Chapter 18 Painting of the Aru Islands

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In the New World, the so-called archipelago is a cluster of enclaves of islands, usually connected by the surface of the water, and although they are far and close to each other, beckoning from one to the other, they can be seen by those standing on the beach of the opposite island, and these archipelagos are undoubtedly closer to the way of life that the inhabitants of the six places are accustomed to than the individual islands suspended alone in the etheric sea. (Please search, the novel is better and faster!) Having said that, once he set foot in the strange and strange land of the Aru Islands for the first time in his life, Luo Zhengdao did not leave a good impression of this place.

As far as the eye can see, there are dilapidated thatched bamboo huts, the thatched roofs are moldy, and there is a strong contrast between the ragged and sluggish locals and the chickens, ducks, pigs, dogs and other animals roaming the streets.

If the street scene is dilapidated, the sanitary conditions in this place are just as bad as they are speechless, and the locals don't seem to mind how potholes and potholes are on the road under their feet. Walking on the road, there will be pits after a few steps, the dirt and dirty water accumulated in the area emitted a pungent smell of nausea under the sun, and the drainage ditches on both sides of the road that breed mosquitoes are full of garbage. It is estimated that in the old world, except for the third brother who is accustomed to drinking the water of the Ganges River and never minds the problem of floating corpses and garbage, none of the traversers can stay in this extremely dirty environment and feel happy, and the sanitary situation near the landfill in the old world is nothing more than that!

"Oh, the exchange is so small!"

The habit of judging people by their appearance is a common disease of human beings, and Luo Zhengdao is not exempt from vulgarity, when faced with this building, which is only slightly better than the quality of his hometown insulated cowshed, he still can't help but be shocked when he learns that this is a local exchange.

Considering that the appearance of the half-elf is much slower than that of pure-blooded humans, it is quite unreliable to infer her age from her appearance alone, and Luo Zhengdao has not figured out how old Vena is. Since everyone says that a woman's age is a secret like a man's income, and he doesn't have the idea of chasing after it, everyone is not going to get married, I haven't heard that those guys in the old world who go to nightclubs for one-night stands have to check their household registration first to see if they are the same age, and it is pleasing to the eye.

Vena Dubov smiled and pointed to the mottled wooden door and said:

"There's a reason for this, this place specializes in black market business, and the business on the surface is used to bluff people, and the more tattered the appearance, the less likely it is to attract attention!"

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and then looked at the old-looking two-story wooden building in front of him again, who came up with this idea, TM is too creative, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but exclaim:

"Doing black market business in this kind of place? Who came up with this? Genius! ”

Of course, no one else can guess the answer, and that's the most important thing. The Aru Islands are one of the closest ports to the Sea of Light in the Inner Ring Sea, and those outsiders who don't want to get too close to the main Big 6 trade will most likely choose to unload and clear their warehouses here, and all kinds of characters roaming the Seven Seas will haunt this area, so the situation in this place is extremely complicated. The Yaling warship we bought on Seran Island is not good enough to be scattered from here, Yaling and goblins are also mortal enemies, once they meet, they will never end in a peaceful way, now the main 6 is the territory of the goblins, do you say that those Yaling brokers who want to make a lot of money will risk their lives to ship near the main 6? ”

Sure enough, if you don't listen to it, the world is really wonderful, and the Aru Islands, a remote place that is not much better than a garbage dump, is actually a black market with a mix of dragons and snakes, and this suspense element is about to catch up with the old movie Casablanca.

Listening to Vina Dubov's narration, Luo Zhengdao's eyes widened more and more, and he said excitedly:

"Ahh Even the battleships have to be sold, what a big dock! By the way, Vina, you said that Yaling doesn't usually come near Lord 6, but Surexer is not ......"

As soon as she heard this, Vena knew what Luo Zhengdao wanted to say, and instead glanced at him with a razor-sharp gaze, the posture was like a carpenter looking at a piece of rotten wood with a poor texture that could not be carved, and later, the half-elf beauty said with a smile:

"Stupid, isn't that to save your life? And how can it be considered normal? How much money did the Yaling Empire bet on you? They won't give up lightly, you die so easily, won't Yaling's investment be a loss? ”

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao, who did not understand the international relations of the New World, touched his forehead in confusion and said:

"Betting? What is Yaling betting on? ”

Without the consciousness of wanton crooked buildings in the discussion, Luo Zhengdao's focus shifted to the relationship between Yaling and him, and he couldn't wait to ask the reason for it.

Will Needham was scattered in the mysterious ritual inherited by the Demon Card Master, and Luo Zhengdao, who came to the new world in his place, still has to continue to use his identity in this war-torn world, and Luo Zhengdao is very worried that he will not even know how he died in the future. is like the black-robed warlock Najaf whose whereabouts are a mystery, until now, Luo Zhengdao has not understood why he is bent on getting rid of himself. For money? For revenge? For love?

