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"So, you really had to make another scout bee as she asked you to?"

At dusk, strolling along the Mancherungen Boulevard in the city of Royo, Hotin asked Huey with great interest.

At the end of the day, Hodding and Huey decided to walk around the city. First, you can observe your surroundings and get acquainted with the local streets, and secondly, you can relax and discuss your next steps.

Hearing Hordin's question at this moment, Xiu Yi shrugged helplessly: "In fact, my second operation was a complete fool's errand. During my second attempt to make the Scout Bee, I accidentally dropped the softening solution on the table, wrapped the wire around my hand, and even dropped the crystal ball on the ground and smashed it into my instep. ”

"Sounds embarrassing. ”

"Yes, it's embarrassing, I made myself a clown, and our beautiful Lady Christine laughed. Even at noon when she accompanied me to Dodge Comptoirs, she kept laughing, and she kept laughing when she talked to the vice chairman. ”

Haddin shook his head in admiration: "I must say, it was a very courageous choice. I'm guessing everyone will be amazed at how you make Madame so happy. ”

"Actually, I didn't consciously do that at first. "When alchemy becomes a performance, I can't focus on my work. And my need for efficiency made it impossible for me to be distracted, so I did make a mistake at first. But when I saw Christine laughing, I suddenly realized that it was an opportunity for us to get closer. ”

"That's right, in Lady Christine's mind, your demonic image is hard to change. Although you can make her feel exciting and exciting, liking to see a tiger in a cage and sleeping with a tiger are two completely different concepts. ”

"That's right. The impression of the past cannot be erased, then we can only add a new image. I realized that Christine had come into contact with a lot of people, the personable aristocratic teenager, the polite middle-aged gentleman, she had seen so much, even the demon that killed people, but maybe she hadn't seen what a clown was like. Especially when a former demon performs emotions such as clumsiness, nervousness, panic, etc., it will greatly dilute the terrifying memories that have been fixed in her heart. ”

"That's right, you can give a woman a thrill, but you can't make her feel scared. What you're doing is actually making her realize that in addition to being a scary and serious person, you also have a sense of humor. You make her realize that no matter how fierce you are, you are still a child who will be nervous in front of a beautiful woman. ”

"That's right, so when she thinks she can change and control me, she becomes very satisfied. ”

"Then ...... This woman's heart will be easily captured by you. ”

Xiu Yi smiled: "It's a pleasure to talk to you. ”

After thinking about it, he said, "Anyway, Christine and I had a successful start, and the occasional clown I now play does help to lighten the mood, remove the tension, and close the distance." ”

"But don't overdo it, that will make her look down on you. ”

"The grasp of proportion is always a science. ”

"Soberness is your greatest strength. ”

The two men laughed at the same time.

"By the way, how is the Dodge Comptoir?"

"I haven't talked about the installments yet, but I've already hinted to the comptoirs and the family representatives that the purchase price of sixty percent of the materials is too large, and the Dardanelles are considering the need for this risk-taking, reminding them to consider the payment method. Since the Dardanelles have not yet established any credit, they must be hesitant, and I think it would be better for them to put all their worries on credit. ”

"Why?" Since Huey had already revised his previous plan, there were many aspects that Haddin didn't quite understand.

Xiu Yi smiled mysteriously: "Hodin, what would you think if I proposed a duel to you?"

"I would say no. ”

"Why?"

"Because I can't be your match. ”

"And what if you could beat me? I mean, if all you were standing in front of you right now was just an ordinary boy who didn't know the slightest magic or martial arts, would you still refuse?"

Hording thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Of course not. ”

"Then if in the course of the duel, you suddenly realize that this boy is actually Hue Igler, and he is not a soft fruit to be pinched......"

"Then I'll die. ”

"That's right, that's the truth. Huey laughed wickedly, "The reason why I want to make those merchants worry about our creditworthiness is because we want to create a hint in their psyche that they are focused on the reliability of the deal, rather than on the question of whether or not they accept it." ”

"Oh, I see. Hotin immediately understood: "When all the merchants are focused on the reliability of the deal, they will present you with all sorts of difficulties. They will think that you are simply not qualified to complete such a deal. But in this way, they automatically give up the possibility of rejecting this trading method. That is, when they suddenly show that you are eligible to engage in such a trade, they no longer have a choice...... Oh my God, Huey, you're so bad!"

