Weststock, the capital city of the Duchy of Wellington, has a history of more than 600 years.

The Wellington family is the leader of the lords of the south-central Gambis, and Weststock is the largest distribution center for goods in the south-central part of the kingdom. Not only did the lords of the central south bring their goods to Vystock, but the caravans of other lords also flocked to and fro. Over time, the population of Vistock increased from more than 20,000 to more than 50,000, and countless houses and shops were built outside the city walls, gradually evolving into the outer city of Vistock.

The Ram and the Cow Inn is located in the southwest corner of the outer city, where the mercenaries stayed.

Before it got dark, the hotel was already full, and the Roshan-like hostess twisted her fat buttocks, deftly dodged a few salty pork hands full of oil filters, and threw an entire plate of roasted beef ribs on the oak table. With the hostess's bending motion, Rogers' eyes fell into the deep ditch of white flowers and could not be pulled out again, and the waitress gave the young mountain man a fragrant flying kiss, and then twisted the bucket waist and left the table. Rogers reluctantly withdrew his gaze, only to find that the three regiment commanders were looking at him teasingly, and his face suddenly turned red.

"Go ahead, wine and women are the best relaxation for mercenaries. Aren't those little brothers going to be happy? ”

The deputy head of the regiment, Fermi, dropped the five shiny silver sols, and Rogers gritted his teeth, stacked the coins on the table, and chased after the hostess in a burst of laughter.

"Hammer, this kid is the same as you were at the beginning, and he wants to go to his mother when he sees him. Kidd took a sip of gin, the sour taste making him frown.

"These boys have a lot of better luck than my brothers. Hammer said with emotion.

After emerging from the Dark Forest, the Warhammer Mercenaries trekked in the wilderness for more than twenty days, taking three free private lands along the way, and as a result, three new companions were added. Later, the mercenary group met a caravan of a small family, and after some confrontation and communication, the caravan brought them to Vistock. The freedfolk traders used the caravan's trade channel to go to the inner city to dispose of their goods, while Hammer took his men to rest at the mercenary inn and buy some equipment for the newcomers. Along the way, it can be said that there was no danger, and there was almost no loss of manpower, all thanks to the protection of the alchemy militia.

Fermi turned his head to see the alchemy militia eating and drinking around another table, and he whispered, "Have you heard of it? ”

"There's such a saying. Look at the brute, he only knows how to eat and drink, and he doesn't want women, and he is not afraid of death when he fights!

"The brute bulls are so strong, even the trainee knights can defeat them, there must be some secret method. This secret method can make them stronger, and it can make us stronger. But if after practicing the secret method, I don't even want to be a woman, I don't dare to practice! Do you dare to practice?"

Kidd immediately shook his head like a wave drum, and the hammer leaned over and said, "The head has been practiced!

"I know this, are you sure you're okay?" asked Fermi, half-convinced.

"Nonsense, the head lives next door to me, and every night that toss-up energy. I'll tell you...... Hey, I won't tell you! Just look at Linda's face. Kidd smiled lewdly.

Iron Hammer hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Old Barrett has shown his mouth, my lord is going to reward the secret method to the meritorious person, the greater the credit, the stronger the secret method given!"

"Really!?" asked Fermi excitedly.

"I've heard it's still being discussed. In any case, adults never treat meritorious people badly, as long as we do things well, there is a great chance of being rewarded with secret methods. Hammer said.

"Yes!" Kidd asked eagerly, "So how do we go from here?"

"I've seen it, there are two paths. First to the east and then to the north, all plains and wilderness, you can reach Neville in two months at most, but you will definitely encounter the free private land. The other road is a bit detouring, and there is a mountain range that goes north for six days, and you can go further east along the mountain range to Neville, which takes about four months. ”

"Most of the free private land is built near the forest, there is no oil or water, and it may be moved out at some point. I think it's better to go to the mountains. ”

"Well, let's go north!"

While the three of them were having a heated discussion, two men were arguing about a matter in a guest room on the second floor of the hotel.

"Ace, let's stop here. The mission is over, and this is the mantissa number. ”

A tall, burly man threw a heavy money bag at the man dressed in gray. The man in gray snatched the money bag and shook the gold coins on the table.

The man in gray picked up a gold coin and examined it carefully. The gold coin has a purple sheen and is struck with mountains and the sun on the obverse, and a castle built on the riverside on the reverse. This is a purple gold coin minted by the United Kingdom of Borui, each of which can be exchanged for 800 gold soles in the Kingdom of Borui, and this pile of purple gold coins is enough for 150 pieces.

