In the early morning, when the sun just peeked out, Paul climbed out of bed. After washing, he went down to the hotel lobby and ordered breakfast while waiting for his mother to get up. He didn't want to wake her up so early, after all.
The chaos last night made Catherine nervous, so it would be better for him to have a good rest.
Paul was sitting in the lobby eating while listening to other diners talking about the fierce battle that took place outside the hotel last night. Although Paul did not feel the eyes of a third party at the scene at the time, what these diners said seemed to be...
What they saw with their own eyes at the scene was ordinary.
Paul couldn't help but sigh, people just spread rumors like this, and what they said was really true. They said that the city guard had come this morning, collected the bodies, and left without investigating anything. Paul secretly thought about it.
It was the owner of the magic weapon shop, Little Mark, who was behind the scenes. It seemed that his power in Manchester City was not that great.
At this time, Catherine had already gotten up and walked downstairs. She sat down next to Paul. After listening to Paul's narration of what she had just heard, Catherine decided to go to Xiao Marco's shop. After all, I helped you after all.
Not means inappropriate.
After breakfast, Catherine took Paul into Little Mark's Magic Ware Shop again. Business seemed to be good this morning. Several waiters were introducing their products to several customers. I think the reason why the meeting was so cold was because it happened to be
It was lunch time and everyone had gone to rest. Paul looked into the store and found the waiter who had greeted him when he came back last time, so he walked over.
"Is your boss, Little Mark, here?" Paul knocked on the counter to attract their attention and said.
The waiter was chatting with someone and looked unhappy when he was suddenly interrupted. But when he saw it was Paul, his expression immediately changed from cloudy to clear.
"Yes, of course I am, I'll call it for you right now." This was a big benefactor and he couldn't afford to offend him. After saying that, he ran to the back hall.
Paul looked at the magic items around him, mainly defensive ones. What happened yesterday told him that not only was this continent not as safe as he appeared on the surface, but it was also very dangerous.
Especially for Catherine, after all, he has just started to cultivate, and his current strength is not enough. Paul is considering whether to buy some self-defense items for his mother, although these armors are in the eyes of Paul, a master who has the memory of Li Ye in his previous life.
It's very rough, but it may still be of some use to someone of Catherine's level.
At this time, a hearty laugh rang out, disrupting Paul's train of thought. He saw a fat man walking out from the back of the store: "Haha! It turns out to be Mr. Paul. What big deal does he have to take care of my small store today?"
"Mr. Mark is as cheerful as ever. Of course there is business. I wonder if Mr. Mark has time. Let's have a good chat." Paul responded with a smile.
"I wonder who this is?" Mark asked, seeing a flash of surprise in Catherine's eyes next to Paul. Although the identities of Catherine and Paul had been found out through the Cassel family's intelligence network, necessary face-saving projects were still needed.
"This is my mother, Catherine." Paul replied. He had been paying attention to Mark's expression since he came out. When he saw the look of surprise in little Mark's eyes only fleetingly, and then there was no trace of strangeness at all, he couldn't help but feel
My evaluation of little Mark was two levels higher. I sighed in my heart: This little Mark is really a character. You must know that Catherine is naturally beautiful. Although she has become older due to these years of tiring life, she recently passed on to Paul.
Under the influence of her Xuannv Jue, Catherine was rejuvenated once again, and now, due to her cultivation, Catherine's expression had a hint of renunciation, making her look even more holy.
When most people see Catherine now, even if she is not demented for a long time, she will still show her sexual desire. However, this little Mark's eyes just flashed with surprise and then returned to normal. There is nothing strange in his expression. This shows that this little Mark has extremely strong self-control. , is by no means an ordinary person.
"It turns out to be Mrs. Catherine, please come in." After saying this, little Mark walked into the back shop first, and Paul and Catherine followed him.
The back store of the magic weapon shop is a small courtyard. There is a small two-story building in the courtyard, which looks extremely simple. The owner of the magic weapon shop actually lives in such a place. This little Mark should not be underestimated.
