Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 207 Chapter [-] The Temptation of Spending Money

The Frost Maple Ridge Knight's statement almost immediately aroused noisy whispers among the members of the "Yehuo" caravan.

Alexios stared at the stern face of the Frost Maple Ridge knight, his eyes fluctuating.

If it were placed elsewhere, after hearing the heroic words of Master Elliot Igor, even if Alexios didn't appreciate it outright, I'm afraid he would maintain a minimum of respect;

But this is the land of broken souls, the southern no-man's land that has been in chaos for hundreds of years!

Alexios would like to believe that this human lord is indeed young, promising and full of ambitions, but he still firmly believes that building roads and rest areas in the wasteland is a complete loss-making business.

Even if your Igor family is indeed superior in force, so what if you wiped out one or two bandit camps that caused disasters in the wasteland?

Alexios, who had already heard a lot of stories from members of the chamber of commerce, knew very well that in this barren wasteland, bandits and bandits were nothing more than the smallest trouble for the settlers!

The factors that really hinder the land of cracked soul from becoming a prosperous and fertile land are its dangerous location in the land where the three races stand together, and the barren soil that is only suitable for growing cactus but not wheat!

Regardless of the peace between humans and demons, which passionate young man can easily forget the blood feuds in history?

Just one conflict, as long as a wave of surprise raids secretly passing through the defense line of the arcane spire, is enough to destroy all the infrastructure built by the lord of Frost Maple Ridge on this wasteland, and even turn this place into a place of death surrounded by dead souls;

Not to mention, under the constraints of harsh geological conditions, this land simply cannot provide enough food for population growth.

Yes, the ancient elf empire did have its capital here, but it was also based on the highly developed plant civilization of the elves—whether it is the Beastman Federation, the Human Empire, or the demons who always covet the north, in fact, no one has really developed it. The technical level of Soul Land.

In this way, robbers and bandits are just "secondary disasters" brought about by the harsh environment of the southern wilderness——

If human beings really want to pacify the wasteland, the southern army entrenched in the defense line of the arcane spire, always guarding against the invasion of the demons, will only do a better job than the little lords who moved from the central plains of the empire!
Don't ask, there is no need to ask.

To open roads to be profitable, the premise is that there is a need to establish connections between existing settlements to facilitate traffic, or new settlements can be derived from the side of the road, so that infrastructure construction will be profitable ——And in the Land of Cracking Soul where there is no grass, the newly built roads obviously cannot bring any profits to the local lords, and will only make it cheaper for the demon caravans and the wealthy lords further north.

——Shuangfengling worked hard, but made wedding clothes for others in vain!
Alexios almost felt pity for the lord of Frost Maple Ridge:
He can understand the other party's thoughts very well - as a little lord who has just been sealed to the wasteland, this Mr. Igor must be full of the blood that is unique to young people. He only wants to change the situation in the wasteland and make contributions, but completely ignores his own. In the objective environment, I am afraid that in the end, you can only get blood on your head, and then you can gain a life experience that is bigger than your palm.

It seems that mature lords and politicians are almost always irrigated with failures...

Alexios was still eating salty radishes, and sympathized with the official Xiahou with concern. The Knights of Frost Maple Ridge on the horse had already enthusiastically promoted the "Southern No. [-] Rest Area" built by the Igor family:
"Dear businessmen and friends, the rest area along Route 66 is now conducting an opening ceremony. In addition to exempting accommodation and catering fees, you can also get a waiver of the Lionheart River issued by Mr. Faulkner, Chairman of the Left Bank Towns Alliance. A coupon for the ferry fee! As long as you stay in the rest area for one night, you can enjoy the wilderness under the protection of the lord!"

The members of the caravan really couldn't figure out what to "swim" in this shabby place.

However, the "preferential conditions" offered by the Knights of Frost Maple Ridge seem to be quite attractive...

As a result, the members of "Yehuo" cast a questioning look at the boss Alexios.

"How is it? Dear businessman friend?" The Knight of Frost Maple Ridge strikes while the iron is hot, "Would you like to come to our southern No. [-] rest area to rest?"

Alexios snorted:
"Go and go - your lord is willing to lose money, so we have no reason not to take advantage."

He figured it out: this "Southern Rest Area No. [-]" was not a trap for robbers and bandits at all, but an inexperienced and mentally handicapped lord, a money-losing project with a passion for it—in that case, Being able to rest your feet in a serious rest area is definitely much better than sleeping in the wilderness:
Anyway, it doesn't cost their "karma" money, Ba Shi!
So, Alexios led his own chamber of commerce's brigade and followed the Knights of Frost Maple Ridge to the No. [-] rest area in the south. The grand blueprint for rejuvenating the wasteland, the nourishing life of Phoenix Terrace...

