Chapter 44: Overhead
It is still the brightly lit Longxiao Palace.
I went to the steward's room. If you want to take action against an organization, it is best to seek official advice beforehand.
"Hello Provantes."
The steward was hunched down at his desk to attend to business. Seeing me coming, he got up and greeted me.
"Oh, under the moon, I haven't seen you in a long time. How are you doing in the Brothers-in-Arms these days? ”
"Not bad. I'm here to ask you something, can you give me some information about the silver hand? ”
"Silver Hand?" Provantus lifted his glasses and walked to the bookshelf behind him to rummage through them, "You're talking about the Kreef Chamber of Commerce, the largest fur trade organization in Xueman?" The Silver Hand should be their title in the dark lanes. ”
"Yes. The regiment of comrades is ready to eradicate them. ”
"What?!" Provantus was startled by my words, and he asked me in bewilderment, "Why do you have this idea?" ”
"Silverhand killed the members of the Ring, declaring war on us. What seems wrong with your reaction? I remember that the Silver Hand was full of robbers and smugglers, and you should be happy to see them die. ”
"Smuggling accounts for a significant portion of the Craif Chamber of Commerce's share of trade, but they also run a number of serious businesses on the surface. If the status quo is maintained, the lord will lose a lot of taxes, but he will still make money. Cracking them down would be a lose-lose situation...... Alas, these guys really have to make inches, and they usually do some robberies and robberies, but now they actually move to the head of the comrades-in-arms. ”
It can be seen that, for reasons of interest, Provantus did not want to ban the silver hand, although he had a bad impression of it. Luckily, I had enough chips in my hand to shake Provantes.
"I haven't made it clear to you yet. I mean replacement, not outlawing. The Silver Hand will be utterly destroyed, and I can find someone else to take the role of the Silver Hand in your eyes. Moreover, I will pay more taxes than the silver hands, and I will obey the lord's laws better than they do. ”
"Are you sure?"
My words sounded like a pie falling from the sky to Provantes' ears. Seeing his overjoyed expression, I nodded steadily again in confirmation. But Provantus was an old fritter after all, and he quickly calmed down and asked me what I would offer.
"So what do you need? I can't help you if I want to send an army, it will cause panic among the snowy merchants. ”
"Everything will be done by legal means. I don't know if you have noticed that the recent default record of the Kreef Chamber of Commerce should be very large, and these are enough as an excuse to make a move. ”
My words evoked some of Provanteus's impression as he pulled a ledger from his desk. As he flipped through the pages, he frowned and then nodded, which meant that my guess was correct.
"Indeed, the order of the lord was delayed by them for a week, using the excuse that the caravan had been robbed. I wondered at the time, they were lucky not to rob others, how could anyone rob them. So the comrades-in-arms have already started to do it? ”
"Yes. It is initially estimated that they have lost at least two or three hundred men in Xueman. ”
"From this point of view, the comrades-in-arms are determined to win. Well, hopefully everything will go in the direction we agreed. ”
Provantus closed the file in his hand and sat down with me for the next step.
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"Isolda, have you counted the truckloads of furs and documents?"
"Yes, Lord Baron. Do you really want me to take over those businesses of the Silver Hand? I don't have enough people. ”
A large cake was placed in front of Isolda, but her appetite was obviously a little small, which made her both excited and distressed.
"Don't you have some tiger caravans in your hands?"
"The Tigers have no status in Skyrim, and letting them show up for business will definitely be ostracized by the locals."
"Your concerns are valid, but the Thieves' Guild is probably not a disgraceful organization. I don't ask for business on the surface, you can eat as much as you want, and I'll find another way to do the rest. As for the secret way, you must have it all in your hands. You should know how to contact the Thieves' Guild, right? ”
"The businessmen of Skyrim Province are more or less in contact with the Thieves' Guild, and I may not be in their consideration."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you relay the information I told them, they will definitely choose you. Maybe the Thieves' Guild doesn't get the most out of you, but the price you pay after choosing you is definitely the least. ”
Isolda has some resources in her hands, but these resources can only be used in limited channels, resulting in a lack of a strong business foundation. On the other hand, Isolda's long-term obscurity has made Isolda lack self-confidence, and a big deal has fallen under her nose, but her first concern is whether she can eat it.
After this, it is believed that Isolda's situation will improve a lot. Looking at the big picture, she is the biggest winner.
