Lord Chronicle
Chapter 93 Seeing Elebena Again
Chapter 93 Seeing Elebena Again
"When are you going to leave?" Jessica asked Saul.
Looking back at a group of adventure teams consisting of humans and orcs passing by, Sol replied: "Reed is stepping up preparations, and he will be able to set off in a few days."
After being brought back to Lovell from Bahrain, life seemed to be calming down again, at least on the surface.With the development of the territory, various affairs gradually increased, and there were fewer and fewer opportunities for Sol to be lazy, but in general, he was quite satisfied with the current state.
Once upon a time, when Sol went to Ferry City for the first time, he envied the adventurers everywhere in the opposing city.At that time, he thought that if he guarded the impoverished territory of Lovell, he might not be able to get ahead in his life.
Unexpectedly, in just over a year, the original small territory has achieved such great development. While lamenting the impermanence of fate, Sol is also a little proud, after all, this is also his credit.
After weighing the matter of sending those treasures back to the frozen plateau, Thor decided to go by himself.There are several reasons for this. One is that this batch of things is of great importance, and he is not at ease when handing it over to others; Wrist, he still knows a little bit.
So on this day, while waiting for Reed to prepare for entering the frozen plateau for the second time, he took Jessica out for shopping for the first time ever.
While happy to be out with him, Jessica is still puzzled by Saul's actions.You must know that when government affairs are busy, this guy always stays away, trying his best to push everything to himself.
"It's here, it's here." Sol suddenly stopped.
Surprised, Jessica looked up, only to find him standing in front of the equipment store in town.Since the influx of a large number of adventurers, the business of the dilapidated equipment store has improved, making the owner of the store, Mr. Buzz, happy from ear to ear.
Has the sun come out from the west today, and our lord will take the initiative to inspect the territory?Before Jessica could ask any questions, she was dragged in by Sol.
"Buzz, how is the business?" Saul greeted the boss.
"My lord, hello. Thanks to you, the business is much better than before." The owner of the store, Buzz, hurried up to greet him.Probably because the business was so good, his face was glowing red.
"How did the few pieces of equipment I gave you, Tomson, sell?" Thor dragged Baz aside and asked in a low voice.
"This..." Baz showed a look of embarrassment on his face: "Since your lord has ordered you, I will try my best to do it well. The things are good things, but the price is too high, so even though many People are interested, but so far nothing has been sold.”
As he spoke, he pointed to the three sets of armor and weapons placed in the most conspicuous positions of the store, which were the experimental products that Saul asked Manson to send over for sale.Those pieces of equipment were well-made, and the drawn sword blade was as bright as a mirror, shining brightly in the sun, and one could tell it was a good product at a glance.
It's just that although the things are good, the price tag below is a bit scary.Behind a "5" number, there are three zeros.
"Shrimp!?" Sol's voice was trembling: "5000 gold coins, are you crazy? It's no wonder someone would buy it for such a high price."
You know, the price of an ordinary steel sword is only around 20 gold coins.Even for the excellent standard equipment produced by Kawei, a set is only 500 gold coins.And this set of equipment is actually ten times more expensive, which is simply sky-high.
Buzz looked rather aggrieved: "How could I set such an outrageous price. Mr. Manson insisted on such a price. He also said that if you hadn't insisted, he would not have handed over such a precious thing."
"This dwarf." Saul gritted his teeth angrily. You intend to keep these things in the shop forever, don't you?
He was about to change the price when a group of adventurers entered the shop.A man with the appearance of a swordsman glanced at the store first, and when he saw the sets of equipment, he immediately walked over happily.
But when his eyes fell on the numbers on the price tag, his joy immediately turned into disappointment.Seeing that he was about to turn around and leave, Sol suddenly let out a strange cry, rubbed his hands and went to meet him.
"What, what are you doing?" Startled by his weird movements, the swordsman instinctively drew his sword in a vigilant posture.
"This brave man, please stay." Sol smiled so blindly, he looked like a small businessman: "You are so lucky. Do you know that you are the 10000th customer who has visited our store since it opened. As a congratulations, we will give you a special premium surprise package."
"What, what set meal?" The swordsman was baffled by this overused promotional method in modern society.
"It's a special price, high-quality surprise, super dazzling package." Sol added a few terms without authorization: "In general, as the 10000th customer of our store, you will be able to buy any item in our store at one-tenth of the price." items, but only one item."
"Really!?" Although he still didn't remember the set meal, the swordsman was indeed "surprised".
Not only him, but the other adventurers who came in together just now also looked jealous and envious.Many people have begun to regret, why did they walk faster or slower just now, and let this stupid big man take advantage of it?
You must know that unlike those adventurers who spend a lot of money in knight novels, most adventurers in reality are extremely stingy iron cocks.Just kidding, every gold coin was brought back with a life-saving effort, and no one would throw it away like a stone.
"Of course it is true." Saul smiled brighter and brighter: "Then which product do you want to choose?"
Of course, he wasn't afraid that the other party would pick other things. The prices of these sets of equipment were definitely the most expensive in the store.According to the general human psychology of being greedy for petty gains, when encountering such an opportunity, everyone will immediately aim at the commodity with the highest price.
Sure enough, without a doubt, the swordsman immediately turned around and pointed at the sets of equipment, "I want this."
According to one-tenth of the price tag, it is 500 gold coins. Considering the appearance of these sets of equipment, it is definitely worth it.In fact, if this price was set from the beginning, I am afraid that it would have been swept away long ago.
Thor stretched out his thumb: "Good eyesight, these sets of equipment are dwarf products that just came in, the quality is first-class, and the price of 5000 gold coins is absolutely reasonable. Alas, I didn't expect that you bought them with 500 gold coins. You are really the darling favored by Jerry Zack, the god of luck."
After finishing speaking, he sighed with pain on his face, and he did his homework well.
His words immediately attracted a burst of envious eyes from around, and the swordsman couldn't even close his mouth with a smile. He thought he had picked up a big deal, so he wouldn't even think about whether there was something tricky about it.
After the swordsman paid 500 gold coins and hugged the equipment in his arms with a smile, Sol lost no time in leaning forward: "This warrior, please leave your name and the adventure team you belong to?"
"What to do?" Excited, the swordsman asked without thinking.
"That's it." Sol continued to maintain his harmless smile: "As the 10000th customer of our store, this discount alone is not enough to express our sincerity. So please leave your name, and everyone who comes to our store in the future Or we will enjoy a [-]% discount when shopping at our branches, what do you think?"
The purpose of Sol's move is naturally to track and understand the buyer's use of the equipment, otherwise the original purpose would be meaningless.As for the [-]% discount on shopping, others have already risked their lives as experimental subjects for you, so the [-]% discount should be regarded as a small compensation.
His words once again made the eyes of those adventurers who were already extremely envious almost burst into flames.Some even start to think about robbing the lucky guy later.
