In less than two hours, Guruwa had the group's luggage ready.
The reason why it is said to be a group of people is, of course, that with Lu Xidong's current status, he must bring a certain number of followers. Does he still need to carry heavy loads himself
The candidates who went to Zenda, the dwarf free trade city, were all carefully selected by Guruva. The youngest Goblin leader Silva had been to Zenda before, and this time he used him as a guide and brought a total of three followers. , all are high-level Goblin warriors.
Tyr really wanted to go with Lucidong, but the ogres with the habit of eating people, even if they have evolved into one-horned trolls, are a notorious race on the continent of Calradia, so they are not a suitable candidate. No entourage.
Guluwa took Lu Xidong's hand and expressed his reluctance with tears and snot. He originally included himself in the entourage, but was kicked out by Lu Xidong at the last moment.
"You are now the lord of all the goblins. When I am away, you have to take care of your home." Lu Xidong used the word "home". He really regarded this place as his home in this other world. .
Home is a place where one has a sense of belonging. Apart from the goblin territory he got unexpectedly, Lu Xidong couldn't think of anywhere else to go; apart from these ugly and stupid goblins, he had no power to rely on.
In their luggage, they carried all the collections that the goblins and ogres could collect, including equipment, money and food. Lu Xidong looked through it and found that they were all very common items, some armors for novice adventurers. And weapons, the size is not suitable for Goblins.
I'm afraid these low-quality goods won't be worth much. Lu Xidong secretly weighed it and began to feel a little uneasy about this trip to the dwarf city.
In addition, there are seven silver coins and more than 30 copper coins. They are all flat and round with unknown lines on them. They are a bit rough and some have small defects on the edges. They are coins of this world. What
Lu Xidong once doubted whether this world had the concept of currency. When he saw the "money" prepared by the goblins, he was relieved. It turns out that this world also uses precious metals as currency (if paper money is used, then so funny).
I just don’t know to what extent this currency can be circulated? Is there a common currency in Calradia? Is the value of currency calculated based on the actual amount of metal minted or the agreed value
Sure enough, if you want to interact with humans, dwarves or other advanced intelligent races, it is best to investigate the money transactions in this world in advance.
Suddenly, he realized that he had too many things to accomplish during this trip. It was already late, so Lu Xidong hurriedly said goodbye to the crying Guluwa and left with the group of people.
The goblins did not have horses. Lu Xidong and others were currently riding on the back of a magical beast called a horned sheep, speeding north at a speed of nearly 60 kilometers per hour.
On the continent of Calradia, in addition to normal animals and plants, there are also many monsters that have been mutated by magic. However, they are not intelligent. In addition to having mutated bodies and being better than ordinary animals, they also rely on instinct to act. People Call them monsters.
Horned sheep are such a kind of monster. Their four-sectioned hard horns, red eyes and heightened aggression clearly distinguish them from ordinary sheep. This was the first time Lu Xidong saw this kind of monster. When we were living creatures, we thought they were our distant relatives.
With its horns, red eyes and strengthened body, the Horned Sheep looks like a low-end version of the demon at first glance, but it's just a little too low. It's rated only F-, the lowest level of demon beast.
Originally, the goblins used the rounded horned sheep as food. It was Lu Xidong who told them that there was no need to kill all the horned sheep at the first time. They could keep them in captivity as food reserves, so that at least the meat would not deteriorate due to rot. .
Later, it was discovered that the horned sheep had been tamed into a rideable "vehicle", which was a big help, because I heard from Kiminwa that it would take two months to reach the dwarf city on foot at the speed of a goblin. .
There was no way to measure distance. Goblins all used walking time as a measure of distance, so Lu Xidong had no way of judging how far away the free city Zenda was.
Fortunately, they were able to point out the way to go. Along the big river, after leaving the Forbidden Forest, you can see the continuous mountainous areas.
In that mountain range, there was Zenda, the dwarf free trade city that Lu Xidong and the others were going to.
There is an empire on the north side of the mountain called the Reygard Empire, and there are also several countries around the Forbidden Forest.
Huge mountains run across it, blocking nearby countries, so there are three main trade routes to the north of the Forbidden Forest.
