i have a magic world

Chapter 146 The Baron's Motivation, Gathering and Discussion 【Subscription】

The snake man's attitude is very respectful, but his tone is neither humble nor overbearing.

He called Ophelia Miss Axel.

This is a slightly distant way of calling.

Prefixed the surname "Axo" without calling her Miss Ophelia.

It's a small detail that represents a difference in the attitude of the caller.

However, both names can be used in common.

Information about this aspect was also read by Chen Xuan in the book "Naroya Grand View".

He was silent and didn't speak the whole time, watching the snake-man butler and Ophelia talking with a sense of distance.

In less than 2 minutes, the snake man who had completed the invitation bowed and left the tent.

Chen Xuan looked curiously at his thick and powerful snake-like lower limbs.

There are many races in the Naroa Continent side by side, which is really nothing short of a surprise.

You can see so many strange and strange alien races in the territory of the human kingdom.

If I have the opportunity to go to those clan territories or alien tribes in the future, wouldn't I be able to see a completely different civilization?
After waiting for half a minute, Ophelia reopened the various magic circles arranged in the tent.

Arranging semi-permanent magic circles as building protection is a very common protective measure in Naloja.

It can not only enhance the privacy of the conversation here, but also prevent the enemy from launching a surprise attack.

The large magic shield can last for a period of time under external attacks, buying enough reaction time for the people in it.

The master and servant looked at each other tacitly, and then both sat back in their original positions.

"Master, what do you think of this invitation?"

Ophelia took the initiative to ask Chen Xuan for advice.

After tempering her personality, she has indeed become more and more stable.

For this matter, Chen Xuan already had a plan.

He pondered for a while before expressing his opinion.

"The snake-man steward just now said that Baron Bezos wanted to ask you about the procurement of magic tears."

"It should be that he discovered that the White Rose Caravan can deliver the Magic Tears steadily."

"However, this invitation may not be for business."

"It is more likely that they want to find out the source of the caravan's current magic tears."

"And... this matter may have something to do with your stepmother."

Chen Xuan squinted his eyes, he habitually considered the worst case first.

As the consul of Magtan City, Baron Bezos is not one of those businessmen who "death for money".

He is the true local lord, enjoying the power and status conferred by the laws of the kingdom.

The White Rose caravan sprung up in just five or six Naroja days, becoming the fastest-rising caravan in the city, and the main product was a strategic-level hard currency material that was miraculously effective against monsters—Magic Tears.

The most outrageous thing is that the caravan can maintain a daily supply of thousands of pieces.

Therefore, from the perspective of the lord of Bangcheng, the most important thing is not the fact that the White Rose caravan shipped the Magic Tears itself, but where the White Rose's supply comes from.

If you can grasp this point, maybe you can get some benefits from it.

There is a market for magic tears in every corner of the Naroa continent.

If there is an opportunity to wholesale in large quantities, it will be much more promising than foolishly engaging in retail sales.

In addition, the factor of stepmother Ursula is not ruled out for the time being.

That guy said conclusively that he would make Ophelia pay for her life.

Chen Xuan summed up all the possibilities in a few words, and the half-elf lady admired this insightful thinking.

In fact, he just borrowed the wisdom of Xia Guo's ancestors.

Sima Qian once said in "Historical Records: Huozhi Biography": "The prosperity of the world is all for profit; the world is full of hustle and bustle, all for profit."

The White Rose caravan is making a lot of money every day, who doesn't want to get a share of it?

If you have small ambitions, you can be a distributor with peace of mind and earn retail profits.

But ambitious guys will definitely use their brains.

Using this idea to substitute Baron Bezos' behavior motivation, everything becomes clear.

"Owner…"

"In that case, when it's time for the false night, I'll find an excuse to temporarily reject the invitation to the dinner party."

Ophelia said with some vigilance.

But Chen Xuan shook his head lightly.

"No, you have to go."

"I'll go with you."

"Now the Qiushuixian Merchant Group has suddenly disappeared."

"Bai Qiangwei wants to become bigger and stronger, so she can't just run away blindly."

"And I'd love to see the Baron and Ursula, too."

"Maybe they know something about your father."

The master has spoken, so Ophelia will naturally not run away.

