"Business crisis?"

Sherlock sat across from Nicholas, crossed his hands on his knees, and frowned at repeating the four words that Nicholas had just spoken.

"Yes, Lord Sherlock, we are in the midst of an unprecedented business crisis!"

Nicholas crossed his hands on the table, his brow furrowed, his face haggard, as if he hadn't slept well in many days, and the cup of brewed bloody chrysanthemum tea in the room didn't seem to have any temptation for him.

But this is not normal, there is no way that there is anyone who does not like bloody chrysanthemum tea, except for Lilo, in Sherlock's impression, this fallen angel likes green tea.

Beasts like lethargic black tea? No, that's not people.

"I didn't think it would be easy to accept Winterfell in the first place, I just didn't expect things to be so complicated."

Nicholas pulled a stack of papers out of his drawer and handed them to Sherlock.

Sherlock took the file, and there were a lot of photos in it, and in the photos, there were dead people one by one, and the death was very miserable, full of mosaics.

Then there was a report full of words with the headline:

【Black Volcano Caravan Attack】

"Dear Lord of Winterfell, Mr. Onionhead,

I'm sorry to inform you that your caravan in charge of transporting extremely important supplies was attacked by an unknown evil force in the Black Volcano, and all their cargo disappeared, and we met some survivors, but they died quickly, and none of them survived, and we suspect that they may have died due to the toxic gas emitted by the lava eruption.

Because the black volcano has entered an active period, eruptions are more frequent, and we are very understaffed, for the sake of safety, we hope that Winterfell can send a special investigation team, after all, Mr. Onion, you must know that these goods are extremely important and sensitive materials for you, for Winterfell, and for the Merchant Alliance! ”

The rest of the content is some investigation of the scene, as well as the identity of the deceased, and the number.

Sherlock was slightly surprised when he saw the identity and number.

"Two thousand five hundred caravan guards? The report says that there are no survivors......"

"That's right, they were all wiped out, and most of them, not even the corpses...... said," said Nicholas with a solemn expression.

"In addition to paying a large amount of pensions, we also have to deal with the questions of the labor unions, which is very good to say, the merchant union has a whole set of solutions, and the only thing that makes it difficult for me is the lost goods."

"Well, I can understand your difficulties, but this matter shouldn't be bothering you, right? Judging by the meaning of this report, it seems that it was the Onion City Lord who sent this caravan out, right? Although he is now the district referee, he still needs to be responsible for this kind of thing, right? ”

Sherlock put the file aside, and Nicholas nodded:

"If it is a normal situation, then this is true, but this matter is not just an internal matter of our Merchant Alliance, but a trade activity between our Merchant Alliance and the Northern Duchy, and the goods are the core of the dungeon entrusted to us by the Duchy. If the goods are really lost, the onion-headed referee will needless to say that the main responsibility is, but I, as the current lord of Winterfell, can't easily get out of the relationship, and my enemies will definitely use this as a reason to attack me. ”

"Uh, that sounds like a lot of trouble, wait, I remember the Black Volcano is the most famous tourist attraction in the northern underworld, right? The trade routes should be very safe, huh? ”

Sherlock took a sip of bloody chrysanthemum tea, leaning back in his chair, but his eyes were still watching the picture in front of him.

"Yes, the safest route from us to the Northern Duchy is through the Black Volcano, and although it took a long detour, it was eventually attacked."

Nicholas showed a distressed expression:

"That's two thousand five hundred! In the end, less than ten people were found, all of them were still dying, and soon died, and the rest did not even have bodies! Damn, the pension alone is ......"

