A few days later, Chengbei District.
Wearing a formal dress and riding a war horse, Joshua dismounted under the warm and respectful service of the servants, and walked into this lively-looking mansion from the main entrance.
"It drinks alcohol and eats meat. Don't feed it grass or soybeans."
When a groom took the horse away, the soldier gave a little reminder: "If it still doesn't work, add two raw eggs. Be careful, it has a bad temper, don't get kicked."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
He nodded respectfully in reply. After Joshua left, the groom immediately turned back and carefully comforted the black horse, which was shaking its head and kicking the ground and was a little unhappy because of the owner's departure, and carefully led it towards the rear. Walk to the stables.
Speaking of this horse, it can be regarded as an extraordinary thing. It is the war horse that accompanied Joshua from the northwest plains all the way back to the Northland. It walked day and night for seventeen days, and it can be regarded as a companion in a sense. .
When Joshua entered the city, he left it in the wild and let it find food on its own. He originally had the intention of letting it go and had no intention of retrieving it. Who knew that this war horse with the blood of an earthly dragon could actually He can also recognize smells. He just forced his way through the city gate a few days ago and searched for it all by himself.
In this case, there was no reason to release it. Joshua felt that the horse was so loyal and it was indeed not slow in running, so he simply kept it well-fed and well-fed and used it as a special mount.
"The banquet has already begun, I'm just waiting for you to appear, sir."
Walking on the road to the mansion, the butler leading the way was very restrained. Facing the black-haired man in front of him, he had seen strong winds and waves, and had received countless nobles and celebrities, but he couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he spoke, and even had a dry mouth: "You are here today. The protagonist."
"Yeah."
Joshua didn't feel anything. He noticed the slight gaffe of the deacon next to him, but he didn't care about it: "Don't be nervous, tell me who will appear at this banquet."
In fact, with the current attributes of the warrior uncle, this deacon is already well-informed and mentally tough without being frightened into speechlessness. With his recently acquired [Murderous] and [Destroyer] There are only a few people who can remain calm in the face of these two image characteristics.
[Character Image - Killing Like Hemp: Charm -2, Intimidation +3, Affinity with Natural Creatures -2, Fear of Natural Creatures +2, Initial Indifferent Attitude of the Savior Character Owner]
[Your hands are stained with blood, and countless lives have been lost because of you. Others will involuntarily stay away and feel fear. Even hungry beasts will choose to take a detour when they meet you.]
[Character Image - Destroyer: Charm -1, Intimidation +2, Affinity with Natural Creatures -1, Fear of Natural Creatures +1, Initial Indifferent Attitude of Builder Characteristics Owners]
[Wherever you pass, all that is left are ruins, death and bones.]
A character's initial charm and various affinity skill levels are directly proportional to appearance. For example, for an elf with full appearance, her natural charm value is the full value of 20, and her natural biological affinity is also 20. This level of charm, Even hungry wolves would not target her for hunting, and would even pray for food docilely. To tame a steel drill mole, a dwarf with full appearance only needs to say "come here" and "follow me". In other words, the same can be said for other races. Most of them are the same.
Although Joshua is not ugly, his appearance score is around 14 or 15 out of 20. He can be regarded as a hard-core handsome guy with a tough temperament. His initial charm value is also 14, which is not a low number. However, because he has always been After spending time in the military, his whole temperament and image tended to be 'dignified' rather than 'amiable'. While his charm value plummeted, his intimidation value soared.
Nowadays, the warrior's charm is only a pitiful '4', but his intimidation has reached an incredible '18' with the blessing of the two characters he has recently acquired. Ordinary people with fragile hearts will be frightened by his gaze. My feet feel weak. In a sense, I have a small aura of fear.
"There are not many people here, but they are all important figures from various chambers of commerce, such as the leader of the Gray Goose Dragon Car Merchants Group, the vice president of the Gray Rock Chamber of Commerce, and the president of the Winter Wolf Chamber of Commerce. They all want to get to know you. This new lord.”
After calming down a little, the well-informed butler stabilized his mentality. As he led Joshua into the living room of the mansion, he narrated fluently: "Of course, my master, who is also 'Beishuang' The president of the Chamber of Commerce also wants to meet you, and your willingness to appear this time really gives my master a lot of face."
"It's nothing. Instead of you all visiting or sending letters to ask, why don't I attend the banquet and have a drink and relax."
Joshua shook his head. Recently, he had a great distaste for the word "letter": "Looking at your expression, your breathing, and the rhythm of your blood flow, there should be other things that you are holding back from saying. Right? No need to hesitate, just say it bluntly, there is no need to be so restrictive, this is the Northland, not the imperial capital, and the etiquette can be relaxed a little."
"That would be more respectful than obeying orders."
After hesitating for a while, the butler glanced around subconsciously, and then said carefully: "Well, I hope you can give my master a chance to visit alone before attending the banquet."
"oh?"
Looking sideways at the nervous deacon, looking directly at him with dark red eyes, Joshua thought for a while and replied with interest: "It's interesting, okay."
"Thank you, sir, for agreeing to this rude request. Then please come with me."
After receiving the answer, the butler of the Beishuang Chamber of Commerce president breathed a sigh of relief and immediately changed his route and took Joshua to a beautifully decorated reception room. Then after the warrior sat down, he stood at the door and respectfully He bowed and said: "Please wait a moment, I will inform you immediately, and the master will come soon."
"Nothing, just go ahead."
Joshua waved his hand and said that he didn't care. Since the host of the banquet was not in a hurry for him to appear, he was too lazy to think about this kind of thing. He just sat there and waited for a while.
But he didn't let him wait long. Soon, two or three minutes later, as a burst of fast and rhythmic footsteps stopped in front of the door, the door to the reception room was opened.
This was a middle-aged man wearing a formal dress with a stab wound on his throat. As soon as he came in, he immediately bowed his head and saluted. His etiquette was impeccable. Then the middle-aged man raised his head and asked Qiao Xiu Ya saw his face.
"Oh, is it you?"
Although he had considered various circumstances, after seeing this face, Joshua could not help but turned sideways and said in surprise: "What a coincidence."
"It is an honor to meet you, my lord."
It was obvious from the weather-beaten look on his face and the scar on his throat that this president of the Beishuang Chamber of Commerce was the middle-aged man in the business group who reminded Joshua to be careful when he was riding towards the main city on horseback. Unexpectedly, he The guy who looked exhausted back then was actually the president of one of the largest chambers of commerce in the North.
In this case, as a guy who can be regarded as a high-level person, he can go out in person to warn strangers in the ice and snow. This is indeed a good idea, and the soldiers' favorability towards him has improved a lot.
Standing up, Joshua didn't say much. Since the two of them knew each other, there was no need to be so polite. He smiled and said: "Well, what I said is right. As long as you wait a few days, there will be huge changes. You There will also be unexpected gains.”
"Lord Joshua, your power is beyond my imagination. Getting to know you in advance is indeed a huge gain."
The middle-aged man spoke respectfully, but in a very calm tone: "My name is Alfonso Carlos. As you can see, I am the president of the Beishang Chamber of Commerce. I invite you here because I have something to ask for."
"Say it."
Joshua likes this simple and direct way of speaking very much. He doesn’t care about what others ask of him. In fact, it is precisely because he has capital and strength that he is relied upon and valued by others and makes demands: "Molda Via is my territory, if it’s not a big problem, I can definitely solve it.”