The most shameless alchemist in history - Chapter 862
Chapter 862
For Du Lei, this trip to River Bay City was not easy. In the two days, he spent almost all of it in seasickness.
After finally arriving at River Bay City, Messiah originally wanted him to inject directly into the mansion, but Du Lei refused her kindness and chose to stay in a hotel in River Bay City instead.
Du Lei slept in the hotel for almost a day and a night before he was relieved. This meant that he was really tossing him.
Until the next night, Messiah sent people to invite Du Lei to the party. One of the parties was to celebrate their successful return from the city of Zee, and the other was to welcome Du Lei. Set in the banquet hall of the mansion where the Messiah is located.
Du Lei rode a carriage on the streets of River City. River City is a wealthy area on the east side of Numa Country. There are a total of six wealthy ports in the territory of Messiah.
The business index of these ports is very developed, which has caused the river bay area to account for more than 70% of the economic proportion of the Numa country. The main port of the river bay city, Bailu Port, has more than one hundred ships going to and from the port every day. , Merchant ships from the East made transit in Bailu Port, and then sold the goods to various regions of the mainland.
Through the window of the carriage, Du Lei could see that there were a large number of hotels and taverns around the street. It was now in the evening. If it were other places, it would have been dark, but River Bay, the bustling nightlife, just now At the beginning, there were lights and festoons everywhere, and there were many pedestrians passing by, and only some of these pedestrians were locals in River Bay, most of them had a strong exotic atmosphere, they came from different fleets, and these The fleet is from different countries and regions. There are various stalls selling goods on the street. The goods on the stalls are also from different countries. The array is dazzling, and there are many people on the street. Performing acrobatics attracted past business travelers. The wonderful performances ushered in bursts of applause. Some children watched in a trance, applauded enthusiastically, and there were also young men and women running hand in hand towards the lively place, enjoying belonging Their wonderful time.
About 20 minutes later, the carriage stopped at the gate of the duke’s mansion. At this time, a large number of carriages were parked on the outside of the mansion. Most of these carriages were luxuriously decorated and looked jeweled. Some people even posted them on the outside of the carriage. Full of gold leaf, magnificent and magnificent, the weather is extraordinary.
“These are the big businessmen in River Bend. They will come to the mansion to meet the Lord Messiah after they learn that Lord Messiah has returned safely. In fact, Lord Messiah doesn’t want to see them. Many of the families behind the merchants had friendships with the previous Duke Dosk, and they had to see each other because of the affection.” After Du Lei got off the car, the young carriage driver introduced the situation. He was Messiah’s close attendant before. , Came back from Zezhi City with Messiah, so I knew Du Lei.
“That’s it, but River Bay City is really rich. Compared to the cities I’ve been to before, it’s much more prosperous, and even better than Zezhi City.” Du Lei nodded and said, he had seen it before. The most prosperous city is Zezhicheng, after all, the commerce of Snow Country is not well developed.
The country of Numa has superior geographical conditions, which is incomparable to the country of Snow with its harsh geographical environment.
“Of course, Numa country is famous for its ports. This is also the main source of income for Numa country. And the eight prosperous ports in the entire Numa country, the river bay area occupies six, and the capital has long been greedy for us. The river bay area is not good. I want to take these ports away. However, the previous Duke Dosk has run the river bay area for many years and has a good reputation. It has received the support of the people in the river bay area and the city of Zezhi many times. The conspiracy did not succeed.” The young coachman named Zelen explained.
“The city of Sawa definitely hopes to hold the power firmly in his own hands, especially now that the king is very old and sick, and he is involved in heir disputes. No one hopes that before the throne is implemented, Numa There are powerful separatist forces within the country.” Du Lei understood this very well.
“But without the support of our river bay area, the king would not be able to sit on the throne. I think Lord Dosk would support him on the throne back then, asking people for money, but now Lord Dosk is gone, they But bullying Lord Messiah is really ungrateful.” Zelun said dissatisfied.
“How can there be any kindness in front of power?” Du Lei shook his head slightly. At this time, they walked towards the Duke’s mansion. Due to the large number of carriages parked outside, their car was completely useless. Can’t drive past, can only stop at a remote corner far away.
Du Lei and Zelun walked towards the mansion on foot, and Du Lei didn’t mind it at all.
When they were only a dozen steps away from the Duke’s mansion, a horse-drawn carriage rushed over not far away. The horses were running very fast. The people nearby were very lively. There was a family who had just bought a basket of fruit. The housewife passed by, but the carriage rushed over, and she evaded in a panic, but she couldn’t stand firmly, and a stagger caused all the fruits in the basket to fall on the ground.
“Are you okay, madam.” Du Lei stepped forward to support her when she saw this.
“Fortunately, it’s okay…” The housewife squatted down to pick up the fruits scattered on the ground, and the carriage that had hit her before stopped.
This carriage is tall and gorgeous, with jewels hanging on the outside and beautiful feathers. It is not only one size larger than an ordinary carriage, but also the horses that are pulling are snow-white horses without a trace of variegation.
The saddles of the steeds are all golden, covered with a layer of gold foil, looking shiny and shining, with extraordinary momentum.
Zelen also squatted down to help pick up the fruits scattered on the ground, and soon picked up most of the fruits back into the fruit basket.
There are still some fruits that have not been picked up, which have been stomped by the horse just now, and there are still apples that have been trampled on the street.
“Thank you both very much.” After the housewife thanked both Du Lei, she hurriedly left the neighborhood.
At this time, the coachman came down immediately, and he put a stool on the door of the carriage.
With his support, a young man in a golden cloak walked out of the carriage.
