Talk:Spice & Wolf:Volume1 Chapter 03

UPDATE: I just moved the entire translation by firedoo to the discussion page, so I can keep the active page updated for the "officially" edited copy. If you want, you can try to piece through this copy, up to you. Anyway, Enjoy Chapter 3 ^_^--Krikit 18:38, 2 July 2008 (PDT)

Here is chapter 3 by Firedoo, but as a warning, I haven't edited it yet, so there are many errors.

CHAPTER 3

There is a river called Shilawude, along the plains and with a slowly meandering flow. Shilawude River is said to have formed million of years ago, when there was a giant snake from west of the mountains to east of the sea, along the plains, the flanerie of snake advance and form of rivers. Shilawude river have traces of crawling of giant snake and the stream flow slowly in the spacious riverway: For neighbouring regions, it is an essential transport by canalage.

Pociou, an estuary and large town is located in the middle reaches of the Shilawude river. Not far from Pociou, the upper reaches of the region is abound with wheat, more upstream are rolling hills covering by tree. In Shilawude River, there can be freshly cut logs floating throughout the year. In the migration of boats that transport the timber, they would also transported various crops as the season changes, such as wheat or corn. Pociou is a busy town. Since there is no briges on the Shilawude river, people naturally gather at the towns often.

When afternoon passed and it was before dusk, Laurence and Horo arrived at the Pociou at the busiest time in the town. Pociou became an advanced commercial town after recovering from being ruled under the hands of the King. Now, the town is governed by nobles and businessmen. When immigrating Pociou, there have published a lot of tariffs, but they do not require an inspection or showing a passport. Compare to the city when it was governed by the Royals, there have more strict inspections to the goods to immigrants. This clearly makes Horo hard to access by people.

[There have king ah? " This is the first sentence Horo said after arriving in Pociou. "Is this your first time coming to this town with so many people?" "The time really changes, we knew that if a city was ruled by a king, it would be large." Compared to the scale of such towns, Laurence had experienced numerous major cities that are several times bigger. Although it makes Laurence feeling sense of superiority, if display, will perhaps spark criticism from Horo. Moreover, Laurence didn't know anything before. "He. Its ok,understood restraining is very good." It seems Laurence was still late. Despite Horo paying attention on vendors who have set up shop on both sides of the road, she's still very keen on observation. Does this just happen to be guessed? Even thinkings were exposed. Its not only make Laurence live in fear, also let him think senseless. "Is this a ceremony?" Either Horo didn’t know Laurence feelings completely, or deliberately ignored. She still appears curious on her facelook and looks around. "If the church held a ceremony, the crowd that forms would plug up the path. But today's crowd is small." "Oh, unbelievable.", Horo said with a smile, she lean out carriage to look at the goods that vendors displayed around the road. Laurence suddenly thought of another issue when he saw Horo's looks when they entered the large city.

"Huh?" Although Horo responded, her eyes still remain in the vendors. "You're not covering up your face?”

"Ah? Face?" Horo finally come back to answer. "It looks like Moshiluo’s people are now happily drinking and singing with a celebrating mood. However, this does not mean that all villagers are participating in the ceremony. Many villagers will still work in the cities, and they may notice you." [Hum, it was said for this ah!!! ] Horo suddenly exposed an unhappy expression, and sat back into the cart. She is facing Laurence, with her surcoat pulled up high, her ears almost exposed. "Even if my ears were exposed, no one will remember. Those guys have forgotten for a long time.]

In such tense atmosphere, Laurence do not shout loudly, it almost miracle. Laurence unconsciously open palm extend to Horo same as to appease an extremely emotional horse. Although Horo is not the horse,in any case it produced some results.

