"Master, the cage you want to build is ready." Kruen went upstairs to report to Du Dian.
Du Dian nodded slightly, keeping his eyes on the book in his hand for a moment, "Let Kaqi be sent to the outside of the giant wall passage first, and in addition, ask Mr. Fulin to come over in person to discuss important matters."
"Yes, master."
Crone turned and left.
Half a day later, the carriage of the Ryan family stopped in front of the castle. Flynn and Sandro got out of the carriage together, followed by three knight attendants, one gold knight and two silver knights, with impressive combat power.
"Entering the hall, it is forbidden to carry weapons." Noyce, who was on duty at the door, stopped him.
The three knights frowned slightly and turned to look at Flynn.
Flynn nodded slightly.
The three knights frowned, but still untied the weapons from their waists and handed them to Noyes.
"Patriarch Flynn, please, the young master has been waiting up there for a long time." Kruen invited with one hand, with a humble attitude.
Flynn nodded slightly, signaling the three knights not to follow, and raised his hand to hold Sandro's wrist, letting him help him up the stairs.
Sandro hesitated, and silently helped him up.
Pushing open the door, Kruen looked at Du Dian who was studying wrapped in a cotton coat in front of the desk, and said, "Master, Patriarch Flynn has arrived."
"You go out first." Du Dian said directly without looking up.
Kruen nodded, and made a gesture of invitation to the two of Flynn. After the two entered the door, they closed the door quietly and waited outside the door.
"It's really warm here." Flynn glanced at the firewood fireplace and smiled at Du Dian.
Du Dian made a mark on the paper with a pen, folded the corners, and then closed the book. He glanced at Fulin who was sitting on the sofa and Sandro who was standing stiffly next to him, smiled slightly, and said, "Old man, I haven't seen you in a few days. , how are you doing?"
"It's pretty tough." Flynn laughed, leaning his crutches against the sofa, and said to Du Dian: "I heard that you had friction with the Brandon family yesterday, do you need me to help you settle it?"
"I didn't come here for this." Du Dian smiled slightly, got up and tightened his coat, sat down in front of the sofa, took out the tea from the drawer under the coffee table, lifted the warm teapot and made a cup gently, first washed the tea, Shaking and brewing, the water for washing the tea is poured into the tea ditch next to it, filtered into the pool under the table, and then filled with tea, the tea is fragrant and exudes a refreshing smell.
Flynn was surprised, and said with a smile: "If it wasn't for your black hair, I really doubt that you were born in an aristocratic family."
Du Dian smiled slightly, poured himself a cup, and said: "Everyone can learn etiquette. If the library is also open to civilians, I believe that the so-called 'untouchables who don't know etiquette' in the eyes of nobles will be much less."
Flynn smiled, but said nothing.
Du Dian didn't intend to talk about this matter in depth, and said straight to the point: "Master, how is the recovery of the Mellon Consortium these days?"
"The wall fell and everyone pushed it." Fulin took a sip of tea and said softly: "With your big banner, the nobles of the Mellon Consortium have all withdrawn their capital and have taken refuge in our consortium. The consortium has dug it up, and as for the rest, they won’t be able to resist for long. The public anger caused by them framing you has been boycotted by the whole people, but no one cares about the industries under the Mellon consortium. You know, business is such a thing , If you don’t make a profit, it’s a loss, and if they continue to lose money like this, they will soon collapse.”
Du Dian nodded, "What about the Mel family?"
"That old guy George went to prison, and there is no way to release him on bail. The prestige of the Mel family is no longer what it used to be. The ebb and flow has changed from a bright starlight to a dim meteorite overnight. The only spark that shines is the speed. It’s just the friction caused by the fall.” Flynn smiled and said, “This time, the Mellon Consortium is completely unable to turn around, and the Mel family is also withdrawing their capital, and they are going to declare bankruptcy and start from scratch.”
Du Dian nodded slightly and said: "For them, we must cut the grass and roots!"
Fulin glanced at him, the smile on his face subsided, and he said, "I will."
"After the Mellon consortium's property is stabilized, let's manage it well." Du Dian took a sip of his tea and said, "From now on, I will not provide any practical help to the consortium. Everything depends on Father, you are gone."
Flynn was slightly taken aback, "Why...why?"
Sandro who was next to him was also stunned when he heard it, and he was a little anxious, and said: "Yeah, why? Now we have the right momentum, and the people believe in us. If we attack any consortium at will, they will not be able to fight back. We can only let it go." We devour, if you provide some divine spells in the future, we can even rule the outer wall area!"
