Act 43: Underground Dealing in Braggs (Part 1)

Act 43: Underground Trading in Braggs (Part 1)

In July, the air in Prague seems to be filled with a kind of heat that makes people want to move. [Ci*book/ge]

There are undercurrents surging beneath the calm surface. It can be predicted that the nobility, large and small, have been in a state of distress over the past half month. In their circles, it can be seen that the signs of the end of the war have become more and more obvious. Although the lives of the lower class citizens remain the same. Usually, those who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune gradually become restless.

Citizens often see messengers' horses entering the city one after another. People who don't know about it think that the war is tense, but these letters convey the progress of the negotiations in Winter Rose Castle one after another.

So much so that the common people were uneasy all day long, and the nobles were also uneasy all day long.

It's just that all this has nothing to do with Brando. The young man is smoothly following his schedule - it took him three days to buy a relationship and get a registration certificate for the Pioneer Knights - it was a certificate that said The loyalty and duties that knights and monarchs owe each other, and then a document with a seal on it.

This thin piece of parchment was more expensive than gold a few years ago. However, as Eruin gradually declined, the knight class degenerated into a local hardcore force, and adventurers turned to illegal businesses, but no one was enthusiastic about it. This ancient kingdom expanded its territory, so much so that the title of 'Pioneering Knight' gradually became unknown.

Since the late king came to the throne, the nobles who had made their fortune by developing knighthood had gradually begun to clearly price the title for transfer, and this piece of paper had become less and less valuable since then.

In order to obtain this identity, just like what he did in the game before, Brando just bought a beautiful long dress for the wife of a small municipal official.

It was already the eleventh day when he got the paperwork. On this day, the cripple brought him another good news - the underground trade fair he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Just like the fairs that exist regularly in certain areas, the gray areas of Prague hold underground transactions during the first half of the month. It's just that most of the things sold in this market are shady stolen goods, contraband and even human trade. Don't be surprised, because the people participating in this fair - in addition to mercenaries, adventurers, and unscrupulous traders, there are more Framers of the Bragg Rules.

That is, the nobles.

There is no doubt that the people behind this underground market are undoubtedly the local underground forces, but it is inevitable that some nobles are not involved. This is an open fact.

And it is enough to hide it from the small citizens of society who need a peaceful and stable appearance.

Prague’s underground trade fairs are held regularly at the Maria Market in the Hood District or the Shepherd’s Market in the Dongcheng District. The organizers deliberately choose densely populated places to hide them better. But those who are interested will often find that at these two times, a large number of unfamiliar faces will appear in these two places, asking each other, chatting, and then leaving in a hurry the next morning.

In particular, these two markets also have a small auction house for rentals - of course, this is actually just a superficial excuse. [Ci*shu/ge] www/cishuge/com In fact, apart from occasional uses, these two auction houses were almost exclusively built for this regular gathering.

If you were to look up their owners, you would only find some ordinary businessman nearby. But if you investigate further, you will find that both buildings were actually funded by the local noble council.

Of course, these are digressions.

When Bottom led Brando down from the carriage, the sunset in Prague was just like in the oil painting of the same name, like an orange-red fire ball hanging on the horizon, burning the surrounding circle. Yunxia.

Facing the fiery red light, the young man was wearing a knight's uniform, neatly ironed, and the wizard apprentice Charles stood beside him, so that the two of them could pretend to be the identity on his invitation - from the highlands of Karasu. The knight and his apprentice squire.

Of course, there was also his sister, Antitina, whose pseudonym was Ann, who Brando then lured out of the carriage, and his fiancée, Miss Roman.

Antitina removed her hand from Brando's hand without leaving a trace when she got off the carriage. She wore a black veil and a black dress, and stared at the small girl with a layer of indifferent brilliance in her eyes. People were coming and going outside the auction house.

The girl pursed her lips slightly, her temperament completely different from a few days ago. If I say that when she first met Brando, she gave the young man the feeling of being weak and pitiful, but now she has become cold and cold, and her body naturally exudes an aura that prevents strangers from approaching her.

At this moment, let alone Test's spies, I'm afraid it's 'Owl' Jon who comes to Antitina in person, and he probably doesn't dare to recognize her rashly for a while.

What's more, at this time of crisis, something as trivial as a person missing in a big city would not attract anyone's attention at all. The cemetery area was so notorious that it took a few days for the city officials to discover their negligence from the actions of their colleagues——

Originally, matters like missing persons should be the work of the municipal police force, but before that, the security cavalry had already conducted a vigorous search. The scale was so large that it was considered exceptional. The three squadrons of cavalry troops almost overran the Dongcheng District and almost alarmed the local noble council in Prague.

However, afterwards, Viscount Test seemed to not want this incident to fall into other people's ears and become a handle. So far, the whole matter has ceased. The conclusion of the whole matter was finally attributed to the "cemetery attack incident" almost half a year ago, and it became an open case. .

