The street lights on each street are like strings of bright pearl necklaces hanging on the chest of a beautiful woman in black gauze. Countless lights light up the city. Bena City shows everyone the prosperity of the night.
In early spring, the night breeze is slightly cold.
Aphrodite stood in front of the railing on the third floor terrace of a restaurant in the center of Bena City, looking at the busy Central Street below her, holding Samira's arm with excitement.
The news of the victory in the Maca plane injected a bit of vitality into the city. The last time Suldak came to Bena City, the city was not so lively at night.
It is unknown how many business groups heard the news of victory and poured into Bena City from all over.
Aphrodite sighed for no reason: "Now I finally understand why King Amozdan always misses the Roland continent. This is really a paradise on earth."
She had just drank a little ale, her dark gray face was flushed, and her eyes were like autumn lake water.
"Hello……"
Surdak had no choice but to remind Aphrodite that if she always talked about the Flame Hell and the Demon King of Sin, Amozdan, something would happen sooner or later.
"Okay, I understand, try not to say such things in the future!" Aphrodite pursed her sexy lips and smiled.
Although she was separated by a layer of black gauze, Suldak found that the smile on her face was even more attractive under the half-coverage.
Surdak regretted a little. He was really a little too bold this time. He actually brought a succubus back to Helensa. He didn't know what kind of trouble she would cause. He really wanted to bring a succubus to her.
A mask that completely covers the face.
Aphrodite's clear pupils reflected Surdak's troubled expression. For a succubus, she is not only capable of charm and hypnosis, she can also read Surdak's thoughts from his expression.
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Aphrodite glanced at the scenery outside the street indifferently and sighed: "The night view here is so beautiful..."
The sexy lips under the black veil inadvertently raised slightly, he is really an upright knight!
Several magicians walked through the corridor of the restaurant on the third floor and walked upstairs under the leadership of two waiters. Aphrodite quickly put away the smile on her face, stood next to the railing, and turned her body with her back very naturally.
She only gave a vague back view of those magicians. She was still deeply wary of human magicians. The two black magicians who had gained the trust of King Amozdan left a deep impression on her.
Already.
"It's getting late, we should go back!" Suldak said, looking at the clock tower hidden in the night in the distance.
There is a flame burning on the hands of each dial of the tall clock tower, allowing people to see the approximate time clearly even at night.
Suldak was about to go down the stairs next to the terrace on the third floor of the restaurant when he suddenly saw an acquaintance standing at the door of the restaurant...
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Jin Xi stood at the door of the restaurant. He was wearing a white light leather armor and his leather shoes were polished.
He tried his best to put a smile on his face to make himself look more humble. He stood on the steps of the restaurant and kept looking into the hall.
A group of young nobles walked out of the hall. Da Jinxi's eyes fell on the young man in the middle. The young man was surrounded by other young nobles. His face had a sophistication that was very inconsistent with his age. Da Jinxi took out his handkerchief.
Wiped the sweat on his forehead.
The early spring in Bena City was not as hot as Wozhimala City, but his forehead was still covered with sweat.
Merlin.\nViscount Newman and a group of friends walked through the lobby and walked out of the restaurant. The waiter standing at the door of the restaurant opened the door early. The magic caravan waiting outside stopped at the door of the restaurant first. The coachman stepped out of his seat.
He jumped down and opened the carriage door before the waiter.
Merlin was whispering softly to a friend next to him. He was standing next to the carriage and was not in a hurry to get on the carriage.
As a direct member of the Newman family in Bena Province, Merlin is the seventeenth heir. He has no magical talent and is unwilling to follow the path of a knight and rely on military exploits in exchange for a title.
Unless the Newman family suffers an unprecedented disaster, Duke Bernard's position will not be his in any case.
But in that case, the chance of him surviving is also very slim.
So he had already corrected himself very early, taking advantage of his position in the family, and started working for the family early after graduation. His intelligence and humility made him well-received in the aristocratic circle in Bena City, and he was optimistic and positive.
His work mentality also makes other heirs in the family jealous of him.
Of course, the main reason is that the ranking is too low and there is no threat to others at all.
