Chapter XXXIV: The Silver Seal II
If the conversation is compared to a hand-to-hand, the initiative in the battle at this time is undoubtedly in the hands of Yuser.
Previously, through a series of successive questions and answers, Uther had suppressed Rhodes in terms of momentum.
According to Yusher's thoughts, not to mention that only one of his merchant groups went to the City of Sorrow at this time, the person who wanted to become a traveler was a necromancer, and his experience was not very good, so of course he could ask for a price increase.
The identity of the necromancer doomed them to be difficult to collude with others, but in Yusher's memory, there were also incidents of necromancers alone trapping the merchants. Bringing a necromancer on the road is inherently risky.
Due to his own strength as a veteran warrior, although Yusher was not particularly afraid of the necromancer in front of him, he was unwilling to have too much to do with it. Unless the necromancer in front of him is willing to give a large sum of gold, Uther will make him a traveler.
"Two hundred gold coins, what do you think?"
Uther gave his estimated price.
Rod didn't rush to reply, but began to think about a problem, a problem that Rod had discovered before.
Seeing that the necromancer in front of him seemed to be in thought, Yusher was not in a hurry, just crossed his hands and looked at the necromancer in front of him, waiting for his answer.
After waiting for a while, Rhodes ended his thoughts and said to Yusher: "I have a few questions, I hope the head of the regiment can answer them for me." ”
"Just ask."
At this time, due to the long wait, Yuser also began to be a little impatient.
Yusher knew that the necromancer in front of him was asking these questions in order to reduce the cost of travel by pointing out the shortcomings of the merchant group. A necromancer is still thinking about bargaining at this time, so it is better to check if there are enough gold coins.
Rhodes asked, "Why did the Silver Seal Merchant Group go to the City of Sorrow?" ”
Hearing this question, Uther almost couldn't help it, wondering why the necromancer in front of him was asking such an obvious question.
"For the sake of trade."
Rhodes then asked, "If it is for trade, why do you go to the City of Sorrow at this time?" ”
Uther didn't seem to understand, and turned to Rhodes and asked, "What do you mean?" ”
"According to the information I know, not long ago, a large business group went to the City of Sorrow."
Yusser's brow furrowed slightly. "So what?"
"A large merchant group went to the City of Sorrow, and while hiring a large number of guards, in order to obtain the maximum benefit, they would carry a large amount of goods, which were enough to use the City of Sorrow for a long time. As a result, during this period of time, the rest of the merchant groups can obtain extremely low benefits from going to the City of Sorrow. ”
As if he didn't understand, he said, "What does this mean?" ”
"Then I'm going to ask you, why did you choose to go to the City of Sorrow when none of the other merchants went to the City of Sorrow?"
Instead of answering Rod's question head-on, Uther turned to Rhodes and asked, "What about you?" Why did the two necromancers go to the City of Sorrow at such a time? ”
"To go to war."
Rod said this in a bland tone, and Utser's pupils shrank.
The purpose of Rod asking these words to Uther was precisely to confirm one thing. That is, according to Yusher's existing information, do you know that Diya is about to break out a big battle with Eli.
Although Yuser did not answer Rhodes directly, judging from his reaction, it was clear that he had information about the war.
As for the information about the war, until it was certain whether the necromancer in front of him knew about it, Yusher naturally did not reveal a single piece of information.
To Yusher's surprise, in the process of collecting war intelligence, he spent a lot of money to confirm some things from his old friend, coupled with his own analysis, he was only half-convinced, and the necromancer in front of him obviously recognized this war.
From the necromancer in front of him, he reconfirmed his information, and Yuser was a lot more determined in his heart.
Yusher said to Rhodes, "As you know, due to the imminent outbreak of war, the City of Sorrow will need a lot of basic supplies. Sending weapons to the necromancer's side will naturally yield more benefits. ”
Rhodes replied, "Since you can get the news of the war, can't the rest of the merchant group get it?" If the war is about to start, the City of Sorrow, as the only large town on the border of Diya, will send supplies to the City of Sorrow, and the price of weapons and equipment will be reduced. ”
"As far as I know, the Silver Seal Merchant Group is only a small merchant group of about twenty people, how can it compete with a large merchant group of hundreds of people to transport supplies."
"Add to that the risks you may encounter when crossing the border, especially in times of war, where there are a large number of thieves and raiders of all races, and if you just transport weapons, I am afraid that the gold you earn will not be enough to pay the guards."
"The goods transported by the merchant group, the horror is not only about weapons, is it simple?"
With every word Rhodes spoke, Yusser's face became gloomy. By the end, Uther's face had completely sunk, but he still didn't speak.
Rod continued: "From the moment I first entered this tent, I felt that something was wrong. There was an air in this tent that gave me a very familiar feeling......"
Rod stretched out his left hand, spread his palm, and said, "The materials you really transported, this is it, right?" ”
Uther looked down and saw a rough-looking dark crystal lying in Rod's palm, which was the Revenant Crystal that Rhodes had obtained in the tomb.
"Due to the abundance of materials transported, the large merchant groups will not transport many Revenant Crystals in order to seek stability, and the rest of the small merchant groups do not have the courage of you, and they purchased a large number of Revenant Crystals as soon as they noticed the war."
As Rod's voice fell, Uther smiled.
"It's just your guess. And I don't think the rest of the guild should welcome necromancers. ”
After saying this, as if it were an eviction order, Uther got up, and instead of looking at Rhodes and the vampire, he walked towards the back of the tent.
"You say, how many gold coins are the thieves guild willing to pay for this information."
Uther instantly understood what Rod meant, and suddenly turned his head to look at Rod who was still sitting in his chair.
Once a large number of Revenant Crystals are successfully transported to Diya, it is possible that the price will increase several times while waiting for the war to come.
To this end, as soon as the war was confirmed, Uther used all the savings of the merchant group to buy the Revenant Crystal, and at the same time quickly went to Diya.
Yuser managed to hide it from his men, and no one except a few cronies knew what the cargo really was. In case the news leaks and is besieged by thieves and necromancers.
If the time had been delayed a little longer, the intelligence of the war had been confirmed. At that time, all trade routes will become chaotic, and it will not be so easy to get to the City of Sorrow without bringing high-level guards.
Once the news of Yusher's delivery of the Revenant Crystal leaks, he will be besieged by thieves before he reaches the City of Sorrows, and even the official necromancer will snatch it.
"You ......"
"I just want to go to the City of Sorrow." Looking at Yuser with a sad face, Rhodes said.