After traveling for more than ten hours, Ryan and the others keenly heard the sound coming from the end of the passage. It was made by someone chatting. Astarot listened carefully and lowered his voice to the people around him. Ryan said: "This is the language of the Rakshasa demon. It should be at the other end of the ladder."
Ryan nodded and made a few gestures to his companions, asking everyone to be more careful. Then the entire team continued to meander along the passage. Since Ryan and the others did not intend to hide their tracks, they deliberately stepped up their steps while marching. Otherwise, with the strength of people like Ryan, ordinary Rakshasa demon warriors would not be able to detect their arrival at all. This is definitely a big loophole.
As expected, Ryan and the others' pretentiousness attracted the attention of the entrance to the passage in the distance. Many people, including Ryan, heard the sound of dense footsteps. This was probably gathering the Rakshasa demon warriors responsible for guarding this place. Ryan and the others pretended not to know. , and continued walking forward. Although the sound could spread far because of the open passage, Ryan and his party still walked for almost half an hour before they saw the exit of the entire "staircase".
Hundreds of meters of warriors of various shapes holding scimitars blocked the exit of the "stairs". After seeing Ryan and his party, these warriors clearly increased their vigilance. The magician behind them chanted without hesitation Magic spells added various defense capabilities to his companions, and the leader shouted loudly: "Stop moving forward and stand still."
The captain of the Rakshasa demon shouted several times in succession. Because he saw the dark elf disguised as Astarot walking at the front of the entire team, he changed the words except for the first time to the Rakshasa demon's own language. He used the dark elf language to stop Ryan and the others from moving forward. Astaroth did not intend to forcefully pass through here. He waved his hand to indicate a stop, and then walked forward alone.
"We are from the Earth Giant Chamber of Commerce, and we are going to Birag City." Astarot walked to about fifty meters away from these Rakshasa demons and stood still. He spread his hands to show that he was not Wearing weapons, but with the strength of the legendary strongman he showed, he was enough to kill hundreds of Rakshasa demons in a very short time even without using any weapons. Therefore, the Rakshasa demons responsible for guarding the entrance of the staircase did not have any Relaxed, everyone was staring at the dark elf figure of Astaroth, lest he suddenly get violent and hurt someone,
"Earth Giant Chamber of Commerce." The leader of the Rakshasa Demon lowered his head and thought carefully. He vaguely remembered the name of this chamber of commerce. He raised his head and continued to ask: "Since you are also a chamber of commerce, why didn't you see the convoy transporting goods? Woolen cloth."
"We encountered robbers. Even the leader of the caravan is unconscious. It's good if he can escape. What's the point of talking about goods?" Astarot showed a slightly resentful expression, obviously it was a mess. The arrogant dark elf was unwilling to flee.
The captain of the Rakshasa demon was noncommittal after listening to Astarot's explanation. After repeatedly looking at the companions behind Astarot, he pointed at Ryan and others with a slightly changed expression and said, "You are lying. Your companions are there." Several of them are legendary strong men, but to have their goods robbed by some insignificant robbers, and to escape in such embarrassment, you must be spies of the tieflings."
As soon as the Rakshasa demon captain spoke, his soldiers shouted in unison, which was the slogan before preparing for battle. Astaroth stood unmoved. He snorted and said in a disdainful tone. Said: "You really think too highly of us, but how can a few legendary strong men compete with the legion? If it weren't for us running fast, I'm afraid they would all be buried in the abyss of the center of the earth."
"Legion." The Rakshasa demon's face changed drastically after hearing this, and he kept asking: "What legion? Is it from the tieflings?"
"Don't mention it." Astarot replied pretending to be depressed: "Originally, Lord Kuze over there really liked to plunder caravans. Our leader thought that the less people came, the more benefits he would get, but he didn't Unexpectedly, we were so unlucky to encounter the tiefling army. Our strength was pretty good, and we discovered it early. We only discarded less than one-tenth of the cargo and got around it. But who wants to get away with it immediately? Crash into the army of dark elves..."
"What, the dark elves are attacking the abyss of the earth." Captain Rakshasa was very nervous after hearing the news. He stared at Astaroth's face, trying to see what his expression was hiding. Is this important news true
"Whether it was a full-scale attack, I don't know, but our convoy was indeed lost in the abyss of the earth because of the dark elves. Even the leader was unconscious during the breakout." Astarot said He opened his hand and said: "We are just a small chamber of commerce, and we don't dare to get involved in such a large-scale war. Alas, we will lose all our money this time. I'm afraid that even if the leader is revived, he will faint from heartache again. "
The Rakshasa demon captain thought for a while and felt that Astarot's words should be true. Kuze in the abyss of the earth was well known for his plundering of passing caravans, so it would make sense to hire a few more legendary strong men to carry out trade. , but the profits from ordinary trade may not be enough to cover these employment fees. Maybe the unconscious compatriot lying on the stretcher found some particularly profitable trade.
