Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 1088 Merchants Federation

When the travel ship was about to enter the old world, a distinctive sailing ship caught Draconir's attention.

The sailboat is not large, but its surface is covered with multiple layers of iron armor. From a distance, it looks like a moving coffin on the sea. The flags hanging on the deck are also very interesting, including the crossed iron ax on the treasure chest.

Captain Tornio saw that the prince's attention was attracted by the sailing ship and knew that he must not be familiar with some conditions in the old world.

"The dwarf pirate group was established by a group of sworn butchers. After they were expelled from the mountain castle, they imitated pirates and lived a life of robbery."

The dwarf butcher pirates... are really novel. Even though the population has become so sparse, they are still following the old traditions for fear of not dying enough.

Draknir watched the pirate ship pass by. A seagull flew to the dwarf sailboat with a small bag of gold coins in its mouth. It was thrown off and used as tolls.

"Is this?" To give tolls to pirates, Prince Caledor could not imagine that such a thing would happen around Sartosa. If the country that hates pirates the most must be the Dragon Kingdom. Over the millennia, countless dragon eggs have been stolen. Sent into a pirate ship, sailing towards Naggaroth, and finally corrupted by dark magic.

"They are a pirate group who have been recruited on the surface. Passing ships will provide them with a small bag of gold coins, and their mission is to maintain the stability of this sea area."

Tornio looked indifferent, as if he didn't feel anything strange about this matter.

But this caused Draconir to feel strange. He clearly remembered that the master plan for Sartosa did not allow the existence of any pirates.

"I don't quite understand. The Dragon Palace has issued an order to combat pirates. The routes around Sartosa will be handed over to the Caledor Royal Navy. Can a group of pirates be as powerful as the Royal Navy?"

"Not comparable." Tornio nodded, "But piracy cannot be eradicated. As long as maritime trade exists, ships loaded with cargo will always be targeted for armed plunder, business planning, hidden assassination... all in all. There is a way to get what you want.

The Royal Navy can prevent armed plunder, but merchants cannot get what they want from official armed forces. "

"you mean?"

Draconir's question was quickly answered. The seagull dropped a bag of gold coins and quickly flew back with a note in its mouth.

Tornio took off the note from the seagull's mouth and shook it in his hand, "As you can see, this pirate group is nominally a cruise ship affiliated with the Sartusa Commercial Federation, responsible for picking up incoming merchant ships in the right direction. Enter the route.

As long as you give them a bag of gold leaf coins and indicate that you have no intention of provoking the Chamber of Commerce, you can get first-hand relevant information. "

"I am flying the flag of passenger transport, so the Chamber of Commerce will tell me which important people are temporarily living in Sartusa and whether they have any intention to leave in the near future." Tornio handed the note to Dracnir and added road,

"Of course, if I support a little more gold coins, the Federation of Commerce will explain that the island has recently accumulated a large number of slaves. If I pay another sum, they will arrange the slave trade for me in advance after I enter Sartosa. Relationship."

Commercial Federation...Dracnir looked at the note in his hand and fell into deep thought. His focus on business so far has been limited to Chulong Bay. Qingyan Port is Mazov's territory. Even if he wants to intervene, the final result will only be destruction. A perfect plan laid out by the villain.

Pay taxes on time, provide population, and remain loyal. These are the requirements of the Dragon Palace for the cities in the new world.

And Mazov, who is already a national hero of Kislev, even if he does some tricks when reporting to the palace, he will definitely run Qingyan Port with the main population being northerners.

But Sartosa...the prince knew very little about this place. When his father was on an expedition to the Badlands, the Pirate Principality had served as a distribution center for supplies, suppressing anything that did not meet expectations with an iron fist.

But with the departure of the legion, there seemed to be some changes here.

The merchant association is a typical example. If a group of merchants unite to conceal goods and secretly smuggle materials without telling the government, won't our Dragon Palace lose a fortune out of thin air?

"Who is the leader of this merchant federation?"

"As far as I know, the chairman is La Serena, a distinguished military aristocrat from Caledo who was disabled and retired."

Dracnir nodded thoughtfully. La Serena was a veteran who was seriously injured during the Snake and Rat Jihad and retired. Because of his many years of service in the Kaledi Garrison, his retirement file was very honorable.

Perhaps fifty years have passed since this military nobleman showed up in Caledor.

"How am I going to find this La Serena."

Knowing that the prince might have some thoughts about Sartosa, Tornio said without hesitation, "A deal that is enough to make him tempted, no matter what it is. His motto among humans is that as long as there are enough gold leaf coins, he can even get it for you." Produce a dragon egg."

"Interesting." The prince handed the note to the captain, thinking about how to get close to the chairman of the merchants' federation. If he showed his true identity directly, many things might be covered up.

"Tornio, how many people can your ship carry?"

"In case of short position, up to seven hundred."

"Please give this cruise ship two more bags of gold coins, implying that you want to buy a sailboat and slaves that can fill two ships."

Tornio smiled delicately, whistled and let the seagulls fly to his arms, and asked the first mate to fetch two bags of heavy gold coins and asked jokingly.

"Can I reimburse the Dragon Palace for this expense afterwards."

"If you want to become the royal helmsman of the Dragon Tamer family, you need to pay a little cost in advance."

"Understood, understood."

Ten minutes later, two bags of gold leaf coins were exchanged for only a thin note.

Yes, and the supply is sufficient. As long as there are enough gold leaf coins, they will prepare the best quality livestock for guests coming from afar.

Slave trade...Dracnir squeezed the note. In the early years, the kingdom relied on the slave trade to rapidly accumulate a population. It involved many forces, ranging from the Sultan of Arabi to the bandits in the Bretonnian port. Wherever there were people, they would There are figures of Caledorian slave traders.

Os Island...the prince silently wrote down the name of this place.

As the ships get closer to Sartusa, many similar ships of different styles appear in the vast ocean.

From Kislev, the Empire, and Bretonnia, these slightly closer human forces, to the tribal fleets of Arabi in the South, and the sparse Cathay ships are undoubtedly the key targets of merchants.

After Dawn Fortress began to play an important role, the dangers of the Tusk Road became more and more criticized. Loads of precious spices and silks were harassed and exploited by ogres, chaos dwarves, and greenskins. Perhaps they were already in the old world when they arrived. Ten do not save one.

The Cathayans, who love gold coins as much as other races, gradually developed a new trade route. They first went to Indy to collect a wave of spices, then picked medical plants along the outer edge of the Dragon Islands, and finally brought precious items from the far east. Sold to backward and ignorant barbarians.