Chapter 182: Trading
Ever since meeting Grant yesterday, Emil has discovered that he has magic power in his body. Although it is not the most powerful, it is enough to do tricks among a group of ordinary people without being discovered.
During the forging process, Emil was naturally very comfortable. He even guessed the key points of Ernst's assessment, so he observed Grant from time to time.
At first, Grant did act like a professional blacksmith and knew the forging process very well. However, it didn't take long for Emil to discover that he had secretly released a magic, and then the iron piece in his hand changed.
It was magic that Emil had never seen before, but the result was still obvious. Grant had replaced his iron piece.
If Frazier fails to find out, not only will Emil be ridiculed by his tribe and eventually forced to leave, but his plan to deliberately drive Grant away will also be disrupted.
Fortunately, it could be seen from Frazi's expression that Grant's trick had been seen through, and Emil was relieved.
However, the next difficulty is how to expose Grant's cheating.
Frazi was worrying about this matter. He lowered his head and was lost in thought. He was speechless for a long time. People around him were also watching him, waiting for him to announce the result of the game.
In fact, at this time, with Emil's mind, he could certainly share his worries, but the head of the family did not let him take action, and he was too embarrassed to recommend himself.
As a result, the scene once again became awkward until the impatient Grant was the first to break the quiet atmosphere.
"Mr. Frazier, the competition is over and you have seen the iron pieces I forged. Why haven't you announced the results yet? Could it be that I lost to this young boy and you are embarrassed to speak?"
"...Haha, no matter what, your skills are so superb, how could you lose to a fledgling young blacksmith..." Frazi raised his head and said with a smile.
"..." Emil was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but worry that Frazier was going to trick him.
"Oh? Haha, you really have good taste," Grant beamed, and then continued, "Although it took me a lot of time, for the sake of your friendship with my father, I won't say anything more, then
Mr. Frazier, when will you write me a letter of recommendation?"
When the tribesmen heard this result, they all started talking, and more often than not they expressed their anger. Although they were dissatisfied with Frazi's words and deeds, they would still look at the head of the family when he was not taken seriously by others.
Can't go down.
"Haha, Grant, don't worry. Let's put the results of the game aside for now. Can you take a step to talk to me?" Frazi said with a smile.
"...Oh? What can't be said in front of everyone?" Grant felt confused.
"What's the point of asking? Of course it's something that can't be known to everyone. Don't you know this very well?"
"I, I..." Grant suddenly panicked and became incoherent.
"How about it? Come with me."
After Frazzi finished speaking, he waved to Ernst and motioned for him to follow. His words were more like ordering Grant than asking for Grant's opinion.
Grant probably knew that he had been exposed, and his original arrogant attitude disappeared, and when he thought that Frazee did not expose him in public, it was enough to give him face, so he followed Frazee to another room honestly.
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In the end, only Emil and those tribesmen were left in the forge workshop.
Everyone discussed for a while first, basically guessing the reason why Grant was taken out, but after talking for a long time, they couldn't come up with a reason, so they had to turn their attention to Emil.
In fact, regardless of whether the emir refused their welcome party or not, they did not like to see this young boy. Of course, a more accurate term is jealousy.
These people have followed Fraqi and worked hard for the family for many years, the shortest of which was three years. However, even the most qualified among them, with the highest forging skills, have not been favored by Fraqi. As a result, this boy
Frazzi was so happy on the first day that he worked even harder, which was really upsetting.
However, there are also some rational people among the tribe. They are aware of their jealousy and try not to let this negative emotion affect their judgment.
Therefore, they immediately turned their attention away from Emil and turned to observe the iron pieces forged by the other party.
A blacksmith picked up the long-cooled iron piece and frowned after just looking at it twice. He has been engaged in forging for more than ten years. The quality of the iron piece can basically be seen at a glance, and Emil's
The results of two hours clearly exceeded him.
If Emil is given enough time, he will be able to forge high-quality weapons, but this blacksmith feels that he cannot even reach such a level.
Then, he handed the iron piece to another blacksmith, but the other blacksmith also saw the trick and couldn't help but look embarrassed.
At this time, Emil was sitting on the bench, thinking about Frazzi's intention of taking Grant away. What he didn't know was that his semi-finished product was being circulated among these blacksmiths like a treasure, even by those who were not very rational.
, after watching the iron film, I have to admit that Emile is truly a genius that the Stuart family has only seen in a century.
After a while, the tribesmen all ran over and surrounded the emir, as if they had reached an agreement.
Emil came back to his senses and couldn't help but suspect that these people were going to do violence to him. Although dealing with them was just a piece of cake, it would be difficult to explain it in front of Frazi.
"Emil, I'm really sorry. It was us who offended you just now. Please don't argue with us roughnecks and just continue to stay here, okay?"
