242. Chapter 240 Route

Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 240 Route

For ordinary mermaids, this is a simple celebration banquet, but for the mermaid leadership and Tang Zhao, this is not the case. Meeting with each other is crucial and directly affects the development direction of both parties.

After having a simple meal, they sent away the irrelevant personnel tacitly, and the two parties began to formally discuss future matters.

"Recently, sahuagin attacks on offshore waters have become more frequent. I believe you can also feel this pressure. My daughter and some other young people were caught by sahuagin near Yintao City. Fortunately,

Saved by Mr. Carlos."

Tang Zhao nodded symbolically, then didn't say much and quietly observed the situation on the field.

This is a negotiation between Oran and the mermaid. It has little to do with him personally. It is a good choice not to talk too much. Whatever happens can be dealt with in Japan.

"I deeply sympathize with what you have suffered. After I finish this mission, I will come again when I have the opportunity to deliver medicines to you. But now I have a mission from the Oran royal family, so I can only

Let’s talk about something disappointing first…”

The straight-line distance between the two places is not very close. They were attacked by sahuagin many times along the way, not to mention the small-scale merchant fleet. As a trade route, it was too dangerous.

If you want to start normal trade between the two places, you must at least clean up the sahuagin along the route, or go one step further and allow these sahuagin to migrate south if there is a chance in the future.

The latter is definitely not possible in the short term. As for the former, detailed consultation is needed.

At this moment, Tang Zhao realized that the reason for calling Tina here was not only her strong combat ability, but also her equally strong negotiation ability.

The leader of the mermaids is not a particularly eloquent person, but he is completely shrewd and capable. He is very clear about the pros and cons of the relationship with Oran. In this situation, Tina used quite appropriate words to fight for Oran's side.

The most reasonable agreement has been reached.

The mermaids maintain the overall safety of the route, while Julia's fleet escorts the merchant ships and builds trade supply stations along the way. The general trade goods and overall prices have also been determined, which is a good ratio for Oran.

, but it did not overly invade the interests of the mermaids. Both parties were quite satisfied with it and there was nothing unpleasant about it.

This is even if the dragon's greed is used in a righteous way. Tang Zhao is not disgusted with this. He is not one of those acid scholars in ancient times who talked about money and became disloyal. It would be good for everyone if he made his words clear.

After finalizing the business, the two parties started chatting normally: "Are you going further north to find those dwarves in the mountains?"

Tina responded: "That's it. Do you ocean dwellers know anything?"

"After all, they live in the deep mountains, while we live in shallow seas and islands. We don't have much contact with the Sons of the Mountains. The last time they came was five years ago, they came to exchange some sea animal skins with us."

The main enemies that the dwarves are likely to face are hobgoblins and orcs. These two races have close to zero interest in the ocean and navigation talents. Naturally, they will not take advantage of the mermaids. Therefore, although both sides are very dissatisfied, both sides are still

No large-scale conflicts broke out, just occasional minor frictions.

As for the dwarves, it's different. They mainly face attacks and harassment from goblins and orcs.

After getting news about those dwarves for the first time, Tina quickly asked: "Really? How do they look like? Do you know their approximate location?"

"According to those dwarves, the purpose of purchasing sea animal skins is to prepare for the coming-of-age ceremony celebrations, and the merchants' expressions are normal. It stands to reason that their situation will not be too bad. After all, they are not in the mood to prepare for celebrations and sacrifices when they are exhausted. As for the approximate

We call that place Blue Beach. I don’t know what humans call it, but I can ask the warriors to take you there.”

Faced with such kind help, Tina had no need to refuse and agreed on the same day.

The fleet anchored on the small island to rest, and left early the next morning with dozens of mermaids, heading further north.

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While sailing on the ship, Tang Zhao had nothing to do, so he talked to the human captain and asked about their voyage.

There are not so many political and military factors in their sailing. On the one hand, they want to make money, and on the other hand, they want to satisfy their desire for exploration and open up a relatively stable route.

Facts have proved that the journey along the way is not "safe and stable" at all, but on the contrary is very risky.

I learned from him that the maritime problems in the western part of the continent are mainly bandits and some powerful solitary creatures. There are no sahuagins that can threaten the city. Moreover, countries pay more attention to the sea, so the maritime trade in the western part of the continent must be more important.

There are many developed countries and it is an important part of many countries' finances.

Thanks to this, the fleet actually did not encounter any huge dangers when sailing from south to north to Kolo. Even on the hobgoblin side, as long as they were willing to pay the high tolls, they would be worry-free.

Although they are far more aggressive than other races, they are not lunatics who only think about killing. They also want to make money and communicate with other countries.

Farther north, blocked by the hobgoblins, there are actually settlements of humans and other races there, and the fleet can get supplies from them. The really dangerous part is the voyage from west to east, which is located at high latitudes.

It is extremely cold, there are numerous ice floes and reefs on the route, and there are no supply points along the way. There is no doubt that this is an extremely dangerous route.

Most of them were lost there, and then they went all the way south, preparing to go to Oran. They were stopped on the way because they provoked a mermaid, and the entire army was almost wiped out.

They did not encounter dwarves during this process, because they did not want to take the risk of going ashore, so it was difficult to provide any help in this regard.

But this was harmless. Under the leadership of the mermaid, Tang Zhao and others finally successfully reached their destination, which was what the mermaids called Bitan, an inconspicuous and unknown natural port. The name probably came from its green sea water.

The fleet did not dock. Instead, a large number of falcons were released from Tang Zhao's ship to conduct environmental reconnaissance.

This is the territory of the orcs, and everyone is highly nervous, fearing that a bunch of orcs riding war pigs or even flying dragons will appear from nowhere.

It would be more efficient for the vulture knights to do this, but the vultures take up too much space and eat too much. The ship cannot accommodate such big guys, so they can only use falcons as scouts to explore the environment.

The worst-case scenario as expected did not happen. There seemed to be no one around here, and only the towering mountains inland could be seen in the distance. According to the mermaid, that was where the dwarves' fortress was located.

Taking a dwarf envoy with him, Tang Zhao led dozens of well-trained warriors ashore in small boats as the vanguard, preparing to establish contact with the opponent first.
Chapter completed!