Naturally, the swordsman would not miss such a good opportunity, so amidst the naked jealous eyes around him, he left his name in a chic way, and then proudly left with his equipment on his shoulders.
After the adventurers had dispersed, Thor turned his head and winked at Buzz triumphantly.Slap... The latter's mouth, which had been open all the time, was finally closed.
"Okay, sell one." Sol said with a smile.
"Really...really...the skill just now, Lord Lord, really opened my eyes." Buzz scratched his head, looking like he didn't know how to express his excitement.
"It's nothing, it's just normal." Saul laughed and waved his hands.If you have seen the ability of salesmen in shopping malls in my era to tell men to buy sanitary napkins, that would be scary.
"We will sell it in this way in the future. Do you remember what I told you clearly?"
Buzz nodded again and again: "Understood, if someone buys it, I will write down the name and adventure team of the other party."
It seems that if there are no accidents, there will be a few more "10000th" customers in the future.
It wasn't until this moment that Jessica had the chance to intervene: "What's going on, these equipment look very good, why don't you equip the defense team first, and sell them here?"
Sol whispered an explanation in her ear, and Jessica immediately stared at him with wide eyes: "Is this really okay?"
"Well, it will be fine. I don't know how much better the iron material used for these equipments is than ordinary armor. It's just because the defense team has no chance to do it, so I asked these adventurers to help." Sol was very calm.
"But..." Although Sol's words seemed reasonable, Jessica always felt something was wrong.
"Okay, okay, don't let it go. They don't know how lucky they are to buy such a good set of equipment for 500 gold coins. After mass production in the future, I think it's too little to sell 1000 gold coins." Before she could speak, Sol even Pushing and pulling her out of the shop.
"Where are we going next?" Jessica asked when she came to the street.
Although she felt that Sol's actions were a bit inappropriate, it was rare for her lord to take the initiative to care about government affairs, and Jessica was very happy about it.
Sol thought for a while: "Go to Hitches. I haven't thanked him for the potion last time, and he asked me to fulfill my promise and yell at him several times about appropriating funds for his magic experiments."
This time, the special products of the frozen plateau were sold for nearly 200 million gold coins in Bahrain, and Sol finally had the money to continue his own construction plan.In fact, if the money is not enough, he doesn't worry about it. Isn't there still Bravella's treasure?It must be all right.
Thinking of this, Sol was in a good mood for a while. As long as the matter of the frozen plateau is resolved as soon as possible, and then the relationship with the Adventurer's Guild is established, he can hide in Lovell and play my "Sim City 2000" with peace of mind. Dream The happy life of the middle lord is finally coming.
In a happy mood, Sol almost hummed a song.However, the great god Dinisos is obviously unwilling to let our young master Saul live a happy and healthy life.
So before Saul could finish humming a song, he heard a familiar voice from a street stall in front of him: "These things are shining so beautifully, I want them all."
"Huh..." Thor opened his eyes sharply.
He looked at Jessica, who returned the same surprised and suspicious look.
"Did you hear..."
"It seems to be..."
"No, hallucinations, these must be hallucinations, they won't frighten me." Saul grabbed Jessica's hand expressionlessly, turned and left.
"Sol, I'm here." A seductive beauty with blue hair immediately stood up from the crowd and waved happily to Sol.
This beautiful woman has a hot body and a delicate face, and what's more rare is that she wears light and close-fitting clothes, which immediately attracts the attention of all the men around her, and the sound of hissing inhalation can be heard endlessly for a while.
It's a pity that Sol is not in the mood to enjoy this feast, because he knows very well what a greedy and terrifying creature is under this beautiful skin.
He turned around with a wry smile: "Miss Elebena, why are you here when you have time?"
"I've been too bored in the cave recently, so I came out for a walk." Elebena walked towards the two quickly, holding a bunch of messy and shiny gadgets in her hands.
But what she muttered next made Sol even more frightened: "I haven't had any income recently, so annoying."
He could only laugh dryly: "It's really an honor for you to come to our town."
Elebena stared curiously at the endless stream of people on the street: "Compared to the last time I came, there seem to be a lot more people. That's right."
Speaking of this, she suddenly became excited: "The fireworks were beautiful last time, what are you doing? Why didn't you call me?"
Sol secretly complained, if the garden party really called you, would it be okay?He had no choice but to say: "Haha, it's nothing, we humans are just entertaining ourselves. Since you are rarely interested in coming down, I won't bother you to collect shiny things. If you are free at night, come by and eat some leftovers." Meal...ah no, light meal is ready, haha, goodbye." As he spoke, he wanted to pull Jessica away.
How could Elebena let him go so easily, and dragged him back by the collar of Sol, she smiled and said, "Why do you want to run when you see me?"
"Don't dare to dare." Sol wiped off his cold sweat: "I don't know what else you want to order?"
Elebena's face suddenly became serious. She seemed to want to say something, but she looked at the crowd around her and pulled Saul to the side: "Go to a place where there are few people."
Her performance surprised Thor, why does this dragon have anything to worry about?Glancing at Jessica, the two followed Elebena to a secluded corner of the street.
"Let me ask you, has anything strange happened in your territory recently?" Elebena asked.
"Strange thing?" Saul was a little at a loss: "What are you referring to?"
"That's...that's..." Elebena frowned, obviously not knowing what to say.
"Excuse me, did something happen to you?" Jessica asked.
Unprecedented, Elebena gave a serious answer to her question: "I can't say what it is, but I've been feeling upset recently, as if something bad is about to happen. You know, Our Dragon Clan is the most powerful creature on this continent, and I haven’t felt any threat since I became an adult, but this time is different, and I decided to come to the town because of my annoyance.”
Her words also aroused Sol's vigilance, and made the dragon feel uneasy, so this matter must be unusual.But apart from being attacked by a necromancer recently, nothing happened to Lovell.Although those living dead were powerful, he didn't think they could threaten the dragon yet.
After thinking about it carefully, Sol shook his head and said, "I can't think of it."
Elebena didn't care either: "It's okay, I just have a feeling, maybe it's because I've slept too much recently, and my feeling has become chaotic."
Having said that, she still asked: "Is there really no?"
Jessica shook her head: "The town is very quiet recently, if we find any clues, we will definitely notify you."
Elebena just gave up.But when she rolled her eyes, she quickly changed to another look, and it was the one Sol most often saw, and also the one he was most afraid of.
"I smelled it when I came to the town. There seems to be some good smell here. Did you get something good recently?" Elebena's eyes were shining.
Thor felt a chill, the dragon's good, terrible nose.He forced a smile and said, "It smells good? Have you taken a fancy to the food in that store? I invite you to eat..."
Elebena smiled and blocked his mouth: "Don't play tricks with me, what are you afraid of? I'm just looking around, I don't know how to do anything else, don't be so stingy."
Secretly thinking that I was afraid that you would see it, Sol continued to play dumb: "Slippery? I don't know what you want to eat."
