Chapter 235 Exploitation
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These goods are all prepared for the elves, and other goods have been moved into the store.
Ladoye was waiting at the door of the store, waiting for the elves to come to receive the goods.
The three Herrags did not leave, but stayed in place to guard the goods.
Their mission has not yet been completed. The mission includes a return journey and they have to escort the caravan back and forth.
If we don't escort the caravan back temporarily, the one hundred gold coins for the return trip will be gone.
Of course, Herage and the others did not stay because of the gold coins, they just wanted to find a suitable time.
There are so many goods on the ground now. Although no one will come to snatch them, someone must watch them.
Herage was also observing the surrounding terrain at this time.
There is a forest to the north of the entire town, and a fence is erected on the outside of the forest.
The fence was covered with ivy-like vines. The fence looked ordinary, but Herage felt the magic contained in it.
No one was approaching outside the fence, and the ground nearby was covered with lush weeds. It was obvious that almost no one had set foot there.
In the middle of the fence, there is a tall wooden gate and a road leading deep into the forest.
The wooden door was closed tightly, and no one was seen entering or leaving for a long time.
Herage guessed that it should be the area of ββthe elves in the Strange Valley, and ordinary humans would definitely not be allowed to enter.
Many people even walked around there, not even daring to get any closer.
Although the wooden door was unguarded, the majesty of the elves left an indelible mark on these people's hearts.
After waiting for two hours, at the end of the street in the distance, a male elf came over on horseback. Behind him was a convoy of several elves.
Their carriages were empty, apparently intended to be loaded with goods.
When Ladoye saw it, he immediately went over to greet him with a smile on his face: "Lord Bain, you are here. I have prepared all the goods you need, and I guarantee they are of high quality."
Bain looked indifferent and walked slowly over on horseback. He didn't even look at Ladoye, but looked at the goods on the ground.
He dismounted and opened a box at random, which contained some pickled meat.
Bain moved his nose to smell it, then frowned and said: "You are three days late this time, and the bacon has spoiled. The price of this batch of bacon will be halved."
"Ah? Cut it in half...Bain...Master Bain, this bacon will not go bad, and it is only three days old."
Ladoye panicked when he heard about the halving. Not only would it not make money, he would even lose costs.
Being three days late is just an excuse. There will be a difference of two or three days in the round trip due to various reasons. It cannot be the same time every time.
As for the bacon spoiling, that's even more nonsense.
First of all, the cured meat can be stored for a long time, and this batch of cured meat has been completely cured and discharged. Ladoye has personally inspected every piece of meat, how could it possibly spoil.
And it's only three days later than last time. It can't go bad in three days.
Bain is simply looking for trouble, lowering the price and then eating the difference.
Ladoye knew this and shouldn't say anything. He could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
He begged, hoping that Bain would not lower the price so harshly and cut the price in half, which would be too much of a loss.
Bain's eyes widened when he heard Ladoye's words: "What? Are you questioning me?"
Bain was displeased that an inferior human dared to question him.
If he said the cured meat has gone bad, that means the cured meat has gone bad.
Ladoye was sweating profusely and whispered: "No, no, I don't dare to question Lord Bain. This bacon has indeed gone bad. Let's do this. I don't need to pay for this batch of bacon and I will give it to you for free."
"Send it? Who will eat it if it has gone bad? I will help you handle it. It requires an additional one thousand gold coins for processing." Bain said coldly.
"This..." Ladoye was stunned, with a confused look on his face.
Forget about losing money, why should we still lose money?
"Is there a problem?" Bain asked.
Ladoye looked as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit, and nodded: "No, no problem."
Outsiders are envious of being able to do business with the elves, but Ladoye knows the hardships involved.
Generally speaking, the elves are happy to give money.
However, what they are afraid of are small characters like Bain who deal directly with them.
Bain is a very common low-level elf among the elves, otherwise he would not be assigned to handle these daily affairs outside.
The real elves stay inside and rarely come out, let alone have much contact with humans.
Although Bain didn't dare not pay, it was common for him to use some tricks to make a profit for himself.
And Ladoye couldn't complain and couldn't contact other elves.
What's more, it's impossible for the elves to help him.
He was a human being, and those elves looked down upon him at all. How could he make decisions for himself?
Ladoye could only swallow this breath. Apart from this batch of cured meat, he still made a lot of money overall.
Just because of the cost of this batch of bacon, I also lost a thousand gold coins.
As for being a little angry, it's nothing, Ladoye doesn't care about this trivial matter.
Bain did not continue to embarrass Ladoye. He also knew that he could not push people into a hurry, so he said nothing more after getting some benefits.
The few elves he brought over began to move the goods, loading boxes one by one onto the carriage.
During this period, no one from the Ruby Chamber of Commerce helped because they were not allowed to touch it.
All these goods must be inspected and confirmed to have no problems before they can be transported into the Strange Valley.
After the elves finished carrying the goods, the convoy slowly left and headed towards the north of the town, near the wooden gate of the fence.
There was a large courtyard there and several large warehouses were built.
After Bain directed the convoy into the yard, he transported the goods into the warehouse and stored them.
In the next few days, he needs to slowly check these goods to make sure there are no problems.
After completing these, people will be arranged to transport the goods.
Herage paid attention to the movements of Bain's team of elves throughout the whole process, and he probably had an idea in his mind.
According to the plan, the caravan will stay here in the next few days.
They would buy some goods and then return to Night City to resell them.
The time to go back will be faster, because there are less goods and the walking speed will naturally be faster.
Herage and the others have to try their best to complete the task in the past few days.
Because without the cover of the Ruby Chamber of Commerce, they would be very abrupt in this town.
The elves look down on humans and are wary of them. They think humans are a very cunning race and are unwilling to interact with them too much.
