Broad World

"Master wants to see you! You are not allowed to bring guards, you are the only one." Nesis came to the temporary camp of the gray dwarves and directly explained his purpose, ignoring the nervous expressions of the guards, just staring at the caravan leader playfully. The more tangled the other party's expression was, the more interesting she found it, full of evil like all demons.

Carrig stood still and hesitated for a long time, finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "Please lead the way, ma'am."

You must know that in the underground, this kind of private meeting is usually accompanied by conspiracy and assassination, and one who is not careful will lose his life. If it wasn't because Henry and his party got stuck on the road ahead, he would never have taken this risk.

In this way, without a second choice, the leader of the caravan followed the succubus into the hut unhurriedly with fear. All the gray dwarf warriors present clenched their weapons tightly, and as long as there was any abnormal sound coming from inside, they would rush in to rescue them without hesitation.

But the tense situation didn't last long, as Carrig saw. No. Wrong. .s. When everyone in the room was cooking, their hanging hearts immediately relaxed, and a smile appeared on their tense faces.

Obviously, as a traveling businessman, he recognized at a glance that except for one dark elf, most of them were surface residents such as humans and half-elves, and they basically did not pose much threat. Nesis walked quickly to Henry and bowed slightly: "Master, I have already brought the guy you want."

"Very well, it's none of your business here." Henry nodded slightly and said.

He has a large number of gray dwarf craftsmen under his command, so even the character of these guys pointed to a flat stone in front of him: "Sit down. I think you must be very confused now, right? A lot of words"

Carrig did not dare to neglect. Immediately saluted and replied: "Yes, Your Excellency Mage. My caravan was stopped by your succubus servant."

He didn't take Henry lightly just because he looked underage. Because a succubus wouldn't listen to a poor master. Generally speaking, only spellcasters above level 15 can deter such evil, cunning, and tricky creatures, so it is extremely necessary to remain respectful.

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in your goods. The reason why I came to you today is to do a business with you. Of course, this business is a bit big and requires risks. I don't know what you want?" said After finishing, Henry sat there with a smile on his face, neither urging. Not in a hurry, just quietly waiting for the answer.

"Please... ask, what kind of business do you want? How big is it? How to do it? What is the danger?" Carrig asked cautiously. As a well-informed caravan leader, he even has a reason, that is, there is no free lunch in the world. If you want to get something, you have to pay a price. Regarding this point, the performance in the Underdark is extremely cruel, and if you don't pay attention, you will die without a burial.

Seeing that the gray dwarf in front of him was so careful, Henry nodded with great satisfaction: "Yes, I like to work with cautious people. To put it simply, I need to use your caravan as a cover to sneak into the crow. The city of Ste Natha. The reward is that you can get a trade route to the surface. Of course, if you prefer gold or magic items, it’s fine, I can pay more than 100,000 gold coins in one go.”

"Trade routes on the surface of the earth!!!" Karig became extremely excited when he heard this sentence, and a liver color appeared on his dark old face in an instant.

There is a saying among the gray dwarf caravans:

If you want to make a fortune, it is enough to go to the city of the dark elves, where you can earn more than ten times the difference in magic items, enchanted swords, and armor.

If you want to make a fortune, you need to take the risk to sell slaves in the mind flayer's city. The octopus heads don't care about money at all, they only care about whether the slaves are smart enough.

If you want to build a city of your own, then you have to have a fixed trade route to the surface, they have endless food and wine.

It can be said that every underground businessman is desperately trying to connect with the surface. Just buying and selling grain is enough for a small businessman to instantly earn more than sixty times the huge profits.

Agriculture and animal husbandry in the Underdark have always been very backward due to the harassment of the environment and various monsters. Therefore, the prices of meat, vegetables, fruits, grains, alcohol, and alcohol have always remained high, and even soared by five to ten in the event of a war. times.

Many conflicts in this cursed place are not because of valuables such as mineral veins and gems, but pastures and water sources. This is something that is really enough to sustain life, and it is worth fighting for and killing by all races.

How could Carrig not be excited when he heard such news all of a sudden, and how could he let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He desperately wanted to calm himself down, but the blood in his body was boiling, let alone calm down, he might not even be able to stop the trembling of his hands.

Seeing the gray dwarf completely out of control, the corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile. Now he is getting better and better at taking advantage of my own weaknesses to achieve his own goals, which is much better than the previous use of violence or magic control.

