Chapter 66: The Plans of the Preg Chamber of Commerce
"John, report on the results of the investigation into those people. Old Preg convened a secret meeting once again, with only him, Little Pregg, the bearded dwarf blacksmith, Rex the Thunder Swordsman, and Merodi the Tide Knight in attendance.
"Because the gang is too secretive, and the goblins are newly domesticated slaves, our findings are not detailed enough.
According to the nearby wild dragon, the dragon is the local wild dragon, which has always been relatively peaceful, but around the end of October last year, he colluded with people and began to catch a large number of goblins. Our people checked with the remaining local goblins and the adventurers who used to be there, and confirmed the news, but there were several wild dragons in the area, and it was impossible to determine which one it was.
According to a mercenary named Brad, the orcs and mages in the gang were slave traders from Damara, who were originally active in Vasa, but probably because of transportation difficulties or the approaching winter, they left in late September last year to do their jobs on the shores of the Moon Sea. Our people have received similar information from the goblins, and the credibility is high.
The dwarves and female druids couldn't find out their history, and the goblins only knew that they met halfway, and the reason for joining was unknown.
According to the nearby Coria pirates, they didn't know where those people came from, and they didn't think that the other party had any strength, but they couldn't completely eliminate them because they could fly. Goblin Town does show signs of severe damage. But what we've learned from the other fishmen is that the Coria pirates have been overwhelmed by expert sneak attacks.
According to my guess, this is how it should be: the orcs and mages wanted to train the slave trade, so they enlisted the cooperation of a nearby wild dragon, and the dragon caught them to train. The druids and dwarves wanted to buy slaves to make small goods, but they couldn't get much money for a while, or they wanted to reduce the risk, so they cooperated, one side produced craftsmen and the other slaves, and they cooperated in the processing of small goods. Then I met the Offit Chamber of Commerce, and I brought them in to take charge of sales and material procurement.
The Coria pirates had a conflict because of the robbery of the merchant ship of the Orfit Chamber of Commerce or some other reason, and the two sides fought fiercely, both of them suffered heavy casualties, but neither could destroy the other, and now they may have made peace. Judging from the fact that Kolya suddenly received a batch of grain, it should be that he received the protection money from the goblin town, and judging from the fact that the blockade of the sea has not yet been lifted, the relations between the two sides are still relatively tense. At present, the food of Goblin Town should be mainly based on the bread-making skills of the mages, and the goblins confessed that hundreds of people used to eat magic bread, and the supplies and tools should be transported by air, as we have noticed in the Offet. ”
"Well, that makes sense. "Quite possibly. The four nodded.
"Still don't know anything about their background?"
"I don't think they have a background. The dragon capital in that place has something to do with the lead peak dragon palace, if the relationship is deeper, just use kobolds directly in the dragon palace, there is no need to divide the money with a group of more people, and be blocked by the Koria pirates.
Mages probably don't have much background. Some time ago, Offet once let her daughter be used as two pieces of magic equipment, and later redeemed them, which should be due to poor capital turnover. Those two pieces of equipment should belong to the mage, they are relatively ordinary, and they only cost 1,300 gold coins in total. What kind of background can this kind of character have?
The strength of the half-orc is quite strong, that Layla Garcia knows it, she fought with the half-orc, and she was defeated, but according to her, the difference in strength is very small, mainly because the two of them are fighting each other hand-to-hand with one hand-to-hand fight and one flying mage is too much of a loss. But with this kind of powerful manpower, there is not even a decent piece of magic equipment. Layla suspects he's running from the orcs. I think it should be like this, he is not familiar with life, I don't know how to meet the mage, and then the two of them team up to tame slaves.
Druids and dwarves should be very ordinary, the key technology is in their hands, and they can't cooperate with anyone, so they have to go to such a remote place to cooperate with such a weak person. Come to think of it, it doesn't seem to be much good there except that it's not easy for others to catch them. In that case, there should be no background.
Considering that Ken cooperated with an unconventional chamber of commerce like the Offet Chamber of Commerce, I don't think they have a background. ”
"Quite possibly. "That's right. The four of them nodded again, which was normally true.
"And how strong are they?"
"If you can build villages and towns in that kind of place, the strength will definitely not be too bad. The orcs should be the strongest one, first repelling the siege crabs on land, and then defeating Layla, and their strength is strong. The dragon is a wild juvenile red dragon with limited strength. Mages can use stone shaping, bread making and flying, and they are indeed good at building slave taming camps, but in terms of strength, Brad said that he has only seen him use combat spells within the second order, and I guess it is mainly for logistics. The female druid is mainly responsible for treatment, and in terms of combat, I only heard that she will recruit sharks, and I think she is a human druid, and her strength should be relatively average, and it is normal that it is not obvious.
In contrast, the sea blockade of the Coria pirates is more troublesome, and it is difficult for us to send a large group of people there. The Sea Clan is already difficult, and there is no benefit in fighting them, so we must try to avoid conflict with them.
