Finally, the airship arrived in Florence, the capital of the Northern Commercial Alliance, amid a group of people's nonsense.
After reluctantly bidding farewell to the group of old men who even boasted that Mozo was the empress's illegitimate son, Mozo looked excitedly at Florence, which was known as the commercial capital.
Audrey also tightened her veil and walked up to ask:
"Mozo, why do you have to come to Florence?"
Mozo said without turning his head:
"Because I need to come here to pick up something, and I need to mix my potion here as well."
After saying that, he took Audrey to the city center.
After asking many passers-by along the way, the two arrived at the door of a large chamber of commerce.
As a top student at Cromwell University, Audrey is proficient in the languages and scripts of neighboring countries.
So I recognized where this place was at a glance.
The headquarters of the Iron Bank!
What is the Iron Bank? It is the specific spokesperson for the Chamber of Commerce around the world. In a sense, the Iron Bank is the embodiment of wealth.
Basically, everything related to money can be linked to the Iron Bank. Some people say that at least one out of ten people is related to the Iron Bank, who may be a user, an investor, or even an employee.
In short, this is a financial organization with quite complex components and extremely powerful power.
Moreover, the Iron Bank is the greatest guarantee for the existence and continuation of the Northern Commercial Alliance.
Without the leadership of the Iron Bank, the Northern Merchant Alliance would be just a group of small lords acting independently.
There is no way they can remain independent and prosperous among three behemoths.
Of course, these are not the most surprising things. The most surprising or terrifying thing is that many people claim that the real holders of the Iron Bank are the gods and kings!
Because all the major churches were not opposed to the Iron Bank entering their dioceses. Even the famous Duze Dynasty established the Iron Bank as a national bank, and used the name of the king and God to give the Iron Bank a platform in front of the people as a credit guarantee.
Looking at the majestic building called the Iron Bank Headquarters in front of her, Audrey tugged at Mozo's clothes in a daze:
"Mozo, did you save money here?"
"Money? No, no, no, what I keep here is not something so worthless."
Mozo looked very happy and relaxed, because the Iron Bank was one of the few forces that allowed him to treat them normally and enjoy their privileges without worry.
You don’t have to worry about being recognized and being chased by your enemies or being hit by a goddess.
You have to know that the real owner of the Iron Bank is one of the very few goddesses of wealth who has neither a grudge against him nor any connection with him!
This is a hidden god, whose existence is extremely secretive. In the past, only gods and kings knew of his existence.
Now, a lot of restrictions should have been relaxed, but it is still not common knowledge among the public.
But this has nothing to do with Mozo, as long as he knows that the other party can be trusted.
After all, the reason why the Iron Bank has been able to remain prosperous and widely accepted is their adherence to the creed of neutrality and the highest quality financial services.
It was also based on this point that Mozo stored a very important thing in the Iron Bank headquarters.
This was one of his many arrangements, and it was also something he was going to give to Miss Knight.
After all, among the three girls, he had only given Audrey a bracelet from the goddess of luck.
Verdani and Miss Knight still owed them money.
It’s just that Verdani’s Storm Path is a bit tricky, and the recent situation is a bit special, so Mozo first came to Florence to prepare to take the high-level seal of the Lightning Path from the Iron Bank.
After walking into the Iron Bank headquarters with confidence, Mozo said confidently to the front desk:
"I am a wandering traveler, a knight who has lost his homeland."
After hearing this, the receptionist was briefly confused, then suddenly woke up and invited Mozzo and Audrey to the VIP room.
Soon afterwards, another well-dressed old man quickly walked in.
The moment he saw Mozo, the old man asked directly:
"Good morning, good afternoon, or good night?" (French)
Mozo also stood up and stretched out his hand and said with a smile:
"Good morning, good afternoon, or good night." (Chinese)
Seeing that the other party really understood the ancient secret language, the old man no longer hesitated and reached out his hand to shake it, and said with a smile:
"The Iron Bank welcomes your use and arrival, respected Mr. Lost Knight."
