Mercenaries and Adventurers

The scent of soul wood makes people feel calm, and the processing of wood carvings by foreigners makes everyone who smells the smell of wood carvings feel the surprise of discovering deer in the dense forest.

"This is a good thing, it really is a good thing. Is it just the price?" Although some businessmen wanted this thing, they still hesitated about its price.

Another businessman sneered: "Don't forget it, I have no doubts about its price. No matter where this wonderful thing is, it is worth its price." He looked at Simmons: " Let me tell you, if Bingxunguan is not a small place, and the financial resources of the few of us are not particularly good, there is no problem in doubling its price."

The old businessman narrowed his eyes and didn't say much, but the old man tightened his handkerchief and wiped his eyes lightly.

The businessman next to him, Bangta, looked at the middle-aged businessman who praised the woodcarving and said: "Stop talking nonsense, everyone competes fairly. I'll come first. Although funds are tight, according to the price Simmons said, it's better for me to squeeze." It can be taken out." After finishing speaking, he nodded to Simmons, and then grabbed his hand towards the wood carving.

Simmons smiled, but didn't speak.

Before Bonta's hand could touch the wood carving, a businessman took his hand and said, "It's not that I don't have money, I want it too. The price is an extra gold coin."

Bangta bared his mouth, but didn't say much after retracting his hand. His chamber of commerce has been short of funds for the past two days, and he just tried it just now, he can buy the best one, and it's not a pity if he can't buy it. After all, he is still young, and he has plenty of time to do business and make money. If he misses such a treasure now, he may meet again in the future.

As soon as the previous businessman finished speaking, the middle-aged old businessman who talked about his wife also spoke: "Dover, this is a piece of art, don't you dirty it, okay? Look. Look at the graceful curves of this woodcarving, the nimble gestures, if you touch this elf in the forest with your rough hands, everyone will not be able to stand it. Do you think so?" After speaking, he asked the people around him.

However, the servant did not dare to express his opinion, and Bangta crossed his arms and looked at him mockingly, while the old businessman remained silent all the time, not knowing what else to think in his cloudy eyes.

The businessman who he called a rough man curled his lips, and said in a strange voice deliberately rough in his mouth: "Yes, yes, yes, I am a rough man, look at the rings on my hand, one, two, three, four This one is too big and heavy to be aesthetically pleasing. But look at this." He took out a gold coin from his pocket and flicked it on his finger.

The gold coin swirled straight up and down in the air, leaving behind a shining golden streamer.

"Their beauty is irresistible to everyone. Are you right?"

When these words came out, everyone present nodded slightly. No one dislikes coins, let alone gold coins. Small and round, it also has a solid and heavy texture.

Men can straighten their waists, women can beautify their skin, children can smile often, and old people can enjoy their old age peacefully. Soldiers can fight bravely if they take it, businessmen can speak loudly if they take it, farmers can work hard if they take it, priests and priests can be firm in their beliefs if they take it, magicians can cast spells wantonly if they take it, and change the world.

Everyone in the society says it is good, and all the spirits on the earth are eager to get more.

"So, although I am vulgar, the thing in my hand can definitely match this woodcarving. If I take it down, I will definitely wash it with blessed water when I go back, and then buy it from other places. Thin glass cover keeps it safe from vulgar fellows like me. Everyone can come to my house when the time comes and I welcome everyone to come and smell this amazing scent. Haha,"

The businessman who was choked back immediately fought back: "Really." He raised his head slightly: "Then I will offer a higher price than you. I will offer one hundred and twenty-seven gold coins."

Keir looked at them, pretending to be generous, but the price was only going up one gold coin after another, so he looked at these businessmen with admiration.

His things are good things, but other people's money is not blown by the wind, and they are still very cautious in using it.

But in the end, the old businessman who hadn't spoken all this time coughed. After attracting the attention of others, he pretended to be an old man and said, "Everyone, everyone. Please listen to me."

Everyone be quiet.

"Everyone, according to me, it has nothing to do with the appearance of this wood carving. In fact, its preciousness lies in the fact that it is carved out of a whole piece of soul wood. As I said, soul wood has the ability to comfort the living after death. The role of the soul, which can be seen from its miraculous effect on us living people. As you can see, I am already old. Although I have seen countless treasures in my life, after I am old, I can still live in this place. I met the soul tree by chance, this is already the God of Wealth's kindness and blessing to me."

