Since Polybomas returned to the country of Thepanicus, he has been dormant, using his last money to exchange for more valuable supplies, unable to get in or out.
You know, in times of stability, there is no shortage of food and medicinal herbs, and the prices are low.
After a long period of stockpiling, the goods become stagnant and it is impossible to sell them at the original price.
Moreover, many of his money and goods were borrowed, which carried interest.
Once the situation does not develop as he expected, not to mention the interest, even the principal will not be able to be repaid.
Polypoma knew only too well how city-states dealt with debt arrears...
Because he himself is a slave trader.
However, under this huge gamble, he is undoubtedly the biggest winner.
"Brother, when will we start delivering goods?"
Polypoma calmed down and said: "There is no rush yet, the rumors are just fermenting now, and we still need to wait for the monarch's will to be announced."
A confidant said: "But if we don't release the goods now, if all the city-states surrender and surrender, the days of chaos will soon pass. If we miss this time, we will lose everything."
"Submit yourself?" Poliboma showed a contemptuous smile, "If it were that simple, the news about Tadong City would not have been blocked for so long!"
The two led the caravan back to Tepanix from Tapong City, stopping and stopping along the way. They spent a month searching for supplies in various places.
However, after returning, the conscription and blockade of Tapong City never caused turmoil and was known to all the cities.
It is obvious that the monarchs of various city-states are also watching the changes.
So does Polypoma need to rush?
unnecessary!
The Legion of God, the punishment and trial are certainly shocking, but it’s as if he still has the mind to hoard goods and make a fortune——
The sky is falling, but those nobles are holding it up.
Therefore, he only needs to silently watch the general trend change, and then make plans after the news is clear.
Even if the city-states bow their heads to welcome the arrival of the army of judgment, the city-states in this valley will also fall into a period of stagnation and prices will skyrocket.
From the moment Tadong City was destroyed, he was already in an invincible position.
What we are looking forward to now is the issue of winning more and winning less.
"Listen to me. If you continue to inquire about news outside these days, I believe that more news will come out soon. By then, the kings of each city will have to make a statement."
Two days have passed...
In the big city, the situation is still tense.
But it is no longer as empty as before.
The nobles can lie down at home and wait for the situation to change, but the people in the city have to run for their livelihood.
Ever since, all kinds of news spread and became more and more intense.
"Some people who returned from the pagoda cave said that the legions of gods have immortal bodies. If arrows are lost, stone axes cannot hurt their bodies!"
"Because they are not mortals, God used the hardest obsidian in the world to shape their shapes!"
"Not only that, I also heard that the ferocious beasts they control only feed on human flesh and blood, especially the heart!"
"Every time it eats a heart, its breath will spit out heat, and its limbs will use unimaginable strength to charge!"
"Why did Tadong City collapse? It was the hordes of ferocious beasts that charged like giant waves——"
"That's a disaster for all beasts!"
"The beast tide smashed the high wall, and the heat from the breath even made the bricks and stones burn!"
"Tadong City is no longer alive!"
When Polypoma's cronies brought the news back, they also expressed panic, "Brother, do you think these rumors are true?"
Polypoma wanted to deny it.
As merchants, they know best how those unreliable legends evolved.
But this matter is linked to gods, and it cannot be exaggerated.
"Whether it's true or not, just wait and see."
The confidant said: "Now that the prices of goods in the street market have doubled, even if you don't sell them all, you can sell some of them first to make a bottom, right?"
Polypoma was about to veto.
But there was a cry from the side, "Polipoma, return my goods!"
"
The two of them were stunned.
When he turned around, he saw his servant being kicked in by someone who was beating and scolding him. There were three servants, but no one dared to contradict him.
In fact, when entering this house, everything is based on the status of the master. If unwanted guests come to the door, the slaves can stop them.
However, after seeing the person coming, Poliboma and his two men changed their expressions——
"Telcante!"
This was the merchant who sold the accumulated bitter salt to Polypoma when he returned that day.
Poliboma shouted in his heart that it was bad!
He had begun to regret why he bought his salt that day and got involved with this person.
It shouldn’t be, it really shouldn’t be!
Poliboma gritted his teeth and quickly showed his kindness, "My brother, why are you here?"
"Come and sit here!"
He went up to meet him and dismissed the servant with a wave of his hand.
There were only three of them left in the courtyard.
Tercante sneered: "Polipoma, since I am your brother, how could you harm me like this?"
