The carriage of the Silver Wing Chamber of Commerce in the Free City stopped outside the Westfalen Family Chamber of Commerce. The guard who was in charge of greeting guests immediately stepped forward and opened the door respectfully. Lelouch, who was very well dressed in a white aristocratic dress, stepped out of the carriage, and Alisa, who was disguised as his assistant 'Hilevi', followed immediately.
"Your Excellency Lelouch, welcome to the Westphalian family's dinner tonight, please come this way."
After marveling at the extraordinary temperament of Lelouch, who was still a boy for his age, the guards immediately began to fulfill their responsibilities and guided Lelouch into the main venue of the banquet.
Tonight is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the branch of the Westphalian Family in the Free City. As one of the chambers of commerce that can occupy a seat in the Free City Council, the power of the Westphalian Family cannot be underestimated. Moreover, this time At the celebration banquet, the wife of the Westphalian family, the Marquise Angelina, who was once the leading beauty in the Kingdom of Belrama, also arrived, making this supposed to be a private celebration banquet full of guests and guests. Judging from the number of guests, it was probably no less than the banquet at the Gourmet Club that Lelouch had attended.
Alisa, who was following Lelouch, had a very calm expression. In fact, Alisa felt that sometimes we still have to face what we should face. Besides, this in itself is not necessarily a bad thing, not to mention that she could compete with gods and demons. Surviving in the cracks is worthy of my own congratulations.
"Haha~ Welcome to tonight's banquet, Lord Lelouch!"
Joseph, the president of the Westfalen Family Chamber of Commerce branch, saw Lelouch coming in and stepped forward with a smile to say hello.
"Hello~His Excellency President Joseph!"
"Your arrival is really a great honor for our Chamber of Commerce. Our Chamber of Commerce has prepared a sumptuous dinner tonight. Please enjoy it."
Joseph was very talkative and chatted with Lelouch, but during the chat, the slightly fat president would always cast his eyes on Shilevi beside him from time to time. It seemed that he was disguised as 'Shirewe' before. The shadow Alisa left on President Joseph during the negotiation process seemed to be a bit serious.
When President Joseph was talking to Lelouch, many businessmen who were invited to participate also cast their eyes between the two from time to time. To be received so warmly and personally by Joseph, the branch president of the Westfalen Family Chamber of Commerce, this young man really has a lot of background.
Lelouch Lampeluki! A boy of sixteen or seventeen took root in the free city in a short period of time. The rare goods he brought have caused a stir in the Free City recently. In particular, some rare medicinal materials and refined ores have caused many pharmacists and craftsmen who hope to leave their names in history to almost fight. Especially recently, a master blacksmith in the free city used the materials brought by Lelouch to create After a pair of quasi-legendary armor came out and sold for a high price of 47 million Lien at the auction house of Mr. Lawrence, one of the three giants, the competition for these materials became even more intense.
If you want to say why the things Lelouch brought are so valuable, the reason is that the purity and quality of both medicinal materials and ores far exceed the quality standards set by the Free City. According to the words of the blacksmith who built the quasi-legendary armor, the purity of the small piece of mithril from Lelouch's hands reached an astonishing 90% or more. You must know that the highest purification purity of mithril on the mainland should be 84%, which is the limit!
The higher the purity of the ore, the fewer impurities it contains, and the weapons and armor made from it will naturally be better!
Judging from the current momentum, the large and small chambers of commerce that have purchased the goods brought by Lelouch in the past will basically make a steady profit. Some chambers of commerce that have missed the opportunity are probably regretting it now. . However, there are still some smart businessmen who have begun to slow down the flow of goods into the market, and are preparing to hoard these high-quality materials and wait until the price reaches a higher level before taking action at the right time. It's just that some of the big chambers of commerce at the top of the Free City have a different view of Lelouch. Compared with the precious materials in Lelouch's hands, many merchants are secretly investigating the source of these materials. Compared with Lelouch, The merchants who are at the top of Xiu's hands want to directly monopolize the sources of these materials.
"Then I won't disturb you, President."
After chatting for a while, Joseph had to go to entertain other guests, and Lelouch finally got free and had a chance to observe the entire venue. Since Joseph, as the president, is running around greeting guests like a servant, Alisa's mother, Mrs. Angelina, should be the protagonist tonight. So far Lelouch has not seen Mrs. Angelina, and Alisa also calmed down after looking around for a while to make sure her mother was not there yet.
At this time, a waiter walked up to Lelouch with a tray filled with fine wine: "Please enjoy, Your Excellency!"
"Thanks."
After taking a glass of wine from above, Lelouch took a sip. The entire banquet was in the form of a buffet, but there were not many people dining. At most, some female guests just took some desserts to enjoy.
