The dusk in Wilkes City reveals the breath of spring, the white willows that have just spit out their buds on the street are swaying in the breeze, the whole neighborhood is filled with a faint smell of resin, pedestrians have secretly changed into thinner clothes, and young girls have even taken off their wool socks in their skirts and taken off their bloated clothes to show off their beautiful figures.

The streets were rendered to show a hint of twilight, and the setting sun had completely sunk below the horizon.

The horse-drawn carriages on the street seemed to increase their speed, and everyone was hurrying to get home before dark.

In front of the merchant house of Malacombe, however, were dozens of ornate carriages, which also had gold and silver decorations, but lacked some insignia to show the family heritage compared to the carriages of the nobles.

It was the largest mansion of the Malacombe merchant in Wilkes.

Although this mansion at 51 Colin Street is not the most gorgeous house on this side of the shopping street, it is also a luxury house that can rank among the top few commercial streets.

In the past, the Malacombe merchant even felt that he would be under some inexplicable pressure when he lived in this mansion, watching the business of the Thunder Rhino Merchant Group shrink little by little, and the number of Thunder Rhinos in the normal service of the merchant group was decreasing one by one, and he was not less alone to sit in the pavilion in the back garden and smoke.

But now, in just three years, the merchant of Malacombe has become one of the largest merchants in Wilkes.

There is no doubt, he has been closely following the footsteps of Lord Surdak step by step in the past three years, and before he knew it, his family's merchant group had expanded to what it is now, he had just rushed back from the imperial capital, this time not only purchased two hundred sky-shooting crossbows in San Carlos City, but also purchased a large number of materials in the imperial capital, and the magic crystals spent alone were nearly 100,000.

In the Grimm Empire, three copper plates can buy a pound of wheat flour, one gold coin can be exchanged for 10,000 copper plates, and one magic crystal can be exchanged for seven gold coins (it used to be ten, the outbreak of the plane war led to a decrease in the exchange rate between magic crystals and gold coins), then 100,000 magic crystals are equivalent to 700,000 gold coins, and if they are exchanged for copper plates, they may be used as seventy small goals.

The merchants' large-scale purchases were often closely related to the lord's army.

The Malacomb merchants spent so much money this time, basically for the sake of Surdak's lord army.

This time, Surdak won in the battle of the Dark Worm Valley, and the harvest of hunting the salamander ghost snake, was probably just enough to make up the number of 100,000 magic crystals.

Of course, the subsequent pensions, merit awards, and war allowances required him to pay a large sum of money, but fortunately, the battle of Lake Rune in the southern part of the Three Rivers Plain allowed Surdak to make up for this money.

Although war is a lucrative industry, the Lord of Surdak bought two hundred sky-shooting crossbows in order to defend against the northern Peng birds, which can be regarded as a huge investment.

These Skyshooters will be deployed in the area of the Netherworm Valley and the two mines, and Surdak intends to allocate thirty-seven Skyshooters to the thirty-seven Native tribes of Invercargill Forest to defend against the northern birds.

The Malacomb merchant arrived in Wilkes with two hundred sky-shooting crossbows.

The Surdak Lords have also just arrived, and they plan to return to Bena City through the portal, and then rush back to Ruit City and then back to the Gampo Plane.

Dressed in splendid clothes, the merchant of Malacom, led his eleven wives to stand at the gate of the manor, welcoming the guests from the city.

The house was brightly lit, and bursts of melodious music came from the courtyard.

Then came the clattering of glasses, the thud of the cork of oak barrels, the clatter of grease dripping on the charcoal fire.

The guests he invited were almost all merchants from Wilkes City.

Hearing that the Surdak lord had come to Malacombe's house, the Wilkes merchants almost always tried to get a handwritten invitation to the ball.

There were even merchants who planned to pay a lot of money to buy a license to participate in the ball, just because the Lord of Surdak would be making an appearance at the ball.

Three years ago, Lin Ming on the White Forest Plane hadn't even heard of the name Surdak.

Two years ago, the lords only knew that Surdak was the noble viscount who fought with the magicians of the Alchemy Guild for the forest of Invercargill.

