Broad World

The unprecedented scale of riots in Askatla gradually calmed down as the main force of the Mutual Aid Association retreated. The council, which suffered heavy losses, was temporarily unable to restore order in the city. It could only use the bridge as a boundary to protect the administrative area, the temple area and the city gate first. district.

The wharf area and slums were controlled by shadow thieves, rioting civilians, and Robert's guild, the mall area was occupied by united merchants, and the final cemetery area was even more chaotic, with countless tombs being ripped apart by tomb robbers. , After looting all the funerary objects, they discarded the remains of the deceased at will, which was completely desecrating the corpse.

In order to prevent the spread of the news to the inland and cause greater panic and riots, the six-member council completely blocked the news leading to the inland, and at the same time actively deployed troops in the surrounding cities. Cities such as Cremur and Pusu have received orders , each dispatched 1,500 people towards Askatla.

In addition to dispatching troops, the council is still actively negotiating with the temple and the knights, hoping that the other party can send forces to quell the riots, but except for the church of the guardian god Haim who gave a positive answer, the Lord of Dawn Luo The churches of Shanda and Talos, the god of storms, all sternly rejected it.

Since the former symbolizes kindness and hope, they will never allow themselves to participate in bloody suppression, while the latter prefers chaos and fear to spread everywhere, and naturally it is impossible to help quell the riots. Some priests even secretly joined the rioters in an attempt to create more confusion.

Not to mention the Knights, they are either paladins who symbolize goodness and order, or priests and warriors who are good camps. They can't touch this kind of thing, otherwise the completely depraved Anomen is the best example .

Seeing that they could not get the support of the temple forces, the Council began to seek help from the Masked Mage Guild again, but it was a pity. Undead Emperor Xia En VII is shutting himself in the room on the top floor and trying to recover his strength. He has no time to meddle in other business, not to mention that the senior members of the guild have reached an agreement that they will never interfere in the civil strife in Amn.

Magic was originally a relatively sensitive issue in Amn, and most ordinary people are quite disgusted with it, so they don't want to continue to increase the public's hatred of themselves, and Constance, who was confused by Nesis, contributed to the flames, and finally doomed There was no response.

In addition, Renault Bloodhead, the leader of the Shadow Thieves Guild, did not work hard, and only sent assassins to assassinate a few insignificant people. None of the actual mob bosses were touched.

Since the day he cooperated with Henry, he has betrayed the shadow council, so for him, the more chaotic the situation, the better. become a veritable overlord.

Chaos and turmoil destroyed not only order, but also people's confidence. Overnight, a large number of businessmen sold their properties at low prices, and then left this former bustling commercial city by boat. Headed to the nearest Baldur's Gate in the north.

At this time, even a fool can see that Amn is completely finished regardless of whether the council can quell the rebellion in the end. And Baldur's Gate, the capital of the Kingdom of West Hartland, is rising. With the powerful deterrence of the floating city and the long lifespan of the legendary mage, this country will gradually replace Amn and become a pivotal force on the west coast.

Of course, it wasn’t just businessmen who fled, but also a large number of middle class, scholars, and nobles. In short, anyone with a little ability was running out, and people waiting to take a boat to go north could be seen at the pier 24 hours a day. All the ship owners saw the business opportunities bred in the chaos, and each of them raised the price of the ticket by more than twenty times.

However, as a saying goes, the market is composed of supply and demand. When the supply exceeds demand, the price will fall. When the demand exceeds the supply, the price will increase exponentially. when. Nobody cares if the price of the boat ticket has gone up.

You must know that crimes occur all the time in the city, such as burglary, murder, and rape. Anyone with a normal mind would not want to live in such an environment. The rich can buy expensive first-class seats, while the poor The whole family could only squeeze into the narrow and dim warehouse. It is comparable to slave trade.

Fortunately, the distance between Askatla and Baldur's Gate is not far, only a few days by sea. So Renren passed, otherwise, the poor sanitation conditions alone would kill the entire ship.

Nearly 10,000 people left the capital of Amn in just one day. Dozens of large ships were packed to the brim, and even formed a fleet to sail to the deep sea. There are probably not many people in this city.

A large number of people fleeing made the situation worse, but it also brought a lot of business opportunities. Just like some capitalists like to buy at the bottom during the financial crisis, those big businessmen also saw such an opportunity.

Just when they were still estimating whether the Council of Six was capable of restoring order in the city in a short period of time, Geweila took the lead and bought a large amount of stolen goods from the rioters, and then bought them at a very low price. He entered a large number of shops and land, and swept away all the most valuable real estate with thunderous movements.

