Ramon laughed, "As expected of a casino tycoon..."
"I almost never gamble... but since we can't agree, this is really the best way."
Li Ang also laughed, "However, I don't want to bet dice with you... Ramon, usually a guy like you who carries dice with you can probably control the points as he wants..."
Ramon was stunned, then shook his head and put the dice back with a smile, "Then what do you want to bet on?"
"I have a silver coin here... let's bet heads or tails, this is easier."
Li Ang took out a one-ounce silver dollar and showed the front and back. One side had the portrait of Emperor Barkley, and the other side had the words 'One Dinar'.
Ramon seemed to have seen this kind of silver coins before, and nodded. "Barkley dinars... OK! If I guess correctly, you will listen to me. If I don't guess correctly, you can take away those Noldo maidens."
"Okay! Ramon, which side do you choose to face up? The picture or the text?"
The lord held the silver coin in his hand as if to throw it away.
"Heads up!"
There is no need to be too entangled with this bet, since it is half and half anyway, so Ramon chose the avatar side without much hesitation.
"Okay!"
The Lord Lord nodded and bounced the silver coin high.
The silver coin kept flipping and bouncing several meters high, and then fell under Ramon's horse.
On the side facing upward, there are the words 'One Dinar' without the avatar.
Ramon sighed in frustration, "Well, it seems that I lost this round... Brothers, stay back!"
This guy was a good gambler, so he immediately turned around and waved to signal all his men to leave the carriage.
The people in black were obedient and exited a hundred meters away.
The lord was not polite. He waved and asked his cavalry to come forward and surround the carriages. The handover was completed.
Looking at the corpses of the Xingar riders next to the carriage, Li Ang realized that Ramon had cheated and killed Fruuz.
This obviously means that Ramon is not a heroic knight...
So, will he have any other tricks up his sleeve?
He said 'I lost this round'...
'This game'? What's the next game?
The lord thought for a moment, then turned back to the place where he and Ramon were gambling, and picked up the silver coin with the letter facing up.
"Ramon, wait!"
Ramon looked confused and was about to return to his team, but Li Ang stopped him, took out another silver coin from his body, and came to Ramon again.
"Sorry, good brother, these two silver coins are probably the same type of gambling equipment as the dice you are wearing... If I guessed correctly, your dice are filled with lead, right?"
Li Ang handed the two large silver coins in his hand to Ramon, with some apology in his smile.
Ramon looked at the silver coins in his hand.
These are two special silver coins, one has a portrait on both sides, the other has words on both sides...
Moreover, these two silver coins are a little thinner than normal silver coins. If you look closely at the wheat ears on the edges, you can see that they are not uniform in size. They are obviously hand-made.
Ramon smiled bitterly in a low voice, stacked the two silver coins, and flashed the front and back like Li Ang did just now.
When you hold it stacked in your hand, it looks like a one-ounce standard silver coin.
"I learned it... but the tuition is so expensive... Ha! How did you know there was lead in my dice?"
Ramon did not show displeasure, nor did he accuse Li Ang of shameless tricks. He was willing to accept defeat. He was not the kind of person who could not afford to lose.
However, both of them now know that this gamble is not over yet.
"Only crooks like us would carry gambling equipment with us, and for crooks like us, the gambling gear of course has to be tampered with... Ramon, did you also pour some lead in this valley?"
Li Ang smiled and whispered.
Dice and silver coins are gambling tools, but the venue is also a gambling tool - the silver coin belongs to Li Ang, but the venue belongs to Ramon...
Ramon fell silent and didn't speak. His eyes seemed a little hesitant.
"Good brother, don't gamble your life, it's not worth it whether you win or lose. We are all businessmen, and I know that you must pay for taking things away from businessmen - just think that I used this One Dinar to buy them back from you, how about it?"
Li Ang is still smiling, but his attitude seems serious and serious.
