The talks went well.

After it was decided to unify the potion market, the representatives of various countries discussed around weights and measures, potion testing, etc., there was a lot to discuss, and a standard must be formulated, for which Ma Wei and others submitted the potion standards of the Kingdom of Windsor, and the other three countries also came up with similar documents.

Due to the different definitions of potions and their materials in each country, the standards could not be developed in a single day, and discussions continued over the next few days.

In the evening, the delegates returned to the mansion in a carriage, and after a dinner prepared by the Parisian chef, the second prince and Archbishop Brandon came to Mavi's room.

"The talks went so well." As soon as Archbishop Brandon entered the door, he said, "It's going so well, but it's very uneasy." ”

The second prince glanced out the window: "The outside of the mansion is still well guarded, I'm afraid Anatole doesn't plan to let Nicholas leave."

There was a sense of foreboding in everyone's mind, and during the three days they came to Paris they did not see any of the church's high-ranking members except the Archbishop of Faix, and the same was true of the Empire, where Napoleon never appeared.

"Can you get in touch with the fleet stationed in the harbor?"

"No, I sent Father John to the harbor quietly this morning to contact Colonel Joshua to find a way out of the city, but he has not returned yet, and he has not been heard from at all!" The second prince's face was ugly and said, "Father John must have met with an accident!" ”

"It was too urgent to enter the city at the beginning, we should arrange manpower outside the city in advance, contact regularly, and if we are in trouble, they can also contact the goddess immediately."

Archbishop Brandon sighed, this was indeed his negligence, he didn't expect the Wisdom God Cult to be so shameless, and he actually planned to forcibly leave Mavi in Paris!

If he had known that, he should have left two priests on board!

"Don't feel guilty." "The Knights of the Holy Silver Cross appeared as early as the fleet entered the Somme, and they came so early, in addition to protecting our safety, I am afraid that they also had the task of surveillance, that is, to prevent priests who might be in contact with the Archchurch from appearing outside of Paris. ”

The problem now is that no one can get the word out.

Of course, it is okay to find a random newsboy on the street and ask him to bring the news to the port, but the problem is that there is no priest left on the warship, and Joshua and the others will not be able to rescue Mavi even if they know that he is trapped in Paris, and there are all Imperial Navy around, and they can't rush out

They are trapped in Paris, even if the Archchurch knows about it, it can't send reinforcements at the first time, Paris is located in the center of Bonaparte's First Empire, if there are people from other kingdoms entering, the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross will receive the news as soon as possible and intercept it.

What's more, now that the talks are not over, it is not the time to tear their faces, even if Anatol unblocks it, Mavi and the others cannot leave Paris.

The only turning point was to quietly leave Paris on the day the talks ended.

Easier said than done, unless the Holy Maiden Melissa forcibly burned her soul and brought in the goddess of sin Tilde in the way of sacrificing herself, no one could stop Anatoer, and a simple divine descent could not exert Ttilde's true strength, so she could only delay for a little time.

The sacrifice of the Holy Maiden is a last resort, and the premise of its use is to leave Paris.

"With us alone, it is too difficult to rush out, even with the help of the delegation of the Kingdom of Frederick." Archbishop Brandon said: "The mansion where we are staying is located on the Champs-Élysées, in the center of Paris, even if it is an hour away from the city by horse-drawn carriage!" How do we evade Anatole and the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross for an hour? ”

It's a fantasy!

Without the help of the gods, it would be as difficult to escape as it was to ascend to the heavens by escaping from the hands of a fully embodied god who had awakened three times!

"If you don't get discovered by Anatole and the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross before leaving the city, you have a chance."

Mavi muttered: "As long as you go out of the city, you can summon the goddess to help, and when Seokula also comes, it will not be difficult to stop Anatole, and then we will flee all the way west along the Seine River by boat, and escape from the First Bonaparte Empire as quickly as possible, and when we reach the high seas, we can seek refuge from the Royal Navy." ”

The plan is simple and crude, and it can be summed up in only three steps:

1. Escape from Paris.

2. Flee west along the Seine by boat, and inform the Catholic Church on the way that they should send someone to meet them at the West Sea.

