Game of the World Tree - Chapter 278

278. Chapter 276 Big Business in Maple Leaf City (Two in One)

It was a cold winter day.

As the most prosperous city in the southwest of the Holy Mannia Empire, Maple Leaf City was as lively as ever.

Carriages loaded with goods hurriedly drove along the main marble-paved streets; street vendors selling hot drinks and cooked food enthusiastically greeted pedestrians coming and going; city guards wearing half-armored bodies faithfully patrolled the streets to maintain order in the city; distant bells came from the church in the central square, echoing…

Suddenly, there was a slight commotion at the city gate, but it was quickly calmed down by the guards.

Only to hear the ground begin to rumble, accompanied by the dust, a convoy decorated with strange snake-shaped symbols slowly drove in from the tall city gate…

And the citizens coming and going in the city just looked at it curiously, and then stopped paying attention and continued to do their own things.

There are many more such teams in the city recently.

“Another caravan is coming.”

“Looking at the style, it looks like they are from the Kingdom of Aeris. Are they coming from such a far place?”

“They should be here for the Lord’s auction, right?”

“That should be the case. It is said that the Lord has seized a base of the Oak Hand this time and captured a lot of elves!”

“Not only elves, but also humans. They are all sent as slaves.”

“Shh… keep your voice down.”

The citizens whispered.

The caravan entering the city is naturally the players.

At this moment, the players are looking at the bustling city in front of them, and their expressions are also excited.

“Maple Leaf City, this is Maple Leaf City!”

Xiao Xian Miao looked at the pedestrians coming and going in the city, his eyes sparkling.

So many people! Such a bustling city!

This city is much more prosperous than the Black Rock City in the underground world!

“This should be the former capital of the Elf King. Looking at the buildings, there are still some elf styles. Only the outer walls seem to have been built later.”

The Cuckoo Bird also had a sharp look in his eyes.

However… her focus is more on the city construction itself.

Li Mu looked at the pedestrians around him, watching them bargain with the vendors, watching them interact with each other, and finally couldn’t help but exclaim:

“Hey… Entering Black Rock City is one time, entering Riverwood Town is one time, and coming here is another time… Such a bustling and prosperous main city, such vivid NPCs, it’s really hard to imagine that this is just a game…”

“Tsk, Brother Mu, you talk too much like that! If it’s not realistic and vivid, is it still “Elf Kingdom”? Black technology is not a joke, don’t worry about it! Exploring new maps, finding hidden plots, and making money by the way are the most important things!”

On the other side, Demacia rubbed his hands expectantly.

Just when the players were excited, Anders, who came back with them, also jumped off another carriage and walked towards them.

“Mr. Li Mu, Miss Xiao Xian Miao.”

The old housekeeper bowed slightly to Li Mu and Xiao Xian Miao:

“This is Maple Leaf City. I have something urgent to do, so I won’t accompany you around the city.”

“But… I know that most of you are here for the elf slaves. I can introduce you to the most famous slave trade association in Maple Leaf City.”

“If you need anything, you can tell the slave trade association. With my introduction, they will definitely treat you well and cooperate with you in business.”

“As the housekeeper of the Earl, I still have this channel.”

Anders said proudly.

After hearing his words, the players’ eyes lit up.

Slave trade association!

This is exactly what they need now!

When they knew that there would be an auction in Maple Leaf City and that there were elves among the goods to be auctioned, the players knew… They had to intervene in this matter!

Save the elves?

No one would believe that this was not a hidden plot!

“Thank you, Mr. Anders.”

Li Mu smiled and bowed to the old housekeeper.

Anders was also very satisfied with Li Mu’s polite attitude.

He straightened his back.

Then, he took out a pen from his pocket, asked the guard to find a piece of paper, wrote something on it, and handed it to Li Mu:

“Mr. Li Mu, this is the address of the most famous slave trader in Maple Leaf City. Tell me my name and they will treat you well.”

“It is three days before the Silver Moon Day. The annual auction will also be held at that time. With the introduction of the slave trader, you can also attend as a VIP.”

“Then… I wish you all a happy time in Maple Leaf City.”

After saying that, Anders greeted the players and left in a hurry.

After the old butler left, the players looked at each other and had the urge to explore Maple Leaf City…

However, at this time, the thin guard who came with them suddenly came up and hesitated to speak.

