Volume 1 Feathering Chapter 55: Merchant Tros (Part 1)
When they met last time, although the businessman Tros humbled himself and appeared very polite, Levi could still see that he was actually very confident.
But when we met again this time, the other party seemed to be scared to death, and I didn't know what had happened.
After taking a closer look, Levi quickly discovered something unusual on the corner of the other person's clothes. There were some dried blood stains on the dark cloth!
This made him guess the general idea of the matter. Although there were space bags, each of the chosen heroes had one. For the natives, it should be a very rare item. Moreover, ordinary small space bags obviously could not meet the needs of a traveling merchant.
If the other party uses other means to transport goods, such as horse-drawn carriages or ox-drawn carts, it is very normal to be robbed by bandits of various races in the wild.
So he took the initiative to greet the other party and invited him to come over and sit with him. The businessman, who was originally frowning, immediately recognized Levi, who owed him money. Out of professional habit, he quickly forced a smile and responded to him very enthusiastically.
After chatting for a few minutes, Levi tentatively asked the other party if there was any problem.
Merchant Tros sighed heavily upon hearing this: "There's war again, everywhere. I was sitting in a carriage, singing, eating a hot pot that's said to be a specialty from Zhendan, and then I was robbed. Those damn bandits!"
Although the other party looked miserable, Levi almost laughed out loud when he said this.
But he finally held back: "Oh? The other party is so arrogant, is it a kobold, a hobgoblin, or a gnoll?"
These three races have a very bad reputation, and they all like to rob and kill people. However, it seems that the other party has been engaged in this profession for a long time, so they should not be so unwilling to even pay for hiring guards, right?
The merchant Tros shook his head and sighed, "No, they are actually some humans. Moreover, there is an insider among my guards. I feel sorry for my goods and other loyal guards."
Levi shrugged his shoulders and said, "It is not unfair that you lost. However, since you can come up with such a plan, you must not be an ordinary robber, right?"
"Humans and us high elves are allies. Didn't you try to report the crime?"
The merchant Tros shook his head and sighed, "It's no use, because the Snake Cult is behind those bandits."
Levi narrowed his eyes immediately: "Snake worship?"
Isn't this the evil sect that Donna mentioned before, the one with the most money?
Probably thinking that Levi didn't understand, the merchant Tros sighed again and began to explain it to him in detail.
"The Snake Cult is a recently emerged sect. They have not been around for long, but they have already become notorious, not only because of their robbery practices, but also because few of their men have escaped unharmed. They not only seek money, but also lives. There are even rumors that they are performing evil sacrificial rituals."
"Although the details are unknown, very few people can come back alive after encountering them. Moreover, they are extremely well-equipped and definitely do not look like ordinary bandits. Even the regular armies of ordinary small countries and small forces are not as strong as them."
"My guards consist of more than thirty spearmen, swordsmen, hunters, and crossbowmen. They are all veterans with rich combat experience. There are even two Level 3 Crusaders who believe in the goddess of war, Mermitia."
"But facing the Snake Cult bandits, they seem so vulnerable. Even if we don't have an insider, we will never be able to defeat them."
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Is there at most two level 3 troops? Together with other units, it is indeed enough to deal with ordinary bandits.
But they were still easily defeated by the Snake Cult's bandits. It seems that Donna's understanding of the strength of the Snake Cult is slightly different from his own.
But it's no wonder. Although Donna's current level is still very low, she is a real hero-level unit after all. Her knowledge and potential are not ordinary, so it is very normal for her to have higher vision.
"But at least you're alive."
"Yes, I used the teleportation scroll I obtained with great difficulty to barely survive."
"But the price was that all my goods were lost, and all my guards died. I borrowed money to buy the goods, and the compensation and pension would also be a huge sum. Apart from the things in the space bag, I almost lost everything."
The merchant Tros looked extremely depressed, as if the Snake Cult robbers not only robbed his goods, but also directly shattered his self-confidence and hope for the future.
