The City of Weilu is now in a stage of rapid expansion. Although the army has already possessed strong combat effectiveness, it is still far from enough.

In addition, he included the new map of the underground world in his development plan, which required more troops to take over.

The Cold-Blooded Cavalry is currently the most efficient and powerful army, and it is not difficult to train. As long as there are enough Wetland Lizardmen, the army can be quickly formed.

The information about the wetland lizardmen refreshed solely by intelligence is no longer able to meet the needs of territory expansion.

If we can purchase a sufficient number of wetland lizardmen, we can directly meet our current needs.

McCann looked at Lear without saying anything, then realized he had said something wrong and quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry, sir. I didn't mean to pry into your thoughts."

"There are 5 battalions of wetland lizardmen. There are quite a lot of them. It is difficult to buy them in a short period of time."

"But I heard that another chamber of commerce has thousands of wetland lizardman slaves for sale. I'll send someone to inquire about it right away!"

"As for the remaining difference, I can use internal channels to purchase from other cities in the North, but the price may be higher, and it will take one to two weeks to get a definite reply."

The wetland lizardmen are brutal and brutal, and will not obey discipline. Even the slavery ring that can directly act on the soul cannot suppress their brutality.

They were not popular in the slave market, and only places like the Colosseum, where people hunted for novelties, would buy them in small quantities.

The essential need for purchasing slaves is to solve one's own problems, and the wetland lizardmen themselves are the problem.

Lear's eyes lit up.

Is there really one? And there are thousands of people as soon as they open their mouths!

"Then I'll trouble you, President McKen."

As expected, expansion is faster through acquisitions in big cities like Loran.

Searching slowly in the wilderness or waiting for intelligence to be refreshed is too inefficient.

However, the funds required for this transaction are definitely not small.

Last time, I was able to buy 1000 squadrons of Wetland Lizardmen with 2 gold coins, purely relying on the advantage of intelligence.

The normal purchase price of a level 6 intermediate knight slave is around 50 gold coins.

Even if we only count 1000 people, that would still cost 5 gold coins.

An ordinary worker in Loran City can only earn three or five gold coins after working for a year. Some ordinary barons, earls and nobles may not be able to come up with so much money even if they empty their family assets.

It costs a huge amount of money to train an army.

Why engage in an arms race when you have no money? It would be better to just wait to be harvested.

This is why Lear is eager to establish various industries in the City of Dew.

It is unrealistic to maintain a strong army without sufficient and stable resource support.

Just the purchase of manpower alone would be enough to overwhelm him.

The security expenditures in the future will be even more exaggerated.

Mikan nodded repeatedly.

“It’s as it should be.”

"My Lord, do you need any more slaves?"

"Are there any more Swamp People?"

"Yes, but they are not popular slaves. We estimate that we can form three to five squadrons."

"Okay, help me ask for the price and determine the quantity."

"In addition, I need to buy a group of craftsman slaves."

Lear had a detailed conversation with Macon.

Currently, Weilu City is short of manpower in all aspects.

Although a lot of slaves were obtained during this period, they were not high-level talents and could only do low-end jobs.

The high-level talents he urgently needs are the engine of territory development.

The best way at present is to buy a group of backbone personnel and train them ourselves, so that the old can bring up the new, and the framework can be established quickly.

After two hours of detailed discussion, Lear got what he wanted and also gained a direct understanding of the slave market.

In general, it still operates according to the most basic rules - the more valuable the slave, the higher the selling price.

Ordinary slaves could be bought for about ten gold coins, and many civilians with a little money at home liked to buy them to serve as slaves.

As the level goes up, the price will skyrocket.

The technical craftsman slaves he wanted most were priced the same as high-level slaves, both of which were in the first tier.

And the quantity is very small, so it is difficult to purchase in large quantities.

In a situation where knowledge was monopolized by the nobles, most of these slaves were captured from the wilderness, had no systematic knowledge, and their craftsmen were of low rank.

On the contrary, there are sufficient numbers of combat slaves. If he wants to buy orc slaves, high-level knights above level 10 can immediately buy several squadrons.

Of course, the price of these slaves is also very high, and ordinary high-ranking nobles cannot afford it.

After coming out of the Dragon Fang Chamber of Commerce, Li Er was in a good mood.

Basically, McKeon gave him exact answers for all the slaves he wanted.

What we need to do now is to wait for the other party to contact us one by one.

Also prepare funds.

He could show off his reputation in front of Philena, but those slave traders didn't know who he was.

The money that should be paid cannot be less than a single word.

The road of selling equipment needs to be paved.

He doesn't have that much spare money.

After leaving the slave market, Brando, who was acting as a tool today, drove his unicorn horse closer and raised his head to ask.

"Sir, the White Crow Chamber of Commerce currently only has two shops facing the street. Should we rent a few more?"

