The White Lion family started with an army, but too strong a military force would make the king suspicious. For three hundred years, every lord of the White Lion has controlled his army in a cautious and low-key manner, limiting the elite knights of the White Lion Knights to no more than three thousand, and not allowing outsiders to seize any handles.

But in fact, the main army of Istalon is now the city defense, security and supervision forces in the hands of the "three-headed dog of the gatekeeper", the total number of these three forces is more than 10,000 people, ostensibly in the name of the militia regiment, in fact, everyone in Isttalon knows that they are the subordinate legions of the Knights, and they are excellent soldiers who can take up arms and go directly to the battlefield.

In addition to this, every young man over the age of seventeen in the city of Isttalon is required to serve in the military for three years, and they are the real militia and reserve forces. In other words, the city of Isttalon is a soldier for all!

In addition, the White Lion also secretly controls the mercenaries, the only destabilizing factor in the city. The so-called killing order, in Eyre's view, is to train these mercenaries on the one hand, and on the other hand, to give them military supplies in disguise to enhance their strength.

These mercenaries can be said to be a rabble, and the vast majority of them are rough men who only know how to fight bravely, and have no other skills, only relying on a rotten life for money. Even a large-scale mercenary group is unlikely to be able to defeat a squad of knights. Such an insignificant power, the white lion wants to use it, which shows the cautious attitude of this family.

If you want to build a century-old foundation, you must have both military control and political mind. El looked thoughtfully at the white lion flag fluttering at the top of the tower of the inner city of Isttalen.

"Hey-hey! Come back to your senses, come back to your senses!"

A small, white, delicate hand waved diligently in front of El's eyes, awakening El from his musings. He turned his head sharply, and the first thing that caught his eye was a long shoulder-length orange hair.

The waving girl standing in front of him looked about his age, tall and almost as tall as El, with straight, slender legs. She wore a crimson uniform and a short skirt, and seemed to be a student at some college.

"This little brother, are you a fellow of the Jupiter Firm?" asked the tall girl, pointing to the sign on El's clothes.

"Yes, miss. El nodded a little confusedly. The old merchant asked him to carry this sign with him in the morning, but he didn't quite understand the meaning of it, so he cautiously said, "I am now working for the merchant, is there anything I can do for you?"

There was a reason why El was so polite, he had heard that the academy was a place where human beings passed on knowledge, and that the students who studied in the academy were the elite of humanity. But in this era, the "academy" was the exclusive privilege of the aristocratic class. In other words, the students who can study in the academy are either rich or expensive.

"That's great, I'm worried I can't find anyone to help. The tall girl said happily, and when she smiled, she showed the little tiger teeth in her mouth, making her already pretty face even more cute.

The girl turned around and rummaged through the bag she was carrying for a long time, and took out a golden metal card, on which the pattern was the mark of Jupiter's firm.

"This is the highest VIP card of Jupiter Comptoir. That is to say...... My family is one of the biggest customers of your firm! This little brother, if it is convenient for you now, please be sure to do me a small favor. ”

"This ...... Ahaha, of course, of course. "I know that there are ghosts, Er scolded in his heart, and on the surface he could only smile and nod, after all, now the business house also has its own share, and it can't be demolished for itself.

"Thank you so much, little brother. The tall girl's nervous expression relaxed, and she grinned: "Actually, it's nothing, I just want to ask you to help transport a little goods, it doesn't take much time, and it will give you wages." ”

"It's okay, I just don't have anything to do. El thought for a moment and said, he had just been shopping leisurely this afternoon, and there was really nothing to do.

"Then please come with me!" the girl politely lifted the corner of her skirt and thanked El earnestly.

"Miss, my name is El, what shall I call you?" asked El.

"You can call me Lorana. The girl said she didn't give her last name.

El followed Lorana out of the plaza and into another commercial district he wasn't familiar with. To his surprise, the girl's target turned out to be a weapons shop as well.

Although it can't be compared to its counterparts on Central Street, this weapons shop is able to operate in such a busy area so close to the square.

The arrows that Lolana wanted to buy were also arrows, perhaps because she saw El carrying two arrows on her back and asked for his help, hoping that he could help her choose. But what she wanted to buy was another kind of thornwood arrow, and it cost ten bundles at once!

The White Feather Ebony Arrow is a special arrow for the army of the White Lion Knights, which is heavy in quality and requires a hard bow to shoot, and can only be controlled by professional archers. And this kind of thornwood arrow belongs to the configuration of the militia, the arrow is made of cheap thorn wood, and the matching iron arrow has no ridges and blood grooves. The damage and accuracy of the Thornwood Arrow are not too good, and its advantage is that it is light and fast, and it can be used as long as the bow can be drawn, and it is one of the most civilian arrows in Istalon.

