Chapter Ninety-Two: Heading South
As soon as the next day was released, everyone began to take action, Sophia's action plan last night has been approved by everyone, and even Raymond, who is bent on showing himself, can't find fault with it, let alone Gordon, as for Dio, even if he really has an idea, he won't say it to his face, he can step on Raymond, he can step on Gordon, but he won't step on Sophia to improve his image, of course, this is the idea behind Raymond and Gordon.
And they have a lot of things to deal with today, before this, Dio and the others didn't expect it to be so complicated, they thought that when they wanted to leave, just put a few burdens, and leave, but they could be replaced by Sophia in charge of finances, and many things became very cumbersome, but this is a very efficient cumbersome.
First of all, Sophia sold the ship, in order to cross the stormy sea and go to the Crystal City to find Theo, Sophia bought a sixty percent new sailing ship in the city of Santis City, and now it has only been sailing for a few days, and the hull is still intact, although she is in a hurry to leave at the moment, and the time is limited, but with Sophia's ability to negotiate, she finally sold it for a good price.
The title deed that Dio and others thought was going to be burned as waste paper was also sold by Sophia, and the main injustice was the caravan sent by Wuzun Mofei to fight the front station, and a lot of valuable information that Sophia had was squeezed out of the remaining merchants.
The steward of the caravan was killed by Theo, and the caravan guards were all dead, and the merchants had no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, so they could only accept Sophia's title deed.
Gordon was a little unimpressed at first, if it was him, he would have robbed the caravan of all the money, but Sophia would not do this, she has her own principles, and Sophia did not deliberately raise the price, the whole transaction was completed in a fair, open and just environment, but before Howell became the lord of the city, he was wanton and plundered, and he was eyeing the extremely well-located areas, dozens of land deeds together, the area is very amazing, and the total value is even more amazing.
Those merchants sold all the goods, and even brought all kinds of family heirloom ornaments with them, but they were also a little worse, and finally had to add the Coco Nalu, Coco Nalu was a Mai Zhi bought by the original steward of the caravan at the high level of the Marquis, in the words of the other world, Mai Zhi and the Qing Qi people are somewhat similar, when Mai Zhi began to serve the great cause of mankind, she also became a dancer, usually, depending on the different postures, and the size of the workload, between a year and three years, the dancer will become a dancer again.
There is a tragedy in this kind of work, because at the beginning, they stand at the peak of their careers, not only with the highest income, but also with the highest status, but as time goes by, their income and status become lower and lower, until they are completely forgotten.
After the business was done, Gordon was completely silent, if he had robbed it in the past, he would definitely not have been able to rob it so cleanly, and those merchants even took out copper coins...... The deal was made, the two sides went their separate ways, and the merchants were penniless, really penniless.
Sophia doesn't bother to care what the businessmen will rely on to survive, she has principles, but principles and charity are two completely different things.
Moreover, Sophia also rented a lot of carriages very secretly, and acquired nine carts of crystal finished ore, after all, so many people are walking on the road, and they must always find a suitable identity to cover up, otherwise it is easy to arouse the suspicion of others. As long as these crystal ores can be transported to their destination safe and sound, they can still make a lot of money, and Sophia's mind will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity. That's the difference between people, those gold coins are in the hands of Gordon and the others, thinking only about how to spend them, while Sophia thinks about how to turn them into more money.
Although Sophia ended the negotiations again and again, by the time everyone had packed up and left the Crystal City through the north gate to join the convoy that had been waiting there, it was already afternoon.
The convoy first headed north, then turned west, made a big circle, and finally circled to the south of the Crystal City, and slowly moved along the main road.
Fedeers and the samurai were far away on both sides, this section of the road was the most important, and after walking for dozens of miles, no one would know their origins.
Dio and Sophia have a carriage, and Gordon and Raymond have a carriage, which was originally arranged, but Gordon and Raymond have to rely on Dio's side, and Sophia has no displeasure, on the contrary, she chatted happily with Gordon and Raymond.
Squinting, sipping wine, eating sweet preserved fruits, and looking at the intoxicating spring in the distance, Raymond only felt relaxed and happy, grandma's ...... It's different if there's a woman in the team, is this still a escape? No, it's a comfortable trip!
Gordon also became very relaxed, and his face was not always tense as usual, and perhaps, he was thinking about the same as Raymond at the moment.
It's just that the three people, including Dio, didn't notice the glee of pride that flashed in the depths of Sophia's eyes, and at the same time, she remembered the Isabel who was far away in Santis City and hadn't seen her for a long time.
