Fairy’s Box

"My father, Girard Benny, is a businessman in the kingdom. He is mainly responsible for the business between the kingdom and Lord Seldon... I am his youngest daughter. As you can see, it is a plaything that has been meticulously cultivated since childhood. ."

Di Luer turned his eyes to the side door with a lonely face, a self-deprecating look on his lips, slowly buried half of his face under his arms, and said calmly:

"But mistakenly think that a scum is a reliable good man."

"What business is there between your father and Seldon?" Yale's heart moved, and in order to relieve the pressure on the other side, he took the initiative to retreat to the door.

"Smuggling, the kingdom's goods are transported to Rosevia through the channels in Seldon's hands, so as to obtain huge trade income, and Seldon can profit from it, a lot of money!"

This is a tiger shark caught!

The black-haired knight and Kara looked at each other, and both could see the surprise in each other's eyes that couldn't be concealed.

The smile on Yale's face became more and more friendly, and he asked calmly:

"Specifically, what goods are there?"

"It's mainly Fungry fabrics and highland whisky, as well as minerals, spices, silverware, bone china, and sherry. They are basically luxury goods. Your nobles like these things very much, and they don't worry about not being able to sell them." The Erte girl looked at him timidly, and didn't dare to reply quickly.

Cara suddenly showed a drooling expression, swallowing her saliva while exclaiming excitedly:

"I know Highland whisky! It's the highland's special water quality and extremely strict brewing process, and the famous wine produced has the reputation of liquid gold!"

"..." Yale gave him a dignified look.

"Just talking...I've quit drinking...really." He lowered his eyes shyly.

After shutting up a man who was obsessed with wine, the black-haired knight turned his attention to the girl sitting on the floor again, and said pleasantly:

"According to your description just now, your father, Mr. Gerard, should be considered a powerful figure in the Highland Kingdom to be able to participate in such a major trade event?"

"A powerful figure?"

Di Luer immediately shook his head and said sarcastically: "He is just a fat sheep raised by His Majesty the King. When he earns enough money, it is time to be slaughtered."

"I know that the highland kingdom merchants have a very low status, but if they can participate in such a big event, they have no status?" Yale showed a suspicious look.

"That's the truth! I definitely didn't mean to deceive you. Before my father, there were many businessmen like this. They were all killed for various reasons, and all their earnings were confiscated." Celtic girl Afraid that he would not believe it, he quickly and eagerly defended.

"It does sound a bit bizarre." Cara closed her shoulders and glanced at the black-haired knight: "But this matter is not difficult to verify, just ask Pritt to check it out."

"Well." Yale nodded and continued, "I'm willing to believe what you said, but before that, in order to establish Seldon's involvement in smuggling, I need evidence, if..."

"I have!"

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Di Luer raised his pretty face and hurriedly said: "Seldon hides an account, which records every transaction between him and the kingdom, and the place where the goods are stored. I know that account is in where!"

"very good!"

"But I also have conditions!"

"Let's talk about it, I like the straight-forward deal the most."

"I don't want to be a Celtic anymore! I don't want to live a life that depends on others to survive!"

There was hope in her eyes, she pressed her knees with both hands, and said excitedly, "I want freedom, I want money, I want a house, and I want to be someone like you!"

"..."

The black-haired knight was silent for a while, and suddenly laughed softly: "Miss Diluer, you don't need to be so impatient at all, I have a plan now, if you are interested..."

He paused abruptly, and made a gesture toward Kara to block his ears. The other party quickly created a soundproof wind wall to cover the three of them.

...

Hadrian's Wall, northern hillside.

In the thick night, a pair of Great Wall garrison soldiers used shovels to dig up the sandy soil on the ground, and dug a hole about fifteen feet in diameter. Along with the soil that was continuously transported out, a pile of wooden boxes wrapped in oilcloth appeared. in front of them.

"Sir! Found it!"

While the soldiers spoke, they threw the wooden box to the ground.

Carla held it firmly in her hand, a wind blade pierced through her fingertips, and cut the tarpaulin together with the wooden box in the middle. After seeing what was inside, a relaxed smile appeared on her face:

"This is it!"

Inside the wooden box, there are six bottles of hardcover Highland whisky lying in the cotton pile. The brown-yellow and reddish clear liquid reflects the bright waves in the moonlight.

There is a lot of iron-clad evidence, even if there is no precedent for killing high-ranking knights in the empire, this time Seldon is afraid that the only way to go is to go into exile.

...

