Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 423 Blank City

Grandet knew that Aiwass was very busy, so after the conversation, he politely excused himself and left.

Objectively speaking, Grandet's existence helped Aiwass solve a lot of troubles.

Gray Green obviously knows some details about Grandet. And the trouble and cunning shown by Aiwass when negotiating with the "Mr. Gold Coin" prevented her from testing Aiwass again. This saves both parties time and energy.

Unlike Grandet's large-scale orders involving core national policies, the demands of the gray-green lady are quite simple.

She just hopes that Aiwass can serve as the new president of Lloyd's of London, so as to stabilize the Avalon businessmen who are starting to have wild ideas.

——Lloyd's is a merchant association, and its members are all merchants. And businessmen have no loyalty at all.

When they had confirmed that Lloyd's was being targeted from the top, those businessmen would unceremoniously abandon Lloyd's.

But that doesn't mean they won't get together again. They will only gather another group of people as the core to form a new business alliance... maybe they will give it a new name, such as "Gaolou Club" or "Prince Club".

Maybe it will be in the open, but more likely it will be in the dark.

But essentially the essence of these organizations is the same. Different small groups will inevitably try to compete for the right to speak, which will bring instability and changes to the environment. To be fair, businessmen who already have resources will definitely want to be as stable as possible.

At this time, if Aiwass, as a minister without charge, could become the president of Lloyd's society. Then this will undoubtedly send a very friendly signal to these businessmen: the Roundtable may not want Lloyd's to be disbanded, but just hopes to step in and get a piece of the pie.

Businessmen's logic is the same. I’m not afraid of bargaining or asking for more, I’m just afraid that you don’t even want to talk about it.

Aiwass had joined Lloyd's a long time ago. The Moriarty family has been in business for generations, and his adoptive father, James Moriarty, was still a senior executive at Lloyd's. He is undoubtedly the best choice.

For Aiwass, that's not a bad thing.

Rather than letting those rats gather together and cause trouble in a corner where you can't see them, it's better to keep them safely in front of you.

And with Gray Green as his agent, Aiwass can finally exert influence on the gangs in Lloyd District.

For such gang members who live in the mud, the decrees issued by the superior Round Table Hall are basically useless. If you don't plan to kill them all like the "Hanging King" Tudor III, you have to rely on channels recognized by these gang members to control them.

In addition, they also have other great uses for Aiwass.

If possible, Aiwass even wanted to help Gray-Green expand their power. If possible, it would be best to directly integrate underground gangs across the country.

——When Grandet sends his "engineering team" to Avalon to repair the railway, these gang members will be able to use it.

Family members know their own affairs, and local people follow local rules. Building the railway will be a good thing for the whole of Avalon in the long run, and it will be beneficial and harmless to allow the troll construction team to work and consume for free, but this may not be without hostility and obstruction from the local people.

After all, Troll is too ugly, and Avalon is too conservative. Residents in some remote towns do not understand the significance of railways. The process of building railways will inevitably pass through many living areas. Many land and houses need to be redeemed at Avalon... This part of the money will definitely not be paid by Grandet. of.

And if someone realizes the necessity of the railway to Avalon at this time, there will inevitably be some ill-intentioned people who raise prices, extort additional benefits, and even connect entire villages and towns to repeatedly raise prices, or accept star antimony. Man Iris spends man's money to destroy railroads. As for this kind of thing, it is actually not easy for Avalon to directly send official people to solve it.

In the past, these violent acts were dealt with by the Inspectorate. But because of this, many people are very afraid of the inspector and have strong hostility towards the inspection bureau.

Whether it is intervention, protection or surveillance, these gang members are much easier to use than the people in the Supervisory Bureau. All kinds of news spread much faster than official channels; many things that were inconvenient for Aiwass and Isabel to deal with could be left to the gray-green lady to solve.

And if she has a channel to clear people's names, it will be equivalent to giving gang members in local towns and villages a chance to start a new life. In Avalon, which is about to have a lot of legal jobs, that's a pretty good slice of the pie.

Gray Green is a smart man. Aiwass quickly understood what she needed to do and what she could get out of it without having to explain it over and over again.

