This sea lord is a bit strong

Chapter 113 Collapse, Raymond's thoughts

Spent the night in the cave without incident.
Early the next morning, they immediately began to descend along the winding mountain road.

As soon as he stepped into the territory, Ji Chen saw Willus wandering around in the square with an anxious expression on his face.

His footsteps paused, and he walked over.

When Willus saw Ji Chen come back, his face was filled with joy, and he hurriedly greeted him and saluted.

"My lord, you are finally back! It made me anxious to death"

"Why do you look so anxious?"

"The whole island shook last night, didn't you feel it on the mountain?"

Ji Chen couldn't help being taken aback.

Wasn't the shaking last night only the mountain shaking?The whole island shook?

Then this is not normal, could it be some kind of geological problem?
Looking at Willus' face, he realized that things were not simple.

"what's going on?"

"The army stationed in the underground cave sent news early in the morning that a passage in the cave collapsed, blocking two mineral resource points."

Ji Chen couldn't help frowning, "Are there any casualties?"

"I haven't counted it yet, but it seems that many kobolds were buried inside. The army stationed now is organizing manpower to dig out the collapsed passage, but the progress seems to be very slow."

Willus said flatly.

When he heard that only the kobold was buried, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Is a kobold a human? Ahem, he accidentally exposed the capitalist's thinking.

Ji Chen nodded towards Willus, "Don't worry, I'll go see what's going on now."

After speaking, he hurried to the underground cave with his army.

In the mine hall of the cave, a large number of kobolds and garrisoned murloc wanderers gathered together.

Seeing Ji Chen coming, it was like finding the backbone.

Especially the kobolds, barking excitedly one by one.

"The lord is here!! The companion has been saved!"

Ji Chen stood in front of them, said some encouraging words as usual, and increased their loyalty.

Then let a few kobolds lead him to the passage where the collapse occurred.

This passage belongs to the relatively deep part of the underground cave, and can lead to two rough iron mines.

But at this time, it was completely blocked by falling rocks.

The kobolds tried to dig it out, but there seemed to be a layer of gravel on the top, and as much as they dug down, the top fell.

So in one night, only a dozen meters were dug.

The blockage is so dead, let alone whether the inside has completely collapsed, the air is also a big problem.

Ji Chen pondered for a while, then returned to the mining hall to gather all the kobolds, counted the number one by one, and found that there were about twenty kobolds missing, and they should all be trapped inside.

According to the display on the lord's panel, these kobolds are not dead for the time being, but if they are not dug out in time, once the remaining air inside is consumed, they will die.

There are no more than 20 kobolds, and it is worth searching for them.

He immediately ordered other kobolds to continue to clear the blocked rocks, and at the same time strengthen the passage to prevent secondary collapses.

But fortunately, the collapse of this passage was not serious. The kobolds were very cautious in excavating the passage. There was a wooden frame supporting the rock wall and the top every few meters.

This shock only collapsed a hundred meters.

Time comes to afternoon.

As the last large rock was chipped, it was broken down into small stones and transported away.

The collapsed part was finally dug up.

But there was no sign of the trapped kobold behind him.

Things also went wrong.

Ji Chen led the army to go deeper.

I still didn't see any kobolds along the way, but we can know from the dog footprints on the ground that the kobolds who were trapped here have been here, but returned for unknown reasons.

They soon came to a branch road, one on the left and one on the right, leading to a rough iron mine.

See this, in order to improve search efficiency.

Ji Chen asked Anina to lead some people to search the right side, while he himself took the rest to the left side.

Passing through a semi-arc passage, we soon came to an underground cave of thousands of square meters.

Pieces of crimson ore are inlaid on the rock wall of the cave, and there are several piles of rough iron piled up beside it, and some tools can be seen scattered around.

Only the kobolds were not seen, and they were not here.

Ji Chen wasn't disappointed at all. Anyway, there are only two resource points here. If it's not on one side, it should be on the other side.

Go back to the fork in the original road and enter the left passage.

Through the winding intestine-like road, they soon came to another rough iron mine.

