After arranging Ellington's affairs, Tang En teleported back to Alinx with a new batch of goods. He then handed the result of his discussion with Fiona to Hilton.
"The main structure of the shop will be modified according to the blueprint. The person in charge can talk to me about the decoration style."
Since he had decided to make a name for himself here, he had to be different from the rest. He had to be eye-catching enough. Tang En believed that the combination of the ultra-modern simplicity from Earth and the mysterious power of magic would definitely give rise to a brand new charm.
"Especially this area." Tang En pointed to an area on the blueprint and reminded Hilton, "This is the focus of our competition with other competitors. We must not make any mistakes, understand?"
"Understood."
Hilton carefully remembered it in her heart. She had to personally supervise the renovation of the shop.
Tang En was about to leave when Hilton hesitated and called out to him, "My Lord! There's one more thing! "
"Go ahead."
"Since we have decided to open here, I and my staff need a place to stay. If possible, I want to buy a property in the afternoon."
"That …"
Tang En pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry. Let's continue to stay in the manor for a few days. I'll go back and ask Aubrey if there are any properties in the Noble District that we want to sell. Since we want to make a name for ourselves here, we must at least have a property in the Noble District."
"That's great."
After that, Hilton went back to work. After Tang En found Ayesha and Elijah, they went back to Feur Manor together.
"Property?"
Aubrey put down his teacup and frowned, "Are you not comfortable here?"
"No, of course not."
"Then why do you suddenly want to buy property? Could it be … "
Aubrey's eyes suddenly widened, "You actually want to take Elsa out to have some alone time!? I was wrong about you! "
"Wait! Why would you suddenly have such a thought? "
Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Hilton and the others who came with me are all employees of my Chamber of Commerce. They can't stay here forever, right? That's why I need a place to settle them down. Of course, it's best if it's in the noble district. "
"Real estate in the Noble District …"
Aubrey said quietly, "I do, but I've done you such a big favor. How do you plan on repaying me?"
"Don't joke around," Tang En said with a smile. "For you, isn't this just a matter of a sentence? If I need to repay you for this, isn't your kindness too cheap? "
"…"
Aubrey was silent for a moment. Then, he said seriously, "Your shamelessness reminds me of Aradeline back in the day."
"I'll take that as a compliment."
"No, I'm just being sarcastic."
Tang En smiled. "There aren't many people in the entire Irus Empire who can be mocked by the Grand Duke, so I should be proud."
"… You're really thick-skinned. No wonder that brat Victor likes you."
"Although I don't know what caused you to misunderstand, please don't describe me like that. It makes me very uncomfortable in all sorts of ways."
"Alright, I won't argue with you anymore. In short, I'll help you settle the real estate in the noble district, and you'll tear up the contract you tricked us into signing."
"How can I do that? This is a contract signed by two Grand Dukes! Not only is it worth commemorating, it can almost be treated as a family heirloom! "
Tang En said very innocently, "Besides, how can that be called tricking? It's obviously the two of you who thought I didn't believe in your strength, so you insisted on getting me to sign the contract … "
Aubrey said coldly, "Aradeline and I have already given you a lot of face by agreeing to help you collect the debt from the Cadier family. Collecting the debt and the real estate is already enough. Brat, I know what you're thinking, but don't go overboard."
Tang En was startled. "What am I thinking?"
"Aren't you trying to use our kinship with Elsa to help you establish a firm foothold in Alinx?"
Aubrey sneered. "Your little tricks can't fool me …"
"I see!"
Tang En clapped his hands, suddenly enlightened. "So I can still use Elsa! Sigh! I knew I was too soft-hearted and couldn't bear to use people … "
Aubrey was speechless.
"Alright, you don't have to worry. I won't use Elsa. Or rather, I've never used my friends."
Tang En said with a smile, "Apart from the previous two things, you only need to promise to do one more thing for me, and I'll tear up the contract."
Aubrey said with a cold expression, "Brat, don't you think you're going overboard?"
"Don't worry, don't worry!"
Tang En said with a chuckle. "This will only benefit you, there's no harm! Absolutely! "
Aubrey snorted coldly. "I don't believe you!"
"You'll understand once you hear me out … Oh, right." Tang En suddenly looked curious. "I actually want to know, do you mind changing your position when you go to the bathroom?"
At first, Aubrey thought he didn't hear clearly. After Tang En repeated it, his face immediately darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He roared with a black face, "Brat, is it my benevolence that makes you think I'm a stupid old man?!"
"Please believe me!"
