Chapter 485 What? The Qing Dynasty Died?

Since the opening of the trade routes in the underground world, Haildrom has become the most popular place in the Illrus Empire. A large number of adventurers and chambers of commerce have gathered here. In just over a month, based on the supply point designed by Tang En, , a large-scale village and town has been formed here.

The greater the flow of people, the greater the scale of transactions here, and the greater the commission that Tang En will take. And the smile on the face of Gass, who has become the general manager here, is getting bigger and bigger. However, as the new king After Gillard succeeded to the throne and Ellington declared independence, Guice never smiled again.

There is no other reason. The territory where Haildrom is located belongs to the Kingdom's direct jurisdiction and is not within Ellington's jurisdiction. Naturally, it cannot enjoy Ellington's protection.

It can be said that after Ellington declared independence, Gass has hardly had a good sleep these days.

He was worried that when he woke up he would see the swords of the Imperial Army.

But the news from Ellington was that he should continue to operate without caring about the impact of these things - how could he not care!

Just when Gass was in a state of panic, Tang En came.

There was a flash of light on the teleportation array, and Tang En, Alleria, and Olena, all dressed in disguise, arrived at Haldrom. Geis, who had received the news first, had been waiting in the room for a long time.

"Lord Lord."

Gass bowed respectfully.

"Well, how's it going lately?"

Tang En nodded slightly and asked casually.

Geis quietly took a look at Alleria and Olena behind Tang En, then withdrew his gaze and whispered: "It's still stable at the moment, but with the arrival of the merchant, the news about Alexis has been The news has spread among adventurers, I’m afraid…”

Tang En raised his eyebrows: "Let's go out first."

A group of people left the room where the teleportation array was located and came to the village at the bottom of the mine. The size of the village at this moment had been expanded several times compared to before, almost completely covering the entire bottom of the mine. Most of the bustling crowds were from Illu. There are adventurers from all over Sri Lanka, as well as some adventurers and traders who come from other countries.

Adventurers enter the underground world from here to explore and collect various rare treasures and materials. Merchants come here with the supplies and goods needed by the adventurers to sell them at high prices, and then they purchase various rare underground world specialties from here. , take it back to your hometown and sell it, and you can make a lot of money.

Of course there are risks, whether it's monsters on the road, bad weather, or arrogant bandits, they may lose everything, but the high profit margin makes those businessmen dare to take risks.

It is precisely because of this that large chain organizations such as the Mercenary Guild and Star Diamond Bank have established branches here. Many adventurers and mercenaries who do not want to enter the underground world will also receive a large number of escort missions here and can also earn money. Get a hefty commission.

It can be said that since the entrance to the underground world appeared and Tang En opened up the trade routes in the underground world, this place has completely become a gold mining holy land. The daily flow of people and the scale of transactions have even surpassed some medium-sized cities, and are still expanding further.

In the past, Haerdrom was always full of lively trading atmosphere, but now the overall atmosphere is dull. The faces of pedestrians on the street are full of worries about the future, and some adventurers who have just returned from the underground world have heard the news. After hearing the news, I couldn’t believe it at all.

"What? His Majesty Victor is dead?"

"What? Prince Gilad has succeeded?"

"What? Ellington declared independence?"

These adventurers looked confused. They had no idea that while they were still exploring the underground world and conducting PY transactions with the dark elves in dire straits, the surface world would suddenly change.

His expression was like Yongzheng's when he heard that the Qing Dynasty had died.

Victor's death naturally had nothing to do with them, and Gilad's succession would not affect the lives of the adventurers. To their surprise, Ellington declared independence and obtained Princess Alleria. and the support of Queen Orina - so many things have happened in a short period of time, how can they accept it?

What is even more unbelievable is that Lord Ellington Tang En actually announced publicly that Prince Gilad was controlled by cultists and that the death of the late King Victor was an out-and-out conspiracy!

Some people with a sensitive sense of smell have already sensed an aura of uneasiness. Ellington publicly declared independence. Could this be a precursor to another division of the empire?

Or even more, is it a sign of the beginning of war?

"The number of merchants has been much smaller recently."

While leading the way, Gass whispered: "I'm afraid they have smelled the scent of war and are planning to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune from the war. Should we lower some tax rates to attract businessmen? Otherwise, supplies here will be a problem."

It is a well-known thing that in a war, those who are brave enough can always make a lot of money. Once a war breaks out, whether it is food, ore, weapons and armor, or various medicinal herbs, or even the already expensive alchemy Potions and prices will go up.

