Chapter 199 Night of Flames (1)
Meanwhile, in Baron Irwin's office...
The head of the Irwin family had no idea what was happening in the vault of his residence. He was standing next to one of his most important guards while the three Fuller family emissaries stood in front of him.
These three had their rectangular boxes opened in front of the Baron and his subordinate, each one large enough to hold a grown man.
Inside were some of the valuable items that this group had to show the Baron, which they had been discussing for the past few moments.
After introducing themselves and hearing a few words from the Baron, who also asked about Vicente, the men said what they had to say and showed what they had with them.
Without much to tell, in less than three minutes of their arrival, they had talked about everything they had to show, and the Baron was now wondering if it was worth buying new jewelry for his family.
'These jewels the Fuller family has in their hands aren't interesting to me... As much as they might help me convert the value of some of my coins, I'm really not in a hurry to make such a deal.' The Baron thought to himself as he silently assessed the situation.
'If only they had something really nice for me to show the local society, but these things are just average.' The Baron sighed.
Status and prestige were everything to the nobility and could help a family to stand out from others.
A simple piece of jewelry could help beautify a woman and make her more attractive to young members of other important or more important families.
Jewelry wasn't just a high-value item used to store large amounts of coins in small volumes. They affected those who wore them and could improve the wearer's defense, comprehension, and even appearance.
If one wore one of these items for a long time, one could even gain permanently the benefits it provided.
Thus, with a single good jewel, a woman, for example, could easily improve her position by attracting the attention of an heir, perhaps even a prince.
According to local stories, the current queen came from a relatively small noble family but managed to charm the then-crown prince with her beauty.
Seeing nothing among the Fuller family jewels that could help his family members do the same, Baron Irwin concluded that it wasn't worth doing business tonight.
"I'm glad you introduced me to these jewels before Vicente's other business associates. But I'm not interested in making a deal today. I already have some jewelry like this, so we'll have to do business another time." n--o--v-(e)(l-)B.-1-)n
"Really? Too bad." One of the men commented as he closed the box next to him.
"Let's see what we can get for it in town. If we get something interesting for the Baron's family, we'll come back in the future."
"Hmmm." The old man commented as he watched the men in front of him close the boxes containing the various jewels.
"By the way, I've been waiting to ask you since you arrived. Why do you use these boxes instead of more compact storage items?" The guard beside the Baron asked.
"Because we don't have any spatial storage items, so it's easier to carry everything we have." One of the three replied, dispelling the doubts of the level 8 General next to Baron Irwin.
With that, they greeted each other once more and prepared to leave this place, having 'failed' at their business.
As the Baron rose from his chair and shook hands with the men again, he and his guard suddenly became more serious, sensing something was wrong.
Vicente's men frowned and made ugly faces as they looked around and sensed a disturbance in the mana around this residence.
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