Another point that must be noted is that almost as many slaves can be caught there, and the main limitations are strength and food. It's almost spring now, and it will be easier to hunt and gather in another two months, and I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with at that time. ”
"Tell me about your plans. ”
"Although they have now basically confirmed the identity of the pirate's secret den, for the sake of safety, I think it is better to send elite masters to hijack the dwarves. They are not strong in force and not very difficult. Little Preg spoke his mind.
"Isn't it okay to buy the Orfit Chamber of Commerce directly?" the dwarven blacksmith didn't want to use force.
"The Offet Chamber of Commerce simply doesn't grasp the key, and the acquisition is of little use. Even if we can cooperate with those people through acquisitions, most of the profits will be taken by them, and we may be able to share quite limited. Little Preg denied.
"Well, this is a good opportunity for the Chamber of Commerce to go further, and the key technology must be in our hands. Rex, Melody, what do you think? Old Preg asked for the backing of force.
"Although it is relatively easy to kidnap dwarves, if those people, especially orcs, are not eliminated, once they discover the truth, it will be a disaster. Melody replied in a deep voice.
"I agree with the same that it is necessary to send a large army of men and horses to kill them forever. Rex seconded.
"But in this case, it is necessary to transport people by ship, which will inevitably alarm Kolya, and it will be difficult to deal with any misunderstanding at that time. Old Preg hesitated.
"I think it's possible to buy Coria and even make a long-term deal with him. Besides, aren't you going to build a secret base for production, I think it's good there. Melody said.
"However, it's not very convenient to be far away from Senti Asia. Old Preg hesitated, the location of the secret stronghold, he had another choice.
"It's so far from the big city that no one cares, and Rex and I are going to set up a town there. In this way, it is good for everyone. ”
Old Preg suddenly realized that this was the main reason. He thought about it and thought that this was not bad, that place did have some development value.
"In that case, let's do as you say. It's just that you are sure to buy Coria?"
"Koria's siege crab broke his leg some time ago, and he almost couldn't turn over when he got the betrayals of his relatives, but thanks to the orcs, he must hate him to the core. Although the two sides are now at peace, they are just helpless against each other. It's just that the pirates are greedy for money, and they may have to spend a little more money on the old brother. Melody analyzed.
"That's fine. It's just that the brothers settle the accounts, and we have to discuss the things after the town is built. ”
"It's nature. ”
The Tidal Mercenary Group has some connections with the forces in the sea, and after several turnarounds, they contacted Bruno and showed their sincerity with a set of demonized shark skin armor.
"You want to deal with Goblin Town?" said Koria's current number one general, stopping to caress the new armor, thoughtful.
"Well, you have a deep enmity with them, and I guess I hope to get rid of them as soon as possible. Tide Knight Merodi said.
"That's true. "Bruno does have a deep grudge against Sanzang Town, if it weren't for them, he would probably have the siege crab to surrender Coria by now, not the other way around. "But they promised us a lot of things. ”
"What benefits have you been promised? We can give more. ”
"What the siege crabs of Koria are doing, you know. ”
"I saw it come ashore, what was he doing there?" said Merody, faintly worried.
"Reclamation of wasteland. Those people will give us 1,000 gold coins every month this year, and they have also promised 4,000 acres of arable land. We develop, they guard. As you know, food means a lot to us. That's what Coria told everyone, and Bruno didn't know the truth of the agreement. "What can you offer?"
Merodi thought to herself, this is really a big deal. The arable land is just that, it is Korya and they develop it themselves, and Goblin Town actually only provides guard services, considering that Koria can also defend the sea, it is also cost-effective. But the materials of 1,000 gold coins per month are the real cost.
"Six thousand acres of arable land, two thousand gold coins of materials. Merodi gritted her teeth.
"But the kingdom's credibility is lost?"
"Fifty tons of grain, five hundred weapons. Melody gritted her teeth again, "But you have to attack together." ”
"It's a deal. Bruno thought it was a good deal and agreed.
"Then you first tell me in detail, what is their strength, and how to deal with them is relatively easy. ”
"Orcs are extremely strong and can transform into fishmen. Even underwater, it killed me and two hundred fishmen. If we can't deal with him, we won't say anything today. Bruno is afraid of Goku attacking again.
Merodi was secretly frightened. Although he is known as the Tide Rider, he is not a real amphibian after all, and thirty fishmen are enough to choke. He can turn into both an eagle and a fishman, and he should be a master of transformation, able to adapt to a variety of environments, and difficult to deal with.
"What else?"
"There are a lot of gnolls warriors, so be careful......"
Merodi agreed to give the other party supplies, not because she cared about them in particular, but how powerful a group of small pirates could be in this shabby place with almost no merchant ships. It's just that the other party is a sea tribe and siege crabs after all, and it is more than enough to block the sea area of the town, so it is best to clean them up while they go ashore.