After a hearty breakfast at Lucy's, Alan happily returns to his room, just in time to bump into Edward, who is looking for him. Edward looked him up and down, and said lightly, "You smile like a hair. Spring cat, it seems to be in a good mood? ”

"It's not bad." Alan pushed open the door, beckoned him in, and said, "You are different, you squeezed me early in the morning, and you must have gained something from Gangen." ”

"I'm different from you, at least I'm more reserved, and I won't want to tell the world like you do, and you're as happy as a flower now."

Alan shook his head and said, "You don't understand this." Actually, Edward, I think your black jokes are good, if you don't keep a straight face all day long, there must be a lot of women who stick to you upside down. ”

"Why do I want so many women, can I eat it?" Edward flicked his hands and said, "Okay, don't talk nonsense. Let me get you down to business, you're right, I've got something from Gangen. ”

Alan reined in his mind and said, "Dig out the transaction chain behind the golden wire?" ”

Edward shook his head and said, "How can it be so simple, a restricted material like gold wire and iron can be traded on the black market, and every joint is checked by people with great backgrounds." How can it be said that you can dig it out, not to mention that Gangen is just a small leader of the wolf warrior, I don't think even Joey knows so much, let alone Gangen. In fact, all he knew was that after transporting the Iron from the Dark Lands, it would be transported to Sardinia and handed over to a man nicknamed the Blood Scythe. As far as he knew, this man seemed to have a relationship with the owner of a certain large chamber of commerce in Sadinia, and if there were more, Gang En would not know. ”

"A Chamber of Commerce in Sardinia City can't eat gold wire, so that Chamber of Commerce should only be one of the joints of the whole trading chain. So after the Gray Wolf mine was taken over by us, do you think we need to find another seller? Alan asked, the previous owner of the mine was a certain imperial tycoon who secretly supported the black wolf. With him presiding, the black market transaction naturally does not dare to take advantage of it too much. It's different if they are replaced, and now that they don't have too deep background/scenery in the empire, it is inevitable that people will do it. What's more, the big man may also obstruct it, so that the gold wire iron cannot be sold in Allen's hands.

Even, the other party can leak this news to the empire. At that time, the empire can use strategic resources as a reason to forcibly expropriate this mine, so that Alan and the others will be busy in vain.

So, if you want to keep the mine, then finding another seller may be a good decision. As long as the profits brought by the golden wire iron can impress some other big players, then they can counterbalance their opponents.

In the final analysis, it is still the word profit.

"I don't think there's a need to rush that." Edward said indifferently: "Golden Silk Iron has huge profits, and I don't think the boss behind the wolf warrior will give up easily." As long as he doesn't give up, the mine will remain a secret for the time being. And it depends on our attitude, if we are in a hurry to sell the gold wire, or even find another buyer. I can't make sure that lord would rather not want this mine than spoil our good deeds. At that time, it was time for us to have a headache. In particular, we don't stay in the dark places for too long, and we are not allowed to work with the gold wire iron at all. ”

"Thankfully, don't you think it's better to bring the gold wire back to the Federation? After all, we are not the original inhabitants of the Heavenly Star, they can only sell the gold wire to some other big people in the empire, but we don't have to. In my opinion, the Federation is the best buyer. ”

Alan patted his head and said, "You're right. According to you, then we will still mine the iron ore, but we can transport the mined gold wire back to Dawning Castle and store it first. Wait for the completion of the northbound work, and then transport the gold wire iron to the earth. ”

"That's what I thought, too, so that I could drag that big man for a while. And by the time he finds out something is wrong, you should be able to earn a place in the North. With the support of the second prince, it will be easier to maneuver. Don't forget that there is also this north-south trade route, and when we pull more nobles and officials into the water, we will not be as weak as we are now. At that time, under the layers of containment, even if it is the Grand Duke of the Empire, it will not be so easy to move us. Edward chuckled.

Alan nodded, "Just do it, I'll inform Gang En later, and let him resume the work of the mine." You go and send someone back to Castle of Dawn, and ask Bloy to arrange for a guard to come to the Dark Lands. When we left, we left a few people who connected with Bloy. ”

"I know how to do it." Edward paused and said, "As for Black Feather's side, it's a pity. They didn't have the lucrative industry of the Greywolf Mines, but they did deal in slaves. ”

"The slave trade?"