It was just like the banquet in the Britannian Empire, it was unbearably dull!
Lelouch sighed and prepared to find a quiet place to stay alone for a while until the protagonist of the banquet, Lady Angelina, appeared, but it seemed that some people didn't want Lelouch to leave temporarily so soon.
"It's really Mr. Lelouch ~ Long time no see!!"
A slightly familiar female voice sounded. Lelouch followed the voice and looked to a beautiful girl in a black dress not far away who was walking elegantly.
Lelouch thought for a moment and immediately recognized the other party's identity: "Long time no see, Miss Isis Garrod."
"Just call me Isis."
The girl who came forward gracefully performed a lady's ceremony in front of Lelouch and said somewhat affectionately, this girl with outstanding appearance is really Isis Garou, the beloved daughter of Vanke Garod, the president of the Kinsol Chamber of Commerce. Virtue. Lelouch had met him on the airship before arriving in the Free City. Lelouch, who originally planned to accumulate as many contacts as possible in the Free City, also made a deal with the Kinsol Chamber of Commerce. According to what was later reported, The news is that a batch of materials purchased by the Kinsol Chamber of Commerce were resold and sold at a good price.
Isis looked like a little girl in love with a blush on her face as she looked at Lelouch. Isis's father, Fanke, was talking to Joseph not far away for a while. When he saw his daughter beside him, he was talking to Joseph. While the mysterious young wealthy businessman was conversing, the steady middle-aged man wisely did not disturb his daughter. Instead, he pretended not to see anything and went to the side to talk with other guests.
"I really want to thank you last time, Mr. Lelouch. Those goods made my father happy for a long time after they were shipped back to China and sold." Isis said with a smile, and at the same time looked with some pride at those who didn't have time to invite first. To Lelouch's girl.
"Haha~ Thanks to your father's care, Miss Aixis, I was finally able to raise enough funds to establish the Chamber of Commerce in the early stage."
Alisa stood aside and looked at Lelouch who was joking with Isis. She had to say that her boss was really a magnet for young girls. The girl named Isis seems to be really obsessed with Lelouch, to the point where she regards any woman around Lelouch as a competitor. Now this Xi Laiwei's appearance can only be regarded as average, otherwise Miss Aisis probably wouldn't ignore her so quickly.
Isis also took a glass of wine from the attendant: "Mr. Lelouch, didn't Miss Buyani come to the banquet today?"
"My sister is a little shy and doesn't like to attend such banquets. I can't force her to come, so I have to let her stay in the Chamber of Commerce."
"It seems that Miss Buanyani is a talented and elegant aristocratic lady. In fact, Mr. Lelouch, you can also let Miss Buanyani have more social contacts. If possible, I am willing to serve as a guide for your sister."
Faced with Miss Isis's enthusiastic self-recommendation, Lelouch actually really wanted to tell her one thing. The somewhat shy Miss Buanyani actually wanted to come here. Buyani, who had been grounded for a long time, had long been bored to death. For the Crystal Dragon girl, this kind of banquet was better than staying in the chamber of commerce, whether it was to make money or join in the fun.
Unknowingly, in order to leave the impression of a "three good" girl who cares about Buanyani in front of Lelouch, Isis specially selected a lot of words about Buanyani, but in order to prevent a large group of followers from waiting for the opportunity. After seizing power, Isis proposed that the two of them go to the viewing balcony to chat. Lelouch did not want to be surrounded by a large group of girls every time he attended a banquet. When Isis made this suggestion, he nodded. , slowly walked towards the viewing balcony under the cheerful smile of Isis and the envious and jealous eyes of a group of young heroes. After seeing the most outstanding-looking Isis and Lelouch leaving, the other men and women had no choice but to look for other prey.
Just as he was about to push open the glass door of the viewing balcony, Lelouch suddenly noticed that at a relatively secluded small table on the side of the stone pillar, a handsome young aristocratic man was entangled with a rather beautiful girl. It was said that it was entanglement, because the girl who was accosted obviously had no feelings for the young man in front of her. No matter what the young man said, the girl always looked indifferent and even turned her head and pretended to watch the band playing in the center of the banquet hall.
It looks like he is another man who was pricked by the thorns of a rose.
Lelouch smiled slightly and wanted to leave with Isis. However, with the help of the black dragon's keen perception and observation, Lelouch suddenly found that the noble young man shook some of his clothes out of his sleeves when the girl looked away. Pink medicinal powder was in her wine glass, and then the man raised the glass as if he was preparing to invite the girl to take a final sip.
Step~
Lelouch's face was gloomy and he stopped abruptly. (To be continued...)