Chapter 243 The Poor Old Man Who Was Forced to Sell His Body

All the nobles of Alyinx know one thing: the Bollet family emblem is synonymous with poverty.

Yes, the general nobles represent wealth and luxury, but the Bollet family is on the contrary. This family adheres to the teachings of the Holy See. Apart from the business necessary to maintain the family, they basically do no profitable business.

Ridiculing the poverty of the Grand Duke was also one of the secret jokes among the nobles.

But there was one thing that everyone in the know envied Adrien.

That is, he has an incredible lover.

Vanessa Melka was born into a commoner family in the Kingdom of Grayson. She showed amazing magical talent since she was a child. She was discovered by a traveling magician and brought back to the Silver City to enter the Star and Moon Secret Academy to study magic.

Later, during an apprenticeship experience, young Vanessa fell into danger.

At that time, Adrian gave up on himself and married Erica, a commoner girl whom he had known for a long time, because of a lovelorn relationship (Aubrey's fault), which led to a lot of rumors in the aristocratic circle. This made him very depressed, so he ran out to relax, and ended up saving Vanessa - yes, it was a vulgar hero saving a beauty plot - and then the flowers in the greenhouse fell.

Adrian's attitude towards Vanessa is also very contradictory. He really likes her in his heart. However, because he is already married to Erica, and the Bollet family insists on the Vatican's injunction to implement the commandment of monogamy, Wen Nisha was unwilling to be a concubine, so the two had a stalemate for several years.

Later, Vanessa came to look for him at home, but the two of them got drunk. As a result, something they loved happened, and Erica caught him.

Vanessa didn't want to face Erica, so she fled back to the Silver City to practice magic. Unexpectedly, due to the stimulation, her magic skills improved greatly, which attracted Jean's attention - and then she became Jean... A disciple of the Star-Moon Lord, he has obtained the status of a member of the Star-Moon Tower Mystic Association.

Adrian has been troubled by this for many years, but he still doesn't know that what happened between him and Vanessa that day was actually secretly promoted by Erica, who had noticed his mood for a long time.

Erica, who was born as a commoner, has always had low self-esteem, so she actually has no objections to the matter between Adrian and Vanessa. She is already very happy to be married to the person she loves, Adrian, so she wants to help Adrian. He wanted to help Vanessa, but he didn’t expect Vanessa to run away immediately after waking up.

So Erica has not dared to confess this matter to Adrian so far.

If this is a female-channeled novel, whether it is Elsa or Vanessa, they are all perfect heroine templates, but it’s a pity now...

"You will meet him later as the envoy of the City of Silver, so your attitude must be stronger."

"Um."

"...Strong! You have nothing to do with being strong now!"

Adrian looked at the affectionate Vanessa and had a headache. How could he look like an extraordinary strong man?

Aubrey also had a headache. They invited Vanessa here not just to see her and Adrian show off their affection.

Now the plan has reached a critical moment. Whether Vanessa can succeed or not depends on whether Vanessa can frighten Frank.

Once Frank surrenders, the magic crystal mine will be at his fingertips.

Once Frank refuses to give in, the current stalemate will continue—unless he is determined to break everything!

In Tang En's analysis, although the market for magic crystals is large, it does not account for a large proportion of the Qadir family's income. Under several temporary policies and hidden threats, Frank should decisively abandon the mine. Turn it into wealth - because in the case of information asymmetry, Frank could not have predicted the upcoming changes.

Victor has great confidence in Tang En.

But if he sees Vanessa now, his confidence will probably be gone.

"Winesa..."

"Call me Winnie..."

"Okay Winnie..."

Adrian's face was filled with confusion. Victor and Aubrey sold him just for profit. After calling Vanessa over without telling him, they told him the plan in order to make him sell his body...

"Dear~"

Vanessa softened when she heard Adrian calling her nickname, and she stayed beside him with her arms holding him, refusing to leave.

"Ahem!"

Aubrey coughed lightly and warned Adrian with his eyes.

"Winnie, do you still remember what I told you?"

"of course I remember."

"Then leave it to you!"

Vanessa smiled brightly: "Well, don't worry, for our future, I will definitely complete the task!"

For our future?

What the hell is this?

A confused Adrian looked at Aubrey.

Damn it! What conditions did these two guys promise without telling me! ?

Aubrey looked out the window and laughed: "Well... the weather is really nice today..."

For some reason, Adrien suddenly shivered.

An ominous premonition...

The Qadir family.

