Chapter 19: Trading Weapons and Heading to the Slave Trade Center in the Province of Cardero

这一次,他去卡德罗省的时候,打算先去拜访表弟布莱恩,买点武器,然后想办法买下一批奴隶带回来.

 

事实上,他更愿意招募自由人,但没有一个傻瓜会来住在危险的国界之外.

 

然而,这种情况并非不可改变.那次怪物攻击可能是一个很好的机会.

 

6 月 8 日清晨,维林穿好衣服,乘坐一辆装满粮食的马车和五辆空马车,带领奥兰多,四名骑士和一连士兵,向 200 多公里外的山脊领地出发.

 

贝尔德看着主人离开时的背影,感觉自己肩上的担子变得更重了.但这也是一个机会.

 

该地区处于发展的初始阶段.他越能证明自己的价值,在他主心中的重量就越大,他也不会被守护骑士奥兰多超越.

 

就连有些迟钝的贝尔德,在过去的半个月里,也察觉到了一些信息.他的主人打算训练奥兰多,甚至为此招募了一个卑微的农奴作为骑士的侍从.这些都是危险的迹象.

 

"这期间,我不仅要把领地管理好,还要让整个领地高效运转."贝尔德握紧了拳头,在心里下定决心,自己绝不会被主人抛弃.

 

身为平民出身的骑士,他想要升到更高的位置,成为统帅,成就名利,回到家乡,将那些看不起他的年轻贵族牢牢地踩在脚下.

 

...

 

在岭域的岭城堡内,一位管家走进了布莱恩的房间,恭敬地报告道:"大人,维林大人来了.

 

"你说谁?"

 

布莱恩放下手中的笔,抬头看着管家.

 

"大人,一个月前拜访了您.他正带领着一支商队,在城堡外等你.

 

"他只有一个多月就来了.他会不会发生了什么意想不到的事情?

 

布莱恩站起身来,朝着城堡大门走去,脸上露出担忧的神色.

 

半路上,看到忧心忡忡的领主,管家解释道:"大人,不用担心.维林少爷虽然人数不多,但都是武者.他很可能是来从我们这里买武器的.

 

"我希望如此."

 

布莱恩听到这话后回答管家,同时加快了脚步.

 

"Cousin Brian, long time no see."

 

Verin saw the familiar figure coming out of the castle, took the initiative to greet him, and said with a smile.

 

"Verin, what's going on with you? Could you have encountered bandits? Did the development fail? How about I lend you some men?" Brian looked at the blood on Verin's body, the much smaller number of people he brought compared to last time, and the more than twenty bandits tied up beside them.

 

"Thank you, cousin, for your concern. This is all the blood of the bandits. Don't worry." Verin was somewhat touched by this honest cousin and replied with a smile, "This time I've come to visit you, and I've brought you a big business."

 

Hearing that everything was okay, Brian heaved a sigh of relief and asked, "Business? You couldn't have opened up a situation in the Toxik region so quickly, could you?"

 

"That's right. With my ability, I occupied a piece of territory in less than half a month."

 

In front of his relatives who cared about him, Verin couldn't help but show off his achievements.

 

"By the way, what's the business you mentioned?" After a brief conversation, Brian asked.

 

"Well, cousin, I..." Verin slowly told Brian what he needed to do, "Now I need slaves and weapons to prevent the monsters from counterattacking."

 

"En, the weapons are easy to solve. I still have more than two hundred sets of leather armor and over a thousand long swords that I can trade with you." Having said this, Brian changed the subject and continued, "As for the slaves, to be honest, my territory is short of people everywhere. If you need them, I can give you a few blacksmiths and fifty serfs. I don't have any more than that."

 

Upon hearing this, Verin quickly said, "Cousin, I appreciate your kindness. This time I mainly came to trade for weapons. As for the slaves, I plan to buy them from the manors of those nobles near the provincial capital."

 

"All right then. How many weapons do you need this time?"

 

"One hundred sets of leather armor and three hundred long swords. Calculate how much it costs."

 

"One set of leather armor costs 80 gold coins, and one long sword costs 30 gold coins. For one hundred sets of leather armor and three hundred long swords, it's a total of 17,000 gold coins."

 

"Cousin, this price seems wrong. Why is it much lower than the market price?"

 

"We're brothers. How could I cheat you with the market price?" Brian laughed and explained to Verin with a sincere look on his face.

 

Verin understood very well in his heart. He took out seventeen gold notes worth a thousand gold coins each from his bosom, with a letter mixed in, and handed them all to his cousin.

 

Brian didn't check at all and directly put them in his pocket.

 

After that, Verin temporarily left the twenty-three bandit slaves in Brian's castle and planned to pick them up together with the weapons when he returned.

 

Eleven days after leaving the Star-Praying Lake, Verin arrived at the manors of the nobles in the surrounding areas of the Province of Cardero.

 

The closer to the provincial capital, the safer the territory was, and the larger the population. Correspondingly, the practice of selling slaves was also prevalent here.

 

This time, the place Verin was going to was a city named Bagamoyo. As a famous slave trade center in the Province of Cardero, there were a large number of slaves here.

 

Verin planned to buy a batch of serfs from here to replenish the population of his territory.

 

After settling the others outside the city, Verin led Orlando and the other two knights into the slave city of Bagamoyo.

 

Perhaps to make the customers feel at ease, the environment in the city was much better than that in the provincial capital. There were also soldiers patrolling around to prevent riots.

 

"Sir, I'm very familiar with Bagamoyo. Can I serve you?" A boy of thirteen or fourteen years old came forward, bowed, and there was a look of eagerness in his eyes.

 

"Orlando, give him a silver coin."

 

Looking at the intricate streets, Verin indeed needed a guide.

 

The boy looked at Orlando, who was about the same age as him, with great envy, respectfully took the silver coin, and carefully put it in his pocket.

 

"Sir, I wonder where you want to go."

 

"The place where strong and healthy slaves are sold." Verin thought for a moment and added, "There should be a large number of them and a rich variety."

 

After hearing this, the boy replied immediately with sincerity in his eyes, "Sir, please follow me."

 

After turning left and right, everyone followed the boy to a remote slave-selling place.

 

There were few people around, and Verin frowned, his tone filled with dissatisfaction, "Are you playing tricks on me?"

 

Upon hearing this, Orlando, who was standing beside him, drew his knight's dagger and placed it on the boy's shoulder.

 

The boy looked at the sharp dagger and read from the eyes of this knight sir that if he couldn't give a reasonable explanation, his head would be separated from his body in an instant.

 

"Sir, I didn't deceive you." The boy immediately knelt on the ground and explained very quickly, "There are many types of slaves sold here. It's just that we've been harassed by the noble lords, so it looks like this. Once you go in and take a look, you'll understand what I said."

 

"I hope it's as you said. Otherwise, I'll have to send ten gold coins to the local nobles."

 

As soon as Verin finished speaking, he led the people into this slave-selling place.

 

The boy watched the customers enter, went to the back of the merchant guild, and knocked on the door.

 

After a while, a bag of coins was thrown out.

 

The boy observed his surroundings keenly. When he saw that there was no one around, he picked up the money bag, put it in his pocket, and disappeared into the street.