's going to do next, how could it be without bringing enough men?

"Mr. Strons, help me deliver a letter to His Highness Salian, and say that I have fused the second Dark Elf Elixir perfectly. I need the third-order potions in the back, or even the fourth- and fifth-order potions. ”

Joe looked up at Mr. Strons, "I've been so busy these days that I haven't had time to mention it. ”

Mr. Strons gave Qiao a deep look, "You have completely absorbed the dark elf potion?" It's fast, Joe, your talent is amazing. Very well, I'll send someone out. ”

Joe lowered his head and continued to feast.

Ferdinand muttered, and he quickly grabbed a handful of Joe's wrist with his greasy right hand.

A deep, cold, almost frozen flesh-to-soul force, and at the same time imbued with infinite chaos, madness, distortion, and greed, pierced deep into Joe's body like a thin wire, and quickly circled around half of his body.

The crimson power in Joe's body was fast, like a frightened beast, and it quickly collapsed inward, avoiding the cold air that Ferdinand had thrown.

This cold qi swirled around in the four qi veins that Joe had already opened, and then swept through Joe's sea of strength and energy, and then quickly rushed back into Ferdinand's hands.

"Really...... Not bad. Ferdinand glanced at Joe in surprise: "Very good, Joe...... Your talent is beyond the ordinary...... Hmm, don't you really think about my granddaughter? You know what? In Hyderabad, how many good young people are almost crazy for Gray. ”

Joe quickly stuffed all kinds of food into his stomach, and after he spent a quarter of an hour eating all the food that was sent to him, he burped contentedly.

In the process, Ferdinand babbled on and on to Joe about the royal ladies he could think of.

It's just that the focus of his sales is still his own granddaughter Gray.

As for the other royal princesses, they are slightly far away from Ferdinand, and they are not very close......

Joe had just eaten enough and was about to escape from the old crown prince who had been chattering for a long time, when a guard of the Weitu family walked into the restaurant with a very complicated expression: "Young master, outside, someone claims to be the creditor of His Royal Highness Ferdinand, and he has come to the door...... Asking for debt. ”

Joe's mouth opened wide and looked at Ferdinand, who had a distorted face.

Ferdinand sat in his chair, like a child who had failed an exam and was being criticized by the teacher, twisting his body from side to side in a very uneasy manner, his eyes widened, and he shouted with an annoyed face: "How can it be impossible to do nothing...... Joe, I know you have a lot of hands in the Imperial Capital...... Ha, didn't my father give you a lot of royal knights? ”

"Go, that guy outside, whoever he is, he dares to frame a noble imperial prince...... Joe, chop him up for me and throw him into the Rhine to feed the fish......"

Joe touched his chin vigorously and looked at Ferdinand with interest: "Aha, interesting, really interesting...... Ask the gentleman who claims to be a creditor to come in, and by the way, get everyone ready for battle...... Took us to the living room. ”

The family guard was stunned and laughed dryly: "Young Master, what is the meeting room?" ”

Joe spread his hands and looked at Mr. Sterns, who was standing aside.

Mr. Strons frowned, pondered hard for a moment, and then hesitated: "The third parlor, I remember, it is called the 'crystal' parlor in the introduction brochure of the Apophis Palace. ”

Half an hour later, the 'crystal' parlor of the Palace of Apophis.

True to its name, this lavish living room can easily accommodate up to 50 people, and the main materials are neatly cut natural crystal. The floor-to-ceiling windows facing the garden are inlaid with large natural crystals, and the other three walls are inlaid with colorful crystal blocks to form a giant snake that sits and winds.

A middle-aged man with yellow hair, yellow beard, well-groomed beard, very coquettish, perfume smell on his body, wearing a frivolous white background pink striped small formal suit, completely contrary to the traditional aesthetics of the Delun Empire, was standing in the corner of the crystal hall, leaning in front of a palm-sized crystal block, muttering in a low voice.

When Joe quietly pushed the door in, he heard the coquettish man whispering to himself.

"That's right, the natural crystals of the Great Mine of Ammace."

"Coming here from the Papaya subcontinent, the cost of transportation is high."

"Shhh...... This is still a piece of green ghost hair crystal, and this carving is a master's handiwork. ”

"The market price of such a green ghost will not be less than five hundred gold marks."

"Oh, oh, these three walls ......"

The man's eyes were confused as he looked at the crystal blocks that shone faintly on the three huge walls.

Joe coughed lightly: "This gentleman? ”

The coquettish man took two steps back, like a frightened grasshopper, and jumped out of the distance in two steps, quickly away from the corner just now. He touched the hem of his garment, which had been slightly wrinkled by the movement, and turned around with a smile.

"Marquis of Amaury, you can call me Marquis of Amaury."

"I'm sorry to take the liberty of visiting...... But, excuse me, His Highness Ferdinand, he? ”

Ferdinand, dressed in a nightgown, walked into the Crystal Hall with a gloomy face and a wine bottle.

The moment he entered the door, his gloomy face suddenly became extremely bright, he smiled brightly, and opened his hands to greet Amaury: "Ah, Amaury, my friend, I haven't seen you for nearly half a year, are you okay?" Ah, what a coincidence, to see you here? ”

Amaury shrugged his shoulders and opened his arms to meet Ferdinand.

"Ferdinand, my friend, you didn't deliberately hide from me for half a year, did you?"

The two hugged warmly and saluted, and then Ferdinand raised the wine bottle, took a sip of wine, and shouted very firmly: "Don't talk nonsense, I don't have it, how can it be?" Hiding from you? Am I such a person? ”