Mystery: The Stars Returner

Bavart Bank, fourth floor.

The largest shareholder of this bank is Earl Hall, who is currently managed by Hibbert. The Negan family also has a certain share in this bank.

It seemed normal that Gleick had chosen this place to hold the conversation.

But Hastur knew that this was definitely not normal.

Greco and Hibbert must have wanted to take the opportunity to inquire about information and satisfy their desire to eat melons.

"Hasta, let me introduce to you. This is Viscount Abel from South Wales. He originally only stayed in South Wales as an idle nobleman. He only came to Backlund in the past two years."

As soon as Hastur arrived, Greck briefly introduced the basic information of both parties.

After the two exchanged a few words, Hastur began to look at the Abel Viscount in front of him. He was between forty and fifty years old. His hair was the blue of the sea. Compared with the local nobles in Backlund, his skin color was It looks dark and rough, and it looks like it lives in a place where the sea breeze blows all year round.

"The thing is, I have decided to settle in Backlund. Except for the territory to which I belong, all other lands in South Wales are intended to be sold."

Viscount Abel is very direct and clearly points out the business of the day as soon as he opens his mouth. This kind of character is very endearing.

"I know that land prices have been falling recently, and I am really eager to sell the land, so I don't beat around the bush and offer it for 15000 gold pounds."

"You only need to pay this money, and then the land I have been operating in South Wales for many years will be yours."

Those who behave frankly and without beating around the bush are generally followers of Storm.

Hastur did not agree immediately, but looked at Grek, who handed Hastur a piece of information and a map.

With a slight smile on his face, he nodded.

Hastur took the information and map and carefully checked the land that Viscount Abel wanted to sell.

After looking at it, he realized how worth the 15000 gold pounds.

If the "Corn Law" had not been introduced, the combined price of these lands would have been at least 80000 gold pounds.

It is currently only selling for 15000 gold pounds, which is already a lot of discount.

According to the current normal transaction price, although these lands are not near Backlund, they should be worth about 30000 gold pounds. Viscount Abel directly discounted the price by half.

This is indeed a good deal.

In addition to being cheap, most of these lands are located near his territory. If you only need to buy a few other noble lands in the middle, they can be connected into a large area.

About the size of a thumbnail can be left on a palm-sized map of South Wales.

"With this price, I have no reason to disagree."

After careful inspection, Hastur agreed to the deal of 15000 gold pounds.

Viscount Abel sighed and said, "If I hadn't made up my mind to stay in Backlund, I wouldn't have chosen to sell these lands."

"May I ask, why are you in such a hurry to sell these lands?"

"Because no one is willing to take over the land in South Wales, most of the land transactions in the market now revolve around the remote places near Backlund. There are no nobles who are willing to pay, even if the price is extremely low."

For this reason, Hastur chose to believe that there is a price but no market, which is very reasonable.

"Viscount Abel, I have something to ask about South Wales."

"go ahead."

After completing the transaction, Viscount Abel's attitude was much more relaxed than at the beginning.

“What is the current situation in South Wales?”

"I have been away from South Wales for two years, and I don't know much about the latest situation. I can only talk about the general situation when I was still in South Wales."

Hastur expressed his understanding and motioned to Viscount Abel to start the introduction.

"Southern Wales is located in the southeastern coastal area of ​​Loen Kingdom. Although there is no well-known port there, maritime trade is also very frequent."

"It can be said that half of the people in South Wales are supported by the maritime trade line. Unfortunately, as the activities of pirates gradually become rampant, some fishing villages and ports in the coastal areas are often attacked due to insufficient guards. The pirates plundered everything."

"Those bastards of bitches rely on the sea right next to them. Whenever the army encircles them, they take boats to hide on the sea, and then start moving around the entire coastline."

"The defenders are limited and cannot defend the entire coastline. If the defenses are strengthened here, there will be emptiness in other places, which will give the group of pirates an opportunity to sneak in."

"In addition to the pirates, Archduke Will, who is responsible for assisting in the governance of South Wales, and his family's reputation in the area is not good. Apart from collecting taxes, they are no different from a curly-haired baboon."

Viscount Abel obviously had great resentment towards the Archduke Will and made no secret of his hatred for them.

