Chapter 6 The Black Merchant Berglie I
Chapter 6 Black Merchant Berg Lie
Chim recognized the script, which was Naliki, one of the thirteen oldest languages that could be traced, notorious among players for its awkward writing and pronunciation, and some speculated that it might even come from the races that ruled the continent before the Ancient Covenant - they were completely different from the human construct. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
But the reason Naliki is famous is not so much because of its difficulty, there are many other languages that are even more difficult, but because of an organization called Brass Libra.
It's an underground business organization that deals with everything from human trafficking to arms smuggling, but the organization's high level of secrecy and the various forces involved make it difficult for a large country like Romander to do so.
The wooden plaque in Sim's hand reads "The spear was placed on top of the Libra and the sharpness was removed", which is the most basic token in the game, and can be purchased 5 times at any stronghold of the Brass Libra for items below level 20.
"This ...... It's the ...... of 'Iron Fist' Van Luntien This guy... It doesn't seem to be easy. β
Chim played with wooden cards, made of oak, unenchanted, and shattered with his strength.
"Or is this a fake? But how can a mere gangster know the token of the largest underground chamber of commerce in the entire territory of Anlundale? β
In fact, many players' understanding of brass Libra is limited to hear, Sim was able to learn so much because the war group he joined at that time also had such a brand, and after joining the group, he was taken by the group to open his eyes, and he still remembers the time......
What happened then?
Chim's head began to throb again, and he tried to find the cause, but all he could see was images flashing through his mind, of deep underground caverns, towering white towers, and of his companions fighting side by side, blurred by the increasing pain.
"Ah......h
He grabbed his hair hard, making a painful **, just cleaned up, the bag that had not been tied tightly was suddenly knocked to the ground, and the contents were sprinkled all over the ground, Chim's afterglow swept over, but his eyes lit up, grabbed a few plant seeds and filled his mouth.
After chewing a few times, the bitter and fishy smell spread in the mouth, which was really unacceptable, and Sim coughed violently a few times, and his head gradually cleared up.
He opened his mouth and spat out the thinned seeds that had been chewed in his mouth, which were the seeds of the amaranth, which were very irritating, and were often fed by farmers in the countryside to animals who had no money to cure their diseases.
But another use that Chim's companion had taught him was a poor wizard who, in order to save money on the purchase of a mental power recovery potion, found that it was effective in treating headaches and other symptoms caused by overuse of mental power - provided that the smell was endured and not taken too much.
Chim was lying on the ground in a big shape, and he was physically and mentally exhausted by everything today, and everything didn't have to be so troublesome! Originally, as long as I came out to pick up the waste, I could go back to the dormitory and sleep peacefully!
He looked up in amazement, where the highest point of the clock tower was, and in the light of the magic crystal, he could clearly see the ivy pattern, the symbol of the knights' country, spiraling upwards and wrapping around the ceiling.
Sim only felt that he was very ridiculous now, he was confused, he had a headache, he was being led by others in a daze, he didn't know what was behind all this, was it a dream?
When you wake up, you will see a familiar room, then yawn and close the window that has been open all night, eat breakfast slowly under the reprimand of your parents, and then carry a heavy schoolbag to school?
Or is there a big boss with teeth and claws waiting for him to reach the full level, carrying an artifact and slashing him all over the ground? Or should he open up the territory, recruit generals, and open his harem to be the king of another world?
He began to feel that the plan he had made before was very stupid, obviously he had the advantage of foresight, and he obviously had the experience of a legendary powerhouse, but he still had to wait for death like something, and he should be able to live a more exciting life.
"Let's start with what we have at hand."
He raised his right hand above his head, and the bright light sprinkled down, and the lines reflected in the night sky were very clear
"The spear was placed on the scales and the sharpness was removed"
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Borglie felt very unfortunate, yes, very unfortunate lately.
He is the person in charge of the "Brass Libra" in the Inluta region, and he also has a high status within the organization, but two days ago, he was forced to hand over a low-level token by a bastard guy.
