You call this the god of etiquette?

Chapter 135
After mentioning the name "Martha", the Fifth Light's tone was filled with obvious excitement.

That is indeed a person with "talent" that cannot be ignored.

Many people obey gods because of their own bad nature.

Even if you tell them about the greatness of mankind, it will not have the slightest effect.

This is the legacy that has remained in the hearts of some humans since humans were given the first fire by the gods.

And some people are too deceived.

They live in a world dominated by gods around them, and have long been tamed by the church.

A very small number of these people, after being taught by the Chamber of Commerce, know how to return from their lost ways.

But most of them are just like Rodney, with insufficient "talent" and can only serve as expendable items like "traveler".

Only the very few among the very few who can understand their own great mission and potential, and have the "talent" to realize their own potential, are qualified to be truly absorbed by the Chamber of Commerce and become a "sitting guest".

Of course, there is another category of people.

It’s the “talented people” like Martha who are unwilling to convert to the Chamber of Commerce.

It is said that at the last moment before the operation, she still stubbornly refused the olive branch offered by the Chamber of Commerce.

There are still those things in his mouth that are short-lived and affectionate.

Thinking of this, the fifth light felt a flash of regret in its heart, but it was quickly covered up by joy.

It is a good thing to be willing to join the great cause of the Chamber of Commerce, but even if she is unwilling to join, the Chamber of Commerce can still make full use of her "talents".

People have been sent to the operating room, and whether Martha agrees to become a member of the Chamber of Commerce or not, she is destined to contribute to the complete restoration of mankind.

It's a pity that I couldn't bring that "Talek" Iger into the operating room.
Grand Duke Eden did not leave much time for the Fifth Light to think, and his tone did not soften at all because of the "good news" given by the Fifth Light:

"'Estimated', 'Maybe'. Your words are full of such garbage."

"What I need now is an accurate answer."

"Since you said that this batch of test products is of high quality, more brain matter can be extracted."

"So, how many brain stones can your Praying Sun Merchant Guild provide me with now?"

"When will you hand over the things?"

The Fifth Light hesitated and gave the answer:
"Lord City Lord, it will take us about ten days to conduct the purification ceremony."

"After all is completed, I should be able to offer you three brain stones."

Grand Duke Iden automatically ignored the "probably" and "should" in the Fifth Light's words, and asked expressionlessly:
"Three brain stones?"

His voice was not loud, but his simple words immediately made Fifth Light feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave and made his hair stand on end.

There is undisguised power in his plain words.

It's like a weak human being facing a roaring tiger.

The burly body of the Fifth Light was inevitably shorter, subconsciously showing timidity.

After he reacted, he secretly cursed his own unsatisfactory body, and at the same time he became more and more frightened by the strength of Grand Duke Eden.

It seems that the Chamber of Commerce's previous estimate of his combat effectiveness was still wrong.

After barely adjusting to his condition, the Fifth Light lowered his head slightly and answered with a respectful look:
"Lord City Lord, the current materials are probably only enough to make three brain stones at most."

"If the quality of each brain stone is reduced, there should be two or three more."

"But in this case, I'm afraid it won't be able to achieve the effect I showed you originally.

When Grand Duke Eden heard this, he only felt ridiculous in his heart.

If he couldn't reach the level where even "elemental beasts" could do nothing, how could he be willing to use the "Brainstone Project" to disturb the tolerant golden mother, and how could he approve the expansion of candidates for experimental subjects to include clergymen? Where are the relatives?
“You don’t have to say any more nonsense about lowering quality.”

"I will send more people to search for suitable candidates with the detection pendulums you gave me."

"If you can't find enough test subjects in the city under Puncheng Maisui, and there is still the "Charm of Flowers" in the north, if that doesn't work, continue to the north, to the city of "Warm and Clear Spring."

"When you hand over the three brain stones you should make now, more test products will be in place."

When the Fifth Light heard "more test subjects", his eyes lit up. He was about to say something, but was interrupted by Grand Duke Iden:
"Of course, in order to ensure that you can hand over your things on time, I will send two attendants to your station to supervise your operations and ceremonies."

"I think you have no objection, right?"

Grand Duke Eden said a question, but there was no hint of inquiry in his tone.

Fifth Light paused for a moment, then looked troubled:

"I'm sorry, Lord City Lord, I can't help but obey."

