"Shelley Gus is not your original name, is it? With your status and status, when you try to get close to this mysterious person like me, if you use your original name, I'm afraid it will be exposed the next day, because even you won't know it clearly.

How many people on the road will mention you because they think of something, and you don’t even know how strong my physical fitness is in all aspects. Gus Shelley, this is your name, right? The vendors on the road said you

The policies being pursued are aimed at suppressing them."

Balliard looked in all directions and listened in all directions. Sitting on the top floor of a restaurant dozens of meters above the ground, he could still rely on his keen hearing to hear the conversations of people on the street.

"That's true. I concealed my name to get closer to you. Now that you have no hidden thoughts, there is no need for me to defend myself."

Gus picked up the wine glass and took a sip. There was no trace of embarrassment about being seen through on his face. Normal people couldn't see through him. He was the one who saw through others. Usually it was other people who were embarrassed, but now he met someone he couldn't see through.

, then isn’t it normal for people to be able to see through him?

"You two are so elegant and lucky to be able to grab such a position."

Dora pushed the door open, pulled up a chair and sat down. Then, the waiter waiting to serve them outside closed the door.

"The old man is quite fast. Aren't you afraid that guy Dan will run out and cause trouble?"

The restaurant Gus chose is the tallest restaurant in Xuyin City, and it is also the tallest building in Xuyin City. Except for Xuyin City, other buildings are rarely three stories high. Even the largest inn is only

It was only two floors up. From this restaurant, Balliard could see Gus and his motorcade, and he could also see that Dan left the motorcade and went to have some fun on his own shortly after Gus left.

"Can you call me a young man without causing trouble? You think so, young man."

Dora asked Gus "without leaving a trace".

"Young people are indeed capable of causing trouble. During this time, the city of Marrow Seal is not peaceful."

Gus and Dora are old acquaintances. Gus is the Marquis' steward, a gifted wise man who is entrusted with important tasks by the Marquis. At the same time, he is still observing all the creatures near Marrow Seal City, and Dora is a very famous walker.

The manager of the merchant team. The city of Seal was founded on merchants. Even if Gus ignored Valliard, he would not fail to observe and analyze Dora.

The many trade channels opened up by Dora's merchant team were very attractive to the Marquis. Dora also made several transactions with the Marquis very wisely. The person who conducted the transactions on behalf of the Marquis was Gus Shelley.

"It's not peaceful? Can the Fair of Treasures be held as scheduled?"

Dora took a deep look at Balliard. He knew Gus's true identity and knew Gus' talent, but he didn't know that Gus and Balliard had already revealed the truth. Therefore, in his words

Hidden, he asked Gus about the threat of Balliard, and even hinted that Gus would capture Balliard in advance.

Anyway, this is the Seal City, with an army of one hundred thousand, and Balliard is just one person. Facing an army of one hundred thousand, he can only be expelled, captured or killed.

"I'm afraid this may be a bit difficult. Maybe future treasure conferences will need to be held in another city."

Gus still regarded Balliard as a powerful soldier under Emperor Sima Yi, and never tried to get any information from Balliard about how the Emperor would deal with Marrow Seal City and the major business families in the city.

Information, because of the civil servants and military commanders, there have been very big differences and differences between the two systems from ancient times to the present.

"Convention of Curiosities? What is that?"

Balliard had never heard of any rare treasure convention in Marrow Seal City. Even in Zaun and Piltover, he had never heard of such activities. Because in his world line, Marrow Seal City was nothing more than

It is a merchant's market in a remote location. Although it claims to be able to find everything under the sun there, the understanding of this sentence is different.

In the current world line, what is under the sun means the entire "world". Everything that exists in the Shurima continent and even other continents can be found in Marrow Seal City, but in the world line of Balliard

Here, under the sun represents the land of the sun and the desert of Shurima continent, because except for Mount Targon, only those people in the desert of Shurima continent still believe in the sun.

