The origin of Baron Dahl's wealth has always been a big mystery. The surrounding lords have been pursuing this matter, but they have never been able to find any reliable clues.
Of course there are still clues, and all of them point to smuggling. But "smuggling" is more than just words, it requires caravans and the circulation of goods on both sides. Among the lords around the Dal Territory, there are also people who know people in big cities such as the capital, but they have never been able to find evidence that Baron Dal has bought and sold goods in the past generations.
It's not that Baron Dahl doesn't do business, but the businesses he does are normal and there is no problem.
But this doesn't trouble Sui Xiong. Just because a mortal can't find clues doesn't mean that his brother Xiong can't find them.
Just use a little magic and read the heart of Baron Dahl...
Then he was a little embarrassed.
Couldn't read it.
Baron Dahl is not very strong, but he carries extremely advanced protective items. Mental attacks below the legendary level have no effect on him. Even if the power is raised to the legendary level, although it can break through the protection of the item, it may not be able to read minds well.
Of course, Sui Xiong can continue to improve his strength. As long as he recognizes the truth, not to mention the mere mortal-level mental protection props, even those artifacts specially used for mental protection may not be able to block it. But if you do this, it will be difficult not to leave traces and go against his wishes.
Leaving traces is nothing, but leaving traces is easy to be discovered. If another god discovers it, it would be shameful to mention it at that time!
The gods are almost immortal. Unless the gods are defeated in the battle, even if the faith is exhausted, it can be solved by creating ethnic groups and opening up the world. In most cases, what the gods are fighting over is just face.
Of course Sui Xiong is not willing to take the risk of losing face for such a trivial matter, but how can it be difficult to defeat the great Majesty the Mask of the Void with this mere problem? As soon as he rolled his eyes, he came up with a solution.
Go back in time!
No matter what Baron Dahl did, as long as we trace back time with him as the target, from the present to the past, and trace it bit by bit, we will be able to find clues sooner or later.
Facing this magical power that can be called a scam, any concealment method is meaningless.
In fact, no "sooner or later" was used. Sui Xiong found the clue only after tracing it to more than ten days ago.
"Haha! This guy is really... creative!"
After understanding this, Sui Xiong couldn't help laughing, but it turned out that Baron Dahl actually dug a long tunnel under the castle, leading to the suburbs. His smuggling business was done through tunnels, and he was working with two large-scale organizations, one of which came from the Gold Coin Federation and the other from the Great Swamp.
In fact, Baron Dahl plays the role of a middleman in the smuggling industry. Whenever both parties need to sell something, or want to buy something, they come to him to leave a deposit or goods, and then He then gets things done by contacting the other party, buying or selling.
At first glance, this thing seems a bit strange, as if he is redundant, and both parties can leave him alone and trade on their own. Even Sui Xiong felt a little puzzled, so he continued to investigate. This time it took much more time and mana than before. After tracing the matter for almost fifty years, Sui Xiong finally sorted out the causes and consequences of the entire incident and fully understood what was going on.
This matter is a long story.
The Dahl family has been running a smuggling business since the first Baron Dahl. They did business with the tribes in the swamp, buying some rare supplies and selling important war preparation supplies.
There is no doubt that this kind of business is illegal. Especially what they sell is similar to military heavy crossbows. Once they are discovered, it is often a disaster for the whole family.
However, as the saying goes, the greater the risk, the greater the benefit. Relying on this cutting-edge business, the Dahl family quickly accumulated a large amount of wealth.
About thirty years ago, the old Baron, the grandfather of the contemporary Baron Dar, accidentally obtained a treasure. This treasure could neither be used for attack nor defense. Its greatest use was to hinder prophecy spells.
Ordinarily, such a treasure should not belong to a mere baron and smuggler. The most appropriate way is to dedicate it to the big shots in the royal capital. But the old baron thought for a long time, and finally decided to keep this treasure that should not be kept in his hands, and specially arranged an underground secret room for it.
The work took almost ten years to complete, and since then the Dahls have expanded their business. They not only smuggle themselves, but also provide trading venues for other smugglers. As long as the transaction is carried out in that secret room, the prophecy spell can be effectively avoided.
Prophecy is what smugglers are most afraid of. No matter how well prepared you are, how thorough you are, or how careful you are, you can't help others directly using prophecy to trace you. For this reason, any treasure that can withstand prophecy spells is extremely valuable and has no market price - not only smugglers need them, but the big shots need them even more!
The secret room of the Dahl family has a strange origin, but its origin is not important. What is important is that it works.
A few years later, the Dahl family began to transform, gradually transforming from smugglers into middlemen in the smuggling business. This business is not only highly profitable, but also does not involve the entry or exit of goods at all, making it quite hidden. Therefore, even though the lords in the surrounding areas have been watching with eager eyes, they have never been able to find any clues.
After more than ten years like this, the Dahl family accumulated more and more wealth, and their life became increasingly luxurious.
In Baron Dahl's view, this is naturally the result of his family's wisdom and luck, and can be enjoyed for a long time. But in Sui Xiong's view, the family fortune left by Baron Dahl's ancestors is now not only a huge benefit, but also a huge crisis.
He didn't have much knowledge in the field of "destiny", but just by looking at the evil black energy rising from Baron Dahl's castle, he knew that the future of this family would no longer be so glorious. Although it is only a good hope that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished, but if you walk too much at night, you will eventually encounter ghosts.
Even without using any prediction methods, Sui Xiong would bet that powerful people must be eyeing the Dahl family. The reason why he hasn't taken action yet may be because he is waiting for a perfect opportunity, or maybe he is discussing the issue of dividing the spoils.
But no matter what, if the Dahl family doesn't try to get rid of the treasure that brings both wealth and crisis as soon as possible, there will definitely be no good end waiting for them.
Although these theoretically have nothing to do with Sui Xiong, Sui Xiong couldn't help but be curious, so he decided to stay temporarily to see when the Dal family would be unlucky.
Of course, it just so happens that he can also help his own priests, lest they suffer great losses due to the unfamiliarity of the people and the land.