Gold is Justice

In this regard, Ariel sighed helplessly, and said: "Then why do you need to ask? Of course it is to make money, but also to not starve to death. The original routes have recently begun to run out, and many merchants' ships They all began to run towards a few waterways, which became more and more crowded and slower and slower. If we don’t find a new airway, sooner or later our business will not be able to continue and our money will be spent. "

The magician who claimed to be Yanze laughed and said: "The business can't go on? It's not necessarily true. I heard Yatru say that you have more than a dozen boats, and you can dispatch them at once. A team of 500 people. With Miss Garcia's lineup, I wonder if there is any other camp that can openly compete with you for the sea route?"

Obviously, the magician was testing Ariel's business knowledge.

However, it is also obvious that this magician obviously thinks that his own level of knowledge is richer, and he can see through the "lie" of Ariel, who looks like a young girl, right away.

Of course, Ariel didn't go to poke it, but waved her hand along the way, put on a very helpless expression and said: "It's okay if there are too many people? Big brother, there are too many people, try to take care of them every day." Try eating, drinking, and sleeping with more than 500 people? Even if you calculate the simplest food expenses, each person will spend at least three or four yuan a day, right? In this way, 500 people will be [-] yuan a day! Then there is the need to include wages. Are the sailors and staff free of wages? What should I do if I can’t take care of the crew’s mood and betray me at sea? Then there is also marine insurance, which is needed for larger businesses. The more complicated the insurance process is. The merchants who supply the goods don’t care about risk-taking and the like. The attitude that you will bear all the losses!"

"Many people see our Chamber of Commerce becoming bigger and stronger, with good business and a large number of people. But ah! The Chamber of Commerce is big, which means that it cannot be easily turned around! Originally, most people are in this business. If you The son said to turn around and lay off employees. That is not a problem that can be solved by dismissing ten or eight employees. Try to dismiss one or two thousand employees directly? Then it is not dismissing employees, but directly dismissing us A boss!"

"Also, do you know what the biggest problem is when your business grows bigger? Let me tell you, it's not about money. As long as you become bigger and stronger, there will always be someone who is willing to give you money and let you continue to do it."

"The biggest problem is confidence!"

"And we are such a big chamber of commerce, with tens of thousands of people staring at us every day. If anything happens to us, it will cause an uproar in the market fluctuations!"

"In order to save costs, if we transport one less ship each time, or hire fewer people, then some people will soon see that we are tightening our finances! And once others feel that our finances are tightening , you will immediately feel that our funds may be broken! What follows will be various divestments, various transfers and transfers due to lack of confidence!"

"So, since our Chamber of Commerce has become bigger and stronger, we must continue to grow bigger and stronger. Even when the business is not good, we must show that we are not short of money, and even make it more extravagant and wasteful than before. Only a little bit can give those who do business with us some confidence that our chamber of commerce is absolutely fine!"

"So, this Mr. Shiozawa Donbass, what you said is really too flimsy. Will you not worry about competition if you become a big chamber of commerce? If you want, I can take you on two boats and do it Two deals, let you bear it and see if you can still laugh like you are now."

Shiozawa's sneering smile finally stopped, and even turned into a serious expression looking at Ariel.Obviously, he has been fooled by business expertise.After suppressing the magician, Ariel turned her head and continued to look at Granny Jian in front of her, as if she wanted to change the topic to business again: "Then let's go back to the topic just now. You small island Our chamber of commerce discovered it first, so I hope to sign an exclusive contract with your small island, that is, you do not allow ships from any other chamber of commerce to berth and resupply except our chamber of commerce. Of course, we will also want to respond We will provide you with compensation, and [-]% of the goods or price in each shipment can be regarded as a commission for you. Every time you look at our goods, if you like the goods, then take the goods, and if you like the price, you can take the price ...According to the scale of our voyage of at least ten ships at a time, then the cargo will be at least about [-] tons each time. That is, you can carry about [-] kilograms of things. How about it?"

For these people on the island, talking about the price with them, they may have no idea.

Therefore, if you directly tell them how much you will give them, then even people who have no business concepts must be able to immediately understand what it means.