Elebena had an expression of "I knew you would say that", she snapped her fingers, and was about to use the "Ten Tortures of the Evil Dragon" to get this guy to confess, when she suddenly heard a surprise cry from behind: " Miss Elebena? Is it Miss Elebena?"
They turned around and saw that not far away, Rulert was staring at Elebena with a look of surprise on his face, followed by Laris and the others, who seemed to be out shopping.
Since the location of the ruins has been explored, there is nothing for Rulet and the others for the time being, so the group of adventurers stayed in Lowell to rest.Like Mira, Meine was also overwhelmed by Marlene's food after tasting it once. Recently, the three little girls had a heated fight, and they often ate Sol's free food.
Seeing him, Sol walked over with a face full of surprise as if seeing a savior: "Rulette, you are finally here... No, no, why are you here?"
"Meine wanted to buy something, so I went to the street with her..." Luret said absently, his eyes still staring at Elebena.
Knowing that he has never forgotten the beauty who defeated him since the last competition, Sol dragged Ruret over: "It's a rare opportunity, you two meet again, hurry up and talk to her."
"Ai, Miss Elebena, do you still remember me?" Luret blushed, looking embarrassed.
"It's you? It seems to be Ruret." Elebena said lightly. If she hadn't saved him once in the capital, she would have forgotten about this man to Java.
Seeing that Elebena still remembered herself, Rulert was very excited: "It's me. I've been thinking about you since we left Ferry. Where have you been? How are you doing these days?"
Elebena didn't have the energy to chat with this young human, she frowned and said, "I still have something to say to Saul, I don't have time..."
"It's okay, it's okay, it's rare for you to meet, we'll talk about it later. Ruret, please talk to Miss Elebena, as long as you want, I'm not in a hurry." Sol said quickly.
Rulert turned around gratefully, almost bursting into tears: "Good brother..."
"There's no need to talk about this between us, but just remember to owe me a favor." Sol said proudly.
While speaking, he had already dragged Jessica away, fearing that Elebena would escape if she was a step too late.
"Damn human, come back to me and tell me where those things are?" Elebena shouted, but Sol had already scurried into the crowd like a rabbit and disappeared.
"Damn it..." Elebena turned around and looked at Ruret who was holding on to her hand, the corners of her eyes twitched: "Okay, what do you want to say, just say it."
Dare to ruin my wife's good deeds?Very well, human, I will soon let you know what the dragon's wrath is...
Leaving aside Rulert, who wanted to taste his wish, Saul dragged Jessica through the streets and alleys for a while, and finally made sure that Elebena was not chasing her, so he stopped panting.
"My god, this female dragon can actually find it here." Sol's face was filled with lingering fear. If he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, he might have squeezed out the existence of those treasures for her.
"But what she said, I always feel very worried." Jessica cared about another thing.
"Let's not talk about this first. Jessica, find Reed for me immediately, whether he is ready or not, I will go immediately." Sol wiped the cold sweat off his face.
Now that the dragon has appeared, I can't delay any longer, I have to leave immediately.Alas, I am a lord, I am really tired...
"My lord, you will reach the frozen plateau after turning over the mountain in front of you."
"Oh, is that so?" Sol, who was dozing off on the winged horse, woke up with a straight back when he heard Reed's reminder.
When Elebena came to the town that day, Sol was so frightened that he led the team to set off overnight.Fortunately, the female dragon did not come after her, and finally avoided the bad luck of these treasures falling into her clutches.
Although I don't understand why the lord is in such a hurry to leave, fortunately, Reed has already done a lot of preparatory work, and the rest of the things are also purchased halfway, and there are no major mistakes.
Because the treasure is of great importance, Thor replaced all the caravan guards with veterans of the garrison this time.Moreover, in order to cope with the complex environment of the Gosmed Snow Mountain, he even coaxed and tricked Mira into taking him with him. At this moment, the girl was sleeping in his arms with a sigh.
After eating and sleeping all the way, I finally crossed the Widney Mountains safely.As we gradually approached the frozen plateau, the temperature became colder and colder, and we could already see a lot of snow along the way.Everyone put on the thick leather clothes they had prepared in advance, but they were still too cold to stamp their feet.
The horses in the caravan were all good-bred freight horses carefully selected by Reed. After wrapping their limbs and stomachs with thick cloth to keep out the cold, there was no problem.As for the winged horse, this spirit beast of the elven clan is completely fine.
Difficult to turn over the mountain col in front, the vast snow-white frozen plateau is presented in front of everyone.The cold wind wrapped in large flakes of snow seems to be blowing endlessly, whining in everyone's ears.
Reed pointed to the front and said: "From here, we can reach the White Bear Tribe tonight, and we will rest there. After walking for a few days, we will reach Snowfield City."
The White Bear Tribe is the territory of Conte Baker, and it is a good place to stay. Sol nodded: "Then hurry up, and you can eat hot barbecue tonight."
"Woo!" It was the first time for many guards to see such a magnificent snow scene. They cheered and rushed towards the snowfield below with Sol, who was holding the rein and riding his horse.
At dusk that day, a group of people successfully arrived at the White Bear Tribe.For their arrival, the patriarch Jeram showed great enthusiasm, and it was almost another grand banquet for the mobilization of the whole clan.
After asking, Sol found out that Reed had given them many gifts the last time he passed by, including a lot of precious table salt.This time is no exception, which is why the relationship between the two parties is so good. Now the White Bear Tribe has become a stable supply point for the caravan.
Saul couldn't help but feel admiration, he is indeed a shrewd businessman, and his skills in clearing up relationships are really good.With this advance base to enter the frozen plateau, the scale of trade can be steadily expanded in the future.
At the banquet, he asked Jeram, and learned that Conte Baker had gone to Xueyuan City a few days ago and hadn't come back.Only a few people knew about Brevila, and Saul didn't reveal the treasure.
The happiest ones were the guards. They quickly realized the enthusiasm and generosity of the barbarian girls.Under their initiative to show their favor, a group of young men were very excited. In addition, both sides were young people who did not stick to the worldly trifles, and the fight was extremely lively, which quickly pushed the atmosphere of the banquet to a climax.
During the period, several beautiful girls also showed great affection for Sol, and our lord lord looked at his nose and his heart, and was not moved at all.It wasn't that he had started to change his gender, but that the pain he suffered at the hands of Casey last time still left him with lingering fears.
Hmph, go ahead and make a fuss, you guys will have a better time later.
"Isn't this the girl who lives nearby? How could she be with you?" Seeing Mira sitting next to Saul holding a piece of barbecue and gnawing wildly, Jerram asked strangely.
It was really hard to explain this matter for a while, so Sol had no choice but to perfunctory: "I also ran into her by accident. I thought it was very pitiful for her to live alone in the snowy field, so I adopted her."