129 Self-portrait of a Saint and the Witch of Liberation
The Lost Knight, this is the nickname of Mozo's account in the Iron Bank. After all, not everyone will choose a real name, or in other words, except for normal financial transactions that require strict verification of the account holder, basically no one will choose a real name.
This can save account holders a lot of trouble. But there will be another problem at the same time, that is, for customers who do not leave their real identity and name, the Iron Bank will also protect their property.
However, they only protect your property and do not confirm whether it is taken away by you personally. Therefore, anyone who holds the corresponding token or the corresponding secret code can take your things unconditionally.
The Iron Bank refused to apologize or offer compensation because it was written in the contract.
Of course, if a normal real-name customer has his property stolen, then don't worry, the Iron Bank will not only compensate you three times for your losses, but will also let the hateful thief go to see his main god.
If you fail to send the other party to see his master, the Iron Bank will even compensate you tenfold for your losses.
There is no need to worry that the Iron Bank cannot give the money, because the Iron Bank is the richest organization in the world. Some people even estimate that the Iron Bank may occupy half of the world's wealth!
So instead of worrying about the Iron Bank not being able to pay, you should worry about whether the thief can successfully escape so that you can get another seven times compensation. And don't think about cheating the Iron Bank's wealth, because no one can cheat the Iron Bank's money!
The Iron Bank does not tolerate deception or arrears!
After confirming Mozo's identity, the well-dressed old gentleman smiled and said with his hands behind his back:
"Dear Mr. Lost Home Knight, you are a distinguished platinum customer. You should go with me to the VIP room exclusively for platinum customers."
"Then it's better to obey your orders!"
In this way, Mozzo and Audrey were taken by the old gentleman to the platinum area several floors higher.
Looking at the VIP room for platinum customers, Audrey didn't react at first, because the place just looked very elegant. Audrey guessed that it must have cost a lot of gold coins, but the exact amount would not be too outrageous.
Until she suddenly caught a glimpse of the painting hanging on the wall, Audrey's expression became strange, and then she hurried forward to observe it carefully.
Finally, Audrey asked in disbelief:
"Sir, could this painting be, yes."
The old gentleman smiled and nodded and said:
"It is a self-portrait of Saint John. If you want to verify it, you can also look at the back of the portrait, where the signature and slander of the Immortal Witch are found."
"But I hope you'll be careful, because even though the Immortal Witch has long been sealed by the Saint, her notes still retain a lot of spirituality, which may bring you a slightly unpleasant experience."
Audrey was stunned when she got the affirmation.
She remembered that this painting was auctioned once a hundred years ago, and the price seemed to be 240,000 Duze gold coins
Then how many Loran gold pounds are equivalent to Duze gold coins? The exchange rate is 1 to 2.4? No, this is the latest exchange rate. It seemed to be higher a hundred years ago? OK, it seems to be 1 to 3.1
The Duze Dynasty was the last dynasty of the time, that is, a country ruled by kings and gods, so their currency has always been the hardest currency among hard currencies.
"You just put such a valuable thing here? Don't you even have an extraordinary frame?"
The old gentleman smiled and explained:
"The extraordinary watch frame shows a lack of trust in our platinum customers. We will not do such a thing. Moreover, we also believe that platinum customers do not need to do such a thing."
"Ah, miss, do you want to buy it? If so, I can make the deal for you at the price of 240,000 Loran gold pounds."
They bought this painting a hundred years ago and hung it here. At that time, they spent 240,000 Duze gold coins. Now they can trade it to Audrey for 240,000 Loran gold pounds, which is obviously a huge loss.
Obviously, this was a favor. A favor for a platinum member. Of course, it could also be that he recognized that Audrey was wearing a priceless first-level seal.
To be honest, this made Audrey's heart beat for a moment, because the price difference was enough for her to make a lot of money. But she immediately shook her head and refused.
Because this is a favor from Mozo, not from her. If she wants it, Mozo will probably buy it for her, but being able to do something and not being able to do something are two different things!
