Mercenaries and Adventurers

The two stopped chatting on the gradually clean and tidy street, and walked quickly towards the best jewelry store in the town.

In less than a minute, the jewelry store near the central square of the town appeared in front of Kiel.

It was almost dark at this time, and if the other shops were not operating at night, there would be very few customers coming and going, and there were not many people in the 'Good Clothes' clothing store before.

But this jewelry store is different. From a long distance, you can see horses and open soft sedan chairs for ladies waiting at the gate. And the bright candlelight inside the shop, the sparkling light inside the shop can be seen clearly from a long distance away.

"There are quite a lot of people." Keel complained.

The clerk of the chamber of commerce who trotted to lead the way slowed down at this moment, and then said: "This 'Flash Bracelet' is always full of people."

Keir snorted twice, as if he answered the other party's answer.

The name of the store is 'Flash Bracelet', and there is a silver and white bracelet made of special materials inlaid with colored glass on the signboard as a means of attracting people.

But for Dorne Town, this 'swagger' is very suitable for people who live or come and go here, regardless of gender.

The gradually chaotic situation in the region obviously did not affect the business of jewelry stores like other industries. After all, they only do business for the rich.

When approaching the shop, Kiel jumped off his horse and handed the blood lick to the oncoming shop thugs. After watching the other party tie the reins of the blood lick to the hitching post, he walked along a few sections of stone. Step up the ladder and walk into the jewelry store on the side of the store.

Kiel was overjoyed as soon as he came in. He didn't expect that the jewelry store in another world would be so interesting.

If he didn't know that he was walking to a jewelry store, he would have thought it was a store that kept and sold pets and small animals. Because as soon as he entered, he saw small cages stuck to the walls and stone pillars in the open shop. The dense metal cage nets that can only penetrate a finger are all installed on the front of each small cage. Customers who come to buy them can check it out, but if they want to **** it, it is probably impossible.

At the same time, as soon as Keel entered the shop door, he felt something. Turning around and looking up, on the inside of the store's gate, I found a metal gate similar to the gate gate.

Needless to say, this thing is obviously a direct means of blocking inside and outside in the event of banditry.

Once the metal gate fell, it was obvious that the metal gate weighing hundreds of kilograms or even a ton could not be lifted without the help of a mechanism or by four or five people.

"This store is doing okay in terms of security."

Hearing Knight Kiel's complaints, the Chamber of Commerce clerk explained: "My lord, this is because there are complicated people in the town. Places like jewelry stores were afraid of being robbed in the past, so this was specially made. But it's much better now. , I heard that when the town was first built a few years ago, bandits from the commercial road on the west side often boldly appeared in the town and robbed many people."

Keir raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then what happened later? How did you solve it?"

The knight's words, "You guys" immediately scratched the heart of the trade union employee, making his face beam with joy, and he said proudly: "We have used several methods. One is to let the shops in the town that are often robbed and robbed increase themselves. Anti-theft and anti-robbery measures.”

The shop clerk who came to greet him rolled his eyes when he heard this, and curled his mouth secretly.

"Secondly, by spreading the transaction tax, a large amount of town tax money was spent on building security guards. You must have seen that the number and strength of the security guards in the town are actually very strong! Haha, let me tell you something Little secret, many security guards are actually transferred from the powerful thugs in various shops and bandits from other places.

Kiel was puzzled: "Are they so powerful, then why don't they let themselves cause harm? Don't tell me about loyalty or anything, you and I both know that this kind of people don't have such things, and Dorne Town doesn't seem to care about it. "

The trade guild clerk smiled: "Wolves give birth to a child, and they will win a mountain. We only recruit people who have families to join the security guards. If they don't have families, we will help them get married. And no matter how cruel the guy is, once he gets a family, he will be a lot of people." En Town has its own people, and they have been rooted here all their lives. Besides, unlike other towns, the security guards in our Dorn Town are paid a lot.”

Keir nodded, and the discussion between the two came to an end. He turned to the shop assistant who had been waiting but didn't intervene and said, "I need a thin gold or silver necklace to hang this accessory for me. Lead the way."

As he spoke, he took out the large black wooden bird sculpture hanging from a string around his neck from under the cover of his clothes and displayed it.

The shop clerk responded, then lowered his head and stretched out his hands to guide the two into the shop. The trade guild clerk squinted his eyes and took a deep look at the knight's jewelry.

Is it jewelry?

It looks very strange, probably not an ordinary thing.

He lowered his head and followed Knight Kiel, recalling the memory in his heart, trying to find related impressions similar to that thing in his memory.

But unfortunately, there are several similar things, but none of them are black bird wood carvings.

He wanted to ask Knight Kiel, just to take advantage of the opportunity of the conversation between the two of them who were so familiar, but it was difficult to open his mouth. Before coming here, the steward told him to get closer to inquire about Kiel Knight's information, but at the same time, he also gave him another task to make friends with him as much as possible.

Two tasks, obviously the latter one is more important to the chamber of commerce and the town.

