"More mercenaries came here under the influence of gold coins, and more fierce battles began. Tens of thousands of mercenaries resisted for ten days, and Gris's army only advanced less than five hundred meters in these ten days, in order to reduce casualties, they had to start destroying houses along the way, this method did work, the demolished houses, there was no threat, if they had enough time, they would definitely be able to occupy the entire paradise of freedom. ”

"When the sun rose on the fifteenth day, the army of the Duchy of Gris could no longer hold on, for they had no food. In the entire Duchy of Gris, all the war materials were bought off by merchants, and even under the effect of several times the price, several high-ranking ministers began to systematically steal and sell the materials in the Duchy's warehouses in order to make huge profits. ”

"So, when the army ate the last piece of food, the army, which was already less than 30,000 men, collapsed. The general with the troops was unable to control the situation of the mutiny, and for the sake of honor, committed suicide in his own military tent, and the entire offensive was a complete failure. But the war was not over yet, and the merchants of the Free Paradise did not stop buying supplies, they brought more gold coins, frantically bought all kinds of things in the Duchy of Gris, and they even monopolized all the grain transactions in the Duchy of Gris. ”

"When the Duke of the Duchy of Gris found that he could only barely put on his table the sauerkraut stewed sausage that only servants usually eat, the counterattack of the Paradise of Freedom began. Due to the collapse of the Duchy of Gris's army, they were unable to seize the goods hoarded by the merchants by force, after all, it was the mercenaries who had just defeated the army to protect them. In order to survive, the people of Gris, from the dukes to the commoners, had to buy back the grain they sold from the merchants at a higher price. ”

In the end, the merchants won the war, and their final monopoly in Gris not only recovered the cost of the entire war, but also robbed the principality of the last gold coin. Since then, no one has dared to openly attack the paradise of freedom, and even the craziest war maniac has to weigh the consequences before sending troops. The Plantagenet Empire, on the other hand, took advantage of the civil strife in the Duchy of Gris, sent troops to forcibly seize Gris, and exiled the ruler of the Duchy of Gris. Only that poor duke, who lost everything. ”

"I see!" Ryan and Alendor listened to Franner tell the whole story in one breath, and couldn't help but be shocked by the power of the merchants, who did not expect that these usually amiable merchants could subvert a principality.

-- × -- × -- × -- × -- × -- While Ryan and the others were sitting in the room of the Lion King's Pride and chatting happily, Steven's men who were in charge of monitoring Ryan's every move felt a headache. Their mission was to keep a close eye on Ryan and his party and provide information for Green's upcoming hunt, but Ryan and the three of them hadn't come out since they moved into the Lion King's Pride, and for three whole days, they couldn't even see a single figure.

No matter how rampant the person in charge of monitoring is, he doesn't dare to openly break into the pride of the lion king to cause trouble, the backstage of the pride of the lion king is far from being something that their boss Steven can provoke, and as for the bribery, other methods will not work at all, the pride of the lion king is known as the most luxurious hotel on the mainland, but it is not for fun, the staff inside strictly abide by the rules and dare not divulge any information about the guests.

It's not soft to be good, it's hard not to dare, this is really heartbreaking, the guys who are in charge of monitoring the three of Lane looked helplessly at the clear sky, thinking about what way to complete the task. One guy proposed to live in it directly, right next door to Ryan, so that he could justifiably spy on the target. As a result, this unlucky guy became the punching bag of the others, and was severely repaired, the pride of the lion king is not something that ordinary people can afford to live in, the cost of a day there is a lot of money, they are just a small character hidden in the dark under Steven's men, how dare they live in it in a big way? Who knows when the Green team will come back, in case Green and they are delayed on the road for a few more days, even if they are sold as slaves, they will not be able to pay this money.

But no matter what, the things that Steven explained must be done, these guys have no choice but to wait slowly outside, but a few faces are always wandering around the door of the Lion King's Pride, I'm afraid that the first person to trouble them is the Lion King's Pride, right?

In order not to arouse the suspicion of others, these poor fellows finally came up with a solution, they found some tattered clothes, pretended to be beggars, and squatted on the streets far away from the pride of the lion king all day long, silently watching the gate of the pride of the lion king. Unless Ryan never comes out, as long as you walk out of this only gate, you can always be seen, right?

