Lord Chronicle

Chapter 136

As soon as the words fell, a person had already entered the store, who wasn't Elebena whom I haven't seen for a long time?
Seeing Sol and Jessica, she smiled slightly: "You are here too." Then she concentrated on looking at the furnishings in the store.

Sol was very puzzled, why did this female dragon come to my territory again?
Seeing a customer coming, Mary gave Sol a hard look, and then walked over.At this time, Elebena had already walked around the store, and she praised: "The things here are all good."

Seeing someone who knows the goods finally came, Mary was happy: "You have a good eye, I made everything here."

Elebena looked at her with some surprise: "For your age, alchemy is pretty good."

In Mary's eyes, Elebena was just a woman not a few years older than her, but she judged herself in such a tone, and her face immediately sank.Little did she know, for Elebena who had lived for thousands of years, this was already quite a high evaluation.

But the other party is a customer after all, so she can only forcefully suppress her unhappiness: "Have you taken a fancy to anything?"

"Yes, this is it." Elebena pointed to the shelf beside her.

It was a bunch of small balls made of some kind of spar, which were crystal clear, and what was rare was that there was something like smoke slowly rotating in the center of each bead, which was very beautiful.

Mary immediately introduced: "You have really good eyesight. This kind of beads can automatically glow at night, and can automatically change the luster according to the temperature. It is a very beautiful decoration. The most rare thing is the material used to make it, that is..."

Before finishing speaking, Elebena interrupted with a smile: "It's the Shuiyun Magic Crystal, right?"

"Oh, you know?" Mary glanced at her in surprise.To meet someone who is knowledgeable means that it will be difficult to bargain later.

Elebena nodded: "Shuiyun magic crystal is not a rare magic crystal, but your polishing skills are quite good, and each bead is almost the same size, so I decided to buy it. How much is it?"

Glancing at her again, Mary stretched out five fingers: "A 50 gold coin."

"It's too expensive, it's worth 20 at most." Elebena shook her head immediately.

"What? I need 30 gold coins each for the cost alone." Marlene cried out immediately.

Elebena sneered, and picked up a bead: "This kind of water cloud magic crystal is only a mediocre product, and it is impossible to be worth that much."

Mary said unceremoniously: "Even if it is a medium magic crystal, the cost is at least 25 gold coins."

Elebena threw the beads: "Are you trying to lie to me? These beads are not cut from the same magic crystal at all, which means that you only use some fragments of magic crystals. In this case, your cost may I don't even get 15 gold coins, so I'm already at a disadvantage."

Unexpectedly, she could see such a subtle difference, and Mary's face changed suddenly: "You, who are you?"

Elebena was triumphant: "Little girl, if you want to fight with me, you're too early. I'll take all 20 gold coins each."

Knowing that she has met a master, but opening her first business, how could Mary compromise like this.She said angrily: "No, 45 pieces, this includes the shipping cost of materials."

"25 pieces, I think you bought them at a low price from the magic material store in the town."

"40 pieces, do you think labor is free?"

"26 pieces, your craftsmanship is worth this price at most."

"35 pieces, since you are the first customer, I jumped off the building and sold it."

"27 pieces, seeing how deserted your store is, I should show kindness."

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Saul and Jessica watched the two women fight each other dumbfounded. It was really, really amazing that they dared to bargain with the dragon. Mary was really not ordinary tough.

After a bloody battle, they finally sold at a price of 30 pieces.When the price was finalized, the two women gasped and stared at each other.

"Not bad, you are the first person who can haggle with me to such an extent." Elebena praised.

Mary said unyieldingly: "To each other, you are also the most difficult customer I have ever seen."

Afterwards, the two women looked at each other and smiled, showing a sense of sympathy for each other.

She readily paid for the goods, and when she passed Sol, Elebena smiled softly: "Interesting little girl, your territory is getting more and more interesting."

On the other side, Mary cast a provocative look at the two of them: "How about it, do you still have knowledge?"

Saul can only sigh, if you continue to sell these inexplicable things, maybe you will only be able to make this business forever.

But now is not the time to discuss business with her, so he winked at Jessica, and then the two also left the workshop and chased after Elebena.

"Miss Elebena, what are you doing here?" Saul caught up with her out of breath.

"Why, can't I come?" Elebena turned around.

"No, of course not, you are always welcome here." Sol said quickly.But he knew very well that with the temperament of this female dragon, how could she be willing to leave her cave of treasure and run outside to hang out.

