The Merchant Alliance? The Merchant Alliance that is fighting against the elves
Are you kidding? How can we go there
Moreover, he heard that the people of the Chamber of Commerce were defeated by the long-eared ones. In this case, what if they just arrived there and found that the place was already full of long-eared ones
Then wouldn't he be doomed
So the team leader rejected it outright:
"No, we still have plenty of time."
After saying this, the leader's heart skipped a beat. Then he quickly glanced at the captain.
The other party just nodded and said indifferently:
"Well, you are the customer, you have the final say, but let me be clear, if you need to arrange a place, you will have to pay for it."
The leader kept wondering whether the other party was asking questions intentionally or unintentionally, but he remained flawless on his face and said after a brief hesitation:
"If the money you ask for is reasonable, I can agree to it, but I must be present during the negotiation."
The captain shrugged and said, "I am a man of integrity. Don't worry, I won't cheat you out of your gold by bribing you."
Having said that, he left the cabin.
Looking at the other party's leaving back, the team leader was suspicious for a moment before making a gesture to his men to be more careful.
On the captain's side, he licked his lips with a grim smile after coming out.
Obviously, he would rather pay more gold coins to speed up the journey, but is unwilling to take the fast route of the Merchant Alliance.
Haha, even after this, you still lied to me and said that you only captured a poor noble lady. Tsk tsk, you really think I'm stupid!
These guys clearly caught a long ear! And judging by the depth of the axle, there are at least two inside!
No, considering that the elves' bodies are lighter than human women, it could be three!
That's enough to buy him a retired military boat, right? Rare elves are very valuable!
These long-eared creatures are the elegant beings that the nobles are eager to imitate. If there is a chance to turn them into playthings, many nobles are willing to spend huge amounts of gold coins for it!
But after thinking about this, he hesitated again.
Is he going to take action
He was indeed engaged in smuggling, but slaves were obviously something that only Saragans had a legitimate way to trade. As an amateur, he would probably be severely ripped off.
But he was reluctant to give up, because he felt that he could see his new airship waving at him!
He really couldn't bear to part with the luxurious and solid deck, advanced artillery, and solid military craftsmanship!
After having this thing, he can't do anything privately. He can just steal it from the air!
Although the captain is currently just a small smuggler, his ultimate dream is to become a sky pirate general who is on the list of major empires!
But if he were to do the transaction himself, he might not be able to get such a price.
What should I do? I kept thinking.
The captain came up with an idea that he thought was genius.
I heard that the Grand Duke of Nuremberg has been very upset about the elves recently. If I can send three elves to him to vent his anger, wouldn't I have a chance to get a military airship in service? !
Oh, I'm such a genius!
After rubbing his hands, the captain made a gesture to the first mate, who immediately nodded in understanding.
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After a few days of sailing in Florence, Mozzo successfully arrived in Florence. Mozzo did not go directly to Nuremberg or the Forest of Sacred Trees.
He wanted to get some real first-hand information from the Iron Bank.
For example, why did the elves fight with the Merchant Alliance this time? It would be great if we could get the elves' military deployment map.
After showing his platinum badge once again, Mozo returned to the room he and Audrey had visited last time.
I also successfully met the Iron Bank Saint and her puppet maid here.
Looking at Mozo in front of her, the Iron Bank Saint Laura Liss said teasingly while drinking the black tea poured by the maid:
"You are alone. I thought you would bring the beautiful lady from last time."
Mozo smiled and said:
"She had something else to do, so I came here alone."
Just kidding, among the three girls, Audrey Mozzo is the only one I would never dare to bring along.
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Lola Lis also shrugged and put down the antique coffee cup in her hand. To be honest, Mozo felt that the cup looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where it came from.
As if noticing Mozo's gaze, Lola Lis smiled and said:
"You seem to be somewhat interested in this cup? To be honest, this is also one of my favorite collections, because it used to be the tea set of that heretic witch! It is said that the wrong witch used her own ability to forge this unique tea set from the long river of time. What do you think? If you are interested, I am willing to part with it."
Witch's stuff
Can I have this
Mozo immediately shook his head like a rattle:
"No, no, I don't have much money to buy such a treasure."
Laura Liss didn't care and asked:
"So what are you doing here at this hour?"
Seeing that the other party mentioned the serious matter, Mozo also said:
"Mainly, I want to buy some information from you."
The Iron Bank's business is all-encompassing. Although they maintain absolute neutrality, as long as you pay, they can do many things that are theoretically impossible to do.
Because they are the "church" of businessmen. "Doing business a little bit out of the ordinary" is the default practice for all high-ranking people.
After all, they do need a little help from the Iron Bank occasionally.
Laura Lis nodded and asked with a smile in her eyes:
"I wonder what you would like to buy?"
Mozo said directly:
"I want to know why the elves started this war, and I also want a detailed map of the elves' military deployment."
Laura Liss said without hesitation:
"We have first-hand intelligence today about the latter. It is very accurate. The elves do not bother to hide their whereabouts. But I am not sure whether their advancement speed will cause a major change in this defense map in a short period of time."
