Two months have passed since the end of that mighty demonic invasion.

The western frontier of the human world ushered in a brief period of calm, and in general, there would be no major movements for a long time after the end of the large-scale invasion of demons.

At this stage, humanity can appropriately expand in the direction of the Dark Frontier, and there will be new oppressive people fleeing their homes to seek survival in the Dark Frontier, and those caravans will also use this opportunity to do some business in the west.

Near the direction of Black Rock City, there is a team marching on the road.

The caravan consisted of hundreds of horses and dozens of retinues and escorts, and their wagons were loaded with sourcing of goods and crafts from the east, ready to make some money in the west.

The leader of the caravan was a young man, about twenty-five or sixteen years of age, with curly brown hair and a somewhat broad chin.

His name was Tartaglia and he was a merchant from Tranya. His family, Lawrence, was famous throughout Trania for their business, ranking among the three major merchants.

At this time, he was riding a horse and checking the accounts with the ledger in his hand.

The old waiter beside him comforted him with some worry: "Young master, our journey is almost over, don't be so tired anymore." ”

Tartaglia put down the ledger in his hand when he heard this, but he didn't say anything to the old man who cared about him.

The old waiter saw that he was preoccupied, so he didn't say anything more.

"My father is seriously ill, and the day of choosing an heir is imminent, but now my status in the family is still very low, and if I want to compete for the position of the head of the family, I must work harder!"

The Lawrence family, to which Tartaglia belongs, made a fortune by virtue of business, and the cultivation of heirs within the family is naturally inclined to commercial talents.

The current head of the Lawrence family, that is, Tartaglia's father, can be said to be quite versatile. not only pulled the family that could only be regarded as a middle-class merchant to the throne of the three major merchants, but also gave birth to and cultivated more than ten children, which is quite exaggerated when looking at the whole world.

And Tartaglia, as the seventh child of the family, is not very high-status, and he is not favored.

While the other siblings had already led a team of several hundred people to the various kingdoms of the human race, he could only run some business within the kingdom of Tranya, and it was still a poor border area.

"In the eyes of others, I have lost hope of competing for the head of the family, and even my father does not pay attention to me. But what they don't know is that I came to the west this time, doing business is only secondary, and the real purpose is to seek allies! ”

Just as he was thinking about it, the scouts who were exploring the way ahead suddenly reported that there was a situation, and the entire caravan stopped instantly.

"What's going on?" Tartaglia questioned the people who had gone to explore the way.

"Young master, I don't know what's wrong with the sand flying everywhere, go and see for yourself!"

Tartaglia was puzzled, according to the time, the demon had just retreated, and such a strange anomaly should not have happened.

In order to find out, he personally stepped forward to explore the way for the caravan.

Sure enough, as the scout had said, smoke and dust were flying about two hundred meters away from them, and there was a strange tremor on the ground.

Tartaglia looked closely, and saw that there were actually three people in the center of the anomaly!

The surrounding dust formed a circle around them and wrapped around them, without the slightest approach. They were holding a strange square object in their hands, emitting a yellow glow, as if it had caused it.

If a normal person saw this scene, he would definitely run away. But Tartaglia, the nature of a businessman, told him that the strange thing in front of him might be an opportunity.

There must be a windfall from the sky, and wealth is sought in danger!

Tartaglia ordered the caravan to stay put, and he moved slightly closer to the three men.

The distance between the two sides continued to shorten, and at a distance of about 50 meters from each other, the three men stopped their movements, and all the anomalous phenomena around them suddenly dissipated.

Tartaglia observed their attire, they were dressed in light leather armor with weapons coiled around their waists, and they appeared to be professional soldiers.

And when they noticed Tartaglia, they were instantly alerted, and the swords in their hands were unsheathed.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Tartaglia hurriedly dismounted and waved his hand, indicating that he had no malicious intent.

In fact, I can't blame those three people for reacting like this, after all, if you were a normal person, you wouldn't come close.

"We are the Black Rock Lord's men, who are you?" One of the three said to Tartaglia.

Tartaglia raised the banner of the caravan, and pointed to the caravan behind him and said, "We are merchants from the East, and we have come here to do some business, and we hope that you will forgive us." ”

Seeing that the other party was not malicious, and that he was a businessman, the three Black Rock Guards put away their weapons and stepped forward and said, "On the orders of our lord, a road is being built here, you can detour for a distance, and then you can use it." ”

Zhaoming's original intention in proposing the construction of roads was to facilitate transportation in various places and promote trade exchanges.

Tartaglia, who came to do business, was naturally very happy when he learned about it. He took three silver coins from his bosom and handed them to the Black Rock Guards.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are interested in going to Black Rock City, I wonder if you can make it convenient for us?"

