Chapter 68: Trouble with Trade 2
Regarding the identity of the other party, Mike and others have some guesses, but in general they are still confused.
Bandits of all stripes are basically impossible. Sanzang Town has just begun to be built, and there is no oil and water at all, but there are a lot of goblin jackals, and it is impossible to grab this place at all. Even if you want to catch slaves, so many wild goblin gnolls don't catch them, they have to snatch them from the hands of martial arts masters, isn't there something wrong.
The chances of a Trailblazer are extremely low. This area is almost 2,000 square kilometers, and Sanzang Town currently occupies only a small area, if you insist on saying that there is a special resource, it is the stones of the rocky beach, and there is no need to fight for it.
There is a certain possibility for Mumaster, although it is more than 100 kilometers away, but they may have a strong sense of distress. As for their alliance with Coria, they may want to take this place for themselves. The biggest problem with this argument is that there are still a lot of places near Mumaster that can be developed, so why don't they develop them nearby?
Small commodities such as needlefish hooks are motivated by merchants, but in too strange ways. The Offet Chamber of Commerce has begun to sell steadily, and the source of the goods can always be found if you want to check, and it is undoubtedly a good competitive strategy to dismantle the opponent's production base. However, wouldn't it be more convenient for them to directly send some masters over to make trouble, so why did they have to contact Kolya to put on a posture of occupation. It's ridiculous to rob skilled workers, isn't it, what industrial goblins can do, just grab some wild goblins, can you rob them?
"Brother Mike, could it be that someone wants to get your new craft?"
"Impossible. In that case, they would directly send out their experts to kidnap key personnel, so why bother to contact Koria in one fell swoop. ”
"If people don't know who the key personnel are, they won't have to catch them all. ”
Mike thinks about it, he knows he's the key person, but others don't necessarily know about it. There is some truth to that. When you go to Sentia, please ask Mr. Offitt to pay attention to the Preg Chamber of Commerce, and the large-scale mercenary dispatch, you must first ensure that you do not show abnormalities, so as not to startle the snake. ”
"What about Mumaster?"
"No matter. If you follow what you said about catching key personnel, there will be more suspects, where can we get so many suitable people to monitor one by one. Sentiana is just right, just note by the way, the key is still with us. ”
That's right. Sermena nodded.
Mike prepares to "keep an eye out" of the Preg Chamber of Commerce, where Preg Sr., Preg Jr., and Rex the Thunder Swordsman are listening to the latest information from Tide Knight Merodi.
“...... That's probably the case. Originally, I thought it was too cheap for the unfashionable Koria, but now it seems that it is fortunate that they are cheaper, otherwise according to our previous plan, it is likely to suffer a big loss. "Merodi has received information that there are more than 500 goblin gnolls and thousands of goblins, less than half of which they previously estimated, and the orcs only think they are druids and not difficult shapeshifters.
"Could it be that we miscalculated their background?" said Rex, worried.
"Probably not. It was unexpected, but when you think about it, it's possible. The mage we thought of was actually a warlock, and he could make more than 100 kilograms of bread a day with all his strength, which would provide a lot of food. They must have been somewhat prepared in advance, and with the total sales of nearly 10,000 yuan in the past three months, it was enough to transport a large amount of materials by air. Some time ago, their rapid expansion has stalled, and most of them are out of money. However, even with sales alone, it can maintain its current scale, and as long as it lasts until the autumn harvest, it basically survives the difficulties. I just didn't expect them to be so decisive, and in this way, they couldn't be left behind. Old Preg said hatefully.
"At this scale, we are only afraid that we will have to use our strength to take it, and it is still uncertain whether we can kill the orcs. Rex hesitated.
"What are you afraid of, those guys dare to gamble, but our family doesn't dare to do a big business?" Melody made up her mind, "Although damage is inevitable, after the deed, what awaits us is a new world." ”
"It's not that serious, we've overcome many difficulties, and this time it's just a matter of how much money it costs to deal with some small characters. Old Preg smiled proudly, "In order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, we need to reformulate the plan, what do you think should be done?"
"The powerful orcs must be killed, otherwise it will be a big trouble to form a mortal enemy. In order to prevent him from escaping, the warlock who knows both arbitrary doors and stealth skills must be eliminated first, the ability to lead people to escape is too strong, and it is too easy to escape with the orcs. Although the dragon can fly fast and can carry people, the target is too big and it is difficult to escape, so it doesn't matter if you can get rid of it first. Therefore, it is necessary to assassinate the warlock first, and attack immediately after succeeding, and be sure to kill the orcs. As for the way of attacking, it is okay to have a master raid or an elite assault when attacking in a big way. It's just that if you simply want to master raids, I'm afraid you won't be able to take it without seven or eight of us. "Thunder Swordsman Rex is more experienced in this area.
