Chapter 279 New arrival
The end of October in the solar calendar 4419.
The mist in the air is already a bit cool.
Yanbang.
Bronze City Peacock City.
At the entrance to the huge city, there lies a spacious river, and a huge suspension bridge stands quietly here to handle the passing of people and carriages.
Under the bridge, there are thirty-two huge reinforced concrete stone pillars, which serve as the foundation and support points and stand firmly in the river, with only half of them exposed.
The top of the suspension bridge is covered with countless special steel wires, which are connected to the carved guardrails on both sides of the suspension bridge. It looks like a huge slingshot.
As a natural urban barrier, this river is called the "River of Weiling" by local residents. This term is often used in large-scale speeches in the Omto Academy District. Its meanings include "affinity, protection and dependence". meaning.
There are many tall ginkgo trees planted on both sides of the Weiling River. It was late autumn at this time, and the countless leaves that adorned the place had turned yellow, and the setting sun at this moment shed a dim light.
At this moment, the giant carriage the circus was riding in had already passed the large suspension bridge and passed inspection and payment at the city gate.
These are all negotiated by Gorov, and there is no need for Chen Lun, the leader of the regiment, to do the marriage personally.
With the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce as a capable partner, the circus has legal "operating" certificates in the empire, as well as formal passes. Even every member is a "pure" imperial citizen.
After paying one silver barge and twenty-five copper crowns as the entry fee, the circus received a stamped entry certificate and a salute from four guards.
Although the certificate is just a thin piece of copy paper and feels very inferior to the touch, and even the ink is not clear, but based on this alone, it is more formal than most cities in Gemstone State.
As the carriage entered the city, the huge carriage did not attract the attention of pedestrians.
Because Peacock City is a port city, many chambers of commerce and individual traders come and go, and large horse-drawn carriages abound.
"Mr. Jack, where are you going next?"
Golov's voice came from outside the curtain.
Chen Lun's memory about Peacock City suddenly appeared in his mind. Although he had been here in his previous life, he did not stay for a long time, so now many of his impressions have begun to blur.
"Go to the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce branch here first, we need a little help."
Chen Lun thought for a while and said.
This is a new arrival for a group of people, so they should not be too ostentatious and keep a low profile so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. At the same time, the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce also needs help to provide a place to stay.
His purpose is very clear. He came to Peacock City to avoid the red disaster, focus on development, and give his companions a relatively stable space to grow... and by the way, get the opportunities hidden in Peacock City.
In his previous life, Chen Lun learned about the rumors about the opportunities in Peacock City from posts and videos on game forums.
It was already the early stage of version 2.0 at that time. Just after the version was updated, some people couldn't wait to post and show off, saying that they got good things in Peacock City.
Since then, people have posted one after another claiming that they also got a bargain in Peacock City.
As more and more posts appear, everyone has the illusion that Peacock City is a city full of opportunities, a place where you can take off as soon as you arrive.
Some players even jokingly call Peacock City the "Ascension Sanctuary."
Chen Lun was also driven by curiosity at the time and followed Daliu to Peacock City. But later I discovered that those rumors were all lies!
This place is no different from other cities. There are opportunities, but most of them are small side missions. There are only a few "big treasures" and they have been dug up long ago.
The players who came to Peacock City and discovered the truth shouted that they had been deceived.
At that time, when Chen Lun was walking on the street, he would often encounter players who were swearing at him.
But these people did not refute and expose it. Instead, they joined the bandwagon of "Peacock City is a good place" and followed suit by posting on the forum, saying that they picked up strange objects today, extraordinary knowledge tomorrow, and picked up a noble widow the day after tomorrow. ……
So in the end, the city was completely "deified" by Mozao people, and it was also followed by people who followed the trend to gain momentum.
But there is a reason why Chen Lun chose to come here.
That is, among the countless "opportunity posts", there are indeed three that are real and credible news, and at this time point, no one has discovered it yet.
This was due to a certain "post appraisal" expert on the forum at that time. By peeling off threads and cocoons, he deduced from fragmentary clues that three of the posts were genuine and the rest were just jokes.
His analysis was meaningful, and the person involved later responded to confirm it, and even produced some of the physical objects he had obtained as proof.
Because the matter had been hot for a while, Chen Lun was quite impressed by it.
He even remembered some clues about those three opportunities.
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While driving the carriage, Golov asked passers-by for directions.
After a while.
Finally, after a lot of stumbling, the circus arrived at the door of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce building.
Chen Lun asked his other companions to wait in the carriage, and only took Floy with him. The two of them went down together and walked into the gate of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce.
The receptionist at the front desk was well-dressed and came up to ask questions with a smile.
Chen Lun didn't talk too much. He directly took out the high-grade token silver ring coin and asked the other party to ask the top person in charge of the branch for instructions, saying that he had important matters to discuss in detail.
