Chapter 277 Contradiction and Calculation [Please subscribe]
Chen Xuan stood aside and watched the show for a while.
The arrogant and domineering Count Tris Landau seems to have really made up his mind to squat him here.
Reza Blackstone stared at Tris uneasily.
He originally planned to ask the clerk to call the patrol in private.
The Deepwater Valley Mining Merchant Group has been stationed at Blackleaf No. 7 Shop for more than ten Naloya years.
The local patrol has a good relationship with them.
After all, when doing business here, you will inevitably encounter some unkind people.
The rudeness shown by Tris Landau in front of him foreshadowed possible trouble.
Therefore, Reza Blackstone must find a way to prevent this dispute that may occur at any time.
But his little move was discovered by the golden knight behind Count Tris.
As soon as the clerk walked around, he was blocked, so he could only go back.
This made Reza very worried. Both Count Tris and Chen Xuan were customers in the Deepwater Valley.
It's just that they happened to bump into each other.
Moreover, Chen Xuan's purchase volume has almost exhausted the current inventory of the station.
This led to Tris Landau's dissatisfaction.
A few days ago, the Deepwater Valley Mining Business Group received news.
After the double-month peak moon phase appears, a new round of demonic disaster may break out at any time.
To this end, all locations have increased their supply prices by approximately 15%.
So far, there has been no panic buying here at Black Leaf Sentinel, and this is the first example.
Count Tris Landau most likely received a warning from his family.
That's why they urgently purchased materials to prepare for the reinforcement of their territory.
But no matter what, the behavior of other customers is bad.
Thoughts came and went, and Reza Blackstone made a difficult decision.
He adjusted his breathing, stretched out his hand to smooth his collar, and walked to Tris again.
"Dear Count Tris."
"Let's do this."
"Tell me the goods you need." "
I will transfer the goods to my colleagues. As for the price, it will still be settled according to the normal discount of the Dark Gold Card."
This plan will allow He lost all the commission from Chen Xuan's order.
This means that Reza Blackstone has to bear the difference between the market price and the discounted price.
His words soothed the sinister-looking Tris Landau.
In this way, he can pick up the goods quickly without losing the discount.
"That's pretty much it."
"Congratulations, Reza."
"You already have the potential to become a qualified trade group manager." "
This is the list of goods I need."
"Go stock up."
Tris Blue Dao raised his hand, and one of the accompanying golden knights took out a list from the storage jewelry.
The above lists a total of mineral materials and metal castings with a total value of about three to four million crowns.
After Reza Blackstone took the list, he glanced at it and knew what it was.
A deputy manager was called, and he went to his colleagues in the market to transfer goods.
The possible dispute was nipped in the bud.
The bearded Reza breathed a sigh of relief, slowly retreated to the back, took out the flask and took a long drink.
The spicy wine slightly diluted the annoyance in his heart.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xuan nodded secretly.
This dwarf steward named Reza Blackstone is quite a talent.
Most importantly, he follows the rules.
I would rather suffer a loss myself than let my customers suffer a loss.
This move is only to maintain the reputation of the Deepwater Valley Mining Business Group, not to profit for itself.
I've finished watching the play and figured out the situation clearly.
Chen Xuan then walked over with a nonchalant expression.
Count Tris Landau was sitting lazily on a chair, eating something that he took out from his storage jewelry, which was probably dried meat or candy.
His four Golden Knight followers were lined up on the left and right.
Seeing Chen Xuan approaching, the five of them each glanced at him.
When Tris saw the bronze badge on his chest, he immediately lost interest.
But the four experienced golden knights vaguely noticed something.
Even though Chen Xuan didn't reveal any momentum, these golden knights were still able to judge certain things from some details.
Chen remained calm and did not respond to their gazes.
Instead, he went straight to the station of the Deepwater Valley Mining Business Group and asked in a calm tone.
"Are all my goods ready?"
Reza Blackstone, who was drinking in the corner, immediately put down the flask.
After wiping the wine stained on his beard, he ran over in a hurry.
And his words also attracted the attention of Tris Landao and the four golden knights.
"Did you buy this batch of goods?"
Count Tris, who was still lazy at first, immediately sat up straight.
