Kino drank the tea slowly and felt that it was not sweet enough, so he added 5 sugar cubes: "Let me tell you, after this incident, I no longer trust you. At least in my opinion, shipping a batch of goods is not enough."

The strength of a caravan that can be robbed is not worth the 10 times premium I pay."

Abao asked coldly: "Then what do you want?"

While stirring the sugar tea with a spoon, Kino said casually: "It's very simple. The contract has been signed, the official seal is complete, and it has legal effect. If you fail to perform, it is a breach of contract, and the responsibility lies with you."

Abao's voice was extremely cold: "I said I would replenish the goods for you, and this time, I will ask the regular army of the imperial court to escort the shipment. I will invite the Ouchi masters from the "Tianxuan Division"! I want to see it.

Let's see if 'certain people' have the guts to do it again."

"Oh~ Such a big noodles." Kino drank the tea in one gulp and said with a smile, "But do you think it's enough to restock? Do you think this is an ordinary trade? You have no idea what your negligence has caused

What a bad influence it had.”

"Many of the goods you transport are military products that can only be purchased in Golden Moon in Doguland. I didn't buy them for food, drink and fun. Look around you. You are now in the Twilight City, the base camp of the Death Legion. We

It is an army specially designed to deal with visitors from outside the world. The purpose of buying heavenly materials and earthly treasures from you is to strengthen the military strength."

"If you lose this batch of goods, the Death Guard Legion will be forced to cultivate one less group of extraordinary beings. Without this batch of extraordinary beings, the Death Guard Legion's military strength will be weakened. Once the military strength is weak, the next time aliens invade

It will become uncontrollable. When the extraterrestrial invaders wreak havoc and we are unable to stop them, the kingdom will become chaotic. Once the chaos occurs, a civil uprising will be triggered. Once the civil uprising occurs, the order will collapse and everyone will return to the era of war and chaos.

Due to the epidemic, the population has dropped sharply, and the level of civilization has regressed for hundreds of years.”

"Look, just because you lost this batch of goods, civilization was forced to go back hundreds of years. How are you going to shoulder this historical responsibility?"

Abao seemed to have heard some great joke: "You are really a talent! Why didn't you say that I ate too much meat, eggs, and milk, which led to the cutting down of trees in various countries, and eventually the climate became imbalanced and the entire human race became extinct? You might as well say that I am

Is the real culprit responsible for the fall of the Sun King found out?"

Suppressed laughter could be heard from time to time in the living room, and even the serious Paladin couldn't help it.

"Duk, duk." Kino stretched out his hand and clicked twice on the table, sighing: "I just want to tell you that what you are facing now is not only a commercial problem, but also a military problem. What you are transporting is military controlled products. According to the

According to the principles of the code, it will be subject to the military law of Doguland."

"According to military law, the grain transport officer failed to deliver supplies in time, and he will be executed immediately! And you are transporting more than just supplies. This batch of military controlled products was robbed, and the resulting losses of personnel and property will be charged to you according to military law.

superior."

Abao intentionally or unintentionally pulled up the sleeves of his coat, revealing the three-clawed golden dragon robe underneath, and sneered: "I'm not a Doguland soldier, can your military law control me?"

Kino smiled and said: "Yes, that's right. You are the "Three-clawed Golden Dragon" of the Far Eastern Dynasty. You are not a soldier of the kingdom. I cannot directly enforce military law on you, but I can take you to a military court based on military law and order this person.

The matter has been elevated to a diplomatic incident."

"Think about it. Abao's caravan escorted a batch of military controlled products, but was robbed on the road. In the end, he didn't know who robbed the goods. He was sued in a military court for no reason, and suffered a huge defeat.

Throwing the face into the imperial court..."

"Oh~ If this kind of incompetence becomes known to the whole court and reaches the ears of your Majesty the Emperor, I am very curious whether you can continue to wear this three-clawed golden dragon robe."

Abao's eyes widened, but he couldn't let out any anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want? Just say it."

Kino: "I'll give you two choices."

"First, I will take the contract and go to the military court to sue you for your ineffective escort, loss of military control products needed to fight against extraterrestrial visitors, and delay of military aircraft. The entire trial process will be notarized by professionals, and the results of the trial will be published in newspapers to inform the world.

And the Kingdom’s Military Department issued a diplomatic edict to the Far Eastern Dynasty.”

"Second, I can make a concession and keep this matter in the commercial category and keep it private. If you follow the breach of contract standards in the contract, you will refund one and compensate one, and the contract will automatically become invalid."

"Then, you and I sign a new contract. In the new contract, since the credibility of your caravan has declined in my eyes, I will only purchase your goods at 10% of the market price."

Kino spread his hands and said with a smile: "There are two roads, you can choose."

Abao's clenched gold teeth rubbed against each other from time to time. His facial muscles twitched and he said in a deep voice: "How about this? According to the breach of contract standard in the previous contract, if we breach the contract, we will refund one for one, and I will refund

One for two, a total of 150 gold months and 30,000 silver months will be refunded to you as liquidated damages."

"After we lose the money, since the transaction between us seems unhappy and there is no need to cooperate in the future, how about we burn the original contract and treat it as if nothing happened and no longer have any contact with us?"

After hearing this, Paladin couldn't help secretly gasping. The contract stipulated that he would refund one for one and pay two for it. In order not to sign a new contract, Abao made a concession and refunded one for two. This is really a big profit!

You know, in the past, it was Po who bit meat from other people, but today Chino actually bit off such a large piece of meat!

"Sorry, did you remember something wrong?" The smile on Kino's face became more and more sly, "According to the terms of the contract, I will buy your goods at 10 times the price, so if you want to return one, you will pay two.

