Lord of War

As a special envoy who can be dispatched by the Pan-Continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance, in addition to being eloquent and witty, the most important thing is to have a rather thick skin.

But even this special envoy to Ryan, after seeing Xiao En's behavior, he also deeply felt the gap between them. Slapped Sean to death, because if it was him, he wished he could slap Sean to death.

In the decades since he started serving the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, he has also experienced many storms, but he has never seen a person like Xiao En who swallowed the gift without changing his face and then issued an order to evict the guest. In normal social etiquette, if the main negotiating party does not want to have any negotiations from the beginning, then it will never accept any gifts from the other party.

But Sean ignored this unspoken rule at all. He not only accepted the gift from the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, but also ordered the guests to be chased away without any rules.

This is simply a robber-like behavior.

If it were an ordinary person, the Union of Chambers of Commerce would definitely make such a person spit out more than ten times the compensation as a price.

But in the face of Sean Connery, the special envoy representing the trading capital, he was not strong at all. What he has in his heart at the moment is deep helplessness and sadness, and he feels pain because he has set up such a negotiation target. In the same way, he suddenly understood why he was so shocked by the answer given by the Chamber of Commerce Alliance when he asked whether there was any bottom line on the side of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance.

"It's up to you."

The short four words made the special envoy feel that his opportunity had come, and it was entirely possible to take another step forward in his official career.

But now, in the eyes of this special envoy, that was the end of his official career.

Of course, if he can successfully persuade Sean at a small cost, then he may still go further. But seeing Xiao En accepting the Azure Crystal without changing his face, and then acting as if nothing had happened, as if he hadn't received any gifts at all, the special envoy knew that Sean was definitely a difficult character. It is absolutely impossible to win Sean at a small price.

Because the initiative is no longer on his side.

He really wanted to slap Sean to death if he could. But let alone whether he has the strength to kill a duke in a kingdom, even now that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance is in full swing, he would not dare to act like this

To do so, at least for no good reason, would be tantamount to defying the ancient laws of aristocracy. Therefore, even if Sean completely ransacked the underground base of the entire Chamber of Commerce Alliance in the gray shadow black market, the Alliance of Chambers of Commerce could only put pressure on the Principality of Ryan to force them to hand over Sean. Only in this way can they take action against Sean.

In any circle, there will be different rules bound.

And any overstepping behavior will incur punishment from the nobles.

In today's world, only Yiwu people can live well after they don't care about the constraints of any rules and constantly break the default unspoken rules of various circles.

This person is the current nobleman of Ryan.

Duke of the Void, Sean Connery.

"Let me introduce myself first." Seeing Xiao En waving his hand like he was waving away flies,

After all, the special envoy could only squeeze out a standard smile.

However, before the special envoy finished speaking, Sean impatiently spoke again: "Who are you and what does it matter to me? I really have nothing to say to the members of your chamber of commerce alliance. Don't think I don't know you guys." What did you want to do to me at the beginning, if the war did not come suddenly, do you think I can still sit here now?"

"I think there must be some misunderstanding here." The special envoy felt that his facial muscles seemed to be a little stiff, "Although I don't know why this kind of misunderstanding happened, I think there are some things that should be communicated between the two sides. , so that even if there is any misunderstanding, it can be properly resolved to avoid deepening the misunderstanding and affecting our relationship with each other."

In fact, even the envoy couldn't believe what he was saying now. Because it was himself who kept putting pressure on Ryan at the beginning, and at that time he was naturally acting under the orders of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. In terms of appearance, he is naturally extremely tough and high-profile.

It's just that he never imagined that one day he would be reduced to the point of succumbing to please others. He even forgot how many years he hadn't done this.

However, the current situation forced him to do so.

Facing the humility of this special envoy, others might feel a sense of superiority and coolness, but for Sean, such meaningless things did him no good at all.

He is a typical person who does not see rabbits and does not scatter eagles. How could such a mere piece of azure crystal satisfy Xiao En's appetite?

You know, what big wind and waves haven't Sean seen? He is not even afraid of going to war with the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, but is he afraid of a small foreign envoy at this moment?

"What do you have to do with me?" Sean curled his lips in disdain, "Don't talk about how familiar we are."

"When doing business, we always pay attention to first-time familiarity and second-time acquaintance." The special envoy was cheeky and didn't mind Xiao En's cynicism at all. He still kept smiling and said, "Master Xiao En, if you understand our previous misunderstanding If you have any dissatisfaction, you can say it..."

Sodium, you told me to say that. Once again, Xiao En interrupted the envoy directly without waiting for the envoy to finish speaking. This reaction was so quick that the envoy wanted to slap himself hard, "The gem you gave me just now, actually It's still pretty…”

The special envoy rolled his eyes: Isn't this nonsense!

The azure crystal is an element crystal that is as famous as the scarlet flame, emerald stone, and black rock steel. These gems may be high-end gems worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins in the hands of some nobles, but in the hands of magicians In the hands of such people, there are powerful magic materials that may be worth millions of gold coins. This is why these gems are priceless treasures in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance.

The special envoy didn't dare to report to the trading capital that he gave Sean a piece of azure crystal. He directly replaced it with the words "sapphire of the highest purity". The meeting gift for someone of Xiao En's level and status will not be too rude or too expensive, at least it will not leave a bad impression on the trading capital. The reason why this special envoy gave such a blue crystal In fact, it is also the idea of ​​saving the country by playing the curve. Because according to the information he collected, Sean attaches great importance to his sister Cecilia, and his sister is a real magician who specializes in fire - if it weren't for this special envoy, he couldn't get it If it was a scarlet flame, he would not bring a piece of azure crystal.

