From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 214 Return of the Fleet【4K】

Three days passed quickly. In the early morning, Ryan, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards a corner of the room.

There, there was a small hole, and a fat mouse was struggling to twist its body in the hole, but it was too fat, and the narrow hole stuck it there.

Ryan suddenly felt a little speechless. It is really no one that the mouse can get stuck in the hole. It can only be said that the food is too good.

He stepped forward and pulled the mouse out, put it on the table and said, "Whether you understand it or not, lead the way now."

The mouse squeaked a few times, then jumped off the table and ran down the window sill. Ryan quickly followed. After about half an hour, the mouse actually brought him under the city wall.

There was a mouse hole in a hidden corner, and it easily slipped through it. Naturally, it was impossible for Ryan to follow suit. He jumped over the tall city wall and reached the outside of the city.

The wilderness outside the city is very quiet, a full moon hangs in the dark sky, densely packed with stars dotted around it, quiet and lonely.

On the empty hillside, there stood a figure covered in black robes, and the bright silver moonlight cast down his back, stretching him to a long distance.

"Your Excellency is the Rat Caller? I finally saw the true face of Mount Lu today." Ryan stood at the foot of the hill and looked at him calmly.

"Mount Lu? As far as I know, there is no such mountain in the southern border." The mouse caller who turned his back to Ryan finally turned around. His face was covered by a faceless white mask, and his face could not be seen. The eyes are all black holes.

His voice was a little hoarse, and it seemed that it had been deliberately covered up.

"Just say it." Ryan shrugged.

"You are really humorous, Your Excellency the Viscount. May I ask what news you paid a lot of money to see me today, and I don't think I will let you down."

The Ratcaller's voice was unwavering, but Ryan could feel the strong confidence in his heart.

"I want to know why you want to help me. We should have no intersection before."

"Did you come to see me just for this? You know, this kind of opportunity is what many people dream of. After all, my news...is very expensive."

Ryan shook his head and said with a smile: "Free is always the most expensive. I'm not afraid of price, I'm afraid of priceless."

"You are indeed a very special person, but you worry too much. I help you out of curiosity about you, that's all."

Ryan didn't think of this answer, but he didn't have the habit of being remembered by big men: "This is obviously not a reasonable reason. I don't think I have anything worthy of your attention."

"Of course you have. Don't worry, you and I will not be enemies. I also know that you are not hostile to me, otherwise I would not appear here."

"Then this is really good news." Ryan spread his hands, and finally gave up the tempting idea of ​​capturing the Rat Caller. The other party must have a backhand for being arrogant in Bolei City for so long.

It's not a good idea to offend him rashly, because Ryan doesn't know how much information the other party has about the Kana Territory. If any confidential information is disseminated, it will be a disaster for Ryan.

"Are you worried about what I know? Dear Viscount, someone wanted to buy information about you a month ago. That nobleman had a lot of money, but I did not complete this transaction."

His words surprised Ryan. He had expected such a day, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

"Who is the other party?"

"Oh, oh, Your Excellency the Viscount, although I have not sold your news, I will not sell my guests either. You must know that reputation is very difficult to accumulate."

The mouse caller rejected Ryan's question in a very principled manner, which made Ryan puzzled, and the other party's attitude was really abnormal.

"It was me who took the liberty."

"Your Excellency the Viscount, if there is nothing else, I will leave. Today's meeting will end here." The mouse caller walked down the hillside after speaking, walking further and further in Ryan's perception.

Ryan clenched his fist several times and let it go, but this person really made him have a lot of scruples.

"I hope you really won't be my enemy." Ryan finally turned around and left silently without making a move...

In the early morning of the next day, Ryan bid farewell to Chelsea and went to the former refugee area of ​​Horey City, which has now been developed into a bustling street.

The former school in the refugee area built of bluestone bricks and tiles is still crowded in that corner, and it seems that it has never changed.

Ryan stepped forward and knocked on the door. A short man with half a metal mask opened the door. He said in surprise, "Meet you again, Your Excellency."

"That's right, Mr. Schulun, long time no see." Ryan looked at the slightly shabby classroom. All the students had gone before, and now only a girl who looked like thirteen or fourteen was still sitting in the empty classroom. at the table.

"Have the kids graduated?"

"I think, it's a pity that their families need them as a labor force, and they basically leave within a few days after studying. No one asked her to go back to feed the pigs or get married."

Xiu Lun laughed at himself, how precious knowledge is. In the hearts of those children, the seeds of knowledge are sprouting. They thought they could grow into towering trees, but they didn't expect it to be just a dream for them.

They may be feeding pigs, they may be farming, they may be doing coolies... they may have everything, but it is impossible to touch knowledge anymore, which makes Xiu Lun a little sad.

Ryan was speechless. In this world, civilians do not need knowledge, because they are all running around for their lives.

"Mr. Xiulun, remember what I told you before, if one day your students run out, you can come to me to continue to display your talents." Ryan sent a sincere invitation.

He had listened to Xiu Lun's lectures before, and they were very meticulous. Although his level was not as good as that of Wei Dewen, he was much better than most of the half-baked students in Kanarling.

He is now in a state of seeking talents, and he needs talents from all walks of life, and education is the most important thing. Now that he has encountered it, he will not give up easily.

A smile appeared on Xiu Lun's feminine cheeks: "I am happy to serve you."

As a result, there were two more strange people in the team that Ryan went back to. One of them had a half metal mask on his face, and the other was a cold-faced girl with a scar on her face...

After Ryan returned to the territory, he immediately sent the materials collected from Cheers to Liman. Such high efficiency surprised Liman.

After all, he knew how difficult it was to collect those materials.

