The Surdak knight led the Guborai horse to a high cliff about 20 kilometers from Epson.

At the foot of the vast plain is the alluvial plain of the Kempato River, the easternmost part of this vast plain, next to a branch of the Kepato River, the Kempato River, which is the transliteration of the native language of the Warsaw plane, if the Aboriginal language is translated, it is 'the arm of the goddess', and the Kempato River can be translated as the river of the goddess or the river of the mother.

The Kempatomos River surrounds Epson City in a large circle, where the river forms a 'Ω' shape, and within the circle is Epson City, the first city built by the Bussman family on the Warsaw plane.

The whole city was covered with waterways in all directions, the height of the ordinary walls of Epson City reached more than 80 feet, nearly 50 kilometers of rectangular walls were built every 500 meters with a two-hundred-foot high arrow tower, a total of 91 arrow towers were built on this circular wall, there were five large gates on the side of the city wall without a moat, and there was a large pier and a dock on the south side of the Kempatomos River.

There was a faint cloud of smoke and dust over the city, and from a distance, the city was built in a faint cloud of dust.

The current location of the Surdak knight is a stone cliff next to a pass, from Handanaar County to Epson City, this pass is the only way, and this is also the last place along the way to overlook Epson City, the team leaving Epson City, if they want to take a last look at Epson City before leaving, they need to climb this cliff, and then they have to enter the rolling mountains, and it takes about seven or eight days to walk in the mountains on horseback.

And the Surdak knight happened to come out of the mountains east of Epson, because it was only one man and one horse, and there was almost no salute, and the food and water were well prepared along the way, even if the road was blocked, he could lead the horse all the way, even if he went around the steep hillside, he could find the original way.

The journey took almost no delay, and it took only sixteen days to reach the outskirts of Epson, nearly four days ahead of schedule.

On the way, when he introduced himself to his fellow travelers, he was always 'Knight of Surdak', and he tried to make himself forget the name that no one had ever called.

In the second half of the journey to Epson City, Surdak did not blindly seek speed, he followed behind a caravan, the captain of the caravan was very enthusiastic, saw a knight following his caravan, every time during the meal, he would take the initiative to deliver a delicious broth and scones, and would sit down and chat for a while, these merchants who traveled from south to north were very talkative, when they heard that the Surdak knight was a knight who had completed his military service and was ready to retire, he took the initiative to invite him to join their caravan, It's just that Surdak wasn't interested, so he never mentioned it again.

He told Surdak a lot about Epsom City, including how to stay in the city, how to eat, and so on.

Traders were clever and calculating, and they could always find good and cheap hotels, even in Epson City, which was as crowded as a sardine can, and travelers could find a place to stay.

"Knight Surdak, we're leaving......"

Elijah the merchant shouted loudly to the cliff, and Surdak waved his hand to the slope next to the pass, signaling that he would soon go down.

The convoy had already set off one after another, and by the time 'Surdak' had come down the cliff on horseback, the bonfire on the slope had been extinguished with water, and covered with a layer of mossy crust, and the last wagon was five hundred meters away, and the merchant Ilya sat on the last carriage, waving to him constantly.

'Surdak' gently stabbed the Gubolai horse in the thigh with his whip, and the horse sprang out like an arrow, and it was not long before it caught up with him after a distance of five hundred metres.

The caravan entered the Kempato Plain, and the number of travelers and pedestrians encountered along the way seemed to increase, and it seemed that a large number of Grimm Empire people were preparing to move to safety, and it was obvious that everyone wanted to find an opportunity to return to the Roland continent.

Elijah the merchant said to Surdak, "When we arrive in Epson, we will camp outside the city, and will the Surdak knights prepare to enter the city overnight?" ”

"Uncle Elijah, do you know where the portal in Epson City is?" With a faint smile on his face, Surdak asked Elijah.

“…… Knight Surdak, you don't even know where the portal is, do you? You've lived in Warsaw since you were born and never left? Merchant Ilya asked suspiciously.

"Almost!" 'Surdak' touched his nose and said vaguely.

