Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 960: Shortcut

He didn't embarrass Alan too much. After watching him give a few soft drinks to the women, Orlando waved his hand and smiled. "Alright, alright, that was a joke. You guys go away. We need to get down to business. The wine in this room is all right, but whoever wants to talk, I'll pull out your tongues."

A twenty-five-year-old woman said sadly, "Young Master Orlando, you really are willing. Our tongues don't only know how to speak so simply."

Nelly's eyebrows furrowed when she heard the puns in her tone. Those women who were accustomed to the light, wine, and green, but were drunk with money, would all burst into laughter. They were presumptuous, but they also knew that they would accept it if they saw it. After a burst of laughter, he spread out and sat down in twos and threes, giving Orlando and Alan room to talk. Orlando wasn't in a hurry either. First, he called for food, and the two of them talked while eating.

"Eat, eat. When you get to the Imperial Capital, you won't be able to eat so much." Orlando inserted a piece of beef waist meat with a fork and threw it directly into his mouth. He blinked his eyes and smiled, "I know you're not going to the North City for a mere count of His Highness Julian. The old man wants you to see one after another until you get into Targaryen Great Emperor's eyes. It's a good idea, but also a stupid one. I have a clever idea. It's a shortcut to the stairs. Do you want to hear it?"

Alan looked at him and said, "If there's such a shortcut, why don't you go by yourself?"

"You think I don't want to?" Orlando purposely sighed. "I can't. I can't. Who told me to be Hoey's son? Who told the old man to agree to Earl Orban's request. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let you off easy. Hey, do you want to hear it?"

"Your mouth is on your face. Do you want to say it or not?"

"You're such a cheap and obedient person. I'll be at a disadvantage if you do. Who told me to keep my mouth shut?" Orlando smiled and said, "You know the Four Dukes of the Empire?"

Alan nodded.

"Then do you know Elizabeth?"

"Nonsense, isn't it Archduke Yuan Hua, the Duchess?" Alan rolled his eyes at him. If he didn't even know this, it would be too ignorant.

"That's right, it's our Duke of Yuan Hua, Elizabeth. However, no one knows that the Duke of Yuan Hua of this generation is in his early twenties. How about it, don't let me continue?" Orlando said with a frown.

The four dukes of the empire were all hereditary, and Sword Lord Mason was the strongest among them, ranking among the Ten Saints. The other three dukes were obviously not as well known as the Sword Duchess, especially Elizabeth, the only Duchess of the four kilometers. Even the information Dark Blade had gathered only knew one name, but not one other. Now that he knew from Orlando's mouth that the Grand Duke was so young and surprised, he could vaguely feel that Orlando was speaking with ill intentions.

Orlando sighed, "If you want power and status, which shortcut is faster than marrying our Archduke Elizabeth? With the support of the Boleyn family, it's hard for you not to be an Extreme Minister."

Alan sneered, "I'm afraid everyone knows about your so-called shortcut, right?"

Orlando shrugged his shoulders and said, "Indeed, if you want to chase after the Grand Duke, you can line up a golden bridge. Unfortunately, Elizabeth doesn't like any of them. I guess she's tired of those men from the North. Maybe she'll fall for you as soon as you get to the North Capital. When the time comes, don't forget about me, the one who advised you."

'"Is that a suggestion?" Ellen said.

"How come it doesn't count!" Orlando glared.

Then the two of them laughed.

Orlando shook his head. He laughed until tears came out of his eyes. He smiled and suddenly turned into a sigh, "Lord Alan, you don't know how much I envy you." Everyone thinks that I am the son of an iron spear, born with a golden key, but who knew that our father and son have not lived a happy life these years? Still good. If you say go north, go north. I also want to go to Beidu to take a look. "However, for the sake of His Majesty's peace of mind, the old man will not give me this chance in this lifetime."

Alan was speechless for a moment.

Orlando suddenly said in a deep voice, "I know that Jorah likes you."

Allen's hand, which was holding the glass, suddenly stopped in mid-air and paused for a moment before holding the glass. Orlando smiled and shook his head, "It's okay. Before Zora, I had a few women that I liked. That's fair. Besides, I believe that after marriage, she will only think of me. As for you, Alan, get lost!"

"If I can't even do this, then I'm really useless."

Next, the two of them no longer dwelt on this topic. After eating and chatting, it was already late. Orlando paid the bill and the trio left through the back door of the tavern to avoid being noticed. The carriage was already waiting by the door. The three of them got into the carriage and the carriage drove towards the main street.

Unexpectedly, they were blocked the moment they arrived at the tavern, but they were surrounded by people who didn't know what had happened. Seeing that the carriage was motionless, Orlando frowned and jumped out of the carriage. Alan shook his head and followed suit, leaving Nelly in the carriage. So that passers-by wouldn't see Nelly's beauty and make things even more troublesome.

