Chapter 1,322 Invitation From the Empire
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Marlene's incident didn't cause much change in anyone's life, not even among those children. Coming from the streets, they were used to seeing their companions freeze to death, starve to death, and be killed by monsters found in the sewers. The death of a girl would bring nothing.
But there were profound changes in another person involved. To paraphrase what the old black dragon Augustus said to Lin one day: Ezio has grown up.
Lin's attitude towards those children has not changed. What has changed is that he spends some time every day paying attention to the children's situation; what has not changed is that he still does not directly intervene. Because the situation is just like Fen said, if you don't seriously want to change anything, you shouldn't make half-assed changes. It's better to keep things as they are.
So someone continued to be lazy with peace of mind, and then was targeted by the boss.
The person eyeing Lin was none other than the gold coin goddess Ke Yin. This god does not show mountains or water, but his strength has increased just like this.
If one country, one bank is used as the standard, there is still 70% to 80% of the blank market waiting for people to explore. As Lin is the driving force behind everything, it is certainly impossible for him to go to a certain village or town to explain the various benefits of banks to ordinary people who may not even know a few Chinese characters.
But there are some places where you can't just send an elf over and convince the other party. Not to mention that some of the invitations were simply traps planned to lure the elves over, then capture and imprison them.
When encountering such a person with malicious intentions, if the past style of the Turtle Dove Alliance was followed, then a group of elves would definitely be called to wash the ground with the opponent's blood. It's just that the elves and World Trees are helping Ko Yin today, and the identity issue of the non-human race requires them to restrain such drastic methods to avoid incurring the ill will of other potential collaborators.
Fortunately, the elves who go out to preach... and promote banking business all wear elves' holy robes and promote according to the planned route. When going out and returning, you can also use the flashing technique of the World Tree style to move around, saving time and effort.
That is to say, as long as they encounter a trap, a thought from the elves is enough for the conspirators to break through the defense of the elves' sacred robes and let the world tree use the flash technique to pull the elves back to the tribe. Other than being in a bad mood due to being targeted, he will not suffer any serious harm.
The elves are not without means of revenge, but they do not need to intensify conflicts and bring conflicts to the table.
The most public actions would be to blacklist such conspirators and promote the bank's business around them. There is no need to bite the bullet and have to humbly ask someone to accommodate the bank's business.
In private...of course I don't do anything. After all, there is a conflict of interest. If something happens to the other party, he will be easily implicated, which will damage the reputation of the goddess and the elf. In the face of the greater good, it is not difficult to compromise a little without violating the principles.
Besides, banks are not like direct sales or pyramid schemes on Earth. They have to use all kinds of words to steal, deceive and coax people to spend money to buy impractical things. The attitude between elves and goddesses has always been simple: love comes, don't pull them down.
But when the level faced is higher than a certain level, and just letting the elves come forward is not enough to represent the goddess of gold coins, Lin, the chosen one, needs to carry the cards.
It would be fine if the bishop of the original Gold Coin Goddess faith came forward. But according to what Ke Yin said, these are all old men who can show off their power when traveling far away, so don't bother them. Among the cards that the Goddess of Gold Coins can play, a certain person is the only energetic young man.
As soon as these words came out, Lin suddenly felt as if he had been tricked into boarding a pirate ship...
In short, the invitations that Ke Yin placed in front of Lin's eyes were not from some remote country place. At the worst, they were invitations from the kingdom level. Among them, because he had some doubts about the banking business, he hoped that the Gold Coin Goddess Church would send members to come forward to explain. The invitations that caught Lin's attention most came from three places: the Kingdom of Silk, the Haider Empire, and the Karlsruhe Empire in the south of the Lost Land.
The first two sent official documents, but they were just rigid official documents. On the contrary, the invitation sent by the Karlsruhe Empire, in addition to the formal document, also contained an invitation letter handwritten and signed by its empress Saint Alegria, which was considered the most sincere party.
With invitations from two major empires ahead of him, it was certainly impossible for Ke Yin to ask Lin to deal with those small kingdoms first. The reason why people from the Kingdom of Silk caught up was because the documents were sent along with the documents from the Haider Empire. The two invitations were considered to be together, and Ke Yin did not decide to separate them.
In other words, Lin's actual choice was to choose one of the two empires for a business trip. However, this does not mean that the side that is not chosen will be left out.
No matter how poor the efficiency of Midland's work is, even a god would not be able to accept the consequences of neglecting an empire. If the other party directly imposes a ban on belief that will put a damper on the situation, the gods will jump in. Therefore, it is estimated that Ke Yin will find a way to improve someone's status and ask him to go to the other party's invitation, and he will not even rule out appearing in person.
