Chapter 156: Birthday Banquet
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The continent of Tylen is surrounded by a vast sea, and basically every powerful empire has a long coastline. Compared with land transportation, www.biquge.info shipping is cheap, convenient and fast, and there is no need to worry about rugged mountain roads or many checkpoints, and it has an incomparable superior surname. Many countries have rivers with large flows, and with safe shipping lanes, large quantities of goods can be transported directly to large cities by sea. Therefore, for the large-scale chamber of commerce, water transportation is indispensable, which can save a lot of manpower and material resources. In addition, in addition to a few distant continents outside the continent of Tyranny, there are countless islands that contain many precious resources. Basically, each big chamber of commerce has its own fleet, and every year it can bring back a lot of rare resources from overseas, a million profits. For the Great Chamber of Commerce, shipping has incomparable advantages, but also has its inherent shortcomings. In addition to the harassment of the sea tribes that live underwater, the more important troubles are the unpredictable sea and terrifying storms. Disorientation in the endless expanse of the sea is extremely deadly, and with limited food and fresh water on board, any unfortunate loss of a fleet is essentially a foot in hell. Every year, the major chambers of commerce lose a lot of money and good sailors. But with the Heart of the Sea, which displays nautical charts in real time, and with this Seattle Sea Clan's artifact, the fleet will no longer have to worry about getting lost at sea. This is simply a coveted treasure for a large chamber of commerce on a grand scale. After the "6.5 million", "7 million", "7.2 million" and "8 million" understood the value of the Heart of the Ocean, the big businessmen present bid one after another, and the prices were fiercer than the other. In just half a pillar of incense, the price has risen from a base price of three million to eight million. Eight million? Looking at the many wealthy businessmen and aristocrats, Yang Ling shook his head. Originally, after feeling the energy fluctuations similar to magical power emitted by the Heart of the Ocean, he was also excited, and was ready to press all the family resources in the space ring to participate in the auction. But looking at the big businessmen around him who are more expensive than one cow, he had to give up helplessly. The Warcraft Territory is close to the resource-rich Truss Forest, although it is rich in resources, it is too far away from the big human cities such as Montessen and Bavaria, and the Siberian Desert is separated by thousands of miles in the middle, and the transportation is extremely inconvenient. If you want to vigorously develop the Warcraft Territory, you naturally can't do without convenient shipping. With the river python people who are familiar with the water surname, the elite tortoise people, and the experienced, wise and brave Asnamo, he is confident that he will form a navy that is beginning to take shape. But it is not an easy thing to open up a safe shipping lane, if you get the heart of the ocean that can display the nautical chart in real time, things can definitely get twice the result with half the effort, but unfortunately there is nothing difficult in the world, just afraid of people with hearts! Look at the big businessmen and big nobles with fat heads and big ears around him, Yang Ling shook his head and moved in his heart, he had no money to buy it, but it didn't mean that there was no other way. After smiling coldly, he kept a low profile and said nothing, secretly observing the people participating in the auction. After a fierce competition, an old man in a Chinese costume auctioned the Heart of the Ocean for 10 million amethyst coins, and then quickly left surrounded by a large group of guards. It seems that as an experienced old fox, the old man in Huafu knows better than anyone else the truth of his guilt. After remembering the appearance of the old man in Chinese clothes, Yang Ling was going to pretend to go out unintentionally and quietly follow him in order to observe the other party's residence. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, he felt a cold feeling swept over, and under vigilance, he stretched his waist pretending to be tired, and then beckoned Yuna and Orlando to walk out slowly. Soon, he discovers that the sense of danger comes from a man in black in the upper left corner of the auction house. The man in black had a cloak on his head and a pair of black flat boots on his feet, although he was sitting motionless in the corner, Yang Ling felt an unprecedented danger from him. That feeling is as if I have inadvertently encountered a poisonous snake with its neck raised and ready to attack at any time. What kind of person is this? After feeling a cold feeling sweeping over his body, Yang Ling was cautious, calm, and tried his best to restrain the fluctuations of the magic power on his body. He instinctively felt that this man in black had bad intentions, and his strength was unfathomable, at least he had the strength of a heavenly killer. is even better than the Heavenly Rank killer who chased him in the forest. After walking out of the auction house, seeing the trace of the old man who had long