In order to fight against the "Black Gold Chamber of Commerce" in Canossa, the two empires of Sid and Omar formed their own official chambers of commerce.
However, in less than two years, the "Sunflower Chamber of Commerce" and "Xide Merchant Alliance" established by the old nobles who integrated a large amount of resources have long existed in name only.
The Omar Empire was divided, the old aristocratic groups were fighting each other, and the "Sunflower Chamber of Commerce" naturally collapsed.
Although the Sid Emperor's royal family tried its best to preserve the "Xide Merchant Alliance", internal decay and the external market being squeezed... also directly caused the merchant alliance to become an empty shell that did not make money.
It’s not entirely the fault of the corrupt system and the incompetence of the old nobles, but the opponent is too strong!
From a commercial perspective, no one in the Ice Ridge Wasteland can compete with the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce.
Previously, Black Gold's headquarters was in Sid. Even if Kanosati arranged some methods in advance, it was more or less restricted by the Sid's nobles.
After all, Sid was an ancient country where lords centralized power, and the status of the nobility was far higher than anything else.
But the emergence of Black Dragon City in Black Dragon City broke this shackles.
Not to mention the private relationship between Canosha and Renn, the black gold vice president's business acumen is also vicious.
She had not even been able to stay in Black Dragon City for a long time, but she relied on a little bit of information from Ren to put all the chips of the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce on the future of Black Dragon City!
However, she also made the right bet.
After Black Dragon City was opened to the outside world, the business of the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce increased exponentially.
The current Black Gold Chamber of Commerce is like a "giant whale" without restraints, crazily devouring the wealth of various territories and gathering towards Black Dragon City.
There are no precise statistics in this era to prove how much money Black Gold has earned, but Renne knows that it is correct to say that this Canosha is "the richest woman in the world."
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No one can stop Black Dragon City's current rise.
Even if there is no news in this era, even if the two empires of Sid and Omar join forces to block the border, interests will still drive countless people to take risks.
Troubadours, hunters and traders spread everything about Black Dragon City to various territories in the Ice Ridge Wasteland.
In a few years, Black Dragon City will truly become an unrivaled soaring dragon.
And while Black Dragon City was developing steadily, no one knew that in the endless wasteland in the east of Oma... on that cliff that was not marked on the map, a stranger from outside the territory suddenly arrived.
This is a steam mechanical airship with billowing black smoke coming from the chimney!
"Captain Jimmy, this place is really evil. You can only enter by following the 'treasure map' route. The 'Exploration 2' airship went the wrong way and disappeared..."
"I really didn't expect that there are still human beings in the 'Gods Abandoned Ruins'. The treasure map we snatched from the [Steam Brotherhood] may really allow us to find some incredible treasures..."
"Then who is the [Black Emperor]? Does it sound like an emperor from an ancient civilization?"
"It's probably a chronological civilization, who knows. It seems to be a civilization that was destroyed in the 'War of Hundreds of Clans' that lasted tens of thousands of years. Dozens of civilizations were destroyed in that war. This Monkel civilization was probably destroyed. One of the civilizations..."
"..."
This steam airship is not large in size, about the size of two football fields.
There were about hundreds of people on the airship's plywood. Those with the highest cultivation level were at the fifth level of extraordinary, and most of them were at level three or above. Each of them wore gas masks, muskets and swords, and looked like gangsters. Their attire did not look like serious adventurers, but more like monster thieves.
These outsiders looked at this secret forbidden area that had never been discovered by the outside world, and they were all full of curiosity.
The airship traveled very quickly, heading west from the no-man's land in eastern Oma, and soon encountered the first human territory.
However, they only sent the extraordinary perception system to sense it a little bit, and did not choose to contact these "natives".
Instead, they continued to head west in the direction recorded on the "Treasure Map".
After realizing that the extraordinary beings in the human territory were only at the fifth level and were few in number, these outsiders also completely relaxed.
"Captain Jimmy, are these natives really weak? That was the largest human gathering place we encountered just now. The strongest extraordinary person in it is only fifth level. And there is only one extraordinary person above level three. . . . ”
"Hmm... I was still doubtful before, but now that I have seen these natives, I have determined that this world is restricted by laws arranged by ancient powerful men. The laws above the fifth level of the extraordinary are restricted."