"Oh." Jerram nodded without paying attention.Just at this moment, a group of guards came to toast, and the heroic old patriarch immediately went to drink with them in high spirits.
Sol glanced around boredly, just in time to see the caravan horses shivering in the snow, but the furry beasts next to them were content.It seems that in this harsh environment of ice and snow, it is better to use native species.
After calling Reed, Saul said to him: "Why don't you think of a way to get some fur beasts?"
Wool beasts travel fast in the snow, have a large carrying capacity, and can work as usual without eating for a few days. They are really a better choice than horses.
Reed wondered: "I also thought about it. Last time I asked Chief Irfan to buy some, but even in the frozen plateau, these fur beasts are very precious. In addition, the construction of Snowfield City is at a critical juncture. It's going to be hard to get spares right now. Besides, there's a problem with that."
"What's the problem?" Thor asked.
Reed spread his hands: "Although they are powerful on the frozen plateau, they are useless once they leave the snowy plain. Besides, this trade road is far away. We will go back and forth, and the time for shipping in the middle will probably take several months." .Even if you can buy it, it will be a big waste if you can’t use it for such a long time.”
Sol couldn't help but nodded, this is indeed a big problem.Fur-coated beasts cannot leave the frozen plateau. In a few months of idle time, these big guys are a complete burden. It is a waste of feed to raise them, and it is even more impossible to throw them away. It is really a headache to think about it.
But if you keep using horses, you will be greatly affected in the snowy field. Once you encounter a blizzard, you will all be finished. This is a big risk factor.
While in distress, when Sol's eyes fell on the saddles with the logo of the white bear tribe on the fur-coated beasts, he suddenly had a thought, why not rent it instead of buying it?
As long as the time of arrival is agreed in advance, the White Bear Tribe is fully capable of preparing enough woolly beasts, and then exchange the means of transport here, just like transferring from a car to a train, the goods can be transported to Snowfield City with wooly beasts, It is safe and fast.
After the transaction is completed, go back to the White Bear Tribe and switch to the horse, and you can easily rush back to Lovell.In this way, the woolly beast can be used when needed, and these savages are still raising it at ordinary times. Without the drag of those few months of gaps, it also saves a large amount of purchase funds, which really kills two birds with one stone.
He told Reed about this idea, and after thinking about it for a while, Reed also felt that it was very feasible.If the freight vehicle is replaced by a woolly beast, it will not only save a lot of time, but also increase the carrying capacity a lot. More importantly, even if it encounters a snowstorm, it will not be afraid.
Without further ado, Sol immediately caught the drunk Jeram and told him that he wanted to rent the fur beasts from the tribe.
"Rent?" The old patriarch rolled his eyes like copper bells: "You are our most honored guest, just take it if you want to use it, it doesn't matter how long you use it, and why don't you rent it."
Although it was a drunken talk, Sol was still moved for a while, our barbarian brothers are simple.But drunk as he was, it was rare that Jeram didn't say nonsense like "for you".
Of course, it’s not okay to use it for nothing, once or twice is okay, but what Sol wants is a long-term lease, so it’s better to be clear, which is good for everyone.
He winked, and Reed immediately leaned over knowingly, and began to discuss the rent issue with the drunk Jerram.As for how much discount he can get, it depends on his ability.
After a night of rest, the team continued on the road the next day.Reed had successfully reached a rental agreement with Geram last night. From now on, the caravan would pay 10 catties of salt and 500 gold coins for each woolly beast rented. If the usage period is too long, more can be added.
Although bold and generous, but after all, he is the patriarch of more than 2 people. Jeram still has to consider the livelihood of the clan, so he readily agreed.
So after moving all the goods to the woolly beast, the team continued to march towards Xueyuan City.Since it was the first time to use this kind of pack animal, Jeram also specially sent several experienced breeders to accompany him.
"Goodbye, we will come back again." Until the team went far away, the boys of the garrison waved goodbye to the girls in the tribe reluctantly.
With the woolly beast, the team's march became easier. After walking in the snow for three days, they finally came to Xueyuan City again.
Under the towering snow-capped mountains, it was as lively and busy as ever. On the two ice bridges, woolly beasts transporting construction materials came and went in an endless stream, and there was a jingling sound everywhere.Sol noticed that the savages had begun building outposts at the foot of the snowy mountains.
Looking up, Xueyuan City has expanded a lot. The stone city wall extends to the end of the mountain, and the height reaches about 5 meters.From behind the city wall, you can see the roofs of many newly built buildings, and one of the tallest watchtowers even erected a flag.
The guards who arrived here for the first time all opened their mouths in astonishment, staring blankly at the majestic Fortified City on the top of the mountain.Reed said with emotion on his face: "The speed of these barbarians is really terrifying. Only a few months later, the city has completely changed its appearance. If we were to repair it, I don't know when it will be completed."
Sol secretly thought that this was of course, the barbarians on the frozen plateau were doing their best to build this city, and they seemed to be desperate.Coupled with their already terrifying physiques, it's no wonder they're unhappy.
It seemed that their caravan was already quite famous, and barbarians greeted them affectionately on the way up the mountain from time to time.When he arrived at the city gate, Irfan, who had already received the news, came out to greet him in person.
"Mr. Reed, you are really punctual and welcome the caravan." Irvan's tall body greeted Reed.
Reed returned a polite smile and said at the same time: "Patriarch, my lord is also here."
Irfan also noticed Sol sitting on the back of the winged horse at this time, and was very surprised: "Master Saul, why are you here?"
Conte Baker was indeed in the city. Seeing him standing in the crowd, Sol first greeted him from a distance, and then said: "Because there are some important things, I want to hand them over to you."
"Oh, what is it?" Irfan froze for a moment.
Saul drove his horse forward, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Brevila's..."
An expression of surprise and joy appeared on Irfan's face: "Really?" Finally, he knew that this was not a place to talk, so he didn't ask any further questions.
"Then, please go to the city and rest." With his expression back to normal, Irfan greeted everyone.
"Enter the city!" Thor shouted back, and the guards drove the furry beasts in.
When walking past Cante Baker, Irfan said something in a low voice, and Cante Baker also had a happy expression on his face, and followed him into the city.
Not long after, in the wooden house used as the town hall, Irrfan dismissed the others, leaving only him, Saul.Conte Baker and two other elders who knew.
Sol ordered Reed to find someone to drive the fur beasts into the yard quietly. At this time, several savages were unloading the boxes containing the treasures and concentrated them on guard.
Knowing that Bravella's treasure had been found by Sol, several barbarians were very excited.Irfan said gratefully: "I really don't know what to say for your generous help this time. The entire tribe on the frozen plateau will remember your kindness."
Sol is greatly benefited from being praised so much, but it is natural to be humble and humble on the surface.He waved his hand and said: "The patriarch is too polite, this matter is related to me, how can I stand by? Besides, this matter is related to the lives of 10,000+ people, I have to take it back."
