Section 1: Merchants? (I)
Beneath the snowy peaks of the Ronda Mountains, in a snow-buried ice cave, Townsend is staring at a white cat.
"Inferior merchants, who trade in goods, medium merchants, who run shops, and high-class merchants, create a general trend. In the face of Townsend's questioning, the white cat replied solemnly: "And the best merchants, such as me, sell the law." β
Townsend's eyes flashed, and at this moment, all the blood in his body seemed to be pressed back to his heart by a force, the blood vessels in his neck bulged violently, and his heartbeat sounded like thunder - a voice shouted: "Has he found out!?
"From the reason why the plants and trees wither and grow, to the true meaning of the ability, and even the battle for dominance of the continent of Phyllis under your feet, there are rules for these things. If you obey the law, you will be successful, and if you break the law, you will fail miserably......" The white cat looked at Townsend with golden eyes, and in an instant, the image of it crouching on the ground seemed to rise upward, becoming tall and mysterious: "But you are lucky, because I can sell all the laws of this world." β
"Kill him! Can't let him live!" Townshend's throat moved, and he swallowed his saliva with a "grunt", all his distractions were put aside by Townsend, his gaze was condensed and condensed, and gradually only the white cat remained: "Anyone who knows my secret will die!"
"Your expression is very strange," the white cat didn't wait for a response, and there was a little curiosity in his eyes, "You don't have any strange thoughts, do you?"
In fact, Townsend had already recovered from his wild knee-jerk reaction, and he made a basic assessment of the current situation, and found that he was completely unsure of taking out the white cat - the ability that the other party had shown earlier was not something he could understand now.
"Of course not! is that possible?" After a long time, Townsend said with difficulty: "So...... You...... Really ......"
"That's right, I'm a businessman. The white cat nodded, flicking its tail helplessly, as if to stand up.
"Don't move!" Townsend stretched out his hand and spread his fingers: "Don't move, don't change around, I can't stand it!"
"If that's the basis of a conversation between the two sides, then I'm happy to keep you calm. The white cat lifted an inch of ass and put it back on the ground, "But I can't imagine why my status as a merchant confuses youβmeow?"
"yes, why am I confused, because I haven't done business with a cat?" Townsend tried his best to calm his emotions, and put on an angry expression to paralyze the other party, but his words were full of temptation, "And I'm not interested in doing business with a 'merchant' who has no store and no goods?"
"You're weird. Meow. The white cat continued to add its paws: "Why should you be anxious about merchants who won't hurt you?"
"It's hard to say, maybe you'll ask me to trade my soul for your laws. Townsend spread his hands, and he first had to find out the other party's plan: "You must know that businessmen of unknown origin are like this, first sweet words lead people to take the bait, and then use a big stick to knock people." β
"I don't want you to have a soul in you, what do I want your soul to do? I'm a businessman, not a wizard. The white cat shook its head, as if Towngson's suspicion had made it helpless: "You're framing a reputable merchant, meow - this merchant's reputation record has never been tainted. β
"Indeed, there are not many people on this snowy mountain all year round, and it is not easy for you to ruin the record once. Townsend nodded knowingly: "I wonder, why would the greatest businessman of all time make his home in such an inaccessible place?"
"Don't you still understand this kind of thing?" The white cat propped up the ground with its two front paws: "The law is a commodity, do you want me to sell it to ordinary people in the window?" Although the forces on the Phyllis Continent are no threat to me, it's not a happy thing to come to the door twice in three days, right?"
"So, why did you choose me?" Without the idea of killing, Townsend's question was very straightforward: "Today's mountain is very lively, compared to me, the winner, isn't it easier for the loser to make a business?"
"Meow, if I'm running a business with a common surname, it would be more appropriate to save a few losers. Since the white cat agreed with Townsend's analysis: "But unfortunately, the goods I have here are not needed by ordinary people, and I have not even heard of them." It's not impossible to lose, but there are the right people among today's losers, and they can't afford to pay the price. β
"You mean to say......" Townsend pointed to himself, "I'm suitable?"
The white cat nodded reservedly, then slanted its gaze away, and its paws stretched out like lightning to hold down a white insect crawling in front of it - noticing Towngson's surprise, it put away its smug expression, retracted its paws, and licked it pretendedly.
"Uh......" Townsend pretended not to see, "how am I suitable? Have you found that I have special strengths? You don't even know where I came from?"
"I'm so confident in my observations, some of them you can see at a glance that they have a bright future, while others, even if you give him all the treasures in the world, still can't hold up the wall. The white cat yawned: "I'm a businessman, I don't care about the origin of customers, even if your background is very unusual, don't want to get a discount from me." β
"It's so strange that you have this business, and you still pick people. Townsend could roughly tell that the other party did not know where he really came from.
"Different businesses have different practices, and the rule is that no one can buy anybody, and I even have to cultivate customers. White Cat sighed: "Normally, the customers I trade with will not be able to pay the initial futures payment, and it will be at least a few fiscal years before they have a certain strength. If I don't examine how this business is doing, I'll end up with a dead account, meow. β
"Don't tell me you still lend money-" Townsend's face changed: "I won't accept such a thing!"
"Meow! I said the last time, I am a merchant, and a merchant like me does not lend usury!" the white cat's body arched, almost exploding, but fortunately it finally controlled itself: "You have been provoking me, I know it." β
"Uh...... Hey. The exposed Townsend smiled shyly: "I'm revealing my surname for your investigation, you see how cautious, meticulous, sensitive, and honest I am......"
"There's a lot of lies, too, meow. The white cat shook his head: "Be careful when doing business with you." β
"Business. Townsend nodded: "My name is Townshend, and I am a resident of the Principality of Yaxiu for the time being, and I am a half-soldier." β
"Meow, my name is Joan. The white cat restrained all the gestures and expressions that belonged to the cat: "The profession is a mysterious merchant, and I am the only agent for the sale of all treasure-level goods in this world." β
-- Author's words, yesterday, I was born, I wrote until dark, and received 46 reminder votes. Although it may be a coincidence, I still think that these tickets are a birthday gift from everyone. It's just that the big guy accidentally slipped his hand when he was voting, and it hit 12,000...... After thinking about it, I promised you before that you would accept it, it's not good to break your promise and get fat, plus you said, let's have a surname.
Everyone, don't be idle with the tickets in your hand, smash them!
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