Chapter 331 The King's Banquet II

"Your Excellency Kuster, are you sure it's a Galen ship?"

In order to ensure that the conversation would not be heard by the people around, not only sent his men to guard the surroundings, but also Dean stepped into the carriage of the Minister of Finance, and then asked in a deep voice.

Some eavesdroppers, in addition to excellent hearing, rely more on vision.

Lip language, for them, is too simple.

"certainly!"

The Minister of Finance looked at Dean who was sitting opposite, nodded slightly, and then stretched out his hand to pull open the drawer on the first floor of him-this is a drawer under the seat of the carriage, which looks like a gold-rimmed drawer from the outside. The car decoration, and when it is pulled open, there is a snack, goblet, wine bottle and some other beverages in glass bottles.

The Minister of Finance took out a bottle of red wine, poured himself a glass, and motioned to Dean, but Dean waved his hand and refused.

"I don't drink!"

Dean said so.

"I didn't drink alcohol when I was young, but when I got older... the effect of alcohol became apparent-I really envy you strong people. Even in your seventies and eighties, you can still be as energetic as young people!"

With a hint of exclamation, the Minister of Finance bought a cup of tea-like beverage for Dean. At the same time, he took out a plate of snacks and placed them in front of them - a small coffee table extending from the car door.

This small coffee table is made of two 'X' wooden brackets mixed with iron nails. When not in use, you only need to turn the side of the coffee table over and push it back, and it will be combined with the car door; while in use . It is like now. Pull it out. Then, turn the side of the coffee table over and fix it with two bolts, which is very delicate.

In fact, the entire carriage is very well crafted.

From the point of view of Dean as an assassin in his previous life, there are still several places on this carriage that facilitate life, and each of them can be seen. The owner of the carriage is a man who knows how to live.

And this is very consistent with the rumors of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

In the entire Emerald City, among the people who are recognized as enjoying life the most,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is definitely one of them.

Of course, Dean wouldn't mind being one of them if there wasn't that imminent pressure, but it's definitely not now—

"All the savings of the Wolfe family have been invested in the construction of ships?"

Thinking about the pitiful statistics about Kimpton in the Wolfe family's treasure house brought back by Lauder, Dean picked up his teacup and took a sip; however. After feeling the slightly sour taste of the drink in the cup on the tip of his tongue, Dean couldn't help frowning—although it looked similar to tea. But it is definitely not tea, but a bit like fruit juice.

Dean didn't like it very much, though.

Just out of politeness, after taking another sip, I put it on the tea table and didn't move anymore.

"This is a herbal tea that can quickly restore energy. For an old man like me, it is very much needed... The financial resources of the Wolfe family? You who accepted the treasure house of the Wolfe family mansion, Of course, you should understand that there is nothing in it! If we talk about force, it is because of that guy Deron, who has quite impressive force, but the financial resources of the Wolfe family are all based on robbery. Robbery. Deron, how could he accumulate wealth in the true sense? Of course, I'm not talking about you!"

When the Minister of Finance talked about his old opponent, there was both admiration and contempt in his tone, and of course, there was an explanation for Dean.

"And those ships, were there other people involved?"

Dean didn't express anything special about the Minister of Finance's explanation. After all, Dean knew very well what his "good luck" looked like in the eyes of others-at any time, there was no shortage of such jealous characters.

"Well, at least four members of the royal family were involved!"

The Minister of Finance nodded and gave Dean a not very unexpected answer.

After all, Deron Wolfe, the Minister of Military Affairs, is the 'supporter' and 'protector' of most members of the royal family.

"Are there magic cannons among these ships?"

Dean pondered for a moment, asking the question he was most concerned about.

After all, a Galen ship with a standard length of 150 feet is not an ordinary ship. This kind of warship, which is suitable for long-distance battles and has better operability, was invented by the craftsmen of the Grand Duke Emerald. A thorough naval battle—and because of this, there are only three ships in the entire Emerald Navy fleet.

The high cost of the ship itself has always prevented Grand Duke Emerald from perfecting his own navy in the true sense.

As far as Dean knows, the cost of the ship itself is about 100,000 Kimptons, without any sailors, voyage equipment, attack equipment, etc.

An equal number of Kimptons would be required to perfect these instruments.

Of course, that doesn't include magic cannons.

Even the smallest caliber magic cannon was not counted—in fact, the equipment of the magic cannon had always been a headache for Grand Duke Jade.

After all, the technology in it is mastered on the Arcane Island of the Free Federation.

