"In the past few years, the business association of the Holy Capital has been having a long-term plan. At the front of the team, Captain Irlan said, "As the most familiar organization in the entire continent with business operations, they are preparing to form a business guild in the coming decades. It is said that this will make the channel smoother and cheaper. ”

"That's a good thing. Catherine nodded, "But there will be three large guilds in the Holy Capital by then, so it will be more crowded, right?"

"So they're talking to the three major cities and they're going to start building a new city in the heart of Rhea in 30 years, which is said to be a purely commercial city. "But they don't have a deterrent force, so they need the three major cities to share the protection work." ”

"Heartland?" said Lina, surprised, "It's the most barren land in all of Rhea, isn't it?

"I don't understand what they're saying, I can't understand what they say about pure asset operation and no need for any production. Erlan said helplessly: "But there is no need to understand, anyway, they will not start building the city until thirty years later, and when the city is built, it is estimated that it will be at least fifty years later, I guess I can't see it, but you may still have a chance to take a few looks." ”

"Fifty years? Catherine stared into the wilderness in a daze, as if fantasizing about what she would look like fifty years from now: "It's hard to imagine the concept of fifty years from now. ”

"Hey, it's over chatter. Pannis rode back on horseback: "I walked for a while, and I heard the sound of voices and cars in front of me, it should be a group of other travelers, it seems to be lunch, it seems that we can buy a carriage." ”

It's been the fourth day since the convoy set off from the City of Knowledge. In four days, if you count the straight-line distance between the two cities, the convoy has already covered half of it. But after half a day's walk, the road turns north, and after a long arc, it turns southeast. Finally arrive at the Free City. So, if you count the route, the convoy has just gone through a third of the way.

Although from early in the morning, everyone discussed the purchase of a few freight wagons on the road. It was used to replace the few that had been destroyed as bait, but today it was unusual, it was almost noon, and not a single caravan had been encountered, let alone a carriage. It's very boring to just rush along the way. The players were tired of playing the game for two days in a row, and several veterans of the team came down in person, seemingly chatting, but in fact telling the players about some adventures or anecdotes encountered during travel. After finally surviving for a long time, the captain Erlan, who had not lived in the wild for a long time, found that the story he still remembered had been almost finished, and he was trying to study the next topic while talking, and Pannis brought the good news, and at that moment Erlan felt that Pannis was his savior, bringing information that could save the world.

"How far is it?" asked Erlan, "if it's not too far, let's buy a carriage and take a lunch break." ”

"Seven or eight kilometers. Pannis did the math. He replied, "If you hurry, you can get there in less than an hour at most." ”

"Great, let's stop chatting. Erlan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and commanded the team members and coachmen: "There is no need to save horsepower, speed up a little, and when the lunch break after buying the carriage, you need to rearrange the gifts, and then there will be plenty of time for the horses to rest." And, boys, lift your spirits, too. The earlier we arrive, the more time we have to rest, so keep it up. ”

Under Ayrlan's command, the speed of the convoy increased significantly. No one spoke. Everyone was hurrying with their heads down, hoping to get some more time off to cope with the long afternoon that followed. Thirty minutes later, the group could already see the darkness in the distance, with several groups gathered on the edge of the wilderness beside the main road.

"Looks like we had a lot of luck today. Seeing a large crowd in the distance, Erlan said happily: "We have encountered such a rare scene. ”

"It seems. It's not the first time you've seen this kind of scene, Captain. Pannis pointed to the large crowd from afar and asked, "What the hell are those people doing?"

"It's a mobile market, it's like a bazaar, and most of the participants are different merchants from the two cities, and they sometimes agree on a middle place, as they do now, and two or more parties trade in this agreed position, and it also saves the hard work of continuing to move forward. "Actually, this is the prototype of the idea that the business federation wants to create a separate city, and I suggest that you also visit it later, which is quite an interesting event," said Ayrand. ”

"Will definitely be shopping. Catherine looked at the approaching mobile market with great interest and said, "And I think that today we can get four wagons together, and those in the queue who are still troubled by the crowd can finally breathe a sigh of relief." ”

As he spoke, the mobile market was getting closer and closer, and the noisy voices in the market could be clearly transmitted to the ears of each team member, and the appearance of the market was clearly shown to the team members. It is a large market covering an area of about two square kilometers, and the market is surrounded by a half-human-high detachable wooden wall, inside which a heavily armed guard stands every five meters, ready to respond to emergencies.