In order to prevent these people from still hesitating, Ariel continued: "Based on our voyage, a round trip takes about a month, and a one-way trip takes half a month. For example, the next time we transport [-] tons of beef, Then I can give you [-] kilograms of beef directly. Other items such as pork, eggs, various vegetables, building materials, fuel oil, etc. are all calculated in this way. But the things that actually reach your hands will only be more and not Less, how about such conditions?"

Apparently, when things started to become clear, the five people who seemed to be in power on the island were also secretly amazed now.

However, such a surprise was not beyond Ariel's expectation.

Along the way, she basically figured out that this is a small island with very scarce supplies and a small population.From what we can see now, it would be remarkable if the population could exceed 100 people.

With such a population, even if it is not very abundant to get [-] kilograms of supplies every half a month, it is still very attractive for this island where supplies are scarce.

only……

What Ariel really hopes is that they don't focus on this kind of thing.

"I have another question. It's just that this question is not about the business you want to discuss with us. Ah, you can call me Uncle Dun."

At this time, a man on the right who is about 40 years old and has half-bald hair opened his mouth——

"To be honest, the conditions you offered are indeed very generous. But I'm still a little surprised. You said just now that the air routes suddenly became congested? I want to know, why did your air routes become congested? What happened on the mainland? What's the matter?"

finally come!

Ariel immediately slapped her thigh, showing a very embarrassed and helpless expression, shook her head, sighed, and said——

"What else can happen? War~~~ What good things can happen besides war?"

"War?" Uncle Dun asked again.

Ariel continued: "Yes, the route I took was originally going out from the Hanhai City of the Blue Bay Empire, but recently the Blue Bay Empire seems to have gone crazy, sending troops to attack the south continuously, but not only did not The attack was successful, but many people died. The enemy is coming soon, and many air routes have been requisitioned, so it is naturally crowded."

Uncle Dun obviously thought of something, he touched his half-bald head slightly, and said, "Then... who is the enemy who is fighting against the Blue Bay Empire?"

Ariel spread her hands, and said helplessly: "I don't know about that. The news was told by other people in our chamber of commerce. They said that the enemies are cruel and terrifying. They can fly and bite people. Said It’s like a monster, but it’s almost like saying that all those monsters have been gathered? Ha, although I don’t believe these rumors, everyone will start to adjust the new industrial route at the chamber of commerce meeting, and of course I need to cooperate.”

When Ariel finally uttered these suggestive words, the faces of the rulers of these islands obviously changed their colors all of a sudden.

They glanced at each other, then frowned and looked very nervous.

It's just that this kind of emotional change only lasted for a moment. Then, the expression of the sword mother-in-law returned to normal first, and continued to ask with a smile: "These rumors... are quite interesting? This Blue Bay Empire... this empire Is it strong? If it is strong, then that enemy can bring down such a powerful empire, so it must be very strong."

Ariel frowned, and asked instead: "Grandma Jian, what I want to talk to you about is business. But why do you always ask me about wars? Your island is very remote, so even if a war breaks out It may not necessarily affect your side. To be honest, I also took a fancy to the remoteness of your place, thinking that if I really encounter danger in the future and can't stay on land, I might as well come here to avoid the limelight."

Seeing Ariel's rhetorical question now, Granny Jian nodded and smiled again.At this time, she winked at Adol who was standing next to him, and Adol nodded, and then said——

"Miss Garcia, your proposal is very interesting, but I think the elders should have a good discussion. It is getting late now, I will arrange for you to go down for a rest and have dinner, and then we will continue to discuss this business matter tomorrow. How about it?"

Ariel sighed, and could only nod her head: "Okay...it's really too late now. Then I hope we can reach some conclusions tomorrow. I don't have so much time to waste here. "

With that said, Ariel was invited out by Yatru.

And after the outsider left from the exit of the corridor, the five elders who were originally sitting in their seats finally couldn't sit still.

Uncle Dun stood up first, and said worriedly: "That kid Link...he hasn't sent a letter back for a long time! I always thought he was lazy...but now...now!"



Chapter 540 Seven Consequences of the Disappearance of the Brave

Compared to Uncle Dun's nervousness, Yanze seemed calmer.He raised his hand again, and the crystal ball reappeared in his palm. After looking at the changing colors in the crystal ball, the magician said——

"Link has the title of brave, and everyone knows what it means to have the title of brave on our island of Help. Compared to worrying about Link, I am more worried about this woman."

