I'm working on infrastructure in Xihuan

While Lucien was thinking about how to maximize the value of the cards in his hand, William, who was the captain of the guard, was watching his subordinates arrange patrol work, and beat a few guys who were passive and sabotage.

William knew what these young people were thinking.Those who will be thrown into his team going to Velvetre are all young people with no background but some ability, who suddenly leave the prosperous imperial capital for the barren northern border, basically never come back in this life, one by one Unavoidable panic and some resentment, as well as venting anger on the daily work and the top Duke.

To be honest, William is not a few years older than this group of cucumbers. He can be called a young talent if he is less than 30 years old to be the captain. Wouldn't it be more embarrassing if he was relegated to Lucien in the third rank? resentment.

Work is work.

Moreover, the duke who was exiled from the prince to a small remote place is the one who is the most unwilling and resentful among them.

If he was caught with the pigtails and used to vent his anger, he, the captain of the guard, would not be able to protect the mindless idiots under his command.

William, who was called by Lucien in the middle of the work in his hand, was expressionless, and there was the familiar aura of a laborer floating around him that Lucien was quite familiar with.

Work hard, be diligent and conscientious, scolding loudly in your heart does not affect your respect and respect on the face. The leader is right.

Worker William bowed to salute, before he could raise his head, he heard his big leader say: "It's snowing in Velvet, I want to buy food."

Please forgive William for responding for three seconds, but he didn't realize that there was any causal relationship between this sentence.Reasonably speaking, even if the famine was so bad that there was no harvest, Velvet would not starve Lucien, a duke with a royal background, let alone just a little snow.

He had no choice but to attribute it to the fact that Lucien was seriously ill, but it didn't affect him pretending to be very clear and nodding his head to accept the task. In his mind, he began to make plans, arrange schedules, and consider various options. At the same time, he asked the leader if he had any There are no specific requirements.

What kind of food and how much they want, and they have to set off in a few days, and when they want food, they have to be clear. This is the first time William has worked for Lucien, and it is difficult for him to do it without task reminders. .

So William heard his naive and willful leader like a princess on the tower tell him that he had to buy enough to feed the people in the territory for the winter, and the time limit was before leaving Sovina City.

It was so natural that it was as if the granary was opened by his family.

Besides, what the hell is the measurement method of "enough to feed the people in the territory for the winter"? William didn't even calculate how much he would eat in one meal, okay?

The God of Light proved how much effort William had made not to roll his eyes on the spot, and the high budget that Lucien then promised him failed to reduce the swear words that came out of his mouth.

Every child knows that money can't solve all problems.

So the princess on the tower, who is not in the world, loosened her fingers again—"I don't need it anyway", the man said so, and slipped through his fingers to give him a magic crystal as a reward for completing the task.

It comes from the royal family's inner treasury, a high-quality magic crystal that even money can't buy.

William's serious face concealed the super loud pressure in his heart, he took a deep breath...

"All will be as you wish, sir."

Money can't solve all problems, but he gave too much.

……

At this moment, William reached a consensus with Issy, whom he had never met before.

As long as you give enough, there is no task that Hall's mercenaries dare not take on, let alone be a babysitter for a little nobleman who has no hair yet, and it is good to sit and lie down and make money and go back to his hometown Regarding the matter, Izzy was so straightforward that he was afraid that his employer would go back on his word.

Then he brought up the detailed terms with the employer, such as whether his team can go with him, whether the mission includes food and lodging, and whether they will be reimbursed for travel expenses—they earn money from hard work in this business. A chip is to earn a chip.

Issy made careful calculations, and her pair of animal pupils shone like gold coins.

"..." Anna opened her mouth, then closed it again.

As a palace maid, Anna has never seen such a bargaining scene, and even this is the first time she has set foot in the mercenary union, so it is normal for the mercenaries with rich bargaining experience to see through her cards before two rounds. Zai Yixi also knows what is enough is enough, and she didn't make any excessive demands that made her dissatisfied.

Anyway, Anna seems to be something that can be solved with a small sum of money, and it is less important than satisfying Lucien to make him happy.

Is it too much?Did Lucien want too much? !

Anna signed the assignment letter with a swipe of the pen, and stared at Issie's face that Lucien said was pretty.

Her little Highness just wanted to sleep with this beautiful Hall mercenary!

"Let's go now." Anna grabbed Issie, wishing he could appear on Lucien's bed right away.

Yixi said that he had to go back and pack up, at least change into a good dress that can meet the noble lord.

Anna stopped, looked at Izzy's clothes for three seconds, and then pulled him out, "Let's go shopping now."

Judging from Izzy's clothes, his consumption level, even the best clothes in the closet are not something that can appear in front of Lucien.

