The Sun King's Evidence

"Pfft!" Ryan laughed, his smile was bright: "Mr. Hadrian doesn't think that you can make friends with me by giving me two insignificant slaves? Then my friendship is really cheap."

"At the auction, it's fair competition. Since Mr. Hadrian insists on competing with me, let's leave it to him. But it's better to make friends. I don't need this kind of friend who deceives my own people for the sake of publicity." Ryan shook his hand. , just want to leave.

"No, no, no! Mr. Hadrian really wants to make friends with you!" The butler quickly stopped Ryan and bowed again: "We know that these cheap slaves cannot impress Mr. Ryan, but... if we continue What about adding a dark elf?”

This time Ryan stopped: "Dark Elf?"

"Yes, let me simply say that Mr. Hadrian is determined to win this dark elf! And this dark elf will become a witness of the friendship between Mr. Hadrian and Mr. Lane! This afternoon, we will bring that dark elf Send the elves and other slaves to Mr. Lane!" The butler continued: "Please be kind to Mr. Lane! Everything we do is to get Mr. Lane's attention and friendship! There is absolutely no malice!"

Ryan became interested now.

That dark elf has obviously attracted the attention of most chambers of commerce and many big nobles. They will clearly say that giving it to them is to give themselves face. After all, all the major chambers of commerce have seen his strength and ferocity, and they will not be willing to do it because of this. Offend yourself with small things.

But Hadrian's Luigi Chamber of Commerce was different. This big businessman from the south had to fight his way out if he wanted to buy the dark elf.

Hadrian would have spent at least a staggering amount.

"It will cost at least several thousand gold coins to buy that dark elf, just to make a good impression on me. Is it worth it?" Ryan laughed.

"It's worth it! Because we all think Mr. Lane is worth the price!" the butler said extremely seriously.

Now Ryan really felt Hadrian's sincerity. After the unhappiness and anger accumulated before were reversed, he began to become curious about Hadrian's purpose.

He knew that this might be a trick carefully designed by Hadrian, hoping to win his attention. However, in this case, someone was willing to spend a lot of money just to buy a chance to make friends. This kind of implicit flattery was difficult for anyone to refuse.

"Well, I live right here... When you deliver something in the afternoon, just tell the guards that it's for me, and they will let you go. And... if you really want to deliver it, take that Just bring the girl named Miranda, but there is no need for the other two. There are too many people to live in the house." Ryan finally nodded in the housekeeper's ecstatic eyes.

There are only two servant rooms on the first floor. Although they can be crowded, Ryan feels that it is still necessary to give Amelia some private space. Among the three slaves, Miranda is the best, so she is fine.

"And the dark elf! We will send it too!" the butler immediately added.

"Interesting, then I'll see how Mr. Hadrian does it."

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Afternoon, No. 53 Amber Avenue.

"The auction in the morning was really lively." Ryan changed into light clothes and sat next to the warm fireplace reading a book. During the morning auction, Ryan finally went back and witnessed the entire dark elf auction process. In Marienburg Amidst the frenzied siege by countless merchants and nobles, Hadrian bought the dark elf at a price nearly ten times higher than the starting price: "The transaction price of twelve thousand gold marks, this has been the highest price in recent years. The most expensive slave."

"What a sky-high price!" Amelia changed into a maid outfit and sat across from Ryan. The girl originally wanted to continue working, but Ryan motioned for her to sit down and chat with him.

The improved maid uniform has many more decorations and patterns, and the length of the skirt has also changed from the previous floor-length skirt to the current skirt that is about five centimeters below the knees, revealing the girl's beautiful calves wearing white stockings and black short boots.

"Has the multi-functional room on the third floor been finished?" Ryan asked next.

"It's done, Mr. Lane." Emilia nodded.

"Are you still used to living here?"

"Very comfortable, thank you Mr. Lane!"

The snow kept falling outside the window, and the room was as warm as spring. Ryan and Amelia were asking and answering questions. The girl could feel Ryan's care and respect for her, and thought of how scared she had been since she came to Marienburg and how she was under Ryan's protection. Amelia felt that it would be best if such days could continue forever.

However, if I want to continue forever, then wouldn't I... Thinking of this, the little maid's face turned red again.