Horo give a snort of contempt and pulling down the surcoa.Then she see forward. "You have lived in Moshiluo for a few centuries, at least there will have some legend about you? Or you have never appear as human?" "Legend ah, I occasionally appeared as human." "Among them,it should have legend about your appearance?" Horo heard such questions from Laurence.She impatiently skew at Laurence, making sight said: "This content remembered by me…… beautiful appearance of girl,about 15 years old forever. She has sleek long hair, wolf ears and the tail end of white, beautiful brown hair. Sometimes Horo appeared in the village in this attitude, as long as villagers promised not to bring out Horo there, she will ensure that the village will harvest a crop of wheat…… " Horo idly look around Laurence, her eyes seem to say [that’s ok? " "This content to be listened,your characteristics explain clearly, no problem really?" "Even if the ears and tail to be saw,they would suspecte it fake.Its impossible to find it." Horo adjust her ears under the surcoat,probably because her wolf ears are pressed when drawing the surcoat. Laurence skew at such behavior of Horo.Although Laurence still have some care,Horo will anger if he go to say in such atmosphere.Then he shut the mouth. It seems that he should evade topic about Moshiluo to Horo. Moreover, the legend of the Horo seems to be no mention of her appearance.It should nobody know she is Horo as far as not seeing her ears and tail.Laurence persuade himself:legend is only legend after all, its not poster post by church. Laurence decided not to talk more about this topic. However, after a while, Horo appear pondering on her face,suddenly say: "all said for me!" "Ah?" "Even if those guys saw me……they don’t aware, is it?" The sense of Horo is completely different, her looks seem to complain that they expect to be awared. Of course, Laurence is not stupid. He tried to keep face expressionless, and then put sight on the horse’s buttocks and said: "I certainly hope that they will not awared." But Horo quietly laugh to herself and replied: "hey, there is nothing to worry about." When Horo sit on carriage again,one the side watching vendors, one side of wonderment,Laurence found Horo saids is not only to him, also to herself. But Laurence dont confirmed this matter to Horo.After all, she seemed so stubborn. Horo’s mood restore calm completely.Once seeing tasty fruit or food,she will be exciting.Laurence is just to force smile. "There are a lot of fruit,these fruit is picked nearby?" [This is the relay station to the south, on the season, also can see fruit of South countries hardly saw in peacetime" "South has a variety of fruit.Its great" "Northern also has fruit?" "There are all hard and saline fruit. Dried fruit or not to take a long time, it will not change sweet. These works are not done by wolves, so we only have to take it from the village." Speak to wolf taking things,in their minds only emerge birds,horses or sheep.it is hard to imagine wolf come to village just for sweet food.Normally,it should be bear, because leather bags filling with grape hanging on the eaves are frequently taken away by bears. [Wolf gives the impression that love to eat spicy food, when it comes to enjoying sweets will let people to associate with bears.

Wolves do not like spicy.Once we found cargo in victim vessel,and eat red fruit like canine.Fianlly,its hard to bear." "Hey, it is red pepper, Senior Commodities!"

"That time all guys put heads into river for a long time, still complain human terror." Horo gently laughed,then continue to indulge in memories for a while, she just looked at the vendor,and shut her mouth. But soon after, Horo’s smile on her face gradually disappear,finally make a gently sigh. Memories bring pleasant and lonely. Laurence is considering what should say. Horo’s mood has already recovered to say: [they are all the red food,but Our prefer to eat that ". Horola draw Laurence’s coats, pointing to vendors and said. On the other side of shuttling constantly carriage and people,accumulating lot of apples. "Oh, very nice Apple." "Yes!" Horo exposed bright expression in her eyes underneath the surcoat. I do not know whether Horo aware that her tail hiding inside the surcoat is make the noise like dog. Perhaps Horo really likes to eat apples, "looks like very tasty, right?" "yes." It all seems that Horo is beating around the bush to ask eating Apples, but Laurence pretends that has not found slightly and said: "Speak to Apple, I have a friend spent more than half of the property to purchase Apple Futures. Im not clear where he bought the apples, but if he purchase apple big like here, his property may have doubled .] Laurence mumbles mixed with sigh,said: "I should also purchase following him.] AS results, Horo reveals expression staring Laurence said"Now it should not be said that " Horo seems unable to speak her minds frankly, this is the best chance to tease him. […yep,its really Unfortunately. " "However,it also has a lot of risks.If I were you,I will select by ship.] [… ship? " In the course of conversation,the carriage continue to go ahead with the clop making by horseshoe. Horo appears very anxious. Obviously,its easy to be saw through that Horo want to eat Apple.But she don’t want to open mouth to request it.So she makes absent-minded response to Laurence. "Businessmen subscribe joint venture contract to hire ship.The loading of cargos determine by the amount of money invested. Different from the land transport,ship is more dangerous as long as the strong wind blowing slightly .If ship encounters shipwreck difficulties,not only lose goods, may also life.However, this method can make more money, I have take it two times" "yum, ah." The carriage has passed the vender of accumulating Apples.They leave the vender of apples farther and farther. Nothing can be compared to that of others in the heart of what is still a happy moment. Laurence deliberately exposed business with smiles watching Horo said: "Back to the topic of ship." "hum…… Apple……" "Ah?" "I…… want to eat………… Apple.] Laurence thought Horo will be stubborn in the end, but she frankly to say it, and so he buys apples to her. "You pay for it by yourself!" Horo is eating apple,staring at Laurence. However, Laurence don’t give in,but he deliberately shrug in face of her. Because Horo is cute when she bring out she want to eat apple,Laurence generously gived her a high value of Svnia coin.Horo bought lots of apples so that she can’t hold by herself. Laurence don’t think there is a word-- "polite" in Horo’s mind. Its have to complain when Laurence saw Horo eating forth apple,around the mouth and hands are sticky.

"You…… deliberately pretend……know nothing." "Its plesant to know others what they though." Laurence faces Horo gnawing apple even apple core.When he reachs out hand to get apple accumulating in the booth,his back of hand is hitten by Horo holding fifth apple in mouth.

