On the second day after Zhou Qingfeng came back, His Excellency Ma BuLi, the son of the Lord of Hanfeng City, took a few of his men and drove from Gumui Village to Harmony Village. When he walked to the entrance of the village, he immediately experienced the village.
's different.
The village only has a simple wooden fence and a few sentry towers around it. Rather than preventing foreign enemies from invading, it can only prevent ordinary forest beasts - but now there is no one in the Black Forest who is not visionary and dares to attack Victor.
Hugo.
There is a big sign at the entrance of the village. It does not have the name of the village written on it, but it says...'Welcome distinguished guests, those with money are welcome to come in; we are recruiting down-and-out heroes, and those with no money will work.'
"This..., who wrote this?"
Most of the adventurers coming in and out were illiterate and had no idea about the joke-like sign. On the other hand, Marbury stared at the village sign for a long time, confused as to his current position.
Entering the village, the gravel-paved road is smooth and comfortable. Although it is not as good as the stone roads in Hanfeng City, it is much better than the dirt roads in ordinary villages. There are several streets in the village, which are four horizontal and four vertical. In terms of population and scale, they can be called
Up is the town.
The 'Old Bones' tavern was the most crowded, and a large number of adventurers gathered here to discuss plans to make a fortune. Marbury didn't think there was anything special about the tavern, but he saw a circle of people surrounding the notice board.
No need to squeeze in, just listen to the discussion among the adventurers and you will know what happened. When he learned that Zhou Qingfeng actually disclosed the route to the Silver Leaf City and also provided logistical services for outsiders who went on the expedition, Mr. Marbury
He even sighed.
This King of the Black Forest is really unpredictable.
During the previous expedition to 'Silver Leaf City', the strength of Cold Wind City was a huge defeat. The city lord, Cronfield, had a long leg injury and a severe trauma to his soul, which was difficult to heal. He couldn't afford to fall ill after returning to Cold Wind City.
The city lord fell, and the situation in Hanfeng City became obscure. As the son of the city lord, Mabuli Longlegs felt extremely frightened. He knew very well that he did not have the ability and prestige of his father, and all the forces did not obey him at all.
The Lord of Long-Legs City occasionally wakes up and teaches his son how to balance the various forces in the city, and relies on years of savings to temporarily smooth out internal conflicts. It's just that the problems within the city are easy to solve, but the problems outside the city are difficult to solve.
The battle for royal power in the North is about to begin. Not only does Cold Wind City have no profits this time, but it is bleeding heavily and is about to decline. At this critical moment, we must think of some special way to maintain the family - such as recruiting a strong enough ally
.
The father and son talked secretly all night and found that their only choice was Victor Hugo, the newly rising man in the Black Forest. The reason was that this guy was extremely rich. But judging from the various performances of exploring the 'Silver Leaf City', this was not the case.
Not a good person.
Marbury came here just to find out. Normally, this kind of thing would not be the turn of a young man like him, and even he himself was very unsure. But his father forced him to come over with just one word - you haven't grown up yet.
, then there will never be a chance.
If you look at it on the spot, you will find that Victor Hugo's ruling style is completely different from that of the nobles in the North. Others are trying their best to gather their interests, but he keeps spreading them out.
The Northland was barren and produced too little. If the interests were not consolidated, it would be difficult for the powerful to survive and they would lose in the competition. But Victor Hugo spread his interests and quickly gathered a large group of people to work for him, which greatly increased his power.
"But Silver Leaf City is a city." Marbury recalled what he saw when he entered the underground city, and he was still excited. The city that the elves had built over thousands of years was more than a hundred times larger than the Cold Wind City. "Victor Yu.
Guo is actually willing to let go."
"But from another perspective, what if Victor Hugo doesn't let go? He can't get much profit by himself. Recruiting a large number of adventurers to make a fortune together is indeed a path to rapid rise."
Young Master Marbury thought about it and felt that he had seen through Victor Hugo's thoughts. But he asked himself if he had to make the decision by himself... "If it were me, I really wouldn't have the courage to restrain the monopoly in my heart.
greedy."
Opposite the tavern is a weapons store, and the arrows sold in bulk also attracted Marbury's attention. He didn't know much about the arrows themselves, but he only felt that the arrows sold in Harmony Village were of low price and good quality, and many people bought them.
Marbury bought a pot of arrows and threw them to the guards who followed him. However, after checking each arrow, the guard took the young master's hand and whispered in surprise: "Your Excellency, this arrow
It’s great, there are too many for sale.”
"What do you mean?" Marbury asked.
"The craftsmen of Cold Wind City also produce arrows, which are essential equipment for every adventurer. When hunting in the wild, a pot of good arrows can bring great benefits. With such carefully selected arrows, Cold Wind City at least
If you want a silver coin, you may not be able to buy it."
Listening to the guard's explanation, Marbury frowned and asked, "Can't we make this kind of arrow?"
"I have never seen so many arrows that are exactly the same. This is very convenient for archers." The guard found that his young master still couldn't understand, so he simply concluded, "These arrows are better and cheaper, we should buy them in large quantities.
"
Marbury nodded silently and ran to the weapons store to ask if he could buy it in bulk. The clerk couldn't answer the question, but sold him the 'Evil Spirit Oil'.
"What evil spirit oil?"
"There are too many monsters in the Black Forest, and the 'Bloodflow Canyon' is even more densely populated with undead. If you want to break into a new dungeon, 'Evil Spirit Oil' is a must. As long as you apply this medicine on your weapon, the damage to the undead will be doubled within a day.
This is the latest alchemy product of our village. The quantity is limited, so don’t miss it. In addition, we also provide ‘paralysis potion’, which can also be applied to weapons and is very effective against living creatures. Even if you deal with a bugbear, you will die within ten breaths.”
Marbury held a bottle of 'Evil Spirit Oil' in his left hand and a bottle of 'Paralysis Potion' in his right hand. He hesitated for a while and bought it. But he felt strange, so he asked: "Is there an alchemist in your village?"
"Oh..., this is produced by the workshop of old Borg, the village witch doctor. We, Chairman Hugo, have invested capital to support small and medium-sized enterprises and promote employment and innovation and development." The clerk read a piece of stereotyped writing, but
He whispered again...
"Actually, after Master Justen came, Old Borg could no longer sell its medicines. It and its subordinates also had to eat, so Chairman Hugo asked it to eliminate backward production capacity and transform into new product research.
Old Borg spent several months on this and owed a lot of debt. In the end, it was successfully developed with the help of Sister Kelly. These two potions are their results, and they sell well. All the adventurers who have used them are
agreed."
Marbury nodded subconsciously. He could understand the meaning of these words, but why were the words so awkward? He left the weapon shop, thinking that it might be better to stop wandering around and discuss it directly with Victor Hugo.
The clerk pointed the way to the Government Affairs Center and said that President Hugo should be inside. When Marbury arrived outside the Government Affairs Center, he heard someone standing on the steps shouting...
"We've formed a team, we've formed a team, we're going to open up the Black Forest, and have a decisive battle in the 'Bloodflow Valley'. If we form a team, we'll give you a pot of arrows, and we'll set out once we have twenty people. If you want to join, hurry up!"