The seventh block is the headquarters of the White Crow Chamber of Commerce. The actual shops open to the public are on other streets, but they are not far away, about ten minutes away.

"How far is our store from the Mercenary Association?"

"About half an hour away."

"That's not necessary. Find a few people to go to the taverns near the Mercenary Association to spread the news. Let the people inside know that the White Crow Merchants have complete sets of 2-star armor for sale, and the properties are outstanding. In a few days, they will naturally come looking for it."

"Sir, isn't this method too simple? The Mercenary Association is surrounded by weapon shops, and no one would go so far. We have tried it when doing other trades."

"Simple? Who told you to just tell others that without any evidence? Find a few actors and have them clash in a tavern. One of them should wear armor, and the others should wear leather armor, or ordinary armor."

"Let's have a bloody fight to highlight the characteristics of armor, such as how it can't be cut by a knife or burned by fire, so that those wearing leather armor will become clowns and be abused."

"After winning, he accidentally let slip that he bought the armor from the White Crow Chamber of Commerce."

"Do you think it will attract those mercenaries who are willing to sacrifice their lives for their lives?"

"Sir, those guys will definitely come! Carrying out a mission in the wilderness means risking your life. A good set of armor is like a second life!"

“No one would miss this opportunity.”

"Okay, let's make the arrangements later. Remember, find someone who can do things efficiently and don't let anything go wrong along the way."

"Yes! Don't worry, I have channels in this regard. When I was in the black market before, I met many people who were in this business."

After this topic was over, Lear suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Is there a place in Luolan City that sells books?"

Brando looked a little strange.

"Sir, only those nobles and religious sects have large collections of books in Loran City. Privately selling books is against the laws of the empire."

"If you are caught, you will be sentenced to more than ten years in prison at the least, or directly executed at the worst."

The monopoly of knowledge is by no means an empty talk. The nobles and religious sects even forcibly enacted laws for this purpose.

It is almost impossible for ordinary people to learn advanced knowledge on their own.

Even for common people, distributing books privately was against the law.

Lear also felt the impact from the feudal slave society.

These guys are really playing hard to get.

We are used to being able to easily search for all kinds of professional knowledge on the Internet, even nuclear bomb manufacturing technology and rocket manufacturing drawings, but suddenly we find ourselves in an environment where knowledge is monopolized.

One can feel more strongly the strong constraints and oppression brought by sects and nobles.

They want to completely cut off the upward path for ordinary people and maintain their class rule.

If you want to climb up, you can only serve them as dogs.

And it seems that the nobles and the sects have reached a strong tacit understanding and formed an alliance.
It seems that I can only go to Philena for this matter.

Lear lost his conversation.

There was no conversation along the way, and at noon, the group returned to the White Crow Chamber of Commerce. As soon as he got off the back of the Swamp Giant Horned Deer King, he saw several figures who had been waiting for a long time approaching from the flank.

When Brando spotted the men, he paused and frowned slightly.

"President Raul, is there anything wrong?"

He had no good feelings towards Raul, the president of the Rhino Chamber of Commerce, who tried to use threats and bribes to force him to hand over the armor channel yesterday.

Although someone was sent later to deliver the message to forgive the debt, he had clearly felt the malice.

Don’t be fooled by what the other person says. Once you are in trouble, they will be the first to jump out and add insult to injury.

He believes that doing business, like being a human being, must have a bottom line. Perhaps without a bottom line one can make more money, but one will eventually be bitten back.

Raul, with a big belly, a fat face, big eyes full of shrewdness, had a somewhat apologetic smile on his face.

"President Brando, yesterday was purely a misunderstanding. Please don't take what I said to you to heart. Our debt is written off. It's all considered as apology for our rudeness."

As he spoke, he looked at Lear cautiously.

"This gentleman is so heroic and has such an extraordinary demeanor. He must be the new owner of the White Crow Chamber of Commerce."

"Let me introduce you two. This is Earl Henry's eldest son, Master Riel Henry."

"The Rhino Chamber of Commerce is the chamber of commerce under Master Raven."

"We came here in person mainly to make amends to you."

The elegantly dressed descendant of the Henry family, who was in his early thirties, immediately bowed humbly.

"Yes, sir, Raven apologizes for my rudeness yesterday."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Er suddenly seemed to sense something and turned to look to the other side.

In sight, a carriage wrapped in redbud flowers slowly approached. The green plants seemed to have taken root in the carriage, full of vitality.

Nine pure white unicorns stepped on the stone slabs, making crisp clattering sounds with a unique rhythm.

Raven Henry, the heir to the earldom, also noticed something was wrong and subconsciously stood up and turned to look.

The moment I saw the carriage, my breath held and my heart began to beat wildly.

A bad feeling rose up in my heart.

This, this is
Raul, the president of the Rhino Chamber of Commerce, had his pupils dilated and subconsciously took a few steps back, his legs trembling.