"Its mine." 

"I pay it by myself." Horo plump the cheek,and chew apple filling in mouth.Until swallow apple just to say: "Im virtuous wolf--Horo, so I get the monty at one blow." "Please do you mentioned, I have intended to use the silver coins to pay for today's dinner and accommodation." " Kazi………ah………but…… Kazi……me……" "Talk about it after fininsh eating apple." Horo nodded. When Horo speak again, her stomach has been eight Apples. Horo will intend to eat dinner? […… wu…' [You are really good at eat. ' [Apple is the fruit of the devil, full of temptation of sweet taste. " Laurence heard Horo’s exaggerated description,he unconsciously grin. [If you are a virtuous wolf,you should overcome the temptation. " [While we will lose a lot for greed , but there will not be any construction for abstinence. " Horo is happy to lap up Apple juice in hand, which makes her words become more convincing. If it will lose such a rare happiness, abstinence is extremely foolish thing. Of course, this is only a quibble. "what do you want to say?" "Ah? Oh, right.We have no money in hand and no capability to gain money immediately.Therefore,when you do business, and I intente to say something to earn more money,will it?" When someone asked "Will it?", As long as they are businessmen, they are not answer it casually.As for businessmen,it’s a common sense that they will not answer it before they are not sure the other side of words,intention and influence. Even verbal restraint, its also the formal contract. No matter how much you will lose,we must comply it once the contract set. Therefore,Laurence don’t answer Horo immediately. He did not understand the meaning of Horo would like to express. "Recently we will sell all martens in the behind, is it?" Perhaps Horo aware of the doubts of Laurence, watching back the goods said. "if faster,its today.If not,at the latest,its tomorrow." "When I will say somting depending on the situation.I hope regard redundant money as our profit." Horo lickes her little finger,as if nothing had happened to say. Laurence gets into thinking. As for Horo’s words,in other words,she is able to sell martens higher prices than Laurence. Laurence has been an independent travel businessman for seven years, even a virtunous wolf, he did not think price will get highter depending on others chime in,and buyer can not easily accept the highter price. Although Laurence do not think that there are ways to raise prices by Helu., But It makes Laurence intereste in how will Horo do.So Laurence say to Horo "No problems”. "Horo responds mixed with the sound of burp

"The contract goes into effect formally." "but what we said not limite to martens.After all,they are a businessman, maybe we have no chance to chime in."

"It is not easy," "Self-knowledge, a worthy person." If Horo don’t frequently see back to accumulating apples when she said the words,perhaps this statement sounds like wisdom. Laurence take marterns to firm--Miloon.Miloon is intermediary for all kinds of goods and third business in there.Local businessmen set up headquarters in Mociou.But Miloon Firm set up headquarters in the remote southern commercial country, which is owned aand operated by the plute, Mociou is a branch. Laurence designedly find Miloon firm doesn’t operate by local business. Miloon provide a higher price of the commodity,Miloon firms have branches in various regions, they will collect a lot of information to here. Laurence has another idea: Maybe he could get some news to go to Miloon firms.Becasue expect cambist,businessmen of spaning border are also acute for currency changing.Laurence and Horo go to hotel booked room,then Laurence set out before combed beard equipped.

Miloon firms close to dock,local in the fifth position,is the second large-scale shop.Miloon firms have spacious carriage entrances which lead to dock.Through the spacious entrance can see a wide range of commodities, and a large quantity of goods into the shop.As if its to show the prosperity to people. Perhaps this is unique wisdom in order to compete with the local business.Compared to the flaunted manner,the local businessmen is use to take advance long-term network.It naturely doesn’t need to show how they own money. Laurence stoped carriage in the field of discharge in front of Miloon firms.Then staffer come out to welcome. "Welcome to Miloon firm!" The manager who take chage of discharge must shave beard,neat hair and decent clothing, the style of Miloon firm really special. "I have sold wheat in your firm before.Today I come to sale furs, will you look at it?" "ok.ok. you are welcome. Then please go ahead and ask staffer on the left hand side." Laurence nodded, grip the reins, according to staff’s instructions, driving carriage enter into the field of discharge. Around the field accumulating a various of goods-- wheat, straw, stones, timber, fruits.Staffers have passion to be come-and-go.

That why Miloon firm could succeed in foreign countries.The traveling businessmen understand this point. Horo seems to be surprise. "Hey,boss, where will you go?" Laurence and Chayan are seeing the loading and discharge,entering to the shop.While the voice make them stop.In the direction of voice came around, there is a strong man. He is so strong,even Horo can not help said undertone: "He is the soldiers?" "We come here to sell furs,staffer ask me to find staffer on the left." Laurence directs horse to go to the man.

"Well, great horse.This guy seems very strong." 

