Transcendent Noble

Dodo Kingdom, Stonetred City.

Lord Eckert sits in the lounge of the police station, quietly waiting for the reception of Lord Sheriff Valmon Dwymick. The servants of the police station removed the cold pine nut tea intact, and offered a cup of steaming, fragrant pine nut tea again.

This is the ninth cup.

Before this, Eckert had drunk seven cups of pine nut tea, and it was convenient to go out three times. Such a long time is enough for the Lord Sheriff to finish his official duties and get a good night's sleep. However, compared to the caravan's five-day stay in Stonetred City, this time can't be considered.

The more negligent the sheriff's performance, the more patient Eckert will be.

Stonetred City is the main city of the Dwymick family, and the Dwymick family is one of the seven giants of the Dodo kingdom. It has ruled the southern part of the kingdom for more than 700 years. It has a profound background and extraordinary strength. As the sheriff of Stonetred City, Varmon Dwymick has 4 trainee Knights and 600 police soldiers. He is indeed arrogant.

However, the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce is also not a weak one.

Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce monopolizes the trade of green barley, raw sugar and purple cane wine, and its caravans travel to and from the major kingdoms. In terms of wealth and influence, the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce is still above the Dwymick family.

The caravan under the charge of Eckert is responsible for the trade of Stonetred City. He has maintained good personal relations with the middle-level officials of the Dwemek family. The expenditure for managing the security office is not less than 1000 gold every year. Thor.

Short hands and cannibalize people. Wamon got so many benefits from Eckert, reasonable in every circumstance shouldn't be so indifferent to old friends. The sheriff's abnormal behavior convinced Eckert that he could find the answer to the question here, but he really didn't want to drink pine nut tea anymore.

Sunlight spilled into the police station from the west window, and a guard walked into the lounge and bowed: "Lord, Lord Varmon is waiting for you in the office."

Kurt nodded, picked up the long wooden box on the table, followed the guards through the cross corridor, and came to the office door. The guard raised his hand and knocked twice on the oak door, then pushed open the door directly, beckoning Eckert to enter.

There is a giant bear skull specimen hanging on the wall facing the door of the office, and its owner is sitting behind the desk.

"Eckert, I thought you would leave by yourself." Lord Valmon, the sheriff's eyebrows tucked together, making no secret of his helplessness and dissatisfaction.

"My lord, I am not ignorant of the current affairs. The caravan still has more than one hundred carriages that have not been sold, so I just go back. My four months of hard work are in vain." Eckert laughed, Push the long wooden box in his hand in front of the sheriff.

Wamon opens the wooden box and takes out a long sword from it. The blade is cold and sharp. The purple-golden sword is covered with vortex-like lines, showing dragon scales under the sunlight. Like brilliance.

"A fine golden sword made by a hundred forging methods? Is it the work of Bernardo craftsman Master? It seems that you have spent a lot of money." Wamon stroked long sword lightly, and said with joy. .

"I heard that your eldest son is about to hold the coming-of-age ceremony. This is a gift from me." Eckert said lightly.

"Good sword..." Wamon nodded with satisfaction, said with a smile: "Eckert, we are old friends for more than ten years, just say anything!"

"There are 58 merchants in Stonetred City that specialize in picking up my goods. This time, three of them died out, and eight of them even sold out shops. The remaining dozens of shops are unwilling to continue. Pick up the goods. But none of the more than 600 shops in Boulder City dared to do business with us."

"I looked into it, and only then did I know that Stonetred City recently changed three hyena heads, and they sent someone Intimidate the vendors and not allow anyone to accept the Wimbledon caravan's business." Eckert shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "I thought this was what you meant. Now, I just want to know... is this temporary, or will it be in the future? That’s it?"

Wamon pondered for a moment, and said, "Not all shops are afraid to do business with the Wimbledon caravan... I have a list here, you can take a look."

Eckert took the sheepskin scroll that Wamon handed over and opened it. It was all shops opened by the Dwymick family vassals, including the sheriff's own three grocery shops.

These people are Eckert’s old acquaintance. In fact, 60% of the caravan’s goods are bought by them. However, their purchase price is less than half of the freelance merchant’s price, and the shipping price is higher than Freelance traders are twice as high.

The Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce has its own constitution. All shops with vassal background belong to the official business, and the free private merchants are called private businesses. Private businesses face ordinary persons and small lords in remote areas, who are the main source of profit for the caravan. Officials and businessmen serve the great lords, and their share of trade and commodity prices must take into account the needs of each Great Influence. Marquis Sophia personally negotiates it and cannot easily change it.

