Age of Arcane

Chapter 311 Consumption
The eldest princess and Governor Meteor left the Sunshine Manor together, and their whereabouts were immediately reported to Earl Uld by the servants of the manor.

Earl Ould walked to the closed window and opened a gap to look towards the central island.There were two empty wine glasses on the balcony of Agatha's bedroom, and then a female officer took the glasses away, and then waved a magic barrier to block the prying eyes from outside.

Behind the earl, the special envoy of the barbarians, Erguya, stepped forward to look at the situation on the central island.Earl Uld immediately closed the window and warned Erguya: "Notify the people you brought, don't cause trouble for me. Before the nobles of the Western Region make a decision together, the eldest princess must not do anything to me."

Erguya said: "Lord Earl, you should have a sense of crisis when you see the Western Region Legion that the Empire is reorganizing. Don't be fooled by the gold and gems that Augustine sent. is his."

Facing the barbarian who was taller and stronger than himself, Earl Ould said with no weakness at all: "I know what you want to do! Assassinate Agatha and force the nobles of the western region to break with the empire. But don't think too smart of yourself. Before the nobles of the Western Region united, once something happened to Agatha in Sunshine City... those greedy and cowardly nobles would only want to push me out to bear all the responsibilities, and then divide up the wealth of Sunshine Oasis.

The Duke of Celtic will not get the army of nobles in the western region, he will only see that you alone caused the division of the western region. "

The assassination of Agatha was indeed one of Erguya's plans, but the uncontrollable nature of the result prevented him from ordering it.Seeing Earl Ould's attitude so resolute this time, it is even more impossible to kill Agatha in one blow under the protection of the Brotherhood of Blades.

Erguya replied with a smile: "Please rest assured, Earl! I am very confident that the nobles in the western region will support the Tedgar Hills, and there is no need to do extra things.

Agatha should be left to the nobles of the Western Region.

But I have to warn you...beware of meteorites.I saw that you and Meteor had a very harmonious conversation. It is best not to believe a word he said to you. "

"I have my own judgment, as the Earl of Sand Fox in the western region, I am not so easy to be deceived.

During the Harvest Festival, you and your people will live here, and do not let Imperial agents discover you. "

"I will restrain my subordinates."

Earl Ould left quickly after receiving Erguya's promise.Agatha and Meteor had just settled in the Sunshine Manor, so they couldn't wait to go out, so there must be a big secret.

Now Sunshine City has the power of the nobles of the western region, the empire, the Duke of Celtic, and the barbarians of the western region, so Earl Ould has to deal with it carefully.

He had a premonition...a great opportunity had arrived!

If it can be caught, the Ould family will embark on another rising period.

If they make a mistake, the family that has been guarding this oasis will be completely buried in the blood-stained sand.

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Agatha and Luke, who left the Sunshine Manor, went to the largest market in Sunshine City under the protection of the guards. They also traveled with the orc general and several orc sergeants they had seen outside the city.

The orc general's name is Andre, and he is the commander of the Sunshine City army.He was adopted by Earl Uld along with some barbarian orphans since he was a child, and learned knowledge and combat skills. When he grew up, he formed the backbone of Sunshine City's army.

Barbarians are not uncommon in the private soldiers of the nobles in the western region, but barbarians account for more than half of the army, and even serve as the commander of the army. Earl Ould's Sunshine Oasis is the only one.

The proportion of barbarians in Sunshine City is also very high.Looking at their attire, some are permanent residents in the city, and some are businessmen from barbarian tribes.They mixed with humans in the big market, holding their own goods and coins, and bargaining fiercely with different accents.

During the period, there were also sounds of camels, horses, pack animals, antelopes... all kinds of animals.

There is an extremely lively scene in the big market. This kind of nomadic farming business has a different sense of prosperity compared to Raging Waves City.

Agatha stopped at a wine stand.

The wine stand is very simple, that is, the car with wine is parked directly in an open space, and four large wine barrels one and a half meters high are stacked on the car.A sunshade cloth was propped above the car, and the camel pulling the cart was tied to a wooden stake beside it, gnawing dried cactus, and a ragged halfling was squatting on the ground holding a water bag and pouring water into the camel's water basin.

