Chapter 116: The Surprising "Sunflower"
After drinking the tea, Zabini took out another slip and pushed it in front of Hu Bolu.
It was written the quantity and variety of goods he needed to buy this time.
Hu Bolu glanced at it and saw that most of the goods on it were the goods that had been traded last time, but this time he saw the name of "Crossbow" on this list.
"My dear president, you have listed the crossbow arrows this time? Are you going to sell weapons? ”
Zabini smiled, he put down the cup of green tea and said slowly, "Old friend, don't be in a hurry to question me first." I remember last time His Highness said that those crossbow arrows that were eliminated in our territory could be sold as goods. And this time .... More than one group of people have already taken an interest in the kind of Crossbow I brought out for self-defense! There was even an earl who wanted to buy me a hundred of these crossbow arrows on the spot! The deposit has been paid, a handful of ten gold coins! Think about it, what kind of wealth would it be? ”
Hu Bolu smacked his lips and was noncommittal, of course he knew that the "Crossbow" shipped from here would become a sweet spot in the eyes of those hillbillies.
And he also heard Klose say that even if you ban things like weapons, there is no impermeable wall in the world. This kind of technology will always spread overseas, it is better to be generous yourself, and sell it to make a lot of money before everyone has researched its core technology.
Although Hu Bolu did not have any objections to Klose's statement, in his heart, he always felt that he was selling his weapons to others.... And will that person turn around and attack himself again?
Well, maybe this situation is unavoidable, but he still can't get past his level.
"Let's let go of the crossbow arrows for now, or wait for the lord to come back. I can now command someone to prepare the rest of the goods for you. ”
Hu Boru put away the list of goods and reached out to hand it to little Aesop, who was standing behind him.
Elder Zabini pursed his lips, spread his hands and said: "You have the final say~ I can put the crossbow arrows first, but the other goods will be stacked as soon as possible, and I will rush to participate in the trade market in the north." ”
Hu Boru's eyes widened slightly, and he asked, "When does the market in the north start?" ”
"Just next month my friend. As you know, it's a long way to get to the North from here, and if I want to make a fortune before I get there, I'll have to start now. ”
Hu Boru nodded, turned around and gave little Aesop a few words.
The young man nodded incessantly, and then ran out as fast as he could. This little guy is now more and more efficient, and he has a bit of Hu Bolu's youthful demeanor! At least that's what he thinks.
"And when are you going to go?" Hu Bolu asked.
"Well... The sooner the better, it's best to leave in the afternoon~"
It seems that Zabini is really in a hurry, and he can't stay overnight in the Magic Eagle Castle.
But it's better to prepare the goods for the caravan as soon as possible and send them away. This way, you can concentrate on dealing with the threat from the underground catacombs.
Andrew saw that his dad had just arrived and started to carry the goods, and it seemed that he didn't plan to spend the night here.
He collapsed and coquettishly said beside his father: "Dad~~~ Do you see if you are taking me to the north this time?" I've been here long enough! Although there are a lot of fun things here, the women here are too fierce! I can't accept this no matter what~~~Daddy~~~Dear Daddy~~~Dear Father~~~ My future son and his grandfather~~~~"
Old Zabini was counting the goods one by one with the list, but he was constantly arguing with him, a stinky boy.
I saw the old man turn his head and slap Andrew on the head.
"Noisy, noisy, noisy! Can I count the goods quietly? If you don't help, forget it, and you'll have to help here! Any idea why I'm leaving you here? I want Your Highness to discipline you well for me! ”
"Huh?"
Andrew hung a bitter gourd face and sent his father to kneel.
"Isn't it? Am I your own son? Does Mother know about this? Did she miss me? ”
Andrew still didn't give up and had already begun to move his mother out.
Old Zabini rolled his eyes and stretched out his hand to push away his son's hateful crying face: "Your mother thinks the same thing as me, she also thinks that if you stay at home any longer, you will definitely become a waste!" Although you are now .... But we can't just watch you continue to scrap it! ”
"What?? My mother doesn't want me anymore? ”
"Who said I didn't want you anymore? It's just a matter of letting you stay here for a while! And...."
Old Zabini looked around at this, then put his arm around his son's shoulders and whispered in his ear.
Twitter, Zabini and his son whispered for a while, but after this time, Andrew gradually quieted down.
I don't know what Zabini said to his son, but now Andrew is not sad, but he is also smiling and no longer bothering him, and he is not clamoring to follow everyone to the north.
Hu Bolu watched the father and son whisper from afar, but he was not interested in the content of their conversation. What he cared about was the trade fair held in the north.
The meeting was originally held spontaneously among the mercenaries. People will exchange the items they have received in the mission or the rewards they don't need for the time being in exchange for the weapons or other potions they need.
Somehow, the number of people who left the bazaar to participate in the trade increased, and it finally became a grand event in the mercenary world!
And now it's not just mercenaries, but many businessmen are also eyeing this business opportunity. They would enter the north after the market had started and sell their goods. It can be said that this trade gathering in the land of mercenaries in the north is indeed much larger than the magic gathering in the floating city in terms of scale alone! But in terms of quality.... It is estimated that it will be much worse.
