At tea time, the salon at Viscount Glelint's house continued.

After reassuring Mary, Valilla made an excuse to leave the living room and join the secret meeting in the study.

The noisy conversations in the living room passed through the long hallway, and when they reached the location of the study on the first floor, they had turned into a series of soft noises, and the messages that had been carried in the voices had been lost.

Viscount Glerint stood in the doorway of the study, looking around the corner of the aisle.

When he saw Valeera appear, he whispered, "You're coming too slowly." ”

"Ah, I'm sorry."

Valeera approached with a smile and explained softly:

"I just talked to Mary about business, and I delayed a little bit."

Hearing Valera say this, Gleilint didn't want to say anything more, so he could only nod and open the door gentlemanly.

……

"Hugh, Forthth, this is your due." Audrey pushed a bulging envelope to the two ladies across the desk.

Hugh wanted to be polite, but her hand was already grabbing the envelope with a quick step, feeling the weight of the money.

She had no choice but to say sincerely:

"Miss Audrey, thank you for your kindness, your honesty makes you more beautiful."

As she spoke, she untied the thin thread around the envelope and saw the bills inside.

It is a neatly colored black-on-gray banknote, with a thick texture and a special, refreshing scent of ink.

£10...... Hugh pulled out one and confirmed the denomination, and Furth, who seemed to be lazy and didn't care about money, came over at some point.

This, at least...... Hugh observed the thickness and figured out how many there were.

She couldn't help but glance at Furth and saw the surprise in each other's eyes:

That's a lot more than they imagined!

Audrey smiled lightly:

"It's 800 pounds in total, and you decide how you want to distribute it."

"I'm sorry that put you in danger."

£800...... No, there is no need to apologize...... Once again, I would have accepted that commission even though I knew the possible consequences...... Even if it were just divided evenly, plus my savings, it would be enough to buy the recipe for the "Sheriff" potion...... Hugh, who was in his early five-meter-to-half, looked at the banknotes in the envelope in a daze, eager to pull them all out and count them repeatedly.

She believed that the generous and beautiful Miss Audrey would definitely not be short of pay, but what if the other party was wrong?

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes! Hugh raised his right hand, paused for a few seconds, and then silently put it down.

The corners of Furth's mouth couldn't help but rise, and he sighed:

"That's more than the total amount I've been paid for the book Stormstorm Cottage so far......"

Should I praise Miss Audrey, or laugh at the poverty of the writer? She added silently.

After the excitement and joy subsided, Hugh looked at Audrey and said seriously:

"We've recently come into contact with someone suspected of being a psychic alchemist, and the 'audience' potion you want will soon have clues."

Thinking that verbal praise is better than substantive action, Hugh takes the initiative to report on the progress of the search for the potion formula, expressing his positive attitude.

Hugh, I'm already in sequence 8, better than you...... Audrey smiles reservedly:

"I'm looking forward to it."

After finishing business, they chatted about the rumors of the extraordinary circle, and under Audrey's demonstration, they each looked for the books they wanted to read.

Suddenly, Hugh's eyes lit up and he saw two hard-covered books:

History of the nobility of the Kingdom of Rune and Heraldry.

At the same time, Foirth also found books that interested him:

"Geography of the Figures of the Empire of Fursac" and "Around the Northern Continent".

……

The door opened and closed, and the faint sound from the living room was cut off again after only a round in the study.

The three Audreys, who were standing in different positions on the bookshelves, looked up from their books and looked at Valera and Viscount Grelynt, who had just entered the door.

Valera smiled, "I'm sorry I missed a little bit, didn't I miss anything?" ”

"No," Audrey replied with the same smile, "we're just making small talk." ”

"They told me that they had recently come across a target suspected of having a recipe, and that perhaps the recipe for the 'audience' potion would soon have clues."

Grelynt was a little envious when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask, "What about the formula of the 'pharmacist'?" ”

Valera followed his words, and cast expectant glances at Hugh and Firth.

"Uh, we still ...... this"

"We're still observing and evaluating suspected targets," Furth interrupted Hugh with a smirk and said in an affirmative tone, "and it's going to be some time before we make contact." ”

Hearing such an answer, Gleilint, who was walking towards the sofa, smiled and nodded, "You can rest assured, as long as you can get the formula of the 'pharmacist', the reward will not be less." ”

Audrey observed her words and quietly raised the book in her hand to hide the smile on her face.

