The officials in Tyre were noncommittal, looking at Muhadi with a plea for help. The latter thought for a moment, then turned his head and asked the Muorish muscular daddy behind him: "What do you think, do you plan to go to Ram City and become a mercenary under this Prince Corwin?"

The Moorish looked at Prince Corwin with big eyes and said, "Of course, why not?"

He went on to explain. "Isn't this the thin-armed man trying to overthrow the Witch King? I like the idea, and then I'll be the hero who has defeated the Witch King! ”

Muhadi nodded, and then asked Raina, who had come with him. "What do you think?"

The girl shook her head, "It's not good, but Abela Chili has a terrible reputation. There are many stories about her in the desert, but none of them are reassuring. ”

"Say a few words. The Psychic Warlock said.

"She is one of the craziest witch kings in the Purification War. "But then it was as if something big had happened to her, and her whole person had changed." Become enthusiastic about governing the people. This continued until about 700 years ago, and then there seemed to be a sudden change in the city of Ram, after which she stopped taking care of politics. Some say that she uses the most elaborate spells against those who anger her. Those spells made death prolonged and unimaginably painful. ”

"Abela Chili......" Muhati muttered to himself, "I think Ram is safer than the uncertain danger." I'd love to see the different cities in the desert, and you'll need to find a place to hide from the fugitive hunters and Nibennay's minions who are chasing you. ”

He told the official sent by Tyre, "Promise him that I will personally write a report to the Ruling Council explaining the situation here and the reasons why it should be done." ”

Approved by Muhadi, the official said gratefully, "Thank you, sir, and may the Lord continue to guide you." Then he told Prince Corwin, "Tyre is willing to form an alliance with you, but you need to be patient. We can't send people to support you all at once, and the exact schedule must be decided by the Governing Council and the people of Tyre, which it represents. I'm afraid we can't help until the ruling council makes a decision, and you prove your reliability. ”

"I don't need a lot of help, just get the message out - I'm here with the people of Tyre. "You won't be unable to meet even this small condition," said Prince Corwin. ”

The official was stunned, and he didn't know whether he should continue to use official words perfunctory, or promise the other party first. After all, he was just an ordinary person, and he couldn't make decisions for the ruling council. Thankfully, Muhadi was able to relieve him in time, "maybe he could do that, he would go back to Tyre first and report on the consensus that had been reached." I can go to Ram City first and help you deal with your brother, Prince. These mercenaries behind me, they can serve you, as long as you pay them, it can be regarded as the help that Tyr has provided to you. ”

"A telemancer, plus a band of mercenaries?" Prince Corwin looked at the group, as if to consider whether the deal was worth it. "Yes, I accept it. ”

Muhadi instructed the interlocutor who had come to Tyre, "Inform the Council of Sù Til of my decision, and also of Lord Sù Shatiri, that I may have to return to Tyre at a later date, and if she needs it, please send someone to inform me." "Muhathir decided to postpone his trip, not just because he wanted to see Lahm City or help the prince Corwin, but because he had a bad feeling.

Ever since he encountered that strange slave capture in Atki, the Psychic Warlock had some strange associations. Why would anyone want to ask a great psychic warlock to help capture slaves in such a remote place as Atki? Obviously the desert is full of slave markets. In addition, hearing that King Tysian was trying to monopolize power in Tyre, and even co-opted Rikas to weaken the authority of the Coral Witch, Muhati smelled a hint of danger. Returning to Tyre now may not be the best option.

After a few more moments, the official agreed to Muhadi's arrangement. He took out the paper and pen and asked Muhadi to write down the report to be submitted to the ruling council, and then solemnly signed it himself, and then put it away. Seeing that this official could still write, Muhathir somewhat understood why he was promoted from slavery to official.

"Wait!" Before leaving, Muhathir suddenly stopped the official.

"What's the matter? Lord Muhadi?"

"Well, I've thought about it for a while, and there's something new to tell you. Then tell the followers of the other great masters. "Although the name is just a title, it is not very important. But al-Muhadi feared that what he had taught the Athas would be misinterpreted, which would backfire, so he sued him. "By my will, the revelation given by the Lord shall not be interpreted privately, and whatever I have told you shall be regarded as a commentary if translated into another language. In this way, it should be possible to prevent people from tampering with al-Muhadi's teachings through wordplay, and in addition, the evolution of the text over time will not lead to errors in interpretation.

