After emerging from Cecilia's magic tower, Solomon made his way to the Third Outer City.

With the projection summoning of the Ghost-faced Spider King, Solomon's strength has increased by a cut.

Cecilia's other guidance will not be let go of him, but he will either try to improve the Elemental Dragon Summoning Method from the Academy himself, or try to find a way to find Donald and Alfonso, who have reached the Summoning Envoy rank with the Academy's two high-level summoners.

The former was more costly, and Solomon didn't have much to spare now, while the latter had to wait, the academy was now closed, and many mages were following Asturias into battle as military mages.

Connecting the second outer city and the third outer city is a covered bridge, and there are not many pedestrians on the covered bridge at this time, which seems leisurely.

When Solomon walked up, he suddenly felt a sense of relief, he had been in a high level of tension since he opened up the Black Rock Plane, and it was rare to be able to walk on the bridge with a little ease like now.

"This is Mr. Solomon, isn't it?" suddenly a somewhat bewitching woman appeared in front of Solomon.

The woman had a beautiful face, and the only point she lost was that her face was a little bad, she looked a little pale, and she wore a high-necked dress that was not suitable for this season, covering her neck.

"Yes. Solomon stopped and looked at the other man, this woman was good-looking, but she was just an ordinary person.

"My master wants to see you. The woman threw a wink at Solomon.

"Your master, but I'm not interested in seeing him. Solomon was unmoved, and at the same time he immediately raised his spiritual perception to the maximum range, but he did not show any abnormality, nor did he perceive any strong spiritual will watching him.

There are two possibilities, the other party really only used such an ordinary woman to meet with him to convey some kind of information, and the other possibility is that the person hidden in the dark is so strong that he can't detect it for a while.

Solomon looked at the bewitching woman's neck, and there was a subtle hint of fierceness in his eyes, and then ignored her and walked away.

The woman stomped her foot a few times, as if trying to catch up, but eventually gave up, and walked in the opposite direction to Solomon, quickly disappearing into the crowd.

Solomon's refusal to make contact with the so-called master behind the woman was due to his unusual appearance.

Although the woman was wearing a turtleneck to cover her neck, Solomon saw the scar on the side of her neck, which was the bite wound, which meant that the woman was most likely a blood slave.

Of course, Solomon would not take such a risk to accept the temptation, if this woman was really a blood slave, then she might be behind the demonic party.

Some time ago, because he was almost killed by the Demon Party, the city of San Quentin took action against the blood clans, so unless the Demon Party really wants to fight against Asturias, it must be much more scruples at this time.

This woman may be a trap bait, but as long as Solomon does not go to her so-called master, the demons will not dare to do anything in the city of St. Quentin.

Arriving at Franklin's location at the St. Quentin branch, Solomon saw Worthley directing the clerks to close the door and put away the sign.

Solomon entered the store and inspected the branch's operations.

Since the facsimile-effect magic circle was set up between the branch and the Free City, it was much easier to reconcile the accounts on both sides, and because Solomon had successfully established a friendship between the merchants of the commodity exchange, he had found a direction for the operation of the branch, whether it was the deposit of resources or the borrowing and lending.

Compared with the habit of borrowing money from goldsmiths in the past, Franklin Bank is more professional and has a better service attitude.

In terms of interest rate alone, the branch can offer a lower interest rate than the goldsmith, which also makes the merchants borrow money a lot, and they are accustomed to asking the St. Quentin branch for help.

However, it was learned from Wosley that the goldsmiths had indeed united, and some of them had also learned the operation of the St. Quentin branch, established a certain bank, and recruited clerks.

Others are still holding on, using the old model and the new financial model to fight, but they will not be completely defeated for a while, because the opportunities brought by dimensional trade can support them in a short period of time, so that they do not have to fall immediately.

But in the long run, the goldsmiths could not compete with the operation of the Saint-Quentin branch, and the money deposited with the goldsmiths had no interest but had to pay a custodian fee, while the deposit zài bank not only did not have a custodian fee, but had interest, which made the merchants definitely want to deposit it in the bank.

