A group of friends from the city of Highlandsa gathered in the tavern, the three gentlemen of Surdak, Carl and the Bird tax collector sat together and chatted, and the ladies gathered around Lady Mariana, Miss Hoyle seemed to have come out of that haze, and the whole person became much calmer, even the smile had the aura of a superior person, it was said that she had obtained the reserve member of the council of Highlandsa City, as long as there were members of the council who stepped down, Miss Hoyle was likely to be the new councillor.

Since the death of Baron Llewellyn, Surdak has not seen Miss Brenda for a while, she has lost a lot of weight recently, and her already very tall figure looks more like a hanger, not as smiling as before, and there is a kind of beauty that has been precipitated by the years.

She looked at Surdak with a calm gaze, and there was no emotion in her eyes except a little appreciation.

Ladies drink a little golden cider, and there are so many topics to talk about.

The Bird Tax Collector had recently become more regular, and Miss Hoyle had controlled his drinking, and had asked him to exercise properly every day, and although he himself did not feel any change, others could feel the change in him, and he was much more energetic than he had been six months ago.

Carl and the Bird tax officer talked about Surdak's troubles in peddling sulfur ore, and the Bird tax officer asked Surdak curiously:

"Dark, which trading house are you going to?"

"Tricolor irises."

Surdak replied without thinking.

The Bird Tax Officer and Miss Hoyle looked at each other with strange expressions.

Lady Mariana also looked at Surdak in surprise and said nothing.

The tax officer of Bird smiled and said to Surdak, "Well, of course that trading house will lower your price, and even if they don't do your business, they won't let you sell the sulphur ore into their trading house, for the simple reason that ...... It was the property of the Bulvoo family. ”

"You mean because of Armand. Bulvoo's relationship? Surdak asked the Bird tax officer.

"Of course, Armand isn't a big man." Bird Tax Officer said.

Surdak didn't expect that in the city of Highlandza, he would have to deal with the Bulvo family everywhere, and he couldn't help but have a bit of a headache, and there was no way to explain this kind of thing, so he couldn't go and tell Armand that he and Darcy. Christie didn't have anything to do with Ben......

Seeing Surdak's depressed appearance, the Bird tax officer immediately advised:

"Dark, since the Brimstone Mine can't be sold at a high price in Highlandsa City, in fact, you should go to other cities to find a market, I know that there have always been workshops in Constantinople that are preparing firescale bombs, and the workshops over there should have a certain relationship with the Bednar Legion."

In this regard, he is more knowledgeable than Karl.

"Okay, then I'll go to Constantinople." Surdak said.

Since the Bird tax collector said so, it was worth his trip.

Karl interjected: "I remember that Mariana lived in Constantinople with her best friend, Mariana, what is the name of your friend in Constantinople?" ”

Lady Mariana didn't want to get involved in this matter, so she sat next to her and didn't intervene for no other reason, her identity is more sensitive, she is friends with Surdak on one side, and her niece Darcy on the other side. Christie's husband, speaking of which, Lady Mariana has no reason to help Surdak.

However, since Karl took the initiative to bring it up, it means that he has made his position clear, and he is completely on Surdak's side.

If Madame Mariana didn't take the subject, she sighed softly, the young man next to her was good at everything, but he valued friendship too much.

Lady Mariana pursed her lips and said to Karl:

"Are you talking about Lady Annabella?"

Karl suddenly remembered the name that Mariana used to hang on his lips, and immediately nodded and said:

"That's right, it's Lady Annabella, Surdak wants to open up the sulfur mine in his hand, I heard that there is a need for a large amount of sulfur mine in Constantinople, and I want to establish a certain connection with the workshop there, the friend you know happens to be a powerful person in Constantinople, can you write a letter to her and ask her for help."

Commenting, Lady Mariana did not want to write, but she had to write, she smiled a little reluctantly, looked at Karl and said: "Of course no problem, I will write her a letter in the evening, Knight Surdak, you can take my letter directly to visit her in Constantinople." ”

"Okay!"

Surdak said.

It wasn't until the tavern party had dispersed, and Lady Mariana and Carl had boarded the caravan and returned to Lady Mariana's apartment near the Magic Tower, that Lady Mariana complained to Carl that he shouldn't have told him about it, and that it would have been passed on to Armand in the future. Bulwall's ears will make Darcy embarrassed.

Karl didn't expect the situation inside to be so complicated, and hurriedly told Lady Mariana that he would not make an example.

