Section 36 Suddenly

“...... Ah, is that the new Prince? Well, nothing special!"

"What's the matter, the leader of the Belu people only calls himself the Grand Duke, and this is not enough to be a prince!"

"Well, I think it's pretty much the same. What the king of the Grand Duke's, only in name......"

A few well-dressed strangers discussed as they walked toward Ashrufat. Ashrufat held out a hand and blocked it.

"Everyone, I'm sorry, but can you lend a question...... Who is this here just now, such a big formation?"

"This is little Grufiz, the leader of the Beru, the younger brother of the Grand Duke Grufiz. They have just recently established the country, and this is an official envoy to the door to ask for the establishment of diplomatic relations. ”

At this moment, accompanied by local officials and guards, little Grufiz was advancing along the street. Because he had come down the river on a yacht, he didn't have a mount with him. But it's not a bad walk around the city. If you walk straight from the docks to the palace, it is not a particularly long distance.

Little Grufiz was rightfully the first in the group, and he was followed closely by the woman that Ashrufat had noticed. As mentioned earlier, this woman covered half of her face with a scarf, but her exposed eyes were large and shiny, and there was no crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, which alone was enough proof that she was still a very young girl.

However, if one takes a closer look at this group of people, there seems to be something curious. Little Grufiz was very close, and the others were a little bit away from them.

But it's easy to understand. Because everyone, including Eshurufat and the officials of Eagle City, took it for granted that the woman with the weapon was little Grufiz's personal bodyguard. With little Grufitz's current status, having such a female guard doesn't seem to be a particular problem, at least not suspicious.

In addition, little Grufiz turned his head from time to time to look at the girl who looked like his guard, but there was a little nervousness in her expression. It wasn't the look of a master looking at his female bodyguard, but a servant looking at his hostess.

"That's what it is...... Sure enough, as rumored, it was a big and unruly city. The girl looked around as she walked, and said something rather presumptuous. "It's like a big trash can. She said this because she noticed a side alley full of garbage and a sour smell. Of course, this seems to be hard to avoid in a busy commercial district, according to the usual view.

"Miss Wind Chimes...... This is the case in most cities in this world. Little Grufiz let out a sound that seemed to be a sigh. "Eagle Falcon City is already very good. ”

If anyone heard this, he would have completely overturned the initial impression of these two people as "the prince and his female bodyguard". Because when a person addresses someone "sir" or "miss", he is actually acquiescing that the other person has the same status as him, or at least the same status. This is not a nobleman's name for his bodyguard. Unfortunately, the two men spoke so softly and so close that no one else could hear the conversation between them. Of course, even if they heard, they wouldn't say anything.

"I think so. The girl named Wind Chime replied.

Their schedules aren't very tight. According to the common custom of the nations, little Grufiz and his party will rest in the palace today for a whole day to recover from the fatigue of the journey. Tomorrow there will be a formal meeting with the King, now the Regent, of course, with a large welcome banquet. After all these red tape ceremonies have been over, Grufiz Jr. will consult with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (if the matter is not very important) or the Minister of Regent (if the matter is more important). But then again, Grufiz Jr. only asked for diplomatic relations this time, and did not sign any trade agreements, military alliances or other plans. So nine times out of ten it will be the former.

"By the way, Miss Wind Chimes, what were you looking at at the docks?" asked little Grufiz suddenly.

"Nothing...... I just feel ...... Some kind of intuition. The girl replied. "I don't know what it was, but I instinctively felt something. Probably my delusion. ”

As she spoke, she suddenly glanced back in the direction she had come. At the end of the field of vision, you can see that the city gate is passing again, and many people in the dock area have just walked into the city. There were too many people, too far away, and she didn't see anything suspicious. In fact, she had observed the docks just now, and she didn't find anything.

Maybe I'm suspicious. The girl turned her head, no longer wasting time, but followed little Grufiz and walked down the street. Although they were on foot, they were quite fast, and soon, the gate of the dock area was not visible.

......

Ashrufat and Akin slowly returned from the docklands to the city.

The expressions of the two people were completely different. Ashrufat didn't feel anything special—it was a completely unrelated kind of thing to him, and Ajin looked elated and overjoyed by it.

"Ah Jin, what are you happy about? Ashrufat asked.

