Eastern mythology system

Chapter 46 Inside Story
The contest between the highest levels of the two parties has been divided, and the battle of the soldiers below has also come to an end.

As Mitchell judged at the beginning, in this battle, the bandits who had an advantage in numbers did not have an advantage on the scene.

From the first round of baptism of arrows, to the short-handed combat behind, and then to be separated and outflanked, and finally the entire army was wiped out.From the beginning to the end, the bandits did not show even a little bit of commendable highlights.

The gaps in preparation and deployment, the gaps in equipment, and the gaps in the strength of the soldiers, all of these are more than enough to make up for the disadvantages in numbers.The "group curse" and "group blessing" that Anthony casually cast before chasing the bandit leader became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

This is a one-sided battle.

Seeing that the leader Gray Wolf was bombarded by the opponent's cruel magician, hit a huge rock, bounced back, and fell prone on the ground, life or death is unknown.The bandits' will to resist completely disintegrated, and they threw down their weapons one after another and raised their hands in surrender.

A warrior from the Hilton family approached and asked Anthony for instructions: "Sir, all the bandits here have been brought under control, what should we do next?"

After this battle, these warriors admired Anthony so much that their voices were full of admiration.

Anthony glanced across the battlefield, nodded slightly, and said, "You've done a good job. Tie up these thieves, and two more people will bring the bandit leader, Mitchell, and we will enter the Gray Wolf Village."

While walking to the stockade first, he explained: "Send a signal to Owen and the others behind, let them all come over."

In this battle, Anthony did not let Owen play, but arranged to guard the strong men on the "construction site", and waited for the plane to fire signal flares.After all, his strength is too low, and his status is special, Anthony really dare not let him take risks.

"Yes!" The samurai bowed and took the order to go.

There are more than 100 people in Gray Wolf Village, and the group brought out by Mitchell is the strongest.Secondly, there are those strong men who are responsible for moving stones and digging holes.Seeing that the main force of the village was all bruised and escorted up with their hands tied behind their backs, the few thieves who stayed behind were already so frightened that their legs and feet were weak.After seeing the unconscious leader on the stretcher, how could he dare to resist? Before the people on Anthony's side could speak, the bandits guarding the gate tremblingly opened the gate.

After successfully entering the stockade, Anthony came to the hall and sat down.

These warriors sent by the Hilton family are all experienced and experienced.Without the need for Anthony's command and order, I have already proficiently controlled the main points of the cottage, searched for the enemy, and escorted them to a place where they were strictly guarded.

Only the bandit leader Gray Wolf Mitchell was still lying on a stretcher and placed at the bottom of the hall.

Not long after, Owen also rushed over with the rest of the staff.

"My brother is mighty!" Before the person arrived, Owen's exaggerated voice had already passed, "I knew that brother Anthony is superior in strength, and he will surely succeed immediately. With this move, all gray wolves, red wolves, and black wolves will be awarded the head!"

"Okay, the flattering is so loud, do you have any requirements?" Anthony sat calmly, unmoved.

Owen sat down beside him: "This is not flattery, I'm just talking about the facts. If you don't believe me, you can ask the brothers and see what they think."

All the warriors standing beside him nodded their heads.

Anthony waved his hand and said, "Okay, if there is really no requirement, then forget it."

After speaking, he stood up and wanted to leave.

Owen quickly grabbed his arm, and said with an apologetic smile, "Don't, don't! Hehe, brother, in fact, it's fine. Just next time, can you let me fight the enemy too, and don't leave me behind."

Anthony frowned and said: "With your skill, how can I rest assured that you can rush to the front. Didn't you see that our two bronze-ranked brothers were injured? If you were in that position, maybe you would be here now." Lie down with this gray wolf on the ground."

At the end, I added a sentence: "It's still covered with a white cloth."

"Bah bah bah! It's auspicious!" Owen said angrily, "It's fine if you don't want to, and you don't have to curse me like that."

