The gas lamp hanging on the wall emitted bursts of light, making the entire restaurant bright. Baron Frederick elegantly cut a piece of steak and stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes drifting to Mavey, who was sitting directly opposite.
In addition to Baron Frederick, Stuart, his fiancée Abigail, and Mr. Smith, Mavey and others were also invited to the dinner. In order to show the solemnity of the host, Baron Frederick even invited his own wife Along with the wife of the eldest son Killarney.
It's as if this is really a family dinner, and everyone sitting here is a family.
Mawei was not fooled by appearances. Baron Frederick was indeed very polite and courteous, but that did not mean that he had no purpose.
"Which city in Frederick's Kingdom is Mr. Nicholas' ancestral home?" Baron Frederick asked after swallowing the beef in his mouth and picking up the red wine.
"We are from Saxony, the village of Risa, south of Freiberg."
"Oh, Freberg..."
Baron Frederick had heard of this city, a famous silver mining site and the minting center of the Kingdom of Frederick: "Your Excellency is from Frederick and traveled thousands of miles to come to the Kingdom of Windsor. Is it an arrangement of the family?" ?"
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Ma Wei slowly shook his head and explained: "There are only three brothers left in the Manstein family, and my daughter, Emma."
"I heard that your name has the middle name "Feng". This should be a unique characteristic of the Junker nobles, but you just claimed to be a commoner..." Baron Frederick said in surprise: "If Manstein There are only three of you brothers left in the family, so Mr. Nicholas should inherit the title."
"Decades ago, our family was indeed a noble. Because of Emperor Bonaparte's invasion, my grandfather was deprived of his title and became a commoner, so we went to settle in Risa Village."
"I see."
Baron Frederick nodded without much reaction. Nobles were usually deprived of their titles only when they made big mistakes, but Emperor Bonaparte decades ago was an exception. He led his army across the continent and occupied Frederick's Kingdom forced other kingdoms to form an alliance to defeat him at Mosk....
During Emperor Bonaparte's occupation of the Kingdom of Frederick, many nobles were indeed deprived of their titles. These nobles were usually rebels who disobeyed Emperor Bonaparte, so they were punished.
"The First Empire of Bonaparte... a despicable and dirty race dares to call itself an empire!" Baron Frederick sipped his red wine and expressed his thoughts with a sneer. The Windsors and the Bourbons were feuding, and they were scolding each other. It was a common thing, but at this moment Baron Frederic mocked Napoleon in order to promote his relationship with Marvey.
Of course, I don’t know if there is any personal emotion mixed into it.
"Mr. Nicholas, please don't worry, Napoleon will taste defeat again. The Kingdom of Windsor can defeat him once, and it can defeat him a second time!" Mr. Smith sitting aside said boldly.
It was the Allies that defeated Napoleon, not the Kingdom of Windsor. The Kingdom of Windsor did contribute, but the root cause of Napoleon's defeat was the cold weather in the Romanov Kingdom....
Of course, Ma Wei would not say these words clearly. He just smiled, lowered his head and ate silently, waiting to enter the formal topic.
Baron Frederick took Mavey and chatted about their daily life, and kept asking him about Frederick's Kingdom. He was spying on him overtly and covertly, trying to find Mavey's "flaws".
Mavey, who had read the Manstein family tree and was well-prepared, answered fluently, and even told in detail what he had seen while traveling to various countries... He had indeed been to many countries after serving in the Royal Navy for many years.
Not long after, Baron Frederick turned his attention to Laiwen and Daniel. Laiwen was a little drunk, with rosy cheeks, speaking broken Windsor, and was very enthusiastic when facing Baron Frederick's inquiries. He also took advantage of the break to keep asking about the Kingdom of Windsor, and occasionally complained about the Kingdom of Frederick...
As for Daniel, Baron Frederic fell in love with him after a few words.
I lost interest because Daniel was too arrogant, spoke very poor Windsor, and used curse words. He looked more like a street hooligan than a down-and-out hereditary aristocrat.
Compared to Wen and Daniel, Mavey is a "normal person" in the eyes of Baron Frederick.
After many tests, Baron Frederick, who found nothing strange, looked at Mr. Smith beside him, then picked up the red wine glass and took a sip.
Mr. Smith, who understood deeply, asked: "Mr. Nicholas, I heard from Stuart that you three brothers came to the Kingdom of Windsor this time to open a company that deals in potions?"
"Yes, I only told Stuer about this matter. Please don't spread it around."
Mavey raised his glass and responded to Stuer's invitation to drink from across the table.
