rune hunter

Chapter 407
Ackford's face was ugly, as disgusting as if he had eaten a fly.

A qualified businessman should hide his true emotions under a smile, but now he can't control his emotions, and even the smile on his face is slightly distorted.

The cordial talks for nearly two hours did not yield any practical results, and the two sides reached a stalemate in determining commodity prices, but this was also expected by him.The other party is an excellent leader who can lead tens of thousands of refugees to escape from the north. She must not be treated with contempt just because she is a woman.

The temporary stalemate is not important. Both parties know very well in their hearts that this deal will inevitably be reached, and it is nothing more than a question of profit. The business of more than 100 million gold coins is an unimaginable astronomical figure for ordinary people, but for Baron Saladin, it is also a "normal business" on the books.His real purpose is to find out the reality of these exiles, and then determine whether to make a real big order here.

Ackford is very satisfied with the information obtained so far. Tiana is obviously willing to eat this batch of food. It's just a waste of money for daily necessities.

Don't look at the ragged appearance of this exile team and think that they are really beggars. Ackford has already noticed the troops in charge of guarding around the valley. Although the soldiers' armor is broken, their eyes are full of fear. With his murderous aura, one can tell at a glance that he is an elite fighter who has survived a hundred battles.

Ackford had seen the elite troops of Thunder Fortress before, and these northern fighters who were said to be from Istaron were not inferior to them in the slightest.Walking all the way since he entered the valley, he saw thousands of soldiers, at least the size of a legion, which was not a number that ordinary local lords could afford.This further confirmed his previous conjecture from one side - Tiana had sufficient funds in her hands.

Of course he would not know that after leaving Istaron, El never paid a military salary along the way.The real reason why the low morale and routs of other armies did not appear was that they themselves were running for their lives, and there was almost no place to spend money on the way to flee.

Businessmen are actually eccentric creatures. They are good at using the art of language, but because of this, they never believe what others say.They prefer to look for clues from other angles to draw their own judgments through their own eyes.

This is not so much confidence, but actually more like a gamble.What the eyes see may not be the truth, and the conclusions drawn by rational deduction may not be correct.As the saying goes, one leaf blinds the eyes, and the price of overconfidence is that once targeted arrangements are made by the opponent, it is easy to be deceived.

What made Ackford's face sour was the changes that had taken place in the camp in just two hours.

If the previous camp gave people the feeling of being exhausted and decadent after a catastrophe, then the current camp seems to have been injected with a breath of fresh air and regained its vitality.

Ackford soon discovered the source of the change in the atmosphere, that is, the market that suddenly appeared in the camp, where all kinds of businessmen had already gathered together and started to sell their goods, from the details of their speech and behavior. It can be judged that it is definitely not a fake pretender, but a real colleague.

Ordinary people may think in their minds at such times, "Where did this market come from?" But the way of thinking of businessmen is different from normal people. The first question they think about at this time is "What will this market give me?" What is the impact on profits?"

Of course there will be an impact, and it is not optimistic.Ackford doesn't know where these merchants come from. It is absolutely impossible for Thunder Fortress to allow caravans outside Silver Ingot Fort to pass freely, and Blackstone Fort is surrounded by mountains. The only possibility is that these merchants also followed The exiles have fled here, and they themselves belong to this collective.

Only businessmen know businessmen best. After seeing these businessmen appear, Ackford knew that he had to make compromises in terms of living materials, otherwise the business might really come to nothing.The various forces within Thunder Fortress are not monolithic, and it is impossible for Silver Ingot Castle to monopolize its operations.As long as Tiana has this group of merchants under her command, the problem of shortage of living supplies will be resolved sooner or later.

Rumor has it that Lord Churkin favors the young lady of the Timberwolf family and spares no effort in supporting her.Small issues such as buying and selling commodities must be insignificant in front of them.Relying on the special information channel of Silver Ding Fort, I was able to get there first the day after the exile arrived, and what I was able to grab was the time difference when the other party was unfamiliar with the place of life.If the young lady is relieved, this business may not be so easy to do.

If even this business cannot be done, then the next business may not be discussed.

