Unknown Knight

Chapter 226 The Raptor Crosses the River

When one chicken dies, all the monkeys are shocked. Soon, a bloody human head was brought up for the steward to examine. The banquet, which was originally noisy, suddenly became quiet. The guests now realized that everyone had been gamed and had lost the ability to negotiate conditions.

Axel didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He originally wanted to keep a low profile, have a good rest and then leave the city of Barrier. Unexpectedly, he got addicted to winning money on a whim. He had some evil thoughts and attracted a big shark. He accidentally became someone else's meat on the chopping board.

This made Aix feel somewhat unwilling. After all, no one wants to spit out the meat in their mouth. And it was not just as simple as spitting it out. According to the steward, everyone in the first row had to pay at least one thousand gold coins, and Aix and his party were arranged with four seats in the first row.

Among them, Aix sat at one seat, and behind him stood two maids, Aisu and Ran Ying, who were wearing veils, and Afanti, who was the housekeeper. Bestul sat at one seat, and behind him stood Zhenzhen, who was wearing a veil. James and Veron each sat at one seat, and behind them stood Mathilde, who was wearing a veil.

If they calculated it according to the manager's request, they would not only have to give up the money they won, but also lose all their capital.

Aix finally understood why Barriere was so prosperous despite being so remote. Not only did it produce high-value specialty goods, but it also had such a big business that was luring people into a trap. If everyone at the table subscribed to the money obediently, Chief Attis estimated that he would not be able to spend it all in eight or ten years, and the economy would be so prosperous.

Unless everyone learns from Bruce Lee and performs Way of the Dragon, but after a quick glance, Axe found that all the nobles and wealthy businessmen present had depressed and cowardly looks. None of them looked like a dragon, so how could they cross the river?

But just because others are not fierce dragons doesn't mean he is not. Axe found that Bestur had shown him his strength several times, which meant that he could control Chief Atis who was ten meters away, even though there were four fully armed Mamluk knights standing behind the chief.

Not only him, but even Mathilde who had just joined took the opportunity to serve and distribute the meat to quietly hide two meat-cutting knives in her sleeves. Ran Ying and Ai Su saw this and did the same.

Seeing everyone eager to try, it was obvious that they were unwilling to spend their capital along with the gold coins they had just received before they could even warm up.

However, as a leader, he cannot be like everyone else who acts impulsively without considering the consequences. He has to consider the gains and losses of the entire team.

After all, although the team has top fighters like Bestur and Mathilde, there are also old and weak ones like James and Velen with low combat power. Even though the three girls, Aisu, Ran Ying and Zhenzhen, seem to be quite powerful, they are no match for a Mamluk knight if pulled out individually. What's more, no one has a suitable weapon in their hands, so they have to plan carefully.

He subconsciously touched Nana in the cloth bag tied around his waist. Ever since he regarded himself as the owner of this nano core machine, he has treasured it very much. He has always worn it close to his waist in a cloth bag and would touch and play with it when he had nothing to do.

When he touched it, Nana's cool body caught his attention, and he came up with a relatively safe idea.

Seeing that everyone present was keeping their heads down and prepared to accept the decision, Aix was the first to stand up and say:

"Chief Atis is kind and generous. He is able to share such a good business with everyone. We should be grateful. Why do you all look so dejected? My friends and I will take the lead in subscribing!

I just want to let you know that I may not have enough gold coins, but it doesn't matter. I have a valuable treasure here, worth at least 500 gold coins. I want to give you 300 gold coins to offset it. I wonder if you can be flexible?"

The chubby Aix spoke cheerfully with a naive look that put people off guard at first sight. His performance was perfect.

After hearing what Aix said, Chief Attis raised his eyebrows with a look of delight. He had no choice but to set up the trap to harvest the spoils. Of course, he would be very happy if someone cooperated with him.

The city of Barie under his jurisdiction had prospered through commerce, and he should not have used this kind of robbery that damaged business credibility to make money. However, in recent years, a new type of snow salt had become a substitute for his rose salt, causing the sales of his rose salt to plummet. As a result, his income had also shrunk significantly, leaving a huge hole in his finances.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go back to frugality. As the hole got bigger and bigger, the expenses did not decrease much. Coupled with the expenses of the war against the Khergit Khanate and the levies and loans imposed on him by Hakim Sultan for this war, Chief Atis's financial problems were on the verge of collapse.

In order to prevent the army he had worked so hard to build up over the years from collapsing, he had to resort to such a method of draining the pond to catch all the fish, attracting foreign merchants and dignitaries to come and suck blood directly from them. He thought he could just get through this period first, and then think of ways to remedy the situation when the financial situation improved in a few years.

The fat man opposite was so tactful. If he could take this opportunity to ease everyone's resistance and get everyone to pay the premium, and use this as an endorsement to restore his already damaged business reputation, then when the financial situation improves next year, it would not be impossible to share some of the profits. So he stood up and said with a smile:

"Haha, this gentleman is very far-sighted. In fact, it's normal that everyone doesn't understand it. This is a new business model that was just introduced from Gronia not long ago. It's called 'investment'. As long as everyone invests money, they can earn back their principal within a few years, and they will get money every year in the future. Isn't it a profitable thing?"

Seeing that everyone except Aix was smiling, all the others had sad and unbelieving expressions on their faces, Chief Atis continued:

"As for the treasure discount this lord mentioned, if it is really a treasure worth 500 gold coins, there is no need to discount it. Just set it at 500 gold coins. As long as you are willing to cooperate, this chief will not let you suffer any loss."

As he said this, he winked at the steward next to him, and the steward stepped forward and took the treasure presented by Aix - the nano core machine.

In the eyes of Chief Attis, although the treasure presented by the butler looked of good quality, it should not be worth 500 gold coins, so he looked at Aix with a puzzled look.

Aix was waiting for his doubts, and hurriedly took two steps forward and said to Chief Atis:

"Respected Chieftain, this treasure may seem ordinary, but it actually has a lot of mysteries. It can not only make people speak, but also diagnose and cure all kinds of diseases in the world. Please allow me to demonstrate it to you."

As he said this, he waved to Bestur and Mathilde beside him and asked them to come forward, as if to ask them to cooperate in the demonstration to everyone.