Chino drank the tea slowly, feeling that it was not sweet enough, so he added 5 sugar cubes to it: "Let me tell you this, after this incident, I don't trust you anymore." At least in my opinion, the strength of a caravan that can be robbed by transporting a batch of goods is not worth the 10 times premium I pay. ”

Ah Bao asked coldly, "Then what do you want?" ”

While stirring the sugar tea with a spoon, Chino said casually: "It's very simple, the contract has been signed, the official seal is complete, and it has legal effect, and if you fail to perform, it is a breach of contract, and the responsibility lies with you." ”

Ah Bao's voice was extremely cold: "I said that I would replenish you, and this time, I will ask the regular army of the imperial court to escort you, and I will invite the master of the "Heavenly Suspension Division" to come!" I'd like to see if 'some people' have the guts to do it again. ”

"Oh~ what a big row." Chino drank his tea and smiled, "But do you think it's enough to restock?" Do you think it's an ordinary trade? You have no idea what a bad effect your negligence has caused. ”

"A lot of the goods you ship are military products that can only be purchased in the Golden Moon in Dogulland, and I don't buy them to eat, drink, and have fun. Look around you, you are now in the base camp of the Death Legion in Twilight City, we are an army that specializes in dealing with visitors from outside the sky, and we buy heavenly treasures from you, also to strengthen our military power. ”

"If you lose this shipment, the Legion will be forced to cultivate one less group of transcendents. Without these transcendents, the Legion of the Dead would be weakened. As soon as the military is weak, the next invasion of visitors from outside the sky will become uncontrollable. When the time comes, visitors from outside the world are rampant, and we are powerless to stop it, the kingdom will become chaotic, and a chaos will provoke a popular uprising, and a popular uprising will collapse the order, and everyone will return to the era of war and chaos, with endless smoke, a sharp decline in population, and a regression of civilization for hundreds of years. ”

"Look, just because you lost this batch of goods, civilization was forced to go back hundreds of years, how are you going to bear this historical responsibility?"

Po seemed to have heard some peerless joke: "You are really a talent!" Why don't you say that I eat too much meat, eggs and milk, which leads to the indiscriminate cutting down of trees in various countries, and finally the climate is out of balance and the whole human race is extinct? You simply say that I am the real murderer of the fall of the Sun King? ”

From time to time, there was a sound of laughter in the living room, and even the serious Paladin couldn't help it a little.

"Tuk, tuk." Chino reached out and tapped twice on the table, sighing, "I just want to tell you that you are facing not only a commercial problem now, but also a military problem. You are transporting military controlled goods, which will be subject to the Doglander military law according to the principles of the Code. ”

"According to military law, the grain transport officer failed to deliver supplies in time, and he was immediately beheaded! And you, it's not just supplies that are being transported, this batch of military controlled products has been robbed, and the resulting losses of people and property must be counted on your head in accordance with military law. ”

Ah Bao intentionally or unintentionally pulled up the sleeves of his coat, revealing the three-clawed golden dragon robe worn inside, and sneered: "I'm not a Dogurand soldier, your military law can control me?" ”

Chino smiled and said: "Yes, that's right, you are the "Three-clawed Golden Dragon" of the Far Eastern Dynasty, not a soldier of the kingdom, I can't directly enforce military law against you, but I can sue you to a military court with a military law order, and escalate this matter to a diplomatic incident." ”

"Think about it, Abao's caravan escorted a batch of military products, but was robbed on the road, and in the end, I don't know who robbed the goods, and I was sued by a military court in a daze, and I suffered a huge defeat and threw it into the face of the court..."

"Oh~ If this kind of incompetent thing is known all over the court and reaches the ears of Your Majesty the Son of Heaven, I wonder if you can continue to wear this three-clawed golden dragon robe."

Ah Bao's eyes were wide open, but he couldn't let out the slightest fire, gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want?" Let's put it bluntly. ”

Chino: "I'll give you two options. ”

"1. I take the contract and go to the military court to sue you for ineffective escort, losing the military control products needed to fight against foreign visitors, and delaying the military aircraft. The entire trial process will be notarized by professionals, and the results of the trial will be published in newspapers, informed to the world, and the military headquarters of the kingdom will issue a diplomatic edict to the Far Eastern Dynasty. ”

"Second, I can make a concession and put this matter in the commercial category, privately. If you refund one and compensate one according to the standard for breach of contract in the contract, the contract will automatically become invalid. ”

"Then you and I will re-sign a contract, and in the new contract, I will only buy your goods at 10% of the market price, as your caravan has become less creditworthy in my eyes."

