Chapter 090. A chance encounter out of the desert
The market at the Rock Pass is located next to the slums.
Because of the underdevelopment of commerce in North County, the market was not large, and in fact there were very few things sold, and the main stalls were only agricultural tools necessary for farming, or blacksmith shops for soldiers to repair weapons.
Near the Sanwaya Mountains, the wear and tear of weapons and armor is always high to defend against demonic creatures or gnolls.
Because of the system, Kant naturally did not have much need for weapons.
But in line with the idea of trying to discover talents, I also want to see the blacksmith craftsmanship of the solid stone pass.
Kant couldn't help but roll his eyes when he looked at those smiling faces, his eyes blazing at him as a noble fat sheep, and taking out the swords and battle axes made of inferior iron as if he were sacrificing treasures, and when he saw the bloated and useless thickened iron armor, he sighed directly.
"That's enough."
Kant waved his hand and smacked the stirrup on his warhorse: "Ready to go." ”
"Understood." Manid, they replied.
The weapons and armor created by these blacksmiths, for Kant, after getting used to the fine products produced by the system, can only be seen as garbage, and they can't be seen by him at all, and now they will not spend silver coins to procure.
There is no blacksmith with really good craftsmanship, and there is no such poor place as Jianshi Pass.
Although it is a world of swords and magic.
But good craftsmen, or blacksmiths and armor makers, are precious strategic resources, and as long as the craftsmanship is passable, they are much better off in those large aristocratic castles or economically prosperous towns than in poor places like Jianshi Pass.
"It's a pleasure to work with."
Manid ended his haggling with the stall owner and pulled out three large silver coins, tied up the inferior iron tools and packed them in sacks, and the desert robbers worked together to put everything on their horses.
Fifty tools are heavy, but 10 horses are easy to share.
Of course, there is also the drinking water and food necessary for crossing the Narun Desert, which have been prepared for each person for 5 days.
"Lord Kant, you're all set."
Manid rode his war horse to Kant's side to report.
"Okay, let's go." Kant nodded, kicked the stirrup, and let the horse under his crotch stride forward.
The whole procession headed towards the city gate on the north side.
Due to the proximity to the Narun Desert to the north, and the occasional gnoll tribe attacking the city gates, the north side of the Jianshi Pass is basically a slum, dirty and messy, with sewage flowing sideways, and the temperature is quite unpleasant.
Kant frowned and swept over the thin poor people who were struggling to take refuge, and gave a general assessment of life in the sentry oasis.
The village of "Drehem" created by himself in the Sentry Oasis.
Although the scale is small, it can be called a complete system, although everything is in the embryonic form, but for the common people who live, it is undoubtedly like a utopian paradise, enjoying the imaginary comfortable life.
Although there is some war, at least there is hope.
Compared with the poor who live here and have no hope for life in their eyes, they are already much stronger.
"It's a daunting task."
Riding forward, Kant sighed in his heart.
The sentry oasis is its own foundation, if you don't want to become like this, then you can only fight hard to forge ahead.
He wants to be a success.
At the north gate, a heavy gate made of whole logs opens.
The peasants, dressed in loose leather armor, also under the supervision of several captains in iron armor, pulled the winch with all their strength to open the gates, and sent Kant off with great respect and solemnity.
Do they know that this is Baron Dylan's honored guest?
And just by virtue of Baron Kant's identity, it is also the reason why these civilian soldiers are worthy of kneeling and licking.
"Let's go."
Kant didn't care about these compliments.
After leaving the gate of the solid stone pass, the figure of the majestic horse stretched out, and the four hooves stepped on the canyon road full of sand, and galloped forward quickly.
Manid and 15 cavalrymen behind him followed equally quickly.
Leave the canyon safe and sound.
The rolling sea of sand in the Naren Desert then appeared in front of you, and it was immeasurable from the north.
But for Kant, they are like a fish in water.
After all, the solid stone pass is not their sphere of influence, and the feeling of being under the fence is not pleasant, especially the interests of the nobles, so they leave in a hurry after confirming the cooperation.
Although this is still a no-man's land, the Narun Desert is already equivalent to Kant's territory.
Riders and sand thieves from the Salander Desert are more familiar with this inhospitable environment.
The only awkward thing may be Manid.
He was riding on a war horse, and there was a stinging pain in the skin between his legs, so he could only sigh and endure it, planning to hone his riding skills after returning to the sentry oasis, and he would definitely not be so embarrassed in the future.
In order to solve his pain, Manid opened his mouth to divert his attention: "Lord Kant. ”
"What's wrong?" Kant turned back.
"This Baron Dylan's cooperation with us is not too long-term in my opinion." Manid Road.
"That's right." Kant nodded, his expression was not surprised: "No one is willing to give up the priceless salt mine, even if they have obtained a huge profit, they still want to swallow the salt mine completely into their stomachs to feel at ease." ”
For this Baron Dylan, who is unwilling to be at the edge of a rocky pass, Kant has already figured out his psychology.
And greed is one of the reasons for the success of the cooperation.
"But we're going to get faster, my lord." Seeing that Kant was clearly mentally planned, Manid reminded him: "It seems to me that this is a dangerous game. ”
Kant chuckled, with a bit of sarcasm on his immature face: "That's right, it's a dangerous game." ”
Baron Dylan is building power through cooperation.
As long as the power accumulates, then this cooperation will be torn apart, and the salt trade will be wiped out.
At that time, the greedy Baron Dylan, the first thing to do is definitely Kant in the sentry oasis, and use his absolute advantage to completely control the salt mines occupied by Kant in his own hands, so that his caravan will completely monopolize the salt trade.
There is no need to even predict, Kant was sure that something like this would definitely happen.
Greed never ends.
But when Baron Dylan thought that his development was fast, he would never have imagined it.
It is Kant who is really developing fast!
Kant, who has a golden finger, is standing on the tuyere and can fly to the sky at any time, how can he develop slower than Baron Dylan?
Wait for Baron Dylan to resist the pressure of the Lion Duchy on Kant's behalf.
Suddenly looking back.
In the middle of the Naren Desert, Kant's sentry oasis has swelled into a force that even he needs to deal with carefully, and even when he is faintly at a disadvantage, it will be clear at a glance who will win and who will lose.
Kant led the group into the depths of the desert.
Traces of arrival are still faintly visible, and as long as the direction is good, they will first arrive at the inn at night.
It's a place to rest.
It's just that the Salande rider who led the way in front of him had a slightly tense face, tightened the reins, slowed down the speed of the Salande horse under his crotch, and said in a deep voice: "Something is wrong, Lord Kant, there is a situation ahead." ”
Kant squinted.
He also saw that at the bottom of the sand dunes in front of him, there were more than a dozen cavalrymen, moving quickly in this direction.
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