A brave man may not live, but he cannot die

Chapter 41 Country People

"how?"

Borna asked with a smile.

Quinn remained calm.

"I've never heard of Star Flower. What is this?"

"A flower unique to Grindelwald that cannot survive outside the academy. Miraculously, only Grindelwald can cultivate this flower in the world, and there is no other way to obtain it. So I'd like to ask you to bring some out."

"Take it?" Quinn looked at him darkly. "Since it's only in the academy, are you sure you can take it outside?"

"Hehe, if the academy is willing to sell it, we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. However, it's not a problem for you. It just requires a little skill."

Borna put away his smile, leaned forward slightly, and whispered, "Although the academy doesn't allow the Star Flower to be circulated outside, it's not a scarce material. The academy doesn't care about normal loss during teaching."

Quinn raised an eyebrow.

"You want me to pretend that the Star Flowers are lost by students and then hide some for myself when I can use them, and then bring them out to you?"

“I love chatting with smart people!”

Borna raised his glass to Quinn. "It's easy, isn't it? It's just a matter of convenience for you."

Quinn sneered and didn't clink glasses with him.

"Oh, what will be the consequences for me if I'm discovered?"

"Don't worry, I'll only hide one or two flowers at a time. The academy won't notice."

Borna answered the question irrelevantly and avoided it.

"It sounds as easy as taking a loaf of bread outside."

Quinn examined the painted star flower and asked indifferently, "What do you want to do with this flower?"

"Making potions," Borna replied quickly. "When Star Flower is mixed with other ingredients, it can be made into a potion that relieves pain and refreshes the mind. You should know what our gang specializes in. This potion sells very well among the wealthy, and the market is very broad. To put it bluntly, it's profitable."

He seemed very frank and communicated with Quinn without holding back at all.

"Relieving pain and refreshing the mind sounds good, but what about the side effects?"

"no side effects."

"So magical?" Quinn asked in surprise, "I've never heard of this kind of potion. What else is added besides the Star Flower?"

"——This is a trade secret."

Borna raised his hand regretfully: "Unless you are willing to join our gang and gain the trust of the leader, I can't tell you."

Quinn nodded slightly in understanding.

"So, what do I get?"

Furl and Murata Tatsuya looked at each other and thought, there's something going on!

"For every Star Flower you bring out," Borna said, holding up a finger with a smile, "we're willing to pay that much for it."

".1 gold pound?" the poor fellow asked in a cowardly manner.

"100 gold pounds," Borna said calmly. "For each flower you bring out, we'll pay you gold pounds. Two flowers will be , three flowers will be , and we'll take as many as you can get. If you don't want the gold pounds, you can exchange them for any arcane material or item of equivalent value. Golden Wind will buy anything, no matter what it is, at cost. We can even sell it to you on credit. We'll pay you upfront, and you can deliver the goods later."

Quinn's breathing hitched slightly.

100 pounds for a flower?

Converted to RMB 100,000, that's a full 100,000 pence! This is the income of an average person without food or drink for three years!
Even gay men’s porn can’t be sold at this price.

"Although the academy offers a good salary and fully supports faculty research, that's only for faculty. Teaching assistants don't receive such generous treatment. If you want to quickly become a full-time employee and a truly influential member of Grindelwald, these funds and resources are essential. So, would you like to collaborate with us?"

As expected of a gangster, his voice was full of incitement and deception, like the whisper of the devil.

"Sounds like a good deal." "So what do you mean?" Tatsuya Murata asked at the right time.

"But I need to think about it," Quinn said calmly. "After all, I haven't started yet, so I don't know much about the academy's situation, and I can't trust your one-sided statement."

Think about it—just ask the amazing Doraemon.

"Haha, of course!" Borna laughed heartily. "Don't worry, take your time. If you want to do this business, you have to be cautious. Caution is a vital guarantee for both you and us. But Mr. Furr, could you please go out and order two more dishes? We're not quite full."

Even though no one had touched the food from the beginning till now, Fuer nodded and stood up. "Mr. Murata, come along and have a cigarette."

The two quickly left the box, leaving Borna and Quinn alone.