“Do you have anything to say, Mr. Tom?”

Li Mu’s heart moved slightly, and he asked without changing his expression.

After spending some time together, the players already knew that the guard’s name was Tom.

However, because he was a civilian, he only had a first name, not a last name.

“Lord Li Mu.”

Tom hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and said,

“If… you believe me, then don’t go to the Chamber of Commerce address that Master Anders left for you.”

“Huh? Why?”

The players were very curious.

Tom took a deep breath and said,

“You are from the Kingdom of Iris, and you don’t know some things about our Maple Leaf Territory. Master Anders is the Earl’s steward in charge of slave affairs. He has close contacts with many Chambers of Commerce in Maple Leaf City, especially the Slave Chamber of Commerce…”

“Anders is a very greedy guy. He often leads some caravans that have just entered Maple Leaf City to those Chambers of Commerce in which he has shares.”

“We all know that if he personally takes people there, it means that he is indeed going to cooperate, but if he only gives a letter of introduction, it means he is going to cheat people…”

“He introduced the slave trade association to you, but he didn’t take you there in person. He definitely didn’t mean well…”

“Those slave trade associations have deep backgrounds. A caravan like you who came from outside and has no foundation, even if there are nobles behind you, will probably suffer at their hands…”

“I’m afraid… he must have regarded you as fat sheep and wanted to slaughter you.”

The thin guard said everything he wanted to say in one go.

“Why did you tell us all this?”

After hearing his words, Xiao Xianmao asked in surprise.

Tom hesitated for a moment and continued:

“I know… you are definitely not as simple as a caravan. You must be nobles from the south, but… you are good nobles, so I don’t want to see you suffer at his hands.”

“My lords, if you believe me, just go around Maple Leaf City and wait for the auction. There will naturally be many chambers of commerce participating in the auction, and there will also be caravans on site for business cooperation.”

“If you really want to buy and sell, you will feel more at ease when trading at that time…”

“How do you know so much?!”

Looking at the thin guard who said a series of words, Demacia looked surprised.

Tom’s face showed a trace of nostalgia:

“Once… I was also a guard of the Maple Leaf City Guard, until I was shot in the knee…”

Demacia: …

Fried Tomatoes: …

Li Mu: …

After finishing what he wanted to say, the skinny guard bowed to all the players:

“My Lords, that’s all I want to say. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. Now that you have arrived in Maple Leaf City, I will not continue to follow you.”

After saying that, he also hurried away.

“Why did he run away too? If we don’t believe him, will we eat him?”

Looking at the back of the skinny guard leaving, Xiao Xian Miao frowned slightly.

“We won’t, but Anders may not be the same. He is probably hiding from Anders.”

Cuckoo Bird said.

Xiao Xian Miao suddenly realized.

After the two humans left, a group of players were staring at each other in the square of Maple Leaf City.

As they stopped, many people who were watching the fun were gradually attracted.

You know, with more than a dozen carriages and nearly 200 people, the target is still very large.

“What should we do next? Explore separately or act together? Do we need to go to that Chamber of Commerce?”

a player asked.

Li Mu glanced at the note given by Anders and smiled lightly:

“Why not?”

After that, he took a screenshot and sent it to the group:

“Look at the name of this Chamber of Commerce.”

Tomato Fried Tomato opened the chat group and took a look, with a surprised look:

“Sauron Chamber of Commerce?”

“Oh my! Isn’t this the Chamber of Commerce where the lunch boss hooked up with Miss Nightingale?!”

Demacia exclaimed.

Then, he was kicked unceremoniously by the lunch box.

“It’s the Sauron Chamber of Commerce!”

Li Mu’s eyes lit up:

“The Sauron Chamber of Commerce… This is an officially certified hostile force in the Elf Kingdom, and according to Alice, it is also the main human guild that sells elves!”

“Since you know it, why not go?”

As he said, he suggested:

“However, there are too many of us. I suggest that our three major guilds act separately and the individual players make their own choices.”

“Some people go to the Sauron Chamber of Commerce to inquire about the news, some people go to the locals to inquire about the ruins and other news, and some people go to try to contact the underground forces to see if they can find out the news of the Oak Hand mentioned by the NPC before…”

“Of course, the latter two can be done together, mainly the first one. I don’t think it takes too many people to go to the Chamber of Commerce.”