……

Surdak arrived in Constantinople with a letter written by Lady Mariana.

From the map, Constantinople and Hylandsa belong to the two cities of Osorno County in the province of Bena, but Hylandsa belongs to the westernmost mountain town of the Tarappakant region, while Constantinople is located in the center of Osorno County, which is very convenient and connected to several surrounding cities with wide avenues.

In contrast, the transportation industry in a remote mountain town like Hylanza City is not well developed, as long as there are many mountains on this side, most of the road is difficult to navigate.

Surdak usually did not have the opportunity to see outside the city of Hylandsa, this time it took five days to ride to Constantinople, Surdak rode a horse and stood in front of the gates of Constantinople, looking back at the road he had walked, thinking of transporting the sulfur ore to Constantinople, I am afraid that this road is the biggest problem.

Constantinople is built on a large red rock that is bordered by jungle at one end and a low cliff with a drop of more than 30 meters at the other.

Since the ground is built on a large rock, it means that the city has no underground water source.

The drinking water in the city of Constantinople is a river of clear water that is introduced into the city.

The clear water of the river flows out of the forest, through Constantinople, forming a small waterfall at the cliff face of the red rock boulder, and crashing into a crescent-shaped lake beneath the red rock.

Constantinople is larger than the city of Hylandza, with a permanent population of tens of thousands, and the city is surrounded by vast forests, like a shining pearl in the green sea.

The walls of the city are also slightly double-standard, with one side close to the cliff, so it is a curved wall, and it looks very thin, looking like a simple wall. On the other side of the city, the section of the wall bordering the forest is made of straight lines, and there are joints every two hundred yards, and each joint is built with a tall arrow tower.

Surdak wore a noble insignia on his chest, and the guards at the gate immediately let him go.

Arriving in Constantinople, Surdak found that the buildings in the city were not as compact as those of Hylandza, but they were more organized, with every street straight and many of the city's public areas had carved maps of Constantinople and the main areas of the city clearly marked on the map.

Surdak came directly to the city's workshop district, which was full of workshops and seemed to have a more developed industry than Hylandsa.

After walking around the workshop area twice, but unfortunately could not find the workshop dedicated to making firescale shells for the Bena Legion, Surdak could only take out a handwritten letter written by Madame Mariana, and went to the most gorgeous aristocratic quarter in Constantinople, and according to the address written on the letter, came to the front of a castle in the city.

The guard at the gate stopped Surdak, who hurriedly took out the letter written by Mariana and handed it to the guard at the gate.

The guard saw that the name written on the letterhead was 'Annabella. Luther. Mrs. Owen personally received it, naturally she did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent the letterhead into the castle.

Surdak did not wait at the door, left the address of his temporary hotel, and left through the door.

Surdak read the name on the envelope and felt a little familiar, until the next day in the living room of the Owen family, he saw Lady Annabella, and felt that the noble circle in Bena City was really small, and the Lady Annabella in front of him was clearly Hathaway's aunt, and when she took a magic airship from Hylanza City to Pena City, they had played cards together.

Madame Annabella did not expect that the person who came to visit would be Baron Surdak, and that it would be Marianne. Christie recommended it.

Lady Annabella, who was seated on the throne, waved her hand and asked the maid to serve refreshments and fruit before stepping back quickly.

"Baron Surdak, Mariana has already said in the letter, you are here to establish a supply and marketing relationship with the firearms workshop, although the person in charge of this workshop belongs to the Owen family, I am not familiar with it, I can ask someone to take you to meet him, but whether it can be negotiated depends on how well you negotiate!" Lady Annabella sat down at a high table and chair, leaning over Surdak in the audience.

"Thank you then, Lady Annabella!" Surdak stood in the middle of the carpet under the stage and said to Lady Annabella.

Madame Annabella pursed her lips slightly, beckoned to one of her cronies, and then said to her maid, "You take Baron Surdak to Baron Iman in the firearms workshop......"

The maid nodded repeatedly, then walked up to Surdak and said respectfully, "Lord Baron, please come with me!" ”

Lady Annabella stood by the window on the third floor of the castle, watching her cronies lead Surdak through the vestibule of the manor, she did not expect to see Surdak again in Constantinople, she had heard from Hathaway the other day that the Baron Surdak's domain was a volcano with a lava pool at the top, and she felt that his choice was a bit unusual.

At this time, I saw that he had made a special trip to Constantinople to sell sulfur mines, and I thought that he really had a lot of ideas......