Chapter 659: Varro's Travels
Because of magic, everything in Fallon is polarized, as is the speed at which news spreads.
Among ordinary people, news is often unusually closed, and when it reaches their ears, it is often heard as a legend months or even years later.
At the top level, the news is often fast and terrible, and the message from hundreds of kilometers away can be delivered in an instant (teleportation, it depends on whether you are willing to spend this money).
The fact that the great deeds of the army of conquerors spread so quickly on the Northland side was the credit of the owner of the horse farm in the village of Anfil, and the huge cattle dragging heavy trucks along the trade route were extremely conspicuous, and those curious people naturally couldn't help but get to the bottom of their origins, and then they pulled out the army of conquerors and their path of conquerors.
Many merchants were itched to get sick, and they were ready to go to the Giant Plains and buy a few huge cattle, on the complicated road roads, these super-sized animals did have an advantage over ordinary livestock, after all, the drag force of one horse far exceeded that of four horses combined.
Although anyone with a little magic knowledge knows that using magic constancy to keep a mutant animal on an ordinary animal can also get a giant animal, provided that you find a transcendent spellcaster who is willing to make this money, since all spells involving professional experience, the caster will be extremely cautious when casting them.
Even if you find a transcendent spellcaster who is willing to cast it, after two five-ring spells, there are no five thousand gold coins to take it, and the value is far more than buying from the Giant Plains.
It is only natural that the inhabitants of Anfil Village, who once had a close intersection with Gavin, pay special attention to the army of conquerors.
"It's a fluke, it's just a fluke." Such a straightforward face-to-face compliment, Gavin didn't know how to respond, so he could only say haha, "Madam only saw our superficial glory, but didn't see the predicament behind us, this time I came here to ask you for help." ”
Gavin chose to get straight to the point, playing with someone like Gose's mother with a lot of experience and complex minds will only complicate things, and it is better to be simple and clear.
"Huh? Asking us for help? Gother's mother laughed and said, "You can even defeat hundreds of thousands of monster armies, what else can stump you in this world?" If we stump you, how can we help a group of weak women? ”
In the dissemination, a lot of news has been distorted, the army of monsters faced by the army of conquerors, from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, it is estimated that it is not only the army of monsters that is exaggerated, but I am afraid that the size of the army of conquerors has also been exaggerated several times, more than 100,000 is not necessarily, exaggeration is a common problem of all intelligent races.
Gavin did not correct Goseer's mother's cognitive error, but said solemnly: "Madam, I'm not kidding, we've gone far in the part of the road dominated by monsters, and the rest is the part where people occupy the absolute dominance, and our swords need to be in our pockets, and diplomacy is used as a tactic, lips and teeth are weapons, and trading is a shield, in this regard, Madam and your girls are absolutely strong, I hope you can help open up the situation." ”
He didn't want to invite Mother Gosser's alone, but her entire Hall of Pleasure.
In the Gosser's Mother's Hall of Joy, there are some escort girls who have responded to Gavin and Gawser's mother's hotel chain plan, and there are also those who choose to stay in the Hall of Joy to continue to operate, and they account for the majority.
It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.
When a person has tasted the taste of quick money, it is difficult to save a solid gold coin or a gold coin.
Compared with braving the wind and rain and the danger of death outside, where there is comfort and comfort in the Hall of Joy, where every day is to eat and drink with people to have fun, there is a large amount of gold flashes into the account, their income from dancing is the harvest of those top craftsmen for a day's hard work, or the entire net worth of a farmer who has been busy for days and nights, the income of successful businessmen is certainly more than them, but there is a premise in front of this, that is, success, in this world, I am afraid that there are more failed businessmen.
Although the escort girls in the Joy Hall of Gosser's mother have inspirational examples of going out and successfully opening up their new lives, there are only a few such ones, and more of them are not happy, and some even run back in circles.
Gavin didn't judge whether these escort girls were willing to be cheap and indulgent, everyone has the right to choose their own life, this is their choice, if he can, he just wants to use this choice for himself, he has adapted to the glamorous escort girls, it will be easier to integrate into those extravagant and chaotic aristocratic circles, and it will naturally be easier to get the information Gavin needs.
As for their ability to gather intelligence, there is no need to doubt this, all taverns, hotels, and pleasure halls will have the work of intelligence collection and sales, and the more famous the escort girl, the more often they are masters in this area, and many people invite them as escorts, the purpose is not simply for pleasure, and the information in their hands is also an important part of their services.
When Gavin first came to Anfil Village, he didn't use them as an important source of information.