Immediately, he became interested in Gray Wolf again: "This is Mitchell, the leader of Gray Wolf Village? It is said that he is already at the peak of the silver-level elementary level, and he will almost break through to the silver-level intermediate level. It doesn't seem like a big deal , was beaten like this by your palm."

Anthony said lightly: "That's because he underestimated the enemy, and my martial arts are a bit mysterious, which is just enough to restrain him. Otherwise, it would really take a little effort to deal with him."

Owen stepped forward and kicked Gray Wolf: "How is he now? Is he dead?"

"No, he just fell into a coma. It is estimated that several ribs were broken, and his internal organs must have been injured. He is strong and physically fit, and he will recover after a while."

"Then why don't you lift it down, why put it here?"

Anthony frowned and said, "I have something to ask him. Don't you think the behavior of these bandits is very suspicious?"

Sitting on the chair, Owen curled his lips and said, "You want to say that they don't behave like ordinary robbers, right?"

"That's right!" Anthony nodded, "According to common sense, although bandits make a living by plundering caravans, if they drive the caravans to extinction and go to other places, they can only drink Northwest wind. And that’s what they do, and they’ve been doing it for more than ten years.”

"In my opinion, there are only two possibilities." Owen leaned back in the chair, lazily stretching out a finger, "The first one, there are some things that they value very much, such as treasures. So they would rather Nian nests in this ravine and does not allow outsiders to approach. However, once they encountered a powerful caravan or bandit force in the past, they ran faster than rabbits, and they had never seen a certain place. From this point of view, the first It is unlikely to be planted."

He pointed out another finger: "The second is to plunder the caravan and block the passage. They can benefit from it. And this benefit does not come from the plundered caravan property."

"I personally think that the second possibility is more likely."

"That's right." Anthony looked at him fixedly, with a look of surprise on his face, "It's exactly the same as the high-level speculation in your family."

Owen rolled his eyes: "Of course! I told you a long time ago that I am a business genius!"

"If it's the second case, where do you think the benefits come from?" Anthony asked with interest.

Owen replied without hesitation: "Simple, whoever will do the most damage after the opening of the business channel will be the most suspicious."

Anthony nodded without speaking.

Before setting off, Count Silvio had explained some things to him in detail, and also informed him of some guesses about possible situations one by one.Therefore, Anthony was not surprised by Owen's answer.

The aristocrats and merchants in Edinburgh flocked to this commercial road, precisely because Krakow County has very popular hot-selling products in Edinburgh or nearby cities.Edinburgh's goods can also be sold at a good price in Krakow County.

Krakow County is also a fairly wealthy county town.Although the transportation is inconvenient, it is not completely isolated and alone after all.It is inconvenient for horse-drawn carriages to come and go, and it is difficult to circulate goods, so manpower can be used instead.Whether it is carrying, picking or carrying, as long as the price is right, there will always be someone willing to transport things for you.

However, this kind of commodity circulation is naturally difficult to meet the needs of large merchants, and the cost is much higher than that of fleet delivery.If the trade route is opened, even if the price is reduced by half from the original market price, the merchant can still obtain huge profits.

If the commercial road cannot be opened, if you want to get these goods, you must first transport them from Krakow County to the official road, load them into a horse-drawn carriage, and then go north to Edinburgh via the imperial capital.Or go south from the official road, detour through the southernmost province of Broussard in the empire, and then return to Edinburgh.

No matter which way to go, not only the distance is long, but also the time is wasted.And every time you pass through a province or a city, you have to pay commercial taxes, tolls and other fees.It can be said that more than half of the final selling price of the product, which was several times the purchase price, was confiscated by the provinces and counties passing through.

If the guesses of the business elites of Owen and the Hilton family are correct, then the masterminds behind these troublesome bandits on the business roads are probably the big nobles and big merchants in these counties.

"Ahem! This young master is right. There are many viscounts, earls, marquises, and even grand dukes supporting us behind our backs." At some point, Gray Wolf Mitchell had woken up, He was staring at Anthony with his eyes wide open.

(End of this chapter)