The next day, the considerate Mayor House did not let Brian go to each village. Instead, he summoned the elders of several small villages around Phoenix Town to Phoenix Town.

The so-called village elders are also the village chiefs. They can be said to be the most powerful person in the village and have high prestige. They are leaders elected by the villagers themselves.

Brian didn't use any big words to fool these old people. They had lived a long time and had seen a lot, and they would not listen to Brian's deceptions from a young nobleman.

Brian directly stated his canal plan and promised to build a large number of canals and build an irrigation system covering the entire Viscount Ridge.

This will greatly increase the grain production in the viscounty and reduce the labor intensity of farmers, who no longer have to work day and night to irrigate the fields.

These words cheered up these old men. They all knew that successive Viscounts of Horton had always wanted to build the canal, but they had never succeeded, which slowly faded away their hopes for building the canal.

Anyway, several villages in their south are not short of water even if they don't have canals.

But the young nobleman in front of me is said to be the son of the Grand Duke and is very powerful. Maybe he can really do it. But there is no free lunch in the world. What price will they have to pay?

Brian stood up and made a promise to the village elders.

"When I say this, I have no intention of imposing taxes or levying labor. I just hope that when the canal is built in your village, you will cooperate in the construction.

After all, it is you who benefit the most from food production, and you must also contribute to the construction of water canals."

The elders also hurriedly stated that the construction of the canal in their village must be funded by money and effort. Although they do not have much money, they still have strength.

Brian was very satisfied with the attitude of the elders. He was so generous that he invited the elders to have lunch at the town hall before letting them go back.

Anyway, the money came from Mayor House, and using other people's money to treat his own guests to a fish and a fish made Brian understand.

Mayor House is definitely a rich man, and may even be richer than him.

But Brian didn't mind either. If he wanted the horse to run, he had to feed it. If he wanted to gain the loyalty of his subordinates, he had to give them corresponding wealth and status.

At least Mayor House's performance in the past two days satisfied Brian.

Brian could completely turn a blind eye to some minor problems as long as he could increase his achievement points.

In the evening, Mayor House and Chief Jack decided to let him go to the Phoenix Bar.

But Brian refused. He knew very well that Alyssa's ambiguous relationship with him was just to use his name as the Duke's son to dispel the covetousness of those young people.

Deep down, she was still afraid that she was really plotting against her. To be honest, Alyssa guessed it right.

Brian just coveted her body, he was despicable.

Brian was worried that he would not be able to control himself when he saw Alice again, which would delay his subsequent plans. Anyway, the beauty was there, and she couldn't escape even with Brian's mark on her.

He decided to let Mayor House stay, and he took Jack to Old Sam's tavern to meet the most unique group of people in this era, the mercenaries.

Although Brian doesn't like fighting, war is the eternal theme of this continent. With Lansburg's current military strength insufficient, hiring these mercenaries has become the most cost-effective option.

But when he arrived at Old Sam's tavern, Brian was obviously disappointed. The hall was full of people, but not one of them was a fighter with fighting spirit.

Their combat experience may be tens of thousands of times greater than that of novices like Brian and Luna, but when it comes to a real duel, they have no chance of winning with a burst of fighting spirit.

No matter how disdainful these mercenaries are to the aristocratic young ladies showing off their legs with wreaths, they are just ordinary people who cannot resist the supernatural force.

The arrival of the well-dressed Brian and his entourage silenced the tavern. They didn't know who the man was, but they knew Jack, the defense commander of Phoenix City.

But seeing Jack just accompanying the young man without saying anything, he gradually became bolder and continued to drink and brag.

This is a rare happy time in their day.

Brian didn't want to disturb their happiness, so he just found a seat to sit down.

The drinks provided by Old Sam and those provided by Alyssa were the same, after all, they were supplied by the same supplier, but they obviously didn't taste as good as those drunk at the Phoenix Bar.

After all, can it be the same if one is facing a beautiful woman and the other is an old man?

Brian, who was somewhat disenchanted, wanted to leave the bar, but then a figure in a black cloak walked into the bar, completely giving up his idea of ​​leaving.

Jack hurriedly looked at Brian and confirmed that this was the mysterious businessman who had been haunting Phoenix Town.

Brian nodded to Jack calmly, and Jack immediately walked up and started chatting with the mysterious businessman.

The mysterious businessman led Jack to the corner of the bar and ordered the most expensive drink in the store. It was as if the place was reserved for him, and there was no one around at all.

The mysterious businessman said to Jack in a low voice.

"Sir Jack, please let the real guests come to trade with me first. Please believe in our credibility. I will never harm the guests at all."

Although Brian is cautious, he is not a timid coward.

Seeing the questioning look from Jack, he stood up and walked towards the mysterious businessman. Jack immediately gave up his position to Brian, stood behind Brian, and stared at the mysterious businessman.

Brian sat down in front of the mysterious businessman, looked at the mysterious businessman with a smile and said.

"You are really easy for me to find. I have been curious about you mysterious businessmen for a long time. I finally saw you today. I hope you won't disappoint me.

If you have any good things, just take them out. Don't worry about money, I still have some savings."

Although the mysterious merchants are rumored to be miraculous, the unit price of each of their items does not exceed 2,000 gold coins.

The total price of the items will not exceed five thousand gold coins. No matter how high it is, people who come to the tavern cannot afford it.

Under Jack's expectant eyes, the mysterious businessman took off his cloak and took out a list from his pocket.

The reason why mysterious merchants are mysterious is that, in addition to their origins being a mystery, the most important thing is that the items they sell are often unexpected and are different almost every time they meet.

If you want to order something in advance, it really is a no-brainer.

Maybe they don't even know what they are selling today.

Brian picked up the list and looked at it carefully, frowning and asked.
Chapter completed!