Chapter 367 Fake Goods

After they teased each other, Yang Ling invited everyone to stay in Jaboli City for a few days. He was brought up to speed on how they were doing as they walked and talked.

It turned out that on the Montson Hunter Association's branch's opening day, the streets had emptied and multitudes of people had come to watch, due to the strong support and promotion by the Wissen Merchant's Association and Boulade Merchant's Association.

Looking at the pretty star symbol on the Hunters and the perceptive Hunter's guidebook, Lia threw away her Troops card without hesitation and pulled the rest to join the Hunter Association with a bright future ahead. Just like that, the one and only Dragon Slaying Troop Team had disappeared and had been replaced by a Dragon Slaying Small Team made up of Hunters.

After becoming a One-star Hunter, Lia had excitedly brought everyone to the forest outside the suburbs to explore, in preparation for future exploration adventures.

When the Magical Beasts Realm released limited-edition Magical Beasts Pets, Lia spent a small fortune and used various connections to buy a white Siberian Snow Rabbit. She hadn't expected Fatso Hans' Green-skinned Condor to accidentally swallow it like food just a few days after she had bought it.

As such, poor Fatso Hans had taken the blame for his Green-skinned Condor and, forced by Lia, went to the Amazon Forest to personally catch a Peaga Bear as compensation. They hadn't expected to meet Yang Ling, who was practicing cultivation in the small valley, just after reaching the Amazon Forest and after traveling for thousands of miles.

"Miss Lia, the name 'Dragon Slaying Small Team' is not good!" After understanding more about the new organization of these fellows including Lia and Fatso, Yang Ling smiled and continued in all seriousness, "You have such a powerful Summoner like Fatso, a strong Archer and Knight, and a mysterious Spellcaster. Such a mighty team should at least be called the Dragon Slaying Big Team to fit your status!"

Dragon Slaying Big Team?

After cocking her head, thinking, and looking at Yang Ling's smirk, Lia instinctively felt that something was not right. She knew that he was teasing their team again. But after thinking it over carefully, she also felt that what he had said made a bit of sense. No matter what, "Dragon Slaying Big Team" definitely sounded nicer than "Dragon Slaying Small Team."

"Not bad. We might as well call ourselves the Dragon Slaying Big Team from now on. But Yang Ling, I want a cute Peaga Bear. The chubby type. You must help me out. If I were to reply to this damn Fatso Hans, I don't think there would be any hope even when my hair has turned white!" Lia said. She looked at Yang Ling imploringly.

Magical Beasts Pets came from the Magical Beasts Realm. As the Lord of the Magical Beasts Realm, Yang Ling must have had a way to get a cute Peaga Bear. How could she let go of such a rare opportunity!

"Heh, heh. No problem. There's still a Peaga Bear in the Beast Taming Ground. Come, let's go to the Lord's Manor. I'll get my men to give it to you right away. It's chubby enough. I can guarantee you'll be satisfied!" Looking at the beseeching Lia, Yang Ling smiled mysteriously.

To guarantee a big profit, the number of Magical Beasts Pets sold were strictly controlled. Most of the low-level Magical Beasts were in the Wizard's Pagoda or the Beast Taming Ground in the Hunter Association. Ten or one hundred would not be a problem, not to mention one Peaga Bear. Since Lia liked the so-called cute Peaga Bear so much, he did not mind giving her a pleasant surprise!

"Really?"

Seeing Yang Ling readily agree to her request, Lia, who even dreamed of hugging a chubby Peaga Bear to sleep, was overjoyed. In her joy, she did not notice the mysterious smile on Yang Ling's face. On the contrary, it was Fatso, standing at her side, who saw something. His mouth split in a smile, waiting to see what joke would be played on Miss Lia.

The small valley was not far from Jaboli. After a short time, the heavily-guarded Jaboli City appeared in front of them.

Even though it was a short time with huge numbers of labor brought in from the Magical Beasts Realm itself, there were many experienced and skilled craftsmen. With huge amounts of big rocks and soil, Jaboli was starting to look more and more like a city.

The city walls were over eight meters tall. A short distance away, there was a Giant Crossbow Vehicle that even Giant Dragons would not dare go near. A faint blue light surrounded the arrowhead made of Star Metal, which was smeared with a fatal poison. Coupled with a crossbow that was thicker than the thigh of an adult, it looked extraordinarily scary.

On top of each four city gates of North, South, East, and West, was a Magic Crystal Cannon with a range of over ten miles. One cannonball could smash a rock the size of a house into smithereens. It was a fine weapon used to defend the cities of the Tailun Continent.

Outside of the city walls was a moat that was full of traps. It was ten meters wide and five meters deep. Yang Ling had put a few deep-sea Giant Pythons in it. Any enemy who came would suffer the consequences.

"Tsk, tsk. This is amazing. The defenses are stronger than the Capital, Montson's!"

"Yes. No wonder you could defeat the Magical Beasts in the Amazon Forest. Looks like the legend of no one being able to build a city in Jaboli is about to become history!"