Vina Dubov didn't take into account what Luo Zhengdao thought, she tilted her head to look at Luo Zhengdao, and then chuckled, and said:

"What can Yaling bet on, of course, it is your noble status! The goblins have almost killed the exiled nobles of the Bright Dynasty in the past two years, and those dead-eyed human nobles who are guarding the fiefdom and don't want to flee are not to mention, they are actually in the mood to kill each other, what an incomprehensible group of idiots! Tsk, Will, you, Earl Froe, are among the most prominent of the exiles! ”

Just for that reason? Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but feel ridiculous when he heard this, and asked rhetorically:

"And if you say that, I have to thank the goblins?"

Hearing this, Vina stroked the dark green silk hanging from her forehead, and said with a smile:

"It doesn't matter, you can think whatever you want, that's exactly what happened."

Luo Zhengdao looked up to the sky and sighed helplessly, he shook his head, as if he wanted to drive out of his mind all these complicated questions that he would never be able to figure out for a while. Luo Zhengdao changed the conversation, cut to the chase again, and said:

"Then can the spices we ship go smoothly? I'm running out of space, and I don't have any income, and it's going to be a problem for these people on the boat to eat next month. ”

As soon as she heard that Luo Zhengdao began to cry again, the half-elf beauty laughed disapprerovingly, shook her finger and said:

"Will, you just have to rest assured, according to the trade route information I have, the goblin fleet has been rampant recently, and the number of merchant fleets that are brave enough to venture into the inner ring sea area from the open sea to trade is extremely rare, and the price of spices in the Aru Islands must be out of stock until the market skyrockets, how about I bet with you on a green corner?"

The green horn is the most common low-denomination copper coin in the New World, and it is available in all countries, and this base metal currency is not much different in terms of purchasing power. According to the fluctuating changes in the purchasing power of the market, a green corner is enough to buy a piece of bread to a piece and a half of bread, and occasionally it will break through the upper or lower limit with the news of a bumper harvest or a bad harvest, and the floating range of the currency value is mainly determined by the supply and demand relationship of market materials.

In this aspect of betting, Luo Zhengdao, who has been ill for a long time and has become a good doctor, has been teased many times by this eccentric governess, and no matter how smart his head is, it is time to learn some life experience, and he immediately shook his head and said:

"Bet it and forget it! As soon as I heard it, I knew that you were deliberately teasing me again. ”

Hearing what Luo Zhengdao said, Vina Dubov, who failed to do so, complained in a complaining tone:

"Hey, Will, you're bad at learning too! What a boring and ordinary life! ”

After speaking, the half-elf beauty stepped forward with elegant steps and knocked on the door of the exchange, which was still closed in broad daylight, and Luo Zhengdao followed her into the building together.

When Luo Zhengdao's eyes gradually adjusted to the strong contrast between the blazing sunlight outside and the dark environment inside, especially when he saw the white numbers written on the blackboard of the exchange price list, he immediately felt his heart twitch violently. As Vina Dubov asserts, the price of local spices was high enough to make the ecstatic Luo Zhengdao suffer from heart failure decades earlier, and he rubbed his eyes vigorously to make sure he was not blind.

In order to facilitate mathematical operations, no matter in which world, mathematics is always beautiful in simplicity and clarity, so numbers are also the first universal symbols that Luo Zhengdao learned in this world. The exchange quotation table that appeared in front of Luo Zhengdao's eyes at this moment was nearly ten times different from the document he saw when he purchased spices in Ambon Port, which was a huge profit! Profiteering in the truest sense of the word! It is conceivable that if it weren't for the ferocity of the goblin fleet that was wreaking havoc in the sea of stars and scaring away most of the merchants, this sky-high figure would not have been possible, and at least it would not have appeared in the Aru Islands, which were only a little more than a week away from the island of Seland.

After being entangled for a while, his flying thoughts paused, and he felt a little deflated Luo Zhengdao lowered his head and smiled bitterly, if he had to compare with those green-skinned goblins who sneezed and burned half the world, the human exiled aristocrat Will Needham that he replaced was just a piece of cake! The comparison of the strength of the two sides is not at all on an order of magnitude, and the other party can still look down on his little shrimp, and condescend to run after him, should Luo Zhengdao sincerely thank the goblin for being able to look down on himself so much?

"Oh, this is the Earl of Frue, the owner of the ship who has just arrived in port, right? It is an honor to meet His Excellency the Earl, and you are in good health after a rough ride along the way? ”

"Thanks to you, the journey is smooth, and my body is also very healthy."

The owner of the exchange, dressed in a knee-length white linen robe, appeared, smiling and greeting Luo Zhengdao, as if he were an old friend he hadn't seen in years. A businessman never misses an opportunity to make a profit, and if they give up such an opportunity, they are certainly not a good businessman.

ps: pp will not give birth to cubs if you keep it, so hurry up and smash it!