The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

The Saint Airo Empire and the Anas Empire are the two most powerful countries on the Western Continent.

The status differs from king to king.

It's like Bas Ridges was a noble duke in Gardayat, but in the Anas Empire, he might be equivalent to a marquis or earl.

In the Saint Airo Empire and the Anas Empire, there is a grand duke above the duke.

The power in the hands of the grand duke is completely equal to the power of the king in a small country.

As the largest chamber of commerce in the Anas Empire, the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce sells countless items and can firmly control the flow of money.

Even in the San Ai Luo Empire, it occupies a large place, taking countless gold coins.

Furthermore, the contacts and power held by the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce should not be underestimated.

Boris Abel came to Gadayat on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce.

They didn't deliberately cover up their whereabouts along the way. The flag painted with the logo of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce was waving in the wind on the top of the carriage.

The convoy entered Wissus via Fort Comoi.

Wen Sen sent someone to find the patrolling soldiers in the city at the first time, and after revealing their identities, they asked to talk to Designia.

The Cavaliers who took the lead at the time happened to be Taylor.

After confirming that it was undoubtedly the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce, he took the badge of the Chamber of Commerce and notified Lord Fernandi and Lord Walker first.

It didn't take long.

The news reached Xia Zuoyi's ears.

"The Nagabi Chamber of Commerce actually came to Wissas?"

After thinking about it for a while, Xia Zuoyi realized that they probably came with bad intentions.

It should be for the sale of rose salt.

After all, rose salt has now completely seized the market share of Gadayat and even Gaina, and squeezed out almost all the coarse salt sales routes of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce.

Such consequences will directly cause the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce to lose a large sum of money.

No wonder some couldn't sit still.

Xia Zuoyi said: "Please invite people from the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce to talk in the castle."

"Yes, my lord."

The knight who came to report led the way.

Judith was a little worried: "My lord, if the members of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce want to embarrass you..."

Xia Zuoyi: "I think they should embarrass the king. After all, I gave away [-]% of the profits, and most of the gold coins actually went into the king's pocket."

"The reason why people from the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce came to me is because I presented the sea salt drying method. Although the steps of drying salt are clear at a glance, the method of refining refined salt has not been announced."

One can imagine what they came for.

The Nagabi Chamber of Commerce is really picky and soft, but it also needs to see if it can move.

However, the extraction of refined salt is actually very simple and easy.

Xia Zuoyi thought quietly before the people from the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce arrived.

Judit stood beside him silently and waited.

After a while.

Xia Zuoyi said: "Judit, I remember you once said that there is a very large salt lake in the Anas Empire—Lake Betala, right?"

Udit nodded: "Yes, my lord."

Xia Zuoyi hummed.

The sea salt drying method cannot be concealed, as long as you come here and take a look, you will know.

Betala Lake can be crystallized by drying salt. As for the method of refining salt, we can also know after a little research.

Not to mention, the civilians and slaves who worked on the salt refining production line also knew about it.

Just find someone to promise money to seduce, anyone can tell.

Besides, Xia Zuoyi never planned to hide it from the beginning.

In this way, he needs to find another bargaining chip to have a friendly "talk" with the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce.

Boris and Vincent were led all the way to Designia's study.

The maid opened the door respectfully, then stepped back and stood aside.

Boris and Vincent walked in.

Boris saw a large long table in the study, and there were four people sitting facing the door.

Two men who are obviously dressed as knights stand at the back, and the person standing a little to the left should be the butler in the castle.

As for the boy sitting on the chair in the middle, he was the one Boris wanted to bully—Xia Zuoyi Designia.

Boris' eyes fell on Xia Zuoyi's body, and he couldn't help sizing it up carefully, his almost dark green eyes became brighter and brighter.

He said: "I didn't expect the earl to be so delicate and beautiful, like a soufflé that has been carefully baked, the outside is white and tender like a cloud, and the inside is light and delicate, full of sweetness."

Souffle is a very famous dessert in the Anas Empire.

Only a very skilled chef can make it.

The materials used in the soufflé are fresh milk and egg whites, which are then baked in water after being processed by boiling the milk and whisking the egg whites.

After the egg white expands, it will be as white and soft as a cloud, but if it is not eaten as soon as possible, it will completely collapse in a short time, and the taste will also become very bad.

Usually only kings and nobles can enjoy it.

Some minor nobles, commoners and slaves have never even heard of it.

Xia Zuoyi thought he was praising herself, and raised her chin expressionlessly: "Please sit down, Mr. Abel."

When the knight came to the castle to report, he had already explained the identity of Boris Abel - the vice president of the Nagaby Chamber of Commerce.

Boris Abel's charming green eyes were facing the sun, and there seemed to be gleams of light in them: "Master Earl, you don't need to be so alien, you can call me Boris."

Xia Zuoyi: "I'm sorry, I don't know you well and don't want to call, I'm a little shy."

Boris didn't seem to feel the embarrassment of being ruthlessly beaten back.

He said: "I just want to get close to the Earl, after all, you are so cute, you can manage Wissus and Fort Comoi in an orderly manner at a young age..."

"Oh, by the way, there is also the Thorn Chamber of Commerce. The rose salt you dried in the Cogit Sea is really very popular."

Xia Zuoyi nodded more calmly: "Thanks for the prize. After getting such a good salt, I already expected how popular it will be in the future."

"After all, everyone needs salt in their homes, and who doesn't want refined salt that is cheaper but of better quality?"

"Mr. Abel, are you right?"

"Oh, I forgot to mention, you are also very cute."

…………

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room inevitably changed from quiet to silent.

