Chapter 552 Protection Tax

Since he is now the Golden Dragon King of Chifeng Palace, and there is something going on in the village under his jurisdiction, he naturally has to find out. Otherwise, if he has lived in Chifeng Palace for a long time, how will he know about the various problems that are happening in the outside world? !

"That's very good! Then please invite these two distinguished guests to sit in my Biluo Cave! Please!" The mermaid patrol leader's eyes lit up, and he opened his mouth to extend the invitation. Du Long was naturally happy to enter Biluo Cave, Xia Qinglian Even more so.

"Captain Yu! Why did you bring two foreigners in?!"

"Brother Guang! Who are these two?! Why did you bring them into the cave?!"

After passing through a defensive wall made of artificial coral reefs, you entered the boundary of Biluo Cave. Along the way, there were many mermaid sea monsters busy in the sea fields. When they saw two strangers coming in from the corner of their eyes, they all asked curiously. road.

Whenever someone asked, Yu Guang would always answer and tell them that these were two undersea businessmen from the blue sky, who were going to Biluo Cave to collect some undersea specialties, and if they had good things at home, they might as well sell them. So much!

As a result, the mermaid sea monsters who were working in the sea fields dropped their work one after another and followed. Soon dozens of people gathered together and came to a cave entrance. Then they went all the way up the cave entrance to a waterless cave. In the cave!

Very similar to the caves where the red-finned siren settled in the past, most of these underwater village caves are built inside the island. A tunnel is dug out from the water and extends all the way upward. Then it is artificially dug out in the waterless area to accommodate a large number of sirens. cave house!

This kind of artificially dug village caves with the help of islands is relatively common on this boundless ocean and there are countless them. They are not as advanced as the caves at the upper level, which are forced to create a waterless zone on the seabed by the energy shield of the palace. But because of its simplicity and application, it has become the most common existence in the underwater world!

Unfortunately, since most of these village caves do not have a spiritual gathering array, the concentration of spiritual energy nearby is naturally not as good as those in caves with a spiritual gathering array!

As a result, the strength of the sea people living in the village is generally low. For example, in this patrol team, only the captain Yu Guang has reached the spiritual level, and most of the other team members are around the Gangdan level.

The mermaid clan has many beauties. Even the maids in the Chifeng Palace where Du Long is located are from the mermaid clan. However, most of them are mermaid demons from Chifeng Palace. They are still quite different from these mermaid beauties who grew up in ordinary villages. of.

The mermaid beauties who grew up in these village caves only rely on a few pieces of seaweed to cover their shameful places. Their appearance is many times more simple and plain than the mermaid beauties who grew up in caves or caves. They appear to be shy and shy, and they gather in small groups. Together, they only dared to point at Du Long from a distance and discuss quietly there.

"Out of the corner of my eye! I heard that you brought a businessman into the cave? But these two distinguished guests?!" I saw a middle-aged man with perfect strength at the Linghai level, surrounded by a group of strong men from the mermaid tribe, standing out.

"Chief! We just happened to patrol to the entrance of the cave wall. We met these two businessmen who claimed to be out to collect sea goods, so we brought them in to see the goods!" Yu Guang respectfully reported to the middle-aged man, and then to Du Long said: "Brother Jin! This is my clan leader Yu Gang from Biluodong! If you want to purchase any seafood, just try to mention it to the clan leader!"

"Haha! Yu Guang is right! Just tell me what kind of seafood Brother Jin wants to buy, Yu Guang! You guys can continue to go out on patrol! The wind has been a bit tight recently, so don't make any mistakes!" Clan leader Yu Liang said to Du Mr. and Mrs. Long smiled and nodded before explaining to Yu Guang.

"Yes!" Yu Guang did not dare to neglect, and after saying hello to Du Long and the others, he retreated along the way he came.

So, Du Long, led by the village chief Yu Liang, walked into the main cave hall and took a seat!

"Clan Chief Yuliang! Why do I feel that the atmosphere in Guidong is a bit tense? What is going on?!" Du Long was not in a hurry to discuss business with the mermaid clan leader, but expressed his doubts.

"Alas!" The smile on Yu Liang's face froze and he sighed: "Brother Jin came out of the blue hole. Naturally, he didn't know the troubles of our small holes! I thought that after Chifeng Palace started to trade with the human world, our sea The goods in Tianzhong can be sold at a good price, and the people in the cave can live a good life. As a result..."

"What happened?!" Seeing Yu Liang's words running out of words, Du Long couldn't help but ask.

"Result! A mysterious force suddenly appeared in our area and collected protection taxes from all small caves within a radius of thousands of miles. These people were led by three spiritual elixir-level masters. They were not something we small caves could resist. I heard There were one or two small caves that were slaughtered by this group of thieves for not paying the protection tax!" Yu Liang, the patriarch, replied worriedly.

"When something like this happened, didn't you report it to the superior cave? Just let this group of people run wild here?! Which cave is under the jurisdiction of this area?!" Du Long asked in shock.

"Of course we reported this matter!" Yu Liang shook his head and sighed: "Our area with a radius of nearly ten thousand miles is under the jurisdiction of Ninghai Cave Mansion. When we reported the matter, the master of the palace just sent someone to ask a few questions and then nothing more Below, those guys who collect protection taxes are still wandering around, and Ninghai Cave Mansion has not sent anyone to deal with them at all!"

"Isn't it?! There is another group of forces collecting protection taxes within the jurisdiction of Ninghai Cave Mansion, and they actually let it go?!" Du Long said angrily with his eyes widened in shock.