Granny Jian crossed her arms and supported her chest, and the smile on her face disappeared, turning into a silent and slightly sad expression: "How do you say it?"

Yanze continued: "Although what this woman seems to say makes sense, don't you think what she said is really reasonable? I don't understand those so-called business logics, but I always feel that she The words just now should be deliberately leading something. It is very likely that they are deliberately leading us to think in the worst direction."

At this time, a woman with a slightly thin body but a tall height, who also belonged to one of the five people in power, said, "The devil... seal?"

Yanze looked at the woman, then nodded, and said: "Sister Quan, the seal of the devil has been more than 300 years old. From Link's reply to us, although the seal of the devil has not experienced any Reinforcement, but now it seems that it has always maintained a stable state. Therefore, it is better for us not to make such inferences without authorization."

"But even if you don't mention the seal of the Demon King, how do you explain that the kid Link hasn't sent us letters until now?"

The last person in power was a short, fat man with a beard, who seemed to be only about half the height of the boxing lady next to him.He waved his fist and said——

"I know, I know that Link has been a little eccentric since he was a child. He doesn't care about the title of brave, and he always likes to do some weird things. But the communication with us is after he left the island. This has never happened in the past three years! But now, he has been more than half a year... He hasn't even contacted us for almost ten months, this can't be called normal after all, right? "

Sister Boxing also took a step at this time, nodded and said: "I agree with Thor's statement. Link's favorite thing since he was a child is to follow Thor to learn how to make various props and items. It can be said that he and Thor mixed together. The most familiar and closest. If you haven't contacted Thor for so long, then there must be something wrong. And it is really hard for me to imagine that something can happen to a "brave". With Link's strength , even if you can’t fight, it’s impossible to get out.”

Among the five people in power, Yanze obviously belonged to the more rigorous kind of person.After pinching his nose and thinking for a while, he waved his hand and said, "What if...he went out to gamble? Then he lost the bet, and finally lost the feathers used for communication? Think, this kind of It’s not that things haven’t happened before. He had a bet with a monster before, and he could have solved the opponent directly, but he was deceived by the other party and lost even his trousers. In the end, he dragged the monster back naked.”

Thor spread his hands and said, "So what? Didn't he carry the monster back after beating it to death with his fists?"

Yanze spread his palms: "Even if the task is completed, he still threw his equipment and the corpse of the monster into the sea. He also said that since he lost to the other party, he can't go to the rogue again." Get it back. If you want to throw away the props and equipment, you can be stubborn in this respect. What if this is the case this time? What if he loses again when he gambles outside? Or if he did something else we don’t know I know, but what about the shocking thing?"

Uncle Dun sighed, shook his head and said, "Okay! Let's not quarrel! The current situation is obviously beyond our control. What kind of trouble did we get into? There is no point in arguing here! The most important thing now is, what do we do with the woman who came to discuss business? And how do we think about the next move?"

Hearing Uncle Dun's roar, the others finally fell silent.

After a while, Thor patted his pocket and said: "I am a master of alchemy. No matter what happens to my student now, it is a fact that he has no way to contact us. So, I hope to go to the mainland Go up to find him, and at the same time find out what is going on in the war on the mainland."

After hearing what Thor said, Uncle Dun and Sister Quan on the side also nodded silently, expressing their agreement.

On the other hand, Yanze frowned, obviously thinking about something.

But at this moment, Granny Jian, who had been silent over there all along, suddenly spoke——

"According to the tradition of our Isle of Help, what should we do once a hero goes missing?"

As soon as they heard the old woman say such words, the other four people immediately froze.

But immediately, the four of them showed expressions of disbelief at the same time and shook their heads repeatedly.

Even Yanze is persuading now: "Jian Po, although I don't get along with Link very much, I still think we should investigate the origin of that woman first and see what they want to do. Instead of thinking about such things so eagerly..."

"It's a tradition on our little island."

Before Yanze finished speaking, Granny Jian immediately interrupted his words and continued to say——

"There must be a brave man in this world, and there must be a brave man. If a brave man disappears, then as the guardians of the last hope in this world, we must immediately choose the next one who can inherit the title of brave man The person who becomes the last hope pointing to the Demon King."

