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Knowing that she had arrived in Milan, Kathleen no longer had any worries on her face and instead, a smile appeared on her face. Kathleen brought the breakfast from the pub to the table in Lodge's room and prepared to eat with him. After washing up, Loki also began to eat breakfast with Kathleen. During the meal, Katharina said to Rocky, "Rocky, let's stay here for a while and wait until you've recovered from your injuries before we go back, okay?"

Roche swallowed a piece of bread in his mouth and replied, "Well, I want to rest for a while too. Today I want to go over to my friends' place and have a look. " When Kathleen heard this, she stopped eating and looked at him with wide eyes. "What about me, will you take me?" Loki nodded. He was worried about leaving Kathleen at home. When Kathleen saw that Loki had agreed, she relaxed and continued eating.

Loki brought Kathleen to the Eagle Mercenaries. Of course, there was still Xiaolong following Loki. The familiar mercenary group was no longer as lazy as the last time they had seen it. Although the soldiers weren't as straight as the last one, they still behaved like a decent person. Loki and the others stepped forward.

Loki handed the badge Avril had given him to the guard and said, "Brother, please inform your little miss that Loki is looking for her." Very few nobles would be so polite to the mercenaries, and Luo Qi's words caused the mercenaries to have a favorable impression of him. He said a few polite words and went in.

What surprised Loki was that it wasn't Avril who came out, but a Bachman that Loki thought was a passage. Batchman laughed when he saw Rocky, put his arms around Rocky's shoulders, and said, "My dear son-in-law, you've finally come to help me. "Haha, that's great."

"I am not your son-in-law, Lord Batchman," he corrected. "Don't get me wrong, Avril and I are just friends." Batchman awkwardly retracted his hands and didn't mind. He laughed dryly, "Sooner or later, sooner or later." Loki regretted the explanation. He had forgotten that all the explanation he had given this man was a waste of his saliva.

Batchman's eyes swept over Kathleen, muttering to himself, This damn kid, he brings a woman every time, and none of them is any less than Avril. However, Bagman wasn't dissatisfied with Loki. The number of women on this continent was closely related to his strength and status. Batchman's own status wasn't very high, so he had only three wives.

Batchman continued, "Loki, Avril is out on some business. We'll be back this morning. I'll take you in and wait. " As he spoke, Bagman pulled Loki into his mercenary group. After entering the mercenary group, Bagman directly pulled Loki into his own hall. Then the servants brought the porridge.

Loki carried the dragon and sat with Kathleen on the right side of Batchman, who sat high in the hall. After they sat down, Batchman said, "Rocky, you really have to help me this time. Since I listened to you, we've taken care of one of our biggest enemies, the Vor Mercenaries. However, after Avril obtained the Black Gold, the situation changed. The Mayor wants us to pay them a third of the price of black gold, but we can't sell it for private.

When Loki heard Bacchman's words, he took a sip of rice and asked, "You didn't refuse?" Batchman said, "Yes, we did. But the mayor used the name of the empire to pressure me, saying that if we don't do this, he'll send troops to chase us down, and the crime is treason. "

Luo Qi was shocked and curiously asked, "What does this have to do with treason?" Batchman smiled bitterly and said, "That's right. They said that not providing the Empire with the resources for war was tantamount to treason." Kathleen was familiar with this, so she continued, "There is such a rule, but there is a rule regarding the purchase price of the empire. The Empire has at least seventy percent of the buying price. They won't let the miners not earn money. "

"Where did the black gold come from?" "How could Avril have it?" Luo Qi wasn't unfamiliar with the value of black gold, the armor made from black gold was something only the empire's highest level officers could have. The armor of Katharina and Kibble was made of black gold.

Black Gold's defensive capabilities were extremely strong. Using it to make a chain mail was much stronger than black gold. It was even lighter than black gold. This wasn't the main advantage. Black Gold also had the biggest advantage, which was that it could also defend against magic. Ordinary low level magic wouldn't cause much damage, and even high level magic could reduce some of the damage.

Bachman said, "Loki, you helped me, and I don't want to hide anything. One day, Avril rescued a Goblin. Their people found a black gold mine on a mountain outside of the city, and this Goblin who was injured by a fall was here to scout the road. After that, a lot of Goblins moved in to mine. The goblins used the black gold ore they gave us in exchange for food and daily necessities so that they could survive on the mountain. However, they did not allow us to spread the news of their existence. Avril is the only person they approve as a trader.

Loki was very interested in Black Gold. He knew that he would face war if he went back, and he couldn't just let the matter of the Ulan Usu Empire go. At least, Kathleen wouldn't agree. With Black Gold, Loki would be able to train an invincible Divine Knight. Roche wished Keebour would bring back his god's cavalry battalion, but Roche's hopes were not too great. After all, they were in the tiger's den.

Batchman did not stop his words: "Not only did Black Gold not let us earn any money, it has now become a burden to us. Every month, he had to pay a certain amount of black gold, or else he would betray the country. The mayor and the Thunderbird Mercenaries have conspired together to suppress our Flying Eagle's business in order for us to compromise and reveal the origin of the black gold. "

As soon as Batchman stopped talking, Loki said, "I wonder if I can see those goblins?" Batchman smiled and said, "You have to ask Avril about this. Only she can communicate with the Gnomes. I've never even seen her before." Gnomes rarely came into contact with humans, and Avril was an exception. It just so happened that they moved to human territory and needed food and daily necessities. Avril just happened to save their people. "

Luo Qi was more concerned about buying this black gold. Regarding the City Lord's troubles, he didn't care at all. He had a double-edged sword with him, but of course, this double-edged sword was referring to Kathleen. As for the money, Roche hadn't thought about it. He hadn't even thought about using his own money.