Hearthstone Tavern.
"Joshua, if my reasoning is correct, the murderer of the bloody research chapter should be a carriage driver!"
Taelin transforms into a detective in front of Joshua's desk, making predictions about the plot behind Sherlock Holmes.
It's a pity that the detective lady didn't have any momentum when she reasoned.
"I have already written the last part of the research in scarlet." Joshua put the rest on the desk, and Taelin instantly showed an expression like a little girl expecting candy "As for the last murderer , do you need me to give you spoilers?"
"Please don't!"
Tailin carefully took the remaining part of the table, and then there was a raw spar condensed with the breath of life in her palm.
"This is the crystal condensed by the holy tree this month, and the coverage should be twice that of the previous one. The holy tree also told me that the next crystal is expected to wait for a while."
"Only spitting up a hairball every other month is incredible as a feline."
Qiao Xiu pondered the crystal in his hand.
"Then Joshua... I'll go watch the last part first."
"Well, you won't be disappointed."
Qiao Xiu watched the frost elf leave his study, and only Qiao Xiu was left in the entire study.
In order to meet the upcoming trial of the sages, Ciri has gone to the Mage Tower to study together with the purple-robed man.
"So who should this crystal be given to?"
Qiao Xiu opened a stack of letter paper from the drawer. These letter papers were engraved with complex marks. These marks were the family emblems of nobles from all over the world.
Since Joshua officially revealed his identity and the existence of the magic net in the Crystal Palace.
It was the Iron Country who first traded with Joshua and decided to introduce the Weave.
The content of the transaction is what Joshua and Prince Chaos talked about in less than three minutes.
The content of the transaction is that Joshua provides a hundred leaves of the World Tree, and the country of steel is in exchange for money.
The nobles from other countries who visited the Crystal Palace also spent more or less money to buy a few leaves of the World Tree and the clients of the magic net. This was just their tentative attempt.
In the end, they still underestimate the convenience and fun of the information age, or... toxicity.
This has also led to an increasing number of requests for the purchase of World Tree leaves recently written to Joshua.
In order to prevent his cat from being bald, Joshua only provided twenty leaves a day.
The leaves of the World Tree itself are an extremely rare alchemical material, and coupled with the value given by the magic net... This has also caused the price of the leaves of the World Tree to rise worldwide.
"Mr. Joshua!"
There was a knock on the door outside the study. Judging from the voice, it was Mrs. Marina, the "housekeeper" of the Hearthstone Tavern.
"Come in."
Qiao Xiu continued to sort out the letters in his hands. Qiao Xiu, the aristocratic family crest on these letters, could not understand a single one, and he had no idea of opening the letters and carefully reading the contents.
"There are a lot of people in the tavern today, all wanting to talk to you about business matters." Mrs. Marina's aged face was a little tired, "and the situation is a little out of control."
For the past half month, it has been Lady Marina and Sir Whitebud that have been helping Joshua with the issue of the sale of the Tree of the World leaves.
"I asked them to come." Qiao Xiu figured out the smooth sacred tree crystals in his hands. "Yesterday I commissioned the gray-clothed people to reply to these letter senders. It seems that they are very interested in the 'sacred tree crystals'."
"Mr. Qiao Xiu, the people who visit the Hearthstone Tavern are big nobles from all over the world, and some of them are visiting in person. If they all want the goods in your hand, I suggest holding an auction."
Mrs. Marina recalled the situation in the tavern just now. The nobles sitting there, if there was no protection from Joshua, if Mrs. Marina angered anyone, it would cause her great trouble.
"Auction? This kind of monetary transaction is not interesting, and I don't want money."
Qiao Xiu sorted out his clothes in the mirror, then pushed open the door of the study.
"Then you plan to..."
"I'm going to take this opportunity to build a new career system, or... how to get honor? Anyway, please help me pack up the letters on my desk and throw them away."
After Joshua finished speaking, he closed the door of the study.
The atmosphere on the first floor of Hearthstone Tavern was still as usual, with the presence of dwarves, and those nobles would not make any rash moves.
When Qiao Xiu came to the first floor of Hearthstone Tavern, he instantly felt that many people were focusing on him.
"Joshua Arnold, I finally saw you today."
The first person who stepped forward to say hello to Joshua was Fred, the general of the Iron Country, who had a relationship with each other.
He is the current Steel Nation's ambassador to Nolan and once participated in the premiere of "This Demon Is Not Too Cold" with Prince Chaos.
"I've been busy with the Weave update lately, so I don't have much time to show up."
Qiao Xiu held the general's hand, and it felt like he was holding a piece of steel. The calluses in the general's palm were terrifyingly thick.
"I received your letter yesterday. Is it true?" asked General Fred.
"Hasn't your majesty already seen the existence of crystals? In Osenburg in the country of steel."
Some time ago, Joshua had been worried that the King of the Iron Country would forcibly requisition the sacred tree crystals from the Internet cafe in Orsenburg, but judging from Dorothy's chat in the movie association, His Majesty the King was quite restrained. In other words... He is confident that he can get the same sacred tree crystal.
"Sorry to interrupt you."
When General Fred was thinking about what price to buy this crystal, a man with gray hair and gray eyes suddenly intervened in the conversation between Joshua and General Fred.
His narrow eyes resembled that of a fox.
"Greetings to you, the great new king of the Land of Frost, Joshua Arnorrod." He directly stated his identity as soon as he came up. "I come from the eight great families of the Land of Frost, Karshilov, and I am also a The head of the Loraft Chamber of Commerce."
"Don't you old foxes know the most basic manners?"
The expression on General Fred's face became very terrifying.
"Wait for you stingy bastards to come up with those ridiculous chips?"
The man's narrow eyes stared at General Fred without any fear.
The atmosphere became very tense at this moment, and Qiao Xiu could vaguely perceive that their relationship did not look very good.
With these two beginnings, the rest of the conversation became chaotic. Representatives from various countries went directly to Qiao Xiu, put forward their own bargaining chips, and expressed that they would definitely satisfy Qiao Xiu.
For a while, the entire Hearthstone Tavern turned into a small auction, and from time to time dwarves came in to make a noise.
"Mr. Joshua... Do you want to invite them back first?"
Mrs. Marina watched the atmosphere in the tavern gradually warm up, and if it continued like this, it was very likely to offend everyone present at one time.
"No need, let them fight if they want." Joshua clapped his hands vigorously, "Gentlemen, and those ladies sitting in the corner! I'm sorry to tell you, no matter how much you quarrel. , There is only one sacred tree crystal written in my letter."
Qiao Xiu took out the crystal of the holy tree, and the breath of vitality overflowed the entire tavern in an instant.
Even if the crystal does not have the function of connecting the magic net, it is also a treasure in itself.
"I know you guys are willing to pay big bucks for this stuff, but I'm not very interested in money," Joshua said.
"Do you mean to exchange for something else?" the fox-like man asked aloud.
"It's… a good idea, but I don't have anything I want right now."
Qiao Xiu shook his head slightly after thinking for a while.
"Tell me directly how to get that crystal." General Fred was impatient.
"The way to get it is very simple, that is to fight... or a competition." Joshua's eyes glanced at everyone present "I will hold a small competition, and the winner will be able to get this crystal. … Unpaid."
Joshua waved the sacred tree crystal in his hand as if he was holding a trophy representing honor.