After the collapse of the White Elephant Trading House, the residents of Hylanza City suddenly found that the prices of magic items that used to be very affordable to the people had rebounded, although not by a large amount, but the practices of these magic shops were a bit offensive.

Surdak's other purpose in coming to the city of Hylanza this time was to find a trading firm that could buy sulfur mines for a long time and continue to cooperate.

In the past, he had always worked well with all the sulphur ore to the White Elephant Trading Company, but now he had to find another trading firm to maintain the sulphur ore business.

Due to the full-scale outbreak of the Grimm Empire's plane war, all kinds of resources and minerals are in a state of scarcity, and several planes that cultivate magical herbs are all caught in the flames of war, and the price of magical herbs in the market has reached an unprecedented height. Angela has been attacked by the Nakma in many ways, the price of Mithril ore has also continued to rise recently, and other magic materials have also increased to a certain extent, and the price of sulfur ore has recently increased from the original three silver coins per pound to five silver coins per pound.

Surdak decided to go to the munitions department of the city hall to see the official purchase price, the receptionist of the munitions department was very polite, but unfortunately the official public purchase price of sulfur ore is only three silver coins per pound, although this is higher than half a year ago, but this is two silver less than the purchase price in the market, so Surdak does not plan to send sulfur ore to the munitions department.

The mountain town of Highlandsa is not very large, and several other trading houses are located on both sides of the central street, Surdak rode to the central street, there are many small traders selling gold and silver acorns on the street, this season is also the time when the residents of the city of Highlandsa are living comfortably, the streets seem to be very lively, magic caravans are constantly flowing on the streets, and some colorful lights are hung on the street trees on both sides, apparently this is prepared for the harvest festival in two weeks.

There is a trading house called Yamashiro Trading at the crossroads, the door is very bustling, looking into the hall along the door, there are many customers inside, the shop is placed with all kinds of linen, cotton, wool and leather, probably before the coming-of-age ceremony, many families need to prepare a decent dress for their adult children.

Surdak came to the door of the store, and the clerk greeted him warmly and asked Surdak respectfully:

"What can I do for you, Lord Baron?"

Surdak jumped off his horse, handed the reins to the clerk, looked inside, and asked him, "Are you the store manager?" ”

The clerk quickly shook his head, and Surdak said, "Take me to your manager......"

"What do you need, Lord Baron?" A very well-dressed middle-aged manager greeted him and stood at the door and said to Surdak.

He didn't wear a badge on his chest, he shouldn't be a nobleman, Surdak nodded slightly, and asked him, "Did your firm buy sulfur mines?" ”

"We specialize in fabrics and wool, as well as high-end leathers, and we buy acorns this season, but we don't deal in magic ores." With a smile on his face, the manager of the comptoir explained to Surdak.

Surdak nodded, pulled his horse and left the mountain city trading house.

There were several other trading houses on the street, and Surdak was going to go for a walk, and two more trading houses were gone, but neither of them was in the business of magic ores.

The trading house called Tricolor Iris in front of him was the fourth trading firm that Surdak had found, Surdak stood in front of the door and hesitated for a moment before entering this popular trading firm, this time the store manager heard that Surdak wanted to sell sulfur ore, and immediately showed great interest.

The store manager invited Surdak into a reception room, and invited an appraiser to carefully identify a few pieces of sulfur ore brought by Surdak, and when he saw the appraiser nod slightly, the store manager breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately told Surdak that the Tricolor Iris Trading Company was willing to buy these sulfur ores at a price of 4 silver and 50 copper coins per pound.

Surdak felt that the price offered by the trading firm was acceptable, so he was ready to negotiate with the store manager about the trading method.

"Manager Koberm, can you come out for a while, there is an urgent matter here, please take care of it."

The voice was soft, and a maid stood at the door and said to the manager of the firm.

The manager of the merchant house looked a little unhappy at first, but when he turned his head and saw the appearance of the maid, he immediately stood up and said, "Well, I'll be here soon!" ”

The manager of the comptoir said to Surdak with an apologetic face: "Sorry! Baron Surdak, take a moment to spare. ”

Surdak waited in the reception room for a long time before the manager of the comptoir re-entered, but seeing that his foreheads were almost twisted together, Surdak had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, after the manager of the commercial bank sat down, his face looked a little embarrassed.

He hesitated for a moment before he said to Surdak: "Baron Surdak, I'm very sorry, I have to take back the purchase price of the sulfur mine that I just gave you, and the current purchase price of our firm for the sulfur mine is 3 silver and 20 copper coins per pound......"

