Chapter 395 - I Have a Friend… (1/2)
Chapter 395 I Have a Friend…
“Commercial crisis?”
Sherlock sat opposite Nicholas, his hand on his knees as he frowned and repeated what Nicholas had said
“Yes, Lord Sherlock We encountered the first commercial crisis!”
Nicholas crossed his arhtly knit, and he looked haggard, as though he hadn’t slept for many days He wasn’t even interested in the cup of bloody chrysanthemum tea placed before him
That was abnormal nobody could possibly dislike bloody chrysanthemum tea, with the exception of Lilo Sherlock had the ireen tea
Beast preferred drowsy red tea? No, he wasn’t a creature
“I didn’t believe that taking over Winterfell would be a simple affair, but I didn’t expect it to be this complicated”
Nicholas took out a document from his drawer, then passed the docuraphs, one of which depicted a dead creature He looked grotesque and was covered with raphs was a report filled ords
“Robbing Incident of the Black Volcano Merchant Band”
“Respectable Winterfell Dungeon Lord Onionhead:
We are sorry to inform you that the Merchant Band under you has been attacked at Black Volcano Their goods vanished We found a sole survivor, but he died soon after There were no other survivors We suspect that they were poisoned by the gas emitted from the lava
As the Black Volcano is an active one, eruptions are more frequent We are short of resources For safety’s sake, we hope that Winterfell can send a dedicated investigation teaoods are important to Winterfell and the Merchant Alliance They are very sensitive items!”
The subsequent contents were about the onsite investigation, the identities of the dead, and their numbers
Sherlock was surprised by their identities and nuuards? The report says that there are no survivors…”
“That’s right They were annihilated, and no traces of their corpses were discovered…” Nicholas said gravely “Besides paying a large sum for death coh they are easy to e since the Merchant Alliance has a standard set of procedures The only headache is the lost materials”
“Hmm, I understand your predicaeon Lord Onionhead the one who sent out the Merchant Band? Though he’s now the Region Judge, shouldn’t he be responsible?”
Sherlock put down the documents, and Nicholas nodded as he said, “Under normal circumstances, that’s the case, but this isn’t part of the Merchant Alliance’s internal affairs This is a commerce activity between the Merchant Alliance and the Northern Dukedoeon Core that was entrusted to us for transport If the itee Onionhead has to be responsible But as the Winterfell Dungeon Lord, I can’t wash my hands of it If I do, my enemies will use this reason to remove me”
“Oh, it sounds tricky Wait, I remember that the Black Volcano is the Northern Underworld’s most famous tourist attraction Isn’t the trade route safe?”