Chapter 18 How to be a rich man without a black belly
"I'm here to give you a way to conquer the Sanctuary. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" The young man's smile became even brighter, and he even bent down and tried the temperature of the pool next to his feet - like a hillbilly!
Old Hall's face changed instantly, in the Sunset Empire, no one dared to think about this question, let alone say such a thing!
The true god Osiris created the world and watched over the world, and the sanctuary followed His will to bring down blessings and execute judgments. This is the belief that every Reich man is deeply convinced. The Sanctuary is not to be disobeyed!
This stranger, either with a burned head, or because he lost his heart to curry favor with the nobles, would tell such a shocking joke!
"Your Excellency need not continue with what you think is a clever statement—now I know very well that you will not do me any good, please leave my mansion, I do not want to waste a good afternoon. The old knight immediately changed his attitude towards the young man and issued an eviction order.
Odin had no intention of leaving, he didn't even lift his feet soaked in the pool!
"Lord Duke, when I came in just now—you were wondering if this year's city-state's agricultural tax of 500,000 silver coins, excluding the Sanctuary Cleansing Tax and the state tribute, there are only 300,000 Imperial Silver Coins left—and whether this money will be enough to pay the craftsmen of Deep Valley City so that they don't stop working before the fall, otherwise your trade with the tribe in Nanfeng will be quite dangerous. ”
This sentence made the Grand Duke of Hall raise his head suddenly, and those dark green eyes seemed to be about to eat the young man opposite—every word Odin said was exactly what he thought!
No one was aware of Deep Valley's vast trade network and trade amount, or that Deep Valley was in crisis.
In an instant, he came up with countless possibilities, no matter which one of them, it showed that the other party was not simple, and it was quite dangerous.
The old man stood up from the carpet and made a gesture, and the tribal woman who was frolicking next to him immediately fell silent, ready to wring off the head of the uninvited guest.
"You were worried that six caravans bound for the barbarian tribes had been attacked by the Sanctuary, so much so that several tribal leaders cut off the traders' heads in a fit of rage. ”
Odin's smile was even brighter, and when he pretended that the Sanctuary mage had burned the goods, he was guessing how the old nobleman he had never met would react, and now he was as happy as a student who had done the right answer.
He spoke in a sincere tone, as if the destruction of these deals had nothing to do with him, and even with a hint of pity—as if he genuinely sympathized with the troubled old duke.
The old man's anger was overwhelmed, and he threw away the silver cutlery in front of him, smashed the white porcelain plate full of cranberries, and began to look around for a dagger that could stab people.
"Shut up!" Old Hall was caught by a stranger and lost his patience.
A woman picked up a silver knife scattered across the ground and lunged at Odin's back, wrapping her arms around his neck. A pair of balls of meat clinged to his back.
However, the stranger did not change his face at all, and the smile was like a mask carved into his face, and his tone was slow and clear. The woman who was clinging to him found that his heart was still beating rhythmically, not speeding up at all, and even much slower than the average person.
"You're thinking - trade has shrunk again and again under the siege of the Sanctuary and the new monarch, and the trade routes that have been hard for years may cease to exist in the near future, and the city of the Deep Valley will enter a long winter. ”
"The people in power have a treacherous mind - in order to deter you, you can actually burn an entire cart of gold, which is equivalent to half a year's income, and the next time their flames may burn directly to Deep Valley City. ”
The silver knife left a long red mark on the young man's snow-white neck, and fine beads of blood oozed out, but he still kept smiling.
These words were like a hammer, striking the old knight's heart word by word. He raised his hands and signaled to stop the attack, and the women scattered, jumping back into the pool or leaning on the marble.
Ted Hall showed the shrewdness and calmness of an old nobleman after a brief period of consternation.
He looked directly at Odin with eagle-like eyes, and smiled coldly, "Your Excellency is not sincere—you are not Carter Larson's entourage. I can't make a deal with an unknown force. ”
"You've guessed where I'm coming from, and you're just trying to get confirmation from me. ”
Odin sat down under Old Hall's cannibalistic gaze and lifted the veil of a woman who had just attacked him. He groped under the woman's elastic body, found a silver coin, and gently placed it in her hand, and the woman let out a string of happy laughter.