"I see, so what does Lord Nicholas need me to do? If it is necessary for me to arrange personnel to participate in the rescue and search for this cargo, you know, my people, who have just experienced a great war, they are physically and mentally exhausted, they hate war, in fact they are very peace-loving, if possible, they don't want to kill even an ant, as for weapons and armor? They want to throw it all into the furnace and turn it into a pot of molten iron, but of course, the harsh reality doesn't allow it, and you know, while the underworld is peaceful on the surface, it's not. ”

After Sherlock finished speaking with a sad expression, Nicholas also had a sad expression:

"Lord Sherlock, and your people, have indeed endured too much suffering and pressure, of course I can't make such an rude request to you, in fact, the heir of the Northern Duchy, Lord Alexander, the son of the Duke, once visited Winterfell, and then once expressed his respect for you in front of the Onion Head Judge, I think, if you can help us in Winterfell to say something good, let Alexander convince his father not to go to the Demon Council to accuse us, It is extremely helpful for us to have more time to investigate what is going on and where our goods are going! Of course, this matter cannot be done for you in vain, and I will definitely ask my superiors for instructions......"

"Wait." While Nicholas was speaking, Sherlock suddenly interrupted him, he thought for a moment, and then asked:

"You guys from Winterfell aren't going to be in charge of handling and investigating this matter, are you?"

"Of course not, since the Black Volcano had this attack, causing the entire caravan to disappear, the tourists there have disappeared one after another, not only that, but the beast animals have also begun to become extremely irritable, the Demon Council has blocked the scenic spot of the Black Volcano, ordinary people can't enter there, it's too dangerous now." Nicholas says:

"We've contacted several mercenary groups, and you know that because of the perennial peace, they're all starting to take on this kind of private work, investigations, bodyguards, escorts, housekeeping, and catching rape. I'm going to find a mercenary group to deal with this investigation. ”

"Mercenary regiments? Kindness...... It's convenient to ask, what about the remuneration? ”

Sherlock quickly raised a hand and said very calmly:

"Ah, don't get me wrong, City Lord Nicholas, it's definitely not that I want to earn this reward, it's mainly the relationship between the two of us, so I have to care about this matter."

"Lord Sherlock...... I was so impressed. Nicholas burst into tears, and he quickly said:

"Because the matter is special and urgent, even though it may be a little loss, we still plan to give 10 million magic stones as the reward for this operation."

"I took it."

"Huh?"

"I mean, I picked it up for my friend."

Sherlock was quick to explain:

"Actually, I have a friend, his name is Pineapple, yes, it's exactly the same name as the one who escaped from Bankazia, but don't get me wrong, it's just the same name, he has a mercenary group, he has very good combat quality and reconnaissance ability, believe me, if this matter is handed over to them to do, it can definitely be solved quickly, and we will definitely investigate the reason why the core of the dungeon was destroyed!"

"Huh? Destroyed, wait a minute, Lord Sherlock, we don't know if the dungeon core has been destroyed, in fact, it is very difficult to destroy the dungeon core......"

Nicholas was startled and hurriedly explained, but Sherlock quickly spread his hands:

"I know, I know, but do you have to think about the worst in everything, the other party is obviously prepared for a long time, the goal is clear, it is the core of the dungeon, then nine times out of ten it is either the enemy of the northern principality, or the enemy of Winterfell or the business alliance, they can't keep the core of the dungeon for the New Year, nine times out of ten they will destroy them."

"Of course, it is also possible that they have fused and upgraded other dungeon cores, we only need to get back their dungeon cores, we can make up for the losses, and even make a small profit, if this is really done by other dungeons, the Demon Council will definitely punish this kind of violence that is not only allowed. Of course I'm just saying it's possible. ”

After Sherlock explained, Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the other party didn't destroy the dungeon core with his eyes closed.

But after all, this matter is very important, if it is not reviewed by the mercenary group, it is directly selected, in case it ......

"By the way, the strength of Pineapple and his mercenary group, I can vouch for it with my Eternal Realm Dungeon, as well as my Sherlock himself, you don't have to worry about it at all!"

Seeing that Nicholas was still hesitating, Sherlock immediately patted his chest and reassured.

When Nicholas saw that Sherlock had said this, he no longer hesitated:

"I see, then please trouble Lord Sherlock, let that friend of yours, with his regiments, come to our Winterfell City for some mission docking, and our intelligence agency, MI7, will also provide them with maximum help."

"No problem, I'll bring them over in a few days."

Sherlock said happily.

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