Chapter 63: Rumors (Part 2)
"Huh? Speaking of which, is there so much crew on Klein's ship? Except for one demigod, one sequence five, and a few low-rank extraordinary, most of them should be living corpses, right? ”
Amanisis was silent for a moment with the two arms closest to his shoulders holding the reimbursement list for the sacrifices of the church under his hands.
He specifically instructed Archbishop St. Anthony to report on Klein in a timely manner.
After a brief moment of silence, Amanisis thrust the scythe he was holding in his hands into the sea of eternal flowers beside him with two hands on his shoulders, deciding not to think much about this unpleasant thing for the gods.
After putting away the list, he turned his head to look at the plump woman holding the child in the distance, and said to him in a flat tone with the red moon in his hand:
"You should make a decision?"
"With so many old days, we don't have the best of both worlds."
The woman across from her was silent and let out a long sigh.
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The company employee took the sticky note from Klein's hand, looked at it, and put it in his hand. He nodded slightly, smiled, and held out his right hand:
"Hopefully this deal will be successful, and if you are free, I can arrange a time to meet with you at noon today, and if we talk about this matter, I can take you to the field in the afternoon."
The company's real estate branch is located in Caesar's Port, where piracy is rampant, but West Byron is also colonized by many countries.
For the upper and lower resource transactions of West Bailang, these countries have also opened up several excellent shipping routes.
And although this employee is a Rune person, this company is a real Intis enterprise.
In terms of commercialization, Intis is still more proficient in the rule of the "Eternal Sun", which is known as the "patron saint of commerce".
After all, the country supports big factory owners and businessmen at the legal level.
After Klein walked out of the company, he deliberately took a detour and passed by a side alley. Two black-robed men stepped out of it and followed Klein's side.
Leonard, who was dressed in a black robe, approached Crane, who was walking steadily, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Dantès, how is it?" ”
In order to prevent the local people from prying eyes, Crane specifically instructed Leonard and Hugh not to call him by his real name outside.
Klein nodded slightly: "It's okay, buying land here is the easiest way for us to build a relationship with the church in the Southern Continent." This is the colony of Intis, which must be notarized by the priests of the Church of the Eternal Sun. At that time, we may be able to ask about the specific situation on the southern continent. ”
"Yes." Leonard nodded and said to Klein in front of him, "I investigated just now, and people from the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of Steam have just visited, and something is very wrong here. Just now, the extraordinary people of the church searched here one by one to see if there were any wild extraordinary people in the local area. ”
"In other words, the blow to the extraordinary here is stronger than that of the Rune Kingdom." Klein thought thoughtfully, from the details just now, Klein could see that the current situation in the Southern Continent was quite grim.
First of all, there is the issue of the "Aurora Society", Klein still doesn't know what Mr. A, who was sent here at that time, what was doing here at that time, so that the Aurora Society is also known to everyone in the Southern Continent.
And then there are the people who believe in death, which is what Klein needs to pay attention to.
In the future, he may need to use other identities to disguise a devout believer of the "Grim Reaper" and a member of the gods, so as to spread the belief of the "Grim Reaper", of course, these beliefs must be modified according to the requirements given to him by the goddess of the night.
And there are also believers in the "Mother Tree of Desire" here, although the believers of the goddess just now didn't mention it, but there is obviously a serious problem with the abnormal condition of the extraordinary person here.
Crane could see this in the werewolf who had solved it before dawn in the morning......
Klein rubbed his temples and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
In the conversation with the employee just now, he quietly used the soul of the "psychiatrist" grazing in the "creeping hunger", so that the employee could let go of his guard more naturally and confide in some news that was not so important.
After this back and forth, Klein gained a lot in intelligence.
He nodded slightly at Leonard beside him: "I need to go to the Star Plateau at noon today and come back in the evening." ”
Then Klein turned his head and looked at the two beside him:
"Leonard, I hope you can look here to see if there is a gathering of extraordinary people here, this side is much stronger than Beckland in terms of extraordinary power, and there should be many similar gatherings."
"Besides, Hugh, I want you to come with me and act as my bodyguard."
The company's employees moved quickly, and in less than two hours, Klein waited for the notice from the employee just now.
After gesturing Leonard's eyes once again to what he was going to do, Crane picked up the cane he had purchased earlier and walked forward with a small gold sculpture in the shape of a snake's head.
Beside him was Hugh, who wore a brass mask and a black robe, with a lamp pot wrapped in cloth hanging from his waist.
In order to establish himself as a wealthy businessman, Crane doesn't need anyone else to protect him, but Dawn Dantès does.
Before going out, he straightened his clothes and motioned for Hugh to follow him.
While he was preparing, he temporarily lent Hugh the cane he had used before. Although Hugh's height makes it difficult to use this cane, the tip of the spear can barely act as a "spear".
"We're coming from the sea?" Klein turned his head to the employee beside him, who nodded:
"It's the quickest way to go by sea, and although the situation on the southern continent isn't too good now, our side still maintains multiple daily navigations."
After hearing this, Crane nodded slightly and looked up at the ship in front of him.
It wasn't a big ship compared to the ironclads and ocean-going ships he'd seen in the Kingdom of Rune, but it was a huge ship compared to the average small pirate ship.
The role of this ship is mainly to transport goods, and secondarily to transport people.
Klein speculated that the ship's continued operation at sea was supported in large part by the fact that the trade was carried out by local rebels or "Rose Schools."
