"Do you think this is a smoke bomb thrown by the other side?"

"Smoke bombs?"

Issinger pondered for a moment, then smiled, "That's a good analogy, Sherlock, yes, I think it's a smoke bomb. ”

"I've thought about it before, but I can't think of any goal worth it."

Sherlock frowned.

In fact.

Klein had an idea –

Duke Negan.

The existence of the secret can invite a pirate lieutenant general, but it may not invite a "desire apostle".

Of course.

The premise is that the organization has the "Abyss" blasphemy card.

Only such a temptation can lead the existence of Sequence 5 to take a risk.

He thought for a moment and said jokingly.

"I've heard that Chillingers had committed a series of murders in the East End in order to assassinate Duke Negan, could he have had the same idea?"

"Duke Negan? No, he's the leader of the Conservative Party. ”

Esinger replied with a smile, then was slightly stunned, his mouth pursed, and his face gradually became serious.

On the contrary, Crane's expression was still smiling, as if he was really joking.

"I don't think so, after all, after being assassinated once, Duke Negan will definitely be more cautious......"

Klein smiled and said, "You can't have a similar assassination, and you have to suffer a second time, right?" He must be prepared, and who can pay such a large price? ”

Isenger pondered for a few seconds.

Then, he looked in the direction of Queens.

"It's not impossible."

……

"Mr. Egger, this is from the gentleman in the morning."

"What's that?"

Roy looked over.

Jennifer took out a small package and shook her head slightly: "I don't know, I said it was a reward for you." ”

"Thank you."

Roy took it and took it apart.

A bag of jasmine tea with a book on the bottom.

The Geography of Beckland?

What the hell.

He opened it as he walked.

Boy!

This is a map of Beckland, with a detailed list of road features, including sewers.

There was also a piece of paper in the middle of the book, on which it was written-

"Hope it helps you in Beckland."

Roy put it away.

This book is important.

He had never seen such a detailed map on the market, and there were even records of some extraordinary creatures and materials in it.

Knowledge!

Roy sighed again.

Basic knowledge may be available everywhere, but this kind of specially collected knowledge is very valuable, better than ordinary gold pounds.

Esinger still put his heart into it.

He sat by the window and studied carefully, and halfway through his reading, he looked up and saw the old man.

The old man is here again.

"Hello."

"Mr. Egger, I would like to pay you to ask some questions."

"You may be seated."

Roy furrowed his eyebrows and didn't immediately agree.

The other sat down, then paused for a moment and said, "You may have guessed that I am Moroz, the author of that book, but my last name is actually Negan." ”

Moroz Negan?

Roy raised his eyebrows and said with a slight surprise: "The Negan family? ”

"Yes."

Moroz nodded.

"Your book has some insights, but alas, the current trend is industrialization, and it's hard to stop."

Roy Road.

This gentleman has analyzed all the benefits of the smallholder economy, and is not just talking about environmental protection.

But alas.

Capital is profit-seeking, and it is difficult to change the current situation without the control of the top.

"I understand, what I want to ask is, how can we resist the current invasion of foreign grain?"

The old man asked.

Roy raised his head, glanced at the other party carefully, and then said, "Of course, it is better quality food and technology." ”

"Food, technology?"

Moroz thought for a second and said, "Can you elaborate on that?" ”

"It's more expensive."

Roy said with a smile.

"Money is not an issue, our Negan family has enough money, and even the special materials that you extraordinary people need."

The other party is also calm.

As a member of the Negan family, he knew about the existence of extraordinary people and extraordinary materials, and wanted to pay for it.

Roy had no reason to refuse.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let's communicate in the ashram upstairs?" ”

"Okay."

Moroz nodded.

The two of them came to the ashram upstairs, and then Moroz said: "To tell you the truth, I paid attention to you when I learned that the people from Lenburg were coming to exchange and study. ”

"Do you represent Duke Negan?"

"I represent the Negan family."

Moroz Road.

The Negan family is huge, not only Duke Negan, but also Prime Minister Agushid. Lord Negan.

Together, they sustain what is now the Negan family.

But.

Within the family, it's clearly not just them.

