Almighty Alchemist

"So you really have to make another scout bee as she asked for,"

At dusk, walking on Manchelongen Avenue in Royo City, Huo Ding asked Xiu Yi with great interest.

After finishing the arrangements for the day, Huo Ding and Xiu Yi decided to walk around the city of Royo. First, they came to observe the surrounding environment and familiarize themselves with the local streets. Second, they also wanted to relax and discuss their plans for the next step.

Hearing Huo Ding's question at this moment, Xiuyi shrugged helplessly: "In fact, my second operation was a complete embarrassment. During my second process of making scout bees, I accidentally dropped the softening liquid on the table, wrapped the wire around my hand, and even dropped the crystal ball on the ground and hit the back of my foot."

"Sounds embarrassing,"

"Yes, it's really embarrassing, I made myself a clown, and our beautiful Mrs. Christine couldn't stop laughing, even when she accompanied me to Dodge's at noon, she laughed all the time when she was talking to the vice president,"

Huo Ding shook his head in admiration: "I must say, this is a very courageous choice. I guess everyone will be amazed when they see that scene, what method did you use to make Madam so happy?"

"In fact, I didn't do it consciously at the beginning," Huey explained: "When alchemy became a performance, I found that I couldn't focus on my work, and my demand for efficiency prevented me from being distracted, so I did accidentally make a mistake at the beginning, but when I saw Christine kept laughing, I suddenly realized that it was an opportunity to bring us closer."

"That's right, in Mrs. Christine's mind, your image of the devil is hard to change. Although you can make her feel exciting and wonderful, liking to watch a tiger in a cage and sleeping with a tiger are two completely different concepts,"

"That's right, the previous impression can't be erased, so we can only add new ones. I realized that Christine has come into contact with many people, handsome aristocratic teenagers, gentle and polite middle-aged gentlemen. She has seen too many, and she has even seen murderous demons. But maybe she has never seen what a clown is like, especially when a former demon shows emotions such as clumsiness, nervousness, and panic, it will greatly dilute the horror memories that have been fixed in her heart."

"That's right, you can give a woman exciting feelings, but you can't make her feel scared. What you do is actually make her realize that besides 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 beautiful women."

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

"Then then... this woman's heart will be easily captured by you,"

Huey smiled: "It's a pleasure chatting with you,"

After thinking about it, he said, "Anyway, Christine and I had a successful start, and I found that playing the clown once in a while really helped to lighten the mood, remove tension, and bring us closer,"

"But not too much, it will make her look down on you,"

"The grasp of proportion is always a science,"

"Sobriety is your greatest strength,"

The two talked and laughed at the same time.

Huo Ding asked: "By the way, what about Dodge's business?"

"I haven't talked about the issue of installment payment yet, but I have already hinted to the commercial bank and those family representatives that the purchase amount of 60% of the materials is too large. The Dardanelle family is considering the need for this risk-taking. I remind them to consider the payment method. Since the Dardanelle family has not established any credit at present, they will definitely be hesitant. I think this is good. Let them put all their worries on credit."

"Why?" Huo Ding didn't quite understand many aspects because Xiu Yi had already revised the previous plan.

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

"I will refuse,"

"Why,"

"Because I can't be your match,"

"Then if you can beat me, I mean, if the person standing in front of you is just an ordinary boy who doesn't know the slightest magic and martial arts, would you still refuse?"

Huo Ding thought for a while, then shook his head: "Of course not,"

"Then if during the duel, you suddenly discover that this boy is actually Xiu Yiglaer, he is not a soft fruit to pinch..."

"Then I'm dead,"

"That's right, that's the reason." Xiuyi laughed wickedly: "The reason why I want those merchants to worry about our credit problem is because we want to create a hint in their psychology, suggesting that they pay attention to the reliability of this transaction, rather than whether to accept this transaction method or not."

"Oh, I understand," Huo Ding immediately understood. "When all the businessmen focus on the reliability of this transaction, they will make all kinds of difficulties for you. They will think that you are not qualified to complete such a transaction. But in this way, they automatically give up the possibility of rejecting this transaction. That is to say, when they suddenly find that you are qualified to engage in such a transaction, they have no choice anymore... Oh my God, Xiuyi, you are really bad."

