Act 43: The Underground Deal in Pragus (Part I)
Month. The emptiness and interior of Pragues are overflowing with a kind of people who are ready to move
There was an undercurrent surging under the calm surface, and it was foreseeable that the nobles and nobles had been in their circle for half a month. It can be seen that the signs of the end of the war are becoming more and more apparent, although the lives of the citizens at the bottom are still business as usual. But those who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune gradually become restless.
Citizens often saw the messenger's horses entering the city one after another, and the uninformed thought that the war was tight, but the letters conveyed the progress of negotiations in Winter's Castle.
So much so that the commoners were worried all day long, and the little nobles were also worried all day long.
However, this qiē had nothing to do with Brando, and the young man was smoothly following his schedule, and it took him three days to buy off the relationship and get a certificate of registration for a pioneer knight, which was a certificate of loyalty and duty to the knight and the monarch. Then the instrument with a seal on it.
This thin piece of parchment was more expensive than gold in the early years, but as Eruin gradually declined, the knightly class degenerated into a local die-hard force, and the adventurers turned to illegal businesses, but no one was enthusiastic about expanding the territory of this ancient kingdom, so that the title of "knight of pioneers" gradually became obscure.
Since the accession to the throne of the former king, the nobles who had made their fortune as knights in Guò had gradually begun to transfer the title at a clear price, and the paper had become less and less valuable since then.
Brando's quest to get this status is nothing more than Tobatom buying a beautiful dress for the wife of a minor city official, just like he did in the game.
It was the 11th when he got the paperwork, and Masako brought him another piece of good news on this day
The long-awaited underground trade fair finally arrived.
Just like the zài markets in some areas, the grey areas of Prague hold underground trades in the middle of the month. It's just that most of the things sold in this bazaar are some unsightly thieves, contraband and even human trade, don't be surprised by this, because the people who participate in this trade fair are one
In addition to mercenaries, adventurers, and unscrupulous merchants, there are more people who make the rules of Pragues.
That is, the nobles.
There is no doubt that it is undoubtedly the local underground forces that control this underground market behind the scenes, but it is inevitable that some nobles are not involved in it, which is an open fact.
It is enough to hide from the small citizens who need a peaceful and stable appearance of society.
Underground fairs in Prague are regularly held at Maria Market in Hood or the Shepherd's Market in the East Quarter, where the organizers deliberately choose densely populated places to hide from the public. But people with a heart often find that at these two times, a large number of unfamiliar faces will appear in these two places, ask each other, talk, and then leave in a hurry the next morning.
In particular, there is a small auction house for rentals in these two markets, and of course, this is only a superficial excuse. In fact, the two auction houses were almost exclusively built for this regular gathering, except for occasional use.
If you look up their owners, you'll only find the head of an ordinary merchant nearby. But a closer look reveals that both buildings were actually financed by the local noble council. Of course, these are all off-topic.
As Bartom led Brando out of the carriage, the setting sun in Pragus was like a red fire in the sky, burning the surrounding clouds red, as in the painting of the same name.
Facing the fiery red glow, the young man was dressed in a knight's uniform, ironed straight, and the wizard's apprentice Charr stood beside him, so that the two of them could disguise themselves as the Highland knights from Karasu and his apprentices on his invitation.
And, of course, his sister Ann Antitina, whom Brando then brought down from the carriage, and his fiancée, Miss Roman.
Antitina removed her hand from Brando's hand without a trace as soon as she got out of the carriage, wearing a black veil and a long black gown. There was an indifferent glow in his eyes, staring at the people coming and going outside the small auction hall.
The girl pursed her lips slightly, her temperament was turned upside down from a few days ago. If the first time she met Brando, she gave the young man the impression that I was pitiful and weak, but now it became cold, and her body naturally exuded an aura of being unapproachable.
At this moment, don't say it's Test's spy, I'm afraid it's "Owl, Jon personally came to Antitina, and it is estimated that he will not dare to recognize each other rashly for a while."
What's more, at this juncture, such a trivial matter as a person disappearing in a large city will not attract attention at all. The public curtain area is already a change of color. So much so that it was only a few days later that the municipal staff discovered their negligence from the actions of their colleagues
Originally, such a thing as missing people should belong to the work of the municipal garrison, but before that, the security cavalry had already searched for it with great fanfare. So much so that the scale was unusual, and the cavalry units of the three small squadrons almost turned the eastern city area into pieces, and almost alarmed the local concubine council in Pragus.
However, afterwards, Viscount Tester did not seem to want this matter to fall into the ears of other people, so the flag died down, and the conclusion of the whole matter was finally classified as the "cemetery attack" almost half a year ago, and it became a headless public case.
That's why Antijuna can now be safe to be outside.
Standing next to her was Roman, who was staring intently at the row of crystal balls on the table not far away, frowning slightly, as if to "find out what it was" in the spirit of a scholar's hard work.
