Rabbit Skin Town, like other villages and towns around the Black Forest, relies on various specialties of the Black Forest. The early people who established Rabbit Skin Town mainly came here for a very special kind of velvet rabbit in the Black Forest.

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The first person to be interested in this kind of rabbit was a biologist named Benshamin from the French Empire. He spent ten years studying this kind of rabbit in the edge of the Black Forest, and carefully recorded everything about its life.

It was written down and written into a book. This kind of velvet rabbit that only occurs in the Black Forest is also called the Bensamin rabbit.

Originally Benshamin studied and recorded this kind of rabbit in order to allow people to better protect this unique animal, but he should not have described in detail in the book how soft and delicate the fur of this kind of rabbit was, and he thought more than once that this kind of rabbit is so soft and delicate.

Rabbit skin is one of the finest furs in the world.

When the book written by Benshamin spread and he became famous because he became an academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the French Empire, a large number of fur traders and hunters immediately saw a lot of gold coins from this book.

In just one month, a large town formed around Benshamin's temporary house outside the Black Forest, and a large number of hunters and fur traders poured in to catch these rabbits.

Bensamin rabbits can survive and reproduce in dangerous places like the Black Forest, and they naturally have their own way of survival. In the past, clever hunters could not pose a threat to their population, but now Bensamin has completely integrated their living habits

It is written in the book. Through the contents of the book, hunters set up traps and easily caught these elusive rabbits.

In less than three years, starting from Tupi Town and radiating 170 kilometers into the Black Forest, all Bensamin rabbits have been caught. If you want to catch them again, you need to go deep.

We have reached the more dangerous depths of the Black Forest.

Although there is no such huge benefit as Bensha Ming Rabbit, while capturing these rabbits, some thoughtful people also discovered that there are still many specialties hidden in the black forest that can be sold at high prices.

For example, the purple-leaf grass is specially used to make hemostatic medicine and other wound medicines, the rainbow bird is of great ornamental value, the black forest white-spotted leopard cat that every aristocratic child hopes to get, etc.

Even now, there are people who collect the mulch that has accumulated for countless years on the ground of the Black Forest. It is said that this soil can be used to cultivate some special and precious plants.

When Tuskin Town was first built, it was all formed spontaneously by some businessmen, hunters and mercenaries. After experiencing several turmoils caused by interests, several big businessmen and powerful forces in the town saw that such management chaos was not an option, so

They joined forces and formed a town council to deal with issues such as disputes and profit distribution in the town.

Later, as the profits created by Rabbit Skin Town and other surrounding villages and towns relying on the Black Forest grew larger and larger, the French Imperial Parliament naturally did not want to see such a large amount of tax revenue being missed, so it sent tax officials and the Imperial Militia Corps

Settled in these towns.

However, the French Imperial Council was very clever in doing things. They only took over the taxation and defense of these towns, and did not directly intervene in the administrative management of the villages and towns. The actual management rights of the towns were still in the hands of the town councils. From a certain point of view,

, this is also the parliament’s recognition of this spontaneously formed town council as a legal administrative organization.

It is precisely because of this clever approach that these towns have also acquiesced in the empire's control of the town's tax revenue. Both parties have taken what they need and have lived in peace and harmony until now.

However, in recent times, the atmosphere in Black Forest villages and towns such as Tuskin Town has been somewhat tense, because the militia group stationed in the town has begun to impose martial law around the town, and the inspection methods of caravans coming and going have also been much stricter. They could have turned a blind eye.

Contraband items at a glance were also searched and seized, even if these goods belonged to some big shots.

The explanation given by the garrison militia for their recent actions is that because the war is nearby, martial law has been imposed on villages and towns near the battlefield to prevent enemy infiltration.

After the invasion of the Kingdom of England, the Bretey area where the French army fought was not very far from the east side of the Lower Black Forest. It was just over a few mountains.

Judging from the map, this place is very close to the battlefield, as if the flames of war will burn here at any time.