Solomon's request to the clerks is to take the initiative to come to the door to sell loan services to some merchants who may take loans, as long as the sales are successful, there will be rewards, and the goldsmiths rely on old customers.

Of course, the goldsmiths also began to unite to establish banks, which was indeed a kind of competition, but Solomon was not in a hurry, borrowing was always risky, and if he could not recover it, he would lose money.

The goldsmiths took advantage of the opportunity of the plane trade to extend the overall life of the old model, but they could not completely avoid the risks, and the plane trade was not without risks, especially now that Asturias was in a state of tension with several countries, or even at war.

Once the goldsmith or the merchant lent out by the goldsmith bank encounters the most trouble, it will definitely affect the borrower.

At that time, it was the opportunity of the Bank of St. Quentin to eat up its peers and consolidate the resources of the goldsmiths at the cost of taking on part of the debt.

Of course, there is a premise for this, and the Saint-Quentin branch itself cannot be a problem.

Fortunately, in this regard, Solomon has been very careful since he took over, and has established a strict system, except for a little release of water when he lends himself money, he mainly provides the objects of external borrowing to Derek and his group of merchants, and also requires Worsley to conduct a risk assessment.

Judging from the current situation, the money lent to the merchants has not happened for the time being, but Solomon himself is now trapped in the pit of the Black Rock Plane, but fortunately, he also sees a chance to climb out.

Speaking of Derek, it was a surprise that Derek arrived.

Solomon met Derek in the branch meeting room, where he had come to see Wosley.

"So you've already returned? Didn't I hear some time ago that you got a chance in the royal family's plane development?" Derek said in surprise.

"I can put things down a little bit, and I came back to prepare for the next step. Solomon said, "What about you, how are you doing in Eugudral and Farusion?"

"It's not bad in Yugudral, His Majesty has not broken his promise, given us great convenience and protection, and of course, we have also followed your example and paid taxes. However, in Farución, it is even worse, the three wealthy clans are only concerned with their own interests and the protection of the group of guild merchants who cooperate with them, and are unwilling to give us too much protection, which makes us often attacked when the Farousi Company is transporting. Speaking of which, Derek clenched his fists angrily.

Solomon continued to inquire and learned more about what happened to the merchants at Eugudral and Farusion.

In Ugudral, Edward did fulfill his promise to the merchants, and used the king's team to ensure the safety of the merchants and the smooth transportation of goods, so that the merchants could get the resources they wanted from Ugudral, including common resources such as minerals and timber, but the most profitable at the moment was to engage in the spice trade from Ugudral, where the price of spices after being transported to Keos was comparable to that of Mithril.

However, the merchants were not entirely satisfied with the situation of Yugudral, as they needed to expand their activities there, which meant that they would have more sources of spices and expand the market for the goods that came from Asturias.

But this means that the Wang ** team will have to bear more pressure and will be more likely to clash with other ** teams, including other countries where Keos is in Yugudral, as well as the country where Yugudral is located.

Edward, on the other hand, was on the verge of limiting his limits unless he invested more troops in keeping the metal mines there, and was unlikely to meet the merchants' demands for an unlimited expansion of their range of activities and their safety.

For this reason, even the magic academy has been suspended, and the magicians have been recruited to accompany the army, so you can know how tense the conflict and situation over there have become.

And the Duke of Farousi made Derek and them a little disappointed, because over there, it was the three major ducal families who were leading the battle, and their main forces were on safeguarding the interests of the great nobles, and the interests of the merchants were mostly ignored.

And Derek and the others can't pay taxes in exchange for Edward's protection like in Yugudral, because there are three dukes, if they pay protection money, which one will they give to?

"If this continues, we will lose too much in Faroucion, and even if we find the goods we need, we will always be attacked and we will not be able to guarantee safety. And His Majesty did not have too many troops to be transferred to Farucion to balance the situation for the time being, and the three dukes were fighting openly and secretly, without taking into account our interests. ”

"To truly solve this problem, the kingdom needs to devote more troops to protect its interests in those places. Solomon said.

"Yes, it's a pity that there is still no significant progress in lowering the threshold of the teleportation magic array in the short term. ”

"It's not urgent, it will take some time. At this stage, you may be able to recruit some guards yourself, although it will be more expensive, but it is better to have guards, and you can expand the scope of your activities in Yugudral. "Solomon built yì road.