Xiu Yi chuckled: "That's right, that's it. You know, I don't want to give them too much choice when it comes to whether to pay in installments. According to people's psychological performance, when people have a wider range of choices in a certain transaction, the probability of closing the business is lower, so we simply don't give them the opportunity to choose."

"Yes, you are quite right, but as far as I know, installment payment has more problems than credit,"

"You are right. To a certain extent, installment payment is actually a process in which the seller lends money to the buyer, or it is a process of venture capital investment in a certain industry. Generally speaking, a complete large-scale venture investment requires investigation and research in many aspects, including the market, capital flow, credit, etc. Whether it is a loan or venture investment, the seller is actually a risk-bearer. As a risk-bearer, this kind of careful investigation and research is actually very necessary. Lack of preparation for that, I mean, we can't stand up to this level of investigation,"

"Yes,"

"So we need to divert their attention, just like we can't give them the choice of whether to accept installment payment, we also can't let them focus on other aspects, we need to let them focus on the credit issue,"

"Then what to do,"

"It's very simple. We need an opponent. We need an opponent who has no good intentions for us. He will try his best 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 clearly understands that if you want to attack the opponent, don't attack him in all aspects. It is likely to distract yourself. Since you want to make a move, you must attack the opponent's weakness. For the Dardanelles, what is our weakness?" Huo Yi asked Houding , 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 so-called credit problem,"

Huo Ding suddenly realized: "Yes, no one in Royo City knows whether the Dardanelles are a family that fished sunken ships at sea. If you spend a lot of effort to prove it, you may get a result that is beneficial to your opponent. Therefore, smart opponents will never do this. They will not be interested in inquiring about your past, because right here, there is a ready-made attack point in Royo City, that is, we have no reputation here and no credibility at all, so we need an opponent to concentrate on attacking the Dardanelles' credibility in Royo City , so that everyone's attention can be focused on this aspect," he said.

"Yes, all we need is an opponent,"

"Then where do you find your opponent?"

"Do you still need us to look for it? Don't forget our intervention in the material market and who has the greatest impact,"

A person's name immediately popped up in Houding's mind, Earl Brooks.

He chuckled: "Hugh Igles, you are such a criminal genius, it would be a pity if you didn't become a liar, you know, you could have easily swept away millions of alchemy materials,"

Huey shrugged: "In that case, Christine will be miserable. Anyway, this will be a successful start,"

Huo Ding's mustache is flying: "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 openly, while the hounds of the lower class are still struggling to find them."

"Life never lacks black humor," Huey sighed. "By the way, is there any news from Raschel?"

"We only know that he has come to Royo City, but where he is and what he is doing, we don't know anything,"

"Then we have to be careful,"

They walked and chatted, and unknowingly came to the door of a tavern.

Huey asked Houding: "Are you interested in going in with me for a drink?"

Huo Ding shook his head: "I prefer to drink on the beds of noble ladies, leaning on their plump breasts. Most of the taverns are full of rude men, not suitable for people like me,"

Huey shrugged: "I really like that environment,"

"Then you go," Huo Ding said indifferently.

Xiuyi walked towards the tavern, and Huo Ding suddenly called out to him behind him:

"Cisser,"

"For a hunter who is good at camouflage, walking in a jungle full of thorns and encountering a group of ferocious wolves is not terrible, but a cunning fox is truly frightening," Huo Ding said to him with deep meaning.

Xiu Yi thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, I understand, thank you for reminding me,"

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For Xiuyi, the tavern has always been a good place. There are all kinds of people here, and there are all kinds of people. He likes to sit in front of the long bar, order a glass of ale full of foam, and taste it carefully.

There were not many people in the tavern. Huey came to the bartender, ordered a glass of ale, and then leaned herself against the bar.

A coquettishly dressed woman came to Xiu Yi and scratched his face with her long nails: "Do you need someone to accompany you?"

Huey gave him a King Witt: "Leave me alone,"

The woman took the money and left.

Not far from Xiu Yi, there was a middle-aged man who was drinking alone with his head down. Seeing Xiu Yi coming over, he observed the boy with great interest.

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

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

"What do you mean," he asked.

