Chapter 147: Labyrinth Disaster (4/4, w word updated, please vote for me)
"Forgive me for my difficulty in understanding, Captain Sainan..."
Exhaling a breath, the man frowned. He knocked on the table with his hand and asked patiently: "Our cooperation has been going on for nearly half a year. We have obtained the permission of the elders of your clan and even obtained the exploration permit from the Viscount Mansion.
"
"The remuneration is never less. Every time you go to sea, you comply with the regulations. If you make any discoveries, you will be rewarded in proportion."
"It goes without saying that the reputation of Platinum and Iridium Workshop needs to be mentioned. You must know it."
"Why did you suddenly change your mind today?"
The man's voice was tactful but condescending, as if something unspeakable would happen if Captain Bai Zhimin didn't give a suitable reason.
"I..." Sai Nan opened his mouth. He originally wanted to explain and cover up, but after recalling the tip that Ian gave him, 'Be prepared before lying,' he found that he should not tell the secret, even if it was to tell the truth.
It's also confusing.
So in the end, he just said in a very sincere and regretful tone: "I haven't had much luck lately... Well, I'm more afraid of death. I'm sorry, but I'm really not up to the task of going to the sea this time..."
"Add another three hundred talers."
Knocking on the table, the blond middle-aged man emphasized his tone and used his often unhappy method: "I know Captain, you definitely don't want to increase the price, but we have cooperated for so long and it is troublesome to find other people. Don't worry about safety issues. Platinum Iridium Workshop will do it."
Keep you safe."
"But don't make it difficult for us."
This was an inducement and a faint threat. Sainan's breathing was visibly heavier, showing both greed and fear.
Three hundred thalers is not much more, not much less. In Harrison Port, this money is enough to buy another small fishing boat.
Coupled with the reward for completing the mission, he, the captain, might become the boss of the small fleet!
Moreover, the ice-condensing potion of the Platinum and Iridium Workshop is a necessary alchemical potion for all fleets to fish and preserve seafood in the open sea. They provide 70% of the ice-condensing potion in Harrison Port. If the other party does not sell him the relevant potion,
Then he may only be able to wander offshore in the future.
Not to mention, the Marquis family behind the Platinum and Iridium Workshop...
But even so, Sai Nan still gritted his teeth and refused: "I'm sorry, I broke the appointment... I will pay the deposit!"
Taller is a good thing, but it’s useless if you don’t have life flowers!
He is still more willing to trust Ian.
"Okay, okay, since you think so, I don't want to be too aggressive..."
The blond middle-aged man wanted to get angry at first, but with his status, no one even in the imperial capital dared to reject him like this without leaving any room.
But when he realized that the blond boy sitting opposite him was curiously watching the exchange between him and Sai Nan, he shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "It's true, nothing good happened on the first day in Harrison Port."
No...it would be better to say that his status does not have that great effect on Harrison Port, which is located on the edge of the world and cannot be affected by anyone's influence.
Hey, they don't understand what's the point of competing with country people.
Thinking of this, he even lost interest: "There is no need to pay the deposit, Captain Sainan. If there is a chance, let's cooperate next time."
Sai Nan apologized a few more times and left uneasily but firmly.
It can be clearly seen that when he walked out of the platinum and iridium workshop, his body bones seemed to be much lighter and his steps were much more relaxed.
"...What's going on?"
Standing at the window on the second floor, watching Sai Nan's leaving figure, the blond middle-aged man was puzzled: "When other people heard that they wanted to cooperate with our platinum and iridium workshop, who didn't rush forward with all their strength?"
"This Senan is also an honest person carefully selected by Ayers (the name of Viscount Grant) after consulting the local fleet. According to daily observation, he is indeed bold, can keep his mouth shut and is honest.
The cooperation with this guy in the past was very pleasant and smooth, so why did he become timid and shrink back when the critical period came this time?"
"Uncle Pat..."
At this moment, the blond boy who had been sitting quietly and silently said: "Is it possible that he just knows some unspeakable danger signs, so he is unwilling to take risks?"
The man named Pat turned his head and looked at his nephew.
Sensing his uncle's attention, the young man continued seriously: "Mom said that if a person suddenly violates his usual policy of doing things in the past, there must be a source that forces him to change, which may be an authoritative and strong person.
, it may also be a reason for him to be convinced."