Orlando had already dragged a few people out of the crowd. Alan saw that he had spoken a few words to someone, but he did not use his playboy nature to disperse the crowd. Instead, he looked like he was watching the fun with his hands clasped behind his back. He walked over and asked with a frown, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing much. It's an old play. The Earth Snake and Crossing River Dragon don't look at each other right. They want to fight." Orlando spoke with a relaxed expression and nodded at the crowd.

Probably because he knew that the number one noble young master of Yedega was present, the people who were originally standing in front of him spread out to both sides, allowing Orlando and Alan to see it clearly. It was obvious that a group of men, who were obviously local residents, had surrounded the three men fiercely. Among the three people, one was tall and handsome. Although he didn't carry any weapons with him, he still stood there with a sharp spear intent. Alan nodded and said, "That man uses guns just like you."

Orlando was not surprised at all. "Yes, and it worked well."

The other two, one was a tough guy and the other was wearing black clothes and black trousers. They looked a bit like Belmond. However, with one sword and two sabers on his back, Belmond was no match for him. As Ellen sized them up, the black-clothed man turned around and saw that Ellen smiled slightly, and the latter turned his gaze away. However, when his gaze landed on Orlando's face, he was stunned. When he looked at Alan again, his gaze was somewhat different from before.

Orlando said: "Those three are the commanders of the Frozen Moon Mercenary Corps and two capable generals. Well, the one in the middle who looks only a little worse than me is their captain, Fares. When this fellow entered the city at that time, his appearance was not ordinary, and his spear skills were not bad either. The old man had also seen it and said that it had a bright future. The black-clothed Rui Jie seemed to have good saber skills and swordsmanship. But he couldn't get on the stage, he was just an ordinary expert. "On the contrary, it's that bad-tempered Lick. This guy is so unbridled. It's really unpleasant to be eyed by him."

"The Frozen Moon Mercenary Group was originally in the trading city of Sardinia, seems to have offended the big mercenary group over there, so ran to our iron spear. They were sincere, hunting an ice-fanged beast for half a price and half a gift. "Now that Ice Fang has already taken out scales to make armor, it's a pity that the time is too short. Otherwise, once I wear it at the wedding, the iron shops in the whole city will have to build a batch of them according to the style of my white armor from the next day onwards."

Alan shook his head. The narcissistic arrogance of the guy beside him had already reached a certain level.

"Bing Yue and the others are challenging the biggest mercenary guild in Gun City, Zhuying. These guys are the local snakes I'm talking about. Competition among their peers was already intense, not to mention that the Ice Moon's momentum wasn't weak, so it wasn't surprising that Zhuying would find trouble with them. Anyway, if they don't go too far, we'll just turn a blind eye. Well, if you want to go north, you might as well find Bing Yue to lead the way. At least they are familiar with the road to Sardinia. "You should know which route to take, so that you can take fewer detours."

After Orlando finished speaking, the shadow chaser finally stepped forward and attacked. The man named Fares did not move with his hands behind his back. He was quite graceful. Lick, who was obviously very irritable, rushed forward with a muffled roar, knocking him away and causing a few cries of alarm.

Orlando shrugged and said to Alan, "Come on, let's take a detour. Don't ruin the fun."

Alan looked at him and said, "It doesn't seem like you would do it."

"Occasionally."

So the carriage bypassed the crowd and gradually left.

The next day, Ellen met Edward at another hotel in the city. Not only did Edward choose some elites from the Mountain King's Inch Flame to form a hundred-strong escort, he also pulled in a caravan of merchants. The merchants in this caravan had many old faces. The person in charge of the caravan was Shawn, who was supposed to be at Violet Harbor. Xiao En was already fat, but now he was as fat as a meat ball. He was filled with joy when he saw Alan. To this great businessman of Sur City, meeting Allen was simply an opportunity bestowed by fate. Without Alan, he would not have left Sur City, let alone become a recognized leader of the various merchant groups in Violet Harbor.

Alan was also surprised to see this fatty. When he asked about Shawn's current situation, the fatty kept saying good-bye. After greeting the other merchants, they entered a quiet room with Edward. "What are you doing?" Alan asked.

"Obviously, I want to tell the merchants of the entire empire that a brand new and full of opportunities will appear before their eyes." Edward pointed out, "As long as this caravan arrives in the Northern Capital, it will be more effective than any publicity. At that time, even His Highness the Prince will have to try to get along with us. Do you believe it?"

"Xin Xin." "But you probably don't know," said Alan, holding his forehead, "that our journey north won't go too smoothly this time."

Edward disagreed, "Have we ever had a smooth sailing? The road has been uneven, just flattened out, how big is it?"

Alan gave a thumbs up, "Okay, you're bolder than me."