Heimarian Odyssey

In the early morning, a group of 5 people quietly left the barracks. Locke, Kane, Hans, Gullas, and Kerby moved towards the opposite direction of the troops’ marching.

Time has entered the late autumn, whether it is Faustin or Shalor, autumn and winter are always cold, and summer is hot and unbearable. So the current marching time of the army is from noon until evening.

Fortunately, the two Barons decided to try their best to make their way, and it took less than 2 days to arrive at Bimore City, where the Corps headquarters is located.

This time Locke took advantage of the opportunity of the troops not to march in the morning to do a business with a Shalor city they had passed through before Kerby went.

Wallier City, a small city with 2 inhabitants, has no other characteristics. The only peculiarity is that the city wall of this city is comparable to that of a medium-sized city, measuring nearly 1000 meters.

It is said that this is the city’s former City Lord, Abby Baron, who built it with all his strength. This was a joke among Shalor’s local nobles. a trifling, a small city, what a city wall so high.

At this time, those nobles who had laughed at Abby Baron are now very annoyed, why didn’t they think about repairing the city wall? It is precisely because of this nearly 10-meter-high city wall that Shalorian in the city was temporarily saved from war.

It is precisely because of this that Wallier City has become a refuge port for the wealthy Shalor businessmen and wealthy people nearby, and also a home for Shalor refugees.

The destination of Locke’s group is Wallier City.

This time Locke came to Wallial City not for murder and robbery, but for a deal. I did catch a few smugglers and resellers in that small town before, but their goods were ordinary grain and Shalor’s coins, which were not worth a few dollars. Knowing that the hopeless Kebei offered an opinion , Go to Wallier City to participate in the trade fair there.

Every city has a group of businessmen living in the dark. Some of them are robbers, some are smugglers, and some are gangsters. You can buy things that are not available on the market here, but the price will be a bit expensive. This is the black market.

Kerby had worked in the black market before. There was also a black market when the city of Frans was prosperous. After Faustine’s army broke the city, the black market also disappeared. Kerby knows what huge financial and material resources these dark businessmen have. This time he urged Locke to bring people here, not to buy things, but to sell things.

“Shalor is going to be over. Now people of insight know it clearly.” Kerby walked among a group of people and talked freely. Locke and the others ignored him. “Thaler is hard currency now, and the black market merchants absolutely don’t care. The cost will be eaten.”

This is Kerby’s suggestion. Use thaler to exchange Shalor’s coins. In the Faustin caravan, the exchange ratio of thaler to coins is 2:1, but in Shalor 5:1 there are also people who change it. This is the way to get rich.

This time Locke not only changed the income from the small town that had just been “mopped up” with thaler and brought them here, he also borrowed a large sum of money from Uncle Yoshk, which is 400 silver thaler, the midfielder of Hans and Gullas. All bulging.

For this transaction, Locke thought it was feasible after considering it, but he brought three capable cadres with him to be conservative. Not to mention whether there is anything in the black market that can stop Locke, it is Hans and the others who can deal with ordinary gangsters with a total of 3.

The few people didn’t delay their time. They hurried to Wallial City after coming out of the barracks. The frost in the morning had not faded, and the few people had already arrived outside Wallial City.

The difference between Wallier City and Frans City is not that big, the only obvious thing is that the city wall is a few meters high. However, the slightly ruined city wall is no matter how tall it is, in the eyes of Locke and the others, this city is also impossible to withstand a single blow.

There are a few guards standing in small groups on the city wall, and an obviously huge stone pit on the west city wall is so abrupt. That was the warning given to them by the magician of Baron in Kashgar when their troops passed through the city yesterday.

The stone pit gave Shalorian endless fear and worry, and also gave the Locke entire group confidence.

Many people have gathered outside the city gate, all refugees who are going to enter the city. However, it may be that the pressure caused by the army that had not gone far yesterday was too much, and the city gate, which was usually allowed to pass, only opened a small slit at this time.

Although it is still early at this time, the Locke entire group has already been ranked outside several dozen meters. At this speed, let alone rushing back before noon, it would be nice to be able to enter the city.

Locke frowned took a look at Kerby. Kerby stood up and promised, “Look at me!” After that, Kerby strode to the entrance of the city gate, exchanged a few words with the soldier guarding the gate, and concealed it with his left hand. One of the soldiers who defended the city slashed his trouser pocket. The soldier felt his pocket heavier, and gave his colleagues around him a wink, so he patted Kerby on the shoulder and it was done.

