Author: Arion's Dolphins

Surprised, Tang Zhao did not stop because of this. He observed the traces on the ground, found the road with the most footprints, and went deep into the kobold settlement.

After walking about fifty meters, another underground space that was slightly larger appeared in front of him. A large number of kobolds were busy in it - drying mushrooms, making simple tools, and sewing with scraps of skin and cloth for the winter.

clothes

Overall, it was a prosperous scene. At a certain moment, Tang Zhao even felt a little guilty and felt that they should not disturb their lives.

Of course, it was just a thought. Soon he returned to his original size. His tail patted the wall beside him twice. The dull and sudden sound attracted everyone's attention immediately. The kobolds

When they see an intruder, they quickly enter a fighting state. The minors run to take refuge in deeper and narrower caves. The adults pick up weapons and prepare to fight. There will definitely be traps hidden in the dark.

[I also know that this is not convincing, but I have no ill intentions towards you. Put down your weapons. I think we can have a good talk.]

The plain words seemed to be somewhat contagious, but Tang Zhao's dangerous appearance made the kobolds wake up completely. Of course, a few words could not make the kobolds surrender, who were facing a formidable enemy.

Tang Zhao let out a sigh of helplessness and immediately used his spiritual power. The kobolds present suddenly felt a headache coming on and subconsciously covered their heads.

After an unknown amount of time, the pain gradually dissipated. When they raised their heads again, Tang Zhao was standing less than three meters in front of them. The hot air exhaled from the creature's nostrils could even hit the creature directly.

On kobolds.

[You don’t have to put down your weapons, but you need to bring out an elder. He should talk to me. I don’t need to fight with you.]

Tang Zhao was very patient and spoke out again to communicate with the kobolds. It was normal to be wary, and he was not surprised by hostility. Any normal race would see a ten-meter-long monster in their home.

, will act hostile and aggressive, which is human nature.

The kobolds communicated silently with their eyes, but before they could get a result, an old voice came from the cave behind them: "You all heard it, it wants to see me, get out of the way. By the way,

Put down your weapons as well, we can't hurt him."

When the kobolds heard the words, they didn't hesitate much and just followed the instructions. While leaving a way, they threw the weapons in their hands directly to the ground.

Tang Zhao stared at the old man walking towards him with his vertical eyes. He felt quite surprised. There were almost no foreigners in the kobold settlement, and there were even fewer humans. A human who played the role of an elder was unheard of.

"I am Franz Rodribek. You can think of me as a kobold elder. I have the same status here."

[You can call me Carlos, you are very interesting, are you the founder of this city? 】

"That's right," the old man puffed up his chest and looked energetic, "I looked at the city they built."

Tang Zhao was a little confused. The sewers in Luford had been built for many years, dating back more than two hundred years. He originally thought that these kobolds had been living and reproducing here from the beginning. But now it seems that this is not the case.

The settlement can only exist for a few decades at most, which is not appropriate.

[Surprising combination, I like listening to stories very much. Can you tell me what happened? In return, I will also explain my purpose clearly and give you the freedom to choose. How about this? 】

The old man glanced at Tang Zhao's sharp claws: "I hope you won't break your promise."

After that, he could only do as he was told and began to introduce the cause of the matter to Tang Zhao.

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Franz is not a local, not even a native of Oran. He comes from the other side of the continent. By chance, he comes to the inland port city of Oran to seek life. By chance, he encounters a kobold in the forest. After various events, a settlement

Follow him to the city and settle down underground in the city.

A lot of things happened in the past few decades, and the old man was very nagging. Tang Zhao automatically skipped a lot of irrelevant information.

It didn't sound like a lie, but it was definitely not complete. Most people couldn't find such a remote and safe place, and they couldn't move the entire kobold settlement to the city. However, Tang Zhao didn't care, everyone would have a little secret.

[Very good, thank you for your explanation. I will keep the story short. Now the kobolds have a chance to move back to the forest, and the forest residents have established their own settlements]

Tang Zhao did not write any ink, directly stated his intention to come, and truthfully told the other party about the situation in the settlement. Finally, he asked Franz for his opinion to see if all the kobolds could be moved away.