There are some things or ideas that she did not taste herself, but which Isabel transmitted to her.
Do you want to capture that man's heart? Do you want to make your position indestructible? Do you want to win the favor of the man's friends? Then, quietly cultivate his lazy surname.
When one day, when he is separated from you, he will find that the world suddenly becomes very inconvenient, when he wants to drink, no one brings the wine to his reach, when he wants to express his ambitions, he cannot find a lovely person who can quietly listen to all his wild words, when he is tired, there is no gentle voice to relieve him, and when he encounters a blow and is discouraged, he cannot find the eyes that trust him, admire him, or even worship him, before, that can often cheer him up immediately.
So he will feel restless, feel that the world has changed, and then there will be a deep nostalgia so that no matter how far he flies, sooner or later he will come back to you.
In short, men must be made lazy, but not too lazy, at least not to lose the ambition and heroism of fighting in the sky.
The first time she heard Isabel say this, Sophia blushed and didn't think that there was any good man in the world who was worthy of her dedication, but now, she wanted to give it a try.
On the ninth day, a horse team composed of hundreds of samurai passed by them, and the conspicuous people in the convoy had been hiding in the carriage, only a few samurai were on both sides, and it looked like an inconspicuous caravan, and the samurai did not even look at them, and hurried over.
The speed of the convoy was relatively slow, and if you calculated the time, it was about the same, and Count Rhodes had already reacted a few days ago.
Further on, another nine days passed, and they finally arrived in the county, where Sophia proposed to rest for a day, when in fact her real purpose was to spread the rumors.
Wuzun Mofei was driven out of the marquis...... Why? Because he was old and confused, made a big mistake, and buried an elite squad of dozens of extreme samurai, which is a pity...... What is a pity? Lord Samuel did not kill him, he was already benevolent.
So where did he go?
went to the Crystal City, in fact, Wuzun Mofei also had complaints, and he had been loyal to Lord Marquis Samr all his life, but he was driven away like this...... Sophia thinks that these rumors are enough, too much, Count Lez can stand out among the many nobles and become the new county, it is impossible to miss this opportunity!
After another day, they left the county and continued south, until they had completely left the county's territory and then began to turn southwest.
In the blink of an eye, they had been on the road for a month, but the closer they got to the south, the more traces of the war became, and they could often be seen in groups of three or five, The unkind-looking pony team, several years of fierce battles, has exhausted the people of the Marquis of Samr, the armed forces of each county have been greatly withdrawn, and the county's control over their territory is getting worse and worse, plus the thieves are swarming, the situation can be regarded as a piece of erosion, in comparison, the Earl of Lez's governance is simply a paradise, it seems that Lez's governance ability is still very good, but unfortunately, he has become an enemy.
On this day, the convoy continued to move forward, because the situation was very chaotic, Gordon and Raymond also ran on both sides of the convoy with the samurai, riding horses, ready to assist Fedeers in escorting the convoy, and Sophia looked at the distant scenery quietly with a worried face, hearing is better than seeing, she did not expect the aftermath of the war to be so serious.
Raymond and Gordon, on the other hand, seemed heartless, talking loudly there from time to time, which had nothing to do with talent, but all in the environment in which they grew up.
Sophia is always used to magnifying the potential crisis with her surname, she doesn't want to bury all her efforts because of a sloppiness, and Raymond and Gordon cause trouble everywhere, they are crawling all the way from the tip of the knife, they will be used to making the crisis small, no matter who you are, start fighting, if you are also worried, then you are also afraid, it is better to go home and pick up the child.
"It's not very peaceful here. Raymond followed the horse's footsteps and shook his body gracefully: "Hey, you should be happy, right, why do you look listless." ”
"What am I happy about?" Gordon squinted at Raymond, he was alert, as was the usual practice, as long as Raymond spoke in this tone, it would not usually be a good thing.
"Isn't that the kind of life you've always longed for when you're going to run into a wave of bandits in a moment?"
"Humph......" Gordon snorted, ignoring Raymond.
"Haha...... Like before, every time I get bloody, and then lie in bed for ten days and a half, how happy. Raymond smirked.
"And you don't have a common language at all. Gordon said dismissively, "O delicate flower in the greenhouse, you will never understand that scars are a medal that men are proud of......"
"You fart!" Raymond was furious, his voice suddenly raised a lot, and the delicate words in Gordon's mouth angered him, it was an untouchable pain......
(To be continued)