Chapter 42: The Crown
After a while, a guard ran in front of Yang Yang:
"Please show your customs clearance documents, as well as your Chamber of Commerce badge. ”
The guards were polite, after all, they were guards of big cities. Although the beauty in front of him also made him greedy, it can be seen from Yang Yang's outfit that these are all people from the Holy See, and the Holy See is very powerful, and they naturally can't afford to offend.
Yang Yang didn't know what the other party wanted was the certificate, so he just showed the guards the badge that the Pope had given him to represent the Holy See. After seeing Yang Yang's Holy See Divine Light Badge, the guards saluted solemnly:
"Your Majesty, you've worked hard. Now you and your convoy can pass. ”
Yang Yang didn't expect that this thing given to him by the Pope would be so easy to use, and people would know him everywhere. Suddenly I have a good impression of the old fellow of the Pope, and it seems that I have a chance to play with him. Yang Yang thought as he ordered the guards to lead the convoy into the city, and the ladies would go with them, anyway, the convoy would not be lost if it was so slow.
Yang Yang stood in front of the magic fountain at the entrance of the tall hotel, looking at a dazzling magic crystal ball at the top of the hotel flashing dazzlingly, and the word "crown" was written below.
After Murik's introduction, this hotel was opened by Cartier's largest warlord power. The strength of the Holy See here is not great, and it can only rank third. The largest are the Continental Business Alliance and the Mercenary Guild. Yang Yang's business alliance is to quote the name of this business alliance, and all the big consortia on the mainland are called business alliances, and the difference lies in regionality.
Yang Yang's business alliance is only a business alliance within the territory, so a certain business alliance must be added in front of the business alliance. The business alliance here is the largest business alliance in the whole continent, and they do cross-border trade, similar to the multinational companies that Yang Yang has been in contact with before. They have only one collective name, called the Shang Alliance.
This Cartier city does not belong to any one country and is a completely neutral city. There is no army in the city, only mercenaries, and the merchants here will pay protection money to the mercenary group, and the mercenary group will be responsible for providing protection.
Because there is no government and no army, there is no question of occupation. It's a place of perpetual neutrality, and basically the larger countries have branches here, similar to embassies on Earth. Because this is the place with the largest flow of goods in the whole continent, they need to control the mainland's material information in real time.
Because of the particularity of the city, almost all the powerful countries on the continent want to occupy it, but at the same time, they are also very afraid that other countries will take the opportunity to form an alliance to suppress it, so under this very delicate relationship, the city has maintained peace for thousands of years.
The nations are stationed here for surveillance rather than occupation, and the guards at the gate are members of the largest mercenary guild here, assigned to maintain law and order.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and this is also the place with the largest number of underworld associations in the whole continent. At the same time, because there is no government, it is also the most prosperous place in the mainland gambling and pornography industry, Yang Yang can see all kinds of brothels, casinos of various sizes, and some prostitution girls standing on the street along the way.
Most of them are for adventurers and demon hunters, as only such precarious people are willing to spend a lot of gold. Everywhere in the tavern, you can hear people talking about how many gold coins they have lost recently, or Xiaohong in such and such a shop, Xiaohua's skills are really good!
Yang Yang didn't want to do much, and he didn't report to the Holy See. It stands to reason that every time a member of the Holy See at or above the third level goes to a big city, he must go to the local Holy See to report so that the Holy See can contact him at any time.
Yang Yang's level is the same as that of the Pope, but he, the Monkey King, is also the same as Bi Ma Wen. At most, he is a sycophant official, and he just has a name. Therefore, Yang Yang is not willing to look for himself to be boring, is it okay for people to be polite when they see you with such a big official rank? Okay, wronged yourself, it is not appropriate to be polite.
The Crown Hotel is the largest hotel here, and Mulik asked Yang Yang to come here not just to spend. The main thing is that there is an underground auction house, which is an anonymous auction.
Many underground tycoons or wanted criminals like to come here to auction and launder their money when they get good things or have a lot of money, Yang Yang understands this kind of underground money bank transaction model, and naturally knows that this kind of place can often auction sky-high prices.
