Lei frowned, thinking hard and talking to himself.
"On the surface, there is nothing wrong. It is not uncommon for a failed investment to cause several families to suffer heavy losses and to bear huge debts. But... to persuade people like the Knight of Parn, who have been settled for many years, to participate in the voyage, There must be enough certainty. After all, for them, even if it is a matter that is 70% sure - no, even if it is 80% sure, they will not take risks! Each of them has a family and a career, and they have not risked their lives at all. Reasons to take risks to gain wealth!”
"But... what's the problem? That merchant who still engages in ocean-going trade even though Jinta City is not close to the sea? It's not difficult to understand. Maybe he quietly got in touch with Gars City. The businessman is pursuing profit. Yes, as long as he can make money, it doesn’t matter if he travels across the ocean. Moreover, he is exploring a business route this time. If he goes to a seaside port city to recruit partners, he will easily get into trouble. "
"So, is it his behavior that he obviously attracted many shareholders, but also borrowed a large amount of debt privately? No, that's normal. Since it is a long-term voyage trade that he is sure of, and it is the most profitable first transaction, the principal Of course, the more the better, it would be abnormal not to borrow money!”
"Or, does the problem lie with the chief priest of the Noble Lady Church? That's not right. His behavior is normal... In order to monitor his opponents and make a profit, he also bought a large amount of goods and put them on the ship, and then when he encountered During the time of Musal, he also fought until death. There was nothing unusual or suspicious about the whole process. The only thing that made people suspicious was, where did the church get so much money? After he bought a large amount of goods, he actually returned Can a large sum of money be borrowed to lend out? But the Noble Lady Church relies on many big nobles, so it is not so strange to have a huge sum of money... Perhaps it was precisely because of the huge sum of money that the chief priest followed on board, wanting to supervise it with his own eyes. The process of this business..."
"... None of it is right! There must be something wrong somewhere!"
Lei pondered for a long time, but could not find the key to the problem, and finally had no choice but to ask Sui Xiong for help.
After dinner, they said goodbye to Mrs. Teague, Liv and Nice, and went to the hotel to rest. Steele sneaked away to an unknown place again, while Lei discussed with Sui Xiong.
"There must be something wrong with this!" Lei said. "Although I can't find what the problem is yet, I can smell the smell of conspiracy with my nose!"
"That's right, something is wrong!" Sui Xiong nodded repeatedly, "The Parn Knights have no reason to go to sea, and they are not short of money!"
"If you think about it carefully, they are actually short of money." Lei said, "The Church of the Knights (another name for the Knights and the God of Development) is fighting against the Church of the Noble Lady. Money is definitely needed, and a lot of money is needed. Paan The Cavaliers are not rich, and they may not be able to support themselves in a few years. Now that they have seen a sure opportunity to make a lot of money, of course they will not let it go."
"... That's right, and through this voyage, they can also strengthen their social relationships. As long as the risk is not high, it will only take about a year."
"Well, because the chief priest of the Noble Lady Church also boarded the ship, they don't have to worry about being taken advantage of during this period. And the reason why the chief priest got on the ship is also very good. There is nothing wrong." Lei pondered for a long time, and finally Finally, there was nothing he could do, "Your Majesty, you might as well use magic to see."
"Magic? There is no magic that can detect the situation in the church of other gods." Sui Xiong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Only certain gods with vocations such as 'conspiracy' and 'spy' have such specialized spells .”
"Isn't there a spell that can invite unknown strange beings to answer questions? It seems that the accuracy rate is quite high..."
"Oh, you're talking about that series of spells. Although I don't think it may be useful, it doesn't hurt to try." Inspired, Sui Xiong began to prepare spells. A moment later, accompanied by black smoke and a cold and evil breath, a terrifying Ghostly faces appeared in front of them, staring at them with cold eyes that could freeze the bones.
Lei was a little creeped out by it and hurriedly asked the question: "Please answer my question, is there any conspiracy behind the death of Knight Parn?"
The grimace's expression became a little dazed. This was because it was using its innate ability to peer into the long river of destiny, looking for the answer to this question.
But before it could find the answer, its face suddenly became frightened and uneasy, and then the grimace suddenly twisted and deformed, and with a shrill scream, it exploded into a cloud of smoke. Immediately afterwards, all the smoke and ice swirled up and fell into a vortex that emerged in the air. After a while, they disappeared without a trace together with the vortex.
"...What's going on?" Lei was taken aback and asked doubtfully.
"Some powerful being has taken action." Sui Xiong easily noticed the problem, "But, I'm not sure that he has set up a spell mystery in advance so that all spells that search for relevant content are automatically triggered? Or do you set an alarm and take action yourself if the alarm is triggered?”
Lei was silent for a while and asked, "How strong is he?"
"It's hard to say. If it's the former, it's extremely powerful." Sui Xiong said, "Even if it's the latter, its strength is extraordinary."
"Compared to you?"
"No matter how strong the opponent is, as long as I don't rush into other worlds rashly, and I don't use means such as fate to fight against him, I am not afraid of any enemy in conventional battles in the human world."
Lei thought for a long time, and finally shook his head and sighed deeply.
