(10,000 words to pursue)

Author: Panda's Big Wooden House

(10,000 words to pursue)

Lan En showed a surprise look when she heard this: "That's really great. But according to you, does such superb technology also have strict confidentiality measures? Will teaching me will not cause you trouble?"

Prince Ofier waved his hand without caring: "Its cost is very high, and it cannot be widely popularized into the army on a large scale. At most, it can only be regarded as a manifestation of the strength of the nobles. Moreover, many alchemists will use it to trade after learning this technology, and there is nothing worth keeping confidential."

Prince Ofier showed a sincere look: "Please don't refuse this anymore, Lann. The technique of "demonic obsession" cannot express my gratitude to you. Please accept it!"

Lanen also replied with sincere eyes: "Since you insist, it seems rude to me if I refuse again. Thank you, Your Highness!"

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To get Prince Ofier's "thank you", Lann and his group need to return to the Cattle Castle.

But before leaving, Lane had some other transactions in Novigrey that needed to be handled cleanly, and it was also a layout for the future.

Two days later, at Novigray Square, a certain abandoned underground bank vault.

This was originally the territory of the Ghost Face Gang, a subordinate of the Hawthorne family, but because the gangster family launched a riot a few days ago, it caused various losses to Novigre, so now they have become rats crossing the street that everyone shouted to beat.

All the property of the gangster family was also confiscated. This abandoned underground bank vault is one of the property of the Hawthorne family. It was transformed into an underground casino for a while before, and now it has been transformed into a small underground conference room by Eternal Fire.

The original furnishings inside were all cleared, and only a round conference table was placed in the middle, with only two people sitting on one side of the table.

One is wearing a simple cloak with his face buried in a hood; the other is wearing a vest with tattoos on his chest.

They are the leader of the dark alley gang that manipulates all beggars, orphans, and homeless people, Francis Belan, and the leader of the Black Gold Society, "Machete" Carlo Varese, who reunited most of the non-human races.

They seem to be waiting for someone.

Apart from the table, the only decoration left in this underground conference hall is left with dozens of candlesticks. Now they are all lit, illuminating the basement as bright as the ground.

The machete seemed to enjoy this environment: "This is the place to talk. The formation created by the warlock before was even more like an underground organization than ours."

The beggar king let out a sigh of relief.

The machete laughed loudly, not caring about the cold attitude of the beggar king: "Speaking of this, I see that during the riots in the city before, you also sent someone to help clear the Ghost Face Gang. Did that Lannister also go to find you?"

The beggar king touched the back of his neck and nodded silently.

They wanted to talk about something else, but suddenly they heard footsteps coming from the underground passage.

The footsteps showed that there were a lot of visitors and the speed was not slow. Soon another group of people entered the conference room and were shining with candlelight.

When the first person came in, Shapele, who was familiar with the machete and the beggar king, the security officer of Eternal Fire changed a silver necklace today.

Standing next to him was a blonde knight. The beggar king had seen the other party, and after the machete saw the iconic lion emblem on the other party's breastplate, he could guess the identity of the person.

"Sintra's lion." The machete chewed the title that Doltan had mentioned to him many times, and couldn't help but remember the snake witch hunter who had sneaked into his house that night, and was very afraid of it.

Following them were several temple guards and Sintra cavalry, obviously the two of them. One of the red-eyed warriors wearing light armor was particularly eye-catching.

The beggar king and the machete frowned at the same time. They were invited by Schappelle to participate in the matter, but they had no idea what the issue was in advance.

When I saw Lane appearing, I even murmured in my heart:

Why is the Earl of Sintra continuing to participate in the matter of Novigre?

"Thank you very much for your help during the Ghost-Matching Gang riot. Novegre is very happy to have 'friendly citizens' like you." Shapele said coldly thanking, "Thank you very much for taking the time to come here today."

The machete looked at the soldiers behind Shapelle and Lane and curled his lips. He suddenly thought about his own bathhouse. He usually liked to discuss matters there because he was "honest" enough that no one would carry weapons on them.

But who made today the meeting arranged by Eternal Fire?

"We didn't expect Hawthorne's son to be crazy than him. What he did not mean us." The machete made a statement, but he did not take his vigilance because of Schappelle's thanks.

The beggar king pulled his hood down again: "Tell me what's going on, Lord Schappelle. We are not the ones who speak in a turn."

After seeing the reactions of the two, Schappell nodded, but suddenly led their eyes to Lann: "Although I invited two people today, it was not me who actually presided over the meeting, but Mr. Lannister."

As he said that, Shapele sat down, but was not in the main seat, but was freed for Lane.

This action stunned two leaders of the underground world again.

Novigre and the security officer of Eternal Fire, in his own territory, he vacated the master's seat to a foreign count?

Lane smiled, not really sitting on the main seat, but sat on both sides with Schappelle, saying:

"Two, some of you have seen me, and some have not. So I still want to re-introduce myself: I am Lane of Sintra, Lane Lannister Reanlun."

"The reason I went around such a big circle today is mainly to thank you for standing up in the previous riots." Lane smiled, "So in return, I want to do a favor."

What qualifications does this Lannister have to represent Novigri to thank them for "stand up"? The two leaders of the underground world were stunned again. They looked at Schappelle, but found that the other party's face was as normal and did not seem to feel anything wrong.

Things are not simple at the beginning.

"First it's Mr. Belan." Lane turned his gaze to the beggar king first, "We've met before."

That is really not a good memory for the Beggar King.