There are also many clansmen, who preside over the direction of business and fields.

Moroz may represent the group of people within the family.

"For this question, I need a crystalline sunflower, which is equivalent to 200 pounds."

"Yes."

Moroz nodded without hesitation.

Roy bowed his head and said, "You actually studied the structure of agriculture in your early years, so you should be able to understand what I am going to say next. ”

"It's hard to compete with large-scale production in terms of cost on a small scale, do you agree?"

He's referring to—

The traditional production structure of Rune.

Moroz thought for a second and nodded: "Yes, this is also where I am worried, and I also understand that it is impossible to really go back to the old era. ”

"Yes, Mr. Moroz, times are advancing, and it is impossible for Rune to defy them."

Roy laughed, "If you want to fight the foreign grain merchants, you have to do the same with them." ”

"Faith in the Church of the Earth?"

Moroz frowned, apparently not very receptive to such a suggestion.

Roy shook his head: "Food, technology." Grain includes excellent grain seeds, and technology includes planting-related machinery and extraordinary technology. ”

"We have been doing grain selection."

Moroz said.

Roy was a little amused and said, "You know the extraordinary, then I'll be blunt, in the way that the Earth Church is in charge of, it has the ability to hybridize various kinds of food. ”

"I know of a madman who was excommunicated from the church and he came up with a plan to combine cattle and wheat."

Roy introduces Frank's creation.

Moroz blinked, listened politely, and exclaimed, "He's such a madman, it's good that he's been excommunicated!" ”

"No, sir, you need to note that his invention, although insane, is in a sense successful, otherwise he would not be expelled."

Roy corrected him, "I say this in the hope that you understand their limits, even animals and plants can complete hybridization, let alone plants and plants?" ”

Moroz froze for a second, then realized......

The other party actually said-

Their seed selection is nothing to mention in the face of extraordinary abilities.

This is a priori gap.

He was silent.

"Mechanical technology is easy to solve, you Rune have the Church of the God of Steam and Machines, you can entrust them to create, invent better creations, assist in reclamation, sowing seeds, etc."

"But the Earth Church also has a lot of special techniques for planting, and according to recent news from our church, the Earth Church has recently created some special scrolls."

Roy recounts the "Weeding Scroll" and other news.

Of course.

He deliberately obfuscated the message.

Moroz's face became gloomy the more he listened, but he didn't want to be angry, but after listening to it, he really realized the difference between Rune's agriculture and Fenerport's agriculture.

He took a deep breath.

"Mr. Egger, is the gap really that big?"

"It's not that you're weak, it's that the Earth Church is deeply involved in this field, and a group of people have studied it for hundreds of years, and it's hard for you to compete with them."

Roy said.

Moroz was silent, and then asked, "As you said, farming technology and mechanical technology are easy to solve, but what about grain seeds?" ”

"Find a way to buy from the Earth Church, there is no other way, or you can train your own cultivators."

"It's too hard."

Moroz shook his head.

Low-level cultivators are easy to cultivate, but in the middle and high ranks, key materials are controlled by the church, and it is difficult to get promoted-

Mastering a path is not about mastering the formula, but about controlling the key ingredients of that pathway.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I know that there is a church of the Earth Church over there in the South District, can you get grain over there?" ”

"I don't know, I'm a believer in the Church of Knowledge, not the Earth Church, but I can try, provided that this church is approved by Mother Earth God and is not a forgery."

Roy replied.

Moroz bowed: "I'll investigate, thank you, Mr. Egger, your advice is very helpful, and I'll send you the materials you need as soon as possible." ”

"Thank you."

Roy smiled and nodded.

Moroz suddenly said, "Are you interested in being an advisor to our Negan family?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm here to study and I'll be back in Lenburg after a while."

Roy shook his head in refusal.

Moroz said: "Then do you accept temporary employment?" ”

"If it doesn't affect my study plan, and the remuneration is sufficient, it is naturally possible."

Roy smiled, his tall body huddled in his chair, "Life in Beckland is expensive, and even living in Jowood requires a lot of expenses. ”

"I heard that the path you are in also has good abilities in reconnaissance?"

