As Aubrey tasted the tea quietly, he couldn't help but look at Tang En.
After drinking the tea that Tang En brought out, the black tea imported from the Solant Kingdom was completely tasteless …
Noticing Aubrey's gaze, Tang En was speechless, but he still took out a leaf from the World Tree.
"Your Majesty Victor, this is the first time we meet. Take this tea leaf as a greeting gift."
Tang En casually poured out the priceless Solant Kingdom black tea in the teapot, then put in the tea leaves, rubbed some water, and poured it in to boil the tea.
Victor's eyes twitched. As a poor king, he basically spent all the money he earned on the army. Even he couldn't bear to drink the black tea imported from the Solant Kingdom, but Tang En just casually poured it away …
His heart ached …
Having said that, it was really rare to see a king as poor as him.
When Victor smelled the refreshing tea fragrance, the entanglement in his heart immediately disappeared. Just a wisp of tea fragrance was enough to make him extremely intoxicated. Every inch of his flesh and blood was trembling with excitement.
"Father, I — you!?"
Aurelia pushed the door open and entered, but saw Tang En standing there at a glance. She immediately glared and wanted to get angry at him, but the next moment, she controlled her emotions and showed a sweet smile: "Isn't this Baron Tang En? How rare."
"Good afternoon, Princess Aurelia. You're as beautiful as ever."
Tang En put down the teapot, scratched his head, and looked at Aurelia with an indescribable feeling.
In that instant, he seemed to have felt a very strong … resentment?
"Thank you for the compliment, Baron Tang En."
Huh? Why does Princess Aurelia have a fake smile? Is she angry?
"Aulie."
Victor took a deep breath of the fragrance: "Go get some good tea and snacks."
"Yes, Father."
Aurelia left obediently.
"Baron Tang En, I was wondering why you said that this tea was a gift for our first meeting. Now I understand."
Victor stared at the teapot. "Can you tell me what this tea leaf is?"
"To be precise, it's a leaf."
Tang En said with a smile, "It's the leaf of the World Tree."
"It's the leaf of the World Tree!"
Victor was greatly shocked. Aubrey and Aradeline suddenly stood up, dumbfounded.
"How did you get it?! Wait a minute! You had so much New Moon Wine before, could it be that you really had a deal with the elves?! "
"That's about right."
Tang En said proudly, "My wife is an elf."
[Shameless!]
When Nola, who was sitting on top of Tang En's head and watching the show, heard this, she pulled hard on Tang En's hair. [I'm going to tell Aiguin!]
[Good girl, don't cause trouble.]
Tang En silently comforted Nola, but he didn't notice how much shock his words brought to Victor and the others.
"You, you have a wife?!"
Aubrey was furious. "Then you dare to mess with Elsa?! You bastard! "
Aradeline tried to smooth things over. "It's normal for a man to be a little dissolute …"
"You bastard! Are you showing off your old lover Vanessa?! "
"Why wouldn't I … I mean, this is really exciting news!"
Victor corrected himself. "With Baron Tang En as a link, the Irus Empire might have a good relationship with the elves in the future."
"I'll try my best."
A moment later, Aurelia returned with tea and snacks.
"Green tea cake, salted cheese, apple pie … Please! Wait! Use! "
Aurelia placed the tea and snacks in front of Tang En and the others.
Although Aurelia's face was full of smiles, Tang En felt a chill on the back of his neck, as if there was a strange, resentful feeling …
Was it an illusion?
Aurelia put down the things and was about to leave.
Tang En said, "Princess Aurelia, stay and drink some tea. This tea is made from the leaves of the World Tree. It can make a lady's skin fairer and more supple, and make her look younger."
"Oh? Since it's such a precious thing, I can't miss it. "
Aurelia sat elegantly across from Tang En, her eyes fixed on Tang En, making Tang En uncomfortable.
He quickly divided the tea, and they began to taste it.
As soon as the tea entered her mouth, Aurelia was instantly conquered.
What kind of feeling was this?
Like clouds, like mist, a hot current rolled and jumped on her tongue, and a fresh fragrance exploded in her mouth, breaking through her nose and going straight into her brain.
When the tea entered her stomach, the surging life force mixed in the tea turned into a hot current and spread out. Aurelia could feel every inch of her skin trembling, and an electric current rushed from her tailbone to her brain and quickly spread throughout her body. The rich life force even expanded the magic pool in her body.
For a moment, the study was quiet. Victor, Aurelia, and Adrian were all immersed in the wonderful taste. Only Aubrey, who had tasted the tea before, was sober. Taking advantage of their intoxication, he poured himself a few more cups.
This was a rare good thing. Drinking a few more cups could prolong one's life. Of course, he was not stupid enough to sit and wait for Tang En to pour tea for him — he had to take the initiative when he encountered something good.
Thick skin?
Sorry, what was thick skin? Could it be eaten?
So, when Victor and the others came back to their senses and wanted to drink another cup, they found that Aubrey was already holding his stomach and burping.
