Cognition, coping, and alternative methods and measures are all theoretical knowledge because they are on the train. It can also be seen as Isa and Muriel sharing their own experiences. The content is not wide-ranging, just
Cassia's own understanding explains the impact of the hard power of power in transactions. Isha said a lot about this.
As for how to use words and attitudes to resolve the oppression caused by the other party's strength and seller status, Isha asked Cassia to satisfy the other party's inner vanity as much as possible without touching her own bottom line. "This is not on the surface.
For transactions, the customer-first rule never works in the dark world. The number of buyers is far greater than the number of sellers. Due to the control of various countries, many goods can appear in the dark world. This is something that is not easy to explain clearly.
Regardless of the quantity of the goods, the channels and ease of acquisition, the seller is destined to have an inherent advantage from the beginning."
Isa's summary of some products in the dark world reminded Cassia of the shells and artillery being produced by Waters. The actual situation was no different from what Isa said, perhaps to a deeper degree.
The four days on the train did not seem to be fast. When the train stopped midway, the four of them would take advantage of the short time to go for a walk. The air inside was indeed dull. Compared with the high-speed trains within the empire, the air circulation system was just
There is a difference of two or three levels.
During this period, Isha told Cassia about the emergency mission on the third day. The opponent is not a big tribe in the Flame Alliance, at best, it is middle and lower. But after all, in the Flame Alliance, the strength is not the same.
It cannot be underestimated at all. The main industry is the breeding business, but the animals raised are domesticated and modified second-class creatures. Such as silkworms and spiders with huge amounts of silk, and a crustacean creature with most of the bones in the body is also raised.
Containing rare metals in its material structure, it is a main material of advanced alloys.
This time, we used large quantities of silkworm cocoons and spider silk to make special bulletproof vests and combat uniforms. The improvement in strength and functionality was huge. It also played an important role in other fields, but Isa did not explain it in detail.
Explaining the importance of this transaction to Cassia.
"Because we received the news temporarily." This was probably the reason. There was a somewhat unstable emotion on Isa's face, "So we are not the buyers invited by this tribe. Whether we will be received after we go there depends on
question, let alone whether we can successfully negotiate this transaction in the future.”
"But we have to try. We have other sources of this kind of goods, but the quantity we can get cannot meet the internal demand gap of the organization." Speaking of these, Isa often has a melancholy and distressed expression on her face.
Cassia unknowingly remembered the situation at the laboratory base, where the members regarded the work they were doing as a kind of glory, in order to make the "Light" project bloom.
The aura in Isa is even stronger. It is not without reason that the organization can survive in the cracks between giant countries based on a small country. But Cassia thought of her own conjecture - there are some reasons for the establishment and existence of the organization.
The hands of giant countries are involved. Perhaps when the secrets are exposed one day, the truth may make many members of the organization despair. They wanted to use the light plan to allow this small country in the cracks to gain real freedom and development, but the final result
For some reason, Cassia did not have optimistic thoughts. It was because she knew how strong the barriers of the three giant countries were, Cassia thought.
Perhaps in the end, the organization is just an experimental platform secretly created by many hands and not subject to the supervision of their respective countries. Everyone restricts each other and gets what they need from it.
The train finally stopped at a small country bordering the Flame Alliance. It had been completely assimilated by the Flame Alliance and had the name of a small country. After getting off the train and moving to another city, Isa asked Cassia and Toyinbi to check into a hotel.
, he and Muriel left immediately.
"Deal with the communication matters, I'll probably come back tomorrow afternoon." Toynby dragged the three of them's luggage and said to Cassia before entering his room, "Have a good rest this day, and then there will probably be an uninterrupted long distance journey."
Running. There are many forces that have received the news. I don’t know if it was done intentionally or if the news was leaked. But be careful. Except for the necessary trade areas, most of the borders of the Flame Alliance are dense forests. There will be many situations there.
If something happens, some radical people may provoke unnecessary disputes."
Cassia pretended to have a basic understanding and responded. After going to his room, he immediately took out the communication machine and contacted Adolf. He originally thought that Adolf and the others should know, but Cassia was very suspicious of the time when Isa got the news.
Not recently, but on the night when I arrived in Larsa.
Adolf's surprised tone at the beginning confirmed his guess. Hearing that it was a team mission, Adolf didn't have much thought except to tell Cassia to be careful.