"'The news from the North is gathered at Novigre, and the news from Novigre is gathered at the Beggar King'. This sentence still makes me remember it fresh." Lane smiled, "and what surprised me even more was that your source of information seemed to be more than the North."

The beggar king shook his head: "I know what you are thinking. You want us to provide convenience for Sintra to resist Nifgad, right? Then you look up to us. I am just inquiring about information from the merchants. My understanding of the South is limited to this."

Lane spread his hands: "Please don't refuse first, Mr. Belan. As I said, I'm doing you a favor, I'm definitely not a selfish person."

"You rely on intelligence to make a living, but at present, it seems that your way of obtaining intelligence is too loose and too passive. I want to help you make it more refined and systematic."

Lane said: "Now you are just getting information from merchants and travelers who come to Novigree to get to know the outside world. Then why not turn passive into activeness?"

The beggar king laughed: "You want me to be the ear of Sintra? Let's not talk about why I share the news of the present with you. Do you know who I am? Why do they listen to you, homeless beggars, orphans and vagabonds?"

Lane nodded: "What I want is homeless people and beggars. They are just about to get into Nifgaard's businessman team. I believe that not everyone has chosen their current life. Having a full-hearted job is what they hope for. And..."

Lane pretended to reach out and actually took out a purse from the [inventory] and threw it on the table and said, "I will fund them so that they can get two wages. And when Sintra is liberated, I will give them a home. Is this reason enough?"

The machete kept listening to Lane's movement of throwing his purse, and couldn't help laughing: "It sounds nice, but is it just because of this bag of kroner?"

The beggar king's face was also quite unhappy: "Lannister, are you insulting me or insulting me?"

Lanen was stunned and realized that the two people in front of him had misunderstood.

So he stood up and took the initiative to untie the wallet.

A handful of shining diamonds flowed out of the wallet, which was a friendly sponsorship from Master Mirror.

The machete laughter disappeared.

Give money to the poor and a place for homeless people to settle down.

Looking at the silent beggar king, Lane continued: "I have heard some rumors that the beggar king is actually a person with noble character. If you feel that "accepting funding" is a very harmful self-esteem, you can understand that I want to hire poor and wandering people through you to work. And their wages are temporarily sent to you by me."

In the original work, the Beggar King once helped many people in danger for free. During the witch hunting movement, he mobilized human hands to cooperate with Tris to withdraw all the warlocks hidden in Novigre and headed to a peaceful neutral country.

His identity is the leader of an underground gang, but his character is not simply black. Moreover, this person is indeed capable, and for the current Lann, his abilities can also play a role.

"Then what can I get?"

"Isn't that enough to bring the 'North news from Novigre' into 'Continent news from Novigre'?"

The beggar king reached out to take the purse and spooned the diamonds on the table with both hands as if he was packing up the sesame seeds falling on the table.

"Aren't you afraid that I will run away after taking your money?"

"I really want to say that I'm 'unwilling to employ people', but neither you nor I probably would believe such children." Lane pointed to Shapele beside him, "so Eternal Fire will be a witness to our cooperation."

He pointed to Kaiyan, who followed him into the basement: "My spokesperson will also stay at Novigrey to supervise the implementation of our agreement."

The red-eyed cat witch hunter showed a kind smile at the beggar king. The beggar king, who had been touched into the room and kidnapped by the witch hunter, did not dare to despise him at all.

Seeing that the beggar king agreed to his proposal, Lane then turned toward the machete.

The dwarf was eager to try after seeing the big bag of diamonds.

Seeing that Lane reached out to his arms again, this time she didn't take out her purse, but took out... a stack of paper?

The machete took it in confusion, with a look of disappointment; but after seeing clearly the things on the stack of drawings, his eyes gradually changed.

"Is this Mahakan Steel Sword? No, the structure is more complicated... Mahakan Rune Piercing Sword? No..."

Although the machete is not a professional blacksmith, the sound of iron thrusting in the dwarf's bloodline and the influence of the growth environment still inevitably made him learn a lot of basic knowledge of forging. At this moment, he looked at the stack of drawings handed over by Lane, and the more he looked, he became more and more shocked.

"No, no, right, this forging style is a bit like the design before the 'exile landing' period, and it is a lost thing..."

"It's not just the sword... there's also the armor, and the shin guards, it's the suit!"

The machete suddenly raised his head and blushed with excitement. Even from the perspective of a businessman, he knew how much weight the things he was holding were; if they fell into the blacksmith's hands, it would only be even more unbearable than he is now.

"Lannister...Earl Lannister, what do you want to entrust me to do with these things?"

Thanks to Master Mirror for your gift.

Even though Master Mirror helped to survive the mutation of the witch hunter before, Lane had never thought about the above sentence, but this sentence really emerged from the bottom of his heart. As expected, only when a person leaves completely can he be grateful.

"I hope to be friends with Mahakan," Lane whispered, "these drawings you can understand are greetings, and I have more in my hands."

The machete laughed: "You want to meet Elder Hog?"

Mahakan is the dwarves' residence, and Elder Hog is their actual ruler. Like many fantasy novels, the dwarves are the largest weapon maker on the continent.

In this world, Mahakan's dwarves also had the world's number one heavy infantry. In the later battles of the North and South, they would send volunteer troops to cooperate with humans. The tightly squarried infantry formation not only resisted the impact of the Niphgad cavalry on its head many times, but also had the spare energy to advance towards the heavy cavalry legion!
To be continued...