Chapter 909: Silver-Clad Iron Incident

At this time, no one except the servants had gotten up yet.

Zhao Chuanxin was alone in the living room. The servant who screamed at him yesterday prepared morning tea and crepes for him.

This woman was at most thirty years old. She was quite elegant. She was wearing an apron maid outfit with typical Victorian characteristics. She was holding a tray, putting down the tea and crepes, and smiled at Zhao Chuanxin: "Sir, last night I'm sorry about that. We haven't prepared breakfast yet. Seeing that you got up early, this is the food we eat. Mr. Pavitt said that you don't like rolled fruits, chocolate sauce and cream, so I took it upon myself to spread the Le Mans meat for you. Sauce and ham.”

Zhao Chuanxin didn't get up early, he clearly didn't sleep all night.

But the spirit is quite high.

He lit a cigarette and asked curiously: "Your accent doesn't sound like a local. Where are you from?"

"Sir, I come from France, and my parents live in this town." The servant asked him: "Sir, do your clothes and shoes need to be cleaned?"

Servants usually get up at six in the morning and divide their work.

Some clean the kitchen, scrub the floors, and some will list the ingredients and utensils needed for the day and take the lead in making the servants' meals.

When the owner opens the blinds, they help clear clothes and boots and simply clean the room.

They also clean the fireplace, remove the ashes, empty the hearth, and then refill the fireplace with firewood.

If a wealthy person from a particularly well-off family has a cook at home, the cook will check whether the servant has cleaned the kitchen, and even check the cleanliness of the servant's hands, hair, etc.

Work aprons come in two colors, one gray and one white.

The gray one is for rough work and can be dirty. The white one should be put on after doing rough work, otherwise it will be unsightly and unseemly, especially when there are guests at home, it will be embarrassing.

When serving food, the apron must be changed into a white one.

Freddy Pavitt was very particular about this.

For example, the French maid in front of Zhao Chuanxin was wearing a gray apron. If Freddie Pavitt saw her, she would definitely be reprimanded.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled and said to her: "No need, just go ahead and do your work. I will go out after eating later. When they wake up, you can help notify them."

Zhao Chuanxin tasted it and found that it tasted pretty good.

While eating and drinking, he opened the "Code of the Old Gods".

[It took me two days to build an irregular tower. I have plenty of time to perfect it, but the most important thing right now is to settle the people who are willing to travel long distances with me. 】

[The people of my territory followed the giant beetle at this time, and arrived here with tired faces under the sun that can literally burn human fat. 】

[They were inexplicably shocked that I could build a high tower in two days. Even though the tower was not built cleverly, it would not be enough to accommodate their subsequent descendants. 】

[I said to the craftsman: You lead everyone to work, divide the rooms into rooms, and move things down. 】

[The craftsman is very happy to do this, but he is more concerned about another thing: Where is my book? 】

[I said: I separated the library in advance, which is on the top floor. 】

[Leaving the prosperous and fun Rune City, Dudu was unhappy. She looked around blankly and said to me: Fearless Pioneer, there is only sand here, we will die of thirst and starvation here. 】

[I picked up Dudu: No, I have a lot of food. I dug underground rivers. We have inexhaustible water to drink. 】

[Dudu points to the giant beetle: They will starve to death. Even though they don’t eat much, they will definitely starve to death. 】

[I pointed to the distance and said: Do you see that white line? That's the border wall built by Brilliant Oasis. Lo and behold, I thought of a great way to make some money from them and get them to herd giant beetles for us for free. 】

Even Zhao Chuanxin was a little surprised.

How could a good old guy like Fearless Pioneer have such a brain?

[I put down Dudu and went to the Bright Oasis border wall. 】

[The armed force of Brilliant Oasis is called the Natural Guards, symbolizing the warriors who protect nature and defend peace. They may not love peace, but they always use natural methods to solve problems and conflicts. 】

[After seeing me, a natural guard came up and asked: Where are you from? What is your purpose here? 】

[I looked at the sparse green vegetation on the other side of the wall. This was the green space on the periphery of the dazzling oasis. It could not be called lush. However, on the other side of the sand wall that blocked the wind and sand, I felt the breath of life, which was the unique moisture of the vegetation. , which fills the nasal cavity when breathing. 】

[I looked up eagerly and said: I don't mean any harm, I'm here to sell my products. 】

[The natural guard asked with interest: Commodity? What product? 】

[I said: I have glass, it’s this kind of thing. 】

[I took out the glass. 】

What else did Zhao Chuanxin think he could do, just like this?