But anyone who knows a little bit about military affairs can easily see that it is impossible for the army of the Kingdom of England to march towards the Black Forest. They will only choose the great plains in the Bretey area and go straight north. They can easily advance the army to

The province of Lyon, close to the imperial capital.

Therefore, the excuse for martial law used by the garrison militiamen is simply untenable.

When the interests of the caravans, hunters and mercenaries in these towns were seriously damaged by the implementation of martial law, and the garrison militiamen made a lot of money from selling the seized contraband, everyone thought that the so-called martial law

It was the garrison militia who did it themselves, and they took this opportunity to plunder a fortune from various Black Forest villages and towns.

On the one hand, they insist that their martial law order is an order issued by the military, and what they do is reasonable and legal. On the other hand, those whose interests have been harmed have no trust in these garrison militiamen, and only demand that the ban be lifted immediately to allow trade routes to open again. Because both sides

These things have caused more than one conflict in the past two days, which has also made the atmosphere in the villages and towns on the east side of the Lower Black Forest very tense, and Rabbit Skin Town is among them.

Leo and the other three spent half a day arriving near Tuskin Town. The reason why they were able to climb over several mountains and cover such a long mountain road in such a short period of time was entirely because Leo could quickly

Easily find the easiest path to take from the details of the surrounding environment without any long detours.

If someone else had led the way, it would probably be difficult to get from the creek where they started to Tupi Town, a famous black forest town, in less than two days.

"There's something wrong with the atmosphere!" Nelson, who had been to Rabbit Skin Town before, saw from a distance the closed wooden gate of the town and the hunters, mercenaries and caravans gathered outside the town, and heard bursts of noise coming from there.

Shouting, I couldn't help but say.

"It doesn't matter what you say, I can tell something is wrong." Jason rolled his eyes at Nelson and said something with a grin on his face.

Nelson ignored Jason's offense, but looked at Leo, waiting for him to make a decision.

During this trip, Nelson has become accustomed to Jason talking back to him from time to time. He also knows very well that this is just a relief of Jason's character, not a real malice towards him. Although he is still a little unhappy in his heart, he has no intention of arguing with this person.

The rough people at the lower level care about it.

Leo glanced at the crowd in the distance, and then ordered Jason: "Jason, please don't speak for a while, your accent from the Kingdom of England is too strong, anyone can hear it.

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"Aren't you the same as me?" Jason said something negative to Leo again.

"I'm different from you." Leo responded, but this time the language he used was not the language of the Kingdom of England, but French. It was the language of the Bodo region in southern France, and he spoke French to Nelson.

The accents are very similar.

"You, what are you doing..." Jason and Nelson were both very surprised, because they both knew that Leo could not speak French.

"Didn't I ask you to teach me French on the way?" Leo said with a matter-of-fact expression, "This is the result of learning the language for half a day."

Hearing Leo's words, Nelson and Jason could only look at him blankly, not knowing what to say.

It is not unusual for Leo, who has an accessory brain, to learn a new language in half a day. Especially when he also knows another branch of the language, the learning difficulty is at least half reduced.

But for the two people around him, especially Nelson, the learning ability he displayed was shocking, even scary and despairing.

Leo ignored the shock of the two people and continued to order: "Wait a moment, you pretend to be a doctor who came to the Black Forest to collect special herbs, and Jason and I are your guards." After that, he asked again.

: "Do you have to go to Rabbit Skin Town? What herbs do you need? Can't you collect them on the road in the Black Forest? Rabbit Skin Town seems to be under martial law now. Going there may be dangerous."

Nelson collected his emotions and then replied: "If you want to cross the Black Forest more easily, you have to go to the town to buy some of the medicines I need. Those medicines are finished medicines, not herbal medicines."

After hearing Nelson's words, Leo didn't say anything more. He took a step back and stood behind Nelson like a follower, holding his hand on the handle of the sword at his waist.

Because the handle of this sword has obvious characteristics of the British Kingdom's craftsmanship, he tied it tightly with cloth strips.

In addition, the more distinctive scabbard was thrown away by him. The sword was inserted into the belt around his waist. Coupled with the dirt and dust on his body, he looked like a poor mercenary.