As for how to choose between the two options? To be fair, due to the influence of the previous silk incident, although I don’t know if there will be a follow-up, the invitation from the Kingdom of Silk and the Haider Empire feels like falling into a trap if there is a conflict of interest.
Even with the dignity of the Haider Empire, he would not care about the actions of a small person like himself. Worrying here is just self-righteous and unfounded worry. Whenever someone within the empire holds a grudge and hinders him, it may cause trouble. Even if it is not a frame-up, preconceived notions can cause trouble.
But the Karlsruhe Empire. Thinking of the possibility that the cheerful female warrior with whom he had a close relationship during the Great Sage's Tower era might be the current empress, Lin felt a little warm in his heart. After all, we had a romantic relationship at the time, and now we have received a personal letter from him.
But the handwritten letter and invitation document were sent to the Goddess of Gold Coins, and the past events of the Great Sage's Tower period were also ten years ago. Whether the friendship from that time is still retained now, or whether one can even ask whether one is still remembered, is a question. This does not take into account the fact that the empress is not the person she knows at all.
In other words, going to the Karlsruhe Empire may be under the aura of Coin's electorate, but in fact there is no other help. The situation when going to the Haider Empire is similar, but there may be some villains ready to plot against you. Having said that, it seems that it is not difficult to decide which place to go.
It's just that... the thought of not wanting to work still dominates most people. Is there something that is very easy, just fool around and you can find someone? Someone cried inwardly.
Suddenly an uninvited guest interrupted Lin's thinking. The familiar voice said lazily: "Hey, it's an invitation from the empire. Is this a handwritten letter from the empress? Have I ever told you that my family is in Neuquén, the capital of the empire. Speaking of which, I haven't been back for a long time. That’s it.”
The speaker was a white swordsman wearing a white robe, William Greco. After bringing people from the Kingdom of Silk and the Haider Empire here a while ago, they became diners in this home again.
Regarding the background of this pure white swordsman, it is rumored that he is the only one who belongs to the Ikaruga Alliance. However, unlike other fanatical anti-authority elements, the reason William is in the Alliance is just that he has many friends in the Alliance, and he has no special tendency himself.
In line with the taboo of keeping in touch with each other, Lin rarely inquired about the privacy of his friends. But since the other party brought it up on his own initiative and it was related to his own affairs, Lin asked a few more questions. First he asked: "Family? Is it a noble?"
"No, it's just a civilian family." William seemed to have no scruples. He poured himself a glass of wine as usual, took a sip and then said, "But I haven't been back for a long time. Maybe they have been promoted to the nobility, maybe Not a single person is left."
This...it feels like there are a lot of stories behind it. Lin asked: "It's been a long time since you went back? How long?"
William tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said: "I have been away since my mother passed away. It must have been ten or twenty years."
This guy is not the kind of freak who remembers everything clearly and can count the days down to the minutes and seconds. So Lin was not surprised by such a rough answer. It's okay if you don't answer, but the more you answer, the more confused you will be. Someone’s burning heart of gossip is on fire!
"Why did you leave? Could it be your mother..." Lin asked tentatively, but he didn't dare to speak too plainly and offend others.
William didn't care much. He shook his hand and said, "It's not that complicated. My mother died of illness. I was a little bored staying at that house and wanted to see everywhere, so I left."
"Your father's side?"
"Still alive, probably." William said uncertainly: "Anyway, I have enough brothers and sisters, and there are also many people of my uncle's generation. One more of me is not more, and one less of me is not more. What's wrong, asking about these ?”
The swordsman who is suspected of suffering from reflex arc hypertrophy, even if he thinks of someone's question, which is similar to a net worth survey, is there any intention behind it? Then I asked the exit.
Lin didn't hide anything. He picked up the letter written by the empress, shook it, and said: "This is not because of bank matters. I may need to go there. I want to ask if you can find someone local to introduce it to me." The local situation prevents me from being blinded or violating other people's taboos. You mentioned that your family is in Neuquén, so I was wondering if I could ask your family to help me with this."
Afraid that such a request might embarrass someone who has been away from home for too long, Lin added: "These won't involve too in-depth matters, just give me a brief introduction to the local area. If there is anything embarrassing, Place, it’s okay to say no.”
William said without hesitation: "That's easy, I'll just take you back. My mother also had old servants she was familiar with in the past. If the matter is not difficult, just go to them directly. Well, if they still If you are here."
Lin was a little surprised at such a ready agreement. Ask: "Is it okay?"
"Of course it's no problem. But I have to say first, if my family is no longer in Neuquén because of leaving or other factors, then I can't help. I have no impression of that city, and it's not worth visiting. friend."
"You left early?"
Nodding, William said: "Well, very early. I left when I was ten years old."