Anina led people around a corner, not knowing what they were doing.

"What are you doing?"

Hearing his words, Anina turned her head immediately and said loudly, "My lord, there is a hole here!"

Ji Chen was taken aback, hole?
The surrounding army made way for him to walk in.

This so-called hole is about one meter long and wide. It is deep and dark inside, and the bottom cannot be seen clearly.

"We didn't see the kobolds, we only found this hole." Anina explained on the side.

"I didn't find a kobold over there either."

Anina was suddenly surprised, "Then where did they go? Could it be that they entered this hole?"

"It's not impossible"

Ji Chen pondered for a while, and asked the army to call in some kobolds.

"Did this hole exist before?"

The kobolds looked at each other, and said in a little confusion: "It seems that there was no such hole before."

If it wasn't there before, it might have been caused by the shock last night.

The kobolds who were trapped here saw that the way back was blocked, and happened to find this hole, so they went in to find out.

Well, this reasoning is very reasonable.

Judging from the all-view map, this hole extends downwards, presumably leading to a place deeper underground.

Without delay, Ji Chen ordered a kobold to go down to check the situation.

For his order, the kobold agreed without any hesitation.

It is their supreme honor to serve the lord, even death is worth it!

In terms of fanaticism and loyalty, these kobolds are already comparable to the recruited arms.

Tie a safety rope around the kobold's waist to ensure that it can be pulled out in case of any danger.

Because kobolds have excellent night vision, they don't need lighting tools such as torches.

After tying the rope, he turned his body directly, with his head up and his feet down, and started to climb down the 1.1-meter hole with both hands and feet.

Some information came in one after another.

"It's very dark here, the slope is very steep, and dust and gravel are still falling from the top, and it may collapse at any time."

"I found the footprints of those kobolds, and a piece of broken rope! Quickly pull me up!!"

As soon as the words fell, the safety rope was suddenly tightened, and the pitiful screams of the pathfinding kobolds came from the cave.

Seeing this, Ji Chen quickly asked someone to pull it up.

The kobold who was pulled up was still in shock, and his body was covered with bruises. "At the end of the hole is a vertical pit!"

"Then do you see a kobold underneath?"

The kobold shook his head, "No, the height is at least tens of meters high, and I can't see the bottom clearly."

Ji Chen paused for a moment, already handing down the verdict on those kobolds.

At a height of tens of meters, even if it is as strong as a Naga warrior's body, it may fall hard.

What's more, what about those kobolds who are not physically strong?I'm afraid that each of them will fall directly and be seriously injured.

At this point he needs to make a choice.

Should we continue to explore and find the missing kobolds?

Or let it go and seal the hole.

This hole did not exist here in the first place, but it just appeared by chance due to the vibration last night, and it is not clear what is going on inside.

And according to what the kobold said, the structure inside is very unstable and there is a risk of collapse at any time.

If their front heels had just entered, maybe the back heels would have collapsed and they might have been buried in it.

Ji Chen can swim freely in the ocean, but in this kind of cave full of rocks and mud, he is not much different from ordinary people.

After thinking about it.

The so-called son of a daughter does not sit in the hall.

He decided to send a kobold expedition and let them explore on their own.

After all, even if he lost some kobolds, he wouldn't feel particularly distressed.

On the balance in my heart, the weight of continuing to search at this point has been greatly reduced, and the balance has completely tilted.

The value of these missing kobolds is far below the level that requires him to go out and spend a lot of time looking for them.

It's brutal, but also realistic.

This is the basic quality of being a lord.

He must measure and judge the value of various things and things, and then make decisions and actions based on this.

Only in this way can he better develop the territory and allow himself and the crown of the ocean to gain a better foothold in this world.

Arranging some murloc wanderers to guard the cave, Ji Chen led most of the army out of the underground cave and returned to the territory again.

Tell Willus to send some men to the top of the mountain to mine the sulfur, diamonds and other minerals there.

These minerals are enough to give Ocean Crown several more resources that can be exported.

