Lord of Hyranza

The unscrupulous conversations on stage and off the stage ignited the chilled atmosphere in the tavern again. Surdak didn't expect that the tavern he came to actually had slave trade. He raised his cane high and shouted:

"Okay, please be quiet..."

Then the curtain behind the high platform was lifted, and several dwarves came out from behind the curtain. Black iron chains were tied to their hands and feet. Also has a long beard.

The skin of the dwarves who came out in a file showed the color of limestone, just like their name, they were gray dwarves, but these dwarves looked a little sluggish, with wrinkles on their faces, some scars on their bodies, and fierce eyes hidden in their eyes. shine.

Cagle, who was standing on the stage, walked around the four gray dwarves a few times, pinched the tight muscles of the gray dwarves with his fingers, and said with a proud face: "These gray dwarves come from the northeast of the Pai Plateau. They were captured in a battle with the orcs. They were good at forging, metallurgy and mining. Will the gray dwarf craftsman buy it back?"

The nobles in the audience were a little impatient, and shouted at Kagel:

"Stop rambling, let's talk about their bidding price."

Kagel pressed his cane against the solid muscles of the gray dwarf, and said to everyone in the audience with a confident smile on his face: "Well, the starting price for each gray dwarf is ten gold coins."

Hearing Kagel's quotation, the tavern suddenly became quiet, and someone shouted from the audience: "They look very old..."

Cagle heard someone say this, waved his hand to that person and said: "The lifespan of gray dwarves is usually 200 to 300 years old. In my opinion, they can still work for at least 50 to 100 years. This is The reason why I sold them for ten gold coins."

"Ten gold coins..." Someone in the audience rushed to say.

The first person opens his mouth to bid, and there will be follow-ups vying for it immediately.

"Twelve!" Another nobleman raised his hand and said.

"Thirteen……"

In fact, Suldak was also very tempted by the price of this dwarf slave, and after a few rounds of fighting, it only reached [-] gold coins.Considering the lack of experienced miners in the sulfur mines, these dwarves are born with such abilities, and Suldak thought that it was not unacceptable for him to spend about fifty gold to photograph a gray dwarf.

At this time, someone in the audience raised the price to 47 gold...

All of a sudden, there was no one bidding in the audience, and there was silence in the bar.

Suldak reached out to touch his money bag, and was about to raise his hand to call out the price of 48 gold, but at this moment his hand was grabbed.

Surdak was taken aback, thinking that Karl was in the bar, and he had no other acquaintances in Hailansa.

Turning his head to look, he found that a magician in a gray robe was sitting opposite him.

Suldak suddenly remembered that this magician was the gray-robed magician who had helped him enter the underground market when he came to Hailansa City to sell sand wolf meat last time.The magician didn't speak, but shook his head slightly at him, and Suldak gave up bidding for the gray dwarf with great interest.

When the gray dwarf slave auction was over, Dale stood up and left the tavern. Suldak quickly got up and followed him, and walked out of the tavern.

The tall magician stopped on the street, turned around and said to Suldak: "The gray dwarves are the most notorious robbers among the dwarves. Their biggest characteristic is digging holes and robbing everywhere. Don't expect them to master it." The forging technology of the dwarves, if you buy them back, of course it is impossible to send them to the battlefield, so these gray dwarves are completely worthless."

After hearing the magician tell the reason, Suldak knew that not all dwarves were proficient in forging metallurgy and quarrying.

"You saved me from loss, thank you, Mister Magician!" He expressed his heartfelt thanks to the magician.

The magician smiled slightly and said, "My name is Dale. You look like a northerner, so I feel very kind when I see you. Don't think I'm troublesome..."

Chapter 297 Recommendation Letter

Although it was a pity that he didn't see the orcs and lizardmen in the tavern's auction, Suldak did not return to the tavern with the huge wine glass hanging at the door.

When returning to the hotel, there was only one candle lit at the front desk, and the hotel owner was lying on the front desk dozing off. The hall was very quiet, perhaps it was the sound of Suldak's footsteps that woke up the half-asleep hotel owner.