"Emilia, you are my maid in name, but I have never regarded you as my maid. Regardless of your knowledge and knowledge of Gothic, you are definitely not bad in terms of physical strength alone. I Is that right?" Ryan looked at Emilia with a smile: "You are at least an elite rogue, right?"

"I am an elite mid-level rogue advanced disguise master, Mr. Lane." Emilia told the truth: "But please don't tell others."

"You always surprise me, Amelia, don't worry, you are just my maid..." Halfway through Ryan's words, there was a knock on the door, so he motioned to Amelia to open the door. .

There was a short and rapid sound of footsteps. Emilia secretly looked outside, and then asked in a low voice: "Excuse me?"

"Hello! I am Hadrian from Tilea. I am very grateful to Mr. Lane for giving me this opportunity. I have brought the gift for Mr. Lane. Can you open the door?" At the door, a tall man The middle-aged man gently took off his hat to signal, his attitude was very sincere.

Then the door opened.

A tall and handsome man walked in. He was dressed in luxurious silk clothing. Every detail of his body had been sufficiently modified. The excessive gorgeousness piled on his body looked very incongruous, and there was a strange disharmony. Sense and ridiculousness.

It can be seen from here that he is not a true noble, because it takes one generation to raise a nouveau riche, and three generations to raise a noble. The true aristocratic temperament must be cultivated over time and continuously.

It was obvious that this man was Hadrian.

"Hello! Mr. Hadrian!" Ryan stood up and showed basic courtesy: "Nice to meet you!"

In the morning, this trench trader from the southern country first promised to send him the dark elf, and then single-handedly fought against the entire Marienburg House of Lords and House of Commons, which left a deep impression on Ryan. Perhaps in everyone's eyes, this guy was a bastard. It's absolutely stupid, but as the person benefiting from it, Ryan wouldn't think so.

"It's a great honor to meet you! Mr. Lane! I've heard your name for a long time! The champions defeated thousands of barbarians in a duel, exposed the shady story of the Aesthetic Society and killed the blood god champion. I have always been your admirer. Thank you for giving me this meeting. opportunity." Hadrian quickly reached out and shook hands with Ryan.

"Ha~ When a businessman spends more than 10,000 gold marks just to meet me, I have no reason to refuse his request to meet." Ryan's tone was full of sarcasm and incomprehension. He motioned for Hadrian to sit down. Milia brought two cups of hot milk to the two people. As for the slave sent by the businessman and his entourage, they were not so lucky. They stayed at the door of the mansion, waiting in the heavy snow.

"Thank you." Hadrian gently sat opposite Ryan, holding hot milk in his hands, and said impatiently: "I just want to gain your friendship."

"Don't worry, I have nothing to do during this rare free time in the afternoon. You can speak slowly and don't have to emphasize this all the time." Ryan could see that this guy seemed to be very eager to make his plans clear, so he signaled to Harder Don't be anxious, Liang, speak slowly.

"Thank you very much!" Hadrian was overjoyed to see that Ryan was not in a hurry. The businessman from the southern country paused, sorted out the order of his words, and then said with a wry smile: "I admit that I was a little impulsive. , Mr. Lane.”

"You also know that you are impulsive? At that time, you were almost alone in front of all the major chambers of commerce and businessmen in the upper and lower chambers. Everyone could see that you were determined to win over the dark elf, so they continued to You are maliciously driving up the price. Let me tell you, if it weren't for you, the dark elf would have sold for six thousand gold marks at most, but you spent twelve thousand gold marks." Ryan pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled: "You are acting too much. It’s obvious.”

"But I just want to fight for that! Mr. Lane, I want them to understand, let those arrogant and complacent guys know that even the businessmen in the south have wealth and strength that is not inferior to them!" Hadrian said angrily Said, it can be seen that he has accumulated a lot of resentment and anger.

After chatting for a while, Ryan gradually understood why this businessman from the southern country suddenly went crazy and bid wildly with him, and then spent several times the price to buy a dark elf as a favor for him. Hadrian's behavior It had to be said to be a stupid act. It was 12,000 gold coins, which was an astonishing amount of money. Even in Marienburg, there were not many businessmen who could take out this amount of money in one go. .