Moroz asked.

Roy bowed: "Yes." ”

"Then I want to hire you to track down who is trying to kill him, and you can raise the price."

"I don't know about the assassination of Duke Negan before, and after such a long time, many traces have disappeared, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to trace it."

Roy shook his head in refusal, then explained, "Extraordinary is not omnipotent, and we can only speculate about the past based on existing traces. ”

"That's ...... so"

Moroz sat back regretfully, and continued, "Are you free for the evening?" I want to take you to meet Duke Negan. ”

"At night?"

Duke Negan ......

Roy didn't feel very safe, but—

It seems like a good deal.

Something must have happened to Duke Negan, and he happened to know about it.

He thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I'll be free tonight." ”

"Okay, then I'll have someone pick you up in the afternoon."

……

In the afternoon, before it was time to get off work, the Negan family's car arrived at the library.

Soon.

Roy got the news -

He could have left early.

The strength of the Negan family is extraordinary, not to mention leaving early, even today's holiday is not a big problem.

It's just that Roy wasn't happy.

If you go to the Negan family at noon, you may not know what to experience.

It's still okay to leave early.

He was able to catch up with the Negan family, and the identity of the believers of the Knowledge Church has a lot of blessings, which shows that the identity information that Liana got is absolutely true.

Otherwise.

With the power of the Negan family, how could it be easy and active to contact.

"Mr. Moroz, I didn't expect you to come in person."

"I happened to be passing by, and I originally wanted to come and read a book, but since you can go, let's go to Duke Negan's house together."

Moroz smiled, then looked at Roy, "I specially sat in the largest carriage, I hope you can enjoy the comfort of the carriage." ”

"Thankfully, it's not often that I've ever sat in such a spacious carriage in Beckland, and sometimes I have to worry about paying two cents for a public carriage."

Roy joked.

Egger White was tall, but not to the point where he had to pay for two tickets.

Moroz laughed and didn't take it seriously.

Although the other party is not an aristocrat, as an extraordinary person in the middle sequence, he has a lot of money in his hand.

It's just that......

The area where the other party spends money is not in this area.

As an important member of the Negan family, the proportion of money in his eyes is not high, and ability and influence are the most important parts.

After all.

In terms of money, there are few families in Rune that can compete with the Negans.

They got in the car all the way, ready to go to Queens.

"There's a ball for Duke Negan tonight, and most of the members at this ball are Conservatives."

"When the time comes, we may ask you for some relevant information."

Moroz Road.

He seemed to know Roy's thoughts and immediately added.

"The promised reward will not be less, the crystallized sunflower you mentioned before, we can directly provide a singlor's extraordinary characteristics or magical items."

"Yes."

Roy has no opinion.

Any opinion is based on the fact that something is not in place.

Now that the pay has doubled, there's nothing to worry about.

On the way to Queens in the car, Roy was about to pull out his book to read, when an ethereal voice came from his ear.

"Great Mr. Fool, I would like to ask you to help convey my request."

"I'd like to get more scrolls, and besides, I'd like to meet the Hermit at the Tarot Meeting."

This is a woman's voice, it should be Miss Justice.

Because......

With Hugh's financial resources, it is estimated that he can't afford to buy his own scroll.

Roy belly slander.

But.

He can't respond yet.

Roy opened the book and pretended to be reading until he arrived at a villa in Queens.

"Here we are."

"Mr. Moroz, I want to go to the bathroom first."

"No problem, I'll let the valet take you."

Moroz nodded.

After a while, Roy, led by the manservant, came to the bathroom of the villa and whispered in response to his previous prayer.

Then, a crimson light shrouded him, and he and Justice came to the gray mist.

"Thank you for your time, Mr. Hermit, and thank you as well, Mr. Great Fool."

Justice thanked them very politely.

Roy smiled and said, "I had something to do just now, and now I am free, if the scrolls are to be left, I don't have them with me for the time being, but the day after tomorrow, Tarot will be able to give you a batch." ”

"No problem, I'm not in a hurry with the scroll. I'm looking for you because I have other things to ask for. ”

(End of chapter)