Chronicles of Ryan the Wizard

After laughing, the three people sat together, Ryan continued the previous topic, and he asked Flanner: "I always have a question."

"Haha, Ryan." Flanner said with a smile: "You just asked us not to be too polite, then you have to take the lead in complying."

Ryan also laughed. He asked Flanner and said: "Flanner, you have been in Freedom Paradise for many years. You must be very familiar with the history here? I also know many stories about Freedom Paradise, but I always have a question. In the long war of a hundred years of catastrophe, this place was miraculously unscathed. There are several powerful empires, and those kings who can raise their forces with one word, why didn't they send troops to occupy here?"

"Flanner, look." Ryan pointed to the street where people came and went outside the window and said, "Freedom heaven merchants gather and have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. Are those kings unmoved? There are no thick walls here. Without a broad moat, and without a large number of guards, it is simply an undefended city!"

"The Hundred Years War has been going on for more than one hundred years, precisely because the empires are evenly matched, and no one can do anything about it, but if a king takes over here, he will immediately have the huge wealth accumulated by the free heaven. Doesn’t that mean you have an overwhelming advantage in future wars?"

Ryan said all the questions in his heart in one breath, and he looked at Flanner blankly, hoping that he could give himself an answer.

Flanner picked up the wine that Ryan had poured himself and took a sip slowly, letting the deliciousness of the wine linger between the tip of his tongue and his throat, and the room that was still lively just now became quiet, only a faint voice came from the window. Cries.

"Actually," Flanner was silent for a moment, putting down the glass in his hand, and suddenly said: "In the history of Freedom Paradise, there was once a war."

"Oh?" Ryan and Elendo didn't know anything about this. They immediately became interested. They looked at Flanner together, and quietly listened to Flanner telling this history.

"Back then, in the Hundred Years of Catastrophe, as you said, there were several powerful empires evenly matched, and their kings were always thinking about defeating their opponents and expanding their territory. The position of the free heaven is very good, he does not Like the vassal states of these empires, they are within the absolute sphere of influence of the suzerain country, but between the spheres of influence of several empires. This is also the fundamental reason why the free heaven is permanently neutral."

"No matter which country it prefers, Freedom Paradise will be involved in that endless war. Even if the selected forces win the final victory, it is impossible for a group of businessmen without a strong army to compete with one The empires compete against each other. After declaring permanent neutrality, the merchants of Freedom Paradise can justify business to every empire, regardless of whether they are hostile or not. The more hostile countries, the merchants of Freedom Paradise The higher the profits can be obtained."

"The resources of any country cannot be perfect. Normal trade is necessary. However, the perennial war has caused the lack of communication between two hostile countries, resulting in a shortage of resources. This situation is cheaper for those of us. The ancestors. On one side is the war, and on the other side is the long line of carriages. As long as you hire a sufficient number of mercenaries and transport the goods safely, you can get ten times more benefits."

"Those decades were the golden time for the development of Freedom Paradise. As a result, countless merchants possessed countless wealth. This naturally attracted the attention of the greedy monarchs. They did not send troops to attack Freedom Paradise. It's that he doesn't want to cause unnecessary trouble. If a person doesn't handle it well, letting the free paradise fall to his opponent's side, it is not a good thing."

"Finally, a king called the Gorse Empire, unable to withstand the huge temptation, decided to occupy here by force and plunder the wealth here. Of course, the king of the Gorse Empire is not a fool. He did not directly send an army to To be safe, he secretly instructed a principality attached to him to send troops."

"The Gorse Empire has three principalities closely attached to it. The principality that sent troops is called the Principality of Gris, which is about three days away from the free paradise. In the calculation of the kings of the Gorse Empire, the Principality of Gris will Thirty thousand troops will be sent. He expects that these 30,000 will end the battle in five days. In just five days, even if other empires want to intervene, there is not much time to prepare.

"So, the Duke of the Principality of Gris sent a general and three infantry regiments, totaling 30,000 people. There should be no problem with 30,000 people attacking an undefended city, right?"

Having said this, Flanner paused deliberately, making Ryan and Allen very dissatisfied with listening to the story, and shouted in unison: "Say, say it, don't stop!"

