Miss Princes is quite vigorous in her actions, and she doesn't shy away from talking about gold pounds. Sitting in the apartment of the single female sorceress, Xia De thought for a while, and thought that there was no need to save this expense:

"How about a basic salary of £5?"

He stretched out five fingers and shook:

"I will give you 3 pounds before departure, and I will give you 2 pounds at the end of the night. Depending on the situation, I can increase the wages. As for my purpose, I just want to take a look around Lengshuigang City and meet some trustworthy people with special deals. A black market for items."

Although 5 pounds seems a lot, if the other party can really introduce Xia De to places like the Black Raven Library or Old John's Pawn Shop, then the broker's fee can only be considered low.

The blonde girl in green looked at Xia De, tapped the armrest of the chair with her fingers, and shook her head quite gracefully:

"The price is 10 pounds. I will give you 3 pounds first, and 7 pounds at night. If you are not satisfied, we can discuss the final payment at night. I have already brought you to my usual residence in this city, so you don't have to doubt me anymore .”

This price is acceptable, and Xia De has already planned to use the cold water port where thousands of ships gather as a common trading place:

"no problem."

Miss Princes smiled, but only for a moment.

Afterwards, Miss Prince took out a very expensive-looking silver-gray metal box with handles from the bathroom. The box was in the shape of a cuboid with patterns of branches, leaves and flowers all over the surface. The pattern is golden, as if it has been plated with gold. But according to Miss Prince's income level, Xia De probably thought too much.

Pull the handle very slowly to open the box. As the lid of the box rises, layers of shelves are slowly unfolded inside, allowing Xia De to see the cosmetics layered in the box.

Metal screws connect different layers of metal plates, and brass-colored nuts, springs and bearings ensure that the shelves inside the box can be unfolded smoothly. Although this cosmetic case does not use any high-end steam technology, the sophisticated mechanical craftsmanship of this era can be glimpsed from this case.

"Sit still and don't move, I will give you a simple makeup."

Young ladies have begun to take out the bottles and jars from the cosmetic chest. And she doesn't seem to mind the face-to-face gaze of a strange man during the makeup process. This is not to say that Miss Princes is a very casual girl, Xia De felt that she had a very high opinion of him, and when he helped with makeup, he was also very familiar with his face shape.

It only took her ten minutes to finish dressing up Xia De. When Xia De looked in the mirror in the bathroom, he could still recognize himself at a glance. But if it is seen by someone who is not familiar with him, this subtle adjustment of appearance through simple makeup techniques makes it difficult for people to equate John Watson with Shade Hamilton.

"The ladies are really good at makeup."

He touched his face in the mirror:

"Why does it feel like she trusts me so much? Does this lady have no so-called vigilance? Or is she trying to gain my trust in this way?"

[Why not because of other possibilities? 】

A murmur sounded in his ears, and his tone was full of laughter.

"for example?"

【She took a fancy to your face. 】

"Is this the first time you're joking with me?"

The light laughter represented that she wanted to end this conversation. Although she never said hello when she spoke, except for the day when Xia De first came to this world, she could speak at the most suitable opportunity every time, and her words were not abrupt at all. .

"I'm really getting used to her."

After that, Xia De was kicked out of the bathroom by Miss Princes, and the blonde sorceress had to put on makeup for herself in the mirror.

She asked Xia De to wait for about half an hour. Xia De didn't have the habit of rummaging through other people's belongings, so he sat on the sofa and waited obediently.

Still thinking about Miss Prince, his eyes moved to the coffee table and wanted to pour tea for himself. And there are many things scattered on the coffee table, one of which is an open notebook next to the teapot. Obviously when he entered the door just now, although the coffee table was in a mess, there was no such thing, presumably Miss Prince was flipping through it when he entered the bathroom just now.

Xia De didn't want to look at it on purpose, but the notebook and the teapot were too close.

[23rd of the Moon of Sleep, 1852]

This is the first line written on the right side of the notebook, which is the date of December last year, that is to say, what Xia De saw was Miss Prince's diary in December last year.

Now that he saw the date, Xia De naturally saw the following line of words as long as his eyes were fine.

【Who are you? 】

"Huh? Of course I'm Shad."

He thought to himself, and then realized that the sentences in the diary were not for himself. This line of letters occupies three full lines in the lined book, and is specially bolded with blue-black ink, as if the writer is expressing his strong inner emotions.

"Miss Princes lost control last December? What does that mean?"

