Since Roger's appearance, the pressure on the caravan has been reduced. [] At this time, all the orcs were beaten away by Roger's men. Except for a few who were injured and unable to move, the others came towards Roger one after another.
, I want to express my gratitude to this young man who saved everyone.
However, when these people came near Roger, they all hesitated. This was not for any other reason, but because Roger's soldiers were staring at them eagerly, so these people did not dare to get too close.
Everyone in the caravan was busy dealing with the orc attack just now, and no one noticed these soldiers.
How did they appear on the battlefield? But just by looking at the performance of the soldiers in battle, we know that they are elites who have experienced hundreds of battles. The fact that they easily eliminated so many ferocious orcs just now is the best evidence. In case of risk,
However, if there was any misunderstanding caused by getting too close, it would be an unjust death to be killed by these soldiers.
Seeing that the people in the caravan wanted to get closer but didn't dare, Roger loudly ordered to retreat twenty steps. Naturally, his soldiers immediately obeyed, letting the people in the caravan understand that Roger was not malicious towards them.
A young man came forward first, saluted Roger and said: "This is Bill Cage, a businessman from Mandos City. Thank you for your help. If you don't mind, please come to our camp and sit for a while."
Yes."
Roger originally planned to take this opportunity to spread his reputation as a new lord, and of course he would not refuse the other party's invitation. He asked his soldiers to guard the surroundings, and he and Bonnie walked into the merchant's camp openly.
This businessman named Cage is the leader of the caravan. Basically all the goods in the carriage belong to him, and he also invited the caravan guards. He was surrounded by orcs several times his size just now. Bill felt that this time it was...
Fa survived. Not only would so many goods become cheaper for these guys, but he would also become their food.
Just when Cage was desperate, the timely appearance of the great savior Roger gave him a new life, so Cage was truly grateful to this young man. As soon as Roger sat down, he smiled and handed over a small bag and said
: "Thanks to you this time, otherwise we would all become food for those orcs. This is a small gift, please don't refuse."
Although Roger only told the other party his name and not his identity, Cage knew from those soldiers that his identity must be very unusual, so he was very respectful in his words.
"Then thank you very much." Since Cage was so generous, Roger was naturally not polite and took the pocket with a smile. Roger thought that the pocket contained only gold coins, but as soon as he got it, he found that the weight was wrong and he couldn't help but weigh it.
He frowned slightly.
What Cage is best at is observing words and expressions. When he saw this, he immediately smiled and explained: "There are not any good things in this, just a few gems to make you laugh."
Cage's words surprised Roger. This profit-seeking businessman was so generous, and Roger couldn't help but look at him differently. However, Roger was also a local lord now, so he couldn't seem too petty, so he only slightly
He smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."
On the other hand, the castle hub couldn't hold his breath. After knowing that the gems were in his pocket, he immediately shouted in Roger's mind: "Hey, it's a gem! Give me the gem quickly, so that we can build the Magician's Palace."
Tower!"
Roger knew that the castle's main concern was to build the castle. If he didn't give him the gem as soon as possible, this guy would keep shouting in his mind. Roger, who was naughty, had to take advantage of the opportunity to put the gem in his pocket.
They were all put into the castle warehouse.
"Call me, don't scream anymore." Roger also said to the castle in his mind: "If you call me again, my ears will go deaf!"
"Haha, you're welcome then! Start building the Magician's Tower!"
Just as Roger was communicating with the castle master secretly, Cage said with a smile: "I don't know where your destination is? If it is convenient, why don't we go together."
The reason why Cage gave a heavy gift was to invite Roger to go with him. With so many bodyguards, there was no need to worry about safety along the way.
"We are going to Kent Town." There was no need to hide the destination. Roger said generously: "If you are going there too, you can go with us."
"Kent Town?" Roger's words first surprised Cage, and then he said with a sad face: "Forget it then, I'd better go to Karachi first, and then take a boat out to sea from there."
Roger had also recently made fun of the geography around his territory. After hearing this, he couldn't help but said: "If we want to go to sea, wouldn't it be more convenient to go directly to Kent Town? Why detour to Karachi?"
"You don't know, I can't afford to go to Kent Town." Cage, the savior, didn't hide anything, and complained to Roger: "Actually, Kent Town is in a very good location, you can go to the sea directly, and you can also pass through Tula
The river goes upstream to the city of Mandos. It used to be the first stopover for merchants. However, since the new tax collector came to Kent Town a year ago, merchants no longer dare to pass there because the taxes he charges are too high.
Well, if you just pass by there, you will not only make no money, but even lose money!"
Thinking of what Anna said about the huge tax reduction in Kent Town in the past six months, Roger now knew that this must have something to do with the tax collector in Kechikou. This guy must have been taxing Kent Town so much that the merchants didn't dare to be there.
If you stay, your territory will fall into such a dilapidated state. King Thorne
The taxes stipulated by the national law are not so high. The tax official collected so much tax, and naturally all of it went into his own pocket. Thinking of this, Jie already hated this guy he had never met before, and decided to go to Kent Town.
Finally, you must first remove this big borer from your own territory.
As a knight of the kingdom, Bonnie, who is full of sense of justice, hates this kind of behavior. At this time, she couldn't help but said: "Aren't you going to resist the tax collector's behavior?"
Roger believed deeply in what Bonnie said. A caravan that can travel across the kingdom to do business is not a weak owner. Maybe a caravan can't fight against the tax collector, but Kent Town is a place where caravans gather, so
How could many businessmen allow themselves to be exploited by tax officials?
"Resist?" Cage said with a wry smile: "It is true that some people refused to pay taxes that exceeded the legal requirements, and the tax officials did not force them, and still allowed these caravans to leave smoothly. However, those caravans who did not pay taxes soon left Kent Town.
They were attacked by horse thieves, and not only were all the goods robbed, but also all the people were killed."
Roger immediately asked: "Is there a collusion between the tax collector and the horse thieves?"
Cage shook his head and said: "Who knows, there is no definite evidence, it can't be proved at all. If you pay taxes, you will lose money, if you don't pay taxes, you will lose your life. Businessmen gradually stopped going to Kent Town, and it soon became decayed.
So I advise you not to go there, you might as well go to Karachi!"
"That's not possible." Roger smiled at Cage and said, "I am the new lord of Kent County, and I must go to Kent Town!"