Picking up people's teeth is wise, right?

[The natural guard looked at it and immediately said: Are you from Rune City? I recognize this thing. It's worth a lot of money, but I can't afford it. 】

[I pulled out another stone brick made with a mud trowel glove: there are also bargains, like this one. When you have it, you don't need so much mushroom slime when you build a house. You only need to fill the gaps with a little slime and sand to build a tower tall enough for your family. 】

wipe……

Zhao Chuanxin never expected that Fearless Pioneer would have such a cool move.

[The nature defender took the brick, looked at it over and over, and knocked it against his ear to listen to the sound. Finally, he put the brick on the ground and knocked it hard with his boots. Of course, the brick was safe and sound. ]

[The nature defender asked in surprise: How much? Can it be bigger? If it is big enough, I can save more gold coins. ]

[In the Cursed Desert, habitat issues are often a major problem that restricts human reproduction. ]

[The two people talked, attracting all the surrounding nature defenders, and they also asked for prices with interest. ]

[I said: Small bricks, one copper coin can buy two. Big bricks, which are the size of three small bricks, only need one copper coin. ]

[They listened and said shrewdly: If that's the case, of course we have to buy big bricks. ]

[I laughed: Listen to me, it's like this, a group of people followed me over there, and we want to live and settle here. If you want to buy bricks, you can always go over there to find me. You just need to walk in that direction. Not far away, you can see a tall tower on the sand dune. That is my territory. I have obtained the permission of the new emperor of Rune City. 】

【The natural guardian said: I will go to you, I will. But you must know that if you want to go to the Brilliant Oasis, you must get the permission of the Lord of the Oasis. Even though you will sell me this kind of brick, I can't let you go casually. 】

【I nodded: Don't worry, I won't cross the line without your permission. 】

【I'm talking about their permission, not the Lord of the Oasis. 】

Zhao Chuanxin thought that the Fearless Vanguard has made progress and knows how to play a little trick.

【I said again: I won't cross the sand wall, but when we migrated here, we brought a few giant beetles with us. They need to eat, otherwise they will starve to death. I won't cross the border, but I need you to help herd them, and I can pay with bricks. 】

【This did not violate the principles of the natural guardian, so he readily agreed: Yes. 】

【After some bargaining, the deal was finally reached. 】

Zhao Chuanxin wanted to give a thumbs up to the Fearless Pioneer.

It can be said that it is easy to make stone bricks with mud trowel gloves, and the materials are everywhere.

He first took out the expensive glass. Compared with glass, cheap, affordable and practical bricks are more popular among these natural defenders.

With a comparison, it is hard not to be tempted.

[Back to the territory, the brother and sister came to ask me: Fearless Pioneer, what name should we give our territory? ]

[I said without hesitation: Pioneer Partner Safe Haven. ]

[Not only did I say this, I also erected a stone tablet outside the tower and engraved these words. ]

[They are working, and after I put down the food, I continued to improve the warehouse on the bottom of the tower. In the future, I will build ten or even a hundred towers next to this tower, and the towers will be closely connected, with bridges connecting the bottom and the air. I want to build a city without walls, but no one can conquer this city. I like to do this. ]

In fact, Zhao Chuanxin feels that the character of the Fearless Pioneer is that he can't sit still, and he doesn't want to run around and take risks.

He wrote:

[At night, I planted Eye No. 16 in the Vanguard Partner Haven, and teleported back to Rune City in the dark to find the descendants of the nobles to ask for the remaining manuscripts. ]

Don't get addicted to building houses and delay his business.

Zhao Chuanxin is still waiting for Xingyue to build him an all-terrain supercar.