"It's hardworking, never grumble." "If there will be grumble horse, it should be displayed for the people of the world." "yes." They laugh each other. Men leads the horse inside to discharging field, tied to the wood fence,and shout to a person. The man is coming.From his appearance,he should be a purchaser.

"Your are Kelafu • Laurence, I appreciate it on behalf our president you coming to our firm." 

Laurence accustoms to courteous greet.He is amazing for others knowing his name before he told.The last time he came to the firm he,he selled wheat in winter three years ago.

Perhaps the man talking with Laurence in the doorway still rememberthe him. [I heard that today you come here to sell furs to the firm. ] He is different from others to talk about weather in first meeting,he directly talk to the point. "Yes.Furs are behind me,total of 70 pieces.] Laurence jumpes from the riding seat lightly.He invites supervisor approaching the goods.Horo also get down from riding carts following Laurence. [Oh,these are good martens.Although this year have a big harvest for crop, martens are not in harvest. ] Laurence speaks with tough attitude: "These great martens are rare in several year.Although they are drench by rain,they don’t lose their luster." "Wow, they are indeed luster,hairs are quite tidy. What are the size?" Laurence takes out a large marten to show the man to check. "Woo…… This is great.There are 70 pieces in all here?" The man just check one goods.He know if he ask to chech all,it will hardly come to term. "Then…Mr Florenz, ah! Im sorry.Mr Laurence have deal wheats with our firms.How about the amount?" Laurence also makes same mistakes of pronouncing wrong the name. Laurence forgive the checker with smile.And he takes out abacus from his coat.

"I suggest the amount is 132 svenia coins" Laurence instantly exposed puzzling expression: "These martens commendable and rare.Thanks to we have deal wheats for a long time,and got more favors from your firm.So I bring the great martens to sell you.] "At that time you really give us a favor.] "I hope that we will set up great relationships for a long time." Laurence stop , gently cough, and continue to say: "what do you think that?"

"We agree with you.Considerng the future close relationship,140 svenia coins,all right?" Laurence thought that 140 svenia coins are real a good price.If he ask for a higher price,it will not good for their long-term relationship. "Its deal" When Laurence intend to respond, Horo draw his coat.

"Excuse me." Laurence hints to the checher,then he close to Horo

"I don’t know the market,how about the price?" "Very good." Laurence answers it briefly. Horo see back the checker with smile. "Then will you want to accept it?" The checker also get to smile.He seems to aware Laurence got a conclusion. When Laurence gets to respond,Horo suddently opens mouth to say: He also did not expect how Horo chimed in at this time. "Please wait" "What!" Laurence could not help to repond Horo grap the opportunity to insert words in time.She look like a businessman. "Your suggest 140 svenia coins, right?" " Ah, yes.140 svenia coins.] The checker confuses when Horo asked question suddently.But he answers her question politely.It is rare that girl appear in the negotiations. "you don’t find?" The checker stares at Horo and exposures surprise.He don’t know what Horo mean at all,even Laurence. "Very, very sorry, do you miss to see somethings?" The checker thinks Horo should be a veteran so that to say that.

"Ah,you must be a good businessman.If that,I have to serious to you." Horo exposures with simle gently.But Laurence worry about her canines are saw by others and don’t know why Horo to say it.

Just then,the checker have nothing wrong. If Horo tells the truth, Laurence also leave out somewhere.

It is impossible leave out to see. "What a shame,if I really leave out somewhere.If you can point out,after comfirming,I will raise the price to buy.”

It’s the first time Laurence sees checker like that.

When Laurence thinks about, Horo suddently moves sight to him and say:master,its not good to make fun of others.

Laurence cant judge whether Horo tell him “master” to make fun of him.For coorperating with Horo,he says: "That is not my intention, you tell him whats matter." Horo smile and reveal her left canines to Laurence made good answers. "Masters,Please give me a marten." "ok." For coorperating Horo,Laurence has to pretend stately master.Because Horo holds leadership,not him.

Since being called masters, we must have the authority in the performance. • more deliberately, however, the more feel that they look like ridiculous. Dared to offend you because now hold leadership of the people Horo, not his. "Thank you.ok.Gentlman" Horo gets the marten from the checker and check it carefully,than to say:

"This marten is top grade baising on you check." "Yes, I agree with at all." "It is rare to get for several years. " Horo gets to ceaseless laugh by herself.The checker,even Laurence don’t accord with the boring laugh. "You’d better smell it rather than just look at it" Horo hands over marten to checker.He gets it and sees Laurence full of confusion.

He can refuse the request from customer.So he have to smell it. To smell it,the checker is filled with confusion and surprise.After smelled again,his expression instead of surprise.

"Have you smell something?" "yes.This is aroma of fruit?" Laurence surprise to see the marten,Fruit aroma? "Right.A lot of Fruit grow in the forest.Mink must eat a lot of fruit,so their hairs sent out the fruit aroma.

