At the end, Sparrow sighed: "Miss Ruolin is now in charge of the overall situation in Port Walker, and she only has less than a thousand gold coins in her hands. According to the size of the fleet of thirty-two ships and consumption, the number of people eating and drinking , The maintenance and maintenance of ships and weapons cost nearly a thousand gold coins per month. This is already compressed to a minimum. Moreover, the fleet is moored in the port, and once the ship is sailing to sea, the cost will be even greater... "
Du Wei took a deep breath: "That is to say, instead of bringing me back a copper coin, you now want me to post money in?"
"Yes." Sparrow also had a bitter face. Originally, he surrendered to Du Wei and wanted to be the captain of the fleet. All going bankrupt.
"If there is no new funds within a month, then my fleet will go bankrupt?" Du Wei asked again.
"Actually, many people have expressed their dissatisfaction. When they were pirates, they could still eat meat and drink. But now they can only eat cereal and the cheapest ale. Now everyone is so poor that they can even find the cheapest prostitutes at the port. The money is gone. If Miss Ruolin and Miss Joanna hadn’t suppressed it violently, I’m afraid there would have been riots many times already.” Sparrow said embarrassingly.
Du Wei rubbed his brows, and he admitted that what he had thought at the beginning was a bit whimsical. Although Joanna, a great expert, was in charge, and Sparrow, a former pirate, was leading the way, the hunt for pirates went smoothly. I also succeeded in getting a good fleet without spending a penny, but to operate a huge fleet, the consumption is very considerable! If Du Wei hadn't made a small fortune recently, I'm afraid he really couldn't afford to support such a fleet!
"Okay." Du Wei waved his hand: "Fleet. Although it costs more money, the current problem is that it has not been operated yet. Now we can only go out but not in. Of course, we can't afford it. We must find a way to make our fleet It can be turned into a money-making machine."
Then Du Wei asked Captain Sparrow to find Made, and he told Made to withdraw 10,000 gold coins from the account and bring them back to Sparrow as funds, and then thought for a long time alone.
In general, I actually still make money. Although this fleet consumes a lot, it doesn't cost a penny to snatch it. It's just that since there are so many ships, it is naturally impossible to go out to be a pirate. We can only find a way to do ocean trade.
Du Wei immediately remembered the snow wolf mercenary group he met in the frozen forest in the north. Beinrich has complained many times that their mercenaries are desperately carrying their heads into the frozen forest to hunt monsters. But the price was lowered by those unscrupulous businessmen. Du Wei also knows that a magic core of a low-level monster can be sold for one or two gold coins at most in a small town on the edge of the frozen forest in the north, but in the south, the price will increase ten times or even dozens of times! Because although the imperial decree cannot prohibit people from entering the frozen forest to hunt, it is very stuck in trade. Those mercenary regiments who have worked so hard to hunt Warcraft are often unable to sell them publicly, and can only reluctantly sell the goods at a low price to some businessmen with backgrounds and connections.
Those businessmen often have some rich and noble families in the north as their backgrounds. After buying those monsters at a low price, they then managed to get legal procedures. It can be sold at a high price when shipped to the south. Once in and out, it is ten times or even a hundred times the profit.
If others can do it, you can do it yourself!
And now I have a fleet, south of the Frozen Forest, the eastern sea area of the empire, and several ports in the north, as long as I send the fleet to the northern port to buy, and then transport it to the south for sale, I will naturally make a lot of money.
The problem is, even though he now bears the aura of Luo Lin's family. But after all, he is not yet an adult, does not have his own title, and his reputation is not right. If he rashly intervenes in those businesses in the north, he may arouse the resentment of the dignitaries in the north. and. To turn a large number of smuggled monster prey into legal things, the official relationship, I am afraid that it is not enough to come forward. After all, I am still a child, and I can make small and big troubles on weekdays, but if I really want to do such a big business, I still can't do it without the formal and important members of the family to come forward.
After much deliberation, Du Wei suddenly had a strange idea in his mind: If... If I am really the heir of the family, that would be fine.
