Paine's game

"This is impossible!" Charlotte suddenly lowered her voice. "You might as well grab a thousand boxes! It will cost you your head."

"A thousand boxes, and the kind with the highest purity. I'm not here to bargain with you. Even if you miss one box, I can't possibly issue you a document that will allow you to escape military service."

Durant looked cold. "Guess who will lose more? If you feel unconvinced, you can go find someone to sue me."

"Everything else can be discussed. I really can't do anything about fantasy matches!"

Charlotte's attitude softened and he lowered his voice, but everyone present could clearly hear his words, "Fantasy matches are contraband to begin with, not to mention the kind you want is the purest one. If you are caught by the guards,

Stop it, I’m going to lose my head!”

"Come on, Charlotte, don't fool me with such talk."

Durant raised his feet higher, with a look of disdain on his face, "I, Durant, am not a fool. You were one of the first profiteers in Copenhagen to sell fantasy matches. You made a fortune from this thing.

Although you cleared your name in time before the royal ban was issued, who would believe that you really broke off from the past? After all, the demand for fantasy matches is unlimited, whether it is a greedy careerist or a lazy man who likes to live in leisure and work.

I can’t live without this thing my whole life.”

"As for the guards—"

Durant sneered and said, "After the new king came to the throne, those idiots only worked as errands to make money and gain seniority. How could they have time to track down fantasy match dealers who violated the ban? I'm not afraid to tell you, it's not that I want fantasy matches.

, but the commander of the Third Royal Legion."

Charlotte immediately changed color.

"Commander Anderson? Why would he want fantasy matches?"

"If I were to guard a place like that, I would go crazy in less than a month. What's more, the current source of troops for the Third Army is no longer strong-willed knights. There are only prisoners, thieves, and those unlucky refugees.

.”

When talking about this, Durant inadvertently glanced at Paine and others.

"For those losers who have no faith, there is nothing more stable than fantasy matches to stabilize morale. But you know that once you use fantasy matches, the demand will be stronger and you will need purer fantasy matches. Now only the highest purity

Only fantasy matches of ordinary quality can satisfy the soldiers of the Third Army. If they are just fantasy matches of ordinary quality, there are many little dolls selling them in baskets in the Western Market. I can get thousands of boxes with a little money. But now I only need

The purest, so I can only find you."

Paine and others are not fools, so they naturally heard that the "fantasy match" mentioned by these two people is a highly addictive thing.

"The purest fantasy matches are completely different from ordinary fantasy matches."

Charlotte's hand holding the cane was trembling, "Even when my business was at its peak, I had never handled so many things."

"It's not a lot, just 1,000 boxes."

Durant retracted his legs on the table. This rough-looking man showed the insidiousness and shrewdness of a snake.

"Think about it, as long as 1,000 boxes of the purest fantasy matches, you can get out of the damn military service. Do you need me to tell you the mortality rate of active soldiers? Now that the kingdom is at war, the recruiting officer will not let you go, Charlotte.

For a guy with such extraordinary skills, many adults are concerned about your property. You don’t want to die on the battlefield meaninglessly, right? Then go and get the goods for me. You don’t have to worry about the payment.

If someone reimburses you, the Third Royal Legion has plenty of money."

Charlotte's voice was dry, "But if I get caught, I'll be dead!"

"Didn't you bring these people with you? Can't you just let them do it?"

Seeing that Charlotte was showing signs of relenting, Durant continued to strike while the iron was hot.

"Actually, the frontline does not lack these cannon fodders. What it lacks is things that can provide hope and confidence. The five of them are refugees, so they are not suitable for this job. I know you must have channels to get those things. You

I just don’t want to run errands by myself. But think about it, isn’t it normal for refugees to take risks and sell high-purity fantasy matches? Right? In fact, there is no risk to you at all. You just need to be more bold.

, dear Charlotte.”

Durant raised a piece of parchment on the table.

"Look, I've prepared your special contribution certificate for you. With this, you can hide in Copenhagen freely. You won't let me down, right?"

Charlotte held the scepter in her hand tightly, stared at the parchment and swallowed hard.

"Okay! I've done this!"