Chapter 398: Father Jack
The superstructure of the Pearl Bamogo is quite complete, in addition to the various cabins, there are entertainment areas such as a large dining room and an opera house, and there are plenty of parasols on the deck for gentlemen and ladies to sit and chat.
The lower warehouse area is where coal and a small amount of goods are stored, and of course, the lower-class cabins of ordinary passengers are also arranged here, which are crowded and dirty, and the environment is harsh, but the 60 Silver Jue's low-class tickets are only treated like this.
They are not like the gentlemen and ladies of the upper class, they can go to the big dining room for three meals a day, and even arrange for special delivery, these ordinary passengers must bring their own rations and water, and they can also spend money to buy them from the waiter, in short, the lower class is just a cramped accommodation, and the Pearl Bamogo will not pay too much attention to them.
Chen Lun led the cadres of the team to the two special cabins.
Pushing the door in, a clear fragrance came to my face, obviously the effect of some kind of fragrance.
The room is spacious and bright, with large glass windows and good lighting. The tables, chairs, sofas and beds inside are neat and clean, and they look made of excellent materials.
"Todd can still do things, these two staterooms are enough for us to stay."
Chen Lun leaned on his silver cane and chuckled.
Then he turned his head to look at the crowd.
"Floy, Maggie, and Connie stay here, and the other gentlemen will squeeze in a little and go to another stateroom."
"Yes, Mr. Jack."
"No problem, Captain."
The circus officials replied one after another.
After everyone packed their luggage, Chen Lun took them to the large dining area to eat.
In the huge dining room, there are already many gentlemen and ladies sitting down to dine at this moment. On either side of the restaurant, there are seven or eight long square tables stacked with a variety of food, as well as some drinks and liquor, for guests to eat.
Waiters in white uniforms are in a hurry, pushing food trucks to replenish food or delivering alcohol and cigarettes to guests.
Golov found seats for everyone, and respectfully pulled out a chair for Chen Lun.
"Commander, please be seated."
"Thank you."
Chen Lun nodded and sat down slowly.
After everyone was seated, Chen Lun called out to a waiter and asked him to bring some food and drinks.
"Is there anything special you need? Mr? ”
The waiter took out a small notebook and seemed to be about to take notes.
"Let's get some beef! Steak or croquettes are all available! Another bottle of red wine! ”
Maggie said immediately.
The waiter made a note of it, and the others on the side also said what they wanted.
Then, the waiter left, and after a while, he pushed a food cart back and placed the food and drinks ordered by everyone on the dining table.
"Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy...... If you need anything, you can call me at any time. ”
The waiter stroked his chest and saluted.
Chen Lun made a gesture, and Golov understood what he meant, took out four or five silver knights, and handed them to the waiter as a tip.
"Thank you, generous sir."
The waiter said happily.
After he left, Maggie took a bite and shook her head in disappointment.
"Hmm...... Not as delicious as Miss Floy's cooking. ”
"I heard that the chef hired by this passenger ship is a famous chef from the north, and I think it's already very good."
Noah gave his own evaluation.
"But there's really no way to compare to the food that Miss Floy makes."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Floy smiled slightly, took a bite of the vegetable salad, and said.
"Mr. Jack, have you ever been to the Royal City?"
Connie suddenly asked Chen Lun.
Chen Lun looked at her, put down the knife in his hand, and wiped his mouth with a napkin.
The food is really not as tasty as Floy does.
"Haven't been."
Chen Lun shook his head.
He had been there in a previous life, but he had only been there for a few weeks, and he was not very familiar with it.
"I haven't been there either, so I don't know what kind of city tourmaline Klouster is...... After all, it is the royal city of the Trisur Empire, the heart of the Sun Royal Family, so it should be very prosperous, right? ”
Maggie said.
Other cadres also spoke out and participated in the discussion of this topic.
But without exception, no one has ever been to the royal city.
They were both curious and longing for it.
