330. The Conspiracy of the Chamber of Commerce
The Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce is located in a bustling area of the Grey Shadow Black Market.
Although this is not the center of the power of the entire black market, there are many well-known chambers of commerce on the continent such as Dawnlight, Thunderclouds, Dorotta, and Luther Alchemy Workshop on this street, so this area is the second most prosperous area after the gray shadow black city center, and basically as long as the demon hunters who do business will haunt here.
Therefore, when two demon hunters with good strength escaped from the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce, they naturally attracted the attention of many people.
But the flame snake that appeared immediately after was the real surprise.
In this gray shadow black market, strength is equivalent to fame, so these two demon hunters with good strength are naturally well-known figures in this black market. But when they saw the two well-known people being chased by a fourth-level magic, many people around them secretly laughed, and many of them had similar strengths, but because of the demon hunters who came to the gray shadow black market relatively late, the demon hunters who were not as famous as these two people made up their minds to take this opportunity to step on these two people, so as to make their fame even greater.
But when everyone around them saw that the two demon hunters only lasted less than a second under this fourth-level magic and died, and they couldn't even keep their bodies after death, everyone's faces changed instantly.
On the street, there was a dead silence in an instant.
Is the power of the fourth-level magic flame snake's attack so powerful?
The answer is obvious: no way!
So it's easy for everyone to come to the conclusion that this is by no means a fourth-level magic.
Then the question was on the minds of everyone on the street who saw the scene of these two demon hunters being burned to ashes: when did the Gray Shadow Black Market come to a magician with such strength and terrifying strength? A magician who can perform such a terrifying magic must be at least at the level of a magician, right?
Just when everyone was still in a state of speculation, the door of the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce was opened again.
The three demon hunters with one eye covered walked out of it, and the others on the street were keenly aware that blood was flowing from between their fingers on the hand where the three demon hunters were covering their eyes, and from this point they could clearly draw a conclusion. That is, all three of them must have been injured in the eyes. But this is not the focus of everyone's attention, what everyone really cares about is that the strength of these three people is almost on par with the two people who escaped before, so why did the three of them hurt one eye, but the two who escaped in front died directly?
For a demon hunter, fame is a symbol of strength, and the same fame is a symbol of dignity.
At this moment, the three people who left alive from the Dawn Light Chamber of Commerce saw the situation on the street, as well as the two scorched black marks on the street, but they didn't say anything, but immediately turned around and left. But the three did not leave in the same direction. Instead, they left from different directions, but just looking at the direction in which these three people left, the people present knew that they were afraid that there would no longer be these three demon hunters in the Gray Shadow Black Market in the future.
What the hell happened?
Everyone looked at the door of the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce, as if they saw an ancient beast opening its bloody mouth. Waiting for some feast.
None of them left at this moment, and they all thought that there would be more amazing news coming out of the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce today. So everyone waited quietly.
After about ten minutes of this. For the third time, the doors of the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce were opened.
And when everyone present saw clearly what was being carried out of the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce this time, the entire Gray Shadow Black Market instantly exploded like a keg of explosives that had been ignited.
Johansen's corpse!
In the circle of demon hunters in the Gray Shadow Black Market, the top masters who are recognized as being among the top three in strength actually died in the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce!
No matter how the gray shadow black market turned around, it was a different scene in the reception room of the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce at this moment.
Bannock, Jerry, and Spayne looked at Sean and Cecilia with some dumbfounded, although they had seen them shoot before, and they had a relatively clear understanding of the strength of these two. But I still didn't expect these two people to be so powerful. The funny thing is that they thought that they might be able to parry the attack of Johansen and others with a few of them joining forces, and then wait for both sides to calm down and then find a way to resolve the dispute, and then wait until Johansen completely breaks out and breaks through the limit of strength, whether it is Bannock or Jerry, the two are really desperate at that moment.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is waiting for death.
I didn't expect it. The situation could have changed so quickly, and the one who died was Johansen!
And it is the most despised death in the circle of demon hunters.
Demon hunters regard scars as honor, so fighting monsters and enemies and dying in battle is a way to die with honor, and the more serious the injuries and more wounds on the body, the more it represents the intensity of the battle and the degree of glory. If Johansen and Sean fought to the death, and Sean won Johansen in the last game, then at least Johansen can be regarded as a defeat.
But Sean didn't give Johansen this chance, didn't even leave him with a wound, and directly broke his neck and ended his life.
This is a blatant contempt!
So at this time, Bannock and Jerry looked at Sean and Cecilia with an almost fanatical adoration.
However, unlike the fanatical worship of Bannock, Jerry, and Spane, the deacon of the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce was a little frightened, his whole face became extremely pale, and he shivered as if he was standing in the cold wind, even if there was a golden powerhouse standing in front of him, he still couldn't feel a trace of warmth.
"Xiao ...... Lord Sean......" said the deacon, with some uneasiness.
"You know me?" Sean raised his eyebrows, although he saw that the deacon's face changed greatly after seeing his face clearly, he already knew that something was wrong with the situation, but he still asked knowingly at the moment.
"Of course, you are the lord of the Barony of Panda, Sean. Connelly. The deacon said with some flattery, but his expression was very stiff at the moment because he was afraid. The smile became more ugly than crying, "We are still relatively clear about your affairs. ”
Sean gave the deacon a deep look, then turned to Bannock and said, "Go buy some better hooded cloaks." ”
"Yes, sir." Jerry was a shrewd man, and immediately realized that Sean and the deacon probably had something secret to discuss, so he immediately nodded yes, and then pulled Bannock and Spayne away.