The other businessmen could hear the flavor of the old businessman's words, but they were suppressed by the old man's words with gods, so it was hard to refute them. The same belief, the age of the other party is indeed the oldest among them.

So at this point, it's not easy to speak again.

"I have never died, and I am not a priest with divine power. It is not known whether I can enter the kingdom of God of the Great Lord after death, and this soul tree with magical power may be a very important thing for me. Something. I wish I could have it, and when I die, I can hold this wooden carving in my hand and let its magical power protect my soul after death."

After speaking, the old man looked at the other businessmen in turn with cloudy eyes, and it was difficult for everyone to speak up to object, so they fell silent.

Mr. Simmons coughed softly: "So, old Phillips, how much are you willing to pay? After all, one yard is one yard, and the things are not mine. I was also entrusted by Keir."

The previous price had already been won by several other merchants to a high price of 135 gold coins. Although it was only 10 gold coins higher than the base price, it was still quite a price.

The reward for the head of a bandit leader is only five gold coins, ten gold coins is a lot.

The old businessman gestured with his left and right hands, with one finger on one side and four fingers on the other. It seems that he bid one hundred and forty gold coins.

"Old guy, you are still rich, your family is really rich."

"I've said it, I just prepared it for myself. When you reach my age, it's the same." At this time, the old businessman spoke quickly, enunciating clearly and forcefully.

"You have taken the two treasures today, so it's useless for us to come here."

"Don't say that, today is mainly to discuss the recent situation and everyone's respective ways, and see where there is a better way to make money." Mr. Simmons explained with a smile.

He patted Keir and asked him to temporarily put away the wood carvings. After they finished the party, the two went to follow the old businessman Phillips to his chamber of commerce for official transactions.

Keel wrapped the still eye-catching wooden sculpture, then put it in the bag at his waist and tied it tightly.

Afterwards, Kiel saw that the merchants skipped over the matter of treasures, and sat on long wooden chairs to chat one by one, talking about some recent troubles of various chambers of commerce. The businessmen who were choking before were giving advice to each other at this time, or providing a little help, completely missing the meaning of the previous confrontation.

Keir sat aside and listened bored, drinking warm fruit tea from a wooden cup in his hand, cup after cup.

After a while, it was noon. Everyone felt hungry, and this ended the party.

Keel followed Mr. Simmons Jr., and Mr. Simmons Jr. followed Phillips, the old businessman. The old businessman's attendants had to support him, but the old businessman didn't need to support him at all. He followed the little Mr. Simmons and strode away from the second floor of the Harp Hotel.

The chamber of commerce of the old merchant is just behind the shops facing the street on the main street of Bingxunguan. After passing through a stone passage between two shops, they came to a closed yard with only one entrance.

Although it is closed here, it is the stronghold building of several large chambers of commerce, and the chambers of old merchants are also here.

Keir walked in with them and sat down in the chamber of commerce hall.

The land here is tight, and it is naturally incomparable with the building of the Simmons Chamber of Commerce Linhe. Although the place is a little smaller, the decoration is exquisite, but it far surpasses the Simmons Chamber of Commerce and the Foxtail Chamber of Commerce.

After the group sat down, the old businessman Phillips called the various stewards of the chamber of commerce and asked them to go to the shops of the chamber of commerce in the checkpoint and retrieve all the large amounts of gold coins stored in the shops. And hand over the tokens for withdrawing money to the various stewards.

Kiel took out the things, the small box containing the gems and the muslin wrapped in the wood carving, and put them on the table in the hall for the old businessman to check.

The old businessman first untied the muslin with trembling hands, took out the exquisite and agile wood carving, took a deep breath, and smiled contentedly.

"I made you laugh. For an old guy like me who doesn't know how long he can live, such a precious and hard-to-find treasure is really too important." The old businessman said so.

Mr. Simmons was not surprised either. While the old businessman was going to various shops to collect gold coins, he told him about the recent bustling scene.

With no other merchants around and in his own chamber of commerce, the old merchant changed his previous judgment and felt that such a scene would not last long. He believes that although there are no bandits who harassed the caravan on the side of the commercial road headed by Bingxun Pass, this situation will not last long.

