Chapter 1723

She was probably worried that Xia De was not prepared, so she also revealed to Xia De:

"At the banquet in a while, besides local nobles, I will also take you to meet several great nobles from the city of Tobeisk. Yes, including that Duchess of Saladil. You should know her, right? Known as the most charming rose of the Cavendish royal family, the noble lady that countless men and women dream of, the defender of the southern border, and the aunt of His Majesty the King."

"Know, know, heard of it... Don't worry, I have received very complete noble etiquette training and won't be rude." Xia De felt guilty, but he couldn't say it out loud.

"It was also trained for you by a girl I know, right?"

Audrey took his caution at this moment as nervousness, thinking he hadn't seen such a big person, so she teased and asked, but what she said this time was completely correct.

The Rose Manor where Shi Shi Misi Jia Jia Lin Na stayed could be considered the largest manor in the city center of Green Lake. When the carriage carrying Xia De and Megan arrived here, the endless stream of carriages had almost blocked the spacious street.

The location here was very good. When Xia De jumped off the carriage first, looking to the left, he could see the side profile of the Green Lake City Hall, looking to the right, he could see the city's clock tower, and not far behind was the silhouette of the church spire hidden in the dark night.

He turned around and took Audrey's hand, allowing the witch to carefully walk down while lifting the hem of her skirt. The two looked up together at the red carpet illuminated by gas lamps that extended from the manor entrance to the manor mansion. The witch said softly:

"It's really a big deal."

Actually, this was learned from the memory of neighbor Mr. Shi Shi Misi. Last time in 【Past Life · Eighth Era】, Jia Lin obtained many memories of his neighbors. Mr. Shi Shi Misi was in the era when the kingdom was flourishing when he was young. He was a witness to many major historical events and was a legendary figure even more powerful than "Gray Hawk" Sparrow Hamilton—because he lived to the present.

"It is said that the Delarion Ministry of Finance considered conducting trade subsidies for ships going to the Archipelago Kingdom in the form of tax rebates."

Mr. House said, pointing to Shen Cai:

"Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals, don't you also want to sell your earthworm oil and quinine water to those islanders, and then exchange them for farmland to grow herbs?"

Around 8:00 in the evening, the protagonist of this banquet, Grand Duchess Meganna Cavendish, finally appeared with her grand-nephews and grand-nieces. Everyone stood up and listened to the duchess's speech on the theme of "Peace and Future" amidst the flashing of flashlights.

In the negotiations between Delarion and Xia De-Luo De regarding the Pantanal region, the merchant forces could barely be considered the third party, trying to influence the negotiation results through various aspects to seek profit for themselves. Of course, the influence they could exert was not as great as the third party discovered by the Military Intelligence Department 8 in Tobeisk some time ago, whose true identity had not yet been revealed, but at least those merchants could appear on the surface.

"Look at what you said, as if I have collusion with those pirates. My connection with the archipelago is limited to liking cod and shark fin produced in the North Sea."

His question was asked, but no one in the circle immediately opened their mouth to answer. Although the "Healthy Cigarette United Company" was registered in both countries, the company's business was mainly based on Delarion. When Karsen introduced the situation on the way, he mentioned that this bloated Mr. House was suspected of having a relationship with a certain prince of Delarion and might have been the royal family's glove long ago.

They arrived at just the right time, which was when the guests were entering the venue. At the entrance of the manor mansion, Karsen handed over the invitation and gave a gift. Seeing "Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals," the old butler wearing white gloves looked at Shen Cai quite unexpectedly.

Mr. House of the "Healthy Cigarette United Company" asked. He was wearing three gold rings on his thick left hand holding a wine glass, and his heavy Delarion east coast accent made people have to listen carefully to distinguish what he was saying.

The merchants nodded together:

"I have friends in the Delarion Ministry of Finance, that's what I heard from them. However, that was a proposal from nearly ten years ago. It is indeed a pity that Shi Shi Misi Aurora didn't come. She probably decided to fully support the Xia De-Luo De United Kingdom, after all, her family is Xia De-Luo De people. Speaking of this, you will also attend the other banquet on the south bank of Larion on Sunday night, right?"

Shen Caiqi thought this was a colleague from the Witch Council greeting him, but Jia Lin knew that this was the red-haired witch warning him to act according to the plan.

The witch nodded elegantly, and she did not deny it:

"That's the truth, but even if the risk of being robbed by islanders is excluded, the cost of shipping and the risks of maritime trade make the cost at least double by 20%. Opening up the market is not easy."

Although the current situation is precarious, and if one is not careful, the Old Continent will fall into the cage of total war again, this does not hinder what the big people say.

Of course, Jia Lin's attention was not on the speech draft whose content he already knew; he had heard it once yesterday afternoon. He noticed Shi Shi Misi Meganna in the speech looking in his direction at an unusual frequency.