Edward nodded, "Well, isn't there an imperial general behind Black Feather to support him?" It seemed that every once in a while, the general would send a group of slaves to the Dark Lands, and then Black Feather would come forward and sell the slaves to various places. I've seen the general information they sent, and there are all sorts of slaves sent by the generals. There were alien female slaves, human slaves, and even captive war criminals, and so on. ”

Alan let out an "oh" and said, "An imperial general, where do you get so many slaves in your hands?" ”

"Obviously, the general is nothing more than an agent. There must be bigger people on top of him. You must know that although the slave trade is not as lucrative as gold and iron, it is also very profitable. If it is operated by the military bigwigs, it is even a business without capital in many cases. Slaves like alien women and war criminals, I think the next war will almost be able to make up a group of slaves. ”

Alan narrowed his eyes and said, "It makes sense, hey, the slave hunting group on the black market in Babylon still has to organize people and horses to pay and contribute money and efforts to capture alien slaves everywhere." But how can the generals of the Bailegang Empire get money quickly, as long as they fight a few wars, they can make up a group of slaves, and there is almost no cost, and the profits will not be less. ”

"Imperial slavery was repeatedly banned, especially interracial sex/slavery, which was a fashion symbol of the imperial aristocracy. So the profits in this line are not low, and besides, there will not be only one or two generals doing this kind of business. And if I say that I didn't get the tacit approval of the military top brass in advance, I wouldn't believe it. Therefore, behind the seemingly simple transaction, there must be a lot of people and things involved. Edward analyzed.

Alan said: "It's just a dark place, two bandits, and so many characters have been involved." This human empire is really deep. ”

"So you have to be careful not to drown." Edward uttered a black joke with all seriousness.

Then he took his leave, and as soon as he walked away, Gurus knocked on the door and entered.

"My lord, I've shown you that armor to the people in the workshop. I can't say the specifics, but if you can, would you please visit the workshop in person? Gurus asked.

Allen's Eternal Guardian was torn apart by Joey in the Grand Duel, and although the damage was limited, the location of the damage was crucial. The Wolf has his own weapon workshop on the Tooth Barrier, so Eren gives it to Gurus to try to repair his armor. The northbound road is still far from the end, and when it comes to eternal protection, Alan is naturally reluctant to easily give up this sturdy armor that has been exchanged for fourth-class military merits.

Hearing this, Gurus nodded, and the two of them went to the weapons workshop located behind the temple.

The wolf warrior's workshop is not large, and Gurus made a brief introduction on the way. There were two technicians in the workshop, and there were about a dozen young men under them. This workshop is mainly responsible for repairing some of the damaged equipment of the Wolf Warrior, but the armor stinger on Joey's body is from one of the technicians in the workshop. The stinger materials are quite exquisite, and the workmanship is decent. It's not too creative, but it's sturdy and practical. It's just that he bumps into an opponent like Allen, and he has the name of a god like the Red King. weapon, that suit of armor is useless.

It is already rare that a thief's workshop can make armor like a stinger. Gurus said as he walked, "That guy's name is Gaden, and the Stinger is made by him. So I gave him the armor of the adults to look at it......"

Before he finished speaking, a loud roar suddenly came from the workshop in front of him: "If I can't do it, I can't do it, even if Gurus wants to pick off my head, Lao Tzu will say the same!" ”

Then the persuasion of several men sounded inside, and Alan shook his head and said, "It's just a piece of armor, so there's no need to threaten his life, right?" ”

Gurus said embarrassedly: "I'm used to talking, and my tone is a little stiffer." ”

Alan also knew that he was unchangeable, so he didn't say anything more, and walked into the workshop with Gurus. When I entered the workshop, I suddenly flew towards me with a hammer. Alan was just about to take it, but Gurus snorted and grabbed it in his hand, and said angrily: "What are you doing here!" Want to rebel? ”

Two men scuffled together in the workshop, and several young people next to them were fighting. I don't know who threw this hammer out casually, and if it hadn't been caught by Gurus, the door of the workshop would have been smashed. Alan had no interest in the men fighting, and he glanced around. There are two stoves, several workbenches, and a row of tool racks. There were also broken armor and swords with only a rough embryo hanging on the walls, and even a sketch of the equipment design nailed to it, but it also looked like a few work rooms.

Seeing Gurus coming, the two men who were scuffling separated from each other. Inside, a middle-aged man with a short stature, a red face and a thick neck, and as strong as a buffalo, pushed away the others, looked at Gurus and said, "I had some disputes with Dude, and we fought on impulse. It's my hand that made the first move, if you want to fight or kill me, I'll admit it, and Dude has nothing to do with them. ”

Gurus shook his head, Alan retracted his gaze, looked at the middle-aged man and smiled, "I guess, this is Master Garden, right?" ”