As the largest timber merchant in Red Leaf City, Valen's daily life is no less than that of the nobles.

In fact, strictly speaking, he does not only do business in Hongye City, he also does business in many cities in Luoshan Mountains. It’s just that he has spent more time in Hongye City in the past year.

The situation in Hongye City has not been very good recently. Valen had originally planned to evacuate in the next two days, but after discovering a new food in Hongye City, "instant noodles", he smelled a business opportunity and decided to stay here temporarily.

Early in the morning, Valen put on his clothes with the help of his servants and walked leisurely into the hall.

Someone had already prepared a parchment scroll, which recorded the financial situation during this period.

After looking for a while, Valen frowned slightly.

His current business in Red Leaf City has begun to lose money, which is faster than he expected.

There was a pot of pork, with no side dishes or seasonings except some salt. The white greasy fat made Valen's appetite increase greatly.

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"Yes, my dear master."

Most people in this world don't have the habit of eating breakfast, and Valen certainly doesn't have it either. However, he is a big businessman with certain assets and has his own exclusive chef who can provide him with food at any time when he is hungry.

"Hmm? What is this?"

Valen picked up a few of them and looked at them. He found that although the crystals were small, they were crystal clear and very white without any color. They looked like some kind of ore? Gemstone? But they were too small.

Meat is not cheap to begin with, and with the recent situation in Red Leaf City, the price of meat has been rising. This servant hasn't tasted meat for a long time.

"Please come in."

"Hello, Mr. Valen. I am here on behalf of the city lord to invite you to attend the Red Leaf City Auction tomorrow afternoon. Please be sure to come. Here is the invitation."

Not long after, a small pot of boiled meat in salt water was respectfully brought up by the servant.

"Go ask the kitchen to prepare some meat. I'm a little hungry."

"oh?"

Valen rolled his eyes and asked, "Hello, sir. Could you please tell me what items are in the auction you mentioned?"

According to the current situation, he would lose 10 silver coins for every extra day he stayed. Although 10 silver coins were nothing to him, it was the beginning, and it would not feel good to lose money in vain.

The young man shook his head.

With this strange feeling, Valen opened the cloth bag.

After eating and drinking, Valen opened the parchment again, but before he could read it, the servant's voice outside the door came.

It's a pity for Valen, but it doesn't have much impact. After all, he is one of the biggest businessmen in Hongye City. Even businessmen of the same level have to give him some face in front of Valen. When the time comes, I will make my own offer and they will not be able to compete with me.

Under Valen's surprised eyes, the young man reached into his arms and took out a small cloth bag.

The young man slapped his forehead. He was just a slave before. Although he had gone through a day of training, for him who could only do some hard labor, he almost had problems with such a difficult task as delivering messages.

“It’s difficult!”

In the cloth bag was a handful of white crystals, about a small spoonful.

Valen sighed, then said to the servant:

Valen subconsciously licked it with the tip of his tongue. This was his way of identifying some things. He believed that the city lord would not harm him in this way.

Led by a servant, a young man dressed in coarse linen clothes came in.

"I'm sorry, sir, but I have no right to know."

Valen, with his mouth full of oil, burped. He felt that his mind was much clearer after eating the pot of meat.

Valen was a little surprised to hear that there would be an auction tomorrow, especially since the invitation was quite interesting. Valen picked up the small wooden sign and played with it for a while, and he couldn't let it go.

The young man put the cloth bag in Valen's hand and left.

Valen was curious. What was so mysterious that he had to open it himself and asked him to prepare more gold coins? Was he afraid that he couldn't compete with others? Valen was the largest timber merchant in Hongye City! What was there that he couldn't compete with?

The young man looked a little nervous, as if it was the first time he did such a thing. He took out a delicate little wooden sign carved with intricate patterns and handed it to Valen.

"That's such a pity..."

The wooden sign was the size of a palm, with the words "Red Leaf City Auction Invitation" engraved on one side and a simple drawing of a castle on the other.

"Master, someone from the City Lord's Mansion wants to see you."

Valen was very interested in the instant noodles, but he was not sure he could buy it. If he still couldn't buy it after staying in Hongye City for ten days or half a month, the money he lost every day would be a bit painful for him.

The servant standing next to him moved his throat and made tiny swallowing sounds from time to time.

Since he can offer one gold coin for a bowl of instant noodles, you can tell that Valen is a wealthy man!

Salt is very precious to humans, but it is indispensable. Most people may calculate the amount of salt they eat very precisely. A thumb-sized grain of salt can last for two days. But Valen is different. He uses a few grains of salt to cook a small pot of pork luxuriously.

"Ah, comfortable! Hiccup~"

After Valen finished eating, the servant first helped Valen wipe his hands, and then took away the basin with only salt water left. Of course, the salt water could not be thrown away, as it could be used when cooking at noon.

If it really is instant noodles tomorrow, he is confident that he can get it. After all, among all the merchants in Hongye City, he seems to be the only one who has had close contact with instant noodles and knows the magic of instant noodles. Even though he is not hungry now, he still drools when he thinks of the taste of instant noodles.

In the absence of outsiders, Valen didn't need to maintain his composure. He held the piece of meat with both hands and began to eat it.

After seeing the instant noodles, he had no doubt whether the city lord was capable of holding an auction.

When Valen heard the words "City Lord's Mansion", his eyes lit up and he quickly stood up.

Then he remembered that Knight Marlowe told him yesterday that the city lord would hold an event, and now he thought it should be this auction.

Valen never looked down upon the city lord, but he felt that he was looked down upon by him.

"Knight Marlowe said that the new city lord is going to hold an event, but I don't know when it will be. It would be great if it could be held as soon as possible..."

"Sir Valen, the message has been delivered. I will leave first - oh yes, I almost forgot!"

A light salty taste filled his mouth, causing Valen's eyes to suddenly open wide.

"Salt? This is actually salt!"

This salt was completely different from any other salt he had ever eaten. Not to mention the appearance, the taste alone was incomparable. This snow-white salt did not have a single strange smell, only a pure salty taste, unlike the salt Valen had eaten, which was both salty and astringent, or even bitter.

Valen swallowed the salt in his mouth reluctantly. He knew that he should have prepared more gold coins. If this "snow salt" was for sale, he would probably be more than the only one willing to buy it.

As long as we sell this snow salt to other nobles, I believe no noble will refuse it. It is a sure profit!