角色故事•一（解锁条件：角色等级20）
世人常道：「狐人天生会行商」。若在茶馆「不夜侯」多作盘桓，便能深刻体会到这一事实。
「您有所不知，」那狐人女子一面摇着那柄精美绝伦的聚骨扇，一面盯着眼前将信将疑的男人，「一方水土养得一方生灵。若将苦水之邦的沙枳籽种移栽至翁瓦克的圣壤中，便能结成甜蜜沉重的炽阳橘。那自然是因为翁瓦克四风调和，土壤肥沃。而把塔拉萨的灯鱼苗引入敝邦，交由鳞渊境的持明族悉心培育，则可令灯鱼体长倍增至三尺有余。」
「『鸣火』最近的打算，便是悉心选出最有商业潜力的物种，由商团星槎接力递送，安全无虞。不出旬月，阁下就能获得第一批返货，为塔拉萨渊底水晶宫增色，更能成为贵邦出口贸易的特产。」
有腮的男人喷出几个珍珠般的气泡，在泡语中代表略带犹豫的赞许。随后他以声带发出奇妙的音节：「吾原以为『鸣火』干的都是囤积居奇，买入卖出的生意。你们这是打算撬开运输行当由公司独大的局面吗？说罢，要多少钱？」
「往返费用，十取其九。掮客的生意终归只是左手转右手，我的意思是，左鳍肢转右鳍肢。常言道，『大商无算』。于人有利，方能于己谋利。只要水晶宫的渊主认可，我想换得一纸…咳，一朋长久契约，如何？」
Character Story: Part I
• Unlocked at Character Level 20
There's a saying: "Foxians are born to do business." Linger a little while at the Sleepless Earl teahouse, and you'll come to appreciate this fact.
"There's something you don't know," says that foxian woman, wafting her exquisite reticulated fan as she gazes at the skeptical man before her, "different lands raise their special type of life. If Sandcitrus seeds from the Bitterwater Confederacy are transplanted into the sacred soils of Vonwacq, then they will grow into sweet oranges. This is naturally due to the fertile and balanced soils of Vonwacq. And if the lightfish fry from Thalassa are introduced to my world and raised by the Vidyadhara at Scalegorge Waterscape, they can double in size to over three feet long."
"The Whistling Flames' latest plan is to carefully select species with commercial potential, and relay them via trade starskiffs for safe transport. Within one month, you'll get the first batch of goods back. These goods would add to the glamours of the crystal palace at the bottom of the Thalassan abyss, and can even become a unique trading products for your nation."
The man with gills blows out a few bubbles, which represents a slightly hesitant agreement in his culture. Then, his larynx pronounces some wondrous syllables: "I thought the Whistling Flames were speculative traders involved in arbitrage. Are you planning to change the current situation in the logistics industry, where the IPC reigns supreme? Tell me, how much do you want?"
"For a return service, we take ninety percent. A broker just flips product from one hand to the other. Or rather, from one finned limb to the other. As the saying goes, "Real business talks no profit." Only by benefiting others can we hope to benefit ourselves. As long as the Lord of the Abyss in the Crystal Palace assents, then I'd like to enter into a contr— Ahem, I mean a permanent partnership. What do you say?"
On this day, Tingyun not only closed on a deal, but also formed a new friendship for the Alliance.