Of course, Franz showed a very obvious distrust of Tang Zhao's words. Normal people would not believe it if they had never seen a city where dwarves, kobolds, elves, goblins, and lycanthropes lived together.

[Listen, Mr. Franz, I’m not here to discuss authenticity with you. If such a place really exists, are you willing to let these kobolds relocate? 】

Franz originally wanted to continue arguing about the possibility, but as soon as he said this, he fell into a brief silence. After a while, he slowly nodded.

"It is undeniable that what you said is very beautiful. If there really is such a place where all races can live under the sun, then I will not stop anyone from leaving, and I will even encourage them to do so."

At present, the survival of the underground kobolds is no problem, but that's it. Franz has watched this settlement develop little by little, and has put in a lot of effort that others can hardly imagine. Maybe he had some small thoughts of his own at the beginning, but now,

He really wanted to see these kobolds live a better life, not just live.

[Very well, let’s make an agreement. After today, you leave with me and go there to see. If that’s the case, share what you see with these guys and let them decide for themselves whether to stay or go. 】

Unexpectedly, under the premise that it was probably a trap, the old man calmly agreed and expressed his willingness to go back with Tang Zhao.

He saw clearly that there was no room for rejection now, and if Tang Zhao really wanted to do something, there would be no need to go to all the trouble of going around in circles, it would be a straightforward matter.

After listening to Tang Zhao's narration, the old man actually had an unspeakable yearning in his heart. He subconsciously hoped that what Tang Zhao said was true.

[Very good, you won’t regret it. I swear on my personal honor that I will ensure your safety.]

This time the Tang Zhao didn't even mention the Dragon God and the God Silvanus, because this time it was sincere. If this old man's behavior is really as noble as he heard, then he is extremely respectable.

At this point, considering the old man's poor health, Tang Zhao asked Franz for a few kobolds to serve as his guides in the sewers.

It is worth mentioning that this kobold also has wings on his back. This is a subspecies called "Erd" by the kobolds themselves. According to them, the kobolds with wings are all affected by evil spirits.

The blessing of the dragon Tiamat. In fact, Tiamat, a high-ranking being, would probably not care about the life and death of this group of kobolds. It was still just the wishful thinking of the kobolds.

In any case, after having a guide, Tang Zhao quickly found the target location, ran back to the meeting point to inform the elf rangers, and the plan was ready to begin.

That night, the rangers divided into two groups. One group first killed the secret sentry of the Golden Hand Chamber of Commerce, and then directly attacked the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce. The other group used smoke bombs to create chaos on the outskirts of Luford. The plan officially began.

The Chamber of Commerce was obviously on guard. After all, there was no news from the men sent there before. Even a fool knew something was wrong. However, they obviously underestimated the speed and intensity of Tang Zhao's attack.

Even though there were a large number of thugs and a small number of mercenaries for defense, they still could not stop the elves' surprise attack and infiltration. With the assistance of Klein's magic, the elves moved quietly, and within the entire chamber of commerce, all human perceptions were affected.

, becomes dull and difficult to respond to slight movements.

The opponents were defeated one by one, and the elves successfully broke into the Chamber of Commerce headquarters and captured the president of the Golden Hand Chamber of Commerce. In addition, several middle- and upper-level leaders were also captured.

The president may not be the mastermind behind the scenes, but Tang Zhao and the others can only do this one step at the moment. The elves carried the knocked-out humans, pried open the iron fence of the sewer, and successfully sent the hostages down. After Tang Zhao received the

After taking the hostage, it quickly started the next step of action, changing back to its original size and moving along the sewer at high speed.

In fact, after learning Tang Zhao's purpose, Franz did not mind sending the hostages to the underground lair. However, considering the possibility of the lair being exposed, Tang Zhao ultimately did not take the risk and followed the direction of the water flow to the port area.

There is a ship waiting here.

Throwing a few people into the cargo hold, Andrea's people drove the boat down the river and left Ruford City in time before the situation changed.