Paul had just seen the prices of the items in the store. The magic items were definitely luxury goods, equivalent to those jewelry stores in Paul's previous life. The owner of such a store actually lived in such a simple place. Paul immediately became wary. Judging from the performance of little Mark now, he is either a hermit who can remain indifferent to everything in the world or a tycoon with great ambitions. Based on Paul's current understanding of little Mark's power, it is more likely that this person is a tyrant .
Under the leadership of little Mark, the three of them walked into the front hall of the small building and sat down respectively as host and guest. After little Mark asked the servant to serve tea to the two of them, he asked with a smile: "I don't know if I'm here this time." What big business has Master Paul brought to our little shop?"
"I came here mainly to thank store manager Mark for taking care of my mother and son last night. At the same time, I also have a batch of magic cores in my hand. I wonder if Mr. Mark is interested?" Catherine first took Paul to little Mark. He gave a commoner's salute. After all, he had done them a favor last night, so it was appropriate to salute him, and then he said.
When little Mark heard that Paul still had magic cores in his hand, he immediately became excited. You must know that although the large number of magic cores last time were not high-level, such a large amount of sales was still rare, and the previous time Judging from the situation of Paul's transaction, this guy must have higher-level magic cores to sell, and they are in bulk.
Little Mark calmed down, and the smile on his face became brighter. He asked with a smile: "I wonder if you can take it out and let me evaluate it and give you a price."
Paul directly took out a big bag and threw it on the table next to little Mark. When little Mark opened the bag and took a look, he took a breath of cold air. It turned out that the bag was filled with large and small magic cores.
With trembling hands, little Mark took out the magic cores in the bag piece by piece. Based on his long-term experience in acquiring magic cores, he could tell at a glance that these magic cores were all fifth-level.
Don’t say that little Mark has never seen the market. After all, whether it is the Macas Mountains or the World of Warcraft Forest, any place where Warcraft is hunted is extremely dangerous. And when Warcraft encounters people, it is one level higher. Even if someone hunts Warcraft, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. After the hunt is successful, he immediately escapes. The more courageous and lucky ones can hunt a few more, and those who can come here to sell them can sell him five or six magic cores higher than the third level at a time, so for them It's considered a big customer.
It's not like Paul, the whole thing is wholesale. What does he think this is? It's a magic core, not a cabbage! Little Mark sighed in his heart while counting the number of these magic cores.
There were 63 fifth-level pills in total. Little Mark calmed down and raised his head. He was about to quote a price to Paul, but saw him take out another bag. This time, Little Mark couldn't control his emotions any more and jumped to the ground. He stood up and said excitedly: "You still have it!"
Although it is dangerous to obtain fifth-level magic beasts, after all, there are still many sixth- and seventh-level warriors or mages among the people. Although there are a few magic cores of this level on the market, it is not impossible. After these two contacts, Paul
Little Mark's habit is very clear. This guy always sells things from the lowest point. That means the things in this bag are definitely more valuable than the things in that bag. In other words, the things in this bag are at least six.
The magic core of the first level!
Little Mark was so excited. If there are still a small amount of fifth-level magic cores circulating in the market, then the sixth-level magic cores are definitely not for sale in any magic weapon shop. If you want to hunt down the sixth-level magic beasts,
, then you must be a seventh-level professional to be able to fight against them. Hunting them is not that easy.
If you want to hunt them stably, you must be a high-level professional, that is, a professional of the eighth level and above. However, you must know that even if you are in that kind of empire, you must know that the eighth-level and above professional
Those who are attracted by official forces and are provided with good food and drink may come out to hunt monsters.
Although there are several large-scale mercenary groups with a long history and characters above level eight in the entire mercenary world, they have to take into account the safety of their men. Even if they go to hunt Warcraft, they will not go too deep into these dangerous areas.
, and for their large mercenary groups, the consumption of these high-level magic cores is also very large, so the sixth-level magic cores are basically out of stock on the market. As for
There are even fewer magic cores above the sixth level. They basically only appear in some auctions and are legendary existences.
