Otherworldly Gem Merchant

The waiter came to ask Yan Xiu to go out to meet a guest according to Madam Na Lian's order.

Yan Xiu's original plan to bring the big white egg to Mrs. Na Lian was temporarily dismissed. He didn't want other people to know the existence of the egg.He himself doesn't know what it is, and if he lets someone he doesn't know see it, it will only increase trouble for nothing.

Patting the egg lying on the bed and letting it continue to wait for him in the room, Yan Xiu took Dewey to meet the guest who came with Mrs. Na Lian. "Who is the guest here?"

"It's the steward of the Leonard family, sir." The waiter was a girl, and although she was not outstanding, she had a very good attitude. "The Leonard family is said to be one of the thirteen branches of vampires."

"Vampire?" Yan Xiu's eyes drifted out of the window, isn't it still bright today.

"Hehe, I don't know how he got here. It is said that vampires cannot see the holy light." The waitress saw Yan Xiu's expression and knew what he was wondering about, so she smiled and explained to Yan Xiu.

It seems that not being able to see the holy light and not being able to see the sun are two different things.

Yan Xiu followed the maid in the corridor outside the house, and they were walking towards the main house.Madam Nalian and Leonard's vampire butler were waiting for Yan Xiu in the main house.

Leonard's butler is named Joe, who has been a steward of Leonard's family for 340 six years, serving more than one generation of Leonard's Marquess (Marquess).

"Please sit down." Mrs. Nalian stood beside the white round table and gracefully invited the housekeeper Joe to sit down.

Joe politely thanked Mrs. Nalian for her kindness, while maintaining almost perfect etiquette.

Vampires are an elegant race, different from the elegance of elves, their elegance is always extravagant and high-profile.To put it a little more vulgarly, no matter how rich they are dressed, they will always give people the impression that they are aristocratic clans, and they will not make others feel a little offensive.

Joe was ordered by Leonard No. 20 fifth-generation Patriarch Augustus Leonard to contact the person behind Mrs. Nalian.

Leonard has his own business in this city of goblins, and the owner, Augustus Leonard, also sent Joe to investigate the situation after hearing about the gem shop.If necessary, Patriarch Augustus Leonard is ready to come over in person.

In fact, Leonard's team is not strong among the thirteen vampire teams.This can be understood from the fact that the Patriarch Augustus is only a title of Marquis.Although the marquis already represents a certain status, there are dukes, grand dukes, kings, lords and even princes above the marquis.

The Leonard family needs a strong partner, and the incident in Goblin City gave Augustus an opportunity.

As Augustus' confidant, Joe naturally knew very well about Augustus' plans.He knew very well that his mission here was to understand who was behind Mrs. Nalian—neither he nor Augustus believed that Nalian had this ability.If she has this ability, why wait until today, someone must have cooperated with her.And Joe just wanted to know who the person who cooperated with Na Lian was, and tried his best to try to cooperate with this person.Mrs. Na Lian was willing to bring him to meet this person because she saw the opportunity for cooperation.Otherwise, Na Lian, a woman, would not have brought him to meet this person.

I have to say that Joe is very capable as Augustus' confidant, and Na Lian really thinks so.She is a woman, a mere black market leader and Hughes cooperate in the gem business, her background and ability are not enough.If you add a Leonard family, it's not necessarily the case.What's more, Leonard also needs a partner, not monopoly, and the ability of Leonard's family is not enough to monopolize.

Both parties are calculating each other, but the conclusion is that the other party is the object of cooperation.And their most important...

Nalian and Qiao looked towards the door of the main house at the same time, and a slender figure was walking towards them.

The person came with black hair, and his long and narrow eyes were slightly raised, showing his charm.It's a pity that the visitor's face has no expression, no matter how beautiful his eyes are without emotion and lose warmth, it makes people feel difficult to approach and get along with.

