Chapter 20: The Hidden Danger Eliminated Invisibly

On the other side, as soon as Verin entered the gate, a portly merchant greeted him.

 

"Sir, welcome to the Bashak Merchant Guild. I'm Buck, the branch president of the guild here. What can I do for you?"

 

Verin looked around. There were quite a few strange races imprisoned in exquisite iron cages for display. Among them, there were even a few half-elves, which made him admire the courage of this merchant.

 

"I want strong and healthy slaves, as well as blacksmiths, carpenters, masons. I even want architects."

 

Upon hearing this, Buck's eyes lit up, and his gaze towards Verin became even more amiable. "Sir, don't worry. We have everything you need. The Bashak Merchant Guild may not have much else, but we have a lot of slaves with craftsmanship skills."

 

"Sir, this way please. Mind the threshold."

 

They passed through a tunnel and arrived at the basement of the Bashak Merchant Guild where the slaves were held.

 

There were also patrolling thugs around. Judging by their strength, they were on par with Orlando.

 

"Sir, look at these male slaves. Their teeth are in good condition, and they are all around twenty years old. They can work for you for another thirty years without any problem." Buck stepped forward, grabbed the chin of a slave, and showed his teeth to Verin, promoting them earnestly.

 

"How much is each?"

 

"Sir, it's twenty gold coins each. If you buy a large quantity, I can give you a discount." When Buck saw Verin asking about the price, he said hastily, afraid that the other party would back out.

 

"Mr. Buck, I want to buy three hundred strong and healthy slaves. How much will it cost?"

 

"Twenty percent off. The original price is six thousand gold coins, but you only need to pay four thousand eight hundred gold coins."

 

"Make a note of it. Take me to see the other slaves with craftsmanship skills."

 

"Yes, sir. This way, please."

 

Seeing that the deal was made, Buck's face was filled with a smile as he led Verin to the next area.

 

A blacksmith cost eighty gold coins, a carpenter cost fifty gold coins, and a mason cost thirty gold coins.

 

After Buck's round of promotion, Verin bought ten blacksmiths, fifteen carpenters, and twenty-five masons, spending 2,300 gold coins.

 

In the end, Verin spent another one thousand gold coins to buy a hundred boys around eleven or twelve years old from Buck.

 

Loyalty should be cultivated from a young age, and shaping their values. These boys were just right for that.

 

"Buck, where is the architect I want? Take me to see him/her." After wandering around and buying everything he needed, Verin couldn't help but ask Buck.

 

In the second stage, without the planning of an architect for the construction of his own castle, he was really afraid that it would collapse halfway through the construction.

 

Upon hearing Verin's words, Buck showed a reluctant expression. "Sir, there is still an architect slave in the guild, but the price is expensive, and it's a half-elf. Are you really sure you want to buy it?"

 

"A half-elf? It doesn't matter. As long as it can be used, I don't care about that." Verin waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind the race of the slave at all, as long as it was of some use.

 

Seeing this, Buck led Verin and the others deep into the basement.

 

They passed through a secret room and came to a separate secret room.

 

"Sir, please take a look. This half-elf girl is the architect. She is proficient in all kinds of architecture and is good at building various castles. If you buy her all at once, we will also give you a special carriage as a gift."

 

Upon hearing this, Verin came to the side of the iron cage, squatted down, and looked at this half-elf girl. She was very beautiful, and he was somewhat tempted.

 

The half-elf girl's eyes revealed despair, and she was indifferent to everything around her.

 

Seeing that Verin didn't respond for a long time, Buck was very anxious and continued to promote. "Sir, this girl is still a virgin. You can use her as an architect when you take her back, or you can..."

 

"How much?"

 

"Three thousand five hundred gold coins, and you can take her away. In addition, the Bashak Merchant Guild will give you a special carriage as a gift." As soon as Buck heard this, he quickly said.

 

"All right, I'll buy her. Send all the slaves I want outside the city."

 

Verin stood up, took out eleven gold notes worth one thousand gold coins each from his bosom, and handed them to Buck.

 

Looking at the shiny gold notes, Buck's eyes lit up. He respectfully took the gold notes, carefully checked them, and then put them in his pocket.

 

"Here, sir. These are four gold notes worth one hundred gold coins each. Please accept them."

 

After that, Verin led his subordinates and left the place.

 

On the way, Orlando suddenly asked, "My lord, the Bashak Merchant Guild obviously has some problems. Why did you still trade there?"

 

"The others should be fine." Verin stopped and said to Orlando, "The problem should be with that half-elf slave. I'm afraid the local nobles are coveting it, and the two sides had a conflict because they couldn't reach an agreement on the price."

 

"After all, not everyone is as wealthy as your lord here."

 

Stroking Orlando's blond hair, Verin replied with a smile.

 

"Yes, my lord. I understand."

 

Outside the city of Bagamoyo, in a manor, Kazak, the son of the governor of the Province of Cardero, had invited his cronies to hold an outdoor banquet.

 

"Sir, I believe that in a few days, the Bashak Merchant Guild will send that half-elf woman to our door."

 

"Hahaha." Kazak raised his wine glass and replied with a smile to a noble young man beside him, "There is nothing that I, Kazak, want but can't get."

 

Just thinking that he could get the half-elf girl worth three thousand five hundred gold coins without spending a single coin made his heart flutter.

 

At this moment, the manor's butler came to Kazak's side and whispered, "Young master, that half-elf girl has been bought by someone else."

 

"Who? Who bought it?"

 

Kazak clenched his wine glass and asked fiercely.

 

"It's an exploring knight. It is said that he is..."

 

"What? That thing like a hound actually dared to steal what I had reserved. Does he not want to live anymore?"

 

Before the butler could finish speaking, Kazak cursed, as if he was about to immediately gather people and wipe out the other party.

 

"Young master, the other party is a member of the Exx family. We can't afford to provoke them!" The butler saw Kazak preparing to leave and quickly finished the remaining words, fearing that he would cause trouble again.

 

Upon hearing that the other party was from the Exx family, Kazak immediately felt intimidated.

 

Remembering that a little over a month ago, a member of the Eagle family came to the Province of Cardero and killed a guard right in front of his father.

 

His father could only smile it off and didn't dare to pursue the matter.

 

Afterwards, he himself was called to the study and severely admonished, being told never to have a conflict with that kind of person.

 

Although their family was a count family, compared with the Exx family, it was like the difference between a tiger and a mouse.

 

In the kingdom, count families were not all the same.

 

The powerful Eagle family was stronger than most marquis families.

 

His own Doske family was only a bit stronger than some newly promoted count families.

 

"Boss, that person is so ungrateful. How about I lead some people to snatch that half-elf girl back for you?" A noble young man beside him saw Kazak's unpleasant expression and quickly showed his loyalty, hoping to leave a deep impression on the boss.