Flanner laughed at himself, and stopped abruptly at the key point, allowing his anxious opponents to rush to bid for the following content, which can make greater profits. This was originally a very useful business method. He did business. Over the years, these things have been deep into the bones, so they used them unconsciously.

Flanner couldn't help being funny. It seemed that he had been too involved in business in the past: "Look, even in front of friends, I didn't consciously use these methods. No wonder no one would really help when I was in trouble. I really don’t blame others for this."

These thoughts flashed through Flanner’s head. He picked up the wine glass and drank a sip of wine to cover up the business method he had subconsciously used. Then he cleared his throat and continued: "The Principality of Gris sent troops. The following night, Liberty Paradise received accurate news."

"The next day, so fast?" Ryan thought it was a little weird, and interjected: "How did this happen?"

Elendo patted Ryan on the shoulder and said, "Don't talk, listen to Flanner." It seemed that the druid, who had always been indifferent, couldn't help but want to hear the story.

"Yes, as a businessman, you can get information faster than others, but it's a compulsory course." Flanner explained: "There are many ways to send messages quickly. For example, you can send letters on the way. Changing horses without changing people. This method is mainly used on the northern prairie. After all, there are many horses and the terrain is also convenient for horses to run. There is also a well-trained bird, so that these birds are familiar with the distance between the two places and pass them through. Letters, this method will be a lot faster, but the content of the letter cannot be too detailed, and it is easy to lose on the way. The easiest and most expensive is to use magic to pass it. As for what it looks like, I guess you are better than me. Clearer."

"Well..." Ryan scratched his head. He really didn't know the magic in this respect, but how could it be easier to pass a letter than to pass a person?When you return to the imperial capital, you must ask the Grand Master Victor carefully. He can even make a time-space scroll that conveys people. This little thing is naturally no longer a problem.

After Flanner finished explaining, he continued: "The businessmen of Freedom Paradise, in the face of the sudden disaster, have united like never before. In just a few hours, a temporary business alliance was established. This business alliance It is solely responsible for responding to this crisis. Then, a huge number of gold coins were gathered together and became the activity funds of this business alliance."

"The first order of the business alliance was to hire mercenaries. After paying three times more than usual, a large number of mercenaries were hired by the business alliance. Once this news spreads, there will be more mercenaries. Desperately rush to the free paradise. Anyway, these mercenaries usually take a lot of risks, and often fight on the death line, such as hunting and killing monsters. Every year, a large number of magic cores and furs are traded. Many mercenaries died under the fangs and claws of Warcraft."

"The high gold coins form the resistance army of Freedom Paradise. These mercenaries who are usually born and die together have a tacit cooperation than ordinary soldiers. They have experienced life and death and have rich combat experience. Indeed, these mercenaries are fighting and fighting head-on. They can’t compete with the regular army, but they also have their own strengths, such as using the forests, rivers, houses and other favorable terrain along the way to harass and obstruct them."

"Next, the Business Alliance urgently selected more than a dozen merchants who are good at hoarding supplies. These merchants separately took a sum of money and brought their own men into the city of Green Fire, the capital of the Principality of Gris, quietly. Their mission It's very simple. It is to use various means to buy all the strategic materials of the Principality of Gris, such as food, at several times the price."

"The road to Freedom Paradise was destroyed by mercenaries, and the water source was poisoned. When those residents evacuated, they took away everything that could be taken away, and those that could not be taken away were burned. The army of the Principality of Gris received fierce resistance on its way forward. The closer to the Freedom Paradise, the more prosperous along the way, and the densely built houses next to each other. The army of the Principality of Gris must seize the time to attack Freedom, otherwise it is very likely With the interference of other empires, they did not have enough time to forcibly search all the houses along the way. The mercenaries hid in those empty houses and did everything possible to harvest the lives of the soldiers of Gris's army."

"The companions who ate together yesterday, maybe the next moment they will be killed by the feather arrows shot from the house. This has taken a lot of their morale, so they can only raise the shield in their hands anytime and anywhere. Pray for God to bless yourself. It took Gris's army for four full days to come to the periphery of Freedom Paradise. This is almost where I met you. After all, it has changed a lot for many years."