Thinking of this, Ackerford's forehead was already covered with fine sweat. He hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, turned his head and whispered to Gao Wen who was following behind him: "Master Gao Wen, this business may not be very good. Good talk, now I have to go back and do some preparations."

"That lady is not an ordinary person, so don't treat her like a canary. If you really want to establish a relationship with her, you'd better not care about the gains and losses of profits." Gao Wen is not a professional businessman. Ackford could see better.Seeing Ackford's agitated expression, he couldn't help but said in a cold voice: "If you're worried, go back. I'll walk here alone, remember not to delay the business."

Ackford nodded with amnesty, took out a handkerchief from his breast pocket and wiped the sweat on his forehead. After he regained his composure, he regained his businessman's smile and strode towards Tiana's tent. go.

"The most outstanding successor of the next generation of Silver Ingot Castle? That's all..." Hearing the sound of Ackerford's leaving footsteps, Gawain didn't turn his head, he just sighed and whispered to himself.

There's really not much to see in a newly established camp, especially since they don't have anything in their hands yet.It was difficult for Gao Wen to understand what clues Akford had discovered, so as to completely overthrow his own planned plan, but it didn't matter to him.

What really interested Gawain was the ruins of Blackstone Fortress, where an extremely tragic battle took place, and he happened to know both sides of the battle and the reason for the battle.Although it is said that the battlefield has been cleaned there, there are always some things beyond common sense, and it is difficult to erase the traces with physical methods, and he is here for this.

The escort of the exiles was stationed outside the ruins of Blackstone Fortress. It seemed that they were preparing to rebuild the castle. Of course, outsiders would not be allowed to come along.Of course, this is not a reason to prevent Gao Wen from going, he just needs a little time to observe the surrounding environment, and at the same time confirm some of his guesses.

Before he knew it, Gao Wen found that he had already walked under the castle. Not far in front of him was a small group of soldiers guarding the gate of the castle. Through the gap in the broken outer wall, he could still see many people inside. Clean up gravel and gravel.This is a job without any technical content, but it is more labor-intensive and time-consuming.

If you just walk in like this, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of those soldiers.Gao Wen frowned slightly, and glanced around, but he didn't find the blind spot that the guards missed, but saw a simple tavern instead.

In fact, the word simple is not enough to describe the desolation of this tavern. From the outside, it looks like a tinkering stable, with a specious shelf built casually with straw stacks.But for these exiles, it is really not easy to do this.

For some unknown reason, Gao Wen walked into the bar in a strange manner. To his surprise, the customers in this bar were all kinds of different religions, and even humanoid creatures could occupy a place. The humble tavern is a bit more vulgar and crowded because of their presence...but this is exactly what a tavern should taste like.

The tavern owner leaning on the bar and flirting with the beautiful maid was young and looked familiar. Gao Wen subconsciously thought about it carefully in his mind, and vaguely remembered that this person seemed to be an officer.But it's no wonder that it's not easy for other refugees to escape. I'm afraid only those in the army can hide good wine.

Gao Wen frowned, and suddenly remembered that he didn't actually drink alcohol, and he probably wouldn't be able to get any news in such a dirty tavern, so he turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment, a man from the corner of his eye The sign passing by made him suddenly turn around and stop.

What caught his attention were the two officers sitting in the corner drinking their heads down. On the scabbard of the saber of the middle-aged officer, there was an eye symbol of the Truth Society impressively engraved.Gawain narrowed his eyes and looked carefully, and found that the armor worn by the two of them was also slightly different from the army he saw outside.

Although the style is a bit old, it is indeed the unique armor of the Truth Society!
But how could the direct troops of the Truth Society appear in this remote ghost place?

All kinds of questions circling in his mind made Gao Wen unable to take a step forward. He pondered for a moment, and finally turned around and walked towards the two officers.For some reason, he vaguely felt that most of the sight staring at him disappeared immediately.

At the edge of the bar, the girl with her back to Gao Wen raised her finger and blew lightly. A needle-like black thorn quietly protruded from the back of her hand, resting on the tip of her finger, and a flower bloomed. A bright red rose the size of a fingernail.

"What's this?" El couldn't help asking in a low voice, seeing the new trick Laurana had come up with.

"This is a woman's secret." Laurana said with a grin.

(End of this chapter)