Chapter 5: Black Rum
The reason why the free city of Marienburg can become a free place is because of the policy of Marienburg, no matter what race here can not fight in the city, fight, once found, both parties will be executed, whether it is right or wrong, there is no need to put away your pride and prejudice here, but you can't hurt others because of your pride and prejudice, because all the races that come are guests of the Corden family, security can bring the market, and there is a market to have income. With two full regiments and four reservists stationed all year round, the Emir knew that a strong army was the foundation of Marionburg's stability.
Teucer's investigation didn't make any progress, and Zhang Hao couldn't just ask Isha who you really are. In the afternoon, the emir sent someone to give Zhang Hao the space ring with five thousand gold coins, and no one cared about them anymore.
"Let's go, don't you go out to have a chic time when you have money" In the afternoon, Zhang Hao came all the way to the Wild Chrysanthemum Station under the guidance of Trachuang, and the other knights also took a vacation and went out to play by themselves.
The fresh aroma is still refreshing, and in the afternoon there are already many people drinking in the hall on the first floor. Teucer took Zhang Hao and Ekbad and went directly to the boss lady.
"Why are you here again, young man, this is a place for ladies to rest, isn't it rude for you to always come here!"
Zhang Hao stopped Teucer who wanted to explain, walked forward, and put down a few gold coins on the bar, "Madam, I'm sorry to bother you again, but the three of us are really thirsty, can you bring us a glass of fruit wine first?" ”
The proprietress thrusted her waist and looked at the gold coins on the bar, if she didn't say anything, these people might still be pestering themselves, and they shouldn't have given them that badge in the first place.
"Okay, okay, for the sake of the gold coins, you don't need to ask, I've said everything I need to say." The hostess's tone had softened.
"Beautiful lady, why don't we sit down and talk slowly, and I'll give you a drink?" After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he took out a few more gold coins.
The proprietress shook her head, put away the gold coins on the table, and placed four large glasses, "Of course, everything is as you wish, Your Excellency" After speaking, she turned around and took out a whole large barrel of fruit wine, and poured it into the wine glasses on the bar in turn.
"Young man, if you could be so courteous and generous to your master, maybe you would have gotten what you wanted," the proprietress said in a sip after taking a sip of the wine in her glass, pouring herself another glass, and then deliberately lowered her voice
"Sir, I don't want to get into trouble, so I can only tell you that if you have time to drink here, it is better to go to Gutter Street after dark and find a blacksmith shop in Black Rum, and maybe you will have a reward."
"Thank you for quenching your thirst, then let's go first, you continue" Zhang Hao got up and left after taking a sip, but just a few steps before he knocked a lady to the ground, Zhang Hao hurriedly went up and prepared to help him up, but the moment the lady grabbed Zhang Hao's arm and got up, he quickly said in a voice that only two people could hear in Zhang Hao's ear, "Twelve o'clock, seven cat hotel"
Before Zhang Hao could react, the lady who fell to the ground had already left the post station quickly.
"Sir, this amount of alcohol can't be soaked in the boss's wife!" A female swordsman who was nearby laughed loudly at Zhang Hao, and the entire post bar was also drowned in laughter.
Zhang Hao got up and smiled and didn't care, "I will continue to work hard", and after speaking, he took Ike and left with them, it seems that this exploration is too frequent, it is too abrupt.
"Teucer, it's really disadvantageous to use the money you hid privately that should have cost the proprietress to find a reliable tour guide, and next time, you can do it yourself!"
"Your Highness, I was wrong," Teucer knelt in front of Zhang Hao, "Aren't we short of money?" I can save a little bit here, I have to give me a year's worth of money to farm the land and plant a year, I think it's too ......" Teucer was a little aggrieved, but wrong is wrong.
"Your Highness, Teucer returned the money to me at noon, and he didn't hide it privately."
"You're not a good thing, don't tell me if you give it back, and overreport it when the time comes, right, look at what I'm doing, give the money to Teucer and let him find a tour guide."
"Your Excellency, you ...... You're not ......."
"The blacksmith doesn't cost a fortune, can you ask for news? Do you spend that money and I spend it? ”
"Teucer, don't say anything, don't want the best tour guide, as long as the most expensive, you have all this money, you must go back quickly and don't let His Royal Highness the Prince wait."
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Gutter Street is a product of the free trade of Marienburg, and everything that can be bought and sold normally is in the daytime, normal trade exchanges, normal goods. Gutter Street, on the other hand, is the shadow of the sun, and all the unsightly goods are traded in Gutter Street at night, which is approved by the Emir and personally intervened, you know, although this Gutter Street is only a small market, the money he can bring is sometimes even higher than the tax.
"There are no people on this street," Zhang Hao and the four of them stood at the entrance of the market, looking at the deserted street.
"My lord, you don't know about this, there are not many people who do black market business, and they are all people with a way, each with their own interests, so the basic business will not be the same, and there is no need to come to shop, what do you want, just pick a dark and windy day to buy."
"Very good, Les, your professional level has greatly improved my perception of goblins" Zhang Hao listened to Les explain the history and development of Fort Marien all the way, which really made Zhang Hao rise a lot.
"It's good to be able to relieve the worries of adults, I'll take you adults to find a store first, and it's not a matter to always stand at this intersection." After Rice finished speaking, he continued to lead the way.
An old weapons room, there is an iron stove at the door that has just cooled down, and white smoke is still faintly emitting.
"My lord, no one knows the name of the owner of Black Rum, everyone calls him Black Iron, and I only know so much, I was waiting for you at the entrance of the market just now, and the next stop is the Seven Cats Hotel." Les bowed ninety degrees and then retreated, knowing too much of his employer's secrets to kill people.
Zhang Hao pushed the door with Teucer and Echard, and the dimly lit room was full of weapons, and all kinds of drawings were scattered all over the place, and there was no place to put his feet.
"Humans, what do you want? Finished product or do you need to make it fresh? Are there any drawings? A swarthy dwarf walked out of the innermost room with a cloth in his hand.
"Hello, Lord Black Iron, I don't know if you've seen this?" Zhang Hao said as he took out Bretonnia's badge from his arms and handed it to Heitie.
Hei Tie took it in his hand, wiped it with a cloth, and returned it to Zhang Hao, "You guys are really fast, come with me" Hei Tie finished speaking and walked towards the inner room with an expressionless face. Although Zhang Hao and the others were confused, they also knew that there was indeed something they wanted here, following the black iron, the height of the house did not seem to take into account the normal human height, so they could only walk with their heads down slightly, if it was an orc, it was estimated that they would have to squat to walk, but would the dwarves do business with the orcs? This is not something that Zhang Hao has to think about now.
After the passage, the height of the house was normal, and the house inside was darker than the outside, except for a candle burning on the table in the center of the room, which seemed extremely lonely.
"Everyone, please wait a moment" Black Iron took the torch and walked to the deepest part of the room, I don't know what was ignited, the flames burned quickly along the protruding corners of the walls of the room, and the whole room was surrounded by flames and instantly lit up.
What caught the eyes of Zhang Hao and the others was a set of neatly stacked silver-white giant swords and armor, each armor was also printed with a lion pattern standing sideways, wearing a crown on his head, and holding a giant sword.