"The brain matter extraction surgery and purification ceremony are the secrets of the Chamber of Commerce and are not open to the public."

"1000 gold."

"what?"

"1000 Farnic gold coins."

The Fifth Light immediately shook his head:

"Lord City Lord, this is not about money."

"The production of brain stones is the foundation of our chamber of commerce, and we cannot let outsiders watch."

"2000 pieces of Farnic gold." Grand Duke Eden's expression remained unchanged. In his mouth, 2000 gold was as worthless as two coppers. "I didn't ask you to transfer your technology."

"It's just to ensure that your brain stones can be delivered as scheduled."

After listening, the face of Fifth Light showed a look of struggle, and he hesitated for a while before replying:
"Lord City Lord, this is against the rules, and it's not about money."

"Please rest assured, we will definitely deliver the brain stone to you as soon as possible."

"3000 gold." Grand Duke Eden quoted a price without saltiness.

"make a deal!"

The hesitant look on the fifth light's face disappeared in an instant like a change of face.

He looked like he was afraid that the powerful "Belstad" city lord would change his mind, so he agreed immediately.

What is the concept of 3000 gold?
To put it bluntly, most small towns in the north can't even sell the town and its population for three thousand gold.

And Grand Duke Eden reported such an irresistible figure casually.

Thinking of this, the fifth light calmly scanned the gorgeous audience hall where he was, and finally quickly moved his gaze back to Grand Duke Eden sitting on the golden throne, secretly cursing:

People with plump wheat ears are indeed rich. If I had known, I would have been more reserved just now.

Maybe I can get some more gold coins from this Eden.

Of course, if Xianggui thinks this way, if he really wants the Fifth Light to do it again, he will still choose to give up as soon as he can.

Although monetary income is very important to the Chamber of Commerce, the Fifth Light will not forget that the Prayer Chamber of Commerce can run unimpeded in the northern border by turning a blind eye to the plump wheat ears.

For him, the "Northern Head" of the Chamber of Commerce, the first priority is always to maintain good or at least non-hostile relations with various valuable forces in the North as much as possible.

How to judge whether it is valuable?
What can be solved with "Traveler" is of course worthless.

On the contrary, of course it has some value.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the top forces in the north, such as Plum Blossoms, must be stabilized by the Chamber of Commerce even if they suffer some losses on the surface.Of course, as long as you plan properly, the so-called "suffering" may not turn out to be a bad thing in the end.

Ever since they decided to rely on the display of "brain stones" to establish a cooperative relationship with Plump Wheat, the Chamber of Commerce had long been prepared for Grand Duke Iden to interfere in the production process or even steal the production technology.

The headquarters of the Praying for the Sun Chamber of Commerce was built in the city of "Belstad" for the purpose of transporting materials and gaining trust from the Grand Duke.

In this three-thirds of an acre of land, people work as knives and cutlery and I work as fish and meat.

If Grand Duke Eden is not careful, he can always find out more about the production of brain stones by sending spies in batches, or using some weird and strange objects or even holy objects.

In comparison, if you can get 3000 gold, the northern branch of the Chamber of Commerce will have much more funds.

It was tantamount to selling the outdated technology of the Chamber of Commerce at a good price.

Of course, the most critical and core premise of all this is -

The Chamber of Commerce actually doesn't care about low-level brain stone production technology at all.

Thoughts flashed in the mind of Fifth Light, and he said respectfully to the big benefactor in front:
"Thank you City Lord for your generosity."

"You are welcome to send your attendants to the Chamber of Commerce's residence at any time."

At the end, he carefully added:
"Of course, if it's convenient for you, it's best to inform me in advance."

"I can arrange for my subordinates to receive the people you sent."

Although I don’t mind the spread of technology, sometimes I have to reject it and welcome it.

If you really have the attitude that you can watch the brain stone production process, it will look cheap and the style will be too low.

Archduke Eden's 3000 farnic gold has not yet arrived.

Still have to retain some sense of mystery.

Grand Duke Iden turned a deaf ear to the Fifth Light's thoughts:
"Someone will contact you later today regarding the servant's affairs."

"What you need to do now is to make the brain stone while maintaining quality and quantity."

"do not let me down."

When the Grand Duke said the last thing, the coldness in his tone overflowed again.

The Fifth Light felt a chill in its heart, and stood upright like a loyal subordinate:

"Lord City Lord, please rest assured."