Xiui laughed: "That's right, that's it. I don't want to give them too much choice when it comes to whether or not to pay in installments. According to people's psychological performance, when people have a wide range of choices in a transaction, the lower the probability of a business being closed. So let's just not give them a choice. ”

"Yes, that's right. But as far as I know, it's not just credit that's a problem with installments. ”

"You're right, to some extent, installment payments are essentially a process of lending money from a seller to a buyer, or a process of making a venture capital in an industry. Generally speaking, a complete large amount of venture capital requires research in many aspects, including market, capital flow, creditworthiness, etc. Whether it is a loan or a venture capital, the seller is actually the risk bearer, and as the risk bearer, this kind of cautious investigation and research is actually very necessary. As a fake Dardanelles, we are in fact unprepared for that, I mean, we can't afford this level of investigation. ”

"Yes. ”

"So we need to distract them from the question of whether or not to accept installments, just as we can't let them focus on other things. We're going to get them to focus only on credit issues. ”

"So what to do?"

"Quite simply, we need an opponent. We need an opponent who has bad intentions towards us. He will do everything he can to attack us, accuse us, and point out that we cannot be trusted. This person should preferably be a veteran of officialdom battles. Such a veteran understands very well that if you want to hit your opponent and don't hit him in every aspect, it is likely to distract you. Since you want to make a move, you must hit the opponent's soft underbelly. So what is our weakness for the Dardanelles?" Huey asked Hotdin, and without waiting for the other party to answer, he smiled and said, "It's not our past, but our present, that is to say, the question of credit." ”

Hotin suddenly realized: "Yes." Whether the Dardanelles are a shipwreck fishing family at sea, no one knows in the city of Royo. Putting a lot of effort into proving it is possible to get a result that is favorable to your opponent. So a smart opponent wouldn't do that, and they'd not be interested in probing into your past, because right here, in Royo City, there was a ready-made point to attack. That is, we have no name here, no credibility to speak of. So we need an adversary to focus all their efforts on attacking the Dardanelles' credit in Royo, so that everyone's attention can be focused on that. ”

"That's right, all we need is an opponent. ”

"So where do you find your opponent?"

Don't forget our involvement in the materials market and who has the greatest impact. ”

A man's name, Count Rookes, immediately popped up in Hotdin's mind.

He laughed: "Hue Igler, you are such a criminal genius, it's a pity that you don't be a liar." You could have easily swept away millions of alchemical materials. ”

Xiu Yi shrugged: "In that case, Christine will be miserable." Either way, it's going to be a successful start. ”

Hotdin's mustache flew: "That's right, it's really interesting to think about it, a group of wanted criminals are about to enter the upper class in the empire, while the lower hounds are still struggling to find it." ”

"Life is never short of black humor. Xiu Yi sighed. "By the way, is there any news from Raschel?"

"We only know that he has come to the city of Royo, but we don't know where he is or what he is doing. ”

"Then we have to be careful. ”

As they walked and talked, they came to the door of a tavern.

Huey asked Hotting, "Would you be interested in having a drink with me?"

Hotin shook his head: "I would rather drink on the * of the noble ladies, pillowing their full breasts. The tavern was mostly rude, not for my kind of people. ”

Xiu Yi shrugged, "I kind of like that environment. ”

"Then there you go. "Hotin doesn't care.

Huey walked towards the tavern, and behind him Hotin suddenly shouted to him:

"Heather!"

"For a hunter who is good at camouflage, walking in a thorny jungle and encountering a pack of fierce wolves is not scary, but a cunning fox is truly intimidating. Haddin said to him meaningfully.

Xiu Yi thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, I understand, thank you for the reminder." ”

The tavern has always been a good place for Huey. There are all kinds of people here. He likes to sit at the long bar, order a glass of foamy ale, taste it carefully, and then watch the people shout loudly in the tavern, watch the real humanity release, observe the various states of life, and taste the taste of life. Try to find inner peace in this noisy environment.

There weren't many people in the tavern, so Hue came up to the bartender and ordered a glass of ale, then leaned himself back against the bar.

A beautifully dressed woman came to Xiu Yi and ran her long nails across his face: "Do you need someone to accompany you?"

Huey gave him a Kinwitt: "Don't bother me. ”

The woman took the money and left.

Not far from Xiu Yi, there was a middle-aged man who was originally drinking with his head down, and when he saw Xiu Yi coming, he observed the young man with great interest.

"You shouldn't be so generous. The middle-aged man said suddenly.