3. Join up with reinforcements and repel Anatol.

As long as the Church can be notified, the Goddess will come as quickly as possible.

The hardest step is to escape from Paris!

How do I escape?

According to Ma Wei's observation in the past two days, around the mansion and near the Champs-Élysées, hundreds of members of the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross have gathered, and there are countless policemen.

Even if they put on wings and fly from the sky, they must be shot into a sieve.

It's nothing to alarm the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross, and the accompanying priests, witchers, and bishops are not vegetarians, the point is that alarming the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross is tantamount to alarming Anatole, and they have no chance of winning against Anatole in the center of Paris where they can't get the help of the goddess!

"You only get one chance." The second prince said: "Now Anatole did not use coercive means because the talks were not over, and Nicholas did not refuse him for the time being, once we escaped, Anatole knew that Nicholas was unwilling to submit to him, and he would definitely be imprisoned at that time."

"Yes, now that Paris is under martial law, there are eyeliners everywhere, and the news can't get out at all, right!" Archbishop Brandon suddenly remembered something and turned his head to look at Mavi: "You said before that Duke Maria told you that Anatole planned to force you to keep you in Paris?" ”

"That's right, it's her."

"She's Freya's."

"Cousin."

"Can you ask her for help?"

"That's right!" The second prince patted his thigh and said: "Maria is the Duke of the Empire, the red man around Napoleon, if we can let her be the internal response, it will be much less difficult for us to escape from Paris!" ”

"She's a weird person." Ma Wei organized the language, frowned, and said, "I didn't really want to ask her for help. ”

On the night of his contact with Maria, Mavi tested her on a real pocket watch, and unsurprisingly, he got the result that she was related to the power of the Old Gods.

She's in league with Freya, who is the supreme four-pillar!

Get the devil for help. The stakes are too high.

Archbishop Brandon and the second prince, who didn't know about this, didn't have so many concerns: "I'm still afraid of these now!" Nicholas, Anato's goal is you! If you are left in Paris, all our previous preparations will be in vain! ”

I'll give it a try."

Mavi didn't know if Maria would help them, you know, disobeying Anatoer's orders is a felony!

"It just so happens that Manstein Potions has a branch in Paris, and you can use the excuse of patrolling and establishing a branch to pass on the meeting information to Maria." The second prince suggested: "I am afraid she is our greatest hope to escape from Paris, don't waste the opportunity, Nicholas!" If you have any requests, just say yes! It doesn't matter if you sacrifice hue! ”

"Your Highness, Duke Maria, she"

"What's wrong with her?"

"It's fine." Ma Wei wanted to say nothing, sexual orientation is personal privacy, even if Maria is related to demons, he should not reveal such secrets that have nothing to do with business.

What if the second prince and Archbishop Brandon knew?

It doesn't make sense!

"That's it! Tomorrow Archbishop Brandon and I will go to the meeting as usual, and you and Stull and Smith will go to the branch, and we will go our separate ways! ”

"Okay."

The next day, after breakfast, the second prince and Archbishop Brandon took a few priests to get into the carriage to Notre Dame.

Stewart, who had fully recovered his body, was already alive and kicking, as if he had no end of energy, and while praising the soft and juicy steak made by the Parisian chef, he picked up a cigarette and took a beautiful puff.

"Phew, Nicholas, I'll leave when I'm done with this cigarette."

"Hmm."

Mavi took the letter he had written last night into his arms, and when Stewart finished smoking, the group got into two carriages and were escorted by the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross to the Place de la Bastille in the center of Paris.

The Place de la Bastille was built after the demolition of the famous Bastille prison, and in honor of the Revolution, a 52-meter-high bronze column was erected in the center of the square, and a statue of freedom stood at the top of the bronze column, although the empire was restored after Napoleon's return to the throne.

Napoleon, who had re-ascended the throne, did not order the removal of the bronze column, and many thought that he would remove the unsightly column, but in fact it was not, and Napoleon even ordered the bronze column to be rebuilt, saying:

"If one day I fail to bathe you in glory again, and you are willing to overthrow me, it will come in handy."

