Exiting the arena, Charles happens to receive a message from the Dragonborn Paladin Balasa and invites him to meet him at the Elven Inn.

When Charles returned to the hotel where he was staying, he saw Barraza and Night Rain sitting in the lobby and waved to him.

Balasa and 'Listen to the Wind in the Night Rain' have both been upgraded to lv15, and their efficiency is a bit faster. After sitting down, Charles asked in a condensed voice, "How's it going?" ”

In fact, upon his return to Komanso, Charles sent a letter to Barraza, asking him to help track down a desert caravan.

Barasa is now also a full member of Nodashir, and he also knows about the construction of the territory, so he should contribute.

"Well, according to what you said, it is a large merchant group of more than two hundred people, entering Komanso from the desert through the 'Moon Sea Highway', and the merchant group is headed by a powerful sorceress, these characteristics are obvious, and it is not difficult to find clues." Barasa nodded, handed out a piece of information full of words, and said: "This is the intelligence document I compiled by synthesizing the information from all parties, and the merchant group finally settled in the city on the shore of the moon sea and purchased a large number of materials, and the list is attached to it. ”

"They have been in the city for almost a month, and they have already sold the goods they brought with them, and they are ready to return to camp in the next two days."

"Good!" When Charles saw this information, he immediately felt certain.

He didn't have much to do with the Woking Church, so he didn't know any business tycoons. The only Ipugil siblings I know are far away in Waterdeep, but the water can't quench their thirst.

As a result, the Charr remembered the desert caravans they had encountered.

The businesswoman named Via was a memorable one for him. After all, the aristocratic lady Kathy Carroll was almost attacked and killed by an evil beast and ghost warlock, but fortunately, the businesswoman was also a heroic warlock herself, and prevented the tragedy from happening.

Now that the Desert Caravan is on its way home, the Charr only have to wait in the town of Maple Grove, where they must pass.

However, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. Charles was accompanied by Barraza and 'Listen to the Wind in the Night Rain'. Visit the trade guild in the new town of Mistrono.

"What, you need a lot of stones?"

When the receptionist heard about Charles's intentions, his face suddenly turned strange. This is a middle-aged businessman with a goatee, wearing a silk brocade robe and an affinity smile.

Trade guilds exist in all major cities. While some local trade guilds specialize in a small group of closely related trades, most trade guilds are integrated in nature, facing the entire market, providing a place for merchant members to meet and discuss business.

Therefore, although the middle-aged merchant saw the identity of the three charr saints, he did not slack off.

A visit to the trade guild is likely to be big business.

"Yes, stone, and very strong stone, resistant to fire and cold. harder than metal. Charles nodded.

The middle-aged merchant squinted slightly, apparently guessing Charles' intention to buy the stone. Except for the construction of military fortresses or cities, other ordinary residential houses do not use special stones.

But the merchant only sells, and never pays attention to what the customer does with the goods. The middle-aged merchant smiled behind the reception desk and said, "It just so happens that there is a big merchant who specializes in stone business in our trade guild of Misty Zhuono, our guild can help you contact him for a meeting, please leave your contact address and 100 gold coin intermediary fee." If the business is negotiated. We also take a 1% of the transaction value. ”

After leaving the address of the elf inn and settling the fees, Charles walked out of the chamber of commerce with Barraza and Night Rain.

Walk down the forest-style street. 'Listening to the wind in the night rain' held back for a long time, and then said: "Charles, in fact, why should the stones used to build the city be near and far, and can't they be made from local materials?" ”

Stop. Charles was stunned for a moment, then patted his head and said, "That's what you said, this is the second method." The territory I have demarcated is adjacent to the Stormhorn Mountains and the Sunset Mountains. Don't worry about finding suitable stone resources. ”

"But the big stone merchant still needs to be seen." Charles groaned slightly, "Moreover, if you take local materials, dig the stones yourself, labor, transportation or something. You'll have to figure it out for yourself. ”

Towards evening, the sunset fell on the steeple of the trade guild building.

Informed by the Chamber of Commerce and Trade, Charles visited here for the second time today, but the companions around him became two little goddesses.

The middle-aged merchant behind the counter smiled when he saw Charles: "Please go up to room 201 on the second floor, that big businessman is already waiting for you." ”

As he ascended the stairs, Charles looked at Thea and Leila, who were following him, and earnestly admonished, "When I talk to the merchant, don't interfere and make trouble!" ”

Leila nodded first, and Xia was smiling and not caring at first, but after being rewarded by Charles, she immediately covered her head and stared at Charles viciously with teary eyes, wanting to be angry but afraid of something.

Standing in front of the meeting room with the 201 door number hanging, Charles politely knocked on the door, and a deep male voice came from inside: "Come in." ”

Charles led Thea and Leila into the room, where the layout was simple and elegant, a middle-aged, bald, pot-bellied businessman sat in a chair by the window, and the beautiful maid she brought with her was rubbing his shoulders and back, with her eyebrows lowered and pleasing to her eyes.

"You're the Holy Coming who just wants to buy special stones?"

The middle-aged merchant stared gloomily at Charles who was standing at the door, and did not intend to get up to greet him, his eyes showed a kind of disdain and indifference, as if he was dissatisfied with the fact that the Trade Guild had arranged for him to meet and talk with a Holy Presence.

"Yes." Charles pursed his lips, and after noticing that the other party's attitude was not good, his face and tone also cooled slightly. There's no need to put a hot face on a cold ass.

"How much do you need?" The middle-aged merchant pushed away the maid who was in the way, and said in a deep voice: "It is a hard granite blank produced in the volcanic area, which is used to build a fortress, and ordinary spells and cannons cannot cause damage to the wall!" “

"The more the merrier." Charles didn't say how much it would take, but it would take a lot of stone to build a small city on the territory in the early days, and it was not enough to build a city wall, and all kinds of military facilities, such as guard towers, lords' palaces, defensive fortresses, etc., also needed very strong materials.

"I have a total of three large quarries in the Mokou Mountains, with 3,000 slaves, and each quarry can produce a large amount of stone every day, which can fully meet your requirements."

The middle-aged merchant laughed, stretched out a finger and gestured: "10 silver coins are a stone, each piece is 10 feet in size, and this price does not include transportation costs." If you need my Chamber of Commerce to transport it, then add an extra 5 credits. ”

"Thea, Leila, let's go!"

Charles was cold-faced, and he pulled the heads of the two little goddesses and didn't look back and leave.

1 10-foot unprocessed stone actually costs 10 silver coins, which is definitely a deliberate increase in price that has at least doubled the price. Moreover, the charr did not fail to inquire that merchants elsewhere sold stone, often on a cart by cart calculation.

This bald businessman sells piece by piece, which is simply a black price for bullying. (To be continued.) )