Such a daring adventure made the upper class of the whole city look sideways, especially those big businessmen who were still watching were envious and jealous, and they all secretly cursed her to accompany her to the bottom.

The merchants are not fools, they understand who is standing behind this young girl, not to mention them, even the Council of Six is ​​busy trying to curry favor with Henry, no one dares to provoke Gavira easily at this time, the riot The people of the town will voluntarily move out of the way when they see the family crests carved with brown bears and pixies. The anger of legendary spellcasters is not something ordinary people can provoke.

The day passed quickly, and as the sun gradually set, people living in dire straits were about to usher in a chaotic night.

Although the appalling riots were yesterday's events, for most of the residents, there are more terrible situations waiting behind.

But all of this has nothing to do with Gavira. She doesn't care about the life and death of those poor people at all. She is sitting in the most luxurious room of the Garden Hotel, quietly listening to the reports of her subordinates, and at the same time secretly calculating how much money these stolen goods and real estate can earn. to how much money.

"We bought a total of more than 3,000 pieces of jewelry and 150 precious works of art yesterday. You can't imagine how cheap they are! Those poor ghosts don't even know their true value! A pair of six Hundreds of years ago, the painting of Atlan, the master artist, only cost ten gold coins! Damn it! I can’t believe it’s true! We’re going to get rich! This is not a few times the profit! It’s dozens of times! Hundreds of times profit……"

The old man who was in charge of reporting the work progress was dancing, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was already in a state of excitement.

As the saying goes, businessmen dare to take risks if they have 50% profit; they dare to trample on all human laws for 100% profit; they dare to commit any crime if they have 300% profit. , even at the risk of being hanged.

Collecting stolen goods at a low price is more than 300% profit, so this man has long forgotten the so-called Amn law, and at worst he will make a fortune, and go to other countries after receiving a generous dividend live. Anyway, there is no so-called extradition clause in Faerun Continent at all. If he leaves the law enforcement area, he is completely innocent and good.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for this, that is, the dignity of nobles and rulers must not be violated. If a nobleman is killed, even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, as long as he is recognized, he will be hanged. The superiors in almost all countries are consciously maintaining this, because they don't want to end up in the same way one day.

"Great job! Immediately hide all the goods in the cellar, and now our fleet is transporting people who want to escape. After all, this is not a small profit. After this period of time has passed, the things will be transported secretly." Get out. Remember. Tell everyone to keep their mouths shut, and you should know what to do if you find someone leaking information." As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Geweila's eyes.

It was the first time she ventured into such a big business, and she said in her heart that she was not nervous, especially the stolen goods, whose real value was immeasurable. As long as they changed hands, they could make terrifying profits immediately. Maybe the Chamber of Commerce would operate normally for more than ten or twenty You can't earn so much in a year, it's almost faster than getting money from robbery.

Most of the people who rioted had no idea about the price of jewelry and art. Basically, it is sold for money, and then bought food, wine, weapons and armor, in order to respond to the counter-insurgency army that is about to rush to Askatla, and in some places even built forts and walls.

The old man nodded viciously: "Please rest assured, if someone dares to cheat, I will make him regret coming to this world. In addition, most of the weapons and armor we stored have also been sold, and the few pieces of land we acquired And shops are also very potential. As long as the city restores order, it will double in value immediately.”

Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his voice, leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "A leader of the mob asked privately if he could get some large ballistas for them. They are willing to pay ten times the price. I think this matter involves It's a bit big, and it may have a bad influence if it is discovered by the council. So I didn't reply immediately."

"Sell! Why not sell! We are merchants, we will sell as long as it is profitable! What's more, it is ten times the price! But be careful when selling, and erase all the marks about our chamber of commerce on it. Remember, pay with one hand First-hand delivery, credit is absolutely not acceptable at this time, otherwise it is likely to lose everything.”

Gavila gave instructions without even thinking about it. She looks exactly like those big businessmen who ignore the interests of the country at the moment. As long as they can make money, they don't care about the law at all. You must know that the ballista is a real contraband in Amn, but she still got 20 from the mine in the northern Cloak Forest. She sold two secretly to the nobles before, and now it happens to be emptied at once.

"Understood! I'll get this matter done right away." After speaking, the old man bowed deeply, turned around and left the room.

Dozens or hundreds of times the profit has long made him forget the law and morality, and there are only shiny gold coins in his eyes...

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