"Wha... what ogre? Did you... did you get something wrong...?"
Although he said so, in the face of the overwhelming power of "King of the Hill" Marcus, the goblin businessman couldn't help but turn greener and greener. The truth was self-evident. .
Marcus, who looked like an oversized dwarf, waved his hand impatiently and said dissatisfied: "Okay, even the ruffians in this poor place in the countryside can know things, who do you think you can hide from us? Even though Dixiong’s family territory is still thousands of kilometers away from here, it’s not to the point of being deaf or blind.”
The goblin merchant smiled awkwardly and stopped saying anything. In fact, he knew very well that the Tarkin Chamber of Commerce suddenly rose after he cooperated with Goron's Black Hand tribe. As a time-honored brand, the history and accumulation of Tarkin Chamber of Commerce are too superficial. In just a few years, it is simply impossible to cultivate a group of absolutely loyal and reliable subordinates. Although he himself has been extremely cautious, he cannot do it after all. One person takes care of everything, big or small. Among the guards at the mining area and the related personnel responsible for handling these matters, there will always be someone who leaks some of his secrets.
The Tarkin Chamber of Commerce is currently making a deal with the Northland Bear Kuxiong family that has huge profits and risks. According to common sense, it should not touch the "ogre" while this important transaction is ongoing. They were sensitive to the slave trade, not to mention the abnormality of hiding these ogre cubs instead of selling them.
So this is where Marcus is puzzled by goblin merchant Tarkin Hillman. Everyone knows that goblins are the most typical profit-oriented people. As long as the profit is enough, they can abandon anything. They are not afraid of any consequences, but this is also the reason why the Kuxiong family chose a goblin businessman to cooperate. After all, with the current reputation and sensitivity of the Kuxiong family, most people are afraid of getting involved with this dangerous bear that is ready to strike. This would lead to the empire's fear and resentment, and even lead to death. After all, the Empire...the Holy Beast Alliance is the real master of this Blade Tower Continent.
Therefore, it is impossible for the North Bear to not pay attention to the affairs of its partners, but judging from the information Marcus knows about these ogres. In addition to spending huge manpower, material and financial resources in this transaction, the Tarkin Chamber of Commerce made almost no profit. This is absolutely an anomaly for a goblin merchant. The business between the Northland Bear and the Tarkin Chamber of Commerce is also very important to the Kuxiong family, and any unnecessary mistakes by partners will never be allowed, so Marcus? The Pride of Thunder? Kuxiong must figure out who his partner is. partners’ secrets before considering whether to continue working together. Or throw it away. Choose a new partner.
"... So, I hope you can explain it to me a little bit... "
Looking at Marcus' eyes that contained a smile but no room for turning around, the goblin businessman Tarkin Hillman smiled bitterly and sighed: "If... I mean if... . .. I'm waiting for someone, no... I'm waiting for an ogre, can you believe it?"
Then, the goblin merchant held a very cheap cup. And there was no bitter coffee with milk and sugar. He started to tell with a somewhat confused look: "I think you should already know. A long time ago, I bet everything on this haunted gold mine and ended up bankrupting myself. All the wealth left was an iron pot and this shabby gold mine that was even less valuable than the iron pot... At that time, I was really desperate, so I carried this last iron pot and headed for The ogre village in the rain forest said to those scary fat blue guys, 'Either you buy my pot, or you can just throw me into this pot and cook me'... "
"You must be crazy..." Marcus gave a quite pertinent and correct comment: "I can't think of any reason why you can still be alive."
"Yes, I was indeed crazy at the time, but can you believe it? A little ogre actually bought my pot and established a long-term business transaction channel with me until a few days ago. .. ... Sigh... ... A group of boring and hateful bastards actually completely wiped out the ogre tribe that was so loving, so sensible, and so rich in business opportunities. This is really a loss to the entire Dota Continent business community. Oh my God, my lovely gold coins..." At this point, the goblin merchant's face was full of sadness, but it was unclear whether he was sad for the destruction of his trading partners or the gold coins.
"After that, I secretly visited the ogre village once. There were corpses all over the place. Even though all those boring blue fat guys were dead, it didn't matter. Then I looked through every corpse. I'm thankful. The sad thing is, I didn’t see the body of that sensible little ogre.”
"A battle that can wipe out an ogre village, a battle of that level will most likely leave no corpses." Marcus poured cold water on the goblin businessman mercilessly.