The Manstein Potions branch is located on the Avenue Saint-Sabin next to the Place de la Bastille, and the representative hand-picked by Mavi, now a member of the Aurora Society under the pseudonym Bastien Thom, rented an entire house, which was cleaned up before Mavi and the others came to Paris, and is still under renovation, with the prototype of the company and the signboard hung up.

The branch had just been established, with only Bastian and a disguised member of the Aurora Society, the business had not yet begun, and none of the potions had been made, none of which mattered, as long as the talks were successfully concluded and the potions market was successfully opened, and within a month, the cargo loaded with potions and materials would arrive at the port of Paris, and the crates would fill the warehouse.

"Mr. Manstein!"

Bastian, who received the news in advance and knew that Ma Wei was coming to inspect today, greeted him downstairs with his companions, and was very emotional.

"Call me Nicholas." "There are three Mr. Manstein here," said Mavi. ”

"Yes!"

Normally, they are called by their surnames, but because the Manstein family has three brothers, it is difficult to distinguish each other by their surnames, so everyone generally calls them by their first names, followed by a gentleman as an honorific.

Patting Bastian on the shoulder, Mavi walked into the company, several members of the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross did not leave an inch, Mavi ignored them, looked at the decorator sitting on the ladder and putty the ceiling and asked, "How long is it going to finish?" ”

"The floors are all ready-made, just repaint, and you can get it done within a month."

"Very good, have you found a warehouse?"

"Leased a few near the port."

"What about the employees?"

"It's also recruiting."

While inquiring about the status of the branch, Ma Wei stepped up the stairs, and after inspecting the circle and found nothing unusual, he asked Bastian to take a tour of several nearby shops, and the operation of the head office was the same, Bastian also adopted a distribution strategy, and the head office was responsible for scheduling and replenishing the stores below.

Near noon, when it was time for lunch, Ma Wei and the others found a good restaurant to eat, and by the way, they arranged seats for the Holy Silver Cross Knights who had been monitoring them, and everyone was very happy, and at the encouragement of Ma Wei, even the captain who refused to drink during working hours also had a drink, and expressed his gratitude to Ma Wei for inviting him to dinner.

The tension eased, and when the delicious meal was served, the crowd feasted, and Mavi took the opportunity to take out the letter he had written to Maria and quietly stuffed it to Bastian.

Bastian glanced at the recipient's name on the envelope, immediately understood, handed the letter to his companion, and told him to sneak out of the dining room under the pretext of going to the toilet.

Half an hour later

A gorgeous horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of the restaurant.

The car door opened, and Maria, dressed in black veil, as if she was paying tribute to her dead husband, stepped down and went straight into the restaurant, where she immediately spotted Mavi and the others sitting in the center of the hall.

"What a coincidence, Mr. Nicholas, that you are here."

"Oh, Duke Maria!"

Ma Wei picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, got up and said, "Do you like this restaurant too?" ”

"Yes, I love the seafood in this restaurant, it's delicious, please try it, you won't be disappointed."

After chatting a few words, Mavi took the opportunity to ask the waiter to add a chair and cutlery, and invited Mary to eat together, and the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross on the side looked at each other and didn't say anything, they all knew Duke Maria and knew that she was their own.

"Don't forget to bring some dessert to your hard-working brothers!" Ma Wei picked up the menu and said quite boldly: "Ice cream, tiramisu, honey rolls and seafood recommended by Duke Maria, all on it!" ”

After receiving the big order, the waiter hurriedly ran into the back kitchen, and the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross who were in charge of monitoring were a little embarrassed, but they couldn't resist Ma Wei's enthusiasm, and besides, they didn't slack off, didn't they stare at it every step!

outcome

The Knights, who were eating raw seafood and ice cream, various desserts and greasy foods, screamed in turn.

Not hungry, but

"Hiss"

A member of the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross was licking his lips and savoring the deliciousness of chocolate ice cream and the sweetness of raw oysters, when his face suddenly changed, and he got up and rushed to the toilet.

Again, one.

Soon, the toilets were overcrowded.

After eating the creamy mushroom soup, Ma Wei calmly pushed the ice cream in front of Yunia, there were already five or six bowls of ice cream in front of her, and she couldn't finish it, she couldn't finish it at all.

Ordinary people can have diarrhea because they eat too much food.

The goddess won't.

(End of chapter)