The liquidated damages are not 150 gold months plus 30,000 silver months, but 1,500 gold months plus 300,000 silver months.”

Paladin was dumbfounded, his mouth wide enough to fit several eggs in.

"Bang!" Abao slammed the table and burst into rage, looking extremely angry, "You're kidding me, right?"

"Here is the contract, with all the official seals." Chino took out the contract he had signed with Abao before, shook it in the air, and said in a playful tone, "Let's talk about it - now, you have left a clue

I have it in my hands, so I have the final say in everything that happens next. You have the right to choose, but you can only choose from the options I give you."

"Either like what I said, refund one for one, compensate me 1,000 gold months plus 200,000 silver months as liquidated damages, and then sign a new contract with me to supply me with long-term supplies at 10% of the market price.

"

"Or, go to court-martial."

Kino threw the contract on the table and said with a smile: "Choose for yourself."

Abao clenched his fists tightly and looked like he wanted to eat someone.

Hu Shanrong's expression was erratic for a while. He didn't know what the master was thinking, but judging from his tight bronze muscles, he was obviously ready for hard work.

If they really wanted to be tough, Nicole and the others were not afraid. They all locked eyes with Hu Shanrong and were ready to fight at any time.

The atmosphere was extremely depressing and solemn. Kino was in the center, with the smile still on his face, and said slowly: "Abao, stop pretending, I know the market. The natural resources and treasures in the northern snowfield are an out-and-out huge profit industry.

You can easily achieve a hundredfold profit.”

"If you supply me with goods at 10% of the market price, excluding the transportation costs along the way, you can still earn several times the profit. You see, how good I am to you and leave you such a big profit margin~

"

After a long silence, perhaps because he knew that he had no initiative, the gloominess on Abao's face gradually faded away, without sullenness or smile, and he said coldly: "Then just re-sign the contract."

"Come on." Kino snapped his fingers and called out, "Come in."

A well-dressed figure walked in slowly, sat on the left side of Kino, nodded and said, "Good afternoon, Lord Archon."

The visitor was none other than Twilight City's financial envoy, Lister Hedge.

Kino patted Liszt on the shoulder and introduced to Abao: "Meet Mr. Liszt Hedge, the financial envoy of Twilight City. I attach great importance to the transaction between you and me. In order to make the contract execution go more smoothly, I

We specifically invite Master Liszt to be our notary."

"After you and I sign the contract, Mr. Liszt will stamp the "Official Seal of the Financial Envoy" on it to notarize our transaction. If we have any disagreements about the terms of the contract in the future, he will be responsible for mediating."

Abao's face twitched and he said coldly: "Is this necessary?"

Kino shrugged and said in a joking tone: "This is for your own good. Otherwise, if I regret it like Paladin did in the future, I will make a fake contract to slander you, and then there will be another dispute. Wouldn't it be troublesome?"

The gold teeth in Abao's mouth were almost loosened by his own bite. His fists clenched and unclenched several times before he said coldly: "That's it."

Kino: "Lord Liszt, please."

...

The next process was a matter of course. Under the witness of notary Liszt, Abao first signed a breach of contract compensation agreement with Chino, agreeing to refund Chino one-for-one compensation according to the contract price, and pay 1,000 gold coins per month plus 200,000 silver coins.

Month's liquidated damages, along with a note that can be taken to the bank to collect compensation.

Then, the two parties re-signed a five-year purchase contract, agreeing to purchase natural materials and earth treasures from the northern snowfield at a price of 10% of the market price.

The terms of this new contract are extremely detailed, and all possible contingencies are written into it as supplementary clauses. The cost of any party's breach of contract will become extremely huge.

The contract was confirmed to be correct. Both parties stamped the caravan's official seal, and Liszt stamped the financial envoy's official seal, and kept a copy of the contract as a notarization.

If there is a dispute between the two parties over the terms of the contract in the future, Lister will serve as the mediator. If there is any inconsistency in the contract content as before, the copy in his hand will prevail, eliminating the possibility of either party tampering with the terms privately.

After the new contract is signed, both parties burn the old contract, which heralds the end of the old transaction and the beginning of a new one.

After handling these matters, Kino stood up and smiled and said: "Mr. Abao, it's a pleasure to cooperate. I have other arrangements next, so let Paladin continue to interact with you. I hope you will get along well."

Kino didn't look at Abao, who looked uncertain, and turned to leave.

When passing by Paladin, Kino looked at him slightly, with deep meaning in his eyes, but without any words, he passed him by.

Paladin felt very relieved at this time, but he also knew very well that this was his own fault, and it was Kino who wiped his butt.

Once you get into trouble, you still have the opportunity to learn a lesson and make up for it in the future. If you get into trouble like this again next time, I'm afraid...

Thinking of this, Paladin bowed his head in shame and did not dare to have any thoughts of joy.

When Lugo walked by, he patted Paladin on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Watch it well and study hard."

Paladin watched Kino leave, then looked at Abao with a sneer on his face: "Let's talk about how to connect in the future...my old friend."

...

In the two days since Chino planned to rob Abao's caravan, Zero had finished making "Pandora". Chino also tested it several times in the independent space laboratory to confirm that there was no problem with its performance.

Lorna's birthday falls on the 25th of "Frost Day". Twilight City and Cold Valley are far apart, so it's almost time to set off.

While preparing the car, Chino found Lugo, and the two came to a deserted corner.

Kino asked: "When you robbed and killed Abao's caravan in the wild, you didn't leave any traces, right?"
To be continued...