After all, he is a knight, and he has hundreds of people under his command. If he offends the other party, let alone other things, if the other party leads people to block the several trade routes in and out of the town from afar, the town will inevitably suffer huge losses.

Even if there are only a few big chambers of commerce leading teams to do business on the business road these days, it's the same.

As a member of the "Fortune Fruit" Chamber of Commerce, one of the town's management chambers of commerce, he understood very well what one of the key points that Dawn Town could really maintain was the merchants of the small and medium-sized chambers of commerce that accounted for the largest number of people and trade volume in the town.

Their confidence is what matters.

That's why they dealt with the hundreds of refugees today and the hundreds of northern troops a few days ago. Specially open up an open space and give some material support.

The other party is not a relevant local force. What these big chambers of commerce are most afraid of is that after annoying the other party, the other party will act recklessly without giving face, and there is no chance for mediation and peace.

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The shop clerk was a young man in his late thirties. Although this age was a bit old for a sales clerk, he was well-dressed and well-groomed, even powdered on his body. He looked more like a decent person than Kiel.

Keel noticed that when the store was facing female customers, he sent a rare female waiter to deal with it, and sent male waiters to deal with male customers like him.

In this way, it saves some troubles that some shops don't want to see. Obviously, this kind of small place has suffered a lot of losses before.

There are several other customers in the store, but it is estimated that the things they choose to buy are different from Keel's. The other customers are all in other directions of the store.

The store clerk guided the two of Keel to a place that sells necklaces and jewelry. This place is located in the area on the right side of the entrance of the spacious shop. The main body is a reception area. There are several animal skin chairs for entertaining guests to sit down and have a conversation. In the middle of the opposite chairs, there is a small round table. There are empty trays, fragrant scented tea, and colorful snacks that I don't know if they are made by myself or custom-made.

The shop clerk let Kiel take a seat first, and Kiel took the initiative to take off his cloak, letting the trade guild clerk behind him temporarily hold it, and then sat on a single chair with a backrest covered with animal skins.

The design of the backrest single chair is rather low, and Keel reached out his hand to touch the animal skin on it, only to find that it is a luxurious fur stitched with a lot of brown-red fox fur.

The shop clerk waited for Keel to take his seat, and instead of starting business, he stretched out his hand to signal for Keel to take the exquisite colorful snacks that no one had touched on the round table at will. The shop clerk brought a clean silver teacup to the side, and first poured a cup of scented scented tea for Kiel, the guest, from a teapot with a small mouth. Beside him, he softly asked about Kiel's specific requirements.

Because he was in a hurry, Keir didn't drink tea or have some snacks. He took off the thing around his neck, and with a pull of his finger, he broke the knotted string: "Please find a piece similar to it. Thick and thin necklaces, gold and silver are fine, but they must be strong and beautiful.”

The store clerk stretched out his hand and pinched the string, felt the thickness of the string, then nodded and said: "Customer, wait a moment, I will bring you a necklace lanyard to choose from right away."

Afterwards, the shop clerk walked behind the main counter near the wall. It should be the shop steward in charge of necklace affairs, and said a few words in a low voice.

Then the little steward took out a key, picked out one of them, opened the metal alley next to the counter, and grabbed out more than a dozen necklace straps without pendants of various materials.

Put these gold and silver necklace straps mixed with other expensive materials on a wooden tray, and after counting a few, the little steward asked the shop assistant to take the small tray away.

At the same time, the little steward's eyes have been staring at his subordinate, and his gaze has never left.

The shop clerk seemed to be used to being stared at by the leader when holding things, so he walked over without any discomfort and placed the tray full of necklace straps on the small round table in front of Keel.

Under the light of the surrounding oil lamps and candles, more than a dozen glittering and reflective necklaces appeared in front of Kiel's eyes.

"Let me introduce, what are the prices and what are the materials?"

Keel couldn't pick one out. He thought all of them looked good, so he asked the shop assistant to help him choose the introduction.

Shop assistant, please cough, smooth your throat, and then start to introduce from the first one.

"Guest, this necklace on the far left is the most common gold material, and it is also the most commonly used necklace material in Dorne Town. According to your request, I chose this thick and thin necklace size. It weighs about 50 grams. Hardware and five silver coins." (For the convenience of everyone's understanding, the weight has been directly replaced.)

Seeing that Keir didn't respond, he then introduced the next one: "This one is made of silver, especially suitable for gentlemen and ladies who are reserved and well-bred. This thick and thin necklace weighs about 25 grams, and the price is much cheaper. It only costs 5 One silver coin will suffice."

Keel shrugged and motioned for the other party to continue the introduction.

"This necklace seems to be made of copper, but it is not. After all, we are a jewelry store here. It is difficult to sell ordinary copper jewelry and artwork as commodities. So as you can imagine, it is made of a It is made of a precious special metal material."

"Magic material?"