This idea popped up. Du Wei himself was taken aback.
How did I come here? Didn't I hate that kind of responsible life, kept silent on purpose, and didn't explain when I was misunderstood, so I was sent back to the Luolin Plain as I wished, and lived a free life? If he really became the heir of the family, I am afraid there will be more troublesome things. Assuming the honor and responsibility of a family, can he still live as he pleases
After much deliberation, Du Wei sighed inwardly. Regardless of so much, let's solve the immediate problem first.
Then Du Wei hesitated for a moment. In the end, the candidate was placed on the newly acquired President of the United States. Because there is really no capable confidant at hand.
Du Wei called George Bush over, confessed a few words, and asked him to bring his own letter to the north to find Beinrich, the head of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group. After all, George Bush is from the north, and he has also heard the name of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group.
No matter what, Du Wei first wanted to hold back the Snow Wolf mercenary group. The size of this mercenary group is not small. They usually go in and out of the frozen forest, and there are also a lot of goods in and out. First, hold them back and eat all their goods in one bite. First, let's run our own maritime trade in a small way. Although it may not make a lot of money, it is better than leaving a fleet of ships rusty in the port.
In this way, Captain Jack Sparrow and Mr. George Bush became close comrades-in-arms. After preparing, the two went north to find the mercenary group.
Three days later, Du Wei finally received news from the imperial capital.
Earl Raymond wrote a letter in his own hand, and sent someone to deliver it quickly. The letter didn't say much, it just said that it was almost summer and asked Du Wei to rush to the imperial capital to participate in the annual summer festival.
It was only a few words, but after all, he still summoned Du Wei to return to the imperial capital. Ma De was naturally very happy for his master. Du Wei was calm and calm, as if he didn't see any joy or anger.
Go to the imperial capital
snort. The water in the imperial capital is very deep! Now that I am hiding in the Luolin Plain, I am naturally at ease. But the emperor has a lot of dignitaries, wealthy aristocrats, as well as the guys from the temple, and the magic union...
Hussein is great, right? The number one holy knight in the mainland! But the one who was hunted down by the temple was like a bereaved dog.
I have too many secrets in my body now, and they are all a catastrophe of ransacking my family and destroying my family. What if I am found by the temple and gnawed so that there is not even scum left!
The night before the departure, Du Wei was in his own small manor outside the castle. I quietly talked with Hussein all night, and then decided that this time I went to the imperial capital, and no matter what Hussein said, I would never go with him. There are too many people who know Hussein in the imperial capital.
As for Nicole (Medusa), Du Wei hesitated again and again, but still did not take her with her. Although Medusa is very powerful, she would be considered a powerful bodyguard. But Du Wei hasn't figured out the temperament of Her Majesty the Queen until now. Maybe there will be troubles at any time. If she stays at home, at least one Hussein can control her. If she is brought to the imperial capital, she will not be able to control her Majesty the Queen.
For other things, Du Wei took Gargamel with him. After all, even if a mouse is a pet, as long as he doesn't speak in public, it's not a big problem.
And after the QQ guys. It is useless except for talking and talking about "elegant" topics all day long. It is just a waste of food. But Du Wei thought about it for a long time, and somehow, he still took it with him.
that's all. Du Wei packed his luggage, took a mouse and a penguin with him, ordered fifty cavalry guards, and brought some messy things he made by himself, got a few carriages, and grandly, Departed to the imperial capital.
Originally, the hot air balloon ride was naturally very fast... But there were too many goods, and Du Wei didn't have so many hot air balloons to follow. And Du Wei also wanted to take a leisurely walk all the way.
I just walked all the way without talking, but when I came to the Luolin River in the north of the Luolin Plain, I crossed the river. After leaving the territory of Luo Lin's house, he saw a horse standing on the stone bridge over the Luo Lin River from a long distance away.
