Zhao Ming and Trisda put on a good show for Tartaglia, but in fact, working with Tartaglia is beneficial and harmless at this stage.

After seeing off the guest, Trisda took out the ledger and showed it to Zhaoming.

"This is our flow during this period of time, and there may not be any improvement at this stage, but it will get better and better in the future."

Zhaoming took a brief look, and at present, the main input is trade with Hurricane City and Kangong City.

Hurricane City has a large population and a large demand for Black Rock's products, making it Black Rock's largest trading partner. Kangongcheng can propose a large amount of iron ore to Heiyan and is an important raw material producer.

The valley was in an awkward position, the only products they could produce were herbs and some scarce handicrafts, but the large amount of food they needed was not available to Black Rock.

It stands to reason that Glen has contributed the least to this trade network.

But Zhaoming made an incomprehensible decision - to allocate a large amount of money to buy the products of the valley, and at the same time to purchase grain and transfer it to the valley.

There is almost no money to be made in this business, but Zhaoming has repeatedly stressed that he must persevere.

"We have to make it work for everyone who joins our program to build our credibility."

And Tartaglia, who left the lord's mansion in a hurry, couldn't help but rejoice on the way back to the hostel: "Fortunately, I'm good at observing words and feelings, otherwise this matter really can't be done." ”

Just as he was thinking about it, Tartaglia looked at the paperwork in his hand, let go of his clenched hand, and carefully spread it out and held it forward with both hands.

"This is not only a piece of paper, but also a pass for me to obtain the position of head of the family!"

Tartaglia was a little excited because he finally had the capital to compete with. But then he felt a sense of loss.

"I really didn't expect that I would be a big man, but my fate was taken from the hands of others!"

But Tartaglia quickly cheered himself up again: "Looking back on the history of the family, the ancestors who started their businesses all started from the beginning, and the initial capital was borrowed from others. ”

Tartaglia looked up at the starry sky, as if he saw a glorious future of his own.

"Please Goddess witness, this is the last confusion and helplessness of my Tartaglia Lawrence in this life!"

……

Early the next morning, Zhaoming came to work at the city hall as usual.

"It was a great last night to find a big client for Black Rock City. I have to say, the feeling of pit people is amazing! ”

Zhaoming was beaming with complacency, when he suddenly saw Groushi anxiously walking up to him and whispering in a low voice, "My lord, something has happened to the man we sent to build the road. ”

"What?"

Zhaoming couldn't believe it, he hadn't had a peaceful birthday for a few days, why did he trouble again?

When he walked into the chamber with Grouchy with anxiety, he saw a wounded soldier sitting on a chair, one of the three men he had sent.

"Your Excellency!"

Seeing the arrival of the lord, the soldier held back his tears and knelt down to salute, and tears instantly burst out of his eyes.

Zhaoming immediately stopped him and helped him up, seeing his gray face and the scars on his body, his heart tightened.

"You're injured, don't talk yet, I'll treat you."

A gentle light condensed in Zhaoming's right palm, which slowly pushed towards the soldier, and the soldier instantly felt his wound begin to heal.

But he still couldn't hold back the guilt in his heart, and opened his mouth to say: "It's because we are incompetent, and your sand table was taken away by Lin Duhou!" ”

Zhaoming was shocked, how could Lin Duhou have the ability to take away his sand table?

He forcibly suppressed the worry in his heart and asked the soldier to explain the ins and outs of the matter.

Under the soldier's explanation, Zhaoming understood the general situation of the incident.

His plan seriously affected Lin Duhou's interests, so the other party wanted to intervene in him.

And the secret method sand table in his own hands, this is the key to the advancement of the plan, without it, Zhaoming will have to devote more manpower and material resources to build.

And what shocked Zhaoming even more was that Lin Duhou also had a magician under him!

If the other party was just an ordinary person, the magic left by Zhaoming in the sand table was enough for the soldiers to get out.

But the other party also had a magician, and he also used unknown means to interfere with the operation of the sand table, which eventually led to the capture of the three people.

The soldier choked up and said: "The captain and another brother have been detained by them, let me come back and report to you, they want you to hand over the control of the sand table, otherwise the two brothers will ......"

Speaking of the key point, the soldier burst into tears.

"My subordinates are incompetent!"

Zhaoming understood everything, and comforted the soldier: "Don't blame yourself, you have done a good job, go down and rest first, and I will deal with the matter." ”

After arranging for Groushi to take the wounded soldier to the hospital for further treatment, Zhaoming's face sank and he threw a fist full of anger into the heavy wall.

"Damn Lin Duhou, he has fought against me several times, and this time he actually hit my sand table with his thoughts!"