"You mean, you want me to lead my girls into the nobility of the Cormier Kingdom?" Help you gather intelligence? ”
"Not just to break into the noble circle of the Cormier Kingdom, I am going to expand our hotel chain to the east, along the trade route along the coast of Sword Bay all the way to the trader's road on the dragon coast, and then include the entire road of conquerors, since you have heard the name of this road here, you should know how great its potential is, how much advantage I occupy there, and I dare not say anything else, I can ensure your safety and trade priorities." Gavin doesn't mind sharing meat with others when he eats meat, his stall is getting bigger and bigger, and wanting to monopolize the benefits will only provoke public anger, rather than cheapening unrelated people, it is better to sell favors to acquaintances and carry out deeper interest bundling.
"Every time you offer conditions, we have no way to refuse." Gose's mother couldn't help but sigh deeply.
In the past two months, she has not been idle, on the side of the long road, she has rapidly promoted the hotel chain plan, and has seen the initial results and tasted the sweetness.
These chain hotels have different origins or shapes, but the business model is printed in a mold, that is, a lot of manpower, material resources and energy need to be invested in the early stage of development, when they arrange the right people, only need to carry out operations, accounting supervision, they can operate normally, and they dare not say that they are making money every day, but they can provide wealth continuously and stably.
Just by stabilizing the hotel chain on this side of Long Road, the monthly income will be ten times that of Gose's Mother Joy Hall at its peak.
The long road was only 700 kilometers, and the 10,000 kilometers of the road Gavin said would add up to 5,000 kilometers, and if they were all eaten, it would become a river of gold coins flowing into their coffers, bringing them a steady stream of wealth.
But the price to pay is also high, which means that they will step on the chariot of the conqueror's army, and being a spy is different from doing business, and the danger factor will skyrocket, and the slightest mistake will be doomed.
As soon as Gavin heard Gose's mother's tone, he knew that there was a play, and hurriedly added: "Just like before, what kind of life they choose is entirely up to them, and we don't need to force anything. ”
No one will have a grudge against wealth, and Gose's mother is not exempt from vulgarity, she can't look down on those small interests at best, but Gavin's price is too rich, and the potential he shows is too great, if you continue to bet on him, if you are not careful, it will not only be wealth, but also this unimaginable monstrous power.
"You're wrong this time." Gose's mother said with a very serious expression, "If you really want to do this, it is not just voluntary, it must also go through strict screening, assessment and training, this will involve their life and death, not every escort girl has such a quality, and these escort girls in my hands are far from enough." ”
"Madam is right, I'm a little too much of a mistake." Gavin immediately straightened his attitude and said, "It's just that the danger factor of going to the Cormir Kingdom this time is relatively small, after all, our conqueror army is there, and we and Cormier have their own needs, nothing more than trying to ensure that the interests of our side are maximized, we need to conduct repeated spying, and after dealing with this matter, whether to carry out in-depth cooperation, we will not be too late to discuss." ”
What Gose's mother said was already biased towards spies.
Gavin wants them to be diplomats, making full use of the ability to dance with long sleeves, which can be regarded as detectives in the open, and the danger factor is relatively small.
Spy on, Gavin already has a Black Wing that is secretly being formed on the other side of the Dragon's Shore.
"Since the general has already offered such generous conditions, if I don't agree again, those escort girls of mine will definitely eat me if they know about it." Gose's mother replied with a smile, "But say in advance, we can only do our best, but to what extent, we dare not guarantee." ”
"That's enough." Of course, Gavin will not completely pin his hopes on them, they are just an auxiliary, and the core main force will still be on his side at that time.
"Since you're going to Cormier, this book will definitely be helpful in comparison." Goather's mother handed Gavin a heavy brown paper book.
Cormier, Varro's Travels.
Seeing the name of the book, Gavin couldn't help but lose his voice: "Is this book already published now?" ”
This book is not only helpful to him, it is simply a window to understand the Cormir Kingdom comprehensively, and it will have a guiding role for his future industrial layout in the Cormier Kingdom.
Varro is the name of a traveling mage who rose to fame with the Varro Travels series.
He is the author of not only Cormier, but also Varro's Travels: The Northland, Varro's Travels: Waterdeep, and Varro's Travels: Monster Illustrated Books, etc.
In his previous life, he had only heard of this travelogue series, but he had never actually started it, after all, due to the limited printing and papermaking methods of Fernan, the speed of dissemination of many publications would be limited to a small area for a long time.
"What does it mean to be published now? Do you know this book? This time, it was Gose's mother's turn to look puzzled.
"I've heard that Master Varro has seen some excerpts from his last travelogue, and he has mentioned that he is going to write a travelogue of the Northland and Cormier, but you know the nature of these authors, and they are always unpunctual, and no one knows when he will publish it, so I thought it would take a while." Gavin was vague.
Although he doesn't know the specific order of Varro's Travels, one thing is certain, Varro's Travels Cormier is by no means the first book in this series, like Waterdeep, which is more developed in all aspects and has a good audience, is the most priority choice, and when there is a certain amount of people and capital accumulation, it is the most correct choice to go on a long-term trip, in any world, long-distance travel is an extremely money-burning behavior.
