Bena City Horse Market is located in the southeast corner of the slum area near Bena City.
Just across the street from the slave market in Bena City, this is the largest horse trading market in Bena Province.
Due to its close proximity to the slums, this area should be regarded as one of the worst security areas in Bena City.
As soon as the Luther family's magic caravan arrived at the gate of the horse market, it was surrounded by a group of people. The coachman was sitting on his seat and wanted to use a riding crop to disperse the crowds, but those people didn't care in the face of the coachman's angry curses.
The carriage was forced to stop at the gate of the horse market.
This group of people surrounded the carriage of the magic caravan. One person reached out and pulled the door open. They looked like hungry refugees who had seen the free food and shouted hoarsely at Suldak, Hathaway and others in the carriage.
shouted:
"Lord, do you want to buy a war horse?"
"I have high-quality war horses in my hands, all selected from the pastures in the Gliava area of Salta Province. Do you want to take a look..."
"Lord, would you like to take a look at my Qinglin horse? Although it is a retired horse, there is absolutely no problem in bringing it back to the racecourse for breeding."
"Lord, whatever kind of horse you want, I can find it for you..."
Several people in the carriage were visiting the horse market in Bena City for the first time.
Beatrice and Hathaway had never been to a place like this before, and were so shocked that they were almost speechless by the group of people outside.
The magic caravan was forced to stop, and Surdak jumped out of the carriage first. Seeing that Surdak had a straight face and said nothing, and was clearly wearing the uniform of a guard camp, the group of horse dealers dispersed in dismay.
Go find other nobles who are ready to buy horses.
Hathaway and Beatrice in the carriage also jumped out of the carriage with Suldak.
A group of people walked into the horse market, and there was a strong smell of horse manure everywhere. Fortunately, it was not summer and there were no gadflies or flies.
Next door is the cattle and sheep market. The cattle and sheep in the market are mainly used for meat. When passing there, the wooden poles on the street are covered with bloody fresh meat. Many citizens are willing to take the bus early to buy here.
Some fresh beef.
A groom followed Suldak. This groom was a horse breeder at the Marquis Lutheran Palace and was said to be very experienced in looking after horses.
Hearing that Suldak wanted to visit the horse market in Bena City, Marquis Luther asked Suldak to take the groom with him.
The groom was taciturn all the way, and when he arrived at the horse market, he followed Suldak calmly.
Many horses in the horse market are surrounded by fences. Several horse farm owners are leaning against the fence and chatting. It seems that the topic is also related to horses. There is some fodder scattered in the manger beside the fence, and several horses are crowded together. The rest are
The horses couldn't squeeze through. There were also some horses tied to wooden stakes. Most of these horses in the horse market were the most common ancient Bolai horses. There were also some tall draft horses, war horses such as Qinglin horses and black scale horses.
rarely seen.
There are many people at the horse market. If someone stops by the fence, a horse farm owner will come over and introduce the basic information of the horses. Some people will complete the transaction and take the horses away.
The road here is very muddy, and the soles of the feet are covered with mud when the boots step on it. Fortunately, both Hathaway and Beatrice are wearing swordsman light armor and long leather boots, but even so, the two of them are covered in mud.
It was also difficult to walk on the muddy dirt road.
Not too far from the entrance of the horse market, Suldak stopped in front of a fence. There was a very majestic Qinglin horse in the fence. The coat color looked good, and the body shape and muscle lines were excellent. This
The horse attracted many onlookers. The owner of the horse stood in front of the fence and boasted proudly about the Qinglin horse.
The Qinglin horse is a very high-quality war horse in the Green Empire. It has a stronger body than the ancient Bolai horse. Its explosive power and sprinting ability when running are much stronger than the ancient Bolai horse, but only in terms of endurance.
, the Qinglin horse is slightly inferior to the ancient Bo Lai horse.
I didn’t expect that I would meet such a good war horse as soon as I walked into the horse market.
Suldak stopped and stood behind the crowd to listen to the horse owner's introduction:
"It was brought back from the Kenda plane. The original owner was a construct knight and died at the hands of a demon swordsman in the Seal Battle of the Wala Valley. The horse was also injured at the time and came back from the frontline battlefield.
