Chapter 174: 173. Reunion
Chapter 174 173. Reunion
Suldak knight led the ancient Bolai horse and stood on a high cliff about 20 kilometers away from Epsom City.
At the foot is the vast plain formed by the Kampato River. Epsom City is located at the easternmost end of this vast plain, adjacent to the Kampatomos River, a branch of the Kampato River. This is a native of the Warsaw plane. The transliteration of the native language, if translated from the native language, is "the arm of the goddess", and the Kempato River can be translated into the river of the goddess or the river of the mother.
The Kampatomos River surrounds Epsom City for half a circle, and the river channel forms an 'Ω' shape here. Inside the circle is the first city built by the Busman family in the Warsaw plane—Epson City.
The entire city is covered with waterways extending in all directions. The ordinary city wall of Epsom City is more than 80 feet high, and a 200-foot-high archery tower is built every 500 meters on the nearly 50-kilometer long circular city wall. A total of 91 archery towers were built on the section of the circular city wall, and five large city gates were built on the side of the city wall without a moat outside the forest. There is also a large wharf and a dock on the south side adjacent to the Kempatormos River. .
A faint cloud of smoke hangs over the city. From a distance, the city is built in a faint cloud of dust.
The current location of the Surdak knight is a stone cliff next to a pass. From Handanal County to Epsom City, this pass is the only way to pass, and this is also the last place along the way where you can overlook the love In the place of Epsom City, the team leaving Epsom City, if they want to take a last look at Epsom City before leaving, they need to climb this cliff, and then enter the rolling mountains, ride a horse It will probably take seven or eight days to walk in the mountains.
And the Suldak knight just came out of the mountain in the east of Epsom City, because there was only one man and one horse, and there was almost no salute. The food and water were well prepared along the way. Even if the road was blocked, he You can also lead the horse all the way forward, even if you go around a steep hillside, you can still find the original way.
There was almost no delay along the way, and it took only 16 days to arrive at the outskirts of Epsom, nearly four days ahead of schedule.
When he introduced himself to his fellow travelers on the road, he was always the 'Knight of Suldak'. He tried hard to make himself forget the name that no one had ever called before.
In the second half of the journey to Epsom City, Suldak did not blindly seek speed. He followed a caravan. The captain of the caravan was very enthusiastic and saw a knight following his caravan. , Every time I eat, I will take the initiative to send a delicious broth and scones, and I will sit down and chat for a while. These businessmen who have traveled far and wide are very talkative. The knight who was about to retire after serving in the army took the initiative to invite him to join their caravan, but seeing that Suldak was not interested, he never mentioned it again.
He introduced a lot about Epsom City to Surdak, including how to stay in this city, how to eat and so on.
Businessmen are good at calculating, and they can always find good and cheap hotels. Even in Epsom City, which is as crowded as sardine cans, travelers can find a place to live.
"Knight Suldak, we are about to set off..."
Businessman Elijah yelled towards the cliff, and "Suldak" waved his hand towards the **** beside the pass, indicating that he would go down immediately.
The convoys in front had already set off one after another, and when 'Suldak' rode down from the cliff on horseback, the bonfire on the **** had been doused with water and covered with a layer of moss soil. A carriage was five hundred meters away, and businessman Ilya sat on the last carriage and kept waving to him.
'Suldak' lightly poked Gu Bolai's horse's thigh with a whip, and the horse rushed out like an arrow, and caught up after a distance of 500 meters.
The caravan entered the Kempato Plain, and there were more travelers and pedestrians encountered along the way. It seemed that a large number of Grimm Empire people were about to move to a safe place. Obviously, everyone wanted to find a chance to return to the Roland Continent.
Businessman Elijah said to "Suldak": "When we arrive at Epsom City, we will camp outside the city. Are the Suldak knights planning to enter the city overnight?"
"Uncle Elijah, do you know where the portal of Epsom City is?" Suldak asked Elijah with a faint smile on his face.
"...Knight Suldak, you don't even know where the portal is, do you? You have been living in the Warsaw plane since you were born, and you have never left?" the businessman Ilya asked suspiciously. road.
"Almost!" 'Suldak' rubbed his nose and said vaguely.
