Deep sea mermaid head-to-head strategy

Klein came to the hotel lobby before Sweet took breakfast into the room.

All the people living in the hotel were foreign tourists. It was getting late, and people in twos and threes gathered in the restaurant, chatting and having breakfast.

Sweet wanted to go upstairs, but saw that Klein had come down and put the breakfast plate in front of him.

"Thank you."

Klein didn't look at Sweet, but listened intently to the conversation of the guests at the table in front of him. Norman seemed to be mentioned in their words just now.

"...It deserves it, who told him to touch people who shouldn't?"

"Who is that Klein?"

"Don't you know him? Captain of the Pearl."

"I know the Pearl. It turns out that he is the captain. I heard that he has friendship with many important people in Toust?"

"Hmph, Earl Norman kicked the iron board."

"Is he still having trouble with the queen?"

"I heard it is, now we have to settle the old and new accounts together!"

There were three people sitting at that table, two of them had their backs to Klein's table, and one was sitting on the other side. When he looked up and saw Klein, he coughed quickly and signaled the two people on the opposite side to stop discussing.

However, those two people were very dull, "Ah" twice, while saying "Who is it", while turning their heads, when they saw Klein and Sweet, their mouths were still open.

The three of them stared at each other. Klein smiled and nodded at them understandingly. The person who coughed was the first to react and smiled politely. The remaining two followed suit without embarrassment. uncovered the matter.

At noon, Sweet left for a while.

In the evening, Ferris came to the hotel and informed Klein of the result of the punishment. As he had expected, Norman was deprived of his property, and within the territory of Toust, his travels would be monitored within a few years.

For a nobleman with a title, it was quite a harsh punishment.

To his surprise, Ferris brought good news—the genie gas lamp industry was back under the control of the royal family, and the royal family was willing to re-sign with the Pearl on the terms Klein negotiated with Norman.

While being pleasantly surprised, it also puzzled Klein.

In the contract he signed with Norman, not only kept the price very low, but also added an additional clause, that is, in the next few years, the Pearl will be given an exclusive channel, and the channel will not be given to any other individual or The ship offered a lower price than the Pearl.

This is to accumulate prestige and status for the Pearl. The low cost of the goods transported on board can lower the prices for merchants in the Kingdom of Havre and countries along the route, and naturally it is more popular.

The royal family will not give up a prestigious fleet casually. The more such contracts are signed, the more secure the Pearl will be. Even if the Pearl no longer engages in shipping one day, these channels can be transferred out for long-distance travel. accumulate capital.

The property changed hands, Norman was no longer the actual controller, and then lost the pricing power. The previous contract was a piece of scrap paper. No matter who owns the property, it is a good opportunity to raise the price.

In his opinion, his connection with the Toust royal family was not enough for Roy to make such a big concession.

"Why?" Klein didn't want any risks in the cooperation that he didn't know about.

Ferris is an upright elf, and he will not hide the truth because of his personal likes and dislikes. He told the truth: "Someone exchanged the contract of the Pearl with the half-year escort right of the ships of the Kingdom of Tust in the waters of Windsor."

To be able to make such a condition, apart from Sweet, there is no need to think about it.

You don't need to do a detailed calculation to know that the Toust royal family has made a lot of money.

The Kingdom of Avril obtained the right to protect the sea of ​​the mermaid because the country is close to the sea and has lived peacefully with the mermaid for many years without knowing it, and the Kingdom of Avril has made certain concessions to the rights of the mermaid.

The Kingdom of Toust received half a year of preferential treatment just for the business of elf gas lamps.

During this period, Tust's ships sailed on the sea, and they were safe from storms and tsunami. Even laymen, after thinking about it for a while, knew that the Tuxt Kingdom could make a lot of money from this transaction.

Klein: "..."

Ferris: "..."

After a while, Ferris: "It's a good thing."

It is indeed true for the Pearl and the Toust Kingdom, especially the Pearl, which can enjoy the exclusive channel and price of the Toust Kingdom's genie gas lamp without paying any price.

Because the price was paid for him.

Klein's chest heaved and he gave a wry smile.

Ferris saw that he was not in the mood to continue chatting, and got up to leave: "I will come to see you tomorrow."

After Ferris left, Klein sat alone for a long time, and had to bring the matter between him and Sweet to the table for reconsideration.

——I owed two favors overnight.

He needs to talk to Sweet.

Klein waited in the hotel lobby until very late before Sweet came back from the outside.

He was a little sleepy in the middle of the journey, so he leaned on the armrest of the sofa to take a nap, and suddenly felt a shadow falling in front of him, so he opened his eyes, and when he looked up, he saw Sweet bending over in front of him, with a hand stretched out to him.

Seeing that he was awake, Sweet paused for a moment, retracted his hands and straightened up, saying, "I thought you were asleep."

"..." Klein stood up, rubbed his temples to regain consciousness, and said, "I'm waiting for you."

"Wait for me?" Sweet was surprised.

Klein said seriously: "I want to talk to you."

Sweet nodded, waiting for Klein to speak.

At this time, there was an endless stream of people coming and going in and out of the hotel. Both of them were tall and handsome, which attracted a lot of attention.

Klein pointed to the outside and pushed the door to go out. Sweet turned and followed, and together with him came to the bustling street in King Tuxter City at night.

"What do you want to talk about?" Sweet asked.

He walked side by side with Klein, the distance was very close, so close that the cloth on his shoulders occasionally brushed against Klein's shoulders, and the slight friction was transmitted from the clothes to the skin. Klein moved half a step to the side, widening the distance.

"Talk about the contract," Klein said, "I know that you exchanged half a year of sea protection rights for the Pearl to obtain a favorable contract. In this matter, I thank you on behalf of all the crew members of the Pearl."