One of them runs through the Forbidden Forest, but since there are a large number of monsters living here and there are cost issues in hiring a large number of adventurers, most human traders will avoid this place.
The other is a dangerous mountain road across the mountains. Although it is difficult, it is relatively safe. Many trainee traders who lack capital will choose this route.
The last route is the goal of Lu Xidong and the others. The free trade city of Zenda is built in the mountains. However, when crossing the dwarf city, you must pay tolls. If you transport goods, you will also have to pay customs duties.
In order to prevent outsiders from bringing dangerous items into the city, the dwarves will also check the goods carried by passers-by in front of the pass. Therefore, if you want to go from here, you have to pay a corresponding amount of money and time.
Of course, this trade route is the safest and fastest, but before going here, you must first calculate the profit-loss ratio.
Lu Xidong and the others figured this out later, otherwise they wouldn't have rushed towards Zenda at this time.
The horned sheep had good speed and endurance. On the third night, Lu Xidong and his party came out of the Forbidden Forest and saw the towering mountains.
In the heart of the mountain, there is a giant natural cave with a pair of paulownia gates. There is a queue of people walking slowly in front of the gate.
The main door was not open, only the small door on the left side below the main door was open. Although it was called a "small door", it was still more than four meters high.
There are small doors on the left and right sides of the gate, but there is no queue on the right side. Maybe it is a special passage for some people? Lu Xidong guessed that that's why it was empty there.
There was a queue of people on the left. Some people passed the customs unconditionally, while others were taken to other places for interrogation. The conditions were different.
So strict. Lu Xidong led the goblins to get off the horned sheep and fell quietly at the end of the team.
In his previous life, Lu Xidong was accustomed to queuing up on various occasions and had never jumped in line, so now he habitually followed others.
Seeing that their boss was so abiding by the rules, the goblins dared not make any mistakes. They would only follow behind in silence, not even daring to take a breath.
"Hey, hey, look, everyone, are there demons here?" A harsh and sharp male voice reached Lu Xidong's ears, and several guys with bad voices appeared behind them.
The team in front paused for a moment. People seemed to be looking this way, but there was no commotion. Most of the guys' attention suddenly returned to the matter of when they could clear the level.
Only then did Lu Xidong notice that the team that cleared the level were not all humans. There were elves with pointed ears and lizard men with tails, but there really wasn't a pure demon with goat's horns.
The dwarf guard stretched his head to look at the end of the noisy team, but quickly turned his gaze back to the guy who needed to be checked. He was still wondering, are there any idiots who don't know that Zenda is a neutral city
As if irritated by everyone's disregard, the man behind Lu Xidong pulled his neck and shouted: "Hey, why are you demons lining up? You guys are very arrogant."
Shouldn't the demons line up? Lu Xidong was a little confused. He didn't know if he had done something wrong. He was indeed a demon now. Did he have the privilege of jumping in line
"If you don't want to die, get out of here! Also, keep all your goods. If you do as you please, I'll let you go this time!"
It was a very rude tone. Lu Xidong finally remembered to look back and saw that the source of the voice was a tall warrior who seemed to be well-equipped. There were seven or eight adventurers following behind him. He was smiling slyly while looking at the road. Xidong and the others.
So it turns out that the other party wants to provoke me, start a fight, and rob property, right
Because I heard that fighting is prohibited in the dwarf city, are you staying here specifically? I'm afraid many lone demi-humans or monsters have become their targets.
This way of making money is really despicable. Just because you are not a human being, does it give the other party an excuse to attack
They are still outside the dwarf city at this moment, and they will not intervene in the fight outside the city. The guys in the team also stand by indifferently.
"Silva?" Lu Xidong called to the goblin leader, "Did you hear that?"
"Yes, Master, all subordinates heard it..."
"Have you ever been pestered when you came here before?"
"Yes, it's like this every time I come here. Most of the things I bring will be lost."
"I see, then will you let them slaughter you?"
"There is no way..." Silva looked around and sighed: "Weak guy, we can only accept our fate..."
oh
Do you have to be bullied just because you are weak
Lu Xidong unconsciously clenched his fists tightly...