Chapter 155 The business gathering of the Landau family
Inexplicably, he became a reincarnated angel. The evidence was so conclusive that Wayne almost believed it himself.
He knows he's not, so...
Just pretend nothing happened.
Eat when you should, sleep when you should, start every day with full energy, and devote your limited time to unlimited learning.
When he first entered Silver Cross, Wayne was completely blank in all aspects. This was the stage where learning was most efficient.
At this time, he was like Spongebob, in desperate need of nutrients, able to eat anything given, and extremely enthusiastic about learning.
Knowledge is power!
Wayne thirsted for knowledge.
The learning process for others is boring, but Wayne's learning process is very happy. He has Veronica as his partner to learn melee combat skills, Valkyrie and Willie to learn knight swordsmanship, and Chris has one-on-one tutoring for theoretical knowledge.
You can also increase your intimacy level while studying, which doubles your happiness.
Even in the most time-consuming meditation, there are four rings that are constantly transporting fellows. The progress is visible to the naked eye, and is settled once a day, keeping high morale at all times.
During this period, he went to Jianhe County. After checking in, he opened the Sealed Book near Silent Hill and took a deep breath.
The sealed book provided by the devil does have its merits. It is two or three floors higher than the treasures stored in St. Paul's Cathedral. After opening the sealed book, Wayne can only plunder the four elements and cannot obtain the divine power of storm and thunder.
In order to obtain these two divine powers, the obelisk slab must be completely released and reveal its original appearance.
This process is too risky, and Wayne will not consider it for the time being. He will put his divine power aside for now. The top priority is to give the fellow villagers a place to stay.
There is more than one slate. God knows if other holders will abduct fellow villagers. There are only so many people and they have abducted them. Doesn’t it mean that Wayne has no chance of abducting.
Therefore, relocating fellow villagers is the top priority.
Out of the above considerations, Wayne called Dean Plank and got back the ancient silver coins from him.
The four rings were moved to the side first. They were his private property and were sacred and inviolable. There was no need to worry about being plundered by others.
The gray spaces connected by ancient silver coins are different. Wayne has seen the same silver coin in Alston's hand. By analogy, there are other people in the Free Mage Alliance who hold ancient silver coins.
The cake is just that big. If he doesn’t take it, others will take it. If he doesn’t take it now, he won’t have to take it in the future.
Wayne felt an indescribable pain in his heart at the thought of his wealth being wantonly divided up by outsiders.
This is his ancient silver coin, just loaned out for temporary safekeeping. The Free Mage Alliance really regards it as its own property and has no money at all.
When Plank returned the ancient silver coins, he happily asked a few questions. He was not surprised by Wayne's rapid progress. It is natural for the first ancestors, the original bloodline, to progress rapidly.
He was curious about Wayne's chosen beliefs and was happy to help.
Plank seems to have understood Wayne thoroughly, and is sure that he will choose as many ‘gods’ as possible, and will not be limited to the three goddesses of the Life Alliance.
Everyone is greedy, especially magicians.
Gangplank personally gave away a dark ring, believing that Wayne would be out of control after tasting the sweetness, and God's choice must include the Dark Goddess.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't have the knowledge, he's here to provide it, ensuring that Wayne gets through the Silver Stage.
Waiting for the golden stage...
Hehe, Hongyelin Lunatic Asylum still lacks an attending physician!
There is no love without reason in the world. The old man must be so generous because he must have a plan. Wayne couldn't figure it out for a moment and didn't give a direct answer. He only said that he needed to reconsider his dark beliefs.
After advancing to Silver, Wayne's mind grew stronger, and as he evolved, the appetite for the Book of Greed became bigger and bigger.
The eyeballs in the four corners of the cover are like bottomless pits that are insatiable. During meditation, they stretch out more tentacles, plunder faster, and have an extremely strong desire for the four elements.
Good thing!
Wayne has long ceased to regard 'greed' as a derogatory term. It is called self-motivation, and the same thing as his principle of accepting love every time he meets his first love, are both complimentary terms.
It is precisely because of the greed of the Book of Greed that he ensures his purchase efficiency. The life essence increases by 3% every day, and the efficiency is far higher than the previous hexagram stage.
It looks fast, but it is not. This 3% of life essence is only for natural beliefs. Once it is expanded to five goddesses, the increase is not very obvious.
"Take your time, at least there is no shortage of resources now."
Wayne devoted himself wholeheartedly to the happy learning atmosphere and rarely visited the detective agency.
When Wayne doesn't go to the detective agency, Mona takes the initiative to come to the house and have dinner every day, trying to make Wayne get used to her presence and quietly integrate into the family.
According to her words, it is only natural that the master is in charge of the food!
Smart women are different. I don’t know what kind of magic she used to quickly get rid of Weili’s hostility. Every day, the elder sister is older than the younger sister. I don’t know, I really think they have been good sisters for many years.
