On the second day after the letter was sent to the Supreme Noble Council, Connor, the current chief of the Supreme Noble Council, walked into the Green Building accompanied by two subordinates.
This move was rare, because Chief Connor always valued his status, especially after he became the chief of the Supreme Noble Council, he never went to any place other than the core members of the three major power institutions.
As everyone knows, Wu Lai is only a special attendee. Although this title represents potential, if you really think about it carefully, he is still a little far from being a formal member, let alone a core member.
Therefore, Chief Connor's action is quite intriguing.
Because Woolley's "injuries would take some time to heal," Chief Connor's conversation with him took place in Woolley's bedroom.
During the initial short period of time, in addition to the two of them, Connor's two subordinates and Guru were all there. After Chief Connor slowly expressed his condolences, he patiently waited for his subordinates to finish recording the meeting process, and then waved his sleeves to dismiss the two of them. Seeing this, Guru knew that Connor had something to say to Wu Lai alone, so he hurriedly bowed and left, following the two subordinates out of the bedroom.
"Mr. Wulaglindo, you are a smart man, so I won't beat around the bush." Connor said with a smile.
Wu Lai nodded, feeling somewhat nervous. Chief Connor was one of the three great Assyrian giants, and his condescension was beyond Wu Lai's expectations.
Don't think of using me as a gun, Wu Lai muttered to himself.
"It was wrong for Khufu to assassinate you. However, I have no other choice but to protest to the Duncan family on your behalf. Can you understand the reason?" Connor asked.
Wu Lai hesitated and nodded slightly. He certainly understood why Connor said that. Assyria had a separation of powers and checks and balances between them. Before there was a strong supreme leader or a set of complete laws that everyone could follow, this situation was generally more beneficial than harmful, because it could maintain consistency against external forces and avoid the situation where one party dominated the interests.
However, the skill required to achieve this balanced relationship is not low. At the very least, the three giants must be willing to follow the rules of the game, and all small actions and small fights must be completed within the framework of the rules. No one will act rashly unless they are sure of a fatal blow.
"It is a consensus that Khufu's despicable behavior has brought shame to the Duncan family, but the impact on the Duncan family is limited. Moreover, you did not seize the moment, so I think that this matter should end here." Connor said with a smile.
Wu Lai frowned and hesitated to speak.
Seeing him like this, Connor smiled and shook his head: "Wuliglindo, I know that you are General Lini's favorite student, but you may not know that I and General Lini are also very good friends. Don't worry, promise me that you will not pursue this matter any further. I will make you compensated in other ways."
"Respected Chief Connor, I am so grateful that you came to visit a nobody like me in person. I am willing to do whatever you say, but Khufu is determined to kill me. I am worried..."
"Don't worry, I will negotiate with Chief Qiyuan and make it right." Connor interrupted Wu Lai and said, "Just focus on recovering from your injuries and don't worry about the rest."
Wu Lai nodded and agreed: "It is my great honor to have you, Chief Connor, make the decision for me. I will obey you in everything."
Connor smiled and said, "You have to get well soon. The Supreme Nobles' Council will hold its annual meeting in two months. It happens every two years, so you'd better not miss it."
"I'm confident that I'll be well again in two months," Wu Lai replied with a smile.
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The next morning when Chief Connor went to the Green Building to visit Wu Lai, the road in front of the Green Building suddenly became busy, with cars and horses constantly coming and going...
These carriages and horses do not belong to the Green Building, but to various noble families in the Assyrian city-state. These nobles rarely have independent households. Generally speaking, they are either vassals of the Shuman family, or have close ties with the Fourth Legion, or simply are the families of Chief Connor's followers.
They rushed to the Green Building to do two things: one was to give gifts, and the other was to meet Woolley. If that didn't work, they would be happy to meet Guru or even Fox.
Woolley, "despite his illness", met them in batches, either alone or with his guru.
On the third day, there was still an endless stream of people.
On the fourth day, more people seemed to come...
