Cognition, coping, and alternative methods and measures are all theoretical knowledge because they are on the train, and they can also be seen as Isha and Muriel sharing their experiences. The content is not extensive, and as far as Kasia's own understanding is concerned, Isha has said a lot about the influence of the hard power of the power in the sale.

As for how to use words and attitudes to resolve the oppression brought about by the other party's strength and seller status, Isha asked Kasia to satisfy the other party's vanity without touching her bottom line as much as possible. "It's not a deal on the surface, and the customer-first rule doesn't always work in a dark world. The number of buyers is far greater than the number of sellers, and it is not easy to explain that many goods can appear in the dark world due to the control of various countries. Whether it is the quantity of goods, the channels and difficulty of obtaining them, it is destined to have an inherent advantage in the identity of the seller from the beginning. ”

Isha's summary of some of the commodities in the Dark World reminds Kasia of the cannonballs and artillery they are producing, which are the same as what Isha says, perhaps even deeper.

The four days on the train did not seem to be fast, and when the train stopped halfway, the four of them would take advantage of the short time to go down. The air inside was indeed dull, and compared to the high-speed trains inside the empire, there was a difference of two or three levels in the air circulation system alone.

During this time, Isha told Kasia about the urgent mission on the third day. The other party is not a big tribe in the Flame Alliance, at best it is in the middle and lower ranks, but after all, in the Flame Alliance, the strength cannot be underestimated at all. The main industry is the breeding business, but the breeding is all domesticated and modified species of the second category. Silkworms and silk-heavy spiders also breed a crustacean, which contains rare metals in most of the bony structures of the body, which is a major material for advanced alloys.

In the past, the material for the manufacture of special body armor and combat clothing was made for the purpose of large quantities of silkworm cocoons and spider silk, and the strength and functionality have been greatly improved. There were also important roles in other areas, but Isha did not elaborate on them, focusing on explaining the importance of the deal to Kasia.

"Because I received the news on an ad hoc basis. That's probably the reason, Isha had a somewhat unstable emotion on her face, "So we're not the buyers invited by this tribe, and it's a question of whether we will be received in the future, let alone whether we can negotiate this deal well in the future." ”

"But always try. We have other sources of such goods, but the quantity that can be obtained does not meet the gap of the internal needs of the organization. Speaking of this, Isa's face is often filled with melancholy and distress. Cassia unconsciously remembered what it was like to be at the lab base, where the members saw their work as a kind of glory, the glory of making the "light" project bloom.

This aura in Isha is even stronger, and it is not for nothing that the organization can be based on small countries and survive in the cracks between giant countries. But Kasia thought of his own conjecture that the establishment and existence of the organization was the involvement of the hands of some giant nations, and perhaps one day when the secret was revealed, the truth could make many members of the organization desperate. They wanted to use the Light Project to make this small country in the gap truly free and develop, but in the end, for some reason, Cassia did not have an optimistic idea. It was he who knew very well how strong the walls of the three giant nations were, Kasia thought.

Perhaps, in the end, the organization is just an experimental platform secretly built by many hands that is not regulated by their respective countries, and everyone restricts each other to get what they need.

The train eventually stopped in a small country bordering the Flame Alliance, which had been completely assimilated by the Flame Alliance, with the name of a small country empty. After getting off the train and heading to another city, Isa had Kasia and Toynbi stay in a hotel, while she and Muriel left immediately.

"I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Toynbee dragged the three of them with their luggage, and said to Kasia before entering his room, "This is a good rest for the day, and after that it will probably be a long and non-stop run." There are many forces that have received the news, and I don't know if it was intentional or if the news leaked. Be careful, though, the Flame Alliance's frontiers are mostly dense forests except for the necessary trade territories. There will be a lot of things going on there, and some radical people may stir up unnecessary disputes. ”

Kasia responded as if she pretended to understand. After going to his room, he immediately took out the communication machine and contacted Adolf. Originally thought that Adolf and they should know, but Kasia was very suspicious that Isha had not received the news recently, but on the night she arrived in Larsa.

Adolf's initial tone of surprise confirmed his suspicions, and hearing that it was a team mission, Adolf didn't think too much about it, except for asking Kasia to be careful herself.