"Their reputation is indeed not very good. Even I heard about it in Backlund, but the contemporary Archduke Will has one advantage." Greco also commented.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, both Hastur and Viscount Abel knew that the only remaining advantage was loyalty.

Because of their loyalty, the royal family would turn a blind eye to many things as long as they did not gather a crowd to rebel.

The Archduke of Weir was also very smart. He only stayed in South Welshire and only had pleasure and no ambition.

Although such ministers are incompetent, they are very reassuring to the king.

Then, Hastur asked many questions, and Viscount Abel answered them one by one. He also promised to send him a map of the distribution of power in South Wales.

Under the witness of Gleick, Hastur finally paid 15000 gold pounds in exchange for a large amount of land.

The money was paid in three installments, with 5000 gold pounds paid each time. After all, Hastur still needed to send someone to South Wales to verify the specific situation.

Paying in installments can reduce his risk a lot.

With Greg as a guarantee, Viscount Abel had no objections.

After all, the wealth in the hands of Duke Negan's heir is by no means comparable to this 15000 gold pounds.

After finishing his business, Hibbert, who happened to be dealing with something at the Bavart Bank today, invited Hasta to hang out with him tonight.

"No, I still have things to deal with."

Hastur will not be fooled by Hibbert and Greco. These two people must want to take the opportunity to ask about the affairs between him, Earl Hall and Audrey.

……

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Hasta finally excused himself and left.

He still couldn't resist the cooperation between Greco and Hibbert. He originally only agreed to have dinner and left, but later he was dragged away and drank a lot of wine, and he didn't get out until now.

During this period, when faced with the melon-eating question from Greg and Hibbert, he could only avoid answering and pretend to be dumbfounded.

He really had nothing to say. After that day, he never met Earl Hall or Audrey again.

"It's still a little early."

Hastur checked the time and decided to go to the Brave Bar. He hadn't gone there for several days.

The distance is not far, and it only takes ten minutes to arrive by horse-drawn carriage.

As soon as he entered the Brave Bar, Hastur saw Leonard's figure.

He originally wanted to go up and say hello, but when he saw the woman Leonard was talking to, he stopped in his tracks.

If he remembered correctly, the woman in black dress was the Black Saint who saved the witch that night!

A Sequence 3 immortal witch!

Had he known that he would meet this witch here, Hastur would have chosen to continue drinking with Greco and Hibbert.

Even if they were teasing her, it would be better than facing an immortal witch directly.

But he had already come in, so he couldn't just turn around and leave again.

In front of a Sequence 3 immortal witch, no disturbance can escape her perception.

Fortunately, when she went there as a spirit body and wore armor condensed from the war emblem, the ageless witch did not discover her true identity.

Hastur walked into the bar slowly, came to sit on the edge of the bar, ordered a glass of Golden Wheat Wave cocktail, and drank it silently.

Leonard also noticed Hastur's arrival, but he was talking to a critical moment now, so naturally it was impossible to separate himself, so he could only give Hastur an apologetic look.

In response, Hastur turned sideways and couldn't help but give Leonard a thumbs up in his heart. This guy actually wants to pick up a Sequence 3 immortal witch!

With his immature methods, how could he be a match for this immortal witch?

It seems that he is trying his best to win the beauty back, but in fact, he is the real master of fishing.

She was just a girl who deliberately pretended to be ignorant, enjoying Leonard's performance and satisfying her unusual hobby.

Huh, weird.

Leonard was unable to detect the identity of this ageless witch, but the old man in him should be able to see through it all.

Did He deliberately not remind Leonard?

Tsk tsk, this is to let Leonard experience the taste of a witch!

Hastur wanted to laugh a little, and held another second of silence for Leonard.

Then, he also became a silent eater.

Even though he was sitting on the edge, he could still hear Leonard's pretentious voice.

And the ageless witch has a clear and sweet voice like a seventeen or eighteen year old girl.

What should this scene be called?

A prodigal in love versus a veteran in the flower room?

Or a romantic poet versus an ageless witch?

Tsk, one wants a calf to drive a big cart, and the other wants an old cow to eat young grass.

This wave, both sides are evenly matched.