The second visitor in the morning was a dark-skinned middle-aged man. He was wearing a black sailor's suit and a thick beard. He looked dusty when he entered the house. Shirin speculated that he probably came on horseback.

of.

"Casper Antoine, the captain of the Enterprise." Will introduced.

"Welcome, Captain Antoine." Alessa pointed to the seat opposite, "Please take a seat."

Although she had lived in the port area for a year, Shireen rarely visited the docks and rarely interacted with the sailors on the ships stationed in the port. Therefore, she had neither heard of the ship "Enterprise" nor knew this person.

captain.

Fortunately, before the meeting began, Alessa briefly introduced the situation of the Enterprise.

This merchant ship arrived at Fire Seal City two weeks ago. The original plan was to dock for a week and then continue sailing north. However, the night before departure, a net of thorns fell from the sky blocked the outlet, and the Enterprise and several other merchant ships were forced to stay.

After the gang war broke out, the Manniu Gang began to search for supplies and soon set their sights on these merchant ships. Filiberto offered a price that was no different from robbery, intending to buy all the goods at once.

In order to protect their own interests, the captains decided to sell the cargo to the Ewings family who offered a fairer price.

And this Casper Antoine is the representative elected by the captains.

"Thank you, ma'am." He spoke very appropriately, which was somewhat inconsistent with his rude appearance. "Before we get down to business, I would like to explain: I took a huge risk when I came to the college area this time.

Once the Barbarian Gang discovers my behavior, the lives of the crew of the Enterprise will be in danger."

"I understand, Mr. Captain." Alessa nodded, "If we can become allies, the Juvens family will provide protection for you and your crew."

"I feel relieved if I can get your guarantee."

The captain didn't seem to like beating around the bush, and the conversation quickly got to the point, which was bargaining.

Alessa seems to have a talent for business - or maybe it's because the other party understands that the Juvents family is her best choice at the moment. In short, she has been firmly in control of the conversation since the conversation began.

However, she did not lower the price of the goods excessively, nor did she force the other party to sell all the goods. So although the negotiation process was not pleasant, both parties finally achieved an acceptable result.

The Ewings family will buy the needed supplies at reasonable prices, while providing accommodation for the captain and crew, as well as a warehouse to store the goods. In return, the crew must form a guard to guard the canal dock in the college area.

After the captain left, Shirin couldn't wait to stand up and rubbed her stiff shoulders with her hands.

She had just followed Dead Leaf's advice and tried to turn her side face towards the captain. Not only did it have no effect, her shoulders were also sore from exhaustion.

"Don't be discouraged, Shireen." The female elf comforted her, "That guy is probably not interested in women. He spends more time looking at Will than you do - sorry, no offense, ma'am."

Alessa smiled and shrugged, "It's not offensive to tell the truth."

"Uh, do I have to do this again?" Shirin asked gloomily, "This posture is really tiring, Dead Leaf... Are you sure my side face looks best?"

"At least I think that's the case." Dead Leaf shrugged, "But your posture just now was too stiff. It looked like it was done deliberately, and the temptation is greatly reduced."

"There's no way, I'm just not good at this anyway." Shirin made a face unconvinced, "If you're not satisfied, you can do it yourself."

"Stop arguing, girls." Alessa knocked on the coffee table lightly, "Of course Miss Music Mixer is also very beautiful, but her temperament is too strong and she has a domineering feeling. She is not suitable for playing the role of someone who disrupts concentration.

vase."

"Wait, a vase that disrupts concentration?" Shireen opened her eyes wide, "Is that what I am doing?"

"To be precise, it's a vase that can disrupt attention and at the same time observe whether the other party is lying." Dead Leaf squinted his eyes and smiled, "What's wrong? Don't you really think you learned those things?"

Could the fur skills be used for something?”

"Uh, but-"

"Miss Tuner is right, her information is indeed more valuable."

"How is that possible?" Shireen said in disbelief.

"But you didn't see that the captain was lying just now, did you?" Alessa raised her eyebrows, "Miss Tuner is different. She quietly gave me five warnings, and each time it was confirmed that she was lying.

Correct. A rough estimate, she saved me at least thirty crowns."

"Uh..." Shirin felt shocked, "I thought I was very useful."

"Of course you are very useful, Miss Marron. Since most of the next visitors today are people you know, the atmosphere of the conversation will be better if you are present."

The female elf gloated and winked, "In other words, it is a vase that can make people feel friendly and distract from it."

"You hate it, Dead Leaf, shut up!"

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The third visitor turned out to be Kyle Argus from Avon Insurance Company. Considering Sharma's identity, Shireen strongly advised Alessa not to meet him. But the Duchess of the Night seemed to be very knowledgeable about her intelligence sources.

confidence.

"Mr. Argus's background is fine, I'm pretty sure of that," she said lightly, "because he was my father's friend during his lifetime."

As soon as Kyle Argus walked into the living room, he immediately spotted Shireen next to Alesha.

"Miss Marron! Gods, did I read correctly? Why are you here?"

"Because someone needs a vase that makes people feel friendly," she answered.

"Miss Marron is my guest and also my consultant." Alessa explained, "Any questions?"

Argus waved his hand, "No, of course it's no problem... I just feel a little surprised. Because I heard that she was being rewarded, and I thought she had been hidden for a long time."

"It's a long story, Mr. Argus." Shireen sighed.

"No doubt." He nodded, "Speaking of which, do you have any news about Miss Sharma? I haven't seen her since the lockdown. Although I don't have a close personal relationship with her, I am still a little worried about her.

safety."

"You don't know yet?" Shireen asked in surprise.

"What should I know?"

"Sylvia Sharma was from the Thorns. She almost killed my friend and almost killed me. And she is dead now."

"Gods, this is crazy. Even though Sharma isn't normally normal, I always thought it was because her unique taste needed some recognition... I mean, she doesn't look like that at all.

Someone who would do those things."

"Yes," Shirin said insincerely, "I also find it a bit incredible."

"That's enough for the pleasantries, you two." Alessa interjected, "There are still some important matters waiting for us to discuss."

When she was about to continue speaking, the door of the living room suddenly opened. A decent scout walked into the room and knelt down on one knee.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your meeting, ma'am. But you'd better look outside."

Alessa was a little confused, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Chapter completed!