A barbarian elder bowed and said: "In any case, we are very grateful for this incident. You have saved dozens of tribes at the foot of the Gosmed Snow Mountain. From now on, all the barbarians on the frozen plateau will will be your most loyal friend."
"Ahahaha, it's easy to say." Sol scratched his head and laughed again and again. He knew that with these words, he would have a group of the most stable allies. Is there any better return than this?
"The treasure has been found, but what should I do next?" At this time, another elder said worriedly: "Brevila has entered dormancy, and the cave has been sealed by magic. If the treasure cannot be returned There is no way to appease its anger by being around it."
As soon as these words came out, both Irfan and Conte Baker looked worried.Indeed, even if the treasure is found, it is meaningless if it cannot be sent back to Brevilla.After waking up, the white dragon was so angry that it was impossible for him to listen to the human's explanation, take the treasure and go back to the cave to sleep obediently.
If the barbarians were to do the hard work, no one in the world would be able to match it, but if they were to break the barrier of dragon language outside the dragon's lair, it would be impossible. Besides, the strongest magister of the Magicians Guild would be helpless thing.
Seeing the worry on the faces of Irfan and the others getting heavier, Sol knew it was time to act again.He coughed dryly to attract the attention of several people, and then said: "Actually, I have a way."
"What, are you serious?" Conte Baker said excitedly. At this time, in the eyes of a few barbarians, Sol was simply an omnipotent god.
Sol nodded: "That's right. Do you still remember Mira? She once took me through a secret passage behind the dragon's lair. I think that although Bravella closed the cave entrance, she may not be able to take care of it. So from If we find a way there, we should be able to send the treasure in."
"Oh, are you sure?" Irfan asked uncertainly.
Sol sighed: "Honestly speaking, I'm not sure. Who knows if the secret path can still be used after the last accident. But it's important, so I have to try it anyway. I will bring the treasure up the mountain tomorrow." , I hope I can still go in."
Contebeca immediately took two steps forward: "Let me go with you."
Glancing at the two elders, Irfan said solemnly: "I won't say anything more, and I will leave everything to Mr. Saul. I will send the strongest warriors to accompany you. May Crezio bless you."
"May Crezio bless you." The other two elders also said piously.
The matter was finally negotiated. In fact, it was not that Sol was addicted to taking risks and insisted on doing it himself.It's just that even if this kind of thing is left to the barbarians, they can't do it. If they find the entrance of the secret passage, they can't get in with their physique.
So Saul simply adhered to the principle of helping people to the end, and took care of them for them.How do you say it?After-sales service is also an extremely important part.
At this point, the dull atmosphere finally eased, and the few barbarians who had been tense all the time showed some smiles.Sol took the opportunity to change the topic and said: "I came this time and found that Xueyuan City has been expanded a lot. The speed of your city building is really admirable."
Speaking of the pride of this barbarian, Irfan also had a hint of complacency: "Thank you for your reminder. In addition, the three bridges you built also played a great role."
Conte Baker said: "However, the recent progress has become slower and slower."
"Why?" Saul asked strangely.
A barbarian elder said: "The stones on the frozen plateau are very scarce. Now it is becoming more and more difficult to find suitable stones. They often need to be transported from dozens of kilometers away. In addition, mining is difficult, so the progress of building the city is delayed."
Irfan nodded: "This is not the most important thing. As winter approaches, the climate is getting colder and colder. The permafrost on the snow-capped mountains is frozen like a block of iron. It is very difficult to dig a small hole with existing tools. It’s hard work, let alone laying foundations, which we’ve been struggling with lately.”
"Oh?" What Sol thought at this time was that there seemed to be another opportunity to expand trade.
He thought for a while and said, "It just so happens that I have something that should be helpful to you..."
Before he finished speaking, Irfan interrupted impatiently: "What is it?" It seems that as the leader of urban construction, he has indeed been suffering from this headache for a long time.
Sol signaled him not to rush, and then said: "Hehe, it's not a magical thing, it's just some handy tools, but it can indeed improve the efficiency of construction a lot. If the patriarch needs it, I will start making it when I go back, and strive for it." This transaction sends the first batch over.”
"Of course, of course we need it." Irfan nodded repeatedly. After seeing Thor's series of methods, these barbarians almost had a kind of blind trust in him.
In their view, as long as Master Saul said it was feasible, then it must be fine.Just kidding, if you can build three ice bridges in one night, and you can even snatch back the dragon's treasure, even if you are not a god, you are not far behind.
In fact, those small tools that Sol mentioned are shovels, pickaxe shovels, wheelbarrows and other things.He saw that the barbarians encountered difficulties in building the city, so he came up with the idea of helping them.
However, it is still difficult to implement this matter.First of all, the tools need to be specially enlarged to fit the physique of these barbarians; in addition, with Lovell's current manpower situation, the supply of his own territory is still so-so, and it is a bit stretched to manufacture in large quantities.
So Thor is thinking about taking advantage of Manson's coke to make iron and send it to the frozen plateau.And the manufacture of tools is left to the barbarians, which can be regarded as an outsourcing business.
Anyway, those tools were simple in structure and did not require high precision. With the forging level of a barbarian, they should be able to handle it. At worst, a few blacksmiths would be sent over to guide them.
Of course, this does not mean that they can also guide them to make weapons. These things require superb smelting skills. It is still too difficult for barbarians who lack iron ore and still use wooden sticks and spears as their main weapons.
Thinking of this, Saul was full of confidence.As long as this deal can be completed, the trade relationship between Lovell and the Frozen Plateau will be further strengthened, especially considering that the barbarians will start building a second and third city in the future, and the supply of pig iron alone will be a huge profit of business.
Alas, I'm really a genius, it seems that I have to let Reed expand the caravan again.
(End of this chapter)
"When are you going to leave?" Jessica asked Saul.
Looking back at a group of adventure teams consisting of humans and orcs passing by, Sol replied: "Reed is stepping up preparations, and he will be able to set off in a few days."
After being brought back to Lovell from Bahrain, life seemed to be calming down again, at least on the surface.With the development of the territory, various affairs gradually increased, and there were fewer and fewer opportunities for Sol to be lazy, but in general, he was quite satisfied with the current state.
Once upon a time, when Sol went to Ferry City for the first time, he envied the adventurers everywhere in the opposing city.At that time, he thought that if he guarded the impoverished territory of Lovell, he might not be able to get ahead in his life.
Unexpectedly, in just over a year, the original small territory has achieved such great development. While lamenting the impermanence of fate, Sol is also a little proud, after all, this is also his credit.
After weighing the matter of sending those treasures back to the frozen plateau, Thor decided to go by himself.There are several reasons for this. One is that this batch of things is of great importance, and he is not at ease when handing it over to others; Wrist, he still knows a little bit.
So on this day, while waiting for Reed to prepare for entering the frozen plateau for the second time, he took Jessica out for shopping for the first time ever.
