Looking at the poor middle-aged man in front of him trembling, Ivas couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Mr. King's personality is quite interesting......

Ivas made it clear to him that he and Isabel were his acquaintances. This was undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill, as neither the Chancellor nor Her Royal Highness the Princess of Avalon was obliged to tell him such a secret.

- but he trembled even more.

What was he afraid of?

Is it because you are worried that you will know information that you shouldn't know, and you are afraid that you will be killed? Or did he think that he must be dead, so Ivas would tell him these things so that he would die clearly?

Seeing that Mr. "King" did not dare to speak at all, Eivas could only reach out and knock on the armrest. Use your voice to grab his attention.

"Name." Ivus asked.

"Augustus Kante."

"The King" replied Mr. "King."

…… Augustus?

Ivus was stunned for a moment.

What a name! No wonder you have the code name King......

He sighed in his heart.

Augustus was the title of Emperor of the Roman Empire. And in this world, the emperor of the Herasr Empire also used this title for some time.

The Kingdom of Star Antimony is the country with the best preserved traditions of the Hellasr Empire, so it is not surprising that the king knows about this kind of history.

It was Mr. King's parents who were more fierce.

By analogy, this is equivalent to the child's surname Huang, so his parents named him "Huang Shang"; Or the surname Bi, so the name is "Bi Xia".

- In modern times, I am afraid that this will be ridiculed by my classmates.

But the problem is, the Star Antimony Kingdom where he lives really has kings and nobles!

You have brave and sick parents. Ivas exclaimed in his heart.

Ivus struggled to hold back the subtle emotion in his heart, adjusting his expression to keep himself from laughing easily.

He continued to ask with a straight face, "Path and career?" What are you doing here? Let's be honest. ”

"I'm a botanist on the balanced path."

Augustus replied on his own initiative: "I am now in the second energy level, and I just passed the promotion ceremony on that ship yesterday. ”

He felt remorse at the mention of this.

Just last night, there was a rather friendly ceremonial master on board who came over to personally guide his promotion ceremony.

A few days earlier, everyone on the ship also shared with him the experience of the promotion ceremony. At that time, Augustus repeatedly praised them as good people. Pushing glasses and changing lamps with them, a short-lived friendship was formed in a warm atmosphere that lasted less than three days.

- So when they saw their new friends unleashing their weapons and killing the officials with great skill, the Augustans were directly frightened.

What happened!

Why did this group of friends I just made fight to death when they saw the strips!

Oh, and these aren't even the equivalent of the Star Antimony Kingdom Policeman, but Inspectors. Equivalent to an agent of Star Antimony, or a royal agent...... Otherwise, according to their degree of tacit cooperation, if the number of slips is less than twenty, I am afraid that they can be killed in an instant.

That's murder!

It's not killing people in the ordinary sense, or even attacking and killing them in public!

In that instant, Augustus guessed their identities.

- The ship I won't get on is Avalon's famous smuggling freighter!

Whoever will save me, I will be killed!

"Hourglass, I'm a serious businessman! Not to mention smuggling before, I haven't even committed fraud! I give people a lot of goods, and I have never earned money with a bad conscience! ”

Augustus couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this, and immediately stretched out his hand and swore: "In the name of the sand timepiece, I can swear that what I have done before has always been a serious business...... You may not know it, but it's because I don't go along with those people that I can't get along with them......

"I met the guy at one of the previous promotion ceremonies, and his code name was 'Antlers'. He claimed that he needed a large quantity of essential oils, and ordered me for 800 white crown coins. That's about the same as the five hundred gold coins we have there, which is a big list.

"He paid half of the deposit and said he only needed me to send half of the goods first. Then he'll pay the other half, and I'll deliver the rest – I've been in this business for a long time, but I've never seen such a good customer. Generally speaking, the goods are delivered first and then the final payment...... It's like he's not afraid of me at all. ”

- Of course, now he knows why.

Augustus thought of the dozens of transcendent mercenaries on the ship with different paths and no lower ranks, and immediately understood why he was not afraid of escaping.

If they had escaped and been caught by them, their attitude would not have been so friendly......

"I just wanted to see if he had any other needs...... It's rare to meet such a generous customer, so I want to make a long-term trade agreement. ”

Augustus replied with great sincerity: "I am ready to pay the duties!" I even have the money with me...... Those shipments are all essential oils. According to Avalon's customs law, essential oils are classified not as alchemical raw materials, but as plant products, and the tariff is only 12%...... This is the first shipment, worth 400 white crowns. I brought fifty white crown coins this time, and even if the customer doesn't plan to pay the tax, I can make up the tax myself......"

Speaking of this, he felt very aggrieved.

He thought it was a pie-in-the-sky list. Sure enough, there are not so good things in this world!

It is rare to encounter customers who do not bargain much, pay first before goods, and ask for a huge amount of goods, but the result is actually smuggling......

No wonder he doesn't bargain. It turned out that he didn't have to go through customs at all.

Avalon's import tariff on star antimony's alchemy products is as much as 54%, and the alchemy raw materials are also 30%. Basically, the goods can't come in.

If Mr. "Antlers" can avoid customs, then it means that he is not only in sufficient supply, but also half the cost of other people in any case. This means that if he can make a move, he can easily monopolize the market.

Augustus was not stupid.

He now understood why the antlers were in such a large shipment......

This should be considered an investment in yourself. After all, he can make plant essential oils, and he can make other types of plant alchemy raw materials. He is now related to himself, and when he is promoted to the second energy level, he will be able to make some simple alchemy products, and he can also produce alchemy raw materials and mid-way products in larger quantities...... He's aiming for that part!

To put it simply, all he wants is money, but he wants his own people!

Augustus was remorseful: "Why did I have a whim and want to come and see......"

Sure enough, people just can't be greedy......

He didn't really need to come with him this time. The reason why he came here was very simple, because he wanted to come and see if he would need something else for such a rich and big money - he might be able to do other things, without having to go to other people to buy them, he could do it all in one place, and the price could be lower.

At that time, if you can successfully attract some business, at least in a few years, there will be no shortage of orders.

But now, just by recalling, Augustus was afraid.

"Antlers" hired dozens of mercenaries alone.

If I find out that he is a smuggler and wants to run away, I am afraid that he will be arrested directly......

After all, he really sold the goods here, and took dirty money. When the time comes, he will have his own handle.

…… But I feel that now it is nothing more than a life-and-death crisis that has moved from the back to the front. The smuggling case of more than two hundred gold coins is already a death sentence in Star Antimony. He can cut off his head at least three times.

"Minister Moriarty, please be clear!"

The king said with a bitter face, "Whatever you need me to do, I will obey your orders." Whether it's reporting the former minister or something, but I can't go to jail - I still have to support my family! My daughter is still at home waiting for me to go back......"

Although Augustus now knew that the unusually young minister and the princess were acquaintances he had met at the promotion ceremony.

But at this moment, he didn't dare to call the other party "fox" at all.

Augustus had a very clear understanding of the identity of his prisoner.

- Never talk about it, and don't think you're going to get any benefit. If you can find a way to survive this wave, it will already be a good ending.

If he had been put in Star Antimony, I am afraid that he would have been dragged into the secret room for torture by now.

I've heard that Avalon is more focused on the law and evidence, so he probably has a savvy ...... Probably.

Probably a hammer!

- All the evidence he could come up with was in a dream!

(End of chapter)