The muscles in Scott's face stiffened for half a minute, he straightened his gown, and said, "Do you want it recently?"

Andu smiled: "To be precise, the sooner the better." ”

Scott tapped on the table, and after a moment spoke, "I can give you two choices." ”

"First, I know now that there are three top-level Capella-level card rings that can be traded in Halmane, and I can provide you with relevant information and information. ”

"Second, you can wait patiently for my news, as far as I know, there will be a few good quality card rings for auction this month, as for me, or Calais auction house, it is not clear for the time being. ”

Andu began to analyze silently in his heart, although he got the information in the first situation, but Scott's meaning was also very clear, there was a high probability that he would not provide additional help, of course, if the information he provided was useful enough, maybe this treacherous old guy would have a different reaction.

As for the second type, it is similar to entrusting the matter to the other party, but the quality and time cannot be guaranteed exactly.

Andu was suddenly a little frustrated, this cunning guy, as soon as he heard that he wanted to solve this matter as soon as possible, he immediately went around and threw the matter back to himself, and the reason is so sufficient, as long as he analyzes it simply, he will find that the other party gave him a choice that he can almost only choose.

"Hopefully, the information provided by Mr. Scott will be useful enough. Andu smiled, but in his heart he wanted to take the iron immediately and iron out the folds on that hateful face!

Scott nodded with satisfaction: "One of them, currently quietly staying in the collection room of Mr. Halman's house, a famous wealthy merchant in Halma, I am sure you must know who he is, but considering that he himself has not awakened his spirit, this card ring has no actual value to him, and it is also the most likely one for you to obtain." ”

After listening quietly, Andu said, "What about the other two, and the card ring treasured in Mr. Halman's house, what about the specific information?"

Scott picked up his glass and said slowly as he tasted it, "Shouldn't Mr. Andu show his sincerity before asking anyone a question?"

Andu's speech was immediately chosen, and then he carefully sorted out his thoughts before he spoke: "They said that there is a huge financial crisis in the Bilton Auction House, and the largest ore industry in the empire is now firmly controlled by the eldest prince, which is extremely unfavorable for the second prince. ”

Scott's face was still so calm and composed, as if nothing could be said to the president, who had been at the helm of the auction house for more than 30 years, even the slightest bit of difficulty.

Beneath this apparent calm, there is an undercurrent, like a that is about to collapse, which may collapse at any time.

Twenty years ago, when he was traveling to the main city of the province, the words that the regional director had said to himself suddenly echoed in his ears.

"If you want to go further, you always have to be clear and understand who our Bilton auction house really is, and what you can bring to him. ”

Twenty years have passed since this sentence, and there have been waves of people sent to the imperial capital and the main city to inquire about the news, but he, who was born as a businessman, has never been able to take half a step out of this small Halma, the pattern is still the same, the world is still the same, and he is still just a president.

"You don't say that like you can hear it just by lounging on the deck. Scott asked suddenly.

He has been looking for these words for 20 years and has not been able to get a trace of information, why is this? That's right! It's because there is no way! And now, a young man who was struggling with the auction of a card a month and a half ago, has easily gotten it, how can he not be shocked and confused?

Andu had been prepared for this for a long time, and he once again gave full play to his strengths, constantly gesturing with his hands, vividly describing to the governor who had been completely driven by himself, how he and Tonali won the applause of the crowd through a game of cards, the fact that they won tens of thousands of silver dollars, and finally how they sat at the same table with those real magnates, chatting about the current affairs of the mainland and the affairs of the empire.

Because the first half of the story did happen, Andu just told the truth, even if there happened to be a tourist from Halma on the ship at that time, he couldn't deny what he said, and as for the dinner and remarks after that, because it was a private dinner, naturally no one could come out to refute him.

Considering that the Palmer had been gone for more than a week by this time, it was almost impossible for Scott to find out something from it.

When Scott heard the back, he basically believed what Andu said, and when the young man in front of him was depicting, a large number of details and the implied meaning in the words made him unable to see that there was a possibility of making up the slightest bit of nonsense, how could a normal person make up a story and blame it on the imperial prince??

If Andu knew what Scott was thinking at this time, he would definitely exclaim, what a wise president!

Except that the dinner was fake, and those who ate with him were also fake, what he said was almost entirely true, and it was the secret and important things on the continent that he had spent countless hours and painstaking efforts to obtain, especially the affairs between the eldest prince and the second prince, which were particularly attractive to the cautious governor, which Andu had already planned on the way here.