"Hehe, then there is probably no danger in our treasure hunt this time. Since these natives and monsters are not stronger than the fifth level, we don't have to worry about being like the ones outside. If we just go sailing for a while, we will encounter some seven-level monsters. The high-level monsters of level 8 and level 8 are attacking...these level 5 monsters, not to mention our twenty-odd number of level 5 extraordinary beasts and mechanical airships, can be killed by any means."
"Don't underestimate these indigenous people. They can survive in such a harsh environment. They may have awakened some extraordinary abilities that we didn't expect because of the environment..."
"But having said that, the mist poison in this forbidden area is really strong. I don't know how the creatures here can survive in such a harsh environment..."
"That's right, even through a gas mask, this bad black fog made my throat feel burning. It's a miracle that those indigenous people survived."
"..."
"The technology of these primitive people is really backward. Those clumsy mechanical cities can only run on the ground and their speed is so slow. In other words, such large-caliber cannons will only increase the load on the mechanical cities..."
"You forgot, there are no magic cannons here. We can only use gunpowder. Naturally, the larger the caliber, the better."
"Haha, that's right. But no matter how big this backward mechanical city is, it can only take a beating due to the air superiority of our airship."
"Forget it, forget about those natives. Let's go find the place on the 'treasure map' first and see what treasures there are. The war situation outside is very chaotic now, and those guys from the 'Holy Light Alliance' may come over at any time. This The 'god-forsaken ruins' cannot be left here any longer..."
"I don't know why those guys from the 'Holy Light Alliance' got so crazy that they suddenly launched a war against our 'Mapson Empire'. In such a remote place, there are no high-end resources, so what's the big plan..."
"Never mind it. For us Phantom Thieves, isn't the more chaotic the situation, the better. Without this war to destroy the 'Brotherhood of Steel', our 'Red Shark Group' still wouldn't be able to get this treasure map... . "
"..."
These outsiders looked at the mechanical city they met along the way, and they all showed ridicule.
In their opinion, this kind of mechanical city that can only run on the ground is simply too rough.
The group of "Red Shark Phantom Thieves" traveled westward, crossing the entire Omar Empire, and soon arrived at the Alcoron Mountains.
After all, there is no satellite positioning system in this era, and direction depends entirely on perception.
Coincidentally, as these guys were walking, their way was blocked by the towering Alcoron Mountains.
After all, the treasure map was hand-drawn. They knew they were close to the treasure location, but they didn't know the precise location of the treasure.
Just like the airship that crashed before, they began to search around the Alcoron Mountains.
Then, they headed west along the mountains and unexpectedly found the "Black Dragon Pass".
As of today, Black Dragon City has blocked all roads outside the pass for the sake of the caravan.
This group of alien thieves were also surprised when they discovered that there was a human city near the location marked on the "treasure map".
"There is actually a human gathering place in this basin? Could it be that the 'Black Emperor's Tomb' has been discovered by these natives?"
"I can't say for sure. Catch a few people and torture them mentally to see if they know the place on the treasure map. If they are discovered, we will search the territory nearby. If not, we will just do it again. Go find it.”
"Um."
This group of extraterrestrial monster thieves are also very smart. Although they don't understand the language, they have maps in their hands, and it is not difficult to mentally torture them to extract these simple information.
And just when the Phantom Thieves were planning to capture a few "natives" for interrogation, they discovered a caravan on the road.
This caravan has a small number of people and hangs a flag with a black iron bird on it. This is clearly the team of the "Black Gold Chamber of Commerce"!
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The mechanical airship is making a lot of noise.
When it descended rapidly and came from the caravan, Canossa in the team had already discovered this group of uninvited guests.
If it were anyone else, looking at this steel monster flying in the sky, they would definitely be shocked.
But as one of the few people in the Ice Ridge Wasteland who knew the truth about the mechanical airship, she felt no panic, only solemnity.
She looked at the guys jumping down menacingly in the sky, and murmured: "Here we are finally."
In fact, she knew she might encounter this situation from the first time she saw the wreckage of the airship.
Since people outside the fog can enter here for the first time, then they can also enter here for the second and third time...
In the past, Canosha always had high-level guards around her because at that time she needed to hide the fact that she was a transcendent from outsiders.
But now, everyone in the Ice Ridge Wasteland knows that she is not only extraordinary, but also a "legend"!
There is no need to hide and tuck in, and there is no need to bring too many guards in the team.
Therefore, during this trip, she only had a third-level guard captain by her side.
When the group of extraterrestrial monster thieves from the "Red Shark Group" saw that the strongest member of the team was a third-level transcendent, they jumped down without hesitation and dozens of monster thieves surrounded Canosha and the others.