Businessman Ilya took a serious look at 'Suldak' and confirmed that he was definitely a member of the Green Empire, not a spy who sneaked in from somewhere, and then said:
"Oh, the portal is located on the Peace Square in front of the city hall in Epsom City, but there are many guards there. I heard that the gate is guarded by a second-ranked expert. Only the portal pass can pass through that gate. The gate. Knight Suldak, do you have a pass?"
He felt that the Suldak knight probably didn't even have the pass needed for teleportation, so he asked tentatively.
"Yes, a friend has prepared this thing for me before I leave."'Suldak' said lightly.
After speaking, he took out the sheepskin scroll from his pocket and showed it to Elijah the merchant. Elijah glanced at the red-brown ink pad stamp on the scroll calmly, and immediately recognized that it was a fake scroll. You must know that the portal pass is not easy to get. Recently, only the military can issue this kind of one-way transfer pass at any time.
Businessman Elijah felt that he might have picked up a treasure, and with a smile on his face, he said to 'Suldak':
"Look at you all alone, don't you have any knights?"
"I'm alone now," replied 'Suldak'.
"Then are you willing to bring goods for our business group? I'm talking about a paid way to bring goods. Our knight entourage who temporarily pretends to be yours will follow you through the portal, and then according to the total value of the goods, Give you a certain percentage of commission."
Hearing the merchant Elijah's request, 'Suldak' thought of what Swordsman Bacarel said in Handanar City. It seems that such things are really common.
"..."
He Boqiang did not expect that the first request to bring the goods was made by the businessman named 'Elijah' in front of him.
"You want to bring goods... so can you tell me what you want to bring?" So he asked carefully.
"Well, the biggest specialty of the Warsaw plane is the thick skin of the swamp giant crocodile, and the black-striped demon skin of some evil spirits. As long as these things are shipped to the imperial capital, they will be some of the most sought-after goods in the market." The merchant Elijah also said. Don't be afraid to speak up.
"Uncle Elijah, can I think about it?"
Swordsman Bacarel said that if you encounter something that is inconvenient to refuse immediately and you cannot make a promise, then you might as well say to the other party, ‘Thinking about it! '
"Of course, if you think about it, you can find me outside the city at any time. I will deal with some things in Epsom City in the last half month!" Elijah said.
It seemed that the businessman Elijah didn't feel any discouragement or frustration, and he still chatted with himself as usual, which didn't affect his mood at all.
After countless roads converged continuously, they finally converged into the last seven roads leading to Epsom City in front of you. The caravans on those roads finally joined together, and everyone rushed to the majestic city in front of you—Epson Mori City.
Looking at this vast plain, the roads extending in all directions are full of travelers and businessmen heading to Epsom City.
From a distance, it looks like there are seven chains protruding from Epsom City. A large number of imperial people poured into Epsom City from different places, making this city that can only accommodate two million people crowded. Nearly 3 million permanent residents, as well as a large number of travelers and merchants, brought prosperous trade to Epsom City and made the city full of vitality.
Many large caravans and some poor people who could not afford to pay the entrance tax set up tents on the open space by the river outside Epsom City, which led to a large number of tents outside Epsom City, and there seemed to be still people who could live outside Epsom City. Great market for easy trade.
'Suldak' came to this prosperous market outside the city with the merchant Elijah. The caravan of the merchant Elijah was very familiar with this place, and soon found a place suitable for camping by the river. place, and the merchant Elijah introduced the voices in the market here to 'Suldak' in detail. He told 'Suldak' that any product in this market is at least 20% cheaper than the store in the city. If you want to buy anything, you might as well buy it here before entering the city. The city entry tax is charged per person, and there will be no additional tax for any large-scale commodities.
However, if the ancient horse 'Suldak' came to the horse, it would have to pay the tax of two ordinary people. Limited. In principle, the Busman family does not want knights to bring their horses into the city. There are cheap stables outside the city where they can take care of their mounts. The most cost-effective way.
Even knights who want to enter the Grimm Empire through the portal can sell their horses at the horse market here. The official purchase price of the horse market here is definitely higher than that of the Grimm Empire. Knights Bringing this money to the Grimm Empire, no matter in any city, you can buy war horses of the same quality with less money.
The reason why the horse market in Epsom City is like this is entirely to control the loss of livestock. Now the portal is overloaded, so every resource sent to the Warsaw plane is very precious, including these well-trained War horses, but usually knights will not give up their mounts, because they regard their mounts as combat partners, and generally will not give up their war horses in order to pay this little tax.
