Chapter 233 Is There Shit in Your Head?

In the courtyard, the sun shines on the green lawn. On the round table under the shade of the trees, the waiter has placed hot tea and pastries. He is sitting on a chair, drinking hot tea leisurely and admiring the sparkling waves not far away. Lakes, this kind of life are envied by many people, but how do they know that people who can really have these are no longer in the comfortable mood to appreciate the scenery?

"Awaited."

Frank interrupted Tang En's thoughts and sat down next to him.

This was the first time Tang En saw Frank outside. He was wearing very simple clothes. It was impossible to tell that he was a high-ranking Duke. However, after taking a closer look, he realized that he looked very simple. Simple clothes are actually not simple either.

The fabric is a specialty velvet imported from the Renne Empire. It is refreshing and breathable. Because the output is very small, the price is very expensive. After being carefully sewn by craftsmen, this piece of clothing is probably worth tens of thousands of gold coins.

Frank picked up the teacup and took a sip, looked at the lake and said: "Baron Down, it is said that Ellington has been developing very well recently, and the Datang Chamber of Commerce is even more vigorous and making money, why are you wasting your time here? Woolen cloth?"

Tang En raised his eyebrows: "A waste of time? If you still have this attitude, I think there is no need for us to continue talking."

Is it fun to pretend to be stupid even though you already know what's going on?

Frank knocked on the table lightly, feeling angry in his heart. No matter how well-educated he was, he hadn't encountered someone like Tang En in many years who didn't act according to common sense. It was just the last time, but this time he actually Still like this...

However, he is a master-level wild mage.

Frank also wants to win over him.

"Baron Down, I think there may be some misunderstanding between us."

"No misunderstandings, just transactions."

Tang En ignored Frank's attempt to get close to him: "I don't have time to argue with you. Let's just say it directly. You sent people to assassinate me. How do you want to solve this matter?"

Frank frowned and actually said it directly? Does he want to negotiate anymore?

Tang En patted the table and said casually: "Actually, if I didn't want to follow the rules of the game with you, I would have solved this matter by now."

Frank didn't quite understand what Tang En meant.

But he did not ask. Instead, he considered it and said, "This is a misunderstanding, but Baron Down, our Qadir family is happy to resolve this misunderstanding with you..."

"I say again, this is not a misunderstanding. Your son wants to assassinate me. This is a fact."

Frank's expression was a little stiff. Is this guy an idiot? Even if I want to downplay my hatred, I can’t even tell! ?

"If you want me to put this matter down, you can show your sincerity. You know what I mean."

It seems there is no way to go around in circles.

Frank took a deep breath: "Okay, what do you want?"

During the negotiation, whoever reveals his trump card first will lose. Frank wants to know what Tang En wants.

"readily!"

Tang En finally smiled: "I want Winchester."

When Frank heard this, he laughed angrily: "Baron Down, this joke is not funny at all!"

The Winchester Mine Fortress, or more specifically, the Winchester Fine Gold Mine, is a vein of fine gold owned by the Kadir family. The Kadir family has only been able to discover part of its reserves after digging for nearly a hundred years. , it is expected that this vein will be the largest fine gold vein ever discovered in the Ilrus Empire, and its value is inestimable!

It can be said that the fine gold produced by the Winchester Fine Gold Mine alone accounts for 30% of the total profit from the sales of Kadir Minerals!

Tang En is going to dig out the heart of the Kadir family with just one opening of his mouth. Isn't this going to cost them their lives!

Tang En grinned: "Duke Frank, do you think it is more important to be a Winchester or the Kadir family?"

"Without the Kadir family, Winchester is still Winchester, but without Winchester, the Kadir family is not necessarily the Kadir family."

Frank squinted his eyes and said very coldly: "So, Baron Down, you'd better not open your mouth as much as the lion. Be careful that you are too greedy and you won't be able to eat enough to fill your mouth to death."

The code word for calling the guard almost blurted out several times. If it weren't for the fact that Tang En might be a master-level magician, Frank would have wanted to fall out with him at this moment.

"Whether you can eat it or not is my business, so I don't need you to worry about it."

Seeing Tang En's casual expression, Frank was in a very bad mood, and he really wanted to kill him...

"This is impossible, Baron Down. Let's change the conditions. You should know that those assassins alone cannot prove anything. The value of this piece of information is not worth the price."

"That's it..."

Tang En said, "Then I'll reluctantly take over the magic iron ore to the west of Preston."

Preston is located southeast of the Ladia Hills, about the same distance from Ellington as Bein. To the west of Preston is a medium-sized magic iron mine controlled by the Cardir family, although it is not as close as Winchester. Adamantite ore is incomparable, but equally valuable.

