I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 147 Deification of Alpha

"I'm not very clear about this. The mining city was just established. I heard that they attach great importance to business and trade, and the taxes there are very low, just to attract businessmen." Alpha pretended not to know.

"Maybe that guy just wants to fatten us up and then kill us." Hillier harbored strong hostility towards this new city.

"I hope this city lord is an enlightened one, otherwise we will have no hope." Guromas has his own purpose, and this is also the last hope of the family.

After wiping out the grassland bandits, Guromas led Hillier, the envoy sent by the Fatalia Empire, to the New City Mining City to purchase weapons and equipment. This mission was not easy for Guromas, because he had to handle every step carefully to ensure the success of the plan.

On the way to the mining city, Guromas kept thinking about the noble master's instructions in his mind. He knew that if this mission failed, he would face very serious consequences. Therefore, he needed to act carefully to ensure that he could successfully complete the mission.

Taxation is a very important part of commercial trade. The mining city is willing to lower taxes, which means that the city attaches great importance to commercial trade and hopes to attract more caravans to trade. This is an opportunity for Hillier and Guromas. They can take advantage of the city's low tax policy to realize their plans.

However, they also need to be careful. In this city, Captain Alpha is a very key figure. He is a member of the emerging nobles of the grassland and has his own mercenary group. Although the captain appears to be kind and amiable on the surface, Guromas knows that the captain is a very complicated person and there may be many unspeakable secrets behind him.

Guromans' goal is not only to complete the task, but also to find some useful clues in the process to help him better understand the political situation of the city and the country. He knows that only by mastering more information can he better protect himself and achieve his goals.

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"Ancient Rome, this place is really similar to our Cross, with big chimneys emitting black smoke everywhere, and violent knocking sounds. I don't like it here." Hillier frowned and looked at the Titanium Mine City from a distance.

After all, there is such a city in our country. Outsiders call it the City of Darkness, the City of Desire or the City of Crime. Even the people call it the City of Filth or the City of Dirt with disgust because this city is too dirty.

"Master Hillier, this place is much better than Cross. Look, the industries inside are isolated, and there are workers transplanting trees. I believe that in the end, it will definitely be much better than Cross." Guromas frowned, and actually began to back off. After all, Cross was established by those capitalists. They did not obey discipline at all and even tried to overthrow the nobles and the king. If these people were not close to those dark nobles, they would have been wiped out long ago. Unexpectedly, there is also an industrial city here.

"Lord Guromas, you said Cross is the same as here?" Alpha was very surprised to hear this. According to calculations, it is only the early 17th century. Although capital has begun to develop, it has not yet opened the road to industry.

"Of course, their chimneys are taller, the gas that comes out is darker, and the water that flows out is sticky black and extremely disgusting." Hillier walked closer and saw that at least the moat was clean, which made him like this place a little more.

"This is the Iron Ore City, which was built on the basis of the mining area. The real mining city is more than ten kilometers away from the Iron Ore City and is still under construction." Alpha has now returned to the Titanium Ore City as an outsider. Due to the special nature of the Titanium Ore City, the city implements one city, two systems. On the surface, it is declared to be an "Iron Ore City" that produces ironware, but in fact it is a Titanium Ore City.

"Is this the legendary cement wall? It looks so ugly." Hillier stroked the red brick cement wall. There was no surprise in his tone, but instead a hint of disgust.

"The strength of this wall is probably only slightly lower than that of marble, but it is more plastic. If I have the chance, I must bring the secret recipe back and ensure that it sells well all over the world." Guromas is very optimistic about the prospects of cement.

"It is said that the secret recipe of cement is kept secret. Large-scale construction is basically not open to the outside world. Even if it is traded, it will probably have to wait until the construction is completed." Alpha now only sells a little exchange materials to the nobles, which is less than one-tenth of the total output. The largest output energy consumption is still higher than the construction within the city.

"Everything depends on human efforts. As long as the benefits are sufficient, everything can be negotiated." Ancient Romans' idea is very scary, but the key is that it is correct, and Alpha doesn't know how to refute it.

Since Guromas was the first foreign businessman to come to the mining city for international trade, he was warmly received by the Phyllis government, and was specially assigned a guide - Mist Gunn, an old man who was very familiar with the culture and history of the European continent.

However, despite this, Hillier was still dissatisfied. He sarcastically said, "Is there no one left in the mining city? They even use people who are about to be buried."

Facing Hillier's ridicule, Mist was uncompromising. He retorted: "A man with ambition does not need age, and a man without ambition lives in vain. The ability of a man is not judged by his appearance, but by his real ability and deeds."