Naturally, he couldn't hold back with the help of the patron. Although there are still five materials missing, he can start casting. After the materials are assembled, he can fill in the missing parts.

After Ryan returned to the castle, he found that the teacher Sterling was no longer in the castle. He asked the guard at the gate and said that he had been gone for several days, and he didn't explain anything before he left.

Thinking of what he said before, Ryan felt worried. Although he had great confidence in Sterling, he was dealing with the devil after all. Is it really okay for him to be alone?
He waited with this anxious state of mind, but he didn't expect that Sterling didn't wait to come back. Instead, the merchant fleet led by Fetrol was about to arrive at Chelte Wharf.

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On the pier, Ryan had already led many officials of the government affairs department to look forward to it. After all, this was the first water trade in Kanerling, and Ryan still attached great importance to it.

Hevian looked at the surface of the river where the fleet had not appeared for a long time, and whispered worriedly: "Lord Lord, do you think that this time Fetrol will bring back good news? After all, according to the itinerary, this time They should have just completed their one-way trip."

"I don't know if it's good news or bad news, but I believe in Fetrol, and I also believe in our soldiers and sailors. The news they bring back must be the best news."

Ryan put his hands on the guardrail, and answered Hevian's question in a positive tone. He was already ready to accept all the results.

"Look, the fleet has appeared!" Suddenly, sharp-eyed soldiers were the first to spot the fleet.

Ryan and the others also looked around and saw a huge one appearing first. It was an armed escort ship. Compared with when it set off, its hull showed a lot of repair marks, but it didn't look serious .

Next are six intact merchant ships, which are well protected. The rear is also an armed escort ship. Its condition is relatively bad. There are signs of large-scale repairs on the hull, and it should have suffered a lot of trauma.

The fleet slowly docked at the pier, and Fetrol was the first to disembark. His image was a bit bad, with stubble all over his face and messy long hair, which seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time.

"Welcome back, my captain, you came back much faster than I expected." Ryan was the first to express his greetings.

Fetrol's face was full of tiredness, but it could be seen that his mental state was still good. He stroked his left chest with one hand, bowed slightly and said, "I'm back, my lord, I have successfully completed my task, and I have lived up to it." Your trust in me."

Ryan was a little surprised, completed the task?such a short time?
I wanted to ask, but it was obviously not a place to talk, so after the crew and soldiers disembarked, Ryan ordered the coolies to carry the things on the ship, and then took Fetrol and the officials back to the castle of Chelt City middle.

Since he took over the city of Chelter, this castle has become his foothold here. After all, no one except him dares to live in this castle, which is a taboo thing.

"Come, come, tell me about your journey. How did you complete the task so quickly?" Ryan asked impatiently as soon as he sat down in the office.

"Okay, my lord, after we set off that day..." Fetrol sat down and took a sip of water, and then began to talk.

It turned out that all of them underestimated the popularity of Kanna's products, whether it was green sugar or paper, white wine, cement or even alchemy potions, they were all very popular.

At the first stop they went north, they sold one-tenth of the fleet's merchandise at a price increase of [-]%, and the further they went, the more popular the merchandise became.

Because with the fame of the Kanna collar, many businessmen came to hear the news and brought the goods of the Kanna collar to various nearby territories.

Naturally, the supply of goods that are close is relatively sufficient, but even so, they have achieved completely unexpected gains.

This is true for those with a relatively sufficient supply of goods, let alone those cities with more distant routes. Basically, as soon as the banner is issued, a large group of buyers will flock to them waving their purses.

Fetrol started the price on the ground and raised it to three times the original price before finally feeling appropriate.

And he also keenly discovered that the speed of commodity sales was much faster than expected, so he limited the quantity of local goods sold at one time, and took the opportunity to mix them with commodities purchased and exchanged midway.

If it wasn't for that, they would have sold out of the merchandise they were going from Canna Tie.

Fortunately, Fetrol was not overwhelmed by the money, and he still remembered another task on his shoulders, which was to spread the name of the Karna Land to all the cities along the Lindon River, laying a solid foundation for future trade. Base.

In order to achieve this goal, Fetrol first builds momentum at every stop, and then sells a small part of local goods and most of the goods purchased by other territories.

Fetrol has a unique vision and chooses local specialties.Youdao is his poison, and my fairy grass. Although these special products are not as popular as the original goods of the caravan, they are also sold at high prices after changing hands.

Relying on such a hand, Fetrol can be said to have made a lot of money, and it has more than doubled the sales that Ryan originally estimated.

It's just that no matter how you control it, there will be a day when it will be sold out. Just halfway through the itinerary, all the products that Kaner's tie went to have been sold out.

At this point, Fetrol decisively terminated the journey and led the fleet back to the territory.

Although they continued to buy local specialties along the way and then sold them to make a lot of money, in Fetrol's view, it was consuming the reputation that Kana had just established.

After all, everyone is looking for the novelties of Kanna collar, but what you bring out is a bunch of common goods, which will undoubtedly disappoint buyers, and ultimately affect future trade.

Therefore, no matter what you do, you should not only focus on immediate interests, but also plan for the long-term. This is why Ryan chose to let Fetrol personally lead the team for the first water trade, because only when he goes to Ryan will he be at ease.

Now it seems that his choice is extremely correct, and he has laid a good foundation for Kanarling's next water trade.

"You are always good at surprising me. You have made too many contributions to the territory." Ryan said with emotion.

"You deserved it, you deserve it." Fetrol didn't mean to take credit for it at all.

"Excessive modesty. By the way, what happened to the injuries on the ship? You were attacked?"

Fetrol's expression suddenly became strange, he nodded and said: "When we were mooring supplies in a section of water, a fleet suddenly attacked us..."

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(End of this chapter)