"You knew that there was going to be a big change, and not only did you not tell me the truth, but you also wanted to make money from me?"
The confidant said flatteringly: "It's unfair. How could my brother and I know about the current changes? We just wanted to..."
"Shut up! Do you have the right to speak here?" Terkant scolded mercilessly.
The man's face twitched, restraining his anger.
Polypoma also gave him some relief before saying: "You won't believe me now no matter what I say..."
"Okay, Telkante, since you want to redeem your goods, I will give them to you."
Tercante was finally satisfied and hugged Poliboma with his backhand, "This is my good brother."
at the same time.
He took out a piece of sheepskin from his arms with his other hand, "This is the list of those goods!"
List?
What list?
Just a dozen bags of old bitter salt.
When Polyboma and the two were stunned, they saw him smiling and saying: "We are brothers..."
"Business matters still need to be clearly distinguished."
"Since I took the initiative to sell it to you in the first place, and now the market price has increased, I can't let you suffer!"
"Let's do this, I'll take back half of the premium, and I won't let you lose money!"
Say it.
He spread out a roll of sheepskin on the table, "Here, thirty bags of bitter salt, one hundred grains, twenty herbs, eighty bags of baking powder..."
The items in the list were clear, which was exactly half of the total amount of goods that Polypoma had collected on his way back.
At this moment, no matter how good-tempered he was, he couldn't bear it, "Telcante, what do you mean?"
"I only bought you a dozen bags of old bitter salt, and now you want me to pay back thirty bags?"
"Not to mention food, herbs and baking powder!"
Telkante saw him trembling with anger, but still disagreed, "My brother, have you forgotten?"
"You bought these from me!"
"Now I'm willing to redeem it at half the premium, so why are you dissatisfied?"
The young man on the side shouted angrily: "Telcante, don't go too far!"
"Half the premium? Now the market price has doubled! You are obviously trying to forcefully sell my brother's goods!"
"Many people can testify that day, my brother only bought a dozen bags of bitter salt from you!"
"Hahahaha." Telkante laughed again, "Testify? Who can testify...who dares to testify?"
"Just go find it, I'll be waiting here!"
"Wait and see who dares to come!
"
He folded his arms and felt confident.
The young man yelled "Ah" and was about to take action, but was violently stopped by Polibo. He could only hear him shouting like crazy, "You maggot on rotten flesh... You rely on your brother to become a powerful person, so you are going to do it."
Oppress me and my brother!"
"I kill you!"
"That's enough, shut up!"
Poliboma hugged him and threw him to the ground, then pointed at the door, "Get out, get out! You have no right to speak here! Get out!"
"Brother?!
"
"I said get out, get out!"
The situation here.
Natelkant made no sound anymore and just looked on with a smile.
In his eyes, the young man was just a street performer, throwing objects and making people laugh with his amusing tricks.
The young man finally left angrily.
Polypoma turned pale, sat down again, took a deep breath and said: "Telcante, I don't want to argue with you any longer!"
"But as I just said, the market price has doubled, but you want to take half of the premium?"
"Even if I bought these from you, it still doesn't make sense!"
"Ask around the city, who does business like this?"
"Besides, I borrowed many of these goods to buy them, and I need to repay interest and compensation. For this price alone, I will lose money!"
Terkant had already calculated it, so he followed the trend and said: "Well, let's settle according to the market price. If it doubles, it will double!"
"However, apart from these goods, I want all your inventory!"
"Presumably in this way, you can make a lot of money after paying back the interest, right?"
"you!
!" Poliboma stood up suddenly again, clenching his fists.
Telkante stopped struggling, his smile faded, and he said: "Polipoma, I am here to discuss business alone today, which has already expressed enough sincerity!"
"If you don't agree, you won't be so friendly when I come next time!"
"If you buy your goods at the current market price, you should be satisfied, so don't be greedy and try to make more!"
"Not long after, when the market price skyrockets again, I ask you, do you dare to make money but dare to spend it?"
"This huge wealth cannot be owned by people like you! And I am protecting you now!"
winter.
Polypoma fell down and his eyes became dull.
He didn't realize the seriousness of the problem until now... Without a strong background to rely on, even if Telkant doesn't come now, there will be other powerful people who want to harm him in the future.
But why?
How come you can easily take away what you have earned through hard work when others open their mouths?
It’s also called a good name, it’s to protect yourself!
