Chapter 178: Beginning to Take Shape (I)

"Host, it's time for dinner. Neris didn't know when she followed.

"Hmm. Did anyone catch it?" Saleen looked back at Neris.

"Zola has taken the men to the south. Neris's voice was so small that even Aini couldn't hear what she was saying except for Salin.

Before Salin came, Zola personally led people to catch the scouts found in the west of the city, and Zola's ability was really reassuring, and it didn't take a few hours to bring people back.

"You don't need it here, just ask where they came from. Ani said to Nellis. He didn't know how Nellis interrogated, he only knew that even the Silver Sword Saint had been dealt with by her.

Neris left reluctantly, wanting to see what Saleen was going to say to this Elaine. She didn't have much interest in interrogating prisoners, she used to be so concerned about it because her body needed to grow, and the flesh and blood of the strong were beneficial to her evolution. Now her evolution is more demanding, and these little captives are useless to her.

Saleen is a magician, and he can't really be the lord of the city here, for him. The practice of magic comes first. This town hall is the place where the city lord handles official business, and as for who to let do this position, he and Rex can only decide after discussing it.

Whoever is the lord of the city, the actual owner of this city is still Salin, after all, this city was originally designed to be occupied by the magicians of Shreg Island. There's no way Rex could send someone to take charge of the city, all she wanted was a safe dimensional teleportation array. Only if the city belongs to Saleen, there will be no conflict between the two sides. As for the future, when the Kushui County has enough magicians, it will have the strength to build its own teleportation array.

Elaine saw Salin's calm appearance, and her heart was a little rippling. If only I could marry this mage, it would be nice to be his lover...... Elaine thought to herself, a slightly obsessed look on her face.

Aini saw it in her eyes and smiled in her heart. He didn't point it out, because he was too close to Saleen, and his thoughts were different from others. If Saleen can get the Williams family daughters, there will be much less competition on his side. If a woman follows a man, of course, she will no longer focus on the family. Even Aini had the intention of setting up his own door, otherwise he would not have bet all his savings on Sarin.

"Elaine, please come with me. "Saleen didn't notice the difference in Elaine, not that he was unresponsive, but that he hadn't experienced anything like that at all.

Elaine followed Saleen and Aini to the restaurant on the second floor, which was used inside the town hall, because the city structure had not yet been built and was not managed by officials. The swordsmen who eat here are all swordsmen from Shreig Island.

The town hall building occupies a large rectangular shape, with the restaurant to the south, and a row of more than 20 windows, all inlaid with cheap glass. It's just that these glasses are not colored, but pure and transparent, and they look like scrapped crystals.

By this time it was already dark, and many of Salin's men had come to eat, and the restaurant was full. As soon as Saleen entered, there was no noise in the cafeteria, and the swordsmen and mages of Sleeper Island stood up and saluted Saleen. Aini's people already have a mansion, and of course they won't be here.

Saleen nodded and asked everyone to sit down. He was still not used to this, but it was not easy to object.

Walking to the east side of the restaurant, there is a screen to block it, and a single room is separated. Elaine paid attention to the screen, this thing is usually only used by Yunliu people. It looks like the screen is not new and not locally made. It seems that Salin is not short of supplies. Otherwise, it would not be difficult to transport this kind of daily necessities all the way.

The chefs of this restaurant are all from Shreig Island, and they used to cook on ships, but now the harbor is frozen. The ship's personnel were all moved to land, and only a few remained on the distant islands to look after the warship.

"Elaine, there's nothing good to eat here, don't mind. "Saleen is now amiable, not as aggressive as when he caught Elaine. He knew in his heart that Elaine was in such a hurry to come back because she was planning to cooperate with him.

The silent barrier on the screen opened, and the magic cut out the sound in the dining room, and the small single room was immediately closed, and the three of them sat here and said something, and they couldn't hear it outside.

"Master Sarin. ”

Salin smiled and shook his hand, Elaine faced, and said, "Salin, Anita......"

"Ani is my best friend, Elaine, I want to ask you, does the Williams family still have a ship like yours?"

Elaine was stunned for a while, was silent for a long time, and said, "No." "Her boat was sent by her mother, from Yunliu. The Williams family was not good at maritime trade, and the ship was the only thing that could be used to the sea, and as soon as the ship sank, her family's status immediately fell a lot. Saleen's words went to her most sensitive point, and she had nothing to negotiate right now except for that route.