Hillier did not intend to give up the fight, and he continued: "So, do you think anyone can run this city, even the elderly, children, women and beggars?"

Mister was not defeated by Hillier's words. He replied: "Sir, your words are somewhat ambiguous and intentionally generalized. I am talking about ambition and ability, not referring to a certain group. If the elderly, children, and women have this ability, why can't they sit in management positions?"

Hillier scoffed at Mist's answer and continued, "If women can also manage cities, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Mister responded by citing the examples of several great queens in history: "The French Empire and the English Empire both had great queens, and other empires were no exception. But were their great achievements all exaggerated?"

Hillier remained stubborn and said, "That's different. They are great saints appointed by God. How can they be the same as those people?" Hillier could only attribute this to God's will.

"Aren't the women in charge of us also ordained by God?" Mist actually retorted to the other party's words.

"How dare you compare these ordinary people with the great queen? Do you want to die?" Hillier roared angrily.

"Stop roaring, don't make loud noises, and don't attack anyone. This is the first time I'm warning you." At this moment, a group of soldiers came after hearing the news. There were 3 shield warriors, 3 spearmen, 3 archers and a commander. The lineup was quite neat.

"Sir, we are just discussing opinions and mean no offense." Guromas came to mediate immediately.

"No matter who you are, you have to abide by the rules when you come here. Once you enter the city, you will be the same as everyone else, without any privileges. If you dare to take any action again, we will throw you out." This is also the reason why Florina and others were unwilling to come. Although they were all born into noble families, they had no privileges here at all, which made them feel very uncomfortable.

"We are nobles, how can we be the same as them?" Hillier said indignantly.

"Please leave here. Nobles are not welcome here. I am warning you again now." The team leader finally lost his temper. He had warned them again and again but they refused to change, so he had to use force to control them.

"Let's not talk about it now." Looking at the other party's posture, Guromas knew that he could not let the young master continue speaking.

"You have triggered two verbal warnings. If you are warned again, we will directly detain you and leave the city." The sergeant issued a final warning.

"But we are..." Before Hillier could finish his words, Guromas covered his mouth.

"A man who knows the times is a hero. Even if the young master is of noble status, he has to bow his head under the eaves. We are here to do business this time. Harmony is the most important thing, only then can we make money." Guromas spoke earnestly and calmed the emotional Hillier.

Hillier was indignant: "I am a noble, but they don't even give me face. I must bring troops here to wipe them out."

Mist was unfazed by his anger: "In that case, we will just wait for your army to arrive. When the bandits attacked before, our city lord, Lord Alpha, successfully repelled tens of thousands of enemy troops by himself. If you want to be our enemy, you might as well consider how to face him first."

"What?! He defeated tens of thousands of bandits by himself?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Guromas was even more interested in the lord of the mining city, and was curious about who this powerful warrior was.

The team leader explained: "Our city lord is not only the lord of the mining city, but also the leader of a world-famous mercenary group with rich combat experience." As he spoke, the team leader was full of yearning for the city lord.

Mist followed suit and said, "The mining city has a complete city defense system and a large reserve force. It is reasonable for the city lord to keep his word."

After hearing the two people's boasting, Guromas had a better impression of the lord of the mining city.

"By the way, do you know the Golden Road leading to the West Coast?" Mist suddenly asked.

"Of course I know. The Golden Road starts from the south coast of England, crosses France and Germany, and extends to the mysterious Eastern Empire. It is an important trade route connecting the East and the West. However, in recent times, due to the emergence of the great thief Carlos, the Golden Road has become unsafe, and many merchants and travelers have been attacked and robbed by him." Guromas was a little surprised that Mist knew so much about the Golden Road.

"We have also heard about this. Carlos' arrogance and brutality have paralyzed this important trade route. We are also very concerned about the restoration and maintenance of this trade route." Guromas cares about this matter very much, which is one of the reasons why he took a different approach and sought business alternatives.

Mist went on to say, "We've received news that Carlos and his men are currently active in the west coast area, and there's a tendency for them to invade inland. Lord Alpha is afraid that Carlos' bandit group will disrupt our business activities, so he has sent troops to wipe them out." Mist's eyes were full of awe and yearning.

After all, the Carlos Bandit Group was a huge bandit group that caused headaches for the French Empire. Lord Alpha said he was going to clear them out, and he really sent troops to do so.

"Don't you think you are capable? Do you think you are a god? The Carlos bandit group has the power to destroy a country. Can a small mercenary group solve the problem?" Hillier mocked again.

"That's because you don't understand Master Alpha."