The reception girl's exquisite makeup showed confusion at first, and then she remembered something and stared at the silver ring coin, greatly surprised.
"Ah...Dear Sir, please wait a moment, I will notify Mr. Todd right now!"
She said nervously.
Chen Lun and Floy were arranged to sit on the luxurious and comfortable sofa, and the receptionist hurriedly ran upstairs. During the movement, the scenery was looming on the side of the specially slit skirt.
Several other young women at the front desk looked very surprised, their eyes wandering curiously on Chen Lun and Floy, wondering what the noble status of these two handsome men and beauties was.
After a while, a middle-aged man in a suit followed the receptionist downstairs.
He looked slightly nervous, wiped his sweaty palms, and strode over.
"Dear Mr. Jack, welcome to Peacock City. I'm sorry that I didn't know about your arrival in advance, otherwise I would definitely have a grand dinner to welcome you!"
Todd's posture is low and his words are very comfortable.
Chen Lun knew that the other party was talking politely, so after shaking hands with him briefly, he said:
"Mr. Todd, I am flattered by your enthusiasm."
"Oh no no, this is necessary politeness and also a respect for you."
When Todd saw the young man in front of him, he felt that he was relatively easy to get along with, so his worries were relieved.
President Rosa has already conveyed the message to the following. Mr. Jack Spate is her close friend. The circus is the highest-level partner of the Chamber of Commerce and orders no branch to neglect.
"How can I help you?"
Todd asked this question very wisely.
"When we come to Peacock City this time, my companions and I may stay for a while, but since we are new here, we don't have a place to stay yet, so..."
"Mr. Jack, please rest assured that the Chamber of Commerce still has more than 100 apartments, more than 20 villas, and the title deeds of seven or eight manors. You can choose as you like..."
Todd said quickly.
He gestured to the young lady beside him to get the information, and then said to Chen Lun with a smile:
"Of course, I personally also have a large vacant apartment. If you don't mind it, I can give it to you as a gift..."
"That's very welcome, Mr. Todd."
Chen Lun smiled back, but shook his head.
"No need, I will just pick a manor from the information later, and it won't be free, it will be as much as it costs."
Todd wanted to say something else, but Chen Lun raised his hand to stop him.
"Although Rosa and I are good friends, business is business, and the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce cannot be allowed to lose money...mutual benefit is the principle of a long-term relationship, isn't it, Mr. Todd."
"Of course, this is the principle of business. It is really enviable that President Rosa has a friend like you."
Todd complimented.
Then, the young and beautiful receptionist ran over with a stack of documents, handed the information to Todd, and Todd presented it to Chen Lun with both hands.
Chen Lun thanked him, took the documents, and directly put aside the documents for ordinary houses and apartments. He is not short of money now, and he does not want to wrong himself and his companions and squeeze into a small space.
After a simple selection, he selected a manor in the northeast of Peacock City.
There was originally a winery, and the owner was a very tasteful person. However, due to some reasons, he left here and moved to other cities, thus selling the property to the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce.
The main reason why Chen Lun liked it was that it was large enough. In addition to the main villa, there were six servant houses, a grape plantation, stables, warehouses, basements and wine cellars, all of which were available without the need for additional construction.
In addition, the manor is not far from the city center and has convenient transportation.
This winery is not cheap, with a price tag of 1,368 gold pounds. Including other taxes and service fees, it costs almost 1,400 gold pounds.
This price is nearly five times the price of the former manor in Amber City. However, in order to build new facilities at that time, there was no shortage of money.
"Just this winery."
Chen Lun clicked on the name on the document and said to Todd.
"You are really classy. This winery is a residence that suits your status... Mr. Jack, please wait a moment. It only takes ten minutes, oh no, five minutes. We will definitely complete all the procedures for you."
Todd complimented.
He then ordered his two male subordinates vigorously and swiftly, took the documents, and entered an office in a hurry.
Not for a moment.
The male subordinate had already walked out carrying a land deed and several accompanying kraft paper envelopes, and Todd personally handed them to Chen Lun.
"Mr. Jack, it happens that this manor has been idle for too long. The Chamber of Commerce decided to discount it, so it adjusted its price to eight hundred gold pounds. I hope you like it."
A smile appeared on Todd's face.
Chen Lun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, secretly saying that he knew how to do things.
"Then I really caught up with the good times. Thank you, Mr. Todd."
He calmly took out a Imperial Bank certificate, signed it and handed it to Todd.
"You're welcome, Mr. Jack."
Todd took the black card, personally escorted Chen Lun out of the building, and said diligently:
"If you need anything, you can come to me at any time...Finally, I wish you and your companions a happy life in Peacock City."
There was a problem with the system. I stayed up until 3 o'clock last night and wrote the manuscript. It was automatically sent to me at 3:50, and it was still messed up. My lungs were really blown away, and I felt completely bad when I woke up in the morning.
I really can't stand the obsessive-compulsive disorder, what a hot backstage.
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