The business fair in the Golden Harvest Territory was about to take place. The population of the entire city had increased significantly. Gerkat rode his beloved horse and stopped in front of a mansion. The mansion covered a large area. The person responsible for guarding the door was the mansion's own bodyguards, who were all very powerful. Not bad, when Gerkat dismounted, an attendant immediately came up to him and took the horse to the stable to take care of it.
As a prosperous agricultural and commercial territory, in order to facilitate the trading of agricultural products, many chambers of commerce on the mainland have set up special chambers of commerce in the Golden Harvest Territory and dispatched permanent personnel. The chamber of commerce that Gerkat entered is the Black Stone Ring Chamber of Commerce, which has rapidly emerged in the free city in recent years. The chamber of commerce's trade involves many fields, from ordinary agricultural products and daily necessities to swords and armor, etc. Weapons, as long as the buyer can afford it, even the airship Blackstone Circle is for sale. Moreover, the Black Stone Ring Chamber of Commerce is not only rising rapidly in the eastern part of the continent, but also the western continent, which is located within the Holy Capital, has recently begun to establish a permanent residence of the Black Stone Ring Chamber of Commerce.
The mansion was very large and the interior decoration was simple yet grand. Gerkat walked into a study room under the guidance of the maid. After getting permission from the owner of the study room, Gerkat walked in with a relaxed expression.
"Hey~Long time no see Croside!"
"I haven't seen you for a month and four days, Gerkat!"
In the study, the black-haired man who was sitting at the desk looking at the information in his hand replied without raising his head, "Closed!" The vice president of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce looks like a young man in his twenties, handsome and upright. Although he has already occupied the important position of vice president at a young age, his ability is very outstanding. It can be said that the Blackstone Ring The Chamber of Commerce has been able to rise rapidly in recent years and occupy a place in a free city where the law of the jungle is taken to the extreme. It would never have been able to reach this level without the leadership of Croside.
Gerkate found a sofa and sat down and threw the battle ax aside: "You, the president, are really busy. A few days ago, I heard that you were still in the 'Sage's Palace'. Ta' ended up running into the Golden Spike territory today."
"Time is money, and the early bird catches the worm." Closide gently raised his head and answered. One side was like the dark night sky, and the other side was the emerald green of nature, as if it was heterochromia iridis. Her eyes were looking at Gerkat: "What do you want from me?"
"There is something interesting that I would like you to take a look at." Gerkat took out something wrapped in white cloth from the bag he was carrying. After unwrapping the white cloth, a piece of human hair that looked like a crystal-carved work of art was revealed. A female arm appeared in front of Croseid's eyes.
Closide narrowed his eyes and put down the document in his hand, and gently touched his crystal arm with his hand. Closide's expression became subtle, and with a wave of his hand, all the people who were working together in the room exited the room: "You This thing should be taken to the 'Tower of Sages'. I think this special flesh-and-flesh transformation spell can arouse the enthusiasm of a large group of magicians for research."
Gerkat shrugged and looked at Closide with serious eyes. This crystal arm is the right arm of the female mage Relis Shafir of the Kingdom of Saxony. She rescued Relis from the mist last time. After leaving the forest, Gerkat took away the severely frostbitten arm that had been chopped off by himself. Although a lot of crystals appeared on the arm at first, it was still basically flesh and blood. By the end, after Gerkat returned to the free city, the entire arm had completely crystallized.
Carloside is not just a businessman. His extremely smart head not only has judgments about the market and conditions, but also has a wealth of knowledge, including astronomy, geography, religion, law, country, etc., in magic knowledge Even the 'little mage' in his team doesn't know as much as Closide.
The recently rapidly rising chamber of commerce in the free city is in the same room as the most prestigious mercenary. The acquaintance with Croseid was also due to a mission of Gerkat. At that time, Croseid had just served as the Black Stone. The vice-president of the Ring Chamber of Commerce, the relatively weak Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce seized an important trade opportunity and prepared a batch of expensive whale oil and high-grade magic materials worth hundreds of millions of lien to be sold to the west of the continent. This kind of cross-continental trade is the most profitable way, but it is also the most dangerous gamble, because the risks brought by long-distance transportation include loss of goods, encounters with bandits, and non-human losses due to bad weather, which can cause a chamber of commerce to lose its capital.
In order to combat the Black Stone Ring, some chambers of commerce in the free city hired a group of mercenaries to play the role of bandits. However, no one guessed at the time that the relatively weak Black Stone Ring Chamber of Commerce was in Closide. Under the instruction, no expense was spared to hire the 'Split Tooth Tomahawk' to act as a transportation guard.
