Throne of Magical Arcana

Lucian deliberately revealed his doubts in his tone: "Mr. Ivanovsky? Is there anything to discuss so late? Can't we wait until tomorrow?"

This is the reaction that a normal nobleman should have.

Ivanovsky smiled in a kind tone: "It's a good thing. I know several viscounts of the Vladimir family and have a good relationship, so after seeing you Mr. Peter, I feel very close. And Mr. Peter, you are brave Be firm and strictly abide by the Cavaliers' Creed. It is a friend worthy of knowing and making deep friendships. So, since there is good things, how can we cheapen outsiders without finding friends? "

Good things, at first sight, and so on, the words always give Lucien a feeling of encountering scammers again, but Ivanovsky is a famous big smuggler, and he will not "fallen" to this point?

After thinking about it, seeing that Ivanovsky had come to the door, Lucien decided to listen to what "good things" he had, so that he could deal with it later, anyway, as long as he was not greedy, he would not be deceived.Besides, such big smugglers rely on connections and resources, and may not necessarily work on "acting skills". It is possible to see through his real purpose through his every move.

Therefore, "The Self-Cultivation of Actors" is a divine book. While Lucien defamated, he used the knight's instinct to sense the outside, and found that there were indeed people who were difficult to detect clearly around Ivanovsky.But the man appeared brightly as Ivanovsky's assistant and guard, without hiding.

With his left hand on "Frost", Lucian pretended to open the door as usual.

Ivanovsky was still dressed like a ball at the ball, like a winter bear wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and next to him was a gray-haired old man in a black suit and black bow-tie, with muddy black pupils. , Wrinkles that can't be concealed, and cold feelings bring out the feeling of a bird of prey.He was carrying a black suitcase and was a head shorter than Ivanovsky.

Ivanovsky saw that Lucien came to see the door by himself, and was slightly puzzled and said: "Mr. Peter, what about your housekeeper? Such a thing should not be done by a knight or a gentleman."

"My housekeeper is ill because of the snowstorm, I let him rest early, don't hold on. I am enjoying the moonlight, I did not expect outsiders to visit." Lucien explained casually, "This is?"

Ivanovsky smiled and pointed to the old man with the shadow: "This is my assistant Matvey. He has great business talent and a unique understanding of the economy."

"Really? I don't know Mr. Matvey. What is your unique opinion on the production, circulation, distribution, and exchange of wealth? Do you think that the entire business process has its own laws, like an invisible hand manipulating everything?" Lu Sean asked seriously, with a lot of "maliciousness" in his heart. This guy is like a thug and a bodyguard over a business consultant.

Matty frowned and did n’t answer, and Ivanovsky ’s smile froze in his face, and he laughed for a long time: “I ca n’t think of Mr. Peter. You ’re not only focusing on the knighthood, but also have such in-depth research on the economy . It's hard to meet nobles like you. "

"Where, I just learned something casually, otherwise I will have my own territory in the future and it is easy to be deceived by those business consultants and affairs managers." Lucien didn't continue to ask, so that the other party could not go down the stairs. Just now it was more of a demonstration, do n’t treat me like a fool!

Ivanovsky's expression of appreciation: "This is a good idea. In the future, there should be more nobles to learn this knowledge, instead of simply handing it to butlers, business consultants, etc. Responsible for inspection and harvesting. "

He also did not mention specific economics. At Lucien ’s hospitality, he sat on a soft sofa, and Mattvi stood quietly behind him, his eyes becoming somewhat sharp.

Lucian lifted the red porcelain kettle on the glass coffee table and poured himself and Ivanovsky a glass of white water: "Mr. Ivanovsky, I don't know what happened to you?"

Ivanovsky's wide hands held the white-glazed porcelain teacup like pinching a toy. He smiled without drinking water: "Mr. Peter, you should know that Earl Witt has the blood of the Vladimir family?"

"Of course, the mother of Earl Witt is a member of the Vladimir family, the knight and the lordess who inspired the family's unique 'frost' bloodline. But what's the problem? Earl Witt still inspired the 'fade' of his father's family 'Bloodlines, and surpassed all ancestors of the past, became the first member of the Witt family to advance the sky knight Baron was promoted to Earl and he controlled almost half of the Urals. "Lucian talked about it. Earl Witt was a nobleman he knew better.

Ivanovsky smiled inscrutablely: "So my good thing to find Mr. Peter is the title of an earl, which is comparable to the heritage of ordinary duke."

There are many mines in the Ural region, and nobles, large and small, are much richer than nobles of the same rank elsewhere.

"What do you want to do? Count Witt, is he going to be called by the Lord?" Lucien asked in a panic, "What does this have to do with me?"

