through the dark road

Chapter 382 The Panorama of Caldeum City

Mo Bei and his party followed Conrad, walked through the courtyard and promenade, and came to a garden built on the top of the attic.

A group of people stepped on the hovering walkway and climbed to a high platform with a gazebo and a fountain. They couldn't help but marvel at the majestic architecture of the inner city.

This garden bathed in the morning light even gave Mo Bei the feeling of entering the Sunwell Heights.

Virgil was sitting at the small round table in the gazebo, eating the snacks and fruits prepared by the servants without any scruples, while looking out.

As soon as he saw Conrad, he wiped his mouth with one hand, stood up while supporting the round table with the other hand, greeted him with a slight stagger, and said:
"You~~ tell me about that fluorite, how is it going now?"

He still has some problems with prolonging his voice and stuttering, and he didn't hide what he had mastered, and went straight to the point.

If it weren't for Mo Bei's preconceived notion that this kind of person could not be a fuel-efficient lamp, they would probably be deceived by the appearance of this greedy, curious and unintentional fat man.

Black has a more objective evaluation of these great nobles:

Eat people without spitting bones!

"So well-informed?" Conrad asked with a smile, walked to the small round table and sat down.

"Haha, I'm not as clever as you, but you still have the foresight." The fat man smiled and complimented, and sat down opposite Conrad and continued:

"You know, I don't look ugly. If you eat meat, I can drink a mouthful of soup! Alas... this gem can't be burned anymore, since... since it was opened and synthesized, it has been rising price."

Although he stuttered a bit, Virgil's way of speaking was straightforward, and he explained the truth appropriately. If you don't have a certain understanding of him, it is indeed easier to develop a good impression of him.

But his purpose and appetite are definitely not as simple as he himself said. Re-dividing interests after realizing certain layouts is commonplace for these people.

As for the price of gemstones he mentioned, Mo Bei and others knew it well after hearing it.

The output of broken or cracked gemstones is not low, and there are very few job-changers for inlaying.After all, the inlaying process is irreversible. If there is a piece of equipment worth inlaying, it is better to use higher-grade gemstones as much as possible, so those scattered gemstones are basically used to drive magic circles or make scrolls.

Later, when they could be synthesized, they were used more for teleportation and visiting relatives and friends. With the huge increase in consumption, not only scattered gems, but even high-grade gems became more and more expensive.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to eat this meat for a while. It's out of our control for a long time. Let's not talk about this, do you know how bad our reputation is over there?" Conrad poured a glass of wine and pushed Said in front of Virgil.

"Then..." Fugil held the wine glass with both hands and didn't drink, nor did he answer the self-evident question, he just made a long tone and waited for the next one.

"The situation in the spider forest, don't you understand... Those things are simply inexhaustible..."

"You want to give them reinforcements? Then...will it break the balance there?" Virgil asked in a low voice.

balance! ?
Hearing this word suddenly from Virgil's mouth made Mo Bei's brows twitch suddenly, and his heart was churning.

"There is never a balance that does not swing, and there is never something that is taken for nothing. Fluorite is very important, so I hired a thousand mercenaries and went to the Spider Forest." Conrad said.

"One... a thousand? Are you, you, you, you?" Virgil was stunned. The financial resources of the two sides were similar, and he knew what it meant to let a money-burning mercenary enter a quagmire-like battlefield.

Conrad laughed silently.

"Then...then I can't just wait to drink the soup... Don't worry, we have formed a verbal alliance in this matter." Virgil also poured a glass for Conrad and picked up his own Cups want to clink glasses.

"When the first batch of fluorite arrives in Alcanas, we will drink this cup again." Conrad pressed the stem of the cup and pushed it forward. He could only drink the embalming solution.

"Hey..." Virgil pointed at Conrad with his chubby finger with a huge badge ring, smiled slyly, and drank it all by himself, then got up and said:
"Then, I won't be dawdling here anymore, I'll go back and prepare. By the way, you... You said the Chamber of Commerce and Trade..."

"With such a big commotion, can they sit still?" Conrad looked at Fugil meaningfully and asked.

The whole body is affected by a few big forces. This kind of large-scale action will inevitably attract the attention of the Chamber of Commerce and Trade. Their mining industry in Alcanas is no less than that of Conrad, and they must also have a headache for smelting and consumption. question.

Virgil’s motive is by no means profound understanding of righteousness, but rather his reluctance to allow Conrad’s side to take the lead. He said it was helping, but in fact he was preparing for the future share of resources.

Therefore, those people from the Chamber of Commerce and Trade will not allow these two great nobles to carve up the resources of the Spider Forest, they will definitely find a high-sounding reason to intervene.

And this is exactly what Mo Bei and the others expected to see.

As far as possible to withdraw the armaments of Caldeum City, that is to weaken the power of Belial, the Lord of Lies, and it can also be of substantial help to the situation in Spider Forest.

They sent [-]% of the mercenary guild to Asila's hands, together with the iron wolf guards and many adventure teams, the one that really dominated was actually the Kurast harbor side.

As for the Holy See, he has no way to influence this force for the time being. They have no property in the mining city. As long as they maintain the rule of the kingdom, they will be able to stand firm. He can only find another opportunity to explore their bottom.

"Haha, I think so too!" Virgil showed no embarrassment of being seen through, smiled and left with his entourage.

While Mo Bei and the others remained on the high platform, while resuming the conversation just now, they stood behind the railing and looked around.

In the early morning, the light was just right, and there was no hot wind and dust in the wilderness around Caldeum City. It was the time of day when the vision was clearest.

The dry and barren wilderness is covered with black jagged rocks, with cliffs and deep valleys in between, extending northward to a dim yellow sky, which is the land of the gale.

To the south, you can see mottled greenery, which gradually connects until it meets the rainforest.

The most eye-catching thing is definitely the suspended waterway that stretches to the end of the line of sight. Countless towering huge stone pillars lifted a crystal clear river to the same height as Caldeum City. It is not an exaggeration to call it a miracle, because it is true It's hard to imagine the process of that construction.

The middle of this suspended waterway is also supported by towering rocks, or a river channel is dug on the high ground for connection. Although it is as straight as possible, it will inevitably have some twists and turns.

Several sentry posts and small village complexes can be seen along the waterway, maintaining a path deep into the wilderness while guarding this vital lifeline.

The road turned to the north forty to fifty kilometers away, leading to Alcanas and Gale Land, which was where they would set foot next.

Compared with the inner city, the buildings in the outer city can only be described as simple. The area is several times larger, and it is somewhat similar to Lu Gaoyin. After all, the two countries facing each other across the sea have very different deep origin.

It is said that there are also a large number of human relics in the vast but dry and barren northern continent. This reminds Mo Bei of many ancient relics under the dry highlands. He is a bit puzzled by the criteria for the ancestors to choose settlements. Is it for penance?

And why are there no records about these relics?
Caldeum City is not only divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city, there are also countless simple and dilapidated huts built on the rugged mountain outside the city.

Mo Bei took out the telescope and found that these sheds were made of a wide range of materials, including wood, leather, rushes, linen, and huge animal bones.

They are squeezed together, or stacked on top of each other, or even hung outside the cliffs of the mountain path through simple supports, looking chaotic.

And because it is filled with a strong sense of life and traces of maintenance and repairs, it can also make people feel that this cherished home has a very simple beauty.

But the people who live in it probably won't have this perception. .

There is a slum in the city of Caltim, with more than half of the population living there. They are also the creators of this prosperity, but they have never been given the power to choose.

(End of this chapter)