OBS Chapter 309 The Path is Too Wild
Chapter 309 The Path is Too Wild
Chapter 313 The Path is Too Wild
The old man in the black robe was clearly a special person; people on the street would automatically make way for him.
Upon entering, one can see the badge embroidered on the collar of his robe, the exclusive mark of the Vast Ocean Mage Tower, signifying a high-level war mage!
The old man stopped in front of the stall.
Without looking at Im, he picked up the bottle full of fairy dust, unscrewed it to inspect it, and then looked at the several jars of dark blue syrup.
He picked up a jar, unsealed it, and brought it close to his nose. A sweet fragrance mixed with a faint magical energy wafted out from the jar.
"What is this?"
"Mystery Syrup." Richard stood up from the recliner, walked to the stall, and smiled. "It's harvested from the Magic Tree, and it's edible. You can try some."
The old man didn't speak, but dipped his fingertip in the water and put it in his mouth.
hiss!
His eyes widened suddenly!
The sweet syrup melts on the tip of your tongue, and more importantly, the magic, though faint, is extremely pure!
It can be used directly for drawing magic arrays without even needing any refining process.
"Good stuff!" The old man put down the jar and looked at Richard. "Where did you get this?"
"The Golden Forest".
The old man suddenly understood, and instead of asking further questions, he directly asked the price: "How much?"
One gold coin per bottle, fifty bottles packaged together, no retail sales.
Upon hearing the price, the old man's brows furrowed deeply; fifty gold coins were no small sum for him.
Although the Mage Tower can produce and sell magical items, the materials, facilities, and sales channels all belong to the lord, and the profits from the sale of the items must be shared with the lord.
As a high-level mage, his monthly salary was only a few gold coins, and he also had to support several apprentices, so he simply couldn't afford that much at the moment.
"Why sell them in a package? Why not sell them individually?"
Richard smiled slightly: "No time. This batch of goods was hard-won. You should know that the Golden Forest is a place that humans generally cannot enter."
"We risked our lives to get this little bit, and now we're in a hurry to get back and pull off the next big heist. If you want it, take it all."
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The old man was silent.
Richard pressed his advantage, urging, "Why don't you introduce me to the Earl? If it's done, I'll give you two bottles for free. You wouldn't have such a good deal if we weren't in such a hurry to sell."
Introduce him to the Earl?
The old man squinted and carefully examined Richard and Im, two high-level extraordinary beings, one of whom was a magician.
Um.
To sneak into the Golden Forest and come out alive, you really need to have some skills.
"Can!"
Next, Richard followed the old man to Hanhai Fortress, while Im went directly out of the city and waited outside.
Before even stepping into the castle grounds, Richard felt a faint, almost imperceptible, magical fluctuation emanating from it.
The magic circle is operating around the clock; no wonder it's the vast territory of the Demon Spirit Empire!
Although Richard was a little curious about what kind it was, he had more important business to attend to at the moment, so he carried the package and followed behind the old man.
The guards at the castle gate stopped him, not as a person, but with his baggage, to check if he was carrying weapons or magical items.
Unfortunately, no.
However, one of the soldiers had a rather greedy mouth.
He unscrewed the mysterious syrup and smelled it; it smelled quite fragrant. He asked the old man if it was edible, and surprisingly, he tilted his head back and gulped down more than half the bottle in one go, making the old man's eyes twitch.
Richard didn't mind; these guards were actually easy to deal with.
I'm just afraid you won't be tempted!
Upon entering the castle, the old man led Richard into a reception room and pointed to a chair: "Wait here. The Earl will come to see you when he's finished with his work."
Finished talking and left.
and so on.
Richard was not surprised.
As a lord, it's not so easy for someone of unknown origin to see him in Chiffon.
This is the rule of the great nobility.
Slave-catching teams, smugglers, black market dealers—all those who do dirty work know this rule.
To put it bluntly, the nobles didn't want others to know that they had contact with these people, as it would tarnish their status.
So they need to find a middleman first.
The middleman takes the money, investigates the other party's connections, and only if he thinks they are reliable will he pass on the information.
After thinking about various things, Richard waited in the reception room for two hours before a servant came and led him to the lord's hall.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man wearing a dark gray robe walked in, his steps steady and his face stern.
Earl of the Vast Ocean, Star-level.
Behind him followed a tall knight whose full armor could not conceal the aura emanating from him, a Lan Yue-level warrior.
Although the lords of the demons do not create knightly orders, they still train a captain of the guard to protect them.
Richard bowed slightly: "My name is Richard. Greetings, Your Excellency the Earl."
Earl of Hanhai walked to the main seat and sat down, his gaze falling on the cloth bag at Richard's feet.
"Merchant, you say you've been to the Golden Forest?"
It seems that he is more interested in how Richard entered the Golden Forest than in the exchange of a few dozen gold coins.
Richard nodded: "I've been there."
"How did you get in?"
"It's related to the Darkmoon. I come from the northern border of the Stars. The Darkmoon tribe has an alliance with the Wolfrunners, and I borrowed their resources."
The count frowned slightly.
This method isn't unusual, but the fact that this person could obtain the products of the Magic Tree and bring them out shows that their methods are quite unconventional.
"I've bought the syrup." The count gestured with his chin toward the captain of the guard behind him. "Give him fifty gold coins."
Richard smiled and said, "Please be patient, Your Excellency, I have something else here."
After saying that, he took out several items from his cloth bag and placed them on the ground: lemon jam, pickled radish, and wine.
One bottle of regular and one bottle of Silver Star, for a total of six bottles.
The count was slightly taken aback!
Cooking raw crops is the best way to eat them; using them for pickling, making jam, or brewing is a complete waste.
Only lords would acquire such items for showing off and enjoyment, and they would keep them extremely secure; barring unforeseen circumstances, it would be very difficult for ordinary people to obtain them.
Where would a mere smuggler get these things?
"Who exactly are you?" The count's voice turned deep.
Richard smiled slightly.
After all this time and effort, involving land swapping and pretending to be adventurers, we can finally get to the main topic.
"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, I am just a merchant who simply wants to do business. Besides these, I can also provide a lot of wheat, one copper coin per kilogram. I can even get ten million kilograms and deliver it to your door."
"There are also various pickled vegetables, jams and wines, all priced at ten copper coins a bottle, while Silver Star quality is one silver coin a bottle, but the production of Silver Star is limited."
Earl of the Vast Ocean was somewhat bewildered.
He turned his head and looked at his captain of the guard, as if to say, "Did we both drink too much just now?"
Ten million kilograms of wheat, delivered to your door for just one copper coin per kilogram!?
He had just thought Richard's methods were unconventional.
Now...
This isn't just wild, it's downright insane!
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