And with just such a small amount of land, what treasures can be dug out that are worthy of the attention of many demigods in Rune Land? Since it cannot attract the attention of demigods, can it be qualified to be called a "Treasure Conference"?

"The auction held in Xueyin City every June and a half of the twelfth lunar month lasts for as long as a week. During this period, rare treasures from all over the world will appear at the auction. In addition, as long as the appraiser believes that

Valuable treasures can be temporarily added to the auction. All in all, this is a business event."

Although Dora looked at Baliard with a strange look, Gus still explained it to Baliard, because in Gus's eyes, Baliard was one of the Eighteenth One who was resurrected with Emperor Sima Yi.

Antiques from a hundred years ago. At that time, Xueyin City was just a small market, so naturally there would be no rare treasures convention.

"Very important?"

Balliard was now confident. The Marquis of this city was not going to stop him. The Marquis' confidants also told him the method of conquering the Seal City. The Seal City seemed to be in his pocket. He unconsciously

He began to bring himself into the world because he was influenced by the Jin people.

The king's template condensed by "faith" is part of his humanity.

As a king, he is still a good king in the eyes of the people of Shurima. He is diligent and loves the people.

The relatives of the soldiers who died in the battle can receive sufficient pensions. However, how important is this treasure conference to this princely country that was founded on commerce?

Rare treasures from all over the world are gathered here. The auction will be held in a few days. If Valliard declares that he wants to occupy this kind of city, the army will come and go and accidentally destroy the auction venue.

The treasures, or in other words, he rushed over and talked to those people from the business family, causing damage to those treasures. Marrow Seal City should pay compensation, right?

There is no doubt that this auction is very important to Marrow Seal City. Whether the pensions for the soldiers Baliard killed during the conquest are still sufficient and whether they are sufficient depends on whether this auction can be held.

Already.

But he didn't want to waste too much time. His subtext was to ask Gus if he could postpone the auction for a few days.

Balliard is also a man who has seen the world. It is already June 13th. Tomorrow at the latest, most of the auction items will be delivered to the officials of Marrow Seal City. When it comes to auctions, you can't let the auctioneer hurt his hands.

Before the baby arrives, he will brag about how great the baby is. Besides, the venue needs to be arranged in advance.

Now, there should be many treasures that have entered the auction venue, and many treasures have been delivered to the officials of the Seal City and are about to be sent to the venue. If anything goes wrong along the way, the original owners of the treasures will definitely have to find the Seal City.

Claim.

"Chambers of commerce from all over the country are gathered here, and there are many young men from aristocratic families. We can afford to wait, but they can't afford to wait. A delay of one or two days will be a huge loss for those people."

Gus told Balliard very clearly, no, the Treasure Conference is held on time every year. The reason why it can bring together so many rare treasures is inseparable from the good reputation that Marrow Seal City has cultivated over the years. Postponing the Fair for a day or two

The Zhen Conference will not only cause losses to those participants, but also damage the reputation of Xueyin City. The most important thing for a businessman is reputation.

"What about ten days from now? The auction should be over, right? Most of the people participating in the auction have left in the middle of the night. By then, will we let the young people make a fuss?"

Balliard, who has adopted the template of a wise king, has already regarded the Marquis of Seal City as his future minister. As the minister of his minister, Gus is naturally his minister. It is Gus's duty to make suggestions.

Balliard also enjoyed using his brain less.

"No, it will take eleven days. After eleven days, most of the people who came to participate in the Qiuzhen Conference will basically leave. It is also the organizer's responsibility to ensure that the participants can leave the Marrow Seal City smoothly."

It is difficult for Gus to understand why a strong general can have such clear ideas and such wisdom, why should he insist on the power of one person? As we all know, personal force has its limits, and even a strong general with talent cannot rely on it.

He can face the army head-on by himself, but Balliard has already entered the city. The city is not conducive to fighting with the army. Balliard's chance of winning against the army by himself is not small. But on the battlefield, with the army spread out, even if he has talent

How can the powerful general defeat the army?