Elebena suddenly became serious: "Is there any result to what I asked you to pay attention to last time?"

"Last time?" Sol was stunned, and then he remembered that the last time Elebena came to the territory, she seemed to be looking for something, and asked Sol to help him pay attention to any abnormalities nearby.

He quickly said: "No, everything in the territory is normal during this time."

"Really?" Elebena showed confusion: "But the uneasiness in my heart is getting stronger and stronger, so I can't help but come here again, which makes me lose my energy for bargaining today."

Seeing that she was still thinking about what happened just now, Sol and Jessica were stunned and speechless. This female dragon is really not ordinary stingy.However, the two of them were secretly startled, what could make a dragon so uneasy.

Is it really in the relic forest... Sol suddenly came to his senses.Just as he was about to blurt it out, he swallowed it back again, don't worry, after all, it's about the treasure of the black dragon, I'd better figure it out first.

I heard Elebena talking to herself: "Maybe I should expand the scope of my search and look around."

After saying that, he ignored the two of them, and left thoughtfully.

Looking at Elebena's back, Jessica pondered: "Is something really going to happen in our territory?"

Sol shook his head: "I don't know. But look."

As he spoke, he waved his hands around: "Now is the best time for our territory, and I will never allow anything to destroy it."

"Yeah." Seeing the lively construction scene around her, Jessica nodded heavily.

As she spoke, she pointed to the alchemy workshop behind her: "What about her, what are you going to do?"

Sol smiled bitterly: "Now I don't have any expectations for the father and daughter."

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On this day, Sol was watching the dwarves repairing his lord's mansion in the yard, when Reed rushed over suddenly.

"My lord, the latest news from Bamuk has just arrived." Before he ran to the front, he said anxiously.

"Bamuk?" Sol was taken aback: "What happened?"

Running to the front out of breath, Reed handed him a piece of paper: "The lizard man has rebelled."

After taking the paper in doubt, Saul finally understood.It turned out that not long ago, the Lizardmen in the Kingdom of Bamuk suddenly rebelled. They demanded the exclusive right to the area near the southern swamp, and demanded that the trade relationship between the two parties be re-established.

Naturally, the Bamuk royal family could not agree to this. King Marconi gave an order, and the Bamuk army marched to the southern swamp, and war finally ignited in the magic kingdom that had been quiet for hundreds of years.

As a direct result of this incident, most of the magician troops in Bamuk were dispatched to fight, and the original promise to support Dinar was naturally delayed indefinitely.

After carefully reading the battle report, Sol secretly said: "Oops."

Bamuk's magician troops could not support him, so it was Dinar's only hope to convince the barbarians on the frozen plateau and force the orcs to retreat.Sol can no longer delay in Lovell, he must leave immediately.

It's just that this fact is too strange. Why did the Lizardmen launch their rebellion at such a sensitive time? Isn't it too coincidental?
Thinking of this, he asked Reed: "Are you ready to go?"

Reed wondered: "There are too many things to be transported this time, and those large carriages cannot cross the Widney Mountains. I have been trying to find ways to raise transportation tools, but it is still not enough."

"How far away?" Thor asked.

"It's not much, it's just a batch of medicines and daily necessities, but I really can't find anything to deliver." Reed was also very anxious: "If it is shipped twice, it will waste too much time."

"There's no time." Sol said decisively, "You go to Manson and ask him to prepare a batch of wheelbarrows right away, and use that to transport the rest to me across the mountain."

Although the carrying capacity of the wheelbarrow is not ideal, it can adapt to various narrow terrains. There are not many supplies left this time, so using them for emergencies is a good way.Reid thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

After sending Reed away, Sol read the report in his hand again, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.The orcs attacked Broken Sword Gap Fortress, and Bamuk's lizardman rebellion, the two were almost one after the other in terms of time.

On the surface, the two events may seem completely unrelated.But if you think about it deeper, you can find that the consequences of these two incidents are all aimed at Dinar.

Whether it is the siege of the Broken Sword Gap Fortress or the rebellion of the Lizardmen, it will weaken Dinar's power in this war.If there is no connection between the two, even killing Saul would not believe it.

So, who is behind all this?

At this moment, the mysterious words that Ferino said when he was in Bamuk suddenly appeared in Sol's mind: "All this is just the beginning..."

It's him!Sol was sure almost immediately that it must be Felino who was behind the scenes!Although he failed in Bamuk's contest, but with his character, he will definitely not let it go.

