Chapter 114: The Road to
Chapter 114: The Road to
the Imperial Capital At the end, Sparrow sighed: "Now that Miss Ruolin is in charge of the overall situation in Port Walker, she only has less than a thousand gold coins in her hand. According to the size and consumption of the fleet of thirty-two ships, the eating and drinking of personnel, the maintenance of ships, and the maintenance of weapons are spent nearly a thousand gold coins every month. This is already compression at a minimum. And this is still the fleet moored in the port, once the ship goes to sea, the cost will be even greater..."
Du Wei took a deep breath: "In other words, now instead of bringing me back a copper plate, you also want me to put money into it?"
"Yes." Sparrow also had a bitter face, originally he submitted to Du Wei, and he wanted to be a captain, but now it seems that it is really the boss who knows that firewood and rice are expensive, and this fleet is almost bankrupt before it goes to sea.
"If there are no new funds in a month, then my fleet is bankrupt?" Du Wei asked again.
"In fact, a lot of people are already expressing dissatisfaction. When they were pirates, they could eat meat and drink wine. But now they can only nibble on cereal and the cheapest ale. Now everyone is so poor that they don't even have the money to find the cheapest prostitutes in the port. If it weren't for the armed forces of Miss Ruolin and Miss Joanna, I am afraid that they would have rioted several times. Sparrow said embarrassedly.
Du Wei rubbed his brows, he admitted that what he had thought was a little whimsical. Although Joanna, a big master, sat in town, and Sparrow, a former pirate, to lead the way, the search for pirates went smoothly. It also managed to get a decent fleet without spending a penny, but to operate a huge fleet, the consumption is very considerable! If it weren't for Du Wei's recent small fortune, I'm afraid he really couldn't afford to raise such a fleet!
"Okay." Du Wei waved his hand: "Fleet, although it costs more money." But the problem is that it's not working yet. Now only in and out, of course, can not afford to consume, always find a way to turn our fleet into a money-making machine.
Du Wei then asked Captain Sparrow to go to Made, and he instructed Madet to first withdraw 10,000 gold coins from the account to bring back to Sparrow as a fund, and then thought about it alone for a long time.
In general, he actually earns himself. Although this fleet consumes a lot, it is not worth a penny to grab it. It's just that since there are so many ships, it is naturally impossible to go out and be a pirate. I can only find a way to do ocean trade.
Du Wei immediately remembered the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group he encountered in the frozen forest in the north. Beinrich has complained many times that their mercenaries are desperately carrying their heads into the frozen forest to hunt for monsters. But they were undercut by those black-hearted businessmen. Du Wei also knew that a low-level Warcraft Earth Demon Core would sell for at most one or two gold coins in a town on the edge of the frozen forest in the north, and in the south, the price would increase tenfold or even dozens of times! Because although the imperial decree could not prohibit people from entering the frozen forest to hunt, it was very stuck in trade. Those mercenary groups that have worked hard to hunt Warcraft are often unable to sell them publicly, and can only endure the pain of selling their goods at a low price to some merchants with backgrounds and connections.
Those merchants often have some northern wealthy nobles behind them as backstage, after buying those monsters at a low price. Then find a way to get the legal formalities, and ship it to the south and sell it at a high price. One in and one out, it is ten times or even a hundred times the profit.
If others can do it, they can do it themselves!
And now he has a fleet, south of the frozen forest. In the eastern waters of the empire, there are also several ports in the north, and they only need to send a fleet to the northern port to buy it, and then transport it to the south for sale. Naturally, it is a lot of money.
The problem is that although he is now holding the aura of the Luolin family, after all, he is not yet an adult, he does not have his own title, his name is not right, and those businesses in the north, he rashly steps in, I am afraid that it will cause the power and magnates in the north to disgust. And. To turn a large number of smuggled Warcraft prey into legal things, the official relationship, I am afraid that it will not be weighty enough to come forward by itself. After all, he is still a small child, and he can make small troubles on weekdays, if he really wants to do such a big business, he still can't do it without a formal and weighty member of the family.
