Chapter 148 The Baron's Motives, Meeting and Discussion [Please Subscribe

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The snakeman's attitude was very respectful, but his tone was neither humble nor arrogant.

He called Ophelia Miss Axo.

This is a slightly distant way of addressing.

He prefixed her with the surname "Axo" instead of calling her Miss Ophelia.

This is a small detail that represents the difference in the attitude of the addresser.

However, both ways of addressing can be used together.

Chen Xuan also saw the information about this in the book "Naloa Grand View".

He remained silent and did not speak throughout the whole process, watching the snakeman butler and Ophelia keep a sense of distance to talk.

In less than two minutes, the snakeman who completed the invitation bowed and left the tent.

Chen Xuan looked at his thick and powerful snake-like lower limbs curiously.

There are many races coexisting on the Naloa continent, and there is really nothing strange.

You can see so many strange and bizarre races in the territory of the human kingdom.

If there is a chance to visit those clan territories or foreign tribes in the future, wouldn't it be possible to see a completely different civilization?

After waiting for half a minute, Ophelia reopened the various magic circles arranged in the tent.

Arranging semi-permanent magic circles as building protection is a very common protective measure in Naroa.

It can not only enhance the privacy of conversations here, but also prevent the enemy from launching a surprise attack.

The large magic shield can hold out for a period of time under external attacks, giving people in it enough time to react.

The master and servant looked at each other tacitly, and then both sat back in their original positions.

"Master, what do you think of this invitation?"

Ophelia took the initiative to ask Chen Xuan for advice.

After tempering her character, she has indeed become more and more calm.

Chen Xuan had already prepared a plan for this matter.

He pondered for a while and then expressed his opinion.

"Just now, the snakeman steward said that Baron Bezos wants to ask you about the purchase of magic tears."

"It should be that he discovered that the White Rose Caravan can stably ship magic tears."

"But this invitation may not be for business."

"It is more likely that he wants to find out the current source of magic tears for the caravan."

"And...this matter may also be related to your stepmother."

Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes, and he habitually considered the worst case scenario first.

As the governor of Magtan City, Baron Bezos is not one of those "people die for money" merchants.

He is the real lord of the local area, enjoying the power and status granted by the laws of the kingdom.

The White Rose Caravan has emerged as a dark horse in just five or six Naroa days, becoming the fastest rising caravan in the city, and its main product is still a strategic-level hard currency material that has a miraculous effect on monsters - magic tears.

The most outrageous thing is that the caravan can maintain a supply of thousands of pieces per day.

So from the perspective of the Lord of Bang City, the most important thing is not the fact that the White Rose Caravan shipped the Magic Tears, but where the White Rose's source of goods came from.

If you can grasp this point, you may be able to share some of the benefits.

Magic Tears have a market in every corner of the Naroa continent.

If there is a chance to wholesale in large quantities, it will be more promising than foolishly engaging in retail.

In addition, the factor of stepmother Ursula cannot be ruled out for the time being.

That guy said with certainty that he would make Ophelia pay with her life.

Chen Xuan summed up all the possibilities in a few words, and this insightful thinking made the half-elf lady admire him very much.

In fact, he just borrowed the wisdom of the ancestors of the Xia Kingdom.

Sima Qian once said in "Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Merchants": "The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit."

The White Rose Caravan is making a fortune every day, who doesn't want to get a piece of it?

If you have small ambitions, just be a distributor and earn retail profits.

But ambitious people will definitely have crooked ideas.

Using this idea to substitute into the motivation of Baron Bezos's behavior, everything becomes clear.

"Master..."

"In that case, when the pseudo night comes, I will find an excuse to temporarily decline the invitation to the dinner."

Ophelia said with some vigilance.

But Chen Xuan shook his head slightly.

"No, you have to go."

"I will go with you."

"Now that the Autumn Narcissus Merchant Group has suddenly disappeared."

"White Rose wants to become bigger and stronger, it can't just escape blindly."

"And I also want to meet the Baron and Ursula."

"Maybe they know the secret about your father."

The master has spoken, Ophelia will naturally not escape again.

In fact, Chen Xuan's request to go together has deeper considerations.

At present, Blue Star already has Miaowadi as a base, so it's time to create a new situation in Naroa.