Surdak didn't know why the purchase price of the sulphur mine had changed, and it seemed that it was obviously due to the news that the manager of the comptoir had just gone out and had changed his mind when he returned. However, such a purchase price is not as good as the official price of 3 silver coins per pound given by the Quartermaster Department of the City Hall, and the Quartermaster Department is at least a little more stable.

"In that case, I'm afraid I'll have to think about it!" Surdak thought for a moment and said.

He felt that the sulfur ore would not continue to fall, and the purchase price of the sulfur ore in Hailanza City was not ideal, so it could only be said that the trading houses and military quartermasters were controlling this price.

"Then please ......"

The manager of the comptoir hurriedly stood up, as if Surdak had the plague on his body, so he did not dare to approach.

As he was leaving, Surdak glanced at the sign of the tricolor iris again, and led the Guborai horse away.

The failure to reach a deal with sulfur ore made Surdak a little frustrated, after all, this was the only relatively stable source of income after he owned the territory, and it was considered a family mine, but if these sulfur ores could not be sold, the backlog would be just a pile of useless yellow stones in his hands.

I made an appointment to drink with Carl in the evening, and although I wasn't in the mood, I couldn't miss the appointment.

Surdak led the horse to the inn in the Garden Square, and the innkeeper Cohen helped Surdak lead the horse into the stable, and Surdak just rested in the inn for a while before going to the tavern for an appointment.

The tavern was still the same, and there were basically no drinkers at this time.

Surdak took a few steps inside, and the light in the tavern was a little dim, except for a few magic sconces lit on the wall near the bar, which filled with a secluded atmosphere.

Cal. Keith Mente and Mariana. Mrs. Christie sat side by side on a stool at the bar, chatting with the charming tavern hostess.

The three of them had golden cider in their hands, and they didn't know what they were saying, and the tavern's lady and Lady Mariana had a faint smile on their faces.

"Baron Surdak, long time no see." With an intriguing smile on her face, Lady Mariana said to Surdak.

Surdak hurriedly straightened up, raised his hand to his chest and saluted before the knight: "Hello, Lady Mariana. ”

The tavern's lady poured Surdak a glass of golden cider.

"There has never been a commoner knight in the city of Highlandsa who has been canonized as a nobleman by His Majesty the Emperor, Baron Surdak, congratulations on becoming a nobleman!" Lady Mariana raised her glass and said to Surdak.

Surdak hurriedly raised his glass and said to Lady Mariana: "It is my pleasure! ”

Karl pressed Surdak to his seat in front of the bar, and knowing that Surdak had gone to find a buyer of the sulphur mine in the morning, he asked him, "How were we talking today?" ”

Surdak sighed and said, "It's not good, it's even a little bad, if you can't find a suitable buyer, you may have to send those sulfur mines to the quartermaster's office." ”

Unexpectedly, Karl was not surprised when he heard it, and complained together with Surdak: "Those trading houses have always been like this, they are deliberately lowering prices, before they could be a little more restrained, but now that the White Elephant Trading House is closed, I am afraid that they will repeat the mistake of the past and join forces to control the market in Highlandsa City." ”

At this time, someone outside the tavern pushed the door and walked in.

"What are you talking about?"

The voice of the person who came to speak was a little thick.

Surdak sounded familiar, and turned his head to see that it was the Bird Tax Officer and Miss Hoyle, whom he had not seen since they had been married.

The Bird tax collector married the young and beautiful Miss Hoyle, and the Bird tax collector seemed to have a second spring, and the whole person was several years younger, his big belly seemed to be much smaller, and he became stronger, and his voice seemed to be loud.

"Hey! Bird, Nora, how did you get here? Carl said to the Bird tax officer.

"We're not too late...... "Bird replied as he walked over to Surdak and sat down on the high chair, which groaned with a 'squeak'.

Miss Hoyle sat beside Lady Marianne, and the maid behind her helped her untie her shawl, and she looked very good.

Miss Hoyle...... Oh, and now I'm going to call her Nora. Mrs. Hoyle, as she is the sole heir of the Hoyle family, Miss Hoyle did not change her surname with the Bird Tax Collector, and their second child will also be the legal heir of the Hoyle family.

This aristocratic lady, who has lived a privileged life since she was a child, has experienced the most difficult and dark days in the past year, but she has also found the love of her life and has become the new magnate in the city of Highlandsa.

Later, even Miss Brenda, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, came to the tavern party.