Chapter 846: The Demon Prince
Back at the apartment, a middle-aged vampire nobleman in a tuxedo was waiting, and Ye Ling was not surprised to see him, because this vampire was one of the people sent by Elizabeth to assist him, the Marquis of Easton.
There are few talents in the Kura family, and the Marquis of Easton was also pulled up by Elizabeth, in fact, his influence in the Gothic Dynasty is very limited, but Easton is also good in communication, and he is also good in the Kura family, this time Elizabeth asked him to follow Ye Ling over to help deal with various relationships, because some things need to be handled by someone with his title.
Of course, in the Dark Demon Empire, Ye Ling has the final say on what to do, and Easton is also very self-aware of this, he knows very well that his title is close to the limit, and Ye Ling's potential and future are unlimited, this demon is very important to the family, so although he is a marquis, he still helps conscientiously.
Since the news of that important banquet came out, Ye Ling asked him to find a way to find a relationship, whether it was bribery or other means, to see if he could get that invitation, and now that he came over, there was naturally a result, and he asked at the moment: "Marquis Easton, how is it?"
Easton sighed: " I found several people in charge of the banquet, one of them had a pretty good relationship with our Archduke Elizabeth, but they were all refused, the Dark Emperor attached great importance to all things about the princess's choice of sons, especially such an important banquet, the number of invitations issued was very strict, even among the high-class guests, not all of them could get invitations, the official information was carefully calculated, zuihou only left those young men with high status and unmarried, and they were also the most qualified people, I am afraid that no one would want to rely on personal relations and bribery to get an extra invitationοΌβ
"Is that so, then it's a bit troublesome......" Ye Ling lowered his head and pondered, after bribery didn't work, he could only think of other ways.
It's not okay to fish in troubled waters and sneak into the banquet scene, there are too many masters in the Dark Demon Palace, you can't take this risk, the right way is the right way.
After pondering for a while, Ye Ling raised his head and said, "Marquis Easton, can the invitation to this banquet be transferred?"
Easton nodded: "I've inquired about it, this is no problem, but the number of invitations is quite limited, and it is only issued to young demons of unmarried age, and it is such an important banquet, the guests who get it should cherish it, how can they be willing to transfer it to others." What's more, this move is also disrespectful to the Dark Demon Empire, and everyone will handle it carefully. β
"It doesn't matter, as long as it can be transferred, it's not hopeless. Ye Ling's eyes narrowed, and his heart began to spin rapidly, as long as it involves interests, let alone an invitation, something much more important than an invitation can be given up by the demons, it depends on whether the benefits can impress them.
Thinking of this, Ye Ling said: "Marquis Easton, please help me check the list of guests who have obtained the invitation, the sooner the better!"
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
He didn't dare to slack off on this demon who might affect the fate of his family, and Easton quickly got the list and sent it to Ye Ling.
Browsing through the names of the strings on the list, when he arrived somewhere, Ye Ling's eyes lit up.
Hehe, God helped me, I didn't expect him to be invited!
"Marquis Easton, help me meet Prince Jefferson!"
Half an hour later, a royal lounge in the Dark Demon Palace.
During Princess Nightmoon's choice of wife, it is open to all guests for free, and anyone who gets bored can come here for a meal, or sit down for a cup of coffee or other drink.
But there are not too many guests in the clubhouse at this time, because it is already "early morning" at this time, and the Dark Demon Empire is shrouded in darkness twenty-four hours a day, but people's energy is not unlimited, and they need to rest, in fact, the dark devil is used to the black moon falling in the two moons of this plane, and the period when the dark moon rises is regarded as "daytime", which is also a normal rest time, and the dark devil is greatly reduced.
In the early morning, the club is relatively deserted, with only a few guests.
A guest, whose face was pale and walked as if his feet were not touching the ground, appeared ghostly at the door of the clubhouse.
If it is in the human shijie, there must be many people who will be frightened by his appearance, because this guy really looks like a ghost, but in the demon land, it is not uncommon to see demons with a more miserable appearance, so this demon clan is not very strange, not to mention that the waiter at the door also recognizes that this is a demon in the demon clan, a kind of middle and high demon clan, so the waiter opened the door for him, and bowed down and said: "Welcome, honorable Mr. Ghost." β
The ghost nodded at him, and when he entered the clubhouse, a second attendant immediately greeted him: "Venerable Mr. Ghost, do you have a seat, do you need to arrange it for you?"
"Yes, I'm looking for a friend," the ghost's gaze wandered around the clubhouse, and when he saw someone, he walked over to him, and Zuihou stopped at a table: "Hehe, Count Yilin, I'm so glad to see you here!"
The person sitting at this table was naturally Ye Ling, and the ghost was the person he had made an appointment with and one of the guests who got the invitation.
