After the ox cart stopped, Zhao Hai and the others got down from the cart. There were two guards standing in front of the mansion's gate, both of them were wearing heavy infantry armor, even their faces were covered. They stood there motionless, it looked like they were wearing heavy armor.
From the square to the mansion's gate, there was a total of 20 steps. Zhao Hai slowly walked towards the mansion's gate, this attracted the attention of many people, those who were strolling or doing business in the square all looked at Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai didn't care about these people's gazes, when he arrived in front of the mansion's gate, the two guards didn't move, it was as if they didn't see Zhao Hai, this made Zhao Hai very puzzled, but he still reached out his hand and patted the gate's knocker.
After patting the gate twice, Zhao Hai stopped. At this time, the gate opened and a person wearing a servant's uniform came out. This person looked about 30 years old, he had a common face, he looked at Zhao Hai, then he bowed to Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, what is the matter?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "A friend asked me to deliver this letter to the City Lord, please pass it on." Then he took out the letter written by Bell.
The servant received the letter and looked at it, then his face changed, he opened the gate and said, "Mister, please come to the reception room, this one will immediately deliver the letter." Then he led Zhao Hai into the reception room.
When Zhao Hai entered the mansion, he discovered that the mansion was very big, there was a row of houses in front of him, this row of houses was dedicated to receiving visitors. Behind this row of houses was a martial arts field, but there was no one practicing there. After passing the field, there was another row of houses with a sign on it, it said 'Return to Room'. But what he could see was already very big, it was almost as big as the square outside.
Zhao Hai entered the reception room, this reception room was very good, there was a set of sofas inside and some calligraphy and paintings were hung on the wall. When he came in, a servant immediately brought him some tea, then he quietly retreated outside, everything was very orderly.
When Zhao Hai saw this situation, he couldn't help but secretly nod. From the performance of these servants, it can be seen that the Calci Family was very disciplined, they taught their subordinates very well, worthy of being one of the top nobles in the continent.
Zhao Hai wasn't anxious, he just sat in the reception area and drank his tea. Now that he was in the City Lord's Mansion, he didn't feel uneasy. In any case, he had already done what he needed to do, the rest would depend on the Calci Family's attitude.
When Zhao Hai was about to drink his second cup of tea, footsteps could be heard from outside the door. The servant who opened the door for Zhao Hai before opened it again, behind this servant was an old man. This old man looked to be 60 or 70 years old, he was wearing a silk uniform without any wrinkles, his hair was neatly combed, every strand of hair seemed to have been carefully taken care of.
He had a very serious face. Perhaps because he always had a sullen face, his face was covered with vertical lines of wrinkles. His hair was a little gray, but his eyes were bright and full of expression, giving people a feeling that they were shining.
Zhao Hai quickly stood up, the old man also arrived in front of Zhao Hai, he bowed to Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, I am the City Lord's Mansion's Chief Steward. The City Lord wants to see mister, mister, please."
Zhao Hai quickly bowed and said, "I'll have to trouble Chief Steward." Then he followed the steward out of the room.
When the two came out of the reception room, Zhao Hai saw the servant walking towards the mansion's door. Zhao Hai felt relieved, it seems like the servant was going to arrange Laura and the others.
The Chief Steward was obviously a very serious person, he didn't say a word to Zhao Hai along the way, the two just silently walked towards the City Lord's Mansion.
Zhao Hai also took this opportunity to look at the City Lord's Mansion. The closest building to the mansion's entrance was the reception room, it was next to the courtyard's wall. After walking further inside, there was a martial arts practice field, which led to the reception room. After the reception room, there was another martial arts practice field, but this time, there were people practicing martial arts. After the martial arts practice field, there was a row of houses with a sign that said 'Management Department'.