Vincent secretly glanced at the expression of Master Boris, and found that the corners of his mouth were slightly stiff, and the arc paused.

puff.

Vincent couldn't help lowering his head, and pursed his lips hard.

Boris coughed lightly: "...Your Earl, you really know how to joke."

He went straight to the topic: "The rose salt sold by the Thorn Chamber of Commerce has seriously affected the sales of Nagabi's salt. Although the sale of salt is only one of the profits of the Nagaby Chamber of Commerce, it can be..."

Boris frowned suddenly, with his right hand clenched against his lips, as if holding back something.

Afterwards, he continued: "But Nagabe Salt was forced to withdraw from Gadayat, which directly cost us nearly [-]% of our profits."

"Don't you have anything to say, Lord Earl?"

Xia Zuoyi: "It's just a legitimate business competition."

"The choice of nobles, commoners, or slaves is beyond my control. What do you think of rose salt? After getting rose salt, can you still use coarse...Nagabi salt to cook meals?"

Ghadayat has even come to believe that meals prepared with rose salt are the most delicate and delicious.

Boris smiled unmoved: "I don't deny that at present, compared with Nagabi salt, most people will choose rose salt to make food."

"But once Nagabi salt can be produced on a large scale, refined and purified...I believe it should be no worse than rose salt."

His right hand has been pressed against his mouth, and he only moves away a little when he speaks.

Xia Zuoyi stared at his face, feeling a bit preoccupied.

Boris saw that he didn't answer, but looked at him very seriously with his beautiful caramel-colored big eyes. He couldn't help but lean back on the back of the chair, and said with a gleam in his eyes, "Why doesn't your lord speak?"

Xia Zuoyi withdrew her small eyes and asked, "How many days will you stay in Wissas?"

Boris: "Maybe one day, or two days or even longer. We will leave after we get what we want. It all depends on what the Earl wants to do."

After watching the little earl think for a while, he suddenly turned his head and whispered to the butler beside him.

"Judit, go to my alchemy laboratory to get the potion that Toby drank before."

"Yes, Lord Count."

Across the long table, Boris couldn't hear clearly.

Judit bowed slightly and walked out of the study.

Xia Zuoyi then said to Boris: "Wait a minute, I have something nice for you."

Boris: "...?"

He found that so far, instead of weeping the little earl's bullying, he felt a little choked in his heart.

After a while.

Judit re-entered the room.

Xia Zuoyi said: "Judit, give the things to Mr. Abel."

Upon hearing this, Judit put a corked jar of medium size on the table in front of Boris.

Then he walked back to Xia Zuoyi's side.

"What is this?"

Boris raised his eyebrows, picked up the jar curiously and shook it slightly, and there was the sound of liquid sloshing inside.

He tried to guess: "Is it wine? For me?"

Xia Zuoyi: "It's not wine. It's a medicine for cough and fever. I'll drink it for you."

Toby's illness just happened.

Xia Zuoyi also made this potion and reserved it in case Toby's condition relapsed.

The shelf life of medicines is not short.

He could see that Mr. Boris Abel was holding back his cough, his nasal voice was slightly pronounced, his complexion was a little pale, and his eyebrows were often frowned inadvertently, which should be a little uncomfortable.

Boris suppressed his smile a little, and put the potion back on the table: "Your Earl is so kind to everyone you meet for the first time?"

The number of times he has been sick since childhood can be counted on the fingers.

Every time he gets sick, he never sees a doctor, and he survives it by himself. The mildest illness will get better in a few days, and the serious illness is nothing to him.

Boris loathes doctors.

Xia Zuoyi glanced at him and said, "Not really."

"However, if you are sick, treat it as soon as possible, what if you are young and stupid."

Boris: "..."

He always felt that there was something wrong with this sentence.

Boris: "Can I open it and have a look?"

"can."

Boris pulled the cork from the mouth of the jar.

All of a sudden, an indescribable strange smell wafted out of it.

Standing behind, Vincent almost couldn't help covering his nose. Fortunately, good self-cultivation made him put his hands down.

Enduring the unpleasant smell, Boris glanced into the jar.

"........."

A dark, residue-filled liquid dripped from the jar.

Boris' expression has changed several times, which is hard to describe.

He looked at Xia Zuoyi as if to say—"Are you planning to poison me to death?"

Vincent couldn't help but said: "My lord, you are still young after all, and some things...may not be considered thoroughly."

"Although the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce is far away in the Anas Empire, the connections and power of the Chamber of Commerce are beyond your imagination. Master Boris' position in the Chamber of Commerce is also extremely important... I hope you will think clearly about the pros and cons before doing anything. "

He was afraid that the little earl in front of him would want it regardless of the importance... I am afraid that he cannot bear the anger of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce.

Obviously, Vincent and Boris had the same idea.

Moreover, he glanced vigilantly at the two tall and mighty knights standing behind Designia, fearing that they would suddenly rush over to suppress them.

Xia Zuoyi: "..."

You can really make up your mind.

He said: "This is a jar of ordinary herbal medicine, which is very effective in treating runny nose, stuffy nose, cough and fever."

Boris and Vincent obviously didn't believe it.

Xia Zuoyi: "You can inquire in the castle as you like. A few days ago, a boy named Toby contracted the above-mentioned symptoms because of a cold. He got better after taking this medicine."

"It will take effect in three days, and he has recovered."

Boris couldn't help frowning: "How could it be possible to get better so quickly?!"

Xia Zuoyi: "But this is the truth. I won't be so stupid as to murder someone who is not an enemy. After asking about it, you might as well try drinking it."

"After you recover from your illness, we can have a friendly conversation again."

I want to take the initiative.

Xia Zuoyi gave Boris a very "friendly" smile :)