“Then let our Mengmeng Committee go to inquire about the ruins. Sister Gugu and I are still very curious about the ruins.”

Xiao Xian Miao said.

“Our First Legion will go to find the underground forces.”

Tomato Fried Tomato said.

“Go to fight with the underground forces?”

Demacia grinned and sneered, and then received a roll of the eyes from Tomato Fried Tomato.

However, he didn’t care, but rubbed his hands expectantly:

“So… Brother Mu, are we going to the Sauron Chamber of Commerce?”

“That’s great! I was just thinking of going to the Slave Chamber of Commerce to do some business! I’ve already discussed it with a few buddies.”

After saying that, he and a few other players linked their arms and laughed, looking as wretched as possible.

“What are you going to do? Are you going to commit suicide again?”

Li Mu’s eyelids jumped.

“Ahem… I’ve hit the Sauron Chamber of Commerce, so… can I do whatever I want?”

Demacia’s eyes rolled around.

Li Mu:…

“By the way, Meow, did you bring the Lionheart Sword? Lend it to me! I’ll return it to you later!”

After saying that, Demacia looked at Xiao Xian Miao again.

“What are you going to do?”

Xiao Xian Miao subconsciously took two steps back.

“Ahem… Isn’t this… wanting to do some business?”

Demacia said embarrassedly.

Xiao Xian Miao:…

Her eyes flickered slightly, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

She turned around and suddenly took out a long sword wrapped in cloth from the carriage, and handed it to Demacia without hesitation:

“Here, here you go, you don’t have to pay rent, and the harvest will be split 30% and 70% for you.”

Demacia: …

“Isn’t this too shady?”

he wailed.

“I paid for it.”

Xiao Xianmao said lightly.

Demacia: …

“In addition, I will temporarily unbind it and let you bind it for a few days. This way you can lose it, or if you dare to hack the equipment, just wait to be hunted down by my people.”

Demacia: …

…

West of Maple Leaf City.

As the commercial district of the entire city, it is also adjacent to the slums, and it is also full of various struggles and chaos.

Black markets and underground organizations emerge here in an endless stream. Of course, major commercial organizations also have their own bases here.

The same is true for the Sauron Chamber of Commerce.

As the largest smuggling chamber of commerce on the continent, it also has a base in Maple Leaf City.

In the gorgeous Chamber of Commerce, a middle-aged man wearing a wig and a buttoned long coat, dressed like an imperial noble, sat in the Chamber of Commerce office with a gloomy face.

The middle-aged man’s name was Cage Solon, and he was the president of the Maple Leaf City branch of the Solon Chamber of Commerce.

At this moment, Mr. Cage was not in a good mood.

“Those elves still refuse to eat?”

He asked gloomily while knocking on the glass carvings imported from the south on the table.

“Yes, Master Cage, those elves refuse to eat no matter what…”

On the other side, a fat man dressed as a butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

“These stubborn long ears! Do you want to die so much?”

Cage grabbed the carvings on the table and threw them to the ground, smashing them to pieces.

The butler was startled. He hesitated for a moment and said,

“How about…how about using magic to control their minds? Lord Cage, these elves are diehards of the Oak Hand. I’m afraid…they would rather die than obey. In the end…I’m afraid we can only use force.”

“Mind control?”

Cage frowned.

“But if we use mind control, it will hurt their souls. They are elves, magical creatures. If they resist, their souls will be damaged and they will lose their minds…and elves who have lost their minds can’t be sold at a good price.”

“But…you also know that we bought these elves from the Earl at a low price, and the Earl was able to sell them to us at a low price because the elves of the Oak Hand are all hard-core…”

The old butler said with difficulty.

Cage’s brows were getting more and more furrowed.

At this moment, suddenly, the door of the office was gently knocked.

“What’s the matter?”

Cage raised his head, feeling annoyed by the sudden interruption of his thoughts.

At this time, the respectful voice of the waiter came from outside the door:

“Master Cage, some young southern nobles have come to the Chamber of Commerce. They claim to be introduced by Lord Anders and say that they have a big business to do with our Chamber of Commerce.”

“Introduced by Anders? Big business?”

Cage narrowed his eyes slightly.

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(End of this chapter)