Chapter 899: Killing Machine (I)
While Romon and Nick were talking about this matter, several stewards at the headquarters of the Pilgrimage Chamber of Commerce in Yuanfan Harbor were also discussing this matter.
This is a moderately sized conference hall, the place is not big, but it is very tidy, there is a long table in the middle, with high-backed chairs on both sides, and on the wall, there is a simple map of the continent, only the general topographical marks of each territory, which looks simple and clear.
Several stewards sat together and discussed things in a whisper, while the vice president of the chamber of commerce, with his eyes half-closed, sat in his seat, raising his spirits.
“...... According to the news we have got, there are many merchants, all of whom have participated in the cooperation with the elves, and some people have not even talked about the strategy, and the entire chamber of commerce has openly gone to cooperate with the elves, if the war between the elves and the human race resumes in the future, the first one will be them, in the name of the enemy, can't they think of this?" a steward couldn't help but sigh and said. "Yes, these chambers of commerce have also experienced some things, why are they so unstable in this matter?"
"It's not that they can't think of it, but the immediate benefits are too great, and enough benefits can make people take risks, aren't they?"
His appearance was very kind, and his face with upright facial features always had a hint of grace, but at this moment, there was only a faint mockery and disdain on his face.
"Vice President, but seriously, this time, the elves have really made a lot of money, and they actually put forward such good conditions, and if they were replaced by any Chamber of Commerce, they would not be able to help but trade with them. A steward said: "The elves restrain the pirates, you can reduce the cost of the coastal passage by two, and you will enjoy all kinds of preferential treatment for trade, processing, and circulation in that port.
The vice president nodded: "What you said is no aluminum, they give the seedling conditions, it is indeed very generous, it is difficult not to be tempted, so it seems that the elves not only can fight, have strong manufacturing technology, and even have a set of business, but unfortunately, they know that the peace of mankind cannot be maintained for too long, at most a hundred years, and new wars will arise again, and when the time comes, the chamber of commerce that has a close relationship with them will become victims of war-, we can't fall into such a realm."
"Of course, this is still an optimistic estimate, I think, even they can't even make a hundred years of profits, after all, the Radiant Church, will not sit idly by, these chambers of commerce inexplicably encounter all kinds of trouble, and even encounter some robbers, I will not be surprised, as the goddess of the chamber of commerce, we can't take such a risk. "What you said is, but just let the interests of this piece run away?" businessmen are all heavy profits, so they will naturally feel sorry for the loss of such a large amount of income.
The vice president bent his right index finger, tapped it lightly on the table a few times, and said, "Of course not, didn't I tell you to send some peripheral personnel to form a few new chambers of commerce? The steward replied.
"That's fine, we can't trade with the elves openly, let alone use the brand of the Pilgrimage Chamber of Commerce, trade with the elves, just use those newly formed chambers of commerce to trade, remember, although they are vassals of the Chamber of Commerce, but when they operate, they must also be done seriously, each chamber of commerce sends an internal person to manage, income and fund transfer, it is up to us to decide, in the selection of other personnel, we must enable those unaware outsiders, and when trading with the elves, the headquarters must not be pulled in, you know?"
"The Vice President's decision is really wise, so we can have the best of both worlds. "Yes, your lord is wise. The stewards all praised in approval, and the matter was arranged in this way. A month later, in the city of Far Sail Harbor, inside the Lord's Villa.
"Romong, this is last month's trade book, take a look. At this time, at the end of March, the temperature was already very mild, and Nick, dressed casually, sat in front of Romon and said.
In the study, there were only two people, him and Romon, who were reading books, but when he saw that he had put an account book in front of him, he had to stop.
"If I'm not mistaken, today, can you rest?" Luo Meng said with a smile: "Rested, still so busy?"
"There's no way, I've already sold it to someone, it's not good to sell my life, and I'm not sure. Nick patted his heart exaggeratedly and said with a smile that when there were only two of them, he would make some jokes appropriately. "!" Romon said with a smile. "Gee, just look at last month's trade records, the custody will surprise you. Seeing that Rosso didn't even flip through the account book, Nick was a little anxious. "Why, is there anything surprising in this account book?" Nick's reaction made Romon a little curious.