The checker heard Horo said,smells the marten again. After the checker nods to reply, "Yes, indeed." "In fact,wheth marten is good,it lies on durable after wear.”

"You are right." Laurence could not help to admire Horo known more. [Like you understood,these martens send out aroma and have strong muscle.So two strong man peel off the skin hardly.

Laurence try to pull marton.

In face,before buyer decides to buy,they will not pull marton.Horo should know it.She seems like a real businessman.

Horo means high, it is a model for businessmen. [This marten is soft and durable,and send out aroma.Please image that:Among the coat made by odour martens ,if one coat is made by this aroma martom.It must sell high price.

"Well,how much money will you want to pay for it?" The checker seems to be waked up from dream by Horo’s words.He gets abacus to calculate and the the result shows on the abacus. "200of Svenia coins, how about that?" Laurence hears this amount and breaths deeply. 140 coins are high price, 200 coins are hard to imagine. "n……" He Luo issued low Jinsheng. Enough is enough. Laurence thought the bar, he intended to stop Horo openings. Of course. Horo impossible to stop. "how about 210 coins." "uh……" "Masters,other firms……" "Ah, wow, no problem!210 coins." Horo nods with satisfaction,and turns back to face Laurence said: "Masters,That’s it." Called Youllon bar locates in common street. But the bar is opening and clean. When Laurence sits down,he feels exhausted. But Horo fills with energy.It is eary to let the checher make concession,she must be in good mood.

"n~ wine is really good." She is so happy. "Whats wrong?You don’t drink?" while Horo is eating fried and asking. But she seems not to flaunt. So Laurence decides to ask directly: "You have been a businessman?" Horo is eating crisp beans ans asking for wine.She replies with wry smile: "whats matter?I injury yous self-esteem?" Absolutly right. "I have experienced negotiation looking on the side in that village.A extremely clever man uses method.It is not my thought. " Laurence don’t open mouth to reply, but with eyes: "Really?"

"Tell the truth,I really have never found aroma,Even last night I sleep covered." 

"It lies in apples" Laurence surprised and speechless,when did you do that? This is not fraud? "Its not mean to the checker’s fault.If he know the method,he will admire." [Maybe" "They not real rivals who just know angree when they are cheated.The real businessmen should admire this method." "She looks like a old businessman." "ha.I think even a old businessman just like a baby. Laurence shrugs and drinks wine.

"Do you remember the matter I ask you to do?" Horo point the suggestion of Gelan. [I have asked people in the firm about recently whether there have contryies to issue coins.But they likely don’t know it." "ok." "However, such transactions are not more,that why I accept you request." In the face,the currency moving have there trends:incease,fall,and stay

Even the situation becoming complex,if you think it over,you will get the results. "In short,no matter what fraud,its good as long as gaining benefit." Laurence drinks wine and eats beans. "Why not see the boss here?go out?" "Gelan said we can contact him through the bar.It seems he has good friendship to the bar." "No,as travling businessmen will make the bar where they birth as the base.] Laurence looks around the bar where have 15 tables and 2 old man.

He orders wine,fish and baked mutton to the waitress and asks:「you are bosss? 」

The waitress puts lightly wine and meal on table and said with smile:

“Our boss have went out to purchase by coincidence.Whats matter?”

"Could you send message to your boss that I want to contact to Jelon?"

Laurence think its don’t matter if she don’t know Jelon.

"Mr Jelon?He have told us" "I want to contact to Genlon" "Jelon has come back last night.Recently,he should appear in the bar frequently." "All right!" "Jelon often arrive here after dusk.I suggest you stay here to wait him." She has business mind.Dusk approaching,its reasonal staying here waiting for Jelon.

“n,please.”

"All right!"

The waitress nod,walk towards the table sitting two elder.

Laurence drinks wine.

After a while,Horo gets to say: "That girl is lying," Horo said it after the waitress entered the kitchen. "What lies?" "Jelon seems not regularly appear every day here." "Ah……" Laurence nodded, stare at wine. [Jelon should appear here like the waitress said. "

If she is lying,she must keep in touch with Jelon.If not,she will make trouble to Laurence and Jelon.

“I think so.”

Its time on dusk.Many Customers enter into bar.Jelon appear in them. ”lets celebrate we met again.”

With the Jelon’s prologue,they make cheers. "How about martens?" "We sell a good price." "It's admirable,do you have any knanks to get that?" Laurence do not answer immediately,he drinks wine firest and to reply:

"Its secret." Horo kept eating beans to cover up her smileing face. "In any case, its great to get good price. As long as the your money become more,and I will share more money." "Although money become more,its not mean I will increase my amount of investment." "I try my best to sell higer price to hope you could increase amount of investment." "You should pray I will increase the amounts." "Then,lets talk about business." "Ah, yes." Jelon is sitting,looking at Laurence. Laurence glances at Horo. "Your proposal is to surppot information about increasing proportion of silver of coin.For that,you hope you could share the benefit,really? "Yes." "Propotion of silver will really increase?" Jelon is shinking when he heard Laurence asked directly.