It was the first time for Qiao to see Yan Xiu, but he could tell at a glance that Yan Xiu was a human being, without any magic power, and without any fighting spirit.This made him feel a little strange, and even had some bad ideas such as hijacking threats.No vampire or human with overwhelming strength can let such a big cake dangle in front of his eyes without being able to eat it.

Just when Joe's thoughts were wandering, he felt the pressure from the human side.Joe shifted his gaze to see a young man staring at him with warning eyes.Dark purple eyes looked at him dangerously.

"Hi, good afternoon, Hughes." Mrs. Nalian stood up from her chair and greeted Hughes and Dewey with a smile.

At the same time, Joe, who was sitting opposite Mrs. Nalian, also stood up.Seeing Madam Nalian's attitude, he knew that the person he wanted to meet was right.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Na Lian." Yan Xiu greeted Na Lian, and then looked at the people around Na Lian.

Dewey didn't speak, just saluted Na Lian.

Seeing Hughes looking at Joe, Nalian took the initiative to introduce the other party's identity, "Hughes, this is Joe Leonard, a vampire. Joe, this is the person you want to meet, Hughes, is a vampire. Human beings, Dewey is Hughes' attendant, and also human beings."

"Hello, Mr. Hughes. Joe is here to extend his sincere greetings to you." Joe didn't look down on his identity. He clearly knew that the focus of cooperation was on Hughes. Whether he was a weak human being or not, he The value of the value makes Joe unable to treat it casually.Offending Hughes rashly will not do him any good, but may lose the opportunity to cooperate.

"Hello, I hope you have a pleasant afternoon." Yan Xiu had no scruples, because Qiao was the one who wanted to cooperate with him.He won't be particularly enthusiastic about Joe, but he won't cut Joe's face either.

"Hehe, why don't you sit down? I think we will need a lot of time, don't we?" Na Lian raised her arms and asked everyone standing to sit down.

Yan Xiu followed Na Lian's words and sat on the chair, while Dewey stood behind him.As a squire, it is impossible for him to have a seat.And Yan Xiu would not think of giving him a seat, after all, the focus of the conversation was only on the three of them, and had nothing to do with Dewey.

"Please allow me to be rude." Joe spoke first after sitting down. He nodded to Hughes and gave Hughes enough time, "It may offend you to ask this, but I have to ask, may I ask Na Did you provide the jewels in Mrs. Lian's store?"

"Yes." Yan Xiu looked at Qiao and answered very simply and clearly.That's what Joe came for, and there's nothing to hide.They are all sitting in front of him, is it meaningful for him to deny it?

Although Joe knew from the beginning that Hughes was Nalian's partner, he never knew that a human could have so many gems.Where did this human gem come from?Why did only this human being get it, but there was no news of a new gem vein being discovered?The known mine veins all have fixed families, at least those families will not choose such a human being as their next family.

This human named Hughes has so many gems, which makes Joe feel very puzzled.At the same time, he also considered what attitude he should use towards Hughes.What the Leonard family needed was a long-term partner, and besides, he didn't think it would be a good choice to snatch Hughes' gem.It is impossible for a human being without any ability to have so many gemstones without some special circumstances, and Joe will not destroy a long-term cooperation opportunity for short-term benefits.

There are already many vampire enemies and there is no need for more.They are a graceful race, and they don't want to use violence if they can.

"I think I need to tell you some news, dear Joe." Mrs. Nalian knew what Joe was thinking when she looked at him.Leonard is not the strongest among the thirteen teams, nor is he the overbearing one. Instead, he is very cautious, even if he is not so hostile to different races.These are the reasons why Na Lian chose Leonard.

"Please say."

"The gems in the Rand gem shop are all provided by Hughes. I think you have seen the gems inside." Madam Nalian pursed her lips and smiled.

"Yes, there are many gemstones in the gem shop, and there are many types." Qiao glanced at Madam Nalian, "My master wants to cooperate with you."

