Chapter 330 Elven Journal
"Knock knock knock!"
The light knocking startled Leif from her sleep. She struggled to get up, but no matter how hard she tried, she had no strength left.
After leaving the Grand Temple's Secretariat yesterday, Viscount Leif, feeling as if in a dream, was so moved by Qin Mo that she had no way to repay her debt of love. She could only repay her debt of love with her body, ignoring her own fatigue and pain, and spent most of the night being intimate with Qin Mo. Qin Mo, aroused by her desire, unlocked various positions for her, and she actually managed to endure them all. Her excellent physical resilience gave Qin Mo great pleasure.
Qin Mo gently patted her body, covered her with a blanket, and gestured for her to sleep a little longer before going to open the door to the outer room.
The door opened, and the person outside did not surprise Qin Mo. He had gotten up and dressed when he sensed several powerful individuals approaching the VIP residential area, and was waiting for them to arrive.
"Qin Mo, is that right?"
Outside the door stood a short but muscular middle-aged man. His meticulously groomed hair and beard were unlike those of ordinary Westerners. A large sapphire ring, a finely tailored silk suit, and a golden crown on his head made his identity immediately apparent.
"Are you Frederick?"
"This is His Majesty the King of Prussia!"
Upon hearing Qin Mo's question, the man behind the middle-aged man's face immediately turned ugly. He spoke coldly and sternly to Qin Mo. If it weren't for Frederick turning around and giving him a reassuring look, he might have started making wild and troublesome remarks.
"Does the Western Continent still have an emperor? In my heart, only the emperor of the Great Xia Empire is qualified to be called Your Majesty!"
Qin Mo glanced at the knight-dressed man, ignoring the aura of a knight commander emanating from him, and her casual remark made everyone outside the door feel inferior.
Since the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Western Continent has only had a nominal emperor. After the rise of the Temple, they became even more dissatisfied with this nominal emperor and, with the help of the Ottoman Empire, destroyed Constantinople. The Byzantine emperor then became a thing of the past, and the Western Continent had no more emperors. Instead, the king of the Russian Empire claimed to be the Tsar because his family had imperial blood.
The kings of various countries, large and small, in the Western Continent all like to call themselves Your Majesty, but compared to the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, who possesses the entire Eastern Empire and hundreds of millions of people, this Your Majesty is nothing. Qin Mo, the Prince of Great Xia, directly addresses King Frederick by his real name, which is actually in accordance with the rules of Great Xia.
“Hehe!” Frederick, wearing a crown, was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, “You are different from what your father said. He said you were as quiet as a girl. When I saw you today, you were indeed a handsome boy, but your temper was just like mine when I was young.”
Qin Mo frowned slightly, somewhat disliking Frederick's way of speaking, but he still stepped aside and invited Frederick into the room, making him a cup of his hometown's green tea.
"The taste of this drink... is truly unique. The bitterness gives way to a refreshing fragrance that is intoxicating." When Frederick first tasted Tai Yuan fried tea, he was immediately full of praise for its fragrant and lingering flavor.
"This drink can aid digestion, especially for meat-eaters." Qin Mo was too lazy to explain what tea ceremony was, and directly told him about the benefits of tea.
"Oh? There's such a thing? That's wonderful! You know, we Western Continent people love to eat meat, so we really need this kind of drink." Frederick's thought process was indeed typical of the practical Western Continent, completely different from the romantic and frivolous nobles of Great Xia. Talking to him about tea ceremony would be a complete waste of time.
“I have a shop in Rome that sells this kind of tea. You can send someone to buy some.” Qin Mo refilled Frederick’s tea, ignoring his eager gaze and telling him to buy it himself. The tea he brought was all premium quality, and he didn’t intend to give it away casually.
Frederick was clearly surprised and asked uncertainly, "What do you sell in your shop in Rome? Do you sell other people's goods on behalf of them, or do you bring them from Bactria yourself?"
"Silk, porcelain, and this kind of tea—as for the source of the goods, of course, we transport them ourselves. How much money can we make by acting as a middleman for others?"
Frederick was even more puzzled. He knew how difficult it was to sell precious goods from Great Xia to the Western Continent. Only wealthy families and merchants had the ability to do so. He had dealt with Qin Lan more than once or twice, and Qin Lan did not seem to be very rich.
“Your father, Saint Qin Lan, and I have some connections. If you need help with your business in the Western Continent, I can provide you with ample connections and opportunities.”
Looking at Frederick's seemingly casual yet possessive eyes, Qin Mo said calmly, "I have a cooperative relationship with the Medici family in Florence. They helped me solve my temporary troubles. I will contact you if I have the opportunity in the future, Frederick."
Although Frederick was disappointed, as a king, he was very good at changing his expression. He immediately smiled and agreed, appearing as gentle and amiable as an elder visiting his nephew or niece.
But Qin Mo was very disgusted by his expression. Frederick seemed kind, but his capture and massacre of humans with elven blood in Prussia had left a very bad impression on Qin Mo. And for Frederick to treat her as a junior in a friend's family when she was already a prince was simply wishful thinking.
“Your father and I are very good friends. When I heard that you had come to Riga Fortress with the saintess, I immediately set off ahead of schedule to come here just to see you and see if there is anything I can do to help you?”
"Oh! I'm doing very well now, thank you for your concern!"
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