Chapter 49: The Stranded Caravan

"Smai Station? What is that?"

After some people's initial curiosity, compared to the deteriorating weather in the Great Onyx Wasteland, Smai City has entered the off-season for business, and more people are concerned about how to make a living in winter.

Only Nolan put the notice she had just posted on her desk, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and there was an incomparable confidence in her heart, because the sky was completely dark, and the six-edged snowflakes were falling to the ground bit by bit.

Winter is coming!

Winter is finally here, known as the season of evil spirits!

The city of Smye was dressed in white overnight, and smoke was already rising from the aristocratic manors, and a few passing vendors hurried through the streets.

Compared to the heyday of Smai Street, which is now almost described as a single person, the arrival of snow is followed by a terrifying cold climate.

At this moment, at the gate of Smai City, a group of people looked helplessly at the haze in the sky, it was the caravan that was about to leave the city, carts of goods crowded together, piled up into a long horned dragon, constant noise and sighs, but no one dared to take half a step towards the vast wasteland.

"This year's batch of goods is going to be smashed in my hands!"

"I wanted to make another fortune at the end of autumn, hey, how can I go bankrupt this time!"

There are constantly merchants sighing, although they all know that winter is coming, but from the beasts and humans, or to the Caribbean, every trade is a rich return, grain, iron ore, magic crystals, animal skins, as long as it is stained with a little, it is almost piles of golden hooves.

Not to mention the alchemy technology of slaves and Terrans, if you reach the Caribbean, you may be able to trade the most exquisite magic jewelry of the elves or the mystical treasures of the Immortal Continent, and you are more likely to make a deal with the ancient Oriental merchants.

Everything in the Orcs is a good thing that costs more than the sky.

But now, with the pile of things on hand, I can't sigh when I think of the goods that are full of Dengdeng.

Merchants gathered more and more, but none of them thought of a way to conquer the wasteland, it was impossible, and how many daring merchants braved the wind and snow to cross the agate wasteland, and finally got to eat the corpse of an ice sculpture.

Li Zhen swayed at the gate, carrying a cup of hot teapot, pouring it into his mouth from time to time, completely like a second lord, but his eyes crossed the faces of one businessman after another, looking at their anxiety and helplessness, and did not reveal the underground tunnel to anyone.

Sometimes take the initiative to come up, and people may not appreciate it.

"Did you hear, someone has crossed the Great Agate Wilderness!", a strange news spread in Smai City like a madman, Li Zhen trembled with a smile on his face, and it was time for the news to spread.

"Impossible, it must be a lie, there are several fake news at this time of year, don't believe it!"

"That is, these are the means every year, depending on what we have on hand, I don't know which robber's den we will go to when the time comes!"

Some businessmen made foolish arguments, and soon won the approval of some people.

"Really, I see a few caravans passing by, I heard where they are standing or something?"

"What station, is it a flying boat or an airship, or a griffin of the Terran to help us transport goods, ridiculous, only you believe those undead words!"

At the gate of Smai City, caught in an incomparable quarrel, although I knew that it was a scam, but the backlog of goods on hand, a winter, not to mention the natural damage of the goods, but also need a warehouse, storage, these are expenses, in the spring of the next year, the new goods of the beast clan will come up, compared with the two, it will inevitably lose money.

The other is to sell it at a low price, but in Smai City, the things on hand are definitely bought and sold at a loss, and there is no possibility of making money if it does not reach the human race.

While constantly telling himself that it was a lie, his heart was desperate for a path across the entire wasteland.

"It seems to be called Smai Station, yes, it is Emerald Ridge Smai Station, I heard that it seems to be opened by a dark human, just at the gate of the city!"

"You said that in that steel frame canyon, isn't there a recruitment of shops, how can you let us transport goods!"

Li Zhen looked around for a while, and suddenly said in a loud voice, "If you don't deceive people in the past, you can just see if you have a look, anyway, we won't give you a single copper for the sale of money!"

"That's right, that's it, isn't a liar just cheating money? Anyway, the money is in our trouser pockets, let's go, go over and have a look!"