But but! How could such a difficult imp be provoked! He was desperate to clutch at his thinning hairβhe certainly wasn't worried about the worsening of his recent hair loss, or worse
"What, Mr. Borglie? Are you worried about hair loss? β
The young man sitting on the expensive mahogany chair smiled slightly, naturally took the lid of the cup next to him, put it on the teacup in his hand and shook it a few times, and then took a sip of the cloud black tea from the Mir Plateau before saying
You don't have to worry -- old Berglie just wanted to say that, and he felt as if it had been changed, you know what to do? It's better, my hair loss is an old problem, and I can't help several wizards.........
Berglie glared at the young man, it was a precious porcelain that had been transported through the Eastern Route! The latter, on the other hand, took another sip without care.
"Ah...... Since you can enjoy black tea from the extreme east like Yunwu in Inluta, I guess there will be no shortage of means to grow hair, so it's rude for me. β
Sim put the tea cup back on the table, he really didn't expect to be able to drink the tea he hadn't seen for a long time here, although it's a pity that it's not green tea, it's an exclusive thing for nobles when it's in the game, except for RMB players and life players who can enjoy it, casual players like him can only drink it at home offline by themselves.
Especially the best such as Yunwu, it is a good thing for the royal family and the big nobles of various countries, and the small nobles can go bankrupt if they buy a little.
Sure enough, it is worthy of the "brass scale".
"So, isn't it time for us to talk about some business?"
As Sim said this, Bogli couldn't help himself, and he slammed the table, and the thick mahogany immediately reverberated with a dull echo.
"You dare to talk to me about business, little bastard!"
He blew his beard and glared at Sim, who was still leisurely
"Do you know how much of my business you just ran away? That's it."
He paused, looked Sim up and down, especially the dusty cloth bag around his waist and the ring he had just replaced, and continued with a disdainful snort from his nose
"That's a big business that packs you up with the rags all over your body, and it's not as big as a thousandth!"
Sim sighed helplessly, it was really no business, it was obviously this fat uncle who felt that there was a problem with the goods and pushed it on him, and he also knew that Bogli didn't want to do business with him, but he just took the lead and couldn't hold down the price.
"If you really want to take this bundle of so-called silver crystal spider silk, I think it's time for the 'Brass Libra' to smash the sign."
He stood up, pointed to a silver filament on the counter, and made a comical gesture at Boglie
"Wait, boy, you said there was something wrong with this bundle of silver crystal spider silk?"
Although he was half a head shorter than Chim, Bogre still stared at him with his chest puffed up, and Bogre himself felt that something was wrong because of his sufficient experience, and he didn't believe that such a young boy could have appraisal attainments beyond him.
"The fact that the color is shiny, that it is tough, that it is resistant to high temperatures, that it is resistant to corrosion, and that it softens in the water of the Moon Spring, all prove that this is the real thing, and that it is the best of the real things! If you don't know how to pretend to understand here, talk big, hum, brass Libra is not an ordinary chamber of commerce! β
Looking at Berglie, who was holding up the silver crystal spider silk aloft and looking fierce, obviously trying to scare himself, Chim chuckled and tapped the table with his fingers peeking out of the bared deerskin gloves
"I don't know if you've ever been to the sea, Mr. Berglie, but with the strength of a brass scale, you must have been, and there is such a creature in the Sea of Lights in the Seven Seas."
"It can be 300 feet long and 120 feet wide, dark blue throughout, and its whole appearance looks like a fish without scales, but it is covered with very hard bone armor on its back, although it is not a monster, but there are not many legendary monsters that dare to provoke it."
"The local fishermen call it Chebman, which means the demon of the deep sea, and the wizards of the Tour de France call it the Spinal Blue Whale, but they are actually very gentle creatures, and as long as they are not deliberately provoked, they will not care whether it is a mermaid or a fisherman who passes by them."