In fact, Chen Xuan asked to go with him because he had deeper considerations.

Right now, Blue Star already has Myawady as a base, so it's time to create a new situation on Naroa's side.

His eyes were not limited to the White Rose Caravan.

There is a gold finger that can modify the contract, so why stick to the development step by step?
It's time to set our sights on the entire Magtaan city.

Neither of them spoke anymore, each thinking about their own thoughts.

It's just reached the third water clock time on Sunday.

There is still some time before the arrival of the moonlight night, and before that, Chen Xuan can go back to Blue Star.

The atmosphere of silence didn't last long, and he stood up calmly.

"Okay, everyone is waiting for us at the tavern."

"Turn off the magic interference, and I will flash you out directly."

"Before you leave, don't forget to tell your deputy about the caravan matters..."

Chen Xuan said with a smile, watching Ophelia get up and salute, and then walked out of the camp to explain the follow-up affairs.

When she came back here again, Chen Xuan gently took her hand.

With the flickering of the singularity of space, the two disappeared into the camp.

……

In the private room of the Blue Charm Tavern in the West End.

Sisters Rebecca and Dora sat together, drinking clear and refreshing fruit wine.

Jason Ironstove sat across from them, a cask mug of rye beer before him.

Affected by the brewing technology, the beer in the glass was slightly cloudy, but the dwarf blacksmith still drank it one after another.

In the corner by the table, Franco Budge was leaning on the side in a nearly prone position with his shoulders hunched.

What he drank was a small glass of absinthe, the pale green liquor swaying and rippling.

The atmosphere was a bit dull, the dwarf blacksmith didn't want to talk to anyone, and the old Baji didn't dare to talk to anyone.

Only Kitty and the Zerikan sisters are still active, but the conversation is limited to the three of them.

In this slightly embarrassing situation, time passed by every minute.

Until the private room door was pushed open again, Chen Xuan and Ophelia walked in successively.

Everyone stood up at the same time and bowed to him.

"Owner!"

"Master...Master!"

Cat girls in their teens, and dwarf blacksmiths in their teens finally have a common topic at this moment.

The "master" with different tones echoed in the soundproofed private room.

Whether it's catgirls, half-elves, Zerikan sisters, dwarves and black street mice.

Here they have only one identity, and that is Chen Xuan's slave.

Chen Xuan just nodded slightly, as a greeting.

Sitting at the round table, he raised his hand to signal everyone to take their seats.

The tavern waiter brought new drinks after him, and a glass of fine ale was placed on each table.

It tastes better than bitter ale and is more expensive.

Picking up the wine glass, Chen Xuan glanced at all the people present, and everyone raised their glasses to each other.

After clinking glasses of wine together, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

"Tell me about the recent situation in the city."

"Old Baji, you go first."

"I asked you to find a way to go to the coolie mule to inquire about the colchicum caravan."

"Should there be some eyebrows now?"

When Chen Xuan first contracted Franco Baji, he had left an unlimited time investigation mission.

At that time, he asked old Baji to find a way to find out from the coolie mule the type and quantity of the recent shipments of the Colchicum Merchant Group, as well as the storage area of ​​the goods and some actions related to the Merchant Group.

Now there should be a result.

Perhaps some key clues to Ansetus' escape from the city can be found from the activities of the Colchicius Merchant Group in the past few days.

Even if such a large caravan can deal with the garrison guarding the city gate, the transportation of materials and the transfer of personnel must be arranged and prepared in advance.

Chen Xuan didn't believe that the other party could solve these problems without warning.

After he opened his mouth, old Budge, who was sipping his drink, choked immediately.

This guy just wants to be a little transparent.

"Cough cough..."

He coughed a few times, and looked at Chen Xuan timidly.

Then he regained his composure a little, bowed his head in thought for a while before speaking.

"Master, I invited the leader of the coolie mule and his partners in the black street to drink a few glasses of wine, and I did find out some news about the Colchicum Merchant Group."

"Five naroa days ago, Colchicum stopped concluding commercial contracts and completely suspended the acceptance of new business orders, only fulfilling the contracted business..."

He paused for a moment when he said this, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva because of nervousness.

Speaking of which, Old Baji still has a great psychological shadow on Chen Xuan.

