Gnolls can't practice martial arts

Chapter 100
what?
Merchants pay taxes to the Brokentooth leader?

On the entire city wall, many warriors who were originally terrified or angry because of the threat of the Gnoll and the compromise of the Lord Luskan now suspect that there is something wrong with their ears.

Similarly, the people in the middle of the city wall, whether it was the Lord Luskan, the paladin Ace, or the people next to them, were all shocked by the words of the wolf man!
A monster in the wild claims to 'make merchants pay their taxes'!Is this a joke?Or is it that the legendary Gnoll Broken Tooth really formed an orderly Gnoll kingdom under his Broken Tooth collar?

'Free and safe passage through mountain passes'?Can this jackal really restrain the beasts and monsters behind him?
This is very doubtful. It's okay to pay taxes. If a tax-collecting wolf man suddenly gets hungry, won't he just bite off the neck of a human businessman?
The humans on the city wall fell into a brief silence, followed by more noisy discussions.

In addition to doubts about safe business, it is inevitable that people are also fascinated by the very low possibility of smooth business. After all, this business road through the dangerous forest connects the two large cities in the south with Luskan Well, if it is really possible to carry out business activities stably, it will definitely be a very good thing for Luskan City.

So the Lord of Luskan took the initiative to ask:

"Pay taxes? Gnoll, can you really ensure that human merchants are not eaten by your Gnolls and ogres?

"Also, how much is the tax rate?"

The jackal standing on the head of the red dragon grinned:

"I promise everyone! Brokentooth has enough food to ensure that all gnolls and ogres can feed their stomachs, and will never attack legitimate merchants who pay taxes!

"Furthermore, the Brokentooth Clan has already captured the tribe of the legendary ogre Sonans, bringing this super large ogre tribe into the Brokentooth Clan. Cleaning and merging, from Luskan City to Beidas City, is a smooth journey!
"Finally, any merchant who passes through the mountain pass, whether from south to north or north to south, pays a tenth of the tax!

"No matter what is being transported, one-tenth must be paid to the Broken Tooth Leader. You can use gold coins to estimate the payment."

one tenth?

It sounds a bit high, and there is a tax to be charged back and forth, but if this trade route is monopolized by the Brokentooth collar and there are no other roads to pass, [-]/[-] doesn't feel like it is unfeasible.

Whether it is the lord of Luskan City or other people who know about business, they quickly realized that this tax rate is acceptable, because most of the goods, especially those that Beidas City needs but does not have, or Luskan City If you need it but don't have it, you can get several times the profit for one transshipment!

The premise is not to be robbed in the forest!

If this gnoll called Broken Tooth can really restrain his army and ensure the safety of business, then the business activities between Luskan City and Beidas City will increase dramatically!

Although the profit may be reduced because of this, but if the risk is lower, there is still some profit!

Business activities grow until profits are in dynamic equilibrium with taxes and other costs.

In a short period of time, people who understand business are silently calculating the feasibility, while ordinary fighters who don't understand business are surprised at the behavior of the wolf man in front of them. While confirming that this forest cannot continue to take risks, the adventurers are also thinking about how to use it. Don't directly transform into a professional commercial guard. Even though the Gnoll claims to protect the safety of merchants, the necessary guards for caravans are definitely indispensable!

As for the paladin Ace, he had some mental disorders at the moment.

According to common sense, the gnolls, who are considered to be chaotic and evil, are actually trying to develop business activities!
It's not right, but in theory, paladins have absolutely no reason to stop it, if this so-called 'Brokentooth Collar' really becomes a nation of gnolls, really breaks away from chaos, turns to law, develops commerce, collects taxes instead Direct robbery, so how should the paladin determine the camp of the 'Broken Tooth Collar'?

'Gnolls are evil! ', 'This broken-tooth collar seems to be moving towards law! 'Two thoughts collided in the mind of paladin Ace. Judging from the words threatened by the legendary wolf man, such as killing all the humans on the entire city wall directly, the wolf man is evil!
But judging from the fact that the Gnoll guaranteed the safety of the merchants in Luskan City and demanded that the merchants pay taxes legally, this Brokentooth leader, whether evil or not, is by no means an ordinary tribe of chaotic monsters in the wilderness and forest!
They are different from wild monsters!
Even though the Gnoll only gave a verbal guarantee, judging from the strength displayed by the Gnoll throwing the boulder, as well as his previous achievements, or the legendary ability, he has a high possibility of breaking through the city of Luskan, but he did not In doing so, it is a demonstration, demanding an oath to express the willingness to trade!

If the race is put aside, or rather, this guy named Broken Tooth replaces his race with a human, the paladin Ace will definitely not think that he is completely evil, and it is more likely to mediate the Broken Tooth after eliminating the evil devil's bewitchment. Dispute between Toothland and Luskan City, avoid unnecessary fighting.

While Ace was still struggling in his mind, the Lord of Luskan had already spoken:

"Gnolls! I think what you said is feasible, but your guarantee is too weak. There is no way for the human merchants in Luskan City to believe so simply that your gnolls and ogres can be as powerful as you are!" You are as sensible, unless you also swear to the god of contract to ensure the safety of the merchants!"

"Hahaha, to be honest, I'm not that afraid of the power of the gods. Anyway, in order to show the sincerity of the Broken Tooth Collar, I can make this oath!"

The jackal standing on the head of the red dragon paused and said:
"I! Brokentooth Kerr! The gnoll lord of the Brokentooth collar, I swear to Olin, the God of Contract, that I will do my best to ensure the safety of the life and property of any legitimate businessman in the territory!"

As the oath ended, a huge tome appeared in the sky, and the oath of the wolf man was recorded in the tome. With the disappearance of the tome, the wolf man on the head of the red dragon completed his oath, and then he continued to speak:
"As the lord of the Brokentooth Territory, I, Brokentooth Kerr, have made an oath to the gods. I hereby welcome merchants from Luskan City or any other city to conduct business in the Brokentooth Territory, including any For commercial activities passing through the Broken Tooth Collar, as long as the merchant legally pays one-tenth of the tax on the goods he carries when he enters the territory, he will be protected by the Broken Tooth Collar, and no one can harm him!"

As the words of the wolf man fell to the ground, the human soldiers on the city wall discussed more. Although they were still not sure about the intention of the wolf man in front of them, at least today, this terrifying legendary wolf man would not throw huge boulders on the city wall. dead!
Paladin Ace fell into a state of confusion!
(End of this chapter)