Seeing Suldak walking in from the outside, he quickly stood up straight and cheered up to greet Suldak.

When Suldak went upstairs, he found that his stomach was still growling. Thinking about going out for half the night, he didn't eat anything except a glass of ale, so he asked the hotel owner if there was any food left in the kitchen. What, the hotel owner recommended honey grilled steak and chicken rolls to Surdak, but they were a little cold.

At this time, Suldak didn't care about these things, so he directly asked the hotel owner for a share.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk"

There was a knock on the door, and Suerdak came out of the washroom wearing a shirt. When he opened the door, he saw the proprietress in sexy pajamas standing outside the door with a plate. Seeing the provocative look in her eyes, Su Erdak thought about the hotel owner in the lobby downstairs, looked away and took the plate, casually took out two silver coins from his pocket and stuffed them into the proprietress' palm.

Quickly spit out a 'thank you'.

"Boom"

The oak door was closed by Suldak casually. Since he decided to use this hotel with good conditions as a place to stay in Hailansa City in the future, he didn't want to make the relationship between these people too complicated, and even though the boss was old She is quite charming, and her skin is usually well maintained, but she is not the kind of beautiful girl with a youthful atmosphere, and she is not very attractive to Suldak.

Suldak carried the dinner plate to the round table on the balcony. Sitting on the balcony, he could still see the street lights on the garden square.

Although it was very late, there were still people coming out of the quiet place in the garden in pairs.

The next morning, Suldak had breakfast in the hotel, avoiding the hostess's heart-wrenching and resentful gaze, pretending he couldn't see it, greeted the hotel owner in the lobby, and left the hotel.

When Suldak came to the underground market, the giant guards at the door did not stop him. According to the leader of the caravan, the sulfur could have been sold to the material logistics department of Hailansa City. Unified purchase price, but Suldak did not go there, but ran to the underground trading market habitually, this time he can be said to be familiar with the way to set up a stall in the hall, a piece of hard cowhide full of large Large and small pale yellow sulfur mines.

These sulfur mines are all stored in his magic pocket. It has to be said that this kind of space storage magic item is quite convenient to use, but it is a little expensive, but it is definitely worth the money. This time All the sulfur ore brought is contained in the magic fanny pack.

I thought that these sulfur mines would not be as popular as those monster ingredients, but just after displaying the sulfur mines for a while, many magicians came to inquire about them, and they expressed great interest in these sulfur mines. Erdak raised the price by [-]% according to the price quoted by the caravan leader, so that it could be used to pay taxes in the underground trading market, and there was still a little surplus.

The people who came to inquire about the price were all magicians in robes.

Normally, magicians are rarely seen in the streets and alleys. I didn’t expect them to gather here. As long as these magicians ask the price, they will buy more or less. It is in this free trading atmosphere As a result, Suldak quickly sold out the sulfur mines.

This time Suldak brought a whole three wooden boxes of sulfur mines, almost full of magic pockets. After being put out and weighed, it weighed about 26 pounds, and in exchange for nearly 5 gold coins, but then Suldak Ke bought five more 'Water Gathering' magic scrolls and three 'Fire Gathering' magic scrolls in the underground trading hall, but these eight scrolls cost nearly [-] gold coins, and the rest of the money had to be paid for those long The old village chief hoped that after selling part of the sulfur mine, he would use the money to pay the wages of bricklayers and laborers. Now, the money in hand may not be able to last for a month.

If I had known this earlier, I would have brought more sulfur ore, Suldak thought to himself.

Leaving the underground trading market, Suldak went directly to Casement Mansion to look for Karl, but unfortunately Karl was not at home. The old housekeeper told Suldak that Master Karl happened to be out. If there is anything to ask him, it would be best tomorrow Next, maybe you can leave him a note and set a time to meet.

It was only then that Suldak remembered that when visiting a noble family, it is often necessary to write a letter in advance, which is a social etiquette for the nobles, but Suldak forgot about this matter and hurriedly asked the old housekeeper to help him. , wrote a letter to Karl on the spot.