Xia De was a little puzzled, and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the bathroom. The bathroom in this apartment is so cramped that it's not even big enough for three people to stand at the same time. You can see the profile of a pretty blonde girl who is concentrating on applying her makeup in front of the mirror.

"I don't want to pry into other people's privacy."

Even though he thought so, Xia De still carefully turned the pages of the paper because he was worried that Miss Prince would lose control. He didn't turn to the second page, but turned five pages backwards.

It is still a piece of paper that only writes the content of one day, and the time has come to the end of December last year. It is written in beautiful cursive letters:

【don't want! Don't ask my maid strange questions! 】

Xia De pursed his lips, becoming more worried about Miss Prince's mental state. This self-talking diary writing method made him think of many terrible things.

Returning the diary to normal, Xia De did not continue to look through it. As for Miss Prince, it took half an hour to put on makeup for herself. The facial features did not change much, but it would be difficult for those who are not familiar with the two looks to connect.

"Then we are happy to cooperate!"

Before leaving the apartment, the young girl paid no attention to the open diary, and Shad held out her hand again. Miss Princes reached out and held her beloved together, but after shaking slightly, she found that he did not let go.

Looking at Xia De in surprise, Xia De seemed to be stunned, and then let go after a few seconds:

"Oh, sorry, I was thinking of something else just now."

【No problem, she didn't lose control. 】

This was the answer Xia De got at the risk of being considered a hooligan.

Miss Princes was not angry either, but reminded:

"You can't do this to strange ladies in the future. I have a good temper, but if you meet someone with a bad temper, you will get into trouble."

Then he raised his right hand to hold the naturally drooping left arm, and asked embarrassingly:

"Mr. Watson, what do you think of the way I have disfigured myself now?"

She's a really nice girl.

Without staying too much in the city, they returned to the dock area in a carriage. There was nothing to do on the road, and Miss Prince and Shad talked about some political-related topics.

This can be regarded as the best pastime topic when bored. Seeing Xia De looking out at the street scene, the young girl asked:

"Mr. Watson, what do you think of the city of Cold Water Harbor?"

"Although shipping has made the city a lot of money, the current way of development cannot be said to be very sound."

Xia De said, looking at the children running outside, the barefoot children are chasing a hoop:

"This city seems to be prosperous, but relying solely on seaborne trade as the main means of profit is still too simple. The current prosperity is based on the premise of the development of the New World. I know that the development of the New World may last for hundreds of years. , but the status of Lengshui Port is not irreplaceable. It has grabbed the dividends of the times, but it has borrowed the status of the old times. If the city managers do not realize this, then under this chaotic prosperity, what exactly is the city How long it will be at its peak is really hard to say."

Lengshuigang City Hall's management of the dock area is actually very negligent. Smuggling, smuggling, and trading of dangerous goods can be seen everywhere in the dock area. The chaotic population flow and the disturbance of the order by nobles and wealthy businessmen have made the port management of Lengshui Port extremely chaotic. This is certainly a good thing for ambitious people who want to go to sea, but it is not a good thing for the development of the city.

"Oh? This idea is very fresh, so what do you think Cold Water Harbor should do?"

Miss Princes asked again.

Xia De shook his head:

"I'm just an ordinary person, and I don't have any opinions. I probably rely on convenient transportation conditions to develop some other industries, so that the transportation industry, fishery and finance... cough cough, I mean the banking industry. Maybe the National Bank of De La Rion, taking advantage of the seasonality of the fishing and commodity trade, targets... I don't have any ideas."

He realized that he had said too much~lightnovelpub.net~ and smiled embarrassingly. Miss Prince also laughed, that serene smile without teeth is very impressive:

"Mr. Watson, have you studied city management before?"

"of course not."

"But you're brilliant."

Miss Princes' voice was low.

After a short trip, the two got off the car on a slate-paved unfinished street adjacent to the pier. The lady who seemed to be familiar with this place led Xia De into the "Seven Broomsticks Tavern" with a fresh **** pig's head hanging on the signboard.

Signaling Shad not to talk too much, Miss Princes wrapped her relatively neutral black coat and walked ahead, passing through the noisy tavern where sailors and idlers had fun, to the bar. He knocked on the table with his fingers, and threw out a red coin that Xia De had never seen before:

"I brought new friends."

The bartender picked up the coin that was spinning on the table, looked at the gas lamp, and pushed the coin back to the woman who spoke:

"Entrance fee, you're 1 shilling. He's a stranger, 5 shillings."

Miss Prince shook her head at Shade who was behind her. Shade consciously took out the wallet from his pocket, took out a banknote and put it on the table.

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