068, I only want one thing
Rhode Dick glanced at Julian, then looked around and said, "I have a simpler way. Whether it is a high-level scroll or a low-level scroll, it is calculated based on thirty pieces, divided into five pieces, and then each piece is six pieces. As for the extra fraction, even if it is dedicated to our respected master Julian's thanks. If Lord Julian had not opened the ring, none of us would have got the relics, wouldn't anyone object?"
He was so experienced that he had long seen that Julian wanted these scrolls. He opened his mouth and gave the great magician six high-level scrolls and eight intermediate scrolls. He took Julian into obedience. Why not do things that are so generous to others? I thought that the Lington family and Amon dared not object.
Amon naturally would not object. No matter what he got, it was an unexpected gain. The nephews of the Lington family dared not object. Rhode Dick made the final decision and divided the scrolls on the table into five parts, each with six advanced scrolls and six intermediate scrolls, and handed the remaining "smalls" to Julian.
Julian was happy, said thank you, and accepted it with a smile. These scrolls are the rich legacy left by Nero, the most outstanding scroll maker in the empire. Although Julian, the high priest of the Temple of Isis, is very rich, the value of this batch of things is at least as valuable as his total income of seven or eight years. What's even more rare is that he may not be able to buy it even if he spends money.
Rhode Dick took two copies on behalf of the Cape City State and ordered people to collect them; the nephews of the Lington family took two copies; Amon took the last copy and carefully put it in a pocket he carried with him. Julian looked at Amon and kept mumbling in his heart. His first impression was that this young man from another country was difficult to buy.
Although almost everyone can price the price for profit in this adult's mind, the price of trying to buy Amon seems too expensive, because this foreigner already has amazing wealth and does not look greedy, otherwise he would not have sent that staff back to the Cape City State. How to deal with this person? It is difficult to induce and can only be coerced, or try it in other ways.
Before Julian could speak, he heard Obama mutter: "Nine people, twenty-four scrolls, how to divide them?"
Rhode Dick replied with a smile: "This is not a problem. If you don't want to keep the scrolls and want money, I will buy them in the name of the Cape Temple, and I will also buy some privately. The amount of money is amazing at one time. I will not let you suffer any losses, but you don't need to worry too much."
Hillary said happily: "As long as the city lord bids fairly, how can we care? It will be convenient to share the scroll with money."
Tas Hungarian shook his head and said, "I hope to keep some of my uncle's scrolls as a family memorial. I am willing to buy some from my brothers at the same price as the city lord. But I can't afford that much money for the moment, so I can only buy a few."
Rhode Dick smiled: "I almost forgot that there are two magicians among your brothers, so it is of course useful to keep the scroll. If anyone wants to buy the scrolls of their brothers, then bid first. These are things from the Lington family, I won't argue."
Tas Hungary quickly explained: "No, no, no, how dare I bid in front of the city lord, I will pay whatever price the city lord pays. Convert all these scrolls into money, except for my own one, just buy a few more pieces."
In the end, Tashun paid a sum of money, leaving behind two high-level scrolls and three intermediate scrolls. The rest of the scrolls were bought by Roddick, most of which were in the name of the temple, and a small part in the name of the private one. Roddick knew very well that the value of these scrolls was not only money, but they could allow a low-level or intermediate-level magician to instantly use intermediate-level and high-level magicians, and not consume their own mana. If there is any conflict in the future, a large number of scrolls will be stored in the city-state, which will be a weapon of offense and defense.
Julian looked at Rhode Dick again, thinking in his heart that the city lord was so fast that he bought the scroll of the Lington family as soon as possible and used the city-state wealth hidden in the temple. Could it be that the city lord is preparing for war? If one day the troops are at the city or the two armies face off, and a group of magicians suddenly attack with the scroll, it will have an unexpected victory effect.
Julian thought about it and thought of another possibility. Such a batch of scrolls is not easy to meet in normal times. The Lington family sold them in large quantities at one time, and did not even carefully distinguish the use of each scroll. They just dealt with them at two prices: high-end and intermediate. Although Rod Dick paid a huge amount of money, the price they obtained was also very cheaper than other situations.
Rhode Dick used his identity and relationship to check the scroll production notes left by Nero, and transferred them privately to the magicians in a large city-state. The price that can be sold is definitely much higher than today's acquisition price. This is the way to make money! The more Julian thought about it, the more he admired it, and the more he thought about it, the more he envied it. He felt a little regretful that he had started late. After another thought, he began to think about Amon again.
After the scroll was handled, Julian coughed and said, "There is the last item of Lord Nero's will, and the person who returned the relics checked a record of making a scroll. Amon, do you want to read it? By the way, where did that scroll go? Have you brought it with you?"
Didn’t this ask clearly? Amon had long said that the three scrolls were lost in the mountains and could not be found.