Demons are not dark demons or vampires who live in races, but they are not solitary demons, they are used to building their own shili based on a certain number of groups, usually a few hundred to a few thousand people, and then absorb other races to do things for themselves. In addition to this, the Spectral Demon is a very shrewd merchant who likes to trade with certain big shili for his own gain.
Wealthy and generous demons like vampires are needless to say the favorite of ghosts.
The royal ancestors of the Jefferson prince were very clever and established their own kingdom not far from the Gothic dynasty early, and then developed rapidly with trade with the Gothic dynasty, and it is now a medium-sized kingdom.
The economy is half dependent on the relationship of the Gothic Dynasty, so that this ghost royal family also often visits the twilight city, and Ye Ling and Prince Jefferson met at a certain banquet.
Although Ye Ling was the earl, Jefferson knew that this demon was a popular person next to Elizabeth, and he was also very good in the upper class society of Twilight, so he didn't dare to slack off, and after getting Easton's invitation, he came over immediately.
After seeing the ghost, Ye Ling's face also formed a smile: "Hehe, me too, Prince Jefferson, please take a seat!"
After taking his seat, Jefferson ordered a cocktail, and then said to Ye Ling: "Count Yilin, I really want to thank Archduke Elizabeth and you for your help last time." β
Smart people who know how to do business with vampires are not only ghosts, in a project that is very important to ghosts and occupies about one-sixth of their economic resources, the demons' fierce rivals happen to be Shili supported by Archduke Brad, and that Shili is also a diehard duke of Bullard, and Elizabeth secretly supports the ghost's side, so she helped the ghost fight for a piece of the pie, and Ye Ling also used his relationship to pull some nobles he knew, so Jefferson was very grateful to him.
Ye Ling said modestly: "Where, I am soft-spoken, and I can't help too much, mainly because Grand Duke Elizabeth thinks you are reliable partners, and everyone is happy to cooperate." β
"Yes, thanks to Archduke Elizabeth, I hope our cooperation in the future will be more pleasant!" Speaking of this, Prince Jefferson raised his glass and said, "Count Yilin, cheers!"
"Cheers!"
After drinking, Jefferson said tentatively, "Earl Yi Lin, you came to the Dark Demon Empire this time for Princess Night Moon, right?"
Ye Ling crossed his shoulders and said: "Who is not, anyway, I am not married, and Grand Duke Elizabeth asked me to come over to try my luck." β
"Count Yi Lin, you are too modest, it is very rare for a young nobleman like you to have a promising future, and there is a great opportunity. β
Of course, Jefferson's words are somewhat flattering, Ye Ling's ability and talent are indeed amazing, he has won the favor of a grand duke as a demon, and he is comfortable in the upper class society of Twilight City by virtue of his status as an earl, and he is not only as simple as verbal skills and communication methods, and the time when he took office in Orr Town is the most haode proof.
In a few years, maybe he is really qualified to be favored by Princess Yeyue, but now, the status of this earl is still a little lower, and it will be difficult to stand out among countless fierce rivals and hold the beauty.
Ye Ling seemed to be very self-aware, and said with a smile: "Prince Jefferson, you have won the award, forget it, don't talk about this, let's talk about business." β
"Serious business?" Jefferson was a little strange, during the princess's choice of a son-in-law, wasn't the biggest business just how to get the favor of Princess Yeyue?
"That's right," Ye Ling said slowly, "Regarding the project last time, we Archduke Elizabeth feel that we should actually be able to get you more share." β
"What?" said Jefferson, "is it really possible?"
Since Archduke Brad found someone to assassinate Ye Ling and those small nobles in Orr Town, but his son Duke Buggat was framed, the reputation of him and the Vicky family has been affected a lot, and many big nobles are grateful for Ye Ling, who got rid of the assassin and let the newcomers of his family not be killed in that turmoil, and the relationship with Elizabeth has been further improved, making the influence of the female archduke increase rapidly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is hot in the Gothic Dynasty.
Of course, her own ghost kingdom is only a not too important part of her interpersonal circle, and Elizabeth also helped last time, and Jefferson didn't dare to be cheeky and ask for more.
Now, the Count of Yi Lin, who represents the Grand Duke of Elizabeth, took the initiative to bring it up, how could he not be ecstatic.
Ye Ling smiled: "Hehe, of course, Elizabeth Justice is thinking about the operation of this matter, if it really happens, I will also do a little bit, it is said that Lord Ximai has a lot of power to speak in this project, and I happen to have a good relationship with him." β
Archduke Ximai is the most difficult and easy to deal with the harsh old old duke in the twilight city, he has a lot of taboos, and there are very few people who can get his affirmation, Jefferson has been to the twilight city many times, even though the grand duke Ximai has an important right to speak in that project, after hitting the wall once, he retreated, but in a certain dinner, he saw the old guy who didn't sell anyone's accounts, but his attitude towards Ye Ling was very different.