Think about it. A strange thought suddenly came to Du Wei's mind: If...
If I really am the heir of the family. That's good.
This thought came up, and Du Wei himself was taken aback.
How did I get to get here? I didn't hate living responsibly. Deliberately kept silent, was misunderstood and did not explain, so that he was sent back to the Rollin Plain and lived a free and easy life? If you really become the heir of the family, I am afraid that there will be more troublesome things, and if you bear the glory and responsibility of a family, can you still live as you like?
Thinking about it, Du Wei sighed in his heart, or don't care so much, let's solve the problem in front of you first.
Then Du Wei hesitated for a moment, and finally put the candidate on the new US president. Because his subordinates really don't have any powerful henchmen.
Du Wei called George Bush over, gave a few words, and asked him to take his own personal letter to the north to find the leader of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group, Beinrich. George Bush came from the north after all, and he had also heard the name of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group.
In any case, Du Wei first wants to pull the snow wolf mercenary group, the scale of this mercenary group is not small, usually in and out of the frozen forest, there are also a lot of goods in and out, first pull them, eat all their goods in one bite, first run their own maritime trade a little, although it may not make much money, but it is better than throwing a fleet of ships in the port to rust.
In this way, Captain Jack Sparrow and Mr. George Bush became close comrades-in-arms, and the two prepared and went north to find the mercenary group.
Three days later, Du Wei finally waited for news from the imperial capital.
Count Raymond wrote a personal letter and sent someone to deliver it quickly. The letter didn't say much, just said that it was almost summer, and asked Du Wei to rush to the imperial capital to participate in the annual summer festival.
Only a few words, but after all, he summoned Du Wei back to the imperial capital. Mader was naturally delighted by the owner. Du Wei was faint, very calm, and didn't seem to see any joy or anger.
To the imperial capital?
Hmph, the water in the imperial capital is very deep! Now hide himself in the Rollin plain. Nature fades freely. But the emperor has a lot of powerful people, wealthy nobles, and the guys in the temple, as well as the magic union...
Hussein is powerful, right? The continent's first paladin! But the one who was chased and killed by the temple was like a dog who lost his family.
There are too many secrets on his body now, and they are all disasters of raiding the house, in case they are found out by the temple, I am afraid that they will be gnawed so that there is not even slag left!
The night before departure, Du Wei was in his own small estate outside the castle. Quietly talked with Hussein for a night, and then decided to go to the imperial capital this time, saying that Hussein must not accompany him. There were too many people in the imperial capital who recognized Hussein.
As for Nicole (Medusa), Du Wei hesitated again and again, and still did not bring her, although Medusa was superior and brought even if she was a strong bodyguard. But the nature of Her Majesty the Queen. Du Wei has not figured it out until now, maybe when he will make a mess and stay at home, at least one Hussein can calm her, if she is brought to the imperial capital. I can't control this queen.
In the rest, Du Wei brought Gegewitch with him, after all, a mouse, even if it is a pet. As long as he doesn't speak in public, it's not much of a problem.
And QQ... Du Wei really had a headache for this divine beast. Because since getting this guy, he has no use except for talking and talking all day about "elegant" topics, and is purely a waste of food. But Du Wei thought for a long time, and the ghost made the god worse, so he still brought it.
That's it. Du Wei packed his luggage, then took a mouse and a penguin, then ordered fifty cavalry guards, and brought some of his ownThe messy things that came out, got a few carriages, and set off for the imperial capital.
Originally, the hot air balloon ride was naturally fast... But there were too many goods, and Du Wei did not have so many hot air balloons to follow. And Du Wei also wants to walk leisurely all the way.
Just walk all the way without words. But when I came to the Rollin River in the north of the Rollin Plain. After crossing the river, he left the territory of the Luo Lin family. But from afar, I saw a horse standing on a stone bridge over the Rollin River.