"Uh, in fact this information is forecasted basing on the advicesfrom a small mining town.But as business is really hard to get beneft without losing all time.] 

"yea." Laurence nods with satisfaction and to say: "If you make sure I must benefit,I will refuse you proposal.how much money you want share."

“I intend to get 10 coins as infernation’s fee.” "You refer to dream getting rich that has many benefits,but you just require a little." "However, this is because I have their own idea." "You mean loss?" "Yes.if you have a loss,I am afraid no more monry to compensate.So I just take 10% interest.but for losses,I just refund 10 informations fee you given me." Laurence analyse the proposal.Its have to possibility: The first one is when Laurence loses, Gelon can take advantage of this loss to get more money. Another is really simple transactions. However, according to judging of Horo,Laurence have known that its not ture to enhance value of coins through increasing amount of silver.So its possible to benefit when price of silver coin slumped.But how will Gelon get benefit from Laurence’s losses.

Laurence gets to doubt Horo’s judgement Geluo lay.

It also can’t figur out to take more time to think puzzle over.If he know the currency Gelon mentioned,they will have new discovery.

Even Laurence lost,he also can get information’s fee back.

Compare to above, Laurence interest in what the Gelon purpose is much more. "OK! no problem." "Ah, Thank you!" "I confirm it once again. You propose 10-coin as information’s fee and 10% of my earnings as your interest.In addition, if I lose, you will return the fee to me, and I can not request compensation for losses to you. " "Yes.] "Moreover,to declare the contents what we have comfired to the notary." "Yes. Right. On the settlement, could you set it three days before spring kirmess? As I estimated that this year proportion of silver of coin will be increased." Spring kirmess will begin in half of year from today.It must be half of year to steady market causing by enhanceing or debasing value of coins.

If the containing of silver enchanced,people will have confidence to the coin,apt to hold it and be willing to transact with it.So coin’s price will be enhanced quickly.When if people are anxious to sell the coin,they will lose a lot.

“oh,all right.That time set compatably.

“ok,so I want to justify it tomorrow.”

Laurence thinks he have no way to refuse him , nods and hold goblit hurrily.

“cheers.”

The rule of notary aims at contract by the third organ.

Even you have sign in the contact,if you breach it you will not be arrest.so is in the flourish country.

Laurence signs the contact by the rule of notary and make 10 coins as fee to Gelon.After signing, Laurence and Horo say goodbye to Gelon and go to market directly.In the crowded city,For avoiding additional trouble,they put the carriage in hotel.

“It’s the coin Gelon mentioned?”

Snenia coin is the most commonely useful coin Horo holding.The coin gain

More high credit in this place.

If contries don’t use own currency in domestic,they will go to die or become

dependency.

“This currency has high credit degree in this place.”

“High credit degree?”

Horo raise her head to see Laurence.

“There are kinds of currency all the world.Containing of silver is enhanced or debased,so every currency has its credit degree.”

“Really?I just know a few kinds.Currency usually use to deal with leather.” "so.Now you have known this kind of currency.Do you have new discoverys?" "For the new discovery,I have thought several things." [For example? ] Horo sees vendor while say,then suddenly stopped .A man walking in the rear knock into Horo.When the man want to curse,Horo look up to the man say sorry.His face redden and just say”be more care”.The he leaves.

"Whats wrong?" [I want to eat that.] Horo says and point bread vendor.

"Bread?" "Ah. yes! The bread have honey on it." "You have money? Why not buy it." "Bread and Apple should have same price.I can’t take so many breads by myself.Do you want to take it for me?Or should I request to give change?" Finally Laurence understands it.Horo have Svenia silver coins only.Svenia is expansive,one coin could buy a huge number of breads. Even buying Apple,she gets a lot who cant hold by herself. "I see,I see.I give you charge…stretch you hand.This black coin could buy a bread." Laurence hold Svenia from Horo stretching hand.Then he gives her a blach coin and brown coin and point the coin to explain.

Horo see two coin in her hands and suddently to say: "You can’t cheat me" Then Horo walks to buy breads.

Laurence is laughing when he saw appearance of HoroHoro walking and eating bread.

