Half-Elves of Castleton

Roy had transported three shiploads of Magic Herbs this time.

Under the cover of night, crate after crate of Magic Herbs was unloaded from the ships and carried by Half-Elf laborers to the pier beside the Imperial Merchant vessel. These Magic Herbs could not withstand wind or rain, so once they were unloaded, they had to be immediately loaded into the Imperial Merchant's cargo hold.

The three Magic Airships had been almost completely packed with Magic Herbs. The Imperial Merchant vessel was a Five-Masted Ship over ninety meters long, and its crew quarters had been reduced to the absolute minimum. Beneath the entire deck were cargo holds.

One Imperial Merchant vessel had swallowed all the Magic Herbs from three Magic Airships.

By the time every crate of Magic Herbs had been moved onto the Imperial Merchant vessel, dawn was already breaking over the pier.

Imperial Merchant Darwin yawned as he watched the last few dozen crates of Magic Herbs on the deck, which could not fit into the cargo hold below. He gave Roy a bitter smile. "Boss Roy, if these Magic Herbs you brought this time are calculated at the new market purchase price, I estimate I'll have to give back half of the Black Magic Crystals you paid me last night..."

Standing on the pier, Roy repeatedly waved his hand at Imperial Merchant Darwin beside him. "I don't want Black Magic Crystals. They're too expensive. My Magic Airships can't afford to burn that stuff. Just pay me with ordinary Magic Crystal Stones of other attributes."

"I know you need ordinary Magic Crystal Stones. Our Grimm Empire may not have much else, but we do have plenty of those. All the great lords and grand dukes have a habit of hoarding Magic Crystal Stones. In the Grimm Empire, all