Therefore, Antitina can now appear outside with confidence.

Standing next to her and a line higher than her forehead was Roman. The businesswoman was staring at the row of crystal balls on the table not far away. I came with the spirit of research - I wanted to find out what it was.

But what makes Brando a little dumbfounded is that there is not a word written on the crystal ball, and no matter how long and serious he stares at it, no flowers will grow on it.

He knew that she was just doing this to attract Antitina's attention.

In the past few days, Little Roman and Antitina have gotten along well with each other. She has a natural keen sense of smell that can smell the opportunity in an ordinary phenomenon - but Antitina just has what she lacks in the outside world. Common sense and some necessary knowledge.

Just like, if no one told this future business girl that the Anzek area has always been responsible for transporting wine and food to Prague, this country girl who was born in Butchi would not have seen the implications. business opportunities.

But Antitina is now filling this role. Although all her knowledge comes from books, it is still better than Miss Roman's all knowledge coming from imagination, isn't it?

"What is that, Ann?" Roman finally couldn't help it.

Antitina's attention is actually also focused on the row of thumb-sized crystal balls. Their owner is a man wearing a black dress: not everyone in Eruin is qualified to wear such a dress. monk.

The girl couldn't help but focus on Brando, but the young man looked indifferent. She was startled for a moment and couldn't help but frown.

"That's 'fire'." Antitina replied softly without tilting her head.

"What is fire?"

"Fire is a sacred object used by people to spread civilization in the wilderness. I didn't expect to see such a thing at such an auction." Antitina replied.

"I didn't understand." The businesswoman replied bluntly.

Antitina couldn't help but sigh. After a few days of getting along, Brando did not disappoint her. She never thought that the person who hired her was actually a noble knight, and a legendary highland knight. Moreover, Brando is polite and calm most of the time, which fits the image of a lord in her imagination——

But his fiancée is a bit of a headache. It's not that Roman is difficult to get along with. On the contrary, the business lady's character is likable most of the time. But what gave the girl a bit of a headache was that the other person seemed to really treat her as a mobile encyclopedia, always asking questions with a curious expression.

But she couldn't refuse yet, so she could only reply: "How much do you know about our world?"

"have no idea."

"..."

The girl coughed twice and replied: "Then I will try to be as simple as possible. In the epic of the Cruz people, their god 'Ehiru' (Martha) created a creature made of fire, wind and earth from chaos. The six elements of water, life and darkness create a world with boundaries. After the contract between the four Elf Kings was reached, the boundaries of the world were formed——"

"This boundary constantly extracts the power of magic from chaos, forming a land that extends infinitely in four directions, which is the world we live in - so the shape of the world should be a round sky and a square place, and extend infinitely in all directions. of."

"But this world is always leaning towards chaos, so Lord Martha uses laws to constrain it and fix order on the land where mortals walk. In these areas, the sun, moon and stars move normally, so mortals can reproduce and civilization can Continue—"

"But outside the land guarded by Lord Martha, there is the battlefield between the elements and chaos, and there are vast transitional areas in between. These areas are what we call 'wilderness'. But there is no difference between the land of order and the wild land. They cannot be converted into each other, which is where the Pioneer Knights and the 'Demon Tide' come from."

"And fire is the key to planting laws on the earth. A territory established in the wilderness must have a fire."

Antitina coughed and asked after finishing the answer: "Do you understand?"

Roman nodded, then shook his head, and replied obediently: "I only understood the first sentence - ah! It hurts, it hurts, Brando let me go -" It turned out that she hadn't finished her sentence yet. , was pulled over by Brando, and then held him in his arms.

"Little Roman, it seems that you are destined not to have the talent to become a wizard, so don't worry about this. Let's just worry about how much money we can make at the auction." Brando told her while turning back to Antitina. Past an apologetic look.

The girl smiled slightly.

She walked up quickly and asked: "Don't you care about those kindlings, Mr. Brando?" As an aide, she certainly knew that Brando bought a certificate of pioneer knight.

Brando glanced at the crystal balls. The appearance of so many fires at the same time really made him a little interested, but he must not be the only one who cares about this thing. He thought he would just have to give it a try later. Besides, there was a sleeping fire type where he was going, and he was not in a hurry to use such a thing.

So he replied: "I understand, I can try it later."

Antitina glanced at him, thought for a moment, and nodded uneasily. In her opinion, Brando is the kind of young knight who leaves home to carve out his own world. Whether he can achieve anything depends on whether he can own his own territory-or make meritorious deeds in the war.

And the girl also understands how long her own road is, and she also completely relies on this. After all, Brando is the only one who appreciates her talent at this moment.

Therefore, Brando's every move made her not worry.

Brando also saw the girl's worry and wanted to say something, but he suddenly saw the cripple hiding in the dark and gesturing to him, telling him that the trade fair was about to start and asked him and others to hurry up. The young man was startled for a moment, then raised his head, and sure enough he found that the people gathered around him had begun to enter.

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