"... Well, since we are the same bastards, I won't bet on the second game... it is a great blessing to meet a good brother like you."
Ramon was silent for a few seconds, then put away the two special silver coins, looked at Leon and said seriously, "Just think that I gave you a huge discount for the sake of friendship... Although I only earned One Dinar, I feel much more comfortable now..."
After saying that, he stretched out his arms and waved twice.
Then Li Ang saw hundreds of men in black standing up from the bushes on the side ridge, just like Li Ang himself had ambushed the slave-catching team not long ago.
The Lord Lord let out a long breath.
Sure enough, Ramon still has 'the next game'.
But fortunately, Ramon is not only a gambler with gambling skills, but also a qualified businessman.
"Huh... So, we are real good brothers now, Ramon. I will give you a ransom brokerage business to make up for your losses... Have you heard of the Bacchus Empire's Livius and his son Lord Fabius? They are my prisoners now - and I still have more than four hundred Shadow Infantry in my hands. You can act as an agent for this ransom business, and I will only need to collect one hundred thousand dinars in the end."
Now that Ramon had given in, the Lord of course wanted to reciprocate the favor, so he sincerely gave Ramon a good deal of business in a businessman's way, and also gave him a very low wholesale price.
"Hiss...Bax's governor was captured by you? What an amazing fighting power! Baron Li Ang, your friendship is indeed much more valuable than Elderfried... This business is good, I will take it."
Of course, Ramon would not refuse this kind of good business. He would definitely be able to make a lot of difference in price by acting as a middleman.
"If nothing else, the war between the Lionheart Kingdom and Bacchus Empire is about to start again. I will definitely have a lot of business for you in the future... You might as well send an agent to White Deer Fortress. I don't have Crimson Brotherhood in my territory, but I need a ransom agent - of course, I am talking about a ransom agent, not a slave trader..."
After Li Ang finished speaking, he extended his hand to Ramon: "Good brothers, cooperation can lead to win-win results. As for your slave auction... Ramon, have you ever seen any slave dealer who can live to the end of his life? I think... in the future we may be able to jointly auction the city lord, or even the throne! Do you think such a business would be more interesting?"
Ramon's eyes suddenly widened.
"Auctioning the throne?! This is really an amazing idea. I am looking forward to that day... You are right, good brother, cooperation is the only way to win-win! I really can't sell slaves for the rest of my life..."
Ramon held the Lord's hand and sighed in a low voice.
Then he no longer hesitated, turned around and left with his men in black, without looking back.
Li Ang looked at Ramon's retreating back, spread out his hands, and in his hands were three extremely delicate dice.
That was what Ramon thrust into Li Ang's hand during the handshake.
"Sir, I think I heard you call him Ramon? He is the biggest slave trader in Xingar, right? That is the underground king... You can actually convince him?"
Seeing Li Ang come back, Risadiran looked at the people in black walking away, a little hard to understand. He had stayed at Xingar and had heard of Ramon's reputation.
"No, I didn't convince him. He chose to give in... I may have to return this favor to him in the future."
Li Ang glanced at the dice in his hand again and put the dice into his arms.
"How can a slave trader be so kind?... All slave traders deserve to die!"
Vendathir kept holding the bow and staring at Ramon as he left. Until the men in black completely disappeared from sight, he put the bow back on his back and said casually.
Then, she came to the carriage, drew out the sword from her waist, and struck the lock of the huge iron cage of the carriage with her sword.
Sparks flew everywhere, and the lock was cut off with an extremely violent sword.
"Maybe, but you also know that he could have taken hostages and forced us to give in... Moreover, we did not find the people he ambushed on the mountain - the troops that were not even discovered by your ears mean that they did not make a sound at all. With such discipline and execution, one can imagine their combat effectiveness..."
The lord shook his head and stepped forward, helping Vendathir untie the ropes that tied Noldo maidens into rice dumplings.
"Are all humans so insidious? They all like to ambush..."