While happy to be out with him, Jessica is still puzzled by Saul's actions.You must know that when government affairs are busy, this guy always stays away, trying his best to push everything to himself.
"It's here, it's here." Sol suddenly stopped.
Surprised, Jessica looked up, only to find him standing in front of the equipment store in town.Since the influx of a large number of adventurers, the business of the dilapidated equipment store has improved, making the owner of the store, Mr. Buzz, happy from ear to ear.
Has the sun come out from the west today, and our lord will take the initiative to inspect the territory?Before Jessica could ask any questions, she was dragged in by Sol.
"Buzz, how is the business?" Saul greeted the boss.
"My lord, hello. Thanks to you, the business is much better than before." The owner of the store, Buzz, hurried up to greet him.Probably because the business was so good, his face was glowing red.
"How did the few pieces of equipment I gave you, Tomson, sell?" Thor dragged Baz aside and asked in a low voice.
"This..." Baz showed a look of embarrassment on his face: "Since your lord has ordered you, I will try my best to do it well. The things are good things, but the price is too high, so even though many People are interested, but so far nothing has been sold.”
As he spoke, he pointed to the three sets of armor and weapons placed in the most conspicuous positions of the store, which were the experimental products that Saul asked Manson to send over for sale.Those pieces of equipment were well-made, and the drawn sword blade was as bright as a mirror, shining brightly in the sun, and one could tell it was a good product at a glance.
It's just that although the things are good, the price tag below is a bit scary.Behind a "5" number, there are three zeros.
"Shrimp!?" Sol's voice was trembling: "5000 gold coins, are you crazy? It's no wonder someone would buy it for such a high price."
You know, the price of an ordinary steel sword is only around 20 gold coins.Even for the excellent standard equipment produced by Kawei, a set is only 500 gold coins.And this set of equipment is actually ten times more expensive, which is simply sky-high.
Buzz looked rather aggrieved: "How could I set such an outrageous price. Mr. Manson insisted on such a price. He also said that if you hadn't insisted, he would not have handed over such a precious thing."
"This dwarf." Saul gritted his teeth angrily. You intend to keep these things in the shop forever, don't you?
He was about to change the price when a group of adventurers entered the shop.A man with the appearance of a swordsman glanced at the store first, and when he saw the sets of equipment, he immediately walked over happily.
But when his eyes fell on the numbers on the price tag, his joy immediately turned into disappointment.Seeing that he was about to turn around and leave, Sol suddenly let out a strange cry, rubbed his hands and went to meet him.
"What, what are you doing?" Startled by his weird movements, the swordsman instinctively drew his sword in a vigilant posture.
"This brave man, please stay." Sol smiled so blindly, he looked like a small businessman: "You are so lucky. Do you know that you are the 10000th customer who has visited our store since it opened. As a congratulations, we will give you a special premium surprise package."
"What, what set meal?" The swordsman was baffled by this overused promotional method in modern society.
"It's a special price, high-quality surprise, super dazzling package." Sol added a few terms without authorization: "In general, as the 10000th customer of our store, you will be able to buy any item in our store at one-tenth of the price." items, but only one item."
"Really!?" Although he still didn't remember the set meal, the swordsman was indeed "surprised".
Not only him, but the other adventurers who came in together just now also looked jealous and envious.Many people have begun to regret, why did they walk faster or slower just now, and let this stupid big man take advantage of it?
You must know that unlike those adventurers who spend a lot of money in knight novels, most adventurers in reality are extremely stingy iron cocks.Just kidding, every gold coin was brought back with a life-saving effort, and no one would throw it away like a stone.
"Of course it is true." Saul smiled brighter and brighter: "Then which product do you want to choose?"
Of course, he wasn't afraid that the other party would pick other things. The prices of these sets of equipment were definitely the most expensive in the store.According to the general human psychology of being greedy for petty gains, when encountering such an opportunity, everyone will immediately aim at the commodity with the highest price.
Sure enough, without a doubt, the swordsman immediately turned around and pointed at the sets of equipment, "I want this."
According to one-tenth of the price tag, it is 500 gold coins. Considering the appearance of these sets of equipment, it is definitely worth it.In fact, if this price was set from the beginning, I am afraid that it would have been swept away long ago.
Thor stretched out his thumb: "Good eyesight, these sets of equipment are dwarf products that just came in, the quality is first-class, and the price of 5000 gold coins is absolutely reasonable. Alas, I didn't expect that you bought them with 500 gold coins. You are really the darling favored by Jerry Zack, the god of luck."
After finishing speaking, he sighed with pain on his face, and he did his homework well.
His words immediately attracted a burst of envious eyes from around, and the swordsman couldn't even close his mouth with a smile. He thought he had picked up a big deal, so he wouldn't even think about whether there was something tricky about it.
After the swordsman paid 500 gold coins and hugged the equipment in his arms with a smile, Sol lost no time in leaning forward: "This warrior, please leave your name and the adventure team you belong to?"
"What to do?" Excited, the swordsman asked without thinking.
"That's it." Sol continued to maintain his harmless smile: "As the 10000th customer of our store, this discount alone is not enough to express our sincerity. So please leave your name, and everyone who comes to our store in the future Or we will enjoy a [-]% discount when shopping at our branches, what do you think?"
The purpose of Sol's move is naturally to track and understand the buyer's use of the equipment, otherwise the original purpose would be meaningless.As for the [-]% discount on shopping, others have already risked their lives as experimental subjects for you, so the [-]% discount should be regarded as a small compensation.
His words once again made the eyes of those adventurers who were already extremely envious almost burst into flames.Some even start to think about robbing the lucky guy later.
Naturally, the swordsman would not miss such a good opportunity, so amidst the naked jealous eyes around him, he left his name in a chic way, and then proudly left with his equipment on his shoulders.
After the adventurers had dispersed, Thor turned his head and winked at Buzz triumphantly.Slap... The latter's mouth, which had been open all the time, was finally closed.
"Okay, sell one." Sol said with a smile.
"Really...really...the skill just now, Lord Lord, really opened my eyes." Buzz scratched his head, looking like he didn't know how to express his excitement.
"It's nothing, it's just normal." Saul laughed and waved his hands.If you have seen the ability of salesmen in shopping malls in my era to tell men to buy sanitary napkins, that would be scary.
"We will sell it in this way in the future. Do you remember what I told you clearly?"
Buzz nodded again and again: "Understood, if someone buys it, I will write down the name and adventure team of the other party."
It seems that if there are no accidents, there will be a few more "10000th" customers in the future.
It wasn't until this moment that Jessica had the chance to intervene: "What's going on, these equipment look very good, why don't you equip the defense team first, and sell them here?"
Sol whispered an explanation in her ear, and Jessica immediately stared at him with wide eyes: "Is this really okay?"
