Chapter 146: Heading to the Grand Duke’s residence (1)
Translator: 549690339
It wasn’t easy to invite a combatant of the ninth rank. Even a combatant of the ninth rank from one’s own clan wouldn’t make a move so easily. However, this also depended on whether the benefits were great enough. If the benefits were great enough, a combatant of the ninth rank could also make a move.
Apart from the elves ‘life magic, there was no other way to stimulate the growth of plants on the continent. If such a secret technique really existed, those big families would definitely fight for it.
Although this secret technique didn’t seem very eye-catching, it was actually very useful. Of course, it wasn’t enough to just grow low-end agricultural products like Zhao Hai. If the large families had this secret technique, they would use it to mass-grow high-level magical plants and then produce a large number of potions. These potions were very expensive, and they could also increase a person’s level. If a large family mastered this secret technique, they could obtain a large number of experts in a short time. The temptation of the clan’s strength increasing greatly was too great.
Based on his many years of experience, kun Zheng could tell that there was something different in Green’s words. Therefore, he boldly speculated that Zhao Hai might have mastered a potion that could accelerate the growth of plants, which was why he said that.
Kun Zheng would have expected the existence of a space. Moreover, Grimm had said that Zhao Hai had concocted the undead creatures using a secret technique. This gave kun Zheng the wrong impression, which was why he thought that Zhao Hai had the drug in his hands and that Zhao Hai might have concocted it himself.
Pharmaceutics and alchemy were mysterious in the eyes of ordinary people. Even an expert like kun Zheng would find them mysterious. In kun Zheng’s eyes, potion Masters and alchemy warlocks were a group of lunatics who dared to think and do anything.
And an Alchemist or pharmacist who had learned black magic was a lunatic among lunatics. No one could say for sure what these people could do.
Alchemists and pharmacists could make all sorts of strange things. Many of the famous potions on the continent were accidentally discovered by pharmacists or from failed experiments. Therefore, he was not surprised that Zhao Hai might have potions that could accelerate the growth of plants.
Kun Zheng did not think that Zhao Hai was an elf. Elves were the favored children of nature. They were born with life magic and loved life. It was because of this that they hated black magicians. Although they would not attack black magicians, they would not interact with black magicians, let alone learn black magic. Zhao Hai was a black magician. This in itself meant that he was cut off from the elves.
Laura also knew the importance of this matter, so she nodded and said, ” “Don’t worry, Grandpa kun Zheng. I won’t tell anyone. But Mr. Zhao Hai is really different from ordinary Black Mages. If he didn’t have so many undead creatures, I don’t believe that he is a Black Mage. Why is Mr. Zhao Hai so different from those people?”
Kun laughed. &Quot; not all black Mages are people who don’t care about life. Light mages aren’t that bright either. If we really count, the bad things that light mages have done are no less than Black Mages. It’s just that they’re covered in a layer of light. &Quot;
Lola nodded. She had always been disgusted by qielan’s act of attacking Zhao Hai without even asking for the reason. Now that she heard kun Zheng’s words, she naturally did not feel that anything was wrong.
On the ark continent, there was a lot of freedom in religion. Some believed in the God of Light, some believed in the goddess of life, and the gods that mages of different elements believed in were different. There were even many who believed in the dark Demon God. Laura believed in the God of Knights, so she naturally did not think that a light mage was necessarily a good person.
Kun Zheng turned around and said to Laura, ” &Quot; Laura, go to the Versailles family and tell them about this. We can’t rely on ourselves. If someone were to spread the news that there is a food shortage in ika plain, it would cause a huge panic. Everyone would buy food and store it at home, and the demand for food would increase greatly. Even with Mr. Zhao Hai’s support, it would be a drop in the ocean. We can only ask the Versailles family to come forward and stabilize everyone’s emotions in the name of the nobles. That’s the only way to stabilize the market.”
Lola nodded and turned to Nicole. &Quot; “Nier, have them prepare the carriage. We will head to the Versailles clan immediately. If this matter is handled well, the Versailles clan will be able to reduce their losses by a lot, and we will definitely become the biggest trading company in the entire Versailles Duchy.”
Nicole replied and turned to run away. Kun was smiling. He knew that Laura had always wanted the red spider lily trading company to become the biggest trading company in the entire vansail Kingdom. Only then would she be qualified to negotiate with the magicians. Now was the perfect opportunity for them to become the biggest trading company in the entire vansail Kingdom.