……

Surrounding the central square of Sovina City, the most resources, money, and labor of the entire city and even the entire northern province flow, which is the CBD of Sovina City—a few three-story small buildings crowded in the west. The building is the centralized office of many commercial guilds, and the houses of different heights on the east side belong to large trade unions such as the mage union, warrior union, and mercenary union.

At the junction of the two semicircles in the east and west of the central square, the city conference hall is located at the north junction, and the Sovina Temple stands in the south. The pointed and high roof of the prayer hall extends towards the sky. There are colorful magic crystals, and a changing and beautiful rainbow light is transpiring around.

It is beautiful and sacred, but it is also an indestructible wall of copper and iron. During the war, this temple protected countless displaced civilians. No matter the curse of the mage or the charge of the knights, they were all rejected by this light rainbow light.

William stopped in front of the temple, bowed his head like all the believers of the light who passed by, and chanted softly, "May the light protect you."

His final destination was one of the several small three-story buildings on the west, but now he was going to the tavern street that was still lively during the day behind those small buildings.

Taverns and inns, big and small, gather here. The scent of wine and food is like a hook, pointing the way for guests from a long distance away. There are also many shops with magical signs, and the colors are shining and eye-catching. , if it is night, this street is so brightly lit that it makes people feel like falling into a dream.

William walked up and down the street and chose one of the taverns to sit in.There was a heavy amount of gold coins in his purse, which was the "task reserve fund" that Lucien threw to him after he reported his preliminary work plan to Lucien, so that he could use his brain and work hard on his own.

——Come and ask me if I can do anything, can you work, or should I work?

The above are the original words of His Excellency the Duke, and William can still recall Lucien's pampered tone with his chin resting on his lips, arrogant enough to be used as a reference template for noble gentlemen.

Obviously, William's immediate superior has no interest in the details of the work of the subordinates. As long as he can produce what he wants within the specified time, he doesn't care whether William steals, robs, kills, or sets fire.

There is a lot of freedom in the task, but William has already felt tired in advance. Thinking that he will be bound to the Duke until his death without any accidents in the future. Considering the Duke's physical condition, maybe he will have to give it to his son after he dies. grandson working...

Just thinking about such a future made William feel so tired that his heart lit by the high-grade magic crystal would short-circuit.

"Have a drink—" Sitting at the bar and looking at the drink list, he ordered the most expensive wine without hesitation.

It's not my own money to spend, so why save money for the one who is not short of money.

William spent a lot of money, and the bartender was naturally attentive. While pouring wine for him, he praised his good taste loudly, blowing up his own wine to the sky, as if what was poured into the glass was not wine, but nectar from the feast of the gods .

William responded a few words casually. He didn't deny that he was a guest here from out of town, and he also revealed how intoxicating the fine wine in the imperial capital was. It didn't take long for the people he was waiting to throw themselves into the trap and sat down beside him to talk.

These are local snakes who specialize in the business of outsiders. They are familiar with every corner of the city and have their own contacts in various businesses. If they are local snakes in some small cities, they may know most of the people in the city.

If you are not familiar with the place and have troublesome errands, then a local snake who is skilled in business will be the best guide.

The only downside is just be careful not to be scammed.

William is familiar with these, or he will be recruited by Lucien to do this errand. Besides being the only SR in Lucien's hands, his initial character information also mentions that he is the child of a merchant .

So he wandered around with the caravan since he was a child. He has never eaten pork or seen pigs running in various ways. He is always better at bargaining than Anna.

William learned from his father's appearance with a straight face, and answered a few probing words calmly.

The coward who found William, even knew that he came from the imperial capital with Duke Velvet.

"The day the duke came, you were at the front of the line." The unattractive middle-aged man was beaming when he said it, and he was quite proud of his ability to recognize people. "That style is so real, you can't see it like an ordinary person!"

"Thank you." William shook his wine glass and walked down the steps passed to get to the point step by step.

He gave money generously, and the person standing behind him was a duke after all. Who would care if the other party was a mage, warrior, or trash when doing business, so William was ushered in respectfully without much effort. In a small building on the west side of the central square.

The gatekeeper is a Hall mercenary.

The brown-skinned and silver-haired mercenary stared at William for a few seconds before moving away to let them in.

He was wearing heavy leather boots, and his footsteps landed on the ground without a sound.

There is a small office on the third floor of this small building, which belongs to the guild [Mansui] - the largest grain merchants guild in the Eastern Province.William often saw Mansui's emblem in shops in the imperial capital. From the most popular rations to expensive rare ingredients, Mansui's grain merchants circulated nearly half of the country's food.

But Man Sui can only have a small one-room office in Sovina City, and the corresponding business volume is a small one-room office.Although they have always wanted to develop the business in the Northern Province, the Grain Merchant Guild in the Northern Province has never been vegetarian.

"Hello." The person in charge of entertaining William smiled, warm and not obsequious, "My name is Pirlo Pierce, and I am the union leader of Mansui in the northern province, and the operator of Pierce's grain store."