Capítulo 104: Chapter 104: Favor from the Lord
The title-level powerhouse—Wind Song Master Mel! Watching him, Field slightly lowered his head. "Good lord," he greeted.
Qiqi also mimicked Field's gesture. "Good lord, meow."
"Hehehe, hello to you too," Mel smiled, not showing any anger towards Field's lack of formal greeting. If he got angry over such trivial matters, he wouldn't be fit to be a lord. At this moment, Lord Mel's face, standing in front of Field, carried a gentle smile, appearing like a kind man, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
"Hilda, is this your friend?" Mel looked at Hilda, obviously they knew each other, and they seemed to have a good relationship, probably related by blood or friendship.
"Yes, his name is Field," Hilda nodded openly.
"You never told me you had such a capable friend," Mel chuckled.
Hilda playfully stuck out her tongue without saying anything.
Mel then turned to Field. "I heard that someone ended half of the business activities at the fair in a very short time. I thought it might be a big merchant coming to Grillea City."
"But it turned out to be a young person."
Yes, although Field was tall, his appearance was indeed very youthful, clearly visible at first glance.
Field chuckled at the words, scratching his head as if a little embarrassed. "You're too kind, I just have a little cleverness, and I'm not a merchant."
"Not a merchant?" Mel became more curious.
He originally thought Field was a well-known big merchant, but it seemed not. Then he thought Field might be the offspring of a powerful merchant, but it didn't seem so either.
If he wasn't a merchant, how could he obtain large batches of magical weapon orders with full payments settled in such a short time through legitimate trade?
Or rather, invoices.
"Uncle Mel, Field is indeed not a merchant, he is a mercenary, an excellent one," Hilda said at this point, her voice carrying a hint of pride, as if she was the one being praised.
Field chuckled and nodded. "That's right, I'm a mercenary, don't I look like one?"
"You do have the physique of a mercenary, but your intelligence doesn't seem like it," Mel said with a smile.
"So, as Hilda said, I'm an excellent mercenary! The emphasis is on excellent, not mercenary," Field winked, successfully coaxing a laugh out of Mel.
"Indeed excellent," Mel nodded, expressing his approval of Field.
It also proved Field's point: excellence lies in the person, not the profession.
"So, young man, can you tell me what you intend to do with these magical weapons?" Mel asked with a smile.
Field immediately replied with conviction, "To help Hilda secure sponsorships."
Mel: "..."
Britney: "..."
Hilda: "..."
"You did all this... just to secure sponsorships?" Mel was astonished by Field's words.
Hilda also had her mouth agape, eyes full of disbelief.
"That's part of the reason," Field chuckled. "Hilda is a bit clueless. After fussing for a while, she only managed to secure a small amount of sponsorship. I couldn't bear to see it, so I decided to help her out."
Hilda pouted immediately. "Hey, I'm not clueless! It's... it's just that you're too smart!"
Field nodded. "Thank you for the compliment."
Britney's mouth twitched.
Even Mel and his high-ranking officials behind him looked at Field and Hilda with surprise. Mel had never seen Hilda behave this way in front of any man before. There was a hint of flirtation in the air.
So, at this moment, when he looked at Field, his gaze held an extra touch of surprise and scrutiny. It seemed that these two kids... had an extraordinary relationship. When did this happen?
But he didn't say much and instead asked, "What about the other reason?"
"Of course, it's because of the Bloodlands," Field said.
Mel's pupils constricted. "What does that have to do with the Bloodlands?"
"I encountered a small-scale blood tide in the Norfaklason Forest and was attacked by at least a Mythril-tier blood creature. So, I speculate that the outbreak of the Bloodlands this time is definitely not weak," Field said seriously.
"To deal with the Bloodlands, weapons are naturally needed."
"The blood tides mainly rely on quantity to win, so the use of magical weapons is naturally the optimal solution."
"Therefore, I want to donate these weapons to Grillea City to help it and the surrounding cities deal with the Bloodlands crisis, while also striving to secure some significant and important sponsorships for the Heidice Academy."
"You know, Heidice is where elites are cultivated, and every student there could be a future legend of the human race!"
"So, I feel that since I have this ability, I should do something, which is better than doing nothing at all."
Listening to Field's words, everyone was moved. Even Mel and his high-ranking officials showed their respect.
But in reality... Field wasn't that great. It was all an act.
Facing high-ranking officials like Mel, such actions often had a good effect, earning goodwill and facilitating future relationship development.
Earning over twenty million gold worth of magical weapons in just a few hours might seem like a significant gain, but compared to the goodwill of a title-level powerhouse, Field knew that the latter could bring more direct and indirect benefits. So, he chose the latter without hesitation.
