Chapter 817 A Small Request
Everyone at the long table first enjoyed the food for a while.
When everyone seemed to have finished eating, Alice wiped her hands with a towel and then spoke to the Sea King opposite her.
"Your Excellency the Sea King! Then let's discuss the engagement between Gervis and Lolita!"
When Alice said this, everyone present put down their knives and forks and began to listen attentively.
Lolita gently pushed Aquaman's arm, asking him to put down his knife and fork and respond quickly.
After being pushed by Lolita, Aquaman finally put down his knife and fork.
"Elf Queen, since Lolita really likes Gervis so much, and things have come to this point, I won't deliberately make trouble!"
Urged by Lolita, Aquaman thought for a moment and then spoke.
"However, there is one thing that worries me! After all, we are the sea people, and you are a land race!"
"If Lolita marries here, she will be far away from the sea tribe. Will she be happy in the future? Will she be bullied?"
Aquaman was straightforward and directly expressed his concerns, which is indeed what a father needs to consider most.
"Father, I'm fine. Sister Gervis and Sister Alice are very kind to me. Even Sister Caroline is very kind to me!"
At this moment, Lolita was only thinking about getting engaged to Gervis as soon as possible, so she didn't care about these things.
After all, she was just a little girl in her teens, and no one bullied her in the gathering place during this period.
"Lolita, you are still young and don't understand these things, but you are your father's only little princess, so I must ask them to show their support to me! Only if they can make me feel at ease, can I leave you here without any worries!"
Aquaman looked at Lolita with eyes full of love and reluctance.
"Your Excellency Sea King, I wonder what kind of expression you need!"
Alice was determined to do good things this time. She certainly did not want to discuss the engagement. She did not want Gervis to speak at all and immediately continued to question Aquaman.
"My request is not high. First of all, um, fifty barrels of this Hellfire Wine must be delivered to our Sea Clan every year!"
"Also, you have to send 100 barrels of your wine to our sea tribe every year!"
“…”
Hearing what Aquaman said, everyone present froze in silence.
If these wines are sent to the sea tribe, does that have anything to do with Lolita's future happiness?
Is it possible that if you drink the wine, Lolita will be happier?
Even Lolita had an expression like, "Father, are you doing this for my own good?"
Of course, these requests from Aquaman were just appetizers and not difficult for Gervis.
In the aristocratic world, betrothal gifts are naturally necessary, and they are often high-end goods that ordinary people can never reach.
For example, in Eurasia, great nobles liked to give away fiefs.
The lesser nobles were given manors, shops, or war horses and armor.
Aquaman ignored everyone's strange looks, paused and continued.
"For Lolita's safety, I will leave behind a thousand elite sea creatures!"
"But you need to equip these sea clan soldiers with weapons and armor! The kind forged by dwarves! And you will also be responsible for the future military expenses."
When Aquaman entered the city, he had already seen the dwarf blacksmith shop in the city.
According to the market price, a set of dwarf-forged weapons and armor, including materials, would cost about one hundred gold coins.
Even if Gervis gave a discount of 20 gold coins on the labor cost, it would still cost at least 80,000 to 90,000 gold coins to equip a thousand men, and the future military pay expenses would naturally be high as well.
"Can"
Alice did not hesitate at all. This was the right thing to do. Every noble daughter would bring some soldiers from her natal family as guards when she got married, to prevent her from being bullied after marriage due to her lack of strength.
The reason why Aquaman made this request was naturally not because he was short of money for weapons and armor, but just to get Gervis to make a statement.
After all, the Sea King said that they were a thousand elite sea soldiers, and these sea soldiers were also staying here to obey Lolita's command. In fact, they did not lose out on this account . "Very good, then the next step is very simple!"
"Because the sea tribe soldiers can't stay on the shore for a long time like you humans! So I will provide 500 more humans!"
"But these humans aren't that strong, so I need you to provide me with 500 bottles of that magical potion!"