Poliboma almost gritted his teeth, but was suddenly stunned...
wrong!
Everything you gain now is not by yourself.
He looked up at Telkant, his eyes no longer hesitant, but regained some composure——
"Telcante!"
"As you said, I don't deserve these goods!"
"Then have you ever thought about why I am the only one who can know the situation in advance and make preparations?"
"I can tell you that these goods not only belong to me, but also belong to an adult!"
Terkant was angry, "You lied, you deceived me!
"
It was this angry look that made Poliboma feel relieved...
Because he knew that Terkant was not completely indifferent, and he believed his own words.
The reason is simple.
Although rumors are spreading wildly in various city-states now, only the most powerful people know the real news.
Although Telkante's brother is an official, his position is not important.
Bullying a few merchants, the common people were very casual.
But if you meet a big shot, you have to hibernate.
And the current situation is...
The status and weight of the relevant personnel involved in the Tapdong City incident will increase.
What's more, Polypoma made preparations in advance more than a month ago, and this kind of extremely secretive source of information is no longer something Telkante can mess with.
"You know whether I'm lying or not!"
"I was originally a traveling businessman, but now I have foresight..."
"If you insist on taking all this by force, fine, I agree! But if anything happens in the future, it has nothing to do with me!"
“Polypoma!
"This time, it was Telkante's turn to become angry.
Polypoma's heart was beating wildly, just expecting him to be scared away.
And a moment later.
Terkant actually turned around and left.
But just after taking two steps, he stopped again, turned his head, revealing a pair of dark yellow rotten teeth on his young face, and sneered, "Since you can't make the decision..."
"Okay, I'll give you three more days! I'll come back in three days to discuss the business with the adult behind you."
Polypoma was shocked, "That gentleman is very busy, how can I just ask him to do anything?"
"Oh?" Telkante's gaze seemed to penetrate his soul, "Doesn't he even care that it involves such a large sum of money?"
Poliboma trembled and was speechless.
"Hahaha." Telkante laughed, feeling a little more at ease in his heart.
Because there might be someone behind Polypoma.
But it's not necessarily directly related to the fortune. He just wants to gain a backer.
If he couldn't invite anyone, Terkant would naturally accept all the property.
Terkant has just left.
The young man who had just been kicked out also came back immediately.
As soon as he saw Polypoma's expression, he knew something was wrong, "Brother, what should we do now?"
Polypoma raised his head and said in a hoarse voice, "We should have taken advantage of the night before entering the city after the market was over. We shouldn't have been so high-profile and even bought salt from him and were so complacent!
!”
"Stupid!
!But it’s useless to regret now!”
"Brother, are you going to give him the fruits of our hard work? I feel aggrieved! It would have been fine if we had sold it voluntarily, but I hate being bullied by him like this!"
This kind of anger and powerlessness are intertwined, making people almost crazy. "If this is the case, I would rather kill him!"
Polypoma smiled bitterly, "What's the use of killing him? We will also have nothing, be punished as slaves, or even be killed directly!"
"At least, now we can make some money!"
Selling at market price is also a good profit.
But as the young man said, frustration and anger can make one's head and heart almost explode.
The young man wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Polypoma, "But I delayed it for three days!"
"Delay?" The young man was puzzled.
Polypoma sighed and said: "Do you really think that these goods belong to me?"
"If that gentleman hadn't revealed the news to me, I wouldn't have known it in advance!"
The young man burst into ecstasy, "Brother, yes, there is also that lord, that lord's master, whose status is much higher than that of Telkante's brother!"
"That's the problem..." Polypoma said again, "It has been more than a month since we left Tadong. Except at the beginning after we left, we discovered on the way that the nobles of Tadong City had fled in person.
No more news from that side.”
"Then your lord should have received the news!"
"Besides, the news that Tapong City was destroyed two days ago came...what do you think I'm waiting for?"
"Compared with the false news disclosed to the people by various city-states, what the Lord saw and gained is the most important thing."
"I originally wanted to use this as a basis for judging the situation and then talk about shipments!"
"But now there are widespread rumors..."
The young man couldn't help but interject: "Tadong City is no longer alive? That adult has also..."
In times of war, things are unpredictable.
Poliboma lowered his eyebrows, "I don't know, I can only hope!"
"If there is no news from that master in three days, we will have no choice but to surrender to Telkante!"
At this point, the two of them had no words, their eyes were empty, and they were speechless.