"Oh, of course. I believe that no one will be tempted, right, including the respected Mr. Vampire."

When Na Lian and Qiao were talking, Yan Xiu was listening silently.He also saw Joe's somewhat dangerous eyes. He knew that if someone else found out that he was the person who provided the gems, his situation would become very dangerous, but he had no way to explain to them where his gems came from. It just makes him more dangerous.The only way is to make them believe that no one else can get these gems except themselves, so that they will learn to give up.

"Let me take the liberty to ask, where did Mr. Hughes' gems come from?" Qiao heard Nalian talking about gems, but his questions were sharp and sensitive at the same time.

When Joe asked the exit, Na Lian did not speak.To be honest, she was also curious about where Hughes' gem came from.

"I can't tell." Yan Xiu stared straight at Qiao without any fear, "You can't get it."

Although Joe had some doubts about the authenticity of Hughes' words, since the other party said so, how could he, as an elegant vampire, do such a thing without stopping to ask questions. "It was my fault."

"Hehe, Hughes is not willing to tell me where his gemstones come from." Mrs. Nalian gave Joe a step with a smile. "I don't know, Leonard family, how do you want to cooperate with us?"

Joe glanced at Hughes, and went down the steps Nalian gave him, "We can assist Rand Gem Store in all business in Brandt Continent, the only requirement is to provide us with 40 gems every year, regardless of grade, but High-level gemstones must occupy at least one-third."

Hearing Qiao's request, Yan Xiu narrowed his eyes.

A Rand gem shop needs 30 gems a year, and if a branch is opened in the future, the number of gems needed will be doubled.It is not a good business for Yan Xiu to provide 40 gemstones to the Leonard family every year.The opening of branches in other cities may encounter some difficulties, and even encounter difficulties from some big families, but as long as this is a gem shop, Yan Xiu is not worried at all that it will go bankrupt.If this city is not established for him, he will change to another city, and he will definitely not be the one who suffers.

If Leonard proposed such a cooperation condition, it would be unnecessary for Yan Xiu.What's more, 40 gemstones a year, of which high-grade gemstones account for one-third. Such favorable conditions are not so easy to get.

"No." Yan Xiu refused very simply, and didn't even open his mouth afterwards.

"Hughes?" Madam Nalian looked at Hughes. She also thought that Hughes would refuse, but she didn't expect that the rejection was so thorough that she didn't even speak.

"This way of cooperation, Leonard is not necessary."

Joe looked at the young man with a cold face from beginning to end.Of course he knew that this kind of cooperation would not be accepted, but he had to try it, didn't he.If Leonard cannot give his own unique advantages, then the partner of cooperation can also be other families in the same situation as Leonard.

"Please allow me to go back and repay my master." Joe couldn't make a decision by himself. He didn't live in Leonard's house, so he couldn't decide this cooperation for Augustus.

In the past, he had indeed cooperated with others and even made decisions alone, but this time it was different.Even if he is Augustus' confidant, he cannot make a decision on his own.He must go back and report the current situation to Augustus, and then wait for Augustus to make a decision.

Yan Xiu nodded and accepted what Qiao said.

Joe is just a housekeeper, and the real master has not yet appeared.

"Although it's a pity that we couldn't reach a cooperation, I sincerely look forward to your next visit." Na Lian always had a smile on her face. No matter whether this cooperation is successful or not, she only needs to get her share of benefits.As the leader of the black market, she has always known that one should not be too greedy, or she will die at the hands of others sooner or later like the man she killed.

"Thank you, then I'll take my leave first." Joe bowed to Hughes after bidding farewell to Nalian.

"Goodbye."

Walking out of the gate of Nalian's main house, Qiao couldn't help but look back.The young man was talking to Na Lian for some unknown reason.Thinking that Hughes had a lot of gems in his hands, even Joe was a little moved.

He must go back at once and tell his master—

August Leonard.

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