Path of light

Chapter 731 732. Imperial Businessman

Roy came to a merchant ship and saw a group of mixed-blood elf porters carrying wooden boxes filled with herbs to the ship. Roy walked up to the imperial man who was holding an account book to record the number of herb boxes.

He doesn't speak Imperial, so he expects the other party to know a little bit of Elvish.

"Is Boss Darwin on board?"

Roy asked the Imperial people in Elvish.

This imperial man has a bit of a belly, wears a pair of glasses, a gray cloth shirt, a sheepskin waistcoat, a pair of tight-legged six-point pants, his calves are hairy, a pair of pointed-toed cowhide boots, and a headband A flip-brimmed felt hat, so fat that it almost had no neck.

The imperial man raised his head and glanced at Roy. He didn't know Roy, so he asked in Elvish: "What do you want from the boss? If you want to find a job on the dock, just tell me."

"Just say that Roy came to visit him and wanted to discuss a business deal with him."

Roy stood very casually on the dock, put his hands on his belt, and said to the imperial man.

After hearing what Roy said, the fat Imperial man looked at Roy again with wide eyes, slapped his forehead hard, and then said:

"Are you Boss Roy? Please wait a moment. I'll go find the supervisor right now. Oh, you'd better come on board with me!"

He was a little incoherent. When he turned around, he realized that he was still holding the account book in his hand, so he quickly raised his neck and shouted towards the ship:

"Matthew, oh! Damn it, damn Matthew, get out of here and do your work, I have distinguished guests here to receive."

A nimble voice ran down the sampan and soon came to the Imperial Fatty, shouting: "Here we come!"

They were all communicating in Elvish. Although the pronunciation was not accurate, at least Roy could understand it.

"Do you all speak Elvish?" Roy asked the fat man from the Empire who was walking in front.

The fat man from the empire replied very humbly: "I only know some simple sentences. We are doing trade in the Elf Continent, so naturally we have to learn some Elvish language."

The fat imperial man took Roy to the merchant ship. Instead of going to the ship building, he took Roy to another five-masted sailboat.

The decks of several five-masted sailboats moored at the deep-water dock are also connected together with soft ropes. Walking on these soft rope bridges is a bit difficult, but for Roy, it is not a problem.

After receiving the news, Darwin, the imperial businessman, was waiting on the deck in advance, followed by several businessmen. These people saw Roy coming from the rope bridge and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Good morning, Boss Roy."

"Good morning, Boss Darwin, how is your business lately?"

Roy and Darwin hugged, and surrounded by a group of human businessmen, Roy walked into the office on the second floor of the ship building.

"The Viscount Philek you introduced to me is very powerful in Murayaki City. Some of our merchant ships purchase magic herbs at Murayaki Port and return directly to the Green Empire via the frozen sea route."

Darwin sat down and introduced Roy with a happy face.

Roy smiled slightly. He had received a letter from Viscount Philek some time ago and knew that Viscount Philek had purchased a batch of magic herbs from the Evernight Forest. He should have made a lot of money doing business with these imperial merchants. .

"I came back this time just to do another business. I need a batch of flotation devices this time, and I also need to ask Master Mags to help us install the flotation devices on the magic airship." Roy got straight to the point. explain.

"Well, this is no problem at all. I wonder how many floating devices Boss Roy wants this time?"

"Four hundred units."

The tea cup in Darwin's hand was almost unsteady. He asked in surprise: "Four hundred floating devices, Boss Roy, are you sure you want so many floating devices?"

"Well, that's all. If you can't get it all at once, you can trade it in batches. What I want to know is how many floating devices I can get in the first batch."

Businessman Darwin thought about it for a while, and discussed quietly with several other empire businessmen for a while before saying:

"One hundred and fifty aerostats, plus ten propulsion devices, can be loaded at Castletown Port the day after tomorrow. Master Magers will also be waiting at the dock. The remaining aerosol devices will be delivered in two batches. , the second batch will take about two months, and the third batch will take three months.”

"Okay, what's the price?"

Roy agreed readily, which made the expressions on the faces of a group of imperial businessmen quite wonderful.

The happiest person here was naturally the businessman Darwin, who quickly said:

"It will be calculated based on the last transaction unit price."

"No problem, the faster we cooperate."

The two shook hands, and a deal worth more than 400,000 magic crystals was finalized in a few words.

Roy also heard from the great magician Grimes that humans particularly like the color black, and they have an obsession with black magic crystals. Therefore, when trading, black magic crystals are often more valuable than other magic crystals. valuable.

He pulled out a heavy bag from his magic waist bag and placed it on the coffee table. The indigo wood coffee table trembled suddenly and the black magic crystal inside rattled.

The rope tied to the pocket was pulled open by Roy, revealing obsidian-like crystals as big as walnuts. This was a pocket of black magic crystals, almost all of which were picked up from the corpses of the Dark Faceless Men.