Fox finally experienced the feeling of his mouth becoming numb from saying polite words and his hands becoming cramped from receiving gifts: the visitors all brought many gifts, and the types of these gifts were extremely diverse: carriages, maids, female slaves, beautiful boys, high-quality food, cloth, sculptures, toys, gems, decorations, small animals, scrolls…
There was even a small nobleman who was in the oil business and sent four dwarf artists, but they were rejected by Wu Lai.
Of the remaining gifts, except for a few trained pretty boys, all the others were accepted by Fox. Food was sent to the kitchen, maids and female slaves were sent to the inner house, and scrolls were used to decorate Woolley's study...
All gifts that cannot find a suitable place for the time being are sealed in the gift room and classified.
Wu Lai picked out a dark ancient sword from the gifts. The giver said that the sword was made of meteorite iron. Although the blade had become blunt with the passage of time, its ancient shape and special material still made Wu Lai quite fond of it. After asking Fox to have someone make a sword rest, Wu Lai placed it in a corner of the study.
Wu Lai's fame quickly spread throughout the streets of Green Building. Apart from the favor shown to him by Chief Connor, the Supreme Noble Council, people were more willing to talk about his Green Building, which represented wealth.
Some people say: The Green Building is like a stronghold, with high stone walls, watchtowers, and strict security.
Some people say that the Green Building is so exquisitely decorated that it looks like a nouveau riche. The walls and the ground are covered with colorful shale, all the door frames are inlaid with exquisite copper lace, and the windows are hung with gauze with gorgeous patterns...
Some people say: The green plants in the Green Building will surely set off a trend in Assyria and even in the Assyrian territory...
Some people say: Although Woolelindo is young, he is well-spoken and wise...
Others say that Wulagindo has no less than thirty beautiful female slaves, and he is extremely lucky...
Regardless of whether the news was true or false, people loved to listen and spread it. For a time, Wu Lai became the hottest topic in the city of Assyria...
Wu Lai was once again in the limelight, and Wright naturally did not want to be left out. He teamed up with Guru to do three eye-catching things in a row. Of course, all of them were related to Wu Lai.
First, Liucui Bay is officially open for business. Here, there are not only delicious barbecue, unique cocktails, attractive maids singing and dancing, but also pleasant scenery. More importantly, this place is run by Wright, Woolley and Gulu. In other words, coming here to play can not only enjoy delicious food and please yourself, but also be a shortcut to make friends with these three people. Of course, first of all, you have to have the courage, because at this time, making friends with the three people is basically equivalent to offending Khufu of the Duncan family. However, people still come to play in an endless stream - Khufu cannot represent the Duncan family. Besides, let’s not talk about Wright’s background, even Woolley Glindo, that was a guest visited by Chief Connor himself...
The second item was the God-given seasoning, which was the first thing Wu Lai showed that day. In Wu Lai’s previous memory, this thing was something that could be found everywhere on the street - MSG.
It's not surprising at all that Wu Lai can make this thing. In the last memory, he owned a medium-sized condiment factory. With his studious nature, he naturally knew the process requirements and technical procedures of many condiments.
Due to limited conditions, Wu Lai could only use the simplest hydrolysis method for production. However, this did not prevent him from creating a MSG that had never appeared in this world before - no, now, it is called "Seasoning from God."
The price of "God's Seasoning" is a bit outrageous - five times the price of gold, that is, every five shekels of gold can be exchanged for one shekel. If you refer to Wu Lai's previous life, this price will definitely make people's tongues drop. But now, after those nobles have tried the barbecue with God's seasoning, they can buy up the 100 shekels of "God's Seasoning" sold in Liucuiwan every day. Therefore, Liucuiwan has become a new place for many nobles to play, because only here can you buy "God's Seasoning", and each person can only buy one per day, first come first served...
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This will make those who want to hoard or resell the goods feel a little regretful.
According to convention, the third task should be completed by Wu Lai himself, but Wu Lai is injured now, so the people who negotiated became Wright and Loli.