Considering that Willie has always been free, dealing with her is not much of an achievement.
For example, Chris is always very polite to Mona and never calls her by her first name. She is either Ms. Mona or Detective Mona. You may say that she is unreasonable, but she still greets people with a smile.
Chris: The skirts of the women outside are getting shorter and shorter. Veronica is clueless and Willie is ignorant. If I don't take action, they will suffer heavy losses when Wayne is defeated and captured.
Veronica is very hostile to Mona. When they first met, she was directly labeled as a 'bad woman'.
In her simple view of right and wrong, black stockings + short skirt = bad woman. A good woman will not wear revealing clothes in front of men. There must be a purpose for showing off.
The last time I saw such a coquettish woman was in Mr. Landau's office.
Wayne was eating melon on the side, feeling very nauseous, and called Mona a catfish, opening up the situation and injecting vitality.
roll!
Let’s roll together, there will be no future if we don’t roll!
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Time flies around to October 14th.
Today is the day that Auston invites Wayne to a business party, which starts at three o'clock in the afternoon and ends at eight o'clock in the evening. The venue is the Business Exhibition Hall in the Central District of Lundan.
At noon, Fula started busy dressing up for Wayne and reaffirming social etiquette.
The idea is simple, let Auston know that the new boss he chose is no worse than the original one!
Wayne was very patient with Furla. Even though he was getting annoyed, he still smiled and let her go.
"Master, are you sure you don't want to bring a female companion?"
Fura frowned: "The three women you know can all attend as female companions. If you are embarrassed to speak for fear of being rejected, as for Miss Mona, she will definitely not refuse."
As expected of a professional housekeeper, he was a good judge of people and could tell at a glance that Mona was obeying Wayne's words.
This relationship is not lovers, friends, nor boss and employee. The hierarchy is much higher than that of master and housekeeper in the ordinary sense, so...
Fula saw through it but didn't say it. Wayne was a young man after all, and it was normal and understandable to have physiological needs.
"No need for a female companion, I can just go there by myself."
Wayne glanced at his watch. After listening to Fula chattering for more than two hours, it was time to go.
"By the way, Fra, remember to wait for me in the parking lot. I won't be at the party for too long."
Wayne was not interested in so-called business gatherings, and he suspected that Auston was setting up a trap. He had no intention of attending the party, but the teacher had to give it a try. After thinking about it, he decided to go there to have dinner to support the family.
Increase revenue and reduce expenditure, saving money means making money.
Master, your ideas are too naive!
Fula smiled and said nothing. He probably guessed what was going on and knew that Wayne would not be able to go home until late today.
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London Central District, Financial City.
Business exhibition hall.
The exhibition hall is located on the most prosperous street, with numerous banks and securities trading centers, and is filled with high-class elites.
These elites have their own interpersonal networks and have broken away from the concept of ordinary leeks. They are the sickles used by the powerful to cut leeks. They are just waiting for an opportunity to join the evil dragon camp and find their own sickle.
Today's business gathering is undoubtedly the best opportunity.
Socialites are also eyeing this business opportunity. Whether they are investing in the now unknown social elite or wandering among the powerful, even if they just pay attention to their faces, they can increase their business value.
The elites and powerful people do not lose, the socialites gain blood, and everyone is a winner. Fula felt that the master looked too lonely without a female companion, so he wanted to contact a famous lady as a female companion.
"You still have this method, why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
Wayne stepped out of the black limousine, waved the invitation in his hand, and said with a smile: "Fra, those women are too high-level for me. You don't want the mistress of the Wayne family to be chosen casually, right? ?”
"Master, you have misunderstood. They are ladies, from well-off families, knowledgeable, connotative, extraordinary temperament, and they have contributed to society. They are not the kind of casual women." Fula corrected.
Only then did Wayne realize that he was right. These days, ladies and goddesses are full of gold and have not yet fallen into the sewer.
"Master, you need me to help you contact..."
"Next time, definitely next time!"
Wayne decisively refused, handed over the invitation letter at the door, and walked into the exhibition hall wearing a black suit.
Although the housekeeper is right, when a boy goes out, especially a good boy like him who is inexperienced and has no ideas, he must give priority to protecting himself.
He has experienced the charms and pitfalls of female stars and does not want to fall into the same pit twice.
Besides, it’s not like he really lacks a female companion and just doesn’t want to take one. If you don’t believe it, if he whistles now, Mona will come over immediately.
…
The exhibition hall is divided into four floors. The first floor is the service hall, the second floor is the product exhibition hall, the third floor is the lecture hall and conference room, and the fourth floor is temporarily transformed into a business banquet and a very high-standard buffet.
Very formal!
There is no big swimming pool as Wayne imagined, and there are no beauties in swimsuits. There is no singing and dancing. The upper class may be lower class, but not everyone is brainless. Activities that are beneficial to physical and mental health will only be held in private gatherings.