After death, the bodies of these dark faceless men will soon dissolve into thick black oil, and finally disappear into the sea.

If you search in time, you can pick up a fist-sized black magic core. After polishing off the hard skin of the magic core, you will get a walnut-sized black magic crystal.

Roy initially harvested a large number of these black magic crystals in the Dark Land.

When they return to the Partington plane, the Dark Faceless Men invade the Partington plane. The Dark Faceless Men who die in battle will leave behind a magic core. After accumulating, Roy has nearly 10,000 magic cores in his hand.

This kind of black magic crystal has the same price as other magic crystals in the Elf Continent. Roy bought magic crossbows from the Magic Guild. Almost all the magic crystals in the magic crystal treasure box are colorful. The colors of the four series magic crystals of wind, fire, water and earth are very special. Beautiful, and there are also some variegated magic crystals.

Several magic crystal treasure chests were mixed with some black magic crystals, and then the great magician Grimes wrote to Roy. He specifically warned Roy in the letter that this kind of black magic crystals were not very valuable in the Elf Continent. But there seems to be someone on the imperial merchant side who specializes in purchasing this kind of black magic crystal. The imperial merchant not only purchased a large number of recovery magic potions from the Silver Moon Elf Magic Union, but also purchased the black magic crystal at a high price.

"I recently harvested a batch of these magic crystals. I wonder if you are interested?"

Roy said casually.

"Although I am not in the magic crystal business, other merchants are in the magic crystal business. The normal purchase price of one black magic crystal is two ordinary attribute magic crystals."

Roy looked at Darwin and said nothing.

"... Of course, I can introduce you to a few merchants. You can negotiate the specific price. I think the low price can be raised a little, maybe half a magic crystal." Darwin, the imperial businessman, expressed his sincerity. It looked like he was taking out his lungs.

Then, Darwin turned to an imperial businessman standing behind him and said, "Mike, aren't you in the black magic crystal business? Sit down and talk to Boss Roy."

A young imperial man with naturally curly hair emerged from a group of businessmen. He was dressed in exquisite aristocratic clothing, with precious gold ornaments on his chest and wrists, and was studded with flashy jewelry.

There was a look of surprise on his face, but he complained to Darwin: "Darwin, you told Boss Roy the low price. How can I still make a profit from this business..."

"If you think you can eat this batch of black magic crystals, then let's sit down and continue talking. If you think this deal is a loss, then I will find someone else."

Darwin reprimanded him unceremoniously, but the words were spoken in Imperial language, and Roy didn't understand.

The imperial businessman named Mike quickly waved his hand, sat down on the sofa, and said repeatedly: "Don't... don't look for other people. Although this business is not very profitable, I am very willing to hand over Boss Roy." friend."

The young imperial businessman asked Roy in Elvish:

"Boss Roy, how many black magic crystals do you have?"

"Not much, just one box." Roy said.

The young empire businessman's eyes lit up, he wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, and said to Roy: "According to the transaction price Darwin said, two black magic crystals can be exchanged for five ordinary magic crystals. What do you think?"

"No, I don't agree with this price. My expected price is one black magic crystal for five ordinary magic crystals." Roy said with squinted eyes.

Because from the corner of his eye, he saw the left hand of the imperial businessman Darwin placed by his leg, making a very obscure gesture to him.

The young empire businessman was a little dumbfounded and shouted to Roy in a high-pitched tone: "This price is not good. I won't accept such a high price..."

Roy smiled lightly and said to the young imperial businessman: "It's okay, I'm looking for other buyers."

With that said, Roy put the pocket of the black magic crystal back into the magic waist bag, stood up, and said to Darwin:

"It's getting late. I have other things to do. See you at the dock the day after tomorrow morning."

Imperial businessman Darwin also stood up and promised Roy: "If it's inconvenient for you, I can send a ship to send this batch of supplies to Partington Island."

"No need, we will trade on the dock the morning after tomorrow!"

Roy walked outside without any hesitation.

Imperial businessman Darwin didn't say anything. He followed Roy and discussed the details of transforming the magic airship. He could provide some metal supports for the floating device for free.

Roy readily accepted.

When the group of people reached the deck, Roy stepped on the sampan and started walking towards the pier holding on to the wooden handrail.

The young imperial businessman was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He tugged on his somewhat tight collar and strode after him from behind, calling Roy's name.

"Boss Roy, I think the magic crystal deal can be discussed slowly. There is a tavern on Brown Street in front. We can go have a drink and talk while drinking..."

Roy stopped and turned to look at the young imperial noble. His cheeks were a little red. It was obvious that he was very concerned about this magic crystal business.

Roy smiled indifferently and refused directly:

"I don't like drinking very much, and I don't like talking about business while drinking. If we have a chance to make an appointment again, then...goodbye, everyone!"