above the sky

Chapter 671
"Yisu Grain Association...is not a very famous chamber of commerce. To be able to get golden nuts is a bit of a trick. I didn't see the peninsula olives, which means that the supply comes from the east."

Ian thought in his heart that there are only a few large-scale grain production areas in the empire. It is like only Nanling has a large-scale orange planting industry. If there is a large amount of oranges sold in the entire empire, it must be the same as Nauman City. It is related to the big grain merchants.

The same is true for golden nuts and peninsula olives, which are special products in the east and northwest of the empire respectively. It can be seen that the background of a grain association.

Ian's expression moved slightly. He glanced at the samples in the shop, then at the warehouse, and he understood: "Sure enough, there are no golden nuts in the warehouse—these are the props used to disguise his background. Now Nanling Food disaster, where are people buying this luxury in large quantities? And when other people see that he can get golden nuts, at least they won't immediately think that he has something to do with Feiyandi."

"Besides, there are actually two sublimators in the warehouse who are helping to transport the grain? Are you kidding me? The Great Chamber of Commerce will be treated like this, and Yi Suliang will have such a background!"

So, Ian said directly: "Boss, do you still sell nuts here?"

He pretended to say casually: "How much can you sell, and how do you calculate the price?"

The shop owner stopped the pen in his hand. He glanced at Ian and felt that he was not entertaining himself, so he said: "It depends on how much you plan to buy, the more you have, the more you have, and the less you have, the less you have."

The last time Ian heard such words was the last time.

He could hear the perfunctory words from the boss, so he deliberately approached the golden nuts, reached out to touch them and said, "Are these golden nuts produced in Aixu Plain, or in Qingye City? The color is a bit dull, and the texture is relatively ordinary, and Fresh golden nuts are different."

"Ok?"

The boss raised his beard and looked at Ian, feeling that the other party might be looking for trouble.

He opened his mouth, intending to say, 'Don't buy it, don't touch it with your dirty hands! ’ But because the object is Ian, looking at the white hand of the other party, everyone thinks that hand is much cleaner than his nut, so he just paused for a while, and then said impatiently: "I said this Do you really want to buy it? Our Nanling and Didong are not connected by water, we can only go by land, except for those big chambers of commerce that have cold and dry chain transportation, which small chamber of commerce like ours is not of this quality?"

"If you really want to buy it, it would be embarrassing to say that. If you think it's not worth it, it may be that your family's conditions are too good. You have never eaten the coarse grains of our common people, and you have never done business."

"My store is small, and the price is not set high, and the taste is just as delicious when you eat it. No matter which store you go to, the price is the same, and there is no better quality."

The shop owner said this with a bit of sarcasm, without direct yin and yang, and it was because of the unusual clothes and appearance of Ian and Qingchao beside him.

"Really." But Ian broke his defense with one sentence: "I don't believe it."

"This guest."

At this point, if the shop owner still can't see that Ian and Qing Chao are here to find trouble, then he is out of his mind. He shook his head and stood up: "Our shop is small, and it is true that we cannot sell high-quality goods. Our problem——here we apologize to you!"

He made a gesture of bowing, and then pointed at the store door: "But you see, I am still doing business with other grain teams here. I condescend to you to waste time here. In order not to trouble you, please."

This is considered to be an order to chase away customers. Generally, those who come to pick things up will not be entangled anymore. The boss has done such a good job. When the law enforcement team comes over, they will definitely suffer.

"I'm going to accept your apology?"

But Ian smiled slightly: "I just want to trouble you - as for business, I think it's better not to do it."

"Blue Tide—"

Under the watchful eyes of the boss with a changed face, he deliberately drew his voice: "Go and check the grain of the convoy outside the door, there must be parasitic plant seeds mixed with Flameland."

"And these nuts, put it away, there are nobles in the eastern part of the empire covering for espionage, which is a big fish."

"You?!"

The shop owner was dumbfounded, not because he was wronged, but because what Ian said was true—but how did Ian know? !

——And, this unreasonable tone, the full-bodied coercion, and this defiant attitude...

——Patroll Knight? !

