After chatting for a while, the four of them sat down one after another. The cooks and maids served a variety of meals, including grilled steak, smoked pork knuckle, vegetable salads, juices, and crispy roast duck. Lao K, Jian Yue Canglian and two maids served in the restaurant, helping everyone divide dishes and pour wine.
Jian Yue Canglian stood behind Chen Xing. She doesn't move around like the others. By convention, palace maids only serve their masters and do not need to serve anyone else.
"Master Chen's house is really full of talents. Even the maids around him are first-class." Bert looked at Jian Yue Canglian, "I feel that the spiritual energy fluctuations in her body are greater than those of our two mayors." To be strong, the strength must be above ours."
Chen Xing smiled and said, "Lord Bert, we are all friends, so you don't need to be so polite." As far as he knew, Mayor Bert did not marry a wife and have children, and most of the people around him were male servants. He had not heard of any The lover is probably the type who is not close to women and only pursues the path of being strong. Such praise for Jian Yue Cang Lian must be out of compliment.
"If you need anything, just ask it. If Chen Xing can do it, he will do his best."
When Chen Xing told him, Bert blushed, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Mr. Chen, please speak quickly, so I won't go around in circles. The thing is, I want to buy a better gold-liquid potion, but outside They are all sold in sets and rarely dismantled for retail sale. I am suffering from lack of access and would like to ask Mr. Chen if he has any." He sighed, "I am ashamed to say that I have not experienced the feeling of breakthrough for many years. Mr. Chen I go out often, and my network must be wider than that of an old guy like me who lives in a remote place, so I ask for help shamelessly."
"This is simple. I have a few here. If you want, I can transfer them to you." Chen Xing said. Gold-liquid potions are very expensive and are not suitable for giving away, but they can be transferred. He brought 20 sticks back, so transferring one or two would not be a problem. He didn't believe that 20 sticks were needed for a breakthrough.
"That's great! I don't want much, just one is enough." Bert hesitated for a while and then asked, "I just don't know the price?"
"We are all partners, just give them as you see fit." Chen Xing said generously.
"That's not possible!" Bert said to the mayor quickly, "The gold-fluid potion is worth a lot of money. It's good to be able to transfer it. I can't let you suffer any loss."
"Okay, I'll have someone bring it over after dinner." Chen Xing said simply.
"Thank you in advance!" After receiving the exact answer, Mayor Bert was very happy and drank several glasses of red wine in one breath.
"Old guy, are you tired? You're still young and imitating young people's breakthroughs. Don't accidentally break your bones." Mayor Anbixi mocked, but his tone was a bit sour.
"Master Anbisi, if you need it, I can transfer one to you," Chen Xing said. The two mayors are partners and cannot favor one over the other, lest they develop grudges.
"I'll forget it. I can't afford something worth tens of thousands of gold coins..." Anbixi glanced at Jian Yue Canglian and said, "If you have spare money, you might as well hire a palace maid back."
The characteristic of edge towns is poverty, and the mayor is no exception. When he was young, he had to buy evolution potions, and when he was middle-aged, he had to support his family. Although Anbixi had a noble title, he could not afford the aid of the palace maid.
The basic aid for a palace maid is 20,000 gold coins, part of which is given to the maid's family as a settlement fee, and part of which is given to the academy as a training fee for the maid. If there are competitors, the highest bid will be used as the basis.
For small nobles with average economic conditions, the price-performance ratio of palace maids is very low. If you put it in a small place, you can marry several wives with 20,000 gold coins.
When Anbixi was young, he relied on a bank loan to buy evolution potions to break through to the guard level. He spent another sum of money when allocating territory, and he continued to pay off the debt until he was thirty-five years old. After starting a family, as the children grow up, the family expenses increase year by year, but the tax income remains unchanged, leaving little spare money.
A rich and wealthy mayor of Edge Town like Chen Xing is extremely rare in the entire Red Earth Continent.
"Money is a trivial matter." Chen Xing comforted, "When our zombie paradise opens, our income will definitely increase!"
"Yes, I wish our project will be successful and we will make a lot of money!" Anbixi said with a toast.
The three mayors clinked glasses while Su Na ate quietly, her face full of happiness.
After a few glasses of red wine, the two mayors began to chat about current affairs.
"I heard from businessmen passing by that the situation over Longhe is getting more and more tense, and there may be a war soon."
Current affairs are an essential part of the aristocratic dinner table and have never changed for thousands of years.
"Isn't it? My incompetent son heard the news from nowhere, and he keeps clamoring all day long to go out and make contributions. He hasn't even read the book well, so he just makes a fool of himself, saying that he wants me to give him a sum of money. Recruiting troops and taking advantage of the situation is really better said than sung..."
As An Bixi talked nonchalantly, Chen Xing couldn't help but sigh, the mid-life crisis is indeed terrible.
"Actually, I think young people should be allowed to go out and make a living. How can they grow without experience? Let me remind you that your title of nobility is not hereditary. When you stretch your legs one day, Beauty Town will change its name. Mayor Bert advised.
"Oh, with his strength, what else can he do? He has to be cannon fodder." An Bisi said in an ironclad tone.
