Chapter 1961 Amn Frody's Secret

"Mr. Master, with your words, I feel relieved!"

Mr. Popper breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his voice, and looked mysterious.

"There are rumors that Mr. Flodie is the investment agent of Governor Winthrop and his wife. Most of the money he made in the financial market fell into the pockets of the Governor and his wife."

"In other words, Am Flodie is only superficially glamorous, but in private, he is just a 'white glove' for His Excellency the Governor." Holden mocked casually.

Mr. Popper shrugged noncommittally.

Joan glanced at Hailaer, seeing her in a daze with her hands resting on her chin, she could roughly guess what she was thinking.

While chatting on the boat, Hyrule once revealed one thing. Before her mother died, she not only suspected that Francis Messinger and Am Froddy had joined forces to murder her husband, but even suspected that her husband's former employer, Earl Winthrop, was the mastermind behind the whole conspiracy. The shady work entrusted to Aaron Green was revealed.

However, Mrs. Nanna did not describe Earl Winthrop's "black history" in detail in the suicide note left to her daughter, and it seemed that she did not want her daughter to track down this potential culprit.

Joan can only think that Mrs. Nanna is worried that Earl Winthrop is too powerful, and for the sake of her daughter's safety, she does not want Hailar to conflict with the "Emperor" of the Jotunheim colony.

Joan can understand Mrs. Nanna's entangled mentality of worrying about gain and loss, but based on his understanding of Hailar, if Earl Winthrop is really the mastermind behind instigating Messinger and Frodie to murder Aaron Green, even if the stubborn Hailar knows Knowing that he was "knocking an egg against a rock", he would never give up seeking revenge on Earl Winthrop.

"For Amn Frody, the slave trade and financial speculation are just sidelines. The main business he relies on to make a fortune is running the magic crystal refinery, and the way he does this business... how should I put it, Very queer!" said Mr. Popper, shaking his head.

"Tell me specifically, what kind of weird method?" Holden asked Mr. Popper curiously.

"To open a magic crystal refinery, according to common sense, you must first set up a factory building for processing workshops, machinery and equipment, and a warehouse for storing raw materials. The investment can start work."

"Am Flodi is different. His factory does not have a dedicated factory building. It is said that it is set up in the warehouse in the backyard of his own manor. Even the raw materials used in the factory are different-directly use rough stones instead of Coarse crystal!"

"Use the rough stones mined from the magic crystal mine to directly process high-purity industrial magic crystals?" Even Qiao An couldn't help being slightly moved.

"That's right, Mr. Mage, Am Flodi did indeed do this!" Popper said with certainty.

"If this is the case, there should be a whole set of machinery and equipment in Flodi Manor from processing rough stones to refining industrial magic crystals, then he should hire a lot of workers, otherwise this complex process will not work at all, and all these industries The equipment needs steam engines to provide power, isn’t Flodi’s house roaring with noise from morning to night, and the whole manor is shrouded in industrial waste gas?”

Joan asked in surprise.

"It's weird here, Mister Mage, Flodie's Manor doesn't employ workers, nor does it have huge and complicated machinery and equipment. There is no roar of the steam engine, nor the smoke and dust generated by the calcined ore, it is as quiet as...an ordinary country manor."

"How is the production of magic crystals in Frodi's factory?" Joan asked.

"The annual output of industrial magic crystals is not less than 500 pounds, which is equivalent to a large refinery employing 300 workers and using coarse crystals as raw materials!" Mr. Popper replied seriously.

"I can't figure it out. It takes at least 50,000 tons of ore to refine 500 pounds of industrial magic crystals. What kind of magical method did Flodi use to quietly refine 50,000 tons of ore into industrial magic crystals?" Joan His brows were furrowed.

"In fact, this is one of the famous 'Ten Unsolved Mysteries' in the city. Many colleagues of Mr. Flodie also want to solve this mystery, but unfortunately they have not been able to do so so far. People suspect that Mr. Flodie Mastering a mysterious 'alchemy', using this secret technique, you can directly turn ore into magic crystals, just like turning a stone into gold!"

Is it really?

Joan was dubious.

The orthodox "alchemy" is actually a rigorous discipline that studies the nature of matter and the law of chemical compounds, while the legendary alchemy in the eyes of the general public, the so-called "touching stones to gold", is nothing more than the tricks of charlatans .

For example, Joan can turn stones into gold by using the "advanced creation technique". However, this does not permanently change the nature of matter. Once the spell's time limit expires, gold will still turn back into stone.

It is precisely because of a deep understanding of these fraudulent routines that Joann has reservations about Mr. Popper's speculation, and does not believe that there is really some kind of "alchemy" that can directly purify ore into magic crystals—at least engineering spells such as "supernatural work" Not sure, because he had tried it himself.

Of course, Joann will never forget the motto often said by Moriarty's mentor: "When an authoritative scholar thinks that a seemingly absurd possibility does exist, he is often right; When an authoritative scholar concludes that a certain possibility is absolutely non-existent, it is usually wrong."

Regarding Amn Flodi's secret to smelting the magic crystal, it's still too early to make an assertion. Joan secretly decided that it is necessary to find an opportunity to sneak into Frodi's manor for a secret investigation. Seeing is believing.

So much for Mr. Popper's account of Amn Frodie.

Next, Hailar casually asked him if he had ever recognized Joseph Adams.

"Miss, is the Joseph Adams you mentioned a lawyer from Midgard?"

"It's that Mr. Adams. He is an old friend of my father. It is said that he moved to New Avalon last year and opened a law firm. In this unfamiliar place, the business may hardly improve." Hyrule sighed.

"You guessed it wrong." Mr. Popper looked strange, "In fact, Mr. Adams has recently become famous because of a case and has become a well-known celebrity lawyer in the city. You should worry that he is too busy with his business. , how could there be no business to do!"

"Oh? Tell me, how did Uncle Joseph become famous in New Avalon?" Hailar asked excitedly.

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