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Jiang He remained calm and said, "I sometimes do meaningless things because of my personal preferences, such as when I don't like you."

Louis laughed and said, "Sorry, I was just a little arrogant. That's normal. After all, the biggest underground merchant on this island only takes orders from one person. If you feel offended, I'm willing to continue apologizing. There are no men when it comes to gold coins."

Jiang He remained noncommittal.

Louis invited someone into the villa's living room, where several stunningly beautiful elven maids served strong liquor. They all looked almost identical, but except for the first one, the others were of mixed race.

Louis pointed at them and joked, "They're all from the same lineage."

The maids numbly withdrew according to etiquette.

Jiang He calmly said, "First, the breathing techniques related to birds, and the gray horse medicine formula that comes with the gray horse breathing technique."

The corresponding potion can accelerate the training speed of the breathing technique, but since he is already a Grand Knight, training in the Apprentice and Knight stages will not bring about an increase in basic stats.

Chapter 302 Five Transactions

In the villa.

Louis took a sip of the strong liquor, adjusted his posture, and said, "Bird breathing techniques and the formula for the Grey Horse Potion, Count Rhine, your combination of needs is a bit... unconventional."

"However, I want to tell you that the Zoya Islands are the largest underground market in the entire New World, and even the Old World."

Louis pointed to the various items in the villa and said with pride, "Thanks to the strength of Lord Flame Devourer and the valiant fighting of the pirates, we have gathered resources from both continents. As long as you have gold coins, I can get you not only breathing techniques and recipes, but even the bloodline of the imperial family. Of course, this is only effective during the chaotic period of the empire's war."

Louis clasped his hands together and pressed them on the table. He looked up and asked, "How about the Falcon Breathing Technique? It can be cultivated to the peak of the Great Knight. As for the Grey Horse Potion recipe, that's no problem either. The former costs 43 gold coins, and the latter costs 7 gold coins, for a total of 50 gold coins."

Wuhe whispered, "Boss, it's almost at cost price."

Jiang He said calmly, "Continue."

Louis chuckled. “Sir Broken Swordsman, you have killed William the Demon Wolf, and your strength has been proven. I hope our cooperation will last a long time. I have heard that the port of Calibib has been reduced to ashes in the inextinguishable black flames, and the owner of this island has a peculiar fondness for fire.”

According to legend, the Flame Devourer was once a descendant of the Flame Royal Family of the previous dynasty of the Kingdom of Stuart. Unfortunately, times have changed, the Flame Royal Family was slaughtered by the Red Rose Family, and their inherited breathing technique was lost.

During his rise to power, the Flame Devourer collected fragments of breathing techniques, reversed their flow, and created the Flame Devouring Breathing Technique, ultimately succeeding in ascending to the throne of the titled master.

Louis took out a crystal-clear round mirror, its surface radiating a strong chill.

"A Grade B Ocean Treasure, the Frozen Round Mirror. All you need to do, Broken Swordsman, is pour that black flame into it."

"And what about the compensation?" Jiang He asked.

Louis laughed and said, "I will accept all your goods. Everything you buy will be sold at the fair price. My status on this island depends on how many gold coins I can earn, because gold coins can make Lord Flame Eater happy. But in the end, gold coins are just a man's tool."

Jiang He pondered for a moment. He had to consider the possibility that the black flame could be broken. However, after thinking about it again, he realized that he didn't rely on the black flame to deal damage, and the damage characteristics of the Ember Burning skill did not involve vital points.

A sudden burst of black flames rose up, transforming into a river that poured into the frozen mirror. The blackness on the mirror's surface intensified, and in just three minutes, the storage capacity of this treasure mirror reached its limit.

“That’s great, you’re practically my friend.”

Louis, somewhat morbidly animated, ordered his elven maid to fetch paper and pen, and the 50 gold coin transaction contract was quickly drafted, with both parties signing it.

Jiang He sat on the sofa and sent a message to the ship through Dawn Intelligence. Half an hour later, A Da and A Er led a team of vicious soldiers to deliver a treasure chest containing 50 heavy gold coins.

Money and goods are both in order.

The first transaction is complete.

After being examined by the appraiser Lilith, Jiang He handed over the Falcon Breathing Technique to Wu He, and then destroyed the Gray Horse Potion after memorizing the formula.

"One thousand portions of the materials for the Gray Horse Potion."

"One thousand portions of the materials for the Demon Wolf Potion."

"One thousand portions of the materials for the Falcon Potion."

"A total of 30 gold coins."

These alchemical potions cost only 100 gold coins to produce, but if you buy the finished products processed by alchemists, it will cost more than 1000 gold coins, more than ten times the price.

