Chapter 103: Assassination (Part 2)
"Where is the shipment from the East?"
Sauron turned around and asked the people around him, and someone immediately led him to the back.
Soon, a pile of carefully placed goods came out in front of them. You don't need to look at them to know that they are filled with porcelain, which is very precious goods. On the mainland, exquisite porcelain is sometimes more popular than silverware among nobles. At the same time, because porcelain is easily broken and accidents occur during transportation, the price of finely crafted porcelain has always remained high. Although there are some ceramic crafts in the mainland, only the porcelain from the Orient is the best, and only the authentic oriental porcelain can be sold at a very high price!
This is the same as wine tasters who like to pursue fine wines from the country of origin.
"How did it break so much?!"
Sauron glanced at it for a while, then couldn't help frowning, and said in a deep voice, "The inside of the box over here is almost completely broken."
Hearing Sauron's words, the pirate leader behind immediately broke out in cold sweat, and said bravely: "The idiot below was careless, he fell when he was transported, and I have already hung him up and beat him twenty Whip. If you are not satisfied, I will punish them later."
"Forget it." Sauron waved his hand when he heard the words, and said slowly: "Since you have already been punished, forget it."
He glanced at the porcelain in front of him, then turned to the chest next to it containing spices, tea and silk. The goods shipped from the east are quite valuable, and he came here not only to get rid of them, but also to bring some gifts to Gloria. She has helped Sauron and Vivian a lot in the past, and she was unable to thank her for expressing her feelings before, but Sauron is now one of the pirate kings on the south coast, so how could he go there empty-handed when he invited her to go overseas this time? .
Reciprocity!
In essence, Sauron still has a lot of past traditions, and Gloria probably won't need other gifts, but she definitely needs the spices, tea and silk from the East. Because wizards already like spices and tea. Many things that have the effect of concentration and meditation are helpful for wizards to learn and understand spells. As for silk, there is no need to say more. In this era when the overall level of civilization is close to the Middle Ages, silk is something that most women cannot refuse.
"Take them all and ship them all."
Sauron glanced at them and picked out the best of them. The next step is to let the people under him move out.
This batch of goods was quite high-end. After Sauron opened the two boxes and looked through them, he found a mermaid-like mark in the corner of the box. Of course, this is not a mermaid. In fact, it looks more like an oriental merman. This thing is called a "mermaid" in the east, which is completely different from the "mermaid" in the west. This kind of mark represents a very powerful force in the eastern world, which controls nearly 60% of the trade in the eastern world. Whether it is goods transported from land across the desert or by sea, most of them have to be purchased from the cities they control.
This organization is quite weird!
Sauron had some contact with them back then, and there were many experts among them.
In addition, these oriental races are not afraid of hating the drow elves at all. They are also one of the few humans who trade directly with underground drow, even if this trade is subtle and infrequent.
Sauron quickly picked out the presents.
He didn't stay on Viper Island for a long time. After preparing a gift for Gloria, Sauron led the people towards Tyro Port. Now that you have come back. So I still have to see Priest Naga, otherwise she might feel dissatisfied. That's the way it is with human relationships. If she didn't come to see her, she might think Sauron was defiant. After all, no matter how you say it, she is the presiding priest of the south coast region, in Port Tyro and the cities close to the land. The influence of Naga priests is still very strong.
Sauron still needs the power of the Church of the Sea!
It didn't take much time to go to Taylor Port, and Sauron arrived at Taylor Port with his staff in the afternoon.
The approach of the battleship didn't alarm too many people, but some leaders of the chamber of commerce knew of Sauron's return, and some of them were already planning to come to pay a visit, just as Sauron was going to meet the Naga priest. As soon as Sauron arrived at the port of Tyro Port, he ordered others to send a gift of his own to the Ocean Temple, and then he planned to stay here for one night, and then set off for the Shipwreck Bay.
When it's time to give a gift, you still have to give it.
Even though Sauron used the threat of a big victory to force the Naga priests to give in and bow their heads, but now that the matter has passed, and there is a chance to ease the relationship, he still needs to win over a little. If Sauron wants to gain a firm foothold on the south coast, he must hug the goddess of the sea's golden thigh. As long as he hugs the goddess of the sea's golden thigh, even if it is a big matter, the church of the sea will share part of the pressure for him. Sorenken serves the goddess of the sea, doesn't what he wants is to enjoy the shade under the big tree?
certainly.
Just thinking about holding your thighs against a big tree is not enough, and you have to have a solid foundation to strike iron. Sauron's ultimate goal is to make himself a big tree in the sky.
As soon as the pirates who delivered the gifts left, the head of the Tailuo Port Chamber of Commerce came to make connections, and brought gifts one by one. These guys have a lot of eyes and ears, and pirates' mouths always like to leak, so it's not surprising that they know that Sauron has returned. Regarding the arrival of these guys, Sauron was very clear in his heart, because what they wanted was nothing more than black market smuggling trade and new routes to overseas islands.
It is impossible to distribute these things to them!
Sauron doesn't attack merchant ships very much now, and he can support so many subordinates because he has firmly grasped the smuggling trade. The profits here are quite astonishing. There are probably more than 2,000 sailors from the Pirate Merchant Guild under Sauron's command. These people eat and drink gold and silver fished out of them. It is not enough to feed these people. As for the other overseas voyage, it is even more impossible for Sauron to share it with them. In the future, this will be a road of making money in the golden mountains and silver seas.
A meaningless greeting.
Sauron dealt with people from all walks of life with a smile on his face, but he accepted all the gifts that came over, but he didn't give any reply when he wanted to explore overseas business routes, or try smuggling trade, etc. This attitude makes many people feel helpless, and many people can only leave the gifts and return in disappointment.
A quarter of an hour passed like this.
Just when Sauron finished dealing with the chief executives sent by the Chamber of Commerce, suddenly a strange figure appeared behind him, followed by a cold light, and a foreign dagger pierced through his back, directly hitting him. Sauron's heart is at stake!
A stream of blood spattered out.
Sauron's figure froze for a moment, and then a look of pain appeared on his face.
The short knife stabbed his heart! ! !
……………(to be continued ~^~)