Chapter 10: Scott the Man in the Iron Mask

The town of Maine was the domain of Maurice Pinault.

Maurice was originally just a knight under Baron Sayrison Linton, with extraordinary talent and strong strength, step by step to the high position of knight chief, made many military exploits, won the baron's favor, and gave him the most prosperous town under his jurisdiction as a fief.

Morris is not only outstanding in martial arts, but also in terms of political and literary skills, and for several years, the town of Maine has not made any mistakes in his hands, and has even flourished and become more brilliant.

Not to mention the popularity of a lord who can bring benefits to himself, Maurice's prestige is extremely high, and his reputation spreads throughout the barony's realm, spreading to several surrounding territories.

When Old Virgin told Ji Yan about these things, his eyes lit up and his expression was excited, but unfortunately the latter didn't understand at all...... However, Ji Yan felt the envy, respect and strong ** of "replacing it" in his words!

In the midst of old Virgin's self-indulgence, the two came to the door of the Lord's Palace.

Maurice's Lord's Mansion was built like a small military fortress, and the guards at the main gate alone had a team of guards, heavily armed, and their eyes were fiercely watching the movements around them. From this detail, you can see the ability of His Majesty Maurice.

Old Virgin took a few steps forward and was stopped by two guards: "Old fellow, this is not a place where you can break in, leave quickly!"

"Please pass me along, I'm looking for Scott Virgin. ”

The two of them looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces were a little strange.

"Let's just say that old Vigien of Mirap village came to him. ”

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment. As soon as the guard heard this, he understood the situation, and his attitude took a 180-degree turn, and he smiled all over his face, and became extremely polite.

They don't dare to be rude. Although it is rumored that the person has severed ties with the family, they are blood relatives after all. Anyway, it's better to be cautious, once you annoy that iron-faced pervert, the consequences will be really unimaginable.

Not long after, the guard went and returned, his attitude more respectful and even flattering: "Old gentleman, there is also this one, two here, please." ”

Ji Yan and the two were taken to a small courtyard, and Old Virgin pushed the door open, and a figure came into view.

The man was thin and thin, but he was as straight as a pine tree, giving people a sense of uprightness, stubbornness, and stubbornness.

"What are you doing?" Scott turned his back to Ji Yan and Old Virgin, his voice revealing alienation and a touch of more complex emotions.

"Can't Lao Tzu come to visit his son?"

"Knowing father Mo Ruozi, I still don't know your character, don't waste time, just talk about things. ”

A trace of sadness flashed in old Virgin's eyes, and was replaced by determination and fanaticism: "I have brought you a great fortune, with which you can ascend to a higher position!"

"Heh~" Scott sneered, "You really haven't given up." Why, that person behind you is your new capital? Don't you introduce me, I want to get to know you well, cute and pitiful...... Brother, haha. ”

Old Virgin interrupted his laughter: "Refined salt! I have a batch of high-quality refined salt!!"

Well?!

Scott's laughter stopped abruptly, and he turned around suddenly, his eyes widened with an incredulous expression: "What are you talking about, old man, you say it again!!"

At this time, Ji Yan saw Scott's full appearance clearly, his appearance was somewhat similar to that of old Virgin, but the right half of his face was covered by a black iron mask, the mask was quite rough, and there were several scars on the surface, which made him a little scary.

Old Virgin smirked, took out a paper bag for sugar from his bosom, and opened it.

Scott rushed over in a few steps, carefully dipped a little and put it in his mouth, and then his pupils dilated, and the essence burst out: "Sure enough, it's refined salt! And the quality is very good, at least second-grade color!"

It took him a while to react, he looked around for a while, and closed the door: "Let's talk about it first!"

"It's not a family that doesn't enter the door, it's really worthy of being a father and son. Although Ji Yan couldn't understand what the two of them said, he could probably guess it, and he couldn't help but slander for a while.

In his opinion, these two fathers and sons are very realistic people who put interests first. There are good and bad things about trading with this kind of person, but at least for him now, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

Old Virgin recounted the ins and outs of the situation, and solemnly introduced the existence of Ji Yan to Scott, and there were many hints in his words.

"Lord Selde, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Scott smiled brightly, and Ji Yan's position in his heart instantly changed from a stranger with hidden hostility to a noble person who could help him go further.

Ji Yan didn't understand his compliment at all, waved his hand, pretended to make a set of * actions mysteriously, and took out twenty packets of refined salt from the wheel space, indicating that this was all his survival.

Scott examined it carefully, his eyes were green, his body was shaking uncontrollably, and his breathing was as heavy as a bellows.

Ji Yan combined the opinions of old Virgin and his own considerations, and gave a friendship price-

10 gold coins in a pack of refined salt!

Scott was stunned for a moment, and then there was a burst of ecstasy, he held Ji Yan's hand and thanked him again and again, and said a lot of things that the latter couldn't understand at all, anyway, it was all kinds of emotional oaths and so on.