"Now, Link has been missing for more than half a year. We have no way of knowing his specific situation, and he has not contacted us. Then, according to the last words left by the first generation of heroes, we must immediately initiate the appointment and dismissal ceremony of the next generation of heroes, and keep Live on the tinder of hope."

Speaking of which, Granny Jian glanced at the faces of the other four people one by one. With such a glance, her gaze gradually became gentle and compassionate. She sighed and continued to say——

"I know that what happened to Link makes us all very sad. But our mission can't make us wait like this. We don't have time to send our people to the mainland to search for news."

"If the devil really wakes up again, then we must polish the 'sword' that can pierce the heart of the devil as soon as possible. This is our responsibility and our obligation. I believe everyone should be able to understand which is more important. .”

After hearing Granny Jian's words, these four people gave up completely.After they glanced at each other, although reluctantly, they nodded firmly.

Now that everyone has agreed to this decision, Granny Jian also breathed a sigh of relief, changing from the gentleness just now to a little tired, and said: "Let's start preparing for the ceremony tomorrow... As for the guests, it's not about negotiating a deal with them now. I don’t care if they really come to discuss business or not, if they want to live, then let them live on the island first. If they don’t want to live, then let them leave.”

Now that the words have come to an end, all those in power are now silently nodding their heads.

It's just that compared to the process they admit now, their faces still show a little helplessness and grief.For the brave man whose whereabouts are unknown, the only thing they can do now is to pray...

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The food on the island, sucks.

Rather than saying it's rotten, it's better to say that it feels like there's no way to eat it at all.

On the night of check-in, Ariel and more than a dozen people who went ashore were arranged in several caves and thatched huts.But the food sent by these islanders is something that looks sticky and mushy.There are white ones, red ones, green ones, and even black ones.There is still a strange smell, although it can't be said that it is broken, but it is obviously not the kind that can make people move their index fingers.

At first, Ariel thought she was treated differently.

But when she went out for a stroll and saw the children eating and fighting with the paste in their hands, she realized that she had not been treated differently.Even some islanders have only one color of gooey, but they can eat four colors on their side, so it seems that they have received preferential treatment, right?

"Please enjoy."

The little girl who was in charge of delivering the food looked about eleven or twelve years old, and she planned to quit after letting go of all the mess.

But at this time, Suta couldn't wait any longer, and stretched out his hand to grab the girl's hand.But she didn't expect her to grab it like this, but it was empty. The girl's hand has been turned very quickly behind her, and her eyes are fixed on her.

"Little sister, don't be nervous! Sister... Sister is not a bad person!"

Until now, Suta was finally able to find a resident of the island to talk to, which made her a little emotional.

The paladin swallowed, patted his chest with both hands, and said, "Are... are your parents there? Are all of you children born on the island? Are there any... The kind of little boy who looks eight or nine years old, and then is very obedient and sensible?"

It's not that Ariel can't understand Suta's current mood, but her way of asking this question obviously can only rely on the direction of the suspicious person.

Seeing that Buzz next to him was silent, Ariel smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, this sister wants to find a little boy, and this little boy is this sister's child. He has been lost for almost seven years. , this year, she should be about eight or nine years old. She is just a little excited, but she has no malicious intentions."

The little girl stared at Ariel, at this moment, Ariel really felt that her face was an advantage.After all, after seeing how beautiful he is, it's easy for such a child to relax his vigilance.

Sure enough, the little girl looked at Ariel, then Suta, and said: "I don't think your children will be on this island, after all, the life here is not something that well-behaved and sensible children can adapt to." In addition, I have parents, and my parents are on the island, and I am not the kind of abducted child you imagine."

After hearing the little girl say that she was born on this island, Suta's bright eyes suddenly dimmed.

Seeing her slightly disappointed appearance, Ariel quickly smiled and said, "Little sister, since you were born on this island, you know that a group of children were sent to the island seven years ago ?"

The little girl shook her head again, and replied very seriously: "Seven years ago? I don't know about that kind of thing. If you want to ask, you can ask the masters. Besides, I am not here to answer your questions Yes, I have to go to practice after dinner, please do what you want."