Ever since the trade routes of the underworld opened, Helldorm has become the hottest place in the Illuth Empire, where a large number of adventurers and chambers of commerce have gathered, and in just over a month, a large village and town have been formed on the basis of the supply points designed by Donn.

The greater the flow of people, the larger the size of the deal, the more Donn's commission will be, and the smile on the face of the head of the place will grow - but after the new King Girard succeeded to the throne and Ellington declared independence, he never smiled again.

For no other reason, Hellholm's territory belongs to the direct territory of the kingdom and is not within Ellington's dominion, so naturally he cannot enjoy Ellington's protection.

It's fair to say that since Ellington declared independence, Geith has hardly slept well these days.

He feared that when he woke up, he would see the sword of the Imperial army.

But the news from Ellington told him to continue his business, not to care about the effects of these things - how could he not care!

Just when Geth was in a panic, Don arrived.

The teleportation array flashed with light, and the disguised Donne, Aurelia, and Olena arrived at Helderm, while Gaith, who received the news first, had been waiting in the house for a long time.

"Your Lord."

Geith bowed respectfully.

"Well, how's it going?"

Tang En bowed his head slightly and asked casually.

Gas quietly glanced at Aurelia and Olena behind Donn, then withdrew his gaze and whispered, "It's pretty stable for now, but with the arrival of the merchants, the news of Alinks has spread among the adventurers, I'm afraid it's ......"

Tang En raised his eyebrows: "Let's go out first." ”

The group left the room where the teleportation array was located and came to the village at the bottom of the mine, the scale of the village at this moment had expanded several times compared to before, almost completely covering the entire bottom of the mine, and most of the bustling crowd were adventurers from all over Illus, as well as some adventurers and traders from other countries.

Adventurers enter the underground world from here to explore, collect all kinds of rare treasures and materials, and the merchants come here with the supplies and goods that adventurers need to sell at a high price, and then they buy all kinds of rare underground world specialties from here, bring them back to their hometowns and sell them, they can make a lot of money.

Of course, there are risks involved, whether it is the monsters on the road, the harsh climate, or the arrogant bandits, they may lose their fortunes, but the high profit difference makes those merchants dare to take risks.

It is precisely because of this that large chain organizations such as the Mercenary Guild and the Star Diamond Bank have set up branches here, and many adventurers and mercenaries who do not want to enter the underground world will also receive a large number of escort tasks here, and they can also earn a lot of commissions.

It can be said that since the entrance to the underground world appeared, Tang En opened up the trade routes of the underground world, and this place has completely become a gold rush mecca, and the daily flow of people and the scale of transactions have even surpassed some medium-sized cities, and are further expanding.

In the past, Hellholm was always full of lively trading, but now the atmosphere is more dreary, with the faces of pedestrians on the streets full of worries about the future, and some adventurers who have just returned from the underworld are completely disbelieving when they hear the new news.

"What? Is His Majesty Victor dead? ”

"What? Prince Girard succeeded to the throne? ”

"What? Ellington declared independence? ”

These adventurers looked confused, they had no idea that when they were still exploring the underground world and trading PY with the dark elves, the surface world would suddenly change the sky.

That expression was like Yongzheng who heard that the Qing Dynasty had died.

Victor's death naturally didn't have much to do with them, and Girard's succession to the throne would not affect the adventurers' lives, and to their surprise, Ellington declared independence and had the support of Princess Aurelia and Queen Olena - how could they accept that so much had happened in a short period of time?

What's even more unbelievable is that Lord Ellington Don has publicly announced that Prince Girard is controlled by cultists, and that the death of the first king Victor is a complete conspiracy!

Some people with a keen sense of smell have sensed the uneasiness, and Ellington's public declaration of independence is a precursor to another division of the Empire?

Or even a sign of the beginning of war?

"The number of merchants has decreased a lot lately."

Gaisce whispered as he led the way: "I'm afraid they all smell the smell of war, and plan to take the opportunity to make a war profit, should we reduce some tax rates to attract merchants?" Otherwise, the supply here is very problematic. ”

A well-known thing, in war, people who are brave enough can always make a lot of money, once the war breaks out, whether it is food, ore, weapons and armor, or all kinds of herbs, or even the already expensive alchemy potion, the price will rise.

Before the war broke out, they first bought a batch of goods at a low price and stocked them, and then sold them at a high price after the outbreak of war, so that they could make a lot of money just by changing hands, how could those merchants give up this opportunity?