"There is no doubt about the prosperity of the royal city, after all, it is the capital of the empire...... However, there are not only the branches of the Seven Righteous God Churches, but also the asylum and the royal city guards to monitor it 24 hours a day, so it is best to keep a low profile when you arrive in the royal city. ”
Chen Lun said slowly.
"Yes, Mr. Jack."
The cadres replied.
After the meal, everyone returned to the cabin to rest, and Chen Lun went to the deck alone to breathe.
At this moment, the sky was dark, the sunset had completely sunk into the sky, and the sky was covered by night.
Woo!
The steamer whistled, followed by the clanging of bells, announcing the departure of the Pearl Bamogo.
Chen Lun leaned on the guardrail, feeling the oncoming sea breeze, watching the scene of the wharf in the eastern district of Peacock City gradually moving away, with mixed feelings.
He didn't know exactly what would happen on the next trip to the royal city, but the results of several divination predictions indicated that it would not go too well.
The purpose of this trip is several things...... First, disembark at Orange and Red Bay, and stop by to complete the mission of delivering the message from the Meteor Tower. Second, after going to the royal city, he sat in the branch of the Council of Generosity and arranged things properly. Third, meet the prince and join the Imperial Inquisition...... Well, try to get everything done in the three months of the version update. ’
Chen Lun was thinking.
A fashionably dressed lady slowly paced to his side.
"Sir, I seem to have drunk too much and don't have much strength...... Can you light a cigarette for me? ”
The lady had a slender lady's cigarette on her ruddy mouth, and handed Chen Lun a carved brass kerosene lighter.
Chen Lun looked at the other party, under the feathered wide-brimmed hat of the noble lady, she showed a beautiful face, her cheeks were red, and she had obviously just drunk wine.
He suddenly realized that the noble lady was talking to him.
"Smoking is bad for your health, ma'am."
Chen Lun didn't take the lighter, but just said with a chuckle.
"But smoking also takes away sorrow, doesn't it?"
Seeing this, the noble lady did not force it, so she pressed the lighter by herself, but failed to make a fire several times, and the only successful time was also blown out by the sea breeze.
She cursed with some annoyance, then looked at Chen Lun again, smiled, and took off the cigarette from her mouth.
"Well, you're right, smoking is bad for your health."
The noble lady leaned on the guardrail, looking at Chen Lun's face with aggressive eyes.
"Sir, I think you are a friend of mine."
Chen Lun secretly rolled his eyes.
Is this pick-up quote from the rotten street in the previous life so popular in this world......
And someone as handsome as himself, where to find a second one......
He sneered, but on the surface he smiled politely.
"Oh? yes, that's a coincidence. ”
Chen Lun prevaricated.
He was about to find an excuse to say goodbye to avoid getting too entangled with the woman, which would not be good if Floy saw him.
The noblewoman, on the other hand, stroked her hair with a melancholy expression.
"Sir, I feel that you make me very close, and I can't help but want to confide in you...... You wouldn't mind a sad lady talking to you, would you? ”
Chen Lungang wanted to say mind.
But the lady said to herself:
"I came from a noble family, but I had a husband who was a wretch...... Recently, he and my friend were planning to start a company and go to Wangcheng to do business. Although I also know that he wants to make a so-called career and not let my mother's family look down on him, I am not very optimistic about it, the sun, that is the royal city, how can it be so simple to do business there! But no matter how much I tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen to me, which made me very distressed. ”
Chen Lun did not speak.
He knew very well that a large part of the reason why this noble lady was so familiar and had a short relationship with his parents was because of her high charisma. Of course, she did have a backlog of depression in her heart, and she was eager to talk to others, so she would take advantage of the wine to tell Chen Lun about this.
The noble lady kept chattering, and it wasn't until she talked about the nobility she was born in, but in fact she had some connection with a distant relative of the Sun Royal Family, that Chen Lun became a little interested.
'It seems that the couple is planning to settle in the royal city and have a little relationship with the Sun royal family......
Chen Lun thought to himself.
This relationship may play a role in the future.
"Fana, so you're here!"
