Chapter 13 13. Sea Tribe Merchant
Cloya took the Kabamons to the warehouse where the ore was placed.
This warehouse is located inside the castle. Since the ore was not processed in a timely manner, the ore accumulated inside was almost covered with dust.
It looks like a lot.
This is because the weight of this ore is only one-fifth of ordinary iron ore, but its defensive power is almost the same. It is very suitable for knights or soldiers who need to march quickly.
However, this kind of ore is basically found in stones. Without a mage to refine it with magic, it would be very troublesome to refine the raw ore.
That’s why it seems like a big pile, but it’s actually mostly stones, not as many as imagined.
The servant guarding the warehouse lowered his head and handed a booklet to Croya with a respectful expression - this was a list of things to be put into the warehouse.
The parchment book looks very worn.
Croa took it and flipped through it casually. Originally, he really had no expectations at all for the accounting methods in this world, but he was surprised to see...
There is actually a table listed above, clearly recording the time of day and who delivered the amount of ore.
The handwriting is also very clear, not like an ordinary person on a remote island at all. It is important to know that literacy is extremely difficult for people in remote areas.
‘Tsk, did you actually hit a talent? He can read and calculate. ’
It’s always a joy to find a treasure.
'It's more than a thousand kilograms. If it is refined, it should be two to three hundred kilograms. One kilogram can be exchanged for five silver coins, which is not too small. '
After reading through the pages, he glanced at this honest, unremarkable middle-aged man and said, "Follow me and help me remember something. If you do well, I'll go to the castle to see the butler Luo later. Uncle, let him arrange a job for you.”
The middle-aged man was stunned.
The weathered face was full of unbelievable joy.
He opened his mouth, but only saw Croya's figure entering the warehouse, followed by beating blue fluorescent algae.
I had mixed feelings for a moment, and I could only follow him in quickly, even more respectfully.
Croya, who entered the warehouse, looked at the piled ores and directly sent the Kababmons there.
“Go and eat!”
These Kabab beasts are like seeing a buffet. As Warcraft, they are already powerful and quite intelligent. They cooperated with each other to get the ore to the ground piece by piece and ate it.
The warehouse suddenly became a mess.
The sound of ore falling to the ground, the grunt of Kababmon snatching food, and the sound of gnawing ore...
The messy sounds mixed together are really refreshing for those who are used to listening to the red song. Croya felt like his head was about to explode.
He immediately handed over the job to the middle-aged man who didn't have time to ask his name.
"You see, just remember it like this, record the amount of ore they digest and the amount they produce.
Leave it to Rob later."
Then I couldn't wait to walk out of the warehouse.
It's not that he deliberately wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but he gave people a chance to express themselves, and the middle-aged man had to thank him.
After walking out of the warehouse, Croya wanted to find a place to sit and have a rest, but before he could sit down, he did so.
Butler Rob came over in a hurry.
"Master!"
"What's wrong, don't panic, speak slowly."
Kloya threw him a small soothing spell. He sat down on the stone with a calm expression.
"What happened?"
Rob took a few deep breaths of air and said with a strange expression: "Sea Clan, there are merchants from the Sea Clan coming!"
"..."
"What?" Croya was stunned for a second: "A businessman from the Sea Clan? How come a businessman from the Sea Clan is here?"
When he came to Hanjiao Island, Croya knew that it was only a little distance away from the Sea Clan's territory - tens of kilometers on the scale of the sea, it was really just a little bit. But he never thought that he would see the Sea Clan so soon.
“She said she wanted to fulfill the ancient contract signed by the Mage Association. When the mage comes to Hanjiao Island, she will have to trade with the Sea Tribe.”
Rob's expression is also very bad.
This kind of thing happened suddenly, and I was not prepared at all.
"...an ancient contract?"
Now Croya really had a headache. He really didn't know anything about this kind of extra-standard thing. It was really very... I hate this situation of not knowing anything.
It’s impossible not to go. Judging from the current situation, the Sea Clan has an absolute advantage, let alone this ancient contract.
Why didn’t the Mages Association tell him?
He sighed deeply, stood up and straightened his robe, ordered his staff to be fetched, and the carriage was ready.
As a noble mage, he must remain elegant no matter how he panics. He is representing the Mage Association at the moment, so he probably won't do anything irrational.
……
The place chosen by the Sea Clan is located on the seaside.
When Croya arrived in a carriage, what he saw was a mermaid with long brown hair that was as loose as seaweed sitting on the rocks by the seaside.
She looks extremely beautiful and has no hair on her body.
The fish tail hangs down in the water and slaps the sea water.
Even her chest was only half-covered and half-exposed by her long, disheveled hair, and she was surrounded by circles of water magic, like waves surging, blocking her from the blazing sunshine.
Looks very mysterious.
Maybe those nervous soldiers and knights couldn't feel anything, but Croya felt it clearly - this was an archmage of at least level six.
In the royal capital, he is considered a big shot who can build a mage tower alone.
The vast water elemental magic power was like the most loyal soldier in her hands. She even only needs to think about it, and the water control ability unique to the mermaid family can drown everyone present.
‘Sea merchant? Are all merchants at the archmage level? ’
Kloya resisted the urge to complain about the excessive behavior of the Mage Association and walked forward.
“Hey, you must be Cloya.”
The mermaid spotted Cloya stepping out of the carriage, and jumped off the reef excitedly. The fish tail flickered in the water, and it turned into a fish. It became a pair of slender and straight legs.
Her white feet shone with the azure blue water element. She walked over quickly and took Croya's hand.
“䱱……”
The slightly cool touch made Croya feel a little uncomfortable, and he instinctively wanted to refuse, but it was too late - the mermaid pulled Croya and ran a few steps quickly , jumped directly into the water.
In an instant, he disappeared into the rippling blue water and disappeared.
“!!!”
This scene shocked everyone present.
"Master!"
"Lord Croya!"
Rob took a lot of effort to force the knights to go to the bottom of the water to look for Croya. The mermaid is the king of the sea tribe. Entering the water is no different from seeking death.
Besides, Croya may not have anything to do. All he needs to do is to stabilize the current situation and wait for Croya to come back.
He looked at the sea, lowered his face and ordered:
"We stay here and wait, others should do whatever they want, remember, don't spread this matter...otherwise. ”
He didn’t say much else.
It is true that Croya was suddenly taken away by the mermaid, and the situation is unknown now. If someone is ready to cause trouble, it will be troublesome.
(End of this chapter)