Even Iver himself had not expected the fish to bite so readily.
He had barely said two sentences. He had only just begun chumming the waters and had not even properly cast his line yet... The fish had already flopped its way onto the shore by itself.
Looks like Mr. Fish is really in a hurry.
So Iver did not expose him. Instead, he went with Mr. Fish directly to Lloyd's.
The Metropolitan District lay northwest of the Red White Queen District. To reach Lloyd District, they would have to cross the entire Red White Queen District... But as a port district, Lloyd District obviously could not allow cargo to pile up without being shipped out. There was more than one railway running from the heavily populated Metropolitan District to Lloyd District by the southeastern coast. However, all of them detoured around the Red White Queen District in the middle.
Lawyer York took Iver onto the train.
It was only a little after nine when they arrived at Lloyd's.
Though Lawyer York said they weren't a commercial company, the first thing that came into view was a skyscraper.
The building stood over thirty stories tall. Given the technological level of this era, it was already astonishing. It was the tallest building in all of Lloyd District, standing in stark contrast to the surrounding buildings, which were only one or two stories high.
The Lloyd's headquarters was bustling with people, and those coming and going tried their best to remain well-dressed. A huge revolving glass door stood at the entrance, while the marble floor of the lobby gleamed like new.
There were many small round tables in the lobby, with low stools beside them. Several young men in suits who looked more like salesmen sat there, speaking in low voices with