Whether it is a simple purchase or subsequent maintenance, it is a high and large sum of Kimpton, far exceeding the cost of the ship itself.

Or, to be precise, the Galen ship itself appeared to carry the magic cannon. It is just a fort itself, and its value is naturally far less than the cannon itself!

But the Galen ship equipped with the magic cannon can be called the Galen ship. Without the magic cannon, if only small catapults and ballistas are used to fight, the Galen ship is just a larger sailing ship.

Therefore, if it is a Galen ship equipped with a magic cannon, Dean will definitely take it down. If it is an ordinary Galen ship, Dean is dispensable-although, in Dean's backup In the plan, there is the idea of ​​avoiding the powerful army of Xiti and seeking development overseas.

But Dean will not get involved easily, not because he is worried about offending more people--Dean, who has already killed Deron Wolfe, knows it very well. I have already been regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by most of the moth-like royal family. Faced with such a situation. Dean will naturally not compromise, and the other party will not let Dean go.

And under such an irreconcilable situation, it is a joke for both sides to offend but not to offend. They are enemies themselves, and they expect the other party to show mercy. This is simply a joke.

The real reason why Dean doesn't want to get involved is that seeking development overseas is only a preliminary idea. Compared with a complete retreat to the north, such a plan can only be regarded as a backup.

He does not have enough manpower and funds to complete this backup plan.

Of course, if there is a magic cannon on Galen's ship, it will have another meaning——

Whether relying on the magic cannon on Galen's ship to gallop in the waters of other countries, or dismantling the magic cannon and installing it on his own city, Dean is very happy to do it.

"On the two Galen ships, each has a medium-caliber and a small-caliber magic cannon!"

The Minister of Finance did not hide it, and naturally expressed the news he had received.

"I want two Galen ships including the magic cannon. The rest are yours—including everything owned by the Wolfe family in the Emerald Capital!"

Dean said very simply.

The Volvo family has no wealth accumulation, but it does not mean that the Wolf family does not have enough money income.

In fact. Compared with the Wolfe family, the Pola family's 27 stores in the Emerald City can only be regarded as poor; of course, those two caravans are still very eye-catching.

"Oh, that's a great deal!"

After hearing Dean's words, the Minister of Finance couldn't help laughing——for him, everything in the Emerald City is far more important than other places.

After all, his family's roots lie here.

As for the Galen ships with magic cannons?

Without the support of Grand Duke Emerald, I'm afraid even docking supplies and repairs would be a problem. Otherwise, like Deron Wolfe, he would have to conduct ocean trade in the form of armed merchant ships.

In this regard, the Minister of Finance is not sensitive.

After all, he doesn't have the navigation skills of the Frost Nobles, and a storm is enough to make him lose everything.

That's why he replaced these 'useless things' with more tangible things, and it just so happened that Dean, who was born in the Frost Nobility, was a very good trader.

Dean not only has secret navigation skills, but also has a good relationship with Grand Duke Emerald.

Undoubtedly, only when the fleet is in the hands of the opponent can it play its due value.

Therefore, the Minister of Finance will find Dean in the first place, not others.

"How about giving me the mansion of the Bora family? In exchange for the remaining eight armed merchant ships in that fleet!"

The Minister of Finance smiled and said another deal in his mind.

Of course, the largest deal has been dealt with, and there is a hint of discussion in his words. He doesn't want to cause any surprises in the previous transaction because of some small unpleasantness.

"Can!"

Without thinking, Dean nodded.

"Your generosity really surprised me—I guarantee that the contracts of the sailors, first mates, and captains on those ships will be handed over to you intact like those ships!"

The Minister of Finance looked at Dean in surprise, and then laughed.

He found that he liked the young man a little.

People who don't care about everything are always liked, aren't they?

"When these things are in my hands, I will also hand over all the contracts about the Paula family mansion and the Wolfe family in the Emerald City to you—of course, those secret arts collected by Deron Wolff I won't let go!"

Dean added jokingly.

"Of course, of course, if you need secret techniques and transmissions, I think I can help you in the future!"

For a finance minister with average talents, secret techniques and secret transmission are completely another Kimpton value. As long as there are enough Kimptons, these are not a problem at all.

So, he doesn't care at all.

"That would be very grateful!"

Dean nodded with a smile.

Immediately, the relationship between the two parties seemed to be good.

Some words can also be chatted casually, until a bell rang in the distance——

clang! clang! clang!

The bell that signifies the start of dinner.