The merchants hugged each other and walked directly towards the Simai Station Canyon, the most cold-resistant bitter plum of the beast tribe was placed on both sides, the crystal clear color was particularly attractive, the central fountain had completely frozen into an ice sculpture at the moment, just entered the canyon, and immediately a turbulent current greeted it, only to see that in the center of the canyon, a huge black stone stove was burning.

The heat emitted by the whole furnace immediately warmed the whole canyon like spring, and it was only then that they noticed that the top of the canyon had been sealed with an iron frame, and it was covered with thick wood and straw mats.

Leaning against the mountainside was a magnificent shop, similar in appearance to the city of Smye, but twice as large as the sky, and in the far center of the canyon was a large circular cavern with neat marble stairs leading straight into the ground.

Everyone looked at this strange canyon curiously, and the two Abit Bunny Girls walked quietly through the ancient times, and said with a gentle smile, "Welcome to the Emerald Ridge Underground Fast Track, this is Smai Station, welcome to you!"

As he spoke, he led the group towards the ground, and after a spiral staircase, they all saw a neat and uniform pen not far away, where the four-horned deer were feeding on the grass, and on the other side was a railing-like device, and several wonderful Abit bunny girls were sitting in a small house.

Behind them, there were two huge arched passages about ten meters across, and the faint white light emitted by the fluorescent stone was extremely terrifying.

"Here?"

Abit Bunny Girl took out a sheepskin, which marked the entire Agate Great Wasteland, these people who have been eating in the wasteland all year round know each other, and in the very center of the map, there is a curved line like a snake, "Everyone, this is the underground fast passage of Emerald Ridge and Smai City, from here, it takes about two hours to reach the middle of the Great Wasteland!"

"Two hours, let's laugh!"

Abit Bunny Girl still had a gentle smile on her face, "If you don't believe it, you can try it, because the underground high-speed passage has just opened, so it's free today!", said and led the five four-horned deer, "You can let the people you trust under your command try it, and it will take four hours to come and go!"

The merchants looked at each other, decisively let a few people ride the four-horned deer, and watched disappear at the end of the darkness, and everyone waited patiently.

The last thing businessmen lack is patience, and most of the time, just waiting can create opportunities for them.

More and more merchants gathered in the underground passage, and as the minutes ticked by, the quiet underground passage seemed to be able to clearly hear their eager heartbeats.

Three hours, three full hours passed, there was no trace, and after about half an hour, a hurried sound of horses' hooves made the merchants immediately refresh.

In the faint fluorescent light, the figure of a four-horned deer appeared, and on its back, was a strong Tagore.

"It's the Gilded Chamber of Commerce!"

Some people shouted happily, and soon Tagore, who had stepped out of the fast lane, was questioned by the merchants.

"Can you really get to the middle of the wasteland?"

"How does it feel underground, are you afraid, it won't be a trap!"

Soon one after another the guards sent out to explore the path turned back, intact, and they happily introduced everything in the underground passage.

It can make ten people directly, the speed is very fast, there is no collision, and it doesn't take four hours to go back and forth.

In the middle of the wasteland, Emerald Ridge is already close to the No. 7 slave market, and according to the current weather, it will be at least half a month before the bad winter weather can affect it.

Everyone was shocked by this earth-shattering move, opening a passage under the wasteland, no, it's two, how bold it must be.

At this moment, they didn't have time to sigh at all, and several merchants came to Abit Bunny Girl and asked, "Excuse me, Miss, how is this passage charged?"

"From Smai Station to Emerald Ridge Terminus, each person has a copper, each ton of goods has a copper, and the four-horned deer will be leased separately!"

"A copper?", several merchants wondered, a person has only one head, and if it is a slave, even if it is thousands, it is only ten silver coins.

Compared to the cost of dozens of golden hooves, this amount of money is too small, and the most important thing is that this place can directly hide from the bandit group in half of the wasteland.

"Hurry up, what are you still doing, let the caravan people gather, there is work to do!", several merchants scolded the slaves beside them angrily, and walked quickly in the direction of Smai City.