Chapter 564 553. Acquaintances
(Slightly adjusted the relationship between Lady Annabelle and Baron Iman Owen at the end of the previous chapter)
Constantinople has the largest fire phosphorus bomb workshop in Bena Province. This firearms workshop was not built in the city, but on the east bank of Moon Bay Lake under the stone cliff. The entire Moon Bay Lake is designated as Kang In the military area of Constantinople, the fire phosphorus bombs produced here are not only provided to the Bena Army and the private army of the lords in the province, but also sold to the lords in other provinces.
Although the rainy season has passed, the road is still a bit bumpy and not so easy to walk. The magic caravan is a bit bumpy on the forest road.
Fort Constantinople is located in a large forest area, surrounded by maple forests all over the mountains. These woodlands are divided by the sprawling forest roads like pizza.
This is a very important transportation hub in the interior of Bena Province.
Ms. Annabelle's maid led Suldak into a magic caravan, and went out of the city to a large workshop under Moon Bay Lake.
From the outside, the workshop looks like a lumberyard built by the lake. On the grass covered with green moss by the lake, there is a row of large warehouses. If the maid hadn’t told him, it would be Fort Constantinople. The firearms workshop, Surdak may always think that it is a row of warehouses for storing wood.
From the outside, the gate of this workshop seems to have no guards, but the magic caravan stopped in front of the gate, and four guards immediately came out from the gate to inspect the magic caravan. Annabella's maid gave a badge He handed it over, stuck his head out of the car window, and said to the guard at the gate, "I want to see Iman Owen."
The guard at the gate did not let go, but stood beside the magic caravan and said to the maid: "Please wait a moment, I will pass the news to Sir Iman Owen."
The maid knew that this would happen, so she nodded slightly, but didn't say much.
The coachman skillfully drove the magic caravan to a meadow with staghorn grass growing on the sloping land. When the wheels ran over, the entire wheel was stained green and left two deep ruts.
In fact, Suldak didn't wait too long, and a young nobleman walked out of the workshop.
The maid asked Suldak to get out of the carriage, and first saluted the young nobleman respectfully. The young nobleman knew the maid very well, so he just waved his hand casually, glanced at Suldak, and asked the maid, "Why are you here?" Come find me, what's urgent?"
"Lord Iman, Madam told me to bring Baron Suldak here." The maid introduced Iman Owen, and then said to Suldak: "Baron Suldak, this is Iman Owen The baron, the head of Constantine's workshop, the son of Lady Annabelle."
Suldak didn't expect Mrs. Annabella, who looked so young, to have such a big son.
Iman Owen glanced at Suldak with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Suldak knew that he should come out to explain the situation at this time, so he said to Iman Owen: "Baron Iman, the thing is like this, I found a sulfur mine in the territory, this time I come to Constance Dingbao, I just want to solve some sulfur ore sales problems, I heard from my friends that there is a workshop in Constantinople that needs sulfur ore, this time I took the liberty to come here to see if you need sulfur ore here."
Iman just nodded slightly. He has a pair of green eyes that look as beautiful as Hathaway's. He stared at Suldak seriously, seeing that Suldak's eyes were calm and did not flinch at all, and then asked : "Are you from Hailansa?"
"Yes." Suldak said.
Iman walked two steps with his head down, then turned around and asked Suldak, "Oh, my mother doesn't know many people in Hailansa City. Are you a relative of Mrs. Mariana, or do you know Doro?" Mrs. West Newman?"
"I know Mrs. Mariana Christie." Suldak said.
"It's really like this..." Iman smiled a little strangely, his expression was like Suldak was a little boy, but his somewhat gloomy face became much more friendly, and he immediately became very active and warm to him. Surdak said:
"If you want to buy fire phosphorus bombs, I may not be able to help you. There are not many fire phosphorus bombs in stock now, and they have to be used by the main army of Bena, so the number of fire phosphorus bombs that can be distributed is limited. Many lords want to be in the army. Some equipment here, and now the orders from the workshop have been scheduled until next spring, I really have no choice..."
Iman Owen changed his voice and said:
"But if you want to sell sulfur ore, as long as the quality passes the test, you can directly come to the workshop to find me in the future."
Iman Owen boarded the magic caravan, invited Suldak to come up, and asked Suldak with a smile:
"Baron Suldak, can you show me the ore sample you brought?"
"Of course." After Suldak finished speaking, he took out a few pieces of sulfur ore from his magic pocket and placed them on the folding table made of indigo wood in the carriage.