Then he called Raymond, who had been idle.

The fat man soon arrived at the Lord's Mansion and waited respectfully in front of Ji Chen.

"My lord, what can you do for me?"

Ji Chen casually sat on the chair, and waved his hands kindly, "Don't be nervous, just sit down."

Raymond nodded, carefully sitting across the table, but with only a third of his bum on the chair.

For a person like him who has entered the territory for a few days but has not yet made any achievements, he can even eat with peace of mind, and he must be careful in everything.

"I plan to let you set sail in the next two days, go to the mainland to sell goods, and buy the resources needed by the territory."

Hearing this, Raymond's expression was shocked, and his heart became happy.

Is it finally time to use him?He has been waiting for a long time!

"Thank you for the opportunity you have given me. I will definitely use up my life's talents to sell goods at the highest price and buy resources with the least amount of money!"

Seeing his positive appearance, Ji Chen smiled, "Then let me ask you, where do you plan to sell the special products of the territory, and how do you sell them?"

Raymond had already thought about these issues, and immediately began to talk about them.

"I think the Crown of the Ocean should avoid the Western Continent now, because the main force of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce is in the Western Continent, and the business there has many connections with them, which is not conducive to our building business routes and selling special products.
Therefore, I think we should go to the North Continent first, build a route between the Crescent Islands and the North Continent, and conduct trade! "

Hearing this, Ji Chen's interest greatly increased.

He had thought about avoiding the Western Continent where the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce was located, but he hadn't thought about selling the special products to the Northern Continent.

"Why do you think you want to sell it to the Northern Continent?"

Seeing Ji Chen's interested expression, Raymond spoke more vigorously.

"This has a lot to do with the type of specialty products, as well as the local culture and environment!"

"The Northern Continent is located in the north and is covered with many trees. Based on this, the tradition of advocating wood has been bred there. Many nobles of the Northern Continent like good wood, and use it to make various wooden furniture and accessories. materials for building houses,

This point is similar to the Western Continent, but the Western Continent is not suitable now, so in comparison, it is obvious that the only choice is the Northern Continent. "

"The crown of the ocean is rich in high-quality and precious jungle trees, which just meet the market demand of the North Continent."

He nodded in agreement.

"In addition to the precious jungle wood, golden perch and high-quality coffee beans are also very good specialties. The nobles of the kingdoms in the Northern Continent will definitely be willing to spend a lot of money to buy them. I can guarantee this!"

Raymond continued, looking confident.

Looking at his confident expression, Ji Chen asked back with a smile: "I don't doubt specialty coffee beans, but why do you think golden perch will sell well?
After all, it is only a second-tier special product, and there is nothing special about it except that it tastes a little better. "

The former member of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce suddenly showed a smirk.

"My lord, this statement is wrong. Even if this kind of golden perch is placed in the Mediterranean Ocean where fish products are extremely rich, the taste and meat quality can be regarded as superior fish species."

"If it's just delicious, I really don't have the confidence to make it a big hit, but I really can't stand how good it looks!

Relying on the excellent appearance of its golden scale armor, as long as we package it a little bit, and then spend some time before the whole gimmick, it is very rare. species, with limited output,

In this way, you can deceive, ah bah, and attract more people to buy. With my years of experience and skilled operation, I will definitely be able to sell the golden perch at the highest price! "

Raymond patted his bulging chest, looking confident.

Look, what is professionalism!

Sure enough, people should not be judged by their appearance, seeing that subduing this fat man was the right choice.

To put it simply, his words are to artificially increase the added value of products.

Originally, golden perch was just a relatively delicious fish, but through reasonable operation and publicity, it can add more value and sell at a price far exceeding its own value.

On Blue Star, diamonds are one of the best examples.

The essence is carbon molecules, but because of its beautiful appearance and slogans such as "a diamond is forever", it has become one of the most famous luxury goods.

Although some people will dismiss this, there must be some people who believe it.

And this part of the people who believe is taken advantage of, ah bah, is a loyal source of customers.

(End of this chapter)