In order to prevent Mayor Anbisi from bringing family conflicts to the dinner table, Bert changed the subject and said to Chen Xing, "Mr. Chen, you just came back from outside and are well-informed. What do you think of the current situation?"
"I can't tell you what you think. Essentially, two women want to be kings, and the old king is about to die but is not dead yet, so the conflict arises." Chen Xing said vaguely.
"It seems that as long as the old king dies, the country will fall into war." Mayor Bert said.
"The dispute between the queen's party and the royalist party has been going on for a long time, and now a princess party has emerged. It seems that the world is really going to change drastically." Mayor Anbisi said.
"I wonder what Master Chen has planned?" Mayor Bert looked at Chen Xing, "Since ancient times, when the world is in chaos, it is the year when heroes come into being in large numbers. It is a good opportunity for men to fight on the battlefield and make contributions..."
"Brother, are you going out again?" A crying voice interrupted Mayor Bert. Chen Xing turned around and saw Su Na looking at him with a smile on her face.
"Be good, brother, don't go out." Chen Xing reached out and touched Su Na's head, and then said to the two mayors, "The world is in chaos, but what does this have to do with us?"
"In these fringe towns, we are so poor that even ants have to take a detour. Who would be interested in us? No matter how chaotic it is outside, it will not affect us. At most, it will be a little troublesome to purchase goods." Chen Xing said leisurely and contentedly, "It's noisy outside. When it's windy or rainy, wouldn't it be nice if we closed the door and made a fortune in silence?"
Chen Xing's words made the two mayors fall into deep thought. After a long time, the two men raised their heads, with light shining in their eyes.
"Master Chen's words were like an enlightenment, which made An suddenly enlightened."
"We have neither soldiers nor generals, so why go out and join in the fun? By then, if we don't get a handful of fame and fame, all the bones will fall apart. We might as well concentrate on development in this three-acre area."
They both raised their glasses at the same time.
"In the future, Mr. An will definitely follow Mr. Chen's lead." "Yes, everyone listens to Mr. Chen."
Chen Xing stood up and said, "Thank you to the two mayors for their trust. From now on, we will build the three towns of Orchid, Beauty, and Roast Duck into an iron triangle to help each other and seek common development in the coming troubled times."
"Okay!" "Cheers!"
After drinking one glass, Chen Xing poured another glass, "Come on, we won't go home until we get drunk tonight!"
After exchanging glasses of wine and having heart-to-heart conversations, the friendship between the three mayors deepened.
After three rounds of drinking, Chen Xing asked Old K to take Mayor Bert to the side hall to get the gold potion, and then called Mrs. Claire and her eldest daughter Asashi.
"Good evening, Mayor Anbixi!" "Ashahi has met you, sir." Mrs. Claire and Ashahi saluted.
Claire and her daughter are the leaders of the Zombie Park project. During the construction process, the two parties have had many contacts and are relatively familiar with each other.
When he saw the two women, Anbisi's eyes lit up, showing greed.
When facing the more beautiful Su Na and Jian Yue Cang Lian, An Bixi's eyes were pure and there was no greed. Because Anbixi is a smart and practical person, knowing that it is impossible to get something, so he will not use his mind.
I have to say that this is an advantage that many people do not have. Although Anbixi is a womanizer, and even the name of the town is full of lust, he is also a principled womanizer who understands his position and has no unrealistic illusions.
It is precisely because of this that Anbixi can live peacefully in this cruel world.
"Mrs. Claire, Mayor Anbixi drank too much tonight and needs your mother and daughter to take care of him."
After hearing Chen Xing's words, An Bixi looked ecstatic, but the next second, he returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
Mrs. Claire was stunned for a moment and looked back at her eldest daughter, who also had dull eyes.
"If it's inconvenient, forget it." Chen Xing said lightly, his voice without warmth, but it sent chills down the spine.
Mrs. Claire closed her eyes, took a deep breath, raised her skirt and curtsied, "Mr. Mayor Ambisi, if you don't mind, please go to your house and take a rest."
"This, how can this be so embarrassing?" Anbisi rubbed his hands, his eyes were shining, but he was saying words of refusal.
"Sir, please come to your house for a cup of coffee to sober up. Ashahi still has some questions about the construction of the park that he needs to ask you for advice." Ashahi curtsied and saluted, his eyes shining like water.
"Would it be too much trouble for you?" "It is an honor for us, the Claire family, to have your guests visit our house."
"Oh, then I'd rather be respectful than obey, haha..." "This way, sir, please be careful of the steps, I will support you."
Later, Anbixi got into the car with the support of Claire's mother and daughter. The vehicle started, slowly drove out of the mansion, and disappeared into the night.
Not long after, there was a quarrel in the side hall. Mayor Burt insisted on giving 50,000 gold coins, but Chen Xing ordered Old K to only accept 30,000 gold coins. The two sides argued and reached a stalemate, and finally one person gave in and accepted 40,000 gold coins.
After a while, Mayor Bert, who got the gold-liquid potion, left the manor with satisfaction.
In the courtyard, Chen Xing looked up at the night sky. The moon was particularly round today.
It won't take long for him to turn this place into his own little independent kingdom. In the coming chaos, resist the wind and waves and survive in troubled times.
