On the spacious training ground outside the door, crisp knocking sounds continued to ring out. Lin En turned around and found that "his sister" Ivana had been here for a long time.

The girl held the wooden sword in her hand and slashed at the target's vital parts swiftly and fiercely without any hesitation. Drops of sweat were sliding down her forehead to her neck...

Really hardworking... Lin En sighed secretly. Considering the unpleasant experience last night, he didn't say hello and walked straight past. He didn't notice that Ivana, who was training hard behind him, stopped and was looking at him with a very complicated expression.

Why……

Why could he be so calm after seeing me after going through such a thing? Ivana's face showed a blank look, but after thinking of Pedro's words last night, her eyes became firm again, and she swung the sword in her right hand again, smashing the solid wooden rake in front of her into pieces.

…

Lin En, who had already walked out of the mansion, had no idea what was happening in the mansion. After purchasing some necessary supplies in the market, he returned to the port shop he had visited yesterday.

"Welcome to Bill...ah, it's Lord Lot!" The old halfling greeted him as usual, but after recognizing Lin En, he immediately surrounded him excitedly and said eagerly. "We can discuss the batch of cargo you mentioned yesterday...There is absolutely no more suitable partner in the entire Harbor Town than the [Ship Gang]!"

Lin En didn't rush to reply. He looked around the shop leisurely and said with regret. "What? Mr. Loud still doesn't want to see me?"

Bill quickly explained, "No, no, no, I believe Mr. Lord must be very eager to see you! But unfortunately, he is not in Harbor Town right now. Even if we use the fastest raven, it will take several days to deliver the message!"

"If Lord Lotte is worried about safety issues, the Ship Gang can offer goods of corresponding value as collateral!" Old Bill patted his chest loudly like beating a drum.

Lin En pretended to hesitate for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Well, if that's the case, it's not unacceptable..."

"Who has the final say in the [Ship Gang] now?"

"Of course it's Labul! Please wait a moment, I'll ask someone to call him..." As the half-orc Bill said this, he hurriedly ran out of the door, called a boatman who was carrying goods, whispered a few words to him, and then came back, standing on a small stool and pouring fruit wine for Lin En.

Lin En took the cup and put it aside. He had no intention of drinking it. Instead, he pointed to the iron barrels piled in the corner of the shop and asked, "What are these things?"

"They are all worthless yellow ores. A group of gold diggers dug them out from a barren mountain in the harbor town. They got a whole boatful of them." Halfling Bill said very depressedly.

Usually only herbalists are willing to buy this stuff, but this year the yellow ore market in Viknir is already saturated, which means they have to stockpile these things until next year before they can sell them.

"Lord Lot, if you are interested in these yellow ores, I can give you a cost price. Such a big bucket only costs nineteen copper coins. I heard that it is very effective in repelling insects!" Half-orc Bill rubbed his hands and sold eagerly.

"No, I just haven't seen it before and I'm a little curious." Lin En shook his head and replied calmly.

As the two were chatting, a tall and strong man walked in from the door with several helpers.

"It's an honor, Mr. Lott. I heard from Bill that you have something important to discuss with me in person?" Labul pushed the door open and a genuine smile suddenly appeared on his fat face.

"Yes, I am planning to rent a large ship to transport a batch of very important supplies!" Lin En said as he solemnly took out an exquisite box from his sleeve and placed it on the table. "This is a sample. I need a private place to talk to you alone!"

Halfling Bill secretly wondered if there might be some extremely rare gem inside, but when he thought that Lynn would need a large ship to carry it, he quickly rejected the idea.

Labour on the side had a very serious look on his face. Unlike Bill, he had joined the [Ship Gang] for more than ten years and occasionally helped those noble lords deal with some shameful things.

For example, the Duke of Nordland has been secretly selling an addictive soul-destroying herb. If this is caught by the Vatican, most of these pawns will be dragged out to take the blame.

Of course, risks and benefits coexist. If the goods are delivered smoothly, the income from this ship will be enough to support the entire [Ship Gang] for half a year.

"No problem! We can go to the side room and talk slowly!" Labul's mind was in a whirlwind, but the smile on his face became even wider.

Lynn put the box away and followed Labul out of the shop, crossing most of the street, and finally stopped in an ordinary-looking house.

Knowing the importance of confidentiality, Labour asked several helpers to guard the door and took Lin En to a well-hidden basement.

It's very spacious here, with only a few simple tables and chairs, but it's very clean.

Seeing that Lin En had been looking around since he entered the door, Label became more and more certain of his guess, so he smiled and assured him.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Lotte. It's very safe and quiet here. No outsiders will disturb us!"

"In that case, I'm relieved!" Lin En also laughed and pushed the box in his hand towards Rabul, saying, "You can take a look first and then talk!"

Labul placed his hand on the box with a mixture of trepidation and excitement, and was extremely curious about what kind of contraband might be inside.

Soul destroying grass? Heim stone? It couldn't be a statue of some evil god, right? I heard that the nobles in the west of the Sekas Empire really liked that kind of weird stuff.

However, after actually opening it, Labul's expression froze instantly.

Because the box is empty, there is nothing in it!

Were you fooled?

Labul immediately realized something was wrong, and his left hand subconsciously reached out to grab the dagger hanging at his waist, but it was too late!

The moment he opened the box, Lynn entered a brief overload mode. His right hand quickly and accurately grabbed Labre's elbow, bending the entire arm at the most precise angle.

Accompanied by a dull sound of dislocation, heart-wrenching pain suddenly filled Labul's mind, but before he could scream, his entire body was strangled by the neck and fell heavily to the ground...

(End of this chapter)