Louis and Jiang He sat in the villa's living room. As contracts were signed, their subordinates busied themselves with tasks, and large amounts of goods and funds were transferred between the villa and ships. The news spread throughout the entire archipelago.

The second transaction for potion materials has concluded.

"4000 native slaves of the New World."

"22 boxes of various kinds of jewelry."

"1000 tons of spices."

"I can buy them for 80 gold coins."

Louis quoted a normal purchase price.

Jiang He signed his agreement. His total earnings from robbing the port of Calibib and the Oak were 200 million gold coins. He spent 80 of the two transactions, leaving him with 120 million.

The third round of trading began soon.

"8 sets of Leopard-style Great Knight Construct Armor, 40 gold coins."

Louis didn't believe the other side had eight Grand Knights under their command, as that number was far too exaggerated. But as long as there was money, the Suya Islands would accept anyone who came. As for whether they could safely leave the surrounding waters, that was up to each individual's own abilities.

Wuhe personally supervised the loading of eight sets of Great Knight Armor onto the ship, while simultaneously directing the evil soldiers and villa guards to unload the cargo.

The fourth round of transactions.

Jiang He said, "I plan to sell the Oak."

Louis's expression was somewhat strange. As one of the three largest merchant ships of the East Falvi Colonial Company, the Oak was very famous. A giant merchant ship of this size could easily be sold for a sky-high price of millions of gold coins. It would only take two voyages a year to break even. Selling it would be a complete loss.

"Excuse my bluntness, but the Duke of Dejouk may not be pleased to hear this news."

Jiang He insisted on selling, but the Duchy of Djouk is currently in full-scale war preparations, and purchasing a giant ocean-going merchant ship is clearly inappropriate. The likely outcome of selling to the Duchy is a significant price reduction.

Half an hour later, the Oak changed hands.

Jiang He now has 180 million gold coins, which is close to the ducal territory's annual revenue.

The fifth round of transactions.

Jiang He spent 150 million gold coins to purchase a large amount of magic steel and knight-level construct armor.

A trainee knight equipped with knight-grade construct armor is a standard construct knight.

The top-tier knightly orders of various nations are composed of construct knights and are mainly controlled by the great nobles. The Silver Knights, the leader of the mercenary army in the North, owed their position to the contributions of two hundred construct knights.

Upgrading the evil soldiers to construct knights, including the armor, costs 5000 gold coins per person, a huge expenditure of 150 million gold coins, and in return, only 300 people are obtained.

Once the number reaches 500, under proper command and coordination, the construct knights have a chance to surround and wear down the great knight.

Contract signed.

Goods and gold coins flowed to and fro between ships and villas like water.

After all the transactions were completed, the two left the villa. Several guards transported the magic steel to the port. Countless pirates along the way watched the spectacle. A transaction worth millions of gold coins was extremely rare even in this pirate city.

“I must remind you, taking action on the Suya Islands is forbidden without permission, otherwise you will be making an enemy of Lord Flame Eater, but your knight has made the pirates very nervous,” Louis said.

"It's just greed." Jiang He glanced around. "At least five groups of pirates showed up to die when we set sail."

Louis laughed and said, "We're all gamblers. The only difference is how much rationality we have. Those top-level Grand Knights are unwilling to become mortal enemies with those of the same level. Ordinary and elite Grand Knights know the gap between themselves and the top. Only those who are knights and captains of pirate groups are ignorant of their own limitations and might unite to attack you. Furthermore, after killing William the Demon Wolf, many people are speculating about your condition."

The two arrived at the port.

The unloading of cargo has been completed, and the resources purchased with large sums of gold coins have been transported to the ship. The villa guards are counting and escorting the native slaves, while a group of slave traders stand under a palm tree not far away, fighting desperately for them.

"let me go!"

"Hey, sir, you should be mindful of your behavior."

"Mind your own business! I've already paid for this half-dark elf, and I'll decide when to use her!"

On the mudflats, a knight-class captain rolled around with a mixed-race dark elf native in full view of everyone. Many pirates were excited by the sight, and shouts and howls filled the air.

"Everyone on the Coyote, come and line up! Everyone gets a share!"

"Long live the captain!"

"Captain, I'll follow you for the rest of my life."

"I have OCD, can I be ranked higher?"

The pirates, like hungry wolves, gathered on the mudflats. In an instant, the captain of the Coyote became the object of everyone's praise. Among the four thousand natives, some were numb, some were angry, and some were terrified.

“Fantastic! The Nightingale Pavilion will be packed to capacity today.” Louis grinned broadly. “Captain of the Coyote, I’ve always admired this fellow.”

