Chapter 118: Knowing When You Meet in Another Country (Part 2)
At this time, there were three people on the dock who were different from other busy people. They were dressed as a desert nation, wearing a black robe that was wrapped from head to toe, and a black veil that was blocked by eyes. It was impossible to tell whether they were men or women, let alone their appearance.
Although the three of them looked weird, they were not outstanding in Lai and Port, so no one went to cause trouble for them. You should know that the merchants brought by the distant desert areas were all big customers and were very popular among Zi Xinguo.
No one goes to get close to it, because the customs of these desert ethnic groups are very strange. Maybe they will offend people by accident. The official has long warned that it is best not to start a business, and these desert ethnic groups will come to their doors.
So no one paid attention to these three people standing here.
"Miss, what should we do now? Our money is almost used up. Can we find the boat to leave?" The shortest man in black on the left said to the man in black in the middle. He knew that he was a young woman by hearing the sound.
Before the man in the middle could speak, the man in black on the right interrupted, "Isna, can you borrow some fees from Kanata, the Purple Heart Kingdom in your name?
"It's useless for us to go to Este. It would take a lot of money to hire mercenaries from Este to restore our country. Even if I... I borrowed it from you temporarily?"
After hearing this, you can be sure that they are Princess Alice and Isna who escaped from the Palace of King Qihong. As for the shortest one, Isna's personal maid, Xiaoqin.
When they escaped, they just changed their clothes and brought some money. Although they escaped to Zixin Kingdom very easily, they never knew the price and value of the goods, so they quickly spent all their money.
The little Qin's body moved, and Isna secretly stopped her. Although Isna didn't want to get in touch with Kanatala, her friend spoke, and it really needed some money. Isna had to nod and said, "Okay, then I'll try it."
Xiaoqin couldn't help but dissuade him and said, "Miss, don't you know if that Prince Kanata will keep you!"
Alice hurriedly said, "No, doesn't Prince Kanata admire Isna? He will never lose his demeanor in front of Isna."
"How can this be guaranteed? He is the queen's close relative! And this is his place!" Xiaoqin said dissatisfied. Along the way, she was very dissatisfied with Alice, and she had already fled, and she also showed a lofty look in front of her from time to time. And if this princess had not spent money hard, the money she had saved would not have been used up so quickly.
Now it is even more outrageous. In order to get money to mercenaries to restore the country, he actually asked the lady to borrow money from Kanata. I wonder if Kanata has bad intentions about the lady?
If the lady goes to him, it is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. You must know that this is the Purple Heart Kingdom. The True God Cult has no power here, and even if there is Kanata, it won't care!
This princess would not have thought of these things. She must have decided to exchange the lady's freedom for money long ago! Otherwise, how could she make this request?
Although I couldn't see Alice's expression, I could hear her gritting teeth and hearing her anger: "It's because of this that you, the saint of the True God Cult, are asking you to come forward!" Alice thought that she had actually been taken away by the True God Cult, leaving herself out, and now she is waiting for alms like a beggar, how can she not be angry?
"You..." Xiaoqin just said a word, but was stopped by Isna.
Isna said softly to Alice, "Don't worry, I will atone for you for what the True God Church did."
Alice also knew that her tone was wrong, so she quickly changed into a gentle tone and said, "Sorry, I know it's not your business, it's just me..."
"I understand." Isna gently pulled Alice's hand and said, "Let's go to the capital of Zixin Kingdom now."
Just as they were about to leave, loud shouts came from the dock, attracting their attention.
"What? Twenty gold coins per barrel of spices? Do you think I am Kaizi? Tell you, I am from Qihongguo. The spices are shipped to Qihongguo, at least fifty-five gold coins per barrel!
"It's even more than 75 gold coins per barrel when shipped to Black Rock Country! Without thirty gold coins, it's better to do it myself to bring it to the market!"
When the three of them heard that they were from their own country, they all felt the kindness of seeing the people from their hometowns in other places, and they couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the person who was bidding with four or five middle-aged merchants.
This is a very young man, with a hint of military smell between the flowing air. A young man like a bodyguard standing beside him. When he saw his momentum, he could be said to be definitely a soldier.
An Zaikang looked like he left without raising the price, and Lyrwinchi even made a gesture to ask the sailor to carry the sample back onto the boat.
Several merchants muttered to each other a few words, and a representative merchant stopped the sailors and said, "Wait, wait." While saying with a wry smile, "Sir, we certainly know that the prices of Qihongguo and Kuroishiyaoguo are high, but now the heroes of Qihongguo are in power, and they have to pay a tariff every time they pass by, so there is no money to make at all.
