Even though the secret passage was brightly lit, Alvin still felt a little eerie and strange.
He thought to himself that this kind of businessman who was able to set up secret channels must be doing business that is not on the market, and he was probably a shady businessman. In Saliushi, although he didn't have to be involved in these shady transactions, he had heard about them to some extent.
The main reason was that the injury on his hand had not healed yet, and he did not want to start a fight with others at this time, so he asked Langyun to accompany him. Now that Langyun is isolated outside, if something happens soon, he will inevitably take action.
But thinking that Kui Qing would lead him in so openly, it shouldn't be too dangerous. There should be no reason for this little girl to harm herself, Alvin thought to himself.
"Brother, I don't let Langyun follow because he is a local. I'm afraid that people will recognize him and cause unnecessary misunderstandings." Kui Qing saw Alvin's frown and explained to him.
"Then who are you going to meet?" Alvin was curious, why did the locals cause misunderstandings?
"Brother, have you ever heard of the organization Luo Dai?"
Alvin thought about it carefully and said, "Never heard of it."
"The Luodai organization is a huge underground organization. Their business is spread across all major empires. Let's put it this way, any big city on this continent has their contact point." Kui Qing said.
"Then what business are they mainly engaged in?" Alvin looked at her pointedly.
Kui Qing knew that Alvin had an idea, "Generally, you can go to them for anything you can't buy on the market. As long as it's within their ability, you can buy it with money."
"Such a huge organization shouldn't just do 'these' transactions, right?" He said with a half-smile.
"Brother's brain is still sharp." Kui Qing said with a smile, "Indeed, they still accept a lot of assassination orders. There are always some nobles who are inconvenient to kill people themselves, so they will pay Luo Dai to do it."
Alvin thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask: "Does this mean that this organization has an intricate relationship with the nobles of various empires?"
"You can say that." Kui Qing nodded, "But not every noble has the opportunity to come into contact with this organization."
"They only pick people who are useful to them?"
"Actually, to be precise, they will find you by themselves." Kui Qing said with her head lowered.
"Huh?" Alvin looked at her strangely.
"Luo Dai will appear when you need her most, as long as you can afford the price." Kui Qing said, "This is a saying that people in their organization often say."
"Oh, it's not about money? Why are you so evil?" Alvin teased.
"Brother, you are wrong. Price does not necessarily refer to money." Kui Qing looked at him and said.
"What else could it be?"
"For example, sometimes the mission is not as simple as killing someone, but it is like stealing information from high-ranking officials," Kui Qing said. "At this time, they will find those down-and-out aristocratic ladies to come forward to complete the mission. After all, these high-ranking officials are very cautious, and no one with a good face can get into their circle. Just pay these women a fair amount of remuneration after the matter is completed."
"Does this mean that this organization will hand over difficult-to-complete tasks to people outside the organization?" Alvin asked in surprise.
"Yes, as long as they think you are suitable. Usually when you encounter a difficult problem, only they can help you solve it. Equivalently, you also have to help them solve the problem." She said, "Just like me As I just said, didn’t they show up when those down-and-out aristocratic girls needed money the most?”
"Wow, there is such a magical skin tissue." Alvin couldn't help but exclaimed softly, and then asked her: "Then little sister... how did you come into contact with them?"
"Brother, what's that look in your eyes? Do you think that I also..." Kui Qing stared at Alvin with shame and anger.
"No, I was just asking." Alvin smiled helplessly.
"Humph, you must be thinking wrongly." The little girl said angrily.
"Then you didn't say anything." Alvin pretended to complain. In fact, he knew in his heart that if that were the case, why would the boy just welcome her in with such a flattering look on his face?
"I did exchange things with them." Kui Qing stopped and whispered.
Alvin wisely didn't ask any more questions. In fact, everyone has their own secrets, and everyone has their own hidden secrets. He knew that if he allowed his curiosity to offend him too much, it would be disrespectful, and he couldn't do this.
"Then... their organization isn't afraid that the girls who have done things for them will spread the news about the organization by being careless?" The two of them walked in, and Alvin suddenly asked.
"Brother, don't you think that the group of elite killers raised by 'Luo Dai' are vegetarians?"
"Understood." Alvin nodded.
After reaching the end of the passage, he turned a corner and dozens of stone stairs appeared in front of him.
Alvin turned around and looked at the structure of the secret passage, thinking to himself that it had opened up several shops.
After Kui Qing led him up the stone staircase, she knocked on the wooden door blocking the stone staircase.
After a while, the small window on the wooden door opened. After a pair of bulging eyes looked outside, the small window was closed again.
Then I heard the sound of the wooden bolt being pulled, and then the wooden door opened.
