OBS Chapter 310 Cooperation Failure
Chapter 310 Cooperation Failure
Chapter 314 Cooperation Failure
The Western Frontier of the Demon Realm is rich in minerals, especially magical minerals such as Fire Sand and Brown Eye Stone.
However, due to desertification, food production is limited, and like the northern part of the Starry Sky Territory, it relies heavily on imports from other places.
Han Hai Ling has long-term supply contracts with several large merchants. One kilogram of wheat is transported from the central part of the Demon Spirit and is priced at three copper coins per kilogram.
Unless there is a famine, this price will remain unchanged.
Nowadays, a smuggler offers a price of one copper coin per kilogram, and even delivers the goods to your door.
He looked Richard up and down carefully, his gaze finally settling on the bottle of Silver Star jam and Silver Star pickled radish.
Merchants have always been the ones who buy life crops from lords; it's unheard of for lords to buy them from merchants!
"Where did the wheat come from?" the count asked.
"It was grown," Richard replied.
"And the Silver Star Jam?" the Earl asked again.
"I made it myself," Richard replied again.
"You grew ten million kilograms of wheat, produced a batch of Silver Star food products, and then came to Demon Spirit to sell them?"
Richard, of course, sensed the doubt in the Earl's tone, and he stopped beating around the bush.
"Your Excellency, how these came about is not important. The key is that I can supply them and pay upon delivery."
"Like these mysterious syrups, even if I told you how I secretly obtained them from the Golden Forest, you wouldn't send someone to get them yourself, would you?"
The count did not respond.
The captain of the guard stood beside him, arms crossed and expressionless, but his gaze kept sweeping over Richard.
Richard continued, "I know my actions may seem puzzling, but I have my reasons, which I regret cannot tell you. I lowered the price of grain so much to show my sincerity."
He picked up the jar of lemon jam, shook it, and then unscrewed the cap.
"Lemons are a rare fruit. In Starry Sky, a bottle can sell for more than thirty copper coins. Demon Spirits don't produce lemons, so if you transport them here, they can sell for at least forty copper coins."
"I'm only selling it for ten copper coins now. If you buy it and resell it, you'll make at least twenty copper coins in profit. Even if you pay for shipping and sell it throughout the entire Demon Spirit Empire, you'll still make at least a dozen copper coins per bottle."
He then picked up a jar of pickled radishes.
"The same goes for this one. Although the profit margin isn't as high as that of lemon jam, it has the advantage of large volume, allowing us to take the approach of low profit margins and high sales volume."
"So, who I am and where I come from really doesn't matter. What matters is how much I can provide for you, how long it will take you to sell it all, and how much we can both earn. That's what we should be focusing on, isn't it?"
Earl of the Vast Ocean remained silent.
The captain of the guard suddenly stepped forward, placed several cans of food on the long table in front of the lord, and opened them one by one.
The count stared at it for a while, then suddenly laughed and clapped his hands a few times, the applause echoing in the empty lord's hall.
"Well said, and these things are quite good, but..."
The count's smile vanished instantly, his eyes flashing sharply as he stared at Richard, and the atmosphere changed drastically!
"More than food, I want to know your origins. Tell me, are you a member of the Holy War Alliance?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his star power was fully unleashed!
A powerful life force surged continuously, as if a strong wind was blowing through the hall, causing the curtains to rustle.
"You're the ones who orchestrated the undead horde and secretly sowed discord between the royal family and the various mage towers, aren't you? Now you're coming here to sell food at low prices. What exactly are you trying to do?"
Now it was Richard's turn to be stunned!
Holy War Alliance?
What the heck?
no...
He spent so much effort—exchanging land, traversing deserts, posing as an adventurer to set up a street stall and sell syrup—all to find a big client, only to have the client mistake him for a terrorist.
He's a bit difficult to control.
"I come from the Star Empire," Richard sighed. "I'm really just a businessman who wants to do business."
"I'm not interested in the internal affairs of your Demon Spirit Empire. If you hadn't brought it up, this would be the first time I've heard of this so-called Holy War Alliance."
Earl of the Vast Ocean narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Richard, a murderous glint flashing in his gaze!
The head of the Imperial Guard even gave a suggestion that would cause the situation to take a sharp turn for the worse.
"Sir, stop wasting time talking to him. Just take him down, break his legs, and interrogate him. That will clear up everything."
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Richard frowned.
He had considered many possibilities, but he never expected that the other party would link him to terrorists.
He wanted to persuade him further, so he said sincerely, "My lord, I have no other purpose than to express my sincere sincerity. I hope you can think it over."
"Moreover, if you attack me, what you gain will not be a profitable business in the long run, but a war."
"War?" the count interjected, a cold smile playing on his lips.
"I don't know who's backing you, but you, a mere high-level mage, standing in my lord's hall, dare to threaten me into starting a war?"
"Take it."
Upon hearing this, the captain of the guard slowly walked towards the lord's hall, his steps unhurried, his disdain evident on his face.
Richard sighed again.
Failed.
He finally realized that not everyone could be swayed by high trade profits and sincerity.
Despite doing so much, they were ultimately defeated by the unpredictable nature of human nature, and by the Holy War Alliance that was secretly stirring up trouble.
Are these people out of their minds? Can't they just let good people live in peace?
As the captain of the guard was about to approach, Richard made no move, but simply asked in a low voice without expression, "If I have caused you any trouble, then I apologize. Since you are not cooperating, could you please pretend nothing happened and let me leave?"
Earl Hanhai seemed not to hear, remaining silent. The captain of the guard rolled his eyes and scoffed disdainfully, "Trying to leave? Dream on! You'll be crawling out of here on your knees if you don't spill all your secrets!"
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Richard's collar.
The movements were not heavy.
After all, if Lan Yue, a transcendent being, were to capture a high-level mage, the mage would die here with just a little effort!
Dare to roll your eyes?
Richard's face turned cold.
Suddenly, he kicked out and stepped directly on the captain's left knee.
Click—!
With a crisp, ear-piercing sound of bones cracking, the captain's left leg actually caved inward!
"Well...!"
The incident was so unexpected that the captain of the guard didn't react in time. He instinctively groaned, lost his balance, and fell forward.
However, Richard's hand was already there, his five fingers gripping the captain's throat like he was squeezing a chicken.
He forced the captain of the guard down, making him kneel on the ground!
The captain's kneecap was shattered, and the moment he knelt down, his other knee also made an abnormal twisting and cracking sound.
His pupils suddenly contracted, and he trembled all over in pain, but Richard's hand was gripping his neck, and he couldn't even scream!
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