Thinking of this, the Rakshasa demon captain waved his hand, indicating that his subordinates no longer need to put on a posture of preparing for battle, and then he said to Astarot: "I believe your words for the time being, but no matter what your losses are, The toll tax is definitely indispensable. For 100 gold coins per person, we will issue you a voucher. With it, you no longer need to pay the toll tax when crossing the entire multi-polar abyss. However, the old rule is that your safety can only depend on yourself. We don’t care.”
"I know." Astarot repeated his old trick, took out a magic core and threw it over, and then said: "The underground dwarf in charge of the account is dead, and we don't have any gold coins with us, so we use it to pay for it." Sell it."
The Rakshasa demon captain carefully identified the magic core in his hand, turned his head and said to his subordinates: "Go and handle the formalities for them, and then remember to return their 700 gold coins. This wind magic core is worth at least 2,000 gold coins. Even if only 90% of the value is tax deductible, it is too much."
The efficiency of the Rakshasa demon was very fast. After a short time, Astarot had an extra crystal token in his hand. This was proof that they had paid taxes. At the same time, Astarot also got a token in his hand. A money bag containing 700 gold coins, no more than one, no less. The Rakshasa demon captain did not enrich himself. This behavior is completely different from the tiefling on the other side.
After watching Ryan and his party slowly go away, a Rakshasa demon warrior said to their captain: "Boss, let's just let them go. There are at least four legendary strongmen in this caravan. With this strength, what's the point?" Are you going to trade in remote places like the abyss of the earth?"
"Idiot." The Rakshasa demon captain played with the magic core and reprimanded his subordinates: "You also know that they have at least four legendary strong men. If these people are killed by force, we will not only leave corpses but also others. Do you have a choice? Moreover, if it were you, leading a group of strong guys to the opposite side to cause some damage and do some insidious things, would you pay the tax and then pass through here? Wouldn't it be safer to just clear it up? "
The words of the captain of the Rakshasa demon made the warrior who asked the question speechless. Indeed, if Astarot and others took action, there would only be more than two hundred people here including the shift. These ordinary Rakshasa demons would not be able to do anything at all. How long can they last in the hands of a legendary strongman? If Astarot and the others really want to perform a secret mission, directly killing all the Rakshasa monsters here is the easiest and best way to hide their whereabouts. means,
"Perhaps they have found other trade routes. You must know that as long as they can find some rare materials or a highly productive mithril mine in the abyss of the earth, the cost of hiring these legendary strongmen is really nothing. , besides fighting and prostitution, does that idiot Kuze know anything about trade or prospecting and mining?" The Rakshasa demon captain derogated Kuze a few words in a disdainful tone, and then said: "Of course, I want to do this immediately Report it to me and activate the sound transmission magic circle. I want to pass on the news that a war may have broken out in this chamber of commerce and the abyss of the earth's core."
After quietly listening to the Rakshasa demon captain reporting some news, Ryan quietly left from the entrance of the "staircase". He had to make sure that these Rakshasa demons did not do anything in accordance with the rules before he could rest assured. Heading to Birag City, Ryan and the others were too strong. Although they tried their best to suppress their strength, the strength of two strong men in two fields plus two strong men in quasi-fields was not so easy to hide. , this is what the Rakshasa demon captain said about the four legendary strong men coming to help,
As for other legendary level experts, under the cover of Ryan's magic mask, at least they still have the strength of ordinary advanced or even ordinary peak. In this way, the strength of the Chamber of Commerce guards disguised by Ryan and his party is indeed too amazing. With so many powerful people, The total cost of their employment is absolutely a sky-high amount. It is just a barren abyss in the center of the earth. It seems that there are no good trade channels to absorb this cost.
When Astarot designed the entire plan, in order to solve this flaw, he focused on the two tributes. The abyss under Kuze's rule was very barren, but it did not represent the size of the people who ruled here. The lords are very poor, so this time the so-called earth giant caravan went to the abyss of the earth just to open a trade channel, trade with a very powerful lord under Ku Ze, and help him smuggle to increase his military strength. This Once a trade of this scale is successfully completed, the benefits obtained cannot be described by the word "rich".
When dealing with a small lord with real power, of course you must be fully prepared, otherwise you will be swallowed by the other party at any time without leaving any bones. This is why the entire chamber of commerce has hired so many strong people for the first time, at least. You can escape unscathed after the worst outcome occurs. As for the benefits obtained by the Earth Giant Chamber of Commerce, the tributes in those two storage pockets are enough to make any chamber of commerce jealous. In this way, the flaw will no longer become a flaw.