He has more than just the White Rose Caravan in his eyes.

With the golden finger that can modify the contract, why should he stick to the development step by step?

It's time to focus on the entire Magtanbang City.

Neither side spoke anymore, each thinking about their own things.

It was just the third water clock of the day.

There is still some time before the arrival of the moon night, and Chen Xuan can go back to Blue Star before that.

The silent atmosphere did not last too long, and he stood up leisurely.

"Okay, everyone is waiting for us in the tavern."

"Turn off the magic interference, I will take you out directly."

"Don't forget to tell your deputy to deal with the caravan before leaving..."

Chen Xuan said with a smile, watching Ophelia stand up and salute, and then walked out of the tent to explain the follow-up affairs.

When she came back here again, Chen Xuan gently took her hand.

With the flickering of the space singularity, the two disappeared in the tent.

...

In the private room of the Blue Charm Tavern in the West District.

Rebecca and Dora, the two sisters, sat together, drinking clear and refreshing fruit wine.

Jason Iron Furnace sat opposite them, with a wooden barrel cup filled with rye beer in front of him.

Due to the influence of brewing technology, the beer in the cup was slightly turbid, but the dwarf blacksmith still drank it one sip after another.

In the corner of the table, Franco Baji was leaning next to him with his shoulders hunched and almost lying down.

He drank a small glass of absinthe, and the light green liquor rippled.

The atmosphere was a bit dull. The dwarf blacksmith didn't want to talk to anyone, and Old Baji didn't dare to talk to anyone.

Only the cat girl and the Zerekan sisters were still active, but the conversation was limited to the three of them.

In this slightly awkward situation, time passed by minute by minute.

Until the door of the private room was pushed open again, Chen Xuan and Ophelia walked in one after another.

Everyone stood up at the same time and bowed to him.

"Master!"

"Master... Master!"

From the cat girl in her teens to the dwarf blacksmith in his teens, they finally had a common topic at this moment.

"Master" with different tones echoed in the private room with excellent sound insulation.

Whether it was the cat girl, the half-elf, the Zerekan sisters, or the dwarf and the street rat.

Here they only had one identity, that is, the slave exclusively belonging to Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan just nodded slightly, which was considered a greeting.

Sitting at the round table, he raised his hand and motioned everyone to take a seat.

The bartender followed closely and brought new drinks, and a glass of fine malt beer was placed on each table.

It tastes better than bitter malt beer and is more expensive.

Holding the glass, Chen Xuan's eyes swept over everyone present, and everyone clinked their glasses.

After drinking the toast together, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

"Let's talk about the recent situation in the city."

"Old Baji, you go first."

"I asked you to find a way to find out about the Qiu Shui Xian caravan from the coolie mule."

"I think there should be some clues now?"

When Chen Xuan first signed a contract with Franco Baji, he left an unlimited time investigation task.

At that time, he asked Old Baji to find out from the coolie mule the recent types and quantities of the Qiu Shui Xian caravan's shipments, as well as the storage area of ​​the goods and baggage and some actions related to the caravan.

Now there should be a result.

Maybe from the dynamics of the Qiu Shui Xian merchant group in the past few days, we can find some key clues about Ancetus's escape from the city.

Even if such a large caravan can deal with the garrison stationed at the city gate, the transportation of materials and the transfer of personnel must be arranged and prepared in advance.

Chen Xuan didn't believe that the other party could solve these problems without any warning.

After he opened his mouth, the old Baji who was sipping his wine was choked.

This guy just wants to be a little transparent.

"Ahem..."

He coughed a few times and looked at Chen Xuan timidly.

Then he regained his composure a little, lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking.

"Master, I invited the leader of the coolie mule and his friends in the black street to drink a few glasses of wine, and I did find out some news about the Qiu Shui Xian business group."

"Five Naroa days ago, Qiu Shui Xian stopped concluding trade contracts and completely suspended the acceptance of new business orders. It was only fulfilling the business that had already been contracted..."

He paused for a moment and swallowed a mouthful of saliva because of nervousness.

Speaking of which, Old Baji still has a great psychological shadow on Chen Xuan.