"Alas! Even if you want to continue to investigate, there are no clues!" He said helplessly, "If there are no clues, no one can do anything!"
Sui Xiong also sighed, gods are not omnipotent.
After a while, Lei said: "Your Majesty, Knight Parn is no longer here, are you still going to find a lord for the holy land you are planning to build?"
"Of course. It's just that I haven't decided who to look for yet," Sui Xiong said. "It's not easy to find a government talent who is capable, has good character, and has no conflict with my beliefs."
"I know a few people, maybe I can give it a try." Lei said thoughtfully, "Although I haven't contacted them for a long time, their ability is certain, and in terms of faith... there shouldn't be a big problem. But I'm not sure. What is their character now? After all, people change."
"It's worth trying if there's hope. Where do they live?"
"The capital of the Eagle Kingdom, Eagle Wing City." Lei said, "They should have been in Eagle Wing City at least fifteen years ago. I haven't heard anything about them in these years. They probably still live in Eagle Wing City. .”
"That's good." Sui Xiong nodded and finalized his intention first.
But the next morning, after a night of thinking, he changed his mind.
"We can't just let this matter go!" He said resolutely, "A group of good people led by Knight Parn died in mysterious circumstances, and their families are still being oppressed. Since I have encountered such a thing, I will not Reason to let go!"
"So... we help them pay off their debts?" Lei thought for a while and asked.
“I always feel that it’s not refreshing enough…”
"Things have to be done step by step, and we must first help them solve the immediate troubles." Lei said, "Besides... if there is really a conspiracy behind this matter, then by asking them to repay their debts, we will destroy the mastermind behind it." In the follow-up plan, they will definitely come to trouble us. When the time comes, won’t the clues be delivered to our door?”
Sui Xiong nodded repeatedly in admiration.
Lei's vision and strategy are indeed good. If it weren't for the fact that he obviously had no interest in being a lord, perhaps it would be a good choice to let him serve as the lord of his holy land.
Encouraged by Sui Xiong, Lei became more active. After some consideration, he made some plans. He must severely stimulate those behind the scenes and make them lose their cool and jump out on their own.
A few hours later, they visited Parn Knight's home again. Liv has gone out today, only Mrs. Teague and Little Nice are home.
When they learned that Mr. Lei had contacted the lord through magic, and the lord said that he could help those in trouble repay their debts, they were shocked.
"But...but, that's an astonishing amount!" Mrs. Teague was so surprised that she even stuttered a bit.
"About how much?" Ray asked.
"Sister has calculated the accounts, and the total is..." Nisi tilted her little head, thought for a while, and came up with an amount that would shock even the wealthier families, "Ah! How should the interest be calculated? I Won't… "
This amount did not exceed Lei's expectation. He smiled slightly and said gently: "Don't worry, even if you add interest, it won't be a big problem. I will set off to raise some money. When Miss Liv comes back today, please invite her and those friends Let’s gather here tomorrow and let’s talk about it in detail, how about that?”
"No problem!" Mrs. Teague answered immediately, but she said worriedly, "But... that's not a small amount! The tax that our Golden Tower City can handle in a year is only more than two thousand gold coins..."
"That's because most of the nobles' various businesses don't pay taxes." Lei said with a smile, "Don't worry, our lord is a nouveau riche. This sum is indeed not small, but for him, it is nothing more than a grin. It’s just something.”
As he spoke, he also made a grinning gesture, which made Little Nisi laugh.
After finalizing the matter, Lei said goodbye and left. He woke up Steele, who was still sleeping soundly. The red flames on the back of her hands increased by seven times overnight, and she was just about to turn into a pig. The two of them went to several stores in the city that mainly dealt with monster materials. , spent all the cash and gems, and purchased as much monster materials as possible at low prices.
Thanks to the Church of the God of Nobles suppressing the monster material trading market during this period, the prices of things like Golden Tower City are indeed low. They can easily acquire a large amount of materials. As long as they go to other cities, even if they are in the past Sell it at a lower price and make some profit.
But why would Sui Xiong be satisfied with selling at low prices? After leaving the city, he left the Leidang coordinates, cast a teleportation spell, and jumped almost half of the continent with Steele in one breath, returned to the Gerten Territory, and came to the side of "Black Blade" Wall.
Ever since the last accident, Sui Xiong had worked hard on the teleportation technique. During this time, he had successfully identified several devout believers as the coordinates for teleportation. Although it is limited by the limitations of the teleportation technique itself, it can only teleport smaller and weaker clones, and cannot teleport overly powerful and large bodies, but it is enough if it is only used to deliver goods.
They went straight to visit the lord and showed them the monster materials. Orian immediately summoned several big nobles and big merchants in the territory to discuss plans to make a fortune.
After several hours of discussion or quarreling, the batch of materials was finally sold for a pretty good price. The nobles and wealthy businessmen who participated in the transaction were all smiling, and everyone was very satisfied.
When Sui Xiong brought Steel back to the outside of the Golden Pagoda City and met up with Lei who was boringly tossing the bronze-crowned flying dragon and trying to train it as a mount, the space bag was already filled with gold coins and gems.
The income from this business alone is worth several times the debt!