Mozo stood speechless beside them, watching them talk with their own sketches...
However, Mozo also looked at the painting with some sighs. It was a self-portrait of him when he was Saint John. Later, it fell into the hands of the witch, and then she wrote all kinds of insulting words on the back.
In response to this, Mozo could only sigh: This woman is so hateful!
Instead of writing on the front to destroy the painting, the witch wrote on the back to increase the value of the painting, so that people in later generations would try to preserve it as a symbol of wealth and heritage. In this way, her insults against herself would be passed down for thousands of years...
Anyone who sees this painting in the future will remember that the saint was scolded by the witch and was helpless.
Tsk, this woman is so abominable, luckily I locked her up in the spirit world!
But just after saying this, Mozo felt a sudden panic for no reason.
What happened to the old fox before also happened to Mozo.
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Following the call of the ancient maple tree, the white mask with the faint blue light passed through the void and sank into the spiritual world.
And the moment the Liubai mask entered the spiritual world, the dim light it brought into it instantly dissipated.
At the same time, outside the Shattered Prison, countless spiritual creatures were scrambling to escape from the Shattered Prison in terror.
The prison that imprisoned the witch began to shatter!
The immortal witch who was trapped in it also raised her head in the cage, looking at the prison that was constantly shattering and the halo shining into it. At this moment, she was filled with anger and could no longer control her crazy emotions and laughed:
"John, John! Hahahaha, it's over, it's finally over!"
The witch's madness gradually turned into calmness. The Witch of Justice raised her head and waited for the prison to be completely destroyed. She looked at the halo that symbolized freedom and whispered:
"The prison is broken, and fate is changing. Our fates have long been intertwined. This is a fate that neither of us can escape. I will find you, and when the time comes, I will."
The Gluttony Witch reappeared and licked her dry but attractive lips and said:
"I will chew your flesh and drink your blood. You owe me this!"
130 The Iron Bank Saint
Mozo felt a sudden, inexplicable palpitation in his heart, which came and went strangely.
Although this puzzled Mozo for a while, he did not think much about it, because the "debt" that could cause this was too much for Mozo...
Even if he wanted to investigate, he would be embarrassed and would not know where to start.
We can only "turn a deaf ear and dumb" until any signs appear.
The old gentleman standing at the door of the room also heard the employee's whisper behind him at this moment. Then the old gentleman smiled and bowed to Mozo and said:
"Respected Mr. Lost Home Knight, the item you stored in our Iron Vault has been retrieved by a distinguished lady. And the lady hopes to talk to you in person."
"What do you think?"
Mozo asked curiously:
"Which lady?"
"Our president."
Hearing this somewhat unexpected name, Mozo couldn't help but whistle:
"The Saint of the Iron Bank? It's an honor. Please tell the Saint that I would be happy to meet her."
After saying that, Mozo stared at the old man's face, trying to see something, but unfortunately, there was no flaw on the other person's face.
Even though Mozo's words just now clearly showed that he knew about the existence of the Goddess of Wealth.
The other party just nodded respectfully and retreated with the staff.
Mozo did not have too many regrets about this. He just stood there waiting for the arrival of the Saint of the Iron Bank.
The Iron Bank is indeed closer to a Chamber of Commerce than the Vatican in terms of structure, but because the Iron Bank is led by the Goddess of Wealth, the president of the Iron Bank, especially the president of the headquarters, is also known as the Saint or the Pope.
Shortly after the old gentleman left, a capable young girl in a golden dress holding a long box pushed the door open.
Behind the girl in the golden skirt followed a maid with a face as delicate as a doll.
"Hello, Mr. Lost Knight, I am the president of the Iron Bank, also known as the Saint of the Iron Bank, Lola Lis."
The girl in the golden skirt was very familiar with him while holding the box and extending her veiled hand towards Mozo. Mozo first glanced at the delicate maid who looked like a doll before smiling and reaching out to shake her hand: