Magic Industrial Age

Fisherman's Wharf,

Early in the morning, a group of fishermen, sailors, and porters arrived one after another, preparing for their daily work, only to find that the port was actually blocked off.

They were all rough men, and many were about to burst into swearing when they were beaten head-on by the city guards maintaining order, knocking the wind out of their sails.

The daily security of Fisherman's Wharf is also the responsibility of the city guards.

They are usually the local bullies in this area. When ships dock and various shops do business, they will cause trouble three times a day unless they are given tribute.

Although these city guards inevitably smell of fish due to being near the sea, they are ridiculed by their colleagues in the city.

But that kind of ridicule is more about envy, jealousy, and hate!

However, even the arrogant city guards can only do some minor work today.

Warriors in gorgeous leather armor and holding spears completely blocked the port.

Each of these warriors had a fierce aura and sharp eyes, vigilantly looking around, their gazes like blades.

The emblem on their chests was an iron gauntlet with the palm facing inward, which was the badge of the god of justice, Torm.

In the center of the warriors' encirclement was a middle-aged fat man.

That fat man was really fat, not tall, with a round belly, unable to see the ground even when standing on tiptoe.

But no one dared to ignore his identity!

He was wearing a dark red silk dress with intricate patterns embroidered with gold thread, and this piece of clothing alone was worth a hundred gold.

Not to mention the ten gold rings on his ten fingers, each with a large gemstone shining in the sun, dazzling to the eye.

This kind of extravagant attire is only seen on the devout followers of Waukeen in the entire city of Oakland.

And the one in front of him is the president of the Seven Gods Bank, a devout follower of Waukeen, the goddess of wealth and trade, known as a wealthy merchant with gold Teals flowing from every pore, Mark Williams.

The captain of the Fisherman's Wharf city guards was next to him, nodding and bowing like a servant.

But Mark Williams didn't care for him at all, and his face was full of impatience.

Until a ship slowly docked at the shore, this great tycoon immediately perked up, looking forward with anticipation.

The Percinas docked, the gangplank was set up, and the first thing Loye did when he came down was to meet this big fat man.

The etiquette cultivated from childhood played a role at this moment. He stepped forward calmly, his right hand on his chest, and said with a smile, "Are you Mr. Mark Williams?"

"It's me! It's me! Haha, you are Loye, Loye of the Raymond family?"

"Loye Royfits, I salute you!"

Mark Williams didn't care about the illegitimate child's last name at all, but looked forward with anticipation: "What that person said to me last night won't be false, right?"

Loye said: "In the name of the Raymond family, do you think I would joke about this kind of thing?"

"Hahahaha, of course not, but I didn't expect Mr. Loye to have such good luck!"

Mark Williams laughed loudly, laughing very happily, even with some undignified.

Loye just smiled without saying a word, with a reserved expression.

"Mr. Mark, then don't delay any longer?"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Mark Williams said this, and then laughed loudly and said, "Quick, quick, quick, everyone move."

So, the sailors carried down large wooden boxes and buckets from the ship. Judging from the weight, they were extremely heavy, requiring two or three people to lift them together.

In an empty room behind the port, staff from the bank were conducting on-site inventory and assessment on the spot.

This world is not without banks. Tracing back to ancient times, there were prototypes of banks, called 'goldsmiths'.

Mainly, people could deposit gold blocks with the goldsmiths, and the vouchers issued by the goldsmiths could be used for storage, as well as for currency appraisal and exchange.

At that time, 'goldsmith' was a profession, but also a synonym for wealth!

However, depositing gold blocks with the goldsmiths not only did not earn interest, but also incurred handling fees, and exchanges also required fees.

But the Seven Gods Bank is different. Their system is exceptionally complete, not only with complete loan services, but even the government agencies of the Habsburg Empire borrow from them.

At the same time, the Seven Gods Bank also has savings services. The solid vault is protected by divine power and cannot be opened without the correct steps and methods.

Most importantly, the Seven Gods Bank also gives depositors a certain amount of interest, although not much, but it is still more cost-effective than giving interest to the bank.

The result is that once the Seven Gods Bank came out, other banks closed down one after another. Except for some underground money shops and wealth that could not be seen, this is the wealthiest organization in the entire Habsburg Empire.

Loye's harvest this time was too great, so great that he was qualified to have the bank president personally receive him, and even arrange manpower on a large scale for handover.

Those spear warriors are not just for show, not to mention their strength, but the crest on their chests represents that they are the temple guards of the God of Justice, Torm.

Those are warriors directly protected by the gods. With their appearance, no one dares to move around casually.

The onlookers all stretched their necks, very curious. The boxes were so tight that they couldn't figure out what was inside.

However, after all, it was a box containing gold Teals, which was too heavy. A sailor was not strong enough, and the box slipped, and a large number of gold Teals and silver Teals ' with a crash' rolled all over the ground.

At this moment, it seemed that the world was quiet, everyone's breathing was heavy, and countless eyes converged, their faces filled with astonishment, disbelief, and deep greed.

Only Mark Williams looked angry, scolded loudly, and personally picked up the gold coins.

Soon, all the money was packed again, and the box was carried away, but the originally calm crowd unconsciously perked up their ears.

From a distance, they seemed to hear the sound of gold Teals colliding, so crisp and pleasant, moving.

At this moment, even the captain of the city guards, the man who seemed servile, was filled with deep malice when he looked at Loye again.

Of course, when his gaze turned back to Mark Williams, he restrained his greed.

And this was just a small episode. The wooden barrels would eventually be finished transporting, but the inventory and assessment would take longer.

There was no way, in addition to coins, there were also gems, goldware, silverware, agate, coral, pearls, paintings, etc. that needed to be assessed.

This was Mark Williams' business, so after saying hello, he went to get busy.

Just when everyone thought things were about to end, someone else arrived.

It was a group of magicians wearing black robes, each with their heads held high, expressions contemptuous, looking at people with their nostrils, showing how noble they were.

But they really have the qualifications to be noble. Not to mention the outer city guards, even the guards of the Temple of Justice did not stop them.

The leading magician was wearing a white robe, and the pentagram formation embroidered on his chest had two circles, with a total of eight corners lit up, turning into stars twinkling.

This one, a true spellcaster, level 8 of the second order, in the era of rising magical energy industry, even nobles would have to pay attention.

After all, there can be many nobles, but there are really few magicians.

And this one was also an acquaintance of Loye's. When he saw him, he greeted him with a smile.

"Madam Linda, thank you for making this trip."

This one is Linda Armstrong, a formal second-order magician and potion maker from the Gu Ling Mage Tower.

Loye is a big customer of the Gu Ling Mage Tower, spending a lot of gold Teals to buy magic potions, and the one specially arranged by the Gu Ling Mage Tower to receive him is this one.

Madam Linda smiled very gently. She said, "A complete corpse of a fire fiend, not to mention one trip, I would have to come ten or eight trips.

But, don't you lie to me, kid, okay?"

"Not only a complete corpse of a fire fiend, but also an adult basilisk, a descendant of the doomsday serpent Leviathan, it will definitely not disappoint you!"

Linda's expression froze: "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

"How dare I?"

Loye said with a smile, "Madam Linda, I'll take you there personally."

"Let's go, let's go, let's go!"

This time, it wasn't Loye who led the way, but Linda who grabbed his clothes, looking impatient.

So, a group of people boarded the Percinas, and soon, they heard Madam Linda's voice, seemingly very distressed, unable to help roaring.

Vaguely, everyone seemed to hear: "Who? Who told you to handle it like this? A waste of God's good gifts, it's really a waste of God's good gifts!"

"This snake gall, snake gall, what good material, how can you just leave it like this?"

"Leviathan's descendants, the hardest scales, the best armor material, actually wasted like this, what a pity, what a pity!"

Loye really didn't stay long before he escaped, because he was scolded so badly that he couldn't hold his head up.

As for the surrounding people also saw, large chunks of snake meat, huge tusks, complete snake skin, and sections of snake bones that can be called exaggerated.

These were enough to cause everyone's amazement, but until the snake head, the huge snake head belonging to the descendant of the doomsday serpent Leviathan, was carried down, a group of people were truly terrified and dared not look directly.

As for the corpse of the fire fiend, it was too shocking and was carried out covered.

Madam Linda and the others came quickly and left quickly. They needed to take these materials back to the Gu Ling Mage Tower for secondary processing, otherwise many would lose their effectiveness.

Of course, Loye promised that unused materials could be sold to the Mage Tower, but not all of them. The specifics would have to be discussed later.

For example, snake meat, Loye had a need for cultivation, such as snake scales, he would definitely make a suit of armor.

And after these magicians left, Hoover the butler arrived again, bringing many people, driving horse-drawn carriages.

Each carriage was pulling a coffin, also in the terrified gaze of everyone.

Finally, what was sent down from the Percinas were all corpses, they were placed in coffins and were successively taken away.

Until dozens of coffins left, the Percinas finally completed unloading, but all kinds of news had spread throughout the entire city of Oakland like a whirlwind.

Everyone says that Loye Royfits, the illegitimate son from the Raymond family, got the treasure of the Bloody Mary pirate group, and the shiny gold Teals are more than the treasure of the giant dragon.

Everyone's monthly tickets are not strong, I don't have a chance to add more chapters!