The letter said that he would return to Wall Village tomorrow morning, hoping to have a drink together before returning to the village.

After leaving this letter, Suldak found the knight order in the corner of Hailansa City with his vague memory. The old knight in half armor was still lying alone in the small building with a pipe in his mouth. Sleeping on the office chair, he saw Suldak push the door and walked in, and asked him without any surprise: "Have you decided where to go?"

Suldak nodded politely and said, "Think about it, it's at Hailansa Knight Academy."

The old knight laughed and said: "At this time, it can only be the Hailansa Knight Academy. It has been almost a month since the school started. Other knight academy will not look at the old man's face. Through your application for admission, if you want to go to other universities The academy is going to be at least next spring..."

While talking, the old knight did not stop, and took out a piece of parchment with printed characters from the file cabinet. He just asked Suldak to write his name on the parchment, and then stamped a letter on the parchment. The red oil seal, and checked the identity information on the badge of Suldak's reserve knight, and then waved Suldak to leave.

"Within half a month, I must report to the Knight Academy, otherwise this letter of recommendation will also be invalidated. I will apply for the admission application form next time, and I will not be so easy to talk to!"

Before Suldak left, the old knight warned him.

Suldak quickly saluted the old knight, and then said that he would definitely report to the Knight Academy, and then left the knight order.

Taking advantage of the afternoon, Suldak went to the leather shop to take fifty pairs of thick-soled leather boots that had been reformed overnight, and went to the blacksmith's shop to buy ten black iron ore picks. He was busy until the afternoon. Just returned to the hotel.

Chapter 298 Dinner

Suldak pushed open the hotel's thick oak carved glass door, and was surprised to see Carl Casement sitting on the sofa in the lounge area of ​​the lobby in a well-dressed dress, and the proprietress of the hotel was sitting opposite Carl, smiling Chatting with Carl, it seems that the two seem to be very familiar with each other.

But it's not surprising when you think about it. The hotel in Garden Square was originally recommended by Karl to Suldak.

Seeing Suldak push the door and walk in, the charming proprietress greeted Suldak casually, then returned to the bar with her plump round buttocks twisted.

Karl stood up and gave Suldak a firm hug, and said enthusiastically, "I thought you wouldn't dare to come to Hailansa City so soon, why? Are you here to go through the enrollment procedures?"

Suldak sat down on the sofa in the rest area, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip to moisten his dry throat, and said to Karl: "The construction of the village's reservoir has begun. I came here to sell a batch of sulfur mines in exchange for some silver coins, and then go to the Knights to get a letter of recommendation..."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll of parchment from his pocket, and said, "I've already got it."

The proprietress of the hotel standing in front of the counter heard what Suldak said, she leaned against the counter and interjected: "Will the Knights of Suldak teach at the High Lansa Knight Academy? Then you must consider choosing a permanent residence in our hotel. The price is also very good.”

Karl sat on the sofa, raised his eyebrows, turned his head and said loudly to the proprietress of the hotel: "Mrs. Cohen, the Knight Academy provides free accommodation, and there is no reason for the Suldak Knights to pay high room rates for it. "

The proprietress of the hotel widened her eyes and said in a joking tone pretending to be ignorant: "Is that really the case? I know that many instructors of the Knight Academy have long-term private rooms in the hotel outside, and occasionally bring some young girls. The kids come and stay overnight."

Karl gave the proprietress a speechless look, and didn't want to pay any more attention to her. God knows what kind of secrets she would reveal. The proprietress of the hotel, Mrs. Cohen, is never short of news in Hailansa.

Karl asked Suldak solemnly: "You came to Hailansa City to sell sulfur mines?"

Suldak nodded yes.

Carl frowned and thought for a while, then said: "There are special personnel in the material logistics office of Hailansa City who are responsible for purchasing this thing. If the quantity is small, I still suggest you go to the underground trading market, where it can be sold at a higher price. .”

