Chapter 1,400 Bargaining
Of course, the gem-constructed dragon would not personally accept what the magician sent. It just nodded slightly towards the servants standing by, and naturally someone stepped forward to take the gift from the magician.
The sack was just an ordinary sack. Lin returned to his home in the holy city of Estali, temporarily entered the kitchen, emptied a bag full of potatoes, and used it to put things in. At that time, the servants of Marquis de Balan were startled, thinking that the unscrupulous people were breaking into a magician's mansion just to steal a bag of potatoes.
Eos was looking forward to what was inside and didn't care about the bag. Because in its perception, it is an item that is good for itself. So it directly instructs: "Pour out the contents."
Although the servants serving Eos were discerning and looked down on the sack with grass roots and soil in it, they could barely lift the sack when they took it. Finally, before it hit the ground, I grabbed the upper edge of the bag with both hands and lowered my waist to steady it, so that the contents inside were not damaged.
In fact, the contents of the sack cannot be damaged. When the dragon's servants untied the sack and poured the contents onto a tray, they saw gold, silver and copper coins. The difference is that these coins are made quite thin, and their area is larger than ordinary coins. The key point is that this is double-sided carving, which is considered a good value.
But this is not a coin minted by the five empires. Although Dragon Island is the closest to the Karlsruhe Empire, the fine money used on the island is from all five empires, so the servants can recognize that the money was made there. Therefore, it is more confirmed that this brand new coin is different from the fine coins seen before.
But these new categories of fine money have different meanings in the eyes of the dragon Eos. Although the coins are too small compared to its huge body, it can pick up a handful of money with one palm, but the money brought by a certain magician is not enough in its eyes, at least it cannot pick up a handful. If you want to pick up a single coin, your fingers are not proportional to the size of the coin, so you can't do it at all.
Fortunately, such a small matter can be easily solved with magic. Without chanting a spell or making any gestures, as soon as Eos thought, a gold coin floated in front of his eyes.
Although the fingers cannot hold such a tiny thing, it is not difficult for the eyes to see clearly. After adjusting the size of Eos's cat's eye a few times, he could clearly see the pictures on the coins. It thought for a moment and said in surprise: "This is the human head of the little halfling!"
"Yes, sir, this is a coin made by the goddess Ke Yin." Lin admitted generously. At the same time, he said: "I also know that this amount of money is nothing compared to your wealth. But it is just a sample. What I can do is to exchange all the coins you have into Coin coins." .”
"All?" Eos was moved for the first time.
"Yes." Lin emphasized: "No matter how many coins you have, with the help of the power of the Gold Coin Goddess, I can exchange them all into these Coin coins. I think you won't want to miss such a good thing." "
"Since it's something that little halfling can do, why should I go through you? Magician." Eos started bargaining mode. Although the magician in front of him did not put forward his own request, it must be related to his recent troubles. The gemstone construct dragon did not want to get involved too easily in this matter that it also found troublesome.
Lin smiled and said: "It's very simple, just because I am the chosen one of the goddess. If you want to find that His Majesty to do something, I believe that based on your friendship, this trivial matter should not be a problem. But if you want to find that His Majesty, , it must take some time. There is no temple or church of that person on Dragon Island. And it is impossible for you to send those people to deal with this kind of thing.──"
Lin pointed to the servants surrounding the gem-constructed dragon. It’s not that I look down on the strength of these people, there may be masters hidden among them. But if you want to negotiate with a god, this group of people is really not good enough.
It would be okay to send them to contact the goddess's church, but with two or three layers of communication in between, how could the efficiency be faster? Lin, a chosen one of the goddess, could talk directly to Ke Yin, which gave him the confidence to bring up this matter.
"──How to carry out the exchange will be another topic. But if you leave this matter to me, I can always handle the beginning and end beautifully, so that you don't have to worry. And the biggest advantage is that it is fast. Maybe you think It’s not a big deal to spend some time waiting. But it’s not a bad thing to get things done sooner.”
"Then what are you going to do?" Eos asked directly without giving a positive response.
"This matter is related to the bank I am promoting on the main continent." Starting with this, Lin began to explain what he was currently doing for the Gold Coin Goddess, that is, the various business contents of the bank. He also did not forget to emphasize his own importance and avoid giving people the feeling that he was dispensable. Then there would be no need to negotiate with Eos.
During the questions and answers, the gem-constructed dragon also solved his doubts. But then it said, "Well, I can be happy about that little halfling's progress. But what does all this have to do with me?"