Vendathir didn't say anything else. He just grunted and released the few Noldo maidenss from the iron cage. Then he hugged the little girl with purple pupils and looked left and right to check if there were any injuries.
"Wendy, fortunately nothing happened to you."
It seems that Vendathir and that Noldo maidens have a very deep relationship.
"Teacher Vendathir... I originally thought that there would be a handsome Prince riding a white horse to save me..."
The Noldo maidens known as 'Wendy' did not show any panic, but instead looked around at the people around him curiously.
"Wendy, you should read less knight novels... This is Baron Li Ang, he saved you..."
Vendathir shook his head and pointed at the lord.
Li Ang is now riding a black horse and has been driving for several days. His appearance is dusty and not very good-looking. He does not look like Prince at all, but more like an ordinary mercenary.
The girl caressed her chest, blinked her big bright eyes, and saluted the lord seriously. "Lord Li Ang, I am Wendilf. My life-saving grace will never be forgotten... I will repay you."
This girl's eyes are clean and pure. Looking into her eyes can even give people the illusion that the purple starry sky is constantly flowing.
Maybe the purple pupils not only mean her noble status, but also some kind of magic power.
But Li Ang frowned deeply.
"Wendy, please wait until you get back to say thank you. I may not have saved you now... The color of your eyes is so beautiful, but they are full of danger..."
The lord looked into the eyes of this beautiful girl, and there was obviously some anxiety in his own eyes.
"Lord Li Ang, what are you talking about? What makes a brave warrior like you feel in danger?"
Wendilf turned his face sideways, the corners of his mouth curved, and his face seemed a little red.
"Don't get me wrong, Wendy... this probably means that you are the direct bloodline of Sindar Elves, right? His Majesty Felgornsal also has purple eyes..."
Li Ang looked at that beautiful face, shook his head and sighed, "Such eyes cannot be concealed at all - this feature of Sindar Elves is also recorded in human books, and humans also know that Sindar Elves destroyed the continent..."
I don't know how many years ago, from time to time, a small number of individuals with magical powers and the ability to release powerful magic appeared among the elves. They were called Sindar, which are high elves.
Sindar Elves's magic power is innate, and after they gradually master the ability to materialize magic power in their long lives, some of Sindar Elves's individual abilities can be said to be no different from gods.
In ancient times, Sindar Elves once ruled a continent called Gevistadarian east of the Pande Continent. They built countless miraculous buildings and mastered magic weapons that could destroy the world.
The elves who were born without magic and unable to use magic were called Noldor.
At that time, the Noldor were just servants of Sindar - for the elves, their status had been determined from birth.
In the eyes of those Sindar Elves, the Noldor who cannot use magic are just servants, or even seem to not exist.
The Noldor cannot give birth to Sindar Elves if they combine with each other. Neither parents have the ability to use magic, and the children naturally do not have it either - this is why Sindar Elves treats the Noldors as slaves.
The child born by Sindar Elves is also very likely to be a Noldor, because it is completely uncontrollable like having a boy or a girl...
However, even if they are descendants of the noble Sindar Elves, as long as they are Noldor, they will still be regarded as low-level elves.
Of course, humans had a lower status at that time and were not even considered intelligent beings. They could only be regarded as slightly smarter wild animals. In the eyes of the elves, they were no different from monkeys.
Although humans had developed their own civilization at that time, for those ancient races, having an extremely long lifespan was a key factor in their evaluation of intelligent life.
Because in their eyes, just learning all kinds of knowledge and wisdom will take hundreds of years or even longer. In their eyes, creatures with too short life spans cannot pass on knowledge.
Perhaps when individual beings are powerful enough, they will lose their emotions, because they may really regard themselves as gods - this is the case for the ancient dragon, Titan Giant, and some of the top Sindar Elves.
They are almost emotionless and will never tolerate any grievance...