"I wonder if you have too many goods? If you don't have too many goods, we can't do business at a loss, right?"
An Zaikang turned around and pointed at the largest merchant ship parked at the wharf, saying disdainfully: "Do I have a lot of goods?
"Please, see what kind of ship I am? The Mercedes-class merchant ship is only one level lower than the Wilter Class. I have a full ship of five thousand barrels of spice!"
Like those merchants, Isna and the other two looked at An Zaikang's fingers. A giant merchant ship several times larger than the ship anchored at the port immediately entered his eyes.
When the merchants heard this, their eyes immediately turned red. They were not only red-eyed for the profits they earned next, but also jealous of the young man in front of him who could buy so much spices from the Wilt Free Alliance so easily.
You should know that not everyone can buy Wilt's trading products in large quantities. People like them can buy at most a hundred barrels when they go there.
Several merchants muttered again, and the representative said, "We bid for twenty-five gold coins per barrel."
"Thirty pieces!"
"We really don't have much money to make, twenty-seven!" The representative said with a look of pain.
"Thirty!" An Zaikang did not reduce the price at all.
The representative bit his teeth and saw that his companions were a little anxious, so he had to say with pain: "Okay, in order to make you a friend, I will follow the price you mentioned, but all the spices you bring in will be sold to us in the future."
An Zaikang frowned and thought for a while, then clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I'll get some losses to make friends with you. I'll sell all the spices I shipped to you in the future. However, I'll ask for a cash transaction!"
"No problem, I wish us a happy cooperation." The merchants smiled.
"Happy cooperation." An Zaikang laughed.
Lyle Wenzhi smiled even more. Others didn't know that, but he knew that this batch of spices was made from An Zaikang and got them in a bucket of twelve gold coins.
Even if the road fees and taxes are counted, the cost is only fifteen gold coins per barrel, which means they have made 75,000 gold coins.
Alice and the other two were listening next to each other, their eyes widened. Thirty gold coins a bucket? Fifty thousand gold coins were traded in one go?
Alice suddenly suggested, "Isna, why not ask him where he is from Qihongguo? After all, we are not familiar with Este, so it's better to have a familiar guide."
Alice didn't know why she asked Isna about her opinion. According to her identity, Isna should follow her opinion.
Perhaps she subconsciously believed that among the three, Xiaoqin was Isna's, and she had only one person, and she was at a disadvantage, so she subconsciously needed to obtain the consent of the majority before taking action.
Xiaoqin immediately agreed: "Yes, maybe he is still a loyal citizen of our Qihong Kingdom and can help His Highness restore his country. Besides, we can also take his merchant ship to Este Continent."
Xiao Qinba was unwilling to resist any longer, and she was a loyal person, so the lady would not have to look for that Kanata.
Of course it would be best to not see Kanata, Isna nodded immediately to agree.
After the transaction was completed, An Kang and Lyrvinehhara: "Haha, although the time of wandering on the sea has been a little harder, the money is easy to make. If we come a few more times, we can add another Helmet-class merchant ship. At that time, the money we earn will double again. It won't take long to hire a mercenary army!"
While walking towards the merchant ship, a sudden sound came from behind him: "Sir, please wait a moment."
Hearing the nice voice of the young woman, An Zaikang immediately turned his head with a hurried look on his face.
When I saw three strangers hiding their heads and tails, they had already put on gentlemanly faces and immediately looked alert.
Lyle Wenzhi immediately stood in front of An Zaikang and stared at the three of them with caution. The sailors who An Zaikang discovered the situation and rushed over.
"We have no malice." Seeing that the situation was wrong, Isna quickly untied her veil, and of course Xiaoqin next to her was following her.
Alice, who was only wary, not only did not show her appearance, but could not help but ask in a superior tone: "I heard you say you are a citizen of Qihongguo?"
No one answered Alice's words. An Zaikang was already stunned by Isna's face. He said in surprise: "Master Master? Why are you here?"
Most people in Qihongguo know the great priest, so Isna was not surprised, but just said with a smile: "I am Isna, I don't know you are..."
Alice didn't say anything, but if she lifted her veil at this moment, she could see that her face looked very ugly, because she was very angry that she was a future queen and was actually ignored, but she didn't even think that she was covered in a veil. Who knew who you were?
"I am An Zaikang. I was once a member of the imperial guard cavalry who escorted you to patrol Lord Cons, but later he was included in the unit of Lord Cons's troops." An Zaikang said with a hurry.
