Chapter 5 / The Wandering Hunter and the Sparrow

"What do you need to buy, or consign, this guest?"

Noticing the new arrival, the old man behind the counter, dressed like a gentleman, took off his glasses, wiped them, and brought them back with him.

"Barter, extra money in coins, two bottles of ink, three quills, two pieces of butter, a dagger, and that's what the list is. Su Zuo was a little nervous, but he didn't make much politeness and said directly.

"Hmm......" The old man picked up the list handed over by Su Zuo and groaned, "We have these things in stock, but I don't know what you plan to pay with, guests, these things are not cheap together." ”

Su Zuo took out the paper bag from his bosom, opened it carefully, and handed it to the old man.

The old man looked at it with some curiosity, and a glimmer of light flashed behind the lens: "Hmm!

The surprise was only a brief moment, and the old man quickly regained his composure: " Okay, the goods you provide do have enough value, but just in case, I still have to remind you that the purpose of this exchange is that no matter what you sell to us, or what you buy from us, you will be charged 1 Nanling Black Silver Coin, so in addition to the original consignment price of the goods you purchased, we will also charge you an additional 2 Nanling Black Silver Coin as an intermediary fee, and the rest of the money can be returned to you, I don't know if you have already known. ”

...... It's so dark......

Although he had expected it for a long time, when he heard the other party's polite words, he took away the two black silver coins he had earned with his surname, and Su Zuo couldn't help but instantly understand what it meant to be called a "wicked exploiting class".

But there is no way, unlike in the previous life, in Wenning District, ink and quills are scarce products that are rarely used, and the various materials on the list are not available to ordinary businessmen, so this time I can only grit my teeth and swallow this loss.

After thinking about it, Su Zuo nodded with difficulty: "Then let's trade." ”

He took his goods out of the paper bag and put them on the table, while the old man also took the things that Su Zuo needed from the shelves behind him.

"Everything else is easy to say, there are three daggers on consignment, which one do you want?"

Facing the dagger in front of him, Su Zuo took a fancy to one of his dark matte short knives at a glance, the dark gray blade did not refract any light, he didn't expect that there was such a great metal diffuse reflection treatment in the other world, probably due to magic.

"That's it. Looking at the label on the grip, the corners of Su Zuo's mouth twitched violently, the price of this dagger exceeded the value of all other items, but after thinking about it for a while, he still gritted his teeth and confirmed to the old man.

"Then it's all here, please make sure. The old man said.

The table in front of Su Zuo was full of things, and he first put a few large items into the paper bag, and then checked the list in his hand to check the materials he needed one by one.

At this moment, there was a sudden "tearing" sound from behind Su Zuo, as if something had been torn apart, and even the barstool under his ass shook violently-

"Ahh

Not knowing what was going on, Suzo turned around a little dazedly, only to find that the entire hall was silent......

"Cut...... Did you get on the ...... first" As soon as he stood up, Scarface saw Sanbai Eyes walking towards the little guy, he realized that he was not the only one who noticed the little guy, and compared the distance between Sanbai and himself, he sat back on the stool a little stupidly. But after thinking about it, he also thought about it, anyway, it doesn't matter who does it, it doesn't matter who does it, and it saves a fine, so why not do it.

However, with the sound of a rag, the smile on the corner of Scarface's mouth was flattened and pasted on his face.

The piercing sound of the cloth tearing attracted the attention of the vast majority of people in the trading floor. When he saw Sanbai's eyes, someone had already reacted immediately, what happened.

These guys...... Done again.

No one wants to care, even the old man behind the intermediary desk didn't say anything, as long as the three white eyes and they compensated a compensation that can be called "extortion" later, then the exchange will not interfere with the act of pretending to fall down and tearing the curtain.

This is the rule of the game in Wenning District, under the surface peace and tranquility, it is the darkness and ruthlessness of a nest of snakes and rats.

The intelligent onlookers were either expressionless or smiling, looking at the scene in front of them. However, this chilling expression of indifference, the moment they looked up at the little ones, was completely pasted on their faces like a scarface.

Everyone's eyes were staring at the large yellow can on the counter, and they looked at a loss.

Scarface asked himself, what did he see?

A can? an orange can? an orange-yellow canned peach? orβ€”

A canned orange-yellow peach honey stain sealed in wax and glass bottles, flashing with a silver nine-tailed fox label?!

The gods are above! How could this thing appear in Wenning District!

But there can be no doubt that the jar that was sitting squarely on the counter, with a magnificent and extravagant label inlaid with silver patterns, revealed a noble style completely different from that of this poor and dilapidated exchange, and that was the can of Saqqara peaches

Scarface felt like a petal in a can soaked in a thick honey marinade, soaked in honey and a pale yellow peach chunk.

However, he felt that at this time, there would definitely not be more than 10 people in the trading floor who could be more unfazed than him.

The nine-tailed golden fox honey-stained can, this kind of expensive canned food with the family crest of the Flame Fox Sakara family, one of the most glorious Twelve Emperor Electors of the empire, is a high-end luxury item that is placed in the entire empire and is also quite precious.