"Whatever they want, there will be no shortage of markets for specialties here."

Donn shook his head.

"But there's a lot of food to be consumed here every day......"

Gas said with a little headache: "There is no arable land in Haildholm, and the food here is all transported by merchants, and if there are not enough merchant supplies, there will soon be chaos here." ”

"Leave the food supply to Ellington, and if necessary, the food will be delivered through the teleportation array."

Gaisce was taken aback: "But the cost of transportation is ......"

Although the teleportation array is convenient, each teleportation requires the consumption of expensive mana crystals, and compared to the value of mana crystals, the value of the food transported is a drop in the bucket.

"Don't worry about the cost of transportation," Donn waved his hand, "Ellington isn't short of money right now." ”

This is true, although the market of Alinks has been closed, but in the same way, the sales of the month of independence are not subject to taxes, and the net profit has increased several times, and millions of gold coins have been collected in this month alone, which has caught up with the tax revenue of many small and medium-sized cities for a year.

"Understood."

Gaith nodded: "By the way, my lord, if His Majesty Gilard ......"

Don frowned: "We have declared independence, and Girard is not your majesty." ”

Gais's heart jumped: "Your Majesty Donn......"

Tang En couldn't cry or laugh: "I haven't called the king again, don't scream, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Her Royal Highness the Queen are here." ”

Hearing this, Geth took a breath of cold air, the two cloaked people behind the lord turned out to be Princess Aurelia and Queen Olena!?

Thinking of the request in the previous letter, Geth suddenly noticed something, his legs went limp, and he almost fell to his knees.

Your lord, I'm planning to play a big game this time......

"Lord Lord......"

"I know what you want to say, if Girard attacks here, you can withdraw our people through the teleportation array, and the others don't care, if Girard is not crazy, he shouldn't do anything to those adventurers."

After saying that, Don shook his head secretly, isn't Girard crazy? He's pretty much crazy now.

"Understood."

Geith nodded, no more talking, the more he knew, the more dangerous it was sometimes, and he silently led the way, through the dreary streets, to the outside of a carriage shop.

"It's a carriage prepared for you in advance, using our Ellington technology, it's very smooth and it's fast."

Geith pointed to the carriage at the door, which, at Donn's request, was very modest in appearance, but very comfortable in the interior.

Don had wanted to fly to Taris and teleport back to Ellington to pick up Aurelia and Olena, but he suddenly realized that he didn't know where Taris was...... The farther the flight distance, the greater the initial deviation will be magnified, and it may be only a little off at first, but as the flight distance increases, it will eventually be separated by tens or hundreds of kilometers.

The city of Plandal is not like Shanghai, New York, and Tokyo on the earth, where the super city can be seen from a distance of 100 kilometers, and in Plandal, if it is not a plain, it is difficult to notice the existence of the city at a distance of more than 10 kilometers.

Of course, flying with Aurelia who knows the way is also a way, but unfortunately Aurelia is still very resistant to close contact with Donn.

Olena was not a bad choice, but looking at Aurelia's red eyes and Olena who washed her face with tears every day, Don finally dispelled that idea, and in the end, the only choice was the carriage.

From Haildholm to Taris, it is about 1,000 kilometers, and the carriage can travel an average of 130 kilometers during the day every day, which takes about eight days, which is a waste of time.

But......

"That's ...... Earthwalking Dragon? ”

Don was stunned for a moment when he saw the big guy in front of the carriage.

"That's right."

Gas said, "I heard that the lord has something important, so I specially found a merchant from the Wren Empire to buy his land dragon. ”

Although the earth dragon has a dragon word, it actually has nothing to do with the dragon at all, just named it like this, it is a special product of the Rennes Empire, it is very obedient after domestication, and the endurance, speed, and explosiveness are very good, it is a very good animal power and riding tool, so the Rennes Empire is called a dragon car instead of a carriage.

The only drawback is that the feed of the Dixinglong is raw meat, and the cost of raising it is very high.

Gaith said respectfully: "If you use the land to travel the dragon, you can save at least half of the time, just in case, the food and feed have been prepared in the car for ten days, and since the weather is still relatively cold, there is no need to worry about the raw meat going bad in the middle." I think the money spent to save the lord's precious time is well worth it. ”

"Well done."

Tang En rarely praised him: "How much did you spend to make an account, and when the time comes, I will directly ask Fiona for reimbursement, and give you a bonus of one hundred gold coins." ”

Gas was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord! (To be continued.) )