The reason why strong generals are strong generals and not generals who can command large armies is because the vast majority of strong generals are not good at military strategy. To put it bluntly, they are novices in the art of war. But if they don’t learn the art of war, they just rely on it.

With your own intuition, you can chase down people who are skilled in the art of war and have extremely high attainments. It doesn't matter if you can't defeat a large army by yourself. It doesn't matter if you bring a hundred people with you.

It sounds very good, but the military situation is like a "miracle". If you win, you will be a genius. All the generals of the same generation will be eclipsed. They can only kneel down and lick you, and they can only give you

Lift the shoe, if you can't win, you will be another loser who falls on the road of overestimating your own abilities, and will become the foil for the next winner on the crown.

Gus is a smart man, a very smart one. He completely looks down on the so-called counselors who work for the princes and are full of clever tricks. What’s the point of winning or losing in the moment? Even if you gain the upper hand in a short time by relying on clever tricks, their hard power is better than yours.

Strong, even if you fail a dozen times, I can still afford to lose, but this wonderful plan of yours - you can't afford to lose.

Everyone can win, but only those who can afford to lose are strong. Routines and playing methods such as soldier situation, unless they have truly reached the level of a military god, are just trivial. Miracles can happen at any time.

It wouldn't be a miracle if it happened.

Gus saw clearly. He could see that the newly built Jin State was definitely in a state of exhaustion. This country was short of money, food, people, and other various resources. How could this country be able to

It was successfully established, and many people came to rely on it, all relying on the reputation of Emperor Sima Yi, and it was based on an illusory belief and prestige.

Such a country cannot afford to lose. If it loses once, it will only be destroyed, and there will be no way to recover. It will also cut off the hope of the Jin Dynasty to revive again.

But just because of this, he couldn't understand why Emperor Sima Yi would send such a strong general to attack Xueyin City. If it weren't for his Marquis who didn't refuse the City of the Sun to take over Xueyin City, he would have been able to win it at this moment.

Valliard prepared a suitable environment for the army to fight in the city. When the time comes, Baliard will

Liad is bound to fail, and the newly-established Jin Kingdom will be strangled in its cradle if it cannot spend even one National Day.

"Eleven days, old man, how long have you stayed here? Some rubbish is worth spending so much time on. After all, mortals are mortals. Please arrange a place for me... Forget it, in a few days

I'll come back again."

Valliard's monthly exam scheduled for this time is almost a month. However, for convenience, he plans to return to Salvadion on the first day of next month so that he can conduct the monthly exam for the whole month.

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"Okay, one more thing to remind you and the person behind you - the Icathians have noticed you, and they may attack you."

Because Dora was present, Gus did not reveal all the information to avoid leaking the news. However, he believed that this part of the information was enough for the person behind Balliard to understand his intentions.

"Ekasia? Sure enough, they are still in contact with various people. How long ago did they plan to take action? No... that guy shouldn't be able to return here yet, and it's difficult to get information. The actions of the Ikasia people should be

It’s spontaneous, what do you think?”

Balliard has decided that after capturing the Seal City, he will transform the Seal City from a commercial city into a frontier fortress. It originally lived close to the mountains and guarded a road connected to Icathia, as well as ancient creatures.

The bones serve as a natural barrier, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. After the transformation, the Marrow Seal City can definitely keep the Icathians out of the country.

After that, it is time to rebuild the Khalisai, build the Great Wall, and intercept the Icathians on the peninsula. Although this method will take a lot of time and a lot of manpower and material resources, don't forget it.

Balliard also has the engineering robots he got from Heimerdinger. With those robots, it probably won't take more than a few months to complete a building of this scale.

"You are right. The Icathians are probably testing you. They will probably not start thinking about attacking until they really confirm your existence."

Gus can confirm that the Icathians have noticed the City of the Sun and that they are paying attention to Emperor Sima Yi. After a while, there may be many people claiming to have been to Icathia. It may also be that there are many such people, but those
To be continued...