Amon looked up at Julian and suddenly became alert. The great magician looked at him with an indescribable danger, like a mouse being stared at by a cat. Amon "bringed out" a special ability from the underworld, which could sense the changes in people's inner emotions. Although he didn't know the exact thoughts, he could also detect Julian's bad intentions.
He replied cautiously: "I have reported to the city lord that Lord Nero did leave three scrolls alone, but I was left in the deep mountains when I escaped from danger and could never find them again. I won't read the records anymore. I can't understand them anyway, so there is no need to read them again."
Although he wanted to know the specific purpose of the gray nameless scroll, he simply cut off his thoughts in this case. A civilian who knew how to use the scroll was not good at all, and the scroll was lost. If he had to read the records written by the Aju divine text, it would be obvious that people were suspicious. There were a group of cats here, and he was the rat in the middle of the cat.
When Rod Dick, the notary of the will, saw that Amon said he did not want to read Nero's private notes, he asked kindly: "Amon, Lord Nero's last wish has been fulfilled. As the lord of the cape city-state, he should express his gratitude for your behavior. What do you want?"
Amon shook his head and said, "I have received too much. Lord Nero's gifts are beyond my imagination. How dare I hope more? I only ask for one thing for Lord Lord."
Rhode Dick: "You say that as long as this city lord can do it, it will definitely satisfy you."
Amon showed a worried and a little embarrassed expression: "I know that staff is very valuable, but I didn't expect that Lord Nero's relics are so precious! I'm going to hide the staff carefully when I came, and I dare not let people know. Now I have so much money and valuable things on my body. I'm really worried. Can you let me leave the cape city-state safely?"
This was a bit rude to ask in public, but it was normal for a foreigner who had no relatives to worry about this. Rhodes Dick's face slightly sank and said, "What are these words? This city should thank you. Will you still make things difficult for you? Lord Nero's will has been executed. You can leave at any time if you want to leave. If you are worried, I can send a guard to escort you."
Amon smiled like a child: "Thank you, Lord City, all I want is your words! There is no need for guard escort. The city-state under Lord Dick is the safest place. I want to leave today. After returning to my hometown, I will be the richest person in the area!"
Amon said he was leaving, and Rhode Dick had already spoken in public, so it was hard to take it back. A foreigner suddenly gained an amazing amount of wealth in a strange city-state, and his mood was understandable to rush back to his hometown. Julian wanted to find an excuse to detain Amon, but he did not expect Amon to make such a request in public.
The great magician turned his eyes and said with a smile: "Among, your noble and selfless character should be praised and commended. I want to ask you a few words in private, is it OK?"
Amon made him smile a little numb, but he had to nod and said, "Of course, please ask if you have anything to say."
Julian took him into a quiet room and said straight to the point: "Amun, I am very interested in Lord Nero's suicide note on the cave and the scroll you lost in the deep mountains. Can you tell me the specific location and process as much as possible?"
If Amon was completely made up, many flaws would inevitably be revealed in front of this shrewd master. But this experience was not made up by Amon himself, but was reposting the story of the old madman and adding a last words of Nero. He said it from beginning to end.
After saying that, Julian ordered people to bring him paper and pen, and asked Amon to write down the handwriting he saw in the cave as much as possible. Amon wrote it and did not reveal anything that should not be revealed. Julian asked Amon to draw a map and asked him how he could find the place back?
Amon explained: "There are no roads in many places in the deep mountains, and the terrain is very complicated. It is almost impossible to have accurate memories. I will try to draw them for you."
He really drew a picture, which was a diagram of the deep mountains and jungle in the Youdi River Valley. The terrain was quite complicated, and the strokes were a little bit off. It was almost impossible to find an accurate place based on this picture. But it was already very good that a deep mountains hunter could draw it. He respectfully handed the sketch to Julian.
Julian was still very worried and suddenly asked, "Didn't Bell be mentioned in Nero's last words?"
Amon looked up and asked, "Who is Bell?"
Julian shook his head: "If you don't know this person, just forget it. Does his last words mention the gods?" In fact, what he wanted to ask about was the gods' secrets, but it was difficult to speak directly, so he could only touch indirectly.
Amon asked curiously: "No, the comments I saw have been written to you just now."
Julian frowned: "As the main priest of the city-state, how could Nero not mention the gods when his last words were dying? Amon, have you hidden something? As long as he says it, I will not blame you!"
Amon scratched the back of his head: "How can I know this? I'm just a hunter in the mountains, you must know more than me."
Julian stared at Amon, his eyes as if he wanted to see through the young man. Amon suddenly realized that he could not sense the emotions of the great magician. He must be in a state of meditation on divine arts and restrained the messages emitted by his body and mind. Julian's magic arts were much more brilliant than Amon. In front of him, Amon's special ability lost its effect.