Among all the magic props of Zhaoming, the secret sand table is the one that helped him the most, and without it, Zhaoming's great cause does not know how to progress.

So what to do now? Zhaoming fell into thought.

"The sand table is now in the hands of the other party, and no one else can use it without my authorization, the key is that the other party still has hostages in his hands, if I don't hand over control......"

If Zhaoming refuses to hand over the control of the sand table, the other party is helpless, and the props given by the system cannot be destroyed without instructions.

There is one characteristic of the system's props, and that is uniqueness. Zhaoming can only get it once, and no matter how much it costs in the future, it is impossible to get it again.

But with a hostage in the other side's hands, the situation is different.

Do you want to sacrifice two soldiers for the sandbox? If it were someone else, I guess I wouldn't hesitate.

One is a powerful and practical magic prop, and the other is two ordinary soldiers, and it is self-evident how to do it.

But Zhaoming is no one else, he can't be so ruthless, even if it's just the lives of two ordinary people, he won't give up.

After making up his mind, Zhaoming gathered the knights and prepared to go to make a deal with Lin Duhou.

It happened so suddenly that Trisda didn't know what was happening, so Zhaoming set off with Ezekiel and eight knights.

The team of ten people quickly disappeared into the field of vision of Black Rock City, heading straight for Lin Du.

"What are they going to do?" Trisda asked Grusch.

The latter shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but the lord couldn't tell you beforehand. ”

"What?"

Trisda couldn't believe that Zhaoming had something to hide from him, as if he was afraid that he would interfere with his decision-making.

Indeed, if Trisda had known, she would have intervened.

After all, the value of the secret method sand table was too great, and she would never agree with Zhaoming to make such a decision anyway.

So just in case, Zhaoming directly cut first and then played.

……

And in the prison of Lindu City, the two captured soldiers were covered in bruises.

They gasped for breath back to back with each other, praying feebly.

"Goddess bless, the lord must not come to save us, he must have a way to get the magic weapon back, our lives are not comparable to it!"

Just as they prayed, the prison door was opened.

The jailer unceremoniously shouted, "Hey, you two get me up!" ”

Then the crowd rushed up and put the two of them on the carriage and took them away.

In fact, the two of them had long wanted to commit suicide, but unfortunately, the magicians under Lin Duhou used a wonderful means to hang the lives of the two of them, making them unable to die.

After the two were taken away, they learned of their fate from the soldiers under Lin Duhou, and their lord decided to summon their lives with precious magic items!

"My lord, you're confused!"

……

The distance between Black Rock City and Lindu City was not far, and the knights galloped all the way to a plain in half a day.

The sky was clear and cloudless, but no one was in the mood to appreciate this beautiful view.

Seeing the arrival of the Chenhui Knights, Lin Duhou raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.

At his feet, the two captured soldiers were kneeling on the ground, looking depressed and remorseful.

The team of the Chenhui Knights stopped 200 paces away from Lin Duhou's group, and Zhaoming saw a man wearing a heavy cloak standing beside Lin Duhou, hiding his entire body.

This is the classic attire of human magicians, and as outliers of the crowd, they are under the supervision of the Templar Church.

Most of the mages were recruited to work in the various institutions of the Church, and a few walked between the human kingdoms as legitimate mages.

Whenever these legitimate magicians arrive in a new city, they must report to the local government and the church to ensure that they are constantly under surveillance.

Only a few exceptions, such as being recruited by the king of the kingdom or joining a certain order, can escape the fate of being supervised.

But neither of these is true freedom.

Zhaoming took off his helmet and shouted loudly: "Lin Duhou, don't be sluggish, let's trade directly!" ”

With that, Zhaoming raised his right hand and made a gesture of casting a spell, and a moment later a stream of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

At the same time, the magician beside Lin Duhou sensed the sand table in his hand, and was no longer bound by that powerful contract, and could be controlled by himself!

So he nodded to Lin Duhou, who also happily released the captive.

Zhaoming is not worried that they will play tricks, after all, Lin Duhou does not have the courage to fight with him.

Now that the goal has been achieved, the sand table has fallen into his hands, and Zhaoming's plan has been blocked, if there is any more moth, I am afraid that Zhaoming will really be angry.

No matter how much Lin Duhou despised Zhaoming, the young lord, he was always vigilant.

Ezekiel and Diesel stepped forward to help the two soldiers up, and the wounded Zhaoming still mustered up his spirit to treat their injuries.

"Your Excellency!"

The two soldiers wept silently, and anyone could see how much Zhao Ming had paid to save them.

Zhaoming released the magic while saying with difficulty, "Let's go, let's go home"