Chapter 95: The Conditions for Trading with the Beast Tribe (Third Update)

  The human nations of the Continent of Gods mainly relied on two types of grains as their staple food.

  One is snow rice, similar to regular rice, but it likes cold and wet conditions, planted in winter and harvested in spring; the other is fire wheat, drought-tolerant and heat-resistant, planted in summer and harvested in autumn.

  Apart from these two staple foods, there are other miscellaneous grains, one of which is barley. It looks similar to wheat but is more plump, only with a coarse texture and no nutritional value, making it difficult to digest, generally used to feed pigs.

  But compared to wheat, barley has a special feature: it is full of vitality, not only drought-tolerant but also cold-resistant! It can be said that it is one of the few grains that can be cultivated in extremely cold regions. The beast tribe lives in the icy and snowy north, which is an extremely cold and dry place. Among the cultivable grains, barley is their staple food.

  In contrast to the fertile lands of human nations in the south, the beast tribe's food has always been in short supply. The coarse wheat that is almost unwanted by humans can sell for a golden price when sold to the beast tribe.

  And what Brad Pitt said is making Li's heart beat faster.

  Now his Chrysanthemum City, due to the comprehensive opening of arable land and the development of land contract system, can be expected to have a bumper harvest in grain production! Next spring, it is likely that not only will the granary be full, but also a large portion of grain will be left over. And if these grains could be sold to the Beast Clan, wouldn't they be worth almost as much as gold? It's worth noting that Li Xie sells Snow Rice.

  "If the Pitt brothers can help transport grain to sell to the beast tribe, I wonder if they can also help me buy and sell grain? As for the commission, I'll give you 30% of the profit." Li Xie didn't know how much he could make yet, but according to reason, others would at most offer a 10% commission. Even the generous ones wouldn't exceed 20%, but Li Xie was offering 30%. If this deal went through, it would definitely be a profitable business.

  Brad Pitt shook his head, "War God is above! The generosity of the evil brothers makes me want to take on this deal, but unfortunately, our Double Blade Mercenary Group doesn't have a way to transport the beast tribe."

  Li furrowed his brow: "Didn't you transport it?"

  Brad Pitt said, "Of course, and more than once. Only those routes belong to the people who hired us, not our own development. For the glory of mercenaries and the oath to the god of war, we will not leak it out, nor can we tell others, let alone do this business ourselves."

  Li Xie nodded slightly. As for these professional ethics, he wouldn't overemphasize them because as long as it involved vows to the gods, those guys from the Gods' Continent who were extremely steadfast in their faith would never betray them! Then he asked again: "Can you tell me who's behind this deal?"

  Seeing Brad Pitt shake his head, Li Xie smiled wryly and continued: "I'm very interested in this business, I think Brother Pitt should know more about it. Why don't you tell me the details? This shouldn't violate your oath, right?"

  "This can be had." Brad Pitt smiled as he explained to Li Xie the details of doing business with the beast tribe.

  This involves the relationship between beast tribes and humans.

  In the continent of gods, the region where humans reside is undoubtedly the most fertile region. Except for the elves who love peace, the beast tribe from the source of ice and snow and the demon tribe from the land of death, all want to attack the human kingdom and occupy this land.

  The demon tribe was discriminated against by all major tribes. They had no choice but to move, and basically, there was nothing they could do. Therefore, the greatest threat to humans was the beast tribe.

  In the past, there have been several instances of beastmen attacking human nations, so all transactions with beastmen are strictly monitored by each country. Some trades involving the livelihoods of beastmen are even strictly prohibited. Trading in grain is one of the most important prohibitions, and anyone found to be trading grain with beastmen will be put to death.

  There will inevitably be some businessmen who take risks for profit.

  However, the danger came first from human countries, especially the northern Anjou Empire, which was the most severe. As long as it was not a food transaction with their own country, they would be discovered in the north and would not care whether it was a food transaction with neighboring kingdoms. In short, it was better to kill by mistake than to let go.

  After all, if the beast tribe has more food, its combat power will become stronger, and the most dangerous one is the Anju Empire.

  Therefore, how to circumvent the eyes of the Anjou Empire and deliver food to the beast tribe is a big problem.

  The second danger comes from within the Beast Tribe itself.

  The beast tribes are warlike and bloodthirsty, with a violent temper, which has decided that they cannot be as orderly as the human nations. Except for a few rare breeds, many of the beast tribes are like rough barbarians. Only a few of the more orderly beast tribes can trade with humans, such as the Lion Tiger tribe, the Foxes tribe, and the Wolf tribe. Before reaching these beast tribes' territories, if they encounter other beast tribes, despite the Beast King's strict orders not to rob the grain caravans that come to do business, unfortunately, the violent and hungry beast tribes don't care about that.

  The third danger comes from the environment, and the source of ice and snow is only slightly better than the dead land. However, if a blizzard or avalanche occurs along the way, the possibility of complete destruction is also extremely high.