How ruthless, the changes of the orcs and the lizardmen completely hit Dinar's weakness, one directly threatened the king's capital, and the other cut off Dinar's strong support in the war, and Felino almost easily resolved it. Saul's achievements in Bamuk were reversed, and the first army was reversed.

However, Felino obviously didn't expect that while he was fighting back, Saul already had a countermeasure.As long as the trip to the frozen plateau goes smoothly, the orcs will be able to calm down again.

But Thor's influence is not as good as Bamuk, and he can't do anything about the Lizardman.From this point of view, after going back and forth, the two of them could be expected to draw evenly.

"Hmph, you have a plan, I have a wall ladder, let's wait and see!" Thinking of this, Sol clenched his fist hard.

With the gradual expansion of influence and the development of the territory, Thor is no longer the poor and weak little lord before.Although he does not yet have the ability to lead the entire war, Thor believes that he will definitely be able to play his due role in this war.

The lizardmen's rebellion obviously had a great impact, and the officials who came to Lovell from Dusk along with the weapons and supplies hurried to the door not long after.They stayed in Lovell these days, and they were treated very well by Saul, and they lived quite comfortably, but of course they couldn't sit still now.

After a quarrel, Saul made a promise to leave tomorrow, and the group dispersed in satisfaction.

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Then there was the busy preparation all night, and early the next morning, it was easy to get together all the transport teams, and finally embarked on the journey to the frozen plateau.

Jessica didn't follow, but stayed in Lovell to preside over the overall situation, and Sol didn't even bring Kress and the territory defense team.The accompanying protection is the responsibility of the Knights of the Royal Capital, so there is no need to worry about safety.

In addition to the weapons and supplies sent by the king to the barbarians, Reed's caravan was also included.With the gradual expansion of the trade between Lovell and the barbarians, the materials that Lovell currently transports to the frozen plateau have grown from single to diverse.

In addition to ironware, medicine, and daily necessities, coal has recently been added.This kind of black stone that can continue to burn and generate heat for a long time is deeply loved by the barbarians who live in the ice and snow, and it is currently showing a faint tendency to become the main trade item between the two sides.

After several days of trekking, this unprecedentedly large team finally crossed the Widney Mountains and entered the territory of the frozen plateau.

Looking at the vast snowfield in front of them, the officials and knights from the capital were all amazed.Thor once suggested that the knights wearing iron tortoise shells take off their full body armor, but they were sternly refused. Obviously, even in such a remote place, the Royal Knights are unwilling to lose their majesty.

However, after spending the night in the vast snowy sea, all the knights automatically took off their armor and put on the cotton coat prepared by Sol.No way, after wearing a cold iron shell for a night of freezing, few people could move their joints with their own strength the next day.

The team still followed the old rules, first went to the White Bear Tribe to rest, and by the way, replaced the carrying horses with woolly beasts.

The arrival of a group of people was warmly welcomed by the patriarch Jerram, and the barbarians were particularly interested in the unicycles carried by Sol and the others.Although this thing is difficult to use in the snow, it is very convenient to transport things within the tribe.

Considering that he would not need it when he went back, Sol generously donated all the wheelbarrows to Jerram, and gave away a batch of weapons from the delivered supplies.This made Jeram so happy that he immediately mobilized the fur beasts of the entire tribe and provided them to Sol for free.

After a night's rest in the White Bear Tribe, everyone continued on the road the next day.After replacing the carriage with a sled pulled by a woolly beast, their speed increased a lot, and they arrived at Snowfield City in a few days.

Thanks to the tools made of high-quality steel provided by Thor, the construction speed of Snowfield City was greatly accelerated.At present, the main wall on the outside of the mountaintop is nearly completed, and many people from nearby tribes have begun to move into the city one after another. Along the way, you can see many barbarians dragging their families to the city.

When they stood under the snow mountain and looked up at the city on the top of the mountain, all the people from the king's capital couldn't help opening their mouths.In the eyes of these people, the aborigines of the frozen plateau are a group of uncivilized savages. They ate simple food and lived in primitive tents during the rest night of the White Bear Tribe, which strengthened their thinking.

Many people even began to wonder, could these primitive savages be able to stop the orcs?

However, at this moment when they stood at the bottom of the mountain, the huge contrast between what they saw before them and what they thought in their hearts shocked everyone.

The Snowfield City may be very simple and not as grand as Dusk, but in the vast and empty snowfield, a huge city suddenly appeared on the top of a towering mountain, which is a huge shock.

