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Chapter 148 Maze Omen

"Forgive me for being hard to understand, Captain Sai Nan..."

Letting out a breath, the man frowned, knocked on the table with his hands, and asked patiently: "Our cooperation has lasted for nearly half a year, and we have obtained the permission of the elders of your clan, and even obtained the exploration permit from the Viscount's Mansion. "

"The remuneration has never been less. Every time I go to sea, I meet the regulations, and I will give you a proportional remuneration if I find it."

"I don't need to mention the reputation of Platinum Iridium Workshop, you must know it."

"Why did you suddenly change your mind today?"

The man's voice was tactful, but he questioned condescendingly, as if Captain Bai Zhimin didn't give a suitable reason, something unbearable would happen.

"I..." Sai Nan opened his mouth. He originally wanted to explain and cover up, but after recalling Ian's reminder to him that "be sure to have a confession before lying", he realized that he should stop talking about it, even if he was telling the truth. Also upside down.

So in the end, he just said in a very sincere and regretful tone: "I haven't had much luck recently... Uh, I'm more afraid of death. I'm sorry, I really can't do the task of going out to sea this time..."

"Another three hundred talers."

Knocking on the table, the middle-aged blond-haired man emphasized his tone, and used his usual method: "I know that you, Captain, are definitely not trying to increase the price, but we have cooperated for so long, and it is very troublesome to find other people-don't worry about safety, Platinum Iridium Worker It will keep you safe."

"But don't make it hard for us."

This was a lure and a subtle threat. Sai Nan's breathing was much heavier, with greed and fear at the same time.

Three hundred talers was not much, or not much. In Harrison Harbor, it was enough to buy another small fishing boat.

Coupled with the reward for completing the mission, he, the captain, might become the leader of the small fleet!

Moreover, the ice-freezing potion of the Platinum Iridium Workshop is a necessary alchemy potion for all fleets to fish and preserve seafood in the high seas. They provide 70.00% of the ice-freezing potion in Harrison Port. If the other party does not sell him the relevant potion, then he will I'm afraid I can only hang around in the sea.

Not to mention, the Marquis family behind the Platinum Iridium Workshop...

But even so, Sai Nan still gritted his teeth and refused: "I'm sorry, I missed the appointment... I will pay the deposit!"

——Thaler is a good thing, but lifeless flowers are useless!

He still prefers to trust Ian a little bit.

"Okay, well, since you think so, I don't want to be too aggressive..."

The blond middle-aged man wanted to get angry at first, but with his status, no one even in the imperial capital would dare to refuse him like this, leaving no room for it.

But when he noticed that the blond boy sitting opposite him was watching his communication with Sai Nan curiously, he shook his head and smiled wryly, "Really, nothing good happened on the first day in Port Harrison."

No... It would be better to say that his status does not have that much effect on Harrison Port, which is located on the edge of the world and cannot be radiated by anyone.

——Hey, they don't understand what it means to compete with country people.

Thinking of this, he even lost interest: "There is no need to pay the deposit, Captain Sai Nan, if there is a chance, let's cooperate next time."

Sai Nan apologized a few more times, but left uneasy but determined.

It can be clearly seen that when he walked out of the platinum iridium workshop, his bones seemed to be a lot lighter, and his steps were much more relaxed.

"...What's going on here?"

Standing at the window on the second floor, watching the back of Sai Nan leaving, the blond middle-aged man was puzzled: "Others heard that they want to cooperate with our Platinum Iridium Workshop, who didn't push forward desperately?"

"This Sainan is also an honest person carefully selected by Ayers (the name of Viscount Grant) after consulting the local fleet. According to usual observations, he is indeed bold, can keep his mouth shut and is honest. My fellow, the cooperation in the past was very pleasant and smooth, why did you shrink back when the critical period came this time?"

"Uncle Pat..."

But at this moment, the blond boy who had been sitting quietly and silently said, "Is it possible that he just knew some unspeakable signs of danger, so he was unwilling to take risks?"

The man called Pat turned his head and looked at his nephew.

Aware of his uncle's attention, the boy continued earnestly: "Mom said that if a person suddenly violates his usual behavior policy in the past, there must be a source that makes him have to change—maybe an authoritative authority. Being strong may also be a reason for him to be convinced."