Anyway, in his opinion, as long as Cecilia is dealt with, then Sean will definitely be dealt with.

Although this thought was true, after he heard what Sean said next, he no longer wanted to slap Sean to death, but wanted to slap himself to death.

Because Sean's next words were: With... But there is only one piece, and it is quite monotonous. Although I don't know much about gems and the like, I also know that such gems must have many colors, such as green, yellow, red, etc. You can give me some more like this but different colored stones, then I might forget that there was any misunderstanding between us. "

Emphasis was placed on green, yellow, and red, and they were "such gemstones of different colors." If the special envoy didn't know what Xiao En meant, then he would not be qualified to sit in this position. .

If possible, he really wanted to slap Sean across the face, and then cursed hard: You fucking thought that high-purity elemental crystals such as Scarlet Flame, Emerald Stone, and Black Rock Steel were those Chinese cabbage from the vegetable market? Is there anything you want? Even the azure crystal in his hand was collected and concealed by him through untold hardships. If he could casually take out something of this level as a gift, his current status would be one of the top ten. One of the presidents of the chamber of commerce!

"Well, Mr. Sean..." However, no matter how much he wanted to curse Sean, the special envoy still didn't have the courage, and the beads of sweat on his forehead clearly showed his panic at this time , the smile on his face has even turned into a local twitch of some kind of facial muscles, just... this kind of gem is not easy to find, even the trading capital may not have it in stock..."

"It seems that the misunderstanding between us is still very deep." Xiao En shook his head helplessly, "Forget it, since you are not sincere, then I will not force you....You should leave, I still have a lot of things to do If you deal with it, forgive me for not sending it away."

"Lord Sean..." The special envoy didn't expect that Xiao En's face would change as soon as he said it. The smile he showed a second ago seemed like he didn't know each other. "Is there anything we can discuss slowly?" You should also know that I really do not have the authority to extract elemental crystals like the Crimson Flame, the Emerald Stone, and the Black Rock Steel. Even the Azure Crystal you just took away, I accidentally Obtain those that have not yet been sent to the trade capital."

"Oh." Sean raised his brows, "Master Special Envoy, I haven't asked for your name yet."

As soon as he saw Xiao En raising his eyebrows, the special envoy knew something was going to go wrong, but he still had to answer: "You can call me Lodesk, Lord Xiao En.

Sure enough, Sean quickly spoke again: "Lodesc, you have to know, actually, I'm easy to talk to. Since I don't have Scarlet Flame, Emerald Stone, or Black Rock Steel, it doesn't matter.  … ...But you know, I just finished a war, and now my territory is in a state of ruins, and I really need some supplies. How about this, you just send me to supply the whole territory for three The year’s rations, oh, by the way, and the strength of the troops must be replenished, so let’s add another 100,000 slaves. Also, the damage caused by the war has left many places in my territory in need To repair and rebuild, you can provide a few more batches of craftsmen and these construction materials."

Hearing Xiao En's lion's plan, Lodesk was completely dumbfounded: "Xiao...Master Xiao En, please...this, you really want my life."

"The duke is still involved in many affairs, so I won't accompany you." Sean said with a righteous face, then stood up and left directly, obviously having no intention of continuing the conversation at all.

As a result, Lodesk became completely anxious: "Master Xiao En, don't leave, we can still discuss these matters, please give me another day or two, and I will go back and ask Take a moment, after all, the things you mentioned involve a lot, I... I can't make the decision."

"It's okay, Mr. Lodesker, I've said everything, I'm a good talker." Sean smiled when he turned around, "Then I'll just wait for your good news."

Seeing Sean's face changing so freely, Lodesk really wanted to confuse Sean: What kind of talkative is this motherfucker! ? It's the overlord clause at all!

Even on the worst streets, one gold coin can buy several slaves, and one hundred thousand slaves is no less than thirty thousand Pangea coins, and this is already in the list Sean asked for. The cheapest. To provide three years of food rations for all the citizens of Sean's entire Void Territory, the cost would not be less than one million Pangea gold coins.

But if you want to compare it with the last post-war reconstruction work, then this ration worth one million gold coins doesn't matter at all. Because the reconstruction of the post-war territory is a truly bottomless pit of expenses, especially the scale of Sean's current Void Territory is simply heartbreaking: only Tinch, who was one of the key care areas for the war, did not have thirty It is impossible to complete more than 10,000 Pangaea gold coins. If the labor costs of the craftsmen are included, it will take at least 500,000 Pangaea gold coins.

And this is just a Tinky lead.

In the back, there are Chirav, Berbice, and Yedeby, which cover areas with even more tragic battles.

The budget estimate for post-war reconstruction alone will never be less than five million Pangea gold coins.

But in the eyes of a truly knowledgeable person, usually the actual cost must be about 20% to 30% higher than the budget estimate.

There is almost no need to go back to report, Lordesk knows that the headquarters of the trade capital will definitely not allow an extremely rude lion like Xiao En to open his mouth. After all, the value of the materials that were looted in the gray shadow black market before is not more than this The budget estimate for post-war reconstruction is much lower, and it may even be even worse if it is sold again at some point.

But Lodesk also knew that if he didn't agree to the sky-high asking price of the Duke of the Void, he would never be able to make a deal.

Therefore, Lodesk really doesn't know where Sean's "easy to speak" is reflected. (To be continued) [This text is provided by Qihang Update Group @我如何画爱信]