Chapter 46 Pearl Route (1)
The wind blew across the wasteland, and the eyes were filled with loess, countless desolation and endless bitterness.
As pioneers, the people of the Western Wild Moon Creek Town have to face all kinds of troubles, and it seems that trouble has become a part of their lives.
The mine collapsed again?
Have you encountered a monster in the wild?
Mountain dog?
A broken corpse bird?
Gnoll?
Blood-toothed wild boar?
All kinds of monsters can become the only topic of conversation for everyone in the bar in Yuexi Town. In the bright candlelight, the bar air is intertwined with the sour smells of men after a busy day, the strong smell of wine, and the heated discussion.
However, there has been a new topic of discussion in the bar recently, a young mage named Duke Marcus.
"I heard that a mage named Marcus killed Hog?" A farmer suddenly asked his companion next to him.
"That was a very powerful zodiac, Hog, who was more than two meters tall?"
"No, no, no, it should be four meters high. When I passed by Sentinel Ridge a few days ago, I saw Hogg's headless corpse. It was so terrifying. Even if the corpse had rotted, it could still be seen that it was at least one and a half floors high." said a Xingshang, who had obviously just returned from outside.
"Where is the head?" the farmer asked.
"Heard and paws have been sent to Stormwind and Elvin Forest to show the public."
"It's amazing." Someone sighed.
"Of course, Lord Duke Marcus is the second in the history of the Storm Kingdom. He was the super genius who was promoted to a formal mage with a ninth-class talent!" The middle-aged mercenary who interjected, felt a sense of pride on his face.
Yuexi Town is not big, there are only a thousand people in the town, and even if they can't name them, they can basically recognize them.
"Yo? Do you recognize that Lord Marcus?"
"Of course! I am a subordinate of that lord!" said the mercenary without any concealment.
"Come on! Master Master's followers are all very strong, even better than the first knight Rilok in our town." Absent from work and teased the mercenary.
But the next moment, I was absent from work and couldn't speak, and it should be said that no one in the entire bar could speak.
"Oh, Macaro, you're here!"
Ordinary greetings have cool appearances.
The blue and white mage robe and dazzling mage emblem proved his identity, while the five sharp ice pillars floating on his shoulders deepened everyone's impression of him.
It is unreasonable for icicles to float in mid-air. If it is placed on a powerful mage, then no matter how unreasonable it is, it will become reasonable.
"Mr. Marcus, you are..."
"Oh, this is just part of my self-cultivation." Duke replied casually.
Macaro no longer asked about the world of the mage, he didn't understand it even after hearing it, but this did not prevent him and the people around him from feeling that although he didn't understand, he felt very powerful.
Macaro looked at the bag with many spherical bulges on Duke's hand, and was a little stunned for a moment.
"Go up and say."
Macaro arrived early, and several of his subordinates were also here with him. Macaro took Duke to his room first, and several of his subordinates immediately guarded the door.
Below, the others in Yuexi Town were in a furious situation.
"Wow, that's Duke Marcus? So young!"
"So young and promising!"
"What did he do in Yuexi Town? There is nothing good to attract big names like him in the western wilderness?"
"Did he find new minerals or specialties?"
"How is that possible! In addition to the food that can be grown in the western wilderness, there are several ordinary iron ore and copper ores, what else can I do?"
None of them expected that Duke had really developed a new specialty for the Western Wilderness.
In the room, several mercenaries of Macaro were blinded by the treasures on the table.
Pearls, pearls of all sizes.
From the smallest small pearl with a small color, to the [glossy little pearl], to the more precious [black pearl], to the most dazzling, baby fist-sized [golden pearl], so many pearls made Macaro's heart almost stop beating.
Of course, in addition to pearls, there are also various beautiful corals and yellow transparent tortoiseshell armor, but the most eye-catching one is the pearl.
"This is……"
"I developed a specialty of the Western Wilderness, and I'm going to build a route and name it Pearl Heading."
"Hiss--" The mercenaries gasped at the same time.
Route! That's not a one-time deal. One route means that Duke's pearls have a stable source.
The most knowledgeable Macaro couldn't help but suspicious: "Please forgive my presumption. The entire western wilderness coast is full of fishmen who can never be killed. Why are you..."
"Oh! This, by chance, I controlled a tribe of fishmen. The one who collected pearls for me was fishmen!"
"Ah!" Macaro couldn't help but scream in shock.
According to legend, the mage would raise strange demons as their servants, but the fishmen... and those rude and cruel and low-intelligent fishmen. This really made them incredible.
However, from the beginning of his understanding, Macaro realized that the boy in front of him was a man who turned the impossible into a possible miracle. He had gone from shocking everything at the beginning to become a little numb and even blindly believed.
"Your Excellency, what I can serve you."
"I ordered a batch of boats from Old Jackson of Stormwind City Shipyard, and I have paid for it. Now it should be done well. If you pull as much as you want, the sailor will ask the horse head for you. The first batch of boatmen can pay double the wages and pay them before the ship is opened. Also, be sure to put my flag on the bow of each boat."
Looking at the several ghostly talisman-like flags that Duke took out, each with a different flag, Macaro was a little suspicious, but he didn't ask, but instead asked, "What about you, sir?"
"I can't leave for the time being. As for the money, you can sell the pearls here first."
"No, no, you have a lot of bounty left for killing Hogg. Please ask the sailor to be enough. I don't understand the price of pearls, so it's better to leave it to you to handle it yourself."
Duke rubbed his eyebrows. Indeed, there were too few people who could work for him. This was an era where illiterate people were everywhere. It was easy to find muscular men, but it was too difficult to find a smart guy. Most civilians would not deal with businessmen unless they had no choice.
However, Duke cannot leave here. If the threat from the Naga tribe of Stranglethorn Valley is not resolved for a day, there will be no peace here.
"Then do it like this! But you'd better take some back as evidence that I opened the Pearl Route. Also, go to the Norton Mage of the Wang Family Magic Academy for me and ask him to help me apply for the sole right of this route."
"Single camp? It seems..."
"Do you think the nobles will intervene?"
"Your Excellency is wise." Macaro timidly.
Chapter completed!