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Everyone else in the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce saw a flying mechanical airship for the first time, and all of them had horror on their faces.
Mechanical City...can still fly
This is something beyond their knowledge.
They don't know where these guys came from...
However, despite the shock, the well-trained guards of the Chamber of Commerce also took action to protect Canosha.
The slightly trembling voice of the third-level guard captain showed his uneasiness. He asked Canosha: "President, this..."
"You send a signal to Black Dragon City..."
Canosha's expression was very calm and she responded calmly, "Leave those guys to me."
She knew that this group of people came from outside the mist.
While speaking, Kanosha glanced at the group of monster thieves, but muttered in her heart: "As expected, as Dr. Ilubek analyzed, these guys are really weak. The extraordinary fifth-level people from outside the territory, fighting spirit." At this level?”
When Irubek analyzed the bones on the wreckage of the airship, he had already come up with this guess: the human physique outside the Ice Ridge Wasteland was much worse than those who thrived under this black mist.
Although the people who jumped off the airship in front of him were two fifth-level extraordinary beings, in Canosha's eyes, both in terms of fighting spirit and coercion, they were only comparable to the ordinary fourth-level extraordinary beings in the Bingji Wasteland.
This kind of guy is not worth mentioning in the eyes of a legend like her.
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This group of monster thieves, who seemed to have bad intentions at first glance, jumped off the airship and surrounded Canosha and his party.
They were mumbling something in an incomprehensible language.
Seeing the gorgeous Canossa, these guys also had other thoughts.
"Haha, there is actually such a tender girl among the natives? Don't kill her yet, stay here to give the brothers some pleasure..."
"The strength of these natives is weird. A third-level transcendent actually has such a huge amount of fighting spirit, which is almost the same as our fourth-level..."
"What the hell, no matter how strong you are, you are still at level three. Kill the guards first, and leave the woman alive and take her to the airship."
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Naturally, these guys didn't notice Canosha, who had completely restrained his aura.
They just thought she was an ordinary person.
Although Canosha didn't understand what these guys were communicating, she also understood what those guys' lustful looks meant.
At this time, when these extraterrestrial monsters looked at the Black Crystal Chamber of Commerce group of people with a look on their faces as if they were slaughtering livestock, they heard a cold snort.
"snort!"
Immediately, a monstrous murderous intention suddenly overwhelmed the entire audience.
Of course, before these guys could take action, Canosha's graceful body suddenly turned into a shadow.
Just when no one could see clearly what was happening, suddenly the two fifth-level extraordinary heads that were gliding aside suddenly exploded!
After waiting for a moment, everyone present reflected what they had just seen in their minds.
Those extraterrestrial monster thieves who were just about to take action stood stunned on the spot, holding their weapons at a loss.
They were all shocked, and all had a look of fear on their faces.
What did I just see
That woman...
Blast a fifth-level extraordinary head with one punch
Continuously practicing boxing and killing two captain-level masters
At this moment, Canosha's momentum was not concealed at all. She was covered in golden light, and the golden body of the "Godly Strength Realm" was clearly revealed.
Behind her, the phantom of the deity in the demonic state also exuded a pressure that made people's souls tremble.
At this moment, the group of "Red Shark Group" Phantom Thieves finally understood something.
Although he didn't understand why a native they thought was an "ordinary person" would suddenly burst out with such strong fighting power, but the powerful aura like a sixth-level or seventh-level magical beast really made them breathless. .
The real murderous intent in Canosha's body seemed like a shot of ice water, extinguishing the arrogance of this group of extraterrestrial monster thieves.
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Just as dozens of monster thieves jumped off, Captain Jimmy was watching the show on the mechanical airship.
Although the third-level "indigenous" guard captain feels very strong, it is only equivalent to the level of the fourth-level members among them.
In their eyes, the entire caravan posed no threat at all.
However, this contempt did not last for a minute.
They saw a scene that shocked them.
The woman covered in golden light killed two of his fifth-level team captains in one encounter.
Moreover, behind her, a "phantom of a god" appeared that only high-level extraordinary beings could understand!
Seeing this, Captain Jimmy seemed to have seen some incredible and terrifying scene, and his face turned pale with fear.
He sweated profusely and muttered to himself as if he was possessed by a demon: "The secret method of solving magic... What kind of terrifying monsters are these natives? Can they master the secret method of solving magic at the fifth level?!"