When two smart people avoid the trouble of testing each other, efficiency becomes very high. It was not even noon when Aiwass finished talking to Gray Green.

Afterwards, Aiwass returned to the Palace of Silver and Tin to rest for a while, took a shower and put on new clothes.

Although his wound had healed, there was still blood on the collar of his clothes. Isabel might be worried if she saw it, so it would be better not to tell her about it.

After Aiwass changed his clothes, he went directly to Isabel's bedroom to wait for her return. They arrived almost immediately, and when Aiwass' hair was still a little damp, Ligeia and Isabel hurried in.

"Long time no see, my Majesty the Queen. Let's drink some hot black tea first."

Aiwass raised his head and said softly.

It was not yet lunch time, and he was drinking warm black tea in an orderly manner. When he saw Isabel coming in, still wearing a dress, he poured two glasses for Isabel and Ligeia.

This tea was added with a little ginger, a lot of sugar, and bergamot essential oil that was personally blessed by Aiwass. It's more like a cup of potion than a cup of tea. Just drinking it is enough to restore some energy.

Lily took the glass teapot that was low on tea from Aiwass and went to change it. Isabel did not drink tea. Instead, after taking off her crown, she sat directly opposite Aiwass regardless of her appearance, and lay down on the table very tiredly. Her arms were folded together, as if she were lying down for a while during recess.

"How does it taste, Ligeia?"

Aiwass watched Ligeia, who was standing about the same height as he was sitting, drink the tea in one gulp, and casually said with a smile: "Would you like some more milk?"

Ligeia said casually: "If possible, I would like to add some beer."

"Why not give it a try? It might taste delicious."

Aiwass encouraged Ligeia: "Add some oranges and ginger, cook it with beer, or red wine; or add some mint and ice cubes to the beer and black tea, I think it might be delicious. "

"You're right," Ligeia seemed to be really moved, "I'll try it in a minute - can you drink it if I make it?"

"It's not impossible."

Aiwass smiled and said: "You go and prepare some drinks, and we will take Her Majesty the Queen to drink with us. You see Her Majesty is quite tired. It is just right for you to have a little drink and then take a sweet nap."

"If His Majesty also wants to drink it, the ingredients I prepare must be more conservative...Lily, come and help me!"

Ligeia said with a smile, shook her head and left Isabel's bedroom, leaving a private space for Aiwass and Isabel to talk alone.

Aiwass looked at her pulling Lily away in a hurry and shook his head slightly.

Sometimes, Aiwass wasn't sure whether Ligeia's emotional intelligence was high or low.

Looking at Isabel lying motionless on the table, as if she was asleep, Aiwass reached out and gently touched her head. Feeling the warm and soft hair brushing through her fingertips like smoke, Isabel didn't react at all.

"Thank you, Isabelle."

Aiwass looked at Isabel who was lying quietly on the table as if dead, shook her shoulders slightly, and then whispered: "Be obedient, drink the tea first...and then go change clothes."

"...Aiwass."

Isabel's muffled voice came from her arms: "This is the first time since I was born that I have been allowed to leave the glass island."

"I know." Aiwass said softly.

"I thought I would be excited..."

Isabel said, looking up. She covered her face with her hands and supported her forehead.

She wasn't crying, she just looked tired. It's not that I'm exhausted from lack of sleep or overwork, but that I feel tremendous pressure for the first time.

Aiwass handed over the tea, and Isabel finally put down her hand and took the tea.

She drank the tea that was not too hot in the cup in two gulps, and felt a little better.

Isabel put the empty tea cup back on the tray and suddenly asked: "Have you ever been to a place other than the Glass Island, Aiwass?"

Aiwass said calmly: "You know, I just came back."

"Yes. Sherlock has also been there, Meg... Ms. Ligeia has also been there, and the teacher is a world traveler... but none of you have told me that places other than the Glass Island are like this. of……"

Isabel's words suddenly stalled.

"desolate?"

Aiwass tried to piece together the word for her: "Barbaric? Backward? Poverty?"

"--【blank】."

Isabel kept shaking her head, but then suddenly blurted out.

This is a metaphor unique to her.

(End of this chapter)