" Nalant, that seems to be your rival!" Just after the maid finished brewing the herbal tea and left, Boris patted Nalant and whispered.
"A competitor?" Nalant didn't react for a moment, but he understood when he saw who Boris was pointing to.
At another reception area about seven or eight meters away, a richly dressed young man was talking to a jewelry craftsman.
"I recognize this young man; he's Billy from the Lane Family. His father is one of the few viscounts in the Earl Territory."
"And this Billy, although he's the second son, I've heard he's shown even greater abilities than his elder brother, the heir!"
"Oh!" Nalant nodded silently, then focused his attention on the other side as well. In any case, he wanted to win this birthday party.
" Miteer craftsman, then I'll leave this gift box to you!"
"Sir Billy, please rest assured, Sapphire Jewelry Store will always treat every customer with care, and I will certainly make the gift box according to your requirements!"
"Very good. If you satisfy me, I will increase the reward!"
"Then thank you very much, Sir Billy. With your talent, Sir Billy, you are undoubtedly the one to win the Flower of Tulip!"
"Haha! Thank you for your kind words!"
By this time, the negotiations were nearing their end. After finishing speaking, the boy named Billy immediately stood up, glanced casually at Nalant and the others, and then headed downstairs.
"Tsk tsk! Nalant, it seems you still have a long way to go if you want to win the heart of your beauty. Billy actually came to the Sapphire Trading Company to find the best craftsmen just to make a gift box!" Boris clicked his tongue.
Nalant was speechless. He thought he had already given a good gift by finding a Luminous Pearl, but now it seemed that poverty had limited his imagination. Even the outer packaging of a gift box was so elaborate.
"My lords, I am Lazel, a sapphire jeweler. How may I help you?"
At this moment, the jeweler who was in charge of receiving Nalant and his companions also arrived. Nalant put aside his thoughts and took out several Luminous Pearl from his pocket!
"Craftsman Lazel, I'd like to use this largest Luminous Pearl to make a perfume bottle casing. I wonder if that's possible?"
"Sir, are you sure? Such a large Luminous Pearl is very rare. If it's hollowed out, the brightness will be reduced!" Lazel was also one of the best jewelers in Tulip City. This was the first time he had ever heard of hollowing out Luminous Pearl to make a perfume bottle.
"Yes, I'm sure. Lazel, these are the blueprints I designed. Take a look and see if you can make it!"
Before coming to Tulip City, Nalant had planned how to perform well at his birthday party... Of course, it still doesn't seem quite right now, but it's the result of his best efforts.
The drawing depicted an exquisite perfume bottle. The lower half was made by hollowing out a Luminous Pearl the size of half an egg to serve as the outer liner, while the upper half was made of silver as the stopper, inlaid with several Luminous Pearl of different sizes.
When the perfume bottle is taken out, it will be the most dazzling sight, whether it's day or night.
"Wonderful! Sir, may I ask which master craftsman designed this perfume bottle?" Lazel exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the outline of the design.
"I designed this myself!"
"You are truly a nobleman with great artistic talent!" Lazel looked at Nalant appeared to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, and paused for a moment before praising him.
"I'm just providing a general idea; I still need your help, craftsman Lazel, to refine the details. For example, do these Luminous Pearl need some engraving? Otherwise, wouldn't they be too plain?"
"Yes, sir, please rest assured, I will do my best to perfect the details of this perfume bottle. I believe that once it is finished, it will be one of the most satisfying works of my life!"
Next, Nalant continued talking with Lazel for a while, confirming that he would come to pick up the finished product in five days, before leaving the trading company with Boris.
"Tsk tsk, Nalant, you're really generous, charging five gold coins for a single craftsmanship fee!"
" Boris, what can I do? You saw Billy yourself, he has to prepare such a meticulous gift box!" Nalant shrugged.
"Haha! I was just kidding, Nalant. As long as we marry Miss Stella and bring her to the castle, this little bit of gold won't be a problem. We'll have thousands, even tens of thousands of gold coins. That Billy is very clever!" Boris teased Nalant in a low voice.
"Come on, Nalant, I was too tired yesterday to show you around Tulip City. I'll treat you to lunch at the best manor in Tulip City today! I'll have someone fetch Rell now, and we can ask him about the perfume making later!"
"Sure, but Boris, this meal is on me!" Nalant thought that Boris had been helping him with his business these past two days, and he should thank him.
"Hehe, you've already treated me to meals all the way here. Chef Rose's skills are no worse than any other chef in Tulip City, so let me treat you this time!"
With that, the two mounted their carriage and headed directly to the lunch location with their men. Boris also sent his men to the castle to invite Rell.
The top-tier estate Boris mentioned wasn't far from the Treasure House, just a five-minute walk away, and it turned out to be a manor seven or eight times larger than the Treasure House.
They stopped their horses at the manor gate, and servants immediately came to lead them away. Nalant and Boris then boarded a carriage provided by the manor and drove directly into the manor.
"Welcome to the Sapphire Manor, distinguished guests!" The carriage wound its way through the tree-lined path and finally arrived at an exquisite marble building.
"Sapphire again?" Nalant, somewhat surprised.
" Nalant, don't be so surprised. Both the Jewelry Store and this manor belong to the Flander Family, the wealthiest family in our duchy!"
"They're all from the Flander Family?"
The Marquisate of Flanders was present in the original owner's memories; they were indeed renowned as the wealthiest family in the duchy.
The Flander Family did not actually possess any territory; they were merely an honorary noble family in the Royal Capital.
However, do not underestimate this family, because the Marquis of the Flander Family is currently the Minister of Finance of the Duchy and enjoys the deep trust of His Majesty the King.
Her Highness the Queen of the Onyx Principality also comes from this family. Therefore, although the Flander Family has no territory, their influence within the duchy is no less than that of the Earl Territory.
Of course, although the original owner knew of the existence of the Flander Family, he was poor and had no idea how the Flander Family made money before. After all, there is no Baidu in this world.
Led by his servants, Nalant entered the manor house with only three women and Boris.
Because Tulip City is now filled with nobles, there were no private rooms available in the manor at the moment, so they had to dine in the hall on the second floor.
Nalant didn't seem to mind; it didn't matter where they ate.
Since they weren't inside the castle, after consulting Boris, Nalant had the three women sit down as well; this was the very purpose for which Nalant had brought the three women out today.
After Boris ordered the food, the group waited, and soon Rell arrived!
However, when Rell came to the table and looked at Nalant, his expression was one of hesitation.
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