Duke of Herrington

Chapter 182 The Eve of the Nobles' Bankruptcy
The off-court battle is still going on, Justin tried his best to help the eldest prince Andy reload quickly with the fastest speed!
However, as the enemy ran farther and farther, Andy became more and more anxious!And the reloading speed of the guards can never catch up with the speed of the eldest prince's blind shooting.

In the end, everyone in the stands didn't bother to applaud or applaud. They all lay on the handrails and waited for the eldest prince to shoot and kill the unlucky guy.

Fortunately, this guard's physical strength is not bad, and the speed of reloading will only increase but not decrease!

About 5 minutes later, the prisoner was completely exhausted and couldn't run anymore.
Only then did Andy see the opportunity, and according to the teaching during training, he shot him at three points and one line.

The moment the prisoner fell down, all the nobles belonging to the First Prince's camp stood up from their seats and cheered loudly!It's like a patient who has been constipated for many years and suddenly feels unblocked!

It seems that the duel scene of the eldest prince was a torture!There is no refreshing dripping!There was no flash of sword as imagined, but more like a joke, turning all the people present who supported the eldest prince into clowns and the laughing stock of others.

In this situation, Ted could only cover his face and complain in a low voice: "It's really not embarrassing for me, it's someone else who is embarrassing!?"

Such a embarrassing scene was not only unbearable for Ted, but also for other people who did not belong to the First Prince's camp, although they didn't react on the surface.

But the toes inside the shoes, like dung beetles smelling shit, are scrambling to dig down, for fear that others will bite first!
The first duel is over, the eldest prince can be regarded as a demonstration for everyone
And after the eldest prince withdrew, a letter was handed up, which roughly read: The eldest prince was tired from fighting bravely, and he was a bit heatstroke due to the hot weather, so he resigned first
Most of the nobles who were present expressed their understanding when they heard the news!

If it took them nearly half an hour to kill an ant, they would definitely feel ashamed!I don't even have the face to come back and face all the nobles!
Retreating in advance is a way to save face!It can't be more embarrassing.

Under the stage, the venue is empty!
Above, the originally restless scene seemed to be thrown into an ice hole, there was no sound at all, and everyone sat back exhausted physically and mentally.
Although it is not yet May, the summer heat wave has already hit. Everyone is wearing thick and airtight aristocratic clothes, and the smelly sweat makes the dung beetle not far away think that it is time to eat!

In contrast, Steve and Ted are wearing shirts made of military polymer fibers. As long as the wind blows, the sweat will evaporate and the clothes will not stick to their bodies!So they look very happy at the moment!
But comfortable. It seems that it is not enough!There is a better way to face this kind of heat wave weather everywhere!

Ever since!While cleaning the battlefield below, Steve took out a can of iced happy water out of nowhere. The moment he opened it, there was a crisp 'click' sound, like the sound of cold air bursting out!Attracts the attention of all 'dying' nobles!

Just when he was about to pour the can of Coke into his stomach, Lester, the emperor, reached out and snatched Steve's happiness away.
"This Steve, if you have good things, you don't know how to honor your father first! I gave birth to you and raised you very hard!"

If other people make a move, Steve will definitely go crazy!But the person who robbed me is my father. Although this father is not very competent, he can still be regarded as the current emperor, so I have to give him some face: "Well, okay."

Half a year ago, Steve was still a prince who would hate a dog!
The emperor just saw an unheard of weapon and knew that Steve had Ted as a backer!His attitude towards him changed in an instant!The same goes for the surrounding nobles!
It's like discovering an inconspicuous dung beetle, but now it has rolled the biggest dung egg!Surprisingly!
Especially Papa Lester!Ever since he knew that Ted supported the fifth prince, his attitude towards him was even more polite than the dung beetle's treatment of the 82-year-old dung egg!You can even make a few jokes that only belong to father and son.
Smelling the refreshing breath, Lester took the happy water in his hand and put it next to his nose, trying to appreciate the taste of cola like tasting wine
"Hmm! Not bad! I don't know how it tastes?" Just touching the cold tin can with my hands, I feel that most of the heat has been dissipated!
"ton ton ton"

After taking a sip of iced drink, the sweet and refreshing feeling spread from the tip of the tongue to the dantian, and then from the dantian to the skull. After three seconds, they were all paralyzed by the icy feeling!Especially the nasal cavity!The feeling seems to be gone.
The dense carbon dioxide bubbles popped out of the liquid due to the heat and adhered to the tongue. Together with the stimulation of sweetness and coldness, they ravaged every inch of the cell on the tongue, making the coolness sweep over every taste bud!
For a moment, he felt the cold winter coming!

"NICE!"

With a 'burp! ! ! ', the heat of the body is carried out of the body by the gas!
Of course, in addition to the heat, there is also bad breath. Even if Ted is sitting far away, he can still know what he ate this morning!
"What is this thing? Steve, is there any more?"