Suldak whispered to Karl: "I just came back from the trading market over there..."

After finishing speaking, he patted the purse on his waist triumphantly, indicating that he had sold the sulfur mine for a good price.

At this time, Suldak turned his head and looked outside. The sky was getting dark gradually. There were some old people sitting on the benches in the square garden across the street. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on them, in the forest, on the grass, Among the bushes, a faint golden color was left.And the mountains in the distance are also hidden in the evening glow, making this mountain city look extraordinarily beautiful.

Now that the sulfur mine was mentioned, Karl felt that it was still necessary to popularize this knowledge with Suldak, so he said to him: "Sulfur mines are strictly controlled by the Grimm Empire, but the magic union Many alchemists also use sulfur ore, and magician aristocrats have a detached status in the Green Empire, so selling some sulfur ore to magicians is not under control."

Suldak nodded to show he understood.

Carl sat there and asked again: "Then when are you going to take classes at High Lansa Knight Academy?"

Suerdak thought of the reservoir being built in the village. After the foundation was laid, he re-checked the design of the reservoir.

And the sulfur mine also needs to be checked by yourself. After all, there have been salamanders there before. Suldak thinks that the surrounding area of ​​the rocky area should be carefully checked again to prevent any more salamanders from coming out. After all, those masons They are all villagers in Wall Village. Once they encounter a second-level monster like a salamander, they will be in a very dangerous situation.

Suldak said to Karl: "I have to go back to Wall Village tomorrow, and I can get out only when everything in the village is on the right track."

Suldak didn't plan to enter the Knight Academy immediately. Karl leaned back on his chair and reminded him, "Don't delay too long. Applying for a replacement letter of recommendation is much more troublesome than you imagined."

Thinking of the old knight's reminder during the day, Suldak said deeply: "The Knights gave me a half-month deadline, and I will come back within the deadline."

At this time, a gorgeous carriage heard the door of the hotel, and an attendant came in from outside, came to Karl's side, and whispered something to him.

Karl nodded slightly, and then said to Suldak: "Since you came to Hailansa, you have to listen to my arrangement at night. Since you have become a knight, your social circle must change. You need to know Some new friends..."

Suldak asked with a big head: "Isn't it going to the dance again?"

Karl stood up, patted Suldak on the shoulder and replied, "This is just a small party, and it's all friends you know!"

After speaking, he hugged Suldak and walked out of the hotel. The entourage quickly walked to the door first, opened the hotel door for the two, ran to the side of the magic caravan, opened the door for the two, and faced the coachman. With a wave of his hand, the magic caravan quickly merged into the street.

Hailansa City is a mountain city. The streets are ups and downs, and sometimes the drop is very large. Some streets have steep slopes. It must be a horse-drawn carriage to avoid problems. Therefore, there are not many carriages on the street, and many nobles go out Choose to ride a horse.

The setting sun stretched the carriages and figures on the street for a long time...

……

Sure enough, this meeting was a very small circle. The meeting place was in a restaurant that looked pretty good in Hailansa City. This restaurant had a very special name and a row of Elvish words on the plaque. The imperial language means "restaurant on the viewing platform". The owner of this restaurant is said to be a half-elf, but he usually goes in and out, and few people have seen him even in the city of Hailansa.

What this restaurant is famous for is not the food here, such as sap wine, elf biscuits, and Elune strawberry jelly, which are popular in the elf world, but few people in the empire like to eat them. To be more specific That is, Hailansa people don't like to eat it at all.

Just like the special food here, the scenery of this restaurant is also very distinctive, because this restaurant is transformed from a watchtower, so people who dine in this restaurant can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Hailansa City .

The table that Carl booked was by the window on the west side. When the whole city was already immersed in the night, you can still see the beautiful sunset here.

Suldak approached the window and looked down, feeling that the entire city of Hailansa was under his feet.

