Chapter 434: Baron's Mansion

Humans are inherently social animals. In complex social networks, in order to maintain relationships, exchange resources, and achieve goals, there is a common tacit understanding between each other that does not need to be spoken.

No matter in which country or which world, as long as the concept of "society" has not completely disappeared, or developed to some extreme degree... human relationships and worldly wisdom will always exist.

On the Aifala Continent, it is the same.

Baron Faluo is the sponsor of Haian's work in the Coral Society, and the sponsored funds have saved her a lot of trouble; Haian's own identity as a professional spellcaster also made the Baron value the potential in her, investing in advance in the hope of getting a return later.

In this way, the so-called "human relationships and worldly wisdom" were born.

Baron Faluo occasionally spends money to invite the adventure ship group Haian belongs to to drink; Haian also brings some rare little things she encounters during her adventures as gifts for Miss Aili during mission intervals.

Based on interest exchange, under tacit operation, the connection of the relationship between the two sides extends outward like a spider web, from Baron Faluo and Haian, to the Baron's mansion and the adventure ship group, and even the Coral Society, becoming more solid in complexity.

In this case, even if he is not a regular visitor, as the Baron's old butler, Geleisi certainly recognizes this adventurer lady who often brings gifts to the young lady.

At the first sight of the other party on the street, he took the initiative to greet her and welcomed Haian into the Baron's mansion.

And Xia Nan, who followed behind Haian, naturally enjoyed the convenience of this layer of relationship, followed the other party through the crowd, and walked into the mansion gate without obstruction.

Xia Nan doesn't know if the house in front of him was passed down by the Baron's ancestors or if it was the wealth accumulated by the other party relying on the identity of a special approval officer, but there is no doubt that this is a "luxury house."

Pushing open the gate, what comes into view is a quite spacious and imposing atrium, the spotless marble floor reflecting the bright lights from the glass windows on both sides, and there is even a miniature indoor stone sculpture fountain in the center, the murmuring water bringing bursts of coolness in the air;

Various oil paintings with a strong artistic atmosphere hang on the walls on both sides, matched with dark walnut wall panels and velvet curtains swaying lightly beside the window edges, giving people a sense of classical, gorgeous elegance.

Following a few people into the house, Xia Nan's expression remained unchanged, still as calm as water, but his heart couldn't help but fluctuate.

"How much does this cost..."

Land in the White Cliff District is extremely expensive. Never mind the furnishings and decorations inside the house, the price of the land it occupies alone is a number that ordinary people dare not imagine.

Perhaps it is the obsession left over from before he traveled through in his previous life, and to this day, he still has a certain obsession with real estate.

If the funds are sufficient, the location is good, and the surrounding environment is also good, Xia Nan would not mind buying a small house of his own at all.

He enjoys the process of designing and arranging it himself, filling a blank room with his own traces.

But on the other hand, to be honest, since he entered the industry, his funds have never been abundant.

Even if there are more than three thousand gold coins lying in the account now, it is completely not enough.

The forging of enchanted equipment, the renovation of pirate ships... he, who is cautious, even has to consider that in case of encountering some kind of extremely bad situation, he encounters an accident during the mission, all his equipment is scrapped, and he still has to leave a sum of money as start-up capital to start over.

There are too many places where money is needed!

What's more, the world he is in now is already different. Xia Nan is no longer the single white-collar worker who only needed to bury his head in work and didn't need to worry about anything else, but has become an adventurer walking on a tightrope, responsible for his own life with every move.

Even if he really had a large sum of money now, from a rational point of view, he would never take these gold coins to purchase real estate, but would likely invest them in himself, used to purchase equipment supplies and combat techniques to improve himself.

Of course, no one will know what Xia Nan is thinking at this moment. Right now, Haian, who is walking at the front of the team, is communicating with the Baron's butler Geleisi who is leading the way.

Working in the Baron's mansion for many years, Miss Aili was almost watched by him as she grew up, and the relationship between each other is almost the same as that of a biological granddaughter.

Suddenly encountering such a thing, even Geleisi's originally strong body couldn't help but hunch a bit, completely working while holding up his spirit.

"My poor little Aili... she doesn't even dare to kill a fish! Goddess, how can the Goddess bear to..."

Muttering to himself, he didn't know how many times he had repeated it.

"Don't worry, Mr. Geleisi, Aili will return safely." Haian fell a step behind, comforting with a concerned expression.

"Sorry, Miss Haian, I shouldn't have said these things." The butler shook his head, briefly tightening the expression on his face.

Reaching out to push open the door, he led the group of four into the reception room beside the hall.

"Please wait a moment, the Baron hasn't slept all night, I'll go call him." Geleisi lowered his head and lowered his voice, "Please... please understand the mood of a father who has just lost his daughter."

After speaking, he left the reception room.

Xia Nan sat on the small sofa in the center of the room, looking at the environment of this room.

It is also luxurious and full of artistic atmosphere, the walls are hung with silk brocade embroidered with exquisite patterns, the furniture is soft and comfortable, there is a fireplace against the wall, and a harp is placed in the corner, along with some decorations like coral and shells.

It's just that there is no firewood burning in the fireplace right now, and the harp is just standing empty in the corner with no one to play it.

Just like what he saw on the way here, the few servants moving silently between the pillars in twos and threes, the air in the Baron's mansion is filled with oppression.

Clearly, the Baron who hasn't slept all night in the butler's mouth hasn't closed his eyes until now.

Xia Nan and others didn't wait long, just a few minutes, when they heard a rush of footsteps with some messiness coming from outside the door.

"Creak!"

The door of the reception room was slammed open.

Baron Faluo stood there.

As a noble, as a special approval officer, his decency was gone at this moment.

The medium-length golden curly hair that was always combed meticulously was hanging messily on his forehead at this moment, a pair of blue eyes were full of bloodshot, and one could see the haze and anxiety permeating them, even his coat and shirt were wrinkled.

"Haian?" He walked in slowly, his tired eyes looking at the Druid in the reception room, "Is this mission going well? Don't worry, there is no situation on the coral reef side, it's the same as before."

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the room, pausing slightly when passing by Xia Nan, vaguely feeling familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

But he didn't think much about it, the burden brought to his heart by his daughter's disappearance made him have no energy to recall deeply at all.

"Mr. Baron, I heard about Miss Aili."

Not wanting to waste any more time, and without too much small talk, Haian went straight to the point.

At this special point in time, coming to the Baron's mansion, Faluo certainly knew the intention of the few people.

But when he heard the name "Aili" from Haian's mouth, his body still couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Just yesterday afternoon."

He didn't know how many times he had repeated it to how many people, but Baron Faluo still explained the intelligence he knew to the people in front of him tirelessly, not daring to omit even a single word.

"Every week, Aili goes to the horse farm at the edge of the town for equestrian lessons. She has loved horse riding since she was a child. I even specially bought a pony for her before..."

Halfway through the sentence, Baron Faluo suddenly caught a glimpse of the wine stain he had left on the carpet earlier, his eyebrows suddenly wrinkled, and he shouted to the outside of the door: "Geleisi! Clean this up!"

There was an uncontrollable anger in his voice.

But just after the words fell, he seemed to realize something, and took a deep breath: "Forget it, forget it, let's talk about it later." ===== CHAPTER 435 =====