"Uh...... Benefits......"

"That's right, we're businessmen, and we don't do anything that doesn't have a profit. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Honor's words were at a loss for a moment, his mind was spinning, and he hurriedly said, "If you can trade, you merchants can also make money, right?"

"It is true that the destruction of the border city has also dealt a great blow to the trade of our Wengra City, but the benefits you are talking about can only be realized if we can trade, and what we want is ready-made benefits. ”

"Do you mean asking for money?" asked Ornoor softly.

"Nope. The old man shook his head.

He looked at Honor's eyes sharply: "Young Master Honor, do you remember the exchange you took out in the second competition?"

"Onyx? You want that?"

"Of course not, do you know why I would have declined your exchange at the time?"

"Hmm......" Honore thought for a moment, and really didn't know why the old man refused at that time.

"Looks like you saw that it was a Border City?" Ornoor guessed.

The old man nodded in agreement with Honor's words: "Yes, that Nine Traces of Agate is the treasure of the Border City Lord, and he has also displayed it at the jewelry tasting meeting of Saint Ul in the past, if there were people who participated in that tasting just now, I am afraid that they should have an impression." ”

"Isn't that ...... Oops. "Honoror almost bit his tongue, if someone recognized the origin of the agate, wouldn't his identity also be exposed. After all, everyone knows that the city lord of Border City is dead, and now he appears with dirt, no matter who he is, he will think that he is a murderer.

"Yes, if we accept that kind of thing, I'm afraid it will be investigated soon. ”

The old man said unhurriedly, and it was for this reason that he rejected Honor.

"And, Lord Ornoor, I don't know if you know......" The old man pondered for a moment, but finally decided to tell the story.

"I got news from a secret source, recently St. Ul has begun to act, the army is gathering towards Wengra, and several paladins from the royal city are also on the way, I am afraid that the border city will be encircled and suppressed. ”

"Reaching an agreement with you at this time can be regarded as a preemption to some extent, but once discovered, it will do more harm than good to us and other businessmen, so please forgive us for not being able to agree to this request. ”

The old man groaned, and it seemed that it was an extremely difficult decision.

But since you want to do business honestly in the right way, you naturally have to do it according to the rules of the business field, and you are only afraid that fools will do things that have more risks than benefits.

"But rest assured, the agreement I made with you is still counting, and I can guarantee that you will be supplied once the trade routes are connected. At this moment, Lance raised his hand to the side.

The young uncle smiled at Honoror and muttered, "I'm a radical in business. ”

Although he was comforted by Lance, Honore still bit his lower lip.

Not only because of the learning about the actions of the St. Ul's army, but also because of the failure of the negotiations.

Connecting trade routes was the main purpose of his visit to the city of Vengela.

Although there is also the option of negotiating after all obstacles have been removed, what Ono wants is not the feared deterrence of force, but the public opinion effect of a prior alliance.

That's right, public opinion.

Merchants are the people closest to the city residents, they are closely related to life, and when they trade, they will naturally tell everyone what they have seen and heard in various places, and the news obtained through the mouth of the merchants is more acceptable to ordinary people.

If Honoror rushed out into the street and told everyone that he was a good man, he would probably end up being attacked by a crowd, but if he used businessmen to create public opinion, everyone would be able to accept the result imperceptibly.

"Are you saying that Saint-Ul is about to attack the border city?" said Honor, his face pale, tapping lightly on the armrest of the couch, thinking about what he could bring to these merchants in such a situation.

The surrounding merchants couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat when they saw Honor's face.

"Well, then, I can give you benefits that you would not have been able to get anywhere else. The corners of Honor's mouth lifted slightly, and he looked at the old man.

"Oh, what's the benefit?"

"Safe. ”

"Are you threatening us?"

"No, no, no, please don't get me wrong. ”

Honoror hurriedly shook his hand, "As I said earlier, I want to trade with you on an equal footing. ”

"As you said, St. Ul's army will come to attack Border City. ”

"That's right. ”

"But do you think that once the war starts, this city of Wengra will be safe? Both I and the elves who live there have a certain amount of combat power, and soon, Wengra City will become the front line of the war, and the battle line will be tug-of-war between Wengra and the border city until one side is completely occupied. ”

"Are you saying that you have the confidence to withstand the offensive of our army?"

"Even if I say you have faith, you may not believe it, but I can assure you that no matter how the battle goes, whether it is won or lost, I will not harm anyone in Vengra City, and not only that, but I can also promise to keep you safe in times of danger - in the name of the Abyss Demon King Celestine. ”

Honoror said solemnly, if you swear in the name of the Abyss Demon King, it should be much more credible, after all, this trick is very effective in the forest and the labyrinth.

But when Honoror finished speaking, he looked around and saw that the merchants' faces began to turn blue.

"What's wrong?"

"Abyss Demon King...... Are you really related to that demon king?"

"Eh, wait, you guys seem to have misunderstood something......"

"I see. Before Honoror could explain, the old man sighed and shook his head.

"Indeed, this is a good interest for us, and I accept this deal on behalf of the Wengela Chamber of Commerce. ”

"No, listen to me first, I don't mean to force ......"

"We all understand, please don't say any more. The old man raised his hand to interrupt Honoror again.

"I have a few additional conditions, though. ”

Honore was frightened by the old man's deep momentum, he paused, and hurriedly said, "Please, please." ”

"First, regardless of whether the war is won or lost, the safety of the inhabitants of Wengela must be guaranteed and no one must be harmed. ”

"It's nature. ”

"Second, in addition to protecting the safety of people, livestock, horses and goods must be protected together, and if there is a fire, it will have a great impact on our subsequent operations. ”

"Clear, understood. Honore nodded like pounding garlic, how did he feel that he was now being ordered by the other party.

"Thirdly, regardless of the final outcome, neither side can leak today's agreement, and the timing of the official start of trade on the trade route needs to be decided by our side, and if the timing is not right, we will pretend not to know you. ”

"It's really ruthless...... "Honore wiped his cold sweat, this old man is actually a profiteer.

"The Fourth ......"

"And?"

The old man glared at him in surprise when he heard Honor, and Honoror hurriedly shut up.

"Fourth, on the issue of the tax rate for future trade......

The old man gushed as he finally felt the despair he had never felt before.