Blood Dragon

Section 170 Understanding

The aristocratic area of ​​Falcon City is brightly lit at night.

Different from places like civilian areas and business districts, for many nobles, the evening is the beginning of social activities.Especially the hotels——the hotels in the aristocratic districts are almost all well-versed in business, in order to provide services to these nobles with huge spending power.According to the unanimous opinion of merchants, with rare exceptions, there is no better object of money than aristocrats.

In the middle part of the nobles in Falcon City, there is a very delicate building.It's not some nobleman's mansion, it's a hotel - a truly impeccable hotel in every way.Because even by the most discerning aristocratic standards, it is very good.Regardless of the layout, decoration, service, food and drink, it can be called the first in the human world.Of course, such a place is also very expensive.It is so high that even the middle and small nobles find it difficult to come in and enjoy it.

This is the gold sales cave for wealthy customers.

At this moment, in the VIP area on the third floor of this hotel, a group of guests are enjoying delicious food and wine.On the banquet, there are staggered toasts and dendrobiums, and the guests and hosts enjoy themselves.

Even if a complete stranger is by his side, it can be seen that this is not an ordinary banquet for friends.There are six people in this group, five of them can be seen as companions at a glance, they are the hosts, and the sixth is the guest being invited.

The person being invited was of medium build, about 50 to [-] years old, and slightly bald on the top of his head.He had no memorable features in appearance, but he wore a golden suit with buttons all made of agate.This type of clothes has no market in other groups except those aristocrats who like to show off.From this point alone, it can be seen that this person should be a nobleman.As for the other five, although the texture of their clothes is also very elegant, it can be seen from the subtle movements that they show consciously or unconsciously that these are businessmen.

At this time, he had drunk three rounds, and the nobleman was already half drunk.

"My lord, you must help me explain this matter to the Prime Minister..."

"... Mr. Kagbo... Your request is quite embarrassing." The "adult" shook his head and said in an official tone, "You know, you actually asked the Prime Minister to press for debts last time... This matter made Ai Prime Minister Lynn regards it as an insult... He has already said that the debt will definitely be repaid. But in the future... among other things, your tariffs will never be reduced or exempted next year."

"It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! We just..."

"The chamber of commerce presses the prime minister for debts...it will really make people angry. Everyone knows that the prime minister has a strong concept of blood. He will never swallow his anger after being insulted like this. But on the other hand Well, the Prime Minister also has a sense of honor, so don’t worry if he will avenge his personal revenge in private. As long as all your business is legal, I don’t think the Prime Minister will take any drastic measures.”

This is naturally light to say.But for a chamber of commerce, if there is a prime minister who is thinking about finding trouble, the business will not be easy to do.Not to mention anything else, several inspections every three days are enough for everyone to drink a pot.

"but……"

This is a real private seat, which is right next to the window and can clearly see the scenery downstairs - of course, because of the night, the view is limited at this time.But even so, it still feels refreshing.

"Look, everyone, that carriage." Someone suddenly said something.

At this moment, at the entrance of the hotel, a luxurious carriage was parked there.This car has four wheels and two horses. The carriage is decorated with gorgeous red silk and satin, and there are several exquisite sculptures on the roof.

Although Falcon City is said to be a royal city, there are really not many carriages of this type.It's not that the people here don't have money, but it's a custom—the carriages in Falcon City rarely have this type, and they all have two wheels.If you study it carefully, you may think that this has something to do with the prosperity of the city itself - because the streets of Falcon City are often crowded, so the four-wheeled carriage is really fancy but not useful.

From this point of view, the carriage must be owned by someone from other places.

The door of the carriage opened, and an old woman in a black dress stepped out of the carriage.

"Countess Marianne!" A person standing at the door of the hotel greeted her. "You are late."

"Sorry, I went the wrong way." Countess Marianne, Aunt Mary, said with a smile. "Maybe it's been too long since I left this city, so I don't know the road very well now."

While talking, the old lady followed that one into the hotel.

"Who is... the Countess Marianne?" The drinkers upstairs by the window saw the scene, and asked who it was.

"Countess Marianne? I think it should be Count Mikael's...wife." Someone replied. "I remember 30 or [-] years ago... the former king was still in power, and she was a famous slut in Falcon City. Legend has it that many people fought because of jealousy."

"Oh, it's her... I remember that Count Mikael... was killed by the invading barbarians."