There are thirty arrows in a tube, two hundred arrows in a bundle, and two thousand arrows in ten bundles, what is the use of a little girl's family asking for so many arrows? Er was a little confused for a while, and what made him even more entangled was the price of thornwood arrows, a bundle of arrows only cost one gold coin, and there is a discount for wholesale here.

"El, please take a closer look at me, is the quality as they say it is?" said Lolana as she tugged at El's sleeve.

El pulled out a thornwood arrow from it, put it in his hand and checked it, to be honest, he hadn't used such a light arrow for a long time, this kind of arrow was only suitable for beginners, or ordinary people who couldn't shoot arrows at all.

"Ordinary thorn wood, not enough drying, there is still moisture in it. The handle of the arrow made in this way will be a little soft, but it will not break easily. An ordinary hunting bow can shoot up to a hundred paces away, but the actual effective lethality should be around seventy paces. ”

El decided to tell the truth from the standard of a normal person, if it were him now, he could shoot this kind of arrow more than two hundred paces, but this kind of data is meaningless.

"Did you hear that, boss!" Lorana crossed her waist triumphantly, her eyes glinting with gold coins. "I brought a connoisseur to see the goods, is it worth the price for your kind of goods?"

Even girls who are usually gentle and knowledgeable will burst out with an incomprehensible lethality when bargaining, which is a woman's natural relief.

Listening to El's explanation, the boss's face had already begun to turn green, and he was almost about to cry when he heard the girl's words. It was evident that this young lady was terrifyingly shrewd, and I was afraid that there would be no oil or water on her.

Sent out of the weapons shop, the little girl had a happy smile on her face. Under her unrelenting entanglement, the price of the ten bundles of arrows was pressed down to seven gold coins. The grief-stricken boss refused to provide the delivery service, so the coolie work fell to El.

Loading bundles of thornwood arrows onto the rented flatbed, Ellio exerted himself and the trolley ran briskly.

"I didn't expect you to have a good eye, thank you, El. Lolana walked beside El and clasped her hands together with a grin, and said gratefully, "I have saved so much money, I must give you double my salary." ”

"You are so generous. El said, it's just a gesture, and there is money to be earned or not to be made in vain.

The next stop was the vegetable market, where the girl purchased hundreds of pounds of dried cheese and salted ham. Compared to those arrows, the price of food is very low, and of course it is extremely heavy. However, if you use a flatbed truck, it is still within the tolerance of El.

Lolana found an inn near the city gate and stored these items in the stables, as they were not particularly valuable in themselves, so they did not have to worry about being stolen.

Touching her purse, there were only a few scattered silver coins left in it, and the girl pretended to sigh, then clenched her little fists as if to cheer herself up.

"Is that all right?" El took his pay, casually looked at the flatbed cart full of food and asked, "If you want to get to the Red Rock Ridge, the road is not very easy, and the little money you have left is not enough for the deposit to rent mules and horses." ”

"It's okay, mules and horses can be ...... from classmates Eh?" Lolana suddenly reacted, her eyes widened in surprise, "How did you know I was going to Redstone Ridge?"

"If it weren't for the news of Red Rock Ridge, you wouldn't be in the square at that time. El said.

"Seeing that you have bought so many supplies, you want to do business in Red Rock Ridge. I'm just curious, why do you think you can trade with those mercenaries? They are all guys who have been working hard all year round, and they have only been working hard for half a month, how can they not be fully prepared?"

"Hmph, surprisingly sharp. The pierced girl cocked her nose and coughed deliberately. "But your vision doesn't stop there, the so-called business opportunities, it is to grasp the blind spots that others can't notice, in order to be able to win by surprise. ”

"Oh, I'm more curious. El smiled inwardly, still looking curious.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter if I reveal a little bit to you. "Actually, I received the news that the caravan had been looted by kobolds last night, and I immediately went to the library to check the relevant materials. Hmph, do you think kobolds are as easy to bully as ooze monsters? Those mercenaries with muscles in their heads are going to suffer a big loss this time. ”

"As far as I know, kobolds aren't much stronger than goblins. El thought for a moment and said.

"That's no ordinary kobold. Lolana seemed to be confident: "Er, I see that you are very reliable, do you want to go with me?

"I'm very sorry, Miss Lorana, but I still need to go back to the firm. El shook his head and refused, now that Bart was still secretly eyeing the firm, he didn't dare to leave without permission.

"It's okay, there's going to be a chance. Lolana raised the corners of her mouth, revealing her tiny tiger teeth.

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