Chapter 26 Cocktail Party (Part 2)
Xiuyi's promise made all family representatives and merchants much easier.
Although there is still a lack of understanding of the Dardanelles family, what does it matter? There are thousands of families in the empire, and no one knows when a powerful family will suddenly appear. Who the other party is, what background, and what they do, it doesn’t matter. What’s important is that the other party has clearly stated that they have enough digestion ability to swallow this batch of overflowing goods. Of course, this does not mean that they will not inquire about the other party’s background, but it means that as long as the other party shows enough strength, everything is easy to say.
The following negotiations appear friendly and harmonious.
"Oh, then the Dardanelles family used to do maritime trade? What made you decide to join the alchemy material industry?" The person who asked this question was Viscount Ladul.
Xiu Yi replied politely: "To be precise, my family is not a trader. In fact, since my grandfather, we have been doing a special business... Well, what should I say?" Xiu Yi lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "I believe you all know that there are many risks at sea. Apart from those pirates, the biggest disaster is natural disasters, which include unpredictable weather, terrible winds and waves, and huge and terrible monsters in the sea. Every year, a large number of merchant ships crash in the sea for various reasons."
"Yes, because of this, the price of goods coming from other continents always increases several times." Mr. Dodge said. This time they bought a batch of very rare materials from the Eastern continent, intending to sell them to the Empire for a good price, but in the end, they saw that the Empire reduced the acquisition volume and was at a risk of falling into their hands.
Xiu Yi smiled and said, "Yes, everyone knows that maritime trade is huge profits, and doing pirates is a business without money. But in fact, people don't know that there is another kind of business, which is actually huge profits and a business without money."
"Oh? It sounds interesting. Is it related to shipwreck?"
"Yes." Xiuyi answered with certainty. He looked around first and noticed that everyone, even some boring ladies, began to notice that the topic of his words and wealthy words were always easy to attract others' attention.
Then Xiu Yi said slowly: "Salvage the wrecked ship."
"Salvage the wreck?" all the nobles exclaimed.
Someone shouted: "This is incredible. How could you salvage the wreck from the bottom of the sea?"
"To be precise, it is not to salvage the wrecked ships, but to salvage the treasures on the wrecked ships. You must know that they sank into the sea bottom and will never be able to see the light of day again. And our job is to rescue the treasures that sank into the sea bottom for various reasons. You know, each ship is full of huge amounts of wealth, and as long as one can be fished out, you can make a fortune." Huo Ding said this.
"Oh, my goodness!" The nobles started to whisper.
Someone said: "I have never heard of such a business. Isn't there any monsters in the sea? And the ocean is so deep, how can I go down?"
Xiu Yi smiled and said, "That is the secret to getting rich. The pressure in the sea and the supply of air can be solved by the magic shield created by the water-based mage. All we need is some people who are good at swimming. The biggest problem is actually not the problem of sea pressure, but the monsters in the sea and how to determine the location of the shipwreck. Only professionals know how to search for treasures in the water without disturbing those terrible big guys. Of course, only professionals can quickly determine the location of the shipwreck and other possible dangers... In fact, it involves a lot of complex knowledge, and my family has been engaged in this industry at sea for more than a hundred years. We have salvaged more than forty shipwrecks until last year."
"Last year?" Several family representatives looked at each other. "What happened last year?"
"Last year we ended this adventure because my father, and one of my uncles, died in the salvage work at sea..." Xiuyi replied with grief. "Yes, I guess everyone has guessed what happened." Xiuyi sighed: "Last summer, my family found a wreck full of gold and spices and a large number of rare ores. They tried to transport the treasures in the ship, but unfortunately, they encountered a submarine torrent. The torrent overturned it.
Our ship lifted us to the bottom of the sea. At the bottom of the sea we encountered an eight-clawed giant seal. The guy was as big as the entire Silent Island Hotel. Although its name was the eight-clawed giant seal, in fact it had dozens of thick tentacles like pipes. Each tentacle had a mouth as big as a human head... It almost killed everyone, and two of them entangled my father and my third uncle. When the guy spit them out, there were only bones left."