"You are Stuart's friend, and we will definitely keep it a secret for you." Mr. Smith squinted his eyes, and the fat on his face piled up, and smiled: "The idea of running a potion business is very good. I also wanted to do it before. It’s a pity that the threshold is too high. I’m afraid only a businessman like you, Mr. Nicholas, who has traveled far and wide and seen the world can run it..."
"You are exaggerating. I just have some friends from all over the world. They are willing to help me, and I am happy to bring benefits to them. Only when there is meat for everyone to eat, can the business last for a long time."
"Everyone can eat meat, I like this sentence!" Smith snapped his fingers, asked the maid to refill his red wine, and raised his glass to Ma Wei: "I wonder how you plan to run potions? I mean, you What did you bring with you to the Kingdom of Windsor this time?”
Hearing this, Baron Frederick and Stewart and his son both stopped their knives and forks and glanced at Mavey.
On the steam airship, Mavey has never shown his strength to Stewart. If he wants to come to the Kingdom of Windsor to run potions, he will definitely not be empty-handed. He needs a "stone" to ask for directions...
Under their gaze, Ma Wei put down the tableware, picked up the white napkin handed by the maid and gently wiped the corners of his mouth. Then he reached into his arms and took out a sealed glass vial.
In the bottle is a thick red liquid.
Mercury blood!
Handing the glass vial to the maid, Ma Weikang generously motioned for everyone to circulate it.
In the dim light, Smith looked at the viscous liquid that was red with mercury luster, and asked in great shock: "Is this... a magic potion? Or an extraordinary herb?"
"Higher magic potion, mercury blood, is highly poisonous. Extraordinary creatures that take it will lose the ability to move in a short period of time and be slaughtered by others." Ma Wei said.
"Does it also have an effect on extraordinary creatures?" Smith's eyes widened and he was stunned for a while before saying, "How much do you plan to sell this bottle of mercury blood?"
"The value of advanced potions is inestimable, especially the raw materials required to make mercury blood, which are extremely difficult to obtain. Among them are the soul obsidian condensed after the death of the undead. It is precisely because of these harsh conditions that every 1 ounce The price I gave for the blood of mercury is..."
Ma Wei licked his lips and slowly stretched out his palm: "50 gold pounds."
"It's not cheap..." Smith thought, "With all due respect, Mr. Nicholas, how much does this bottle of mercury blood cost you?"
Ma Wei did not answer, but looked directly into Smith's small eyes. Realizing that he had asked something that he shouldn't have asked, Smith quickly said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious. The threshold for the potion business is too high, and I can't do it even if I want to, so You don’t have to worry about me competing with you or anything..."
"Actually, it doesn't hurt to tell you."
Ma Wei, who had already received the potion price list prepared by Dino in advance, picked up the wine glass, leaned on the back of the chair, slowly swayed the crimson liquid, and said in a calm tone: "The price of an undead soul obsidian, my purchase The price is 5 gold pounds. If you add up the other materials here and there, it’s at least 2 or 3 gold pounds..."
"The cost is less than 8 gold pounds?" Smith's eyes lit up. This is a huge profit!
"Why don't you ask how much mercury blood can be made from eight gold pounds of raw materials?"
"Huh?!" Smith's body was shaken and he quickly asked: "How many can you make?"
"Eight gold pounds of material can be used to make about 10 ounces of mercury blood. One ounce sells for 50 gold pounds, and 10 ounces is 500 gold pounds." Ma Wei smiled: "This is a huge profit, Mr. Smith. "
Smith was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. Not only him, but also Baron Frederick and Stewart also showed shocked expressions.
"Is...isn't there any risk?" Smith's eyes were a little red and he was very excited: "If you set such a high price, will anyone buy it?"
"Of course there are risks, but the risks come from the collectors. I am only responsible for the acquisition. Their risks are not mine." Ma Wei said with a smile: "As for the price issue, mercury blood is a high-grade magic potion. As long as the raw materials are of sufficient quality, If it is high, it can have an effect on a powerful being like the leader of an extraordinary race. The price of such a precious thing will definitely not be low."
"You are so mean! But I like it!"
Smith looked at Baron Frederick excitedly, and the two exchanged glances. Baron Frederick said, "Can you sell me this bottle of mercury blood? If you have other items in stock..."
"We are all friends. If you like, Lord Baron, just treat it as a meeting gift." Ma Wei said with a smile: "I have many more here."
"Our Frederick family is really lucky to have a friend like you!"
Baron Frederick put away the mercury blood, clapped his hands, and immediately a maid came out of the secret door carrying champagne.
"Stull, Smith, let us raise a toast to welcome the arrival of the three Manstein brothers!"
Stewart, Smith, Abigail and other hostesses took up the champagne together, raised it to Ma Wei and others, and said in unison:
"welcome!"
