lizard lord

Chapter 240 Route
For ordinary mermaids, this is a simple celebration banquet, but it is not the case for the leadership of the mermaids and Tang Zhao. Meeting with each other is very important and directly affects the development direction of both parties.

After a brief meal, the unrelated personnel were dismissed tacitly, and the two sides began to formally discuss future matters.

"Recently, sahuagin raids on the sea have become more frequent. I believe you can also feel this pressure. My daughter and some other young people were captured by sahuagin near Yintao City. Fortunately, Saved by Mister Carlos."

Tang Zhao nodded symbolically, and then quietly observed the situation on the field without saying a word.

This is a negotiation between Oran and the mermaid, and it has little to do with him. It is a good choice not to talk too much, and he can come to Japan for anything.

"I deeply sympathize with what you have suffered. After I finish this mission, I will come again when I have the opportunity to bring you medicines and so on. But now I have the mission of the Royal Family of Oran on me, so I can only Let’s start with some spoilers…”

The straight-line distance between the two places was not very close, and they were attacked by sahuagin many times along the way, not to mention the small-scale merchant fleet, which was too dangerous as a commercial route.

If you want to start normal trade between the two places, you must at least clean up the sahuagin along the route, or go further, if you have the opportunity in the future.Make these merfolk migrate south.

The latter is definitely not possible in the short term. As for the former, detailed negotiations are required.

At this moment, Tang Zhao finally understood that the reason for calling Tina was not only because of her strong combat ability, but also because of her equally strong ability to negotiate.

The leader of the mermaids is not a person who is particularly good at words, but he is also completely shrewd and capable. He is very clear about the pros and cons of the relationship with Oran. Tina used quite decent words to fight for Oran in this situation. Arrived at the most reasonable agreement.

The mermaids will maintain the overall safety of the route, while Julia's fleet will escort the merchant ships and build trade supply stations along the way. The general trade goods and overall prices have also been determined, which is a good ratio for Oran. , but did not encroach on the interests of the mermaids too much. Both parties were satisfied with this, and there was nothing unpleasant about it.

This is to use the greed of the giant dragon on the right path. Tang Zhao is not disgusted with this. He is not the sour scholar in ancient times. He turns pale when talking about money. It is good for everyone to speak clearly.

After finalizing the business, the two sides began to chat normally: "Are you going to go further north to find those dwarves in the mountains?"

Tina responds: "That's it, you sea dwellers know anything?"

"After all, they live in the deep mountains, and we live in shallow seas and islands. We don't have much contact with the children of the mountains. The last time they came to exchange some sea animal skins was five years ago."

The main enemies that the dwarves may face are hobgoblins and orcs. These two races have close to zero interest in the sea and navigation talent, so naturally they will not attack the mermaids. No large-scale conflicts broke out, just occasional small frictions.

As for the dwarves, it was different. They mainly faced attacks and harassment from goblins and orcs.

The first time she heard about those dwarves, Tina hurriedly asked: "Really? How does their condition look like, and do you know their approximate location?"

"According to those dwarves, the purchase of sea animal skins is to prepare for the coming-of-age ceremony, and the expressions of the merchants are normal. It stands to reason that their situation is not too bad. After all, they are not in the mood to prepare for the ceremony when they are burnt out. As for probably We call that place Bitan, and I don’t know what humans call it, but I can let the warriors take you there.”

Faced with this kind of kind help, Tina had no need to refuse, and agreed on the same day.

The fleet anchored on the small island to rest, and left early the next morning with dozens of mermaids, heading further north.
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While sailing on the ship, Tang Zhao also had nothing to do, so he talked to the human captain and asked them about their voyage.

There are not so many political and military factors in their voyage. On the one hand, they want to make money, and on the other hand, they want to satisfy their own desire for exploration and want to open up a relatively stable route.

Facts have proved that the road along the way is not "safe and stable" at all, on the contrary, the risk is very high.

From him, I learned that the sea problems in the west of the mainland are mainly robbers and some powerful solitary creatures. There are no sahuagins that can threaten the city, and all countries pay more attention to the sea, so the sea trade in the west of the mainland is more important. It has developed a lot and is an important part of many countries' finances.

Thanks to this, in fact, sailing from south to north to Colo's side, the fleet did not encounter any great danger, even on the hobgoblin's side, as long as they are willing to pay high tolls, they can guarantee no worries.

Although they are far more aggressive than other races, they are not lunatics whose minds are only killing. They also want to make money and communicate with other countries.

And in the north where the hobgoblins block, there are actually settlements of humans and other races there, and the fleet can get supplies from them. The really dangerous part is sailing from west to east, which is located in high latitudes. It is extremely cold, there are many ice floes and hidden reefs on the route, and there are no supply points along the way. There is no doubt that this is an extremely dangerous route.

Most of them were lost there, and then they went all the way south, preparing to go to Oran, but they were stopped because they provoked mermaids on the road, and their entire army was almost wiped out.

They didn't meet the dwarves in the process, because they didn't want to take the risk of going ashore, so it was difficult to provide any help in this regard.

But this is harmless. Under the leadership of the mermaid, Tang Zhao and others finally arrived at the destination smoothly, which is what the mermaids call Bitan, an inconspicuous and unknown natural port. The name probably comes from its green sea water.

Instead of docking, the fleet first released a large number of falcons from Tang Zhao's ship for environmental reconnaissance.

This is the territory of the orcs, and everyone's spirits are highly tense, for fear that a bunch of orcs riding war pigs or even wyverns will appear out of nowhere.

It would be more efficient for the vulture knight to do this. However, the vulture occupies too much space and is too edible. If such a big guy can't be let go on the ship, they can only use the falcon as a scout to investigate the environment.

The worst expected situation didn't happen. There seemed to be no one around here, and only the towering mountains in the inland could be seen from a distance. According to the mermaid, that was where the dwarves' fortress was.

Bringing a dwarf envoy, Tang Zhao led dozens of well-trained soldiers ashore in small boats, as the vanguard, ready to establish contact with the other party first.

(End of this chapter)