Naturally, Loli was happy to share Wu Lai's worries, but she was not good at the goods this time, because what Wu Lai wanted to sell were 200 individual crossbows and 10 crossbows, as well as 20,000 small crossbow arrows and 200 large crossbow arrows.
What made Loli most embarrassed was not her unfamiliarity with the goods, but that Wu Lai said that these things should be sold in two batches and must not be monopolized by one company.
However, after receiving the news, the four major Assyrian legions all arranged core personnel to come for negotiations. The representative of the Fourth Legion was naturally Yijiang, the representative of the Second and Third Legions was Inr, and the First Legion simply sent Weihuo's cousin.
There were two items, but Lai didn't say how to divide them, nor did he say who to sell to and who not to sell to. This really posed a difficult problem for Wright and Loli.
Price is not an issue because all four legions have said they want it at any price.
"Wright, how about letting the Second Legion and the Fourth Legion take half each?" Loli discussed with Wright.
It sounds like this is the best plan. Anyway, it is the Duncan family that controls the First Legion. Since Khufu did such a dirty thing to Wu Lei, it is reasonable not to sell it to them. The Second and Third Legions have been very attentive recently, and the Fourth Legion has been so supportive of Wu Lei. It is undoubtedly most appropriate to let these two families share these crossbows.
Unexpectedly, Wright shook his head and said, "This is not a good idea."
"Why?" Loli asked back.
"If Wu Lai is willing to sell it this way, he would have said it directly. Why leave it to us two to do it?" Wright said with a smile.
"Then he can just tell us what he wants to do. No matter what we decide, everyone will think it's his idea." Loli said. She didn't quite understand why Wu Lai would go to such lengths.
"No, you're oversimplifying things." Wright said, "You represent the Koch family, so I don't need to say anything. The Koch family and the Duncan family have a close relationship, and I also have a personal relationship with Lev. If we sell it according to your plan, people will naturally say that it was Wu Lai's idea. But if we sell it to the First and Fourth Legions and keep the Second and Third Legions out of it, no one will think it was Wu Lai's idea, because Wu Lai has a grudge against Khufu. And this plan is exactly what Wu Lai wants."
"Why not sell it to the Second and Third Legions?" Loli frowned.
"Because the Second and Third Legions already account for half of the Assyrian Legion. In terms of strength, the First and Fourth Legions are weak. If Wu Lai wants to achieve something in the future, he will not add icing on the cake to the Second and Third Legions." Wright said with certainty.
"Really?" Although Loli asked this, she already believed it in her heart. Based on her understanding of Wu Lai, he would not speak without a purpose.
Wright nodded: "I can be sure that if there is any problem, I will be responsible."
Two days later, the dust settled.
The Fourth Legion got what they wanted and obtained ten large crossbows. This kind of thing with two large wheels and a traction wheel is a powerful weapon for attacking cities and strongholds. In the demonstration arranged by Wright, the large crossbow arrows shot by it easily flew two hundred steps away, and then penetrated an elbow-thick earth wall. Using such a thing to raid the city gate, the result can be imagined.
Of course, its price is also staggering, twelve thousand gold coins per frame, but Yi Jiangfu is happy to pay it because its original price is fifteen thousand.
The First Legion "accidentally" bought two hundred individual crossbows. In Wei Huo's opinion, this was naturally facilitated by the Koch family and Wright. Maybe they did it without Wu Lai's knowledge. Otherwise, with what Wu Lai had just experienced, he would never agree to it.
The First and Fourth Legions were smiling happily, but Yin'er was angry. It was within her expectation that the Fourth Legion would purchase the crossbows, but it was a surprise that she had been trying to please them for so long but got nothing in return. She originally thought that she would "divide" the crossbows with Yi Jiang, but she didn't expect that the First Legion would intervene and succeed.
"Okay, Duncan family, if you want to play, we, the Xiuman family, will play with you to your heart's content!" Yin'er said gritting his teeth.