Chapter 231, Dorne Town-‘Starry Sky’ Tent Grocery Store

Guys and thugs often hear rumors of someone being kicked or bitten by a bad-tempered horse while feeding or brushing the horse. Therefore, the drivers in the Chamber of Commerce are an important position with professional skills. They are not only responsible for driving horses and driving carriages, but some even perform simple carriage maintenance.

But not everyone can get started.

The thug who received the most reward money had no choice but to find a pig hair brush and the wooden basin he usually used, filled a basin full of water, and went out to brush the horse.

"Please note that it is not familiar with you, so when you get started, you can try to grab a handful of beans and feed it a few mouthfuls of beans first, so that it will not feel dangerous!"

After Kil gave some instructions, the thug returned to the store, grabbed a handful of beans and brought them to the mouth of the blood-licking grass.

"Idiot! The bit is off!"

The thug who was scolded by the knight finally reacted, put the beans into his clothes, and then hurriedly removed the bit from the horse's face. After his mouth was freed, Blood Licker snorted and stared closely at the thug in front of him.

It saw that this man had beans!

Take it out quickly!

Being stared at by a horse that was taller than a man made even the thug who had been a bandit feel nervous and quickly presented the beans. With a few sweeps of his soft tongue, the beans disappeared.

After chewing the beans for a few times, he swallowed the beans. He stared at the person closely and bumped his head gently, asking for more beans.

"Sir Knight, it still wants to eat! Can you give it to me?"

The thugs didn't know what to do. In the past, the beans in the store were commodities for sale, so there was no possibility of using them at will. Even their store sells all kinds of beans, but in order to avoid waste and consumption, people in the store cannot eat beans at all when eating in the store.

"Here! It's just some beans. Give it to it when it eats it. Then brush the horse after it's full. Let's move!"

Keir urged, but he himself remained motionless.

After a while, Ms. Fenia came back with her people. Of course, she immediately saw the bags of beans loaded on the truck at the door of the store. She was not surprised, so she spared the workers and walked into the store.

A thug behind her was holding a small box. What was exaggerated was that there was a small chain on the box, which was connected to an iron buckle, holding the thug's right hand.

After arriving at the store, Ms. Fenia waved her hand, and the young girl under her took out a simple key and unlocked the thug's wrist.

"Give it to Knight Kil, now you go to work."

After sending away the thugs, Ms. Fenia opened the small box in Kil's hand with another key that she carried herself.

Inside is a row of neatly arranged gold coins lying sideways.

"This is the money obtained by mortgaging the store's operating rights, that is, the land deeds in other places. Okay, Knight Kiel, our agreement is now complete, and we no longer owe anyone anything. Finally, thank you for your rescue. Although I have repaid the kindness, I will remember this kind deed."

Kil glanced at the coins in the box and found that there were at least thirty or forty gold coins. If he sells the store management rights with a quick mortgage, the price will naturally be lowered by the other party. Although he doesn't know the price of the store in Dorne Town, it should be similar.

Of course, he believed that the smart Ms. Fenia must have left enough cash for herself. The cash in front of her was probably not all the cash from the mortgage, but it was sincere enough.

After all, it was for free after rescuing people, and Keir was very satisfied.

Snap, he closed the box and put it at his feet, together with the store's cash box.

"That's right. Then I can ask, what are your plans in the future? These people are not easy to get rid of."

Facing Kil's question, Ms. Fenea leaned over and smiled: "This is the secret. By the way, Lord Knight, I saw that you asked the people to place the goods seized in the bandit's lair at the gate of the open space. Do you intend to sell them? Do you need me to help you contact the merchants in the town? This help is free!"

Keir shrugged: "It's just right, so I'll trouble you, but there's no need to force it. I have asked the store manager, Mr. Raul, to help me contact various businessmen he knows in the local area, and he is a flower shop. Get money to hire the other party.”

"It seems that you are not willing to owe me this favor? What a cold knight, obviously so young."

Keir laughed: "Haha, this is not cold, nor does it deny your favor. It's just that I have always understood that free things are often consumed by you. The two ends of the scale must be equal. , it’s just that people often hide something on the seemingly free end.”

"Although this is not possible, madam, if you are familiar with Dorne Town, can you take me to a place where tents and rain gear are sold?"

"Hmm, with pleasure, young Lord Knight."

At this time, the last cart of beans had just been loaded, and the thugs who had received the reward from Kiel were working very hard, so they moved very quickly. After they finished loading the last bag of beans, the driver took the driver directly and set off, while the others took out dirty linen towels to wipe the sweat from their bodies.

At this time, Gil, Ms. Fenea and the girl accompanying him walked out of the store. They all got out of the way. The knight loaded the two boxes of coins into the weapon rack on the horse, while Ms. Fenea told the people in the store to go back. , stayed in the store, and only let two thugs follow him.

Letting the two extra thugs follow was not about ostentation, but mainly to protect the two women. The security of Dorne Town radiated outward from the central square area, and quickly fell from a high position all the way down.