After the Management Department, there was the mansion's second gate. After going through the gate, there was a public square, where a group of warriors were practicing martial arts. Behind the public square, there was a row of houses with the words' Secretariat 'written on them. After the Secretariat, there was a small public square, but this small public square didn't have anyone practicing martial arts. There was only a fountain with flowers and plants planted on the side, it looked very serene.
Behind the small public square, there was a small building. This small building only had two floors, it looked like a small villa, it was very beautiful.
The old man didn't stop, he directly led Zhao Hai into the small building. The first floor of the building was a very big office. The office was divided into two areas, one area was for official business while the other was for guests. A middle-aged man was standing in the reception area.
This middle-aged man wasn't very tall, he looked thin and weak, but this middle-aged man looked very imposing, yes, imposing.
This person had a head of black hair, white skin, and a square face. His face wasn't big, but it was very square. His facial features were regular, and there was a kind of aura between his eyebrows. When he stood there, people who saw this person would feel that he was full of aura and had an extraordinary style.
The old man went in front of the middle-aged man and bowed, "City Lord, this is Mister Zhao Hai."
The middle-aged man was also sizing up Zhao Hai, when he heard the old man, he just nodded and turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Welcome Mister to Sky Water City. Mister must have worked hard, please take a seat."
Zhao Hai quickly bowed to the City Lord and said, "Zhao Hai has seen the City Lord, the City Lord is too polite." Then he sat down.
The City Lord also sat down, he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "I've already read Bell's letter, since Mister is one of us, I won't be polite. I already know why Mister came this time, if Mister needs anything, please don't hesitate to tell me. Right, you don't need to call me City Lord, I'm called Smith Calci, you can call me Brother Smith."
Zhao Hai didn't think that Smith would be so polite, he quickly said, "Yes, Brother Smith, but you don't need to call me Mister, just call me Zhao Hai or Little Hai. Brother Smith should know about my current situation, I can no longer stay in Aksu Empire, I also can't go to other countries. I'm afraid that the Radiant Church would hunt me down, so I can only come to Brother Smith's place, I hope Brother Smith can take me in."
When Smith heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother, you're too polite. You're a brother of the Alliance, so you're also my brother. You don't need to be polite with me. Right, are you still staying in the Shelley Hotel? How can that be? Since you're already here, how can I let you stay in a hotel? How about this, why don't you move to my mansion and live there? "
Zhao Hai didn't think that Smith would let him live in the City Lord's Mansion. To be honest, he couldn't stand Smith's enthusiasm, he quickly said, "That's too troublesome, I think I'll just find a place to live outside, how could I trouble Brother Smith."
Smith smiled faintly and said, "You're too polite, how could my mansion not be big enough for you? Listen to me, go back and pack up your things. Ah, you don't need to go back and pack up. Uncle Phil, you can send someone to pack up Little Hai's things. Also, tell the Shelley Hotel that Little Hai is my brother and that he's moving to my place. "
The old man who brought Zhao Hai inside was obviously Phil. He nodded and then left the room. Zhao Hai didn't think that Smith would do this, he didn't even have the opportunity to refuse.
Zhao Hai could only smile bitterly. Smith turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Little Hai, what business do you want to do? Bell said that you have a good business in your hands? What is it? "
Zhao Hai stared, then he smiled and said, "I have a lot of businesses in my hands. But if we're talking about good businesses, then there are only a few. One of them is the Haven products. I think Brother Smith should have heard of them, right?" Although Haven products haven't reached Rosen Empire yet, even in Aksu Empire, they were only sold near the Purcell Duchy. But Zhao Hai believed that with the Calci Family's information network, it would be impossible for them not to know about it.
Smith smiled and said, "I've heard of it, but it's not a good business. What else?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "There's also the Milk Wine Hotel, Milk Wine." Then Zhao Hai turned his hand and took out a few small wineskins, he placed them on the table and said, "This Milk Wine was brewed using the beastmen's method, but after some improvements, it's much better than the fruit wine that people in the continent drink. Naturally, this is a strong liquor, an average person would get drunk after drinking a small cup. So far, I'm the only one in the continent that has this kind of liquor. I've only cooperated with Bell and the Shelley Hotel. Bell only sells 1000 jin per month while the Shelley Hotel sells 10000 jin per month. Does Brother Smith want to have a taste?"
