Chapter Seventy-Nine: A good harvest is not a good harvest

"Check our casualties with emotion, and don't leave a living mouth to report the news!"

Byron walked through the dilapidated camp with a mace, praising his men as he went.

The night attack was so successful that no one escaped alive from Byron's hands under the cavalry charge.

The tent was set ablaze by messy charcoal, nearly forming a prairie fire. However, under the light of the fire, Byron's soldiers also appeared more powerful and stronger.

Fatis shuttled from corpse to corpse, silently reciting prayers. Ellen proudly took out a handkerchief, wiped the blood from the blade of the axe, and then casually threw the handkerchief into the fire.

Kress rummaged through the corpses of every enemy and ripped off everything of value.

The soldiers piled up all their good-condition goods and searched every place where they could hide their coins.

Byron did not waste any time, the armor and ordinary weapons were simply not needed, and under the guidance of the yellow arrows, they removed the spice bags and the pockets containing the coins, put them on the back of the captured horses, and drove directly back to the position of the light infantry and the refugee workers.

[One-handed proficiency +4;Two hands proficiency +4;]

[Caravan Guard*4 can be upgraded; 】

At dawn the next day, when Byron counted their wealth, even he himself was taken aback.

This was the most Byron had earned since he came into this world, and in addition to the 8,000 dinars they had previously paid to the other party, they had found another 5,000.

As for the spices, they threw away the bags with the defects, and the remaining spices were packed in almost two carts, four times more than Byron had to buy before. It can be seen that these profiteers are responsible for the spice trade, and the forces behind them must be very strong.

No wonder so many people take the risk to embark on the road of robbery, which is so lucrative.

However, it is estimated that it will not be long before the bodies of those people will be found, but the first to be suspected is probably the local ringing horse. And Byron they will also be found in the subsequent investigation.

That's why Byron didn't take those armor weapons, which is a waste of time, and it will also cause suspicion when it is inspected, and these things don't look like they were obtained through regular means.

So Byron barely rested for the next few days, in order to get out of the area as soon as possible.

Even the provisions were settled in the countryside as much as possible, and when passing through the city of Lana, Byron did not even enter the city.

Of course, there is naturally enough compensation for such hard work, Byron took out 1,000 dinars and distributed it to his soldiers, which was enough to gag their mouths and keep them silent about it.

After more than half a month of almost frantic driving, Byron's team finally left the prairie and left the steppe country.

Under such a rapid march, not only the soldiers looked a little haggard, but even two horses died.

However, when Byron and his men entered Swadia, Byron would reward his soldiers for setting up feasts and even reimburse them for their errant deeds. He also upgraded the four caravan escorts, improving the quality of his team a little more.

After arriving at Dehrim, Byron held a large banquet, inviting several knights under the Earl of Claes, as well as Baron Sith, who planned to let his soldiers rest and relax, and by the way, sell their goods to these nobles.

The soldiers raised their glasses, chanted Byron's name, and toasted him, and in the eyes of others, Byron should be a beautiful person now.

But in fact, Byron's mood was not pretty.

"Byron, the spice trade is a big deal, and transactions over twenty pounds are registered with the clerk. I'm amazed that you can get so many spices at once, and I have the desire to buy them. But I am sure that no one in the whole of Deherim, including Lord Earlais, could afford so many spices at once. ”

The Sith Barons, who were very popular under the Earl, said so, and the knights were no exception.

Byron did complete some orders, but they added up to less than 2,000 dinars, and the amount of spices he brought with him this time was enough to cause chaos in the spice market of Deherim, with a total value of more than 50,000 according to the market price! This money is enough to arm an elite army, and it will be converted into gold to spread a table.

Byron couldn't find a buyer with the strength to eat this batch of goods, and when the news that Byron had a large amount of spices in his hands spread in the aristocratic circles, other spice merchants began to sell their spices in a big way, and for a time the price of spices in the Dehrim area plummeted by a third, and many merchants resented Byron because of this, complaining that he didn't know how to do business and messed around.

So much so that some merchants approached Byron with them and suggested that he burn the excess spices he had, and they were willing to buy some of them at a low price. If Byron was unwilling, they would be happy to start a small-scale commercial war and let Byron's shipment rot in their hands.

Byron underestimated the intelligence network of these merchants, who soon received information from Kugit and gradually discovered Byron's role in the robber attacks that shocked Turga.

"Boss, one of the helpers ran away yesterday, and he obviously knows something. I asked, and there was a fool who drank too much and said something he shouldn't have said, so..."

"I know that if we are convicted of being a robber, even if it is committed in the Kugit Khanate, it will ruin our reputation. The nobles won't buy the spices, and the rich merchants in the city will squeeze us out. ”

Byron sat in his chair and felt a labor ache in his forehead. He hadn't slept well for a few days, and it was said that the backstage boss of the caravan that had been killed by Byron had sent someone to Swadia. After all, it was spices worth fifty thousand dinars, and they wouldn't suffer a big loss.

Byron was now very wealthy, and he had many goods in his hands that would bring him wealth in gold and silver, but he could not sell them now.

Even if it was to be shipped out of the city, he had already received a secret letter saying that if he dared to sell the goods to other cities himself, then the origin of the goods would be revealed.

They weren't sure that Byron was the main messenger of the matter, but once they were involved, they couldn't wash it away.

Eventually, Byron compromised with them, but he also seized the opportunity to get in touch with Earl Claes, and sold the spices that Decherim could not digest at a low price to King Harlaus's court purchasing officer, who also held the title of baron.

Byron also invited several other great merchants and consulted with them about his goods.