It is necessary for businessmen to travel in all directions to chase profits, and to be familiar with human feelings. As soon as Tartaglia came up, he took out money to give it to the Black Rock Guard, mainly to inquire about the situation of Black Rock and obtain some information by the way.

"This?"

The three Black Rock Guards looked at the shiny coins in front of them, and for a moment they didn't know whether to accept them or not.

After thinking about it, they finally rejected Tartaglia's kindness, but still told him something about Black Rock City.

"Our lord encourages you outsiders to come and do business with us, of course, you'd better just come for that, or ......"

The Black Rock Guard showed the sand table in his hand, as if to tell Tartaglia: "There are magicians on our side, so you'd better not use any crooked brains." ”

"Thank you very much!" Tartaglia said with a smile on his face.

Tartaglia then commanded the caravan to make way for the Black Rock Guard so that they could continue their work, and then led the caravan onward.

The old waiter stepped forward and said, "Young Master, our own purpose is to go to Hurricane City, you don't need to talk so much to those Black Rock guys." ”

His intention was to remind his young master not to forget the main purpose of this trip, but Tartaglia gave him a blank look and then gave the order.

"Change destination, let's go to Black Rock!"

……

At this time, in Black Rock City, Zhaoming was discussing the recent work situation with Grusch in the office.

"The foundry is going well, production has increased a lot, and Master Crohn has trained a lot of new craftsmen. Mr. Andu came to report that a new batch of gunpowder could already be made. As for our plans to build the school, it is currently on the agenda, and Lesio is already working on the drawings. In terms of security, Kaeya recently applied to be transferred to the charge, and I hope you agree to ......"

Listening to Groushi's report, Zhaoming was very happy. Black Rock is finally back on the road of development, which is commendable!

And the plan he proposed before was accepted by the other knights, which made the rest of the work go much more smoothly.

Now, Zhaoming is already planning to include more knights in his plans.

"Good work, brother!"

Zhaoming will always use this sentence to express his recognition of Grouchy's work, in fact, the age gap between the two of them is quite large, and Grouchy is not out of the question of being his uncle.

But for Grouchy, being able to maintain such a warm relationship with the lord was also what he wanted.

The two smiled at each other, and the office was instantly filled with a relaxed atmosphere.

However, Zhaoming suddenly looked at another table not far from his seat, which belonged to Trisda.

The Governor worked at a very fixed time, working only half a day a day, and never seeing anyone in the afternoon. In a sense, this urges the government officials to improve their work efficiency, after all, if you don't take care of all kinds of important matters in the morning, you won't find anyone in the afternoon!

And recently, Trisda directly poached Zhaoming's secretary Trisda, leaving the lord in a dilemma of not having a secretary (although the original role was not very large, but the current financial situation does not allow Zhaoming to find a new one)

Suddenly, Zhaoming asked, "Grushi, do you have any thoughts on Trisda?" ”

Grouchy hesitated for a moment, he knew that the lord wanted a fair and objective statement, and he had better phrase it.

"My lord, Miss Trisda's abilities are beyond doubt, and although I would love to claim to be my seniors by virtue of my age, there are some undeniable areas where I find it difficult to match."

Zhaoming nodded, it was indeed so. Trisda is calculating and good at controlling people's hearts, and neither Zhaoming nor Grusch can match this in this regard.

"But ......," Grouchy continued, "she has always had a hard time fitting in with us, and I mean Miss Trisda doesn't always agree with us in her interests, but it doesn't hurt either. ”

Grouch's analysis is very tactful, and in a sense it is also an expression of his own loyalty. The officials of the Black Rock government have been given the grace of the lord to have their current status, and they are naturally always on the same side as the lord.

But Trisda is different, she is essentially a businessman, and businessmen are after profits.

At present, Trisda's interests are highly bound to Zhaoming, and everything she does will be considered for the latter.

But what about the future?

Zhaoming couldn't help but think: "I am so dependent on her now, if she leaves me in the future, whether voluntarily or not, what should I do?" ”

Grouchy saw the lord's confusion, and after weighing it in his heart, he said, "My lord, I have a plan that may be able to solve this problem. ”

Zhaoming suddenly became interested: "Let's talk about it." ”

Although he was allowed to do so, Grouchy cautiously took a precautionary shot first: "I may have inadvertently offended, please forgive me." ”

Zhao Ming waved his hand, indicating that it didn't matter.

The corners of Groushi's mouth curled, and then he said meaningfully: "The best way is for her to become a community of interests with us, and it is best for you to have an inseparable connection with her." ”

"To put it simply, if you become husband and wife, all problems will be solved!"