"It's not just Claymatis, we haven't been left behind by you during this time. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info "The halfling wanderer, as he said this, rubbed the tip of his nose with the back of his fingers.

Dormel's Killer is an advanced level 2 that gives noodles the same effect as the Holy Grace. In the future, he will receive certain preferential treatment when fighting various exemptions, which effectively improves his survivability.

"You guys? That is, you and the anvil. As he spoke, Barrett looked at the dwarf beside him.

The anvil, who felt the sight, touched his beard and nodded: "We have a lot of work during this time, so the experience has finally caught up with some." ”

Thanks to Barrett's improved position within the Boreham family, his teammates and fellow referrals who were introduced to the camp also received some preferential treatment. Therefore, the 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' mercenary group can always get the most suitable mission for themselves in Boreham's territory. In the days that Barrett was away, they were busy and fulfilling.

Of course, there is another reason that is relatively inconvenient to mention, and that is that with Barrett's departure, his original responsibility is shared by the rest of his companions. Although the difficulty of the mission has also decreased, the players have been given more exercise - who made Barrett take on so much work alone, so that his companions naturally feel relaxed.

And the anvil responsible for carrying the line has suffered a lot. Fortunately, the self-aware companions chose the tasks quite conservatively, and the remaining players did not all have to look at the type of protection of others, so they were able to complete the missions when Barrett just left.

Fortunately, as time went on and the experience of the mission increased, the players began to gradually adapt to the environment where Barrett was not available. The anvils and noodles that have increased the most workload during this period have naturally also received the most experience benefits. They are already at a low level, and it is inevitable that their level will be raised.

"It's good to have a harvest. The intensity of the next battle will be higher and higher. The improvement of strength is a good thing for everyone. Barrett, who received an affirmative answer from the anvil, was quite satisfied with the result.

Although the anvil's newly acquired abilities after the level is increased, it feels like a bit of a chicken rib. But even the most basic life-protecting effect can play a very good role in some cases - the blood relay amulet (strange monster) hanging on Barrett's body has always been a guarantee that he dares to exchange injuries for injuries.

"Anyway, as long as Barrett comes back, we don't have to play so hard." Claudia stretched as she spoke, obviously if the eldest lady could be lazy, she would never work hard.

But Barrett didn't give her any good news: "It's not up to you to say it, and it's not for me to have the final say." It's about what kind of tasks the system will give us next. However, judging from the current environment, it is definitely not easy to live an easy life. ”

"Yes! During this time, the price of food in Boreham alone has risen by 20%. It is said that Ulrique's increase has exceeded fifty percent. Speaking of this, Rielly closed the book in her hand, "Last year was a good year for Nohan, and if there will be such fluctuations in my eyes, it must be someone buying grain on a large scale." ”

Klematis then began to add: "Not only Nohan, but the entire Western Continent last year had a pretty good overall grain production. And I also heard that now the kingdom of Norhan has banned the export of grain, which country it is aimed at, I don't think I need to say it clearly! ”

"Is this the news you got from the church?" Barrett's words were received with some urgency, and it could be seen that he was still quite concerned about the news.

Kleimatis nodded: "There are already special inspectors at the road checkpoints to the south and west. Many chambers of commerce that had planned to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune had to bear a lot of losses because of this. ”

Perhaps in other ways, the information of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce Church may be flawed, but in the field of commerce and trade, they are the real ones. This action of the Norhan kingdom made it clear that otherwise grain would flow into the two kingdoms of Cruz and Lucia. While weakening their war potential, it also stabilized the increasingly high food prices at home. At this time, many businessmen who planned or were already engaged in grain speculation business suffered considerable losses.

Of course, if they avoided the main roads, it was not impossible for the merchants to avoid the patrols and enter the kingdoms of Cruze and Lucia through the wilderness. But then the cost of transportation will be greatly increased, and neither the Kingdom of Cruze nor the Kingdom of Lucia can afford to buy grain at home to compensate for the additional cost of this 'smuggling'.

As the so-called head-killing business is done, no one does the loss-making business. The cost of transporting food over long distances is not low, not to mention the additional wear and tear of not being able to travel through trade routes and the high risk of being caught. Unless the grain purchase price given by the Kingdom of Lucia and the Kingdom of Cruze can make a profit after leveling out so many costs. Otherwise any merchant who speculates on grain will lose a lot.

And judging from the current situation, although the kingdoms of Lucia and Cruze are buying grain from the entire western continent, their prices are far from being able to compensate for the losses of those caravans that leave the customs from Norhan. Therefore, those who purchased grain could only rent warehouses here and there and hoard them, waiting for the day when the kingdoms of Lucia and Cruze would raise the purchase price, and their losses were not small during this time.

"I don't think those businessmen will be able to get rid of it anytime soon! I hope they won't be killed by their actions this time. Barrett, who was smiling with his teeth bared, was now gloating.

After all, the Kingdom of Norhan can only manage its own area, and those merchants in the south can still continuously send grain to the Kingdom of Lucia and the Kingdom of Cruze. Until the grain that is closer to the storage area is shipped, there will not be much adjustment in the purchase price of grain in the two countries.

Therefore, those speculative businessmen who can't find a home can only watch their liquidity being trapped in that warehouse of grain, except for the strong man cutting the meat and stopping the loss. This is a dilemma for any business organization.