“With your financial and material support, the Chamber of Commerce will definitely provide you with as many high-quality brain stones as possible!”

"The Fifth Light doesn't really think that no one can guess his thoughts, does it?"

A man with silver hair rushed to the audience hall immediately after receiving the order from the Grand Duke's personal guards. After listening to Grand Duke Eden's report, he said this with a slight mockery.

Although the man is nearly sixty years old, he is still in good spirits, as if time has left no trace on him.

The muscle lines on his long and powerful arms are very clear.

The hands are rough and covered with calluses, yet they wear rings set with precious rubies.

Typical "Belstad" agricultural officer style.

When Archduke Eden heard the words of the Chief Agricultural Officer, he also smiled.

Unlike when he faced the fifth light, he was in a much happier mood when he was with Sean Chapman.

Sean is the close elder who has taken care of him since he was a child.

He was also an old minister during the reign of his father, the old Archduke Saxton.

For such a kind and loyal old man, Eden naturally gave him complete trust.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to give him full responsibility for the sensitive task of "finding brain stone test subjects".

In front of Sean, Eden spoke without any hesitation:
"The Fifth Light is indeed trying its best to hide his purpose, but it's a pity that he doesn't understand the simplest truth."

“The more scheming a person is, the more likely he is to fall into unexpected difficulties.”

"No matter how muddy he makes the water, as time goes by, it will be completely clear which aspect he is more passionate about."

"Yes." Sean nodded in agreement, "As long as it is something that can be used to deal with the Kingdom and Symmetra, his Sun Praying Chamber of Commerce has endless methods and ideas."

"Once something else happens, it will stop immediately."

"It's clear that they want us to start a war with the kingdom."

"It's okay if this is the key. After all, in principle, we still have to unite all the forces that are hostile to Symmetra."

"But they actually went to Symmetra's territory to betray our information!"

Sean's face was full of resentment, and he was obviously extremely dissatisfied with the behavior of the Qi Sun Chamber of Commerce.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Eden's mouth:
"Those unbelievers who come out of nowhere are indeed so duplicitous."

"With their pathetic power, they pretend to be strong in front of a weak church, and they pretend to be weak in front of a powerful church like ours."

"They just missed the calculation a little bit."

"When it comes to news, the Tianping Church is the most well-informed."

"As for the news in the north, our ability to control the full ears of wheat is not inferior to that of the Tianping Church."

"Now that we are united with the Tianping Church, the various misdeeds of the Prayer Chamber of Commerce will naturally have nowhere to hide."

"In the future, on the battlefield, this intelligence advantage will be even more obvious!"

Sean echoed again.

He couldn't help but feel excited as he looked at the man talking eloquently on the golden throne.

Thanks to the accumulation of the thirteen generations of "Northern Grand Dukes", "Belstad" and Plum Blossoms have achieved today's strength and capital.

Currently, the main force of Symmetra is on the Yugg continent in the south, and the remaining force must be distributed to defend the entire Sivir.

At the same time, Plenty of Wheat has also formed an alliance with the Church of the Balance under the God of Trade, the "Oar of Endeavor" under the God of Tranquility, and some of their vassal churches.

It can be said that the external environment of plump wheat ears has never been so favorable!
It is precisely because of this that Grand Duke Eden and Sean chose to cooperate with the Qi Sun Chamber of Commerce even though they knew they had bad intentions.

The brain stone can make up the last piece of the puzzle that fills up Wheat's own combat power.

No matter what the motivation of the Qi Ri Merchant Guild was in instigating this war, there was no way that Plump Wheat would miss such a good opportunity.

Which church with sufficient strength does not want its own gods to stand on the top of the gods, but is willing to be a vassal of other churches?

Besides, the exploitation of the Kingdom and Symmetra is too great!
After the final battle, he became more and more unscrupulous.

"Belstad" has to follow the kingdom's instructions every year and transport a large amount of gold to the "Evergreen Heart" to fill the treasury deficit of the kingdom's year-round military deployment.

The transport fleet sometimes even blocked the entire Our River.

How could Archduke Eden, who had been determined to make a difference with food piling up in the city under his command for ten years after taking the throne, endure this kind of situation?

Sean also vowed to wholeheartedly assist the lord who he had watched grow up.

If you work in the fields for a long time, you will achieve great achievements!
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(End of this chapter)