Putting away the communicator, Cassia lay on the bed and filtered the information obtained on the train, wondering whether there were other intentions of Adolf and the two people behind Trevikan in the fact that she was suddenly assigned to Larsa. But also
Just thinking about it, Cassia knew that without enough information, he could not get results that he could believe. So he turned to think about whether he could use the convenience of this position - because he would be in contact with many sellers - to help Waters and the others.
.But the circles of the two are different. He only deals in weapons and ammunition, and he is more biased towards the empire. And the distance from Larsa alone is enough to make many ideas impossible.
"I can only look for my own needs. Dragon blood is probably not accessible. Isa and the others are just a small entrance and exit for the internal needs of the organization. This important raw material should be purchased by specialized personnel. I can only target the target here.
Concentrated blood positioned in the second category of organisms."
He didn't do anything all night, and his high energy made Cassia feel no need to rest. He only read a few books he brought in the room. The next morning, Toyinby came knocking on the door at about nine o'clock and talked to Cassia.
Xia went to look around the area together, intending to collect information about various hotels and inns. Most of the other buyers who came here took the nearest long-distance trains, and their temporary bases were in nearby areas.
In the middle of the journey, news came from Isa that half of the team had already arrived at the Flame Alliance's border location, but they were all carrying out the task of transporting and protecting other goods, and the team assisting this operation was still on the way.
After returning to the hotel in the afternoon, I chatted with Toyinbi for a long time. Out of care for the newcomers, Toyinbi told Cassia a lot about the situation when performing tasks in the Flame Alliance. "The Flame Alliance has established several centralized buildings in the regular trade area.
The place is like a city with very complete facilities. However, most of the exported goods are civilian products, and there are very few things related to our circle. In fact, in these concentrated places, some of the goods we need can be sold, such as this time
Silkworm cocoons and spider silk are regulated goods in the Flame Alliance and are designated as secondary controlled items."
"The first-level control is the highest level. Not only does it need to report all information to the managers at the centralized location, but the buyer must also be registered. The second-level control is not so strict, but it still needs to be recorded centrally, and every transaction,
Buyers and sellers have to pay varying amounts of import and export taxes to the centralized place. For us, it's okay, it's only 30% of the goods purchased. Sellers also have to add controlled commodity taxes, which adds up to about
About 55% of the selling price of the goods. After calculation, it means that after a batch of goods is successfully sold, only 45% will be in your hands. After deducting various costs, the profit can be imagined
Got it. This is true for both the Flame Alliance and the Far Sea Commonwealth, so many sellers have to set up their own private strongholds in various border locations to sell goods bypassing centralized locations."
"But the territory of the giant country is too vast, and the borders are very long. We can only use the method of setting up points and patrols to inspect and protect, and we cannot take care of every location at all times. The borders of the Flame Alliance are not yet in sight.
Most of the dense forests are mined, and it is easy for these sellers to find suitable locations." When talking about this, Toynby looked at Cassia, "But you can probably guess it, trading on the border, except for some with the same needs,
Buyers, where else will the danger come from?”
"Inspection team." It was a very simple question, Cassia answered, "Then there should be a patrol route map and timetable."
"There is indeed such a thing, patrol route, patrol time, when and where you pass by. It is like a standard map, but there is no force in Larsa that can get it. Within the Flame Alliance
It may be possible, but its own energy must be strong enough." Toyinbi, who was lost in thought, was thinking about something, "But this has only happened in the past two years. In the past, a small part of Larsa's power in China could rely on their own strength.
However, since two years ago, these routes have all failed. When they did not fail, the patrol team also set up traps and killed many people. So far, the patrol route map and timetable only exist in history.
"
"It should have brought some danger to the Flame Alliance. We had suspicions at the time, but no useful information was found during the investigation. After that, missions similar to this one became dangerous, and the sellers also
Huge pressure, and then converted these pressures into high prices for goods. But I still found a way to deal with inspections, but it depends on personal luck. Some inspectors will let people go after receiving the money, and some are not so easy to talk to.
"In short, it's not a good thing to encounter a patrol team, just remember this." Thinking of Toynby in the past, he felt quite emotional.
After saying this, the two went back to their respective rooms to rest. Isa and Muriel returned to the hotel around ten o'clock in the evening. With a tired look on her face, Isa said, "Be ready to leave at noon tomorrow."
, and went straight to a room to rest. Muriel then explained that during their trip, they got the news that the inspection team had passed through the nearby border area just the day before. In addition, the location of the seller's stronghold was also in a place with high credibility.