Chapter 3319 Reap the Consequences

If you don't listen to good people, you will suffer the consequences.

Although I am not a good person, when I warned them not to mess around, I had kind thoughts and good intentions.

But if they don't listen, how can you blame me?

No, just less than two weeks after setting off, something happened.

While their caravan was stationed in a forest outside the city of York and Han, they were robbed by a gang of unknown adventurers. Dozens of adventurers responsible for escorting the caravan were killed. The staff who managed the merchants were forced to hand over the cargo list and After carrying the money bag, he was also silenced. The only person who survived was a middle-level staff member who deserted and went to a distant location to urinate and smoke.

At the time of the incident, he was rushing back. After seeing this, he was frightened and collapsed directly on the ground. While shivering, he gritted his teeth and did not dare to make a sound.

Fortunately, his survival response was timely and standard, and he was saved from disaster.

After that, he stumbled to Dashai City and came to the family's stronghold in Dashai City.

During this period, he was also regarded as a liar. Fortunately, this guy was not stupid and promptly produced his family certificate to prove his identity. After a short investigation, it was confirmed that he was not a liar.

Then, with runny nose and tears, he cried out what happened.

Although the merchant family has some power, the highest level of adventurers it raises is only level ten, and the maximum number is no more than a hundred. Even if several other merchant families related to the family are counted together, they can only collect one. A small army with no more than ten levels and no more than a thousand soldiers.

And based on the description of this guy who survived, it is very likely that this group of robbers are not stragglers, but adventurers from the regular army.

Combined with the ban issued by the two majesties not long ago, the head of the family is more certain that these people are the troops sent by the aristocratic groups of Han City and Airui City.

How can a private army of just a thousand people be the opponent of this group of regular troops?

The head of the family was so worried that his hair turned white. He had no choice but to advise the survivors to go home quickly and report everything to the family head, who would then make a decision.

This person thought about it. How many private soldiers could the family station have? Even if there were, they were far from the opponent of the regular army in terms of scale and quantity. The top priority was to report everything to the family leader first and let him decide.

After the head of the family heard the bad news, he couldn't help but became furious. First, he cursed the aristocratic groups in York, Hancheng and Airey City for being ungrateful, forgetting how many benefits he had given them, and even dared to rob his family's goods. , It’s like eating the courage of a bear’s heart and a leopard’s courage!

After venting his anger, he began to worry again. Should he report it to the diplomatic department or solve it on his own?

Later, he may have thought that as a foreign elder, I probably wouldn't care about their life or death, so he simply decided to take a desperate risk and sent someone to invite the nobles of York, Han City and Airui City for an interview.

However, the post was sent out, but everyone ignored him.

This result directly made the head of the family furious. A mouthful of old blood spurted out, almost sending his soul back to hell.

He then appealed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and asked for assistance.

I had already heard the news and was well prepared, so I didn’t want to pay attention to such an unstable factor.

So I entrusted this matter to my secretary.

My secretary is too lazy to resolve the matter. She is one of the most trusted personal maids of the Elf Queen. In the future, when I marry the Elf Queen, she will also marry her Majesty the Queen, serving as both his wife and the Queen's personal maid. .

And she herself comes from a high-ranking and loyal noble family.

With such a status, how could he care about the trivial matters of such a trivial person?

So she gave up her pick and left the matter to her subordinates.

The third-in-command originally wanted to stay away, but he was not only my secretary, but also the personal maid of Her Majesty the Elf Queen. She was from a noble family, and the most terrifying thing was that she was one of my unofficial fiancées.

With these relationships added together, he didn't dare to give up even if he wanted to.

With no other choice, we had to organize manpower to receive this unfortunate family head.

When the head of the family saw that it was not me or my secretary receiving him, he immediately knew that this matter was going to be difficult.

Even though the third-in-command has a lot of power in the diplomatic department, any decision he makes must be approved by me. Especially such behavior that violates His Majesty's prohibition must be signed by me personally before it can be approved.

In view of my previous warning, the unlucky head of the family felt that he might be in trouble this time.

That's a huge amount of goods. If you can't recover it, I'm afraid it will break your muscles and bones.

However, he could not approach me confidently or sue me for malfeasance in my duties.

Because the two majesties have issued a ban, and during the ban on trading, they have given the traders a way out, and even guaranteed that as long as an agreement is signed, all goods can be sold to the local government at the original price.

If they don't sign the agreement, that's their business. If they're unlucky, they have to suffer it themselves.

Don't blame the country for not providing a way out, and don't blame His Majesty for being ruthless. They are actually seeking their own death.

But in this way, how can their family continue to maintain their family glory when they are so damaged?

The head of the family had no choice but to try his best to meet me in private, even at the risk of using his own family's fate as a bargaining chip, hoping that I would be noble and send troops to help them recover their losses.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but sneer.

Let's not mention your family's violation of the agreement. Just saying that you want to tie the fate of your family to me, is it too natural?

Do you think I care about your family's assets?

Or do you mean that I covet your daughter and granddaughter?

Or is it my desire to do whatever I want and control the fate of my family?

Stop making trouble, okay?

As the adopted son of Master Dewey, the most important thing for me is money.

I have a group of fiancées, and each one of them is a talented person, and most of them are with me for simple purposes.

I am an elder of a foreign race, and I am also the heir to the man behind the scenes in Fort Vicky. I am already tired of the feeling of controlling life and death.

None of these points can satisfy me. Why should I offend your majesties for the sake of your family?

So I continued to insist on stern refusal.

Despite all kinds of begging, the head of the family never changed his tone.

Finally, the head of the family became desperate and had to go back silently.

Although the pitiful figure of his back makes me a little sad, this is the price he paid for his actions.

You know, His Majesty has repeatedly issued orders prohibiting trade with York, Hancheng and Airey City. I also held a meeting some time ago and called together all the heads of families in Airey City that have business records with these two countries. At the collective meeting, it was they themselves who rejected my kindness.