"That's right, he was a hero who fought against the barbarians. Although he died in the battle, he won the battle anyway. He died in the victory. It's a pity, if Count Mikael is still alive, maybe now we The country is not like this now. But... the earl may not have expected that his wife would inherit all his property and status, and then he would look for a bad boy all over the world..."

"Oh, I've heard of it too...it's the one from before. But I really can't see it."

"After decades, people will change." Someone replied. "I heard that this one seems to have committed some crime... was expelled from Falcon City? Why did she come back?"

"Haven't you heard? Her niece and son-in-law are the Earl Ashurfate! What is she afraid of now? Who else dares to settle the old score with her? Besides, the old man back then, When Byron was in power, those who were killed were killed, those who were driven out, and those who were not killed and not driven out had a lot of beards, I am afraid that no one would like to bring up such old things."

"Speaking of which, that Earl Ashurfate... seems to be in charge of attacking Fornoros City this time, and he doesn't seem to have any credit for it so far. On the contrary, that General Essien... is getting good news. I heard that he has conquered the city one after another recently. There are several lairs of traitors. The Prime Minister has been busy selecting suitable officials recently to take over the territories of those traitors..."

……

The moon is in the sky.It was quiet in the garden of the temporary palace.It was once the residence of Byron, Lord Regent, and like all mansions of this type, a large area has been turned into gardens.The most beautiful flowers and trees were once planted here, but after almost a year of neglect, the garden has become a weed.

All these delicate, beautiful plants have one thing in common, and that is that, out of the gardener's care, they are quickly overwhelmed by ugly but tenacious weeds and thorny shrubs.

The little girl stood under the moon, raised her eyes to the sky, and looked at the sky.Rodia stood beside her.It is definitely not without reason that the queen came out with her like this and went here for a night tour.Like all wise people, she chose to wait quietly without making a sound.

"Rodia, I have a question." The little girl finally stopped looking at the stars and turned to look at Rodia. "Do you think Ashurfat is a bad guy?"

"Bad guy? It depends on the definition. From a certain point of view, it's true." Rodia showed a thoughtful expression. "My first feeling when I saw him...was that he was a terrible person, but I also felt...he was a very reliable man. Later, as I got to know him better, I realized that my first instinct was actually Very correct. Basically, for a woman, he is the ideal husband. But on the other hand, if one day has to stand in a hostile position." Rodia suddenly smiled. "He will probably crush me mercilessly. Because I instinctively feel that he is very cold, and he will never show mercy just because the opponent is a woman. But in this respect, the facts seem to be contrary to my intuition Violation, so I'm not sure yet."

"Ah..." The little girl didn't seem to have expected such an answer at all.

"He is the cruelest and most ruthless man. Although he is also the most outstanding man." Rodia said.

"I mean... is he... the kind of liar? Saying those righteous things, but actually doing sneaky things?"

"Oh, that's almost impossible. Why, Your Majesty, what have you found?"

"Today... I found out something. Aishuruffat seems to have been embezzling. Through a chamber of commerce, he is conducting high-income and low-sale transactions." The little girl shook her head vigorously. "Although I can't believe it, it's true! It's an undeniable fact." She looked at Luo Diya with an expression that clearly wanted to cry but couldn't.

"Ah... that's impossible. He's a rich man, there's no need for it." Rodia was a little surprised. "Besides, that man is very proud. Even if he is a thief, he is still a grand thief. The possibility of being a liar or something... is too low. I am very confident in my vision."

"But that's very real evidence. It's something you can't deny even if you want to!"

"Ah, then you have come to a conclusion. You have already come to a conclusion, so why ask others? This is not something the Queen would do."

"Rhodia, don't talk like that, I really... really... don't want to believe this! Is it true that all people in the world are similar? Is there no trustworthy person in the world?"

The smile faded from Rodia's face.

"As your tutor, there are actually only two things I want to teach you. One of them is to see other people's real desires through superficial reasons." Luo Diya said. "Remember the method I taught you?"

"You have to understand a person in detail, understand all aspects of him, and then you can get what he really wants from his superficial words." The little girl replied.This is a standard answer, the kind that is easy to say but difficult to do.

"Do you... know Ashurfat?" Rodia asked.

"I..." The little girl hesitated for a moment and asked back. "Do you understand?"

"To be honest, I don't understand." Rodia replied. "But I have a lot of experience, because I have seen the true face of countless people. Although this is nothing to brag about, but with this experience, I can guess what kind of person he is."