He was almost too thin at that time. He was transferred to me several times and I carefully raised him for nearly half a year. Now he has recovered and is in good condition."
Seeing Surdak looking over here, he stretched his neck and introduced to Surdak:
"Look how tall it is and how tight its muscles are. If it were on the battlefield, it would be an outstanding war horse that can run very fast!"
Surdak was a little moved and asked: "How much are you going to sell it for?"
The horse owner seemed to be very interested in Suldak, and immediately separated from the crowd of onlookers, approached Surdak, invited him to the fence, let him feel the majesty of the green-scaled horse up close, and asked him to stretch out his hand
After touching the blue scales on the horse, he puffed up his chest and said proudly: "Fifty gold, I will buy this horse for only fifty gold! Of course, this saddle is mine and will not be used as a gift.
For you!"
Surdak didn't know how much a green-scaled war horse cost. When he heard the horse owner's quotation, he was slightly startled and said, "Well, it's so expensive..."
He got closer to look at the Qinglin horse. The horse was not timid and was obviously a well-trained war horse.
Surdak asked the groom behind him: "How is this Qinglin horse?"
The Luther family's groom squinted his gray eyes and took two steps forward. He squeezed in front of the fence and took a closer look. The horse owner tried to explain to him, but the groom gave him a cold look and then said with a stern expression.
Take a step back.
The groom whispered in Surdak's ear: "This horse is a retired war horse. Due to long-term combat on the battlefield, its body has accumulated a lot of hidden injuries. Even if we buy it back, it will not survive long."
The horse owner obviously heard what the Luther groom said, but he did not refute it.
He just whispered beside Suldak: "Even if it can't go to the battlefield, it is still a good horse. It can be brought back to the ranch and used as a stallion. It will definitely help you make back the money you spent."
"You said being a stallion? That's it?" The Luther family groom glanced at the Qinglin horse's belly and asked, "Do you think it can still be used?"
The racecourse owner laughed sarcastically, his face turning red and white, and stopped answering.
Surdak did not just buy one horse this time. He wanted to build a cavalry battalion, which would require at least hundreds of horses.
Seeing that the groom was really experienced, he decisively gave up on the Qinglin horse.
Suldak pulled Hathaway forward for a while. The ancient Bolai horses in the fences on both sides looked a little thin. The groom followed Suldak and gave these thin horses a very mean price: carrying bags of wheat.
There may be no problem, but if you want to carry a knight in full armor, these horses will probably lie down on the spot before they can walk twenty steps.
Skipping the group of skinny horses, Suldak saw another ancient Bolai horse with a tall frame tied to a wooden stake in front of him. It looked very powerful.
The horse owner enthusiastically introduced the horse to Suldak, saying that it was a very experienced horse.
The groom of the Luther family walked up to the horse silently, stretched out his hand to pull open the thick lips of the ancient Bolai horse, carefully looked at the teeth inside, patted the horse's head and said to Suldak: "This horse
Almost eighteen years old!"
The horse owner looked at the groom with an embarrassed look on his face and watched Suldak and his entourage leave.
Ordinary war horses gradually enter their old age after reaching the age of fifteen. This horse was obviously eliminated from the battlefield.
There is a group of large horses in the fence at the back of the horse market. There is no one next to this fence. These horses are obviously more energetic than other horses in the horse market. They can still be in the fence on such a cold day.
Move around as you please.
"Why is there no one here?" Surdak was a little surprised.
The groom of the Luther family came up again and explained to Suldak: "These are hybrids of northern war horses and local horses, and they are all selected after being screened. They look strong and tall, but when they arrive
It is very afraid of heat in summer. It has no flesh on its thighs, which means that its endurance and explosive power are very poor. It cannot run at all when charging. If you don’t believe it, you can sneak around the field."
After stopping the groom's comments, Suldak was a little frustrated. There were nearly a thousand horses in such a large horse market. In addition to the war horses eliminated on the battlefield, they were just some miscellaneous horses.
"There don't seem to be any good horses here..."
"There are still a few Gubo horses that can be trained into war horses! But even if I can pick them out, the owners of these horses are not fools, and they will never get any advantage in price." The groom looked at the fence surrounding the horse market.
Surdak was determined to buy some high-quality war horses, so he said: "As long as they can become war horses, it doesn't matter if the price is more expensive!"