Other young nobles were at the door of the restaurant, waving goodbye to Merlin Newman one after another. They would not go home so early, and they stayed in twos and threes looking for more exciting shows at night.
"Merlin, are you going to Waldeser City tomorrow?" The friend stood at the door of the magic caravan and asked Merlin.
The young Viscount nodded and said to his friend: "Well! I'm going to see Angus.\nEarl Newman is a branch of the family. His great-grandfather is my great-great-great-grandfather.
Thirty-seven Dukes.”
"It seems that the relationship is a bit far away. What is it worth going to in person?" the friend asked curiously.
Merlin smiled faintly, knowing what his friend was thinking, and said: "There is nothing too important, that is, the trade relations between some families need to be re-established, and a series of concessions will be made here.
It is not easy to intervene in the Newman family's trade from Bena City. There are so many lords in the city, big and small, who are eyeing the cake and almost trying to steal their heads. It is better to think about it from Angus.
Method."
The friend's eyes lit up and he asked in a low voice: "What is the reason that your general is willing to share a piece of cake with Earl Angus Newman? The city of Wadse is a remote place in Bena Province!"
"
Merlin did not hide anything from his friend and revealed some inside information: "Of course Earl Angus Newman is not worthy of our investment, but his favorite daughter Shirley, my distant aunt, is a magician...
"
The friend said with some incomprehension: "I guess...the magicians who serve the Newman family can almost form a group of magicians, right?"
Merlin shook his head, looked at his friend meaningfully and said, "Aunt Shirley is different. She is currently studying at the Imperial Academy of Magic."
"Although top students from the Royal Academy of Magic are rare, they are not uncommon in Bena Province. Doesn't the Magic Guild have two places every year?" The friend was even more confused.
Merlin pressed his friend's shoulder and asked him to listen to what he said: "Of course not only that, she met another young genius magician at the Royal Academy of Magic, and their relationship developed very quickly.
They actually got engaged a few months ago. It is reported that the young magician noble is the second heir of the Mensa family. If nothing else happens, my Aunt Shirley will be a marquise when she gets married. If once
If anything goes wrong, she might become the mistress of Palestina Province in the next few decades."
"This... is so lucky!" The friend's eyes widened and he whispered.
Merlin smiled proudly: "Otherwise, Bena City has been so busy lately, how could you have asked me to make a special trip to Waldeser?"
The two of them stood at the door of the restaurant chatting and were not in a hurry to leave by car. Da Jinxi, who had been waiting aside for a long time, lost his patience. When he saw that the waiter did not notice him, he walked up to Merlin in a few steps.
He bent down and said to Viscount Merlin Newman:
"Lord Viscount, I am Ferdinand, a merchant from Wozhimara City in the Maca plane.\nJinxi, you..."
Merlin recognized Da Jinxi at a glance. He was deeply impressed by this slave trader, but this time... this place... was not the time to meet someone like him. Although Merlin ran some gray businesses, he also
Always be cautious, after all, the Newman family cannot be tainted by this kind of thing.
Merlin looked at Da Jinxi in shock and anger, and yelled at him: "How did you businessmen find themselves here? There is a special affairs officer responsible for matters in the Maca plane, and it is useless for you to find me."
Da Jinxi had been looking for an opportunity to meet Viscount Merlin. When he saw Viscount Merlin, he found the indifference in his eyes. Da Jinxi was a little enthusiastic. After all, there were more than a thousand mouths in the warehouse, and they chewed a lot of food every day.
It's all him who's digging into his pocket.
Da Jinxi thought that maybe Viscount Merlin Newman had forgotten that small business and needed to remind him, so he quickly said: "No, you booked fifty people from me before..."
Before Jinxi could finish speaking, Merlin rushed to interrupt Jinxi and ordered a knight attendant beside him: "Knight Leon, go and have a good relationship with this Ferdinand.\n Jinxi businessman
Let’s chat, I’m still in a hurry..."
"Yes, Lord Viscount!" The knight's retinue said respectfully, and then used his body to separate Merlin and Da Jinxi. Viscount Merlin Newman hurriedly boarded the magic caravan and greeted the coachman,
The magic caravan drove away from the door of the restaurant.