Kiel raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Yes, yes, you understand, so I don't need to explain. Yes, it is made of a common metal copper mixed with rare copper magic material. You see, because of the addition of a magic material called copper, Its surface has a special luster and reflection, and under the light, it is as luxurious as gold. Moreover, it naturally has a noble purple color, which is very popular among big people."

"price?"

The shop clerk smiled slightly: "Because of the addition of precious magic materials, this slender necklace weighing 150 grams costs 15 gold coins."

Keir took a breath, not because of the price, but because of the other party's black heart.

Because when he was authorized to buy magic materials in Kendall City, the common magic materials were all in a small pile, a few hundred grams only needed a few gold coins, or even calculated by silver coins.

What kind of copper is this, because it can reflect purple under the light, so you sell it so expensive, right?

It's too dark.

And magic material, magic material, what is special about this copper, you haven't introduced yet.

After thinking about it, Keir probably doesn't know this person. After all, it is a jewelry store. Except for the heavily protected magic jewelry that is placed directly opposite the gate, other places are probably just ordinary jewelry mixed with magic materials. There is no such thing as a step forward.

He reckoned that buying this necklace just to buy magic materials would be a huge loss, so he shrugged and let the other party continue to introduce the next one.

Seeing that Kiel, a customer, was not interested in copper necklaces, the store clerk was quite sorry, and continued to introduce necklace straps made of other materials.

Other necklace straps are not only made of traditional metal materials, but also some necklaces made of other materials. Including but not limited to bone chains, fragrant wood chains, exquisite necklaces made of crystal, and necklaces made of mixed materials.

There is even a necklace made of metal lead, which surprised Kiel. This thing is poisonous and affects the development of the human brain and body nerves. Don't they know it?

But when Keir thought about it, he stopped asking questions. Whether the necklace made of lead is poisonous or not, people still don't know, and if it can be sold, there is obviously a demand.

As for who buys it and uses it on which enemy's child, this is not something that the store can control.

In the end, Keir chose an exquisite necklace with silver and gold intertwined. The price was much cheaper than a pure gold necklace, but because of the craftsmanship, the price was not much cheaper.

The necklace cost him two gold coins. The feeling of spending money like water made Keel cry for his wallet.

When you get money, you have to fight the enemy and work hard. When you spend money, you wave your hands smartly, and the coins fly away with wings.

He will unravel the necklace in a straight line through the gap in the wood carving, and then snap the opened necklace on the metal ring. There was no need for the shop assistant to use special tools to help. With a light squeeze of his fingers, the gold was pressed into a ring by his bare hands, and the entire necklace was firmly fixed.

The shop clerk raised his eyebrows, and glanced at the clerk of the Fortune Fruit Chamber of Commerce standing behind Kiel, who was standing behind him.

Leaving the jewelry store, as soon as Keel went out, he realized that it was already dark outside.

He tidied up the slightly heavier wooden carving pendant on his neck, turned around and said to the staff of the chamber of commerce: "Now, take me to the place where the banquet will be held!"

"As you wish, Lord Knight."

The Chamber of Commerce clerk handed over Kiel's newly bought gorgeous cloak, and Kiel wore it on his body, and got on the horse.

The Chamber of Commerce guys then walked in front and led the way, moving towards the central square of the town. Keir felt strange, so he asked, "Why, isn't the place where the banquet will be held in the center of the busiest town? Outside?"

"Yes, my lord, because of the need to hold banquets frequently, and the dances and performances at the banquets are very noisy, the priests of the Church of the God of Wealth think it's inappropriate~www.readwn.com~So just a few years ago, the town The only restaurant that can hold a large banquet is placed in a place between the slums and the slums. The original place has become a debtor's exchange."

"That's it." Kiel nodded, suddenly he remembered something, and said, "Is it a square, tall building made of stone bricks? It looks like a small castle? There is also faint music coming from the top? "

The member of the chamber of commerce nodded quickly: "That's right, that's right there, you know?"

Kiel smiled: "I noticed such a building before, and I was wondering what it was for. It turned out to be a place to eat and have fun."

Slightly dissatisfied with Kiel Knight's simple view, the Chamber of Commerce clerk explained: "Eating and having fun are not as bad as you think. After all, only in a harmonious and relaxed environment can merchants ignore the previous plots and fights with each other. , to achieve some unexpected money-making cooperation! This is a necessary part! Very important, the steward who led me into the chamber of commerce often said that a place with prosperous trade, if there are no places for pleasure, it can only mean that the place is doomed gone."

"Furthermore, isn't His Majesty the King of St. Hulls Kingdom a legendary bard? That lord can even sing for the gods, win the races, and win glory for us humans. This is also a great thing. Good thing."

Kiel rubbed his nose and laughed: "You're right, I have pre-conceived and restricted everything, not all things are good and bad, up and down, light and dark, good and evil. Ha, hurry up and lead the way, I hope I'm not late."

The trade guild clerk had no choice but to trot up to lead the way, feeling that what he said just now must have annoyed Lord Knight faintly, and regretted that he should have refuted so much just now.