"Bang!"

Frank placed the tea cup heavily on the round table, stared at Tang En and said calmly: "Baron Tang En, it seems that you have been eyeing our Kadir family's magic metal mine a long time ago..."

"Ha, who in the entire Illrus Empire doesn't know that the Kadir family and the Spader family jointly occupy 90% of the magic metal mines in the entire empire, and the Spader family is even more exaggerated, occupying more than 60% alone. .”

Tang En grinned and said: "But I have never dealt with the Spade family, and they have not assassinated me. If I want to own a magic metal mine, I can only find you."

Frank said coldly: "Do you think our Kadir family is easy to handle?"

"no."

Frank's expression softened slightly.

"It's quite easy to handle."

Frank's face froze, he started to slap the case, and said angrily: "Twain! Do you believe that I will leave you here today!?"

"oh."

Tang En said casually: "Remember to tell the cook that I don't like Yalinx-flavored rice."

"What do you mean!?"

"Aren't you going to stay with me for dinner? Since you are so enthusiastic, I won't refuse."

Frank almost vomited blood: "What this Duke means is to leave your life here!"

"Oh! That's it!"

Tang En clapped his hands: "Do you want to fight? You should have told me earlier! Don't be impatient yet. Wait until I greet Aubrey and Adrien, they will be in a panic."

Frank froze there. Did this idiot have shit in his head?

He felt that his and Tang En's thoughts were completely on two parallel lines, with no possibility of intersecting at all!

"Wait a moment!"

Frank stopped Tang En and took a deep breath: "If you change the conditions, you don't have to think about the magic metal mine! It's absolutely impossible!"

The Spader family occupies 60% of the magic metal mines. The Kadir family doesn't have many magic metal mines. How could it be transferred to Tang En just because of this matter?

The value of magic metal ore is very high. On the one hand, it is due to the superior performance of magic metal, which makes it an expensive war preparation material. On the other hand, it is because of the total reserves of magic metal ore that have been explored in the entire Purandar. There are very few, so the value is inherently high.

Tang En frowned: "Why are your Qadir family so stingy..."

Is it a matter of being stingy or not?

Frank almost growled.

Couldn't he see the strategic significance of magic metal?

Or are you pretending to be stupid?

"Okay, if that's the case, then just give me a few magic crystal mines."

Tang En looked very dissatisfied: "You, the Kadir family, don't have many magic metal mines, but you have a lot of magic crystal mines, right? If you continue to talk nonsense to me, I will doubt the sincerity of your negotiations."

Tang En had no idea of ​​​​a magic metal mine at all. Because of the emergence of universal alloys, Ellington's desire for magic metals was not so strong. Instead, the supply of magic crystals now exceeds demand, which is very important for the future energy layout. importance.

From the beginning, Tang En's goal was the magic crystal mine monopolized by the Kadir family.

The consumption of magic crystals is very small. The consumption on the market is mainly magic crystal lamps, magic devices used in the homes of some rich people, and even the consumption of maintaining various magic arrays. This consumption every year is not enough to produce magic crystal mines. One-tenth of that.

Almost all the remaining 90% of Purandar's magic crystals poured into the Silver City for the use of the magicians, but there was the biggest problem here.

The growth rate of the number of magicians in the Silver City is very stable, and the consumption of magic crystals has basically maintained a constant number. Therefore, the price of magic crystals is also very stable. However, the consumption capacity of magic crystals in the Silver City is far smaller than that of each other. The country's output capacity has resulted in supply far exceeding demand.

Once the City of Silver stops importing magic crystals, a large amount of magic crystals will be unsalable, even if the price is reduced.

Therefore, despite the high potential value of the magic crystal mine, the Kadir family is still troubled by the problem of the magic crystal mine. The profits from so many magic crystal mines are not as good as the profits of a magic metal mine. Every time I look at it, When it comes time for the annual report, Frank will be jealous of Mandel Spade, who will be making a lot of money.

But there is no point in being jealous, because this is the result of the distribution of interests among several major families after the war...

Back then, the patriarch of the Kadir family, how could he have thought that Jean would actually use his own prestige to integrate all the mages to create a city of silver? It is precisely because of this that the development of magic civilization in the outside world has stagnated, and the value of magic crystals has been greatly reduced.

Limited by the asymmetry of vision and information, Frank did not know what a huge treasure his family was sitting on. After hearing Tang En's request, he finally did not refuse immediately, but seriously considered it. , weighing the pros and cons...

"Can."

In the end, Frank nodded: "However, the mine cannot be given away for free. Although the magic crystal mine is not as valuable as the magic metal mine, it is still a mine, so buy it with money!"