Du Dian looked up at him, with a smile without a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Rule the outer wall area? You think very far, don't forget, above the consortium, there are the military department and the Holy See."
Sandro was stunned, puzzled and said: "The military and the Holy See? They won't interfere in this matter, right? Besides, we annexed other consortiums, so they have nothing to do with us!"
Du Dian withdrew his gaze from him, looked at Fulin, and said, "Old man, it seems to be calm outside now, only the voice of us gnawing on the Mellon consortium, but other consortiums are already ready to go, if we continue to expand , the military and the Holy See will never sit idly by, what they need is balance, and we will become an existence that breaks the balance, which is why, the temple prohibits masters from having close contacts with nobles, even masters born in nobles are not allowed Open the back door to your own family and provide unbalanced help."
"Of course, it is inevitable that some masters have gotten closer to the consortium over the years, but they are only helping a little bit. If they really sell the magic to the consortium again and again and provide too much help, the temple will not turn a blind eye. One eye, the stakes, you should understand."
Fulin was thoughtful, and after a while, he said to Du Dian: "According to what you mean, we will not compete with other consortiums in the future, but what if other consortiums want to compete with us?"
"Arguing how you want to fight." Du Dian said: "If you find fault, fight back. There will inevitably be friction and conflicts in business, but I will not make any more moves. Do you understand that I will overwhelm the balance But don’t worry, I won’t help you, but everyone knows that I’m from the Xinshi Financial Group, and you’ve been kind to me, so they won’t provoke you too much, and, You can also use my reputation to operate, and this alone is more than enough to deal with other financial groups."
Flynn sighed softly, feeling unwilling and regretful, but he also realized the urgent situation today. Although "working hard" is a universal truth, but he has reached the peak. If he continues to move forward, the next step may be to fall. into the cliff.
And this cliff was already in front of them.
"I see, don't worry, even if you don't help, as long as you are still alive, we only need to borrow your name to become the biggest business chaebol in the business district." Fulin said.
Du Dian showed a smile and continued to pour tea for him.
"You won't do magical arts in the future, so what are you going to do?" Fulin asked while drinking tea.
Du Dian smiled slightly and said: "There are many things that can be done. With my current status, I am already a master of creating a faction in divine arts. When my 'Qi' magical arts are stabilized, my status will be far higher. As a double legend master, if I continue to study, I worry that this world will be destroyed."
"Destroy this world?" Flynn and Sandro were taken aback, this tone...isn't it too big
Seeing the expressions of the two, Du Dian smiled without saying a word, without elaborating, and said: "In the future, I will teach and train a group of excellent students. Even if I am gone one day, with them, no one will dare to touch the New World Consortium." .”
"That's true." Fulin nodded and said with a smile: "You are young, and you think about it quite far. I, a bad old man with most of my body stuck in the ground, haven't thought about what happens after death."
Du Dian glanced at Sandro, smiled and said: "Plans are always scheduled in the long run."
Fulin sighed softly, and regretfully said: "Without the suppression of the military and the Holy See, we might have been able to go further, but unfortunately, the system of this world is like this. If you are not capable, you can climb up. There are many people and few flesh. , No one wants to share their bowl of meat with others. Why is it not like this ourselves? We step down and buy people who are promising to get up under our feet, so as not to threaten ourselves. It is better to be a god. A genius like you Talent will always come out, and talent will not be buried."
Hearing what he said, Du Dian felt a little touched in his heart, and said: "In fact, any system is the same. If you want to climb up, you can't just be stronger than others. You have to be much stronger before you can rush up."
Flynn sighed, and said: "A supreme ruler often needs several generations of contacts and accumulation of wealth to turn around at once. Our financial groups that will be destroyed in a few decades are the same as the Holy See that has lasted for hundreds of years. Bi, the foundation is still too weak, I hope our next generation can really rise!"
Du Dian glanced at him and said with a smile: "You are old, old man, but your heart is not old yet."
"If the heart is old, it is really useless."
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After sending Fulin away, Du Dian received news that the Bron family came to visit.
Du Dian was too lazy to see him and let Kruen take charge.
"Master, the members of the Bron family have already gone back. They came here to give gifts. This is their gift." Kruen came to the study and handed a gift box in his hand to Du Dian.
The gift box was opened, and inside was a contract.
"I was worried that it might be a dangerous item, so I opened it for inspection without authorization," Kruen explained hastily.
Du Dian said: "It will be fine to check in front of me in the future."
"Yes, master."
Du Dian picked up the contract and looked at it, his eyebrows raised slightly, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, "The calculation is quite good, thinking that I will send me this property, so naive!"