"Well, it will be fine. I don't know how much better the iron material used for these equipments is than ordinary armor. It's just because the defense team has no chance to do it, so I asked these adventurers to help." Sol was very calm.
"But..." Although Sol's words seemed reasonable, Jessica always felt something was wrong.
"Okay, okay, don't let it go. They don't know how lucky they are to buy such a good set of equipment for 500 gold coins. After mass production in the future, I think it's too little to sell 1000 gold coins." Before she could speak, Sol even Pushing and pulling her out of the shop.
"Where are we going next?" Jessica asked when she came to the street.
Although she felt that Sol's actions were a bit inappropriate, it was rare for her lord to take the initiative to care about government affairs, and Jessica was very happy about it.
Sol thought for a while: "Go to Hitches. I haven't thanked him for the potion last time, and he asked me to fulfill my promise and yell at him several times about appropriating funds for his magic experiments."
This time, the special products of the frozen plateau were sold for nearly 200 million gold coins in Bahrain, and Sol finally had the money to continue his own construction plan.In fact, if the money is not enough, he doesn't worry about it. Isn't there still Bravella's treasure?It must be all right.
Thinking of this, Sol was in a good mood for a while. As long as the matter of the frozen plateau is resolved as soon as possible, and then the relationship with the Adventurer's Guild is established, he can hide in Lovell and play my "Sim City 2000" with peace of mind. Dream The happy life of the middle lord is finally coming.
In a happy mood, Sol almost hummed a song.However, the great god Dinisos is obviously unwilling to let our young master Saul live a happy and healthy life.
So before Saul could finish humming a song, he heard a familiar voice from a street stall in front of him: "These things are shining so beautifully, I want them all."
"Huh..." Thor opened his eyes sharply.
He looked at Jessica, who returned the same surprised and suspicious look.
"Did you hear..."
"It seems to be..."
"No, hallucinations, these must be hallucinations, they won't frighten me." Saul grabbed Jessica's hand expressionlessly, turned and left.
"Sol, I'm here." A seductive beauty with blue hair immediately stood up from the crowd and waved happily to Sol.
This beautiful woman has a hot body and a delicate face, and what's more rare is that she wears light and close-fitting clothes, which immediately attracts the attention of all the men around her, and the sound of hissing inhalation can be heard endlessly for a while.
It's a pity that Sol is not in the mood to enjoy this feast, because he knows very well what a greedy and terrifying creature is under this beautiful skin.
He turned around with a wry smile: "Miss Elebena, why are you here when you have time?"
"I've been too bored in the cave recently, so I came out for a walk." Elebena walked towards the two quickly, holding a bunch of messy and shiny gadgets in her hands.
But what she muttered next made Sol even more frightened: "I haven't had any income recently, so annoying."
He could only laugh dryly: "It's really an honor for you to come to our town."
Elebena stared curiously at the endless stream of people on the street: "Compared to the last time I came, there seem to be a lot more people. That's right."
Speaking of this, she suddenly became excited: "The fireworks were beautiful last time, what are you doing? Why didn't you call me?"
Sol secretly complained, if the garden party really called you, would it be okay?He had no choice but to say: "Haha, it's nothing, we humans are just entertaining ourselves. Since you are rarely interested in coming down, I won't bother you to collect shiny things. If you are free at night, come by and eat some leftovers." Meal...ah no, light meal is ready, haha, goodbye." As he spoke, he wanted to pull Jessica away.
How could Elebena let him go so easily, and dragged him back by the collar of Sol, she smiled and said, "Why do you want to run when you see me?"
"Don't dare to dare." Sol wiped off his cold sweat: "I don't know what else you want to order?"
Elebena's face suddenly became serious. She seemed to want to say something, but she looked at the crowd around her and pulled Saul to the side: "Go to a place where there are few people."
Her performance surprised Thor, why does this dragon have anything to worry about?Glancing at Jessica, the two followed Elebena to a secluded corner of the street.
"Let me ask you, has anything strange happened in your territory recently?" Elebena asked.
"Strange thing?" Saul was a little at a loss: "What are you referring to?"
"That's...that's..." Elebena frowned, obviously not knowing what to say.
"Excuse me, did something happen to you?" Jessica asked.
Unprecedented, Elebena gave a serious answer to her question: "I can't say what it is, but I've been feeling upset recently, as if something bad is about to happen. You know, Our Dragon Clan is the most powerful creature on this continent, and I haven’t felt any threat since I became an adult, but this time is different, and I decided to come to the town because of my annoyance.”
Her words also aroused Sol's vigilance, and made the dragon feel uneasy, so this matter must be unusual.But apart from being attacked by a necromancer recently, nothing happened to Lovell.Although those living dead were powerful, he didn't think they could threaten the dragon yet.
After thinking about it carefully, Sol shook his head and said, "I can't think of it."
Elebena didn't care either: "It's okay, I just have a feeling, maybe it's because I've slept too much recently, and my feeling has become chaotic."
Having said that, she still asked: "Is there really no?"
Jessica shook her head: "The town is very quiet recently, if we find any clues, we will definitely notify you."
Elebena just gave up.But when she rolled her eyes, she quickly changed to another look, and it was the one Sol most often saw, and also the one he was most afraid of.
"I smelled it when I came to the town. There seems to be some good smell here. Did you get something good recently?" Elebena's eyes were shining.
Thor felt a chill, the dragon's good, terrible nose.He forced a smile and said, "It smells good? Have you taken a fancy to the food in that store? I invite you to eat..."
Elebena smiled and blocked his mouth: "Don't play tricks with me, what are you afraid of? I'm just looking around, I don't know how to do anything else, don't be so stingy."
Secretly thinking that I was afraid that you would see it, Sol continued to play dumb: "Slippery? I don't know what you want to eat."
Elebena had an expression of "I knew you would say that", she snapped her fingers, and was about to use the "Ten Tortures of the Evil Dragon" to get this guy to confess, when she suddenly heard a surprise cry from behind: " Miss Elebena? Is it Miss Elebena?"
They turned around and saw that not far away, Rulert was staring at Elebena with a look of surprise on his face, followed by Laris and the others, who seemed to be out shopping.
Since the location of the ruins has been explored, there is nothing for Rulet and the others for the time being, so the group of adventurers stayed in Lowell to rest.Like Mira, Meine was also overwhelmed by Marlene's food after tasting it once. Recently, the three little girls had a heated fight, and they often ate Sol's free food.
Seeing him, Sol walked over with a face full of surprise as if seeing a savior: "Rulette, you are finally here... No, no, why are you here?"
"Meine wanted to buy something, so I went to the street with her..." Luret said absently, his eyes still staring at Elebena.
Knowing that he has never forgotten the beauty who defeated him since the last competition, Sol dragged Ruret over: "It's a rare opportunity, you two meet again, hurry up and talk to her."
"Ai, Miss Elebena, do you still remember me?" Luret blushed, looking embarrassed.
