Chapter 104, Hadrian's Difficulties

"Pfft!" Ryan laughed, his smile was very bright: "Mr. Hadrian would not think that sending me two insignificant slaves can make friends with me? Then my friendship is really cheap. Pinshuwang"

"Auction house, fair competition. Since Mr. Hadrian insists on fighting with me, let him do it, but it's fine to 'make' a friend. I don't need this kind of friend who deceives my own people just to show off." Ryan shook Shaking hands, wanting 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 can't impress Mr. Ryan, but... How about adding another dark elf?"

Now Ryan stopped in his tracks: "Dark elves?"

"Yes, let me simply say that Mr. Hadrian is determined to win this dark elf! And this dark elf will be a witness of the friendship between Mr. Hadrian and Mr. Lane! This afternoon, We will send that dark elf and other slaves to Mr. Lane!" The steward continued: "Please, Mr. Lane, be sure to reward me! Everything we do is to get Mr. Lane's attention and friendship! Absolutely nothing malicious!"

Ryan is now interested.

That dark elf obviously attracted the attention of most chambers of commerce and many great nobles. They would clearly say that it was for themselves to save face. After all, all major chambers of commerce had seen their strength and ferocity. They would not Willing to offend myself for such a small thing.

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

Hadrian had to 'spend' at least an astonishing sum.

"It costs at least a few thousand gold coins to buy that dark spirit. Is it worth it to make a good impression on me?" Ryan laughed.

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

Now Ryan really felt Hadrian's sincerity. After the unhappiness and anger accumulated before were reversed, he began to feel good about Hadrian's intentions.

He knew that this might be Hadrian's carefully designed game, hoping to win his attention. However, in this case, someone is willing to spend a lot of money just to buy a chance to make friends. The flattery is hard for anyone to refuse.

"Well, where I live... when you deliver things in the afternoon, just tell the guards that they are for me, and they will let you go, and... if you really want to deliver, call that Milan Da's girl can be sent, but the other two are not needed, there are too many people to live in the house." Ryan finally nodded at the butler's ecstatic eyes.

There are only two servant rooms on the first floor. Although they can be crowded, Ryan thinks it is necessary to give Emilia some 'private' space. The quality of the three slaves is Miranda, so she is fine.

"And that dark 'elf'! We will also send it!" The butler immediately added.

"Interesting, let me see how Mr. Hadrian will do it."

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Afternoon, 53 Amber Avenue.

"The early auction was so lively." Ryan changed into light clothes and sat next to the warm fireplace reading a book. After the early auction, Ryan finally went back to witness the entire auction process of the dark elves. After being besieged by countless merchants and nobles in Marienburg, Hadrian bought the dark elf at a price nearly ten times higher than the starting price: "The transaction price of 12,000 gold marks , this is already the slave with the highest transaction price in recent years."

"It's really a sky-high price!" Emilia changed into a 'maid' costume,

Sitting opposite Ryan, the girl was going to continue working, but Ryan motioned her to sit down and chat with him.

The improved 'maid' dress has a lot of decorations and 'flower' patterns, the length of the skirt has changed from mopping the floor before to the current skirt which is about five centimeters below the knee, revealing the 'girl' Beautiful little 'legs' in white stockings and black ankle boots.

"Is the multi-purpose room on the third floor ready?" Ryan then asked.

"'Get' Mr. Ryan." Emilia nodded.

"Are you used to living here?"

"Very comfortable, thank you Mr Lane!"

It was snowing heavily outside the window, and the room was as warm as spring. Ryan and Emilia asked and answered, and the girl could feel Ryan's concern and respect for her, and thought of the fear she had felt since she came to Marienburg And the peace and comfort of being under the protection of Lane, Emilia only thinks that such days will continue forever.

However, if I want to continue forever, then I... Thinking of this, the face of the little maid blushed again.

"Emilia, you are my 'maiden' servant in name, but I have never regarded you as my 'maid' servant, and regardless of your knowledge and knowledge of Gothic, you can't do it just because of hard skills. Absolutely not bad, am I right?" Ryan looked at Emilia with a smile: "You are at least an 'elite' rudimentary wanderer, right?"

"I am an advanced master of camouflage from an 'elite' wanderer, Mr. Ryan." Emilia told the truth: "But please don't tell others."

"You can always surprise me, Emilia, don't worry, you are just my 'maid' maid..." Ryan said halfway, there was a knock on the door, so He motioned for Emilia to open the 'door'.

With the sound of short and hurried footsteps, Emilia peeked outside, then asked in a low voice, "Excuse me?"

"Hello! I am Hadrian from Tyrell. 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'?" In the 'door' At the mouth, a tall young man gently took off his hat to signal, with a very sincere attitude.

So the 'door' opened.

A tall and handsome man walked in. He was wearing a luxurious silk dress, and every detail of his body had been modified enough. The overly gorgeous piled up on his body seemed very uncoordinated, and there was a strange disharmony. sense and ridiculous.

It can be seen from this that he is not a real nobleman, because one generation can raise a nouveau riche, and three generations can raise a nobleman. The real noble temperament needs to be accumulated and honed continuously.

Obviously, this person is Hadrian.

"Hello! Mr. Hadrian!" Ryan stood up, basic courtesy is required: "It's a pleasure to meet you!"