But what made Brando a little laughable was that there was not a word written on the crystal ball, and even if he stared at it for a long time and took it seriously, "it will not grow flowers."
He knew that she was only doing it to get Antitina's attention.
For a few days, little Roman and Antitina had gotten along very well, and she had a natural sense of smell that could smell the taste of opportunity in an ordinary phenomenon, but Antitina had the common sense of the outside world and some necessary knowledge that she lacked.
For example, if no one had told Sù, the future merchant girl, that the Anzek region had always been responsible for transporting wine and food to Pragues, the Buch-born country girl would not have seen the business opportunities involved.
But Antisuena is now in this role, and although all her knowledge comes from books, it's better than Miss Roman's knowledge comes from imagination, isn't it?
"What's that, Ann?" Roman finally couldn't help it.
Antitina's attention was actually fixed on the row of thumb-sized crystal balls, owned by a man in a black gown: not everyone in Eruin was qualified to wear that kind of gown, it was a monk.
The girl couldn't help but look at Brando, but the young man looked indifferent. She froze. I couldn't help frowning.
"That's the Tinder," Antitina replied softly, tilting her head.
"What is Tinder?"
"Tinder is a sacred object for people to spread civilization in the wilderness, and I didn't expect to see such a thing at such an auction." Antitina replied.
"I didn't get it." Miss Merchant replied innocently.
Antitina couldn't help but sigh, after a few days of getting along, Brando didn't let her down. She didn't think that the person who hired her was really a noble knight, and a legendary highland knight. Moreover, Brando's demeanor is polite and calm most of the time, which is in line with her imaginary image of a lord
But his fiancée is a bit of a headache, not that Roman is not easy to get along with. Opposite. The character of the merchant lady can be described as likable most of the time. But what made the girl a little headache was that the other party seemed to really treat her as a moving encyclopedia, and always asked this and that with a curious expression.
But she couldn't refuse, so she could only reply, "How much do you know about our world?" ”
"I don't know."
The girl coughed twice and replied, "Then I will try to be as simple as possible, in the epic of the Cruzians, their god Eshiru." Out of the chaos, Martha created a world with six elements: fire, wind, earth, water, life, and darkness. After the contract of the four elven kings was reached, the boundaries of the world were formed."
"This small boundary constantly draws the power of magic out of the chaos, forming a land that extends infinitely in all four directions, that is, the world we live in, so the shape of the world should be round and infinitely extended in all directions."
"But the world is always biased towards chaos, so Lord Martha uses the law to bind and fix order on the land where mortals walk. In these areas, the sun, moon and stars operate normally, so that mortals can multiply and civilization can continue."
"But beyond the land guarded by Lord Martha, there is a battlefield of elements and chaos, and there are vast transition areas in between, which are what we call the wilderness" But the land of order and the land of the wild are not interchangeable. Pioneer Knights and "Magic Tides, hence the Tide." ”
"And the tinder. It is the key to planting the law on the earth. A territory built in the wilderness must have a spark. ”
Antitina coughed and asked, "Do you understand?" ”
Roman nodded, then shook his head and replied obediently: "I only understood the first sentence of the previous one!" Pain, pain, Brando let go of the original She hadn't finished a sentence, she was dragged by Brando's face, and then held in his arms.
"Little Roman, it seems that you are not destined to become a wizard, so don't care about this. Let's care about how much money we can make from the auction. Brando said to her, turning back to Antijuna with an apologetic look.
The girl smiled slightly.
She walked up quickly and asked, "Don't you care about those tinder, Mr. Brando?" As a staff member, she certainly knew about Brando's going to buy a certificate as a Pioneer Knight.
Brando glanced at the crystal balls and the appearance of so many tinder at the same time did make him a little interested, but he must be the only one who cared about this thing, and he thought that he would have to try it later. Besides, there was a sleeping spark in the place where he was going, and he was not in a hurry to use such a thing.
So he replied, "I understand, I can try it later." ”
Antitina glanced at him, thought for a moment, and nodded a little uncomfortingly. Brando seemed to her to be the kind of young knight who had left home to carve out his own world, and whether he could achieve anything depended on whether he could have his own collar or make a mark in war.
And the girl also understands how long her own path is, and she also relies entirely on it. After all, at this moment, only Brando appreciates her talent.
Therefore, Brando's every move, she can't help but be worried.
Brando also saw the girl's concern and wanted to say something, but he suddenly saw Masako hiding in the shadows and gesturing to him, telling him that the fair was about to start, and asked him and the others to hurry. The young man was slightly stunned, raised his head, and sure enough, he found that the people gathered around him had begun to enter the arena.
Fourth, I am a little uncomfortable today on a chapter, and I sincerely ask for a monthly pass and subscription, and I lived in the hospital for a week and found that the subscription fell sharply.