This discovery made Amon even more alert, and he had confirmed that this great master was doubting himself and had other intentions. The old madman mentioned Julian in his message and said that Julian had received Bell's favor. If he encountered any trouble, he could take out the token and ask him for help, but he had to figure out the situation first. In this situation, Amon would never dare to take out the token, but instead he was afraid that Julian would realize that he had something to do with Bell.
Julian looked at Amon and suddenly smiled: "You are just a hunter in the mountains. Getting those scrolls today is of no use to you, and you can neither eat nor open them. But it is very useful for a magician like me. I am willing to spend a lot of money to buy them, so at the price that Lord Dick just paid, would you sell them to me?"
Amon neither wanted to agree nor could he refuse this. The hunter in the mountains kept the magic scrolls without any use, but on the other hand, the scrolls are not only scrolls, but also valuable things! He thought for a while and blinked his eyes and replied: "The noble magician, if you buy something in my hometown, it is much more expensive to buy one at a time than to buy a lot of them. The more expensive the thing is, the more so the divine stone cannot be eaten or opened, but it is money, and the scroll is also money.
You said, if you arrive at a place with a large place with many magicians and sell these scrolls one by one, can you sell them for more? Anyway, I don’t need to worry, is it better to do this? I know you are an extremely noble person. Please tell me this ignorant hunter, is my idea right?"
Julian sighed in his heart. This Amon looked simple, but he was not stupid at all! He was a little sure that Amon must have concealed something and needed a good interrogation. Even if he was tortured, he must take out valuable clues from the young man. If Amon knew about his past with Bell, even if there was a slight possibility, he would not be able to stay in the world!
Since Amon asked this, Julian couldn't say that his idea was wrong, so he could only smile and said, "Amon, you are very smart, and you are even more innocent and selfless. You are indeed a good child worthy of praise. I just heard you say you will leave today. I wish you a smooth journey and the gods will protect you!"
While saying this, Julian had already made a decision, and it was difficult to publicly deal with Amon, but after Amon left the city, he would intercept him in secret interrogation halfway. Since the matter he wanted to ask was of great importance, the great magician even wanted to take action himself. Anyway, his inspection of the cape city was over, and he would leave tomorrow. He would go to do something in the middle, and no one could ask.
Even if you ride a fast horse, it will take several days to leave the Cape City State. Amon will not be able to escape from the palm of his great magician, and then use all means to ask everything clearly. No matter what you ask, Amon will definitely not be able to stay.
Julian was thinking about it, and was about to take Amon back to the hall and say a few words of encouragement and reward, but suddenly he heard someone outside report loudly: "Mr. Julian, the latest instructions from the Saint are sent to the Cape Town State, for you and Lord Dick!"
Julian was surprised and had completed the inspection mission and was going back tomorrow. Why did the young Saint Mary give the latest order at this moment? Did any major change happen? He quickly sorted out his clothes and went to the main hall to welcome the Saint's instructions, and the city lord Dick led the city state and the officials of the temple respectfully prepared.
The Saint's order, Rhode Dick, had already known it, and tactfully scolded the young city lord for his shortcomings in handling temple affairs, praised the various achievements and talents of the High Priest Julian, and ordered Julian to stay in the cape city-state for one year to guide and supervise the temple affairs here.
This order was far beyond Julian's expectations. Today, I just got a batch of extremely precious scrolls in the Cape City State. When I was in a good mood, I felt like I was suddenly hit by a stick. The order has been officially issued, so naturally I cannot disobey it. He did not want to stay in the Cape City State for a year, and he was afraid of long nights and dreams in the place far away from the Temple of Isis. It seems that he can only send someone to send a letter to Meng Feisi and secretly negotiate with the other two high priests to find an excuse to let the Saint give another order, because the emergency matter is transferred to him in advance.
There is another small trouble right in front of him. He may not be able to intercept Amon himself, so he can only send someone else. As for interrogation and murder, he must let his most trusted confidant do it. This "confidential" cannot be leaked at all.
The messenger who came to deliver the order was the deputy chief of the Archives Department of Meng Feisi City, and also a prominent adult. Rhode Dick naturally had to entertain him well, and also held a grand banquet to thank and welcome Lord Julian for staying in the city-state. From that afternoon until late at night, the city-state officials were very busy. The city-state lord was so busy that he didn't go home again, and of course no one could care about Amon.
Amon was not sure that Maria had calculated the order given by time, which was also considered to be a rescue, so that Julian, the great magician, had no time or opportunity to take him down himself. But he was also very cautious in doing things. In the afternoon of the same day, he left Cape City and drove the carriage sent by Tash Hunglington, with a small amount of luggage and a cat.
The servants in Rhode Dick's mansion were a little reluctant to leave the young man in the foreign country, because they had heard that Amon had taken out a huge sum of money from thirty-two divine stones for the city lord to give it to him, and each of them could get a lot of money! Especially several gatekeepers led Amon's carriage to the intersection, and even watched him leave with tears in his eyes.
Chapter completed!