As long as the soldiers in Ice Flood Pass are still as muddy as they are today, they will simply not be able to maintain the current good situation created by Knight Crow.

It won't be long before the bandits wandering on the commercial roads in other places will automatically fill the vacuum of bandits near Bingxun Pass.

Little Mr. Simmons pursed his lips. On the one hand, he felt that what the other party said was right, but on the other hand, he felt that as long as the soldiers and their officers at Bingxunguan tasted the sweetness of the prosperous trade, they might take the initiative to go out to fight against Bingxun Pass. The gang of bandits outside Xun Pass.

"Naive boy. It's okay for those guys to collect taxes and make money behind the city walls, but it's impossible for them to go out and fight with bandit gangs. I've lived for so many years, and I've met so many people like those guys. I don’t even need to look, just by listening to their voices, I can guess what they are going to say.” The old businessman said disdainfully.

Little Mr. Simmons rubbed his nose. His sons and daughters were so old, and he was suddenly called a naive young man, which caught him off guard.

Seeing their differences, Keir said, "I'm sorry for interrupting."

"Young man, tell me." Old Phillips reached out his hand to motion for Keel to speak.

"Since you merchants are so disapproving of the soldiers at Bingxun Pass, why don't you organize your own forces to take the initiative to clean up the bandit gangs on the commercial road?"

The old man patted his forehead and said helplessly: "The soldiers in the checkpoint are terrified of dealing with bandits, but for all organizations that dare to challenge their power, it is an active attack. They have a deep background behind them, and no one can Affordable."

"Is that the Earl?" Kiel muttered.

Unexpectedly, the old businessman had sensitive ears and heard: "Young people are very clear about this, it's amazing."

Kiel quickly waved his hand and said, "Hey, I heard what Knight Crow told me. In fact, I don't care about it at all." After Kiel finished speaking, Mr. Simmons and old Phillips narrowed their eyes. The people glanced at each other, Mr. Simmons shook his head, and the old businessman raised his eyebrows.

While talking, the managers of the chamber of commerce who got the tokens and went out to withdraw money from various shops all came back one by one. The Bingxun Pass is not big in the first place, and it doesn't take much time to come and go.

The number of gold coins each steward retrieved from the shop varied, but they were all quite a few, ranging from a dozen to fifty. It can be seen that the chamber of commerce owned by the old businessman is actually quite financial.

After the chamber of commerce came back, they didn't leave. They gathered curiously in the hall of the chamber of commerce to see what deals their president was making. The old businessman directly asked his subordinates to come over one by one to experience the strange ability of his newly bought soul wood carving.

The one hundred and forty gold coins of the wood carvings were counted by Kiel and put into a strong cut-proof money bag. Then, the thirty-three gold coins of the ruby ​​were also counted by Kiel and put into another cut-proof money bag as a gift. .

Keel put both purses deep in his backpack, and waited for Mr. Simmons Jr. to finish talking to the old businessman.

But their conversation was soon interrupted by surprise and loud exclamation. Seeing the silly looks of all his subordinates, the old businessman had no choice but to say sorry to Simmons and send away the two who had finished the deal.

As soon as he walked out of the hall, he could hear the old businessman's angry roar and reprimand.

Keir shrugged and said to Mr. Simmons Jr., "So, his old age was all faked?"

Mr. Simmons laughed twice: "There is some truth in the words, but the appearance does seem to be fake."

"Then do you think other people have seen it?"

"So what if you see it? So what if you don't see it? Business transactions are based on a thick face and a quick reaction. You asked the other people at that time to pretend, they didn't have the age requirement, did they?" After laughing a few times, Mr. Simmons Jr. called the Chamber of Commerce buddy who was waiting at the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce, and the three of them walked back to the Simmons Chamber of Commerce together with Keir.

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After returning to his sphere of influence, little Mr. Simmons relaxed. He took the seventeen gold coins and three silver coins that Keir counted out and handed him, and handed over the money to the busy old Mr. Simmons.

"Thank you very much for your help today. If it weren't for you as a bridge, I really wouldn't be able to sell these two things at such a high price." Keel sincerely thanked Mr. Simmons.

And Mr. Simmons laughed loudly: "I can make so much money in half a day, which is easier than all the businesses I did before. I would like to thank you. Next time I have such a business, I will Come find me again. No one will think that such opportunities are rare."