Needless to say, on this journey, several bandit groups on the border were directly wiped out by the force of Gerkat and the cracked tooth battle ax he established, while the hired mercenaries were After hearing Gerkat's name, he immediately returned the employment fee, and Zhenzhen had to terminate the employment contract compulsorily even at the cost of liquidated damages. And this trade was very successful as Croside had judged, allowing the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce to accumulate the first funds for its forward development.
The two got to know each other during this cooperation. In fact, Closed and Gerkat are people with very similar personalities. Both of them have mastered powerful power at a young age. Gelkate's strength lies in force, while Closide's strength lies in ingenuity. Gelkate has the power to win over countless countries and forces at all costs, but he just lives a free and easy life and does not care about more money. and fame and fortune. And Closide has made a huge fortune that he will never be able to use up in his lifetime. Not only the free cities, but also the princes and nobles of many countries are ogling Closide, hoping to get married through marriage. Come and tie up this talented young businessman who has the Midas touch. But Croside seemed to be playing a game of 'Monopoly'. He seemed to have no other hobbies except making money. Those well-known ladies, beautiful aristocratic ladies and even princesses could not impress this young man. human heart.
Because the Chamber of Commerce and the mercenaries need each other, and the two have similar personalities, the relationship between the two is naturally very good! Of course, these are just some of the superficial opinions of the world. In fact, in the hearts of Gerkat and Closide, there is another important reason why the two of them got to know each other so quickly, because they both had a similar feeling when they first met. Subtle feeling.
That means┉┉the other party is not human!
"It seems you're not very interested?" Gerkat said, pointing to his arm.
Closide shook his head and tapped his fingers on the table and said: "No! In fact, I am very interested. If I can analyze the magic principle that causes flesh and blood to be transformed into crystals, just selling a new magic is enough to make a fortune. The price is astronomically high, and since it can transform flesh and blood into crystals, can this magic also be applied to different substances? If successful, it can be said that this magic is priceless. If you agree, I would. I’m willing to pay a high price for this arm.”
"Haha~ Since it is a priceless treasure, then I am at a loss!" After speaking, Gerkat rewrapped the white cloth on his arm.
"If you can analyze this magic┉┉" Gerkat showed a professional businessman-like smile: "I can directly give you 20% of the profits from this magic in the future in return."
"Oh~ But it's a pity that I'm really not interested. Forget it! Let's not talk about it. Is there any way to restore this arm?" Gerkat suddenly asked a question that made Croside feel confused.
"I don't know. We still need to further study the cause of the crystallization of flesh and blood in this arm. Only by reversely analyzing the magic principle can we find a way to remove the crystallization. But judging from the situation, you'd better not count on how high the probability is." Luoside shook his head. This arm had completely crystallized. If it weren't for the strong elemental aura still remaining on it, he would definitely think that this arm was just the work of some 'bad taste' craftsman.
"Closeide, can you help me find a Stone of Life┉┉As for the price, we have known each other for so many years, so everything is easy to negotiate!"
Upon hearing this request, the vice president of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, Croside, could not help but twitch his brows: "The Stone of Life! This is not as simple as the price being negotiable. To be honest, other than robbing the Holy Mountain of the Holy See I really can’t think of any other place┉there┉”
Halfway through, Croside suddenly paused: "What do you want the Stone of Life for?"
"It's just that a friend I know lost a hand and wanted to do a little favor." Gelkate said with a relaxed look.
Closide's eyes couldn't help but fall on the crystal arm on the table: "Regeneration of severed limbs does not require the use of the Stone of Life. Regeneration can be achieved with a potion."
"do you have?"
"without."
"That's nonsense! Give me Tingting some potion." Gelkate lay on her side on the sofa with a look of helplessness.
Closide didn't speak but just took out a pen and paper and started writing. Soon there were more than ten kinds of materials listed on the paper, including extremely difficult-to-obtain things like fire lizard tails and carrion monster blood.
"Get these materials and I can find someone to help you prepare a potion to regenerate your limbs."
Gelkate took the paper and glanced at it roughly: "Thanks, brother! Oh~ By the way, Croside, have you heard about anything that happened in the Golden Spike Territory recently?"
"Is the idiot prince Silvado making a comeback?"
"What I'm talking about is not this, but another very important thing - about the devil behind Silvado helping him!"
"Oh~ That's really interesting!" A faint smile appeared on Croside's face, as if he just heard a very ordinary thing. Croside took out an invitation from the drawer and threw it away. On the table: "It just so happened that the consultant of the Golden Spike Territory, Miss Sally, the legendary beauty, invited me to the lord's mansion tomorrow to discuss a cooperation! Do you think I should go and meet her?"