There are things left near the fountain in the square. If you look again the next day, there is a high chance that the things are still there. Even items with obvious personal style, or accessories with the logo of the Chamber of Commerce, will be sent back personally by the security guards.

But once you walk out onto a street, just one street away, the public security drops rapidly at the speed of falling off a cliff.

At this time, two reliable thugs can avoid most problems. And some exceptional issues are not something that two thugs can handle.

In addition, Ms. Fenia also introduced to Keir that bringing thugs with you can also make local merchants and shops think that you are a local business person. Even if they don’t know you, they will not see through that you are a foreigner. Afterwards, people ask for prices all over the sky, and spend more money than they deserve.

"Ha, luckily I'm smart!"

Kil said with a smile.

They were walking on the same street as the 'Fu Yu Pod' shop. The shops here were full of dazzling arrays of goods. It's just that most of the products are basic items, not as fancy as the shops opened by the big chamber of commerce in the center of the town.

The shops and products here are mainly for local residents and small and medium-sized chambers of commerce.

But the current situation makes it difficult for small and medium-sized chambers of commerce in various towns and cities to operate safely, so this place is also quite depressed. Although the store doors were open, not only were the store clerks sleeping on the store tables, but even the thugs guarding the store were listless.

At this time, the tall and mature Ms. Fenia walked over on foot, and the thugs all looked at her without blinking.

Even Kier, who was walking together, was ignored, which was outrageous.

But Ms. Fenia raised her head, revealing her long white neck, which still attracted the attention of the thugs at the door of the store, who gathered outside the store to watch non-stop.

Some whispers were comparing her with the waitresses in the nearby tavern. After hearing this, Ms. Fenia was not shy and even waved at the thug who complimented her on her beauty.

Keir was speechless secretly. He just felt that this lady was really good at dealing with these incompetent thugs. No, she didn't even need to take action. She probably just smiled and some people came over.

Moreover, Ms. Fenea also has a sure way of manipulating these men. It is estimated that without the control of Barney the Mountain Wolf, she will become a very important figure in the town of Dorne in less than two years.

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They chatted and walked slowly. Kil held the blood-licking grass and paid attention to the shops on both sides of the road.

Those who sell clothes have no use for them.

When he destroyed the bandit's lair, the most seized items from the bandit's lair were all kinds of clothing. The people who followed him dug out too many clothes, large and small, and even threw them into the lair and burned them.

Just like that, Kiir's young refugee men, regardless of gender, were given a new pair of ill-fitting clothes. In addition to the shabby clothes they were wearing, at least in the season when the weather is getting hotter, there is no shortage of clothes.

Food stores are also of no use.

Not to mention the three carts full of beans that he just took away from Ms. Fenia's shop, Priest Batal can use God's food blessings every day that are truly free and costless. In fact, it is not that there is no price, but when the blessing ceremony is performed, the price of the divine blessing has been paid in advance, so when the priest uses it again later, it will look almost like getting it for free.

Therefore, Kiel was not interested in food stores either.

Leather goods store, Kiel was slightly interested.

After using his elf metal shield for a while, the original decorative leather on the front of the shield had been completely destroyed in the battle. Kil even cut the tattered edges with a dagger to make them less ugly.

So if you take the time, you can come here and replace his shield with a new one.

The blacksmith shop and the adjacent store display the finished products.

To be honest, the large number of metal tools needed by the refugees to settle down were actually in short supply. Lumber axes, wood saws, a set of blacksmith tools, a large number of nails, shovels, rakes, plows, scissors, and even kitchen knives for cooking and skinning knives for processing animal carcasses were missing.

Nothing is missing.

The amount of metal supplies needed to satisfy a team of 700 people was not a small amount, and it was not known whether the gains from handling the loot in the past two days would be enough. Of course, Keir had no intention of putting a large amount of his property into it. This was a puddle with an unclear bottom, and he knew that he would not be able to meet this amount by himself.

Maybe someone can, but at least it's not him now.

Kil stopped at the blacksmith shop for a while, and then Ms. Fenia asked with a chuckle: "For those villagers who have nothing? Knight Kil, you have to think about it."

Smiling, Kil took steps again: "I know clearly that I can divide my own money, the money that can be used for them. The seized goods obtained in the bandit's lair, and the money after selling those things, can It’s the main amount of money spent on them.”

He continued: "It's spring now, and the most important thing is not the items that can only be used after settling down, but tents! And rain gear! You can't get wet in the rain anymore, even though they are all young people, and the team members There are also priests of Saturn, but if there is an illness, priest Batal alone cannot handle it.”

"After all, the influence that great magic and divine power can have on a single priest is very limited."

Knowing what was most needed now, Ms. Fenia took Keir to another adjacent street, which was further away from the center of the town, so the ground was not so clean and smelled suspiciously. The dirt was mixed with the gravel road, making it barely possible to walk.

It's not like the place where the poor live outside the town. The sewage and dirt on the ground have flooded the gravel road, and there is no place to walk.

Ms. Fenia took Keer to a store on this street that specialized in selling groceries for merchants camping outdoors.