"Who says it's not the case! A few days ago, the group sent someone to bring a message, saying that their three leaders will come over in the next two days to collect protection tax, so that we can prepare in advance. The amount is actually the same as that collected by Ninghai Cave Mansion every year. The tax is about the same. You must know that the regular tax reaches about 40% of the annual harvest. Adding the protection tax, that is 80% of our income. Does this still allow people to live? Alas!" At the end of the sentence, the mermaid clan leader frowned even more tightly. .

"This is really unreasonable!" Du Long said angrily: "Then Ninghai Cave Mansion allowed such a group of protection tax-collecting forces to appear in its jurisdiction, and it must have something to do with these people secretly!"

"Who says otherwise! Otherwise, some other small holes were not convinced and even went to the Blue Hollow Sky to ask for help. Unfortunately, they were all beaten back by the president in charge of our area! In the end, no one dared to go to the Blue Hollow Sky to complain. It's very obvious that there are people behind this group of people supporting them!" Yu Liang shook his head again and said.

"Who is the president in charge of your area?!" Du Long raised his eyebrows and asked.

"It is said to be a one-horned blue rhinoceros demon named Lan Yan!" Yu Liang, the leader of the mermaid clan, said thoughtfully.

"One-horned blue rhinoceros demon Lan Yan?!" Du Long narrowed his eyes slightly, struggling to have a good excuse to deal with this guy! I never thought that someone would give me a pillow when I fell asleep. What a coincidence!

"That's right! It's him! What? Brother Jin knows this presidential leader?!" According to Yu Liang's idea, Du Long is a businessman from the blue sky. Maritime merchants have relatively wide connections, so it's not surprising that he knows a commander. .

"It's just acquaintance, no friendship! That's all, let's not mention it! Let's talk about a deal! Chief Yuliang, if you have any good goods in Guidong, just bring them out. As for the price, we can negotiate!" He waved his hand, Du Long changed the subject and spoke boldly like a businessman pretending to be shrewd.

Yu Liang was originally frowning because of the problems encountered in Biluo Cave. When Du Long changed the topic to business, he immediately became energetic. He turned to the tribesmen gathered outside the main cave hall and shouted: "A few idiots." Stand still and take out the good things you have collected in your own home! Send a representative from each household, and don’t make a fuss and make the distinguished guests laugh at our Biluodong!"

Soon, mermaid men arrived one after another carrying baskets of pearls and strangely shaped coral treasures of various colors into the main cave hall. The entire main cave hall was instantly filled with various underwater specialty treasures, which were illuminated by the light they emitted. Colorful.

‘Wow! Do the mermaids use baskets to carry these treasures? ! ’ Du Long was shocked and amazed in his heart.

In the main cave hall of Biluo Cave, baskets of pearls, corals and other underwater specialties were piled all over the floor. Although he was shocked, Du Long still tried his best to appear calm.

"That... Chief Yuliang! I wonder what price these goods in Guidong are going to be sold for?!" Du Long looked at the seabed specialties all over the ground and asked a relatively low-level question. How could he look like a shrewd businessman?

"Brother Jin must have noticed that these products are carefully selected by my people. Look at these pearls. They are plump, round and big. Look at the corals. They are all the most precious red corals. Each piece has a unique shape and a texture like jade..." It was obviously not the first time that Yu Liang, the leader of the mermaid clan, sold something to an undersea merchant, and he began to praise his goods endlessly.

After spending a lot of money just like this, he finally got to the point: "Since all my people brought out high-quality goods this time, I would like to exchange a piece of low-grade spiritual crystal for a basket!"

"A piece of low-grade spiritual crystal in exchange for a basket of these jewels?!" Du Long's eyes widened in astonishment, and Xia Qinglian on the side also looked a bit in disbelief.

"Well...if Brother Jin is not satisfied with the price, we can still discuss a little bit..." Yu Liang, the leader of the mermaid clan, obviously misunderstood Du Long's meaning and thought that the price he quoted was too high, so he hurriedly changed his words. : "If you purchase a larger quantity this time, then we can get a discount of 10% or 20%, no problem!"

"Clan Chief Yuliang! Don't say anything. I want all of this!" Du Long waved his big hand boldly and said: "As for the price! Your life is not easy, and there is no need to make it cheaper. Just exchange a piece of low-grade spiritual crystal for a basket!"

"Uh..." This time it was the turn of countless mermaids and sea monsters at the scene to be dumbfounded. The merchants who came to Biluodong to buy seafood specialties had always tried their best to lower the prices. Today was a good day. Not only did they not lower the prices, but they also took the initiative. To make a profit? !

You know, the normal wholesale price of each basket of these jewelry ranges from half a piece of low-grade spiritual crystal to one piece. The price difference mainly depends on the quality!

And now Du Long doesn't even look at the jewelry items at the bottom of the basket, and just decides to buy all the items on site at the usual highest wholesale price? !

"Jin...Brother Jin! You...don't...don't you want to inspect the goods?!" At this moment, the mermaid clan leader Yu Liang was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly.

"No need! There are a total of one hundred and thirty-six baskets of goods here, here! These are two mid-grade spiritual crystals!" Under the scanning of the Ring Spirit beauty, Du Long knew very well that these simple mermaid demons had brought out more than one hundred The quality of the basket of jewelry was absolutely perfect, and he generously paid for it and was ready to receive it.