The young man’s dress is very elegant, with gorgeous patterns on the cloak, and each stitch and thread are outlined with gold thread.
Before he looked up at the mansion, he walked over slowly, and when many people nearby saw him, he immediately leaned over and smiled.
“Who is he?” Du Lei frowned. He looked at the young man after entering the Duke’s mansion and asked Zelen next to him.
“That is Master Helden, the future owner of the Octopus family.” Zelen explained.
“The octopus family? Which family is the family crest of a golden octopus?” Du Lei thought for a while and asked.
Although it is the first time he has heard of the Octopus family, it is not the first time he has seen it.
But he had seen the Octopus family before, he had seen it in the book.
When he was still at Maple Leaf College, he spent a long time in the library. The books he read in the library were not just books on spiritual practice, including humanities, geography and history. He knew very well.
“Yes, it’s the octopus family, have you heard of Mr. Du Lei?” Zelun asked curiously.
“When I read the introductions of major families on the mainland in the book before, when I saw the column of Numa no Country, I saw related records of the octopus family. The book said that the octopus family wandered in the morning The pirates of the sea made their fortunes by looting the past merchant ships. After several generations of business, they accumulated countless wealth. Later, when Numa no Kuni was in crisis, the head of the Octopus family realized that they could not live there. After a lifetime at sea, they chose an heir to bet. With the support of their funds, the heir they bet on successfully became the king, and the new king repayed the Octopus family for helping him ascend to the throne. I gave them the title of the Octopus family, and gave them a wealthy port as the territory of the Octopus family. If I remember correctly, the port should be called the Old Port, right?” Du Lei had a lot of thoughts. The relevant records of the Octopus family soon emerged, and the map of Numa no Country also emerged. His memory has always been very good.
After reading the map, he remembered every point on the map, which naturally included the ports of Numa no Country.
“Yes, Mr. Du Lei, you are right. It was all over a hundred years ago. After several generations of multiplication, the Octopus family has established a firm foothold in the Numa country. The pirate who robbed merchant ships on the sea turned into a nobleman.” Zelen nodded and said.
“But I also heard some bad rumors about the Octopus family.” Du Lei paused for a while, and said hesitantly.
“Mr. Du Lei, the rumor you heard is…” Zelen asked cautiously.
“I heard that the hands and feet of the Octopus family are not clean. Although they successfully landed ashore and obtained fiefs and titles, they have secretly engaged in illegal trading, and they still control a group of pirates privately, allowing pirates to rob and looting. Merchant ships, the stolen goods obtained are handled by them, using this method to obtain huge amounts of wealth.” Du Lei frowned and said.
“Hey, Mr. Du Lei, you are not from the Nation of Swamp. How could you know this kind of thing?” Zelen was taken aback.
Because this is the matter of their Numa Country, it is not surprising that their locals know these nasty things, but outsiders also know it, which makes him feel very confused.
“Before, when I was the inspector general of the Snow Country, I handled related cases. At that time, we arrested a small group of pirates and they confessed.” Du Lei did not conceal Zelen, because he knew that Zelen was The Messiah is loyal to the Messiah.
“That’s it. In fact, the people of the Octopus family are not very well-known in our Nation of Swamp. Just now, Mr. Du Lei, you have also seen that the guy in Helden is domineering. In name, the old port where they are located is one. It was canonized by the king more than a hundred years ago, but the old port belongs to the river bay area and is under the jurisdiction of the river duke. Their octopus family is the vassal of the river duke, but in the river bay city, they are still domineering and unruly. It’s really uncomfortable.” Zelen saw Heilden in the distance talking with some similarly expensive businessmen nearby, and his eyes were full of disgust.
“It seems that it is not easy for Messiah to be the Duke of the Bend. Let’s go and go first.” Du Lei looked at Helden not far away, and soon followed Zelen towards the Duke’s residence.
“Understand Mr. Du Lei, please come here.” Zelen nodded, and he led Du Lei into the Duke’s mansion.
But when they just walked to the gate of the Duke’s mansion, a big dog suddenly swooped towards them not far away. Originally, Du Lei could easily hide in, but he saw an old man on the other side. If he walked over, if he stepped aside, the big dog would definitely pounce on the old man.
“Sit down for me!” Du Lei yelled at the big dog when he lunged over.
His voice was not loud, but he burst into full momentum at that moment.
The big dog, which was originally ferocious, was frightened.
At this time, someone hurried over not far away, and these people seemed to be dressed as servants.
“Melissa, are you okay?” the servants said anxiously.
“Melissa? Who is Melissa?” Zelen was stunned, he asked curiously.
Behind these servants, a young girl came over. She looked fourteen or five years old, not tall, and a little petite.
She wore a gorgeous fluffy skirt with delicate makeup and very bright.
“Melissa, what’s the matter with you?” The girl stopped in front of the big dog with a bow. She touched the big dog’s head and asked.
Du Lei frowned and was a little angry at the big dog that suddenly rushed over, but seeing that the name of the dog seemed to be Melissa’s owner but a teenage girl, he hesitated for a while, and planned to just So left.
“Melissa, why are you so scared? What are you afraid of… that person? Hey, stop for me, stop for me, don’t go, you, stop him!” The girl noticed Mei Lisa looked at a young man not far away in fear.
She realized that it was because of this man that Melissa was frightened, so she was very angry and shouted loudly to the front.
“Understood young lady, is it him? Hey, didn’t you hear what our young lady said just now, tell you to hear it?”
After hearing the girl’s words, several servants followed the girl’s point, hurriedly stepped forward to intercept the young man, and sternly yelled.
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