Lester wiped his mouth with his filthy fingers, and then sucked in all the Coke sticking to his hands like his fingers rubbed after eating roast chicken.
As a civilized and clean person, Ted covered his head and tried not to observe what the emperor did!
At this moment, he finally experienced the feeling of a clean freak when faced with a mountain of garbage: "Hey, I don't know if the emperor washed his hands after going to the toilet or not."

Seeing his happiness being drunk by his father, Steve couldn't be more angry!

What he hates the most is that the happy water is taken away!So, when his father was not paying attention, he rolled his eyes at him fiercely, and then responded calmly: "No more. This thing is very expensive! It's still frozen! It's hard to buy in summer!"

"Oh?" Hearing that the thing in his hand was very expensive, Lester turned around and asked with a look of disdain: "Expensive? Are there any expensive things in front of me? How much?"

Listening to his father being serious, Steve thought about it with his not-so-bright mind, but found that he didn't know how much this thing cost.

I usually write down my needs on a piece of white paper, and then someone will send the things over.
"Um..." In order not to make the situation too embarrassing, Steve raised his elbow, slapped Ted, and asked in a low voice, "How much is a can? Ted?"

Since the emperor wants to drink Coke, according to him, it seems that he has to spend money to buy it?
Ted, who was a profiteer, regained his energy in an instant, and said after multiplying the price of Coke several times: "Your Majesty, iced Coke is indeed very expensive, and you need a silver coin to buy a can."

I thought this pot would cost a few gold coins, but I heard the actual price!Lester shook his head angrily, reached into his clothes with his left hand, randomly selected one of several money bags, and threw it directly to Ted
"Give me 200 gold coins first! Hurry up! I'm going to die of heat!"

After one can, this fairy-like feeling only lasted for a short 1 minute and then it was fleeting. He is the emperor of the empire, and he must drink enough of the goods he wants.
As an emperor, he doesn't feel bad about money. To him, the most important thing is money!
On the other hand, Ted, after receiving the money bag, his bored attitude immediately changed 180 degrees!
He doesn't care about other people's opinions, because more money is better, especially since he still has the task of recovering gold and silver!
Therefore, there is no need to give up money just because of face
Ever since, Ted took out the walkie-talkie without hesitation, and immediately called the North Foreign Trade Department.

"This is Ted, is our foreign trade team near the imperial capital?"

"My lord, there are 62 caravans nearby. Do you need anything?"

"Our emperor wants to buy 200 cans of Coke for [-] gold coins. When will it be delivered at the earliest?"

"Twenty thousand cans? Here's the closest one, let me see. The closest one is the trout flagship store in the aristocratic district of Huangdu, but it doesn't have that many Cokes in it."

"This" heard that his goods were not enough, and Ted couldn't hold back his face, so he could only turn around and ask: "Your Majesty, there are not so many, why don't you buy something else?"

"You can figure it out! Just spend all the money!"

"Okay!" With the emperor's permission, Ted then discussed with the Ministry of Foreign Trade: "Then you can send fruit, do you have ice cream? Take whatever is expensive, and bring enough 200 gold coins! Cash on delivery! Cash, gold coins pay"

"No problem, my lord, it will be delivered within 10 minutes!"

At the same time, the trout flagship store, which has just opened, ushered in the first large-scale takeaway order since its opening
When the shop owner heard the goods worth 200 gold coins, he immediately regained his spirits!

You should know that even in the noble neighborhood, very few people would buy a large amount of goods at one time. These 200 gold coins are equivalent to at least half a month's turnover!

If it is converted into modern soft sister coins, it is equivalent to buying 200 million goods at a time
With such a big deal, the store manager dare not neglect in the slightest!Especially when he heard that the person ordering was the emperor, he woke up his son and driver who was dozing off!

"The emperor ordered takeaway! Hurry up and drive out your delivery UTV all-terrain off-road vehicle! Load it up and take it away! Pull another box of ice cubes and bring a helper! It must be delivered within 20 minutes!"

"Huh? 20 minutes? 200 gold coins? This can't be done!"

"Then make a few more trips!"

"Okay! I'll go right away! Dad!"

After the caravan's survey, the vehicles used to deliver goods should not be too large. At the same time, because feces and corpses are everywhere in the city, the vehicles must also have certain off-road capabilities!

And the magical UTV all-terrain vehicle unexpectedly came in handy.

This kind of vehicle is an upgraded plus version of the small motorcycle that Ted used to ride. Not only has the size been enlarged a lot, but it has also learned the style of a pickup truck, with an extra large trunk for hauling goods!
This thing was originally used for geological surveys or field rescue, but it was valued by the people of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and many orders were placed, and it was used full-time to deliver goods in towns.
And this little car didn't embarrass Ted. It only took 18 minutes from loading to transporting into the imperial city, and then to the emperor.
When I got the goods, it happened to be noon!The sun outside was too hot, and everyone didn't like to move. Even the traditional duel of the empire was postponed until the afternoon
Now, everyone is sitting in the shade and staring at each other!
Even if meals are prepared in the banquet hall, they are unwilling to go!