Muhati thought that he was from Earth and that he was a time-traveler. And since there is a traverser, there is no guarantee that there will be no other traverser in the future. In order to prevent what he had propagated from being tampered with by other travelers in the future, he told him, "The revelation of the Great Lord has been completely revealed through my mouth, and all those who claim to bring you revelation in the future are liars and blasphemers, and they will be killed when they see it." ”

"Great Lord!" the official took note of the Psychic Warlock's words, and finally saluted Muhadi. "May the Great Lord grant you blessings and peace. ”

"The Great Lord is great. The Psychic Warlock replied to him.

Next, the mercenaries went to negotiate the details of the contract with Prince Corwin's men. As soon as the negotiation was settled, the two teams converged and prepared to cross the desert and return to Ram City. The mercenaries had lost their mounts and most of their supplies, but Corwin offered them a generous price, so they all smiled.

Along the way, Muhati and Prince Corwin had a long conversation, and both were impressed by the other's erudition. Spanning two universes and receiving a complete and systematic education for more than ten years, Muhati is naturally well-informed. And although Prince Corwin seems to be a young man in his twenties, he is also well-versed in the past and the present, and it is easy to talk about all kinds of ancient secrets, which makes people feel that he is not only as young as he looks.

Through the introduction of Prince Guò Kowin, Muhati learned a little more about the history of ancient times.

The city of Ram was founded at the end of the Purification War, when Abela Chili, who was still a fighter of the Primordial Warlocks, pursued it with an army and killed the last orc on Atas. The original purpose of the city of Ram was to demonstrate the eternal victory of the great human race over the orcs. What was once a nightmare for humans is a history of the orcs.

When Rajat was sealed, a new era dawned, and the warriors who had once worked together now proclaimed themselves Witch Kings, working their own way in the desert. The city of Ram became very poor for a time because it had no valuable products and was far from the main caravan routes. Later, she knew that the present of the huge ancient oil well gave her a new lease of life.

Originally, the underground of Ram City has a special geological structure, with continuous rock discontinuity, a large number of paleogeological age folds and depressions and capping layers produced in recent times. In ancient times, Atas was not a dying desert world like it is today, when the flora and fauna were so abundant that they filled every corner of the world. Countless years passed, and the corpses of plants and animals piled up, eventually forming a rich oil and gas resource. Ancient halflings exploited these resources, but in order to prevent over-exploitation of underground cavities, which caused earthquakes. They inject water to equalize the pressure underground.

Water was the least valuable thing in those days, but in modern times Atas is the most precious source of life. In ancient times, halflings extracted oil and injected water. The slaves of modern Ram repaired the long-abandoned mining equipment and extracted the water, and treated the black oil as a worthless by-product.

With these plants, Ram's population grew rapidly and became one of the largest cities in the desert.

But later, as the power struggle within Ram intensified, the streets became battlefields, and assassinations and kidnappings continued one after another, so Ram Xun declined and the population was greatly reduced. In fact, apart from supplying water to a vast area around him, the only remaining industry for Ram was the financial industry created by a few princes.

Under the bright sun, the mane on the horse's back was wet with sweat and turned into a clump. The brutes gasped and stared at the sweltering heat. On the back of the horse, the Psychic and the Prince gradually talked about how to fight the enemy.

"Recently, there will be a big auction in the city of Lamu. It's a real big deal. "Prince Corwin told Mohamadi sù. "It was also a good opportunity for us to hit Benedict. ”

"Using the auction to fight Benedict sounds good. Muhadi asked, "But what kind of auction is it?

"There's not much market for art in Ram. Prince Corwin dismissed Muhadi's view. "Everyone here is in danger, what art do you buy? Of course, the auction sells all kinds of equipment for adventurers, powerful magic weapons, magic robes of mysterious origin, and extremely powerful psionic equipment. In short, they are all good things that make people increase their strength. ”

"Sounds exciting. "Even I want to see what's good." But how can this discourage Benedict? Is he the one who organizes the auction?"

