Krafft's Anomaly Notes

Chapter 96 Good business

In addition to the traditional water transport route of the North Kingdom, there are many options besides going directly from the Tem River to the hinterland of the kingdom, provided by its many tributaries, like branches of arteries, sending ships to the end of this difficult-to-maintain body.

After entering the estuary and traveling for two to three days, a khaki branch turned southward, leading to the hilly mountains in the south.It is an inland extension of the coastal mountains, the aftermath of rocky waves, unquiet undulations that sprawl out of the kingdom's most geographically intricate.

The water vapor from the ocean is blocked by the mountains, so it becomes a rare dry area in the kingdom. If there is a little rainfall, it will be sucked by the dry soil in the valleys between the low mountains and hills, which is only needed for the growth of shrubs and small trees.

These vegetations are not strong in consolidating water and soil. Coupled with the unique landform, there are few stable surface water sources here. Most of the small capillary network-like rivers will stop flowing seasonally, and even the groundwater touched by deep wells may die one day. Dry up without warning.

Someone once suggested that objectively speaking, the rainfall in the southern mountains can only be said to be less than that in the rest of the kingdom, and it should not be so low.But as it is, the water is still swallowed up by the hills covered with dry shrubs, leaving only a little bit left over from their booze.

However, the only river on this land that can be used by ships is still being used. The turbid water surface sends ships carrying grain and minerals into it, and ships carrying mineral products are sent out.

It is also the most densely populated area of ​​the kingdom's mines, where rich minerals are buried shallowly beneath these seemingly worthless and barren lands.

The Tobid River, which is the muddy yellow tributary, is no longer suitable for passage after a week's voyage, and those who want to go deep into the mountains must take the winding mountain roads and set foot in the scrubland.

Naturally, the captains would not continue to go in after asking for trouble. They stayed on board, packed the minerals or crude metal products brought out from the mountains, turned around and set sail, and returned to the main shipping artery, the Tem River.

The theoretically effective paper survey was completely cut off at this point, and the entire page of place names and changes in mineral transactions were piled up on the small dot at the end of the circle on the paper.After all, the captain only cares about loading the goods, and doesn't care much about where the goods come from.

The road further inside is not marked on the route map, and the corresponding map has not been found. Several captains who have entered the short distance said that they can only rely on the locals to lead the way, otherwise they will miss the fork that was stepped on. , running counter to the destination.

The settlement is sandwiched between lowland valleys, except for transporting minerals out, daily life tends to be closed just like the geographical environment.If it were not for the unsustainable meager agricultural output, the grain and mining trade would not exist at all.

"No one knows what it's like inside. If you want to hide a new mine here, it couldn't be easier." The tip of the pen tapped on the position where a large circle was drawn. The painter was a little anxious. After several weeks of collection, only one In general, it is difficult for individuals to complete the next step alone.

"And I want to reiterate that everything is just the result of my conjecture. The actual location can be in another corner of the kingdom. There is a high probability that there will be no harvest. Are you sure you want to come together?"

The door of the cabin was closed, and the curtains were half-opened to illuminate the drawings on the table. The small characters marked from the source of the river to the confluence, and the lines intersected and densely pointed to the circle.

"Of course, such an interesting opportunity to make a fortune, I will regret it for the rest of my life if I miss it." William scratched his bushy chin, and after drinking unlimited liquor for several days, he finally realized what the priest and Kraft were doing. plan, and he, as an old friend, was fooled by a few bottles of wine.

Under strong demands, and considering that the implementation of the plan required manpower and financial resources, the trustworthy William reluctantly agreed to join after swearing to the Heavenly Father.

Although he didn't understand anything about distillation and alchemy potions, the pair of glass wings of the holy emblem of the church and the wine in his hand were real things.So Kraft, who was willing to share the news with him, became his half-brother on the spot.

"I don't know about alchemy and lung disease, but I know that there is no guaranteed profit business in the world. If you are right, we can use gold coins to pad the corner of the table for the rest of our lives, and we can't find money that loses half a trip at most. I can afford to lose twice as much."

William took the hem of his clothes to dry his hands, and touched the circle along the line, and the spot of light fell right in the middle, like a hole cast in gold, "Besides, I think what you said is very reasonable, the gain may definitely be greater than the loss."

"It's actually very simple. If you want to open a mine, you can't get around the locals. Let's take a few trustworthy young men on board and search all the places where grain has been brought in from the beginning. It will be a matter of time."

"I hope so." Kraft shook his head. According to his experience, things usually get complicated and slip into tricky directions. "How much do you know about this?"

"Most of them are small villages, and they don't like to communicate with the outside world, unless they sell mines and buy grain." William thought about it carefully, and collected some words he heard when bragging with his colleagues before, "I heard that they lived here a long time ago. Yes, earlier than the ore transaction."

"Got to find a Local Guide."

"It's not difficult, there will be ones at the river port." The plan was finalized, find a guide, and trace all the settlements in the circle along the line to transport food in.

At the end, William saw the sword in Kraft's waist, and suddenly remembered something.Considering his status as a doctor, he turned to look at Kupu who was standing beside him, "May I ask, how is your servant doing at his job?"

"Well, is it okay?" Kraft glanced uncertainly at Kupp, who was touching the smooth metal surface of the hammer. He had just bought it not long ago. Considering that his skills would not improve for a while, he chose one that relied on strength. There are guys with good power, at least they are considered combat power.

"That's good." William became serious, facing Kraft and Yvonne, "I also heard that some special methods may be used in it, I mean possible, and you may not be taken care of at that time."

"I can take care of myself." He is still very confident about this, thinking that he is above the level.

"Look at the map before you go in. Don't touch your hammer, Cooper, and Yvonne, come and see here. This is our starting point." In the past few weeks, Kraft has taken the opportunity to teach the basic characters, and there are some Simple vocabulary, it just so happens that there are no high-end vocabulary for place names in this era, so you can test the teaching results.

Unprepared spot check, caught off guard Yvonne was stunned on the spot, his mind was in a mess, no matter how familiar the two simple short words on the map were, he couldn't tell what they were.

"Uh..." Coop let go of his precious hammer and moved closer. Kraft doubted that he would be willing to hit people's heads with it, let alone hope for words.

Just when Kraft was about to admit that he had failed in education, the rough man faltered and forced out his pronunciation.

"Gravel...town?"

(End of this chapter)