Keel was left to have a lunch at the Simmons Chamber of Commerce, which was full of salty food. Keir was very full, because according to what Mr. Simmons Jr. said, it was too much for Keir to carry so much money alone. It is very dangerous. Although the bandit gangs outside Bingxun Pass have been cleared up by the militiamen, Bingxun Pass is not a clean place. Since its establishment decades ago, it has been a place full of right and wrong.

No one stopped Kiel from selling treasures for a profit of more than 100 gold coins in the morning, and the news will soon spread throughout the Ice Flood Pass.

Some dangerous guys who are desperate for wealth will definitely come to **** Kiel and the wealth he carries with killing intent. Especially since Kiel is not a local yet, he doesn't have enough influence to attach himself to.

Seeing that Kiel was only carrying a dagger and no other weapons and equipment, Mr. Simmons gave Kiel a long knife that the chamber of commerce accidentally collected in his hand, and also gave him a leather shield. A sturdy small square shield covered in leather and wood. They were given to Keir for self-defense.

Keir didn't want it at first, but couldn't bear Mr. Simmons's constant demands, so he had to take two things with him, and rode away from the Simmons Chamber of Commerce on the horse that the Chamber of Commerce staff had brought back to the Harp Hotel with the brand certificate. .

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Keir came directly to the hotel he was renting, and packed all the things in his room into his backpack. He greeted the hotel clerk, tossed him the key to the house, took his leave, and rode away on the horse waiting in the backyard.

Keel rode on the horse and wrapped his cloak tightly around his body, scanned around the hotel entrance, and found that there were indeed more sneaky people on the street at the hotel entrance than before he came in.

Kiel smiled. After fighting bandits and monsters, he wasn't afraid of these people at all.

He waved to those who were sneakily staring at him, then licked the horse's belly, and accelerated towards the north gate of the checkpoint.

Although he only learned how to ride a horse, his horse has a well-behaved personality and is very stable when riding. If Keir just walks in a straight line, he can ride a horse and run.

A Kiel guy went out on horseback. Some people rushed into the front desk of the hotel and asked about Kiel's situation, but they were told that Kiel had already left the house.

"Hurry up! He's leaving!" Someone ran out of the hotel again and loudly reported to the people waiting at the hotel door.

Other guys who were not with these people were suspicious, so they went to the hotel and took out the money to rent a room.

Others ran, trying to catch up with Kiel on horseback.

Others stomped their feet angrily on the spot, complaining why they were hindered by the existence of other guys with the same purpose as him. They threw Kiel off the horse earlier, grabbed the backpack with things and ran away. How could they lose such a big guy? Great opportunity for money. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

Keel looked back at the running guys trying to catch up to him and laughed. Soon he arrived at the north gate of Bingxun Pass, and he keenly noticed several people hiding in a dark corner nearby, staring at him. Others laughed secretly.

Kiel could tell what they were thinking with his heels. He must have used the ice flood to stop him at the north gate, mostly by falsely accusing him of being a bandit or a bandit, or other time-delaying rhetoric.

Or, someone is willing to pay more money to bribe the soldiers or tax collectors here, directly imprison him, and then steal Kiel's backpack.

It is more ruthless and more relevant, and it is impossible for someone to directly tell some unjust and clean soldier captains or tax collectors about the news that Kiel has a lot of money, directly take Kiel forcibly, and then put him in prison Well, when Keir wants to come out, he will have to pay a lot of money. Whether his own money can belong to him is still a matter of opinion.

Thinking of this, Kiel leaned directly on the horse's back, hugged the horse's neck, and knocked on the horse's belly vigorously. Regardless of the soldiers at the checkpoint gate shouting, he directly walked through the ice flood before they could react. Close the north gate and rush out.

A soldier guarding outside the city gate wanted to poke him with a spear, but Kiel held a shield in one hand and a long knife in the other. With a loud shout, he stopped the soldier a step and ran out of their attacking distance.

As soon as he left the gate of the city, Keir calmed the horse and slowed down, so as not to let the broken road outside the checkpoint knock him off his horse.

Seeing someone persistently chasing them out from the north gate of the checkpoint, Keir thought it was funny and slowed down on purpose. He moved his arms a bit, feeling that he hadn't seen blood for some days, and his body was a little stiff.

Time to get some exercise.