It's just that he went out to sell goods, and he hooked up with the elves, which is not a surprise.

It can be said that luck has come, and it can't be stopped.

As if remembering something again, Raymond continued, "Oh yes, the elves also say that they like the coffee we produce from specialty coffee beans, and if there is a stable supply, they are willing to buy it all at double the price of the market. ”

This Ji Chen is not surprised, after all, the value of specialty coffee beans is there, while ensuring the taste, it can increase mana and speed up the recovery of mana, and he believes that there are not many similar things in the outside world.

Seeing that he still wanted to say something, Ji Chen smiled and waved his hand, "Let's go back to the Lord's Mansion first, this is not the place to talk all the time." ”

Raymond was stunned and nodded quickly.

The two walked one after the other.

On the way to the Lord's Palace, Raymond looked left and right, looking at the crown of the ocean that had changed a lot, and his eyes were full of surprise.

He remembered that when he left, it wasn't so prosperous.

The port and the water village have not yet been built, the territory is still a jungle and a few dirt roads between them, and there are only a few dozen houses in the residential area, and there are less than 2,000 residents.

The number of warships and merchant ships was only six, and he took most of them with him in a single voyage.

Where is like now, just like the military overseas garrison of the principality of any kingdom, dozens of warships with fierce firepower, continuous houses and buildings, beautiful and generous market environment, and dense flow of residents.

In the various functional buildings, the residents are busy working and looking in full swing.

He couldn't help but sigh.

"I've only been away for half a month, and the territory has changed so much, and there are a lot more people, it's incredible."

Hearing this, Ji Chen also smiled, half a month is not a short time, who would have thought that half a month later, the crown of the ocean could develop to such a point?

Raymond looked at the pair of fierce-looking orcs and lizardmen in armor and spears walking by, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"My lord, why are there so many orcs and lizardmen in the territory? Where do they come from? ”

"The half-orcs were accidentally subdued by me when I went to sea before, and their combat effectiveness is very good, and the lizardmen." Ji Chen casually pointed to the ground, "Further down the kobold cave, there are several lizardman kingdoms that live, I conquered them by the way some time ago, and there are quite a few lizardmen there. ”

"I see...", Raymond nodded abruptly, "and how many lizardmen are there?" ”

"Not much, just more than 100,000."

"There are more than 100,000 of them... More than 100,000 ?? ”

Raymond had a hellish look on his face, you didn't lie to me.

"Oh, forgot to tell you. The number of inhabitants of the crown of the sea is now close to ten thousand, except for these lizardmen. ”

More than 100,000, 10,000.

The corners of Raymond's mouth twitched, and he felt that he needed to reacquaint himself with the crown of the sea, and the object of his allegiance.

The first time I came to the Crescent Islands, it was still a barren place, with no more than a hundred troops, and only a few houses and a few dozen inhabitants in the territory.

Aside from the ability to produce a few special products, it is no different from other Glory Lord's realms.

To be honest, he still had some contempt in his heart at that time.

But after more than half a month, when he was tied up here again, it seemed that many things had changed.

Not only did the lord easily defeat hundreds of elite chamber of commerce guards, but he already had several warships, his military strength had greatly improved, and even his territory had prospered a lot, and he was full of vitality.

And then some time passed, until he returned today, and even more drastic changes took place.

The military power has swelled dozens of times, the number of inhabitants has reached nearly 10,000, and there are more than 100,000 underground lizardmen.

How much more prosperous than before?

This adds up to the front and back, and it has only been more than a month since it was full, and it has already developed like this, if it continues to develop in this way, wouldn't it be heaven?

Even if it develops into a kingdom, it doesn't seem like an impossible thing...

If it really develops to that point one day, wouldn't he have some great merit as the trade officer of the crown of the sea?

A trade officer might be a trade secretary.

A kingdom's trade minister...

Thinking of this, Raymond instantly became excited, this is much stronger than any member of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce!

Seeing that Raymond suddenly became excited, with a look full of fighting spirit and passion, Ji Chen was a little puzzled, but he also smiled.