Seeing that Alice agreed to the first formal request without any hesitation, Aquaman was very satisfied and then continued to make the next request.
After this request was made, the people present looked at each other in bewilderment.
Vaodin and Lolita never thought their father would be so bold. Five hundred magical potions, worth five million gold coins! "Father..."
"Lolita, my father is talking to them now. He has the final say on everything!"
Lolita was worried that this request was too much and would be rejected, so she immediately pulled Aquaman's hand and shook it twice to try to dissuade him, but was immediately rejected by Aquaman in a low voice.
Hearing the serious tone in the Sea King's voice, Lolita knew that her father's will could not be changed this time. She could only sit up straight with worry and look at Gervis and Alice pitifully.
Naturally, Alice couldn't make a decision about the five hundred magical potions, so she remained silent for the time being.
The others at the long table also looked at Gervis to see what he would say.
However, only Caroline knew that Gervis would definitely take out 500 bottles of magic potions.
Because the number of potions that Gervis privately distributed to slave soldiers and direct guards on a daily basis exceeded a thousand, and after returning this time, Gervis made a lot more.
Therefore, it was actually very easy for Gervis to prepare these 500 potions.
Therefore, today's engagement is ninety-nine percent successful.
Thinking about how I have been following Gervis for so long and still doing things secretly.
And because Lolita had the Sea King as her father, she was able to become Gervis' wife openly after only arriving in Saint Ann's City for a few days, and it was Alice who personally negotiated the marriage contract for Gervis.
The more Caroline thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. If she hadn't tried so hard to suppress it, tears of grievance would have flowed out long ago.
Of course, Caroline didn't hope that Gervis and Lolita would not be able to complete their engagement.
She already knew that without the engagement, St. Ann's City and Gervis would be in danger, so she had already accepted the fact of the engagement.
She was just worried that after Gervis had Lolita, she would lose her current position in Gervis' heart.
At the same time, I also have to endure the injustice of my status which cannot be seen by others!
…
"Sir Sea King, is this your last request?"
Alice pondered for a moment, looked at Neptune again, and asked seriously.
"Yes, this is my last request!"
Five hundred magical potions, no matter how much they cost, the market price is a solid five million gold coins.
Such a betrothal gift would not bring shame to the daughter of the Sea King.
Therefore, as long as Gervis and the others can agree, Neptune will not make any other demands.
After all, when it comes to wealth, no holy city can compare with the wealth of the sea clan, and he, the King of the Sea, does not need to rely on his daughter to make wealth.
"Okay, Your Excellency the Sea King! Please allow me to discuss this with Gervis!"
Alice nodded! "Please feel free!"
The Sea King had no objection, and smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Alice! Five million gold coins, this is a huge test, and it is natural to understand that Alice and Gervis need to discuss it.
…
At this time, Gervis was still in deep thought. Several of Aquaman's requests today made Gervis feel familiar.
It seemed that Edward had made a similar request to him when they were in St. Osque.
At that time, Gervis was still confused. He felt that Edward's temperament had changed drastically and he actually wanted to take advantage of him.
But now it seems that I have wronged Edward. He was actually asking for a betrothal gift from me.
"But I didn't tell him clearly at that time? Could it be that he saw Adela walking out of my bedroom and misunderstood something?"
Gervis figured everything out in an instant, and then secretly felt lucky that Edward didn't intend to kill him with a sword, otherwise he would have died unjustly! "Gervis!"
While Gervis' thoughts were drifting, Alice called out to him.
"Um?"
Gervis finally reacted!
"Let's go over there and discuss it!"
"Oh well!"
Gervis came over immediately and then stood up.
When standing up, Gervis' gaze lingered on Caroline's pale face for a moment!
Then, Gervis and Alice walked directly to a distance of more than ten meters to discuss the matter.
"Grevith, do you have a thousand magic potions?"
"A thousand?"
Gervis was a little confused. Didn't the Sea King just say 500? "Yes, that's 1,000!"
"have!"
