Chapter 183

"Humph, that's pretty much the same!" Xiao Miao brushed her short hair up to her ears, retracted into the chair with satisfaction, pulled out the "Electric Light Blade" and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but sigh in admiration: "It's really a good knife! Joan, this dagger Where did you get it?"

"I did it myself." Joan replied calmly.

"You can also make enchanted weapons?" Xiao Miao's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief, "Aren't you kidding me? When did the freshmen of Leiden Academy become so powerful!"

"It has nothing to do with Leiden Academy. This is Joan's unique enchanting skill, and even the arcane instructors of Leiden Academy will not know it."

After hearing Javier's words, Xiao Miao looked at Joan with a little more respect.

Smiling, she came to his side, hooked her shoulders, and asked with a flattering face: "Joan, how old are you this year?"

"I'm thirteen years old, how about you, Ms. Meow?"

Joan doesn't know the gentleman's etiquette, and he doesn't know that it is very impolite to ask a lady's age directly.

Fortunately, Xiao Miao is not a famous lady, so she didn't care about his abrupt question, she smiled and wagged her tail: "I'm five years older than you, just call me Sister Miao from now on."

"Okay, Sister Meow." Joan took the slender hand she handed over and shook it, the soft touch was like holding a "cat's claw".

"Joan, I like the dagger you made very much. Can you make two similar weapons for me? Don't worry, sister Miao, I'm not a cheapskate. You can report how much it costs, and it won't be less than a copper coin." yours!"

Kitty Catwoman looked at Joan eagerly, her touching golden-green eyes full of expectation.

Joan thought for a few seconds, and then replied cautiously: "It doesn't take much to help you process two enchanted weapons, but I have to tell you clearly in advance. It takes 4 ounces of magic to make two weapons similar to 'Electric Blade' Crystal as the enchanting stabilizer, and two refined weapons as the enchanting carrier, these must be provided by yourself, in addition, if someone asks you where these enchanted weapons come from, please don't mention my name."

"I can agree to these conditions! But having said that, if others have your skills, they would like to spread them all over the city and show them off to everyone. Why are you so low-key, as if you are afraid that your reputation will be spread?"

Xiao Miao asked curiously.

"I can answer this question for Joan."

Javier glanced at the door, confirmed that no one else was present, then lowered his voice and said to Xiaomao:

"Joan does not have a license to practice enchanting. If the Enchanter Guild in the city finds out that he is selling magic weapons privately, he will definitely make trouble for him."

"I thought it was a big secret, but it turned out to be because of this!"

Xiao Miao giggled, with disapproval on his face.

"What's the trouble with this, Javier, can't you help Joan think of a way? For example, partner with him in business. He is responsible for making magic tools, and you are in charge of sales. Anyway, Yangbo Trading Company has a special cabinet for magic tools." , Qiao An's works are not conspicuous mixed in a bunch of magic tools..."

"It's no wonder it's not conspicuous! You don't understand anything, so don't give us bad ideas."

Javier glared at Catwoman angrily.

"The magic tools for sale on the shelves all have the author's signature documents, and these producers are without exception members of the Leiden Port Enchanters Guild. Joan is not a member. Did you let him forge the signature documents?"

"It's okay to forge documents... Okay, don't stare, it's just a joke, let's be serious, I have a good idea, really!"

"Tell me first."

Javier obviously lacks confidence in Xiaomiao's so-called "good idea".

"I remember that Yangbo Trading Company also runs a pawn business, right?"

"That's right, but what does this have to do with Joan?" Javier asked wonderingly.

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly."

There was a sly look in Xiaomiao's smile.

"If someone was rich in his ancestors, but now his family is in decline, he intends to pawn his ancestral magic weapon to you in exchange for a sum of money for emergencies, would you do such a business?"

"Of course, pawnbrokers do this kind of business! Are you talking nonsense?"

Javier was getting more and more confused.

"If the magic device that the customer wants to mortgage is not well kept, the maker's signature certificate is lost, or it is an antique two hundred years ago, when the port of Leiden was not established, and there was no 'Leyton city enchanter's business' Yes, of course there is no so-called signature document, will you accept such a magic device?" Xiao Miao asked.

Javier hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "We have to collect it, but this kind of collateral with unknown origin is very risky, and it might be stolen goods, so the pawn money is usually kept relatively low."

"It doesn't matter how high or low the gold is, the key is whether this kind of transaction is legal in this city?"

"legitimate."

"Then the problem is simple!"

Xiao Miao clapped her hands and laughed, showing two rows of neat little white teeth.

"Joan can mortgage the magic device he made to Yangbo Trading Company in the name of a pawn. After deducting the cost of materials, you pay Joan a processing fee, which will be recorded in the name of 'Dangjin', and later in the name of ' In the name of overdue foreclosure', the ownership of the collateral was transferred to the name of Yangbo Trading Company, and then it was sold on the shelves openly, so that the purpose of bypassing the guild's restrictions on the sale of magic tools was achieved?"

Qiao An was deeply impressed by Xiao Miao's series of magical accounting operations, and sincerely praised: "Sister Miao, you are so smart!"

"Why is she smart?" Javier sneered, "Don't be fooled by her, in fact, this is a common trick used by smugglers on the east coast. She just used the method that people used to conceal customs duties in the past. To evade the supervision of the guild..."

Xiao Miao coughed heavily and threw a reproachful look at Javier.

Javier also realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he quickly stopped, never mentioning "smuggling", and turned to Joan, "The method Xiaomiao just mentioned, although it is legal in theory, is after all opportunistic and takes advantage of legal loopholes." , if it goes too far, it will inevitably anger the Enchanters Guild and cause trouble, but it is not a big problem to get one or two votes once in a while."

"That's right, Qiao An, you pawn one or two magic tools every month. Unless someone has a grudge against you and reports it specifically, who would care?" Xiao Miao smiled very charmingly, like a The female goblin who is so awesome, "Why don't you start this business by processing enchanted weapons for me, what do you think?"

Joan hesitated for a moment, then looked at Havel: "Mr. Havel, do you think this is feasible?"

"It's worth trying. If you get into trouble, I'll take care of it for you." Javier said confidently, "I have some contacts in the city, and I can afford this level of risk."

"Then it's settled."

It was a rare opportunity to make a lot of money, and Qiao An didn't want to miss it.