Although he was not yet qualified to participate in the barbarian vs. orc war, Zhangzhung Gyatso was still very concerned about the situation of this battle. For this reason, after discussing with several leaders of the tribe, he asked Lobsang Gran to personally go to the royal court to inquire about the news and keep an eye on the progress there.

Although Lobsang Gran was only the head of a small tribe in the remote southwest, he had also been to the barbarian royal court several times, so he was the most suitable person, and he did not shirk, took ten warriors to escort him, and set off with two bags of salt.

Salt is equivalent to hard currency in the barbarians, and it is very precious. In the past, ordinary herdsmen could only eat those mud salts with teeth, and only those nobles could enjoy the precious refined salt exchanged from the beasts. From this point of view, the current Maoniu tribe people enjoy the treatment of nobles. This is one of the reasons why Zhangzhung Gyatso is very popular. Lobsang Gran brought salt with him, which could be used to buy off some well-informed people and get some useful information about the subject.

The time had come for the orc merchant Arslen, but his caravan had not yet appeared. Zhangxiong Gyatso worries that perhaps because the barbarians and the beasts are about to start a war, the border is tightly sealed, and they, the smugglers, can no longer come.

While he was in trouble, a scout on patrol suddenly came to report: "Zhangxiong big head, that orc Arslen is here, with a large caravan." ”

Zhangxiong Gyatso was overjoyed and personally rode a wildebeest to greet him. ................................................

Arslen had been on a good mood lately, and the salt he had traded from Zhangzhung Gyatso had been enthusiastically welcomed by the Orcs, and although it was still expensive, it was half as cheap as buying it from the Terrans. Because of this, more than 800 catties of salt were sold out in an instant. Only hundreds of cattle and sheep were left, which made Alslen look at it and giggle. It's a lucrative deal.

He was desperate to continue the second trade, but before that, he needed to sell the Earth Bear Skin in his hand. For the orcs, the earth bear skin is also a luxurious enough treasure, but Arslen is not ready to sell it to the stingy orc nobles, he personally goes to the Terran town, buys a squire, and is able to meet the highest governor of the town, a baron nobleman.

When he shook off the huge earth bear skin, it was shiny and slippery, white as snow, reflecting the light, and even shining with a crystal transparent luster. The baron almost lost his temper, and pounced on him with great fanaticism, his hands trembling and stroking, and his mouth trembling and unable to speak.

"How much do you want, how much do you want, how about a hundred gold coins?" the baron shouted directly. A hundred gold coins is already a huge amount of money, and you must know that the income of ordinary Terran city residents is only a dozen silver coins a year. In the Orcs, one gold coin can easily buy two cows.

"Hehe, Baron Cole, are you kidding? Since you are so insincere, then I should go to another noble Terran nobleman who knows the goods!"

"Stop, damn Arslen, you profiteer, tell me, how many gold coins are you going to want? ”

"Well, for the sake of our good relationship, I can sell it to you, but you'll need to pay me five hundred gold coins. ”

"What? why don't you grab it?" Baron Cole jumped up and became angry: "I don't collect so much tax in a year, you are too much!"

"Okay, Baron Cole, we all know the value of the Earth Bearskin, stop acting. Even if I ask you for 500 gold coins, I will suffer a loss. Don't think I don't know, if you take the Earth Bear Skin to your Terran royal city and sell it, hum, someone can afford 10,000 gold coins. If you use it to bribe the nobles of the kingdom, I am afraid that your position as the magistrate of the small city can be moved upwards. ”

Baron Cole was helpless and scolded: "Damn Arslen, you don't look like an orc at all, but even more treacherous than our Terran profiteers. Well, as you say, five hundred gold coins. ”

"Wait a minute. Arslen suddenly waved his hand and said: "I only need three hundred gold coins, and you can exchange all the remaining two hundred gold coins for weapons, whether it is a double-sided axe, a mace, an iron spear, a two-handed broadsword, or armor, you can buy as much as you can." ”

"What do you want to do?" Baron Cole immediately became vigilant. Although he is greedy for money and secretly has dealings with orc profiteers, it does not mean that he is stupid.

The relationship between the orcs and the human race is not harmonious at all, just as the barbarians are always thinking about retaking the southern steppes, and the orcs are also obsessed with the fertile land of Middle-earth.

"You don't have to worry, I don't want to sell weapons to the chiefs of the tribe, but to trade them with the barbarians of the Tulum Wasteland. Otherwise, where do you think I got my Earth Bear Skin?"

It turned out to be sold to the barbarians, and Baron Cole was relieved. He also heard that the barbarians were about to attack the beasts, and a war between the two families was about to break out. And Arslene is still selling weapons to the barbarians............ These profiteers have really lost their conscience.

"There are a lot of double-sided axes, maces, and iron spears, but there aren't many two-handed broadswords, and I have just recruited new soldiers and need to equip them, so you don't want to get a lot...... At least not in recent months. As for the armor, I can only give you ten, and it's a half-body armor. There is no armor on the whole body. ”

"Are there any bows and arrows?" asked Arslen, unrelentingly.

"You just dream, how can you sell bows and arrows to you?" said Baron Cole with disdain.

This is very good, Alslen didn't care, the two reached an agreement, and the deal was completed that night. And Arslen bought ten pairs of bows and arrows from one of the nearest orc chieftains, and enough arrows, took these goods, and quietly set off to the Wolf Valley in the Tulum Wasteland———— where Zhangxiong Gyatso had another earth bear skin in his hand. This time he was not going to sell to Baron Cole, but to trade with a Terran noble.

The relationship between the barbarians and the orcs was already on the verge of breaking out, and when Arslen crossed the border, he was also worried for a long time, after all, he carried too many weapons, and if someone found out, ten heads would not be enough to cut off. Fortunately, he has been smuggling for many years, so he naturally has his own secret passage, and he has entered the Tulun wasteland without danger, and has not been discovered by the orc scouts patrolling everywhere.

After many days, I finally saw the Wild Wolf Valley from afar. The barbarian warriors on the opposite side also spotted him and hurried back to report it, and soon Zhangxiong Gyatso ran out on a wildebeest.

"Haha, Brother Arslen, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Ah, Brother Zhangxiong Gyatso, I'm sorry, you know that the situation has been a little tense lately, but it's finally here. ”

The two hugged warmly, like brothers for many years, and Zhangxiong Gyatso invited Arsleng into the Wild Wolf Valley and gave him a warm reception........................................................................

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Note: One gold coin is equal to one hundred silver coins, and one silver coin is equal to one hundred copper coins