Chapter 147: Unexpected Escape, Mystery [Please Subscribe

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"Oh?"

"Are there any unusual movements?"

Chen Xuan asked calmly.

Since the news about the secret door passage was known inside Magtanbang City.

The open and secret struggles surrounding the Autumn Narcissus Merchant Group have come to an end for the time being.

At least on the surface.

But no one can tell what actions the two sides will take in secret.

After all, it involves a secret dark gold mine of astonishing value, and both sides will never give up.

So Chen Xuan asked Franco Baji and Ophelia to keep an eye on the situation of the Autumn Narcissus Merchant Group.

As for Eusula and the Bangcheng forces she was vaguely involved in, there is no need to worry too much.

Dealing with the crusade order is the primary responsibility and task of Bangcheng.

If something goes wrong with this matter, once the demon disaster breaks out, the entire Bangcheng will be threatened by monsters.

But the Autumn Narcissus Merchant Group is different. Chen Xuan believes that the shrewd Ansetus will definitely take action.

Ophelia pondered for a while before she spoke slowly.

"It's like this. Just two days ago, the Qiu Shui Xian Merchant Group recruited a large number of workers."

"Nominally, they were going to the Misty Mountain Canyon north of Magtan City to build a large pass and forest farm."

"Bang City encourages this kind of wilderness reclamation."

"That's why so many people are building farms and farms outside."

"And Qiu Shui Xian offered a high wage, and there were more than 5,000 workers who signed up!"

"This is a big project both inside and outside Magtan City!"

"But..."

...

At this point, Ophelia fell silent.

Her eyes revealed a complex emotion.

Chen Xuan didn't urge her, but just quietly waited for the next words.

After more than ten seconds, she reorganized her words, but her voice became a little lower.

"But those laborers are missing."

"Including my father..."

"In addition, someone has explored the core base of the Qiu Shui Xian merchant team."

"There is only an empty shell left there."

Hearing this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but frowned.

"Run away?"

He almost blurted it out.

But Ophelia shook her head gently.

"I...I don't know either."

"This matter is too weird."

"Thousands of employees and guards of the Qiu Shui Xian merchant group, plus newly hired laborers disappeared without a trace in just two Naroa days."

"But what is certain is that the baggage and goods in the base, including most of the draft horses, mountain mules and transport frames, were taken away with the team."

The transfer of five or six thousand people cannot be completed secretly.

What a big deal, didn't the Bangcheng side suspect or stop it?

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes and asked loudly.

"What is the reaction from Bangcheng?"

"Has anyone explored the Misty Mountain Canyon in the north of the city?"

Just as Ophelia said, this matter is too suspicious.

This question made the half-elf lady frown even more.

"The North District is a relatively remote urban area."

"When the Autumn Narcissus Merchants left the city on a large scale that night, the garrison stationed at the city gate did not stop them and let them go directly. Afterwards, the garrison of that squadron also left their posts and disappeared."

"Some people say that they accepted benefits."

"There are also witnesses who saw my father, and his expression became gloomy and terrifying."

"Afterwards, the Light Cavalry Battalion immediately went to the Misty Mountain to explore, but found nothing."

"All the wheel tracks and traces stopped abruptly outside the canyon."

"When the Light Cavalry Battalion went deep into it, it was mysteriously attacked in the mist. Only one rider in the entire team came back alive, with serious burns on his body."

At this point in the story, anyone can understand that there must be a big secret hidden in it.

However, Ancetus still felt a little surprised when he said he would run away.

But in a way, this was also an unexpected behavior.

Chen Xuan couldn't help shaking his head.

"Even if the garrison can be bribed, why would the more than 5,000 laborers follow obediently?"

"And so many people mysteriously disappeared in the Misty Mountain Canyon."

"What is the reaction of Bangcheng?"

Ophelia didn't know much about the details.

She had moved out of the manor and only went back once after the incident.

Her father's study was emptied, and even the secret passage was open, with nothing in it.

The incident happened suddenly, and a large number of caravan guards recruited before also disappeared.

She couldn't figure out why those people were so cooperative.

This is not an effect that can be achieved simply by bribery.

"Baron Bezos publicly issued an investigation order."

"But so far, no results have been obtained."

"Recently, there have been turmoil in and outside the city, and everything has become a mess."

"I suspect that the dark gold mine you mentioned should be located somewhere in the northern wilderness."

Ophelia looked a little worried and expressed her thoughts.

Chen Xuan understood what she meant and agreed.

"You are right, there must be something in the northern area."