When Alice heard that An Zaikang was a member of the Imperial Guard, she immediately took off her veil.
An Zaikang was stunned again. It took a while to salute and say, "Your Highness Princess? Why are you here too?"
As soon as he said this, An Zaikang was pinched by Lyle Wenzhi, and then he realized that Alice's king had been occupied by the True God Cult. But he was very surprised, how could Isna, the saint of the True God Cult, be with the Princess Alice?
An Zaikang didn't take the royal power into his heart, otherwise he would not have violated military discipline and went to do business secretly when he joined the army. Especially when he found out that the princess had ordered the arrest of Cons, she had no good face.
Seeing An Zaikang just saluted, he did not kneel down. When he saw that Lyle Wenzhi had no reaction at all, Alice couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
But she resisted the attack and did not cause any attack. She is now alone. If she could confirm that the Imperial Guard was a loyal person, it would be of great help to her great cause of restoration.
So she sighed with a sad and painful look on her face and said, "Oh, the king has been occupied, where can I go?"
She hoped An Kang would show his loyal minister's attitude to him and swear to help him restore the country.
But it was a pity that An Zaikang was dissatisfied with the princess, and he said the wrong thing. Now that the princess said this, he dared not speak, so he just said, "Princess is sad." Then he immediately changed the topic: "Mr. Isna, come here..."
In his heart, Isna is much more important than Alice, because he saw with his own eyes that Cons and Isna were talking and laughing. Maybe this great priest was his eldest sister-in-law. When he thought of this, he thought of his sworn brother Cons, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Lyle Wenzhi, who noticed An Zaikang's performance, couldn't help but pat his shoulder. Therefore, no one noticed that the princess Alice discovered that An Zaikang felt that she did not exist, but instead flattered Isna, and a jealous look flashed in her eyes.
"You are in the Kons army, why did you change your career and become a businessman? Is Kons okay?"
Isna only knew that because the envoy sent by the princess arrested Cons, causing a riot and the whole country was divided, and the news of Cons was completely lost. However, Isna did not believe that Cons would be killed. Is such a powerful person possible?
It was absolutely impossible. Maybe he was disheartened and cold, so when he heard An Zaikang knew Cons, he immediately asked Cons whereabouts.
Alice has long forgotten Cons' existence these days. Now, when she hears Cons' name, she doesn't care much, but she still can't help but prick up her ears.
Hearing this question, An Zaikang's eyes immediately turned red and he said with a little trembling: "Mr. Cons, I was forced to fall off the cliff, and there was no news."
Then he told the story. Although he didn't say that Cons was dead, judging from his constant clamor for destroying Ida, it means that Cons had already died in his heart.
That's true, there is still a glimmer of hope when it falls into the sea, but there is absolutely no hope of survival when it falls into the land.
"What?" Isna's face turned white immediately. She didn't expect that she would have been forever since the last time she parted!
Xiaoqin, who knew Isna's mentality, immediately panicked and persuaded anxiously: "Miss, this is not certain. Isn't Mr. An Zaikang and Mr. Lylewinzhi okay? It's impossible that something happened to Lord Cons alone. Lord Cons must have been rescued by others first."
An Zaikang nodded and said yes. Although Dad Kuiqi said at the time that he was the only boat around him, he would rather believe that Brother Cons was rescued first.
Alice, who was cursing Ida and Gula, the father and son, was vicious, discovered Isna's abnormality and knew what was going on when she thought about it.
Although Alice's mind is now all about restoration, and Cons has long been forgotten by her, the feeling of this kind of thing being stolen made her very uncomfortable: "Okay, I told you that I like Cons, but you dare to secretly like Cons? I obviously don't take me seriously!"
Although Alice was unhappy, she still responded gently to Xiaoqin's words on the surface.
Isna also realized that her feelings were discovered by Alice. She felt like she had stolen something from her good friend. She looked at Alice in a panic and lowered her head and stopped saying a word.
"Princess, great priest, since there is nothing to worry about in the country, why not follow the Wilt Free Alliance to accumulate strength. Anyway, I must avenge my elder brother and destroy the whole family of Ida!"
When An Aikang looked at Isna's performance, he knew where his elder brother was in her heart. It was his responsibility to take care of his sister-in-law, so he quickly spoke out for an invitation.
Alice, who had originally wanted to use An Zaikang's strength, was very willing to hear that An Zaikang wanted to destroy Ida's family, but she still asked Isna's opinion.
He betrayed his religion and had nowhere to go. Facing his good friend and Cons's brother, Isna naturally nodded in agreement.
Chapter completed!