Alexios didn't believe much of these nonsense at all, but at least he became more and more certain in his heart that this group of people was indeed the subordinates of serious human nobles with cerebral palsy.

And when the "Ye Huo" caravan loaded with goods arrived at the "Southern No. [-] Rest Area" with the talkative Frost Maple Ridge Knight, they realized why they didn't see other caravans along the way——

——Dare to come here to rest!

The "Southern No. [-] Rest Area" is still smelling of new sawdust by the outer fence, and it is already full of colorful horses, camels, and nightmare beasts. Each animal has a tag with the name of the caravan it belongs to. There are also a few guards wearing Frost Maple Leaf costumes patrolling nearby.

The sharp-eyed Alexios found several familiar names on these hang tags—all of them are partners and competitors who travel from south to north to do cross-border trade like the "Yehuo" Chamber of Commerce.

These caravans obviously arrived one step earlier than "Ye Huo" and settled down in the rest area first.

"The stables and barns are still under construction, but you can also tie your livestock here." Frost Maple Ridge Knight enthusiastically said, "There are tags to distinguish, and guards are stationed. Our 'Southern No. [-] Rest Area' has opened It's been four or five days, and I haven't lost a single animal!"

The members of the "Yehuo" caravan couldn't help opening their mouths:

Such a well-ordered tethering place is not enough, Shuangfengling actually wants to build stables and barns here?

This is too extravagant, right?
For a split second, they even thought that they were not in the deserted, barren and difficult Soul Breaking Land, but came to Sanshuiwan, a prosperous and prosperous imperial town.

On the contrary, Alexios was the calmest in the "Yehuo" caravan:

He had already guessed that the smug idiot lord of Shuangfengling would definitely spend a lot of money to build his "ideal land". It is estimated that he would only improve his memory when he lost all his underwear in the future.

"Tie up all the livestock here!" Alexios ordered to his subordinates, and then turned to the Frost Maple Ridge Knight. "Except for the livestock, what should we do with the goods we carry?"

"We have established a special cargo storage place in the north of the rest area. The cargo of each major caravan is stored separately and guarded by special personnel. It is completely free and absolutely safe!" the Frost Maple Ridge Knight smiled, "If you need it, we will send someone to Help you transport the goods away and store them so as not to lose them, and then help you load them when you are on the road."

Alexios nodded indifferently:

Anyway, there were already so many caravans stationed in the "Southern No. [-] Rest Area", and it seemed that safety could be guaranteed. Naturally, he would not refuse the free service provided by the other party.

However, the Frost Maple Ridge Knight continued to laugh and said:

"In addition, dear businessman friends, please allow me to recommend the newly developed VIP service in Shuangfengling: during the opening ceremony, you only need to spend ten gold coins at a discounted price of [-]% to let our clerk inspect your goods Make statistics and log in."

"Huh?" Alexios snorted, "Let you count my goods? What good does it do me?"

Frost Maple Ridge Knight smiled brightly:
"To tell you the truth, we, Shuangfengling, have already established contact with the major chambers of commerce in the left bank town. Once your cargo statistics are clear, we can take the list of goods and carry out sales promotion activities and sign pre-sales in the left bank town on your behalf. The contract guarantees that your goods will be sold at the highest price! This service process is guaranteed by Master Elliot Igor with honor. Frost Maple Ridge does not charge intermediary fees, does not make price differences, and only charges a fixed service fee— —By the way, it's the period of rewards, and the service fee is still [-]% off!"

Alexios' heart skipped a beat.

The most fearful thing for these wasteland traders, apart from being robbed by bandits, is that the hard-earned goods cannot be sold-and if they can sell the goods at a high price in the town on the left bank under the coordination of Shuangfengling, For "karma fire", it is really beneficial but not harmful.

In fact, it is not new for aristocratic lords to build bridges for merchants in their own territory, but it is probably Shuangfengling's pioneering work to negotiate business in the rest area on the business travel road in advance.

"Hmm..." Alexios looked hesitant as he watched the clerks in Shuangfeng Ridge dutifully lead the horses.

"You don't have to worry, and you don't need to pay the service fee now!" The Frost Maple Ridge Knight smiled, "I will find a trade clerk in a moment to discuss with you the quantity of your goods and the expected selling price. If you are satisfied with the pre-sale contract in the town on the left bank, you can just pay the service fee."

