A Journey to a Different World Reincarnated as an Elf

Sitting in Vivian's arms, Lumsden looked at the map.

In fact, the crossroads is a dividing point. On the left is the Dust Swamp and the Goblin's Ashvale Forest, and on the right is the dwarf's Ratchet City and the Dogman's Thorium Mine.

And if you continue walking forward, you can reach Mogao Cliff, one of the tauren territories located on the top of the mountain.

There are three tauren territories, led by three different tribal leaders, and the strange thing is that the three territories are all located on the top of the highest mountain in the southern continent.

By the way, do these cows have any special preference for mountains?

The Crossroads Hotel is located right in the center of the four tribes' forces. If Lumsden guessed correctly, the Crossroads Hotel should be a must-visit place for many merchants to do business.

If that's the case, I'm afraid the Crossroads Inn itself is a trading point.

At this moment, Cook's voice sounded outside the car.

"Lord Lumsden, the Crossroads Inn is just ahead."

Hearing this, Lumsden poked his head out, and a brightly lit camp appeared not far ahead.

Originally, they were not far from the Crossroads Inn, which was about the same distance from the Forester's village to the mine. Now that they had a carriage to travel with, the speed was naturally much faster.

Ramsden took a closer look and saw that the entire Crossroads Hotel was surrounded by fences and looked like a camp.

The camp wall just encircles the main road in all directions, so no matter where you come from or which road you want to take, you have to pass by here.

"Let's go and take a look first."

Ramsden gave an order and returned to Vivian's arms.

"Yes"

Cook drove the carriage and walked leisurely towards the intersection.

And two green figures not far behind them were hiding behind the trees and watching the carriage enter the camp of the Crossroads Inn step by step.

The two of them were so anxious that they jumped to their feet.

"Stop, where are you coming from and where are you going? What's in the car?"

As soon as Ramsden's carriage arrived at the entrance, two tauren came up to them, blocking their way with two huge axes crossing each other.

Check stuff here too

Lumsden was a little confused. Logically speaking, the Crossroads Hotel should not be within the sphere of influence of any tribe.

It's more like a group hug like Glitter Town.

But here, it seems like a checkpoint.

"We are forest people. We came out of the Forbidden Forest and planned to go to Ratchet City to sell the ore."

After getting Lumsden's consent, Kurokk opened the hidden compartment of the carriage, and hundreds of kilograms of ore appeared in front of the two tauren.

The two tauren looked at it, took out a piece of ore and threw it in their hands.

Then he put the ore back again.

"Okay, you can go in."

A tauren took out a piece of parchment and handed it to Kurok, pointing to the left corner of the hotel: "The rules of the crossroads hotel are that you can only enter but not leave after dark. The carriage is parked at the designated location. It will not be opened until dawn tomorrow morning." You can leave”

Can enter or exit

How can this crossroads hotel be so overbearing?

Ramsden looked out of the car window and found that many caravans had already gathered near the camp.

Each carriage has its own fence, which is sealed with steel. Unless the door is opened with a key, no one can get within one meter of the carriage.

There were even mangers on the inside of the stockade, with a minotaur pouring feed into the various mangers.

“Seems quite interesting”

Lumsden said silently in his heart.

Lumsden's position was in fence No. 17 in the southeast corner.

The fence is not big, just big enough for Lumsden's carriage to enter.

After Lumsden and others got off the carriage, a tauren came over, closed the iron gate of the fence, and then handed a key to Kurok.

"You need two keys to open the iron gate at the same time. When you leave tomorrow, find me and open the fence together."

The tauren shook the key in his hand and introduced: "The horses will be taken care of by dedicated oxen. Just take a good rest and remember not to cause trouble at the crossroads."

After that, the tauren didn't stay long and left waving his tail.

Lumsden and others were left looking at each other.

"Why do I feel like this intersection is a bit overbearing?"

Cook muttered.

"This is not domineering, this is helpless~"

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Seeing the confused expressions on the four people's faces, Ramsden explained: "Look at the geographical location of the intersection."

"It happens to be the meeting point of the three forces of dwarves, kobolds, lizardmen and goblins, and this location is also a must-pass point for business transactions between various tribes."

"There will naturally be friction between merchants over time, and there may even have been incidents of killing people and stealing goods. As a large clan, the Tauren, in order to maintain peace among the various tribes in the Alliance Empire, have stepped in to make peace between the tribes. The deterrent effect of disputes”

That's it

The four people immediately understood

No wonder the tauren guards here are all wearing uniform equipment. It turns out it’s because of this.

Before Lumsden and others could enter the tent, a violent sound wave erupted from the tent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Crossroads Auction Conference"

"Please prepare your hands and placards for our auction tonight."

This hotel is not simple.

We can actually hold an auction

"Sir, what is an auction?"

Vivian hugged Ramsden with a confused look on her face.

"Auction is a bidding method of purchasing. The goods are handed over to the organizer for auction. The highest bidder gets it and the organizer will draw a certain percentage of commission after the successful auction."

Cook opened the windshield of the tent and smiled at Vivian: "But these are usually relatively expensive goods, which are usually found in provinces or larger cities."

"Oh~~~"

Vivian didn't know whether she understood or not. With a curious attitude, she carried Ramsden and walked into the tent with Kurok and Andrew.

When everyone entered the tent, two green figures emerged from the big trees outside the wall.

"These guys actually ran into the intersection. How are we going to get the sacred object back now?"

One of the goblins looked at the tree with a well-made telescope with a sad face.

"Can you see where the carriage is?"

Another goblin asked.

"I saw it. Just around No. 17 in the northeast corner, there was a cow feeding their horses."

"We have to find a way to sneak in."