-- × -- × -- × -- × -- × -- Ryan of course didn't know that just a few hundred meters away from him, a few poor beggars were secretly watching him. Since saving Franna, Ryan and his family have been living in the pride of the Lion King, mainly because Franna suffered a lot in those days of hiding in Tibet, and his body was relatively weak, so he took this opportunity to recuperate, and at the same time, it could also prevent the competitor who was secretly dealing with Franna from having other plans. It's a pity that if Ryan and the others leave the free paradise as quickly as possible at this time, Steven has no way at all, but Ryan chooses to recuperate in the pride of the lion king, which gives Steven enough time to deploy his right-hand men.

But this time is not boring, the first thing Ryan does every day is to practice martial arts with Allendo, of course, there can be no big movement in the pride of the lion king, that is, to warm up and just warm up, after breakfast, the three of them sit around and chat, in the afternoon Flanner has the habit of taking a nap, everyone goes back to their rooms, Alendor chose to communicate with Xiaobai spiritually, and Ryan drew a magic array with great interest, Victor gave him a lot of materials, just to practice, in the evening, the three of them sat together, maybe chatting, maybe playing tarot cards and other small games。

During the small talk, Franner also asked Ryan about his experience, after all, he and Ryan had only been together for a short time, and it was necessary to learn more about the friends around him. Lane naturally doesn't hide anything from his friends, but he's not a boastful person either, and when he recounts his experience in the Silent Forest from leaving his hometown to his recent experience, Ryan still simplifies a lot of things, and many key points are mentioned in one stroke, without mentioning that it was because of Lane's own ability that he saved the day.

As a shrewd businessman, what he is best at is to find useful information in the clues, although Lane said it lightly, but Lanener is still keenly aware of the exciting and thrilling parts behind the past events that Lane has experienced, which makes Flanner admire Lane even more.

However, after listening to Ryan's story, Flanner found a problem, all of Ryan's previous experiences happened passively, to be precise, it was always someone else who hired Ryan to take an adventure, not Ryan who took the initiative to prepare a corresponding adventure according to his own strength.

There is naturally a big difference between this, being hired by people, first of all, is that he cannot call the shots of everything, if it weren't for the fact that Ryan's strength far exceeds that of his employer or his peers, and as events develop, Ryan's strength has become the key to the success of the mission, and Ryan would not have slowly become the core of the team.

Secondly, the person who hired Ryan would not be able to arrange an adventurous experience for Ryan's strength, then this kind of adventure is likely to become a pleasant trip for Ryan, because Ryan is low-key, and most of the people who are willing to hire him will be a mercenary group that is far inferior to him, and it is likely to be a task that is not difficult for Ryan.

With Ryan's strength, it is difficult to develop close cooperation with the people who hired him, because close cooperation must be based on the same strength, just imagine meeting Ryan with a fireball can solve the monster, does Ryan have to pretend that he doesn't know anything, and slowly practice with his companions how to cover, how to attack? Isn't that an extra move? As a result, such an adventure cannot cultivate a tacit understanding between himself and his companions, and it is difficult to improve his own strength.

Finally, as a businessman, Franner thinks that instead of being hired by others and having a pitiful commission, it is better to set up a mercenary group by himself and hire others to complete tasks, not only can he slowly choose his companions, cultivate tacit understanding, increase his own strength, but also monopolize all the benefits obtained from the adventure.

Take the six arrows mercenary group as an example, if Ryan's own mercenary group takes over the task, as long as a thief with good strength disassembles the trap, plus Ryan himself and Allendo, three people are enough to complete that task. Ryan dealt with the immortal king, Alendor can be vigilant, can assist thieves, and can also support Ryan, but it is Burry of the Six Arrows Mercenary Regiment, Mark, Tedane, the priest Dennis, and even the head of the regiment Burry basically didn't do anything, bringing so many idle companions, it's just Lang Waste food.

Flanner thought about it for a day, he found an opportunity to talk carefully about the three points in his heart with Ryan, and pointed out that in the previous situation, it was not inappropriate for Ryan and Alendor to take risks together, but with the improvement of their strength and the increase of companions around them, it would not be conducive to future development if this continued.