Even Ivas himself didn't expect that the fish could be directly hooked.

He didn't even say a word, he had just started to play the nest, and he didn't even officially take the bait...... The fish fluttered and jumped ashore on its own.

- It seems that Mr. Yu is really in a hurry.

So Ivas didn't break it, but followed Mr. Yu directly to Lloyd's.

The metropolitan area is northwest of the Red and White Queens, and if you want to go to Lloyd's, you have to cross the entire Red and White Queens...... However, as a port area, Lloyd's District will definitely not be able to let the backlog of goods that cannot be transported. From the most populous metro area to the south-east, Lloyd's, there is more than one railway. However, they all bypass the red and white queens in the middle.

Lawyer York took Ivas on the train.

It was only after nine o'clock that they had arrived at Lloyd's.

- Even though the York lawyer said they weren't a commercial company, they were greeted by a skyscraper.

There are more than 30 floors of buildings, which is already very amazing in terms of the level of technology in this era. It is the tallest building in the entire Lloyd's district, in stark contrast to the surrounding buildings that are only one or two storeys tall.

The Lloyd's headquarters building can be said to be full of people, and the flow of people is as good as possible to maintain decent clothing. The entrance to the building is a large revolving glass door, and the marble floor of the lobby is as bright as new.

There are many small round tables in the hall with low stools next to them. There were some young men in suits who looked like salesmen, whispering something to some well-dressed but embarrassed-looking people.

On the side of the hall is a huge display board with the names of Tyson Crude Oil, Nimancha Ocean Group, and Bilizard Metal & Lumber written on the left, and a row of numbers that can be flipped to a single decimal place. On the right are the names of some goods, such as cotton, soybeans, sugar, wine, etc., and on the right are their prices on the flippable sign.

A large number of people in suits and leather shoes gathered there, some were discussing in whispers, some were nervous, some were making nonsense, and some were standing in the corner with notebooks and writing down something. From time to time, people come over and flip the cards to adjust the numbers to the latest version.

As soon as Lawyer York led Ivas and Lily through the door, they were greeted by someone.

A receptionist who looked to be in his early twenties, dressed exquisitely and with mature makeup, walked over and greeted politely: "Mr. Consultant." ”

"Who's there?" York lawyer asked.

"Mr. Boca, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Grey Green." The receptionist replied.

"Is Mr. Lloyd not here," Lawyer York muttered in a low voice, and then commanded, "please call Vice President Boca to my office, and say that I have brought a new man." ”

"Yes."

The female receptionist replied.

Immediately afterward, York took Ivas and Lily to the elevator and said to the elevator manager, "Go to the seventeenth floor." ”

The elevator manager is a middle-aged woman in her forties. She nodded, spun the roulette wheel in her hand, and raised the barbed wire gate. Then she pulled the gate in front of her, and the half-open elevator staggered up.

This was the first time Iwass had seen an elevator in Avalon.

And the elevator is too old - when the elevator rises to the mezzanine of the two floors, you can even see the red bricks through the barbed wire gates, and the elevator is still shaking and making noise as it ascends. This made Eivus suddenly hang in his heart, lest it suddenly break and fall directly into the air.

In the gaps in the barbed wire, powder and fine gravel rolled into the elevator from time to time. The elevator manager was not surprised by this, and kicked it down again along the gap in the barbed wire.

Eventually, it made it to the seventeenth floor, and after a violent vibration, it slowly stopped shaking from side to side.

Finally arrived safely. Lily breathed a sigh of relief without a trace, her fingers clutching the wheelchair were so hard that they had turned white.

"Have you ever been in an elevator before?"

Lawyer York laughs: "I have brought many people to the Lloyd's headquarters, but when they first came, they were all scared by the elevator. ”

This is still the dismount you are preparing, right?

Ivas sneered.

But he just shook his head slightly, and said very firmly: "I have never taken this kind of elevator." ”

"This elevator, along with the building, was designed by the architects of Star Antimony."

Lawyer York walked in front and enthusiastically introduced: "You may not know, but our buildings in Avalon usually don't reach this height. Buildings such as the Cathedral of the Candles and the Temple of Silver and Tin were all designed by the Church. But none of them can reach that high.

"When building at this height, special reinforcing materials are required. Otherwise, when a gust of wind blows, the high-rise will be crumbling, and it will be easy to bend and fall directly. ”

He said as he gestured happily with his hand.

It's like he's forgotten that he's just returned from the funeral, and it's like he's finally let go of something.

That's the ease that naturally overflows. Even his steps became brisk, and he almost hummed a song.

"Not all buildings can be maintained by conservators on a regular basis like the Temple of Silver and Tin. It is normal for most buildings to deteriorate over time. In this case, the advanced ...... of star-antimony technology is manifested"

In the course of his conversation, York's lawyer admired the technology of the Star Antimony Kingdom. He talks about the advanced technology used in the building, from the architect to the physical structure, and then to the daily flow of people in the building.

- But I've never been to Star Antimony, I did. Although it was a past life.

The elevator used by the Star Antimony people is much more advanced than this. Ivus thought to himself.