lost his clothes, Yang Ling pondered for a moment, and then simply led Yuna and Orlando back home. The King's Birthday Banquet is coming soon, and more and more people are pouring into Monteson, and the Heart of the Sea is so rare that it is sure to arouse the interest of many people. Instead of risking the risk to inquire about the news of the old man in Huafu, it is better to stand by and think of a way after the limelight. After a day of meditation and cultivation, in the evening of the next day, Yang Ling went to the palace to attend King Galia's birthday banquet as promised. After handing over the invitation, he was led by a waiter to a golden hall. Although there was still some time before the official banquet, the hall was already crowded with people. There are palace maids in white clothes fluttering and turning around like butterflies with wine, big businessmen and big nobles with fat heads and big ears and big bellies, and graceful girls and reserved noble ladies in various dresses After sitting down in a remote corner, Yang Ling gently took a sip of the court's treasured Raphael wine, which was sweet but not strong, light but not strong. Taste carefully, there is a distinctive taste, worthy of the royal family's exclusive tribute. "Hey, Brother Yuri, why are you here?" Just as Yang Ling was tasting the unusual wine alone, a dressed girl strode over as she spoke, followed by several girls who were also wearing heavy makeup. "Oh, Miss Liya, I'm waiting for someone here!" After concentrating on it, seeing that it was the female magician Liya, Yang Ling quickly came back to his senses. After blinking her big beautiful eyes, Liya shook her head suspiciously, it was the first time she had heard of someone waiting in the palace. However, the situation is a bit special tonight, maybe Yang Ling followed a big man to come in to see the excitement. Yang Ling said that he was born in a declining family, and it is not impossible to have some relationship with some big families. "Hehe, there are strange things every year, there are a lot of them this year, even beggars can enter the palace!" Just as Liya was about to tell Yang Ling a few words, a young man with gauze wrapped around his head walked over in a strange way, followed by a group of like-minded gentlemen. Yang Ling looked at it intently, it was Robert, who was riding a horse at the gate of the city a few days ago, looking at the thick gauze on his head, it was estimated that he must have suffered a lot after falling hard. Looking at the arrogant Robert, looking at the gauze on his head, and then thinking about the way he fell off the horse that day, Yang Ling smiled and said, "Yes, even the guy who rushed to eat dog shit entered the palace, it's really getting more and more unreasonable!" Hearing Yang Ling say this, Robert was so angry that he smoked and gritted his teeth, but Liya couldn't help but laugh. Under her explanation, the other girls couldn't help but laugh when they understood what was going on. Although he didn't want to cause trouble, Yang Ling didn't mind teasing Robert, a natural clown. Today is the king's great name, even if the other party has a background, no matter how arrogant he is, he will not dare to do it in the palace. Sure enough, looking at the surrounding nobles, and then looking at the palace guards in the distance, although Robert was so angry that he almost vomited blood, he had to forcibly press the urge to cut Yang Ling in two. Even if he is given a bear bile, he will not dare to do it in His Majesty's good days. In addition, although Yang Ling was dressed ordinarily and sat in a remote corner with the palace maids and attendants, he didn't understand Yang Ling's true identity for a while. Although he acted arrogantly, he also understood the reason for beating a dog to see the owner. Just when the triangular face Robert was riding a tiger, he didn't dare to make a move and was reluctant to stop there, there was a stir in front of him, and a group of guards with knives appeared. Soon, the king walked out slowly, surrounded by his guards. Seeing his father glancing at him in the distance, Robt snorted coldly and had no choice but to stride away, followed closely by a group of squirt-like gentlemen. After laughing, Liya and the girls also left in a hurry, and rushed around His Majesty. The king of Galia was not tall and had a large belly, and apart from the splendid robe embroidered with the holy fire on his body and the emerald crown on his head, he looked like a chubby merchant from a distance. For some reason, looking at his bloated figure, Yang Ling suddenly remembered his mistress Diana, who had deliberately seduced him, and remembered her soft and thin waist, tall buttocks and sultry style After saying a few words, the king sat down in the middle position, and a fair-skinned woman with faint wrinkles sat down beside him. With dignified facial features, and a string of crystal pearls hanging from the emerald crown on her head, she should be the queen of the Duchy of Gallia. Under the auspices of the Minister of Ceremonies, the people began to pay homage to the king one by one. First came foreign emissaries such as the Bantu Empire and the Rus Empire, then high-ranking and powerful families such as Nicholas and Barna, and finally guests from powerful classes such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Magic Guild, and the Mercenary Guild.
(To be continued)