The unique carriage slowly drove to the entrance of the White Crow Chamber of Commerce and stopped beside them.

The car door opens.

A slender and graceful figure in a green dress stepped down and stood firmly on the ground.

His eyes scanned the room and finally stopped on Lear. He smiled, put his right hand on his chest, and bowed.

"Good day, Lord Lear."

"Your Highness asked me to customize a plaque for your Chamber of Commerce yesterday."

"The work was completed overnight last night."

"Please take a look"

As soon as she finished speaking, the maid driving the carriage took out a wooden plaque from the carriage.

It was over two meters long, with four large characters written on it in the common language: White Crow Chamber of Commerce.

The illiterate staff looked carefully and the name of the Chamber of Commerce immediately came to their minds.

Second-ring magic—literate knowledge.

Brando stared blankly at the lower right corner of the plaque, where a striking rose was engraved.

Her Highness, Her Highness Philena?!

In the city of Lolan, how many people can be called Your Highness?

Thinking of what Lear said yesterday, he suddenly felt difficulty breathing and felt dizzy, as if he was in the clouds.

Raven Henry and Raul, who had big eyes and a shrewd face, were swallowing their saliva wildly, and their hearts were shocked beyond words.

Shocking, unbelievable.
"Ms. Momoli"

This personal maid of Her Highness Philena actually personally presented the plaque to the young man.
He knew the other person, he was proud and confident, and ordinary nobles would not even look at him twice.

Now, he is so respectful.

Jasmine turned her head and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"The kid from the Henry family wants to ask me something?"

Raven Henry was startled and waved his hands quickly.

"It's okay, it's okay, you're busy."

"What are you doing here?"

"Apology, we accidentally offended you last night."

"Oh? You are also blind, Lord Lear. Do you want to punish them?"

"No, it's nothing."

"My Lord has spared you, so get out of here!"

Raven Henry turned around and left quickly, sweating profusely.

At the same time, I was extremely grateful that I came to apologize today!

What foresight, what foresight!!
He glared at Raul fiercely. This guy was really the source of his bad luck.

Fortunately, he did not offend such a big shot, otherwise his father would not let him go!
Goddess, what a treat it is that your Highness’ personal maid comes here in person?

The birthday celebrations of those grand dukes were just like this!
Li Er ignored the people who left in shame and looked at Jasmine with a smile in his eyes.

"Ms. Jasmine, thank His Highness for me."

This angel investor is really clear.

Very efficient.

The rose symbol is the strongest pass to Loran City.

Even the most blind forces would not offend Philena in Loran City.

This is the rising star of the Griffin Empire, the heir to the city of Loran, and the future extraordinary wizard.

The other party's protection is enough to keep the White Crow Chamber of Commerce safe and sound.

"Your words of thanks can only be expressed in person by you, Lord Lear. I am not qualified to convey them."

Jasmine said as she took a deep breath, took something out of her arms, and presented it respectfully with both hands.

"My Lord, His Highness asked me to tell you that although your aura is well hidden, it is still slightly visible."

"This bracelet was woven by Her Highness herself. It is stained with her aura and can block that power."

Lear was stunned when he looked at the bracelet with blooming roses.

He reached out to take it and slowly put it on his left wrist.

Instantly, a unique force surged out from the bracelet and covered the whole body.

It dispelled the bad smell on his body and made the scent he exuded become fragrant.

At the same time, the unique divine aura that had inadvertently dissipated also disappeared without a trace and was completely blocked.

At this moment, Lear felt something in his heart, and slowly turned his head to look in a certain direction, his eyes slightly startled.
He could clearly sense in which direction there was another bracelet with the same aura.

Far apart, yet connected.

The other party also noticed him at the same time.
Rose Bracelet
[Level]: Special
[Features]: 1. Concealment, can conceal one's own breath,
2. Full of vitality. After being hurt, you can consume the rose leaves on the bracelet to recover from the injury. The current number of leaves is 30.

3. When the rose blooms, you can share your injuries with the person wearing the bracelet if the other person does not refuse, or you can take the initiative to bear the other person's injuries.

[Introduction]: A bracelet woven by a girl when she turned 16 with beautiful fantasies and aspirations.

After reading the attributes, Lear's eyes were very subtle.

This gift
"I will thank your Highness personally."

Jasmine looked at Li Er with a complicated expression and smiled.

"Your Highness also told me to tell you not to think too much about it. This was woven a long time ago and was just a toy when I was young. This extra piece is not worth much."

Isn’t this value high?

Lear felt a little moved when he heard the words of comfort.

There is nothing to say about this Flower of the North.

Give him a gift and comfort him.
Hearing their conversation, Brando felt that he had been greatly shocked.

My body was trembling.

It turns out that my master is really this powerful.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Loran City is the pearl of the North and the most dazzling genius wizard of the Griffin Empire! !
You actually sent me such a special treasure, sir, you are the real god! (End of this chapter)