During the pause, after seeing that Viscount Norris still didn't take a sip of the tea in front of him, he nodded slowly and responded with a smile again: "It sounds really tempting... Oh, but I can only refuse.

Your Excellency, the Viscount. I seem to be born as a person who doesn’t like money very much. Instead of increasing my net worth like this, I’d better manage my three-thirds of an acre of land well.”

After being rejected again, the smile on Viscount Norris's face finally dimmed a little. However, this did not seem to go beyond the other party's expectations. He took off his top hat and handed it to the attendant next to him, and smiled coldly: "

President Arrow, I seem to have missed something. Rather than saying that this is the cooperation I hope to have with you... it would be better to say that it is the 'suggestion' I gave you, right?"

Ai Luo's hand holding the tea cup shook slightly, and he asked with the same smile: "Excuse me, what does this mean?"

"It means that this is the best choice for President Arrow. Of course, compared to what President Arrow has done in the capital, you'd better accept my suggestion."

Gently, a drop of tea sloshed out of the cup and wet Airl's fingers.

He raised his head and kept looking at the viscount in front of him, trying to see something from his smiling eyes.

However, this man remained unmoved at all, and his eyes did not show how much he knew.

From an economic point of view, during the negotiation process, making the other party think that it has a lot of information about the other party can significantly suppress the other party's asking price. This can be regarded as a threat, but it often has very good intimidation results.

Yes... if we look at it purely from an economic point of view.

Ai Luo put the tea cup on the table, clasped his hands on his thighs, and said with a smile: "Thank you very much for your kindness. But I really don't know what the capital has to do with me?

Therefore, I can only reject your suggestion. Ah, since we are talking about cooperation, I also have some ideas. Don’t you want to learn how to run a guild? Then let the guild under your name be the first to plan.

It is managed by our Mermaid Song. I appreciate your respect. How about remotely controlling the operation of your guild from Pelican Town? I don’t need the fee of one hundred gold coins. Just let me take 100% of your guild’s income.

How about ten as reward?"

Finally, the smile on Viscount Norris' face completely disappeared.

Now he began to look at the opponent in front of him constantly, trying to see something in the eyes of the short president.

After a long time, Viscount Norris finally looked away, exhaled slightly and said: "Actually, I really don't want to come to this point. Since President Arrow is unwilling to help, let's put this topic aside and talk about it.

Let’s talk about the next project.”

This actually surprised Ai Luo. Is there anyone else out there?

"President Aero Garcia, judging from the best results, I appreciate your talent. But since you refuse to cooperate with me, then I can only settle for the next best thing and hope to acquire your guild.

The Song of the Mermaid.”

As soon as this proposal was made, all the members behind him exploded one by one! Especially Coco, who had long been unhappy with the Viscount, immediately shouted: "What do you mean?! Do you want to drive us away from here?"

?!"

Viscount Norris just smiled, and after Ke Ke was covered by Ji Lian and pulled back, he slowly said: "It was said to be an acquisition, but in fact, after the acquisition, everything in Mermaid Song remained the same. President Arrow

You can also continue to manage this guild, and there will be no changes to all the guild members here. Of course, if President Arrow wants to reduce or increase the number of members, I don't care. Even if you, President Arrow,

I don’t have any objection if I want to resign.”

Hearing this, Coco in the back became quiet.

"But on the contrary, I hope to get 67% of the income from Mermaid Song, which is two-thirds. And in the future, I hope you can fully respect my side on some major guild decision-making issues.

Opinion."

"Correspondingly, I won't be stingy with the purchase price. Judging from the current value of your guild... In addition to you, you have four guild members. Each member has two hundred gold coins. I will pay eight hundred."

How about the purchase fee of one gold coin?"

If everything remains the same, but eight hundred more gold coins are gained in one breath, it will be like a dream!

After hearing this proposal, Coco, who had been hostile from the beginning, finally melted her eyes. She looked at Viscount Norris in surprise and whispered: "Is this person really a good person?"