"I think, I'm afraid it will take more than a dozen to be safe, the opponent has many strong martial arts minions, once we don't kill or at least hit hard at the first time, we will be besieged, and at that time it may not be who kills whom. With so many masters, I'm afraid it's beyond our capabilities. If we don't count the casualties, we should be able to succeed with thirty or forty elite mercenary groups, but let's use it as a backup plan. Tide Knight Melody offered his opinion, "I really don't have a suitable candidate for assassination. ”
"I'll find someone for this. Old Preg said in a deep voice.
"That's good. There are two ways to go on a big attack. One is to drive a boat to the beach during the day, and together with the fishmen, the warriors charge the mages to bomb, and the elite assault kills the orcs. The second is to land in the distance, go around to the north of Goblin Town, launch a surprise attack during the day, or the warrior charge mage bombardment, the fish-man cooperates from the sea to launch an attack, and the elite assault kills the orcs. The former is easier to implement, and the latter is more effective. Rex continued to analyze.
"I think it's better to go beaching. The dragon flew around from time to time, and it would take an extra day or two to make a detour, and maybe it would leak. Melody said.
"Well, the soldiers are fast, it doesn't matter if the goblins catch more or less, the most important thing is to ensure the effect of the raid. Old Preg agreed.
"In that case, in my estimation, we're going to send out all the combatants, plus at least one high-level mage and a few low-level mages, armed with a few fireball scrolls or wands. In addition, I need three Transfiguration scrolls at caster level 11. Rex said in a deep voice.
"Good. ”
Will use the 4th order of transformation and caster level 11, is the minimum spell requirement for the Golden Dragon Knight, no transformation is naturally not to talk about, but even if it will, if the caster's level is not enough, the dragon that the demon pet becomes can't carry people, and it's still in vain. The Transfiguration scroll of the caster's level 11 is also known as the Transfiguration Scroll, and it is basically made by the Golden Dragon Knight for his own use.
Although theoretically speaking, magic knights who can't meet the conditions, such as Rex, who can do spell spells at level 12 and rank 4 but can't transfigurate, can also rely on this scroll to become a "Golden Dragon Knight", but if you are given a plane, you can immediately become a pilot? The same is true for the Golden Dragon Knight, whether it is a knight or a magic pet, it takes a thousand exercises to become a real Golden Dragon Knight. Hiring a mage to achieve this level of practice is extremely costly.
However, Rex can use flying techniques, he has practiced flying countless times with demon pets, transformation and flying skills, even if it is not as strong as the real golden dragon knight, but it is stronger than the normal state, the key is that the speed is much higher, and the grasp of chasing and killing the half-orc transformation master is relatively large.
The main reason for inviting a high-level mage is to weaken the orcs to facilitate killing, and Rex thinks that if the orcs work hard, they will definitely cause a lot of losses to the elite of the mercenary group, and maybe they will be escaped by him, and it is safer to have the help of high-level mages.
The Preg Chamber of Commerce's number one strategy is secrecy. Many Transfiguration Masters are good at assassination, and Bruno's intelligence also mentions that the orcs once assassinated Coria, and although they didn't succeed, they also caused the pirate group to fall apart. If the other party gets the news and comes to assassinate them, things will be very difficult.
Therefore, the Preg Chamber of Commerce is extremely cautious in selecting external personnel, and only recruits those who are necessary or trustworthy. A high-level mage must be invited, and a low-level mage can ask him to bring his own students. There are reliable candidates for assassination, and the Chamber of Commerce has been through ups and downs for so many years, how can you not know a few people who do dirty work. Layla and Brad have already fought Goblin Town once, and they have suffered a big loss, Layla is still a paladin, and she will not leak secrets after agreeing, which can be used as a help.
When inviting high-level mages, the Preg Chamber of Commerce used the common reason of assisting the mercenary group in crusading against the secret dens of evil creatures and pirates, and establishing a pioneer camp, and specially asked the other party to keep it secret. Although the scale of this time is indeed larger, but that's all, it is not surprising that it needs to be kept secret, how can the mercenary group not have a few opponents, it is easy for someone to cause trouble, and the target is far away from 200 kilometers, let alone care. The Academy of Magic just routinely asked the Preg Chamber of Commerce and the hired High Mage to make a report, and then ignored it.
The people below can make any trouble, as long as they abide by the laws of Centia and don't provoke powerful forces, the Academy of Magic will not interfere. This is their strategy of governance, to rule by inaction.
No one informed the Offit Chamber of Commerce about this. Not to mention that the mages don't know that Goblin Town has a connection with the Offet Chamber of Commerce, and even if they do, they won't have to bother that much. As long as they don't report to Sentia and don't pay taxes to the city, they don't care about this. It was the same after the occupation of the Preg Chamber of Commerce, even if all the people who went there were Centians, as long as they did not report and pay taxes, others could still organize mercenaries to attack in Centia. However, even if the territory reports and pays taxes, because Sentia has always only been in charge of the surrounding ten kilometers, if it is attacked by other forces, it can only rely on its own defense.