However, since this kind of market is very down-to-earth and the price is very affordable, the number of buyers is large! And everyone still has some curiosity.
The price of the goods themselves is not high, so the popularity is increasing year by year. Of course, there are also some speculators who think they have a high vision and go to the bazaar to pan for gold.
They sometimes buy the "Yichen Pearl" that the mercenaries don't know at a low price, and then sell it at a high price to someone who knows the goods, so as to earn the difference in the middle.
This kind of person did make a lot of money in the early days of the market, but as time went by and the mercenaries broadened their horizons, there were fewer and fewer opportunities to pick up leaks, but this did not affect people's curiosity.
It's like those who go to the antique market, knowing in their hearts that those are inferior handicrafts that are processed in batches, but still dreaming of what if they pick up a leak? Perhaps in the bones of human beings, there is a hope that pie will fall from the sky, and the luck psychology of small and broad!
Huboru himself wondered if he could send a caravan to the north to participate in the rally.
But it's just a matter of thinking about it. First, they really didn't have the extra manpower to organize a caravan. Second, apart from him, there is really no second person in the Demon Eagle Castle who is interested in doing business. If you want to talk about fighting, you can grab a lot of it!
Hey~ Forget it, the money should be handed over to the Chamber of Commerce to earn.
This time, Zabini brought twice as many capybara chamber guys as last time. It was the first time that the carriage and the like could not be compared with that scale, and it seemed that this time he really wanted to play big.
Soon, boxes of goods were piled up in the wagon, and old Zabini's old face was smiling.
He waved goodbye to Hu Bolu and Andrew, and Hu Bolu also pretended to hold on for a while.
For some reason, the president of the Capybara Chamber of Commerce and several backbones of his Chamber of Commerce were in a hurry to leave here as if they were afraid of being bitten.
But.... It also saved Huboru from worrying that they were being attacked by the Immortals.
"General Jason, then please send our guests out of the forest~"
The task of escorting is still entrusted to the orc queen Jason.
"Hehe~ No problem!"
Jason readily agreed, she seemed quite satisfied with her new title "General", as long as she was asked to do anything with this prefix, the orc would gladly agree.
Hu Bolu looked at the capybara caravan coming and going, and gradually returned his mind to the group of buddies underground.
"Hmm.... Light spells... What should I do... Where to find so much... Kindness... How about the Holy City? ”
He muttered quietly and walked back to his desk at the city hall, working on his papers.
At this time, Captain Krett had also left the territory of the Demon Forest and was galloping on the wide avenue back to the royal city on a fast horse.
Since he didn't have to worry about being ambushed this time, he didn't choose the difficult fireside mines and the Whispering Forest, but followed the main road all the way to the west... Ahem.
On the road leading to the Demon Forest to the east, there are few caravans in the Duchy of Holger.
Krett took two guards, three of them riding a horse and a horse.
This is done to transfer from one horse to another when it is exhausted, which minimizes the time spent on the road.
After setting off, Krett traveled day and night, and even ran for two days without much rest. He knew how terrifying those things were underground, and if he could dump the palace priest one day earlier, then His Highness's domain would be one day earlier in solving the crisis.
Kreiter may not have realized that he has now changed from simply obeying orders and assisting Klose to working only for this "illegitimate child" in the mouth of outsiders.
Kreit himself thought it was incredible, after all, when this young master was in the royal city and when he was in the Demon Eagle Castle, it was like a completely different person!
However, the direction of this change is fortunately for the better, which makes Krett happy.
After all, at first, he thought that he had angered His Majesty, so he was sent to Yingjian Canyon.
"Whew...."
Krett retracted his thoughts and slowed down.
"There's a stream over there, let's take a break."
He moved the horses to a creek not far from the main road, and let the horses go to water and graze on their own, while he and two other guards could sit down and eat something to replenish their strength.
The three of them sat in the shade of a large tree, untied the jug at their waists, drank it, and then filled the stream with water.
"Huh? Captain, there's someone over there! ”
At this moment, one of the guards glanced at the road, but suddenly screamed.
Krett turned around, took a single look, and ordered both of them to get down!
"Hold your back! Lead the horse back a bit! ”
The two guards bowed back and led the horse away, while Krett lay on his stomach in the grass and took out a telescope from behind his waist.
This telescope of his is different from the crude products made by the alchemists on the mainland, but a high-end product given to him by Klose!
This telescope is not only beautiful, but also lighter, so you can see farther and see more clearly! Almost everyone in his personal guard now wears one.
Put the telescope on your eyes and adjust the focus, and where you look, there is a sunflower flag fluttering!
"Shhhhh Sunflower badges? Grand Prince Tyranny? ”
Krett let out a startled voice, a pair of eyebrows already tightly pressed together.
How did the army of the Great Prince end up here? It stands to reason that this place should still belong to the territory of Klose's illegitimate son, and he led his troops into without notifying the latter, which can be said to be a provocation by Chiguoguo!
Krett roughly estimated that the number of people in this team was about three hundred. And they had cavalry in front and infantry in the back, and ten wagons in the rear! This combination.... It's kind of weird...