Chapter 244 Business Opportunities in the City of Silver
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Alger continued to explain, "I heard that 'Admiral Hell' led the fleet to intercept them. Some say they only had a minor skirmish, while others claim they fought fiercely.
"But regardless, no pirates have seen a ship from the Intis Republic on that route since."
Audrey frowned and asked, "Mr. Hanged Man, why are there so many conflicting reports in the information you've received?"
"This is normal," Alger explained. "Generally, the information obtained is this chaotic. I need to use my knowledge to make reasonable guesses and deductions.
"Take this news for example. The reason it seems so chaotic is because none of it comes from the crew of 'Admiral Hell.' Many people are just repeating hearsay or saw the scene from afar.
"So, this kind of information obtained from different sources needs to be sorted out by myself."
Alger paused and continued, "In my opinion, two pieces of information are useful: 'Admiral Hell' led the fleet to intercept, and no one has seen a ship from the Intis Republic since.
"Then, it's about making reasonable guesses to fill in the gaps.
"It is said that 'Admiral Hell' is a powerful Sequence 5. It's impossible for him to silently eliminate the Intis ship, because there was also a Sequence 5 on that ship.
"After a series of deductions, I ultimately believe that the two sides should have negotiated. The Intis ship left behind some gold, and 'Admiral Hell' helped them escape that sea area or helped them hide their tracks to avoid being attacked by other pirate ships."
That's why Byron said, "The general decided to pay you the price we originally agreed upon." When Alger sold this information, he was selling the intelligence about the treasure on the entire Intis ship. Obviously, Luther Weill didn't get the treasure from the entire ship, otherwise he wouldn't have emphasized "the price we originally agreed upon."
Alger's analysis opened Audrey's eyes: "Very reasonable guess. I didn't expect collecting intelligence to be such a test of wisdom."
Then she expressed her doubts: "Another thing I didn't expect is that pirates actually negotiate?"
"This is a very normal thing," Alger said. "The higher the level of pirates, the more they rely on negotiation when solving problems.
"Just like the annual Pirate Conference. For most pirates, it is a grand event for exchanging information and conducting transactions, but for a few high-level pirates, it is a bargaining meeting to delineate looting areas or prepare to deal with a certain enemy together."
Audrey tried hard to imagine the scene of the Pirate Conference, but for some reason, she suddenly thought of the noble's ball. Whether it was the purpose or the process, the two seemed very similar.
At this time, Hobert echoed, "I also think Mr. Hanged Man's guess basically restores the truth. After reaching Sequence 5, it is difficult to kill an opponent one-on-one without help."
"Obviously this is our common understanding," Alger added. "It is estimated that in a few days, 'Admiral Hell' will participate, or his first mate and second mate will participate in the Pirate Conference, and then there should be accurate news about this matter."
Hobert smiled and said, "But those news are not important to us anymore."
"That's right, we've got the money we should get," Alger echoed. "After the Tarot Meeting ends, I will use the method of offering sacrifices to the Fool to pay you that 900 pounds of bonus.
"In addition, because I was trading this intelligence last week, I couldn't help you inquire about the sealed artifact with 'travel' ability. I am also going to participate in the Pirate Conference, and I will help you inquire about the seller then."
"Okay, I look forward to your good news." Hobert immediately roughly calculated his assets, which might not be enough.
Then Alger asked, "Has anyone helped me find clues to the 'Wind Blessed' potion?"
No one spoke.
Alger sighed. Now he has enough money, but the potion formula is difficult to buy for the time being.
After Alger finished speaking, Derrick said to "The World", "Mr. World, I will be able to get the real roots and juice of the Mist Treant in the next few days. Please prepare the weapon for me."
Everyone was stunned. Hobert asked, "Didn't you just pass the first round of assessment? You can go out to hunt monsters so soon."
Derrick smiled shyly: "I'm going to help at the workshop. While chatting with other people, someone happened to have the real roots and juice of the Mist Treant.
"I'll go help for a few more days, and he promised to give me these materials first, and then I will continue to help in the next month."
The people in the workshop like the sunlight he provides very much. It can be said that no one in City of Silver doesn't like sunlight, even the weak sunlight that Derrick prays for through chanting.
Derrick doesn't need to do physical labor in the workshop. He only needs to pray for sunlight from time to time, and the efficiency of the workshop can be greatly improved.
The atmosphere in the workshop is usually very dull. Unless there is a need for work, no one wants to speak, but after having sunlight, laughter can often be heard in the workshop.
In fact, not only the workshop, but the entire City of Silver has this atmosphere.
Derrick likes this job very much. His original intention of being the "Sun" was to hope that City of Silver could get out of misfortune, and he wanted to find new hope for City of Silver. Whenever he heard everyone's laughter, he seemed to have seen the hope of City of Silver.
"The World" said, "I will try to find a suitable weapon for you this week."
Derrick nodded.
Hobert smiled and said, "Your work income is very high. You can exchange for a Sequence 7 level main material in just over a month?"
Derrick was stunned: "This is normal, because those materials are of no use to us."
This time it was everyone's turn to be stunned. City of Silver only has a few pathways, and there are indeed many Beyonder materials that they cannot use.
Especially materials of Sequence 7 and below. The main materials of Sequence 6 level or above potions can barely be used as a sealed artifact, but the materials of Sequence 7 and below have no practical effects and can only be thrown in the warehouse to collect dust.
Many materials that are worth six or seven hundred pounds in Backlund may only be worth a dozen or even a few pounds in their eyes.
Hobert said, "It's a pity that gold pounds cannot be used in your place, otherwise I would definitely use all my savings to buy all the materials in your place, and then I would be a rich man."
Alger and others had the same idea.
Hobert thought for a while and asked, "What are the things that you generally need or can often use in your place? I know that daily necessities are very needed in your place, but they cannot be used for trading, because it will immediately expose your identity.
"Is there anything else? Um, something that can be used in the Beyonder world and will not expose your identity."
Derrick thought for a while before saying, "Weapons! We lack weapons."
There are two sources for the weapons used in City of Silver, one is from the workshop and the other is from monster hunts.
The weapons in the workshop are just simple weapons and have no mystical effects. There is a very small probability that the weapons seized will have mystical effects.
It is precisely because such weapons are rare that Derrick decided to find a suitable weapon for himself at the Tarot Meeting.
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