As far as I know, this is nothing more than a mixture of slaves, outcasts, bandits, and strangers who will do nothing but rob the good people and destroy the icons. Ted Hall scoffed.
"Since you think in your heart that I belong to this group - then you must also know that this group is not as simple as it seems, it has spread like a blood toxin throughout the country. ”
Odin remembered the night before his departure, the men who were wrapped in black and had created the illusion of Sartan. Of course, he didn't know about the organization, but he could see Hale's spiritual sea. (See Chapter 16, "The Traitors")
In just a few seconds, the other party quickly sifted through the huge chain of influence, and tried to identify Odin to deter him. The way to deal with a smart person is to have his ideas confirmed, and the other party will automatically fill in the obvious loopholes.
That's a good identity, Odin thought.
"Interesting. After a brief silence, Old Hall finally uttered a word.
Odin rejoices - Fortunately, Archduke Hall is not a devout believer, and has not lost the arrogance of his youth, and he is still the most dangerous wolf hiding in the southern part of the Empire. This saves too much trouble and no more adventures, and the veteran nobleman will make the choice he wants.
"Your Excellency is very intelligent, and speaks like a connoisseur of politics. The old sir's expression softened, "Then you should be more interested than Carter, and know that I can't help you more, instead of holding out unrealistic, jade-burning hopes." ”
Odin could see that the old nobleman's heart was not as peaceful as his expression was - it had already surged into the undercurrent.
"Businessmen are always too shrewd – they want to give less and get more. You don't want to give us anything, you just want to see what we do, to judge our true strength, and then to consider whether to give us alms like a saint so that we can be grateful. ”
Odin once again made a disrespectful statement, but once again shocked the wolf of the deep valley - there was nowhere to hide in front of this young man! Old Hall even wondered if this man was wearing a young skin, and that inside his shell was the soul of an evil old man!
"Luckily, we don't really need you to pay more – you just need to give me some homeless. I know you've planted a lot of eyeliner in Paliwa City. ”
"What?" the wolf of the deep valley had long since guessed the other party's target.
"These outcasts are perfectly capable of embodying the traits you know as "traitors". The day of worship is coming – they only need to do two things on this big festival. ”
Before Old Hall had time to think and judge, Odin threw out his words.
"First, save Carter Larson, and second, use fireworks as a signal to create chaos in the poppy theater and the sanctuary. ”
Grand Duke Hall was silent.
The death of the monarch had already made him think of betraying the Sanctuary, but it was only a "thought" to reminisce about the good times he had in the court dancing Tarantera (a debauched plebeian dance to ward off spider venom) with his lovers - so that he could think that he was living like a human being in addition to the pursuit of money.
Ten years ago, the former queen died of a fever, and the former king was a different person, marrying a woman from Bailin City, and since then, the jungle wolf has become a beast with only simple desires.
Haysa Larson's trial plunged Archduke Hall into a sense of great crisis, and he felt danger at all times, waking him up in the middle of the night.
But now that the real choice was in front of him, he hesitated.
What's more, is it worth taking the risk of a stranger who comes from an unknown origin and only relies on his tongue? He is not so stupid as to be stupid.
"There are seven days left for you to have enough time to investigate me. The young man spread his hands and spoke out again what Old Hall was thinking. "Your eyeliner all over the country makes it easy to know who I am. ”
"Please give me some outcasts, it's nothing to lose to you at all.
"I can guarantee that the Sanctuary won't investigate you, and you know that the new monarch's power is not strong—and after the chaos, he doesn't have the energy to keep his eyes on the gold lord. ”
"At that time, you can decide whether to cooperate with the new lord of Paliva, or even consider uniting the forces of Ice Soul City, depending on how pleasing the performance is. ”
Ted Hall, the wolf of the deep valley, looked at the black-robed man in front of him and didn't speak—any of his thoughts, the stranger spoke first. Yourself in front of him, as if it were completely transparent!
He was presented with two choices: kill the man who called himself Odin Diggs, or let him go.