[As night fell, I teleported back to Rune City wearing a shadow cloak. ]

[The True Vision Crystals in Rune City have been removed, and it is no longer under the surveillance of the dictator. There is no puppet in the city anymore, and the new emperor seems to be full of fear of puppets. ]

[This is convenient for me. Without the True Vision Crystal, I wear a shadow cloak. As long as I am careful enough, no one can find me. ]

[I easily sneaked into the home of the descendants of the nobles. ]

[I took off the shadow cloak first to prevent him from discovering my ability to sneak and hide, and then appeared in front of the descendants of the nobles. ]

[He was startled by me and said to me suspiciously: Fearless Pioneer, you should be in your fiefdom, you shouldn't be here. ]

[I said: I need the last manuscript of your ancestor. ]

[The descendant of the nobles' eyes turned quickly, and he looked embarrassed: Fearless Pioneer, the manuscript is indeed in my hand. But, it is the relic of the ancestor, I can't give it all to you. ]

[The descendant of the nobles is far from being as honest as he appears. ]

[I blinked: What price do I have to pay? ]

Another layman who adds money.

[The descendant of the nobles said: Of course, Fearless Pioneer, I know you are a warrior with countless adventures. When the new emperor used the 66th singularity axiom to summon the sun god, he was cursed by the sun god. His body was tortured by the scorching sun for many years, and he dared not give up resisting this torture for a moment. If you happen to have the courage to take another risk and go to the bandit land not far from your fiefdom to retrieve a piece of sound-absorbing cold iron ore, I think it would be no big deal for me to give you the last manuscript of my ancestor. 】

【Xingyue whispered in my ear: Promise him, we also need sound-absorbing cold iron, and it is very important. 】

【I agreed with the noble descendants to hand over the sound-absorbing cold iron ore in one hand and the manuscript in the other. 】

Zhao Chuanxin suddenly felt itchy.

He wrote:

【I left the noble descendants' home, put on a shadow cloak and hid in the darkness, went to the gem store in the city and took away a few gems without paying. 】

Haha, how can SF Express be as fast as handing over?

At the beginning, Lao Zhao got his first pot of gold from banks in various countries.

But he will not make large-scale withdrawals later. Disrupting order is not always a good thing. Who will the losses of capitalists and corrupt officials be passed on in the end? No need to think about it.

But in Rune City it's another story.

Whether the people of Rune City live or die is none of his business.

[Xingyue pointed me to pick up the gems, and I picked them up. In order not to attract attention and panic, I didn’t take a lot. The gem store would suffer losses, but the losses wouldn’t be too big, so they could just afford it. 】

[Xingyue whispered to me: Go to the nearby worm silk store to take away a batch of worm silk, go to the grain store to get grain, and go to the grocery store to get daily necessities...]

[I wore a cloak of shadow, stepped on the roots of the desert, and walked silently in the shadows. It made me feel guilty and exciting at the same time. 】

[The two emotions intertwined, making me feel great pleasure. 】

[Because I discovered that as I patronized each store and stole under the noses of the shop assistants and shopkeepers, I no longer had to worry about the food, clothing, housing, and transportation in my territory. 】

[I feel a sense of security when I think that I can come often to purchase goods in the future. 】

Zhao Chuanxin was speechless, maybe he had cultivated a habitual thief?

Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be punished by the princes.

Maybe he can steal the role of Desert Emperor in the future?

[I teleported back to the Pioneer Companion Haven, exhausted and satisfied. 】

Zhao Chuanxin closed the "Old God Code".

He drank the red tea soup in the exquisite porcelain cup in one gulp, got up and went out.

Then he saw Marcus Nkrumah.

Marcus Nkrumah wore very thick clothes, and his height of two meters made him look like a silverback gorilla.

With a look of surprise on his face like a child, he said: "Master!"

Zhao Chuanxin smiled and nodded.

Marcus Nkrumah looked behind Zhao Chuanxin: "Has Benjamin come back? I raised a cat, and I also planted a lot of nepeta, which I bought with my remuneration. I believe he must I'll like it. I'll give him one when the cat gives birth."

Benjamin Goldberg was his sidekick.

One is smart and the other is stupid. No one knows how these two people can become friends.

