novellaaa Chapter 146 Call me General Joan of Arc!
Chapter 146 Call me General Joan of Arc!
Despite Joan of Arc's differing opinions, Jiang Shuzhou and Rosemary, in a two-on-one confrontation, directly refuted her views.
"If you want to take the initiative, then go ahead. I don't have time to mess around with you."
After saying that, Jiang Shuzhou left immediately; he had other things to do.
"As you can see, I think we shouldn't be greedy for quick results; we've already achieved quite a lot."
Rosemary comforted Joan of Arc before leaving.
The shadows of the sky loomed over Joan of Arc, and looking up, she saw the airship of the Mage Alliance.
"Is it really over?"
Joan of Arc asked, somewhat confused.
What good is it to bring the ringleader to justice? Mahablay remains as corrupt as ever, still shrouded in the evil's influence.
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Today, airships are coming and going exceptionally frequently, with large quantities of goods being delivered to the East District and then secretly transported to warehouses in the West District.
"Master Navis, thank you for your hard work."
As he spoke, Blake took a small bag of magic stones out of his pocket and handed it to Jiang Shuzhou.
"How could I accept this? It's just a tiny bit of work."
Jiang Shuzhou quickly declined.
Upon hearing this, Blake had no choice but to put the bag away.
It seems this monk is a rather aloof one.
Hmm? Why can't I pull it?
Blake noticed that Jiang Shuzhou was gripping one corner of the bag tightly.
"Master Navis, you flatter me. You are very busy, and I am already extremely grateful that you took a little time out of your busy schedule to come and inspect the goods. This is all compensation for your lost work time."
Blake also realized that this person was a rare freak in the Mage Alliance, actually understanding human relationships and social customs.
"What kind of talk is this!"
Jiang Shuzhou casually took the magic stone and put it into his spatial ring.
This Blake has absolutely no sense of social etiquette. He actually dared to take it back even though I didn't want it?
"Then, Master Navis, let's begin the examination."
Jiang Shuzhou nodded, then opened the cargo box and began to inspect it.
These crates contain smuggled goods from the Mage Alliance; besides Jiang Shuzhou's own, there are also a large number of other people's.
Smuggling trivial items into the Alliance of Saints is an open secret among mages.
As long as you don't sell any prohibited items, it's fine.
The most important element here is the person, or rather, the monk.
No organization or individual may sell a mage, including a mage apprentice, to any other force in any way.
This is the deadline; whoever touches it dies.
Jiang Shuzhou came here specifically to investigate this point.
"Wow, so you guys smuggle guns and ammunition too?"
The opened box was full of guns and ammunition, and Jiang Shuzhou understood.
"Look at what you're saying, as long as we can make money, what wouldn't we smuggle?"
"But times have changed now. We don't know which bastard in the industry has discovered a smuggling route that we don't know about."
"We used to keep the prices of these items very high, but now they've been driven down, so we can only make a small profit now."
"If you know, please tell me, and I guarantee I can give you a satisfactory price."
Without a doubt, this was probably done by players who bought and sold through the trading house.
"Aren't you putting in any effort internally?"
"We investigated, and found that anyone found selling on a large scale was killed, unless they were one of our own."
"But it didn't work. I don't know why, but that huge pile of cheap items is still circulating."
"That's why I came to you. It's because these low-barrier-to-entry things aren't profitable anymore, so we can only look for things with high barriers to entry."
It seems the Alliance of Saints is unaware that players can use the trading post.
As for whether the Mage Alliance knows about it?
Legendary mages may know, but they don't say, and the information they provide is always vague.
If Jiang Shuzhou hadn't been a player himself, he wouldn't have been able to figure it out at all.
"So, it's a pleasure working with you?"
Using magic, Jiang Shuzhou quickly inspected the goods and found no contraband.
"It's been a pleasure doing business with you. Your payment has been deposited into your bank account. You can confirm this."
Goodness, they're not hiding this from anyone at all.
That's normal, though. Every year, the Mage Alliance is able to take away a lot of wealth from the Alliance of Saints, all thanks to their technology.
"stop!"
"What are you doing?"
It was Joan of Arc's voice.
Huh? Why is this woman so persistent?
"Pastor Joan of Arc, I am having some friendly conversations with this Commander Navis."
"Ah Zhen, listen to your brother's advice. Some things are understood by those who know them. If you really don't understand, you can pretend to know. Just close your eyes and rest when you need to. Don't take it so seriously."
Jiang Shuzhou didn't care what would happen if the goods were stopped; according to the rules of the underworld, once a purchase is made, it's done.
He delivered the goods here, and then the two of them inspected and accepted them. After the handover was completed, the money and goods were settled.
As for the rest?
If Blake can't solve this, he shouldn't be a silver coin priest anymore; he should just become an iron coin priest.
"Who is your Ah Zhen?"
It seems Joan of Arc was not buying it.
"Pastor Joan, don't get so angry, come, calm down."
As he spoke, Blake took out a bag containing white currency, intending to hand it to Joan of Arc.
Those are white crystal coins, also known as holy coins, which are the currency that are equivalent to magic stones in the Mage Alliance.
The Mage Alliance doesn't accept this.
They are all consumed internally by the Alliance of Saints, and are said to have many uses, such as bribing superiors to help one get promoted faster.
Another benefit is that consuming it can help you level up your priest faster, although it's not as good as bribing.
"Who wants your dirty money!"
So they weren't after the money?
Clearly, Joan of Arc was quite disrespectful, throwing a bag of white crystal coins at him.
"Wow, that's a lot of money!"
Black immediately became anxious. He lay down on the ground and counted the white crystal coins one by one, completely ignoring Jeanne.
Fight!Fight!
Jiang Shuzhou watched the drama unfold from the sidelines. If he hadn't been worried that stirring up trouble might earn him a grudge and get him kicked out of the smuggling chain, he probably would have started making a scene long ago.
"This is... smuggled goods?!"
The paladins behind Joan of Arc had already opened the cargo box and discovered the smuggled goods.
"Don't you have anything to explain? That! Master! Vis!?"
Joan of Arc spoke slowly and deliberately, wanting Jiang Shuzhou to give her an explanation.
"What did I say? It's not like I smuggled it. Besides, you have no right to tell me what to do."
Jiang Shuzhou couldn't be bothered with Joan of Arc. What was her status or strength?
Even if the two sides start fighting, Jiang Shuzhou is confident that he can break through the defense line easily, making seven in-and-out runs.
"Pastor Joan, aren't you being a bit too nosy?"
Blake's face lost its usual amicable expression, turning gloomy.
"According to the Holy Covenant, you have no right to tell me what to do!"
So it turns out you have a divine right of way?
Call me General Joan of Arc!
"You've only been in office for a few months!"