Knight Lyon asked Jinxi with a cold face: "...Ferdinand.\nJinxi, if you have anything to tell me, I will help you tell the viscount!"
Looking at the restaurant waiters hurriedly surrounding him, Da Jinxi knew that if he didn't leave, he would probably be rudely driven away by the restaurant waiters, so he quickly said: "...it's nothing important, I'm just on a whim."
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He turned around and left the restaurant dejectedly...
Suldak was standing on the third floor of the restaurant and happened to see Da Jinxi in such an embarrassing scene.
"Da Jinxi seems to have encountered some trouble..." Suldak said to Samira beside him.
Samira curled her lips and said disdainfully: "What trouble can a slave trader cause?"
"It seems that I encountered a group of kobold slaves who couldn't be sold!" Aphrodite poked her head and looked at Da Jinxi who quickly walked across the long street and disappeared into a small alley. She spoke to Surda in standard imperial language.
K said.
Samira pressed the arrow pot on her waist behind her back and said casually:
"With the victory in the plane war, there will probably be bigger business waiting for him in Wozhimala, so the business here is ready to be dealt with as soon as possible!"
The four of them walked out of the restaurant as they spoke.
Surdak had some ideas of his own. He initially selected the knight to be at a volcano at the southern end of the Paglos Mountains, mainly because there was a sulfur mine hidden halfway up the 'pustule' volcano, and there was a rocky area at the foot of the mountain.
The sulfur mine is mined by the villagers of Wall Village. The reserves of the sulfur mine itself are very limited and will be mined in about two months. This will have no impact on the villagers of Wall Village.
But if the villagers of Wall Village are allowed to develop sulfur mines, the poisonous gas and hot volcanic magma emanating from the sulfur mines will pose huge dangers, just like a sharp sword hanging over the villagers' heads that may fall at any time. I heard that Dog Head
Humans are the lowest form of subhuman species, and their status in people's eyes is even lower than that of fishmen, so if they are bought back and used as miners, it doesn't seem to matter.
The only problem is how to transport the purchased kobold slaves back to the Wall Village of Helensa City, but... Da Jinxi seems to have said that he has a magic airship of his own.
Suldak did not choose the hotel where the Hiranza guard camp was located as the residence of the succubus Aphrodite. He found a small hotel for the succubus Aphrodite right next to this hotel.
, because the two had an equal magic contract and could feel each other's existence at the spiritual level, Surdak did not leave Samira here in the inn.
After leaving the inn, they saw the succubus Aphrodite opening the window of the room, leaning out half of her body and waving to the three of them.
Her voice was not loud, but Surdak could clearly hear her: "Come early tomorrow, I want to stroll around Bena City..."
When we returned to the hotel, the ogre was already lying in the stable sleeping soundly. Half of the horses in the stable were crowded on the other side of the stable. Their legs were trembling with fear from the ogre's snoring.
He put his hand on the manger and didn't even notice it.
Seeing the ogre sleeping in the stable, Suldak went directly to the hotel's groom and asked the hotel how to arrange the ogre into the stable. After all, the ogre was considered a non-staff member of the guard camp. During the day,
Suldak remembered that Karl wanted to build a pergola by the pool in the yard.
When the groom in the hotel heard Surdak asking him this question, he also looked sad and said to Surdak very aggrievedly: "It was the ogre warrior who walked into the stable by himself. He said that he liked to smell the smell.
The smell of… horsemeat in the stable.”
Seeing that Suldak was speechless and the angry look on his face turned into embarrassment, the groom took the opportunity to say: "Master Knight, you see these horses under my care are too frightened to eat. Can you please advise?"
My comrade, let him sleep out..."
"Well...it's so late today, and it wouldn't be good to bother everyone. I think we should discuss this matter tomorrow. I will ask Gulitem's opinion tomorrow morning. He is a very talkative cannibal.
Demon, don't be afraid of him, he usually doesn't eat people much, and he is willing to be reasonable..." Suldak said to the trembling groom.
Seeing that the groom was about to pee in fear, he quickly turned around and ran upstairs.