Chapter 54 Understanding

If there is a calm person watching, he can definitely point out clearly that Ashu Rufate first showed a relieved expression, and then became quite embarrassed.

"A Jin, you... just... took me three hundred Jin Oli?"

"Ah, Ashu Rufat, isn't this your own request?" Ajin's expression clearly stated that it was absolutely impossible for him to pay back the money he received - of course, this is actually not something you need to look at his expression.

"But you..."

"This is a fair deal. Both of us agree with each other. You paid for me to buy something, and I met your request. Everything is that simple, right?" Ajin curled his lips. "Of course, it's a coincidence that I have this letter in my hand. When a person has the goods you have to need, a merchant understands that his only choice is to satisfy the price of the other party. Besides, I was willing to give you a 20% discount, but you rejected my kindness, didn't you?"

"Okay, Akin." Ashu Rufat sighed, he picked up the letter and read it again, asking a casual question. "What is your cousin doing?"

"Oh, a very honest horse merchant." Akin replied. "If he were in Groney, I would be happy to introduce him to you-you can buy the most suitable horse from him. I promise you that he is absolutely honest and trustworthy. He is twelve years older than me, and I still remember the teachings he taught me when I was a child. The first sentence was, 'A businessman must be honest, even if he loses money, he will do it as long as he agrees to it'."

"Is the next sentence 'A businessman must be smart, so never do this type of business'?" Ash Rufate read it carefully again. Time and handwriting should be correct. Yes, it should be correct. Just yesterday, the vampire met a businessman in Sivania. "But, Ajin, what are your honest cousin going there? Is it a horse produced there?"

"That's right." Ajin smiled mysteriously. "I don't know what's going on. In short, Sivania has cultivated several new breeds of horses... Well, I didn't see it with my own eyes, but my cousin is definitely not a lie. Anyway, as the letter says, he found a major opportunity for himself there. Look, in this regard, I am actually very unqualified. Because I will still fall into racial prejudice..."

"Okay, anyway, the content of this letter is credible, right?"

"I can absolutely guarantee this with my reputation as a businessman."

That vampire... Ash Rufate's doubts were gone, but he developed an unstoppable curiosity about the vampire in the distance. Well, this is actually the attitude of most people towards the vampire in the distance - curiosity is far greater than fear. After all, the church's classics clearly state that once the vampire queen dies, it is difficult for a new vampire to arise. From this point of view, the entire vampire race can no longer pose any threat to humans to life and death. It is precisely because of this that the scene of the Kalean War did not repeat itself.

"Okay." Ashu Rufat no longer pursued the three hundred Jin'erly, and pretended not to see Ajin's expression. In fact, he knew that Ajin was not short of money - at least three hundred Jin'erly, but making money is Ajin's biggest interest. "By the way, Ajin, is your market research over?"

"Ah, this is really a problem." When talking about this topic, the joy on Ajin's face disappeared instantly. "I haven't found the right opportunity yet." He paused. "It should be said that I have found many opportunities... I have met many people... But these opportunities are not enough in my opinion... not good enough. I have initially decided to trade grain, cloth and metal, and are collecting relevant information to understand the market conditions. But I am also looking for other opportunities at the same time."

"Didn't you say last time that the trade of elves and slave trade are both... very good?" Ashu Rufate asked deliberately. His words were originally unintentional casual words, but when he spoke the "slave trade", he suddenly moved his heart and remembered what Lalia said just now.

"Hey, Ashu Rufate, those are good deals for you, not for me." Ajin replied. "Because you are not a businessman, what you want is to invest capital and get stable returns. And the issues I have to consider are even more complicated, and we must consider the possibility of expanding the scale in the future..."

"Ajin, do you still remember the slave trade you mentioned?"

"Ah, what's wrong, Ashu Rufate, are you interested in this deal again?"

"I remember you told me at the time that the control of the slave trade will be further relaxed in the future... in order to obtain higher fiscal revenue."

"That's right."

"Is this news... reliable? If it is reliable, is there a possibility that it is to mix innocent people into those 'legitimate sources'... slaves?"

"Ah, ask this..." Ajin stammered. "Actually, I'm not very clear. I also heard others mention it. Because things have not entered the actual operation stage, I have a limited understanding of this..."

"Ajin, I always thought we were friends... good friends cannot lie."

"Okay," Ajin hesitated for a while and finally said. "Ashrufate, you know, in this world, it is often easier to make money by dirty methods than open methods. There are people in this world who have no moral limits. I believe you understand that it is not just merchants, but mercenaries... and all walks of life. You are right. This situation does exist, plundering innocent ordinary people, forcibly enslaving them with violence, threats and other means. For the slave trade, this is a shortcut to make money, especially for women and children. Believe me, Ashrufate, I will never do such a bad thing..."