"No, he still has something to do and won't be back for a while."

Disappointment was written all over Marcus Nkrumah's face: "Master, I practice the boxing you taught me every day. Look, ho ho ho hey..."

As he said that, he waved his fist on the spot. The punch was not very fast, but it was powerful.

This is heavyweight.

"Okay, okay." Zhao Chuanxin said helplessly, "I'll teach you how to jump rope later, but who can punch and stand still?"

Marcus Nkrumah closed his fist and scratched his head at a loss.

Zhao Chuanxin: "You go ahead and do your work, I have to leave."

…

Hankou, Yokohama Zhengjin Bank.

"Manager, something bad is going on." Kubogawa broke into the manager's office sweating profusely.

Sawamura Eitaro frowned: "What's the matter? Fengfenghuohuo?"

Kubo Kawagata was as anxious as his parents sitting on the stove: "Our treasury has been stolen!"

"What?" Eitaro Sawamura could no longer remain calm and stood up suddenly. "All gone?"

The last time the banks in Hankou were stolen is still fresh in my mind.

Because the vault was stolen last time, many security personnel from various banks died, and the vault was empty. Subconsciously, Eitaro Sawamura felt that it would be the same this time.

"This..." Kubogawa hesitated, and finally stamped his foot: "You'd better come and see for yourself, you'll know at first glance."

Sawamura Eitaro's face was also covered with cold sweat, and he followed Kubogawa to the treasury in a hurry.

The important figures of Yokohama Shokin Bank gathered here.

Sawamura Eitaro was led in, and then he saw bundles of banknotes.

Kubokawa picked up a bundle and handed it to him: "Look."

Sawamura Eitaro turned around in confusion, and his face turned pale.

It turns out that only the first and last two notes of this note are genuine, and the middle part is white paper...

He looked through them one by one and found that they were basically like this.

"It's over, it's over..." Eitaro Sawamura was lost in his thoughts: "Where is the gold and silver? Are the gold and silver still there?"

"Yes, they are all still there." Kubogawa said with a face full of joy: "I think this time is different from the last time. This time someone has planned it for a long time, instead of breaking into the vault and stealing..."

After that, I saw a bank staff hurriedly came: "It's not good, some customers come to the door, saying that the silver from our bank is a fake silver ..."

Eitaro Sawamura was furious: "This is unreasonable. How could our bank issue counterfeit money?"

After seeing such a big basket, he was feeling angry, so he went out with the staff to meet the customers.

When he saw the customer, Eitaro Sawamura's face was completely filled with evil spirits: "Huh? It turned out to be Mr. Yamamoto."

It turned out that the person who withdrew the money was Mitsui & Co.’s director, Taro Yamamoto, a major customer.

Yamamoto Jotaro said gloomily: "I never expected that Yokohama Shokin Bank would deceive one of our own people!"

Seeing that there were others in the hall, Eitaro Sawamura quickly pulled Yamamoto Jotaro aside: "It's all a misunderstanding. Don't make it public yet. Let's talk in private."

"What's there to say? Look at this..."

Yamamoto Jotaro took out a melted silver ingot and exposed the iron inside.

Eitaro Sawamura: "..."

He and Kubokawa looked at each other, suddenly feeling dizzy, and then they both ran to the vault at the back.

"Hey, hey, the matter is not resolved yet, where are you going?" Yamamoto Jotaro was furious behind him: "How rude!"

But Sawamura Eitaro and Kubogawa could no longer care about many things.

They returned to the vault and stood in front of the gold and silver, trembling.

"No, manager, it will definitely not happen." Kubogawa didn't know whether he was comforting himself or comforting Sawamura Eitaro, muttering there.

Sawamura Eitaro stretched out his trembling hand and picked up a silver ingot.

He has been dealing with gold and silver for many years, and when he got the silver in his hand, he felt that the weight was no problem.

This made him breathe a sigh of relief, and he rubbed the silver hard on the ground.

Then he raised it in front of him and looked at it. This made him pale and his blood ran cold.

Kubogawa looked miserable: "Fake? Fake?"

Sawamura Eitaro rolled his eyes and fell up.

Fainted.

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