Derek was a little tempted, if the merchants had some military power in their hands, they would be happy for Edward at the current level, because they could share his pressure.

Of course, this will increase Derek's investment, but if the scope of activities can be expanded, then it will mean that the volume of trade will also increase.

"And whether it is the Wang ** team or some of your own forces, if you can ensure the establishment of a solid sphere of influence in the local area, you can completely purchase raw materials locally, and then build a workshop for manufacturing. ”

"Solomon, but the strength of our merchants is too weak, in my case, if it is in Asturias, it is not much of a problem for my wealth to hire and maintain a guard of a few hundred people, but if it is to build an army that can teleport to the other plane, it will be much more troublesome. Derek said embarrassedly.

There are only two ways for Derek to teleport a force that can reach the heterogeneous plane, one is to recruit stronger warriors, and the physical elements must reach the level of second-order creatures, according to this standard, only one to two percent of the mercenaries of hundreds of people can be left, and the physical fitness of the kingdom's hoplites or hoplites is almost like this. Another way is to use the magic sealing box that the merchants are now teleporting, and you can also teleport ordinary mercenaries, but in order to ensure the survival rate of people, that thing can only teleport three to five people at a time, and it is really troublesome to teleport the strength of a squadron, and tofu is sold for the price of meat.

"I advise you to use the first method, and you should use your best advantage. Solomon said slowly.

"The biggest advantage?" Derek is of course experienced in business, but when it comes to military affairs, he doesn't know anything about it.

"Joint. "Solomon said succinctly, if you take the first way and hire only elite warriors in the past, although each of you can hire only a limited number of warriors from the past, if you add up the guards of each merchant, it is also a force to be reckoned with. “

Derek's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said to Solomon: "Solomon, this is a good idea, why don't you join in, the merchants of the commodity exchange can indeed unite, hire some guards each, and then hand over the command to a core to lead, but don't forget, none of us have experience in military command, and among the people we trust, only you are the most suitable." ”

"But it's inconvenient right now, I haven't done it completely on the Black Rock Plane. Solomon shook his head.

What Derek proposed is indeed an opportunity for him, and it is quite rare, but if he can't get the Black Rock Plane here, Solomon always feels that his foundation is not strong, not to mention that the Black Rock Plane is not only a metal mine, but the value of the Black Rock itself is also being explored, once Cecilia can get good news from the Dwarves, the value of the Black Rock Plane will increase tenfold or even a hundred times compared to before.

"Then we will hold on for a while, if we really want to implement the plan you just said, apart from you, we can't believe that the power of unified command can be handed over to others, even to the generals under His Majesty. Derek said.

"If that's the case, then you can start making some preparations now. Solomon took the opportunity to introduce Tiffany's uncle to Derek.

If Derek wants to hire the right people to go there, it may not be enough to rely on some mercenary organizations in the past, and those knights and small nobles who have no territory or want to take risks have the same opportunities, just like Henry has organized his own gang, but he has the resources to support him.

And more knights or warriors with a noble order, they did not have the opportunity before, and the opportunity to go to the different planes to fight and plunder was monopolized, and only those who were appreciated by the great nobles had an army.

Now although it is ostensibly released, it is not something that anyone can do casually, just like Solomon's conquest of the Black Rock Plane, he is almost bankrupt, and he has spent all his previous savings in it but has not completely established himself, and there is no problem at all in defeating the remnants of the Firebeard Clan, but then he is still facing the threat of other dwarf clans, and only by finding a way to deal with this level can Solomon really start to establish a stable resource delivery path between the two planes.

So even if Edward let go, most of these knights or warriors who were like stray soldiers were hired by others, and then took this opportunity to go to Eugudral or Farusion to see if there was a chance of wealth.

Solomon's introduction to Derek is a kind of resource reciprocal use, Smith himself is a knight who can inherit his family's territory, he may not be willing to risk going to war with the army, but he can be a broker from it, increasing Derek's recruitment source.

In this way, he also fulfilled his promise to Smith, and helped Derek by the way.

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