Smith looked at the wineskins on the table. He had seen these wineskins before, they were the most commonly used wineskins of the beastmen. The Calci Family controlled Sky Water City, Rosen Empire's most famous port city. Its ocean trading was very developed, there were a lot of ships that did business with the beastmen. Naturally, the Calci Family also had ships that did business with the beastmen. Because of this, Smith had seen a lot of beastmen's wineskins.
Zhao calmly looked at Smith. He took out the milk wine in order to test Smith. He wanted to see if Smith would dare to drink the wine that he took out.
From the moment he saw Smith, Smith was very enthusiastic. Although his enthusiasm was good, Zhao Hai still had some doubts. Although Smith allowed him to live in the City Lord's Mansion, the mansion was still Smith's territory. Letting him live in the mansion could be said to be to protect him, but at the same time, it could also be said to monitor him.
If Smith didn't doubt him, then he would certainly drink the wine that Zhao Hai took out. If Smith doubted him, then he wouldn't drink the wine.
Smith picked up the wineskin and carefully looked at it. He nodded and said, "This is Beastman craftsmanship. Little Hai, do you have business with the beastmen?" Then he opened the lid of the wineskin and directly poured the wine into his mouth.
When Zhao Hai saw Smith drink the wine, his heart couldn't help but loosen up. It seems like Smith really believed him. But when he saw the wineskin in Smith's hand, he knew that something bad was about to happen, so he immediately dodged to the side.
Fortunately, Zhao Hai's movements were fast enough. When Smith poured the wine into his mouth, he felt as if his mouth was on fire. He couldn't help but spit out the wine. If Zhao Hai didn't dodge, then Zhao Hai would have vomited all over him. This was also the reason why Zhao Hai dodged. This was because he saw Smith holding the wineskin with the highest alcohol content.
Smith held the wineskin as he coughed again and again. He didn't think that the wine would be this strong. When it entered his mouth, it felt as if a piece of charcoal had been poured into his mouth. It was too strong.
Zhao Hai quickly picked up the kettle on the table and poured a cup of tea for Smith. Then he reached out and took the wineskin from Smith's hand. Smith wasn't polite, he quickly drank the tea and felt a little better.
When Smith finally calmed down, he looked at the wineskin in horror. Then he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Little Hai, is this really wine? Isn't it poison? "
Zhao Hai laughed and said, "Brother Smith, I can't drink this wine like this. This wine is very strong. Even the Beastmen who are famous for their good wine can't drink much. This wine needs to be drunk in small sips. Moreover, the one you drank was the strongest one. The other ones weren't as strong as this one. Do you want to try it?"
Zhao Hai generally wouldn't talk to people he met for the first time. But what was strange was that he and Smith didn't seem to be strangers. The two seemed to have known each other for a long time. Ever since Smith drank Zhao Hai's wine, Zhao Hai treated Smith as a friend. Because of this, he spoke to Smith like this.
Smith shook his head and said, "Forget it, your wine is too strong, I can't stand it. But if this wine is the only one of its kind, then it's a good business. Good, I can support you. Do you need a sales network or a store? Just tell me and I'll make sure to get it for you."
When Zhao Hai heard Smith, he couldn't help but be moved. He didn't have a sales network or a store. But Smith actually wanted to help him solve these two problems. How could he not be moved?
However, Zhao Hai also knew the quantity of things he had. He shook his head and said, "I don't need it right now. Although this wine is very good, the current production isn't very high. After some time, we should be able to sell it on a large scale."
Smith nodded and said, "Is there anything else? If there is, then tell me. I'll see if I can help you. "
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