an hour ago.
Fire Code City.
Underground black market, treasure stealing group headquarters.
In the cold and dark conference hall, a chair was placed on each side of the square table. Behind each chair, there was a flag that seemed to be painted with some kind of animal.
The thin man sitting on the chair with a "crow" pattern flag behind him was the first to speak.
"Now that the portal has been opened, the villagers in Red Flame Town and the surrounding Dreadclaw Forest will be temporarily transferred to Fire Code City soon. What do you think?"
"Hmph, I'm not interested in these poor country bumpkins, Dead Crow. I would rather have your Crow Department find out what happened in the Dreadclaw Forest, and what kind of disaster would cause the Vulcan Cult to... With such a big deal, even Archbishop Maggie, who has not shown up for several years, was forced to take action.”
"Also, when will this incident be resolved? When will Maggie continue to retreat? Just because she, the archbishop, was alarmed and left the retreat, all the senior leaders of the Vulcan Cult were frightened. They all told me that they would temporarily stop. cooperate!"
"What a bunch of cowards, isn't she just an old woman? Look at how frightened they are, they're almost dumbfounded!"
The giant man with a "tiger" behind him snorted coldly.
The other party's body in the shadow slightly bent forward towards the table due to emotion when speaking, revealing a body of strong and powerful muscles.
However, knowing that this giant man was angry, a seductive voice of cynicism still sounded from under the flag with the "fox" pattern on it.
"Tsk tsk, isn't she just an old woman?"
"If Archbishop Maggie hadn't advanced in seclusion in recent years and ignored worldly affairs, how could the Vulcan Cult have become corrupted so quickly, and even colluded with your tiger tribe to collect protection fees."
Bang!
He slammed the table.
"Charming Fox, what do you mean by this! Without our Tiger Department helping you watch the scene and eliminate your opponents in the past few years, do you really think you can do those human trafficking activities so smoothly!? Besides, your prostitutes and bars I make so much money every month, why do I charge you some protection fees?”
The giant man glared at the woman under the fox banner.
But the other party was not afraid at all.
"Earn so much money? Come on, who doesn't know that since Huodian City was closed down, my supply of goods has been reduced by almost 70% to 80%. I have already told those customers to be a little gentler during this time. But when they arrived, they didn’t know how to cherish the fragrance and cherish the jade. Instead, they consumed it faster. If I didn’t have some supplies from the city, I would almost be unable to continue my business.”
"So, I have to thank Maggie for opening the portal. Thanks to the portal she opened, she sent over such a large supply of tens of thousands of goods. Black Tiger, you know, those poor people you talk about In my eyes, country bumpkins are all cheap and affordable money-making machines."
After fighting the giant man named "Black Tiger", Meihu turned his head to the thin man codenamed "Death Crow" at the beginning.
"Dead Crow, I heard that this year, other nobles were hampered by the city closure order, so they did not go to the surrounding towns and villages to buy servants. However, only the Thistle family is still the same as before. Combined with the consumption of servants every year, only their family consumes The fastest, so I suspect that the Thistle family is also doing business in that area."
"I couldn't and didn't dare compete with the Thistle family for supplies before, but now, haha...Dead Crow, I need your intelligence department from the Crow Department to help me get this year's purchase list selected by the Thistle family. , it is said that it happened to be just in time for the coming-of-age ceremony for the daughter of Earl Thistle. The girls they want to buy from the countryside this year are all carefully selected and high-quality goods. I will take advantage of this chaos, Cut off all this batch of goods in advance!"
After the charming fox spoke, the dead crow nodded, and the thin man finally looked at the silent one among the four, who was sitting under the last "snake" pattern flag.
"Viper, what about you?"
"Like Black Tiger, I am most concerned about the information about what happened in the Forest of Dreadclaw. I can't contact Bishop Eugenia now. The first thing our Snake Department needs to do now is to get the batch of people we spent a lot of money on and I have regained my energy and cultivated amethyst grass. I don’t need to say more about the value of the amethyst grass in Huodian City now, right?"
"Dead Crow, I need you to send people to track down the whereabouts of Bishop Eugenia. Any clues about her will be fine. Our Snake Department will also send people ourselves to see if we can get any useful information from these refugees outside the city. .”
"good."
After everyone said it again, the dead crow stood up.
"Then let me summarize, Black Tiger's matter about Archbishop Maggie will be put aside for now. This is beyond the capabilities of the Crow Department, but the next two items, one is the list of preliminary servants selected by the Thistle family, and the second is about Eugene. As soon as there is news about the whereabouts of Bishop Nia and Amethyst Grass, I will reply to you as soon as possible."
"That's it, let's break up the meeting."
After Dead Crow's words, the four leaders of the Treasure Thieving Group's branch were also preparing to leave through the secret passage.
But at the end, Death Crow seemed to suddenly think of something again and raised his mouth again.
"Oh, right."
