Chapter 564 Planning

Hearthstone Tavern.

"Josh, if my reasoning is correct, the murderer of the Scarlet Letters Research Chapter should be a carriage driver!"

Tai Lin turned into a detective at Joshua's desk, and made a prophecy about the plot behind "Sherlock Holmes".

It's a pity that this Miss Detective didn't have any momentum when reasoning.

"I've finished the last part of the study in scarlet." Joshua put the rest on the desk, and Tailin instantly showed an expression like a little girl looking forward to candy, "As for the last murderer , do you need me to give you a spoiler?"

"Please don't!"

Tai Lin carefully took the remaining part of the table, and then a primordial crystal condensed with life appeared in her hand.

"This is the crystal condensed by the holy tree this month, and the coverage area should be twice that of before. The holy tree also told me that the next crystal will probably take a while."

"I can only throw up a hairball every other month, which is incredible for a feline."

Qiao Xiu thought about the crystal in his hand.

"Then Joshua... I'll just finish watching the last part first."

"Well, you won't be disappointed."

Qiao Xiu watched the frost elf leave his study, and Qiao Xiu was the only one left in the study.

In order to meet the upcoming sage trial, Ciri has already gone to the mage's tower to study with the purple-clothed man.

"So who should this crystal be given to?"

Joshua opened a stack of letter papers from the drawer. These letter papers were all engraved with intricate marks, which were the family crests of nobles from all over the world.

Ever since Joshua officially revealed his identity and the existence of the magic net in the Crystal Palace.

The country of steel was the first to make a deal with Joshua and decide to introduce the magic net.

The content of the transaction was what Joshua and Prince Kaos talked about in less than three minutes.

The content of the transaction was that Qiao Xiu would provide a hundred leaves of the World Tree, and the Iron Country would exchange money.

The nobles from other countries who visited the Crystal Palace also more or less paid for a few leaves of the World Tree and the client of the magic net. This was just a tentative attempt for them.

In the end, they still underestimated the convenience and fun of the information age, or... toxicity.

This also led to more and more requests to write to Joshua recently to buy leaves from the World Tree.

In order to prevent his cat from being bald, Qiao Xiu only provided twenty leaves a day.

The leaf of the World Tree itself is an extremely rare alchemy material, coupled with the value given by the magic net... This has also led to a rise in the price of the leaves of the World Tree all over the world.

"Mr. Joshua!"

There was a knock on the door outside the study, judging from the voice, it was Mrs. Marina, the 'housekeeper' of the Hearthstone Tavern.

"Come in."

Qiao Xiu continued to sort out the letters in his hand. Qiao Xiu couldn't understand any of the noble family crests on these letters, and he didn't have the intention of tearing down the letters to read the contents carefully.

"A lot of people came to the tavern today, and they all want to talk to you about business matters." Mrs. Marina's old face was a little tired, "and the situation is getting out of control."

For the past half month, Mrs. Malina and Sir Whitebud have been helping Joshua deal with the sale of the leaves of the World Tree.

"I asked them to come." Joshua pondered the smooth holy tree crystal in his hand. "Yesterday, I entrusted the gray-clothed man to reply to these senders. It seems that they are very interested in the 'sacred tree crystal'."

"Mr. Qiao Xiu, all the nobles from various countries are visiting the Hearthstone Tavern, and some of them are visiting in person. If they all want the goods in your hands, I suggest holding an auction."

Mrs. Malina recalled the situation in the tavern just now. The nobles sitting there, without Joshua's protection, Mrs. Malina would cause her great trouble if she angered anyone.

"Auction? This kind of monetary transaction is meaningless, and what I want is not money."

Qiao Xiu straightened his clothes in front of the mirror, and then pushed open the door of the study.

"Then you plan to..."

"I plan to take this opportunity to build a brand new career system, or... a way to obtain honor? In short, please pack the letters on my desk and throw them away."

After Qiao Xiu finished speaking, he closed the door of the study.

The atmosphere on the first floor of the Hearthstone Tavern was still the same as usual, with the presence of dwarves, the nobles would not make any rash moves.

When Qiao Xiu came to the first floor of the Hearthstone Tavern, he instantly felt that many people's eyes were on him.

"Josh Arnorod, I finally saw you today."

The first person to greet Joshua was Fred, General of the Iron Kingdom, whom he met once.

He is the current ambassador of the Kingdom of Steel to Nolan, and he once participated in the premiere of "This Demon Is Not So Cold" with Prince Kaos.

"Recently, I'm busy with the update of the magic net, so I don't have much time to show up."

Qiao Xiu held the general's hand, which felt like holding a piece of steel. The calluses on the general's hand were terribly thick.

"I received the letter you wrote yesterday. Is it true?" asked General Fred.

"Hasn't your majesty the king already seen the existence of crystals? In Oxenburg in the country of steel."

Some time ago, Joshua was very worried that the king of the Iron Kingdom would forcibly confiscate the sacred tree crystal of the Internet cafe in Oxenburg, but judging from Dorothy's chat in the movie association, the king was quite restrained. Or in other words... He is confident that he can get the same holy tree crystal.

"Sorry to interrupt you."

When General Fred was thinking about the price to buy this crystal, a man with gray hair and gray eyes suddenly intervened in the conversation between Joshua and General Fred.

His narrow eyes resemble a fox.

"Greetings for the great new king of the Frost Kingdom, Joshua Arnold." He directly revealed his identity as soon as he came up, "I come from Karshilov, the eighth family of the Frost Kingdom, and I am also a The head of the Loraft Chamber of Commerce."

"Don't you old foxes know the most basic manners?"

The expression on General Fred's face became very terrifying.

"Wait for you stingy guys to come up with those ridiculous chips?"

The man's narrow eyes stared at General Fred without any fear.

The atmosphere became very tense at this moment, and Joshua could vaguely sense that their relationship didn't look very good.

With these two leaders, the rest of the conversation became chaotic. Representatives from various countries directly approached Qiao Xiu, raised their bargaining chips and expressed that they would definitely satisfy Qiao Xiu.

Suddenly, the entire Hearthstone Tavern turned into a small auction, and dwarves came in from time to time to boo.

"Mr. Qiao Xiu... Do you want to invite them back first?"

Mrs. Marina watched the atmosphere in the tavern gradually heat up. If this continues, it is very likely to offend everyone present at once.

"No need, let them fight if they want to fight." Qiao Xiu clapped his hands vigorously, "Gentlemen, and those ladies sitting in the corner! I regret to tell you that no matter how much you quarrel , there is only one holy tree crystal written in my letter."

Qiao Xiu took out the crystallization of the holy tree, and the breath of vitality filled the entire tavern in an instant.

Even if the crystal does not have the function of connecting to the magic net, it is still a treasure in itself.

"I know that you are willing to spend a lot of money to buy this thing, but I'm not very interested in money." Qiao Xiu said.

"Do you mean to exchange it with other things?" The fox-like man asked aloud.

"This...is a good idea, but I don't have anything I want right now."

After thinking for a while, Qiao Xiu shook his head slightly.

"Tell me directly how to get that crystal." General Fred didn't have much patience.

"The way to get it is very simple, that's fighting...or competition." Joshua glanced at all the people present "I will hold a small competition, and the winner present will get this crystal …Unpaid."

Joshua waved the holy tree crystal in his hand, as if holding a trophy representing honor.