My name is Trebor, and I'm a member of the Obsidian Chamber of Commerce. In order to achieve financial freedom, I'm going to the Red Dragon Territory with my butler Mawu and my good friend Selene to smuggle Obsidian magic crystal ore.
"Master, is it really okay for us to do this?"
Uma asked with a bitter look on her face, it felt strange that she was smuggling her own goods.
"Uma, no, Mau, do you think that what I'm doing is a bit unnecessary?
It's true that if I attended this slave auction as a member of the Black Obsidian Chamber of Commerce, it might have been much better, but Wu... Mawu, you have to know that the Black Obsidian Chamber of Commerce is not yet in a position to directly display itself to the Red Dragon Lord. The Chamber of Commerce is too weak right now. Honestly, if I didn't know old dog Eric so well, I would have taken you and Selene to the Red Dragon Castle directly."
"Then if we appear as smugglers, won't that cause trouble for the Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce?"
“Yes, but this also sends a signal to the outside world that there is no need to go to great lengths to bring down or directly suppress the Black Jade Chamber of Commerce. You only need to contact the termites within them to obtain the same benefits.
If it were you, U... Mau, which one would you choose?"
Uma understood at this time that her young master was indeed far-sighted.
In fact, it was because Tongzi gave the task option. Disguised as a smuggler, one could sneak into the slave auction in the Red Dragon Territory to obtain thirty source points. The other option was to draw ninety-nine lottery tickets from the slot machine, each costing one source point.
Lei Boruit immediately chose the mission with the highest reward. Oh, why not choose the 99th consecutive draw? The 100th consecutive draw will give out the grand prize, so just ignore it.
What? You said you could get something good even with 99 consecutive draws? Good question, did you cut off Bing Xixi's phone? Did you win the 99% chance of getting a legendary skin in Lao Ma's lottery?
A truth, just ignore it.
"Master, we are almost at the Red Dragon Territory." Uma looked at the familiar scenery in front of her and felt a little emotional.
The Red Dragon Territory is still the same as when Reborret left. It has not become much better but also not much worse. Of course, this is only on the surface.
After entering the city, Reborret came to the hotel where he stayed when he left.
"Huh? Such an affordable hotel is actually closed down? That shouldn't happen."
When Reborret was standing at the door in confusion, a kind old man passing by came over.
"Young man, you're here to stay in a hotel, right? All the hotels in Red Dragon Territory have been ordered to be cleared out, so if you want to stay in a hotel, you can only go to places run by noble lords."
After hearing this, Leibolt frowned.
"Old man, the prices at this hotel opened by this noble lord are very affordable, aren't they?"
"Hey, the price is several times higher than those affordable places, with the same environment."
"Then why did the nobles do this?"
"They say it's for safety reasons. They're afraid that some criminals might sneak into the Red Dragon Territory, so they strictly control these inns."
After communicating with the old man for a long time, Lei Boruit realized that not only hotel accommodation, but also many other things that residents wanted to use or buy and sell had to be taxed. The most outrageous thing was that even using the toilet in the Red Dragon Territory had to be taxed.
A scene from an animation suddenly popped up in Reborret's mind, the one about the country bumpkins...
But even so, there is not a single beggar or refugee in the narrow, damp and dark alleys in the Red Dragon Territory. Oh, I almost forgot. I guess they have now been gloriously enlisted in the army.
"It doesn't seem like something Eric would do."
Uma spoke up.
Leibolet also thought so. It’s not that Eric is so noble, it’s simply that he doesn’t care about these things. It’s probably because this boss doesn’t care about anything and lets his subordinates do whatever they want.
The group could not stay here and had to go to a place where the so-called nobles provided food and accommodation.
But soon Lei Boruit felt a strong sense of agreement with this statement.
The bridge holes provide ventilation, the docks provide shelter from the rain, and sleeping on the streets with the sky as cover and the ground as a bed is not unacceptable.
Three hundred gold coins a night! And it's just a standard room. He could have robbed you, but he still offered you a place to stay. I'm so sad.
In this way, Rebollet and his group slept on the street not far from the auction. Some kind ladies would laugh and throw a few silver coins to Rebollet and his group when they saw them.
Leibolite also happily accepted it and gave good wishes. Sometimes the lady would be happy to hear it and give a few more.
"Master! There's no need for that!" Uma and Selene persuaded him at the same time, which made Reborret give up the urge to do things like Uma breaking a stone in his chest and Selene performing street magic. After all, Reborret felt very uneasy after fully understanding his financial situation. He was really poor.
Steelmaking costs money, alchemy costs money, the maintenance of the Gustav cannon costs money, and the future mortars also cost money. Even the residents of Black Diamond Town, well, they didn’t ask themselves for money for this. We are all self-sufficient children.
It can be said that the entire financial revenue of Heiyao Town is all on Luo Bo's shoulders. Luo Bo even said that there is no problem and that he doesn't even need to send him more staff. It really makes me cry.
Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day for the auction to begin.
Reborret and his group dressed up, put on their masks, took their fake identification cards, and headed to the auction.
Selene also used astropathic revelation to observe the future in advance.
However, it only resulted in a vague conclusion that everything went well, but that was enough.
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