Chapter 174 Cargo: Elves!
In the woods covered by hundred-meter-tall trees.
A small transport fleet consisting of five magic flying boats was flying at an ultra-low altitude of less than 100 kilometers, passing by the border between the Aklan Empire and the Star-Moon Forest.
Among the hundreds of extraordinary people stationed on the flying boat, the majority are fighting knights holding shields and guns, accounting for two-thirds of the total number.
Among the remaining forty-odd mages, there are only four melee mages.
This is a very common phenomenon.
It's not because melee mages are a new profession, but few of these noble mages dare to put down their staffs and pick up swords, spears, and halberds to train their bodies.
Knights choose close combat and train their bodies because they have no choice and no talent for practicing magic.
Therefore, they were taught about fighting spirit by magicians since childhood and could only cultivate fighting spirit energy. Some chose to sign a master-servant contract with the magician, live under his roof, and be loyal to the magician forever from then on.
In this world, fighting spirit is a secondary energy derived from magic. If it leaves the human body, it cannot exist for long, so the knights can only choose to temper themselves with fighting spirit.
As for launching long-range attacks?
Well, that is definitely not the strong point of the Fighting Knights.
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Each flying boat in the fleet is a hundred meters long. Their outer shells are engraved with hidden magic patterns. They fly silently in the dense forest without disturbing any living creatures.
After all, this is the buffer zone between the human and Warcraft territories. No matter whether it is humans or Warcraft, they will not easily appear in this sensitive area. It is the favorite route for the fleets engaged in "black business".
Looking around, each flying boat was loaded with hundreds of large containers of the same specifications. These goods could only be placed outside because they could not fit into the folding space inside the ship.
now.
In the first flying boat, the main cabin was luxuriously decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, and was as magnificent as a large reception room.
All the mages in the fleet were sitting in a row on both sides of the long oak table. At the end of the table, a middle-aged man wearing a black and gold robe and holding a scarlet staff was lying on a chair.
He held a beautiful knight lady in his arms, and occasionally took a sip of fine wine elegantly under her personal care. His nonchalant temperament was incompatible with the serious atmosphere.
This person is the actual leader of this fleet, the senior sixth-level mage, Friedman.
Suddenly, a sixth-rank mage spoke up, "Mr. Friedman, our fleet is being pursued by the Elven Kingdom's army. Their law enforcement team is rapidly approaching from eight hundred miles away!"
"Oh?" Friedman glanced at him and asked casually, "I know that. So, Carona, what do you mean..."
"Please give the order to store all the high-value cargo on the flying boat into the captain's space ring and discard the remaining low-value items to increase the speed of the flying boat!"
Karona said with a serious face, impatiently: "Only in this way can we use the speed of the flying boat to escape the pursuit of the elves."
Before he finished speaking, the man opposite him glared at him and said sarcastically, "Oh, I heard that you spent a lot of money to buy a space cube that is big enough to hold your entire ship's cargo.
So, now that you have no worries, you suggest we throw away those low-value goods?"
To kick someone when they are down!
Cheap trick!
The captains who do "black market business" for the Sith Chamber of Commerce all have their own flying boats, and the intactness of the transported goods is related to the vital interests of each captain.
Although Carona's words seemed to be thinking about them, he was actually laughing at the joke.
What they are doing is "cross-border" transportation. No matter how low the value of the goods is, it certainly cannot be thrown away at will as Corona said.
Even if we take a step back, these goods were purchased by the Sith Chamber of Commerce. They are only responsible for the escort process along the way. Who can know which of them are of high value?
"No, Mog, I think what Carona said makes sense."
Friedman released his hand. The female knight understood and walked away gracefully, twisting her slender waist. Then, he said to the mages, "Next, I want to inform the captains of a very important matter. All non-essential personnel are requested to leave on their own."
As soon as he finished speaking, those mages who were not captains also walked out of the main cabin under the service of the knight servants.
Because the power level of magic is higher than that of fighting spirit, the defense and physical toughness of these fighting spirit knights are actually lower than those of melee mages of the same level.
Because of this, the status of a knight is always lower than that of a wizard of the same level, or even lower.
Seeing that there were only five captains left in the main cabin, Friedman took out a booklet and threw it on the long table.
"This is the cargo we're transporting this time. Please check it against the list above."
At this point, he glanced at Carona again and said calmly, "Captain Carona, if you are willing to help load the valuable cargo on this list, then our Sith Chamber of Commerce will reward you handsomely."
Carona's fat face suddenly broke into a smile, his mustache sticking up high, and he said with a solemn oath: "Mr. Free is so polite. Of course I am willing to do my best for the Sith Chamber of Commerce in this matter!
We will be able to present you with a satisfactory result later."
After saying that, Carona took the list and looked at it carefully, but at this moment, the smile on his face froze instantly.
He pointed at a line of golden characters and said tremblingly, "Sir! Is this... is this true?"
Hearing this, the other four captains stretched their necks to look and immediately gasped.
I saw that the booklet was written:
[Newly captured Elf women, 23]
An elf woman!
The five captains understood instantly. No wonder the law enforcement team of the Elf Legion was chasing them relentlessly.
At first, they thought that the trouble was caused by intruding into the elves' territory.
But who would have thought that it was a capital crime!
That's right, the elves have always severely punished slave traders who captured their people. Any criminal with conclusive evidence will be sentenced to death!
After all, elves, regardless of gender, are all born with stunningly beautiful looks, and coupled with their long lifespan and resistance to aging, they are directly sought after by countless races.
Therefore, it would be a very enviable thing to have an elf partner.
Under this almost fanatical trend, the price of each elven slave is often driven up to a starting price of 100,000 high-level magic crystals, and the specific price will be determined according to the strength of the elven member.
(1 high-level magic crystal = 10 medium-level = 100 low-level)
The benefits are attractive to people, so many creatures have the idea of capturing elves.
Captured elven women are usually sold to the black market by slave traders, and then sold to auction houses for huge profits.
However, this is not the case with the all-powerful Sith Chamber of Commerce in the Augustus Empire, because they have their own black market and auction house, and they only make money to fill their wallets.
Friedman is an accompanying staff member of the Sith Chamber of Commerce. He is responsible for the security of this escort mission and also has the decision-making power of the entire team.
He said coldly, "As you can see, every word here truly represents every piece of cargo."
As soon as these words were spoken, Carona and others turned pale.
The atmosphere became dead silent.
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