The tall shadow covered the halfling's short body. When he found someone visiting his wine stand, he immediately put away the water bag, stood up and turned around.

"Honorable customer..." When the halfling saw so many people standing in front of him, he was stunned.And looking at the clothes of this group of people, it is obviously not as simple as ordinary noble.The halfling stammered nervously: "Yes, I'm sorry! If I offend you, I, I apologize to you; if I block your way, I will move the car away immediately; if...

I have paid the market tax, please don't take away my wine, all the wine produced in our village this season is here..."

The halfling could not help crying.

"Since you have paid the market tax, Sunshine City will protect your safety." Orc General Andre comforted the halfling loudly, and then explained to Agatha and Luke: "Your Highness, my lord...halflings are good at planting, The wine they brew is also very mellow. If you two want to taste it, I will ask him to fetch you a glass."

The news of the imperial mission entering the city hadn't spread in the urban area yet, but the halfling recognized Andre.Seeing that the commanders of Sunshine City are so respectful to these two young men and women, one can even guess with their feet that they are definitely great people.

The halfling immediately took out two vine fruit cups from a cloth bag in the car, and then opened the valve of a wooden barrel to receive the wine.

At this moment, Luke stopped him and said, "Wait a minute... His highness is so distinguished, can you use such a cheap cup?

Come here, bring up the pure gold cups carved with ice soul magic patterns and inlaid with five-color gemstones... two! "

A follower came forward holding a beautifully carved wooden box. The lid of the wooden box was opened, revealing a set of four exquisite gold cups inside.Another attendant took two cups from it, turned and handed them to the halfling.

The dazed halfling took the cup subconsciously, and was almost thrown to the ground by the heavy golden cup belt.

The golden cup was gorgeous and dazzling, and the orc Andre, who had always been serious, couldn't help but take a deep look.

The halfling tremblingly filled the golden cup with red wine, and tremblingly handed it to the attendant.He didn't know what he was going through, and he always felt that something bad was going to happen.

Agatha took the golden cup and looked at the red wine in it.The color of the wine is cloudy, and there are still a lot of grape residues in it. It smells...much better than expected.

Looking at Luke again, he had already taken a sip, slowly savoring the taste of the wine.

"Very good! How does Your Highness rate this wine?"

Agatha took a sip and said unexpectedly: "The taste is even better than many court red wines, it's hard to imagine that you can drink this level of red wine in this kind of place.

How much does a barrel of this wine cost? "

The halfling stretched out a finger and said carefully, "One... one gold coin."

"Do you know who you are talking to!" Luke suddenly roared angrily: "This is Agatha Augustine, the eldest princess of the empire, the closest daughter of the emperor!"

Hearing that the beautiful woman in front of him turned out to be the eldest princess of the empire, the halfling immediately knelt down in fright.He knew that this was not the time to feel sorry for the four barrels of red wine. The Princess of the Empire wanted to level up her village, and Earl Ould would not say anything.

"Your Highness, these wines..."

Just when the halfling was about to give away all the four barrels of wine for free, Luke continued to say angrily: "A gold coin! Is a compliment from the eldest princess worth a gold coin? This is humiliating the royal family and trying to Sent to the gallows!
Halfling, I'll give you one more chance and make another quotation immediately! "

The halfling was dumbfounded, what's going on?
Is this lord so angry because my quotation is too low?
Correct!
The wine served in such a precious gold cup only costs one gold coin per barrel, which is too blasphemy to the royal family.

The halfling stretched out two fingers tremblingly again: "Two gold coins. No, one and a half is fine!"

Just when Luke was about to continue to reprimand the halfling, Agatha said: "Governor Meteor, don't embarrass this poor halfling anymore. You are in charge of the richest city for the empire, and your ability to judge the value of a commodity , is beyond the reach of anyone here.

Tell me, what do you think a halfling's wine is really worth? "

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for your appreciation!" Luke saluted Agatha very cooperatively, and then swung his wine glass like a master wine connoisseur to watch carefully.

The clothes of their group were already very eye-catching. When the news spread that the eldest princess of the empire was here, more and more people gathered around.

Luke felt that the onlookers were almost gathered, so he said: "The halfling's red wine lacks filtration, which greatly reduces the appreciation of the wine. But... as Her Royal Highness said, the taste and aroma of this red wine are very distinctive. , not lost to some royal red wine.