General Bogret looked at Him's boast suspiciously, although he was a high-ranking brass scale, but in fact he had never really been to the sea, after all, the sea was too far away, and the continent of Anrendale was very huge, and it would take at least a few years to get close to the sea from Inruta - and even many inland countries directly named some large lakes as seas.
"The Spinback Blue Whale has a habit of growing small fish and marine beetles in their bodies to clean up the waste in their bodies, and then these creatures will expel a long silvery filament after cleaning up the waste of the Spinback Blue Whale."
When the young man finished his long science popularization and moved on to the main topic, he finally spoke up
"You're saying that guy just used that bluefish excrement to fool me?!"
Sim picked up the silver crystal spider silk between his fingers and pushed his non-existent eyes
"It's a blue whale, Mr. Berglie."
He placed the silver crystal spider silk in front of the alchemy lamp in front of the counter so that Bogret could get a better view
"And it's the excrement of the symbiotic fish in the spine blue whale, you see, this excrement is also silver in color, resistant to high temperatures and corrosion, although it is not very tough, but after soaking in the sap of the honeydew tree, it will be even tougher."
As he spoke, Sim put the silk back on the table
"However, it is one thing different from the Silver Crystal Spider Silk, and that is his stability, very, quite poor."
"You know better than me the reason why Silver Crystal Spider Silk is expensive, not only because the strength of the several spider monsters that produce it is not low, but also because it is a necessary neutralizer for making many potions, and if you replace it with the spine blue whale excrement that is far from stable, I believe you know the consequences."
Borglie put away the profiteer's slick expression, but picked up the spider silk and said to Sim seriously
"I hope you're not lying to me."
Then, while Sim reached out to make a "please" motion, he turned and went into the back room behind the counter.
Sim sat down as leisurely as before, picked up the cup of black tea and continued to taste, not at all worried that he was wrong, because this was his own experience.
That was the first time he was deceived, in the market on a small island in the Sea of Flash, he was also complacent and smug with the NPC for a long time, after coming back and being woken up by a friend, the NPC didn't know where to go, and finally could only sell the grocer who was jokingly called "collecting rags" by the players, and the grocer also complained to him, "Alas, the blue whale excrement will be afraid of exploding when it is burned." β
Although it was a very humiliating thing, it was a very precious memory for Chim, because after that, he was able to see through the NPC's scam at a glance, and he was able to pick out the good things from the rags, and the friend who woke him up at the beginning finally gave up the game IsolatedSystem because of some things, and deleted the number.
"Please accept my gratitude to you, sir."
Soon after the end of the trial in the back room, Berglie returned, with a dark face and hair that seemed to be thinner, and bowed to Sim very solemnly.
Chim also stood up and accepted the salute, not to help the old man, who was far older than he looked, because of his habit of respecting the old and loving the young, for this was a scholar's respect for knowledge, yes, not for the sake of irreparable loss, but because Chim had imparted knowledge to which he had not been exposed.
This old man is in the game, when Sim came into contact with a 45-level university scholar, although the profession of scholar is a life profession, but the experience of upgrading is very terrifying, many people will be promoted to a dozen levels to work part-time and other professions will not continue, only people like Bogree who truly respect knowledge will insist on improving to a level close to legend, so although he has no combat ability, but it is sincerely admired.
"Let me introduce myself again, Boglie, the fourth brass of brass Libras, Vitex Scholar, welcome to Brass Libra."
Facing Boglie, who was holding his chest up, Sim also bent over his chest
"Himkowen Brech, would-be knight of the Knights of the Borean Order, it's an honor to meet you."
"Hey, aren't you a scholar?"
Berglie was stunned for a moment, he had thought that the young man was a scholar like him, and at least a silver-veined scholar.
"You misunderstood, my energy is limited, and I can't distract myself from the path of learning, all I know is that I have been lucky enough to read some special books."
Chim smiled and shook his head, and Bogre asked tentatively
"Special books?"
Chim smiled mysteriously and said softly
"The knowledge that flows between the scrolls is the sound that knocks on the door of all things."