10 gold a pack, it is really a friendship price. If it really wants to enter the market, even if it is not speculated, such a bag of refined salt can be sold for at least 30 gold! And it is the kind that has no market price and is crazy to buy.

200 gold coins is a lot of money, and after Scott took out this money, his net worth was also empty. According to old Virgin's offer, this batch of salt will definitely empty him completely. From this point of view, it is really a father who knows his son......

Declined Scott's send-off, and the two left the Lord's Mansion satisfied.

Old Virgin, after all, was old, and his mental and physical strength was not as good as before, so he proposed to go and eat something and then return.

"Eat first, I'll buy something. ”

casually settled the lunch, and after Ji Yan talked and made comparisons, old Virgin finally knew his thoughts.

Ji Xi wants to buy books!

Although because of the "Enlightenment Technique", he can now communicate through emotional sensing + gestures + simple words, but this is inconvenient and extremely restrictive, which is not conducive to future development.

If you want to do something in this other world, the local language is a must!

Led by Old Virgin, Ji Yan went to the only bookstore in the town of Maine.

After turning around in this small bookstore, Ji Yan's thick eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he was a little dissatisfied.

The bookstore does not have the literacy foundation and dictionary he wants, but most of them are all kinds of travelogues, biographies, poems, and some hand-copied newspapers and folklore, which can be said to be worthless.

Although there is papyrus and other low-quality paper in this world, there is no printing technology that can be printed on a large scale and at low cost, and the cost of books and publications is not low, coupled with the ultra-low literacy rate of ordinary people, these things are used by the middle and upper classes.

In fact, after Ji Yan came in, someone stared at him and treated him as a thief.

"There's no reference book, so it's all about it, take your time, there's no rush anyway. After a few words of self-comfort, Ji Yan selected more than 20 thinner books and periodicals, paid and left under the strange gaze of the bookstore owner.

Just ordering a book cost him 37 gold coins!!

You can see how expensive books – or rather knowledge – are!

Seeing the two leave, the people in the bookstore couldn't help but talk about it, and their tones were full of amazement. It is foreseeable that what they encounter today will become the talk of the public for a long time to come.

No one noticed the greed that flashed in the eyes of a bookstore guy.

On the other side, Ji Yan and the others walked towards the city gate in the direction they came.

Whether it's Ji Shi or Old Virgin, the goal of this trip has been successfully accomplished, and it is time to return. Old Virgin is old and frail, and he wants to go home and have a good rest, and as for Ji Yan, the so-called prosperity of Maine Town is not in his eyes, and his goal has been exceeded, so he doesn't want to stay longer at all.

He couldn't wait to try the "side effects" of the "Enlightenment Technique"!

............

Shing mun.

A group of people rushed through the crowd and rushed to the city gate noisily.

These people are all ruffians, full of fierce and arrogant faces, but in fact they are just a group of ruffians who are not up to the grade, and they are the outermost minions of the gang forces in Maintown.

Those who knew them avoided it, unwilling to get involved. For ordinary people, these little hooligans are the real big and troublesome.

"I don't know who's going to be unlucky again. The townsfolk mourned in their hearts for the guy they had never met. Looking at the posture of this group of people, it is clear that they are blocking someone.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a few thugs got impatient: "Stick, are you making fun of the masters! After waiting for so long, I haven't seen where the fat sheep you said is!"

"That's it, you kid has itchy skin!"

The bookstore guy who was called "Stick" was the bookstore guy Baougin, who had an awl face, small eyes, a small nose and a small mouth that looked very funny and cute, which was why he was able to get the job of a bookstore guy.

"Big brothers, don't worry! Even if the little brother eats the dragon's heart and wild bear bile, he won't dare to coax the big brothers!!" Ba Oujin nodded and bowed, revealing an exaggerated expression of flattery.

"The little brother saw with his own eyes that the kid spent more than thirty golden flowers just to buy a bunch of broken books!

"Golden Flower" refers to the gold coin, because the pattern on the reverse of it is the national flower of Kang Eun Choi. Correspondingly, silver coins are also called silver birds, and copper coins are copper mountains.

When Baojin said this, all kinds of envy and jealousy in his heart mixed together, and turned into a crazy fire of hatred, which burned brightly.

Gollum~~Gollum~~

Even though they had heard it several times, when they heard it again, a few thugs couldn't help but stir their throats, and they almost didn't drool.

"It's been so long, can't it be gone?" someone asked.

"No!" replied Baoquin, quite firmly, "that kid has black hair, and there is a dead old man dressed like a dog by his side, and his features are obvious. ”

"I just asked my brothers who were making a fortune in the neighborhood, and I didn't see them leave. ”

"Hey, isn't that coming!!" The sharp-eyed thug suddenly shouted in surprise, and everyone looked over to see a black-haired young man and an old man slowly walking towards this side.

"Brothers, let's get started!!"