Several of Carl's friends sat around a long table, which was filled with elf-style food. However, those seemingly exquisite food were rarely touched. The only thing that was popular with everyone was honey juice. Smoked fish and green apple, but Suldak tried a little of each, and it wasn't as bad as he thought, but the taste was a bit bland.

The waiters in the restaurant are also half-elf. Apart from a pair of long pointed ears, each half-elf girl has a slender figure and a delicate face. Every elf girl has a pair of big watery eyes. They wore long Lolita dresses, and their frowns and smiles were very subtle, which made Suldak sigh in his heart. If these half-elf girls lived in his previous life, they would be very photogenic star faces.

An arm as delicate as a white lotus root stretched out from behind Suldak, and with a "sorry", an exquisite golden dinner plate was placed in front of Suldak, with three fried small silver scales inside. Fish, small fish sprinkled with a layer of herbs with a strange fragrance.

Baron Llewellyn, Karl's good friend, looked high-spirited. He was wearing an exquisite gown, with two rows of exquisite gold buttons shining brightly on his chest, and his hair was meticulously arranged. The glass smiled at Carl Casement and said:

"Carl, I heard that you beat Jasper this time and were promoted to the squadron leader of the support team? Congratulations."

The tall and beautiful girl who had met Suldak at Viscount Emmett's ball, now sat beside him very quietly. When he raised his glass to toast Karl, the tall and slender girl looked It also fell on him, and it goes without saying that the two must be in love.

The young lady next to Karl is also the one from the last ball. She is Karl's lover, and Karl calls her Mrs. Christie.

She was wearing a court-style long dress, sitting dignifiedly beside Karl, her eyes fell on Suldak from time to time, and she seemed to be very interested in Suldak.

Sitting across the long table were Carl's other two friends, Jonah and Brooke, who also came with their female companions. These two young men were also barons, and they were very polite to Suldak, not at all. I can't see the arrogance in the bones of the nobles, but it makes people feel a kind of intimacy like a spring breeze.

Carl was very satisfied with the atmosphere, filled his glass with bitter sap wine, raised his glass to the young Baron Llewellyn and said:

"This is not due to me alone. Today's achievements are all thanks to everyone's help. First of all, I would like to solemnly thank you all again."

Mrs. Christie turned to Karl with a happy face and asked, "So, you are also qualified to inherit the title of Earl of Casement?"

Carl smiled implicitly, nodded his head slightly, and then said: "Actually, this is not what I want. No matter who the title in the family is given to, or not given to anyone, it will be very troublesome, and it is very likely that the blood and family relationship will be diluted in the end." , I am more inclined to establish my own meritorious service in the plane war and spell out a title for myself."

Karl was very calm when he spoke, but his tone was full of yearning for war between planes. Suldak could feel the blood in his body boiling and burning.

"You want to participate in the plane war?" Suldak asked with some surprise.

"Isn't your family disagreeing?" At the same time, Mrs. Christie, who was sitting next to Karl, also asked worriedly, her tone not wanting Karl to participate in the plane war.

Karl nodded to Suldak, and then said to Mrs. Christie with some melancholy: "Yes! But this time I performed well in the guard camp. Obviously not everyone wants to see it. It won't take long. If someone takes the initiative to help me convince those who disagree, it may facilitate my trip to the plane."

It seems that being born in an aristocratic family, although there is no need to worry about food and clothing, and a prominent status, there will be a lot of troubles every day, so there is nothing to envy.Suldak thought silently in his heart.

The tall girl sitting next to Baron Llewellyn's eyes fell on Suldak, she lightly opened her lips and said, "I heard that plane wars are very dangerous. By the way, I heard that the Suldak knights participated in the battle." face war?"

Her words attracted everyone's attention, and Suldak said frankly: "In the Warsaw plane, but unfortunately, in the battle of Moyunling before I retired, my 57th Legion was defeated. It happened that I was serving at this time." expired, so he withdrew from the battlefield."

The young Mrs. Christie took a deep look at Karl and said pointingly: "It is the greatest luck to return safely."

"That's right!" Karl could only bite the bullet and replied with a smile.