"I know this too..." The goblin businessman had finished the cheap coffee in his cup, but he was reluctant to brew a second cup, so he poured a cup of water directly and said while drinking: "But, that The little ogre is very different. He is very smart. I think if there is a survivor in this battle, it must be him. And when I was exploring the ogre village, I found that there should be survivors in the Black Hand tribe. That's right, because some of the corpses were placed unnaturally and had obviously been moved, and there were also some very new ogre footprints. That's why I tried every means to annihilate the ogre village from that bastard circus. In his hands, he paid a high price to buy these ogre cubs, and also paid an extra sum of money to hide these ogres. Unexpectedly, this matter was still leaked. "
"I also never expected that a goblin would have the idea of repaying gratitude."
"Repay the favor~~~! No, of course not~~~!" After hearing Marcus's words, the goblin businessman jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Loudly refuted: "A goblin will never do such boring things as repaying a favor. They will only live for the great gold coins. I am just investing. I believe that as long as the little ogre is not dead, then he will definitely will come to look for his tribe, and when the time comes, I, who helped him save the last batch of blood of the tribe at the critical moment, will naturally become his benefactor, and from now on, I will be able to establish a more unbreakable deal with him Relationship, this is an investment. It is an investment with great risks, but the rewards are also great, just like my cooperation with the Northland Bear behind you.”
"You would actually be plundered for a village. A little ogre who doesn't even know whether he is dead or alive has made such a big investment. And even if he is really still alive, how can you be sure that he can bring you new things? Where is the wealth? Although I know that the ogre's warehouse is comparable to the dragon's treasure, this treasure must have fallen into the hands of the fairy circus now," Marcus said with a look of doubt. This is a man who has already joined the wealthy class, but eats black bread every day. It really doesn't make sense for goblins who drink cheap coffee and the supply is limited.
"Actually, I have always believed in my vision and intuition..." The goblin merchant's wretched little mung bean eyes flashed with cunning and confidence, and he said proudly: "Actually, even this damn building , including the gold mine that almost bankrupted me, I have never regretted any investment I made. I believe that even if I encounter great difficulties now, my decision and investment will bring me great benefits. But I still believe that my choice will be correct in the end, just like this damn gold mine..."
At this point, the goblin merchant who was shocked to realize that he had accidentally lost his words quickly said, "Look, the mining conditions under this gold mine are very bad. The absentee slaves of other races will die within a few days of working, but those ogres But they don’t care about that environment at all. They can now produce a fixed amount of high-quality gold mines for me every day. Although it’s not much, as long as I can smell the freshest gold every day, I feel that my life There are no regrets anymore~~~!" At this point, the goblin businessman made a very exaggerated and intoxicated gesture, but his eyes opened slightly and he peeked at Marcus's face. I don’t know if he really didn’t notice his slip of the tongue or for some other reason. The expression on Marcus’s face was indifferent and there was no special reaction. This finally made the goblin businessman’s heart drop. go back.
But even Goron, who was peeking and eavesdropping outside, could feel that the current haunted gold mine must have hidden some major secrets. How could Marcus, who didn't look like an idiot, not know anything about it? , and they were still sitting facing each other.
But in any case, Marcus obviously had no intention of continuing to struggle with this issue for the time being. He stood up, bent down in the room that was very low to him and said: "Okay, I already know Why do you want to hide such a large group of ogre cubs? Although in my opinion this is still a very stupid idea, but as long as this matter does not affect our cooperation, this is your best Don't ever forget it. You have to know that you are not the only goblin in Luochia Port who has the courage to cooperate with our Kuxiong family... Okay, that's it for today. I'm going back. If anything happens, I'll come back to you. of."
After saying these words, Marcus? The Pride of Thunder? Cool Bear took out a sheepskin scroll that faintly exuded blurred magic fluctuations from his arms, stretched out his hand to tear it open, and the brilliance of magic overflowed from the scroll, blowing the body of the King of the Hill. Wrapped in it, the next moment, a ray of light rose, and Marcus had completely disappeared.
Judging from the unsurprised expression on the goblin merchant's face, Marcus had obviously communicated directly with him through this method before. Being able to use a one-time teleportation magic scroll worth hundreds of gold coins in such a place shows how cool it is. The Xiong family attaches great importance to the confidentiality of transactions and the astonishing wealth accumulated by the Kuxiong family.
Just when the goblin businessman was in a daze holding the water glass, a very familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind him... (To be continued...)