Tang En had no choice but to continue brewing tea.
After three rounds of tea, seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Tang En curled his lips and said slowly, "I wonder … do you want to get rich?"
Everyone was stunned.
Aubrey did not expect Tang En to be so straightforward.
Victor was also stunned. "Get rich?"
"How?"
As a habitual offender, Aurelia was particularly sensitive to the word "get rich". Her eyes lit up immediately. Noticing Tang En's surprised look, she hurriedly said, "I mean, I'm also curious."
"That's right. With Your Majesty Victor's authority, the reputation of Grand Duke Aubrey and Grand Duke Adrian, plus my promotion plan," Tang En stretched out his right hand and clenched it hard. "As long as you trust me, I'm confident that I can make you all a lot of money!"
Of course, Tang En silently added in his heart, I should take the biggest share.
"What about me!? What about me!? "
Aurelia stared with her eyes wide open.
"Uh …"
Tang En smiled and said, "Princess, you only need to support His Majesty Victor."
Tsk! This bastard …
Aurelia secretly despised Tang En. This was clearly discrimination against women!
Victor asked straightforwardly, "What's the plan?"
"In other words, Your Majesty Victor, you're interested?"
"Of course."
Victor smiled bitterly. As an insider, of course, he had to follow the Son of God. Even if he could not survive and died, he could still be summoned to the Kingdom of God by the Goddess to enjoy life.
"What about the two of you?"
Aubrey and Adrian looked at each other. "Of course we're interested."
Since His Majesty Victor had followed, as members of the royal family, they naturally had to follow as well.
"Before that, you have to promise to lend me five million gold coins."
Tang En smiled brightly. "Of course, I'll return it to you after a while."
"Five million gold coins …"
Victor was speechless. After discussing it with Aubrey and the others, Victor said, "I'll take out three million. Aubrey 1.5 million and Adrian 500 thousand. "
Facing the smug Aubrey, Adrian clenched his fists. This was really humiliating …
Even Tang En was surprised. He did not expect Grand Duke Adrian's finances to be so tight.
"Thank you very much. Now, let me explain my plan … Of course, you may not understand it now, but you just need to remember it."
Tang En coughed softly, stood up, and said seriously, "Let me ask you first, what is the most important thing in Prandal now, or in the Irus Empire now, which is our society?"
It was a simple question, but it dumbfounded Victor and the others. They could not answer it.
The most important thing was that the people of Prandal had never thought about this question, so they could not answer it.
"… Power?"
Aubrey asked tentatively. "With power, there is everything — almost everything."
Adrian nodded in agreement.
"Royalty?"
Victor then shook his head. "Royalty?"
Aurelia frowned. Tang En must have asked this question for a deeper meaning, but … what was the most important thing? It was too general and vague. For everyone, the most important thing was different.
For a couple, the most important thing was definitely the child. For a person who was about to starve to death, the most important thing was definitely the next meal. For a businessman on the verge of bankruptcy, the most important thing was of course gold …
Aurelia frowned and said, "This is a question without a standard answer."
Tang En waved his finger. "What is the most important thing? Power? Royalty? Royalty? No, none of them. Audrey — "
"Baron Tang En! Pay attention to the way you address me! "
Aurelia was a little angry. "Who allowed you to address me like that!"
"Oh, sorry."
Tang En apologized insincerely and then continued, "Princess Aurelia, your consideration of the question is too one-sided and not comprehensive enough. My question is, what is the most important thing for society?"
The room was silent again.
"At present, the most important thing for society is manpower. Don't be in a hurry to refute me, I will explain. "
Tang En waved his hand and interrupted Aurelia's words. "Why is it manpower? Because everything now requires manpower. Transportation, planting, breeding, mining, casting, production … yes, no matter what it is, manpower is needed to solve it. However, people need to eat. So, to put it bluntly, the most important thing for society at present is actually food. "
"However, food is a very time-sensitive thing because it will mold and deteriorate. It cannot be stored, so it cannot be used as a standard to measure national strength and wealth."
"Therefore, manpower has become the symbol of wealth for those great aristocrats. Having more tenant farmers and slaves is equivalent to having more wealth."
Hearing this, Victor and the others nodded in agreement.
"Then, here comes the interesting thing."
Tang En showed a mischievous smile. "If, what represents the advanced productivity of society is no longer manpower, but a brand-new power that can be controlled by manpower … then what does it mean for the person who controls this power resource first?"
As a king, Victor's thinking was of course more sensitive. With just a hint from Tang En, he instantly understood Tang En's intention.
Victor's breathing suddenly quickened. "Baron Tang En, do you mean —"
The proud Tang En did not notice Victor's address. He opened his arms and proudly announced, "Your Majesty Victor, Princess Aurelia, and the two Dukes, rejoice, you will witness the arrival of a new era!"
"I will bring a new era to this world!"
"An era that belongs to magic crystals!"
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