Merchant Ilya took a serious look at 'Surdak' a few times, and confirmed that he was definitely a native of the Grimm Empire, and not a spy who had come in from somewhere, before he said:

"Oh, the portal is located in Peace Square in front of Epson City's city hall, but there are a lot of guards over there, and I heard that there are two strong people guarding that door, and only portal passes can pass through that gate. Knight of Surdak, do you have a pass? ”

He thought that the Surdak knight probably didn't even have the access credentials he needed for teleportation, so he asked tentatively.

"Yes, a friend had prepared this for me before I left." 'Surdak' said lightly.

After speaking, he took out the sheepskin scroll from his bosom and showed it to the merchant Elijah, Elijah quietly glanced at the reddish-brown ink stamp on the scroll, and immediately recognized that this was a fake pass pass, and his mouth was not closed for a long time, you must know that the portal pass pass is not easy to get, and only the military can issue this kind of one-way transmission pass at any time in recent times.

Elijah the merchant felt that he had probably picked up a treasure, and his face instantly filled with smiles, and he said to 'Surdak':

"Seeing that you are alone, do you have no knight retinue?"

"I'm alone at the moment." 'Surdak' replied.

"Then would you like to bring goods for our merchant group? I'm talking about a paid way to bring goods, where our riders temporarily pretend to be your knight retinue, follow you through portals, and then give you a percentage of the total value of the goods. ”

Hearing Elijah's plea, Surdak thought of what the Bakari swordsman had said in the city of Handanar, and it seemed that this kind of thing was really common.

“……”

He Boqiang didn't expect that the first request for bringing goods was actually made by the businessman named 'Elijah' in front of him.

"You're going to bring the goods...... Can you tell me what you'd like to bring? So he asked carefully.

"Well, the biggest specialty of the Warsaw plane is the thick skin of the swamp giant crocodile, and the black pattern of some evil ghosts, as long as these things are transported to the imperial capital, they are some hot goods in the market." Elijah the merchant was not afraid to say without concealment.

"Uncle Elijah, may I think about it?"

The Bagelari swordsman said that if you encounter something that is inconvenient to refuse immediately and cannot make a commitment, then you might as well say to the other person, 'Think about it!' ’

"Of course, if you think about it, you can always find me outside the city, I will deal with some things in Epson City in the next half month!" Elijah said.

It seemed that Elijah the merchant was not discouraged or depressed, and still chatted with him as usual, which did not affect his mood in the slightest.

After the countless roads continued to converge, they finally converged in front of them into the last seven roads leading to Epson City, and the caravans on those roads finally joined together, and everyone rushed to the majestic city in front of them, Epson City.

As far as the eye can see, the vast plains are lined with travelers and merchants on their way to Epsom.

From a distance, it looks like seven chains stretched out of Epson City, and a large number of Imperial people poured into Epson City from different places, so that the city, which could only accommodate only two million people, is now crowded with nearly 3 million permanent residents, as well as a large number of travelers and merchants, who brought Epson City a prosperous trade and brought the city to life.

Many large caravans and some poor people who could not afford to pay the entrance tax set up tents in the riverside clearing outside Epson, which led to a large number of tents outside Epson, and there was a large market outside the city that could facilitate trade.

'Surdak' followed the merchant Elijah to the prosperous market outside the city, and the caravan of the merchant Elijah was very familiar with this place, and soon found a suitable place to camp by the river, and the merchant Elijah told 'Surdak' in detail about the sounds in the market here, he said' Surdak's market is at least 20% cheaper than the price of the shops in the city, if you want to buy anything, you might as well buy it here before you enter the city, the entrance tax is charged per capitation, and there is no additional tax on any large goods.

However, the 'Surdak' Gubolai horse has to pay the tax of two ordinary people, the reason is also very simple, the number of horses in the Warsaw plane is seriously insufficient, and the space in Epson City is limited, in principle, the Bussman family does not want the knight to bring horses into the city, there are cheap stables outside the city to board the mount, if you simply want to walk around the city, choose to put the mount outside the city to foster the most cost-effective way.

Even knights who want to enter the Grimm Empire through the portal can sell their horses at the horse market here, and the official purchase price of the horse market here is definitely more expensive than that of the Grimm Empire.

The reason why Epson City Horse Market is like this is completely to control the loss of livestock, and now that the portal is overloaded, every resource sent to the Warsaw plane is very valuable, including these well-trained war horses, but usually the knights will not give up their mounts, because they regard their mounts as combat partners, and generally do not give up their horses in order to pay this tax.