Ivanovsky nodded softly: "Karilina is the niece of the second wife of the Earl of Witt, and has a close relationship with the count. According to her, the Cardinal Nevsky of Ural City asserts that the count He can live for more than half a year, and he belongs to natural aging and cannot be treated with magic arts. "

"The Earl of Witt is a 'withered' bloodline, which is difficult for his descendants, and he has been fighting against heretics in the south during his prime. When he returned to Earl, he had only one son after three wives, but unfortunately this young master was less than ten. He died at age. "

"But what does this have to do with me?" Lucien asked again, with emphasis.

Ivanovsky put down the cup in his hand and motioned to Lucian to calm down: "Mr. Peter, you should know that the parents of Earl Witt died prematurely because of the heresy war, and he failed to inspire the blood until he was twenty-five years old, so Witt The distant relatives of the family coveted his wealth and title, which made him suffer a lot of grievances, suffered countless hardships, and hated those people. In the process, the Vladimir family did business here Some of the members have helped him so that he can safely stimulate the blood. "

"According to the population style that Karilina had heard about, he seemed to decide to take a male member of the Vladimir family as his stepson, and then arrange for him to marry a wife of the Witt family who had no background power to inherit The title and inheritance made those sideline members die. This news may be announced in a month. There will definitely be many members of the Vladimir family. Why do n’t we seize this time and work hard Count Witt left a deep impression in front of him? "

"Mr. Peter, you are handsome, elegant, polite, good-spoken, and very young and inspired the blood power. With the identity of a knight, I think Earl Witt will be very satisfied."

Lucien probably understood what they planned.The Earl ’s title and half of Ural ’s legacy are the wealth that the Duke of Vladimir will also be excited about, not to mention the smugglers of Ivanovsky.

Thinking about this, Lucian asked casually, "Mrs. Karina has blood from the Witt family?"

Ivanovsky was stunned for a while, then laughed: "Yes, from a few generations ago. Although it is very thin, but no one can deny. Mr. Peter, without Karina's cooperation, it is difficult for us to touch Know Earl Witt ’s preferences, and she is very liked by Earl Witt and has a say in the final decision. So, we ca n’t let her not benefit. ”

"A beautiful woman as a wife can get the title and legacy of the earl. I think no normal noble can refuse."

"In this way, Sergey's scams seem not to be my gold coins and long swords, but to hope to control me through this business, but unfortunately I am not greedy. After Kalilina's beauty plan also failed, Yi Vanovsky simply went straight to the door and opened the door with huge benefits. "Lucian pondered, but there were still many doubts. For example, Earl Witt is still twenty or thirty years from the end of the average life of the Sky Knight. Why do you age early?Did he suffer any incurable injuries or curses in heretic wars in his prime?

And it seems that after inheriting the title, Karina's reputation as a "black widow" will be louder in a few years.

So Lucian smiled: "It was a difficult decision, but I still have to say sorry, Mr. Ivanovsky, I can't cooperate with you."

Although Lucien is a little fanatic, but here is the Shahran Empire, and he is not a member of the Vladimir family at all, so he calmly refused.

The inheritance ceremony presided over by the Cardinal will verify the blood!

No stupidity without greed!

"What ?! Mr. Peter, you have to understand that what you refused was a Count's title, half of the Ural State heritage, mines, countless manors ..." Ivanovsky said in surprise.He did not believe that anyone could resist this temptation, even the worldly supreme emperor in the Dolgoru Palace of Saint Ivanborg!

Lucian said seriously in an aria-like tone: "Because I can't give up my surname, Vladimir is a noble and glorious surname that has been passed down for many generations! I believe that one day I can become another one with my own strength. Count Vladimir. "

After finishing, Lucien added a straight face: "My surname is my pride!"

Ivanovsky stared at Lucien like a madman: "I thought that the knight who simply chased glory had disappeared from the nobles of the Shahran Empire, and only the paladin of the church was possible, But Mr. Peter, you subverted my thinking. "

Then he stood up and bowed deeply: "I hope Mr. Peter, you can go further and smoothly on this path."

Although he tried hard to be "admired", Lucien judged him from his not superb acting skills, which seemed to be an irony.

"I will keep it confidential for you before the news is released." Lucian said in the tone of "Knight of Integrity".

Ivanovsky smiled kindly: "I believe you Mr. Peter, and I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with other things that do not violate your knighthood in the future."

Then he left Lucien's room with Mattey, whose eyelids were half hanging.

"Master, you have to be careful. Ivanovsky has always been very cruel and does not like to leave hidden dangers." Leo walked out of the door after Ivanovsky left and reminded Lucian worriedly.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)