Because at times like these, it's only a little better in there than in the oven!Sitting in and eating, and wearing such thick clothes, is no different from committing suicide!If you don't do it well, you will burp your farts due to heat stroke.
At this time, the deliveryman who came to deliver the goods could have left without leaving the goods, but seeing so many nobles in front of him all looking so hot that they were dying, he had an idea in an instant!

This trout flagship store is my father's shop, and my father's money is his own money!And now!It's a good time to spread the word!

Moreover, he himself is a person who serves nobles full-time in Noble Street, and he is qualified and has a job certificate, so he is qualified to serve all nobles, even the emperor!
So, he took out a beautiful one-liter glass, opened the insulated box, put the ice cubes inside into the glass, took out another bottle of Coke, and filled the entire glass!Finally, I peeled a slice of lemon and put it on the cup!

In order for the emperor to drink the Coke gracefully, he took out a stainless steel straw from his pocket, wiped it with a wet paper towel, and gently put it in the cup: "Your Majesty, please."

"Hmm! Very nice!"

While Leicester was enjoying the ice-cold drink, the delivery man took out his noble service certificate from his pocket and hung it on his clothes, and then took out a folding table from nowhere, and brought some nobles who had never seen The past fruit is placed on top!
Immediately afterwards, he took out a small cutting board from the box.
"Your Majesty, the scorching heat is unbearable, why not eat some fruits to refresh your appetite."

"Not bad! So good!"

With permission from the emperor, he put on disposable rubber gloves, picked up a knife, dismembered and peeled the fruits on the table one by one, cut them into small pieces, put them in a glass plate and handed them to the emperor
"Your Majesty, please."

In the hot summer, there is nothing more comforting than drinking iced cola and eating iced fruit
It's just that the stomach may be a little dissatisfied!Maybe it will jump up for an hour the next morning!The dung beetles in the Gobi cesspit are all crying!
While eating, Lester suddenly found that the red blocky fruit was very refreshing, and he fell in love with it after just one bite: "What is this red thing?"

"It's watermelon, it's said to be a specialty of the northern border, and you can't buy it elsewhere"

"Yes, Not Bad!"

The nobles present were all drooling as they watched the emperor feasting on the feast!

At this time, the second prince was also hungry, and he waved to another delivery man who followed him.
"Hey, do you have a menu or something? Show it."

"Of order! Your Highness." As if expecting someone to ask, the man immediately took out a thick stack of simple menus from his side bag and distributed them to everyone present.
"Hey! Forget it, I'm too lazy to look at it, let's go through everything on the menu!"

"Me too!"

"Count me in!"

"I'm coming twice"

Seeing that the nobles around were unwilling to move their bodies to eat due to the weather, and all chose to order takeaway, Ted and Steve couldn't help but give a thumbs up!
Because this chamber of commerce belongs to the two of them, as long as someone orders, it means making money!There is no need to stop such a thing!
It's just that no one knows what they will think of Ted when they know their family is going bankrupt.

"Hey hey hey" The two looked at each other and smiled, then took out a three-layer beef burger from the insulated box
Just when Steve was about to unwrap the wrapping paper, Lester, who was sitting in the front, heard the disturbance from the rear, turned his head immediately, and stretched out his hand to signal Steve to honor himself with the burger.
Ted had already prepared for this. He took out another identical hamburger from his rich food warehouse and handed it to the emperor. He said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is what I asked for!"

"Oh! I said... Earl Herrington, are you taking advantage of money?"

Emperor Leicester is no fool!The delivery man and the waiter who professionally served the nobles were called by Ted, that is to say, these shops and other things are Ted's property.
Seeing the emperor's look of contempt for him, Ted didn't care, because the money was in his hands, and the rest was free: "Your Majesty, the northern border is poor and has no money. Now that it has finally developed, it is only natural for me to behave like this."

"Okay." Lester took the hamburger, imitating Steve, tearing off the wrapping paper and taking a big bite
"Well, it's not bad, it's convenient and quick, and it's suitable for eating outdoors!"

While enjoying the 'Makarov' burger, suddenly!A sweaty messenger came to the emperor panting, and told Leicester the information he had sent in succinct words.
"Your Majesty, most of the nobles in the empire have gone bankrupt. The reason is."

Hearing the news, the emperor's face turned green.
He turned his head to look at Ted in disbelief, and asked in surprise: "There are 200 noble families in the whole country, why did you bankrupt 160 of them?"

"How can this happen? We are all serious business, and we didn't force them to buy it!"

At the same time, other nobles present also received bad news from the family territory.
Without exception, it was all news of bankruptcy.

(End of this chapter)