After listening to Lawyer York's rambling conversation for a while, Ivas finally couldn't help but interrupt: "Did Lloyd's have this building two hundred years ago?" ”

“…… Did you know that Lloyd's has a history of 200 years? ”

Lawyer York was a little surprised, but soon realized: "Yes, you are also a 'Moriarty' after all."

"But unfortunately, no. It has been less than 100 years since the invention of the elevator, and this building was built about seven or eight years ago. ”

Lawyer York laughed, "I didn't even have this building when I was a kid." I remember that 10 years ago, the old building of Lloyd's was attacked and blasted, so the president of Lloyd's at that time paid for someone to build the new building. ”

"President Lloyd?"

Ivas knew where York wanted to turn the subject, so he just rightly said, "Mr. Lloyd...... Does it have anything to do with Prince Lloyd's back then? ”

Sure enough, that's what York wanted to talk about.

He pushed open the door of his office and smiled pleasantly, "Since you know Prince Lloyd, it's easy to do." You may be seated, Aihua - oh, sorry. Miss Lily, please stay here with Mr. Ivas for a moment, and I'll make tea for both of you. ”

Eivers was keenly aware that York had deliberately said the wrong thing. His purpose was to interrupt the conversation between them for a moment.

In that case, Ivas would look around in boredom. And this location is just right to bring the whole room into view and see the layout of the whole room.

The office is full of well-cared for greenery, and there is a green parrot with colorful tail feathers in the cage. In the water tank next to it is goldfish, and on the wall hangs a warm photo taken by York Lawyer and other friends. Shoulder-to-shoulder, smiling, and even hilarious photos — from the twenties to the present, and almost all of those friends are celebrities or big names.

And while boiling water, York didn't stop completely.

As he began to look at his photographs, he began to explain the history of Lloyd's again: "What do you know about Prince Lloyd's? ”

"Successful businessman, a disgrace to the royal family."

Ivas replied.

Prince Lloyd does not have the surname "Du Lac". He was a businessman named Lloyd's more than 200 years ago.

More than 200 years ago, when the shipping industry in Avalon was at its peak.

Prince Lloyd started out as a café owner, because he was very good at making coffee, and many merchants would come to his café. They also brought a lot of information with them when they talked.

Acutely aware of the business opportunity, Prince Lloyd's took out a loan at his own expense to publish a newspaper called Lloyd's News, which was published three times a week and was limited to 500 copies per edition. There are all kinds of shipping news and maritime information on it. These things are extremely valuable to merchants who sail the oceans at an extremely high cost.

At that time, the newspaper industry was not yet developed, and the news lagged behind seriously. Lloyd's is well-connected enough to provide the most accurate and reliable information in the industry. Because of this, Lloyd's News has raised prices among the weaker merchants. Those who could not afford to buy newspapers had to come to his café to deal with him personally and ask for information.

But in fact, the news written by Lloyd's in the newspaper is only the news of the "second gear". He himself has more secret "first-class" information, which is only sold to those who are willing to deal with him - to exchange his intelligence and favors for his intelligence and favors.

By running its own intelligence business, Lloyd's has gained a fairly high voice. The captains, the merchants, the usurers had to curry favor with him. In this case, he set the rules in his own name and developed the insurance intermediary industry.

Initially, Lloyd's did not issue insurance himself, but all "marine insurance" had to pass from him, and he took a 5% cut of the net profit.

This is a profiteering industry, and of course there will be people who want his life. So he started his own private army again. Eventually, seeing that he had the power to do so, he personally began to issue loans, that is, "Lloyd's loans", and gradually became a behemoth. And he gradually entered the circle of the upper class.

Eventually, as a merchant with no knightly blood, he fell in love with the queen and became a prince. But even so, he still did not give up the Lloyd's he had built, but took advantage of the authority of the royal family to facilitate the establishment of Lloyd's members to operate all insurance businesses, including marine insurance, and changed the original "Lloyd's News" into "Lloyd's Weekly".

Prince Lloyd's affection for His Majesty the Queen continued to draw blood from the royal family and passed various laws in favor of Lloyd's from the side. At the same time, it also operated a delicate and meticulous network of people, so that some important members of the knight family joined or joined Lloyd's in disguise. By the time the queen died, Lloyd's had become an unshakable behemoth.

Nowadays, even the round table hall is not easy to attack Lloyd's. It is even closely related to the income of several sectors.

Prince Lloyd has become a "royal disgrace". Because of Prince Lloyd, many powers of the royal family were deprived and restricted. It was also from him that the knight family forbade intermarriage with civil merchants who had no blood.

But Lawyer York didn't care about Ivers's sharp words, just smiled.

This is the first chapter of more than 3,000 words, and the second chapter has not yet been written, and it will be sent at six o'clock in the evening! Restore the double meow today!

I slept at nine o'clock last night and woke up at half past three in the morning.

It feels like it's almost turned over, although my head is still a little groggy. Although I think what you said is very reasonable, but it is already halfway through, so I can't help but adjust it (sad)

Let's just do it for now—

(End of chapter)