It's good to have fighting spirit and passion.

The two soon returned to the Lord's Palace, and Raymond continued to report on the harvest of this trip to the Northern Continent.

"This time, the two ships of goods sold a total of more than 192,300 gold coins, and according to your meaning, all of them have been exchanged for various resources locally, including skilled labor, Mithril..."

"On the way, Lord Sparrow also looked for an opportunity to plunder two merchant ships, and gained a lot."

Ji Chen understood in his heart and asked, "Did we reveal our identities when looting and disposing of stolen goods?" ”

"No, everything is going on in secret, there are many people on the mainland who specialize in handling these sea stolen goods, plus we are almost extremely cautious and careful, so the chance of exposure is close to zero."

Although the crown of the sea is now much stronger and not afraid of the attacks of ordinary forces, it is still a less honorable thing to raid as a pirate, so it can be concealed or concealed.

How can you say that he is also a well-known existence among players now, if he is known, he will not be ruined?

However, it will not be long before he will abandon this business and completely launder it.

After the stage of primitive capital accumulation, they can continue to develop by more sophisticated means, such as trade, such as military mercenary escorts, without having to risk disrepute when pirates enter and plunder to obtain resources.

Ji Chen suddenly realized that his operation was similar to the appearance of some modern countries on the Blue Star?

Sin, sin, really sin.

"My lord? Are you okay, my lord? ”

Raymond's voice brought him back to his senses, and he reached out and coughed lightly, "You go on." ”

"Oh, I just talked about the wars between several principalities and kingdoms in the Northern Continent... As a result, our previous products could not be shipped to these places, and the sales were very poor.

"After all, when the war broke out, few nobles bought these woods used as luxury goods, but fortunately, the appearance of the elves solved our sorrows."

War?

Hearing this, Ji Chen's heart moved, and he asked, "You said that those principalities and kingdoms are at war?" How intense is the fight? ”

"Although it has only been a few days, I heard that it is about to be broken, and millions of soldiers are going to war one after another."

"And because of the war, the best business in the Northern Continent has now become the ordnance business, and now merchants from other places are purchasing ordnance and shipping it by boat."

Syllable!

"That's great!" Ji Chen patted the chair gauntlet vigorously and stood up suddenly.

Raymond was startled by the sudden sound, "My lord, is this okay?" ”

"Of course it's this war!"

"This war?"

The fat man suddenly looked confused and confused.

The war almost made it impossible for the territory to sell, so where is the good?

Ji Chen saw Raymond's confusion and smiled.

"Did I mention conquering the underground kingdom of the lizardmen?"

"The lizardman iron equipment forging process is quite superb, and there are still a large number of high-quality weapons and armor in the warehouse, since the demand for ordnance has increased, can we not clear these stocks?"

Hearing this, Raymond also became excited, his head turned quickly, and his thoughts gradually became clear, "In that case, then we can take advantage of this time to sell quickly, otherwise it will not be easy to sell after the war is over." ”

Ji Chen nodded, regarding this batch of weapons and equipment, he had previously thought about whether to sell them to players, after all, there are a large number of players and the market is extremely broad, but in the end he dispelled this idea.

For no other reason, players are distributed in the north and south of the world, even if the overall demand is very large, but because of the geographical separation, the market is extremely fragmented, and the efficiency of buying and selling is very low.

However, in this war, dozens of ships can be transported at one time, and they can be transported to those kingdoms and principalities where the war is taking place, which is very convenient.

Such a good opportunity to make money, you can't miss it!

As soon as Raymond saw the opportunity to make a lot of money, his blood was about to boil, and he immediately asked for an order.

"My lord, I request that these weapons and equipment be loaded onto the ship in the next few days, and let me go to the Northern Continent again as soon as possible, the larger the scale of the cargo, the better!"

Seeing this, Ji Chen did not hesitate, and waved his hand and shouted.

"I gave permission, and you'll be responsible for this matter."

"Yes!!"

After Raymond saluted, he showed a speed that was extremely inconsistent with his body, and ran out suddenly.