"Be careful.Do not hit the pedestrian." "Im not a kid?" “Looking her appearace of eating no matter who will think she’s just a kid ”[People came up around the mouth and big mouth Jiaozhuo like honey bread. Who will read it when you are a child. " [.....] Laurence sees Horo suddenly keep silent. He thinks she is angry.It is impossible that wolves will be angry. "Im lovely?" Horo stares at Laurence said

"You do not know how to joke." "Im serious naturally." Laurence glad Horo don’t find what he thought. "So, what do you think?" "Ah, all right!" Horo turns back to the topic before she is correct unhappily. "If the matter is referred to the Svenia coin.Maybe Gelon tells the truth." "Oh?" ""Basing on principle,it is reasonable to raise containing of silver of Svenia coin.……let me see…this coin named Felin.The coin is issued by the country which is in the south, acossing three rivers will reach there. The coin has high silver content.Its popular in the market.It should be opponent of Svenia coin." "n,No matter which the era,currency always represent country's forces." Horo bite a bite of bread.

"That's right! War between nations is not only fight. When foreign currency involve domastic market,it means the country is defeated.Onece the foreign king declear reduce the currency,domestic market will not move.Current is necessart for trade.It means all country’s economic is controlled. " "In other words, raising the amount of silver is to defeat opponent?" Horo eats up bread, she laps up her finger. Laurence thinks as long as he mention it, Horo will naturally aware what he want to say. "Hey, after all, My ear is not omnipotent." Horo really aware that. "Gelon possiblly don’t lie." "n, I agree with you." Laurence feel a little amazing.Horo keeps silent when he doubt her.Compare to before,when she was doubted,she will blame Laurence doubting her ears.

"What?You consider im angree?" "yeap." "If you consider that,I will angree Our may be angry." Horo appears mischievous smile and says. "All in all, Gelon may tell the truth." "n,Then, where will we go?" "We already know what the coin, we should investigate it." "To mints?" Horo said in poker-face. Laurence could not help but laugh out. [If I go to mint directly,I must be shot to die by gun.whe should to go to cambist.] "hn.Its certainly that something I don’t know." Laurence seems to understand character of Horo more and more. "We are to visit cambis to find out latest situation." "what do you want to know?" "If there is substantial currency fluctuating, there will be signs." "It's like the calm before the storm?" Laurence said with a smile:

"TU, almost.When it substantially reduce the volume of containing silver, it will drop slowly;when it substantial increase, it will be gradually increased." "en……] It seems that Horo don’t understand it.So Laurence gets to explain: "The so-called currency, it bases on the credit.Its cautious to set currency value.Currency is thing which is set value before its unvalued. All depend on credit.Moreover,its hard to know acturalcontaining of silver changing,even cambist also don’t understand.Because curreny set on the credit,so when certain old currency is popular,its value will exceed denomination. There are a lot reasons to make currency fluctuate.The commonest reason lies in chaging of gold and silver." After heard Laurence explanation,Horo ponders. Laurence think that its impossible understand it quickly, so he wait Horo to ask questions, and ready for her to answer.

“The human world is complex.”

Horo side with smile: but her capability of understanding is high,makes people shock.

After a while,they arrive at a river excavating by human.

“Its so busy.” Horo arrives at the biggest brige in pociou said it. A lot of cambists are around the brige.

“so many cambists,Its hard to make a choice.”

”For travling businessmen who must have familiar cambist.Follow me.”

Laurence goes to crowed.Horo follows him. Laurence.

“oh,I see it.”

“Huazi,long time no see.”

Laurence greet to a cambist with blond hair.When he see Laurence and to say with smile:” Laurence,long time no see.When did you arrive here?”

“Yesterday.”

“How are you doing?”

“Im ok.and you?”

“Im get hemorrhoids.Its pain.Do you anything to be here today?You appear in this thim,you should come here to change money.”

“Tell the truth,I gets something need your help.”

“who is the girl?”

“I pick her in the road from pociou to here.”

“Are you sure?”

“yes.”

“whats your name?”

“My name is Horo.”

Huazi praise her with simle.

“If you have no place to go,do you want to work her.You can inherit property.So do you want to marry me.”

“Huazi,I come here to get your help.” hemorrhoids

He is disturb by Laurence.He reveal sick appearance to say:

“what?you have got it?”

“so,why don’t I pursue her.”

Alought Laurence is deliberate,it makes Hualin feel hemorrhoids.

“ok.just hold it on.First lets deal with my matter.”

“n,I see.whats matter?”

“Do you issued Svenia recently?its great if you have three coins issued recently.”

“Do you get information about containing of coin changing.”

Huazi familiars with this business.He awares it at once.

“maybe yes.”

“I only told you should be cautious.Its hard to ahead of other people.”

“did or didn’t?”

“yes,we did.Last month we have issued lastest currency.The former one…here…this is it.”

“I touch the currency whole day and to find the differences.”

Laurence holds the currency try to find the differences.

“Its no use.if you can find in that way,I have found earlier than you.”

“How should I do?”

“Do you want to melt the coin to check?”

“Are you kidding me.Its impossible.”

No matter which country,all don’t admit to melt currency.

“Whats matter?”Helu suddently said.

“Can I see it?”