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As for Jason's appearance, there is no difference between him and Leo. As long as Jason doesn't speak, no one will call him a member of the Kingdom of England.

Nelson also tidied up his clothes, slung the medicine box on his left side according to the habit of doctors from the French Empire, put on his glasses, and tidied up the small details on his body. After finding no mistakes or omissions, he walked towards the gate of Rabbit Skin Town.

Leo and Jason followed.

Soon the group of three arrived at the carriage square in front of the gate. After Nelson glanced at the badge at the headlight position of the carriage in the square, he walked towards a carriage with an ox head badge printed on it.

"Good afternoon, Bull of Porto." Nielsen made a strange-looking courtesy to a fat man in a wig standing next to the pickup truck, and greeted him in French with a slight accent.

Hearing the greeting, the fat man looked at Nelson suspiciously. When he saw the medicine box and the several knots deliberately tied on the medicine box, his original indifferent attitude immediately changed and became respectful, and he returned the salute to Nelson:

"Good afternoon, followers of Moka."

Nielsen deliberately showed an exaggerated expression, pointed to the closed door, and said: "What's going on? Isn't Tuskin Town ready to do business with outsiders? Why are all the doors closed to block all big businessmen like you?

outside?"

"It's not the recent martial law that's causing the trouble!" Fatty said angrily. Although it was not directed at Nelson, it could be heard from his tone that he was very annoyed at the moment.

Nelson continued to draw words from the fat man and said: "Even if there is martial law, it won't close the door and prevent people from doing business, right?"

"Now the town council is negotiating with the tax collector, demanding the lifting of martial law and the restoration of business order. The town's militia is worried that outsiders will affect the negotiation process, so they have removed all outsiders who do not have Rabbit Skin Town status and closed the door." The fat man revealed.

He frowned and said, "It looks like the situation is not good."

"I don't think so." Leo interrupted the conversation abruptly. When the fat man showed an unhappy look, he raised his finger and pointed at the small town militiamen patrolling the wooden pile walls of the town, and said: "

If the situation goes bad, there will not be only a few militiamen patrolling the city wall, and they will not be so relaxed, so the negotiations in the town should go smoothly without any fierce conflicts or the like."

After hearing Leo's analysis, the fat man raised his head and looked at the militiamen on the city wall. He quickly figured it out and nodded in agreement. His displeasure with Leo, the guard, for interjecting also dissipated. Also dissipated was the fact that the guard who had interrupted him since the morning had also dissipated.

The tension and worry that keeps building up.

The fat man who became much more relaxed asked Leo with a smile on his face: "Guards with such a discerning eye like you are really rare. Are you interested in coming to our Torun Chamber of Commerce to work after your escort mission is over? We

The chamber of commerce’s remuneration is the highest in the industry.”

Leo also imitated the Frenchman's convoluted way of speaking and said: "It is an honor for me to join the Torun Chamber of Commerce. Unfortunately, my escort mission will take a long time, so I'm sorry, please allow me to refuse."

"What a pity!" The fat man showed a look of regret, and then said enviously to Nelson: "You have found a good guard!"

Nelson smiled and responded: "I feel the same way."

The fat man apologized at this time, saying that he had something to deal with and had to excuse himself for a while. Then he walked quickly towards the caravan of another large chamber of commerce on his short legs. It seemed that he was preparing to kill Leo just now.

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The three Leos did not stay where they were, but walked to a makeshift tavern on the edge of the Carriage Square, found a small table, ordered a few beers, and drank while waiting for the negotiations in Rabbit Skin Town to end.

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"Why didn't you agree to the caravan director's invitation just now? As far as I know, the remuneration from the Torun Chamber of Commerce is really generous." Perhaps because he was a little bored with the waiting, Nelson randomly found a topic and asked.

Leo took a sip of this world's beer and felt that it tasted pretty good. He took another sip before replying: "He just said it casually and had no intention of recruiting me at all."

"Why do you say that?" Nelson asked puzzled.
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