‘Starry Sky’ is the name of this grocery store, although it seems that this name is more appropriate to name the astrology tower.

"This is it. Although I don't know the owner of this shop, some chambers of commerce and merchants in the north of the town buy items for camping out here."

Ms. Fenia walked in first, and Gil held the money box full of coins in his left arm, then followed. Two thugs were guarding the knight's horse at the door.

He didn't follow him into the store. This is a local rule.

The safety of the guests entering the store is left to the store, and there is no need for the guests to bring their own subordinates.

Of course, it is also a local rule that merchants gradually figured out in the chaos. The main purpose is to prevent customers from bringing too many people in and stealing the store's goods.

Stores with low value mainly use this rule to prevent poor young people from forming groups to cause trouble, while stores selling expensive goods not only have requirements for the beauty of the store, but also have safety issues for customers and goods.

The ‘Starry Sky’ grocery store occupies a large area. As soon as you enter, you can see tents of various materials and shapes packed on a spacious large wooden table.

Because the tents are quite large, it is impossible to display them all in a store with limited space. Therefore, this store interestingly hired painters with average skills to paint the image of each tent spread out on the bright grass on canvas, put it in a frame, and place it behind the packed tents.

As soon as you enter the gate, you are facing five sets of various tents, as well as paintings displaying them. On the left and right sides are camping accessories and items used in the tent.

The number and variety are far beyond Kiel’s imagination.

Ms. Fenia asked Knight Kiel to choose a tent first: "How about letting the clerk in the store introduce it to you first? Knight Kiel?"

I heard he was a knight, and Kiel, a young man wearing a metal armor and a long sword on his waist, was indeed extraordinary. The guys in the store pushed me, and I pushed you, and finally an unlucky guy was pushed out. The 'big guy' Kiel explains the five types of tents sold in their shop.

As soon as he came up, the shop assistant didn't know whether to speak first or salute first. He froze there with a pale face, as if he had been dead for several days.

Ms. Fenia laughed boldly, and Kil was also amused by the shop assistant's behavior.

He waved his hand: "No need to salute, let's get down to business. I'm here to buy a batch of tents. Please introduce them to me."

After listening to Knight Kiel's words, the shop assistant wiped the cold sweat on his head with his hand, and stammered as he began to introduce from the left.

"This, this packaged tent is a small tent specially provided for small caravans and loggers. It is square, can accommodate five people at a time, is rainproof, and has been smoked with insect-proof herbs. Within half a year, the tent will be Once planted, there will be no bugs on the ground inside.”

"What about after half a year of use?"

Ms. Fenia asked. She didn't know anything about this either, so she asked curiously on behalf of the knight.

Keir also nodded, curious about the answer.

The shop assistant wrung his hands together and finally spoke the answer at a normal speed this time: "If you can't get rid of the insects, you can bring it over and we'll smoke it with herbs again for a fee! It can be used for another half a year. Price, price It’s not expensive either.”

Keir nodded with satisfaction. Looking at the painting on the canvas, this tent was a normal tent with a white square top and large green stripes. He took off his gloves and touched the surface material of the tent, and found that it was dense linen soaked in oil.

I rubbed it with my fingers and found it was quite strong.

"It's a bit small. If there are more than 700 people, how many tents will be built?"

Ms. Fenia criticized directly without politeness. This made the manager of the store next to him very anxious. What a big deal for more than 700 people! No stores have been opened recently, and he didn't want to give up this opportunity.

But he didn't dare to go up and talk to him, so he kept giving the shop assistant a fierce look, asking the shop assistant to explain something.

But the shop assistant's facial muscles twitched nervously, and he didn't dare to refute Ms. Fenia's words.

Kil was amused and pointed to the second packed tent next to him.

"What about this one? It looks a little small."

What is painted on this canvas is a small dome tent for one person. Interestingly, this tent even has soft leather windows that can be opened and closed at the shoulder height of ordinary people.

Coupled with the use of more colorful fabrics, it looks much more refined than other tents.

"Sir, this camp is prepared separately for the stewards of the Great Chamber of Commerce. The captain of the escort team is also qualified to have a separate camp when camping. This is an important means for leaders, managers, and chiefs to show their status."

"What about insect protection?" Kil didn't ask about rain protection. This thing must be rain-proof. He was very interested in this thing because the tent he had been using was a low triangular tent he bought casually in Kendall County last year. Woolen cloth.

Although he was used to sleeping, it still felt troublesome every time he climbed in and out wearing armor.

He rubbed his chin with his fingers and stared at the painting of the tent that showed what it would look like after it was unfolded. His eyes stayed on it.

"There is a layer of ground cloth at the bottom of the tent, which is made of the strongest linen cloth soaked in insect repellent. In addition, the circular ceiling and the surrounding circular tents are also soaked in insect repellent, and there is even a bag on the top. The bark chips of the bird-catching trees used to repel insects and birds will emit a smell that we can’t smell and will keep birds and insects away.”

"Oh." Kil was very interested and leaned forward to take a sniff, but found that he didn't smell anything.