Before boarding the ship, Crane summoned a bit of the power of the gray mist, covering it over the coin and popping it upwards at will.
Klein quickly caught the falling coin, glanced at the result, and casually slipped it into his pocket.
He had just asked if he would encounter something bad on the boat, and the divination gave a "no" answer.
The three of them had not spent much time on the ship, and as Crane had given the divination, Hugh and the staff were a little frightened, but he did not encounter the pirates who had come to raid him.
This reinforces Klein's previous thinking.
After a short time, several people walked down the stairs of the ship and looked at the vast land in front of them.
It's even more dilapidated than the port, and there are shadowy factory-like buildings in the distance, and if you look at it from above, you can see a lot of ant-like things coming in and out of it.
"Mr. Dantès, please turn the boat with me." The employee said respectfully to the gold owner beside him.
Hearing the voice, Klein followed the employee's words and turned his head to look to the side.
Next to it was another ship, and quite a few people were already starting to make their way towards the smaller one.
"What is this?" Klein asked casually.
"There are not many railroad tracks on the southern continent, and the steam train basically has a line in the upper and lower parts of the river that are separated. So if we want to go over, we generally take this boat down the river. ”
The employee patiently explained: "And the place we are going to see today is around the river, and we go directly by boat, which is less than the distance we have taken by railroad tracks." ”
The most important point is that it is hidden by the employee himself, that is, the cost of the road will be much less if you follow this route.
When dealing with such large clients who trade thousands of pounds, they are generally responsible for such expenses, and these are included in their performance.
It is precisely for this reason that the employees who are generally responsible for carrying out these operations do not dare to let the gentlemen of distinguished status know about it.
However, even if Klein had known this "money-saving" method, Klein would have agreed with this point of view.
After listening to the employee's words, Klein nodded his head to indicate that he understood.
Since they had not been there for a long time, they had been chatting while they stood on the deck and looked into the distance.
The employee was clearly eager to sell the piece of land that was selling for an unusually low price, but the situation was clearly not right.
Unaffected by the extraordinary abilities of the "audience" approach, he frequently introduced the benefits of the land to Klein, but avoided the disadvantages. Crane on the side just listened and bowed.
While chatting, they also enjoyed the scenery along the way from time to time.
Unlike Bakeland, Klein's vision was mostly dilapidated and desolate.
There are a few more populous and more prosperous towns along the way, but most of them are about the same as Beckland's East End, if not worse.
And the inhabitants here are no different from the people of the East Side, who seem to be suffering from hunger for a long time.
This is the disparity in productivity, and in colonized areas, it is even more difficult for civilians to live...... It's a good thing I didn't get to this kind of hell start......
Klein couldn't help but sigh in his heart while politely replying to the words of the real estate company employee next to him.
Suddenly, his inspiration touched, and he turned his head to look behind him, and suddenly noticed that a man in that direction also had a rather cautious expression in his expression.
The man looked at Dwayne Dantès, who was suddenly looking at him, and nodded solemnly.
This is an extraordinary person...... Klein was suddenly surprised, turned his head and continued to talk to the real estate staff around him.
After some time, as the ship slowly came to a halt, the employee said to Klein in front of him:
"We're in place."
Got to the place? Crane turned his head and saw a wall surrounded by some retro Southern Continent style, this wall had the style of the Highland Kingdom, some of which were dilapidated and even collapsed.
Basically, this is in line with what this person and I have just described...... Crane nodded slightly, continuing to look around as he walked across the wall.
The first thing in front of him is a huge meadow, and further away is a rather luxurious house.
Of course, the main body of the estate is also a bit shabby. The building continues to stretch around, with staircases and pools rising up and down the upper and lower floors, giving the manor a solemn beauty.
However, the stairs and pools appear to be dilapidated, and the buildings that are still intact in the manor house are in dilapidation, and the manor is surrounded by large open spaces.
"Things don't seem to be going well here."
"If I'm going to fix this, I'm going to need to spend at least 1,000 pounds."
Crane frowned and said to the employees beside him. The employee of this company smiled bitterly: "Mr. Dantès, that's why no one wants to buy this land." ”
"But all in all, you still make money. You see, you're mainly buying land to build factories and plantations, so the estates here don't really do much......"
"You see, the land around the perimeter of the manor, within the walls, belongs to you, and a few kilometers away from this manor there is a city on the southern continent, where you can recruit the stewards and servants you need."
"After all, this estate is only £5,000 ......"
The employee wanted to say something, but was mercilessly interrupted by "Dwayne Dantès".
His tone was gentle, but with unquestionable majesty:
"If that's all there is to it, then this estate should be more than five thousand gold pounds."
"I think if you want me to buy the estate, I have the right to know what's going on in the estate." Klein hesitated, but chose to hint:
"I've been in the Southern Continent for many years, so I don't necessarily care too much about the problems here."
"......" The employee paused after hearing Klein's words, and sighed:
"Actually, there's been a rumor about this estate lately."
"It is rumored that this manor once belonged to a nobleman of the Highlands, and after the death of this nobleman, cultists tried to summon demons here......"
These two chapters are transitional chapters, right?,I have to let Xiao Ke, who came to the Southern Continent in advance, reasonably intervene in this side of the matter.,If you think some chapters are bland, please mention it to me.,I'm afraid that sometimes it's watery if there are too many threads.。
(End of chapter)