Chino spread his hands and said with a smile: "Two paths, choose yourself." ”

Ah Bao's clenched gold teeth rubbed from time to time, his facial muscles twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, according to the breach standard of the previous contract, our breach of contract is to refund one and pay one, and I will refund one and lose two, and a total of 150 gold months and 30,000 silver months will be refunded to you for liquidated damages." ”

"After losing the money, given that the transaction between us does not seem to be very pleasant, and there is no need to cooperate in the future, we will burn the original contract, and then treat it as if nothing happened, and no longer communicate, how about it?"

After hearing this, Paladin couldn't help but gasp secretly, the contract agreed to refund one and lose one, and Po made concessions and refunded one and two in order not to sign a new contract, which is really profitable!

You know, in the past, Po bit meat from others, but today he was bitten off such a large piece of meat by Chino!

"Sorry, did you remember something wrong?" The smile on Chino's face became more and more treacherous, "According to the terms of the contract, I will buy your goods at 10 times the price, so if you want to refund one and pay two, the liquidated damages are not 150 gold months plus 30,000 silver moons, but 1,500 gold months plus 300,000 silver moons." ”

Paladin was dumbfounded, and he was stupid, and his mouth could fit several eggs in his wide mouth.

"Bang!" Po slapped the table and burst out, looking extremely angry, "You play me, right?" ”

"The contract is here, and the official seal is complete." Chino took out the contract he had previously signed with Po and shook it in the air, his tone playful, "Let's talk about it - now, you have the handle in my hands, so I have the final say on everything else, you have a choice, but you can only choose from the options I give you." ”

"Or, as I said, refund one and pay one, compensate me for 1,000 gold months and 200,000 silver months for liquidated damages, and then sign a new contract with me to supply me for a long time at 10% of the market price."

"Or, court-martial."

Chino threw the contract on the table, smiled and said, "Choose yourself." ”

Po clenched his fists tightly, his eyes looking like he was about to eat people.

Hu Shanrong's expression was fluctuating for a while, and he didn't know what the old man was thinking, but judging from the tight bronze muscles, he was obviously ready to come hard.

If it is really hard, Niko and the others are not afraid, and they have locked on Hu Shanrong coldly, ready to fight at any time.

The atmosphere was extremely depressed and dignified, Chino was in the center, the smile on his face was still the same, and he said slowly: "Bao, don't pretend, I understand the market, the natural treasures of the northern snowfield are an out-and-out profiteering industry, and you can easily reach a hundred times the profit." ”

"You supply me at 10% of the market price, and after deducting the transportation costs along the way, you can still make several times the profit. You see, how good I am to you, I have left you such a big profit margin~"

After a long silence, perhaps knowing that he didn't have any initiative, the gloom on Bao's face gradually faded, there was no anger or smile, and he said coldly: "Then re-sign the contract." ”

"Refreshing." Chino snapped his fingers and called out, "Come in." ”

A well-dressed figure slowly walked in, sat down on Chino's left-hand side, and bowed his head and said, "Good afternoon, Lord Archon." ”

It was none other than the Treasurer of Twilight, Liszt Hedge.

Chino patted Liszt on the shoulder and introduced Po, "Meet Lord Liszt Hedge, the treasurer of Twilight. I attach great importance to the transaction between you and me, and in order to make the contract more smoothly, I have specially asked Master Liszt to be our notary. ”

"After the contract between you and me is signed, Master Liszt will stamp the "official seal of the financial envoy" on it, notarize our transaction, and if we have a disagreement on the terms of the contract in the future, he will be responsible for mediation."

Ah Bao's face twitched, and he said coldly: "Is this necessary?" ”

Chino shrugged his shoulders and said in a mocking tone: "This is for your good, otherwise wouldn't it be troublesome if I would regret it in the future like Paladin and get a fake contract to slander you, and then there would be another dispute?" ”

The gold teeth in Ah Bao's mouth were about to be loosened by his own bite, and his fists were clenched and released several times, and then he said coldly: "That's it." ”

Chino: "Lord Liszt, please." ”

...

The next process was a matter of course, under the witness of the notary Liszt, Po first signed a breach of contract compensation agreement with Chino, agreeing to refund one compensation to Chino according to the price of the contract items, pay 1,000 gold months and 200,000 silver months of liquidated damages, and attach a bill that can go to the money bank to collect compensation.