Eckert could not accept the advice of the sheriff. He handed the scroll back and shook his head: "You know, I can't violate the rules of Chamber of Commerce."

Wamon took the sheepskin scroll, stuffed it into the drawer, and said regretfully: "This is the only place I can help you. If you don't agree, then drag the goods away. It doesn't make sense to consume it like this."

"What happened?" Eckert couldn't help asking.

The sheriff was silent for a moment and opened the mouth and said: "Now, all freelance traders in Stonetred City can only do business with the Southwind Chamber of Commerce!"

"Southwind Chamber of Commerce? I’ve never heard of it."

"It was originally the Ephesus Chamber of Commerce, but it is now under the control of the Peter family of the Borui Kingdom. The leader of the Chamber of Commerce seems to be Duke Peter’s eldest son Raymond Peter. "Wamon sighed helplessly: "This is all arranged above, and I can't help it. Eckert, I can tell you frankly, Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce wants to do business with freelance merchants in Denschberg, it must Let’s talk about it first."

Eckert frowned and said, "You mean, my lord is having an interview with Lord Dwymick?"

"no!" shook the head, stretched out his index finger and nodded upwards, and said: "Master Marquis Sophia will personally persuade the king Your Majesty."

Convince Friedrich Your Majesty, which means that the entire Dodo kingdom is free. The vendors don’t do business with us?

Eckert was horrified, and for a long time he said bitterly: "I see... I'm sorry, I have to go back to Gambis as soon as possible."

Go out in Eckert. At the moment, the sheriff stopped him.

"old friend, plan ahead."

"Thank you." Eckert reluctantly moved the corner of his mouth, and walked out of the jail in despair.

At sunset, the streets of Stonetred City were full of people. Eckert wrapped his light and breathable fine linen jacket and boarded the carriage and drove towards the hotel.

When he arrived at the hotel, Eckert climbed up to the second floor with a sullen face and locked himself in the room alone. Seeing his solemn expression, several of the caravan’s deputies did not dare to ask. After a while, Eckert walked out of the room again, and he handed a sheepskin letter to his assistant, instructed: "Send the red-eyed letter crow and pass this letter to Lord Sophia."

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The setting sun has set, and the silver moon is beginning to rise.

The night in the eastern suburbs of Xiangye Town is dim and dim, and two dozen silhouettes are walking on the deserted path by the pale moonlight. The wormwood on both sides of the road is half a person high, and the evening breeze slowly blows in, and the grass leaves sway and rustle. Suddenly, there was a strange cry from the depths of the wormwood, and the grass blades shook violently and separated like water waves. The leading brawny man was taken aback and lay directly on the ground.

"Pete, just a wild cat, can it scare you like this?!" a man over half a hundred years old with gray hair mocked.

brawny man got up from the ground, his muscular arms clasped together, his face fierce because of the scars showed a flattering and fearful expression, he yelled: "I... The gang was frightened..."

"Okay." The gray-haired man stopped brawny man's explanation, and asked impatiently: "Where is Swain?"

"Quickly, quickly, through the grove in front, and walking one mile away, you can see the abandoned pasture. Swain's boss and the brothers are hiding in it." brawny man Pete nodded bowed. Said.

"Continue to lead the way."

"Yes, yes, Lord Barrow."

The gray-haired man is the secret head Barrow of the Randal Family. you. He was ordered by Victor to develop a mercury outer line in the kingdom of Dodo.

Four months ago, Barol supported a dark child in Xiangye Town, which is Pete’s boss Swain. Subsequently, Barol received an order from the Randal Family. Victor asked Mercury to provide logistical support and intelligence support for the Kestrel mercenary group and the bear group. With the assistance of Mercury, Fermi’s Kestrel mercenary group carried more than a dozen freelance traders, sneaked into the mountains, looked for villages in the mountains, opened up smuggling trade routes and mercenary strongholds, and Barrit’s bear group also received sufficient supplies. Toward the Wharton Prairie.

Balol completed the mission and returned to Hongye Town, only to find that Swain's power had been pulled out by a group of outsiders, and Swain and his confidants were missing. Just when Barol was preparing to investigate the identity of the outsider, Swain’s thug, Pete, contacted him. Pete claimed that Swain was hiding in the outskirts of Xiangye Town and offered to take Barroll to Swain.

There are many unreasonable aspects of the incident in Xiangye Town. How can Pete's tricks be hidden from Barol of Wily Old Fox. According to the practice of spies, he should kill Pete on the spot, remove all traces, and evacuate quickly. As for Dwyane, it was just a hidden child temporarily arranged by Mercury, and his life and death were insignificant.

However, Xiangye Town is very important to mercury.