Now, Surdak has become the Great Lord of the Ganbu Plane, and organized an army of lords last fall, and then occupied the Three Rivers Plain and the Dark Worm Valley in the White Forest Plane, and now the Lord of Surdak has become the Great Lord of the White Forest Plane with the largest land area.

This time, the Surdak Lord Army swept through the northern occupation zone of the White Forest Plane.

The only ones who don't get along well with the Lords of Surdak are the other lords of the White Forest Plane.

The grievances between Surdak and the Lords of the White Forest Plane could not affect the eagerness of the merchants of Wilkes City to visit the Lord of Surdak.

Everyone knows that as long as you follow the Surdak lord army, you will make money.

The merchant groups that entered the battlefield this time have all made money this time, especially the merchant Malacombe, who has made a lot of money.

Seeing the merchants of Malacombe standing at the gate with red faces, smiling and greeting the merchants who walked into the mansion in a long line, many merchants who had rejected Malacombe before felt a little uncomfortable at this time......

Investment vision is really important! This time, the Malacombe Merchant has not only returned to the heyday of the Thunder Rhino Merchant Group decades ago, but she is also expanding the Thunder Rhino Merchant Order.

With the current development momentum, Malacombe has become the largest trading house in the transportation industry in the northern region of the White Forest Plane, and more than 80% of the iron and copper ingots in Wilkes City are transported by the Malacombe merchant group.

Even the businessman who used to be tempted to scold Malacombe would have to come to the soup tonight with a smiling mask.

The lord army of Surdak is now stationed outside Wilkes City, and the big tent of the military camp almost completely covers a small sand hill outside the city......

The merchants and Malacombe exchanged pleasantries at the gate, and no one hurried into the courtyard, so that more and more people gathered at the gate.

A detachment of cavalry appeared on Colin Street in the twilight.

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves trampling on stone slabs could be heard, and Surdak rode a demonic warhorse to the front. Decker accompanied him to the ball, both of them wearing the usual tight-fitting light armor, and Surdak was also wearing a demonic costume instead of a noble gown.

A squad of Constructed Knights followed behind the three of them, standing out on the street.

Although he was not all that familiar with Wilkes City, Surdak had been there at least a few times, so it was only natural that he would be a member of the Wilkes Circle. Decker introduced the buildings on both sides of the street, and when the group came to the front of the merchant house in Malacombe, they found that there were more than 100 people waiting at the door.

Seeing Lord Surdak riding a horse and walking in the front, many merchants who participated in this plane war immediately introduced themselves to their companions: "Look at the one who is riding a horse and walking in the front, it is Lord Surdak. ”

The merchant of Malacombe was the first to welcome him out, bringing eleven wives to Surdak's horse, and even taking the initiative to lead Surdak's horse.

Surdak looked around the gorgeously dressed merchants, jumped off his horse nimbly, threw the reins of his horse to the knightly guards behind him, patted the Malacomb merchant on the shoulder very affectionately, and said to him with a smile: "Malacom, is this trip to the imperial capital still going well?" ”

"Lord Surdak, it's going very well, the merchants on the other side of San Carlos City heard that our side has won one after another in the plane wars, and this time they have brought a large amount of magic crystals, and they will pack the Sky Crossbow into the ......cart almost the same day," the Malacomb merchant said very respectfully.

Afterwards, he brought a group of wives to Surdak to salute, and the group surrounded Surdak, Samira and Jiali. Decker walked into the manor.

One of the youngest and most beautiful wives of the Malacombe merchant even volunteered to accompany Surdak, and the white dress was like an unbloomed lily bud, wrapped in a piece of water. The ivory is tender and shiny, the long golden hair is like a golden stamen, and the body exudes a refreshing fragrance.

For the shameless behavior of the Malacombe merchants, the merchants who followed the line were disdainful, jealous, and envious.

Surdak, however, kept his eyes on the road ahead, chatting with Malacomb from time to time, mainly about the purchase of military supplies, and he put his hand on Malacom's shoulder, and the two walked intimately into the lantern-filled vestibule garden.