"Colonel Seldon, it's no wonder that you are willing to stay in this poor country for twelve years. The amount of money you have made by smuggling these years is indeed amazing."

Holding a thick ledger, Yale walked up to the one-eyed officer, opened one of the pages in front of him, and read aloud:

"In the summer of 1493, 8,561 pieces of premium silver were traded, with a total trade volume of 42,800,000 sols, 1 out of 5 draws, and 8,560,000."

"..." Seldon remained silent, but no matter how hard he tried to calm down, he couldn't contain a trace of twilight.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Five draws and one, you are really cruel!"

The black-haired knight closed the ledger, bent down and looked at the other party, and said with admiration:

"You can hack so much money in just one quarter of silverware, no wonder you turn a blind eye to the spies of the Highland Kingdom."

He glanced at the ledger coldly, and said in a hoarse voice:

"I'm just doing business, the spies have nothing to do with me."

"I don't care now. Regardless of whether you are related to the spy or not, just smuggling goods from the Highland Kingdom and helping them get trade income is enough to exile you to an unknown world to eat sand." Yale shook his head. Shaking the ledger in his hand, he said with a relaxed expression.

"You idiot!"

Seldon suddenly laughed, his eyes filled with resentment, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"You don't know what you've done at all? We can earn nearly 10 billion sol each year through our trade channels with the Highland Kingdom. Do you think I can swallow this money alone?"

"You mean, you still have an organization?" The black-haired knight narrowed his eyes.

"At this point, there is no point in hiding it any longer. As you expected, I am finished." The one-eyed officer stared into his eyes and said ruthlessly:

"But without me, the starting point for receiving goods, the entire smuggling trade network will be paralyzed, and those who benefit from it will know that it is you, an idiot, who has cut off their steady stream of income!"

"It looks like some big people will come to trouble me?" Yale whistled and said nonchalantly.

"What do you think?" Seldon thought he was pretending to be calm, and a sarcastic smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Seriously, if these people really exist, be prepared to face the wrath of His Majesty the Emperor and the cabinet. If they survive this storm and they still have enough energy..."

Having said that, the black-haired knight patted him on the shoulder and said sternly: "If they want to come, I don't care."

"you!"

The one-eyed officer was stabbed in the key, and he could no longer control his emotions, and struggled violently in the **** of the alloy chains.

"Be quiet."

Yale slowly crushed his shoulder blades and knees.

...

"Aleigh, according to the records in the ledger, we have found all the locations where Seldon stored the stolen goods." Carla took seven wooden boxes and strode into the deputy command room, directly throwing the pile of luxury goods on the floor.

"commune."

The black-haired knight made a move to block his ears again, and waited for the sound-proof wind wall to rise around him, then he looked at the other party and said, "I want to go to the Highland Kingdom with Diluer, it won't be long, two days. You have to help me hide this news."

"Why go to the highlands? To spy on intelligence, Plitter is enough." Kara's face was puzzled.

"Since the Highland Kingdom dares to provoke the relationship between the monsters and us, we can also deal with them in the same way."

Yale took out the ledger from his arms and shook it twice in front of him:

"I think as long as you are a normal person, you will not be willing to be a fat pig to be slaughtered forever. There may be room for us to reach out."

"You want to contact Di Luer's father?" He opened his mouth in surprise.

"Why not give it a try?"

"But... Diluer said that his father has no real power..." Kara said hesitantly,

"Even if he is a fat sheep in front of the King of the Highlands, a businessman with nearly 10 billion trade volume can never have no real power. Money itself is actually a kind of power. That girl was just dazzled by anger. , just belittle yourself."

The black-haired knight put away the ledger and smiled slightly: "I also want to see if the so-called businessmen can stick to their principles in the face of interests."

"It's just the two of us here, can you explain a bit more?" He murmured with a blank expression on his face.

"It's very simple. Promise to guarantee the interests of the merchants such as Girard and grant them some privileges. Let's see if these people are willing to help the empire overthrow the rule of the Fannon family and support the Highland Kingdom to join the Order Alliance."

"It's impossible... Highland Kingdom, but their homeland!" Kara's face was full of disbelief.

"Nothing is impossible. The profession of a businessman...is essentially a group of people who are chasing interests. As long as the interests are sufficient, they can sell anything. Joining the Liberty Alliance is in the interests of the Fannon family, and joining the Order Alliance is in the interests of the merchants. , isn't it obvious? And...they really have no place in the Highland Kingdom, so why not give it a shot?"

"Maybe you're right..." he said dumbfounded.