Perhaps the coldness of the High Elves' bloodline had finally awakened. Faced with the brazen invasion of the enemy, the life-loving Elves killed mercilessly. A large number of human soldiers were killed by the arrows, and human corpses could be seen everywhere in the periphery of the Emerald Forest. After paying a huge price, the countries finally gave up on the idea of forcing the Elves to submit, and expressed their desire to restart negotiations with the Elven Queen.
The details of the negotiations were unknown, but the truth was that the Elves had established their position as the masters of the Emerald Forest through the arrows in their hands. However, the Elves were not unreasonable. After all, they had learned from the High Elves' mistakes. Hence, although they still rejected outsiders, they actively provided herbs to the outside world. The advantage of doing so was to exchange for necessities that the Emerald Forest could not produce, and to prevent the Elves from becoming the public enemy of the mainland again.
Facts had proven that such flexibility was indeed necessary. Although it couldn't eliminate the act of poaching, most people still felt that since they could spend some money to buy medicinal ingredients, why would they risk their lives to search for them? Hence, the famous herb market in the City of Late Winter, which was next to the Elven Kingdom, was established.
It was said that the population of the Elven Kingdom had reached a million. Although it was much smaller than the big countries like Felan and Ledin in terms of population, it did not lose to any of them. It was hard to imagine that when they first came to the Emerald Forest, there were only a few hundred Elves. All of this was considered a miracle, a gift from the Forest Goddess, Monferra. In the beginning, many people scoffed at this rumor, but it had now become the subject of songs by bards. What difference did it make whether it was true or not? In Anril, who had the ability to expel millions of Elves from the Emerald Forest?
Because it was next to the Elven Kingdom, the City of Late Winter was known as the Breezy Plains' Herb Treasury, and there were many herb stores in the city. It could be said that the entire city was supported by the herb business. Every year, the tax from the herb trade accounted for more than 80% of the city's total income.
Among the many herb stores, the most famous and powerful one was the Tree of Emerald that Charles had mentioned. As the largest herb store in the City of Late Winter, the Tree of Emerald was also known as the source of life. It was said that it was the only place in Anril where money could be exchanged for life.
If it had been before his transmigration, Lin Li would have scoffed at such a statement. However, the pharmaceutics Guru-level knowledge in his memory told him that anything was possible when it came to pharmaceutics. Needless to say, the use of potions to treat all kinds of injuries and illnesses. Aging was known as the most incurable disease, but in Lin Li's memory, there was a formula to extend one's life. Of course, with the difficulty of concocting this kind of medicine, as well as the medicinal ingredients used, the price of the medicine was not something ordinary people could afford.
The Tree of Emerald almost monopolized 80% of the herb business in Anril. No matter how precious or rare the herbs were, they could all be found in the Tree of Emerald. Of course, the prerequisite was that one had to be able to afford the price. The rarer and more precious the medicinal herb, the more astronomical the price would be. Legend had it that a small pinch of Purple Lotus Flower pollen was sold at a sky-high price of five million gold coins in the Emerald Tree.
The sale of herbs alone was not enough for the Tree of Emerald to reach such heights in Anril. Just like how Sienna scolded Charles just now, no matter how big the business was, no matter how many pharmacists they knew, and no matter how high their status was, it was wishful thinking to expect the pharmacists to really help them when they were in trouble. You didn't give him the medicinal ingredients for free, and the pharmacist didn't owe you a favor. How could you talk about the so-called friendship?
However, why did the Tree of Emerald have such a high status? Monopolizing 80% of the herb business in Anril could only be achieved with absolute power. The reason was that the Tree of Emerald had its own pharmacists, and some even said that the pharmacists of the Tree of Emerald were not inferior to the Pharmacists Guild in Alanna.
There had always been different opinions about the background of the Tree of Emerald. There was a guess that was most agreed upon, and that was that the Tree of Emerald had the support of the Elven Kingdom. Other than the name of the Tree of Emerald, the more important reason was the source of its herbs. It was impossible to monopolize 80% of the herb business in Anril without the support of a huge source. Of course, this was only a guess, because no one had ever seen an Elf in the Tree of Emerald.