Then, the two parties re-signed a five-year procurement contract, agreeing to purchase Tiancai Dibao from the northern snow field at a price of 10% of the market price.

The terms of this new contract are so detailed that all possible contingencies are included as supplementary clauses, and the cost of either party's breach of contract will be extremely large.

The contract was confirmed, and both parties were stamped with the official seal of the caravan, and Liszt stamped the official seal of the financial envoy, and kept a copy of the contract as a notarization.

If there is a dispute between the two parties over the terms of the contract in the future, Liszt will act as a mediator, and if there is a discrepancy in the content of the contract as before, the one in his hand will prevail, eliminating the possibility of either party tampering with the terms without permission.

When a new contract is signed, both parties burn the old one, signaling the end of the old deal and the beginning of a new one.

After dealing with these things, Chino got up and smiled and said, "Mr. Bao, happy cooperation." I still have arrangements for the future, so let Paladin continue to connect with you, I hope you get along well. ”

Chino didn't look at Po again, who looked uncertain, and turned to leave.

As he passed by Paladin, Chino looked at him slightly, with a deep meaning in his eyes, but without words, and passed by him.

Paladin didn't want to mention how relieved he was at this time, but he also knew very well that this was his own fault, and it was Chino who helped him wipe his buttocks.

Once you get into trouble, you still have a chance to learn a lesson and make up for it in the future, and if you get into trouble like this again next time, I'm afraid it will be...

Thinking of this, Paladin bowed in shame, not daring to have any thoughts of stealing joy.

As Lugo walked by, he patted Paladin on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Look good, study hard." ”

Paladin watched Chino leave, then looked at Po with a sneer on his face: "Let's talk about how to dock in the future... My old friend. ”

...

In the two days that Chino has arranged to rob and kill Po's caravan, Zero has finished making "Pandora", and Chino has also tested it several times in the laboratory of the independent space to confirm that there is no problem with the performance.

Lona's birthday is on the 25th of Frost Day, and it's almost time to leave when Twilight and Cold Valley are far away.

While preparing the car, Chino finds Lugo, and the two come to a no-man's corner.

Chino asked, "When you robbed and killed Bao's caravan in the wild, did you leave no traces?" ”

Lugo didn't give any debriefing or explanation of the process, just grinned, "I do things—"

"I'm relieved." Chino smiled and said the second half of Lugo's words, then patted his arm and said with satisfaction, "The 47 people involved in the operation, each of them has 5 gold moons, and you take 50." ”

"Thank you, Archon!" Lugo rubbed his hands together excitedly and sneered, "By the way, Lorna, please help me convey my blessings to her." ”

Yes, this time Lorna's coming-of-age ceremony, Lugo did not attend.

In fact, Lugo had already received an invitation from Lorna, and the two had been together before, and Lorna would definitely not forget Lugo if she had good deeds.

However, after Lugo received the invitation, he specifically approached Chino and turned down the opportunity to participate in Lona's coming-of-age ceremony.

Lugo knew very well in his heart that the people who appeared at the Lorna coming-of-age ceremony were all powerful ministers, and he was a security captain, although he was the captain of the security of a city directly under the central government, and he was considered to be at the provincial level, but in the past, he was definitely the lowest status, and it was a lot lower.

Lorna will definitely not dislike him, and others will naturally not put on any face when they see Lorna's face, but they will definitely sneer at him in their hearts.

After all, he was born as a mercenary, he used to be a hooligan, he had no aristocratic blood, and he was completely holding Chino's thighs to the top, and this kind of "dog leg" was very unpopular in the eyes of the superiors.

Therefore, instead of being invited to go to the cold valley to find uncomfortable, it is better to excuse yourself for something, temporarily hide, and then find a chance to invite Lorna to drink alone afterwards.

Chino listened to Lugo's thoughts, first amazed, then amazed.

You know, how many officials squeeze their heads, seize every opportunity, and dream of blending into the superstructure, even if they say a word to the ministers, they will be overjoyed, eager to climb the high branches one day.

Lugo is fortunate to be able to resist this temptation easily, giving up the opportunity to intersect with other superiors, and only staying in peace in the Death Legion and playing his own role.

At first glance, this seems stupid, unmotivated, and stealing.

After thinking about it carefully, you will find that this is a kind of wisdom in life.

This incident made Chino think even more highly of Lugo.

Chino told Lugo about Twilight City, then boarded the carriage and set off for the Regnome family's home base, the capital of the Feather Province, the Cold Valley.

That silly little dragon cub is finally going to be an adult.