As a result, a war between "gods" broke out. The Gevistadarian continent, which was originally home to various legendary species, completely sank into the vast sea. Those life forms as powerful as gods also became extinct along with Sindar Elves.
The devastating magic aftermath even spread to the eastern part of the Pande Continent. If it weren't for the towering Misty Mountains vein blocking the center of the continent, the entire Pande Continent might have been affected...
But what people call Pande Continent now is actually just the western part of the continent - a small area protected by the Misty Mountains vein.
Only Misty Mountain people like Andongjia, a small group of people who have tried to live on the east side of the mountains, know what the mountains to the east of Noldo Forest really look like - it is endless frozen soil, almost without any life, not even grass grows.
The only remaining Noldo Elves came to settle in the Pande Continent under the leadership of a young elf named Avadain. It is said that this Avadain got some kind of Oracle and luckily left with his tribe before the continent was destroyed.
Avadain is actually the child of Sindar Elves. He has a distinctive feature-purple eyes.
But it is a pity that he himself is only Noldo Elves, and all he can take away is only Noldo Elves.
Among the current Noldor tribe, the three Elf King are all descendants of Avadain, and they all have purple or purplish sapphire blue eyes.
It's just that it's not as obvious as Wendilf.
This girl looks like a complete Sindar Elves, with the brilliance flowing in her eyes like a starry sky. Even a human like Li Ang, who has never seen magic, can feel the magic surge from it.
Wendilf's purple pupils are too bright and obvious, and her appearance is too fair and beautiful - her appearance was really difficult to disguise in an era without contact lenses.
Anyone can see her difference at a glance.
The situation we are facing now is that a beacon fire was lit at the Seven Forks Fortress bridge one day ago, and the troops guarding the bridge were killed.
If nothing else, the area near the bridge should have been completely blocked by now, and Lionheart Kingdom must have sent a large number of troops to guard against the enemy.
And similarly, Bacchus Empire Sava Fortress's army will probably confront each other because of this.
Li Ang is not sure whether his troops can return smoothly under such circumstances Lion Territory.
What's more, now he is carrying a Noldor noble girl who is difficult to disguise.
"Sir, should we change our route back?"
Only Risadiran understands what the lord is worried about.
"We can't change the route at this position... To the west is Turdah Fortress in Dexia, and to the east we have to pass through the entire Bacchus Empire - Bacchus Empire is probably starting to prepare for war now, and we probably won't be able to get through..."
The lord took out the map, made two gestures, and shook his head.
Then he opened several other carriages, and then he discovered that there was actually a Halberdier tied up in a carriage full of goods - the carriage was full of Noldor enchanted equipment.
"Are you a subordinate of Ryman?"
Li Ang looked at the coat of arms on the halberdier's body, used a knife to cut the rope in the halberdier's mouth, and pulled out a dirty rag from the halberdier's mouth.
"Uh..."
The halberdier retched several times before he spoke, "Yes, sir, I am the garrison of Seven Forks Fortress! I... I was attacked by some Xingar, and they killed all my subordinates!"
"I guess... the Xingar who killed your men was him, right?"
Li Ang pointed at Fruuz's body.
The halberdier jumped off the carriage and looked at it. "Yes! He is the leader! Thank you for saving my life, sir!"
"... From now on, you should forget about these Xingar, otherwise this matter will definitely trigger a war between the Lionheart Kingdom and Dexia..."
The lord sighed deeply and patted the halberdier on the shoulder, "The kingdom and Bacchus Empire have not ceased war yet. If war is declared with Dexia again, then Bacchus Empire will definitely form an alliance with Dexia to attack the kingdom together... Besides, being captured by the enemy is not an experience to be proud of - you should know what will happen to the captured soldiers after they return home, right?"
The halberdier did seem to be a somewhat educated man. He thought for a while and shuddered, "I listen to you, sir! What should I do?"
'A Halberdier has joined your ranks'.