It's a done deal, and it would be ridiculous to say that you don't appreciate it now.

"I don't need other people's thanks." Sweet's purpose is clear.

"..."

Klein frowned, ignored the specific meaning of his words, looked ahead, and said as he walked forward: "Whether you need it or not, what should be said is still to be said. I am very grateful for your efforts to fight for the interests of the Pearl, but , I hope you don't do such a thing next time."

"It's nothing to me."

"You could have exchanged half a year's escort rights in Toust for other benefits."

"How do you know I didn't get it?" Sweet asked, "This conversation is one of the benefits for me."

"..."

No matter how Klein moved away from the topic, Sweet could always bring the key point back to their relationship.

Klein was already irritable because of the favor he owed to Sweet. Hearing this, he became even more impatient. He managed to maintain his superficial stability and said mercilessly, "But for me, this is a burden."

"..."

The irritability was still swelling, Klein wanted to solve the situation before he lost control, and quickly continued: "I don't want to owe you favors, and I don't want to have a follow-up relationship because of it. Your self-sacrifice will only cause me trouble. , you should know better than me."

Just like when he was so hot to please.

Sweet shouldn't and doesn't need to please him like this.

"..."

Sweet stopped slowly, the shallow arcs at the corners of his eyes and mouth retracted unknowingly, and the blue under his eyes also deepened under the night, giving people a sense of distance.

"So," he raised the corners of his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes. He knew the answer, but he still couldn't help asking, wanting to hear Klein deny it himself, "Did I meddle in my own business yesterday?"

"..." Klein's lips moved slightly, tightened, and then he said coldly, "Yes."

Sweet's eyelids trembled: "You'd rather—"

"No, you're thinking too much." Klein interrupted him, "There are Ferris's subordinates in the theater, even if you don't come, I won't have any problems, and I won't be as troubled as I am now."

"Ferris can do it, anyone else can do it, as long as it's not me, right?"

"Yes."

"..."

Klein knew he had said too much.

This is not the attitude you should have towards someone who has helped you.

But as he said earlier, what Sweet did affected him far more than he would have been if he had faced those circumstances alone.

And Sweet is also suffering unnecessary losses.

"Sorry," Klein couldn't help apologizing, he was really not used to saying such hurtful words to others, "I've thought about it for a long time, whether it's you, Nata, Dick, Lisa or Heyman, everyone thinks I I like Mephides, maybe that's true, but I never realized it... But it doesn't matter, she has disappeared.

"Although I'm sorry, I have to say that you don't need to pretend to be her in front of me. Your transformation period is over, and you don't have a fourth chance to choose. No matter how much you use external forces, you can't change into her. No Anyone can be her."

"..."

Sweet's breathing rose and fell gently, and this time, he was really stung.

With complicated emotions, Klein continued to bite the bullet: "In my opinion, the way you looked when you first came to Port Paloi is the most suitable for you."

Elegant, indifferent, aloof, unmoved by anyone, that's what Sweet should be like, just keep going like that.

"I heard from Nata that you went to her and I told her that she won't tell you anything anymore."

Klein said "Sorry" again, paused, and walked forward.

The nightlife in Tuxt Wangcheng has just begun.

Looking down from a height, the streets are bustling, and the passing crowd soon overwhelmed Sweet who was standing still.

I don't know if this night's conversation played a role. For the next two days, Klein didn't see Sweet again. He didn't know that Sweet had left the hotel until a new passenger moved into the next room.

Two days later, he heard a piece of news about Norman——

Ever since he was deprived of his property, the Earl of Norman became a nobleman with a title but no corresponding income. He became the laughing stock of Tuster King City for a while, and his entry and exit were closely monitored by patrols.

He bought a boat ticket with the gold coins he had hidden somewhere, and wanted to escape to the neighboring Kingdom of Denia at night.Unexpectedly, the boat he was on capsized halfway, and everyone on the boat was fine, only his remaining money was washed away by the sea, and he was rescued by passing fishermen when he almost drowned.

Seeing that he was fat and white, the fishermen thought he was some important person, so they called the patrol officer at the port and went around, and he was caught again. The difference was that this time, he couldn't find any money and escaped.

The luxurious life in the past is far away from him. If he wants to live in the future, he has to earn every day's meals with his own hands, just like the elves and workers he has always looked down upon.

The news about Earl Norman spread quickly in the royal city, but there were too many new things in the royal city of Toust, and the idiot nobleman was quickly forgotten.

Klein had heard a few related discussions, but he was still in the restaurant of the hotel.

A little girl who traveled to Tuster with her parents asked crisply: "Mom, are there guardian elves in the sea?"

The little girl's mother, a very gentle lady, leaned over and asked, "Why do you ask that?"

"Earl Norman is a big villain. The guardian elves took away all his property in order to punish him, didn't they?"

The lady smiled and said, "Yes, so our little Emma has to be a good person when he grows up, otherwise he will be punished by the guardian elves."

"Guardian elf." Eno looked at Klein across the way, and retracted his stretched neck meaningfully. "Actually, when I was on the Pearl, I heard Nata and the others say something."

Klein knew it was not a good thing, so he said coldly, "If you're full, ask the waiter to put away the plate for you."

Ino said with a smile, "It seems that the Pearl also has guardian elves, so they came to Toust more than a month earlier—"

Klein raised his hand to signal the waiter: "This gentleman has finished eating, please help him—"

Yinuo hurriedly protected the plate: "I won't talk anymore! I'll eat! Eat!"

Klein withdrew his hand expressionlessly, looked out the window, and thought calmly: This is the best now.isn't it?

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