He casually flipped through the account book and looked at it carefully, because there was only one month's account, "Romon read it very quickly, and after reading it, he not only let out a long breath. "Last month, it actually grew so much
The number that came up later surprised Romon a bit. Nick grinned and said, "Yes, the trade has been good lately, because the elves are involved in the trade, and the trade volume this month can be compared to the wartime economy." "That's good, but, the Radiant Church, you have to react, right?" Romon put down the tent to the point where he is now, and it is no longer a problem to be a problem, he pays more attention to the Radiant Church's anti-At this time, Apus City, the Temple of Radiance
In a secret hall, the ground was covered with intricate symbols, and a faint light of holy light was constantly flowing between the symbols on the ground. At the front of the hall, an archbishop, with a group of priests, waited with bated breath.
Since the last time the archbishop of this place, with the priests above the fifth level, and the Knights of the Holy Sword, all the jade was shattered, and the archbishops of other dioceses had to be transferred to clean up the aftermath. But the loss of strength, for a time is irreparable. In the past six months, the archbishop has not made any moves. At this time, there was obviously a big move. A "buzzing" sound sounded, and in the center of the watch hall, a teleportation appeared
A moment later, ten priests appeared, and these priests, unlike ordinary priests, were all dressed in gray robes, and as soon as they appeared, they automatically walked to the left and right of the light gate, and lined up as well. In another moment, twenty knights in armor strode neatly into the center of the hall. Twenty knights!
And these knights, although they are similar in appearance to the Holy Sword Knights, wear the same standard armor of the Radiant Knights, but their insignia is actually a blood-colored sun and moon. The knights immediately spread out to the left and right, standing with their hands down, and a chill filled the hall. "The Law Enforcement Priest of the Inquisition!" "The Punishment Knight of the Inquisition!" Even the priests of the same camp couldn't help but bow their heads, not daring to breathe more.
After a while, this time it was the cardinal archbishop who appeared, a big man who was as high as fifteen or above, and even within the Glorious Church, he was a very important person. Suddenly, waiting in the hall, the newly appointed archbishop, everyone bowed to the cardinal archbishop. Cardinal originally meant pivotal, pivotal, important. Cardinal Archbishop is a figure within the Radiant Church, second only to the Pope.
Five thousand years ago, the number of cardinal archbishops was strictly controlled to only seven, and five thousand years later, the number of cardinals is only seventy.
In the last millennium, the Church has abolished the limit on the number of cardinal archbishops, but there are only 120 cardinal archbishops among the glorious faithful on the whole continent.
All the people in the hall respectfully saluted the cardinal archbishop, and without even praying, the cardinal archbishop was surrounded by holy light, and the faint sound of hymns came out. This is a sign of being with God and being spiritualized.
Unlike other priests and warriors, priests were spiritualized relatively early, but this spirit, strictly speaking, was not the real spirit, and there was a qualitative gap between it and the twenty-first level of the holy realm.
As soon as he came out, the cardinal archbishop did not have any instructions, he led the people, went to the front prayer hall, and in front of the altar of the Lord of Light, he knelt respectfully, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and prayed. Everyone, priests and knights, knelt on the ground and prayed in the same way.
When all the prayer voices in the prayer hall had disappeared, the cardinal archbishop stood up and asked word by word: "Count Tetasho, are you involved in the elven trade?"
"Cardinal, although the Tertasho Collar faintly rejects the faith of our Lord, the believers of our Lord are everywhere...... There was no trace of his involvement in the elven trade. The archbishop replied, with pity in his words. At this time, everyone saw the appearance of the cardinal archbishop clearly, this is a tall and thin "In that case, it is time not to move him now...... The situation on the coast has been figured out" has been figured out, this is the sixty-nine chambers of commerce along the coast that trade with elves. The archbishop took out a list and handed it over.
The cardinal archbishop glanced at it, his gloomy face finally relaxed, and said, "This matter will be handled by the Inquisition, Bishop Kangyougo!"
"Yes, at your orders. A gray-robed priest stepped forward.
"Follow the list, deal with these, and the knights are at your disposal. ”
"Yes!" said Bishop Kangyogo, with a hint of blood in his eyes.
For a moment, the entire hall was empty, and no one dared to speak.
"For the Terashaw Leader's espionage and infiltration, to further intensify, I need complete intelligence. The old man said to the archbishop casually.
"Yes, I'll speed up the process. The archbishop did not dare to slack off, and said.
If it weren't for the fact that Romon has the title of the patron of the goddess of agriculture, the means would be sharper and more direct.