"Ajin, I have no doubt about your personal character at all. I just want to know about this. Because I accidentally heard that there are merchants doing this in the Hawk City."

"I don't want to lie to you," Akin replied. "It is true that according to what I have learned. In the Eagle City Commercial District, there are four officially licensed slave traders. One of them does this... Well, he may be shameless, but he is also cunning enough to at least hide his actions from the officials' eyes, or use some means to make the officials close their eyes."

"He took women and children from the city and sold them to foreign lands?"

"That's right." Ajin said. "That's what it did. But I don't know the specific operation methods."

"Isn't anyone pursuing this matter? In my opinion, since you can find out Ajin, then it means that this matter... is no longer a secret."

"Oh, Ashu Rufate, it's hard to have any real secrets in the business world. Because any businessman has the nature to make a big business, and if a big business is involved, the more people will participate... the secrets will disappear." Ajin replied. "But you have to understand that knowing one thing is one thing, and completely exposing one thing is another."

"Is there any way to stop this?"

"To be honest, Ashu Rufate, don't do stupid things. Although you may have the opportunity to approach the top leaders when you work in the palace, they are not vegetarians. You also know that the slave trade, even the legal slave trade, is a high-risk transaction... You must have some skills in this industry, let alone these people do illegal business..."

"Oh, Ajin, my sense of justice is not as much as you think. I just understand it. What I want to say is that if the slave merchant suddenly died for some reason..."

"Ah, Ashu Rufate, you are talking about a dangerous thing," Ajin replied. "But I promise you that this kind of thing has almost no effect. If a caravan of a chamber of commerce is destroyed by bandits, will the transaction of the chamber of commerce stop? Of course it is impossible! This is not a problem that can be solved by killing one person or a family. As long as there are huge profits, there will always be some people who want money and live to do this business."

"I understand. This problem cannot be solved at one time." Ashu Rufate replied. "I ask a question. If there is an uncrowned king in the underground world of Eagle City... there is an uncrowned king, will this uncrowned king have the ability to stop this activity?"

"At least within the scope of Eagle Falcon City, it shouldn't be a problem," A Jin replied. "A businessman who makes a profit and leaves and a businessman who intends to operate business for a long time are completely different concepts."

"By the way, Ajin, you mentioned the matter of prisoners of war last time... The prisoners captured in the war, I mean the kind of barbarian prisoners, which were handed over to the church to deal with before. How should the church deal with it?"

"Ah, I only know a little about this. In fact, the barbarians are similar to us... After the deadly hard-working men, mages, champions and others are killed, the rest are not much different from ordinary people. I heard that the church sends them to some dangerous places and engages in various labor. In fact, it is similar to slaves. The difference is in ideological transformation. Once they turn to the gods of the Star Realm, they will be released... and placed in some remote places. But to be honest, there are not many situations of this type. In fact, it is difficult for us to get too many prisoners in our battle with the barbarians, and the ideological education of the church is not a gentle game."

"I see."

"Ashrufate, why are you carrying a sword on you?"

"Ah, I just bought it." said Ash Rufate. "I recently bought a robe to cover my carry-on weapon."

"For a person who took out three hundred gold Olis, this sword is so shabby!" Ajin's eyes flashed. "Ashrufat, you know, if a rich man like you doesn't buy a magic sword, it will be a downgrade! Also, since you have bought enough robe to cover the sword, there will definitely be no problem with putting a piece of soft armor under the robe! Of course, with your wealth, ordinary armor is not enough, at least it is also magic armor. I can introduce you to a chance...wait for me."

In just a short time, Ajin ran back to the room, holding something in his hand that looked like a ticket.

"What's this?"

"Tickets for the auction." Ajin replied with a sarcastic brow. "Just tomorrow, there will be an auction event in the Austrian auction hall, with the goods including some rare weapons and armor. I promise you will be interested. My good friend will get 20% off. I only have ten Jin'olys, and this ticket will belong to you."

"But, I heard," Ashu Rufate looked at the tickets over and over, while looking at Ajin squintly. "Auctions can be attended by anyone, and there is no fee?"

"Ah, this..." A few beads of sweat appeared on Ajin's forehead, "Ash Rufate, this is a special seat! The ticket for the special seat can allow you to see the auction goods very carefully and understand your needs, rather than relying on guessing to find the target like a blind man touching an elephant!"
Chapter completed!