"Oh! Oh my God, this is so terrible." Several noble ladies covered their mouths and exclaimed.
"What a tragedy."
Xiuyi continued his sensational performance. It has to be said that the four-year acting career in Purgatory Island has greatly trained his acting skills. At least in performance, Hodding believes that this young man has talent and talent that is not inferior to his. "My second uncle is the only person who escaped from that disaster, and my mother died of sadness. After that, we realized that no matter how experienced sailors are, as long as they walk on the edge of danger for many years, they will face such things one day. In fact, in the century-old history of the family salvage shipwrecks, such things have happened more than once. But until last year, my second uncle Yi
However, he decided to give up his original family career and lead us to reopen a new business. From then on, we came to land. For the same reason, my second uncle was depressed since then. He could no longer see a smile on his face, and he was even unwilling to communicate with people more. Even on such an important occasion today, he just showed up and went back. And due to the burden of the family, I could only enter the social circle early and try to do business and manage the family. Fortunately, my uncle left me a very outstanding butler. Clementine is a very capable person, and everything was wrong with him." apb>13800100ob>
"It is my lifelong honor to serve the Dardanelles family." Huo Ding said humbly.
Xiu Yi's humble words and rich knowledge quickly won everyone's favor. In fact, with his current age, it is indeed a rare thing to have such conversation.
"So what made you decide to do the materials business?" asked a nobleman.
"Oh, it's thanks to our luck. Since my parents died, we thought that all the good luck of the Dardanelles family had been used up, but the truth is that we soon encountered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We accidentally saved an alchemist who was in trouble, a man of extraordinary talent. He was very grateful for our help, so he taught me all the alchemy he knew."
"Oh, can you say that the alchemist of the Dardanell family is you?"
Xiuyi thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes, it's me."
“This is amazing.”
The nobles all started to quarrel. Xiuyi knew what they were thinking. Since the Lanya Grand Theater, it has been no secret that Xiuyi Glair was an alchemist.
Now no young man who is about sixteen years old dares to claim that he is an alchemist, because for the Law and Political Department, that is really the clearest goal. However, for Xiu Yi, this is exactly the most important level he needs to pass through. In the future, he must rely on his alchemy to prove himself to the world and obtain enough support. Therefore, he cannot hide his professional identity.
If your identity is about to be exposed sooner or later, it is much better to be exposed now than to be exposed again when you are surrounded by a heavy siege.
Putting all dangers at the beginning is a huge challenge. Even if you fail at the beginning, you can at least avoid the regret of losing all your money.
And at this moment, when Xiu Yi revealed his identity as an alchemist, he really made everyone feel excited.
Everyone remembered the name Shuiglair.
I remembered his crazy murder performance at Lanya Colosseum.
As Sue's previous introduction, the Dardanelles family undoubtedly had a family with huge financial resources, and they had enough money to buy the goods here. But when the target person involved a terrible murderer, everyone became cautious.
But Xiu Yi was not worried about this problem.
It is not too difficult to make people believe that Siser D'Artell is not Shuiglair, but the important thing is that this matter must be done smoothly and naturally. If it is explained urgently, it will increase everyone's suspicion. The most important thing is that he knows that these people who want to do business with him will try their best to prove and believe that they are not Shuiglair. As Hodding said, in the face of huge benefits, many people are more willing to believe what they desire to believe.
So they will definitely seek answers on their own.
Sure enough, someone asked Xiuyi.
"Since you say you are an alchemist, then what aspect of alchemy do you have more confidence in?"
Shuyi replied: "In fact, I'm not very good at many things. My mentor left without teaching me too much. I don't even know what his name is. For now, I'm better at making some exquisite gadgets. They don't have any power, but they also have some irreplaceable value."
"What about?" someone asked.
Xiu Yi took out a scout bee: "For example, this."
"What is that?" Many people watched curiously.