At this moment, a man's voice came.
Chen Lun and the noble lady turned their heads to look, only to see a man in a blue suit striding over, he looked tired, but his eyes were quite bright, as if there was something that made him high-spirited.
Beside the man, there was also a young man, dressed in a white suit, who looked quite handsome.
What surprised Chen Lun a little was that this person had black hair, and his eyebrows and eyes were indeed similar to himself.
"Fana, Patel and I have been looking for you for a while, and it turns out that you ran to the deck to blow the wind...... Why don't you talk to me? And it's a little cold here, you wear it a little bit, what if you get sick? ”
The man in the blue suit said with concern.
"Dear Johnston, I told you! Said it twice! ”
The lady named Fana said excitedly.
"But you only cared about talking to Patel about those businesses, and you didn't hear me at all, and now you're blaming me?"
Johnston was stunned for a moment, and then said sorry to the lady apologetically.
"I just wanted to get this done well, but I ignored your feelings, I'm sorry Fana, I swear it won't be!"
"Humph! This is the thirteenth time you've sworn an oath! ”
Fana clasped her elbows in her hands and turned her head to look at the sea.
Johnston was a little embarrassed, and after the two stalemate for a few seconds, he had to change the topic and look at Chen Lun.
"Well, who is this gentleman?"
"Jack."
Chen Lun shrugged and said softly.
"Well, Mr. Jack, do you know my wife?"
The man looked at him suspiciously.
"I don't know, I'm just here to breathe and make small talk with Ms. Fana."
Chen Lun said with a smile.
"If you mind, I'll leave now."
"Oh no, I didn't doubt what you meant, just casually asked."
Johnston glanced at his wife, and saw disdain in her eyes, so he coughed.
"Mr. Jack, let me introduce you to the friend I told you about, Patel, does he resemble you?"
Fana smiled and stretched out her hand.
Chen Lun looked at the man in the white suit, who smiled politely at him and stretched out his hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Jack, and I'm amazed by your handsomeness."
Chen Lun shook hands with him briefly.
But he secretly said in his heart:
'The Transcendent...... Well, [Star Faction Sequence 8 - Deception], no wonder the charisma value is not low. ’
With a simple exchange, Johnston felt more and more that the young Mr. Jack was not an ordinary person, and his words revealed such erudition and aristocratic temperament, which made him want to make friends.
"I'm not usually good at words, but I didn't expect to be able to chat with you so freely."
Johnston said to Chen Lun.
"Where are you going to take this 'Pearl Bamogo'?"
"Tourmaline Kloster."
Chen Lun replied.
"What a coincidence! If you don't mind, I'd like to invite you to visit my company...... Ahem, although the site has not yet been decided, I think it will be done in less than two months, and I hope you will come and have a look at it then. ”
Johnston said enthusiastically.
"I'll go if time permits."
Chen Lun nodded perfunctorily.
Soon, Johnston pulled Patel and talked to him about the company and business, and roughly explained that they planned to run a winery and do some high-end jewelry customization services.
Between the words, the ambition almost made Chen Lun mistakenly think that he had entered the pyramid marketing organization.
Through Johnston's words, Chen Lun knew that in fact, these plans and ideas came from his and his wife's mutual friend Patel, and he kept praising him as a business genius, and he had previously worked as an executive in two wineries and three jewelers, and had a wealth of experience in the industry.
Even, Johnston wanted to pull Chen Lun into the gang.
Because he planned this business, he almost exhausted the family wealth, most of which came from the support of his wife Fana's mother's family...... But even so, there are still 2,000 gold pounds short of the budget of 6,800 gold pounds.
"Ahem, Mr. Jack, if you are interested in investing, I will give you a considerable share and dividends......"
Johnston said tactfully and eagerly.
"Wine and jewelry are enduring industries in the empire, not to mention that the royal city is full of dignitaries and dignitaries, and it is difficult to make money in doing their business...... Take 10,000 steps back, even if it doesn't prosper for various reasons, it won't be a loss. ”
Patel laughed from the side.