Without the slightest hesitation, the shop owner turned around directly, and rushed into the back room as fast as he could under the blank stares of the waiters who hadn't reacted and the person in charge of the food team outside. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "The plan is exposed— —”

He originally planned to say more, to remind the two accomplices behind.

But he felt a chill behind him.

He felt his thoughts begin to slow down.

He felt frost creeping up his back.

then……

He lost consciousness.

And a cyan sword light cut through the frost and snow, and towards the back of the shop, the two sublimators who suddenly changed their expressions and were about to turn around and run away galloped away.

Withdrawing the hand of the frozen grain store owner, Ian didn't pay much attention to Qing Chao's movements.

With Qingchao's strength, it can only be said that it is easy to solve the two spies who have not reached the peak of the first level.

In fact, it was true, Ian only heard three sword cries of 'ding ding ding', and Qing Chao brought two flying flame spies who were pierced through the chest, still alive but with only one breath left .

"Boss, take a breath, or kill one and leave only one for interrogation?"

His tone was relaxed, and he didn't take it seriously at all.And the vitality of sublimators can also guarantee the continuation of life, so there is no need to get too used to them.

In terms of combat, Qing Chao is a well-deserved genius. After all, he is a man who can improve the average strength of the Harrison Harbor Guards through a few months of teaching.

"Very powerful." Ian also nodded slightly, appreciating: "There is no need to kill, these two people are probably not from Feiyandi, but sent by the conspirator of the empire - the greater credit lies in on them."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and looked at the person in charge of the food team: "You go and inform the local garrison—just say, the inspector knight has caught Fei Yan's spy."

"Don't worry." Ian smiled, making the bewildered and uneasy person in charge calm down subconsciously: "You won't be punished for being late for the food delivery."

"On the contrary, maybe you can make a big contribution."

It is indeed a great credit.

Under the torture of the Nanling garrison who came later and handed over to Ian, the dejected grain store owner confessed to the fact that he had colluded with Feiyandi.

As for the reason for the collusion, it is actually very simple-his chamber of commerce originally had financial support from the mountain people, and the rebellious mountain people were their big customers before the rebellion, and they hooked up as soon as they came and went.

In addition, Feiyandi also reached an agreement with the Eastern Empire Chamber of Commerce behind him... Nanling's food shortage, the food from other places can only be sold, and the price is high.

Needless to say, this kind of tacit understanding is understood by everyone.

There will always be some people who will sell the interests of the empire for money, not to mention that the empire is too big, it is difficult for all parties to empathize, and even have regional discrimination.

The Eastern Province still has a greater hatred with the Royal Court of Heaven, and the others are a little bit indifferent.

"Thank you very much for your help, sir! Your sharpness has indeed helped us a lot!"

The captain of the local garrison immediately came over to thank Ian after seeing Ian and knowing the identity of Ian's patrolling knight: "I am too negligent to ignore the spy at present! If it is not for you, my lord, I am afraid I will wait for you." Going to make a big mistake!"

"It's nothing. What they hide is deep."

In this regard, Ian also helped to ease a few words: "If I hadn't become suspicious of this temporarily docked chamber of commerce, I deliberately went to observe what was wrong, and it would be impossible to find out through normal investigation alone."

"However, it seems that spies in Flameland are rampant."

"That's true!"

Speaking of this, the captain couldn't help complaining.

Recently, due to the indifferent treatment of the National Congress and Nauman City, various special warfare campaigns in Flameland have intensified outside the Agate Plain.

Not to mention the shielding of electromagnetic communication centered on Qiangang Mountain, they even control dragons to interfere with carrier pigeons, and provide advanced weapons for bandits and robbers that have been rumored. stand up.

The Indigo Mountain Gap, because of its critical location, was originally the hardest-hit area for all kinds of riots. A few days ago, a rural cult held a ceremony at a hotel. It’s hard to say whether the effect was good. It made the boss feel like crying, and most of the soldiers who dealt with the scene felt nauseous.

"That's disgusting."

Ian said sincerely that he has really become a lord recently. Of course, he understands that these trivial harassment may not be able to shake the foundation of a territory, but it is enough to shake the fragile nerves of the manager.