"I see." Gother's mother suddenly realized, convinced of Gavin's explanation, "This is the internal version of the transcript I got from a friend in Waterdeep, and it will be published on a large scale until next year." ”
Gother's mother once again proved the breadth and energy of her friends in Waterdeep with her actions, which involved the core secrets of a publication publishing house.
"Thank you, ma'am, for bothering you." Gavin thanked him solemnly.
At the same time, I couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Gose's mother had already guessed that she would invite her to Cormier with her? Did you prepare in advance?
"It's a coincidence, I'm a loyal reader of Mr. Varro, and I read all his publications as soon as possible, and that friend of mine knows my preferences, so he prepared a copy for me in advance, and now you need it more than I do." As if in order to prove that she was not a believer, Gosser's mother walked directly to the bookcase, and after opening it, there were not only the complete works of Varro's travels series, but also a series of books such as Varro's Magic, Varro's personal biography, and excerpts from Varro's diary.
"Even so, thank you, ma'am." Gavin was even more pleasantly surprised, "I've always wanted to read Mr. Varro's complete writings, but I haven't had the chance, since Madam has so much here, can I borrow it?" ”
"Absolutely." Gose's mother said very generously, "What do you need?" I'll help you pack. ”
"There's no need to bother, I'll just take it to the hotel and read it." Gavin simply adjusted his arrangement, and did not return to the City of Faith today, and spent the whole day reading all the books of this Mr. Varro.
"Since you are reading here in Anfil Village, it will be easier, just read it directly on my side, and the Hall of Joy is much quieter during the day than your hotel." Gose's mother came up with a more trouble-free idea.
"Then it's troublesome ma'am." Gavin didn't shirk it, because the Shimu Horse Hotel was indeed a bit noisy during the day.
It's not just for the kobold quarry's grain purchase, but also because the situation here has gradually opened up with the disappearance of the weeping witch for a long time, and the traffic is not enough, but the occupancy rate has increased significantly, after all, there are no competitors in Anfil Village, and the price is relatively reasonable, and the morning and evening are the busiest times, and all the merchants and travelers in and out are in and out.
When he got to Goether's mother's side, he was invisible the whole time.
"You haven't eaten breakfast yet, I'll let them prepare it together." Gose's mother was concerned.
Gavin shook his head and rejected Goseer's mother's kindness and said, "Those girls of yours are shrewd, and if you ask them to send two pieces of food to the room, it will definitely cause a lot of suspicion, so you might as well try my cook's skills." ”
As soon as he turned his head, Gavin took out three dishes and one soup from the portable dimensional cave, although the dishes were not much, the amount was not small, there were meat and vegetarian dishes, and they were still steaming.
He never treats himself badly in this regard, as long as there is space in the portable dimensional cave, he will carry a large number of them with him, focusing on being prepared.
"Even if they are given ten more dares, they don't dare to be suspicious of the old lady." Gose's mother said domineeringly, "Since you are so well prepared, then don't let them trouble, your diet is too greasy for me and me, I need to control my body shape, there is a special breakfast, I won't be with you, if there is nothing else, you can read here by yourself, there is still a lot of work to prepare for sending them to Cormier." ”
"Okay." Gavin didn't force it, no matter what the world, women are very concerned about their body appearance, especially these ladies in the Hall of Joy, three meals a day have always been clear soup and little water, which is the price they must pay to maintain their money-making capital, although Gose's mother no longer needs to entertain people with her appearance, but her control over this aspect of herself is even higher than that of other escort girls.
Gavin ate and watched, and soon became immersed in a sea of knowledge.
For the other series of Varro's Travels, he just read through the shorthand and did not study them seriously, which was not too late to be distracted in his spare time, which only took a few hours, and his main energy was spent on Cormier, Varro's Travels, not only carefully studying, but also taking out a pen and paper to write and draw.
In the process of studying, Gavin's biggest impression is that it is worthy of a travelogue, this Varro Master is full of unique interests in eating and drinking, since all the villages he has introduced, it is indispensable to comment on the food and drink specialties there, as well as taverns and inns, and for those who want to follow his footsteps to travel, this part is naturally very helpful, which can help tourists effectively avoid lightning and prevent being pitted.
But for someone like Gavin, this part is the most useless thing, and it's basically a rough run.
The second feeling is that Master Varro really dares to write anything, and at the same time his ability is extraordinary, he even got some secret orders from the Cormier Kingdom, and wrote them in a travelogue, and some unreliable lace news was also included.
When this book is officially published, it will also be the time when the Cormir Kingdom will make a large-scale change of the secret order, and it will also be the time when Mr. Varro will be on the list of the least popular people in the Cormier Kingdom.
If you run into this Venerable Varro in the future, you must be careful with your words and deeds to prevent some of your own things from becoming the writing material for his new book.
(End of chapter)