Caesar followed, and immediately smelled the pungent smell of garlic and pepper, and the intoxicating smell of sweet perfume, and he followed the little one's direction and looked in, where the caravan guards stood on either side in red bronze helmets and lined cotton and linen short clothes, and the slaves inside carried heavy brocades and dozens of colors of fine wool for men to choose from.

The black dragon glanced at the banner insignia hanging on the side, and found that he actually had an impression of this caravan—the northern Bukridge, one of the few caravans that had begun to trade across the sea before the situation in Villeste had stabilized, and through the wealth gained from the trade between the two borders, this caravan began to build up its own armed forces and expand in size.

According to the official records, Bucrich has more than 20 frigates of the previous generation that have been eliminated by the Empire, as well as a large number of privateers, and is in a semi-monopoly state in the private cross-sea trade industry, but because this caravan is low-key and obedient enough, and the various fees (protection fees) paid are also enough, so the Black Wing Empire did not set out to clean up these guys, and allowed them to grow wildly on the battlefield of Veloster while maintaining supervision.

As Caesar travels with Luna, he remains in his normal dragon form, squeezing forward with the little one, and among the stalls in Bucridge, a young merchant sells jewelry made of Villeste gold, including rings, brooches, bracelets, and various uncarved medallions, as well as other strange materials.

The young merchant was tied to a native of Veloster, silent and hairless, sweat seeping through his fur clothes, grinning and glaring at everyone who came close, and beside him, a buyer was arguing with the Bukridge cloth merchant about the price of some foreign dye.

"My favorite thing to do is to play on this street." Luna pulled Caesar forward, and said to him, "There are people everywhere, screaming and laughing, but I often don't buy anything...... Well, except for the occasional sausage, honey stick, or grilled meat, nuts or something...... Show me what's new here. ”

"Jewels made by Villestekin."

As they walked a little inside, they heard the jeweller shout in a fluent lingua franca: "I have here the gold ornaments used by the chiefs of the tribes of Rislin, Picado, and Fere, as well as necklaces, armbands, rings, and headbands, all of them." Take a look, it's guaranteed to be different from Eladia's gold. ”

The jewelry merchant was small, slender and kind, with dark brown hair combed in a popular northern style, perfume in the perm rolls, and a fashionable black claw coat of arms pinned to his chest, and when Caesar and Luna stopped in front of him, the merchant bowed deeply: "Noble dragon man and young noble lady, what do you need?" ”

"You say that Villestekin is not the same as the gold we have here, really? Why? Luna asked curiously.

"Of course it's true."

The merchant smiled: "Vellostegold is better than ours, heavier and more luster, it looks a bit like white gold but is actually more transparent than white gold. It is said that during the time of Villeste, the gold was as soft as a flowing liquid, and it slowly became the way back from the caravan. When we arrived in the Northland, we hired the best craftsmen to make the gold ornaments that were present. Of course, I'm not saying that other craftsmen can't do it, but this material is really quite rare in Eladia, and you can take a look. ”

Luna then turned her attention to the gold jewelry, which was indeed different, different from the Eladia jewelry she had seen before, they were transparent white in the sun, almost crystalline, and only the center was golden and shiny.

Luna picked up a pendant that had only been simply polished, and secretly said to the black dragon, "Caesar, look at this, it looks very similar to your eyes. ”

The pendant is oval-shaped, with an almond-shaped center, and strands of gold spread out like mist, like ink in the water.

Caesar looked at it and couldn't help but smile: "How can this pendant be sold?" ”

"Six hundred gold."

"So expensive?" Luna was taken aback, although she was in the royal court, she still had a certain concept of money, and after listening to it, she looked carefully.

"Don't lie to you, this pendant is not grinded by us, it is like this in the hands of the natives of Villestere, and the master who later identified it said that its material is the best in this batch of goods, and the core inside is completely naturally formed, complete and beautiful, and if you want to buy such a thing in addition to it, I am afraid that it is rare to have money." The merchant pointed to the corn-sized piece of gold and explained.

"Caesar, can you buy it?" Luna whispered, "I want to leave it to Odin." ”

Caesar was about to agree, but after thinking about it, he suddenly asked, "Can I exchange it for a Black Wing coupon?" ”

The young merchant was stunned, the Black Wing Coupons sold by the Imperial Bank were quite popular in the empire and even in the entire north, and their Bukridge Trading House also had the business of helping people exchange Black Wing Coupons, and there were many people who exchanged Black Wing Coupons for gold coins, but it was still relatively rare to directly use Black Wing Coupons to shop and consume, and it may be possible for the Northern Imperial King to do so.

After a brief moment of consideration, the merchant smiled and agreed.

Caesar did not leave immediately after buying the pendant and handing it to Luna, the dragon's innate instinct to connoisseur drove him to stay, the black dragon sniffed, walked in front of those exquisite gold ornaments, the afternoon sun shone in the floating dust, looking gentle and lazy, he left the finished gold ornament display area, the pale yellow gold stone cast a translucent round shadow.

"Sir, in order to meet the needs of personal preferences, we have reserved a lot of unpolished materials for selection, are you interested in these?" The young merchant moved with him.

Caesar shook his head and continued to discern, his gaze sweeping to find something that attracted him in an inconspicuous corner.

He pointed to an irregular black stone like jade and said, "That thing looks good, can you show me." ”

"This?" The young merchant smiled and fetched the black stone: "Don't look at this thing thrown in the corner by me, but it is quite attractive, before you, many powerful customers have offered to see this thing, thinking that it is expensive, but in the end no one has done it." ”

"Why?" Caesar asked.

"It's something that comes straight from Villeste, and guests value it for nothing more than its light weight and hard texture. But if it is subjected to too much force, it will be shattered directly, and it cannot be melted, so it cannot be shaped. The merchant said, "When you get to know it, you will find that this thing is of no practical use at all. ”

"Can't be cast, shaped? Are you sure? ”

"How can I be sure of a stall, this is the official statement of the Imperial Research Institute, and many magician guilds have also studied it, and in the end, everyone's statement is basically the same." The merchant handed the black stone with both hands: "This piece is a gift from me, if you are interested, you can take it back and take a look." ”

"You have a lot of this?" Caesar looked and asked.

"That's not it, it's something from the Velluster indigenous tribe, most of them were taken away by the empire at first, and now after the research proves that it's really useless, the control has been liberalized a lot, so that we have a chance to get some."

"Hmm." Caesar nodded, and led Luna out of Xicheng District, after all, the merchant knew a limited amount of things, and he had to ask the goblins in the research institute for the specific situation later.