"Where were we just talking? Oh, Mr. Quinn, you need to think about it. This is normal. It's your freedom whether to make a deal or not. I'm happy to make a friend like you who has such a bright future. But..."

Borna suddenly opened his ferocious eyes wide, and the corners of his mouth were still gently curled up, but there was no trace of a smile.

"I hope this deal won't be known to anyone who shouldn't know about it after we leave this room. Like the academy, or anyone else. It wouldn't be good for you or me. We have an old saying in the Western Continent: 'Every opportunity comes with risk.' It's like if you used a fake identity to join the academy, and the school administration found out, that wouldn't be good, right?"

Quinn looked at him coldly.

When Ankuya took him to the fake ID dealer Antigone to get an ID card, he saw a large group of people from the Western Continent guarding the door of the bar. So this city is really small.

Quinn had seen Hong Kong movies and knew that when negotiating with a gangster, even if someone caught him vulnerable, he must never back down! So his tone was not only fearless, but even contained a hint of sarcasm: "Haha, you guys are really powerful."

"Thank you for the compliment." Borna smiled and nodded. "In Eswell, anything the law enforcement officers can find out, we can find out too. Even things they can't, we can still uncover. Of course, don't worry, no one knows about this except the boss and me, including the two who just walked out. As the brave man said, 'Even if the deal doesn't work out, the friendship remains.' We don't want to offend a promising arcanist."

"Boss?" Quinn asked casually, "Is it the legendary Ike Capone?"

"Oh, has he become that famous?"

Borna stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth and said as he ate, "Ike is about your age. Young people these days are truly terrifying. An old fellow like me, whose teeth are all shaky, can only help you guys out. If the cooperation goes well, I'll ask my boss to treat you to a meal. I'm sure you two will get along very well."

Quinn fell silent, seemingly still thinking about the deal and showing little interest in Ike Capone.

"Mr. Quinn, don't be so formal. As they say, even if a deal fails, there's still friendship. Eat some. This beef is really not expensive at one gold pound."

Borna's expression was natural and enthusiastic, as if the tense threat just now had never happened.

"I'm curious about something." Quinn still didn't move his knife and fork, but he relaxed his posture. He crossed his legs and said, "Murata Tatsuya said you would tell me some unknown information about Amamiya Ningning."

"Hmm?" Borna was startled, then asked with a smile, "Are you interested in her?"

"After all, I'm your future boss."

"Oh, that's right. I'll just tell you a story."

Quinn nodded.

"Actually, from the very beginning, we wanted to cooperate with Amamiya Ningning. After all, she's the only teacher in the Divination Department, and she has the final say on how much materials to take." Borna sighed slightly, "But she's not short of money."

"Aren't you short of money?" Quinn thought of the messy office.

"Her family is very wealthy. Very, very wealthy." Borna said with a look of awe. "The Cavendish family is not comparable to upstarts like Ashwell who made their fortunes with airships. They are truly aristocratic families who have accumulated wealth for over a thousand years. Money is nothing to them; it's like air, omnipresent."

"Then why did she come to Grindelwald to be his teacher?" Quinn asked doubtfully, "To study the arcane?"

"That's what we thought at first, intending to cater to her interests. After all, everyone has hobbies and pursuits in life. But she wasn't that interested in the arcane, and her research and teaching were very casual. She was a notorious lazy teacher at Dringelwald. It wasn't until we did some extensive research that we discovered she had a reason for being in Grindelwald. She was looking for someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Her father."

Quinn was stunned. The last time Amemiya Ningning asked him to divine, it was her father's location.

"Shouldn't her father be a noble? The Cavendish family of the Roan Kingdom, or the royal family of the East Kingdom?"

"No, it's not."

Borna took a sip of wine, guzzling it like a cow, smacking his lips as he spoke. "More than thirty years ago, her mother, Yu Gongxi, the richest man in the Southern Continent and the only prince of the Kingdom of Roen, married a country bumpkin. No one knows where he came from, but they only know that he disappeared when her daughter was in her teens. And Grindelwald was the last place he was seen."

(End of this chapter)