It wasn't until Jerry closed the door to the reception room that Sean spoke, "If you have anything to say, you might as well just say it." Lord Deacon. ”
Perhaps he was accustomed to all kinds of hypocritical polite exchanges, so he was a little uncomfortable with Sean's straightforward words, and the deacon of the Dawnlight Chamber of Commerce was stunned for more than ten seconds without reacting. It wasn't until the golden powerhouse coughed lightly that the deacon finally came to his senses and laughed a few times in embarrassment. But when the words came to his mouth, he didn't know what to say, and as a result, the scene became cold for a while.
For such a case. Sean didn't say anything either. Instead, he waited quietly.
He had already guessed that there might be some special changes in the situation he had envisioned, and that they would probably not be good news. It's just that Sean also knows that at this time, he can't be in a hurry, let alone show that he can't hold his breath, otherwise the situation is likely to become even more unfavorable for him. So he could only stand still and wait quietly for the deacon to speak.
After a long time, the deacon finally made up his mind and said, "I'm really sorry, Lord Sean, we can't do your business. ”
"What do you mean?" Sean stared. It's already a bit of killing intent.
"A few months ago, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance issued a general order that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance's chambers of commerce are not allowed to have any trade with you until the matter in the Wild Lands is resolved." After hesitating for a while, the deacon continued to speak, "So, Lord Sean, you don't need to go to the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce, as one of the top ten chambers of commerce of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, they will definitely strictly abide by this internal order, so ......"
If he continues to trade with Sean and this matter is stabbed, then his fate can be imagined, and even the Dawn Light Chamber of Commerce will suffer. But if he didn't make this matter clear today, I was afraid that he would die here immediately, so after weighing the pros and cons, the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce decided to completely tell the announcement order issued within the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, only in this way could he survive.
Especially after seeing Sean's previous thunderous means of killing Johansen, the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce did not dare to hide anything.
"Heh, Chamber of Commerce Alliance!" Listening to the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce's explanation, after a long time, Sean let out a cold snort, "You really tried everything to make trouble for me!" ”
Hearing Sean's cold snort, the deacon shuddered again, but he didn't dare to answer, because even he didn't know how to continue.
There was no need for the deacon to continue to make it clear, Sean had already understood the sinister intentions of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance.
Although war is about money, the so-called money is actually all kinds of material supplies.
However, Sean's current territory is not yet able to complete the self-sufficient supply, so since the end of the war with Tinkiin, the logistics materials have been in a relatively tight state, and William and Neil have been trying to find a way to replenish the logistics and military supplies. However, this problem has not been solved until Sean sets off for the Gray Shadow Forest, because at present, all the more famous chambers of commerce in Sean's territory have chosen to suspend business and evacuate Sean's territory, and only some small chambers of commerce remain.
In this way, Neil and William can only contact these small chambers of commerce. However, the materials that a small chamber of commerce like this can provide may be fine to pay for a territorial war between two nobles, but if a joint operation involving several lords like the current one, or even the upcoming war between the two countries, these materials will not be able to meet the needs of the battle line at all.
Previously, Sean didn't pay much attention to the fact that the chambers of commerce in the territory after the capture of Yederby chose to leave, and in his opinion, the departure of these chambers of commerce is just a protection measure for his own chamber of commerce, which is the so-called self-protection of Mingzhe, to avoid being involved in a large-scale war between the two lords. If the war between the two countries really breaks out, then these chambers of commerce will definitely come back, after all, no businessman will not want to make war profits.
But now, Sean finally realizes that he has thought everything too simple.
The current situation is very obvious, that is, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance cannot tolerate the current five of the twelve trade points in the Great Rift Valley area falling into Sean's hands, which has seriously undermined the first-tailed snake route plan formulated by the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. Several previous negotiations ended in failure, if the war did not break out at this time, then Sean would still have the upper hand, and the Chamber of Commerce Alliance had to continue to send people to negotiate with him, but now Sean has provoked the war, but because of the problem of logistics and materials, it is now the Chamber of Commerce Alliance that has the upper hand.
They don't need to play any conspiracy at all, and they don't need to negotiate with Sean at all, this time they are playing an upright conspiracy.
Any war is inseparable from logistical supplies, so if Sean wants to continue fighting this war, then he must compromise with the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. However, Sean believes that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance is more willing to see Sean refuse to compromise, because judging from the current situation, the southern nobles of the Dabion Kingdom are serious this time, and the new commander is also very capable, and the current general encirclement network formed by the twenty-five armies has already made Sean a little breathless, once the war breaks out, it is only a matter of time before the territory is lost.
In this way, after completely losing the Panda Territory, then he will not be able to keep the Gap Rift and the Great Rift Zone behind it, then the five trade points in the Great Rift Valley that he currently occupies will once again return to the hands of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and there is no need to pay any price.
"I'll ask you again later." Sean looked at the deacon of the Dawn Light Chamber of Commerce and said in a deep voice, "If the Chamber of Commerce Alliance issues this kind of general order, will all the chambers of commerce have to implement it?" If our transaction is not known to a third party, is it possible to proceed? ”
The deacon of the Chamber of Commerce shook his head and said helplessly, "Lord Sean, please don't embarrass me. ”
"I know." Sean nodded and didn't say anything more, but he had already made a decision in his heart.
At this critical moment, Sean would never allow the Chamber of Commerce Alliance to stab him in the back, at this moment, he was a little glad that he had made the decision to go to the Gray Shadow Forest before, otherwise he still didn't know the sinister intentions of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and only found out about this problem when the war really broke out, then he was really helpless. And now that he has known these things, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance needs to pay some price for their decision. (To be continued......)