Port Stuart.

As the most prosperous city in the Northland, it is now shrouded in clouds and deserted, with no pedestrians on the streets of the past busy traffic.

In the city, all the houses and shops with doors and windows open are gone.

Waves on the seashore.

The wharf, which used to be bustling, is now completely devoid of the appearance of the No. 1 trading port in the Northland.

Inside the castle, in a luxurious room above the tower.

After returning from the treacherous fog, Mrs. Theron, who had suffered many injuries, had a very ugly face, glared at her younger brother, who took over the affairs of the Northland in her place, and asked in a deep voice, "So, we have completely lost contact with all the troops?"

The middle-aged man who stood in front of her with his head bowed said, "Sister, as soon as the fog clears, I will send soldiers to contact General Gusta and them. ”

But when more than a dozen soldiers went out, they were all heard from. ”

Mrs. Theron: "General Gusta, they haven't sent anyone back to report the situation?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "No one has come back." ”

Knowing what the mist represented, and understanding the horror behind it, Mrs. Theron did not blame her brother for not handling affairs well, and after a deep groan, she asked again, "How many people are left in the city?"

The middle-aged man sighed: "Less than two thousand." ”

"What about the troops?"

"There were only about eight hundred soldiers stationed at the castle left. ”

Hearing her brother's answer, Mrs. Theron's face became extremely solemn, Port Stuart is the only city in the Northland with a population of more than 80,000, and there are less than 2,000 people left at this time......

"What else?"

Middle-aged: "Apart from the disappearance of people and animals and the destruction of some buildings, there is no other great loss in the city." ”

Mrs. Theron regretted taking the Sombra into the mist.

After a moment of silence, she asked, "Aitos, how do you think our people will survive if there is another mist in the Northlands?"

Hearing this, Aitos Theron suddenly frowned: "Sister, will the fog of that day appear again?"

Lady Theron nodded, "The fog of the Northland is just the beginning, and the monsters in the fog will also invade our world. ”

Aitos: "So what are we going to do?"

"Of course, it is to gather all the strength to resist the crisis. Lady Theron: "Why else would I bother to control the Northlands?"

"Sister already knew about the fog?"

Aitos: "So you came back from outside the city to deal with Stuart?"

Mrs. Theron: "It's a prophecy. ”

"You can inquire about these things yourself, and now we have to talk about how to restore the strength of the Northland, and then fight against the future crisis. ”

Aitos: "The fog has a wide area?"

Mrs. Theron: "Now it's the whole Northland, and now it's the whole world." ”

"If so..."Aitos: "Then we should gather everybody." ”

"Everyone?"

......

Craig Town.

Urged by Tywin, Lanton, who was concerned about the future, had no heart to cultivate.

Money is very important for the development of power!

After coming back for so long, the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce were not dealt with at all, and knowing that time was pressing, he went out overnight to find the steward of the Chamber of Commerce, Old Pablo.

Because the Chamber of Commerce has a lot of business.

There were shops, taverns, warehouses and sea vessels to manage, and the senior stewards took shifts and managed affairs at the headquarters of the Chamber.

Herbert and Rune Mather take control of the town of Craig.

When the knights were purged and the nobles were captured, they also sent people to "take care" of the rich merchants in the town.

As the oldest steward of the Lanton Chamber of Commerce, the old Barboro, who is over sixty years old, can get a considerable dividend from the Chamber of Commerce every year, and he is easily satisfied with being a little rich.

Ten years ago, he bought a small farm outside the town, and then settled his wife and children in that warm home.

Herbert captures the boss Chris.

The Langton Chamber of Commerce took control of the surrendered steward.

In order to settle the accounts, old Barboro was forced to stay in the town by the soldiers, and then went through a treacherous fog and was finally rescued by luck.

However.

Without the protection of the dragon scale rune, ordinary people outside the town would not be able to deal with those demonic beasts and ghosts at all.

His family disappeared into the mist.

Lanton arrives at the Chamber of Commerce, where the depressed sixty-year-old man is borrowing alcohol to kill his sorrows.

"Uncle Barborough, remember me?"

After finding honey to soak in water in the shop on the first floor of the Chamber of Commerce and rescuing old Barborough, Landon asked, "I'm Gabri." ”

Hearing this, old Pablo regained a little consciousness: "I know. ”

Looking up at the sky, he asked, "What is the matter with Master Gabrie looking for me so late?"

