Winter City.
As the most famous tavern in the east of the city, the "Butter Tavern" declined a large number of customers today.
"Oh? Why can't we let him in if he can get in?"
At the entrance of the tavern, the young alcoholic who was stopped by the attendants pointed at the guest who had just been welcomed in and asked.
The tavern waiter explained politely: "I'm really sorry, but the gentleman just now has an invitation card."
"So, your tavern is booked out today?"
"Yes."
The drunkards immediately clamored and vented their dissatisfaction, but no one dared to rush in.
As regular customers of the "Butter Tavern", they all know that this tavern has a profound background. It is said that the owner of the tavern has a close relationship with the noble lord in the castle on the top of the mountain.
In this way, who would dare to make trouble here, because they don't want to mess around in the northern border
After the drunkards dispersed, the tavern ushered in two more dark-skinned guests.
The faces of the two are similar, and they are brothers at first glance.
Moreover, this dark complexion indicates that the two have been traveling for many years, coupled with the rich but vulgar temperament that cannot be concealed, the attendant basically judged that the two should be businessmen all the year round, and they are likely to be tonight's guests .
Sure enough, one of them took out the invitation card and handed it to the attendant.
The attendant glanced at it, and immediately opened the door respectfully, saying, "Welcome, Mr. Oliver, Mr. Alma."
Brother Oliver then walked into the tavern.
Hundreds of guests had already gathered inside. Looking around, Oliver found that most of them were familiar faces.
"Mr. Oliver!"
Before the two of them got familiar with the environment, a bunch of people rushed up to say hello.
Oliver seemed to have expected such a scene a long time ago, and immediately raised his airs, put on a reserved smile, and dealt with the crowd who came.
Oliver was not actually the organizer of this Northern Merchants Gathering, and the Tulip Chamber of Commerce was not considered the most powerful force in the Northern Territory.
Especially after the great changes in the Uman family, merchants who knew the details of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce no longer favored the Chamber of Commerce.
However, this situation suddenly took a 180-degree turn recently.
The reason is also very simple.
The merchants found out that the little-known new president of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Oliver, was actually acquainted with Earl Angelet!
In fact, there had been rumors that Oliver and Count Angelet were acquainted for a long time, but it wasn't until recently that Count Angelet specially sent a message to the major merchants in the northern border through Oliver that everyone was finally convinced of the authenticity of the rumor.
As a result, Oliver and the Tulip Chamber of Commerce rose overnight.
"Mr. Oliver, is the St. Hilde family really planning to borrow? How much are they going to borrow?"
"Mr. Oliver, will Earl Angelet also go to Silvermoon City this year for a centralized purchase of grain?"
"Mr. Oliver, can you ask Count Angelet to let go of the tax reduction quota for the troll empire?"
"Mr. Oliver..."
All kinds of questions came pouring in, and Oliver didn't know how to answer for a while. He had to put on a polite smile on his round and fat face, pretending that he didn't hear the questions clearly, and just kept shaking hands with the businessmen around him. greeting.
Ding Ding!
In front of the bar, a middle-aged man with a big belly rang the goblet in his hand, and when everyone's eyes were focused, he said loudly:
"Everyone, your enthusiasm is almost frightening Mr. Oliver, so please restrain yourself!"
The people around Oliver dispersed with a smile.
To make so many businessmen so "obedient", this middle-aged man is of course of extraordinary status.
"Mr. Arnold!" Oliver walked a few steps quickly, came to the bar, and shook hands with this person cordially, "Thank you for inviting us to this grand event!"
This Mr. Arnold is the organizer of the merchant gathering and the owner of this butter tavern. Of course, his more prominent identity is the chairman of the North Wind Chamber of Commerce.
And this Northwind Chamber of Commerce has always been closely related to the St. Hilde family. There are even rumors that this chamber of commerce was actually funded by the St. Hilde family. Arnold is just a white glove before being pushed onto the stage.
Over the years, under the banner of the St. Hilde family, Arnold has indeed been called a leader in the northern business world and has a prominent reputation. At this time, Arnold naturally responded to the establishment of the Northern Merchants Association, and almost all the merchants in the Northern Territory were present.
"Mr. Oliver, Mr. Alma, it is my honor that you can come to this event! Please take a seat and wait a while, and taste the champagne that I have treasured for many years. Our meeting will start soon."
The Oliver brothers agreed with a smile, and then were led by the attendants to sit down at a round table in front.
After Arnold's interruption, all the merchants came to their senses. This meeting was mainly to discuss the formation of the Northern Merchants Federation, not the St. Hilde Family's Lending Conference.
Therefore, everyone had no choice but to endure the heat in their hearts, stop pestering Oliver, and prepare to ask him carefully after the meeting.
After waiting for a while, the door of the tavern opened again, and a young knight in armor and a long sword walked in.
Now the tavern, which was finally quieter, became noisy again.
The merchants whispered to each other, wondering why there would be knights participating in this merchant meeting.
But some people recognized the knight's identity and couldn't help turning their eyes to Arnold.
At this time, I saw Arnold stepping forward quickly, personally greeted the young knight to the front desk, and said loudly to the businessmen at the same time:
"Everyone, please allow me to introduce you. This is the eldest grandson of Sebastian Consul of the Senate - Knight Weber St. Hilde!"
Clap clap!
There was warm applause from the audience.
The merchants looked excited, and the appearance of Knight Weber confirmed the fact that Arnold was indeed closely related to the St. Hilde family. It seems that the formation of the Northern Merchants Association this time should be the will of the St. Hilde family.
Only the two brothers Oliver looked different, talking in a low voice below, looking towards the direction of the tavern door from time to time.
With a reserved smile on his face, Knight Weber nodded to the businessmen in the audience.
In fact, he didn't want to come here, because when he left Yulongcheng, his grandfather Sebastian warned him that he must pay attention to keeping a low profile in the northern border, and don't do anything that may anger Colin, and don't follow the north wind. The chamber of commerce has frequent contacts.
But the young and energetic Weber has never had such a low-key life, and the North Wind Chamber of Commerce gave money to women, which made Weber, who had been depressed for a long time, re-experience the fun that a dude should have, and agreed when he was drunk. Arnold's invitation.
In his opinion, attending a meeting of merchants was just a trivial matter, and it should not attract Colin's attention.
Arnold watched the changes in the faces of the businessmen in the audience, feeling proud.
He did everything possible to invite Weber Knight to the venue this time, just to create an impression in the minds of the merchants in the north—that standing behind the Northwind Chamber of Commerce was the St. Hilde family!
It is precisely by pulling the banner of the St. Hilde family that Arnold has been able to flourish in the northern border all these years.
It's just that recently, the changes in the northern border are really dizzying, and the newly-emerged Earl Angelet seems to be not very friendly to merchants. That's why Arnold came up with the idea of forming the Northern Merchants Federation. This is to integrate the forces of merchants in the north to deal with changes in the situation.
Just when Arnold was in high spirits and was about to deliver a speech, the door of the tavern opened again.
Arnold frowned, thinking that the closed-eyed businessman was late and was about to scold him, but when he saw the heroic face of the man who walked in, he immediately stood there in a daze.
Knight Weber, who was already seated, also stood up immediately, wiped the beer foam from the corner of his mouth indiscriminately, put his left hand on his chest, and stammered to salute the person coming:
"Ann... Earl Angelet!"
Colin strode into the venue, and said with a smile while walking:
"How come no one notified me of such a lively party?"
(end of this chapter)