Of course, Barrett has no affection for the chambers that are still engaged in the behavior of the enemy at this time. At this time, it is natural to be happy to see them unlucky-as for saying that the other party is not a Norhan and has no obligation to serve Norhan? But Barrett's ass was clearly sitting on Nohan's side, and he could have said, 'Since you are operating in the kingdom of Nohan, you must abide by the laws and policies here.' ’

Clematis, who was still quite concerned about this aspect, smiled: "Several chambers of commerce have already come to our church for help. They hoped that through the channel of the church, the kingdom of Norhan would reopen the free trade of grain. But they don't have the benefits to impress the church. ”

"Even if they were to impress your church, the big men of Ulricules wouldn't be so easy to do the same." Speaking of this, Barrett smiled strangely, "Of course, if the gains are greater than the losses, it's not impossible. But that's not something that can be earned by just the grain trade! ”

"So it's doomed to be out of play." Klaimatis nodded in agreement.

Claudia suddenly raised her little hand at this time: "But this does not necessarily mean that a large-scale war is about to begin!" Norhan could also add to the Lucian crowd as he had done before. ”

"Spring ploughing is about to begin. Norhan has sufficient food reserves, and is fully capable of taking advantage of Lucia's busy spring ploughing. But when to make a move, the key is to see what the big guys want to get. Barrett doesn't make it completely clear, people who should understand things like this will understand it, and people who don't understand it don't understand it no matter how much they say.

"In other words, we had better prepare for war as soon as possible. Buying supplies before prices skyrocket? Noodle immediately understood the crux of what the captain was discussing with the chief butler.

Klaimatis nodded: "Now it seems that it is indeed necessary. After a while, the price of those things will rise by 10%, to say the least. Judging from the total amount of our purchases, it is indeed a large expense. ”

"Although we have a lot of money, we can't be taken away by those profiteers." Rielly immediately nodded in agreement, but then her voice suddenly changed: "However, if the Norhan side delays the operation, I am afraid that some of the materials with limited storage time will be problematic." We can purchase the storable materials first, and the rest should not lose too much even if the price increases. ”

"It's a bit more cautious that way." Barrett immediately agreed. After all, he was not 100% sure that war would break out right away—although the current changes did give Barrett that feeling, but it was only a foreshadowing, and accidents could happen.

Over the next 2 or 3 days, the players of Bloodstained Grey Flower not only procured selected supplies, but also exchanged their experiences during this time. After being told from different angles by his companions, Barrett also painted a relevant picture in his mind.

The day after Barrett's departure, his companions received a commission from the Boreham Chamber of Commerce. And what is very intimate is that the Chamber of Commerce has given enough commissions this time for three to allow players to choose freely. As the temporary leader of the team, Rielly finally chose to participate in the escort of a batch of munitions after considering her own situation.

With what happened during Barrett's last absence. Rielie knew that without him, the team would be vulnerable to accidents when they went it alone. Now that he has a thigh to hold, he naturally chooses to act with the fighters in Boreham's system.

But just like the kingdom of Norhan was making trouble for the Lucians in Cruze. The kingdom of Lucia would not have watched Norhan prepare for war smoothly either. Therefore, during this time, a large number of bandits and bandits also appeared in the territory of the Nohan Kingdom, and even attacked remote small villages and towns in the western part of the kingdom.

As it had been two hundred years earlier, the squeaky channels and methods of the Lucian kingdom drove a large number of such violent elements into the territory of Nohan. All of a sudden, the adventurers in Nohan found themselves busy with their work. At the same time, the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce has increased the value of commercial insurance in Nohan by 20%.

As a barometer of the overall state of commerce, the changes in the two indicate a sharp deterioration in the security of trade routes within Nohan. Although the royal family of Norhan and the lords of various places began a large-scale purge work, the results were not so significant.

Therefore, the escort work in which the 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' team participated naturally encountered several attacks of not a small scale. The attacking enemy turned out to be a rare mixed team of goblins and kobolds. The well-organized goblins advance and retreat in a measured manner, and the kobold warlock who has awakened the dragon's body also performs quite well.

Their ambush performance was excellent, and there was nothing wrong with either the location chosen nor the timing. It can be said that the first round of raids made the team quite embarrassed at that time. And the members of the 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' team were naturally only able to take the lead when the natives reorganized their fronts.

In this station, the anvil was used alone for the first time, showing the tenacity of the dwarves. The sturdy body, which began to petrify, wielded the newfound Adamantite Shield, successfully holding back the goblins' charge and keeping their machetes out.

At the same time, dwarves have a natural hatred for goblin creatures and a training system from an early age. Gives the anvil an extra hit when attacking these guys. This makes him a little lacking in combat skills, but still puts a lot of pressure on those goblins who are entangled.

And Noodles, who hides himself in the convoy and never shows up from the start, is even more impressive throughout the battle - his sniping that makes people unable to shoot in the direction of his shot, if not taking a single life, will temporarily incapacitate an enemy.

What's even more impressive is that this guy can always find the goblin who has crossed the battle in front of him, and nails the deadly crossbow bolt to the body of those kobolds in the rear. The enchanted arrows combined with the effect of the powerful crossbow made the protective spells of the dragon-bodied kobolds look like papier-mâché - after being named one after another, the kobolds never dared to come out again.

Without the kobold's spell suppression, the caravan's situation was immediately well equipped. In a short period of time, we have organized reinforcements for the players who are fighting on the front line. (To be continued.) )