Chen Xuan turned his head and glanced at him, then showed a faint smile.
"Yes."
"What's the matter, sir?"
His attitude, neither humble nor overbearing, successfully attracted Tris Landau's attention.
The nobles of the kingdom also have their own emblems, so it is not surprising that Chen Xuan calls him "sir."
When they don't want to reveal their strength, civilians have to call nobles "my lord".
"A bronze-level adventurer can actually wipe out all the inventory at this station?"
Tris thought in confusion, then stood up and walked towards him.
But he had just taken half a step when he was pulled back by one of the golden knights.
The golden knight gently opened the visor of his battle helmet, revealing a beautiful face with brown hair.
She is actually a relatively rare female knight.
"My lord, please don't get close to him."
"This is a dangerous person."
"He is by no means as simple as an ordinary bronze-level adventurer."
She whispered in a very low volume.
But everyone understands that in front of a gold-level powerhouse, such a low-pitched conversation is meaningless.
This golden female knight made it clear that she wanted to tell Chen Xuan what she wanted to say.
It is also an indirect deterrent.
Chen Xuan raised the corners of his mouth silently, but didn't say much.
Without conflicts of interest, any fight is meaningless.
After hearing the female knight's advice, Tris Landau suddenly looked enlightened.
The arrogant look on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by a gentle smile.
As a noble of the kingdom, changing faces is a basic skill.
When facing Reza Blackstone, he could put on the airs of a noble and bully him as a client.
But when facing the mysterious strong man, Tris knew how to contact and test him.
Since the other party was able to eat mineral materials worth tens of millions in one go and deliberately disguised himself as a bronze-level adventurer, it meant that he was not a small role.
"Have you received the news when you bought so much mineral materials?"
After taking a few seconds to think about it, Count Tris asked with a smile.
"News?" "What news?"
Chen Xuan shrugged, with a harmless expression on his face.
"I'm just doing things for others."
He didn't forget to add at the end.
Seeing him say this, Tris Landau was at a loss for words.
He pursed his lips for a moment before continuing.
"Okay."
"I am Tris Landao, the consul of Blue Wind Castle, the third son of the main line of the Landao family." "You are
welcome to come to Blue Wind Castle as a guest at any time."
He said politely.
Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smile on his face became even bigger.
"Blue Wind Castle?"
"That's a good place."
"You must go shopping if you have the chance."
After making a gentleman's salute, Chen Xuan followed his words and replied.
Blue Wind Castle is only more than a thousand kilometers away from Magtan City.
It was a state city about four times larger than Magatan.
There is a fertile basin nearby, and not far from the city is the Koya River.
This is the largest river on the western border of the Duroa Kingdom.
Therefore, the river transportation there is very developed.
Whether it is agriculture, commerce, or population, Blue Wind City is much stronger than Magatan City.
Chen Xuan of the Landao family also knows something about it.
When he was studying in the field of [Time Walks Slowly], he once read a book called "Duroa Heraldry", which recorded in detail the large and small nobles in the Kingdom of Duroa and their noble crests. chapter.
Among them, the Landau family is also recorded.
Speaking of which, the Landao family is still a rather ancient giant city-level family.
The core of their family's power is not in the west of the kingdom, but in the southern region.
His subordinates controlled three huge cities.
The Tris Landau in front of him claimed to be the third son of the main line of the family.
That is, the direct descendants of the current head of the family.
He would actually become the governor of a state on the western frontier.
This situation is similar to exile.
Although Blue Wind Castle is still relatively wealthy in the corner of western Duroa.
But for the Landao family, it is still a place as big as a sesame seed.
In all likelihood, this guy made some mistake.
There are four golden knights accompanying him, which should be the preferential treatment given by family relatives.
How could a normal city lord receive such luxurious treatment?
Take Baron Bezos, for example.
Before this, there was no gold-level expert in the entire city.
Not to mention having a gold-level powerhouse as a guard.
There are still benefits to studying.
At this time, Chen Xuan knew the situation of Count Tris Landau almost instantly.
His answer was decent, so Tris smiled politely.
Little did he know that Chen Xuan was already thinking about Blue Wind Castle.
While the two parties were talking, he activated [Insight].