Lin Xiao smiled and said: "Sir, there is a saying in my hometown: He who hides cannot hide, and he who knows cannot hide. You have chosen such a path, how could you not care about the opportunity to get close to divine power. Unless I really see I made a mistake, so I apologize, let’s end today’s matter, and I will handle my troubles myself.”
"Oh, what path do you think I have chosen?" The gem-constructed dragon asked again with a half-smiling expression.
This time Lin answered in dragon language: 'The path to becoming a god is to ignite the divine fire, right? ’
Eos also asked again in dragon language: 'Oh, why do you think I chose this path? ’
Lin calmly replied: 'Because I have met a person who has walked on the same path before, but is still confused. ’
'who? ’
‘Barbarian Alonso. His state is quite close to yours, sir, and he has already entered a realm beyond the extraordinary, so I made this guess. As for your arrangement in the palace, rather than saying that you like those works of art, it is more that you are interested in the power contained in them and want to find your own path from them. Since this is the case, wouldn't coins with divine power be better than those cursed things that don't know what they are called? And I also believe that Coin Coin is not only in demand on your side. Maybe there are other dragons too. ’
'Ah, it's that little guy. ’ With a sigh, Eos did not directly respond to a certain magician’s tirade, but asked about the uncrowned king, saying: ‘Has he made any progress? ’
’ That one is also still confused. Although I have made suggestions, I am someone who has never been on that path after all. I don’t know whether the suggestions are useful. ’ As for the person who was deceived by him, Lin ignored it and didn’t mention it.
Anyway, the barbarian king may not follow the idea of a certain magician. Maybe he insists on staying in the Karlsruhe Empire. If you talk too much at the moment, you will be slapped in the face afterwards.
After remembering his old friend, he changed the topic and Eos said in a philistine manner: 'You can see clearly that the halfling coins are what I need. But the value you bring is just to let me exchange coins earlier. This price is not enough to help you solve your trouble. Let's do this, you can wipe out all the handling fees that the little halfling plans to charge for me. Then leave your problem to me to solve. ’
As soon as the words came out, someone broke into sweat on the spot. He said in a pleading voice: 'Sir, can this be wiped off? This is not a nobleman who collects taxes. The amount of tax collected depends on the number of tax collectors. The bank's rules are related to the basic rules of the Godhead. Once shaken, it will not be surprising. Although I am the chosen one of the goddess, I can't do anything about it; even if I could, killing His Majesty Ke Yin would do no good to any of us, right? ’
Eos was not angry when he heard this. Instead, he smiled and said, "Then you can help me advance the payment, magician." ’
This time the violent sweat turned into a waterfall of sweat.
Although someone thinks that after working hard in the lost land for many years, he can be considered to have a small fortune. But compared with the wealth of a giant dragon, and an ancient dragon that has lived for an unknown number of years, Lin has the feeling of being a working man versus working in a big conglomerate. If he really agreed to advance payment, he would be seriously injured even if he wasn't bankrupt.
Lin quickly said: 'Wait a minute, Lord Eos, please listen to my request first, and then judge whether the chips I paid are enough, okay? ’
Eos was slightly surprised by the reaction of the magician in front of him, but it was not incomprehensible. In its dragon life, many humans who are short of chips may not necessarily give up completely. So 'falling back to the next best option' is not the best choice for them, but it is also the most appropriate choice. So it nodded, said nothing, and waited for the magician's price.
'Sir, if I say that I only want information related to the situation on Dragon Island, and who are the dragons involved in my trouble, and the imperial forces involved behind it. As long as these things are provided, the chips I proposed before should be enough. ’
'Oh, are you sure you can solve it yourself? ’ Eos looked at this human being who seemed to be a little overconfident with a mocking look.
Lin didn't know what the gem-constructed dragon was thinking, but actually he didn't care if he knew. He just nodded and said: 'I don't necessarily have to solve it myself. But you also need to know how much trouble you are in, and if you still want to ask for help, then I will know what price to offer. Instead of blindly guessing like now, things will be handled in such a casual manner. ’
Eos nodded and said: 'Understandable. But I don't know what you want to know, so you ask and I answer. I'll let you know when I feel I've answered enough. ’
’ That’s very reasonable, Lord Eos. ’ Lin agreed to this approach.
’ So what’s your first question, magician? ’
'Which clan are those dragons that are causing me trouble? How is the strength? Which force is behind it? ’