"I'm going to take over the family business!"

"Take over the business?" Hearing Langton's words, old Pablo frowned: "Where's Boss Chris?"

Langton: "Uncle doesn't know that my brother has been canonized as a knight?"

"Chris is a knight?"

Hearing this, old Pablo was stunned, and then smiled: "If your father is still here, I will definitely be very happy to know this." ”

As he spoke, he was a little worried: "But... After Master Gabrie took over the Chamber of Commerce......"

"What are you going to do?"

Langton said: "Of course, it is to revitalize the family. ”

"Revitalize the family?" Old Barboro, who was the patriarch of the Chamber of Commerce, frowned: "How?"

He watched the Chamber of Commerce develop step by step, participated in the business, made a lot of contributions, and thought that Gabriel would join the Craig family for a woman, and also give his inheritance as a "dowry".

Pablo Sr. doesn't want to lose his career after losing his family!

Langton said: "I guess from the situation in the Rodriguez Territory and the Camoranesi Territory that the eastern regions of the Northland are affected by the fog. ”

"In other words, there is a sharp decline in the population on our side. ”

"But all kinds of goods, goods, and belongings are still left in unoccupied houses, farms, and mills. ”

"What else is in the warehouse?"

"I think we can use merchant ships to transport goods south, and then receive some refugees who have lost their land and homes because of the rebellion of believers. ”

"And then take all sorts of benefits from the population!"

Because his family disappeared and drank heavily, old Pablo, who was a little dizzy, listened quietly, but his thinking gradually became clearer.

To be the senior steward of the Chamber of Commerce, he is not a stupid person!

"How do you profit from population?"

"The slave trade?"

Langton shook his head: "No, the slave trade is too low-level, and it also violates the laws of the empire, I specially went south by boat, it is impossible to do such a loss-making business." ”

"The survivors of the towns of Rodriguez and Camoranesi combined, there are not five hundred people combined. ”

"These two territories are empty now. ”

"Isn't this a treasure waiting to be discovered?"

"Craig is also very short of people. ”

"When we bring back the refugees from the south, develop and restore agriculture and commerce on a contracted basis, and then occupy the agriculture and commerce of the three baronies, do we still need to be afraid of no profit?"

The words of agriculture and commerce, which occupy the three baronies, are fascinating.

Old Pablo was not drunk.

But he still has doubts: "How to do the contracting?"

Langton: "Uncle Barboro, Craig is short of jobs, so we're bringing the refugees back and introducing them to the nobles. ”

"In terms of production, isn't it too much for us to ask for a little money to provide manpower?"

"And the nobles have disappeared a lot in the mist, and their estates are also short of people to manage, so we will send people to manage them, and at the same time set a profit to be handed over, and then hand over their property to us. ”

"Do you think it's okay?"

Although his brain is clear, the old man who is an alcoholic is a little sluggish in his thinking.

There was silence for a moment before he muttered, "We will send people to work, and then we will send stewards ......"

Langton hurriedly reminded: "We still have a sales channel for the Chamber of Commerce!"

Old Pablo shook his head vigorously and said in a low voice: "Young Master Gabri, we are basically robbing the nobles' property by doing this!"

"Will it be dangerous?"

"What robbery? Don't get me wrong!" Langton shook his head, "After going through the treacherous fog, how many family members are there among the nobles of Craig's Domain?"

"Except for Craig Town, everyone else has disappeared, and it is estimated that they will never come back, only these people, how can they manage so many industries?"

"I can't handle it!"

"Moreover, this deal is your willing, there is no snatching!"

“......”

Old Pablo was silent.

Getting up from his seat, he was still a little shaky from the alcohol, but without Landon's support, he walked to the pool alone and washed his face.

Then he went back to the office and was silent for a long time.

Only then did he ask, "Master Gabby, I'm not sober enough, can you say it a few more times?"

Hearing this, Lan Dun shook his head: "I think it's better for you to go and sleep." ”

"Tomorrow morning, I can give you a plan. ”

"Of course, before you go to bed, tell me where the ledger and cargo list are?"