"This time, the employer was really generous, and he paid the full amount before the work was finished. In this case, I will not lose my trust, you go back and tell the boss that none of the people on the list can escape. ”

After casually dropping the purple gold coin on the table, Ace, the man in gray, took out a knife and carved it with a stroke of wood.

"Ace! The matter is over! You have taken the money. Pack up now and come back with me!" the strong man yelled at a high level.

Ace turned a deaf ear, the knife in his hand became faster and faster, the room gradually resounded the buzz of wild bees flapping their wings, sawdust flew, and in a blink of an eye, a lifelike female wood carving appeared in Ace's hand, Ace raised the wood carving and looked at it carefully for a moment, nodded with satisfaction, and carefully placed it on the table.

"This is a big deal, I took 160,000 gold soles, why should the boss take 320,000 gold soles? Tsk, 500,000 gold soles for 14 lives, what a good business! I remember that in the past, I would earn 50 gold soles for killing a person. ”

The strong man said with a calm face: "You have so much money now, you can stop it, you can do whatever you want, isn't it great?"

"Haha! do whatever you want?" Ace chuckled and pushed the purple gold coin in front of the strong man, and said, "As long as you can go to the noble quarter of Vistock for a night, these will be given to you." ”

"Nonsense! Is the noble district where we can go?" said the strong man angrily.

"Hehe, the nobles and we are people of two worlds, they are noble, elegant, rich, how can we pariahs go to the noble area? Do you know who I'm carving?" asked Ace with a sneer.

"Who? your first love?"

"My sister Emily. Ace gently stroked the statue of the woman and said, "She died when she was four years old, and if she were still alive, she would be like this now." Guess how she died?"

The strong man kept his mouth shut, it must have been a tragic story, and although his heart was like a stone, he did not want to anger this powerful companion.

Ace continued: "That year, a noble kid who didn't know what was crazy and wanted to see what the ghetto was like, he appeared in front of and behind me where I lived. You know, the ghetto was smelly and dirty, and the nobleman couldn't stand it anymore and began to gallop on horseback. Emily was only four years old, what did she know? Then, that aristocratic kid threw up, haha, he actually threw up!"

Ace's face was distorted and his eyes were crazy, but his hands were as steady as a rock. The strong man shuddered in his heart and quietly moved back a little. Ace quickly regained his composure and continued: "500,000 gold soles for 14 lives, what a good business! But those are all nobles, and a nobleman's life is only 36,000 gold soles. Hey, that Clovis Wimbledon I killed in the Seuss Kingdom, he's the love of Queen Seuss. Queen Seuss must be willing to buy back his life for 500,000 gold soles. Do you still think it's a good deal? I'll take such a bad business because I don't care about money!"

"I'll tell you a secret, when I cut the necks of the nobles with a dagger, they spit blood in their mouths and tears in their eyes, no different from the untouchables who died at my hands. But for me, that wonderful feeling is different. Let me think about it, who's next? By the way, it's Victor Wimbledon of the Centaur Hills, now Viscount Randall, and a weak elven nobleman. The knife flew between Ace's fingers, and he smiled: "I'll tell you another secret, I won't stop, and when I'm caught, I'll shake everything out and let those nobles kill each other." ”

"You dare to break the rules!" the strong man stood up in a panic, and sat down with a sneer: "What can you shake out? You don't know who the employer is!"

Ace sighed: "It's you who don't know! The boss is actually the employer's lackey, and the employer is Young Master Raymond of Duke Peter's family, he is not very old, but he is very vicious, and even his cousin Michelle wants to kill! Although I don't know why Young Master Raymond assassinated the elven blood noble, but behind every elf blood nobleman there is a big nobleman. You say, how would they react if they found out that Raymond Peter had instructed all this?"

The strong man's eyes narrowed, he lifted the table and smashed it towards Ace, turned around and ran towards the door. The gray shadow flickered, and the strong man fell to the door, and a terrible jagged wound appeared on his neck, and blood gushed out. Ace leaned down and whispered in the strong man's ear.

"You don't know, how fast I am!"

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"Victor, what's the name of your manor?"

The eldest lady of the Chebman family clasped her hands on her chest, and the pair in front of her chest became more and more erect. Victor's gaze lingered on Gillian's sexy and hot body for a moment, and he smiled, "I haven't thought about it yet, do you have any suggestions?"

"How's Gillian Manor?" said the glamorous and charming eldest lady lightly.

"Uh...... You didn't come here to name my manor, did you?" Victor actually wanted to tell the eldest lady of the Chebman family that even if it was called Gillian Manor, this manor was not hers.

"If you don't want to, forget it. Gillian muttered in a low voice and said, "The price of your potions is set too high, and the price must be reduced by seventy percent." ”

"I won't drop a single copper sol!" Victor knew very well that dealing with the people of the Chebman family had to be categorical, and he could not give them any chance to bargain.