Ji Lian also frowned, pinched his chin and said: "I don't know. But so much money? And after being acquired, we can ignore the increase or decrease of our members, and the president can continue to operate... No matter how it looks, this looks like

Are there many benefits?"

Brad rubbed the back of his head and looked confused: "Hmm... I don't quite understand. Do you think this is good? Buffy, you and I are both worth two hundred gold coins. It should be a good thing, right?"

Buffy quickly opened her bag and said happily: "Are you going to scatter pollen to celebrate?"

Ai Luo doesn't blame his family members for this.

After all, they are all happy from the bottom of their hearts that the guild can make money, so Ai Luo understands their current mood.

But from another perspective, Arrow now has to face the Viscount in front of him head-on.

"Eight hundred gold coins...if it's a thousand gold coins, I can consider it."

The corner of Viscount Norris's mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but chuckle: "President Arrow, are you bargaining with me? Don't be angry if I say something unpleasant. According to common sense, without that

The Mermaid Song where a high priest is stationed is actually far from worth this amount. What’s more, the success of the previous guild war was also due to this high priest, right?”

Ai Luo lightly tapped the table, but the expression on his face did not change. He continued to smile and said: "If you really want to buy it, then I can sell it for 1,000 gold coins, no matter the price. How about it?"

Regarding this price, the viscount's expression clearly showed rejection. To be honest, this expression made Airl feel a little surprised. After all, there was only a difference of two hundred gold coins, so he could show such disgust?

Could it be that……

"President Ai Luo, I am here to do business with you sincerely. 800 gold coins are the best price for me. Then, I don't care how much money you have in your Mermaid Song account until we sign the acquisition agreement.

I think this is a good way for you. After all, you can spend as much money as you can before we sign the formal acquisition agreement. The more you spend, the more money you spend.

The more I earn, this is the biggest concession I can make."

It seems that this is really non-negotiable.

Ai Luo exhaled slowly and turned his head to look at the sky outside the window. He refilled a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, the weather is really good now. Although our Pelican Town is small,

There are also some interesting and delicious things. How about I show you around our town?"

On the opposite side, Viscount Norris's face gradually softened. He looked at Arrow up and down for a long time, and as if he had gotten an answer, he nodded gently: "The scenery in your town is indeed good.

The air here is very fresh, and the townspeople are very enthusiastic. It is really leisurely as a holiday place. President Arrow, I think you might be able to participate in the construction of your Pelican Town? After all, in addition to the leisurely atmosphere,

Besides, your town doesn’t have any unique scenery.”

Ai Luo laughed and said: "Oh? This is really a good suggestion. Thank you, Your Excellency Viscount, I will consider it."

The Viscount also smiled. He glanced down at the tea on the table, shook his head gently, stood up, and put on his top hat again: "In that case, I won't bother President Arrow. Lagoon City still has

There are a lot of things that need to be dealt with, so I will take the first step."

Ai Luo also quickly stood up and stretched out his hand to say hello: "Ah, please have a safe journey! Brad, come here to see off the Viscount."

Brad quickly responded and ran over, and together with Arrow, they saw off the viscount into the carriage. After the two parties exchanged greetings again, both of them had smiles on their faces until the curtain of the carriage came down.

, galloping away.

After the carriage completely disappeared from sight, the smile on Ai Luo's face relaxed slightly. In contrast, his brows were furrowed tightly, looking very embarrassed.

It seems that he has been taken into consideration.

Although judging from the development of things, Ai Luo felt that he would have a head-on confrontation with this lord sooner or later. But according to his assumptions, such a head-to-head confrontation would only occur during the second guild war this winter.

But I didn't expect that trouble would come at the beginning of spring.

And the most important thing is that the viscount was so determined about the difference of just two hundred gold coins that he didn't even have any room for bargaining.

Some ominous thoughts floated through Ai Luo's mind, and for a moment, he seemed to feel the cold breath of winter coming again.

I just hope...that all this is just an illusion caused by overthinking.

Ai Luo shook his head and turned around. He saw that all the members were looking at him with very doubtful eyes. He couldn't help but smile, sat on the chair in the rest area again, and said: "It seems that you have a lot of questions.
Chapter completed!