"Hope everything goes well." Valilla glanced at Furth with a smirk, not piercing her words.

In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Furth quickly picked up the topic of small talk that had been interrupted earlier.

Valilla listened as she walked to the shelves full of books and paced through the collection of Viscount Gleilint.

After a while, when the conversation of several people waned, she found a gap and smiled and threw out a question:

"Do you know why I'm late?"

This is clearly a foreshadowing for a new topic.

With the cooperation of the four of them, Valera smoothly changed the subject, told her about the investment in Kaoyinmu, and briefly described the results of the investigation on the company's business conditions.

Finally, she asked, in a tone of seeking advice:

"What do you think, is this company suitable for investment?"

Hugh and Firth quietly glanced at each other, and both chose to listen in silence.

Audrey cared about her friend, thought about it for a while, and said in a sincere tone:

"Judging from your description, the company's business is not bad, as long as there are no major accidents, generally speaking, it will not lose money, which is a very reliable investment."

She first affirmed Valeera's vision, and then explained her true opinion:

"But the annuity return on investing in it is too small, only about five percent, and a good investment can nearly double the return if the risk does not increase too much."

"Yes," Gleiint chimed in, "I think the same as Audrey. ”

"I'll add one more thing."

Audrey opened her mouth to draw Valeera's attention back to her side, "I've been looking for new investments lately, and I can discuss them with you if you need them." ”

Foirth struggled to write in the notebook he had pulled out at some point.

While she quickly jotted down the main points, she admired in her heart, this is the real aristocratic lady, not only in the decoration of clothes, but also in the art of language, and the words she said are always as soft and comfortable as a warm spring breeze.

Valera agrees.

Although she knew that it was blessed with the amplification of the "Mind Reader" potion, she would not ignore Audrey's own qualities because of this.

You know, the title of "Beckland's most dazzling jewel" was recognized by her before she became extraordinary.

Of course, despite this, Valilla still has to show that she sticks to her choice.

She defended herself somewhat "unconvinced":

"However, investment is a long-term thing, how can you only look at the current returns?"

"I think as long as there are good development prospects, even if the current returns are lower, you can consider appropriate investment."

Valera then listed some of the company's development advantages, such as the public's demand for air pollution control, such as the demand for high-quality fuel among the aristocracy and wealthy businessmen, and her "prediction" of the introduction of air pollution-related laws.

This is a visible fact, but after being processed by the "instigators", the persuasiveness has risen to a new level.

Audrey and Gleilynt had to admit that Valeera had a point.

Especially Audrey, because of her father, Count Hall, she has a higher sensitivity to the introduction of the kingdom's policies.

"You have a point."

After careful consideration, Audrey said:

"From this point of view, Kaoyin has a higher investment value and, of course, a higher risk."

"That's what I thought too." Gleilint nodded.

Forth and Hugh didn't speak, but they both had a sense of harvest that broadened their horizons.

"So you changed your mind?"

Valera asked rhetorically in "surprise", and then smiled and proposed:

"Mary is in the living room, would you like to find her to know more?"

Well, it's almost like using the loss of the current annuity income to cut it in half to win a possible higher income in the future...... Viscount Grelynt leaned back on the sofa, Mosuo thought about it for a moment with his chin tilted, and nodded in response:

"Yes."

With that, he looked at Audrey at the desk.

Audrey smiled, "I have no opinion. ”

Glelinger nodded, and was about to speak, when he heard Furth speak:

"Dear Viscount Grelynt, my friend and I want to leave early, is that okay?"

"Yes." That's exactly what he wants.

"Dear Viscount Greinte, may I borrow these two books? I will return it soon. Hugh looked pleadingly at the master of the study, and made a request before leaving.

Gleilynt nodded indifferently:

"No problem."

Hearing his answer, Furth hastened to make a request as well, which was also granted.

The corners of Audrey's mouth, who witnessed all this, hooked slightly.

As a qualified and promoted "spectator", after many contacts, she had accurately grasped the preferences of Hugh and Foirth in certain aspects, so that she arranged them in advance, without anyone noticing.

Let the guided person feel that it is his own will, which is the embodiment of the audience's ability.

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ps: First change and then change, the original part of the text is not actually included in the number of words charged.