"Money is like fetid feces, which can always attract countless flies. You are too generous, and there will never be a shortage of murders and throwing corpses for one or two Kingwitts here," the middle-aged man laughed. "Young man, you are asking for trouble for yourself,"

Xiu Yi nodded: "Yes, I understand. Thank you very much for your reminder, but I don't think there will be any major problems. I can give them all the money and close my eyes. I mean, when facing danger, I can adopt an attitude of cooperation instead of confrontation,"

"Well said, it seems that you have a wealth of experience in surviving dangerous situations,"

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

The middle-aged man laughed: "I see, but a young man like you who has a family education usually doesn't come to such a chaotic place. The upper-class nobles will never lack entertainment. Why do you come to this kind of place to mess around?"

"I just want to see the real world. You know that the upper-class social circle is always full of hypocrisy. Everyone is wearing a mask to talk to others. I have had that experience. Although I am also a master of lies, in fact, if I can, I would rather sit here and watch people vent their dissatisfaction loudly and clamor for their arrogance. At least it is a real emotional expression."

"So that's how it is..." The middle-aged man muttered, "I have rarely heard a noble boy say such a thing, and he is willing to go to this kind of place just to hear people talk drunk and go crazy. It's really interesting. You remind me of an old friend of mine,"

The middle-aged man left his seat and moved the chair to Xiu Yi's side. He seemed to be chatting, and he sat next to Xiu Yi: "Can you buy me a drink, I mean, your generosity just now is causing you trouble, and I can guarantee that you will walk out of this place without any trouble. I guess you don't want to be stripped and walked out,"

The middle-aged man sounded like a real hooligan, and at the moment he was trying to fight for his own interests with his tongue.

Xiu Yi frowned slightly. He really wanted to say that he didn't care about this question, but for some reason, he felt a sudden vigilance in his heart. He felt that there seemed to be some special meaning in what the other party said. If he didn't deal with it carefully, he might face some bad consequences.

This kind of vigilance is not born with it, but cultivated spontaneously in the adventures of intrigue. They can even sense the existence of potential crises before their masters.

Xiu Yi didn't know what was wrong, but he still had a faint feeling that this middle-aged man was a little strange.

He seems to be very interested in himself, a little too enthusiastic, but his words are full of weird taste.

So he frowned and said, "This is really scary, I think I'd better leave earlier,"

He decided to leave the tavern immediately.

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

His hands were steady and powerful, and even faintly carried a trace of grudge energy.

Completely out of the instinct of self-protection, the vindictiveness in Xiu Yi's body spontaneously stirred up under the action of external force, and the middle-aged man's hand was bounced back from Xiu Yi's arm.

There was a trace of surprise in the eyes of the middle-aged man, and he quickly withdrew his hand.

"I'm sorry," he said with a smile. "I didn't expect you to be a warrior. It looks like you don't have to worry too much about the bandits here."

Xiu Yi's face was very calm.

The grudge energy used by the middle-aged man when he touched him just now can be said to be very ingenious. It can just stimulate his instinctive reaction, but it will not hurt himself.

After all, this is a coincidence, but a deliberate temptation.

Huey couldn't be sure.

He slowly said: "I have indeed cultivated some warrior spirits, but that does not mean that I have the courage to fight desperately with 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 for displaying ability. People who lack courage, even if they have great strength, cannot defeat outlaws."

Then he sat back to the position just now, and said to the middle-aged man: "But maybe I should accept your opinion, buy you a drink, and accept your protection, so that I can spend a pleasant night,"

As he said, Xiu Yi said to the bartender without waiting for the middle-aged man to answer, "Have a glass of ale, and I want a big glass."

The ale was served quickly.

Huey served the ale to the middle-aged man: "I hope you like it,"

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

A large glass of ale was poured all over the middle-aged man.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Huey exclaimed.

The middle-aged man was splashed with ale, and his whole body was wet, which made him a little annoyed: "Damn,"

Xiu Yi frantically helped the middle-aged man wipe his clothes: "Oh my God, look at your clothes are soaked, take them off quickly, or you will get sick," Xiu Yi couldn't help but tore off the middle-aged man's coat.

During the process of tearing it off, Xiu Yi may have been too excited and disturbed, so much so that he turned the middle-aged man's clothes over. During the busy process, a small book fell out of the middle-aged man's coat pocket. Xiu Yi quickly stepped forward to pick up the book. He only glanced at it, and saw that it read: The third-level law inspector of the Imperial Legal Affairs Bureau, Jason Raschel, the commander of the mouse hunting operation,