Magus Tech Chapter 451: The feast of the Blue Feather Merchant Group
The war between the Kingdom of Rob and the Kingdom of the Black Holy Mountain was very dramatic.
To put it simply, the Rob Kingdom is inferior to the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom in all aspects: the population is less than four-fifths of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom, and the territory is less than three-fifths, and it does not have the same power as the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom. Large areas of plains, the vast majority of the territory are mountains. Compared with the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom, the official fleet of the Rob Kingdom is even more pitiful. Not only are the ships aging and backward, but the number is less than one-third.
No matter who sees this kind of comparison, they don't think that the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom has the possibility of defeating it.
However—
About half a month ago, the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom and the Rob Kingdom broke out in war after a long negotiation over a disputed territory on the border failed.
As soon as the war started, the army of the Rob Kingdom broke into the territory of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom, armed with incomparably outdated weapons, and smashed several lines of defense of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom. The official fleet also took the initiative to attack. Under the command of the fleet commander, it sank almost as many ships of the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom as its own, and its own losses were less than one-third.
Such a result was really shocking at the beginning of the war, but after slowly understanding the details, it became no surprise.
Why?
It's very simple. The Black Holy Mountain Kingdom is so rich that many people, including soldiers, have never had a hard life or experienced any war. They are just a group of farmers who have never seen blood. The high-level army is even a bunch of potbellied politicians, and few of them know how to fight.
The Kingdom of Rob is completely opposite, because of the lack of plains, lack of arable land, and the population is not too small, the composition is very complicated, which leads to the prevalence of fighting. If they desperately grab more water to irrigate the cultivated land, they will have no food to eat and will starve to death. Therefore, King Rob's national style is tough, he can do it, and he definitely doesn't talk nonsense. Moreover, if they really fought, they would definitely not be afraid of death—those who were afraid of death would have died long ago.
In this case, there was a dispute between the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom and the Rob Kingdom over a piece of territory. And this disputed territory is still an extremely fertile plain. When the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom requested to occupy it all, it challenged the bottom line of all Rob people.
Once the war broke out, the Rob Kingdom taught the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom a lesson, and let the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom understand that being rich is nothing special! A rich man with money may not be able to beat a poor man without money!
Of course, the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom has not reached its limit. Although the atmosphere of the whole country is not good, it has not rotted to the root. At critical moments, people continued to stand up and turn the tide. Although the situation could not be completely reversed for a while, it also made the Rob Kingdom no longer as smooth as before.
In addition, many small countries and nobles who owe a lot of debt to the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom expressed their opinions that as long as the Black Holy Mountain King needs it, they can immediately send troops to rescue. Therefore, the war is no accident, and it will be stalemate for a long time.
After understanding the situation, Li Cha looked at the tavern owner and asked, "If that's the case, then it won't be possible to go north in a short time, right?"
"It's not so absolute." The tavern owner said, "Although the sea is impassable, the land is still passable. The reason why many merchant ships stop here is to transfer from the sea to the land. Pass through the hinterland of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom that has not yet been attacked, bypass the rest of the country, and finally completely bypass the Rob Kingdom, reach the port of the northern country, re-enter the sea, and go north by boat."
"It sounds a bit troublesome."
"But at least it's a way. It may take a little longer, but it's better than being stuck here all the time. Otherwise, the sea route may not be open until next year." The tavern owner said, picking up the silver coins on the surface of the bar while talking, Stuffing it into Li Cha's hand, he exhaled, "Guest, if you really want to go north, I advise you to think about the way of No. 6 road. As for the money, you can take it, I said nothing It is something that everyone knows, and there should be no money at all.”
Li Cha's eyes flickered, and he put the silver coins back on the surface of the bar and said, "Maybe many people know what you said, but I don't know, so it is valuable to me. You saved me a lot Time, you have every reason to hold it. If you feel embarrassed, then give me a piece of bread. I need something to eat, and by the way, think about what to do next."
"Then—alright." The tavern owner hesitated, put away the silver coins, turned his head and shouted to the kitchen, "Nopes, a piece of bread, the best kind! With honey!"
"Oh."
Turning around, the tavern owner smiled at Li Cha, then stretched out his hand to greet a vacant table against the wall: "Guest, sit over there, it's quieter, you can think carefully. As for Bread, send it right away."
"Thank you." Li Cha said, took the water and walked to the table next to the wall, sat down and waited patiently.
After a while, the bread was delivered.
Li Cha picked it up and took a bite, and found that the taste is not bad, and it has a slight sweetness. It seems that honey has really been added-this is amazing-there are no artificially raised bees in the world, they are all wild. Yes, trying to collect honey is risking your life. The price of honey is extremely expensive. Calculated according to the amount of honey added to the bread, the whole bread can't be bought without a third of a silver coin. It is considered a high-end product.
Thinking of this, Li Cha's affection for the tavern owner increased again, but that was all. He had no extra thoughts and continued to eat. While eating, I thought about whether it is really going north from No. 6 Road, and if I go north from No. 6 Road, it will be easier to do it.
At this time, a voice suddenly came from a table next to it, asking tentatively: "This... sir, you are planning to go north from Route 6, right?"
"Huh?" Li Cha turned his head to look, and saw more than ten people sitting at the table next to him.
The speaker is the leader of a group of people, about forty years old, with dark skin and a beard, and looks very friendly - as friendly as a pig butcher~IndoMTL.com~ of the other party The voice was a little gentle, and he said in a discussing tone: "Mister, hello, I saw that you talked with the tavern owner for a long time, so I guess, you may want to go north, if you don't mind, and Let's go together.
By the way, let me introduce myself. My name is Bud, and I am the head of the Blue Feather Merchant Group. I came by boat from Lockes in the south, and I want to go to Bingya in the north. When I got here, I was forced to go ashore because of the blockade of the sea area, and I was going to take the No. 6 route instead.
However, I heard that because there are too many business groups and caravans traveling on Route 6 recently, the law and order is not very good, so a mercenary team was specially hired to protect it. However, the price of the mercenary team is a bit high, and it is difficult for us to bear it ourselves, so we specially invite a lone traveler like you to join us. Don't worry, I won't ask too high a price, as long as you can pay us two...well, three silver coins. What do you think? "
After speaking, the other party showed a look of expectation.
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