Of course, there are also temporary mounts, because of this move by Epson City, they will be left as long as possible.

In the summer, the free market is full of all kinds of mixed smells, under the scorching sun, it is like a huge steamer, people's sweat sour smell, the salty smell of leather, the smell of horse manure and so on, so that this place is full of life in the market.

'Surdak' led the horse, and somehow followed the merchant Elijah into the market, obviously he didn't want to buy anything, and leading a horse through this market, it was the biggest mistake at all, because the market was too crowded, and the crowded pedestrians around him always clinged to his horse, and 'Surdak' was most worried that his horse's temper was not very good, and it would not be good to accidentally kick the people behind him.

Elijah the merchant enthusiastically introduced the goods to Surdak, and in his eyes, these goods seemed to be marked with various quality grades and prices, and no flaws in each item could escape his eyes, but unfortunately, the Knight of Surdak did not want to buy any goods. Hope.

Fine Warcraft leather, high-quality weapons and armor, and some strange things, such as the bear bile of the Earth Storm Bear, the deer whip of the ice blue deer, the necklace made of the wolf fangs of the wind wolf, the horns of the Demon Antelope and other Warcraft materials, these markets are still full of plaques for the purchase of magic herbs at a high price, and it seems that the entire Warsaw plane is a scarcity of magic herbs.

Just when Elijah the merchant thought that the 'Surdak' knight probably had nothing to buy, he didn't expect the 'Surdak' knight to stop in front of a stall selling women's ornaments, and Elijah the merchant also stopped.

'Surdak' held a pearl necklace in his hand, and the merchant Elijah felt that this necklace was just an ordinary color, and if it was of better quality than this necklace in a coastal city, it would not cost more than five silver hammers, but it would probably be more expensive on the Warsaw plane, especially the necklace connection buckle was very delicately designed.

"Fifteen silver coins." The stall owner also seems to be a strange-tempered fellow, who quotes the price without raising his head, and does not seem to want to bargain.

The 'Surdak' knight remembered that he should bring some gifts to his relatives in the city of Highlandsa, but he did not expect that the pearl necklace he had chosen was actually a bit expensive, and he was hesitating to bargain with the stall owner, but he found that Elijah, a merchant on the side, secretly gave him a look, and quietly put the pearl necklace back.

After leaving the stall, Elijah the merchant whispered to the 'Surdak' knight:

"This quality of pearl necklace jewelry, in the jewelry store in Ivorson City, you can find it at any time, and the price will never exceed ten silver hammers, if you want to buy jewelry for your family, this is not a good place, it is better to bring some blue deer leather unique to the Warsaw plane, even if you return to your hometown, you can also find a leather shop, according to the size of the family, customize some blue deer leather boots, whether it is long or short, this kind of leather boots are very popular in the Green Empire."

'Surdak' itself didn't have any good ideas, but after hearing Elijah's suggestion from the merchant, he thought about it and felt that what he said made sense.

As for the leather trade here, Elijah the merchant excelled, and he took Surdak to three stalls in a row, and finally negotiated the price with the stall owner in front of the third stall, and Surdak bought two blue deer leathers for fifty silver pieces each.

At this time, Elijah, the merchant, finally knew that the 'Surdak' knight did not seem to be too short of money, and he had a lot of money, so he did not hesitate to take out a gold coin.

Just as the two of them passed a stall, 'Surdak' suddenly stopped, and his eyes fell on a stall selling furniture, which was full of all kinds of old furniture, but the wood of these furniture was very good, including some tables and chairs made of ironwood and indigo, and these old furniture were re-sanded by the stall owner with sandpaper and painted several times with varnish, and they looked very good.

Just behind the stall, there was a hill of old furniture waiting to be renovated, and a beer-bellied man was sitting there, repairing the old furniture with a file and a claw hammer in his hand, and the carpenter seemed to be attentive and unaffected by the bustle of the market.

Elijah, the merchant, was still wondering if the 'Surdak' knight wanted to buy a set of furniture to bring back to the Grimm Empire.

The 'Surdak' knight stood in front of the furniture stall, and did not look at the stall owner, but smiled sincerely at the carpenter who was repairing the furniture inside, and said, "Hey, John, why are you here?" ”

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