He spent a lot of tongue and a bunch of secrets of little practical value to successfully sell this dinner party of lies to Scott.

"And Mr. Scott, is that information enough?" said Andu, picking up the glass of water on the table, his throat now a little uncomfortable.

Scott looked at Andu deeply, stood up and said, "Thank you very much for your portrayal!"

Although most of those secrets are of little value to Andu, in Scott's eyes, there is a different world!

In his eyes, Andu was just a missionary, and naturally he would not understand the deep meaning of it, so he would say this extremely important information so easily, who would have thought that Andu actually said it on purpose?

After thanking Andu, a satisfied Scott continued, "Mr. Holmer's card ring has the attributes of holy light, and I think it is the most suitable for you. ”

"The other two, in the hands of Mr. Kane, the treasurer of Halma, and Mr. Zimmerman, the Minister of Arms, are respectively summoning and non-attribute. ”

Andu said with displeasure: "If that's the case, then I can only go to Mr. Woolman?"

Isn't this a joke for me!? Isn't it possible to go around and around alone? A finance minister, a armed forces minister, that's what I can ask for??

Scott was relieved, "In terms of difficulty, it is, but for the sake of seat compensation, I can help you meet Mr. Hawkman, and I'm willing to do my best to get the deal done." ”

He didn't expect Andu to really provide such useful information, so this option was prepared to prevaricate Andu at the beginning, but in the description later, he finally found out that the information provided by Andu was far beyond the options he gave.

At this time, seeing that Andu was obviously dissatisfied, he had no choice but to persuade and promise that in the next two days, the two would definitely be arranged to meet as soon as possible.

"Mr. Scott, are you sure you can make this happen?" Andu questioned.

"I'll send someone to contact Mr. Halman later, and I'm sure it's been five years since the ring was in his hand, and it seems clear to him that the ring is just an ordinary ornament for him. Scott laughed.

After getting the other party's assurance, Andu's mood eased a lot, after all, his voice was hoarse for this matter, and there were so many secret and important things, if Scott couldn't provide a reasonable plan, he would definitely not stop there.

After the two agreed to meet tomorrow night, Andu left Bilton Auction House under the guidance of the waiter.

A few minutes after he left, several people dressed as waiters also left the Bilton Auction House and headed for various high-end neighborhoods in Halma, including the Halman Mansion, but more of them were the residences of some nobles and dignitaries.

In the office, Scott took out an old notebook, on the yellowed paper, the handwriting had long been blurred, and a line of faint notes seemed to cross the boundaries of time and space to come to his eyes.

"Bilton's true master......" Scott muttered with a fiery look in his cloudy eyes.

An Du spent the afternoon basically wandering, without clues and important things, while familiarizing himself with the situation of the market in Halma, while feeling the atmosphere of the citizens' lives.

Fish sellers, vegetable sellers, pig killers, cake makers, all kinds of people appeared in the streets of the southern district, but as long as Andu went to the northern district, it was like going to a new city.

There are high-end clothing stores on both sides of the street, luxurious and extravagant chain restaurants, large bathing places with seven or eight floors high, large gladiatorial arenas where earth-shaking shouts can be heard hundreds of meters away, and elegant opera houses that have not yet officially opened at night.

The huge contrast appears in the same city, and it seems that everyone has become accustomed to this kind of Halma, and it seems that from the beginning, Halma has been like this, and it has never changed.

He wandered aimlessly, and somehow walked to the fish market pier in the eastern district, the cool sea breeze was blowing, a large number of fishing boats were docked on the shore, and the faint smell of fish made Andu a little unaccustomed, but it was extraordinarily real.

On the fishing boat, some of the men returned with a full load, and the guys on the boat pulled the fishing nets, and the live sea fish fluttered hard, trying to escape from this strange environment, but they were stuffed into wooden fish boxes, and after a while, they were frozen by the ice inside, and only the last breath of life was retained.

The heavy snow in the winter has passed, but March is not the harvest season for fishermen, the cold water makes the fish more willing to stay in one place quietly, so most of the fishing boats, the harvest is not very good, some for the sake of family livelihood, at this time are still working hard at sea, hoping to bring back something.

"This is life!" Andu looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly said in disappointment.