"A small thing for reconnaissance can fly freely, and the collected vision can be reflected through this crystal sphere. It can also receive the owner's orders and do some simple search work." Xiu Yi took out a crystal sphere and introduced it to everyone.
"That's amazing. Oh my God, I've never heard of anyone inventing such a thing before." Several material dealers and family representatives whispered to each other. A family representative had seen the Queen of Scouts and then chatted with the people around him. Several nobles began to whisper, and then they looked at the same person, Mr. Bradstreet, the secretary and deputy secretary of the city of Royo.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Master Dardanell. I have something to leave for the time being." The secretary and adjutant apologized to Xiuyi.
"Please give me your wish." Xiuyi replied politely.
Watching the secretary and adjutant leave the venue in a hurry.
A satisfied smile appeared on Xiuyi's face. He knew that he must have learned whether Xiuyi Glair had such an invention.
The lord of Royo City, who is the place where the material transaction is transferred, is the person who is most likely to know the secrets of Purgatory Island. After all, most of the materials shipped to Purgatory Island are purchased from him every year. The adjutant of the secretary will definitely ask his master about the invention on Purgatory Island.
Now Xiu Yi only hopes that the more the city lord of Royo City knows, the better.
But it doesn't matter if you don't know, because Xiu Yi has other opportunities and ways to prove himself.
The secretary and adjutant seemed to have any way to contact the city lord, but in fact he came back soon.
The nobles whispered with the secretary and the adjutant, obviously asking for the other party's opinions. Judging from the smiles on their faces, the secretary and the adjutant gave them an answer that satisfies them. The lord of Royo City sent a very affirmative answer. In the technology of the empire's gains and losses, there was never such a thing.
After receiving the news, the nobles quickly showed a warm smile.
You should know that if the reconnaissance bee is as useful as Shuyi said, then there is no doubt that it is an alchemy with great investment prospects. I believe many people will be interested in it, including the Imperial Royal Family, which is used on the battlefield. It will be a very effective reconnaissance weapon. It can greatly reduce the possibility of ambushing the enemy by the imperial army.
"The little thing you invented is very interesting. Maybe we can have a good talk. I mean, the cost of making it shouldn't be very high, right?" Mr. Dodge asked Xiuyi.
"Yes, but its technology is valuable." Xiu Yianran replied: "I believe it can be sold at a good price."
"Then..." Mr. Dodge thought for a while and said to Xiuyi: "I wonder if Mr. Dardanell has time to give up at noon tomorrow? Dodge Trading sincerely welcomes you. You know that we are one of the largest businesses in the country and have absolute economic strength. If the Dardanelles family wants to make a difference in operating alchemy products, Dodge Trading can provide you and your family with high-quality services."
Mr. Dodge handed Shuyi his business card.
"I am very honored to receive your invitation. I will visit you in person tomorrow at noon." Xiu Yi skillfully received the business card.
"And I..."
"And I..."
A group of nobles and merchants handed Xiu Yi their business cards. Whether it was the upcoming material acquisition by the Dardanelles family or the unique alchemy technology they possessed, the merchants realized that they were facing a rare opportunity, and no one wanted to miss such an opportunity.
Xiuyi and Huoding were busy accepting various invitations and business cards, and exchanged glances between them.
The meaning of that look is that everything goes well and it is a great success!
After accepting a series of invitations, as the time of the on-time call rang out, a group of people outside rushed to the venue. Walking in the front was a man wearing a noble dress, with a big face in all squares, and a beard full of shackles.
There is no doubt that the man is Count Brooks.
A man next to him was a middle-aged gentleman who looked very smart but had a very humble attitude. Xiuyi estimated that this person was probably the general manager of the Silent Island Hotel. On such an occasion, it was impossible for the Southern Family to not send people to attend and make a statement in person.
The next person appeared, but Xiu Yi was shocked.
It turned out to be her, Countess Christine!
Shuyi clearly saw that the moment the Countess walked into the venue, her eyes were resting on her body, revealing a glance of horror.
Chapter completed!