Margaux also smiled very gently. She handed the tool in her hand to the serving woman next to her, and gently wiped the dirt from the earl with a silk scarf. When the earl seemed to have enjoyed enough, she gently helped him up.

The count's body was arranged for him to sit on the sofa.

"My Lord Count, the people from Mermaid Song are here."

Margo called softly, and Count Garp finally seemed to remember something. He opened his squinted eyes slightly and glanced at Ai Luo and others who had been kneeling since just now.

"Well, you are here. Get up and don't be restrained."

With Count Garp's consent, Mermaid Song stood up one after another. However, Coco was still hiding behind Brad.

Arrow smiled, raised his hand slightly and gave an instruction. Cream on the side nodded, immediately took a step forward holding the box in his hand, and said: "Dear Count Garp, this is what our Mermaid Song slightly expressed.

Some small gifts, I hope you won’t dislike them.”

The maid came over and took the box, then brought it to the earl and opened it. The pearl necklace with soft light inside looked very decent.

However, there is certainly no shortage of such things in the Earl's Mansion, but at least the etiquette is in place, which makes Earl Garp very satisfied.

"Beauty, do you like it?"

Margot looked at the pearl necklace in the box, with a look of joy in her eyes, and said with a smile: "It's really nice~~~ Sir Earl, are you going to give it to me?"

The count smiled, took out the pearl necklace, asked Margaux to turn around, and put it on for her personally.

It has to be said that Margaux's skin is originally very good, very delicate, and very white. Set off by this string of pearl necklaces, it looks even more moist and shiny, adding an extra touch of femininity to her.

Taking the mirror, Margot took a look and looked very satisfied.

Seeing that this woman was so satisfied with his gift, Airl couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

This gift of fifty gold coins is really prepared.

"Well, Mermaid Song, right? I accept your kindness! Tell me, why are you here this time?"

Arrow didn't intend to get into the topic directly at first, but turned around and said: "Your Excellency, I wonder if you still remember the agreement signed between you and our Mermaid Song? Well... it's about the exploration of the mine.

I wonder when we can continue to implement this commission?"

Originally, Arrow just asked casually. In fact, he didn't intend to get any accurate answer. A perfunctory answer just allowed him to shift the topic to the real purpose.

Unexpectedly, he just said this casually, and Count Garp suddenly twitched as if he had been pricked by a needle.

He looked at Ai Luo slightly nervously, as if he was trying to find out something, or as if he suddenly remembered something.

Seeing this, Margo, who was standing next to her, pondered for a moment and then immediately smiled and said: "The agreement between you and your Majesty has been clearly written, right? When to start and when to continue is completely decided by us adults. Why are you so anxious?

When the time comes, we will naturally come and continue to cooperate with you. Right? Sir~~~"

The last sentence was obviously full of flattery, and he looked like two different people from when he spoke to Ai Luo and others before!

With Margaux helping to smooth things over, Count Garp immediately nodded and said in a somewhat ferocious tone: "That's right! That's what I mean! You can continue to go back and wait for the news. When I make a decision, I will tell you naturally.

!”

Although it was a bit strange, Airl decided to bury this strangeness in his stomach and continued: "Since Your Excellency the Earl does not plan to deal with this matter for the time being, I would like to ask His Excellency the Earl to listen to some minor issues about our Mermaid Song."

As long as he could not mention the mine, Count Garp seemed very happy, regained his energy, and said with a smile: "Okay, tell me! What's the matter?"

At this point, Ai Luo did not say anything directly, but glanced at the female attendants next to him.

Just before the count could understand the situation, Margaux over there seemed to understand something. She whispered a few words into the count's ear. The count immediately waved his hand: "You guys go down first."

After all the maids except Margaux left, Ai Luo exhaled slightly and said slowly: "That's right, due to the agreement between our Mermaid Song and your Excellency, the Count, basically we can't

Go to the mine for development. It is precisely because of this that our economic income is currently somewhat scarce. At this time, a new guild called Honey Jar has opened in our Pelican Town to compete with our guild for business."