  In short, without a safe route and strong power, wanting to do business with the Beast Tribe is simply a pipe dream. But if you can do business with the Beast Tribe, not just food, any business, you will find that the Beast Tribe is actually such a generous and wealthy tribe.

  Li Xie now has the power in his hands, and he also has the Twin Blades Mercenary Group, a group of experienced old hands that can be hired. What is lacking is a way to avoid the eyes and ears of various countries.

  This route, Li Xie immediately thought of using a space ring, but the idea only flashed by. Space rings are expensive and have limited capacity. Food is not a small volume item, daily necessities must also be in quantity, which determines that a large number of space rings are needed to support transportation. Once an accident occurs, the loss will be extremely severe, the risk is undoubtedly high by countless times, has reached the limit of not being worth doing.

  As for other ways, Li Xie must think of another way.

  After all, the Beast Tribe is undoubtedly a gold mine. Li Xie's love of wealth makes him unwilling to give up this path. Even if he didn't love money, the development of Chrysanthemum City and his own strength enhancement require a lot of money.

  A group of people chatted and drank, and the five-day period passed quickly. The flying boat of the Double-Edged Mercenary Corps finally arrived above Manster City, while near Manster City, there were many more Kirov flying boats in the sky, occasionally visible with summoners flying in mid-air, even 10th-level Sword Saint magicians flying back and forth. These are things that can be seen only once in a hundred years in human countries.

  Mannster City, despite its name, does not have any city walls or overall planning and construction, nor a lord. The entire area near the Gods' Graveyard, roughly the size of hundreds of Chrysanthemum Cities, enough to accommodate one billion people, is also called Mannster City. Alternatively, there are landmarks along some main roads leading to Mannster City, telling you that you have arrived at this adventurer's paradise.

  The buildings in this area are dense in some places and sparse in others, but near the edge of the Gods' Graveyard there is a dense concentration of hotels, inns, exchanges, shops, etc., which is much more prosperous than other parts of Monsterville.

  As for the Gods' Graveyard, it is a vast area south of Monst City. Near Monst City, there is an endless forest, and from the air, looking south, you can still see some mountain ranges in the distance, but further away, they are shrouded in mist and cannot be seen clearly. Even when Li Xie was hundreds of meters high, he could only see the Big Stick Dynasty and the Tudor Dynasty as a large manor, but when he looked at the Gods' Graveyard, he couldn't even see its edges. The size of the Gods' Graveyard remains unknown to this day.

  Li Xie followed the Double-Bladed Mercenary Corps to a place called Leisure Inn, where there were only a few hotels, a tavern, several ironwork shops, a large trading house, and offices of the Continental Chamber of Commerce, the Mercenary Guild, and the Summoner Association. In addition to these buildings, there were also several residential areas that could accommodate hundreds or thousands of people, most of which were empty.

  These residential areas are usually uninhabited and only serve as temporary bases for some groups of mercenaries.

  The Twinblade Mercenaries were stationed in one of the residential areas. These residential areas are all free, and even the various mercenary guilds within Mansut City have shares in the venues that provide services, and registered mercenaries can enjoy discounts or free services, while their fees will be borne by the mercenary guild.

  The so-called Mercenary Guild is a vague term that can refer to all mercenary groups, but in fact refers to the three major mercenary groups. The money they earn under the name of the "Mercenary Guild" is almost all used for the welfare of all mercenaries and never for personal gain. Therefore, these three major mercenary groups are also highly respected mercenary groups.

  "I'll go report to the Mercenary Guild's office first." Brad Pitt said.

  This is the rule for all mercenaries. When arriving at a place with a Mercenary Guild branch, one must go and register. What to do, how long to stay, who came, etc., all need to be recorded briefly.

  "I'll go with you." Li Xie thought that since he had nothing to do in the residential area, he might as well go out and take a look around.

  As they journeyed on, Li Xie asked, "Pete doesn't seem like the type to come here for a vacation. I wonder what business he has in Manchester City? If it's something important, we can put off catching the demon beast for now."

  Li Xie had always thought that the Double-Bladed Mercenary Corps came here for vacation, but seeing that there were not many buildings in Manster City and it didn't seem like a good place to relax, he thought that the Double-Bladed Mercenary Corps wouldn't come to Manster City specifically for vacation, but rather had something to take care of.

  Brad Pitt said, "There's nothing to do, just idle and want to enter the tomb of the gods to find magic crystals, and see if we can discover any relics, just as an adventure game, you know, we mercenaries don't like to stay in one place for too long, nor do we like to be too idle."

  "What is Mo Jing?" Li Xie had never heard of this thing before.

  Brad Pitt took out a lychee-sized, rough-surfaced, irregularly-shaped red crystal and said: "This is the magic crystal. After the death of a magical beast, it's possible to leave behind such a crystal, which we call a magic crystal. In fact, you often see them, for example, space rings, crystal cards, and gemstones inlaid on scepters are all made from processed magic crystals, only the original magic crystals rarely circulate on the market, so you may not have seen one."

  Li Xie gazed at the magic crystal on Brad Pitt's palm, his pupils shrinking, and his heart racing wildly!