Chapter 64 Trade
In the quiet forest, the old man meditated on his knees.
Birds and insects chirp, and the giant forest is very peaceful. Rommel has been waiting here for half a month, and has not heard from Will.
Rommel was in no hurry, and the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce was already being prepared. With a large investment of money, Rommel easily obtained a commercial license and land from the Navarre royal family.
Then there is the question of deciding where to sell, and it is up to Will to make his own decision. After all, according to mortals, Will is the boss, and he Rommel is the buddy.
Rommel never despised the power of money. Lennylord's ups and downs in the sea for so many years have made him extremely sophisticated. He knew what money could do, but he couldn't understand why Will was so obsessed with money.
As a strong man, Rommel knew very well that only his own strength was the bargaining chip that made all the difference.
If he's a stigmata powerhouse, not just a legendary mage. It would be hard to say whether Romulus VIII would dare to purge him, an old minister who had a close relationship with the Garfield family.
Break with a stigmata mage, and even the Emperor of Lenelod, the leader of one of the most powerful nations on the continent today, will have to weigh the pros and cons.
Most likely, Romulus VIII would eventually compromise.
"Who is it?"
The anomalies in the forest could not be hidden from Rommel, and for a legendary magician, a radius of one mile was like a quiet room, and no insect that broke into it could escape his ears.
This insect was very cautious, and had been quietly observing him since he entered the forest, as if to determine something? This insect had no ill intentions, otherwise Rommel would not have tolerated him being here for so long?
Rommel had the beauty of an adult, and just when the worm was about to make a decision, he spoke quietly.
"Elves?"
When the worm revealed its true form, Rommel's face was a little surprised. Since the terrifying battle between the elves and the orcs, the elves who have lost the World Tree have inevitably declined.
Coupled with the handsome appearance of the elves, there is no shortage of human nobles on the continent who have an elven slave as a symbol of wealth and glory.
Behind the slave hunting industry is crazy plundering and persecution, and in this case, the elves are less likely to appear in the human realm!
And the elf in front of him, judging by his somewhat bestial appearance, is obviously a druid who has not yet fully controlled the magic of nature.
"Are you a Rommel magician?"
Ed spoke, with a hint of caution.
"Yes!" Rommel said humbly, despite the surprise of why an elf would find him.
"Lord Will asked me to bring you a letter. ”
With that, Ed took out half a round stone. When it was perfectly combined with the other half of Rommel's hand, Ed breathed a sigh of relief, took out the envelope, and handed it to Rommel.
A druid sent a letter from Will, which was not the strangest thing to Rommel. He was curious about the elf's respectful look when he talked about Will and what he called Will.
"Your Excellency wants me to buy a three-story shop in the Midtown of Garcia, the capital of Navarre, to sell perfumes and beauty potions?"
Rommel laughed, this young Duke of Badr, where is the money really going anywhere?
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"My lord, our huntress has been scouting outside the sandman stronghold for the past few days, and found that they have not given up since that defeat, and are still gathering people frequently, so we need to prepare early. ”
Inside the lord's house, Cober and the archdruids greeted Will.
"I see!" Will said thoughtfully, "Has the Night Elves' dwelling been built?"
Cober nodded and said, "We have summoned a sufficient number of Dark Night Ancient Trees, and even if the number of Dark Elves doubles, they will be completely able to live there." ”
"As far as I know, because the Ancient Tree of Life has been successfully summoned, the Ancient Tree of Fire has increased significantly, and the production of Naya's food is enough for more than 50,000 elves. ”
"Yes!" Listening to Will's words, Cober asked with some confusion, "Is there anything bad about having more food?"
Will smiled and said, "With the dark elves, the number of Naya's elves is less than ten thousand. The number of elves will not increase significantly in the short term, and even if the foreign population is added, the current production will inevitably cause a large amount of sedimentation. This will bring a series of warehousing problems and idle resource problems. ”
The Great Druids looked at each other, not understanding what Will was talking about?
"What do you mean, sir?"
Will looked at the group of great druids in front of him, took a breath, and said slowly: "I mean, instead of letting this grain rot, it is better to trade it!"
"Trade?and whom?"
"Sandman!"
As the two words came out of Will's mouth, the atmosphere in the whole room was silent for a moment.
Rubeus was in a hurry, and he immediately objected.
"My lord, this is absolutely not going to work. It is because of these abominable sandmen that the Tree of Life has been cursed, and our homeland Naya has been almost destroyed, how can we still provide them with food now?"
Cober was calmer, but he also voiced his objections.
"Elder Rubeus has a point. Not to mention the hatred between us and them, even if we are willing to agree, they may not be able to agree. ”
"Yes, yes!" At this time, the other three archdruids also objected.
Will smiled and said, "I'm talking about trade, not gratuitous giving." ”
"Does that make a difference?" asked Elder Ruber, confused.
"As far as I know, the Sandmen live underground and are adept at digging underground veins and water resources. While the Ancient War Tree provides most of the materials used to craft arrows, it does not provide clusters of arrows crafted from metal. On the Sandman's side, however, there are a lot of ore vein resources that are idle. We can exchange food with them. In this way, you can not only avoid fearless strife, but also improve Naya's armament!"
"It would be nice if we could do that, after all, we elves are not a race that likes war. But have you thought about it, my lord, that the sandmen are cunning, will they trade according to your ideas, my lord? What if they are treacherous, and we provide them with food, but they will take revenge and accumulate strength before attacking Naya?"
"Trade is about interconnection, and maintaining trade is about the balance of power between the people who trade with it. It's an art, and it's a brutal contest. ”
When Will said this, he stood up and said, "So, I'm going to personally go to the sandman's stronghold and negotiate with them!"