Kun Zheng also knew that they were in grave danger this time. The large trading companies were already prepared. They had invested a large amount of money and were ready to take action. If Laura could really get her hands on cheap grain at this time, it would be a great threat to them. In order to ensure the success of this operation, the large trading companies might use some underhanded means.
This was also the reason why kun had asked Laura to contact the Versailles family. At the end of the day, this matter was still targeted at the Versailles family. The Versailles family was already at a disadvantage. If Laura were to provide them with a chance to even things out, they would definitely pay more attention to it. By then, they would definitely ask the family members to protect Laura and not let her get hurt at all.
Although the major trading companies were powerful, in the Versailles Duchy, they couldn’t do anything to Laura, who was under the protection of the Versailles clan. After all, the Versailles clan was a major clan with deep roots and a powerful combatant of the ninth rank. Even if the major trading companies were unhappy, they wouldn’t dare to do anything.
Laura sat in the carriage and headed straight for the Grand Duke’s mansion of the Versailles family. The mansion was located at the North of Casar city and occupied a large area. It was the core of the Versailles family. Of course, Laura also brought along the cornmeal and cornmeal that Grimm had shown her. After all, it would be more convincing to bring along some samples.
The Versailles family’s Grand Duke’s mansion was very majestic. Just the outer walls alone were nearly ten meters tall. The huge gate tower was almost the size of a city gate. On both sides of the gate stood two rows of armored warriors. These Warriors were at least Grade 6 in strength. Each of them was tall and strong, and their bodies were filled with killing intent.
The armor they wore was similar to Grimm’s. They were all full-body armors that covered even their faces. They also wore horned helmets with two curved horns pointing to the sky. They looked very imposing. They were all holding long-handled double-edged axes in their hands. Each of the axes seemed to weigh no less than a hundred catties. They were definitely of the heavy martial rank. When these soldiers fought, they were like moving steel fortresses.
A huge bull badge was hanging on the gate. The badge was silver. On the continent, the color of badges was very particular. The gold badge could only be used by the royal family, the silver badge could only be used by the general great nobles, the green badge was used by the general nobles, and the black Badge was used by some quasi-nobles.
When Laura’s carriage stopped in front of the Duke’s mansion, a man dressed as a servant immediately ran out of the mansion. Those Warriors were in charge of guarding the mansion, so they were not in charge of receiving visitors.
The servant ran to Laura’s carriage and immediately bowed to the carriage. &Quot; &Quot; welcome to the Duke’s mansion, Miss Laura. May I know what’s the matter? ”
Seyle, who had been following beside labor, jumped down from his horse and said to the servant, ” “My lady has something to discuss with elder stern. Is he in the residence?”
Whether it was Laura or the Versailles family, they were both considered major powers in the Duchy of Versailles. Both sides were very familiar with each other, and some of the servants had known each other for a long time. Therefore, Cecil did not say much.
The servant immediately nodded and said, ” “The elder has just returned. Please come in, Ms. Laura.” After saying that, he led Laura’s carriage into the Duke’s mansion.
As soon as they entered the Duke’s mansion, they were greeted by a training field. This was a common sight for all the major noble houses on the ark continent. It was obvious how much the people on the ark continent valued martial arts.
However, Laura and the others didn’t stop at this training field. Instead, they continued to walk further in. In a place like the Duke’s mansion, this training field was not only used for training, but also for strategic purposes. If there was a war, the training field could become a gathering place for soldiers, and it could become a battlefield in the blink of an eye.
After entering the gate on the second floor, they found a place to Park the carriage. They stopped the carriage, and Laura and Nier got off. The servant led them to the living room, and Seir followed behind them.
The second floor was where the guests were received. Only those who were truly close to them could pass through the door and enter the third floor. That was the inner residence of the Versailles family, and ordinary people were not qualified to enter.
Just as Laura sat down in the living room, the servant, Lord MA, gave her a cup of tea. At this moment, stern walked in from outside. Laura hurriedly stood up and bowed to stern, and stern hurriedly returned her bow.
&Quot; I’m sorry for disturbing you, ” Laura said to Stehn. &Quot; but it’s a serious matter. Please forgive me, elder. &Quot;
Stern smiled. &Quot; you’re too kind, Miss Laura. It’s our honor that you’re here. May I know why you’re here this time? ” Could it be that there’s been progress in the food issue?”
Lola smiled. &Quot; elder, you’re really amazing. You even guessed this. Not bad. There’s progress in the food issue. &Quot;
Stern, who had just sat down, was stunned when he heard Laura’s words. When he had gone to look for Laura the day before yesterday, she had said that there was no way to help. It had only been two days, and Laura actually said that there was progress. This was really out of his expectations.