Jia Lin said suddenly, seeing that everyone looked at him in surprise, including Green Lake, he explained:

The fat merchant Mr. House exclaimed, and then took the initiative to hand Jia Lin a business card. Shen Cai was also the first time to know that Shen Cai had this kind of relationship, but he still pretended to be very calm and dealt with it for a few sentences, and became more and more curious about Jia Lin's true identity.

Big businessmen who are favored by both countries and have no obvious bias towards either country, besides "Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals" in the pharmaceutical industry, also include "Cuckoo Publishing House" in the book publishing industry, and "Power Brothers Aquatic Products" in the river and lake freshwater fishery farming industry. These big businessmen came to the Larion region because of the invitation and all attended tonight's banquet.

This was almost equivalent to saying that Jia Lin was her lover or partner.

And the Aurora family represented by the "Light" great witch she mentioned also belonged to the big businessmen who were invited. It's a pity that Shi Shi Misi Aurora didn't come this time because she wanted to avoid suspicion.

"Who here doesn't want to do business with those islanders? Oh, Cuckoo Publishing House must want to, the literacy rate of the islanders is really too low. The number of islanders living on the Storm Eye Archipelago, although less than one-seventieth of the population of the Old Continent, lacks everything. Once the market is excavated, there are treasures buried there that are even more valuable than the Pantanal trade route."

The banquet hall is located on the second floor. When the building was built, the original owner, Earl Gaiman, had considered the role of the banquet hall, so the area of the banquet hall was quite large. When Jia Lin and Karsen followed the maid in, the band's cellist was welcoming the guests with cheerful music. Men and women in formal wear and evening gowns were surrounding the row of long tables in the center of the banquet hall, either laughing or whispering. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, and the bright yellow light and the light of the gas lamps illuminated the newly painted manor and the floor that was clean enough to reflect light even more brightly.

"I didn't know that, no, I've heard of it, but I don't know that much... Shi Shi Misi Green, I didn't expect your... friend to have this kind of relationship in Tobeisk."

The representative of "Cuckoo Publishing House" was an intellectual lady wearing gold-rimmed glasses. She was not wearing a gorgeous evening gown, but a women's slim blue jacket paired with a relatively simple white gauze skirt.

At that time, the Kingdom of Delarion considered establishing closer ties with the Archipelago Kingdom and expanding the scope of influence on the west coast, so it needed merchants to open a gap. But later, because of the conflict between the Delarion New Continent Pioneer Legion and the pirates, this matter was shelved.

As for the "banquet on the south bank of Larion on Sunday night," it refers to the Xia De-Luo De welcome banquet. Talking about this sensitive issue here, naturally, it is not easy to answer.

Shen Cai Edwards's identity, although mysterious in the eyes of ordinary people, was very prominent among these big international businessmen. She took Jia Lin to meet these famous businessmen in the Old Continent and gathered with them, each holding a wine glass and chatting with each other about the weather, jewelry, business, and the wonderful climate this year. During this period, Shen Cai also introduced Jia Lin's identity, calling Shen Cai her friend in a quite ambiguous tone.

However, this dedicated old butler would probably take a temporary leave of one or two months after this banquet. Shi Shi Misi Meganna brought a huge maid group to serve herself. She didn't like men walking around where she lived.

Shen Cai heard his partner mutter again, but he pretended not to hear it, and then was taken by her to meet those business partners.

Everyone tacitly did not talk about the other banquet on Sunday night.

As for the Archipelago Kingdom, Shi Shi Misi Meganna had talked to Jia Lin about it. It was one of the main forces that threatened the peace of the Old Continent.

After people looked at each other and were tacitly silent, the tall, thin man with golden hair changed the subject. He was not only not a businessman, but not even a Delarion person. He was a representative of the accounting guild of the Xia De-Luo De United Kingdom, and somehow he came here to participate in the conversation.

"It's a pity that Shi Shi Misi Xiwei Aurora didn't come. In this kind of occasion, without the Aurora Shipyard, it always feels quite regrettable."

This banquet invited big figures from the negotiation delegation, local noble officials of Larion City, and some Xia De-Luo De people. Jia Lin certainly didn't know all these guests, and Karsen should only know a few, so when the witch took Jia Lin's arm and entered the manor, no one greeted them.

Karsen's name to the outside world is Karsen Green. Only in a few places would he use the name Shen Cai Edwards. Plus, Edwards itself is not a particularly rare surname, so no one has linked Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals to the Edwards family for the time being. "You are really rich."

"Mr. House, I heard that you have been doing business with the islanders of the Archipelago Kingdom—Keilageli recently? Can those pirates afford your cigarettes, and is the remaining money enough to buy matches?"