Before the war broke out completely, they bought a batch of goods at a low price and stored them in stock. After the war broke out, they sold them at a high price. They could make a huge profit just by changing hands. How could those businessmen give up this opportunity?

"Let them do whatever they want. There will be no shortage of market for the specialties here."

Tang En shook his head.

"But a lot of food is consumed here every day..."

Gass said with a headache: "There is no cultivated land in Haerdrom. The food here depends on merchants. If there are not enough supplies from merchants, chaos will soon occur here."

"Leave the matter of food supply to Ellington. Food will be delivered through the teleportation array when necessary."

Gass was shocked: "But the transportation cost..."

Although the teleportation array is convenient, each teleportation requires the consumption of expensive magic crystals. Compared with the value of the magic crystals, the value of the food transported is only a drop in the bucket.

"There is no need to consider transportation costs," Tang En waved his hand, "Ellington is not short of money now."

This is true. Although the market in Yalinks has been closed, there is no need to pay taxes on the sales in the month of independence. The net profit has increased several times. In this month alone, Millions of gold coins have been collected, which is enough to meet the annual tax revenue of many small and medium-sized cities.

"Understood."

Gass nodded: "By the way, Lord, if His Majesty Gilad..."

Tang En frowned: "We have declared independence, Gilad is not your Majesty."

Gas's heart skipped a beat: "Your Majesty Tang En..."

Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm not claiming to be the king, so don't scream, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Her Royal Highness the Queen are both here."

Gass took a breath when he heard this. The two cloaked people behind the Lord turned out to be Princess Alleria and Queen Olena! ?

Thinking of the request in the previous letter again, Gass suddenly noticed something, his legs softened and he almost knelt on the ground.

The lord plans to make a big deal this time...

"Lord Lord..."

"I know what you want to say. If Gilad attacks here, you will evacuate our people through the teleportation array. Others don't need to worry about it. If Gilad is not crazy, he probably won't do anything to those adventurers. .”

After saying that, Tang En shook his head secretly, isn't Gilad crazy? He is almost crazy now.

"Understood."

Gass nodded and stopped talking. The more you know, the more dangerous it is sometimes. He silently led the way through the dull streets and arrived outside a carriage shop.

"This is a carriage prepared for you in advance. It uses our Ellington technology. It is very smooth and very fast."

Gass pointed to the carriage at the door. At Tang En's request, the appearance of the carriage was very simple, but the inside was very comfortable.

Tang En originally wanted to fly to Taris, and then teleport back to Ellington to pick up Alleria and Olina, but he suddenly discovered that he didn't know where Taris was... The farther the flight distance, the initial The greater the deviation amplifies, it may be just a little off at first, but as the flight distance increases, it will eventually be separated by dozens or hundreds of kilometers.

The cities in Purandar are not like Shanghai, New York, and Tokyo on earth. Super cities like that can be seen from a hundred kilometers away. In Purandar, if it were not a plain, it would be difficult to notice the existence of the city from a distance of more than ten kilometers.

Of course, flying with Alleria in her arms was also a way, but unfortunately Alleria still resisted close contact with Tang En.

Olina was not a choice. However, looking at Alleria's red eyes and Olena who was crying every day, Tang En finally gave up the idea. In the end, the only choice was the carriage. .

The journey from Haildrom to Taris is about a thousand kilometers. The carriage can cover an average of 130 kilometers every day during the day, which takes about eight days, which is a huge waste of time.

but……

"Is that... an Earthly Dragon?"

Tang En was stunned for a moment when he saw the big guy in front of the carriage.

"That's right."

Gass said: "I heard that the lord had something important to do, so I specially found a merchant from the Ren Empire to buy his Earthly Dragon."

Although the Earth Dragon has the word dragon, it actually has nothing to do with dragons. It is just named that way. It is a specialty of the Ren Empire. After being domesticated, it is very obedient and has excellent endurance, speed, and explosive power. It is a very excellent animal power and riding tool, so it is called a dragon chariot in the Renian Empire instead of a horse carriage.

The only drawback is that the feed for ground dragons is raw meat, so the cost of raising them is very high.

Gass said respectfully: "If you use the land dragon, you can save at least half the time. Just in case, ten days of food and feed have been prepared in the car. Since the weather is still relatively cold, there is no need to worry about raw meat being left in the middle." Deteriorated. I think the money spent is completely worth it to save the Lord’s precious time.”

"Well done."

Tang En gave him a rare compliment: "Keep an account of how much you spent, and I will reimburse Fiona directly when the time comes. In addition, I will give you a bonus of one hundred gold coins."

Gass was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord!"