Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 11 Merchants of Lies
A few hours ago.

"Prey. How can there be any prey on a road that is only for people to pass through?" Berg looked puzzled.

In his opinion, if he wanted to catch prey, he had to go deeper into the forest.

The more remote the place, the rarer the prey.

"Have you forgotten the Clay peddler who scammed your village?"

However, Xia Mingyu's light words aroused Berg's anger.

"Of course I remember. That damned Clay bastard went so far as to swear a false oath before the gods in order to deceive everyone. He insulted the gods and us, and caused all the red fruits that everyone had spent a whole year cultivating to go to waste!"

Berg gritted his teeth and his eyes seemed to be spewing fire.

"If I hadn't been hunting in the forest at the time, I would have been killed by one arrow."

"Wait, Your Highness, could he be the prey you are talking about?" Berg suddenly woke up.

Xia Mingyu nodded slightly.

"Have you ever killed anyone?"

"No." Berg shook his head.

Although he often hunted wild animals and the carcasses of the animals he killed were enough to pile up into a small hill, he had never killed anyone.

I don’t have it either, Xia Mingyu muttered to himself secretly in his heart.

But that didn't stop him from pretending to be used to seeing dead people.

"Are you willing to kill someone?" Xia Mingyu said lightly.

"If they are these black-hearted Clay merchants who have no conscience and no regard for human life, then I am willing to kill them all, no matter how many come!"

Berg stroked the bowstring with his fingers, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his brown eyes.

"Who? Who shot the arrow?!"

Mills fell to the ground, shocked and angry, and shouted.

Following the direction from which the arrow came, he soon discovered two figures in the bushes not far away.

However, before he could open his mouth to question, another arrow whizzed towards him at an extremely fast speed and shot towards his right eye.

Mills was so frightened that his hair stood on end. He wanted to dodge but it was too late to react.

"It's done!"

Seeing this scene, Berg came out of the bushes excitedly, ready to carefully check how much dirty money was in the wallet of this unscrupulous businessman.

However, what he did not expect was that the arrow he shot with all his strength, when it was about to pierce the opponent's eyeball, seemed to encounter a transparent shield. After a bang, the arrow shaft bent and fell to the ground.

"What kind of magic is this?!" Berg's eyes widened in shock. His archery skills, which he was so proud of, were blocked so easily!

Xia Mingyu, who was still standing in the bushes to hide his identity for protection, was also surprised. After all, it was the first time he saw the extraordinary power in this world, but he quickly calmed down.

Now that we have started, we are mortal enemies and there is no way we can stop.

"Berg, keep shooting!" Xia Mingyu shouted.

He just didn't believe that the other party could continue to use this method.

On the other side, Mills, who blocked the arrow, quickly took out a small crossbow from the bag hanging on the horse's body. It was a self-defense weapon he bought at a high price.

Seeing that the hunter who had just shot the arrow quickly recovered from his state of surprise and continued to draw his bow and shoot arrows, Mills gritted his teeth and quickly aimed his crossbow at the opponent's body.

This is his last chance!

Swish!
Swish!
Two sharp arrows passed each other in the air, one hit Mills' head accurately, while the other missed and only grazed Berg's shoulder.

After all, Mills is just a businessman and doesn't know anything about archery.

boom!
The moment the arrow was about to hit Mills' head, it bent and fell to the ground with a bang, just like it had encountered a transparent shield before.

However, his expression began to panic.

"Damn it!" Mills cursed angrily, then without hesitation took off the bulging purse from his waist and threw it with all his strength at the hunter who was still shooting arrows.

Then he turned around and ran without hesitation, as fast as a frightened hare, nimbly moving through the forest and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The Merchant of Lies job gives him two abilities: one is unfair protection, which can withstand two unfair attacks, and the other is to increase running speed, but it can only be used when escaping.

His two chances of protection have been used up, and if he continues to fight, his life will be in danger.

Although he loved money more than anything else, it was still second only to his life. Moreover, most of his property had been converted into gold sols and hidden in his shoe insoles. The money in his purse was only a part of it.

Hundreds of coins spilled out of the purse, blocking Berg's vision and causing him to feel a momentary fluctuation in his emotions as he had never seen so much money before.

When he came to his senses and aimed again, he found that Mills had disappeared into the dense forest.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I couldn't kill him."

Berg held his head in frustration.

He felt that he was so stupid that he behaved so badly in front of his future master.

No, now the other party is probably unwilling to be his master.

I'm so stupid. I'm so stupid. I'm so stupid.
"It's okay, just count how much money you have."

Looking at the dense and quiet forest ahead, although he felt a little uneasy, Xia Mingyu still comforted him.

He didn't want the village's main fighting force and killer to lose his fighting spirit.

"Your Highness, the total is sixteen silver soles and eighty-three copper soles!"

Berg held a handful of shining silver coins in both hands, his face full of surprise.

"This guy is indeed a profiteer, and he's quite wealthy." Xia Mingyu sighed.

According to what he knew, the currency issued by the Kingdom of Sosia was called Sol, which consisted of copper Sol, silver Sol and gold Sol.

Eighty copper soles could be exchanged for one silver sole, and forty silver soles for one gold sole.

As for the purchasing power of the currency, let me put it this way: a basket full of fresh red fruits can only be sold for ten copper soles at the normal market price.

The agricultural tax that the entire Fruit Basket Village needs to pay to the lord in a year is only twenty-one silver soles.

"Berg, is this money enough to pay the agricultural tax if we bring it back to the village?" Xia Mingyu asked.

"That's enough, Your Highness. Although Fruit Basket Village doesn't have much money right now, four silver soles are still enough if we all pool our money together." Berg nodded vigorously, his eyes full of shock.

He originally thought that the noble prince would take all the money, but he did not expect that he would not take a penny and leave it all to the village to pay taxes.

Simply. Simply not like a noble at all!

However, this also made him feel a little respectful.

"Your Highness, thank you for your generosity and wisdom. Even if you are unwilling to accept me as your attendant, I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life."

Berg knelt on one knee and said seriously.

Xia Mingyu smiled and did not answer.

"Let's burn this carriage."

"By the way, Your Highness, how did you confirm that the Clay merchant would return?"

As the two men were returning with the money bags and some goods that had been taken out of the carriage, Berg couldn't help but speak.

"Because he paid the deposit." Xia Mingyu said calmly.

"Merchants are creatures who, for the sake of money, would sell the rope that hangs their own necks. How could they tolerate their money being wasted?"

"So he will definitely come back, even though he knows he might be killed by angry villagers."

“Because capital never stops.”

　Happy New Year's Eve, everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)