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It was already late at night, but the light in the study of the war maniac was still on. I knocked on the door of the Warman's house, and I was greeted by the patriarch of the Warmaniac family, Ofred Warmaniac.
"The war mad patriarch is tired, and he hasn't slept so late."
"Aren't you the same with each other, baron, inside, please."
Overred invited me to his study.
"This time I have something to discuss," I asked tentatively as I browsed the magnificence of the War Maniac Mansion, "The War Maniac Family is famous in Xueman, so it must be doing a lot of business, right?" ”
Running to other people's houses in the middle of the night can't just be to boast about each other. Overred must have guessed that I had something to ask for, and he stroked his golden beard and replied to me briefly.
"Ha Luha, to put it a little arrogantly, in the snowy agriculture and animal husbandry, we are the boss of the war maniac. Do you want to come in and get involved? ”
"You're too worried, I'm just a newcomer, how can I be embarrassed to compete with the famous families in Xueman City? I'm just a little curious, since the war mad family has a well-developed animal husbandry, why didn't the patriarch think of entering the fur market? ”
Offred's expression changed slightly, as if it was on his mind. He changed his sitting position and explained to me: "The fur market belongs to Crane, and he and I don't interfere with the river water." ”
"So do you want to replace it?"
The word "think" was written on Offred's face, but instead of saying it directly, he first used a trick to capture and indulge.
"I've worked with Kreif for many years, and although I don't have a lot of sympathy for him, it's impossible for me to betray them."
"Don't worry, the Kreif Chamber of Commerce is about to be purged, the Silver Hand will be history, and we are just going to inherit their legacy."
There is a lot of information in my words. Overred pondered for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"The Kreff Chamber of Commerce has a big business, how can it be so easily erased? You should beware of their backlash. Born as bandits, they don't have much to say when they retaliate. ”
"They will not have a chance to retaliate, because they are offending the group of comrades."
"This ......" I thought that it was my personal will to eliminate the Silver Hand, but I didn't expect to be involved with the Brothers-in-Arms again, which made Overred a little confused, "What misunderstanding happened between the Crane Chamber of Commerce and the Brothers-in-Arms?" ”
"A member of the Ring died at the hands of the Silver Hand, for which the Silver Hand will pay with blood. The Patriarch of the War Maniac Patriarch is also one of the 500 warriors, so you shouldn't go against the will of your comrades to help our common enemy, right? ”
"Of course not."
Overred made his attitude formalized to me, and it meant that my plan was one step closer to success. I also promised Ofred some favors, and Isolda couldn't eat it alone anyway, so I should have given them a favor.
"I will give you half of the cake they left behind, as a sign of respect for the Warmad Family; In return, I hope you will help me digest the other half. ”
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Well? Not long after I left the war maniac's house, a new interlocutor appeared in front of me.
"I heard you're going to kill the Silver Hand?"
It was a man in a black nightcoat who stopped me. Earlier, while searching for the whereabouts of the Greymane Blacksmith's son, I had encountered a man wearing this costume appearing at the War Maniac's house. As I gained more and more information in this world, I had now figured out his identity as a member of the Thieves' Guild.
"That's right."
The man in black listened to me as if he were facing a great enemy. If this wasn't in the snowy city, he'd probably have pulled out his weapon long ago.
"Can you give me an explanation?"
"I'm going to make a deal with you instead of the silver hand. The rules of the past will be inherited and will not be changed in any way. In addition, with my official status, I can save a lot of trouble in trading operations, which should be good news for you. ”
Although I knew what I was doing, the man in black was still unmoved, "We have our own position, Your Excellency and the guild have not had any contact before, and it is impossible for the guild to give up a partner who has been working together for many years for the sake of someone who has never known each other. ”
"Silverhand's stronghold in the Rift Valley won't be long before it is destroyed." Seeing the shocked face of the man in black, I added, "The men I sent have been working non-stop all the way, even if you go back now it's too late to report the news." ”
"What exactly do you want to do with the guild?"
"It's just a deal."
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Although I had warned him that it was too late to report the news, the man in black left in a hurry, and even forgot to retrieve the hook that hung on the wall. Ay...... Just let him run for nothing, Ella's speed is not something that an ordinary human can catch up.
The skeleton that supports the Silver Hand is about to be stolen and replaced, and after Ella pulls out the stronghold of the Rift, what awaits the Silver Hand will be a death in name only.
It was already late at night, and all that could be seen on the street was night watch guards with torches. Just go back to the Wind House to rest today, and some content has to be explained to Lydia.
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