"That Misty Mountain is not simple either."

The so-called Misty Mountain is a mountain range more than 60 miles north of Magtan City.

It is shrouded in dense milk-like fog all year round.

According to past data, there seems to be no monster cave there.

There are rarely free monsters, but there are many ferocious monsters in the mountains.

Previously, there were also bold halfling farmers who opened farms around the Misty Mountains.

But without exception, they were all destroyed within a Naroa month.

The results of the investigation were all "Monsters rampage".

Although it is not an absolute taboo area, most farmers will not choose to open up wasteland there.

The Misty Mountains are located in the north, extending from east to west, like a wall.

And the canyon in it is the only passage.

There are not many records over the years.

Seeing her master's thoughtful expression, Ophelia continued to add.

"My father's timing was very clever."

"It was the moment when the news of the existence of secret passages was confirmed and spread back to the city."

"The Autumn Narcissus Merchants have been active in the city for many years and have a lot of channels and personal connections."

"So they can use high salaries as bait to quickly attract a large number of idle workers in a very short period of time."

She used the word "bait", which means that she also began to doubt Ansethus's motives.

"This move is really unexpected."

"I'm more curious about the reaction of the Red Hair Walton family."

"It is said that the secret dark gold mine was jointly developed by your father and the core members of the Red Hair Walton family."

"Your father is responsible for mining and refining, and the Red Hair Walton family is responsible for coinage and market release."

"It involves the circulation of materials and trade."

Dark gold is valuable and is a symbol of wealth.

After coinage, it can be circulated immediately.

However, in the long run, it will definitely attract the attention of those who are interested.

Suppose the business scale of the Autumn Narcissus Merchants has not grown, but it has wealth far beyond the scale of its business.

Those astute colleagues will definitely find something unusual.

So after the coins are minted, they are immediately circulated and converted into materials, and then transported back to Magtan City for sale.

It can not only expand the scale of the caravan, but also reasonably increase the value of one's own wealth.

Although it is a bit troublesome, it can minimize the hidden dangers.

It is announced to the outside world that this is the exclusive trade route of the Walton family and the Autumn Narcissus Merchant Group.

This is the key to Ansetus's ability to keep the secret for nearly ten Naroa years!

Chen Xuan has already figured out this part of the matter.

But there are more mysteries.

Ansetus left abruptly, did the Red Hair Walton family know about it?

And his various behaviors do not seem to be purely for profit.

Now it seems that the so-called strengthening of the Axo family and becoming a big businessman with abundant capital do not seem to be his core goals.

And what is the death of that guy's original wife, Ophelia's biological mother?

It seems that unless you can travel through time and return to that moment, no one can tell the truth of the matter.

Mentioning the Red-haired Walton family, Ophelia couldn't help but shake her head.

The other party's main sphere of influence is in the giant city of Attucks.

It's not easy to find out the news in this regard.

The master and the servant didn't speak anymore. The secret can't be figured out in a short time.

Ophelia was just an ignorant child back then.

"By the way, where is Ursula?"

Talking about the fancy stepmother, the half-elf lady's expression became a little strange.

"She..."

"Ursula, that bitch, moved into the Baron's Castle with Howard's ashes."

"She has a lot of private money. It seems that she gave a valuable gift and got the sympathy of Baroness Zuzana Finley, who allowed her to live in the castle first."

Chen Xuan has always known that Ursula has someone in Bang City to protect her, and it's a high-level person, but the other party's specific identity is unknown.

This person can never be the Baroness.

Because Zuzana is not a ruler, and doesn't care about municipal and local governance.

"Baron's Castle..."

"Could it be Baron Bezos?"

Chen Xuan pondered in his heart.

Just when he had something to ask, the magic circle of the tent rippled.

Ophelia made a silent gesture and closed the soundproof magic circle.

Immediately, there was a sound from outside.

"Miss, Baron Bezos sent a waiter to meet with you."

The master and servant looked at each other, and they didn't expect it to be a coincidence.

Chen Xuan raised his chin and whispered to Ophelia.

"Let him in."

After receiving clear instructions, Ophelia shouted to the outside of the tent.

"Please let him in to talk."

Then she closed the isolation of the protective magic circle.

About half a minute later, the halfling who was in charge of the caravan led a snake man in a butler's uniform into the tent.

"Respected Miss Axo."

"I am Pzemesro Hoskin, the butler of Lord Besos."

"Lord Baron invites you to visit the castle after the moonlit night today."

"He wants to ask you about the purchase of magic tears!"

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