The groom then walked around the horse market again, and after almost scraping together from the hands of these horse owners, he helped Suldak select less than thirty Gubo horses, just as the groom had said in advance.
, the horse owners were obviously reluctant to sell these good horses, but Suldak was a nobleman, and they could not refuse a nobleman without any reason, so they raised the selling price. Almost every horse was
For a high price of more than 20 gold, Surdak almost didn't counter-bid and bought the horses selected by the grooms. He spent nearly 800 gold in total.
Three months ago, this would have been almost all of Surdak's property, but now it is a trivial amount of money for Surdak. At least for the gold coins stored in the treasure room, eight hundred gold coins are indeed worth a fortune.
Nothing.
Looking at the reluctance on the racecourse owner's face, it was obvious that he was reluctant to sell it at this price.
The groom hired two helpers at the horse market. The three of them drove the thirty horses out of the horse market. They arrived outside the horse market and said to Suldak: "I guess there are only so many good horses here that can be used on the battlefield."
There is no need to come again within half a month unless a new racecourse owner comes."
Seeing that Surdak seemed a little incomprehensible, he added: "Now the Green Empire has very strict control over war horses. It is difficult for war horses from good racecourses to flow to the market. Now there are only these old horses left in the horse market.
There’s nothing you can do about it.”
"The Marquis said, Baron, if you can't buy a war horse at the horse market, you can first go to the family manor outside the city to pick some." The groom tactfully reminded.
Surdak lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked firmly at the horses behind him and insisted: "Just want these first!"
These horses could not be fostered in Bena City and could only be temporarily fostered in the Luther family's manor outside the city. The groom drove the horses out with two temporarily hired helpers. All three of them were good horseback riders. Even if
You can sit firmly on the horse without a saddle.
They had to drive the horses to the manor outside the city before dark, so they were walking in a hurry.
There are two ways to transport them back to Helensa. The first is to take a magic airship. This method is convenient and fast, but Surdak needs to pay an expensive freight. The other way is to directly
We rushed back to Hellanza City from Bena City by land, but it was winter now and there had been a heavy snowfall recently, so it was obviously inconvenient to take the land route.
Now they can only pay the expensive freight and take the magic airship to transport these horses back to the city of Halanza.
He, Hathaway, and Beatrice boarded the magic caravan waiting outside the horse market. Sitting in the carriage, Suldak scratched his head in pain when he thought that there was not even a decent horse market in Helensa City.
Head, even if he wanted to buy a horse at a high price, he couldn't do it. I believe there should be no horse dealer in Helensa City who would dare to lie to him like this.
Seeing that Suldak seemed worried about buying a horse, Hathaway looked at him with beautiful eyes and asked with some doubts: "Why don't you accept my father's gift?"
Suldak stretched out his legs, took off his muddy boots, and threw them casually on the floor of the carriage.
Then he finished and said to Hathaway: "Although those war horses are not serving in the army, I guess they should be the reserve of the legion. Once a plane war breaks out, not only the knights will be damaged in each battle, but also the war horses. I
If we get 500 war horses from Marquis Luther, I guess at least half of the army's reserve horses will be taken away. If these horses cannot be replenished in time in the future, it will affect the continued combat strength of Luther's army."
In fact, one thing Surdak did not say was that it did not want Marquis Luther to have some influence on his private armed forces.
"So I want to look around, maybe someone is willing to sell it to me! You don't have to worry about my wallet, I found a group of salamanders over there. If I can kill them all, I should be able to get a lot of money in exchange for them.
"Suldak deliberately patted the money bag around his waist.
I don’t know what Beatrice would think if she knew that the largest amount of magic crystal in Suldak was the money that was defrauded from the Gophero family.
Suldak continued: "Next I want to go to Constantinople. Marquis Luther said there should be the armor I need."
Hathaway's eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "My aunt happens to live in Constantinople. I want to go with you and visit my aunt along the way."
"...Well, of course I want you to accompany me all the way!" Suldak said while holding Hathaway's hand.
But he was secretly complaining in his heart. Every time he came to Bena City, Aphrodite summoned him with the summoning contract magic circle. If he and Hathaway rushed to Constantinople together, they would be with them day and night, summoning magic.