Because even if those hateful bandits were wiped out and the roads were safe, he couldn't go back to the past, because the losses this time were too great.
Levi consoled the other party: "In that case, why don't you stay here for a while? On the one hand, it's safe, and on the other hand, this is also a way to make money, because there are God's Chosen Heroes here, and many of your goods are unique."
When the merchant Tros heard what Levi said, some light slowly appeared in his eyes. He thought about it and felt that this was indeed a feasible option.
Although the time of contact is still short, he has already known many unusual things about the God-chosen heroes. In addition to not being too afraid of death, the most important thing is that they are very willing to spend money!
He pulled himself together and said gratefully, "Thank you, sir."
Li Wei waved his hand: "No need to do that. If you hadn't helped me, I wouldn't be where I am now. We can cooperate more in the future."
"I'll give you the spoils I get from defeating the enemy. You can sell them to other God-chosen heroes. This way, I can save trouble and you can find a stable source of goods. If you get any precious but hard-to-sell treasures, you can also let me see them. How do you do that?"
To be frank, his current strength has surpassed most of the God-Chosen Heroes, and as long as he doesn't make any mistakes, the gap will get bigger and bigger in the future. The equipment that he has eliminated or cannot use should be considered worthy of purchase for ordinary God-Chosen Heroes.
The merchant Tross smiled brightly and said, "Of course, I am very happy to do so. And please rest assured, sir, I will definitely give you the best discount."
Li Wei just listened to his words. Since ancient times, all businessmen have been dishonest. Anyone who really believed it would be a fool. No one would do business that would suffer a loss.
"By the way, I still owe you some money. I was lucky enough to get some gains this time. Would you like to take a look?"
As he spoke, Levi handed over his space bag.
With the consent of the individual, personal attributes, skill bar, and even the attributes of various items in the space bag can be viewed by others.
When Levi was recruiting soldiers in the tavern before, those guys revealed their , and now Levi also revealed a part of them.
The merchant Tros didn't care at first and just took it with a smile. To be honest, he didn't think the other party had anything good. Although there was huge potential, the God-chosen heroes at this stage were poorer than the other.
But a few seconds later, after seeing the system's markings clearly, he was stunned, obviously a little surprised: "It turns out to be the stone produced by the God-given building? And there are also the shells and corpses of gem beetles? These things are not ordinary stuff."
Levi smiled and nodded: "Yeah, you name a price."
The merchant Tross pondered for a moment and said, "Compared to ordinary materials, the materials produced in the God-given buildings are of better quality and more suitable for building various buildings. The corpses of these gem beetles are also very popular among some magicians and alchemists. I can accept them all."
He didn't ask where he got it, which was obviously taboo. As a businessman, even if he was just a low-level traveling merchant, he was not that stupid.
After a brief communication, businessman Tros readily gave his offer.
66 units of stone tablets, each unit is worth 3 silver coins, a total of 198 silver coins;
13 units of the Gem Beetle's Carapace, 2 silver coins each, a total of 26 silver coins;
There are 4 corpses of jewel beetles, each worth 5 silver coins, for a total of 20 silver coins.
The total of these three things was more than 20 gold coins, which instantly made Levi a wealthy man.
Although the stone slabs were produced from God-given buildings, the price would naturally not be too high because God-given quarries were not particularly rare and the daily output was quite large. Levi could understand this.
But Levi's expectation was that the jewel beetle's shell and corpse could be sold at such a high price.
Although he guessed that they would be valuable when he saw the system's notes, he never expected them to be so valuable. You know, the cost of recruiting an ordinary rank 1 soldier is only about 1 silver coin.
As a Tier 1 elite spearman, Zhou Miyin’s maintenance fee is only 85 copper coins, less than 1 silver coin. Moreover, you should know that the maintenance fee is settled once a week. Selling a back shell is enough for his monthly salary!