A rather short old man stood behind the door and welcomed the two of them into the house with a smile. Seeing him dressed in an exquisite dress, Alvin was quite curious about where this outfit was custom-made. Because this old gentleman is not tall, to be exact, he looks like a dwarf, but he is not a skinny type. There is obviously a lot of fat on his waist and abdomen, which makes the buttons of the lining very tight.
Alvin glanced at the mahogany stool next to the door and realized that the old man had climbed on the stool to look out the door.
He glanced at the furnishings in the room. The display cabinets on three sides were filled with books with parchment covers, and there was a large desk on one side. There are two small windows on the top, but now you can't even see the night sky, so this shouldn't be the roof.
"Miss Kui Qing is here, sit down quickly, sit down quickly, have you brought a guest?" The short-footed old man glanced at Alvin and said with a smile, "Then there must be big business to discuss today?"
He enthusiastically invited the two of them to sit on the sofa in the center of the room, then picked up the silver teapot gilded with runes from the coffee table and poured two cups of black tea for Alvin and Aoi.
Alvin was not busy drinking tea. He lowered his head and glanced at the wool carpet spread under the sofa. As soon as he saw the fabric and color, he knew that this was no ordinary product. It can even be said that it has reached the level of palace use.
He thought to himself that this mysterious "Luo Dai" organization was really extremely rich.
"Elder Lu Wen, this is Alvin, he is my eldest brother." Kui Qing said with a smile.
"Alvin?" The old gentleman looked at Alvin and thought about it carefully, then suddenly said: "Could your Excellency be Alvin Feili?"
"How do you know this?" Alvin asked strangely. He asked himself that he was not famous enough to reach Tewadedan.
"You don't need to be surprised. Our 'Luo Dai' organization has records of young and talented people from several major empires. It happened that I just read the records about you a while ago, so it's not surprising that I remember you." Lu Wen The elder said with a smile.
"Me?... Can I get along with young talents?" Alvin said with a smile.
"You don't have to be modest. We have records of outstanding players in the Pillow Sword Competition. Players like you who are among the top four must have a separate chapter to describe them in detail."
"It's just good luck." Alvin smiled, but in his heart he was wondering what this young man from the Luo Dai organization was doing to investigate the major empires. Moreover, they have such close relationships with nobles and wealthy businessmen from various countries. The intention is so great that it is shocking.
Kui Qing was quite surprised when she listened. Only then did she realize that her eldest brother was also among the top four masters of the Pillow Sword Club. Naturally, she also knew about this triennial event in the Yafei Empire.
"What kind of business are you two here to discuss today?" The elder sat down and got to the point. As soon as he sat down, the buttons on his belly were so stretched that they were about to come off his shirt. Because of his short stature, he had to sit upright, because if he leaned back, it would be more like lying down, which would be too rude.
"Elder, we just want to buy a batch of good ore and sell it in the north." Kui Qing said directly without beating around the bush.
"What grade do you want, and what's the quantity?" Lu Wen and Kui Qing have done transactions several times, so they naturally know that this girl is very wealthy, so they have to confirm the quantity first.
"An ore of this level would require thousands of ounces." She said and glanced at Alvin.
Alvin told her with his eyes that she could just watch and talk, after all, he knew nothing about this.
"The current price of gilt jade ore is around 80 rupees per ounce." Elder Lu Wen did not show too much excitement. After thinking about it for a moment, he said: "If you want a thousand ounces, there should still be something like this in the warehouse." Many."
"Is there only gilt jade ore now? Is there anything new?" Kui Qing was not in a hurry to kill him on the price.
"It seems that Miss Kui Qing has heard something?" Elder Lu Wen asked with a squinted smile.
Kui Qing shook her head in confusion and looked at Elder Lu Wen with wide eyes, waiting for him to continue.
"It seems that Miss Kui Qing doesn't know yet." Lu Wenxiao said, "The organization's exclusive news came back from the Pegasus on the Malode Plain, saying that the original king has returned to the west, and Governor Yuan Yasu has also gone with him. If you go, Prince Resa will have the final say within the empire from now on."
After speaking, Elder Lu Wen glanced at Alvin. He noticed that the boy's expression remained normal after hearing what he said, and he thought that these two people should know the news, so why are they pretending like me? After all, the battle report he received mentioned that Earl Philip also died in the battle.
"What exactly is the elder going to say?" Kui Qing asked doubtfully, "As you know, I don't know much about the transfer of power in these southern countries."
"Rong Laosheng, please tell me slowly," Lu Wen said after taking a sip of black tea. "The original King Kelman has always banned the mining of crystallized veins in the Traledi Mountains, but this Prince Resa is different. He is He has always acquiesced to the Guangzheng Sect's exploration of the mineral veins in the mountains."
"Falling crystal? What is that?" Kui Qing asked curiously.
"Oh, this thing is much more valuable than gilded jadeite. If you really think about it, it's definitely worth a fortune." Lu Wen glanced at the two of them, "One ounce is worth a castle."