Legend has it that eleven of the twenty-one family estates in the western plains of the empire are considered the best land in the world for growing fruits. The Flame Fox family employs the best druids and growers all year round, and grows the best varieties of fruit trees in these most suitable lands for growing fruit. Then, every year, the best three-quarters of the best fruits of the estate are selected and pickled and processed with the fragrant rose honey that is a specialty of the western part of the South Ridge, and carefully made into canned honey fruits, which are exported to the entire empire.

And as long as it is this kind of canned food with the label of the nine-tailed fox, even the worst kind of "wax seal, single label, no gold flame, silver pattern, nine-tailed fox label", can sell for a sky-high price of 13 imperial silver coins among the low-level nobles of the empire!

What made Scarface both shocked and secretly gasped was that the can in front of him was the canned Sakara honey-stained fruit and peach with "single label, wax seal, no gold flame, silver vein, and nine-tailed fox label".

However, even this "worst" result has already scared Scarface and the others.

The young man next to Scarface had a dreamy look, and it was obvious that he had also heard of the name of the Saqqara family: "How is it possible...... I was paid 3 copper plates a day in Downtown...... I had to work for three years to get a can like this......"

Among the merchants present, there may be many who are all worth more than 13 Imperial silver coins, but there may not be a few who have seen Saqqara's honey-stained cans. And when such a small bottle, which condensed all his belongings, was placed in front of these merchants. The impact on them was far greater than that of the poor ghosts of Wenning District, who couldn't even figure out how much the 13 Imperial Silver Coins were worth......

Suzo was almost suffocated by the sight that filled the hall.

"Exposed...... Exposed!"

His mind was blank, but in the midst of helplessness and panic, Su Zuo instinctively realized: "I can't continue to be in a daze like this, I must leave as soon as possible!"

His body moved instantly, and with the fastest and shortest speed, he swept all the items on the table that had not been packed into the paper bag, and Su Zuo jumped off the barstool and rushed towards the door of the exchange.

Sanbaiyan was the only one who reacted to Su Zuo's actions, and he subconsciously raised his hand slightly to stop Su Zuo.

Su Zuo hadn't forgotten who the person who tore off the curtain was, new hatred and old hatred, no need to hesitate, he shouted: "Get out!"

At the toes of the three white eyes, he stomped down heavily.

There was a creaking cracking sound from Su Zuo's feet, and the effect of the attack was outstanding, and the three white eyes only had time to say "Wow!", and knelt directly on the ground.

After crossing the level of the three white eyes, the only obstacle in front of Su Zuo was the dense crowd. In a state of high tension, his thinking was extremely clear, and there was nothing to hesitate! He reached into the depths of the paper bag, directly pulled out the dagger, and pointed straight ahead: "If you don't want to die, get out!"

The childish childish threat was very funny, but when Su Zuo held the knife in his hand, the indomitable momentum was far more terrifying than that of an adult. Except for the villains who are also being stalked, no one wants to bump into this bad luck.

The crowd in front of Su Zuo parted like a tide.

Like a swordsman chopping through the waves, after just a dozen seconds, Su Zuo passed through the crowd and rushed out of the gate of the exchange......

The trading floor was in chaos like a frying pan.

"What are you doing here!Hurry up and catch up!" Sanbaiyan knelt on the ground and covered his toes and grinned, but he didn't forget to give instructions to his companions in the hall.

Immediately after the little boy, people dressed as businessmen rushed out, and there was no doubt that they were all "stalking" like Sanbaiyan.

However, Scarface, who was one of the veteran stalkers, was strangely silent at this time, sat back on the stool, picked up the wooden beer glass, and took a sip of it.

On the contrary, the young man beside him urged him: "Uncle, let's hurry up and leave! Such a big fat sheep, hurry up and inform the leader of them! It will be intercepted by others when it is too late!"

The eyes of the originally calm and honest young man were full of fanaticism at this time, he had never seen such a large sum of money in his life, and he was carried away by greed, and he had forgotten what his original wish was.

Scarface looked at the young man with a gloomy face, and the nephew in front of him was no different from him when he was younger, and he was also carried away by the magic of money. On the contrary, after completely abandoning ideals and morality, he saw something more distinct in this scam full of money temptation.

Scarface stretched out his hand and slapped him, with a "snap", and slapped heavily on the young man's face: "Idiot, just like you, how can you rest assured when you go to the lower city in the future!"

Looking at the young man who was covering his cheeks, with a frightened face, his eyes were full of incomprehension, the corners of Scarface's lips twitched slightly, and the clothes behind him were wet, and at some point, he was completely soaked in cold sweat.

"The guy's feet are ......," he struggled to squeeze out the rest of his sentence, "but black boots with a ring of gold threads, ah......."

Information that can now be made public:

[Black Silver Coins]: In the wizarding world, precious metals are only a cheap item that is slightly more expensive than straw paper, and in the Empire, there are only two coin issuers with the right to mint coins. They are the Imperial Mint and the Southridge Mint.

Due to the limitations of the mountains and the difficulty of transportation, the empire changed the original black silver coins that were characteristic of Nanling (before it was conquered) and set up a local mint to produce black silver coins mixed with cheap metals such as iron and tin.

At present, the Southridge Mint has been overturned by the Silver Rose family.

[Imperial Silver Coins]: Magic silver with a silver content of 99.9%, which can be directly used for magic experiments.