As early as this trench merchant from the southern country first agreed to send him the dark elf, and then fought the entire Marienburg House of Commons by himself, which left a deep impression on Ryan. Perhaps in everyone's eyes, this Huo is an out-and-out stupid X, but Ryan, as the object of benefit, will not feel so.

"It's a great honor to meet you! Mr. Ryan! I've heard of your name for a long time! The champion duel fights back thousands of barbarians, revealing the shady scene of the beauty society and killing the champion of the blood god. I have always been your admirer, thank you for your support This is my chance to meet you." Hadrian quickly reached out to shake hands with Ryan.

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

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

"Don't worry, I have nothing to do in the rare afternoon leisure time. You can speak slowly and don't have to keep emphasizing this." Ryan could see that this guy seemed very eager to clarify his plan, so he motioned to Hard Liang, don't worry, just speak slowly.

"Thank you very much!" Hadrian was overjoyed when he saw that Ryan was not in a hurry. The great merchant from the southern country paused, sorted out the language order, and then said with a wry smile: "I admit that I was really impulsive that time. , Mr Lane."

"You also know that you are impulsive? At that time, you were almost alone facing all the major chambers of commerce and merchants in the lower chambers. Everyone can see that you are bound to win that dark elf, so They have been maliciously driving up the price behind them, let me tell you, if it wasn't for you, that dark elf would have sold six thousand gold marks at most, and you've spent twelve thousand gold marks." Ryan grinned Said: "You are too obvious."

"But I want to fight for that breath! Mr. Lane, I want to let them understand that those arrogant and complacent guys know that they are businessmen in the south, and they have the wealth and strength not to lose to them!" Hadrian said angrily , 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 bid wildly with him like a madman, and then bought a dark elf for him as a favor at several times the price. Hadrian's behavior could not but be said to be a kind of brain-dead behavior. It was 12,000 gold coins, which was an astonishingly huge sum of money. In Marienburg, the merchants who could spend this money in one go Not too many.

Even if you want to make friends with Ryan, you shouldn't use this extreme method. If Ryan is a violent old man, you might block him first. This method is a gamble, and it's too stupid.

But Hadrian was fighting for it. He had been suppressed for too long and deeply since he came to Marienburg.

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

He has never been able to integrate into upper-class society, and he has never been able to be treated equally. Because he is from a southern country, the merchants and nobles in Marienburg have always treated him like a monkey. , business partners made things difficult for him one after another, and the guilds were passive and sabotaged all day long and kept asking him to increase his benefits. Almost everyone regarded him as a big fool.

Moreover, the arrogance and contempt in the words of the aristocrats has always been clear. Many businessmen don't even bother to call him by his name, and they are all southerners.

The caravan was repeatedly attacked, and the attitude of the defenders was also very poor.

Hadrian had had enough, and he knew he had to do something.

"Uh... so you 'spend' more than twelve thousand gold marks to complain to me about the injustice you have encountered? Um... I must say that I am not a good listener." Seeing Hadrian, he was in a daze Ryan couldn't laugh or cry when he said out loudly. He is indeed very famous in Marienburg, but if he can help Hadrian open the situation, let's forget it. People give face because Ryan is powerful, but that's just For himself.

Did Hadrian really think that he would be able to integrate into the upper class society of Marienburg if he had 'friendship' with him?

"It's not about this, 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 is a few days ago, I A mine was purchased, which is located deep in the deep mining area of ​​Marienburg."

"Well~ Let me see." Ryan took the parchment, and he found that this vein of mine was quite far away from the city of Marienburg, about fifteen kilometers: "What happened?"

"This is a mithril vein. I bought it and mined it at a high price through someone's introduction, but I didn't know there was a problem until I sent someone to mine it." Hadrian's face turned blue He said: "Since I started mining this vein, miners have disappeared and gone crazy frequently. Obviously it is a problematic 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.

"I did this, but it didn't work, because... neither the patrol team nor the guards encountered any monsters." Hadrian shook his head in distress, and his well-combed mustache seemed to be even more curved: "The patrol team . . . only small animals were found, which would have been easy for a miner to deal with."

"Oh? And then?" Ryan thought to himself, isn't it a monster or a robber, or a 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 have mutated bodies. I have tried many methods, but none of them work. "Hadrian finally said: "So, I thought of you, Mr. Lane, please help me!"

"So what can I get?" Ryan nodded, and then he seemed to be serious about something.

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

Ryan has seen that the value of this Mithril vein is at least 30,000 Gold Marks, and 80% of the ownership is 24,000 Gold Marks, which is close to 20,000 Gold Marks even after excluding the cost!

What did Hadrian want to do?

"I just want to fight for this! I just want to tell everyone! Merchants in the southern countries are no worse than empires! Money is worthless, what is really valuable is something that cannot be bought with money!" Hadrian gritted his teeth, his face Blushing all over with emotion, he clenched his fists: "We can make the major churches just, Mr. Ryan, are you willing to help me with this?!"

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

"Great!" Hadrian cheered, and he suddenly realized something, so he shouted outside.

"Bring Mr. Lane's gift!"

Then, after the servant's reply and Emilia's kind gaze, something was drawn in, namely the lovely 'daughter' of the Bankrupt Knight, Miranda, and the tall, black woman with waist-length hair. A dark elf with long hair and wheat skin.

Beautiful... so beautiful, even though he had seen the appearance of this dark elf before, Ryan still couldn't stop his amazed eyes.

She is so beautiful.