Of course there is also that kind of temporary mount, because of this move by Epsom City, it will be retained to the maximum extent.
The free market in summer is full of mixed smells. Under the scorching sun, it is like a huge steamer. The smell of people's sweat, the salty smell of leather, horse manure, etc. are mixed together. , so that it is full of life in the city.
'Suldak' led the horse, and somehow followed the merchant Elijah into this market. He obviously didn't want to buy anything, and it was the biggest mistake to lead a horse through this market, because The market is simply too crowded, and the crowded pedestrians are always clinging to his horse. What 'Suldak' is most worried about is that his horse has a bad temper and accidentally kicks the people behind him down. But it's not good.
The merchant Elijah introduced the goods here to 'Suldak' enthusiastically. In his eyes, these goods seemed to be marked with various quality grades and prices in mind, and any flaws in each item could not escape him. Eyes, it's a pity that the 'Suldak' knight has no desire to buy any goods.
High-quality monster leather, high-quality weapons and armor, and some weird things, such as the bear bile of the earth storm bear, the deer whip of the ice blue deer, the necklace made of wind wolf fangs, the horns of the magic antelope, etc. Warcraft materials, these markets are still full of plaques for buying magic herbs at high prices. It seems that magic herbs are scarce in the entire Warsaw plane.
Just when the businessman Elijah felt that the 'Suldak' knight might not have anything he wanted to buy, unexpectedly the 'Suldak' knight stopped in front of a stall selling women's accessories. Leah also stopped.
'Suldak' held a string of pearl necklaces in his hand. The merchant Elijah felt that this string of necklaces was just an ordinary item. If the quality of this string of necklaces was better than this string in coastal cities, the price would not exceed five silver. However, it might be more expensive on the Warsaw plane, especially the necklace link buckle is very delicately designed.
"Fifteen silver coins." The stall owner also seemed to be a eccentric guy, and he quoted the price without looking up, and he didn't seem to want to bargain.
The 'Suldak' knight remembered that he should bring some gifts to his relatives in Hailansa City, but he didn't expect that the pearl necklace he chose was a bit expensive. He was hesitating whether to bargain with the stall owner, but found that the merchant beside him Ya secretly gave him a look, then put the pearl necklace back calmly.
After leaving the booth, the merchant Elijah whispered to the 'Suldak' knight:
"Pearl necklaces of this quality can be found in any jewelry store in Evelson City, and the price will never exceed ten silver coins. If you want to buy jewelry for your family, this is not the place. Good place, why not bring some blue deer leather that is unique to the Warsaw plane. Even if you go back to your hometown, you can find a leather shop and customize some blue deerskin boots according to the size of your family, whether it is long or Short, this kind of leather boots are very popular in the Green Empire."
'Suldak' itself didn't have any good ideas. After hearing the suggestion from the businessman Elijah, he thought about it and felt that it made sense.
As for the leather trade here, the businessman Elijah is good at. He walked 'Suldak' through three booths in a row with great interest, and finally negotiated the price with the stall owner in front of the third booth. 'Suldak' bought two pieces of blue deer leather at the price of fifty silver coins each.
At this time, the merchant Elijah finally knew that the 'Suldak' knight didn't seem to be short of money, and he was very rich, so he didn't hesitate to take out a gold coin.
Just when two people passed by a booth, 'Suldak' suddenly stopped, his eyes fell on a booth selling furniture, this booth was full of all kinds of old furniture, but these The wood of the furniture is very good, including some ironwood and indigo wood tables and chairs, and these old furniture are re-sanded by the stall owner, and then painted with varnish several times, they look really good.
Just behind this booth, there are piles of old furniture waiting to be refurbished. A man with a beer belly is sitting there, repairing these old furniture with a file and a claw hammer. , the carpenter looked focused, unaffected by the bustling atmosphere of the market.
Businessman Elijah was still wondering if the 'Suldak' knight wanted to buy a set of furniture to take back to the Grimm Empire?
I saw the 'Suldak' knight standing in front of the furniture booth, without looking at the stall owner, but showing a sincere smile to the carpenter who was repairing the furniture inside, and said, "Hey, John, why are you here too?" ?”
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(end of this chapter)