"This..." Alexios couldn't hold it anymore.

"How about it, I see that you and my sister-in-law's neighbor look very similar, and I will give you an internal discount price, a service fee of eight gold coins!" The Frost Maple Ridge Knight looked around and looked around for no one, and leaned closer to Alexios' ear Whispered, "When you meet the document, you can just mention my name 'Dior Brando', don't spread it!"

Alexios nodded in agreement.

After all, using a mere eight gold coins in exchange for high-value goods—this condition is really too favorable, not to mention that if you are not satisfied with the contract at that time, you can go back on your word, right?

The new president of the "Yehuo" chamber of commerce feels that he has made a fortune: For a fledgling industry like Shuangfengling, in order to attract customers, they will often provide opportunities for large sums of money. Of course, the shrewd Alexios will not easily let go.

"Okay!" the Frost Maple Ridge Knight smiled and bowed, "The clerk in charge of negotiating the pre-sale agreement will find you in a while! Now, let me take you and your caravan members to stay and rest--the journey is exhausting, eat Order well, take a hot bath is the most comfortable!"

"Uh, let me make sure..." Alexios grabbed the knight, "The accommodation is free, right?"

"Accommodation fee is free!" The honest and honest face of the knight of Shuangfengling was filled with the words "take advantage of".

Therefore, the "Yehuo" caravan happily followed the Frost Maple Ridge knights as guides, crossed the horse-holding fence full of horses and livestock, and walked through the golden-painted and magnificent frost maple gate into the "Southern Second rest area".

Then, they were completely shocked by the sight in front of them.

Because the rest area has just been built, no matter how you look at it, it does not look like a grassy outpost on the wasteland, but rather an oasis town with the style of the Central Plains:

The two-story buildings made of stone and wood are neatly arranged. Under the signboards painted with gold paint, there are shop fronts where hawkers are enthusiastically selling. On the small square facing the gate of the rest area, there is even a fountain of goddess sculpture. Keep spraying water!
"I... grass..." Almost all the caravan members cursed involuntarily.

On this small street that runs through the rest area, there are already many other vendors walking back and forth. They either display all kinds of souvenirs in front of the shop fronts, or simply sit on the open-air tables on the side of the street. An old acquaintance that Lexus had met in the Demon Realm waved his hand when he saw the president of "Kamma Fire".

——Being able to enjoy this kind of treatment on the arduous journey to the wilderness is obviously too attractive to the merchants.

"That... I won't tell others..." the Frost Maple Ridge knight said quietly, "But there is actually a brothel under the tavern in the east of the rest area... If you want to order takeaway, I can also help..."

Alexios was speechless.

He suddenly felt that with these souvenir shops, taverns, and hotels, the "Southern No. [-] Rest Area" built by Shuangfengling didn't seem to have no income at all?

But looking back, the business in this rest area can only be done during the peak business season when the Arcane Spire defense line is open. In autumn and winter, huge losses and bankruptcy will inevitably end up...

So Alexius immediately felt relieved.

"No need... we just rest here for one night, just take us to the accommodation..." He waved his hand to the Knight of Frost Maple Ridge.

"Okay, come with me, the official hotel in the 'Southern Rest Area No. [-]' is right in front of you!" The Frost Maple Ridge knight stretched out his hand, pointing to the extraordinarily luxurious buildings opposite the square, connected by a porch in the middle. Three-story building, "If you stay, you can pay one gold coin per person..."

"Wait, wait!" Alexius yelled hastily, "Isn't the accommodation free?!"

"The accommodation is indeed free during the opening period, but you can choose to spend a gold coin to get a 'VIP stored-value card'!" Shuangfengling Knight said with a smile, "This gold coin is not charged by us, but by you. Save the deposit in the stored-value card. When you come to stay next year or the year after, you can directly use the deposit in the card to pay the accommodation fee at a [-]% discount! This is a unique benefit during the opening period of the rest area. I’m afraid you don’t know the loss Get the book—now apply for a VIP stored-value card, and we will give you a sumptuous extra-volume luxury dinner for free!"

Alexios' brain began to work rapidly, calculating the benefits and costs of applying for a card.

The results are obvious.

"Okay!" The young president of the Chamber of Commerce nodded hurriedly, "Also, can only one gold coin be stored in the stored-value card? If we deposit an extra sum, can we also enjoy the same discount of [-]% in the future?"

(End of this chapter)