The Brown Bear Territory has a large war ferry dedicated to and from the Niguel Volcanic Islands. Its displacement is almost equivalent to the giant ocean liner of the previous life. This large sea ship can not only withstand giant winds and waves, but more importantly, it also has powerful firepower when attacked by large sea monsters.

It can repel it. The safety factor is much higher than that of a small boat.

Raymond followed Matthew and his group onto the boat, while the mercenaries followed behind carrying tent ropes and other expedition equipment.

It's about a three-day voyage from here to the Nikol Volcanic Islands, and they will spend these days on the boat.

This was Ilya's first time to go on a sea voyage, and also her first real adventure. After she got on the ferry, she felt as if she had let herself go, jumping up and down with excitement.

Matthew had nothing to do with this sister, smiled at Raymond, and said: "Brother Nicholas, I made you laugh. My sister has never traveled far. If there is any offense in the future, you have to be more tolerant."

"Yeah. It's good to be lively."

Raymond didn't pay attention. Instead, he glanced at Susanna, who was always beside the fat man. For some reason, this woman became more and more hostile to him from the moment they met.

"Brother, the method you told me last night was really amazing!"

At this time, Matthew said excitedly: "Last night I took the treasure map back and burned it, then poured sunflower juice on it, and another map actually appeared..."

After saying this, his plump body leaned up and said mysteriously: "An ancient ruins that have never been excavated are marked on the map. This time, we made a fortune!"

This guy doesn't seem to be interested in martial arts, magic or anything like that. When talking about ruins, the first thing that comes to mind is money. This is obviously different from other extraordinary people's purpose of exploring.

Raymond was a little confused and asked with a smile: "You seem to be short of money?"

It stands to reason that since this guy is the heir to the "Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce", he should not be short of money. Even if it is an adventure and treasure hunt, he does not need to come in person.

"My family is not short of money...but I am quite short of money!"

Matthew explained, and said slightly depressed: "Isn't this, the 'three-year family assessment' is about to end? If I don't make enough money this time, it will be ugly if I lose. Maybe even the master

The identity of the heir of the family will be stripped away..."

After listening for a while, Raymond understood the reason.

It turns out that the Baylor family that controls the "Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce" is a huge ethnic group. Although Matthew, the fat man, is the sole heir of the main family, it does not mean that other clan members are willing to hand over the helm of the business to him, and they can secretly compete for it.

Continuously. Therefore, there is a three-year assessment.

All eligible heirs in the Baylor family will participate. They cannot seek resource support from the main family and can only rely on their own business methods to make profits. Moreover, every account in the entire assessment process requires detailed entry and exit records, and ultimately becomes the winner of the assessment.

negative result.

If Matthew, the first heir to the Baylor family, does not have an absolute advantage in terms of money, then other clan elders may question whether he has the ability to inherit the entire big family.

"There is also a Kitz Baylor guy in the family branch. He has made hundreds of millions in profits in more than two years. I am less than 100 million now. There is still less than half a year until the end of the assessment.

, I wanted to defeat him through normal means, but it was almost impossible. So I thought of the treasure map at home and tried my luck here..."

Raymond wondered: "Cultural relics are also considered profits? Isn't that easy to fake?"

This assessment rule seems very strict, but if you think about it carefully, there are many places where you can cheat.

"Of course not... but it can be used as operating capital!"

Having said this, Matthew pointed to the old man accompanying him and said with a frown: "That person over there is the assessor in the family. He will record all my sources of funds. Naturally, he will also supervise the entire treasure digging process.

Prevent me from cheating..."

After a pause, he continued: "As long as I really dig up the treasure and sell it for several billion, I can use the money to randomly transfer some bulk goods and change hands, and it will be easy to make a profit of hundreds of millions."

."

"So this is ah."

Raymond was also enlightened. After thinking about it, he added: "That means that even if a large number of very cheap potions are sold to you now, it will not be counted as your assessment performance?"

"Yes! Unless I really dig up the treasure and have sufficient funds to buy the goods, the profit from reselling them will be considered as performance assessment."

The fat man said, frowned again, and muttered: "Potions are indeed a hugely profitable industry, but there is no need to think about it... Now Tianlan's high-quality bulk potions are all produced by the 'Tianlan Potion Masters Guild', with distribution rights

They are all tightly controlled by top-notch chambers of commerce like the Giant Whale Chamber of Commerce, so there is no chance of any leakage."

When Raymond heard this, he didn't know what he thought of, and a strange color appeared in his eyes.

