Chapter 29: Hande Chamber of Commerce
"Those who thought the war was magnificent had just failed to see the remnants of the battlefield after the battle, for it was a hellish scene that even the most optimistic troubadour would not want to describe. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Lance couldn't remember who had said this in his head. But seeing this scene in front of him, he believed this sentence immensely. In front of Lance was the remains of a battlefield, smelling the faint smell of blood still remaining in the air, and he was afraid that this tragic battle would not end for a day.
Under the combination of warm fire and cold moonlight, some of what I saw in front of me was eerily unsettling. Covered in corpses and flags, the wooden carriages resemble huge statues carved out of black rock, heavy and oppressive in the middle of the road. Under the beating of the torches, the blackened blood stains on the carriage frame flickered like a frosted mirror, like a ghost.
The original brownish path is also covered with blood-stained black markings, like small streams crisscrossed during a flood.
The ground was dispelled by the firelight, and there were unrecognizable parts of the body everywhere, and only the rumbling of the feet could make people recognize that it was the severed head of a human, and the look of horror with the eyes and mouth open was forever locked on the severed head.
The silence at this time seemed extremely hideous and oppressive. Lance's ears seemed to recall the screams of a man, the wails, the sounds of pain. But when Lance came to his senses, everything was gone, with no signs or sounds of life remaining. There is only a dead silence without life.
Lance looked around blankly and slowly walked to the center of the convoy.
Lance felt like someone had been knocked on the bat. His head was black, his legs were weak, and he fell onto the trailer on the side.
The white dragon princess Loxani, who was lying on Lance's right shoulder, hurriedly flew up, her claws tightly grasping the clothes on Lance's shoulder to prevent Lance from falling. At this time, Lance also hurriedly used his right hand to support the body of a carriage beside him. With Veronica's emergency support, she barely managed to support her weak legs.
The white dragon princess Loxani dragged Lance and said with difficulty: "I'll go, nasty ghost, are you fainting or scared!"
Lance wasn't sick or scared, he was just nauseous. A smell of blood mixed with a suffocating sensation completely crushed his already extremely weak body from all sides.
"Winnie, I'm fine......" Lance's pale and flared lips were weak, but with a hint of determination.
He struggled to prop himself up and got back to his feet. Lance looked around for a moment, and then his heart felt as heavy and depressed as if he had been shackled, and he closed his eyes, trying to ease his mind.
A vague scene seemed to appear before my eyes, blood splattering everywhere, figures running in all directions, the shouts of soldiers, the sound of hurried footsteps, cries with fear, the crisp sound of weapons colliding, and the sound of wooden artifacts shattering.
The scene is so blurry, but the sound is incredibly clear. There seemed to be something inside Lance, trying to prevent the cruel picture from appearing in front of him.
Lance opened his eyes, took a breath to calm down, and then turned back and asked, "Uncle Bag, who found that horn?"
Captain Bagh gave Quincy a look, and Quincy immediately understood. Then he went to a corpse at the end, pointed to it, and said:
"According to the description of the woodcutter Brent, it should be this corpse. And we found the silver identity badge of the Hitivite branch of the Hande Chamber of Commerce on this corpse. He also has expensive longleaf tobacco from Salph in the Kingdom of Kase, and it seems that this guy should be the leader of the caravan, and his status is not low. ”
Hand is the name of the god of business, one of the 12 righteous gods. And the Hande Chamber of Commerce is actually the merchant federation of the entire Holy Alliance world. The predecessor of this chamber of commerce was the "Novo League", which was founded 800 years ago with the support of the "Holy Emperor" Javier. Today, it covers all known passable worlds. If you want to do business, registering with the Hande Chamber of Commerce as a Hande businessman is the first step. Otherwise, your business path will be difficult, especially in terms of strict and equal common business principles, sharing and mutual assistance of business resources, and equal and preferential tax rates.
After registration, you will get a bronze identity badge of the Hande Chamber of Commerce, with which you can enjoy the basic rights of registered members. And when you have not violated the business guidelines within one year, the Hande Chamber of Commerce will issue a steel identity badge for free, and you will become a full member with all the rights. Most merchants wear steel status badges.
In addition, the Hande Chamber of Commerce will have a ranking every year. When you meet a standard in terms of credibility, charity, financial resources, and prestige, you will appear on this leaderboard. You will then be awarded a silver status badge. But there is no privilege, just a symbol of honor. When you are in the top 500, you will be awarded a gold badge. And when you're in the top ten, a gold badge with a purple ribbon is awarded. And when you are the number one merchant, you will become the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and you will be equipped with the Holy Hand Badge, which is a gold badge inlaid with a mountain spirit gem that glows with rainbow light.
Silver badges are usually awarded to wealthy merchants, who can compete with at least one marquis or duke. And those who have gold badges are rich and rival the big chaebols, at least the king will be in awe of you. And those who have purple ribbon gold badges are already rich in the world, calling for wind and rain. As for the president of the Hande Chamber of Commerce, he has never changed in the past 19 years, and he is also a simple man, and few people know his specific situation and strength. The merchants with purple ribbon and gold badges also talked about his name when they heard it, so they didn't dare to speculate. And the leader of the caravan in front of him is equipped with a silver badge, indicating that he is a merchant of great strength.
The weakened Lance, supported by Veronica, slowly walked to Quincy's position. When Lance saw the face of the man on the ground in leather armor inlaid with fine metal patterns. The vague memory that Lance remembered from the battle with the undead apprentice suddenly became clear. It was as if there was a painter in Lance's mind quickly sketching the faces of each blurred figure. The original vague memory seemed to be quickly injected into life, and the individual characters in that memory began to come to life, and this memory was completely complete with the completion of the key characters.
"The leader of this Hitivite's caravan is called Sparky Peppis, and he says I can call him Spark, the 'Old Bear'. The family lives in the city of Monetia, in the western part of the Bend Plain. ”
Lance suddenly spit out this sentence in a low tone, which made Veronica, who was beside her, unable to believe her ears. After the surprise, Veronica's face immediately filled with a smile of relief.
Veronica asked excitedly, "Lance, do you remember everything?"