"Distinguished - member of the Star-Moon Tower Arcane Association - envoy from the City of Silver - honorary magic advisor to the royal family of the Illus Empire - the magician Vanessa Melka seeks an audience."

Hearing the names announced by the butler, Frank couldn't help but take a deep breath. The thick incense turned into a swirling current and penetrated into his lungs, stimulating his brain.

The thing I was most worried about actually happened.

Frank could reduce mine production to avoid market saturation caused by concentrated selling by businessmen, or even temporarily suspend production to avoid temporary regulations, and then deal with Victor through the noble assembly to force him to cancel the new policy.

But he couldn't avoid the visitors from the City of Silver.

The largest market for magic crystals is the City of Silver.

The giant city built on the floating island by magicians using magic can be called the biggest miracle born in the hands of humans in the entire world of Purandar.

Under the powerful appeal of Jean Star-Moon Lord, almost all magicians are affiliated with the Silver City, and only the elite among them can be qualified to join the Star-Moon Tower Arcane Association. This is not just an honor. , it is also a symbol of strength.

If the child can be spotted by the traveling magicians, brought back to the Silver City, and join the Star and Moon Secret Academy there, no matter whether the child's talent is good or bad, it will basically ensure that the family will soar into the sky, completely unstoppable. Weaker than those ordinary nobles.

This recruitment method is also the most common phenomenon in the Silver City.

Therefore, the Silver City, which has no national distinction, has a high reputation among the people. Once a child discovers that he has magical talent, they are happy to send their child to the Silver City.

In the process of growing and learning, these children need to consume a lot of magic crystals - this is almost one of the main uses of magic crystals.

Therefore, once the City of Silver is offended, the Kadir family's magic crystal industry will collapse instantly.

So, why is Frank so confused?

Because... the entire empire's top brass knows about this Vanessa and Adrian's mess!

Knowing that this woman is someone sent by the royal family to disgust him, he still has to greet her with a smile. Is there anything more disgusting than this?

Even if he knew that she was Adrien's old lover, he still had to meet her. Not only did he have to meet her, but he also had to do so with a smiling face!

Because Frank knew that Vanessa was really a member of the Star-Moon Tower Mystery Association. Not only that, as a genius magician, she was also one of the disciples of Jean Lord of the Star-Moon.

Even if she is a loser, just her status as Jean's disciple is enough to scare the shit out of many people.

Frank took a deep breath and stood up: "I'll greet you right away!"

At the door, in the carriage.

Aubrey muttered: "Will he come out to greet you?"

"It's best not to come out."

Adrian pouted: "Just enough to give Winnie an excuse to attack."

Vanessa slapped him coquettishly: "I hate it, I'm not that kind of unreasonable person."

Are you still reasonable?

Adrien secretly cursed, if you were reasonable, you wouldn't have to let Erica give up your position as your concubine.

"But your plan is too troublesome."

Vanessa glanced at the Kadir family's manor, curled her lips and said, "To deal with these guys, it would be easier for me to just kill them."

"Can't……"

Aubrey and Adrian immediately started sweating. How come this guy has become more and more violent after learning from Jean for so many years...

Vanessa, whose political IQ is basically zero, asked, "Why?"

"Because of many complicated reasons, in short, because the involvement is too deep, we can't deal with this kind of enemy directly - do you think Aubrey doesn't want to just draw his sword and kill people?"

Vanessa stared at Aubrey for a moment and nodded: "Oh, I understand."

"Wait! What do you understand!"

Aubrey was furious: "What do you mean by your sympathetic eyes!? Believe it or not, I'm falling out? I'm really falling out!?"

"No, there's really no sympathy."

Vanessa said very seriously: "Please believe me, magicians are very honest."

"There is a bastard who is a wild mage," Aubrey sneered, "but honesty has nothing to do with him, and he deceived my granddaughter all over the place - even that simple silly girl couldn't see how serious that bastard was. So cunning.”

"You said he is a wild mage."

Vanessa said nonchalantly: "Of course it won't be the same as someone from a major like me."

"Damn it, I always feel like you magicians are showing off intentionally or unintentionally... When I get to that level, I will also practice magic!"

Aubrey's face was full of envy and jealousy.

At this time, the sound of the door opening was heard outside, and the drumbeat of the honor guard even sounded, playing the rhythm of the Illus Empire's national anthem.

"oh?"

Adrian saw Frank appearing in formal attire and raised his eyebrows: "It seems Frank doesn't want to give us a chance to fall out."

"Is it?"

Vanessa smiled sweetly: "My dear, just leave it to me."