Tasting the bitter green tea, Sistine quietly put down the teacup, the green tea was the third time he drank it, and he still couldn't get used to it. Green tea www.biquge.info different from other drinks, and blenders always use a variety of methods to neutralize the "astringency" in the taste and make the drink smooth. The bitterness in the drink of green tea is not the key to whether people like it or not, but the "astringency" is. He had already drunk it twice before Wren arrived, and this was the third time, and he still felt that the moment the green tea was in his mouth, it was like countless small knives scraping his tongue and throat, and it was terrible.

He glanced at Wren, who had a soft spot for green tea, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, people who are different will naturally have something different.

"The reason and purpose of your visit to Demalagu this time, I have already understood through some channels. Sistin was thinking about how to put it simply, he already had two cases before Wren came. But after seeing Wren, he felt that those two belly cases could be thrown into the garbage. If you don't face this young man, you can never judge this person by guessing how different you are with your truest feelings.

"Many people may think that we are betraying the empire by selling something to Bingman, but there is actually a misunderstanding in this. Sistine's words made Wren's eyes shrink slightly, and he looked at this guy with a smile and a word, wanting to see what he had to say, "In the imperial capital, no, in the entire empire, at least ten percent of the things loved by the nobles come from the ice field. For example, the beast brain of the ancient beast, I don't know if you have tasted it, this kind of thing is in demand among the aristocratic class far more than the demand for dragon island smoke bricks. ”

"Each ancient beast's head can solve about 400 grams of beast brains, and 400 grams of beast brains can be used about 100 times. It's a wonderful thing, and once you've tasted it, you'll never forget it. A lot of people, a lot of people ......," Sisdin gestured with his hands outstretched, "including the royal family, we are all suppliing." ”

"In addition, all kinds of animal skins, animal bones, animal flesh, animal blood, crystal flower petals from the ice field, and branches of the Moon Spirit Tree ....... I can casually name at least thirty or forty specialties that only the Ice Plains possess, and none of these specialties are what the Empire needs. Getting these things through normal trade methods, at least we've tried before, but to no avail. You may think that the ice field is barren, but this land is always covered in ice and snow, but it can produce enough ice to consume and use. ”

"If you want to get these things, you have to exchange them for things that they don't have and that they desperately need. Sistin slowed down, he took a sip from his teacup, moistening his somewhat dry throat, "Steel, custom-made armor, large quantities of grain, and...... Tiberium Crystal. Ninety-five percent of the items traded each year are consumed by the nobles, and another five percent go to others, such as the great merchants. ”

"These are the people who control the empire through power and commerce, and they are the actual masters of the empire. To say a very rude word, if Her Majesty the Empress of the Imperial Capital leaves the Imperial Capital, maybe she will be nothing!", Sistine looked at Wren and asked, "Do you still think that my friends and I smuggled and sold these things only for ourselves or money? ”

This is a man of great communication skills, and the Sistin does not talk about the danger to the empire by transporting some sensitive materials to the ice fields, he only talks about the value that the smuggled goods bring to the empire. He secretly changed a concept and described betrayal as giving. Of course, this is not entirely wrong, and the things on the ice field are indeed the most consumed goods in the lives of the aristocracy, especially animal meat and animal skins.

Almost every nobleman was eating the flesh of these behemoths and wearing their skins. Even some of the materials in the magic pedestal come from the ice field.

Admittedly, a certain amount of trade is necessary, but that is no excuse for indulging in smuggling, especially with a very special item like Tiberium Crystal. It can serve as a stable source of mana output for the magic pedestal, enriching the lives of civilized societies, and can also be a weapon in the hands of the Ice Barbarians, harming the Orlando Empire.

Wren's silence relieved Sistin. If it weren't for the point where he had to tear his face, he didn't want to get too stiff with Wren. After all, Wren is a golden nobleman, even if he only has the title of an earl, but in terms of status, he is equivalent to a prince. To kill or injure a prince is to oppose the supreme ruling class of the entire empire, and to provoke the royal family and the entire country for more than 370 years. It is not the anger of one or two people or a few people that has to be faced, but the anger of the entire ruling class.