Du Wei was riding on the horse and took a closer look. He was alone on the horse, wearing a gray mage robe, gray hair, gray eyes, a bitter face, and a pair of upside-down eyebrows. But it was the Clark magician.
Clark saw Du Wei's convoy approaching from afar, and immediately rode up to meet him. Staring at Du Wei, who was guarded by Luo Lin's cavalry, he laughed loudly and said, "Master Du Wei, the Magic Union has received the news that you are going to the imperial capital, and Mr. Jacob Dougan, the chairman of the union, specially ordered me to wait for you here!"
After a few thoughts in Du Wei's mind, he jumped off his horse, walked up and said with a smile, "Master Clark, do you know if Mr. Chairman of the union wants me to do something?"
Clark jumped off his horse, walked to Du Wei, and carefully took out a high-quality black wooden box from his arms. After opening it, there was a golden badge inside, and he handed it to Du Wei, smiling: "This is Mr. President asked me to hand it over to you! You are Lord Gandolf's apprentice, and your identity has been recognized by the Magic Union. As Lord Gandolf's apprentice, although you have not yet taken any magic level exams, Lord Gandolf Disciple, you must have extraordinary knowledge of magic. This badge is a badge of honor in the magic union. It does not represent the level of magic, but it shows that your identity is a "magic bachelor" recognized by the magic union. Wearing this badge, you can enter the mainland Every branch of the magic guild can receive preferential treatment. When you arrive in the imperial capital, Mr. Chairman will personally assess your magic strength, and then give you a rank badge."
Du Wei's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the gold badge in his hand, the faint magic fluctuations on it cannot be concealed from Du Wei's induction.
This is a good thing. Of course Du Wei knew what this badge represented. Although it is not a symbol of the level of a magician, it basically means that the person wearing this badge is a magician!
The so-called bachelor of magic is equivalent to a "visiting professor" in a university. Not subject to jurisdiction, but it is an honor and a status symbol.
"There is one more thing."
Clark took off a bundle from his horse, opened it, and carefully folded a robe inside. The style is very similar to the magician's robe, but it is not gray or white, but a set of pure black robes.
There are also several magic union marks on it, as well as some exquisite patterns. Du Wei didn't know what it was, and Clark explained: "This is the robe of a magician. The cost of this robe is not low, and the patterns on it are helpful as long as you use magic. There are also the robes for encountering enemies." Sometimes, some simple physical attacks can be bounced off. In the magic union, only members of the presidium can have such a robe. It is blessed with magic, but several great magicians of the presidium personally made it. This robe is in the imperial capital. , It’s a status symbol! There are no more than fifteen people with the status of Bachelor of Magic in the entire continent’s magic guild!”
After a pause, Clark took a step back, bowed respectfully, and greeted Du Wei as a low-level mage to a high-level mage, and then said with a smile: "The bachelor of magic is a detached position in the union. Wearing this Wearing a robe, walking in the imperial capital, magicians below the sixth level must show respect and courtesy to you."
Du Wei became more and more solemn in his heart.
I just went out, and before I stepped out of the territory of Luo Lin's house, the magic guild showed itself over and over again...
Du Wei does not believe that there is a free lunch in the world. The other party spent money to show favor to him, it must be a conspiracy.
He didn't refuse at this moment, Du Wei accepted them one by one with a smile, put on the black magic bachelor's robe on the spot, and then put on the badge. Sure enough, the magic power on the badge immediately fluctuated, triggering the blessing magic on the mage's robe, and immediately distributed Out of a series of silver arcs. Du Wei felt a gentle force dragging him down, and his body became a little lighter between his gestures. It seems that the blessing magic above is probably physical skills, such as agility or acceleration.
Putting on this mage's robe, my body, which was slightly warm from running around on horseback, gradually became cooler, and it seemed to have a little effect on regulating the temperature.
Du Wei was happy, thanked Clark, and then Clark joined Du Wei's team, and the group continued northward, towards the imperial capital.
Du Wei finally returned to the imperial capital again, and returned to the circle of power that he wanted to escape from.
Future development, wait and see!