Because with the latter, even if you had money, you might not have the opportunity to interact.
Two million gold made Field just a wealthy person, not truly rich or a tycoon.
None of the big merchants he had just interacted with in the market could have an audience with the lord so easily.
"Hehehe, that's good, very good. It's rare to see young people with such ideas," Mel laughed, and his gaze towards Field became much friendlier.
Finally, he nodded and said, "I'll accept your goodwill on behalf of Grillea City and the people of the surrounding towns. Thank you for your donation."
With that, he placed his hand on his chest and half-bowed to Field. His officials behind him also took off their hats and saluted.
Field hurriedly said, "You don't have to do this, it's just a small gesture from me."
"This is our gesture too," Mel said.
"Are you the mercenary who brought back important information about the Bloodlands?" Mel continued. "I've heard about you. I just didn't expect us to meet in this way."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Field. Your information is very important to us."
Field felt a little embarrassed at this. "It's nothing. After all, I took the investigation task. An excellent mercenary should complete tasks excellently."
"Hehehe, if every mercenary were like you," Mel chuckled, "that would be great."
Field thought to himself, It would be chaos if everyone were like me~
Then Mel waved his hand, and a lieutenant-looking person walked up.
"Isn't Heidice Academy applying for expansion? Just approve the land behind Heidice to them."
"Yes!" The lieutenant nodded and immediately went to arrange it.
Field blinked.
Exchanging two million for a large piece of land, although it wasn't his, he would definitely get some credit for it. The academy would have to acknowledge it somehow.
Heh heh, two million was definitely worth it~
And from today onwards, the bragging he did with Saints had come true—he did have a relationship with the lord of Grillea City!
Comfortable~
This business event turned out to be just right~
At that moment, Field felt quite content.
Of course, there was still surface work to be done. Field immediately imitated Mel's posture and turned to Qiqi. "Quick, hand the orders to the lord."
"Okay, meow!"
The little kitty picked up the orders and handed them to Mel. Smiling, he accepted them and then said, "Please accept this as well."
With a wave of his hand, a green token floated over to Field.
Field took it, looking somewhat puzzled at Mel.
Mel explained, "This is the Wind Song Lord's token. With this token, you can freely enter and exit the City Hall and the Lord's Manor."
Field pretended to be astonished. "This... this is too precious!"
But Mel shook his head, smiling. "Your contribution to Grillea City is enough to earn you this token."
Although he said that, Field could tell from Mel's gaze that this was also due to Hilda's influence.
If it weren't for Hilda, Mel would probably have bought these magical weapon invoices at market price instead of giving out this token as if it were a favor.
Field knew very well what this Wind Song token meant.
It meant that from now on, nobody dared to touch him in Grillea City!
If anyone did, he would run to the Lord's Manor to complain!
Heh heh~ he had a backing here now.
Two million was totally worth it!
Look, even Britney looked envious.
Then Mel exchanged some pleasantries with Hilda and said, "It's getting late, and I have some matters to attend to. The Bloodlands situation is giving me a headache."
Hilda nodded obediently. "We should head back too."
Mel nodded, then glanced at Field one last time before turning to leave. As he walked away, everyone saluted him.
Field couldn't help but marvel at how influential big shots were.
Alright, the purpose of coming here has been achieved. It's time to go back and cuddle with Qiqi!
But then he felt a burning gaze on him.
Clearly, Hilda didn't intend to let him go that easily.
As everyone left the square, Hilda puffed up her cheeks and looked at Field. "Hey, saying I'm clueless in front of Uncle Mel, you big idiot!"
The words made Britney raise her eyebrows.
Big idiot?
What kind of sweet nickname was that?
And they said they were just friends?!
Field just chuckled. "But I also helped you secure some good sponsorships, didn't I?"
Upon hearing this, Hilda couldn't maintain her reproachful expression anymore. She smiled, her eyes sparkling as if they were shining.
"That's true, Field, you're really amazing. The academy has been applying for that piece of land for a long time!"
"With that land, Heidice Academy can have an additional activity area, and we can build a new arena!" Hilda said excitedly.
"Hmm, let's call it Field Arena," Field nodded.
Hilda laughed, "No way, that sounds terrible, almost as bad as calling it Big Idiot Arena."
"Well, that's not bad either. At least it's named after me," Field grinned shamelessly.
This made Hilda burst into laughter, her eyes twinkling with amusement.
Britney felt like a third wheel suddenly. Like a spotlight's brightness.
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