The current situation in the Far South is very complicated. As a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Gemansis Secret Society, Aoer understands this clearly.
The Secret Society and Far South have been cooperating for nearly a hundred years. The Secret Society relies on the deterrent power of the golem to make the unruly Far South obey the rules of their transactions.
But this balance was broken by Master Gemansis himself, and there was only one reason for it... that was that Master Gemansis had developed a method to control the blood crystal beast.
The horrific natural disaster that has been recorded for hundreds of years, the blood crystal beast tide has now reappeared in this world. Master Gemansis has found a way to control these monsters from ancient books.
Master Gemansis did not make this method public, treating it as an absolute taboo and not telling anyone, but Yuannan mastered this ability!
This made Aoer suspect that there was a traitor in the secret society, but the most terrifying thing was that after Yuannan obtained the method of taming blood crystal beasts, the balance... was completely broken.
The most difficult thing for Aoer is that the Secret Society is still unable to stop Yuannan, and he can only continue to maintain a cooperative relationship with Yuannan, otherwise... the next country to be swallowed by the blood crystal beast tide will be the Gemansis Secret Society.
Sigh…I’m so worried.
Aoer opened a pack of Little Raccoon instant noodles and started to eat them. He came here today to discuss business. The food of the Gemansis Secret Society was imported from neighboring countries. Initially, the Secret Society bought it from the Principality of Leslota, but after the principality became a vassal state of the Far South, they had to come to the Far South to buy it.
In the past, as a member of the Secret Society, the nobles of Far South would surround him and try to please him when they saw him, because any bottle of potion taken out of the Secret Society would be extremely expensive in Far South.
But now Aoer could only eat Raccoon instant noodles in the corner. He didn't know what this food was called. This strangely packaged food was just placed on the long table for anyone to take.
Aoer picked up a pack at random, opened the bag without any instruction and started to eat the noodles inside.
It is estimated that Yuannan will put pressure on the Secret Law Society.
While chewing on some instant noodles, Ao'er glanced at the nobles present. They were all attracted by the novel goods on the long table. The ones that gave Ao'er the most headaches were perfume and shower gel. The most terrifying thing was something called laundry detergent.
The Gemansis Secret Society sells many things to the Far South, one of the unique products is the alchemical perfume and clothing purification potion.
It is not an easy thing to wash yourself clean in this world. If it is a city near the sea, it is okay, but in some inland cities in the far south, it is simply a luxury to take a good bath.
First, water supply is a big problem. Second, some stains cannot be washed clean by water. It is even more desperate if there are stains on clothes. There are no special cleaning agents. You can either wear them or throw them away directly.
Common people don't care about their own dirtiness and they don't have any problem not taking a shower for ten days or half a month. But nobles, on the other hand, have fallen into the realm of extreme cleanliness, and most of their clothes are custom-made.
There is no concept of mass-produced clothes in this world.
"It's faded! I told you this stuff isn't that easy to use." Ao'er finished a pack of instant noodles and opened another one. He looked with resentment at a servant of Earl Lionheart in the distance who was demonstrating how to use laundry detergent.
The first white lining was cleaned very well. For the oil stains on the clothes, the servant threw some detergent into the water and rubbed out white foam. The white lining looked like new, which caused a burst of exclamations from those around.
But it was tragic when the servant threw a red robe in. The water in the basin was instantly dyed red, and the servant's hands were also stained with scarlet, as if he had killed someone.
"No, our laundry detergent will also discolor clothes."
When Aoer was halfway through chewing, he remembered that the potion of the Secret Society would have the same effect. The problem was not with the potion or the laundry detergent, but that the method used to dye the clothes was too crude.
"The Earl will never sell it for more than five silver shields in the future." The servant informed the nobles of the offer, and Aor's heart sank again.
This damn price is one quarter lower!
The currencies of the Far South Empire are copper shields, silver shields and gold shields from low to high. The exchange rates between the three currencies have been changing all the time, but the exchange rate between copper shields and silver shields fluctuates between twenty and twenty-five, while the exchange rate between silver shields and gold shields is much higher, fluctuating between fifty and sixty.
Common people can survive with more than ten gray shields a day, but the nobles in the far south are undoubtedly much more extravagant. The clothing purification potion of the Gemansis Secret Order sells for twenty silver shields, which is considered the cheapest potion.
But this kind of laundry detergent undoubtedly beats the laundry detergent in terms of price.
I am so worried!
Aoer thought of this and stuffed another mouthful of instant noodles into his mouth. The servants in the distance began to introduce the perfume. The fragrance of the perfume made the noble ladies very satisfied, and the duration of the fragrance seemed not to be underestimated.
While chewing on the instant noodles in his hand, he was thinking about how to compete with these emerging products.
Now that Yuannan has mastered the power of the Blood Crystal Beast, it was already difficult for the Secret Law Society to negotiate business with Yuannan, and now there is a batch of competing products that came from nowhere...
As the person in charge of the Secret Society in the Far South, Aoer's head is hurting from thinking so much.
"Aur! Aur!"
As he was thinking, an old voice sounded beside him.
"Master Winnie, what can I do for you?"
Aoer was still biting on some instant noodles in his mouth. This master was a top spellcaster sent by the Secret Order, specifically to escort the Daughter of Crystal.
"Charlotte is missing." The expression on the face of Master Winnie was a little difficult to describe.
As the top spellcaster of the Secret Society, he actually let a little girl slip away from under his nose! This is absolutely a shameful thing.
But what the Crystal Girl said was still acceptable. After all, Aor had heard that the Crystal Girl's talent and attainments in magic were rare in a thousand years, so...if anything happened to the Crystal Girl, Aor's head would probably be in danger.
"Charlotte... cough cough..." Aoer choked on the instant noodles in his mouth. He ate three or four packs of instant noodles without drinking any water. His throat was very dry. "Have you... have you tried using the tracking technique?"
"Yes, she hid her tracks. Where are your men?" Master Winnie was also a little anxious.
Charlotte was assigned by Master Bayer Walker himself to come here to carry out a secret mission, but before the mission was completed, Charlotte disappeared.
Aoer put down the half-eaten instant noodles in his hand and was about to order his men to look for the trace of the Crystal Girl... when Charlotte appeared in their sight.
"Are you the person in charge in the Far South?" Charlotte walked up to Aor and asked directly.
"Do you have any instructions?" Ao'er didn't understand why a big shot like the Crystal Daughter would appear in such a dangerous place like the Far South, but he still had to cooperate in taking care of the Crystal Daughter, or simply take care of the child.
Charlotte is the child of the entire Secret Order, and all the high-level spellcasters in the Secret Order are Charlotte's biological parents.
Aoer didn't know where this tradition came from, but he had to follow it now. Of course, if the naughty child was disobedient, Aoer was also qualified to educate her... For example, don't run around in such a dangerous place!