Wayne walked around the exhibition hall on the second floor and saw the silk stockings he designed in the civilian merchandise area. We are looking for partners, only outside Windsor.
The Landau family invests in many industries, ranging from military industry to people's livelihood. Although there are many fields involved, the focus is still on the financial sector. They first cut the money from leeks and then invest in other industries.
Compared with the financial industry, which has abundant financial resources, other industries are obviously far behind. Alston has no interest in investing abroad. Once a popular product appears, he will cooperate with overseas friends through bidding.
Wayne walked around the venue and was most interested in the military industry exhibition hall.
All are military models!
The exhibition hall on the second floor is very large, and Wayne met many famous ladies along the way. As Fra said, appearance may not necessarily be outstanding, but knowledge and accomplishment are definitely not to be mentioned, especially in terms of temperament, he has a firm grip on elegance.
There were also many social elites who took the initiative to chat with Wayne, repeatedly confirming that he was just a nobody, and politely left after handing him a business card.
Wayne looked at his watch. At four o'clock, it was almost time to go to the cafeteria to start dinner.
He climbed up the stairs and went straight to the fourth floor. He didn't see a single customer except himself.
"Busy, everyone is busy, it's better to be busy!"
Wayne picked up the dinner plate and picked out a sausage and two slices of bread to make a homemade sandwich. Before he could open his mouth, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him.
She has short blond hair and a meticulous lady's suit.
Megan!
"Master Wayne, you are indeed here."
"What do you mean, you've been looking for me for a long time?"
Wayne looked at the sandwich on the plate and handed it over in a friendly manner: "Meghan, would you like some?"
Meghan shook her head expressionlessly.
She was able to find Wayne in the first place because Auston used the elimination method.
Wayne will not stay in the exhibition hall for too long, nor will he go to lecture halls or conference rooms. In order to maintain his non-womanizing persona, he will deliberately avoid the ladies present...
To sum up, you can find Wayne in the cafeteria, and you have to be quick. If it's late, Wayne will just pat his butt and leave.
Meghan did not explain these words in person and went directly to the topic: "Mr. Alston is waiting for you in the conference room on the third floor. Please follow me."
"He's looking for me?"
Wayne's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, Lao Deng stopped for a while and then started playing dirty tricks again.
"Yes."
"May I ask, are the teacher and Mr. Alston together?"
"Before, my wife was negotiating business with an overseas company on behalf of the master."
Meghan replied truthfully: "There is only the master in the conference room, there are no messy women, please don't worry."
"Is this what he asked you to explain?"
"Yes."
"..."
Wayne curled his lips, so he said he didn't like Auston. The old man was too sure about him, like roundworms in his stomach.
Ask Fra to buy a bottle of deworming medicine when you get back!
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third floor.
Megan led Wayne through the conference room corridor.
Many social elites have already found the sponsor. The two parties had a happy negotiation and were going to open a bottle of red wine on the fourth floor to celebrate the cooperation.
Although these people did not know Wayne, they were familiar with Megan and knew that she was the housekeeper of the Landau family, Auston's secretary, assistant and lover.
For a while, many people cast curious glances at Wayne, speculating on his identity and where he was the lucky one.
Megan knocked on the door of conference room No. 00, opened the door and invited Wayne to enter, while she guarded the door.
Wayne had a toothache, but walked in anyway.
In the conference room, Auston stood in front of the window, playing with the ancient silver coins that never left his hand, leaving Wayne with a particularly deep look on his back.
Wayne looked around and saw that there was indeed no messy woman. He also came to the window and stood side by side next to Auston.
"..."
So why am I not!
Wayne nodded and admitted that what Auston said was true. Like him, he was a forthright person who spoke his mind.
This was the first time Auston took the initiative to talk to him, which was of great significance. Wayne wanted to hear what the other party wanted to say.
"But you are Xifei's student..."
Auston looked out the window, glanced sideways at Wayne, and continued: "Landall is a member of the Tulip family, a former member of the Tulip Knights, and has been loyal to the royal family for generations!"
"After the establishment of the constitutional monarchy, the royal family retreated behind the scenes to rule instead of governing, and decentralized power to every citizen. The Tulip Knights were disbanded, and fourteen families were established under the orders of the royal family..."
"These fourteen families received start-up funds and invested in various fields in Windsor, including economy, politics, culture, military...or magic."
Auston gave a brief introduction to the Tulip family, and then talked about the rise and fall of the Landau family for half an hour.
So, why are you telling me this?
Wayne: (一`一;)
Wayne’s brows were sweating, maybe it was an illusion. After careful consideration, he felt that Lao Den was explaining the funeral arrangements.
From now on, he will be the heir of the family. When Lao Deng leaves, he will take care of his wife and children.
Outrageous!
Where is the teacher? Your husband is crazy!
(End of chapter)