When Charles talked about the Tree of Emerald, he could not hide the envy in his eyes. The Tree of Emerald could be said to be the role model of their profession. However, everyone knew that it was almost impossible to reach half of the Jadeite Tree's current level, let alone reach the current level. The biggest problem was that most pharmacists were very arrogant. How could they easily work for others?
"Speaking of this, I heard that there is a newly established Tower of Dusk in Doland. I don't know how they got so lucky to be able to recruit a batch of pharmacists. However, I don't think they will be happy for long. I heard that many forces are eyeing those pharmacists, "Charles said with glowing eyes.
"Oh, then didn't you send someone to give it a try?" Wilkins, who had been silent all this while, could not help but ask in amusement when he heard that he and his companions had been receiving so many gifts recently.
Charles smiled awkwardly, and said, "I know myself well. How could a high-level pharmacist like me? However, with Captain Sienna's ability, I think we should give it a try. "
"Is that so? To be honest, I have been thinking about this recently. Charles, you have interacted with pharmacists a lot. Do you know what pharmacists like?" Sienna joked in order to ease the tense atmosphere. Of course, he did not know that the owner of the Tower of Dusk was sitting here. Otherwise, he would not have dared to say that.
"As long as the price is high enough, pharmacists like anything." Only Lin Li could make such a joke about a pharmacist. After making a casual remark, he asked Charles, "Is there no way to get these herbs that I want?"
Charles looked at Sienna awkwardly, and hesitantly said, "It's not that there's no way. I can think of a way to get a few herbs, but …"
"But what? You don't have to worry about the price. What other problems do you have?" Lin Li asked.
Charles did not dare to delay Lin Li's question at all. He hurriedly explained, "Well, it's a coincidence. I managed to get a batch of herbs from the Elven Kingdom through some other means not long ago. There are a few herbs that you want. However, it's a long journey from the Elven Kingdom to here, and there are dangers everywhere. It's really difficult to transport a batch of precious herbs here. Hence, whether this batch of herbs can be successfully transported here depends on whether Captain Sienna is willing to help. "
Sienna secretly cursed Charles for kidnapping him, but he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction on his face. Instead, he nodded in agreement, and said, "That's true. This route is too far, and there are many dangerous places that we can't avoid. Hence, it hasn't been peaceful. Especially recently, it was said that a batch of very valuable magic staff materials had been robbed from the Rood Magic Supply Store. There was also the Holly Family of the Eastern Plains. It was said that even the second young master who was in charge of the transportation had been kidnapped. Not only had they lost all their goods, but they had also paid a large ransom. According to what they said after they came back from the ransom, the Storm Bandits are currently occupying this route. "
The Gale Bandits were well-known in the Breezy Plains. Their strength was second only to the Dark Blade, and they were ranked second in the so-called top 10. However, the Syer Bandits, which were also ranked in the top 10, could not compare to them at all. Of course, this was referring to Vanskore's Syer Bandits, and not the one that got reinforcements later.
Some people suspected that there was at least one Legendary powerhouse in the Gale Bandits. However, there was no way to verify this news. However, it was a fact that the Gale Bandits had been running rampant in the Breezy Plains for so many years. There were countless encirclement operations against them, and many of them were made up of powerhouses. However, they either completely lost contact with them or returned empty-handed.
Although the Dark Blade still occupied the first position among the top 10 bandit groups, they almost no longer engaged in such acts of plundering. In fact, the Gale Bandits were the real number one bandit group in the Breezy Plains.
After Sienna said that the ones blocking the way were the Gale Bandits, the atmosphere in the house became silent.
Charles already knew that he was just like an ant in the eyes of that Mage Felic. Hence, the fear in his heart dissipated a lot. This was because he knew that as long as he behaved himself and did not go overboard, Sienna would not be bothered with him.
After all, a businessman was a businessman. Now that he no longer had to worry about his life, he immediately began to worry about his business. The herbs that Charles had gathered this time cost him a lot of money. If they were robbed by the bandits, the operation of the Seven Leaf Grass would be greatly affected. If he sold them in the City of Late Winter, he would not have to worry about being robbed. However, the profits he could earn would be pitiful.
In fact, after hearing Sienna mention the Gale Bandits, Charles already felt that there was no hope. Everyone knew that the Gale Bandits were second only to the Dark Blade. With the strength of Sienna's mercenary corps, it was almost impossible for them to protect the caravan from the Gale Bandits.
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