Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 1005: Profiteering

After rubbing against Lucy's loving breakfast, Alan returned to his room happily and bumped into Edward who was looking for him. Edward looked him up and down and said, "You're smiling like a hairless cat. You look in a good mood, Spring Cat?"

"Not bad." Ellen pushed open the door and called him in. "You're different," he said. "You must have gotten something from Gunn by running me in early in the morning."

"I'm different from you. At least I'm reserved. I don't want to tell the whole world that you're as happy as a flower."

Alan shook his head and said, "You don't understand. Actually, Edward, I think you're right about the black joke. If you don't have a straight face all day, there will definitely be a lot of women sticking to you."

"What do I need so many women for? Can I eat?" Edward brushed his hands and said, "Well, cut the crap. Let me get you something serious. You were right. I got something from Gunn."

Alan restrained his mind and said seriously, "Did you dig out the trading chain behind the gold wire?"

Edward shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Restricted materials like gold wire and iron can be traded on the black market. Every joint is guarded by people of great origins." How could he dig it out just like that? Besides, Gangen is only a small leader of Zhan Lang. I don't think even Joey knows that much, let alone Gangen. In fact, he only knew that after transporting the gold wire iron out of the Land of Darkness, it would be rolled over to Sardinia and handed over to a man nicknamed Blood Sickle. As far as he knows, this man seems to be related to the boss of a large Chamber of Commerce in Sardinia. No matter how many he has, Gangen doesn't know.

"A mere Chamber of Commerce in Sardinia can't eat gold wire iron, so that Chamber of Commerce should only be one of the joints of the entire trading chain. Do you think we need to find another seller after we take over the Graywolf Mine?" Ellen asked. Previously, the owner of the mine was an important figure of the empire who secretly supported the Black Wolf. With him in charge, the black market naturally wouldn't dare to take advantage of him. If it were them, it would be different. Right now, they did not have a deep background in the empire, so it was inevitable that they would make a move. Moreover, that big shot might be able to obstruct the sale of the gold wire iron in Allen's hands.

In fact, the other party could leak this information to the empire. At that time, the empire could use its strategic resources to forcefully expropriate this mine, and Allen and the others would be wasting their time.

So if you want to keep the mine, it might be a good decision to find another seller. As long as the profits from gold wire and iron could impress other great figures, then they could balance their opponents.

In the end, it was still the word "benefit".

"I don't think there's a need to worry about this." Edward said indifferently, "Gold wire iron is very profitable. I don't think the boss behind Zhan Lang will give up easily." As long as he didn't give up, this mine would remain a secret for the time being. It depends on our attitude if we are in a hurry to sell gold wire or even find another buyer. I'm not sure that Lord would rather not use this mine than ruin our good fortune. At that time, we should have a headache. "Especially since we won't be staying in the dark for long, we won't be allowed to operate on the gold wire at all."

"Fortunately, don't you think it would be better to ship the gold wire back to the Federation? After all, we are not native residents of Heaven Star. They can only sell the gold wire to other important figures in the empire, but we don't have to. In my opinion, the Federation is the best buyer."

Allen patted his head and said, "You're right. According to what you said, we still mine iron ore, but we can take the gold wire back to Dawn Castle and store it first. When the northward mission is completed, we can transport the gold wire to Earth."

"I also think so, so that you can drag on that big shot for a while. When he finds out that something is amiss, you should be able to earn a seat in the Northern Region. With the support of the Second Prince, it would be easier to circulate. Don't forget that there is still this north-south trade route. When the time comes, we will drag more noble officials into the water, and they will not be as weak as they are now. "Even if it's the Grand Duke of the Empire, it won't be that easy to touch us," Edward said with a smile.

Alan nodded. "Let's do this. I'll notify Gunn later to go back to work at the mine. Arrange for someone to return to Dawn Castle and ask Broy to arrange for a guard to come to the Dark Lands. When we leave, we can just leave a few people to meet Broy."

"I know what to do." Edward paused for a moment before continuing, "As for Black Feather, it's a pity. They don't have such a lucrative business as the Graywolf Mine, but they're still engaged in the slave trade."

"Slave trade?"

Edward nodded and said, "Well, isn't there an Empire general behind Black Feather?" It seemed that every once in a while, the general would send a batch of slaves to the Land of Darkness, and then Black Feather would come forward and sell the slaves to different places. I have seen the general information they sent me, and the slaves sent by the general came in all sorts of ways. There are foreign female slaves, human slaves, even prisoners of war, and so on. "

"Oh," said Allen, "an imperial general, where did you get so many slaves?"