Ji Chen's order was absolute.

Soon, in the midst of a top-down mobilization.

A large number of idle weapons and equipment piled up in warehouses were transported from the underground lizardman world in batches, piled up directly in the port, and then sorted and packed by specialized people, and then loaded into the cabin.

A large number of battleships were unloaded with guns, making as much space as possible for cargo.

The crown of the ocean under high-speed operation, the efficiency is amazing.

In just two days, more than thirty ships were crammed with cargo, and the draft was a large part deep.

But Rao, less than a third of the weapons and equipment piled up in the underground lizardman world have been shipped.

This shows how rich their inventory is.

Noon on the third day.

Raymond, who had not returned long, boarded the ship again, and set off with a large trading fleet in a flurry of attention.

Among them were thirty-two cargo ships and eight warships escorting the convoy.

The Crescent Islands were left with less than ten warships as a garrison fleet.

In order to avoid the pursuers who were watching Monica and them, Ji Chen deliberately let the fleet leave from the west side of the stormy sea area and merge directly into the channel.

On the edge of the harbor, he watched the trade fleet fade away from the sea before he turned back.

Back in the Lord's Palace, he waited in the hall for a while.

Soon, with the clatter of boots, Monica's figure appeared in front of the side door.

Ji Chen looked at her outfit, and a little surprise flashed in his eyes.

Today's Monica seems to have been dressed up in a special way, and her bright blonde hair, which is more dazzling than the sun, is tied into a neat and long ponytail, which looks quite heroic.

Wearing a hunting suit that is easy to climb over the mountains, the brown vest and plaid shirt outline the graceful body curves of the upper body, and the mountains on the chest are about to come out.

Ji Chen swept the equestrian pants and boots on her lower body, and sighed in his heart, why didn't he find out that this little girl had such a pair of long legs that hooked her soul a few days ago?

Seeing that Ji Chen was looking at her, a trace of imperceptible joy and pride flashed in Monica's eyes.

She's still very beautiful, but she just looked embarrassed because she ran away.

However, does His Excellency Ji Chen like legs?

Monica narrowed her eyes, and suddenly remembered that whether it was Alice, the girl named Anina, or the maid in the castle, they all had long legs.

Thinking of this, she was even more sure of this idea in her heart.

At that moment, he walked generously with his long legs and greeted him with a smile.

"Your Excellency Ji Chen, I'm ready, will I leave now?"

He came back to his senses and smiled, "Of course. ”

For some reason, Alice was urgently transferred elsewhere, and it was now up to him to receive the daughter of the Grand Duke and accompany her on a tour of the Crescent Islands.

Just as Ji Chen was thinking about where it would be better to go, he suddenly felt a tightness in his arm.

Looking down, Monica was generously holding his arm, seeing the look of surprise in his eyes, she blinked her eyes wide, and showed a sweet smile: "Let's go." ”

This woman's rank is not low!

We're lords of a land, so we can't be intimidated by this little scene.

Ji Chen's heart was shocked, and he nodded with a smile.

This time, it was just the two of them, and the first stop was the most common jungle on the island.

For him, the jungle here has been seen a thousand times, and even if it is beautiful, it feels boring.

But for Monica, everything here is so new.

Tall and dense trees, dense impassable vegetation, small insects hidden between the branches and leaves, birds passing low in the forest, trickling crookedly.

This made her, who had lived in the court since she was a child, feel extremely fresh.

As soon as I entered the jungle, I was attracted by the various landscapes, jumping around and looking around, and my mouth was still exclaiming from time to time.

"Your Excellency, look, it's a seven-star ladybug!"

"Your Excellency, it's a dragonfly!"

"Your Excellency, there are snakes!!"

"Your Excellency, there are butterflies!!"

Looking at Monica, who ran back to her side screaming because of a non-venomous little snake passing by, hiding behind her in fear.

And because of a beautiful butterfly in the chase, the face is like a child's happy and happy look.

For a while, Ji Chen couldn't tell whether she was acting or real.

If you act, then the acting skills are really amazing.

On it together