The earth-shattering landslide and the tragic situation of Sorel's team left a deep impression on him.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan didn't urge him, but took a sip of wine on his own.

Old Budge, whose spirit was relieved, was relieved immediately.

He, who is usually quite eloquent, immediately concentrated his attention and continued in a hoarse and obscure voice.

"After that, the Qiushuixian Merchant Group began to hire scattered adventurers and mercenaries."

"The name is 'recruitment of caravan guards', and the total number of employees has reached nearly a thousand, which is equivalent to hiring an army. The daily expenses are astronomical."

Chen Xuan knew this news a long time ago. Those few days happened to be when Howard died and a stalker appeared beside Ophelia.

He gave old Baji an encouraging look, motioning the guy to continue talking.

"The next day, the Qiushui Merchant Group will close their premises."

"However, just a few days ago, they also hired coolie mules to transport a batch of supplies to the open space near Revellin Road in the northern suburb of Bangcheng."

"According to the kid from the coolie mule, those luggage boxes are filled with gray magic cores."

"The quantity is very large, and the batch that the coolie mule is responsible for transporting has at least 10,000+."

"And there were at least hundreds of large luggage boxes piled up in that empty field."

"It is not ruled out that there will be a higher-level magic core."

Old Baji spoke more and more fluently.

Chen Xuan shook the wooden barrel cup, watching the wine in the cup swirl thoughtfully.

"Magic core?"

"Why did Ansetus take so many magic cores out in advance?"

New doubts or factors have emerged.

The magic core is a strategic material with a wide range of uses.

The pure magic power contained in it can charge the magic circle and magical objects.

If you compare [Magic Seed] and [Magic Core] to batteries.

Then the former is a large-capacity energy storage lithium battery that can be reused.

The latter are disposable dry batteries.

In addition, the magic core can also be used as one of the raw materials for making [alchemy potion], [spell scroll], and [magic weapon].

In the Naroya continent, the magic cores of all levels almost have the status equivalent to currency.

Moreover, the magic core is also very common, and it is not a rare and precious material.

However, the daily refresh rate of monsters in the surrounding crypts is limited.

It is not difficult to acquire hundreds or thousands of magic cores in a short period of time.

But it is not easy to get hundreds of thousands of magic cores.

In other words, this batch of magic cores should have been prepared by the Qiushuixian Merchant Group a long time ago.

This shows that Ansettus urgently needs these "disposable batteries" for charging or as some kind of raw material.

In any case, it must have an important purpose, but I don't know if it has anything to do with the subsequent collective disappearance.

Seeing the master's expression of thinking, Old Baji wisely kept his mouth shut.

He didn't continue to add until Chen Xuan raised his head.

"In the next few days, the Qiushuixian Merchant Group recruited laborers with high salaries."

"At that time, Qiu Shuixian used some of the channels of the underworld."

"Many workers who are willing to follow the business group out of the city are poor people in the black streets."

Hearing this, Chen Xuan suddenly interjected.

"In terms of material preparation, did the Qiushui Merchant Group purchase food in a big way?"

This question stunned Old Baji, and he shook his head immediately.

"I haven't heard any news about this."

After getting a not-so-comprehensive answer, Chen Xuan looked at the half-elf lady again.

he asked softly in a gentle tone.

"Ophelia, there should be no food in the main business of the Colchicius Merchant Group?"

As soon as these words came out, she seemed to have thought of something, with a dazed expression on her face.

"No... Food is just needed, but it is not a high-value commodity."

"The previous Qiushuixian merchant group mainly sold various monster materials and metal castings."

"In addition, those teams returning from the trade route will bring various refined products."

"Including weapons, armor, magic accessories, rough forged semi-finished materials, etc."

"I seem to understand what you mean..."

Ophelia fell silent suddenly.

At this point, the question Chen Xuan raised seems to have come to a conclusion.

The Qiushui Merchant Group didn't prepare enough food at all!
But Ansetus directly took away 7000 people!
Obviously that guy didn't plan to feed so many people in the wilderness!
……

　The transitional chapter is coming to an end, and the killing plot and big changes are coming.

　　Don't worry, don't urge, it's only 40 words now.

　　Still a young book.

　　You don't want to read books with hundreds of thousands of words and no content.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)