At this moment,

Matthew changed the topic again and said: "Brother, have you read today's newspaper?"

Raymond pretended not to know, "Not yet, what's wrong?"

Matthew's eyes lit up when he heard this, with a face full of gossip, "Let me tell you, something big happened in the Brown Bear Territory last night! It was at the Red Dragon Tavern we went to last night.

Back alley!”

After saying this, he paused and asked excitedly: "By the way, Brother Nicholas, when did you leave? Didn't you find any special movement?"

"I left not long after you left. I also found that there was no movement..."

Raymond shrugged, probably guessing what this guy was going to say.

"Oh, that's such a pity. You didn't hear the movement, and you probably missed a good opportunity to see a superb swordsman..."

Sure enough, the fat man said with great energy: "Let me tell you, the top executive of the Brown Bear Territory of Tianlan Military Intelligence Department was killed in the alley behind the Red Dragon Tavern last night! It is said that he was decapitated with a knife.

The murderer was a high-sequence super swordsman...I also heard from the rumors that that guy was holding a three-meter-long magical black sword, and he fell from the sky, slashing the motorcycle with one slash, and then slashed it with one slash.

Dozens of masters from the Military Intelligence Service. Also, I heard that the mysterious swordsman has two horns and his arms are thicker than my legs..."

"..."

Raymond heard it well at first, but as he listened, he suddenly felt that the taste had changed a bit.

He lowered his head and looked at his arms. Although they were very strong, they were not as thick as the fat man's elephant legs.

And...when did this broken iron sword in my hand become a magic weapon?

After Matthew finished speaking, he still looked like he was still unfinished, and sighed: "Oh, what a pity... If I had left a little later, I might have been able to catch a glimpse of the stunning style of that peerless swordsman."

Raymond's eyelids twitched as he heard this.

The original owner is right in front of you. Haven't you been looking at it for a long time? Is it as mysterious as you say?

The two chatted for a while on the deck without saying a word.

At this time, that girl Ilya also ran over.

Raymond watched this girl stare at his face without any scruples for a long time, as if she were studying some artwork.

Her beautiful eyes seemed to be able to talk, blinking happily, which made Raymond feel uncomfortable.

But unfortunately, this innocent character makes people feel unhappy.

Ilya looked at it for a while and then said: "Uncle, how did your eyes get injured?"

After a pause, she seemed to have discovered something strange, and added in a cheerful tone: "If it weren't for the scar on your left eye, I think you are quite handsome, uncle!"

"..."

Raymond ignored the little girl.

Matthew on the side had a straight face and shouted: "Ilya, don't be rude."

"Slightly, slightly, slightly~"

Ilya made a face at his brother, not taking these words seriously at all.

"Matthew, I'm a little tired..."

At this time, the fiancée Susanna beside Matthew also looked sleepy and said she wanted to go back to her room to rest. After saying that, she turned around and left without looking at the faces of others.

The fat man couldn't stand such teasing hints, so the spermatozoon nodded.

"Brother, I'll go back to my room and take a rest. See you later."

After saying that, the guy looked impatient and followed Susanna back to the room.

Ilya looked at his brother's piggy appearance, pursed his lips, and muttered: "Brother is really hopeless..."

After thinking about it, she asked: "Uncle, do you think that woman really likes my brother?"

Elijah also felt very strange. Before coming to the Brown Bear Territory, this woman had always looked cold to her brother. Why did she suddenly get into Matthew's bed last night?

Could it be that it's like what my brother said, that the two of them have been together for a long time and have fallen in love with each other over time?

Of course, Raymond also saw some connections, but he was not interested in meddling in other people's private affairs, so he casually said: "I think their relationship is quite good."

Ilya was obviously not satisfied with this answer, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong.

At this time, she put aside her brother's question, and turned to Raymond with a smile and asked: "Uncle, yesterday my brother asked you to ask if there is an 'Avalis Baylor' in our family? Are you there?

Where have you heard of this name?"

This girl was obviously very smart. Seeing that Raymond didn't want to talk to her, she used this question to stir up the topic.

Raymond glanced at her and asked, "Do you know that lady?"

Ilya tilted her little head and thought for a while, then said: "Well. I have an aunt who used to be named this... However, she now prefers others to call her 'Mrs. Lance'!"

"Mrs. Lance?"

Raymond frowned slightly, only married ladies would be called madam. If it was really the person that Mark's father said, it wouldn't be surprising to have been married for so many years.

He thought for a while and then asked: "Are there any other Baylor families in the Tianlan Kingdom who started out as jewelry makers?"
To be continued...