Kerby waved to Locke and the others who were still in line, and several people walked to the city gate. The refugees all around looked angry at these guys who jumped in the line. One or two irritable seemed to want to do something. Hans just glared at him, and the two people were gone. Everyone found out that none of these people was bully.

With Hans’ size of nearly 2 meters, none of the yellow-faced and thin refugees around him can match him, let alone Gulas, who is no less strong than Hans. Locke and Kane, who are slightly “skinny” among the few, are also about 1.8 metres tall. In the eyes of others, they are also robust man.

Gulas folded his shoulders, coldly snorted at the group of refugees. A group of refugees retreated in fright as if they saw a scourge.

When Locke and the others walked to the city gate, a few gatekeepers saw the faces of the others, and immediately squeezed the long spear in their hands, as if they were facing an enemy. Kerby was busy explaining at this time that the soldiers could of course feel the difference between these people. Anyone who has killed someone will emit a kind of baleful aura, which can be felt by those who have been soldiers.

Locke, as well-known figures in the army, their baleful aura is of course quite amazing. Kerby saw that the defending soldier was still unmoved, and he waved his right hand again. There was something more in the soldier’s pocket before, and the soldier showed hesitation.

Kerby saw that it worked, and he gave the soldier the few coins left on his body. In the end, the soldier put away his weapon, nodded to other soldiers around, and put away the long spear. But the tip of the gun was faintly discernable and pointed at Locke and the others.

“Don’t make trouble!” The soldier said threateningly to Locke and the others, but Gulas rolled his eyes in answer.

After a few people entered the city, Gulas slapped Kirby on the shoulder, and “Peng” took it down. Kirby’s small body was afraid that he would fall apart. “That’s right, you brat is quite clever. Why didn’t he catch you? feel.”

Kerby said flatteringly with a smile “My lord, you are joking. Those who are still guarding the gate at this time are all the cannon fodder selected from the city. What can you tell me? Dozens of coppers are enough to dispel them.”

There is not much difference between Wallier and Frans, and even worse. The streets are full of refugees lying on the ground, and there are no shops still open.

Locke was in a hurry, not interested in admiring the city, and said to Kerby, “Lead the way.”

“My lord, the black market in every city must be in the most chaotic place.” Kirby explained to the side of the road, “there is no more chaotic place than the slum.”

A few people walked between a complex of sheds. The people around them were all dressed in rags that could not cover their bodies, their hair was messy, their faces were gray, and their eyes were staring at these uninvited guests.

Locke and the others didn’t pay much attention to these refugees. Suddenly a stumbling, messy hair covered his face, and a person without shoes rushed to Locke and the others, “My lord, please do me a favour, I’m 3 days. No more food…” The man was blocked by Kane next to him before he approached Locke and stopped by the road.

This is just a small episode on the road, a few people forgot in a blink of an eye. But Locke noticed that the reason the man stopped was because he was clutching a copper that suddenly appeared, and at that time only Kane was closer to him.

Several people stopped in front of a black wooden shack. At the door, there were 4 gangsters holding wooden sticks and iron pickaxes. Although the guys in their hands looked funny, they were indeed the only standard weapons allowed in the city. Businessmen and wealthy people have been frightened, they do not allow regular weapons to appear in the hands of civilians.

To say that these four gangsters are more conspicuous among the surrounding refugees, Locke and the others are simply a crane in a flock of chickens, and they do not look like ordinary citizens.

The majestic muscles of Gulas and Hans are the ticket. The 4 goalkeepers didn’t even stop, so they let a few people in. It made Locke a little confused.

Although the wooden shed is also a size of 2 square meters, it is obviously not enough to serve as a black market for a city. Sure enough, what came into view after entering was the stairs leading down.

“This is?” Locke saw the downward path for the first time.

“It’s the basement, my lord” Kerby stepped up and explained in due course, “It is said that it was originally built by a magician.”

This is the second magician-created thing Locke has ever seen, and the first is the sofa seen in the Sauron Young Master tent.

“There is also a black market on the street, it is bigger,” Kerby explained, “but our identity is not easy to show up, so although the underground is a little smaller, they are all fine products, and the ones here are not ordinary. Come to the black market to buy things.”

“Yes, it’s just currency transactions, and you don’t need to go to a large trading venue.” Locke nodded agreed.

2. There are torch hanging on the side. The downward ladder is not long, but because it is underground, it looks particularly dark. Fortunately, several people are brave tough guys, not at all.

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This is the last chapter, Xiaodou has to go to the exam, see you in 3 days~~~