Jiang He sipped his dragon blood wine and said, "Under normal circumstances, a force without order cannot last long."

Louis chuckled and said, "This pirate city is a necessary evil; it's a place of chaos in itself."

"Without the Zoya Islands, pirates would run rampant on the stormy seas without any rules. Without pirates, merchant ships would not need warships for escort, and the navies of various countries would lose a lot of extra income."

"We are the black gloves by which the great nobles harvest the lower nobles and merchants. To be honest, half of the profits from the Suya Islands each year flow to the Empire, the Stuart Kingdom, and the Bourbon Kingdom."

"As for those small and medium-sized principalities in the interior..."

Louis smiled dismissively, “They are not worthy of cooperating with the Zoia Islands.”

Jiang He remained silent. Even on this lawless island, the relationship with the old continent was intricate and complex.

"Look, there are two noble ladies here!"

"Captain, the brothers are all waiting for you."

A sudden commotion erupted on the mudflats. The violinist and pianist turned pale. Their skin was fair and lacked the roughness of being exposed to the wind and sun during a sea voyage, making them quite different from the ordinary natives.

"I'll offer 105 gold coins, the higher one."

"210 gold coins, I'll take both."

The pianist trembled and felt powerless as she looked at the pitiful state of the native dark elves not far away. Compared to modern civilization, this scene was too barbaric and primitive; she would rather die.

Click!

The commander in the native ranks suddenly broke free of his restraints. After the deaf-mute old crew member helped him unlock his shackles, he left the key and quietly walked away. The moment he regained his freedom, he quickly untied the restraints of his teammates on either side.

"Someone escaped!"

The vicious soldiers watched coldly. The transaction was over, and whether the natives escaped was none of their business, unless their leader gave the order.

Several guards charged forward wielding scimitars, while the majority of onlookers were simply watching the spectacle. They weren't even apprentice knights, so the commotion they caused wasn't exactly chaotic, just entertaining.

Louis said with great interest, “How energetic! Tataka, go and fetch two hunting dogs.”

"Yes." The head guard turned and left.

Suddenly, music started playing on the beach.

The rhythm is brisk and the tempo is orderly.

The singer nervously recited the lyrics: "Once upon a time, there was a ship that went out to sea, its name was Oak. The howling wind made its bow sink. Blow, blow, kill my bullying brother."

The guitarist played his guitar with sweat pouring down his face, the pianist's fingers trembled as he stroked the armature piano, and the violinist found himself with no room to intervene, only able to perk himself up on the last notes. From a professional standpoint, this ensemble was undoubtedly terrible.

Many pirates found it amusing and nodded along with the rhythm. Several guards stopped what they were doing. On the high seas, musicians, like cooks, were in high demand.

"I'll buy this little orchestra for 500 gold coins."

"550."

"600 gold coins, any higher and there's no profit to be made."

The bidding immediately became noisy. It was clear that the musicians' prices were much higher than those of the noble ladies, and these guys' instruments were quite novel, perhaps even something new to high society.

“That’s interesting,” Jiang He said.

Louis waved his hand upon hearing this.

When the largest underground merchant in the Suya Islands made his stance clear, the bidding came to an abrupt halt. This was the territory of the Flame Eater, and his confidants wielded considerable authority.

Jiang He stepped forward, and the pirates, seeing the red moon mark between his eyebrows, quickly made way for the man with the broken sword. The crew of the Coyote, still queuing on the mudflats, looked at each other in bewilderment. The first mate and the boatswain dragged away the captain who was blocking their way. This was the fierce man who had destroyed the port, slain the demon wolf, and hanged the prince.

As the crowd dispersed, the five-member band played even more energetically. The singer almost sang off-key. The young man they had met in the cabin a few days ago seemed to be a very important person.

Louis laughed and said, "Music, something both popular and elegant. This little band is priced between 700 and 730 gold coins. Selling it to ordinary natives is definitely a loss."

Jiang He stroked his chin. The five newbies had a strong will to survive, or in other words, they were afraid of dying. There were really no entertainment activities on the ship except for playing cards. Raising five lazybones who could play musical instruments and sing didn't seem like a burden. In short, everything depended on his decision.

"These five guys are not for sale for now."

Louis shrugged; to him, a few hundred gold coins were nothing more than an afternoon tea.

The commander almost shed tears. Although the captain had no intention of freeing them from their slave status, it was already very good that they could stay. According to the natives who shared the same feeding trough, only those who were carefully selected could become servants of nobles, and the best they could do was pick cotton on the plantation for the rest of their lives.

The captain still had 30 gold coins in his savings. Jiang He took out one-third of it as salary to pay all the crew members, and gave another third to Wu He to purchase necessary military supplies.