"Plans, ledgers and manifests?" said old Pablo, stunned, and went straight to the drawer of the desk next to him, handed the ledger and manifest of goods to Herbert, and then said, "I still want to listen to it again, otherwise I may not be able to sleep." ”

Langton: "Okay. ”

Taking out a pen and paper, Langton said as he wrote out his plan.

It didn't take long for old Pablo to listen to what he wanted.

Nominally a steward, he was essentially a businessman, with forty or fifty years of business experience, and although he was drunk and in a state of confusion, he was keenly aware of the great business opportunities involved.

At this point, even if he couldn't wake up, the old man couldn't sleep, so he took Lanton to the warehouse with red eyes.

"Gabby, you've been here all night?"

Before I knew it, the moon was setting and the sun was rising, and I woke up at home and didn't see Lanton, and after inquiring, I learned that my brother had come to the Chamber of Commerce, and Chris came over with breakfast.

Old Pablo was old after all, and he couldn't stay up until late at night when he accompanied Landon to count the goods, and then he couldn't stay up and go back to sleep.

But for the sake of future development.

Staying up late is nothing to Lanton.

Moreover, he has the blood of Leviathan, and his strengthened body is no problem even if he doesn't sleep for three days and three nights.

Langton said helplessly, "Tywin said he was going to go tomorrow." ”

"After attacking the town of Machiavelli, I have to go straight to the Woodford family and Miss Isabella, and I don't know what will come back. ”

"I can only deal with the Chamber of Commerce overnight. ”

Chris is very satisfied with his brother's motivation and growth: "Let's eat something first. ”

"By the way, why don't you see Uncle Barboro?"

"Went to rest. Langton took the white bread, walked to the side and sat down, and sighed: "He accompanied me to count the goods until the early hours of the morning, because of the disappearance of his family, and he drank a lot of wine yesterday." ”

Chris: "Do you have a clue about the Chamber of Commerce?"

"You can take a look. Langton handed Chris the plan he had written for Pablo Sr.

The plan is written very simply and looks clear at a glance.

Chris quickly finished reading it, then let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "I really don't have the talent to do business." ”

Lanton shook his head and didn't say much.

It's not talent, it's that I'm from another world and have the knowledge of another world.

"By the way, the people of the Rodriguez and Camoranesi divisions have disappeared, but did Arin send someone to search for the food, supplies, and money?"

Chris: "I don't know. ”

"Probably not. ”

"Why?" Langton thought strangely, this was the perfect time to scrape the ground properly.

Chris: "He didn't dare. ”

"Oh. Lan nodded in surprise.

Watching his younger brother eliminate the white face, Chris, who became silent, took a deep breath and said, "Gabry, I want to refuse the canonization. ”

"Huh?" Langton: "Why?"

"Because of what I said before?"

Chris nodded.

Since his father was killed by the Craig family, he hated him, so it was impossible for him to swear allegiance to Erin Craig.

Langton understood, but was a little depressed: "If we don't become knights, it will be difficult for us to be promoted to the nobility." ”

"Without this name, there will be a lot of trouble. ”

Chris: "I know. ”

"Gabry, if you can give up Hannah, I can also give up being a knight. ”

"And with Lord Tywin, I'm sure I have a lot of opportunities to become a knight. ”“

"No, I'm sure that as long as we follow Lord Tywin, our Lanton family will definitely become nobles!"

The old lion's ability is beyond doubt.

But he is a scheming person with a strong desire to control, and it may not be much good to be his subordinate.

Shaking his head, Langton changed the subject, "Did the bard find it?"

Chris: "Came to our house early this morning. ”

"I don't understand what Lord Tywin is doing to the Bard. ”

Langton remembered the famous song of the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire", and smiled mysteriously: "You'll know later." ”

However, language and writing are different.

I'm afraid it's not easy for that famous song to appear in this world.

Chris: "How many shipments do you have left uncounted?"

"It's almost, after all, it's too late, I'm just rough *|reckless. Langton shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "I heard that you used to be very serious when you inspected the goods, forgive me for being a little sloppy." ”

"Would you like to meet the captains and sailors at the docks while I have time now?" asked Chris.

"Okay!"

You can roughly determine the number of goods in the warehouse, yes, the hangover old Barboro has not woken up yet, and Landon also wants to put an end to the boring calculations.

After all, the sea vessel is the most important thing in the next plan.

...... To be continued......