"Obviously, the general is just a proxy. There must be an even bigger figure backing him up. Although the slave trade was not as profitable as the gold wire trade, it was still profitable. If it was run by a military boss, there would be many times when there was no business. Slaves like outsider females and war criminals, I think they will be able to gather a batch of slaves in the next war. "

Allen narrowed his eyes and said, "That makes sense. Hey, the Babylonian slave hunters on the black market have to organize their troops and send money to capture alien slaves everywhere. But how can this Bailey general come so quickly? He can gather a batch of slaves in just a few battles. There's almost no cost, and the profits won't be small."

"Imperial slaves are not forbidden, especially alien slaves. They are a fashion symbol of the imperial nobility. Therefore, the profits in this line of work were not low, and there would not be only one or two generals doing this kind of business. And for such a thing, even if I didn't obtain the tacit consent of the higher-ups of the military, I wouldn't believe it even if I were to be beaten to death. "So there must be a lot of people and things involved behind the seemingly simple deal," Edward analyzed.

Alan clicked his tongue and said, "In just one dark place, two bandit groups have already involved so many people. This human empire is indeed very deep."

"So you must be careful not to drown." Edward told a black joke in all seriousness.

Then he took his leave, and just as he was about to leave, Gurus knocked on the door and entered.

"My lord, I've shown your armor to the people in the workshop. I can't tell you the specifics. If possible, would you like to personally go to the workshop?" Gurus asked.

Allen's Eternal Guardian was torn apart by Joey in the arena. Although the damage was limited, the location of the damage was crucial. The War Wolf on the Evil Tooth Barrier had its own weapon workshop, so Alan handed it over to Gurus to try and repair the armor. The northbound path was still far from the finish line. There were plenty of times when Eternal Guards were needed, so Ellen was naturally unwilling to give up this sturdy armor that he had exchanged for Fourth Grade merit points.

Hearing what Gurus said, he nodded and the two of them went to the weapons workshop behind the temple.

Zhan Lang's workshop was not big, so Gurus gave a brief introduction on the way. There were two technicians in the workshop and a dozen or so young men under their command. This workshop was mainly responsible for repairing some damaged equipment of Zhan Lang, but the armor poisonous stings on Joey's body came from one of the technicians in the workshop. That set of poisonous stinger materials was quite exquisite, and the workmanship was well-behaved. There is no too creative design, but it is better to be strong and practical. It was only when he ran into an opponent like Allen and possessed a divine weapon like Red King that the armor was useless.

It was already rare for a pirate workshop to be able to make armor like a poisonous thorn. "That guy's name is Garden," Gurus said as he walked. "The poisonous stinger was made by him, so I gave him the Lord's armor for a look …"

Before he could finish his sentence, a loud roar came from the workshop ahead, "I can't do it, but I can't do it. Even if Gurus is going to take my head off, I still say so!"

"It's just a piece of armor. There's no need to threaten his life, is there?" Alan shook his head.

Gurus said awkwardly, "I'm used to speaking. My tone is a little stiff."

Alan also knew that his anger was hard to change, so he didn't say anything else and followed Gurus into the workshop. Just as he entered the workshop, a hammer suddenly flew towards him. Just as Alan was about to take it, Gurus snorted and snatched it from his hand. "What are you doing? Do you want to rebel?" He said angrily.

In the workshop, two men were fighting each other, while a few young men were trying to persuade them to fight. No one knew who had tossed the hammer out, but if Gurus hadn't caught it, he would have smashed the door of the workshop. Alan was not interested in the fight between those people. He swept his eyes over them. There are two furnaces, a few workbenches and a row of tool racks in the workshop. There were damaged armor, swords and other items that only had a rough embryo hanging on the wall. There was even a sketch of the equipment design nailed to it, but it also looked like a workshop.

Seeing Gurus arrive, the two men who were fighting each other separated embarrassedly. A short, red-skinned middle-aged man who was as sturdy as a buffalo pushed aside the crowd and looked at Gurus. "I had a quarrel with Dude and fought on impulse. I was the one who did it first. If you want to kill me, I admit it, it has nothing to do with Dude and the others."

Gurus shook his head. Alan looked back at the middle-aged man and smiled. "I guess this is Grandmaster Garden, right?"

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