In addition, the tall stature and terrifying power of the barbarians who came and went carrying thick logs on the mountain road also left a deep impression on them.It is conceivable that an army composed of such a group of people will have such a terrifying combat effectiveness.

Seeing their stunned looks, Saul was secretly amused.Stretching out his hand and bumping into the officer beside him, he said, "Can we go up?"

After waking up with a start, the official hurriedly said, "Ah, good, we can go."

A group of people began to climb up the mountain, and Irfan, who had already received the news, was waiting at the gate of the city.When he saw a much larger team than before, and those unfamiliar faces wearing Dinar's official uniform, he seemed to have guessed something, and his eyes couldn't help showing a gleam of joy.

"Master Saul, I am very glad to see you in Snowfield City again." Irfan greeted him enthusiastically, and gave Sol a bear hug unique to barbarians.

Then he looked at the officials: "These friends are..."

"Oh, they are officials sent by my king. I will discuss something with you this time." Sol introduced the officials to Irfan one by one.

Although they still looked down on the barbarians from the bottom of their hearts, under the oppression of Irfan's aura, the officials accepted his warm embrace obediently, and of course the slander in their hearts was indispensable.

When entering the city, Sol deliberately had several boxes containing weapons pushed down to the ground. Seeing the gleaming two-handed swords and huge war hammers falling out of the smashed wooden boxes, all the barbarians onlookers exclaimed. .

The next thing was much easier. Irfan, who was understanding, ordered people to send all kinds of supplies to the warehouse, and he led Sol and his party to the city hall.

It could be seen that he was eager to confirm his guess. After sitting down, Irfan said straight to the point: "I wonder what we can do for His Majesty King Dinar?"

Since the discussion was mainly about Saul, the accompanying officials all signaled that he would be the one to speak.In fact, they are unwilling to bargain with these savages because of their identities.

Saul was also happy about this. He and Irfan are old acquaintances, so it is easy to talk about anything.With these useless guys, who knows what the talks will be like.

After thinking for a while, Sol said: "The current war between us Dinar and Lulin, the patriarch must have heard of it, right?"

Irfan nodded: "I've heard Reed mention it. Let me be blunt, the situation in your country doesn't seem to be very good."

His words immediately aroused a buzzing buzz among the officials, what a rude savage, what an insult.

Ignoring those guys, Sol said: "You are right. In fact, our situation is not only not very good, it should be said that we are facing a big crisis."

This remark made the officials even more astonished. Is there anyone who negotiated like this, and even took the initiative to expose his weaknesses.

Saul's frankness satisfied Irfan, and he asked, "Is there anything we can do?"

Thor knew that there was no need to beat around the bush when negotiating with straightforward barbarians. He said straightforwardly: "Recently, the orcs attacked Broken Sword Gorge Fortress, threatening our northern border. The king sent me here in the hope that you can help us to force the orcs to retreat. "

Irfan frowned slightly: "You mean, let us attack the orcs?"

Sol nodded, "That's it."

Irrfan was silent. With Thor's favor to them, it should be said that the barbarians should not refuse no matter what request they make.But this matter is related to the safety of the entire barbarian tribe after all, so he couldn't help but think about it carefully.

After a while, Irfan hesitated and said: "You also know that the construction of Xueyuan City is at a critical moment. We must complete the construction of the city before the orcs escape from the civil war, otherwise the dream of building a nation may never come true again."

After a pause, he continued: "Of course, this is your request, Lord Saul, and we have no reason to refuse. After all, if it weren't for you, there would be no Xueyuan City today. Just can you give us a little more time, wait After the city's defense facilities are roughly built..."

It could be seen that Irfan was genuinely embarrassed. Although Thor made a request that might lead to the destruction of the barbarians, he didn't completely die.Compared with those so-called civilized people, these simple savages know better what it means to repay kindness.

Although Irrfan didn't immediately agree, Thor didn't blame him.After all, this is a matter that concerns all barbarians. If Irfan agrees without thinking, it will only prove that he is not a qualified leader.

As soon as his words fell, an official said in a hurry: "No, troops must be dispatched immediately. You can wait, but Broken Sword Gorge Fortress can't wait."

His words immediately attracted the approval of a group of officials. Obviously, in their eyes, barbarians are not equal negotiating partners at all. These stupid big guys just need to agree to our request unconditionally.

They are really troublesome guys... Sol used the trick he learned from Jessica, his eyes froze, and he slowly stared around with killing eyes.After all, he is the leader of this negotiation, and he is also the Marquis with the highest title. All the officials immediately shut up obediently.

(End of this chapter)