"Your Majesty, wasn't our behavior too rude just now..." Amy whispered beside Ella.
Ella was happy that she had successfully traded two hundred Nomis horses. After hearing what Amy said, she replied confidently: "It doesn't matter. Didn't we just successfully trade the goods? In this way, they can know We are indeed not here to rob! As long as we spread our reputation like this, more and more businessmen will come to us for business!"
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Freeman was sitting on a big rock by the roadside with his head in his hands. His men were counting the gold coins that had been stolen by the bandits just now, as well as the goods that had been forcibly stuffed in.
“Boss, I’ve counted it clearly, it’s exactly two hundred Nomis horses, no more, no less!”
The group of bandits seemed to number around five hundred people. If Freeman's original plan was to give each robber one hundred fen, he would spend 50,000 fen, which is two hundred and fifty nomisma. In this calculation, the expenditure was fifty nomism horses less.
"What about the goods?"
"They are indeed some fine furs and mead. If they were further away from the north, they should be able to sell for a good price..."
There was a cry in Freeman's voice: "But Master Freaveney specializes in the spice trade! If he knew that we spent 200 meters to buy these completely unrelated goods, we would all be scolded. !”
"Then...Boss, what should we do?"
Freeman suddenly stood up. He walked to the box where the gold coins were placed, took out the gold coins inside, and stuffed them into the hands of his men one by one.
"Listen, we didn't trade with anyone. We were robbed by robbers. All the gold coins were robbed by those bold robbers, and not a single Nomisma was left. Do you understand?"
"This..." The group of subordinates looked at each other with gold coins in their hands, "Boss, does this really not matter?"
"There are too many robbers, and there is nothing we can do! In this case, the goods are still left, and Lord Freyavenet may be happy! The next step is for him to hire people to suppress the bandits! "
"Then these goods were forced upon us..."
"Pour it out, bury it, or you can take some and sell it if you have a market." Freeman's voice began to tremble again, but this time it was because of excitement, "Thanks to these bandits, we... are going to make a fortune. .”
Soon, there was a rumor in Hamburg that a group of vicious bandits had appeared nearby. According to the descriptions of the merchants who encountered them, the caravans that did not transport well were robbed of all their gold coins; the caravans that transported better were used as targets for selling stolen goods; and the caravans that transported extremely poorly must have been It became "stolen property" in the hands of the robbers and could no longer make a sound.
In the Duke of Angria, Duke Otto was anxiously waiting for the arrival of war supplies, but what was waiting for him was Valhalla who ran back dejectedly.
"What did you say? The supplies were robbed again? Are you sure that is really the 'Triumpher' of the Pirate Kingdom?"
Valhalla nodded desperately. In fact, he was not sure of the identity of the woman at that time, but after abandoning the goods and escaping back, he could only insist that the woman was the "Triumpher" who defeated the "Invincible".
Duke Otto's brows sunk deeply: "Stade and Hamburg were attacked successively. It should be assumed that the 'Triumphant' has been aware of our plan."
An officer said next to Duke Otto: "I just received news that the pirates who invaded Stade not only did not retreat, but instead set up a camp in Stade, with about five hundred people. In addition, there were more than 500 pirates outside Hamburg. Five hundred people, I judge that the total number of troops around the 'Triumphant' should only be around a thousand people."
Duke Otto fell into deep thought. The "Triumph" is the largest force in the Pirate Kingdom since the Pirate King. Its status is no less than that of Ragnar's four sons, and its reputation is even higher than that of "The Undefeated" Ragnar. If she really launched a military operation against the Alemannic Federation, there should never be only a thousand people.
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Thinking of this, Duke Otto shook his head: "Don't be blinded by appearances. The 'Triumpher' is the second-largest figure in the Pirate Kingdom after the Pirate King and rules the Kingdom of Sweden. She came to attack the Alemannic Federation. Do you think it’s possible to bring only a thousand people?”
The officer was startled: "What do you mean, Your Excellency the Duke?"
"I have long heard that the 'Triumphant' is very cunning. The thousand people on the surface are probably just a bait. And we still don't know where her large army is stationed. If we rashly If you attack, you will only fall into a trap and die in vain.”
"Then...what should we do?"
"We need to find out where her large army is first. In addition, send people immediately to ask for help from our allies. If the 'Triumpher' has really arrived here, our troops alone are far from enough!"
"But... Your Excellency, if you continue to let the 'Triumpher' go, our route for receiving supplies from Hamburg will be completely cut off! Without those supplies, we will not be able to conduct any large-scale military operations!"
Prince Otto thought for a while longer. Then he raised his head, looked at the officer, then at Valhalla, and asked: "Do you know the village of Brizania?"
It was a small village growing radishes. Although it was close to the Dukedom of Anglia, it was one of the territories directly belonging to the Earl of Île-de-France. Valhalla and the others didn't know why Otto suddenly mentioned this, so they nodded in understanding.
"Then do you know that there is a small castle near the village of Brizania, where the Count of Île-de-France has stored a large amount of supplies?" Duke Otto looked at Valhalla and said, "Valhalla, I will give you a thousand Man, go and 'ship' those goods here."
"Wait, wait a minute! Your Excellency, are you kidding me?" Valhalla panicked. He knew that the castle was located in the interior of the Alemannic Federation far away from the border, and there were not many people stationed there. But that is the material belonging to the Count of Île-de-France and the current consul of the Alemannic Federation! How dare Duke Otto move?
Duke Otto saw the thoughts in Valhalla's mind and chuckled: "It wasn't me, it was the lord of the Pirate Kingdom who robbed the village of Brizania, found the nearby castle, and robbed these supplies... Do you understand what I mean?"
Valhalla reacted immediately: "I understand! I'll send someone to buy a toga right away!"
Meanwhile, Hamburg.
The mayor, who was restless because of the bandits, finally waited for the messenger sent to find the Count of Île-de-France. Before the envoy could take a breath, the mayor asked anxiously: "Where are the troops of the Count of Île-de-France?"
The messenger replied hesitantly: "The Count of Île-de-France did not come with any troops. However... he asked me to bring a letter, saying that he would let the mayor read it before sending it to all the nearby lords!"
"Letter? Are you ordering the lords to lead troops to suppress the bandits? That's fine. After all, he is the consul of the Alemannic Federation, and his words should be of some use. As long as a lord is willing to lead troops, he can come Let’s leave those thieves wearing toga, where is Xin?”
"On the way back, the villain was robbed of all his coins by a group of bandits wearing togas. He only asked the villain to bring back these things..."
The messenger handed over some smoked fish with trembling hands. The mayor's eyes went dark and he fainted to the ground.
On the other side, Ella was holding the letter and looking around.
"These barbarians from the north, just because others protected this letter a little more closely, they took it as a treasure... They didn't say who it was addressed to. Let me see what's written inside."
The letter read: "Since radish represents all the virtues in the world, especially its extremely fine texture when cooked; and since radish can cure any known human disease, I, The Governor of the Alemannic Federation announced that radish will be used as currency throughout the country from now on, replacing gold, silver, and any other precious metals. All the above-mentioned precious metals should be immediately handed over to the Governor for disposal."
"Gu...a prank?"
Ella wiped her eyes in disbelief. But at the end of the letter, there was solemnly stamped with the seal of the governor of the Alemannic Federation.