Iman Owen picked up a piece of sulfur ore, put it close to his nose and sniffed it carefully, then lifted the sulfur ore up, looked at the color against the sun, took out a small hammer and knocked it down on the sulfur ore. Put a small piece into the silver tray and crush it lightly, and use your thumb to feel for the gravel in the sulfur mine in the silver tray.
"There are some impurities, but overall it's not bad." Iman Owen raised his head and said to Suldak: "As long as it is sulfur ore of this quality, you can send us as much as you want."
When looking at the ore, his eyes are very focused.
He tentatively said something, and seeing that Suldak had no objection, he said again:
"Currently, the landing price of sulfur mines in Constantinople is 5 silver and 40 copper plates per pound, but this price may fluctuate. You know the current market price, and the entire magic material market is increasing in price."
He glanced at Suldak, waiting for him to speak.
"This is fair." Suldak said.
Iman Owen breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most afraid of was that the Baron Suldak in front of him wanted to raise the price of the sulfur mine. Hearing that Suldak thought the price he proposed was very reasonable, Iman Owen felt that This matter must be settled immediately, so he said: "Well, I can sign an agreement of intent with you, and when your sulfur mine arrives in Constantinople, just let someone come here to find me with the purchase agreement."
"Can."
Suldak readily agreed.
Iman Owen was in the compartment of the magic caravan at the entrance of the workshop. He took out a piece of parchment from the drawer of the compartment, quickly drafted a letter of intent, and the two signed their names on the parchment.
After talking about the business, Iman Owen put on a smile on his face and said to Suldak: "Baron Suldak, if this is your first time in Constantinople, I can take you around the city. Try our specialties here…”
"There will be a chance in the future, I want to return to Hailansa City as soon as possible to organize the supply!" Suldak refused.
Iman Owen didn't persuade, but greeted the coachman on the driver's seat, and said directly: "Then I'll take you back to the hotel."
The carriage slowly drove away from the workshop in Moon Bay Lake. Putting aside Iman Owen's prejudice against him, this young nobleman is quite considerate in his work.
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On the main street of Constantinople, no matter where the magic caravan with the silver emblem of the Owen family printed on the carriage goes, the surrounding vehicles, horses and pedestrians will actively give way so that the magic caravan can drive unimpeded.
Suldak had never seen such a privileged vehicle in Hailansa City, and even the current consul of Hailansa City, Marquis Bernard Christie, did not have this honor.
Backing back to the hotel, after the room funds were settled, Baron Iman Owen insisted on sending Suldak out of the city.
Just when the magic caravan was about to leave the city, a knight rode a blue-scaled horse parallel to the magic caravan. Behind him were two followers. The tall blue-scaled horse just made him a little higher than the window of the car. The knight slightly He bowed his waist and leaned against the window glass to look inside. When he saw Suldak and Iman Owen in the carriage, he was slightly startled and asked inside the window:
"Iman! Iman...how are you sitting in the car?"
Iman Owen waved his hand towards the knight, opened the window, and said to the knight outside the window:
"My friend is leaving Constantinople, and I want to see him off. This is Jude, and this is Suldak!"
The knight named Jude looked at Suldak seriously, and said, "I seem to have seen you somewhere, let me think..."
Suldak looked suspiciously at the knight outside the window, thinking how he could know the knight here in Constantinople, which he had never been to.
At this time, a subordinate behind Jude approached his ear and reminded Jude:
"Boss, have you forgotten? When we were in Wojmara, you were treated by the Suldak knights. You injured your ribs at that time, and the broken ribs stabbed the right lung lobe. The injury was very severe. Seriously, this Suldak knight took the head of a hellhound and healed your injury."
The knight remembered it all at once, and when he looked at Suldak again, he was quite agitated, and said proactively:
"You are the Knight of Suldak from the High Lanza Guard Battalion... Oh no, Baron Suldak..."
When he saw the noble badge on Suldak's chest, he immediately changed his mind, and then very warmly invited Suldak to stay in Constantinople for a few more days, so that he had the opportunity to express his gratitude, but Suldak Ke politely declined.
The Baron Iman Owen did not expect Jude and Suldak to know each other, and it seemed that Jude owed Suldak a favor.
When the magic caravan passed by the gate of the city, Jude shouted excitedly to a group of guard knights who were patrolling the gate: "Hey, come and see who is coming to Constantinople, it's Sur Dark Knight... Oh Baron! Didn't you two always want to thank him in person? Now is your chance!"
"Have the Suldak knights come?"
It happened that someone among a group of guard battalion knights patrolling the gate of the city yelled...
(end of this chapter)