Tang En said very seriously. "I'm very serious about asking a question. This is related to the sales of a very important product of our Datang Chamber of Commerce."
Aubrey stared at Tang En for a long time before he was sure that this bastard really wanted to know the answer to this question!
What the hell!
Who in this world would suddenly ask such a question with such a serious face?!
If he wasn't playing with him, it meant that this world must be broken!
Gods above, Aubrey's face was full of despair. Had the gods given up on this world?!
"Your Excellency? You haven't answered me yet. "
"You damn, shameless idiot. Elsa's acquaintance with you must be a stain in her life!"
Aubrey growled and then scolded, "Is the position when you go to the bathroom important?! It doesn't matter what the position is. The important thing is whether it's convenient to solve the problem, right?! "
Tang En's eyes lit up. "As expected of Your Excellency. You hit the nail on the head and saw the essence of the problem!"
Aubrey was not happy to be praised by Tang En on this kind of thing, because he always felt like a fool …
Tang En had forcibly lowered his IQ.
Tang En chuckled. "Since Your Excellency the Duke is so open-minded, that's great. Your Excellency the Duke, the last thing I need you to do for me is to hold a banquet a week from now. Invite the nobles you're familiar with to this banquet …"
"Humph! Even if you don't ask, I will hold a party. "
Tang En was stunned and laughed. "Is it because of Elsa? I forgot about that, but this is good. There's no need to find an excuse. "
"What do you want to do at the party?"
Tang En smiled mysteriously. "Next, please let me help you to renovate your residence, and then you will know what I want to do …"
"What the hell are you doing …"
Aubrey had a headache. This Tang En was full of mysteries. His strength was a mystery, and there seemed to be some kind of spell or magic equipment on him that prevented him from prying. His origin was a mystery. He only knew that His Majesty Victor stood against all opposition for him, and even fell out with the Aristocratic Parliament to make an exception and obtain the territory …
If Elsa did not trust him very much, or even rely on him, for safety reasons, Aubrey would not let him even half a step closer to Alinx, even if he was the person chosen by His Majesty Victor!
This was because Aubrey always had an inexplicable intuition that it was very dangerous to be around this guy — in various senses.
And in the next few days, Tang En's behavior confirmed Aubrey's guess.
This guy was really inexplicable!
He had a good magic pool, but he had to change some damn water pipe!
Because of this, he dug up the house from top to bottom and made a mess. He even affected the servants' work. Parola received a lot of complaints!
But this was not the end. After digging in the house, he went outside to dig, saying that he wanted to make some underground sewage pipe … Was he crazy?
After renovating all the toilets in the whole house, he began to hang some square boxes called air conditioners on the walls of each room …
Aubrey could not help but ask, "What is this air conditioner? It looks so annoying! "
"Speaking of which, I wanted to ask before. You are a Grand Duke after all. Why didn't you find a magician to set up a frost magic array in your house?"
"I wanted to, but the problem is that they don't want to," Aubrey said unhappily.
"Those magicians think that using magic like that is blasphemy to magic. Magic should be noble and mysterious, and should not be used in such a place! Damn it, they are just deliberately raising their status! That guy Ardelen has a very good relationship with a magician. He asked her to help him set up a frost magic array in his house, and every year at this time, he would show off in front of me! "
"Okay …"
Tang En then realized that a frost magic array could not be set up with money and power. One also had to have a good relationship with a Master Magician, and their reputation had to be at least friendly before they had a chance.
This world was really a paradise for magicians. No wonder they were unwilling to popularize magic. That would only make them fall off their pedestal.
Hey, if that was the case, wouldn't he be destroying the foundation that they were so proud of?
Tsk, but who cared …
"But from today onwards, you don't have to envy him."
Tang En smiled and turned on the switch of the air conditioner. Soon, a cool breeze blew out from inside.
"This is — the effect of a frost magic array?"
Aubrey was surprised. He felt the weak but stable elemental fluctuations inside.
"Yes, this is a weakened frost magic array. In the summer, it can continue to release cold air. In the winter, you only need to open it, and it will release hot air. And it only needs one low-quality magic crystal to use it continuously for a month."
Tang En said with a smile, "Maintaining a frost magic array for a month requires at least three standard magic crystals!"
"So cheap!?"
"As the price for your help, I will give you these air conditioners."
Aubrey was startled, and suddenly said, "I know what you want me to help you with!"
Tang En smiled. "Not only the air conditioners, but also the changes in the toilets. You'd better take a look …"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
