"Where's the goods from the East?"
Søren turned around and asked the people around him. Immediately, someone led him to the back.
Soon, a pile of carefully placed goods appeared in front of him. Without even looking, one could tell that it was filled with porcelain. It was a very precious commodity. On the continent, exquisite porcelain was sometimes more popular than silver. At the same time, because porcelain was easily broken, it was easy to have accidents during transportation. Therefore, the price of exquisite porcelain had always been high. Although there were some porcelain crafts on the continent, only porcelain from the East was the best. Only authentic porcelain from the East could be sold at a relatively high price!
It was just like how wine tasters liked to pursue the origin of the wine.
"Why are there so many broken?!"
Soran glanced at it and frowned. He said in a deep voice, "Almost all the boxes here are broken."
Hearing Søren's words, the pirate leader behind him immediately broke out in cold sweat. He braced himself and said, "The idiot below was careless and fell when he was transporting it. I've already hung him up and gave him twenty lashes. If you're not satisfied, I'll punish them later. "
"Forget it." Søren waved his hand and said slowly, "Since they've already been punished, forget it."
He looked at the porcelain in front of him and then turned to the box next to it containing spices, tea leaves, and silk. The goods from the East were quite valuable. He came here not only to sell them, but also to bring some gifts for Gloria. In the past, she helped Søren and Vivian a lot. In the past, he didn't have the ability to express his gratitude to her. However, Søren was now one of the pirate kings of the south coast. This time, he invited her to go overseas empty-handed.
Courtesy demands reciprocity!
In essence, Søren still had a lot of traditions from the past. Gloria probably wouldn't need the other gifts, but the spices, tea leaves, and silk from the East were definitely useful to her. This was because Wizards liked spices and tea leaves. Many things that had the effect of calming one's mind were helpful for Wizards to learn and understand spells. As for silk, it was needless to say. In this era where the overall level of civilization was close to the Middle Ages, silk was something that most women couldn't refuse.
"Take all of these and transport them out."
Søren glanced at them and picked out the best ones. Then, he ordered his men to move them out.
This batch of goods was quite high-end. Søren opened the two boxes and looked through them. He found a mermaid symbol in the corner of the box. Of course, this was not a mermaid. In fact, it looked more like a mermaid from the East. This thing was called a 'mermaid' in the East. It was completely different from the 'fishman' in the West. This symbol represented a very powerful force in the Eastern World. It controlled nearly 60% of the trade in the Eastern World. Whether it was goods transported through the desert on land or by sea, most of them had to be purchased from the cities under their control.
This organization was quite strange!
Søren had interacted with them before, and there were many experts among them.
In addition, these Easterners were not afraid of the Drows at all. They were also one of the few humans who would trade directly with the Underground Drows, even if this kind of trade was relatively hidden and not many.
Søren quickly picked out the gift.
He didn't stay on Snake Island for long. After preparing the gift for Gloria, Søren took his men to Port Tylon. Now that he was back, he had to meet the Naga Siren priest. Otherwise, she might be dissatisfied. If he didn't come to see her, she might think that Søren was arrogant. After all, she was the presiding priest of the South Coast. In Port Tylon and the cities close to the mainland, the influence of the Naga Siren priest was still very strong.
Søren still needed the power of the Sea Temple!
It didn't take too much time to go to Port Tylon. In the afternoon, Søren arrived at Port Tylon with his men.
The approach of the battleship did not alarm too many people, but there were still some leaders of the Chamber of Commerce who learned of Søren's return. Some of them were ready to come and meet him, just like how Søren wanted to meet the Naga Siren priest. As soon as Søren arrived at the port of Port Tylon, he ordered others to send his gift to the Sea Temple. Then he was ready to stay here for one night, and then set off for Shipwreck Bay.
When it was time to send a gift, he still had to send one.
Even if Søren forced the Naga Siren priest to give in and bow her head at the beginning, now that things were over, if there was a chance to ease the relationship, he still had to win her over a little. If Søren wanted to gain a foothold on the South Coast, he must hold on to the golden thigh of the Sea Goddess. As long as he held on to the golden thigh of the Sea Goddess, even if it was a big thing, the Sea Temple would share some of the pressure for him. Søren was willing to serve the Sea Goddess. Wasn't it because he wanted to enjoy the shade under a big tree?
Of course.
It was not enough to just hold on to a big tree. Søren's ultimate goal was to make himself a big tree.
As soon as the pirate who sent the gift left, the head of the Chamber of Commerce in Port Tylon came over and brought gifts one by one. These guys had a lot of eyes and ears. Pirates always liked to leak information, so it was not surprising that they knew about Søren's return. For the arrival of these guys, Søren knew clearly in his heart, because what they wanted was nothing more than the black market smuggling trade and a new route to the outer islands.
These things could not be given to them!
The reason why Soran did not attack merchant ships and was able to support so many of his men was because he had a firm grasp on the smuggling trade. The profit in it was quite amazing. Søren now had more than two thousand pirates and Chamber of Commerce sailors under his command. These people ate and drank gold and silver from the smuggling trade. The protection fee at sea was not enough to support these people. As for the other route to the outer islands, Søren could not share it with them. In the future, this would be a way to make money.
A meaningless greeting.
Soran had a smile on his face as he dealt with people from all walks of life. He accepted all the gifts that were sent over, but he did not reply to any of them who wanted to inquire about overseas trade routes, or to probe into smuggling trade and so on. This attitude made many people helpless. Many people could only leave the gifts and leave with disappointment.
Time passed like this for a quarter of an hour.
When Søren finished dealing with the heads of these Chamber of Commerce, suddenly a strange figure appeared behind him. Then a cold light appeared, and a strange knife pierced through his back and directly hit Søren's heart!
Blood splattered out of the wound.
Søren's figure stiffened for a moment, and then his face showed a trace of pain.
The knife pierced his heart!!!
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