"Regarding the matter of the strangers, I asked the people from the Rat Club to start contacting them. If there is anyone suitable for our treasure stealing group, I will let the various leaders of the Rat Club absorb it themselves and try to serve as our peripheral members first. "
"Hmph, those miscellaneous fish from the Rat Club, let them do as they please. A bunch of outsiders who jumped out of nowhere are indeed a good match for the Rat Club."
After Black Tiger sneered, the giant figure disappeared into the secret passage. The leaders of the other two groups were not interested in it and left without speaking.
In the end, only the thin man named "Dead Crow" was left alone in the empty and cold secret chamber.
"Bad fish...?" He murmured and shook his head.
Soon the dead crow also turned into black crow feathers like a magic trick and disappeared from the place.
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"What happened? What is the portal outside this city?"
"I heard from my brothers in the city defense army that there was a catastrophe in the northern forest. Archbishop Maggie personally used magic to transfer all the refugees."
"Ah! Archbishop Maggie is still so kind!"
"Compared with this, I'm more worried about these refugees just outside the city. Please don't let these refugees enter the city. Look at how tattered and dirty they are. Don't bring any more to us. Come on, what kind of plague can you infect!"
"That's right, if you ask me, Archbishop Maggie is still too soft-hearted. She doesn't care about the life and death of these country people. Now that such a large group of people are crowded outside the city, and so many guards have been assigned to look after them, then let's get angry What about the security in Dian City?"
"Hey, first we closed the city, and now we've made such a big fuss. This year has been really bad. God of Fire bless us, but please don't make any big trouble again."
There was such a big battle outside Huodian City, a huge portal not far from the city, and a large number of refugees from Chiyan Town in Wuyang Wuyang who were constantly escaping from the portal.
The residents in the city, as long as they were not blind or deaf, began to talk more or less, and most of them had worries and displeasure on their faces.
Of course, there are also a small number of people who are excited and happy.
Kesli and a group of his boys squatted in an alley in the city.
He listened to Xiao Qi, who was panting in front of him and had just returned from inquiring about information outside the city, telling him the situation outside with excitement.
"Boss is getting rich! Now there are so many people coming from outside the city. How much money can we make just by selling fake city entry permits!"
The little brother named "Xiao Qi" was trembling with excitement, his voice was trembling, and his eyes seemed to be shining, all shining like silver coins.
But after just a second, his dream was shattered.
"Are you a fool? The city guards have sternly stated that no refugees are allowed to enter the city, and even the city gate is completely closed. Let alone our fake permission to enter the city, even if it is true, it will not work. Who will buy it! "
Chris patted Xiao Qi's hard-headed head.
"Then...boss, are we just going to watch so many fat sheep outside the city? If that doesn't work, why not...or just use our secret passage to do smuggling business!"
Boom!
Xiao Qi was hit hard on the head again.
"What the hell! Are you crazy about money? That secret passage was dug out by us after all the hard work. We must not let outsiders know about it. Moreover, I think the city guards are serious this time. If they are If you catch it, you’ll lose your head!”
"I...don't I want to make more money and prepare some betrothal gifts for Nana? Boss, you also know that Nana and I have been together for so long, and her family finally agreed to our move. It’s a family matter, I just thought about it, I thought I should try my best and don’t embarrass Nana..."
Seeing Xiao Qi's face glowing with happiness as soon as Nana was mentioned, Chris and a group of boys behind him suddenly looked contemptuous, showing the expression of "Here we go again, almost tired of hearing this" , but this time when I heard that I was ready to prepare a betrothal gift, there was immediately a bit of a sour smell in the air.
"Go away, you are so stupid, my ears are going to be calloused. Nana is really blind to be able to take a liking to you!"
Chris kicked Xiao Qi.
But Xiao Qi just giggled, as if he was immersed in the beautiful fantasy of the future again.
"Okay, fake permission to enter the city will definitely not work, let alone sneaking into the city, it is too dangerous..."
After listening to their boss's final decision, the younger brothers all showed bitter expressions, especially Xiao Qi who was more eager to make money.
"But..." Chris changed his words, with a proud look on his face.
"In our business, we need to be flexible. In the past, because the city was partially closed, permission to enter the city was the most sought-after. But now that the city is completely closed, what are the most sought-after items?"
Chris also tried to teach his younger brothers, but looking at his younger brothers' big eyes full of confusion, Chris gave up.
"Idiot! Of course it's basic supplies! There are so many of them. Tens of thousands of refugees are blocked outside the city and are not allowed to come in. So what do they eat, drink, wear, and where do they sleep? Aren't these all business opportunities? !”
After Chris said this, his subordinates were not really stupid, and they all reacted immediately.
"yes..."
"Let's buy a batch of supplies in the city, then transport them outside the city, and then sell them to the refugees at a high price. We'll make a lot of money from selling them back and forth!"
"Damn, this old lady is so smart!"
"Nonsense, otherwise how could the boss be the boss!"
"Based on the boss's mind, we are not far away from the peripheral rat tribe! As long as we follow the boss, we will definitely become an official member of the treasure stealing group!"