Even if you want to make friends with Ryan, you shouldn't use such an extreme method. If Ryan is a grumpy old man, you might block him first. This method is gambling, and it is too stupid.

But Hadrian just tried his best. He had been suppressed for too long and deeply since he came to Marienburg.

This super trench trader from the southern country has encountered a lot of troubles since he came to Marienburg.

He has never been able to integrate into the upper class society, and he has never been treated equally. Because he is from the southern country, the merchants and nobles of Marienburg have always treated him as a monkey, and several business deals have been a waste of money and resources. , his business partners kept making things difficult for him, and the guilds were passive and slow in work all day long and kept asking him to increase his benefits. Almost everyone regarded him as a fool.

Moreover, the arrogance and contempt in the words of the nobles were always clear. Many businessmen did not even bother to call him by his name, and they spoke like a southerner.

The caravan was attacked repeatedly and the defenders had a bad attitude.

Hadrian had really had enough and knew what he had to do.

"Uh... So you spent more than 12,000 gold marks just to complain to me about the injustices you have suffered? Hmm... I have to say that I am not a good listener." Seeing Hadrian talking all over the place After saying all the words, Ryan really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He is indeed very famous in Marienburg, but if he can help Hadrian open up the situation, forget it. People give him face because of Ryan's strength, but that is only for him. Speaking for myself.

Did Hadrian really think that he could integrate into Marienburg's upper class society by becoming friends with him?

"That's not it, Mr. Lane. I'm here to ask for your help!" Hadrian took out a roll of parchment from his space ring: "Mr. Lane, look, this was a few days ago. The vein I purchased is located deep in the deep mining area of ​​Marienburg.”

"Hmm~ Let me take a look." Ryan took the parchment. He found that this vein was quite far away from the city of Marienburg, almost fifteen kilometers: "What happened?"

"This is a mithril mine. I was introduced to someone and spent a lot of money to buy it and mine it. But when I sent people to mine it, I realized that there was a problem." Hadrian said with a blue face: "Since After I started mining this vein, miners disappeared and went crazy frequently. It was obvious that there was a problem with the vein, and I was deceived again."

"Well, obviously you need to organize patrols and guards. There must be a problem in the mine." Ryan nodded and gave a basic judgment.

"That's what I did, but it was useless, because... neither the patrol nor the guards encountered monsters." Hadrian shook his head repeatedly in distress, and his beautifully combed mustache seemed to have become more curved: "The patrol …Only a few small animals were found, which even miners can easily deal with.”

"Oh? Then what?" Ryan thought, isn't it some monster, robber, or malicious harasser?

"But the situation of the miners is getting worse. Many miners are going crazy or talking nonsense. No one can understand what they are saying. Some miners' bodies have even mutated. I have tried many methods, but none of them work." Ha. Deliang finally said: "So, I thought of you, Mr. Lane, please help me!"

"So what can I get?" Ryan nodded, and then he said something seriously.

"If Mr. Lane can help me solve the problem of this mithril mine, I will transfer 80% of the ownership of this mine to you!" Hadrian offered a shocking price, and Lane opened his mouth.

Ryan has seen that the value of this mithril vein is at least 30,000 gold marks, and 80% ownership is 24,000 gold marks. Even if the cost is excluded, it is close to 20,000 gold marks!

What did Hadrian want?

"I just want to fight for this! I just want to tell everyone! Businessmen in the southern countries are no worse than those in the empire! Money is not valuable, what is really valuable is the things that cannot be bought with money!" Hadrian gritted his teeth, his face His face was flushed with emotion, and he clenched his fists: "We can make the major churches fair. Mr. Lane, are you willing to do this for me?!"

Ryan thought for a while and finally nodded: "Then I will be happy to help you."

"Great!" Hadrian cheered. He suddenly realized something and shouted outside.

"Bring Mr. Lane's gift quickly!"

So in the servant's response and Emilia's curious eyes, something was pulled in, namely Miranda, the lovely daughter of a bankrupt knight, and the tall, waist-length black hair. The dark elf with wheat-colored skin.

Beautiful...so beautiful. Even though he had seen the appearance of this dark elf before, Ryan still couldn't help but be amazed.

She is so beautiful.

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