"I don't think so, even if they are made in Lianyungang, they will have to wait for two or three years. "Saleen now knows a lot about shipbuilding, and it takes months to build a normal boat. That kind of ocean-going ship, with a length of nearly 200 meters, can be built quickly in two or three years. Of course, if you use all magic to refine it, the speed will increase rapidly, and the cost will also increase by hundreds of times, and no one can afford it.

Elaine's expression was gloomy, she raised money again, and also took a large amount of money from her mother, just to get a boat here in Saleen, and strive to go to sea immediately next spring, and make up for the loss. Otherwise, the family will never support their adventures again.

But Saleen seems to want Ani to join in. When will the Williams family agree to work with the Clyde family?

"Elaine. Aini didn't have her usual cold appearance now, looked at Elaine with a smile, and shouted.

"What's the matter!" Elaine immediately pulled her face down. She hadn't forgotten what happened when she was a child, and Ani almost broke her teeth.

"The meaning of Saleen is very simple, you can do this alone without the power of the family. That route wasn't opened up by your family, was it?"

Elaine was taken aback, it wasn't that she hadn't thought about what Aini said, but it was unlikely, without the background of the family, she would be easily eaten by other forces. The route was indeed discovered by her. The ownership is also in her hands, but the family provides swordsmen and funds so that she can go on an adventure.

"You made me betray the family!" Thinking of this, Elaine's eyebrows stood up, and she was still carrying a short sword, and her hand immediately pressed the hilt of the sword. Qin Yin was indeed bloody, and even in the face of two fifth-level magicians, Elaine couldn't bear such a provocation.

Aini shrugged and said, "What's the matter, you're going to get married sooner or later." Is it considered a betrayal of the family to get married?"

Elaine's face turned red again, and Salin said: "Let's cooperate with the three of us, you give the route, count two shares, Aini is out now, count two shares, and I will go out and escort the warship, count six shares." Don't you want to, I still have to divide half of these six shares, this city is not mine alone. ”

Aini hit the railroad while it was hot: "Elaine, you have thought clearly, by next spring, the people of Kushui County will enter this city in large numbers, and it will be difficult for you to divide the two shares." I'm the same, I have to take advantage of the time to pay for and people, once it's too late, Saleen is not short of this. ”

Elaine frowned, calculating in her heart that if she could divide it into two, it would be more than in the family. But she still asked, "Salin, why do you have to count it like this when you have it in the spring?"

"I don't have the city alone, but I can do the business alone. I can call three battleships......" Salin said this, and he couldn't suppress the annoyance in his heart. Rex took a battleship with him, and said that he would let the battleship come back first, but it was gone. However, if Rex was in danger, the Qin Yin Empire would have already fallen into trouble. It's just that I don't know what the trouble is, so Rex has to take the magicians and swordsmen of Tryg Island with him.

"Three battleships!" Elaine was really surprised, she thought that Saleen had a large merchant ship that could be transformed into an expedition ship, but she didn't expect that Saleen had a warship. The defense of the battleship surpasses that of the expedition ship, and even if it is sailing in the northern sea, as long as it does not hit the iceberg, ordinary ice can be broken.

"Yes, but I'm understaffed, and I need at least one of the three ships left. Temporary protection of the harbor. But I only have the manpower of a battleship. The people Ani brought with him were his personal power, and he could get rid of the Clyde family. If you agree, this business will be for the three of us. ”

"Any special requests?" Elaine didn't believe in such a good thing.

"You have also seen my city, it has just been established, so in the next five years, every time you go to sea, the funds and manpower will be shared by the two of you, and after five years, the three of us will share it equally. ”

Seeing Elaine's hesitation, Aini said, "In the first year, you only need to provide routes. ”

Salin nodded and said, "And in three years, I will have more ships, and this business can be bigger." ”

Elaine thought to herself, Salin wants sixty percent, which seems like a lot, but Salin is a battleship, and he can't get it anyway. After five years, everyone will share the cost equally, and they will definitely not suffer a loss. It's just that this matter is left behind the family to run alone, I'm afraid the family will be angry, right?

"Elaine, on the Williams family's side, I can promise you that you will get as much trade share as Aini in the future, and I will take special care of the other two families. ”

As soon as Elaine heard Salin's promise, she immediately relieved herself. If they can get a large share of the city's trade, the family should be satisfied.

"Okay, we're ......"

"The three of us will sign a contract. You can find a great magician and make sure that the contract is fair. As long as the contract is established, the three of us will be partners in the future, and if you really want to be independent in the future, both of us will help you. Saleen continued to tempt. If Elaine were a man, he would certainly not say that. But Elaine is a woman, and as Ani said, she will marry sooner or later, and she will not belong to the Williams family at that time. At least in terms of interests, she has to think for herself.