Chapter 46 The Pearl Route (Part 1)

The wind blows across the wasteland, and the eyes are full of loess, with countless desolations and endless bitterness.

As pioneers, the people of Yuexi Town in the West Wilderness have to face all kinds of troubles, and it seems that troubles have become a part of life.

The mine collapsed again?

Encountered monsters in the wild again?

mountain dog?

Corpse Bird?

Gnoll?

Bloodfang Boar?

All kinds of monsters can become the talk of everyone in the only bar in Yuexi Town. In the bright candlelight, the air in the bar is intertwined with the sour smell of the men's busy day, the strong smell of alcohol, and the sound of lively discussions.

Recently, however, there has been a new talking point in the bar, a young mage named Duke Marcus.

"I heard that a mage surnamed Marcus killed Hogg?" A farmer suddenly asked his partner.

"That very powerful, two-meter-high Jackal Hogg?"

"No, no, it should be a full four meters high. When I passed by Sentinel Hill a few days ago, I saw Hogg's headless corpse. It was terrifying. Even though the corpse had rotted, I could still see that there were at least one and a half floors. High." Said a businessman who obviously just came back from outside.

"Where's the head?" asked the farmer.

"I heard that the head and paws were sent to Stormwind City and the town of Gold in Elwynn Forest for public display."

"It's amazing." Some absenteeism sighed.

"Of course, Lord Duke Marcus is the second super genius in the history of the Stormwind Kingdom, who was promoted to a full-time mage with a ninth-level talent!" The middle-aged mercenary who interrupted had pride written on his face. feel.

Yuexi Town is not big, and there are only a thousand people in the town, even if they can't be named, they can basically recognize them.

"Yo? Do you know that Lord Marcus?"

"Of course! I'm that lord's subordinate!" the mercenary said without concealment.

"Come on! Master Mage's followers are all very strong, even stronger than the number one knight in our town, Rylock." Miner teased the mercenary.

But the next moment, absenteeism was speechless, it should be said that the entire bar was speechless.

"Hey, Marcaro, you're here!"

Ordinary greetings, with a cool appearance.

The blue and white mage robe and the dazzling mage emblem proved his identity, while the five sharp icicles suspended on his shoulders deepened everyone's impression of him.

It is unreasonable for an icicle to be suspended in mid-air, but if it is placed on the body of a powerful mage, then no matter how unreasonable it is, it will become reasonable.

"Master Marcus, you are..."

"Oh, this is just part of my self-cultivation." Duke replied casually.

Markaro didn't ask any more questions. He didn't understand the world of mages, but it didn't prevent him and the people around him from having a feeling that although they didn't understand it, they thought it was amazing.

Macaro looked at the bag with many spherical protrusions in Duke's hand, and was a little dazed for a while.

"Go up and talk."

Macaro arrived early, along with several of his subordinates. Macaro led Duke to his room first, and several of his men immediately guarded the door.

Below, other people in Yuexi Town were frying pans one after another.

"Whoa, that's Duke Marcus? So young!"

"You are so young and promising!"

"What is he doing in Moonbrook Town? There is nothing good in the Western Wilderness to attract a big man like him?"

"Could it be that he found new mineral deposits or special products?"

"How is it possible! Apart from growing food, there are a few ordinary iron ore and copper mines in the western wilderness, what else?"

None of them expected that Duke had really developed a new specialty for Westfall.

In the room, the mercenaries of Ma Kaluo were dazzled by the treasures on the table.

Pearls, big and small.

From the smallest pearls with a dull color, to [shiny pearls], to [colorful pearls], to the more precious [black pearls], to the most dazzling [golden pearls] the size of a baby's fist, With so many pearls, Ma Kaluo's heart almost stopped beating in fright.

Of course, in addition to pearls, there are also various beautiful corals, yellow and transparent tortoiseshell shells, but the most eye-catching ones are pearls.

"This is……"

"The specialty of the wild west that I have developed, I am going to establish a route and name it Pearl Course."

"Hiss—" the mercenaries gasped at the same time.

route! That's not a one-shot deal. A shipping line meant Duke had a steady source of pearls.

The most knowledgeable Marcarro couldn't help being suspicious: "Please forgive my presumptuousness, the entire coast of Westfall is full of murlocs that can never be killed, why do you..."

"Oh! Well, by a coincidence, I controlled a tribe of murlocs. The one who collected pearls for me was the murlocs!"

"Ah!" Makaro couldn't help screaming.

According to legend, mages will raise strange and weird familiars as their servants, but murlocs... moreover, they are still those murlocs who are rude, cruel and have low intelligence. It really makes them incredible.

However, from the very beginning of their acquaintance, Makaro realized that the young man in front of him was a miraculous person who made the impossible possible. He has been shocked by everything from the beginning, and has become a little numb, even blindly convinced.

"Your Excellency, what can I do for you?"

"I ordered a batch of ships from Old Jackson in the Stormwind Shipyard, and I have already paid for them. They should be ready now. How many, you can pull them over for me, and the sailors will invite them from the horse's head. A group of boatmen can pay double wages and pay before sailing. Also, please be sure to plant my flag on the bow of each boat."

Looking at the several ghostly drawn flags that Duke took out, each of which was different, Makaro was a little suspicious, but he didn't ask, but instead asked: "What about you, Your Excellency?"

"I can't leave for the time being. As for the money, you can sell the pearls here first."

"No, no, sir, you still have a lot of bounties left for killing Hogg, and enough sailors. I don't know the price of pearls, so it's better for you to handle it yourself."

Duke rubbed his eyebrows. Indeed, there are too few people who can work for him. This is an era when illiteracy is everywhere. It is easy to find a muscular guy, but it is too difficult to find a guy with a brain. Most civilians would not deal with businessmen unless they had to.

However, Duke couldn't leave here. If the threat from the Naga tribe in Stranglethorn Valley is not resolved for a day, there will be no comfort here.

"Then let's do this! However, you still take some back as evidence that I opened up the pearl route. Also, you can go to Master Norton of the Royal School of Spells for me and ask him to help me apply for the exclusive operation of this route." right."

"Solitary operation? It seems..."

"Do you think the nobles will intervene?"

"Your Excellency is wise." Makaro promised.

"It's okay, let them come." Duke's black eyes flashed a cruel cold light.