The word 'poor' seemed to penetrate every part of William's life right now.
Even though William had once lived in Border Town, he didn't know if there was a gold mine here. After all, he was a player. It would be normal to pay a little more attention to a rare mine, but as for a gold mine?
What was the point?
Would they have the chance to snatch it for themselves or mine from it…?
However, there was a possibility that a gold mine existed because it wasn't just a saying that the Blackleaf Forest was a giant minefield.
As long as they could find a gold mine and could take full control of it, they would be able to smelt their own gold to produce gold coins. As long as the coins contained at least 90% gold, they could be used in the entire Legendary continent.
He had to admit, Border Town was lucky.
The eighty-meter tall natural barrier was the key reason that prevented the invasion of other human nations. If they wanted to come up from the bottom, there was only a steep and narrow cliff path to do so. If a small-scaled army wanted to climb up from there, there would definitely be casualties.
However, even though going up the mountain was hard, it was difficult to go down as well. Apart from using ropes, man-made ladders, or the mountainous path, they could only take a leap of faith…
Rainbow River had formed long ago and the waterfall formed by its fall had a huge impact. The pool below was deep, but it was not wide enough. Beside it was solid rock.
Only courage was needed.
With a leap of faith, they would be able to go down the mountain very easily.
Whether they were dead or alive after, depended on the position they jumped with. William had jumped a few times before, and… he hadn't died!
However, that was also the problem with the cliff. It resulted in little trade between Border Town and the human nations. Apart from the official trade once a month, they could only depend on the traveling merchants.
However, traveling merchants were usually selfish people who only cared about profit. Not only would they search for benefits around the borders of the human nations, but they would also take the risk and appear in the forest plains as well.
The key point was that they weren't only merchants. They would even take on another character from time to time and act as bandits too.
…
Curry was a merchant team leader. As a level 41 warrior, he had just entered the Intermediate levels. Leading more than thirty teammates, they climbed the steep, narrow road. After losing a horse, they finally arrived at Border Town.
After arriving at the top of the cliff, Curry stared at the northern plains ahead. His mood was extremely good and he had the urge to write a poem. However, he didn't say anything as he smacked his lips open and shut.
"Boss, I heard a group of Elves had come to Border Town. They should be very rich, right?" The man laughed indecently the moment he finished speaking.
"Since you know they're Elves, are you thinking of tricking them? Even if they aren't Elves, haven't you heard about the experiences other merchant teams have had when they come to Border Town?" Curry pursed his lips. The wretched-looking man beside him sighed at this.
While they were merchants and sometimes bandits, Border Town was where the high-class criminals congregated.
Apart from the few peasants and good citizens that rarely committed crimes… That was right, people who rarely committed crimes could be called good citizens once they came to Border Town. The other peasants were all fierce-looking professionals.
Back when several merchant teams had taken the risk and come here to do business, nothing happened in the town. This was because there was a firm, capable town leader to stop the violence.
But wasn't it too much to be stopped and robbed after leaving the town?
There were even many merchant teams who dared to resist and didn't hand over their goods or money. The weeds around their graves were probably already three meters tall…
Of course, all of this had something to do with the establishment of the town and how the local peasants had been tricked by the merchant teams. This also caused the number of merchants that came to Border Town to decrease.
Curry only dared to come here because he had gotten some information that Border Town had a new Elven town leader. There was even a large group of pure-blooded Elves that followed him over to the town.
"With the Blackleaf Forest's pure-blooded Elves present to suppress the town, the security and safety should have improved a lot. Our main goal this time is to develop good relations with them, so we cannot quote them prices that are too high. If we can form a permanent trade deal with them, we will definitely be able to earn big bucks.
"All of you, follow behind me. Don't look around and don't speak. If you're not behind me, no one will be able to protect you." Curry said to his brothers behind him before they headed towards the town.
William stood in the trees, looking at this merchant team from afar. Scouts had discovered them when they were climbing the mountain. After all, he had already arranged for his men to keep an eye on all the routes up the mountain.
"Should we ask Odom and the rest to hide for now?" Lautner asked beside him.
"We're a neutral town, so why can't Dwarfs be here?" William shook his head, before he turned towards Nox and said, "Just don't let them enter the insides of the town. Bring them to see me!"
"Yes, my lord!"
…
Curry glanced at this group of Elven warriors that stopped them. He couldn't help but swallow dryly. Without mentioning the other factors, it was already an eye-opener for him since he rarely saw any Elves.
Let's not mention how good the weapons and equipment of these Elves were. They were really handsome to look at…
Really handsome…
He wanted to…
Of course, all of these were just his inner thoughts.
Curry and his group didn't dare to show it, so they ended up checking out these Elves secretly.
What Curry didn't dare underestimate was the Elves' capability. Just with this Elven guard called Nox in front of him, he could already feel that he didn't have an absolute chance of beating him.
As for the other ten handsome and cool Elves, their eyes were also shining brightly, carrying a sense of confidence that made Curry think that they would be able to wipe out their merchant teams..
However, all of his nervousness disappeared with the arrival of a young man.
William was wearing a fitted purple gown. His black, shiny, long hair rested on his shoulders and his sharp ears peeped out. His eyes shined brightly like the moon. He did not have many accessories, but the feeling he gave people was as though he was a spring breeze, making them like him more…
"Hello, I'm the Lord of Border Town, William Blackleaf!" He was carrying a bear cub in his arms. In other words, he wasn't being too polite and didn't care about getting a good impression from these normal merchants…
However, Curry and his group didn't dare let down their guard. Hearing William greet them, they all patted their chests with their right hands, tilting forward slightly as they said, "Greetings, my Lord. May your honor live forever!"
"May the Gods be with you!" William smiled.
Curry didn't seem to care about William's reply. When he heard William's name, his mind was already playing tricks on him, together with the fact that he had seen so many Elven guards.
He hurriedly said respectfully, "My Lord, I am Curry, a merchant from the Black Lava Dukedom. My last name is too inferior, so I won't say it out loud to dirty your Lord's ears.
"I came because I want to do business with Border Town, such as trading salt, fabric, sauces and even some rare materials. I will do my best to buy whatever my Lord wants."
When the other members of the merchant team heard these words, they couldn't help but glance at their leader, as if confused and wondering if their leader was no longer straight.
Did he have to bootlick to this extent?
Did he not know that they would have nothing left if they bootlicked?
William remained silent. He kept observing Curry's impression points for him. Even he was a little confused about them. He hadn't even done anything, yet Curry's impression points for him had already risen to 500 points. What was happening?
Why did he feel like he had met a pervert…
However, William thought about how polite and respectful Curry was.
He seemed to understand that this guy probably knew from somewhere what his last name meant…