The Ruijin Kingdom was founded on commerce and was ruled by a large and complex business alliance, which was referred to as the Business Alliance.
All merchants in Ruijin Kingdom must accept the control of the Merchant Alliance and pay a certain share of taxes every year, otherwise they will not be allowed to do business in the country at all.
This kind of power and status is very much like the cultivator alliance of the Flame Kingdom.
However, there is a royal family in Lieyan Country, and although the cultivators alliance can control the sky with one hand, they must obey the arrangements of the royal family.
The Ruijing Kingdom is the only country among the five major countries that does not have a royal family, so the Merchant Alliance is the absolute ruler of the Ruijing Kingdom.[
Because of the existence of the merchant alliance and the rich mineral deposits and products of Ruijin Country, there are particularly many caravans traveling between Ruijin Country. It can be said that Ruijin Country's annual transaction volume accounts for almost half of the entire continent, supporting the mainland's economy. Half of the country.
Red Maple City, adjacent to Boulder City, is the only place to pass from the Flame Kingdom to the Ruijin Kingdom.
On this day, a medium-sized caravan full of specialties from the Flame Country was getting ready to go in Red Maple City.
The leader of the caravan was a burly man with two heavy hammers in his hands. He was yelling at his men:
"Grandma, it's getting late. Please make your movements more agile. Don't grind like a bunch of girls. I, Lin Dabiao, don't have people I can use!"
The man named Lin Dabiao spoke in a loud and rude voice, and he waved a sledgehammer in his hand while shouting, as if to show off his military power.
"Hey, Lin Dabiao is showing off his majesty again, what a great guy!"
"There is nothing I can do. He is a distant relative of the boss, and he managed to get a third-level preliminary strength certification through his connections! He has to bow his head when he is under the roof!"
Two young men in their twenties were talking to each other with their heads lowered, running around doing chores under the command of Lin Dabiao.
"Ma Xu, Leng Yi, what are you two secretly whispering about? You're so lazy and need to be cleaned up. Get up and run, do you hear me!"
Lin Dabiao's eyes were very sharp, and he saw the two young men talking secretly at a glance, so he scolded them loudly and unceremoniously.
The two young men shrugged helplessly. Although their faces became more disdainful, they had to speed up their steps.
Lin Dabiao looked at the backs of the two young men, sneered slightly with satisfaction, then turned and walked towards a carriage in the center of the team.
This was a very ordinary-looking carriage, but when Lin Dabiao walked near the carriage, his expression was very humble, completely different from the bossy look he had just now.
"Boss, everything is almost ready. You can hit the road at any time!" Lin Dabiao lowered his waist, put his head outside the door curtain of the carriage, and said softly.
"Well, let's set off then, cough!" An old voice came from the carriage. He was obviously the owner of the caravan, but judging from the tone of the voice, it seemed that this person's physical condition was not very good.
"Grandpa, you should have a good rest. Didn't you agree that I will be responsible for pressing the goods this time?" As soon as the old man finished speaking, a young woman's voice came from the car, and at the same time a delicate hand held the car. He opened the curtain, and then a pretty girl walked out of the car.
This girl looks about 16 years old. Although she is not stunningly beautiful, her appearance is still good. In addition, she is exactly the same age, so her whole body exudes a youthful atmosphere, like a blooming flower. Like a delicate flower.
After the girl came out, she glanced sideways at Lin Dabiao, pointed to the front lightly, and said: [
"Now that you are ready, let's set off now! Let me tell everyone that we must enter Ruijin's territory tonight. As long as we can get to Mashan Town to spend the night, I, Lin Dai'er, will treat everyone to a drink!"
Although this little girl named Lin Dai'er is still young, her words and deeds are quite magnanimous. It is obvious that she has been influenced by her family since she was a child.
Lin Dabiao had never taken his eyes off Lin Dai'er since she stepped out of the carriage. Hidden deep in those eyes was uncontrollable passion and desire.
At this time, after listening to Lin Daier's instructions, Lin Dabiao licked his lips, bowed his head seemingly submissively and responded:
"I will definitely tell you what Miss Dai'er said. Don't worry, as long as I, Lin Dabiao, are here, these guys won't dare to be lazy!"
Lin Daier frowned when she heard this and said in a deep voice:
"Lin Dabiao, pay attention to your identity. Can you call me Dai'er?"
Lin Dabiao smiled and scratched the forehead, and then tried to defend himself with a playful smile.
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from outside Hongfeng City.
"Boom!"
The entire Red Maple City seemed to tremble at the loud noise, and then a small black mushroom cloud slowly rose in the distance, looking extremely strange.
The originally bustling and noisy Red Maple City suddenly became quiet with this loud noise. Everyone raised their heads and looked into the distance with a look of surprise on their faces.
This silence lasted for more than ten seconds, but there was no further movement in the distance.
"What just happened!"
After the silence, an even louder noise erupted in Red Maple City, and everyone started a heated discussion around the loud noise just now.
Some people said it was a volcanic eruption, but this was quickly dismissed because there were no volcanoes within a hundred miles of Red Maple City.
Some people said it was an earthquake, but it didn't get much recognition because it has never been heard that an earthquake only shakes once and a mushroom cloud rises.
Some people also say that there are peerless strong men fighting in the distance, but this statement has been despised by more people. What kind of strong men's battles will make such a big noise, fifth level or venerable level? The number of strong men with such status is huge. How could such an extremely rare person come to a small place like Red Maple City to fight!
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Human imagination is limited. In just a few minutes, there were no less than a hundred speculations in Hongfeng City regarding the loud noise and the mushroom cloud just now, but none of them could. Approved by everyone.
Naturally, the members of Lin Daier's caravan were also discussing the strange noise just now. After all, business people have traveled all over the world, and their favorite thing is to talk about the mountains.
Seeing that everyone under him was talking in small groups, and no one was working at all, Lin Dabiao suddenly became a little angry, and quickly smashed the sledgehammer in his hand on the ground, making a muffled sound, and smashed everyone's His eyes were pulled over.[
"Stop talking nonsense. What's going on outside the city has nothing to do with us. Cheer up and get ready to leave the city. Miss Dai'er said that if she can get to Mashan Town tonight, she will Invite everyone to drink!"
Lin Dabiao tugged at his cuffs twice, shouting and vomiting, very excited.
Although the members of the caravan can't stand Lin Dabiao's behavior, they still respect the old master and Miss Dai'er. Besides, if you travel a little longer, you can have food and wine, who wouldn't be happy!
Then everyone's spirits were lifted and they cheered in unison.
Lin Dabiao looked at everyone's excitement and suddenly felt a little proud. Although this matter really had nothing to do with him, he was still shrouded in a huge vanity.
But at this moment, an unharmonious voice suddenly came out from the caravan crowd, causing Lin Dabiao's face to darken!
