128 Business, Merchant
readx;? To Marlowe's surprise, it was a goblin who jumped out of the carriage to greet them, yes, the same race as the green-skinned, short, long-nosed, screaming goblins in bright costumes of Twin Springs. www.biquge.info However, the man in front of him was obviously not an ordinary goblin merchant, he was wearing a robe made of black velvet embroidered with gold coins, a belt made of pure gold around his waist, two long green ears each wearing five gold earrings encrusted with precious stones, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses hanging from the bridge of his nose.
The goblin almost didn't stand still the moment he landed, and it was clear that this golden gear was too heavy for his small body.
"Hello, Your Highness the Prince. The goblin said in his characteristic shrill voice. "At your suggestion, I hired such a dilapidated carriage to come over. ”
"Good afternoon, dressed Rothschild. Seeing that the other party was about to bow and salute, Paul hurriedly went up to help him, he was really afraid that the goblin in front of him would be crushed to the ground by a burden as soon as he bent over.
Marlowe also returned the salute, but his heart was full of doubts. What did Paul do when he brought himself to see the goblin merchant? Wait, the other party seems to be called Rothschild, is it someone from the United Mining Plutocracy family?
At this moment, Marlowe finally found a clue.
Marlowe had heard about the five major chaebols at Fortfort Twin Springs, two of which belonged to the human family and the remaining three belonged to the goblin family, one of which was the Rothschilds, who were mainly engaged in the mining and metallurgical industries, and competed with another human chaebol family, the Hunter King family.
"This is the alien brother you are talking about, what a magnificent and heroic man!" said the goblin Rothschild shivering coldly, but still trying to look at Marlowe with a smile on his face. "Hello, I am Gagarin Rothschild, the fourteenth son of the United Mining plutocracy. ”
"Hello Rothschild, I'm Marlowe Vivia Warcry. Now the chief of the Warcry tribe for the time being. ”
"Haha, okay, good, let's get in the car and talk, it's really cold outside. "The Rothschilds like to be called by their last name, because it is the glory of the family, and Gagarin is no exception, so he was very happy when he heard Marlowe call him Rothschild, and if it were not for the cold wind that blew, he would have laughed even more happily.
The goblin reached out and motioned for Paul and Marlowe to get into the car first, and Rothschild staggered up on a small ladder.
Rothschild closed the door and curled up in a ball on the thick plush sofa, his arms stretched out on the small stove in the middle of the carriage to keep warm, and the jeweled ring on his ten fingers flashed brightly.
"Phew, it's so cold in the north that I finally understand why all my cousins who were doing business in the north have fled back to Sosto in the winter. ”
Paul took off his cloak and sat down next to Marlowe and said, "Hehe, this is not as good as the city of Sosto, which is full of spring all year round. ”
Surveying the splendid and comfortable decoration of the carriage, Paul quipped, "But your warm carriage is worthy of a horse-drawn little Sosto." ”
Rothschild had not yet recovered from the cold wind, he shrank on the sofa and complained: "My Royal Highness, if you hadn't said that you should keep a low profile in this meeting, I would have come by my airship, which is more than 10,000 times better than this temporarily renovated carriage, and I can entertain you more thoroughly." ”
"That's not necessary, I think let's get down to business, aren't you going to talk to my brother about business?" Faced with the goblin merchant who was familiar with him, Paul quickly changed the subject.
Rothschild sat up straight, and his eyes as he looked at Marlowe shone brighter than gold coins in the scorching sun.
"Yes, that's right, I have a big business, a big, big business, can Chief Marlow listen to me?"
Judging from the attitude and tone of the other party, it is obvious that Marlowe is being treated as a high-quality customer, but how can a tribal chief under the fence have the money to buy things, and the moon stone in his pocket has already been booked.
"Wait a minute, I'll talk to my brother first. Marlowe asked in a low voice. "Paul, what the hell is going on, you know, I don't have the money to buy anything from the United Mining Chaebol. ”
Rothschild stood by with a businessman-like smile on his face, waiting for the two brothers to finish talking.
"Listen to me, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with me, I went back five days ago, and my father happened to meet with this winter business development staff of the United Mining Chaebol, they seem to want to fund a batch of weapons from our country to deal with those orc tribes that are attacking, and then use our power to control a certain area in the north. ”
Paul opened the curtain of the carriage just in time to see the hazy sky in the north.
"You know where you can go north from here, so my father asked him to come and talk to you. ”
Paul's words revealed a lot of information, and of course a lot of information was hidden, and Marlowe could hear the meaning of the other party's last words.
What are the Rothschilds eyeing in the steppe? Have they discovered unknown mineral deposits?
The whole thing has changed from "who is he and why is he" to "I have something to look at him", no, no, no, things are far more simple than that. Marlowe thought so, he found that this winter war was no longer a simple war between humans and orcs, and now this war was mixed with third parties who wanted to gain benefits, and at this moment, there was a chaebol predator smelling it, so the other chaebol predators must have also gotten the news...... However, they have no idea what they want.
"Alright, I think I've got a rough idea of what happened, now tell me about the big business. He decided to hear what the other party had to say first.
"It's a great honor. Rothschild pulled himself together and saluted in a very formal orc manner. "Let me introduce myself again, my name is Gagarin Rothschild, the fourteenth son of the United Mining Plutocracy. ”
The goblin made a proper but brief pause, and then said: "Our family has been mainly engaged in the mining and metallurgical industry for hundreds of years, and a few years ago the family sent a group of exploration experts, one of which was destined for this vast northern grassland, and then somewhere in the north found a mineral deposit close to the surface, which is not big or small, probably enough to be mined for three or five years,......"
"I also know the history of orcs and humans, in line with the principle of finding a more civilized and trustworthy partner, so I came to seek the help of King Barbarossa on behalf of my family, but His Majesty's desire to cooperate with us is not very strong, so let me come to you, this heroic King told me that you will become the new king of the northern grasslands......"