"Hey, Ashrufat, you really lack business sensitivity...... The establishment of diplomatic relations with a new country means...... A lot of business. Come to think of it, this is a new business channel...... Forget it, you don't understand what I said. ”

Ashrufat felt no need to discuss the issue at all, and instead remembered something else.

"By the way, Akin, did Rhodia ask you to do anything for her?" Truth be told, Eshurufat had been living here for a month without rent, but he hadn't done anything yet - except for that one delivery.

"Yes, she asked me to help her with the valuation and inspection. Ah Jin replied.

"Estimate?"

"Mostly some jewelry and stuff. When she was going to sell, she asked me to accompany her, so that I could help with the appraisal and sell it at a better price. After the last, he asked me to go up and bargain with those people......" Ah Jin suddenly sighed. "Speaking of which, our lady Rhodia is really a clever businessman. Her investment is really too wise. ”

"Oh, I think she looks ...... It doesn't look like a businessman. ”

"Don't be a man. Ashrufat. Don't you think she's made a good deal?" Ah Jin counted with his fingers cocked. "She just provided me with a free place to stay, and I was consulted by an amazing businessman like me......"

"Amazing businessman?"

"Ha Luha, although it is said to be boastful," Ah Jin actually knew that Lu Dao was embarrassed. "But in this area, I have a little bit of confidence. I'm an expert in jewellery and antiques. ”

You've long since gotten out of the "great" category, and Ashrufat wanted to say that to Akin, but he didn't think it was necessary to say that. Ah Jin is good enough now, and if he is talked about a few more words, the next time he sells something to Ashrufat, he is probably going to make a 100% profit, not 50%.

"That's the essence of 'low cost, high profit'. Ah Jin replied. "It takes a very keen eye. Speaking of which, even I am willing to bow down in this regard. If it were me, I wouldn't have been able to just pick up someone on the side of the road and offer a rent-free house. Even if I have such a house, I have to choose the partner carefully, estimate the value of the other person, and only sell it after the last resort...... In short, she has a good eye. ”

Speaking of which, it seems that this is the first time I have heard Ah Jin compliment someone—the kind of praise that has no specific purpose and comes from the heart.

"Ah Jin, you said she sold some...... Jewelry?"

"Quite a lot of jewelry, in fact. Ah Jin replied. "That woman is far richer than she looks. I helped her sell it for a good price, and she made at least 10,000 gold o'oli!"

"By the way, Akin, why don't you discuss your money-making plans with Rhodia?"

"Ha, that's because of course she's not going to be fooled......" Ah Jin realized he had slipped his mouth, and he looked up at Ashrufat, who had a strange smile on his face. "Ah...... Don't get me wrong, Ashrufat, I mean ......"

"Am I really the kind of person who looks sillier and is easier to deceive?" Ashrufat looked at Ah Jin with a menacing gaze.

"Actually, that's not the case, but you smell like a soldier...... The soldiers are all stupid ......," Ah Jin anxiously explained. In a hurry, even Ah Jin was busy and at fault, and the more he described, the darker it became.

"Silly big head......" Ashruphat repeated in an incredulous tone.

"Ah, I'm wrong! Don't get me wrong, Ashrufat, I mean...... Military personnel are often lacking in commercially sensitive ......"

"In short, it's the meaning of the big fat sheep, you can slaughter it as you want, right?"

"No, no, no, that's not how it is understood. I mean, the soldiers are rough, but they're all ......."

"Mr. Essrufat!" a voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the conversation. Then the two men noticed a little boy of thirteen or fourteen darting from the other side.

Normally, two people would be unhappy when talking to a third person, but this time Ah Jin was glad to have the opportunity to get out of this awkward situation.

"Mr. Ashrufat, ah, and Mr. Akin, it's great that you're together!" said the boy, gasping for breath. "Madam Rhodia has an urgent matter for you. ”

"Looking for us?" Ashruphat glanced at the boy and then at Akin.

"That's right!" said Ms. Rhodia, please go to her shop at once, as soon as possible. ”

"I want to ask...... "Ashruphat was still suspicious, but Ah Jin came back to his senses first. "Did something happen? Rhodia called the two of us at once?"

"Well, there's a big problem!" the little boy visibly knew what he was saying. "I don't have time to go into details, but Ms. Rhodia needs the help of both of them. ”