When he came, Yang Yang told Mulik that he had a few priceless things in his hand, and asked Mulik where the auction was suitable, and Mulik said the word "crown" without hesitation.
The Mauritian elders gave Yang Yang three artifacts, a long sword, a longbow and a dagger. Long Sword Yang Yang wanted to keep it for himself, because it was so fucking good-looking. The Dwarven Master is indeed an expert in forging, and he is one of the best in terms of weapon power and style. And the dagger Yang Yang wanted to leave Nada, after all, even if he broke up unhappily in the end, Yang Yang thought that he couldn't treat her badly.
After all, Nada is different from Sissi, Sissi is willing to sacrifice herself and Nada is forced, so Yang Yang has always felt guilty in his heart and wants to make up for her a little.
Then the only thing that can be sold is naturally a longbow, and this longbow is very powerful. And the most awesome thing is that you are not allowed to take feather arrows, bows and arrows have automatic wind elements condensed into feather arrows, and they also have certain navigation and target locking capabilities.
Imagine how terrible it would be to put a bow that doesn't need to be mounted on a marksman, whose fastest hand speed can shoot six feathered arrows per second. If you don't need to shoot an arrow and just open a bow, then this number can be doubled! Therefore, Yang Yang can be sure that as long as he puts this artifact in the auction house, it will be enough to cause an earthquake on the mainland!
One of the reasons why Yang Yang didn't bring the elders with him was that Yang Yang really didn't want the second elder Mauritius to know that he had just taken something and turned around and sold it, so he made up a nonsense and said that the three elders were too old to travel and travel, so it was better to enjoy the blessings at home. It's better to leave this kind of thing to the young man, and the three elders actually believed it when they heard Yang Yang say this, and they all had a teachable expression.
The three elders ranked Elder Cookhard as the eldest in order of age, the second elder of Mauritius, and the youngest of Elder Arif, so they had no objection to Yang Yang calling them the eldest elder, the second elder, and the third elder.
The three elders usually have a good relationship and often chat together. Elder Arif is the most popular for the best wine he can brew, the Great Elder is the most powerful and therefore highly respected by everyone, and the Second Elder is the most outstanding master of the Forge of the Tribe, so he is a god-like position in the hearts of the soldiers.
Yang Yang arranged the group properly and took Alex and Murrick to the third floor on the elevator of the hotel. The elevator here is similar to the one on Earth, except that it is powered by magic and electricity on Earth.
The third floor of the hotel is a large auction hall with a stage in the center and a number of tables around it. There is also a suspended private room above the table, and inside is the kind of VIP room that is obviously reserved for the wealthy.
Yang Yang sighed at the civilization of this continent while passing through the guidance of Mulik, and after a while, he arrived in front of an office.
The VIP reception room was written on the top of the office, and after Yang Yang walked in, a bunny girl walked up with three portions of tea. The rabbit girl very elegantly handed the first tea to Yang Yang, and it seemed that she recognized Yang Yang as the main person among the three. Yang Yang was not surprised, but politely expressed his gratitude.
After all, if you don't even have this in your eyes when you work in such a place, then you're too sorry for the title of crown. Yang Yang was bored and tasted tea for a while, and after a middle-aged defeated man with a somewhat fat figure walked in.
The defeated man was polite for a while, and then asked directly if there was anything he could serve. Yang Yang placed the longbow he brought in front of the defeated man at will.
"I'm going to auction this thing, I don't know what your rules are here?"
The defeated man looked at the longbow exuding a huge elemental fluctuation, and knew that this thing was definitely not simple. Hurriedly took out a magnifying glass from his jacket pocket and observed it carefully, and said with a serious expression after a while.
"Your Excellency, your Horned Eagle Bow is superb. It's rare on the entire continent and we can guarantee you the best price. Our fee is 8% of the auction amount, and may be increased by 2% if it is necessary to advertise.
If it is an immediate auction, it can be held in the evening and the fee charged is five percent. What kind of auction would you like to choose?"