After leaving the city, Tang Zhao finally relaxed and looked at the cargo ship he was on.

The flat-bottomed boat has two floors, is very spacious, has a wide view and a large cargo hold. According to the standards of cargo ships, this is undoubtedly a good vessel.

Andrea's income in recent days has basically been used to buy this boat. According to her, this is a plan for the future. All future freight will be carried out by water transportation, which can save transportation costs and at the same time.

It can greatly enhance the level of confidentiality.

Although the other party was as excited as a child when he saw the ship, Tang Zhao believed this argument.

【Also, it seems to have come in handy.】

Involving the Church of Helm would make things more complicated, so Tang Zhao did not put these people in the church's prison. In his opinion, the cargo hold was a good place.

He turned his head and looked at the rather impatient Klein. According to him, his research on the scroll had made breakthrough progress, and the next step was the key.

Seeing how fascinated he was, Tang Zhao always felt a little scared, fearing that he would also be affected by the demon scroll.

[I’ll help you later, use magic to pry open these people’s mouths.]

"Don't worry, I can do magic like truth-telling for now, but these humans can't hold on."

After saying that, he walked straight into the cabin. It seemed that he was ready to take action and fight quickly. Tang Zhao did not stop him and allowed the other party to act.

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Needless to say, the outcome of the matter was that after Klein woke these people up, they didn't even need to use magic, and these people explained everything.

Just like the speculation, there are other people behind the Golden Hand Chamber of Commerce. This chamber of commerce is actually controlled by the boss of a larger chamber of commerce, and is used to do some not-so-clean things. Andrea's matter is one of them.

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Frankly speaking, Tang Zhao doesn't want to break up with these big chambers of commerce just yet. When he first arrived, the strong dragons couldn't overpower the local snakes. They weren't really dragons either. They were just lizards at best, about the same as snakes.

In fact, these chambers of commerce are not targeting Andrea at all. She is not that conspicuous. They are targeting the Serif Chamber of Commerce, mainly because they are jealous of Tang Zhao's goods.

Andrea's transactions may seem normal to people who don't know about them, but they may seem extremely strange to them. They must think that the goblins are behind it.

It has to be said that the other party's behavior was very irrational. Without knowing the relationship between Andrea and the goblins, he wanted to use force directly. Tang Zhao really didn't like this behavior. In his opinion, it was inappropriate to interact with intelligent creatures.

When it comes to time, one should always be polite before attacking. Taking action hastily is the worst of the worst.

However, Andrea took the initiative to ask Ying to handle the matter on her own, as long as Tang Zhao provided material support later. Tang Zhao considered the other party's safety and tried to persuade her, but it obviously had no effect.

In the end, Andrea promised Tang Zhao that if the situation went wrong, she would run to the Heim Church to take refuge. Waiting for Tang Zhao and the others to support them, the two sides would be fighting side by side for the time being. In addition, there was also the matter of arms trade. I believe Heim

The church will give this face.

In addition, he will send more people in the future to help Andrea gain a foothold. It depends on the reaction of those big chambers of commerce in the future. Tang Zhao believes that they will not completely break up, which will not be good for them.

So far, Tang Zhao's affairs in Luford have basically been arranged. The demon scrolls have been taken over by humans. The hobgoblins in the southern part of Insula have been cleared by the coalition forces. He can then focus on internal development.

The kobold settlement under Luford is very large. According to Franz himself, there are thousands of people, accounting for almost one-third of the population of Tang Zhao's current settlement. If successful, it will bring great success to Tang Zhao.

A large amount of labor force will be added.

The fertility of kobolds is very good. They can lay several eggs at a time and can become a labor force at the age of six or seven. However, Tang Zhao really couldn't afford to wait five or ten years. He needed manpower now, a lot of manpower.

In addition, he also wants to use the underground kobold settlement as a transfer station to store goods and develop some industries. If it is done well, he will have a very good foothold in Luford, which is what he needs.

[We have to start doing it now, we can’t delay it any longer, the hobgoblins will definitely take action next year, so be prepared to face the impact in advance.]
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