"Interested in joining? Mr. Jack. ”
Chen Lun glanced at this person meaningfully.
Judging from the other party's performance just now, he can already confirm that this guy is a liar.
He basically didn't speak during the chat, and only two words came at a critical moment, but they strongly stimulated Johnston's passion and detonated Johnston's desire for money and status.
Maybe for Fana and Johnston, two ordinary people, they couldn't detect anything at all, but Chen Lun, as a sequence five, easily saw through Patel's tricks.
'Is the Fraudster supernatural...... Is this guy trying to make money or is he doing a promotion ceremony? Or both? ’
Chen Lun shrugged indifferently.
"Well, I'm also very optimistic about this business, two thousand gold pounds? No problem. ”
He took out an Imperial Bank voucher, wrote the amount of two thousand gold pounds on it, and handed it to Johnston.
The latter didn't react until he took the voucher and saw the amount on it.
"This ......"
Johnston was surprised.
Who is this Mr. Jack in front of you?
You can take out two thousand gold pounds so easily, and you don't even frown!
The noblewoman Fana and the handsome young man Patel beside her were surprised.
Among them, Patel's eyes flashed with a hint of pleasure, which was easily captured by Chen Lun.
'Interesting......
He thought to himself.
Patel obviously didn't notice Chen Lun's identity as an extraordinary person, after all, the gap between the two sides was too big, and he only thought that this guy named Jack was a rich wronged man.
"Mr. Jack, what do you do?"
Johnston's tone was visibly deferential.
"Oh, I didn't mean to inquire into your privacy, I was just a little curious, and it doesn't matter if you don't want to say it."
The noble lady Fana also cast a curious look.
"It's kind of a clergyman."
Chen Lun thought about it and replied.
After all, this trip to Wangcheng is mainly for the Wangcheng branch of the Generous Council.
"You're a priest?"
All three were a little surprised.
In this world, the status of the clergy is quite high, and in some cases, even more respected than the nobility.
"Well, so to speak."
Chen Lun nodded lightly.
"It turned out to be Father Jack...... I would venture to ask, which god do you believe in? ”
Fana covered her mouth and asked tactfully.
The meaning of her subtext was to inquire which church Chen Lun belonged to.
Chen Lun glanced at her and chuckled:
"I believe in the King of Killing."
"Oh! O sun! It's the Generous Council! You are the new priest of the Church of the Seven Righteous Gods! ”
Mr. and Mrs. Fana were shocked.
Patel's smile on the side was uncharacteristically stiff, he seemed to sense that something was wrong, and his heartbeat increased a lot. No matter who is in the wilderness, if he encounters a clergy of the Orthodox God Church, he will be nervous and afraid.
Chen Lun glanced at Patel with a smile, and then said to Johnston:
"When you arrive in the royal city, you can bring your wife with you to the residence of the Council of Generosity...... My lord is in charge of the contract, witnessing fairness, and is a blessing to a merchant like you, and may be able to help you if something goes wrong in your business. ”
When Patel heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he secretly wiped his cold sweat.
"Of course, of course we will."
Johnston laughed, then patted Patel on the shoulder.
"But I trust Patel and nothing should go wrong, thank you for your kindness, Father Jack."
However, the noble lady Fana on the side took Chen Lun's words to heart.
When everyone was separated, she also deliberately asked for Chen Lun's contact information, as well as various requirements for believing in the King of Killing.
Chen Lun watched the three of them leave and chuckled.
When I woke up in the morning, I had a splitting headache and pain all over my body...... Take out the thermometer and measure, thirty-eight and five degrees, this chapter is written with strong support, forgive me, beauties...... I don't know if it's a sheep, buy an antigen reagent tomorrow to test, if it's a sheep, then slap your face, yesterday I said that there are no sheep...... I took ibuprofen and the fever went down a little, but I still didn't have the strength to do it, and the radish tried to ensure that it kept changing, but it shouldn't be possible to do it in two chapters, alas!
(End of chapter)