"As for the former, even we only found some groundless rumors, and its authenticity cannot be confirmed at all. After all, the elves are too xenophobic."
This made Mozo a little disappointed, but it was not a wasted trip, so he asked:
"What's your price for this?"
The corners of Laura Liz's mouth and eyes were getting more and more upturned, which made her beautiful face inexplicably look like a fox at this moment.
"Because one is a deployment map that could become outdated at any time, and the other is unreliable gossip, the asking price won't be too high. For example, how about 4,999 Duze gold coins?"
This answer made Mozo look at the other person deeply.
The last time he sold the newly unearthed Sun King authentic work to the other party, it was five thousand Duze gold coins. But now she actually reduced the price by one Duze gold coin.
The meaning was obvious. Laura Liss was implying that his so-called authentic painting of the Sun King was now only worth one gold coin!
This woman is still thinking about this matter, even though Mozo almost forgot about it.
But since the other party was playing like this, Mozo raised the corners of his mouth and eyes and said:
"Unfortunately, I don't have so many gold coins on me, but I may be able to provide you with something of equivalent value."
This made Laura Liz's heart skip a beat, and she had a hunch that there seemed to be something fishy going on.
But it is impossible for Iron Bank to refuse the reasonable demands of its customers.
So Laura Liss could only ask with a forced smile:
"I wonder what you want to exchange for it?"
Mozo immediately coughed and said apologetically:
"In fact, last time I not only found the authentic manuscript of the Sun King on that Sequence Three, but I also hid a copy of the Storm King's manuscript just in case!"
The doll lady, who had been standing behind Lola Liz with her eyes and hands closed, couldn't help but look up at Mozo.
And Laura Liss said reluctantly with a twitch of her lips:
"Is your original Storm King painting also as new and fake as the last one?"
Mozo immediately said righteously:
"How can you subjectively speculate on the authenticity of something that has not been authenticated? Besides, didn't you pay a high price for it?"
As he spoke, he took out the Storm King's Notes that he had written just last week.
"You see, this one is not as new as the last one."
Looking at the Storm King's Notebook handed over by Mozo, which also had no problem with the handwriting, Laura Liss finally couldn't help but cover her face and said in pain:
"Yes, the last new one was just written, and this new one was written last week."
It's another contradiction that what's fake can't be fake anymore and what's real can't be real anymore...
And not being able to tell the real from the fake is a huge torture for Laura Liz!
Mozo was enjoying the other's pain with satisfaction, and he did not forget to finish him off and said:
"Well, are you going to accept it? If not, I still have some."
Hearing that this guy seemed to be going to come up with something to torture people, Laura Lis hurriedly held down the Storm King's Notebook and said with gritted teeth:
"I agree!"
Mozo immediately stopped his hand from reaching into his arms. If the other party disagreed, he still had handwritten letters from Saint John and several other important figures.
"Since you agree, what about my intelligence?"
Laura Lis looked at the Storm King's Notes in her hand with a complicated expression. After examining it up and down for a long time, she sighed and put it away.
At the same time, he also received a defense map from the maid:
"This is the elves' general defense map. Since they have already advanced to Nuremberg, if Nuremberg is not breached in a short period of time, this defense map should not change much."
"As for the elves' war, I can only say that there are three pieces of credible gossip at the moment. Please listen carefully, I'm only saying it once."
"The first one is that there are high-level officials in the Merchant Alliance who intend to cooperate with the Saragans to steal elves as slaves. And it seems that a group of elite slave-hunting teams have been active in the surrounding areas. That's why the elves went berserk and attacked the east."
"The second one is that it seems that a high-ranking follower of a certain evil god has bewitched the elves. This is why they launched this invasion. It is said that their purpose is to revive the evil god."
"As for the third one, it's a bit interesting. Some slaves who escaped from the elf-occupied area have been spreading rumors that the elves are trying to revive the Sun King!"
Of the three theories, the first one seemed most likely to Mozo, because the Saragans had a history of stealing elves and the Merchant Alliance had a bad reputation. But the Saint of the Iron Bank said that this was just hearsay, and there was probably no actual evidence.
The second one, Mozo felt, was pure speculation without any basis. It was probably a believer in the Holy See who was throwing dirty water on the cultists. Nara was not someone who could be deceived by the cultists.
Or how could a cultist be able to use the glow of the Twin Trees to bewitch the elves
As for the third one, although Mozo thought it was just some ignorant people from the lower classes making exaggerated assumptions based on their own experiences, it still made him feel a little nervous.
Because this really seems to be something that elves can do.
But common sense suggests that this should be impossible, as the high lords all know that the death of the Sun King is unavoidable.
After a brief silence, Mozo said to Lola Lis:
"I wonder if you are interested in going to Nuremberg?"
This made the maid look straight at Mozo. Nuremberg was the front line!
The Iron Bank Saint's identity is very transcendent, and she is absolutely neutral and no one will actively attack her.
But cannonballs have no eyes.
The elves were not a race that would stop fighting just because of Lola Liss’s identity.