Large-scale Business Group uses the radiation effect of major cities to complete the circulation of commodities and the distribution of materials throughout the territory. Victor did the opposite. The Randal Family’s smuggling caravan first controlled the cottages and refugee camps, and then affected the related villages. The village chief would pull the goods to the town’s market for sale, and the local caravan would naturally sell the goods. Sold to the main city.

To put it plainly, it is the difference between the influence of the city on the countryside and the city surrounded by the countryside.

Xiangye Town is located on the southeast edge of the Kingdom of Dodo. It takes 12 days to walk to the west to reach the Stonetred City of the Dwymick family. To its east and north are vast forests and seven villages under its jurisdiction. Four of them are related to Shanmin Village. Xiangye Town is rich in spices, flax, and iron ore. Although its geographical location is remote, there are endless caravans with a permanent population of more than 20,000.

Remote location, rich products, prosperous trade, large population, connecting the main city and the countryside, the conditions of Xiangye Town fully meet the needs of the development of mercury.

Swein is a villain born and bred in Hongye Town. Barol helped him replace the original boss. Although his time in office was short, he was recognized by the sheriff. Although the sheriff would not care about the changes in the local underground forces, the two gang leaders were replaced within a few months, and the police station was also impossible to sit back and watch.

Barol smelled an extraordinary smell. He didn't know who his opponent was sacred, but he could be sure of three points.

First of all, the villain has no integrity at all. Even if Swain is still alive, he must have sold him upright, and the thug Pete is leading them into a trap. Second, the opponent is not a spy. Because the spy's acting style is low-key and cautious, even if the two bosses are changed in a short period of time, blind can see that there is a problem. The third and most important point is that if the sheriff wants to deal with mercury, he can organize arrests in the town, and there is no need to set up traps.

The opponent is neither a spy nor a sheriff, so there is no need to worry.

Barol decided to take the simplest and rude way: crush the trap, grab two live openings, and torture the other side. The elite guards of the Randal Family are his confidence.

The road became narrower and narrower, and the shadowy grove was not far away. The red wolf suddenly stopped and whispered: "Head, don't go. There is danger ahead."

The thief red wolf has an extraordinary intuition about danger. Barol knows the red wolf's ability. He gestured to the team to stop and sighed: "Pete, you know why I don't order torch. Don’t you?" Before Pete could answer, he pointed to the bush and said: "For example, there are a team of crossbowmen hidden in the Fruit Tree forest. We hold the torch on the road and become a living target."

Pete complexion Greatly changed, I twisted my waist and wanted to drill into the wormwood pile, but was pinched by a brawny man beside Barol on his shoulders. The severe pain of the cracked shoulder bone and the fear of death made Pete howl and struggle desperately, but the hand looked like cast iron and could not be shaken at all.

Balol each minding their own business said: "This distance is just not enough for the range of a crossbow, if you have a military heavy crossbow..." His voice suddenly rose, "I don't admit it. !"

"Wow"

The bird and sword collide in the low woods rose to the sky, and then the blade and sword collide sounded again, the tree fell, the flesh was cut, and the sound of screaming and screaming.

"Go to 10 more people to support the brother inside. Remember to leave a few victories."

Ten silhouettes were swept out of the team, like an arrow from the string shot into two hundred meters. In the woods outside, the sound of fighting became more intense.

It took a full quarter of an hour for the undergrowth to gradually calm down.

Five people came out one after another in the woods. The brawny man at the front was carrying a prisoner curled up in a ball. Said solemnly: "Kill 39 enemies, break a brother, only caught A live mouth. The rest of the brothers are cleaning the battlefield inside, searching for enemies who have slipped through the net."

Balol asked in surprise: "Only caught a live mouth? And sacrificed a brother? The opponent is difficult to entangle. Are they?"

"Well, they were very tenacious. Two of them were very good. They teamed up to kill one of our brothers, and then they were killed. Only this guy was caught. He wanted To commit suicide, we had to squeeze off his limbs and spine. The man was in shock and could not be tortured for the time being."

Barol couldn't help but wrinkle his gray eyebrows. The battle strength of the elite guard is not inferior to that of the senior trainee Knight, and is especially good at night battles in complex environments. Eighteen elite guards annihilating forty enemies in the dense woods is not worth making a fuss about nothing, but these enemies would rather die than surrender, they are by no means ordinary gangsters.

In Barol’s impression, only elite soldiers or Peak mercenary group possess such a tenacious fighting will.

The elite soldiers don't need to ambush us. Someone hired a mercenary group to deal with us? Is the mercury exposed?

Baroel thought for a while and said: "Bring these two guys on, let's go into the woods to check."