At that point, he will certainly solve the trouble that Wren will bring to himself, and the people behind him will also solve him like any other trouble.

After pondering for a moment, Wren's lips opened slightly, "You mean, Her Majesty the Empress also knows about this. As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that he had asked a very stupid question, how could the Empress Pars not know? It was like a country that did not have cars, and did not import cars, but the streets were full of cars, and even the emperor had his own car. Where did these cars come from, and do you still need to think about it?

It's a whole chain of interests, but why, does the Empress Pars want him to deal with it?

Wren's brain was like an erupting volcano, his brains tumbling and gushing layer by layer, and all his mind was thinking about the real purpose behind this matter.

Sistine gave a regretful expression, "If Her Majesty doesn't know, that's my lie." ”

Wren is a smart person, and smart people naturally have their own way of thinking, and in less than a minute, he figured it out. If in the past, these smuggling syndicates were allowed to travel between the ice fields and Demaragu, for the sake of some commodities unique to the ice fields. Then now the Empress has asked Wren to investigate these things, because of the abnormal movement on the ice field, and in a certain corner of the imperial capital, the "deal" between the Empress Pars and some people has failed.

Let's start with the first point, the first king of barbarians in a thousand years appeared on the ice field, and all the ice barbarians in the entire ice field declared their allegiance to this king of barbarians. The previously scattered and fragmented tribes have united under the sacred mountain, forming a cohesive system, like the full moon, which has become a great threat. At this time, trade was not a simple exchange of goods, but a capital enemy. In this case, Empress Pars will definitely demand that all acts of capital and hostility be stopped, after all, she is the master of this country, Orlando is the royal family of this country, and any loss at the national level is a loss for her and her family.

Then, it is inevitable to come to the second point.

The nobles unearthed a never-ending gold mine, and as the excavation continued, the output grew larger and more numerous. At this time, in order to avoid "her personal loss and that of the Orlando family", Empress Pars asked the nobles to stop digging for gold.

If they could be dragged down from the throne of more than 370 years, perhaps they would be a little happier.

Thus, a contradiction arises.

Empress Pars must have already fought with some of them, and she must have failed in the end, so she needs Wren to use this method to grab the pigtails of those nobles in a roundabout way, cut off this smuggling channel, and prevent more things from flowing into the ice field, which will become the combat power of the ice barbarians who are very likely to go south. Of course, there are also many thoughts that she wants to punish those nobles and vent a bad breath.

Thinking of this, Wren spoke: "There are now two paths in front of you. The Sistine immediately showed a humble expression, bent his waist, his face towards the table, and tilted his head slightly, "The first way!", Wren stretched out a finger, the copper ring looked a little dim in the candlelight, after his two years of friction, there was already a thick layer of pulp, and there was a faint streamer turning under a green rune, "Give up all trade, and from today onwards, nothing is allowed to leave Orlando and enter the ice field, you and I will go back to the imperial capital to identify those nobles." ”

"Empress Pars and I will keep you safe and your interests unharmed. When the matter is over, you can find a place to live in seclusion, or you can cooperate with Sarcomo, and you can choose whether to engage in business or politics. ”

In the first half of the sentence, there was not the slightest expression on Sistine's face, but the last sentence, I have to say, his heart moved.

Sarcomo is a legend of his time, a miracle, and his presence encourages all merchants, not to mention that he became a nobleman as a merchant, opening up a new path for the merchant community. Even after countless years, Sarcomo's legacy will live on forever. Not to mention these, it is also excellent if you can enter politics, once you have a very important contribution, or you have enough qualifications, you can also become a nobleman.

But soon, this intention was extinguished by the reason in his eyes, and his eyes dimmed. Once he did do this, he believed that even the two big shots, Wren and Queen Pars, would not be able to save his life.