Among other things, if the construction team led by Xiahui was intimidated by people like the construction team here at the Xiakou and could not start work, Ian would have been annoyed to lead the team himself, digging three feet to fly Flameland's spies can't be dug out.

Just like this time—the grain and seeds provided by the Yisu Chamber of Commerce are mixed with some seemingly insignificant 'debris'. As long as it sprouts, it will spread quickly, and one can harm the entire farmland.

Is this a big deal?As long as the lord reacts quickly, at most a field will be harmed.

But if this happens to dozens or even hundreds of fields...

Ian thought for a while, and felt his brain getting hotter.

"No, no matter how smart a person is in an administrative position, he is alone. My time is limited."

Ian murmured to himself: "The auxiliary management AI must be launched early, otherwise a Xiahui collar will be enough for me-go back and give Adalbert a little more money."

Even Ian, who had never been afraid of Grand Duke Thorin, was indeed a little scared when facing the trifles of the territory.

Time passed and it was evening.

With the cooperation of the local garrison, the food team quickly prepared safe food without any problems, and continued to set off towards Qigang Mountain.

It looks like everything is perfect.

But a certain swordsman was a little puzzled by Ian's actions.

"grown ups."

Under the setting sun, Qingchao asked Ian in the compartment of the food team on the road again in a puzzled way: "Isn't your action a bit too fanciful this time? Although there is nothing wrong with it, don't we want to keep a low profile?"

"Although I didn't say that you are the lord of Xiahui Lord, but someone who is interested will soon know that you are going to Qiangang Mountain after checking your identity as a patrolling knight!"

"In this way, no matter what your purpose is, boss, isn't it exposed to the eyes of Fei Yandi and the mountain people?"

"Not bad." Ian couldn't help being happy when he heard that Qing Chao could give such a fluent analysis.

He said seriously: "It's just to think more and ask more questions."

"As for why there is such a big commotion..."

Ian raised a finger and shook his head slightly: "From the very beginning, I have not kept the matter of my departure from Xiahui from Feiyandi."

"Have you forgotten? There are still a few Feiyan spies in our territory, and I deliberately kept them and didn't deal with them."

"This time, when I left the territory, I deliberately let them know the news... The exposure here is just to locate the time and place for Fei Yandi again."

"what?"

Qing Chao couldn't figure it out: "If that's the case, why..."

"It's just to convince the mountain people and Feiyan that the spies they left in Xiahui are useful."

Ian calmly said that his plan didn't focus on the present at all, but in the future: "Because my real big move is not this time going to Qigang Mountain to negotiate with the Dragon Worship... but the possibility in the future, a surprise attack Dominion of Midra."

"As long as the mountain people and Flameland can accurately obtain the intelligence and movements on my side, then they will relax their vigilance against me - and I will use these spies to pass false information, and plan to raid the Midra Dominion in the future At that time, both the mountain people and Flameland thought that I would not do this."

Up to this point, Ian smiled and nodded to Qingchao in a daze: "You don't need many times of intelligence deception, you only need one crucial one."

"Understood? Sometimes, you just want to deliberately reveal a little flaw to make the enemy believe that you are reliable."

"Then, when it matters most, tell them that everything is under my control!"

"I see……"

If Qing Chao realized something, he suddenly said: "It makes sense-it feels like it can be used in swordsmanship! Indeed, let the enemy mistakenly think that he has mastered my swordsmanship, and then induce him to use the sword to attack my flaws, And I will attack his flaws in turn..."

Qing Chao's swordsmanship experience has increased!

Ian: "...you are really a genius in this regard."

Forget it, he completely gave up his plan to train Qing Chao to be an all-rounder.

As a swordsman, you only need to learn mathematics well, and other liberal arts content... just follow your fate.

After laying the groundwork for this strategic deception and capturing a few Feiyan spies by the way, Ian and the food team had a smooth journey all the way.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of Afud Department located in the south of Qigang Mountain.

And here, Elder Manya Avod is here, waiting for Ian himself.

(End of this chapter)