Xiu Yi looked back at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man had two mustaches, his sunken eye sockets, his slightly curved hooked nose, and his confident and sinister smile made Xiu Yi feel that he was quite a shrewd and capable man.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Money is like foul-smelling droppings, which always attracts countless flies. You're too generous, and there's never a shortage of killings and throwing corpses for one or two Kinwitt. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Young man, you are making trouble for yourself." ”

Xiu Yi nodded: "Yes, I understand, thank you very much for the reminder." But I don't think it's going to be a big problem, I can give them all the money and close my eyes. I mean, in the face of danger, I can take a cooperative rather than confrontational attitude. ”

"Well said, it seems that you have a wealth of experience in perilous situations. ”

This sentence made Xiu Yi feel a little harsh, and he shook his head: "No, it's just a teaching from the family. My family taught me that life is more meaningful than money, and not to try to lose my life for a little money. ”

The middle-aged man laughed: "I see, but a young man with a tutor like you usually doesn't come to such a chaotic place." The upper class aristocracy never lacked entertainment. Why do you want to go to such a place?"

"Just to see the real world, you know that there is always a lot of hypocrisy in the upper class, and everybody is talking to people with a mask. I've had the experience of being a master of lies myself, but in fact I'd rather sit here and watch people shout their frustrations and shout about their hubris. At least that's a real outpouring of emotion. ”

"......I see," the middle-aged man muttered. "I have seldom heard a noble boy say such a thing, and would go to such a place just to hear people say that he was drunk and mad. It's funny, you remind me of an old friend of mine. ”

The middle-aged man left his seat and moved his chair to Xiuyi's side, he seemed to be in good spirits, and he sat down next to Xiuyi: "Can you please me for a drink? I mean, your generosity is causing you trouble, and I can guarantee that you will get out of this place without the slightest trouble." I'm guessing you don't want to be ripped off and walk out. ”

The middle-aged man spoke like an out-and-out ruffian, and at the moment he was fighting for his own benefit.

Xiuyi's brow furrowed slightly, he wanted to say that he didn't care about this problem, but for some reason, there was a sudden alertness in his heart. He felt as if there was some special meaning in the other person's speech, and if he didn't deal with it carefully, he was likely to face some bad consequences.

This kind of vigilance is not innate, but cultivated in the adventures of intrigue and intrigue, and they can sense the existence of a lurking danger even before their masters.

Xiu Yi didn't know what was wrong, but he still had a vague sense that there was something strange about this middle-aged man.

He seemed to be very interested in himself, a little overzealous, and his words were full of strange tastes.

So he frowned and said, "This is really embarrassing, I think it's better for me to leave early." ”

He decided to leave the tavern immediately.

"Hey, don't go. The middle-aged man grabbed Xiu Yi by the shoulder.

His hands were steady and powerful, and there was a faint trace of fighting energy.

Completely out of the instinct of self-preservation, the fighting spirit in Xiuyi's body stirred up under the action of external forces, and the middle-aged man's hand bounced back from Xiuyi's arm.

A hint of surprise flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he quickly withdrew his hand.

"I'm sorry. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be a samurai, and it seems that you don't have to worry too much about the bandits here." ”

Huey's face was calm.

The fighting energy used by this middle-aged man just now when he touched himself can be said to be very ingenious, and it can just be excited

Your own instinctive reaction, but without hurting yourself.

Is this a coincidence? Is it a deliberate temptation?

Huey couldn't be sure.

He said slowly, "I have indeed cultivated some samurai fighting spirit, but that doesn't mean that I have the courage to fight the outlaws. In fact, my ability is very low, and my teacher once told me that in the face of the real test of life and death, courage is the best guarantee of ability. Those who lack courage have great power and cannot defeat outlaws. ”

Then he sat back in his position and said to the middle-aged man: "But maybe I should accept your opinion, invite you to have a drink, and accept your protection." So that I can have a pleasant evening. ”

As he spoke, Xiu Yi didn't wait for the middle-aged man to answer, and said to the bartender: "Have a glass of ale, and ask for a big one." ”

The ale was quickly served.

Xiu Yi served the ale to the middle-aged man: "I hope you like it." ”

Just as he was serving the wine, for some reason, Xiu Yi's feet suddenly slipped, and his whole body lost its center of gravity and fell towards the middle-aged man.

A large glass of ale wine was poured on the middle-aged man's body at once.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Hue cried.

The middle-aged man was splashed with ale and was wet all over, which made him a little annoyed: "Hell!"

Xiu Yi hurriedly helped the middle-aged man clean his clothes: "Oh my God, look at your clothes are soaked." Take it off quickly, or you'll get sick. Xiu Yi couldn't help but say something, and ripped off the middle-aged man's coat.

In the process of ripping off, Xiu Yi may have been so excited and uneasy that he flipped the middle-aged man's clothes over, and in the process of being busy, one of the middle-aged man's coat pockets snapped out. Xiu Yixun stepped forward to pick up the notebook, only to glance at it, only to see that it was written: ** Governor of the Imperial Law and Political Administration, Jason Raschel, Commander of Operation Rat Hunt.