"Sixth level?" Little Mark asked uncertainly.
"Well, that's right. Any questions?" Paul replied calmly.
After hearing Paul's affirmative answer, it took a long time for little Mark to calm down. He rubbed his hands and awkwardly said to Paul: "Mr. Paul, this..."
"If you have any questions, just ask Store Manager Mark. And Store Manager Mark, if you don't want to see anyone else, please call me Paul? It's a son-in-law's call." Paul showed his goodwill in a timely manner.
Little Mark was not stupid, and he let go as soon as he heard Paul's words.
"Then brother, I'll call you Brother Paul. To be honest, these things of yours are top quality. I'm very interested in them, but you also know that a small store like ours doesn't have so much liquidity."
Mark said with an embarrassed look on his face. Although the Cassel family is one of the top families in the Principality of Nice, after all, they are just a big family in a small country like the Principality of Nice, and they are not even famous on the mainland.
You must know that the total tax revenue of the entire Principality of Nice is less than three million gold coins a year. Excluding various expenses, the salary of ministers, and the support of the army, the tax revenue that can actually enter the national treasury every year, it would be great to have one million gold coins.
Already.
The Principality of Nice was founded less than a thousand years ago. No matter how greedy the Cassel family is, they will not be able to accumulate much wealth. Moreover, in order to protect their own safety, the Cassel family has never touched the military and financial aspects of the principality, regardless of royal taboos. Therefore, it is even more...
There is no money to be made. What maintains the overall operation of such a family are shops like Little Mark's Magic Weapon Shop all over the country.
A noble family like this, especially a big family like the Cassel family, naturally has daily expenses, and all kinds of entertainment are even more expensive, so they don't have so much liquidity that can easily cost tens of thousands. The most important thing is that they
I have never met anyone like Paul who sells magic cores in bulk at one time.
Paul understood it as soon as he heard it. He smiled and thought that it was indeed similar to what he expected, so he said: "It doesn't matter. What's your relationship with me? I'll just leave these magic cores with you, Brother Mark. When you have money, we can
Knot it for me."
When Mark heard this, his heart lit up, and he understood that this was Paul trying to make friends with him. Paul had just entered the mainland and had no background. He saw that little Mark had a certain power, and it would be easier to work in Manchester after becoming friends with him.
, and Mark, as a direct descendant of the Cassel family, manages this part of Manle City, so he is naturally not a fool. A fifteen-year-old high-level powerhouse that any force is willing to be better with, he can't find.
What an opportunity to make good friends with him? A big pie fell from the sky. Mark naturally wouldn't push him away, so he quickly accepted the offer.
When Paul saw that Mark agreed, he smiled again and said, "But brother Mark, I still have two things to ask for."
Mark's heart sank when he heard that, knowing that a meat show was coming. After all, if such a big pie fell from the sky, you would have to have such a big mouth to eat it. So Mark asked carefully: "I wonder what's wrong, brother?
As long as I can do it, I will never refuse." Mark didn't dare to guarantee it. After all, he didn't think he could guarantee that he would be able to do what senior masters asked others to do.
Paul naturally understood what Mark was saying, and continued to smile without changing his face: "The first thing is to ask Brother Mark to keep what happened that night a secret. After all, we don't want to cause any trouble. As for why, I believe Brother Mark should understand.
As for the second thing, brother Mark, can you help me find a place to live in this city of Manchester? After all, living in a hotel all the time is not a problem."
When Mark heard this, he realized that it was such a trivial matter, so he quickly agreed and immediately transferred a compound belonging to the Cassel family in the aristocratic district east of Manchester to Paul's name, paying the transfer fee.
Little Mark originally didn't intend to ask for the 1,000 gold coins, but Paul didn't intend to owe him any favors, so he deducted it from the money of the magic cores.
So far, Paul and the Cassel family have reluctantly signed the most basic alliance, thus laying the first cornerstone for the Cassel family to become the first family in mainland China.