The Earl frowned slightly, obviously not very interested in Arrow's beginning.

Arrow continued: "The man behind this guild is none other than the lord of Lagoon City, Viscount Norris Paxus. Because of His Excellency the Viscount's financial resources are so powerful that we, Mermaid Song, are currently overwhelmed.

We are angry. Therefore, we came here to ask the earl to do us a favor and help our guild get through this ordeal."

When talking about Viscount Norris, the Earl's spirit seemed to be lifted up again.

He thought for a moment and said, "In other words, you want me to help you kill this... this guild? Then you can continue to make money in that town?"

Ai Luo nodded with a smile on his face, looking very respectful.

Count Garp was a little excited at first, but after confirming that Airl really just wanted him to help drive away this guild, he seemed a little less interested. He waved his hand and yawned as he said: "You can't compete.

That guy Norris just wants to come to me for help? Although I don’t like that guy Norris very much, but I’m not free enough to do nothing. He even wants to come to establish a guild in a border town.

to the point of intervening.”

This answer was not unexpected by Ai Luo. He smiled and continued: "Of course, if it is just to destroy such a small guild, there is no need for His Excellency the Earl to take action. But... if we can use this as an opportunity, it will be greatly improved."

What do you think about weakening Viscount Norris's voice in Lagoon City and causing his reputation among the people to plummet?"

The lazy expression on Earl Garp's face softened slightly again. He thought for a while, and then leaned towards Arrow: "What do you mean?"

Ai Luo still smiled and said: "There is no other meaning, just the literal meaning. In fact, this kind of thing is very simple, and the operation is also very easy to understand. You only need to destroy the Honey Jar Guild, thereby connecting

We are just destroying the reputation of Viscount Norris behind the Honey Jar Guild together. As a noble, reputation must be a very important resource, right?"

The lazy expression on the count's face finally completely disappeared at this moment. He gently rubbed his thighs, seeming to be considering whether he should believe the short guild president in front of him. After hesitating for a long time, he

Finally, he decided to ask first and said: "It is not a small crime to openly frame a nobleman. If you don't do it well, it will cause big trouble."

Of course, Airl knew the intricate connections involved, but in order for his guild to continue to survive, this kind of thing had to be done. At that moment, he immediately told his plan——

"Your Excellency, I know the seriousness of the problem here, but in practice, we still have some room for maneuver."

"In the entire Pelican Town, all the townspeople have already determined that the man behind the Honey Jar Guild is Viscount Norris. Therefore, we can use a well-designed frame-up to put a big blame on the Honey Jar Guild.

!”

"First of all, I hope to use Your Excellency the Earl's ability to recruit two trustworthy and capable people to join the Honey Jar Guild to serve as undercover agents."

"Immediately afterwards, Your Excellency the Earl can assign another person to go to the Honey Jar Guild to entrust a task. There are various examples of entrustment. You can choose to be a bodyguard, escort supplies, or choose to pick up something."

"At this time, the two people arranged by the Earl in advance need to volunteer to accept this commission. During the task delegation process, these two undercover agents can directly betray the client, take the money and run away, or simply abandon it.

In this way, it will cause great damage to the reputation of Honey Pot's guild. The Earl can arrange for these two undercover agents to fly away, so no one will notice what is going on."

"Then, we and His Excellency the Earl can immediately launch a public opinion offensive against the honey pot, trumpeting that the members of this guild will be concerned about the client's property, which is very unreliable and dishonest. Finally, we will light another fire.

, spread this unreliable and dishonest propaganda into Lagoon City, so that everyone in Lagoon City will feel how unreliable this lord is."

"At this time, Viscount Norris's reputation has been damaged, and he will definitely want to work hard to find ways to restore his reputation. At this time, Your Excellency, you should be able to take advantage of the situation and achieve something you have always wanted to achieve.

That’s the purpose.”

After talking about his plan, the earl squinted his eyes and seemed to be considering the feasibility of the plan. Seeing that he didn't look very smart now, Ai Luo decided to take this opportunity to provide some simple methods, and then smiled

Said——
Chapter completed!