A group of female dependents were waiting in the courtyard, Surdak could see that these female dependents should be female companions brought by other merchants, some young and beautiful, some mature and charming, the women saw a group of people surrounding Malacombe and a knight in costume, where did they not know that this was the lord of Surdak in front of them.

Standing on both sides of the garden corridor, the ladies scrambled forward, and everyone wanted to look at the appearance of Lord Surdak.

The burly figure is very imaginative, and the face with shallow scars and stubble carved by the knife and axe exudes a strong atmosphere, and many young ladies crowded on the road even want to stick it with their eyes closed.

It's just that there are a lot of people who think like this, everyone, you pull my corset, I pull your lace collar, and no one refuses to give this almost to others, but lets Surdak pass this road quickly.

For the first time, Surdak participated in this kind of merchant's ball, compared to the reserve of the noble ladies and the dissoluteness of the aristocratic women, these merchant ladies did not have such a big aura, but the scene was very joyful, everyone would put down the shelves and enjoy the beauty of their youth.

Surdak sat down at the ball for a while, greeted a dozen merchants introduced by Malacom, and after a casual chat, he was invited by Malacomb to a quieter room in the inner house.

Malacombe and Surdak sat on the sofa on the second-floor terrace, where the marble fence overlooked the bustling dance floor in the forecourt garden.

On the terrace there were pots of greenery, but very discreetly blocking the view from outside, on the small coffee table were a few plates of delicate dried fruits, and the glasses were filled with fine ale, and Malacom's two youngest wives were by his side, apparently deeply favored by Malacombe.

"I heard that the magic crossbow arrows over there in the imperial capital can be produced in batches?" Surdak asked Malacom.

"That's true, and the price of this giant magic crossbow arrow is very low, and now the hand-engraved magic crossbow arrows in the imperial capital are almost extinct, and the market is full of this kind of low-priced, stable magic crossbow arrows. I placed a big order for them this time, and I bought 100,000 pieces. Malacombe said.

"Aren't you afraid that I won't be able to eat a bite?" Surdak took a sip of the ale and looked at Malacom.

"If you can't eat it, put it in my warehouse, sooner or later your lord army will have a fierce battle with the Northern Peng Bird, and the magic crossbow arrow is a must to shoot the Peng Bird!" Malacombe didn't even raise his head, peeled the pine nuts one by one, and said slowly.

"Samira, did you hear me, this time Malacomb ordered 100,000 magic crossbow arrows for you from the imperial capital, you have to find a way to use these 100,000 magic crossbow arrows to earn my capital back!" Surdak said to the half-elf archer sitting beside him.

Samira rolled her eyes and didn't speak.

"Has anyone picked up the order for the magic airship?" Surdak asked Malacombe again.

"The core floating magic device of the large magic airship is basically transported back from the dwarf country because it involves some Hextech technology, and although the three-masted magic airship only has twelve floating devices, it also needs to be made by dwarves, so this kind of large airship is customized, and it basically has to be delivered for one year." Malacomb said to Surdak, "This time I went to the airport town of the Imperial Capital, where there are seven workshops that can produce magic airships, and I have found one with the best reputation. ”

Surdak nodded.

"By the way, this time I met a grand auction of magic items in the imperial capital, so I brought back a surprise for you!" The merchant of Malacombe said to Surdak with a mysterious expression.

"Yes, the last time you surprised me was a group of indigenous maids, I hope you didn't have that kind of surprise this time." Surdak reminded half-jokingly.

"Of course not!"

With that, he stood up and asked Surdak to come with him.

Surdak followed behind the merchant of Malacom, through the long corridor to an underground warehouse, Malacomb opened three large iron doors with cumbersome designs, and finally took Surdak and others into the warehouse, and waited for the servants to light the torches on the walls of the warehouse, the warehouse suddenly returned to light, the spacious warehouse was actually full of magic boxes, Surdak took a casual look, and knew that there were at least hundreds of No. 2 magic boxes here.

Malacombe stepped forward and asked the servant to remove a magic chest, and then he lifted the lid with his own hands......

A set of armor engraved with magical patterns, wrapped in translucent oiled paper, lies quietly inside.

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