“of course.of course”Huazi replied.

“Do you discover something?” Laurence asked.

“Just look at it”Horo replied.

“You make fun.”Hualin said.

Its said to be the businessmen who have experiences of many years can guess the difference of coin through listening.

Horo have wolf ears.

“en..”

She shakes two coin in her hand.Then she put the coin,hold another two coin to shake again.At last,she shakes three times.

“I don’t know.”

“forget it,forget it.”

“so I should go now.We drinks together next time.”

“oh.deal.”

After they leaving there,Horo gets to say with smile:

“He is funny”

“yes..but,containing of silver inceased or reduced?”

“if you want to know something from me.You have becomed clever.”

“Only one man know your ears.Im the man.So,do you move your ear?”

Horo smiles gently and said:”you can’t underestimated.”

“But you make me surprise when you don’t say out at once.When you are lying,Im amazing.”

“I don’t know that man whether trust me,but others around there should trust me.Its better that other know the secret,isn’t it?Moreover,it reay my obligation.”

”Repay an obligation?”

“You are jealous just now?This repay my obligation.”

Laurence knows this is Horo’s Prank,but he can’t control his appearance to become unhappy.

“yo,It doesn’t matte.All male like to jealous idiot.”

“But,as female is also idiot who will happy for male’s jealousness.So,both male and female all are idiot.”

Not only in business,but also for sensation of human,he is also diplomatic.

“ha,for me,human just same as little chicken.”

Heard such words,Laurence gets back nononsense expression.

“Coins have slightly different.The newer’s sound is deeper.”

“deep?”

Horo nods.The sound become deeper,it means containing of silver reduce.If Horo tell the truth,maybe it’s auspice that Svenia coin’s containing of silver will reduce.

“en….so,Can I think Gelon lies.”

“Its hard to judge.However,according to the development of situation,that man may return ten Svenia to you.”

“I think so.IF he only want to cheat information’s fee,he should ask me to pay when Im in church.”

“Its unbelievable.”

Horo smile breezily.But Laurence thinks it over.

What’s the Gelon real purpose? Laurence sure that Gelon has purpose.

Now,it makes Laurence confuse because he can’t get real purpose of Gelon.

“Gelon mentions this proposal,he must have another purposes.”

“If he not kook.”

“But he has mentioned ignoring losses.So…”

“Ha…”

Horo suddently laughs out.

“Whats wrong?”

“haha,Are you cheated?”

When Laurence heard Helon words,he stops thinking.

“cheated?”

“yes.”

“You mean Im cheated ten Svenia coins?”

“haha…cheat is not only getting money from others maliciously.”

Laurence has been the business for seven years.He have seen and saw all kinds of cheats.But he don’t understand what Horo said.

“He plan to avoid losses,makes others bear the risk of gain or rish.It real a cheat.”

“Geluo will never lost.If currency depreciates,you will lose,Gelon just return your fee.In other way round,if currency appreciates,Gelon will gain part of benefit.It is business don’t need any cost.Even he doesn’t gain benefit,but he also doesn’t lose money.”

Laurence thinks Horo’words are reasonable.

Gelon must have some purposes.

“ha,what human clever is.”Horo said.

Fortunately,until now,he has not buy a lot of Svenia.

“But…”

“It is common that currency reduces containing of silver bit by bit.”

“No.It usually keep volume of silver cautiously.”

“Under this background,there appear in trade of containing of silver.Its just a accident.”

“wu….”

“but,when you bring the wheat,stay in the position of village,it’s a accident.There is no thing harder understand than necessity and accident.”

“great expression.”

“you looks like get in thinking and can’t find answers.You should have some new point.When you want to hunt up quarry,sometimes you may climb up tree.When you on tree to see forest,you will find different.”

Horo appear smile on her face and says:”Maybe someone has purposes if he is not Gelon?”

“ah….”

“Gelon isn’t necessary to ge benefit from you.For example,maybe he is exployed to propagandize the transaction.He can gain commission from it.right?”

Horo looks like giant in front of Laurence.

“if you use different point of view to observe,you will find completely contrary fact.”

Laurence gets into think.He get to think by the new way.if Gelon is employed by others to persuade businessmen to buy coins,so he can get commission.Suddently Laurence thinks a strategy heared before.Someone want to control price to buy a huge number of this commodity.He don’t want others aware,so he collects it by businessmen.Through strategy persuaded businessmen to buy the commodity,then he buy it from businessmen.Through this way that one will get a lot of money can’t count.

Laurence is so happy he gets it.

“Ha, It seems you found something.”

“Lets go.”

“En?? Where are we going?”

Laurence gets to go hurrily.He turns to say:”go to Melon firm.I get the strategy.This is strategy if you buy more the currency will depreciate more.The strategy can get more money.”

As long as find out the purpose,we must get benefit.

If you have more purposes,you will get more benefit.