If Elizabeth really had intentions, and Yi Lin said a few words to himself in front of Grand Duke Ximai, the possibility of winning more shares of that project would have greatly increased again.
At this time, Jefferson was even more grateful, and he couldn't help but hug Ye Ling's thigh and kiss him a few times: "Count Yilin, thank you for your kindness, everything you have done for our kingdom, I and the entire royal family will never forget!"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me yet, after all, Archduke Elizabeth's idea is only in the consideration stage, and it is uncertain whether it will be successful in the end!" Ye Ling said this, and suddenly diverged: "Oh, by the way, Prince Jefferson, I heard that there is an important banquet tonight." β
Ye Ling's topic span was too large, and suddenly from the matter of the project to the banquet, Jefferson couldn't react at once, and was stunned before saying, "Yes." β
Ye Ling asked again, "So, Prince Jefferson, have you received an invitation?"
Jefferson nodded, "Well, thanks to the Dark Demon Empire, I also got an invitation. β
Although the Ghost Kingdom is only a medium-sized kingdom, he is a prince after all, so he was also invited.
Ye Ling sighed: "I really envy you, Prince Jefferson, I also want to participate in this banquet, but unfortunately, I didn't receive this invitation." β
His tone is very meaningful, the shrewd phantom is very good at figuring out other people's minds, as a prince, Jefferson, who is exquisite, is naturally the best among them, and thinks quickly.
The other party suddenly mentioned this topic, I'm afraid it was not accidental.
If he wanted to discuss the matter of that project with himself, why should he wait until after the princess's recruitment of sons-in-law was over, and it was still "daytime", and he hurriedly asked himself out when it was not a regular activity time, which all illustrated the problem.
The matter of that project is not a serious matter, it is all for the foreshadowing of the latter sentence, Yi Linzhi is Princess Yeyue, this is the right thing!
His face changed for a while, and he seemed to have made a decision, and Jefferson said: "Count Yilin, I'm really sorry that I couldn't go to Twilight to attend your earl's upgrade ceremony due to my busy affairs some time ago. But now, I'd like to make up for a small gift. β
"Gift?" Ye Ling waved his hand and said, "Prince Jefferson, you are too polite, with my friendship with you, where is the use of being so outside!"
"No, it should, it should," Jefferson said with a smile, "Count Yilin, you must accept this gift, and, I promise, you will like it!"
After that, Jefferson took out something and pushed it in front of Ye Ling, and it was a postcard-like thing.
Ye Ling had already expected it, but he still pretended to be surprised: "Prince Jefferson, this is ......"
Jefferson said: "Invitation to the banquet tonight, Earl Yi Lin, don't you really want to participate, take this invitation, you can enter." β
Ye Ling said embarrassedly: "How embarrassing is this, Prince Jefferson, this invitation is also very important to you." β
Of course, Jefferson also wanted to go to that banquet, but he knew very well that with his ability and background, to defeat so many strong opponents, and to get the favor of Princess Night Moon, the odds were one in a thousand, no, even one in ten thousand.
Rather than fighting for an opportunity that is likely to be minimal, it is better to seize an opportunity that may be larger and more realistic.
Ye Ling mentioned earlier that Elizabeth was considering fighting for a share of that project, and if she didn't give this invitation, it was estimated that the female archduke would not consider it.
Weighing the pros and cons, Jefferson ultimately wisely chose the latter.
Of course, this kind of transaction requires language arts, so Jefferson coughed dryly: "Count Yilin, you don't have to be polite, in fact, since I came to the Dark City, I have been a little uncomfortable, I have been having stomach troubles for the past few days, if I suddenly feel uncomfortable during tonight's banquet and leave the venue early, it will be too rude, of course, if I miss the appointment, it will be even more rude." So, Count Yi Lin, you can go to the banquet instead of me, it's too late for me to thank you, so don't shirk it. β
Of course, Jefferson didn't have a stomach problem at all, he was in good spirits, and that's a rhetoric.
If you claim to be unwell, it would be more justified to transfer this invitation to someone else, and there is nothing to say about the Dark Demon Empire.
This shrewd phantom is planning to be a good person to the end, and continued: "I don't know how long it will take to get better for my stomach problem, if there are any invitations to important banquets in the future, I may have to trouble you, Count Yilin." β
For some relatively unimportant banquets, the other party can naturally get an invitation, so you don't have to transfer it yourself, after all, it's not good not to go to the banquet every time.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say," Ye Ling didn't back down now, and put away the invitation: "Prince Jefferson, you are really a warm friend, and the future cooperation with the Gothic Dynasty, I think it will definitely be more pleasant." β
This time he took the initiative to raise his glass: "Come, toast to the Gothic Dynasty, to the Phantom Kingdom, to our friendship!"
"Cheers!"
After putting the cup down, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of Ye Ling's mouth.
Now that the invitation has been obtained, tonight, I can finally see her again!