Chapter 412 (2/2)
Now, Sean and the people soma has met have to be more confident and calm, which makes soma somewhat confused about Sean's background.
Soma took a deep breath and said, ”in that case, let's talk about your bottom line first.”
”OK.” Sean smiled and said, ”my contact with master Rhoda is just because I am about to become a local aristocrat. Although the territory I am about to obtain is not good, it is a vibrant place, so I want to build a manor there.”
Hearing Sean's words, soma sighed in her heart: indeed, she is a new aristocrat with a background.
In the kingdom of dabion, if there is no strong enough background and contacts, it is useless to get a title of honorary nobility, because such titles are basically lifelong. Only with the inheritance of hereditary system can it represent the establishment of a family prototype. Only in this way can it become a local aristocrat and gradually develop in the future.
However, a small number of people can successfully get a fief after becoming an honorary aristocrat. Such aristocrats basically have strong contacts and background. Once they can successfully get the fief, it is not far from entering the hereditary aristocratic system.
”So, your excellency soma, you can rest assured that I have no interest in the so-called mysterious drawings that have been making a lot of noise in lomine recently.” Sean had been watching soma's face. After his face changed slightly, he knew he was right. ”Since our interests will not conflict at all, of course we can't become competitors or even enemies, right?”
”I believe there must be something wrong with this.” Soma said calmly, he can't always be led by Sean by the nose, ”Qazi, you'll make it clear to the yeros family in a minute Lomine will never allow any frame up to happen. ”
”As you will, my Lord.” Qazi took out a pen and began to record in his notebook.
”I have another proposal.” Sean glanced at Qazi, then turned his eyes back to soma and said with a smile, ”I don't know if your excellency soma is interested?”
”Tell me.” Soma nodded slightly.
”I once visited the temple of wisdom, where I passed the examination of scholars, so I have dabbled in many projects and things.”
As Sean spoke, he took off the ring from Bonnie white and handed it to Alfred, who sent it to him. But Sean soon noticed a detail, that is, it was not soma who took the ring from Alfred, but Qazi, who turned it into soma's hand after Qazi's inspection.
”This ring was given to me by the tutor responsible for reviewing my exam.”
”This is indeed the academic proof keepsake of the temple of wisdom.” After checking the judgment that seemed to agree with Qazi, soma returned the ring to Alfred, and then Alfred sent it back to Sean, ”so what's your proposal?”
After confirming his identity, Sean continued to say, ”I hope I can freely visit Hastings manor, because according to my understanding, Hastings manor is also a relatively famous manor in the Kingdom, so I hope I can have a look, which can also put forward some valuable opinions on the manor design map designed by master Rhoda, After all, as an aristocrat who is about to build a manor by himself, he must hope that the more beautiful his manor is, the better, isn't he? ”
Soma looked at Sean, as if chewing whether there were other meanings hidden in the words.
But at this time, of course, Sean couldn't make soma come back, so he immediately continued while the iron was hot: ”of course, in return, I will contribute my meager strength to the evaluation and appraisal of this mysterious drawing Of course, from the standpoint of the Hastings family. In this case, we should be regarded as temporary allies? ”
”The Hastings welcome new friends.”
Sure enough, as Sean expected, soma had little time to think and immediately expressed her welcome.
In fact, it is also that Sean somewhat underestimated the factional opposition in the kingdom of dabion.
For example, the nugus family and the boulder family belong to the opposing camp of their sworn enemies. Although the other four Duke families occasionally unite with the nugus family to deal with the boulder family, only two of the other four Duke families are absolute allies with the nugus family, and the other two families occasionally share the same position, However, the interests of the nugus family sometimes conflict with each other.
The situation derived from this state is that all families attached to nugus will show extremely obvious strong hostility to Boulder and his attached families. Moreover, the expression of this hostility is not only in the royal capital, but also in their respective territories or other public and private occasions. Once the two hostile sides appear, they usually make extremely strong comments, abuse and even duel.
In this atmosphere, each dependent family is marked with an extremely obvious brand.