The golden tip emerged, which actually allowed him to discover some valuable clues.
[Tris Landau, 32 years old, honorary count of the Kingdom of Duroa, and the third son of the current head of the Landau family, vented his private anger, so he mobilized the giant city garrison without authorization to attack the city of Andorra within his jurisdiction. He caused thousands of casualties and was tried by the Kingdom Tribunal. He was later saved by the Landao family at a price. In order to avoid suspicion, he was "exiled" to Blue Wind Castle as a consul.] [Earl Tris recently received family news that
Naroya The mainland is about to face a new round of demonic disasters, and the jurisdiction of the giant city of Atax will not be immune. Although the main battlefield will most likely not be in Blue Wind City, he still needs to be prepared to strengthen the defense of the city and protect those affected by the demonic disaster. Affected by this, the kingdom has already supervised the transfer of lords from various places]
...
As expected, the Tris Landau in front of him was indeed "relegated" to this corner of the countryside because he made a mistake.
The information fed back by [Insight] also made Chen Xuan understand that for the aboriginal bosses in the "big place", the outbreak of the demonic disaster did not seem to be a secret.
After the two sides casually exchanged a few words, Tris was about to say goodbye and leave.
Just when he turned around, Chen Xuan suddenly asked proactively.
"By the way, Count Tris, do you need a powerful mercenary group?"
His words made Tris Landao stop, turned around and asked curiously.
"Mercenary group? How many people are there?"
"What's the strength level?"
"Has it been certified by the Naroya Mercenary Association."
I could see that Chen Xuan's words touched his heart.
Tris lacked trust in Blue Wind Castle's defense.
And he was carrying something on his back, and the kingdom was supervising the governors everywhere.
Under such circumstances, Tris could not run away easily.
This time he came to Black Leaf Sentinel Point for the purpose of urgently purchasing a batch of mineral materials and metal castings.
Secondly, it was to step on the spot. If the Blue Wind Castle could not be defended, then he could consider running to the Black Leaf Sentinel Point, which not only had extremely strong defensive buildings, but also a giant city-level teleportation array.
Even if the teleportation array was taken over during the war, he would still have a way to leave through the teleportation array with the kingdom's gold emblem brought from the Landao family.
But it was time for Blue Wind Castle to be defeated.
The Black Leaf Outpost may also be heavily besieged by monsters.
But no matter what, this can be regarded as a retreat.
Running away before the war is undoubtedly very sensitive, but after the war breaks out, it doesn't matter if he runs away again.
Under such circumstances, Count Tris is still very interested in the mercenary group that can strengthen the defense of Blue Wind Castle, provided that this mercenary group must have good strength.
Chen Xuan, who had the ability to sweep away tens of millions of kronor in mineral materials before his eyes, had already left a mysterious impression in his mind.
Therefore, his proposal to introduce a mercenary group was still very attractive to Tris.
Seeing the other party take the bait, the smile on Chen Xuan's face became even brighter.
"The number is about a thousand."
"The strength is generally in the bronze and silver levels."
"It has not been certified by the Naroa Mercenary Association."
He answered according to Tris's words.
When he heard that the strength of this mercenary group was only bronze and silver, a look of disappointment suddenly appeared in his eyes.
"I need more powerful mercenaries."
"The comprehensive strength of a mercenary group composed of bronze and silver levels is at most about the same as the mixed army of Black Leaf Sentinel, and cannot meet my requirements." Tris
Landao Said bluntly.
Chen Xuan seemed to have known his reaction for a long time, and the smile on his face never changed.
"Having said that."
"But the combat effectiveness of a mercenary group may not only be measured by its strength level." "
The mercenary group I want to introduce to you has actual results."
Tris The count suddenly asked with concern.
"What's the record?"
"The demon disaster crisis in Magtan City."
He didn't want to talk about the demon disaster for the kingdom's investigation team.
But it didn't matter to Trisna.
Moreover, the news of a demonic disaster breaking out in Magtan City is not a secret in the surrounding area.
...
The recent plot can be regarded as an extended foreshadowing for the subsequent battle for hegemony.
There is not much space left, so I will quickly turn to the foreshadowing of the Succubus line, and then return to the Blue Star line.
(End of chapter)