As the saying goes. How to control a country? Very simple, first completely control its economy. How to empty control a family? Again, take control of its economic sources first. How to control a person? Let him eat yours, live in yours, and use yours. If he leaves you, he will starve to death immediately.

The union of interests is always the most solid and firmest alliance, which is an eternal truth. For the benefit, the enemies who kill their fathers can cooperate with each other, and for the benefit, the twin brothers can kill each other.

Henry, who has been in a high position for so many years, can understand this more and more. At this moment, he could see the bloodshot eyes of the gray dwarf, hear his heavy breathing, and even feel the beating heart in his chest.

Everyone in the room felt the weird atmosphere between the two of them, and they cast their eyes here. Aimeng wanted to come over several times to ask for clarification. But they were all stopped by Jaxira. She obviously saw that Henry was using this gray dwarf to carry out some secret plan. Therefore, no one was disturbed in the past.

After a few minutes. Carrig took a deep breath and said, "Your Excellency, you have won. I admit that I can't resist this temptation. But before reaching a cooperation agreement, I need to know your identity and your status on the surface. Make sure you are qualified enough to do this kind of transaction."

"Hehe, very reasonable request. My full name is Henry. "Dragon Rider". Angomey, the king of West Hartland Kingdom, you can also call me Your Majesty if you want. My country includes Waterdeep City All the lands in the south and north of Amn have a population of millions, which can not only provide enough food, meat, cloth, armor, weapons, but also provide a large amount of magic items, alchemy potions, squatting... "

With a faint smile on his face, Henry introduced his country. Of course, he shamelessly included all the northern wilderness and forests that had not yet been brought under the rule, and also exaggerated the population several times, instantly fooling the gray dwarf businessman in front of him.

You must know that there is no so-called concept of country in the underground. Due to inconvenient transportation, most of them still maintain the city-state system. Every city has its own ruler. Limited by food and drinking water, the population of each city generally does not exceed 10,000 people. Most of them are kept at around 5,000 or even less. A city with a population of 20,000 to 30,000 like the Dark Elf is already considered super-giant, and the entire Underdark will not exceed twenty.

Just as the European soil turtles living in the Middle Ages couldn't imagine the prosperity of the Chinese Dynasty in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the residents of the Underdark couldn't imagine how the creatures on the surface ruled so many people and land. Of course, even the kings and emperors on the surface were just county heads and township heads in Henry's night. Unless the other party had a very high professional level, they would not even take a look at them.

But all of this is shocking enough for Carrig. The vast land, the large population, countless villages and fields, how much food can these produce, as long as one percent is allocated, no, even if One in a thousand is enough for him to build an underground city of his own.

Thinking of this, his ambition was immediately teased, he bent his knees without hesitation, and made a grand kneeling salute: "Your Majesty, it is my honor to serve you. I don't know how you plan to sneak in What are you going to do with Uster Nazar City?"

"It's very simple. At that time, I will use magic to transform into the image of a dark elf and join your caravan as a mercenary. You just need to bring me in, and then pretend to carry out some trading activities before you can leave That's it, don't worry about the rest. As for what to do..."

Speaking of this, Henry's eyes suddenly flashed two cold lights, his whole body released a terrifying aura, and he replied with a sneer: "I will use the most cruel method to kill every living creature inside, and let these dark The elves felt fear, helplessness and despair, and finally wiped the entire city from the ground."

Karrig swears that he has never seen such a terrifying human being in his life. The incomparable aura is even more terrifying than accidentally breaking into the black dragon's lair once. It is like an underground volcano that is about to erupt, full of destruction. strength……

He was sure that those chaotic and evil dark elves must have offended the terrifying king in front of him, and they were chased to the Underdark to take revenge. But what does it matter, as long as I cover up, I can get the right to go to the surface to trade. I am afraid that there is no more lucrative transaction than this reward in the world.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to wish you a complete success in this operation, and wish our transaction all the best." Carrig bowed his head again and performed a kneeling salute.

This time it is not because of the status or the benefits that the other party can bring, but the actual power. People with great power are always worthy of awe, whether they are underground or on the surface.

Henry smiled and nodded: "Thank you, now it's up to you to tell me about the terrain around here, and what special attention needs to be paid to the city of Uster Natha..."

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