A large number of horse-drawn carriages were parked in the wooden walls, which were supposed to be divided by caravans, each of which occupied an area of different sizes according to its size, and there was often a ten-meter open space between the areas. In the same area, not all goods are crowded together, but different merchants form independent mobile counters, and the types of goods sold are still hung in the air above the counters. There is a much richer variety of goods than you think, such as food, alcohol, clothing, daily necessities, local specialties, luxury goods and even special items and spars for professionals, all of which can be found in this mobile market.

"There are so many people. Although Catherine had heard of it before, it was the first time she had actually seen this kind of mobile market, and she looked around curiously: "Are these here to exchange goods?"

"Not an exchange, but a sale. "The primitive barter was only used in the early days of the mobile market, and then when the market became famous, a large number of small caravans came to buy some cheap goods, and then the federation simply opened the market to the outside world, and everyone could come in and buy things, but they were all commodities and would not be sold separately." ”

"It's funny, I didn't expect a group of ordinary people to come up with such an interesting idea. Lina held her head high, looked at the entire market with a condescending sense of overlook, and said in a haughty tone: "However, there are so many humans here, people really can't help but want to devour their souls, ohhehehehe." ”

"It's better not to eat it, and to keep it quiet. Pannis couldn't bear to look at it directly, covered his face and said: "The organizers are really willing to spend money for security, there are at least two thousand elite mercenaries here to ensure safety, it is estimated which large mercenary group sent a brigade over." Moreover, some of the larger caravans have hired adventure groups or small mercenary groups as escorts for security reasons, and the combined defense forces of these defenses are estimated to be impossible for you to defeat them. ”

"Is that so?" Lina hesitated for a moment and sighed with pity: "Then bear with it and eat it next time." ”

"Bang. Catherine, who couldn't bear it, punched Lina lightly on the head: "You two, give me a little restraint." Haven't I talked to you in a long time?"

"I was wrong. Lina and Pannis immediately lowered their heads, admitted their mistakes and behaved well, and said, "Please forgive us this time." ”

Passing through the outer defenses of the market, you enter the interior of the truly liquid market. Although the people in the caravan could tell at a glance that this was a wedding convoy and not a caravan, in recent years, there have always been many passers-by who are willing to come in and buy some things, so the merchants are not too surprised, at most they have a few more glances at Freya's luxury carriage. But the guards of the caravan were different, and for this kind of stranger who was clearly different, the guards watched them vigilantly the whole time, until the wedding party met a group of mercenaries patrolling the market.

"Ha, who did I see? Isn't this Captain Erlan?" Far away, the leader of the mercenaries on the opposite side laughed loudly: "Are you also here to escort the mission? No, your city guards don't accept the mission, you are ...... Oh, oh, oh, I see, hahahaha, no wonder you escorted it personally. ”

"It turned out to be Rams. Erlan raised his index finger in front of his mouth: "Shhh, be quiet, you have spread the news over there?"

"No, I don't know why, the president asked for secrecy, so now only the top of the two mercenary groups know, and the others haven't received the news yet. But I reckon that as soon as you enter the Free City, the news will spread. ”

"When the time comes, it doesn't matter. Erlan breathed a sigh of relief: "Why do you, the captain, personally lead people to patrol, so idle?"

"I have to find something to do. Rams obviously had a very good relationship with Irlan, walked over and punched Irlan in the chest, and suddenly said in surprise: "Hey, why is there only a passenger car, I heard that you also bring a lot of gifts." ”

"The van had a little problem halfway through and broke down. Erlan casually made up: "So don't you want to discuss buying a few trucks for emergency use?"

"Oh, you're out of luck. Rams gloated at Erlan's embarrassment: "I'm still on patrol, so I won't talk to you yet, in an hour, it's late lunch time, you should be almost done, and then go to the rest area inside to find me, and let's have a good chat." ”

"The third captain of the Candleflame Mercenary Regiment. After Rams left, Erlan turned around and said, "You spent time in the army with me when you were younger, and you have a good relationship with me. Let's see for ourselves first, if you really can't buy a truck, you can ask him for help. (To be continued.) )

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