"Uh, you guys..."
Immediately afterwards, people who originally wanted to make things difficult for Emir also came over.
"Yes, yes, I apologize to you too. I'm really sorry."
"Haha, it's okay, let's just fight for the family together." Emil scratched his head and said.
Although I don’t know what happened, he was accepted by everyone inexplicably, which is something to be happy about.
Later, some more senior tribesmen began to observe the iron piece forged by Grant. Like the experienced Frazi, they also saw that this iron piece did not look like it had only been forged for two hours.
Among the blacksmiths in the entire empire, it is recognized that Frazier has the strongest forging skills. However, people think that he is blessed with the power of elves and cannot be compared at all. But even he only uses ordinary tools for forging.
It is impossible to achieve such a high degree of completion in two hours.
Although they didn't find any clues when they watched Grant's forging just now, now they can only think that Grant was fake, otherwise they can't explain this strange phenomenon at all.
As a result, the tribesmen all understood that the problem they could see was not a problem for Frazier, so Grant was called away precisely because of cheating.
They couldn't help but worry about the head of the family. If he fell out with Grant directly, the two families might become enemies. Their career was already in jeopardy. If something happened again, the Stuart family might be doomed to collapse.
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On the other side, Frazee took Grant to a room deep in the mansion. After sitting on a chair, he motioned Ernst to go out, closed the door and guarded it strictly.
Grant stood there and was at a loss when he saw Ernst's actions.
"Mr. Frazier..."
"Sit down first." Frazi smiled slightly.
"oh."
Grant had no choice but to do so, and then he thought about his words and planned to tell the truth.
But Frazi spoke in advance.
"Grant, my relationship with your father is actually not as good as you think. We just have some common interests, and more importantly, the candidates for the throne we support are not hostile."
Grant knew that he was talking about the two princesses, Agnes and Malika, and his father supported Agnes. However, hearing what Frazier meant by this, did he want to expose him for cheating in the game?
"Mr. Frazier, I really..." Grant quickly prepared to apologize, but was interrupted again.
"Hey, don't worry, let me finish," Frazi smiled, waved his hand, and continued, "That's true, but since you are the son of my friend, even if you have done something bad,
I can't completely ignore feelings, so you can just keep some words in your heart. I will turn a blind eye, but the premise is that you don't ask me for help again. After all, I really can't help.
"Yes, but if you are thinking about my tea and want to come and visit me, then of course I welcome you. Just don't embarrass my servants anymore. Can you do this?"
"Ah, of course." Grant nodded quickly, and he was relieved when he heard that Frazier did not intend to pursue the matter.
In fact, he used a very secret teleportation magic during the forging process. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to spot the problem even if they stared closely, and the iron piece he replaced had been prepared long ago.
Not only that, he also prepared a copy of the iron sheets in each stage, and he spent a lot of money to get these from the current president of the Blacksmithing Association.
Every time he wanted to compete with others, he would use teleportation magic to replace him, so he has never been defeated so far, and naturally became a genius in the blacksmithing world in a short period of time.
Now that he has been seen out, he does not dare to use this method again. Now he has met Frazi, who is easy to talk to. If he meets his father's political enemy in the future and is exposed in public, it will not be as simple as losing face.
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However, since he became famous, people have been asking him to order weapons, but he has declined with various reasons. After all, it is unrealistic to always ask the president to help forge. If he spends too much, his father will discover the problem sooner or later.
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But no matter what, he still enjoyed the feeling of being entrusted by those people, so he still regretted that he could no longer cheat.
After a while, Frazier said to him again.
"Grant, since I won't pursue your case anymore, you must show your sincerity."
"Uh, what do you mean?"
Grant was dumbfounded. Does a man as powerful as Frazee still want his money?
Frazier was also a little disappointed. It turned out that Grant's arrogance was really an act, and he didn't understand the underlying meaning at all.
"It's like this. I also want to ask you a favor. You don't have to reply first. Let me tell you the reward for helping. According to my investigation, you have been buying various semi-finished weapons at high prices from the president of the Blacksmithing Association. Don't be surprised.
, the president told me personally, and you will definitely continue to use this trick, so I decided to provide you with free support. In this way, you will not be afraid even if you accept orders from others, what do you think?"
"Uh..." Grant pondered for a moment, then beamed, "Oh, that's great. Mr. Frazier, what help do you want from me? I'm ready to help you."
Frazi then waved and motioned for him to put his ear towards him.
Grant became even more happy after hearing this and said quickly.
"Mr. Frazier, you are really my reborn parent. From now on, your business is my business. Of course I will help you with such a small favor, so you can rest assured."
After this, Frazier let Grant leave, and Ernst walked in with a surprised look on his face to inquire about the situation.
"What's wrong? Are you mentally disturbed?"
Chapter completed!