The earth-shaking landslide and the tragic situation of the Sorel team left a deep impression on him.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan did not urge him, but drank a sip of wine by himself.

Old Baji, whose spirit was buffered, breathed a sigh of relief.

He, who was usually quite eloquent, immediately focused his attention and continued in a hoarse and obscure voice.

"After that, the Autumn Narcissus Merchants Group began to hire scattered adventurers and mercenaries on a large scale."

"In the name of 'recruiting caravan guards', the total number of hired people reached nearly a thousand, which is equivalent to hiring an army. The daily expenses are astronomical."

Chen Xuan had known this news for a long time. Those days happened to be the days when Howard died and the stalker appeared beside Ophelia.

He gave Old Baji an encouraging look and motioned for him to continue.

"The next day, the Autumn Narcissus Merchants Group closed its base."

"But just a few days ago, they also hired people from the Coolie Mule to transport a batch of supplies to the open space near the Revel Forest Road in the northern suburbs of Bang City."

"According to the boy from the Coolie Mule, those baggage boxes were all filled with gray magic cores."

"The number is huge. The batch that the Coolie Mule was responsible for transporting alone had at least hundreds of thousands of them."

"And there were at least hundreds of large baggage boxes piled up in that open space at that time."

"It is not ruled out that there are higher-level magic cores."

Old Baji spoke more fluently.

Chen Xuan shook the wooden barrel cup and watched the wine swirling in the cup thoughtfully.

"Magic core?"

"Why did Ancetus take so many magic cores out in advance?"

New doubts or factors have emerged.

Magic core is a widely used strategic material.

The pure magic power contained in it can charge magic circles and magic items.

If [magic species] and [magic core] are compared to batteries.

The former is a reusable large-capacity energy storage lithium battery.

And the latter is a disposable dry cell battery.

In addition, magic core can also be used as one of the raw materials for making [alchemical potions], [spell scrolls], and [magic weapons].

In the Naroa continent, magic cores of all levels almost have the same status as currency.

And magic cores are also very common, not rare and precious materials.

But the daily refresh of monsters in the surrounding caves is limited.

It is not difficult to acquire hundreds or thousands of magic cores in a short period of time.

But it is very difficult to get hundreds of thousands of magic cores.

In other words, this batch of magic cores should have been prepared by the Qiu Shuixian Merchants a long time ago.

This shows that Ansetus urgently needs these "disposable batteries" for charging or as some kind of raw materials.

In any case, they must have important uses, but I don't know if they are related to the collective disappearance incident later.

Seeing his master's thoughtful expression, Old Baji kept silent.

He didn't continue to add until Chen Xuan raised his head.

"Later, in the past few days, the Qiu Shuixian Merchant Group recruited workers with high salaries."

"At that time, Qiu Shuixian used some channels in the black street."

"Many workers who are willing to follow the merchant group out of the city are poor people in the black street."

Hearing this, Chen Xuan suddenly interrupted.

"In terms of the preparation of materials, did the Qiu Shuixian Merchant Group purchase food on a large scale?"

This question made Old Baji stunned, and he immediately shook his head.

"I haven't heard of any news in this regard."

After getting a not-so-comprehensive answer, Chen Xuan looked at the half-elf lady again.

He asked softly in a gentle tone.

"Ophelia, there shouldn't be food in the main business of the Autumn Fairy Merchants Group, right?"

After saying this, she seemed to have thought of something, with a look of realization on her face.

"No... Food is a rigid demand, but it is not a high-value commodity."

"Previously, the Autumn Fairy Merchants Group mainly sold various monster materials and metal castings."

"In addition, those teams returning from the trade route will bring various refined products."

"Including weapons, armor, magic accessories, rough forged semi-finished materials, etc."

"I think I understand what you mean..."

Ophelia suddenly fell silent

At this point, the question raised by Chen Xuan seemed to have a conclusion.

The Autumn Fairy Merchants Group did not prepare enough food at all!

And Ansetus took away six or seven thousand people directly!

Obviously, that guy was not prepared to feed so many people in the wilderness!

...

The transition chapter is almost over, and the killing plot and major changes are coming.

Don't rush, don't rush, it's only more than 400,000 words now.

It's still a young book.

No one wants to read a book that has hundreds of thousands of words but no content.