If you can continue to improve the quality, and then make some more detailed optimizations in the fermentation process and post-modification, it has the potential to become the top red wine.

All things considered, the price I can give now is... one gold coupon per barrel. "

After Luke said the price he judged, it immediately caused an uproar from the surrounding people.

Halflings are a very common weak race in the western region. They have a gentle temperament and don't like fighting. They usually attach themselves to powerful tribes and establish villages in their territories.Halflings are good at farming, and they pay tribute food in exchange for their own safety.

Halflings are also good at planting grapes in the sandy land, and then making wine for their own use, paying tribute and selling it.Due to the high quality of halfling wine, it is liked by all the tribes in the western region, so that halfling wine can be used as currency to circulate in the western region.

A standard barrel of halfling wine is equivalent to a gold coin, and there has been no major fluctuation in about 100 years.

The man opened his mouth and said that a barrel of halfling wine is worth a gold certificate.

A gold coupon is equivalent to five gold coins!
Who is this governor called Meteor, and what qualifications does he have to raise the price of halfling wine so high!

The information-poor Western Territory still doesn't know who Meteor is, but the New Moon Oasis businessman who followed the mission to Sunshine City knows the current status of Meteor.

Meteor's identity and status spread in whispers along with the oasis businessman's processed revelations.

Where is Raging City?That's not just the richest city in the empire, it's the richest city in the entire world.The streets of Raging Waves City are paved with gold, the street lamps on the street are all made of crystal, the buildings are thousands of meters high, and the sky and sun are covered by commercial airships traveling to and from the world.

Do you know what the most dangerous thing about living in Rough City is?

If you walk on the street, you may be crushed to death by gold nuggets falling from the sky at any time!
And this young adult is the current governor of Raging Waves City, managing that golden city for the empire.

Wow!
The governor from a land full of gold says that halfling wine is worth a gold certificate, and it is worth a gold certificate.

The halfling who sold the wine was the happiest one.

The price of wine from one gold coin has increased to one gold coupon, and the price has increased five times.When I sell all the wine, I must hire a powerful mercenary to protect me back to the village.

But before the halfling could calculate how many gold coins his cart of wine could sell, Luke said again: "Halfling, if your wine can be praised by His Royal Highness the Princess, I will add a gold coupon to each bucket. You I want all the wine!"

The halfling was really stupid this time.

He stayed there and watched as a group of powerful sergeants removed the four barrels of wine from the car.Two more attendants brought a heavy cash box containing gold coins, silver coupons, and gold coupons. One of the attendants took out eight gold coupons and stuffed them directly into his hand.

Luke walked up to the halfling, stroked his messy head, and took one of the gold coupons in his hand.Said: "Take this money to buy halfling wine of the same quality, a barrel of a gold coupon or five gold coins, I will take as much as I have.

After receiving the wine, I handed it over to General Andre, who sent it to my residence. "

Luke gave the golden coupon to Andre, and then led the team with the eldest princess to continue shopping.

During the period, he quietly asked the eldest princess: "Have you learned it?"

Agatha smiled and said, "Once you learn it."

"Give me a cover in a while, I have something to do."

Agatha looked at the businessmen gathered around, and said confidently, "Leave it to me, no one will notice you."

The orc general held a gold coupon in his hand, facing the halfling who was only as tall as his knees, and saw seven gold coupons in his hand.

Andre resisted the idea of ​​snatching all the money, put away the gold coupons, and said to the halfling: "Governor Meteor, did you hear clearly? My soldiers will protect you and return to the village. The wine you bought Leave it to me, and I will hand it over to Governor Meteor."

The halfling looked up at the orc soldiers surrounding him, pointed out three gold coupons and held them above his head.

With a smile on Andre's face, he grabbed the three gold coupons and said, "I am personally responsible for the safety of you and your village."

At this time, an orc soldier ran over in a panic: "Commander, Governor Meteor is gone!"

what!
Andre looked at the long princess team not far away, and saw merchants rushing forward with their goods, and some people squeezed out with gold and silver coupons in their hands yelling.

The scene was chaotic.

broken!

(End of this chapter)