Du Wei rode on the horse, fixed his eyes, and immediately there was a person, wearing a gray mage robe, gray hair, gray eyes, a bitter melon face, and a pair of inverted eyebrows, but it was the Clark magician.
Clark saw Du Wei's convoy coming from afar, and immediately rode up to greet him, staring at Du Wei, who was guarded by the cavalry of the Luolin family, and laughed loudly: "Young Master Du Wei, the magic union has received news that you are going to the imperial capital, and the chairman of the union, Mr. Jago Daugan specially ordered me to wait for you here!"
Du Wei had a few thoughts in his heart, then jumped off his horse, walked up and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Master Clark, don't you know what the chairman of the union wants me to do?"
Clark jumped off his horse, walked to Du Wei's side, carefully felt out a high-grade black wood box from his arms, and after opening it, inside was a golden badge, handed it to Du Wei, and said with a smile: "This is what Mr. President asked me to hand over to you!" You are Lord Gandorf's apprentice, and your identity has been recognized by the Magic Guild. As Lord Gandolph's apprentice, although you have not taken any magic level exams so far, but Lord Gandolph's disciples, must have extraordinary magical knowledge, this badge is a badge of honor in the Magic Union, does not represent the magic level, but it shows that your identity is a 'Bachelor of Magic' recognized by the Magic Union, wearing this badge, the branches of the Magic Union across the continent can get preferential treatment. When you arrive in the imperial capital, Mr. President will personally assess your magical strength, and then give you a level badge.
Du Wei's heart moved. Looking at the gold badge in his hand, the faint magic fluctuations on it could not be concealed by Du Weidi.
That's a good thing. Du Wei certainly knew what the badge represented. Although it is not a symbol of the level of the magician, it basically indicates that the person wearing this badge is a magician!
The so-called Bachelor of Magic is equivalent to a "visiting professor" in a university. Not subject to jurisdiction, but an honor and a status symbol.
"One more thing."
Clark removed a bag from his horse, and when he opened it, he carefully folded a robe inside. The style is similar to the sorcerer's robe, but it is not gray or white, but a pure black robe.
There are also several magic guild logos on it, as well as some exquisite patterns. Du Wei didn't know what it was, and Clark explained, "This is the robes of the Bachelor of Magic." The cost of this robe is not low, and these patterns on it, as long as you use magic, have an auxiliary effect. You can also bounce off simple physical attacks when you encounter enemies. In the Magic Guild, only members of the Presidium can have such a robe. The blessing magic above was personally obtained by several great magicians of the presidium. This robe is a symbol of status in the imperial capital! The entire continent magic union, with the status of a bachelor of magic, there are no more than fifteen!
After a pause, Clark took a step back, bent down respectfully, and greeted Du Wei with a low-level mage greeting the senior mage, and then said with a smile: "The Bachelor of Magic has a transcendent status in the union, wearing this robe, walking in the imperial capital, magicians below the sixth level will show you respectful etiquette."
Du Wei's heart became more and more solemn.
He had just gone out, and before he stepped out of the territory of the Luo Lin family, this magic union showed favor to himself again and again...
Du Wei doesn't believe there is a free lunch in the world. The other party is willing to spend money on himself, and there must be a plan.
At this moment, he did not refuse, Du Wei smiled one by one, put on this black magic bachelor's robe on the spot, and then put on the badge, sure enough, immediately the magic fluctuations on the badge triggered the blessing magic on the mage's robe, and immediately emitted silver arcs of light. Du Wei felt a gentle power dragging him, and his body was a little lighter, it seems that the blessing magic on this is probably physical, such as agility or acceleration and the like.
Even more put on this mage robe, the body that was originally riding a horse and was slightly warm, gradually cooled down, and it seemed that there was a little effect of regulating the temperature.
Du Wei was happy in his heart, thanked Clark, and then Clark joined Du Wei's team, and the group continued north, towards the imperial capital.
Du Wei finally returned to the imperial capital again, returning to the circle of power that he originally wanted to escape.
Future development, wait and see!