Therefore, even the new aristocrats usually choose their own position and choose a camp for attachment at the first time. Only in this way can they change from lifelong system to hereditary system, or even get a fief and officially become a local aristocrat. It is precisely because of this choice of position, it is naturally impossible to show a good face or cooperative position in the face of the aristocrats of hostile factions. Even if we know that the cooperation between each other will make one thing simpler or even more favorable, but if the camps of the two families are different, this cooperation is completely impossible.
Therefore, when Sean expressed his willingness to stand on the side of the Hastings family, it immediately changed soma's favor.
In particular, Sean's hand hit soma's weakness.
In fact, with the appearance of this mysterious drawing, the whole lomine fell into a strange atmosphere.
Because no one knows what the structure recorded on this drawing is, naturally, there is no way to know what kind of drawing it is. The reason why so many nobles compete is purely because the attitude of the mage guild is really suspicious, because the mage guild has not paid so much attention to anything for a long time. This time, it suddenly becomes extremely radical, which means that this drawing is absolutely of great value.
And valuable things usually represent many deeper meanings. At least wealth and power will not be far away, so nobles will sell one after another.
As long as you grab this mysterious drawing, you will occupy the dominant position. At that time, if the mage guild wants to take back this drawing, it will have to pay a reward to satisfy these greedy nobles. Even if the mage guild is not satisfactory, it is a good choice to dedicate it to the royal family or for their own use.
On this premise, if we can figure out what kind of drawing this drawing is, we will naturally have a more accurate evaluation of its value.
So recently, soma has been trying to find out if she can recruit a talent who knows something about this. However, when soma went to the temple of wisdom for help, she was told that the temple of wisdom had promised that the mage guild would not intervene in this matter. Therefore, neither soma nor other nobles could use the power of the temple of wisdom to understand what this drawing recorded.
It is precisely because of this that a banquet for the purpose of so-called joint research will be held at Hastings manor.
But now, Sean, who has been officially recognized as a scholar in the temple of wisdom, said that he can help the Hastings family identify the drawing, which is certainly good news for soma, and the price he needs to pay is just to let Sean visit Hastings manor at will. This deal is very cost-effective for soma, That's why he agreed to Sean's request without hesitation.
Of course, hasting is also skeptical about whether Sean can really understand the meaning of the mysterious drawing, but in the current situation, it is better than nothing. He also extravagantly expects Sean to fully understand it. Only a small part of it is enough for him to have a valuable evaluation reference.
The negotiation was successfully concluded with the satisfaction of both sides.
After seeing that soma and Qazi personally sent Sean out of the Lord's house, many watchers who were staring at Sean's every move of the foreign aristocrat immediately rushed back to report the latest situation to their master after they were shocked.
Patricia Boulder, who had just ordered someone to post the letter, was one of them.
For the first time, her face didn't show that kind of calm smile, but her eyebrows were frowned and showed a puzzled and distressed look: ”why is soma so proud and conceited that she and Qazi would personally send him out of the Lord's house This must be showing us. In other words, now this man is an ally of the Hastings family, so he is on the side of the nugus family? ”
The thin man in charge of the report was silent. He knew he didn't need to say anything at this time.
Sure enough, after a little silence, Patricia continued to say, ”no, it will never be that simple If the new nobles choose to stand in the camp, soma will not personally send him out, and he also said that he is an aristocrat who is about to obtain a fief, which means that he also has a strong background strength and contacts behind him. In this way, there is only one possibility that soma will personally send him away and do something similar to declaring sovereignty. ”
”This guy must have enough knowledge of that drawing. He may be a scholar recognized by the temple of wisdom!”
”Do you need to deal with him?”
”There are two masters of silver realm around him. Can you solve it?” Pachuli smiled again, ”of course, if you have the opportunity, you can start, but as a scholar, he must be a cautious and smart person. No wonder he can break the potential situation I arranged Hehe, I'm more and more interested in the dinner at Hastings manor. Sure enough, the choice of this trip is correct. ”
”I hope he doesn't let me down.”