Chapter 1106 28. "Small Store Manager"
"Ancestor, how is your health?"
"Okay, okay, everything is fine." The ancestor smiled so hard that he could hardly see it. to the eyes, "I just can't see little Annan..."
Annan pretended to think and said: "Has the empire received the invitation? Do you want to participate in the Elf Celebration? We can meet in the royal court."
"Your Majesty seems to have other arrangements, but if little Annan wants to see me, I can ask."
Annan expressed joy. It would be great if my ancestors could go too! Who will dare to bully Liberty City then?
He did not forget his purpose, and then showed worries that did not seem to be fake: "But I don't know what happened, I haven't received the invitation letter yet..."
"How could this happen? Xiao Annan Don't worry, I'll ask for you."
"Thank you, ancestor!"
The portal disappeared, and the ancestor urged Ou Lin to run.
"You are too protective of him." Olin, who was standing in front of the window, turned around.
Olin could see that the invitation was Annan's purpose, and the ancestors could also see it, and Annan knew that they could see it - but the ancestors were willing to play this well-known game with Annan. .
"If I don't protect him, how can I protect those boys from Montreal Mountain?" the ancestor hummed.
“The ones on the mountain are your bloodline.”
“With so many bloodlines, can I take care of them?”
The ancestor's love for Annan even amazed Ou Lin. God knows why the ancestor looked at an elite little warlock in a different light...
...
The empire indeed received the invitation.
The portal disappeared, and Annan’s smile to please his ancestors gradually faded away.
This is not surprising. After all, the Empire is one of the Thirteen Supreme Kings. If the Elf Court does not want to start a new war, it is impossible not to invite them... But why has Liberty City not received the invitation? What's going on?
After asking his ancestor, he took out the leaf of the World Tree and contacted Tedder.
"Are you there?"
"Contact me in three hours."
Teddel was busy, and after replying to Annan, there was no movement.
Annan had no choice but to walk out of the city lord's mansion and wander around the city.
Everyone loves Annan, but they can't bear to see him every day. After getting used to it, whenever I see Annan, I will greet him politely. And when those new tourists saw the attitude of others, they were too embarrassed to yell.
Passing by the logistics warehouse, Annan saw Ingrid discussing trade with the Wilhelm merchant.
"Are you in the intelligence business?" Annan walked over and asked.
“Occasionally.” The merchant Wilhelm replied.
“I have a question.”
"Five hundred gold coins."
Annan stared at Wilhelm's profiteer: "It's just a worthless common sense question."
"You ask first."
" Are there any high-end currencies such as crystals and gems in Wilhelm?”
“Why do you ask?”
"Your goods easily cost hundreds of thousands or millions of gold... Who would carry so much money with them?" "That makes sense, but no." Wilhelm's profiteer said, "Dwarves sometimes trade minerals. , Elves use magic materials, and orcs use trophies, but what metal is more precious and versatile than gold?"
"That's right."
Alan. It's good that the mainland can realize that gold is a good thing, but it's also not good - Annan can't make a fortune from gold.
And based on the total amount of gold coins circulating in Allen Continent, there will be no shortage of gold reserves in this world...
"By the way, who are the guests at the celebration?" Annan asked pretending to be casual.
“You want to know?”
“If you don’t want the money.”
“I delivered the orichalcum...” Wilhelm’s profiteer ignored Annan and continued Talk to Ingrid.
Annan Grandet and the profiteer Wilhelm are rivals.
Annan walked away and wandered around the gradually forming residential area of Gemstone Bay outside. The leaves of the World Tree in his arms moved.
Hurrying back to the city lord's palace, Annan told her that she had not received the invitation letter.
"Tedel, do you have any idea?"
"How come you don't have an invitation letter? The messenger should have been sent before the mission." Tedder asked puzzled.
“Could it be because Free City was in the Kingdom at that time and the messenger had an accident...”
"This is impossible." Elder Tedder on the other side said flatly. She said that the messenger had a special connection with the royal court, and they would feel it if anyone died.
Is it the elderly faction within the Elven Court?
They have the most reason to block it...but it shouldn't be this method that is full of loopholes.
"Don't worry, I'll go investigate..."
"Okay, what can I do?"
"Make some noise and let the royal court notice you, but first conceal the fact that you didn't receive the invitation letter."
"Okay."
Annan didn't know the purpose of doing this, but as Just do it.
Two days later, the new issue of "Voice of Freedom" announced that Liberty City would publish a magazine called "Zhiyin", jointly signed by Evelin and Barr.
"Zhiyin" means knowing the sound of freedom. Different from "The Sound of Freedom", it is a collection of short stories composed of various types of emotions, revenge, family, adventure and other types of short stories. It is soliciting submissions from all of Allen Continent and will be published once a month.
A lot of people paid attention to it, and the generous royalties for manuscripts really attracted many bards and businessmen who made money after Annan.
In mid-February, the January issue of "Zhiyin" was officially released. Considering the audience, literacy rate and other issues, the newspaper only conservatively printed 20,000 copies, 100 copies for each commercial street, and priced at 2 silver coins.
As a result, Annan underestimated his own influence and overestimated the poor spiritual world of wealthy people. In less than half a day, all copies of "Friends" were sold out. The person in charge of the commercial street complained why so few copies were printed.
The most important thing is that I misjudged the influence of the "journals" that I casually took out to create noise.
Readers like the various stories in "Zhiyin" very much, which are more interesting than those of the bard, and they will not deliberately stop at the exciting parts. For example, one of the stories is like this:
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"Little Shop Manager"
Author: Anonymous
While traveling in Liberty City, I strolled through the bustling streets and walked into a store because I needed to buy goods. However, I inadvertently witnessed A battle about growth and trust.
In front of the counter in the store, stood a six-year-old girl, like a flower blooming in spring, with an innocent smile like a child. I put the goods I wanted to buy on the counter and found that there was no adult. At this time, the girl told me the price in a childish voice. I was surprised and asked the "little store manager" where her family was? The girl said her parents were enjoying lunch in the kitchen. I took out the money and she politely said thank you to me and greeted the next customer with the same warm smile.
This scene caused ripples in my heart. Recalling the people and things I encountered in other places - the figures of children are often accompanied by wary eyes. In Liberty City, I saw a different scenery - a place where children can fly freely and the flowers of trust bloom everywhere.
At this moment, I deeply realized that the reason why Liberty City is known as the territory of freedom and happiness is not only because the sky here is bluer, but also because in this land, every young heart can be treated with gentleness. Any innocence can be protected with the strongest protection.
(End of this chapter)