Seeing Gillian's willow eyebrows raised like a sword, Victor added: "You can do it or not!"

Gillian rolled her eyes and said, "Then pay the account on credit first, we are very poor, and we have to buy food and livestock for you......"

"Dear Miss, you don't!" Victor gave Gillian an elegant aristocratic salute.

"You!" Gritting her fine white teeth, Gillian said angrily, "Okay, at your price." But you have to compensate me a little. ”

Victor smiled slightly, and he knew that the eldest lady of the Chebman family had suddenly arrived, and there must be other plans.

"Let my people take a tour of the brick kiln. You're not going to refuse a little request, are you?"

Gillian looked unconcerned, but secretly observed Victor's expression out of the corner of her eye.

The Chipman family was responsible for transporting the stone to Nicole's domain, and the huge brick kiln that had been built fell into their eyes, and the huge output of the brick kiln made the Earl of Chipman very jealous. Although the bricks are not strong enough, they will not rot, let alone ignite, and are the main materials for building noble manors, but the yield of ordinary green bricks is very low, and it takes a long time to build a manor.

The Earl of Chebman told Gillian to help her build two estates as long as she could achieve her goal. After two days of bargaining, the father and daughter finally reached an agreement at the cost of three estates. So, Gillian rushed over to find Victor.

Victor frowned, he didn't expect the Chebman family to be working on the idea of a giant brick kiln. Although it is impossible to make rock bricks without a formula, giant brick kilns cannot be easily imitated by others.

"The giant brick kiln was designed by the York family, and I can't promise you any way. But I can help you ask. Victor said quietly.

"Hmph, don't think I don't know, you had a giant brick kiln here before the ant tide!" Gillian sneered.

Victor spread his hands innocently, "I haven't even built a castle yet, do you think I'll have an architect?" In fact, the giant brick kiln in my domain was also designed and built by the architects of the House of York, who wanted my people to produce bricks for the town of Blackcastle. ”

"Aren't you just representing the House of York? I'm talking to you, isn't that talking to the House of York? Tell me about your terms. Gillian nodded, fully agreeing with Victor's words.

Victor shook his head and said, "I can only help you ask, but I don't think the York family will agree." Also, have you ever wondered what it meant for Chebman to build a giant brick kiln designed by the York family?"

Gillian's face changed. The York family sits on the hills of people and horses, and its power has skyrocketed, and the royal family is both dependent and jealous of the York family. In this case, the lords of Gambis, large and small, did not dare to deal directly with the House of York, lest they be suppressed by the royal family. The royal family can't take care of the Duke of York, and can't the other lords? The York family also understands this truth, so they pushed Victor out as a window to communicate with the outside world. As long as the lords are not openly close to the House of York, the royal family can also pretend to be deaf and dumb about this. But if Chebman had taken possession of the Yorkist family's giant brick kiln, the situation would have been different, and the cooperation would have been no different from taking sides.

"I have a proposal, you can buy green bricks directly. Victor smiled at Gillian who was uncertain.

Gillian said sullenly, "Alright then, 100 bricks and 1 copper sol." ”

"Hehe, dear lady, I can take you on a tour of the scenery of Pinghu Lake, and the beautiful scenery there will definitely make you satisfied. "Victor was.

"Don't go too far! it's just dirt!" said Gillian, gritting her teeth.

"The freeman craftsmen who make bricks also have to feed their families!" Victor reminded.

"Good!90 bricks, 1 copper sol!"

"8 green bricks, 1 copper sol. ”

The two sides went back and forth, and finally reached a consensus at the price of 25 green bricks and 1 copper sol, and at least 25,000 green bricks were traded every month.

Gillian left in a huff, and Victor looked at her graceful back thoughtfully, he touched his chin, and ordered the guards beside him, "Go and get Dean." ”

Dean rushed to Victor out of breath, and Victor asked him, "Dean." Previously, how many handmade bricks could you buy for a copper sol?"

Dean thought for a moment and said, "3 bricks and 1 copper sol." ”

Victor's face darkened.

Damn! Tricked. This woman never thought about building a giant brick kiln from beginning to end, and she played a good show. Victor was extremely depressed, and when he saw Dean standing there with his head shrunken, he asked, "Now, what is the daily output of green bricks?"

"5,000 pieces, and when those novices are proficient, the output of green bricks can be increased to 10,000 pieces per day. ”

Victor smiled and patted Dean on the shoulder, "Great, you're doing a good job!"

"Do you have any orders, sir?" said Dean, flattered.

"No, you go get busy. ”