"Uncle, don't look at this Captain Sai Nan who seems to be shrinking back and looks very cowardly, but he is indeed very bold. Facing your threat, he will still stick to his own ideas...In the imperial capital, such a bold person It's also rare!"

"This is enough to show that the news he has obtained is far more credible than what we provide—at least for him, it is far more reliable than us."

The teenager summed it up like this.

"Hey...that's right." Pat is not stupid, he was just a little angry just now, he didn't expect such a link, the middle-aged man stroked his chin, nodded slightly and said: "What we are going to do is somewhat dangerous... ..."

"After all, what is not dangerous about things related to the maze?"

Thinking of this, he noticed another point.

The man lowered his head and looked at the sack placed on the ground by Sai Nan: "Fluorescent algae...yes, I gave the captain a share of the collected fluorescent algae today, originally as a deposit, and at the same time I want him to have it appraised." , and share the data with us."

"Now it seems that there must be something wrong with the appraisal."

This is not difficult to deduce... If there is a problem in the identification, where else can it be?
The attitude of the other party has changed 180 degrees in such a short period of time from morning to afternoon. It must be an early warning given by relevant authorities.

"It's the omen of the labyrinth."

Staring down at the fluorescent algae in front of him that increased the brightness of the living room by two levels, the blond boy speculated firmly.

Isengard Ellen turned his head to the side, looking at the cloudy and heavy rain outside the window: "Isn't our mission this time to come to Harrison Port and look for the rumored brand new Warcraft 'Sparkle Crystal Shell'?"

"The sudden appearance of this natural condensed element crystallization must be a maze-species monster associated with a large maze."

He stared at the rainstorm and thunder outside the window with some excitement, as if he had never seen anything like it.

After watching it for a long time, the boy finally remembered that he was talking with other people, and continued to say happily: "Uncle, this makes sense—if we say that the labyrinth will appear abnormally in the recent period. If it changes, it's no wonder the captain dare not go to sea!"

"A very powerful appraiser, while appraising this labyrinth algae, discovered the omen of the labyrinth disaster—he must be familiar with the captain, so he reminded him!"

"That's why Mr. Captain doesn't want to go to sea!" The young man said firmly.

"interesting."

Patrick Ellen narrowed his eyes, and whispered to himself thoughtfully: "Harrison Port is a wild place, and there are appraisers who can see the omens of disaster?"

After thinking for a while, the man raised his head and looked solemn: "It's not us, it's you."

"Ethan, don't forget, this is a mission your mother won for you—the Royal Society of Alchemy, and even His Majesty himself are very concerned about it, so they chose our Ellen family, the most outstanding family of biologists in the empire, as the executor. "

He solemnly reminded: "I am only responsible for bringing you and your teacher to Port Harrison, and I will not interfere with the rest... I can ask the local workshop to give you resource support for all of this, but no matter how convenient no."

The man who also had the surname 'Ellen' lowered his voice: "After all, this is something for your generation."

"I cannot, will not, and will not step in to help either side."

"Hmm." Hearing these words, the blond boy named Isengard couldn't help but dim his eyes. He thought of his two older brothers, a sister and a younger sister, and the struggle within the family.

Yi Sen couldn't help sighing: "I...understand. Uncle."

"As long as you know."

After clapping his hands, he called two attendants to clear the table. Pat calmly said, "Go and say hello to Mr. Goser. By the way, tell him, your overseas research plan is obviously going to be postponed."

"Don't keep the old man waiting."

"Yeah!" Standing up, the blond boy trotted out of the living room energetically, apparently going directly to the old professor.

The middle-aged nobleman watched his nephew leave with a smile. After a long time, his expression slowly returned to calm.

"A sign of disaster...?"

Pat frowned slightly, and sat back in his seat to meditate: "I didn't expect that Port Harrison would have such a keen appraiser. It seems that the country people should not be underestimated."

"No. Thinking about it carefully, the group of Bai people who were exiled by the whole clan at the beginning seem to have been exiled here-this can be explained."

"But it's also an opportunity... Well, it seems that I have to visit this guy Ayers... I obviously don't plan to get involved too much."

After being silent for a long time, he shook his head and said rather annoyedly: "Really, it's an extra problem."

at the same time.

Ian, who had unknowingly become the center of the topic, had just walked out of the Elder's Hall.

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