The cost of one thousand magic potions was one million gold coins, which Gervis could certainly afford, and he immediately answered affirmatively.
"Well, that's fine! I'll give Aquaman a thousand magic potions later!"
Alice nodded and said after receiving a positive answer from Gervis.
"Why did you give him a thousand magic potions?"
Gervis didn't quite understand what his cheap wife was planning.
"You'll know in a minute!"
Alice looked at Gervis deeply, and then answered meaningfully.
"All right! One thousand is one thousand!"
Gervais has unconditional trust in Alice.
And the thing that he cares most about now is not the thousand magic potions, but Caroline! After a pause, Gervis immediately spoke to Alice.
"Alice, there is one thing I want to confess to you, that is, I and ..."
"Grevith, let's not talk about these things for now, let's solve Lolita's problem first! They are still waiting!"
Unfortunately, Alice didn't give Gervis any chance to speak.
She interrupted him directly and walked towards the long table without looking back.
"this……"
Gervis' words got stuck in his throat and were eventually choked back. It was the first time he was rejected like this.
"Alas! Then we can only expose it in public later! I hope Gust's heart can bear it!"
Gervis finally shook his head helplessly and walked towards the long table.
When Gervis and Alice walked back to the long table, everyone's eyes were focused on them.
Especially Lolita, her eyes were full of anticipation and anxiety.
"Your Excellency the Sea King, Gervis and I have already discussed it!"
"However, you need to change your conditions!"
Alice spoke directly.
"What, change the conditions? Elf Queen, you don't think my daughter is not worth these 500 potions?"
Seeing that Gervis and Alice finished their discussion so quickly, Neptune thought that this request would definitely be agreed to.
Moreover, this potion is also used on Lolita. In the future, when Lolita stays in Saint Ann's City, the potion will still be of substantial help to Saint Ann's City after a circle.
Unexpectedly, Gervis would not even agree to this request, so he was unwilling to leave his daughter here no matter what.
After hearing what Alice said, Lolita's face also turned pale, and she looked at Gervis with red eyes, becoming the second Caroline in the field! "Sir Sea King, please listen to me first!"
Seeing the change in Poseidon's expression, Alice was not in a hurry and continued to speak slowly.
"Five hundred bottles of magical potions. I've discussed this with Gervis and we feel it's a bit too little!"
"So, Gervis is willing to take out a thousand magic potions!"
Alice smiled, which was rare, and her stunningly beautiful face immediately stunned everyone.
However, at this moment, no one paid attention to Alice's beauty, but all attention was attracted by her words.
Because they don't know what this operation is.
The Sea King only asked for 500 potions, but now Alice and Gervis took the initiative to double the amount.
That’s worth five million gold coins, an unimaginable amount of wealth!
…
"One thousand magic potions, Elf Queen, are you serious?"
Even Aquaman, who had no shortage of money, was shocked and full of doubts. His first feeling was that Alice was teasing him.
But in such a situation, Aquaman couldn't figure out why Alice would do this.
Are they really preparing to go to war with the sea tribe? The Sea King thought that if this was not true, then there was only this one possibility, and he was even secretly accumulating strength and preparing for battle.
"Of course it's real! A thousand potions will be brought out by Gervis later. However, we have a small request!"
Alice's next words reconfirmed the matter of the one thousand potions.
However, this still failed to reassure Aquaman.
"What request!"
Aquaman asked seriously.
"On the day of my wedding with Lolita, there will be another bride!"
"???"
"???"
Adding a bride? For a moment, everyone in the room was confused and had no idea what this meant.
Even Gervis was confused and looked up at Alice.
"Do I have a cheap wife? How come I don't know?"
…
"Elf Queen, what do you mean by adding another bride? Who is that person?"
If you don’t understand, just ask. Poseidon frowned and immediately questioned Alice.
"She's right there at the long table! That's my cousin Caroline!"
Turning her gaze to Caroline, Alice then spoke calmly.
(End of this chapter)
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