"The auction was organized by another brother of mine, and the auction items came from the recent past, when antiquarian hunters dug up ancient ruins to find something. Benedict, like me, had little influence over the auction house itself. ”

"One thing you have to know is that while most of the auction items are equipment that can only be used by mages or psionics, there are not many things that are actually bought by mages and psionics. Most of the goods were bought by the nobles or the Templars, and of course, Benedict and I were among the big buyers. ”

"You may wonder why people who don't need these equipment are the biggest buyers. In fact, it is easy to understand that even the stupidest nobles or Templars know that they need great power to protect themselves in troubled times. The problem is that no matter how strong a person is, there are limits. If you want to be truly strong, you still need to have many talented people to follow. ”

"So, the nobles, the great merchants, the Templars, they buy this equipment as a high-risk, high-return investment. The reward is that they can use this precious equipment to attract mages and psychic magicians. Of course, it is also possible that the equipment they buy will not attract people, and the money will be spent in vain, which is the risk. ”

"In Ram City, the aristocratic union established by the small and medium-sized nobles is actually a union of investment partners who share the same risks. Together, they purchased a large amount of valuable equipment, which they then used to lure the mages and psionics to join, and in turn relied on them to expand their wealth. "It sounds a bit like the Hanseatic League that appeared in the Middle Ages on Earth, and a bit of an early foundation. Muhati thought that these nobles were quite interesting and very talented in management.

"The Templars are inflexible, but they have a monopoly on Ram's waterworks, so they're very rich. As for me, I don't need to introduce it. There are three of our giant beasts, and those fledgling adventurers who have never seen the world and think that the auction is a game will not be able to get any good goods. If they want to arm themselves, they can only sell themselves to one side of the force. In other words, it can only be used by the nobles or Templars who pay for it. ”

The Psychic Warlock nodded, what Corwin said was easy to understand. The auction of famous paintings on the earth has long been no place for art lovers to find art treasures, it is more like a competition between major foundations and foundations. Each lot is just an investment item, so it often breaks out to make ordinary people jaw-dropping.

"You didn't mention Benedict, isn't he a big buyer?" asked the Psychic Mancer.

That's true, but it's in his habit not to go it alone, but to fund one side of the auction. Lately he seems to have hooked up with the nobles, and those adventurers who have sold themselves to the nobles must serve him for a while. Corwin said with emotion, "Because there are so many people who keep their money with Benedict for interest, he has the most capital on hand." The money he and the nobles combined together, I am by no means his opponent. ”

"So, what do you want me to do?" Muhati chose to go straight to the point.

"You're a psychic mancer, so you should be good at grasping the subtleties of people's hearts, right?" said Prince Corwin, "maybe you can make the nobles and Benedict bleed at the auction and raise the price of every lot to their bottom line." ”

Muhati thought for a moment before answering. "I can try, but I can't guarantee it. Someone must have tried to do it before, and what they didn't do, I don't necessarily promise. ”

"Your words are enough!" Prince Corwin nodded in satisfaction. "As long as Benedict can be allowed to spend enough money at auction, there will be problems with his cash flow. And I spent more than a dozen years secretly instructing dozens of ostensibly unrelated businessmen to save enough money with him. Once he's put all his money in the auction, I'll instruct those people to run on it. When the time comes, if you manipulate people's minds and spread rumors that Benedict has financial problems, you will definitely be able to bring him down!"

It was a good idea, and Muhati had to approve of it. Next, the conversation between the two shifted to the desert style, and in less than a day, the group saw the destination.

The walls of Ram were not as tall as those of Tyre, but they were better repaired and covered with various blockhouses. Each corner and next to the gates were covered by tall hexagonal towers. Behind the ramparts are black and white spire-like buildings that stretch out to the sky like rickety fingers. Outside the city walls, there were also bazaars and settlements, where the poor and merchants who could not afford to live in the city and those who wanted to save money gathered gathered in the city.

A huge rock stood in front of Ram's main entrance, like a monument, with a large line of words carved in human language: "Abellachili, the orcs are here!"

Another pearl in the desert, the city of Ram has arrived.

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