Putting away the communicator, Kasia lay on his bed filtering the information received from the train, wondering if there was any other intention in the matter of his sudden transfer to Larsa, Adolf and the two behind Trevicon. But just to think about it, Kasia knew that he couldn't get a convincing result with a lack of information. So I turned to thinking about whether I could use the convenience of this position – because I would be in contact with many sellers – to help Waters and them. But the circles of the two are different, and they only do business in weapons and ammunition, and they are more inclined to the empire. And the distance from Larsa alone is enough to make many ideas impossible.

"I have to look for what I need. Dragon blood probably can't be touched, Isha They are just a small entrance and exit for the internal needs of the organization, and this important ingredient should be purchased by specialized personnel. I can only target the concentrated blood of Class II creatures here. ”

He didn't do anything all night, and his spirits made it impossible for Kasia to rest, and he only finished reading a few books he had brought with him in his room. The next morning Toynbee came knocking at the door around nine o'clock and went around the neighborhood with Kasia to gather information about the various hotels and inns. Most of the other buyers have also arrived here by the nearest long-distance trains, and the temporary stops are in the nearby area.

Halfway through, Isha received news that a small half of the team had gone to the Flame Alliance's frontier location, but it was all on the task of transporting and protecting other goods, and the team assisting in the operation was still on the way.

After returning to the hotel in the afternoon, Toynbee chatted with Toynbee for a long time, and out of care for the newcomers, Toynbee told Kasia a lot about the situation when he was on a mission in the Fire Alliance, "The Fire Alliance has established several centers in the formal trade area, like a city, and the facilities are very complete. But most of the goods exported are civilian products, and there are very few things that involve our circle. In fact, in these concentrations, we can sell some of the goods we need, such as silkworm cocoons and spider silk this time, which are within the regulations of the Flame Alliance, and are designated as second-level controlled items. ”

"Level 1 control is the highest level, and not only does it need to report all the information to the managers of the concentration site, but also the buyer must register. The second-level control is not so strict, but it still needs to be recorded centrally, and buyers and sellers have to pay a variable amount of import and export taxes to the centralized place for each transaction. We're fine, just 30 percent of the goods we're buying. Sellers also have to add the control of the goods tax, which adds up to about 55% of the selling price of the goods. According to the calculation, it is equivalent to that after a batch of goods is successfully sold, only 45 percent can reach their own hands. Excluding various costs, the profit can be imagined. This is true of both the Flame Alliance and the Far Sea Commons, which is why many sellers have to set up their own private bases in various frontier locations to bypass the centralized sales of goods. ”

"But the territory of the mega-country is too vast, and the borders are very long, so they can only be inspected and protected by setting up points and patrols, and cannot take care of every position at all times. The Flame Alliance's borders are mostly unmined dense forests, and it is easy for these sellers to find a suitable location. At this point, Toynbee looked at Kasia, "But you can probably guess where the danger will come from when trading on the border line, except for some buyers with the same needs?"

"Patrol team. A very simple question, Kasia replied, "that should have a roadmap and timetable for patrols." ”

"There is indeed this kind of thing, patrol routes, patrol times, when to pass by and where. It's a standard map-like thing, but there's not a single force in Larsa that can get it in your hands. It may be possible within the Flame Alliance, but its own energy must be strong enough. Toynbee, who was lost in thought, was thinking about something, "But this is what has only happened in the last two years, and a small part of the forces in Larsa in China can rely on their own ways to get inspection drawings, but since two years ago, these doors have all failed, and when they have not failed, the inspection team has also set up traps and killed many people." At this point, the roadmap and timeline of inspections only exist in history. ”

"It must have brought some danger to the Flame Alliance, we were suspicious at the time, but no useful information was found after investigation. After that, the task of being more or less ordinary became dangerous, and the sellers were under tremendous pressure, which was then converted into high prices for their goods. But there is still a way to deal with the inspection, but it depends on the luck of the individual, some inspectors will release people after receiving the money, and some will not be so easy to talk. In short, it's not a good thing to come across a patrol team, just keep that in mind. "Thinking of Toynbi in the past, there is a feeling of emotion.

After saying this, the two went back to their respective rooms to rest, and Isha and Muriel returned to the hotel at about 10 p.m. With a tired look on her face, Isha said, "Get ready to leave tomorrow at noon," and went straight to a room to rest. Muriel then explained that they had received information that the patrol team had passed through the nearby frontier only the day before, and that they had also obtained a detailed map of the seller's stronghold in a highly credible place.