"Uncle, although Captain Sainan seems to be shrinking and looking very cowardly, he is indeed very bold. Faced with your threat, he will still stick to his own ideas... In the imperial capital, such a bold person
It’s also rare!”
"This is enough to show that the information he obtained is far more credible than what we provided. At least for him, it is far more reliable than us."
The young man summed it up like this.
Gu Huan
"Oh... yes." Pat is not stupid. He was just a little angry just now. He didn't expect such a thing. The middle-aged man stroked his chin, nodded slightly and said: "What we are going to do is somewhat dangerous...
…”
"After all, what's not dangerous about things related to mazes?"
Thinking of this, he noticed something else.
The man lowered his head and looked at the sack placed on the ground by Sai Nan: "Fluorescent algae... yes, I gave the captain a portion of the fluorescent algae collected today. It was originally used as a deposit, and I also wanted him to have it appraised.
, share the data with us.”
"Now it seems that there must be something wrong with the appraisal."
This is not difficult to deduce... If there is a problem with the identification, where else could it be?
The other party's attitude changed 180 degrees in such a short period of time from morning to afternoon. It must have been an early warning from relevant authorities.
"It's a sign of disaster in the labyrinth."
Staring down at the fluorescent algae in front of him that increased the brightness of the living room by two levels, the blond boy concluded with certainty.
Isengard Ellen turned her head and looked at the clouds and heavy rain outside the window: "Isn't our mission this time to come to Harrison Port and look for the rumored new Warcraft 'Shining Crystal Shell'?"
"The sudden appearance of this natural crystallized condensed species of elements must be a labyrinth-type monster accompanying a large maze."
He stared excitedly at the heavy rain and thunder falling outside the window, as if he had never seen anything like it before.
After watching it for a long time, the young man finally remembered that he was talking to other people and continued to say happily: "Uncle, it makes sense now. If it is said that the maze will undergo changes in the recent period,
, no wonder the captain didn’t dare to go to sea!”
"There was a very powerful appraiser who, while appraising the labyrinth algae, discovered signs of a labyrinth disaster. He must be familiar with the captain, so he alerted him!"
"That's why Mr. Captain doesn't want to go to sea!" The young man said firmly.
"interesting."
Patrick Ellen narrowed his eyes and whispered to himself thoughtfully: "In this wild place like Harrison Port, is there still an appraiser who can see signs of disaster?"
After thinking for a while, the man raised his head with a solemn expression: "It's not us, it's you."
"Ethan, don't forget, this is a task your mother won for you, the Royal Alchemy Society. Even His Majesty himself is very concerned about it, so he chose our Ellen family, the most outstanding family of biologists in the empire, as the executor."
He reminded seriously: "I am only responsible for bringing you and your teacher to Harrison Port, and I will not interfere with everything that follows... I can ask the local workshop to provide you with resources to support all this, but no matter how convenient it is,
no."
The man with the same surname of 'Ellen' lowered his voice: "After all, this is a matter of your generation."
"I cannot, will not, and will not help either party."
"Yeah." After hearing this, the blond boy named Isengard couldn't help but dim his eyes. He thought of his two brothers, an older sister and a younger sister, as well as the struggles within the family.
Ethan couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "I... understand. Uncle."
"As long as you know."
After clapping his hands and calling two attendants to clear the table, Pat said calmly: "Next, go say hello to Mr. Goser. By the way, tell him that your overseas research plan will obviously be postponed."
"Don't keep the elderly waiting."
"Yeah!" Standing up, the blond boy ran out of the living room energetically, obviously going directly to find the old professor.
The middle-aged noble watched his nephew leave with a smile. After a long time, his expression slowly returned to calm.
"A sign of disaster...?"
Pat frowned slightly, and he sat back in his seat and thought deeply: "I didn't expect that Harrison Port would have such a keen appraiser. It seems that we shouldn't underestimate the country people."
"No. If you think about it carefully, it seems that the group of White people who were exiled by the whole tribe were exiled here. This can explain it."
"But it's also an opportunity... Well, it seems I have to pay a visit to this guy Ayres... I obviously don't plan to involve too much."
After being silent for a long time, he shook his head and said rather boredly: "It's really an extraneous problem."
at the same time.
Ian, who unknowingly became the center of the conversation, had just walked out of the Presbytery Hall.