Everyone who got off the boat and was preparing to go into Jaboli City would stop outside of the city for a while and marvel at how strong the Magical Beasts Realm was. After all, for hundreds and thousands of years, no matter the Banto Empire or the Church, all were met with embarrassing defeats here. But the Magical Beasts Realm was different. With just a few thousand men, they not only stopped the attack of the Magical Beasts, they even scored a perfect victory!

After entering the city, Yang Ling was about to treat Lia, Fatso and the gang to a meal when unexpectedly, the guard Orlando strode over and whispered, "My Lord, after hearing that you had left the small valley, Miss Harribell started waiting for you at the discussion room. She has been waiting for over half a day and said she has something important to discuss with you. You see…"

Could it be that there was a big change of situation back at the Continent, or…

Puzzled, Yang Ling strode towards the discussion room. As the person in charge of Boulade Merchant's Association, Harribell was very busy. If there was nothing serious, she would not have come back to Jaboli again so quickly.

In the discussion room, apart from the grave looking Harribell who was dressed in white, there was also a glum-looking middle-aged man who was dressed luxuriously. They paced the room anxiously every so often as if there was something very important to discuss.

"His Lordship, I've finally found you. You must save me. Or else I'll go bankrupt!" Seeing Yang Ling striding over, the middle-aged man's eye brightened.

Bankrupt?

Could it be that the Wissen Merchant's Association was loansharking without his knowledge?

After frowning, Yang Ling sat down in bewilderment. With Harribell's explanation, he soon understood what was going on.

After the last batch of Magical Beasts Pets had been sold at a high price, Harribell at first wanted to hurry Yuna for another batch of Snow Rabbits and Peaga Bears. She did not expect a merchant named Suzdal to bring over a hundred Vampire Bats to look for trouble.

According to him, he had bought a batch of Vampire Bats from the Magical Beasts Realm three days prior. At first, he intended to use them to guide his sea fleets. Unexpectedly, not only did those bats not listen to his commands, they even flew away and never came back. Within three short days, he had lost half of over 200 bats, suffering a great loss.

After understanding the situation, Harribell explained that these bats were not a product of the Magical Beasts Realm and did not take it to heart after sending away Suzdal, who looked like he was about to cry. But she did not think that more bad news would come her way.

First, it was the complaint made on the Boulade Merchant's Association at the Monston Headquarters. It was rumored that the Boulade Merchant's Association had sold untamed Peaga Bears which bit a few noble ladies. Afterward, similar news came from big human cities like Bavaria and Mecca, that large numbers of fake Magical Beasts Pets were being sold as the authentic ones from the Magical Beasts Realm.

As people did not understand the situation, the merchants who suffered heavy losses and angry nobles all came to the Boulade Merchant's Association to ask for an astronomical compensation. Even though they had nothing more to say after the situation was explained to them, it was already harming the reputations of the Magical Beasts Realm and the Boulade Merchant's Association.

If this was not resolved, it would hurt their plans to domesticate, market and bring the Magical Beasts closer to the people!

Fake goods?

After understanding the situation, Yang Ling shook his head. The pirated goods in this world were as fierce. He had only released his own Magical Beasts for a few days and fakes were already appearing.

Magical Beasts that were not tamed still had a wild streak. Not to mention scouting the way or looking for mines, it was considered lucky if they did not bite people to death!

"It's unfortunate. But we are not obliged to recall and compensate the Magical Beasts Pets that did not come from the Magical Beasts Realm!" Looking at the pale-faced Suzdal, Yang Ling fell silent. "But, for a case like yours, you could send the rest of the bats to our Beast Taming Ground at our Hunter Association for training. Even though you have to pay a sum of Crystal Coins, after making some calculations you might be able to recoup some of your losses!"

"Thank you, my Lord, for your guidance!"

After thinking deeply for a moment and recognizing that it was the best course of action, Merchant Suzdal thanked Yang Ling and Harribell, said goodbye and left hurriedly. He went straight to the Beast Taming Ground in Jaboli's Hunter Association.

Within this period, Yuna had already instructed the soldiers to build a Hunter Association with a huge area. With facilities like hotels, bars, and the Beast Taming Ground all available, Hunters no longer need to go all the way to Wissen Town to accept missions and store Magical Beasts that were not convenient to be brought along.

"Yang Ling, what should we do?" After seeing Merchant Suzdal off, Harribell looked glum and massaged her temples gently.

The profits from selling Magical Beasts Pets were simply too great. According to their survey, not to mention greedy troopers and adventurers, even some crooked Hunters within the Hunter Association would secretly sell low-level Magical Beasts that they'd caught in the name of the Magical Beasts Realm. There were even some big deals that involved the nobles of various areas, making it particularly difficult to handle.

"Don't worry, as long as we strengthen the brand of the Magical Beasts Realm and make it impossible to forge, the problem would naturally resolve itself!" After thinking hard for a while, Yang Ling thought of a solution.

A solution that would create a big stir and thoroughly resolve the problem of forgery!