"It's you? It seems to be Ruret." Elebena said lightly. If she hadn't saved him once in the capital, she would have forgotten about this man to Java.
Seeing that Elebena still remembered herself, Rulert was very excited: "It's me. I've been thinking about you since we left Ferry. Where have you been? How are you doing these days?"
Elebena didn't have the energy to chat with this young human, she frowned and said, "I still have something to say to Saul, I don't have time..."
"It's okay, it's okay, it's rare for you to meet, we'll talk about it later. Ruret, please talk to Miss Elebena, as long as you want, I'm not in a hurry." Sol said quickly.
Rulert turned around gratefully, almost bursting into tears: "Good brother..."
"There's no need to talk about this between us, but just remember to owe me a favor." Sol said proudly.
While speaking, he had already dragged Jessica away, fearing that Elebena would escape if she was a step too late.
"Damn human, come back to me and tell me where those things are?" Elebena shouted, but Sol had already scurried into the crowd like a rabbit and disappeared.
"Damn it..." Elebena turned around and looked at Ruret who was holding on to her hand, the corners of her eyes twitched: "Okay, what do you want to say, just say it."
Dare to ruin my wife's good deeds?Very well, human, I will soon let you know what the dragon's wrath is...
Leaving aside Rulert, who wanted to taste his wish, Saul dragged Jessica through the streets and alleys for a while, and finally made sure that Elebena was not chasing her, so he stopped panting.
"My god, this female dragon can actually find it here." Sol's face was filled with lingering fear. If he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, he might have squeezed out the existence of those treasures for her.
"But what she said, I always feel very worried." Jessica cared about another thing.
"Let's not talk about this first. Jessica, find Reed for me immediately, whether he is ready or not, I will go immediately." Sol wiped the cold sweat off his face.
Now that the dragon has appeared, I can't delay any longer, I have to leave immediately.Alas, I am a lord, I am really tired...
"My lord, you will reach the frozen plateau after turning over the mountain in front of you."
"Oh, is that so?" Sol, who was dozing off on the winged horse, woke up with a straight back when he heard Reed's reminder.
When Elebena came to the town that day, Sol was so frightened that he led the team to set off overnight.Fortunately, the female dragon did not come after her, and finally avoided the bad luck of these treasures falling into her clutches.
Although I don't understand why the lord is in such a hurry to leave, fortunately, Reed has already done a lot of preparatory work, and the rest of the things are also purchased halfway, and there are no major mistakes.
Because the treasure is of great importance, Thor replaced all the caravan guards with veterans of the garrison this time.Moreover, in order to cope with the complex environment of the Gosmed Snow Mountain, he even coaxed and tricked Mira into taking him with him. At this moment, the girl was sleeping in his arms with a sigh.
After eating and sleeping all the way, I finally crossed the Widney Mountains safely.As we gradually approached the frozen plateau, the temperature became colder and colder, and we could already see a lot of snow along the way.Everyone put on the thick leather clothes they had prepared in advance, but they were still too cold to stamp their feet.
The horses in the caravan were all good-bred freight horses carefully selected by Reed. After wrapping their limbs and stomachs with thick cloth to keep out the cold, there was no problem.As for the winged horse, this spirit beast of the elven clan is completely fine.
Difficult to turn over the mountain col in front, the vast snow-white frozen plateau is presented in front of everyone.The cold wind wrapped in large flakes of snow seems to be blowing endlessly, whining in everyone's ears.
Reed pointed to the front and said: "From here, we can reach the White Bear Tribe tonight, and we will rest there. After walking for a few days, we will reach Snowfield City."
The White Bear Tribe is the territory of Conte Baker, and it is a good place to stay. Sol nodded: "Then hurry up, and you can eat hot barbecue tonight."
"Woo!" It was the first time for many guards to see such a magnificent snow scene. They cheered and rushed towards the snowfield below with Sol, who was holding the rein and riding his horse.
At dusk that day, a group of people successfully arrived at the White Bear Tribe.For their arrival, the patriarch Jeram showed great enthusiasm, and it was almost another grand banquet for the mobilization of the whole clan.
After asking, Sol found out that Reed had given them many gifts the last time he passed by, including a lot of precious table salt.This time is no exception, which is why the relationship between the two parties is so good. Now the White Bear Tribe has become a stable supply point for the caravan.
Saul couldn't help but feel admiration, he is indeed a shrewd businessman, and his skills in clearing up relationships are really good.With this advance base to enter the frozen plateau, the scale of trade can be steadily expanded in the future.
At the banquet, he asked Jeram, and learned that Conte Baker had gone to Xueyuan City a few days ago and hadn't come back.Only a few people knew about Brevila, and Saul didn't reveal the treasure.
The happiest ones were the guards. They quickly realized the enthusiasm and generosity of the barbarian girls.Under their initiative to show their favor, a group of young men were very excited. In addition, both sides were young people who did not stick to the worldly trifles, and the fight was extremely lively, which quickly pushed the atmosphere of the banquet to a climax.
During the period, several beautiful girls also showed great affection for Sol, and our lord lord looked at his nose and his heart, and was not moved at all.It wasn't that he had started to change his gender, but that the pain he suffered at the hands of Casey last time still left him with lingering fears.
Hmph, go ahead and make a fuss, you guys will have a better time later.
"Isn't this the girl who lives nearby? How could she be with you?" Seeing Mira sitting next to Saul holding a piece of barbecue and gnawing wildly, Jerram asked strangely.
It was really hard to explain this matter for a while, so Sol had no choice but to perfunctory: "I also ran into her by accident. I thought it was very pitiful for her to live alone in the snowy field, so I adopted her."
"Oh." Jerram nodded without paying attention.Just at this moment, a group of guards came to toast, and the heroic old patriarch immediately went to drink with them in high spirits.
Sol glanced around boredly, just in time to see the caravan horses shivering in the snow, but the furry beasts next to them were content.It seems that in this harsh environment of ice and snow, it is better to use native species.
After calling Reed, Saul said to him: "Why don't you think of a way to get some fur beasts?"
Wool beasts travel fast in the snow, have a large carrying capacity, and can work as usual without eating for a few days. They are really a better choice than horses.
Reed wondered: "I also thought about it. Last time I asked Chief Irfan to buy some, but even in the frozen plateau, these fur beasts are very precious. In addition, the construction of Snowfield City is at a critical juncture. It's going to be hard to get spares right now. Besides, there's a problem with that."
"What's the problem?" Thor asked.
Reed spread his hands: "Although they are powerful on the frozen plateau, they are useless once they leave the snowy plain. Besides, this trade road is far away. We will go back and forth, and the time for shipping in the middle will probably take several months." .Even if you can buy it, it will be a big waste if you can’t use it for such a long time.”
Sol couldn't help but nodded, this is indeed a big problem.Fur-coated beasts cannot leave the frozen plateau. In a few months of idle time, these big guys are a complete burden. It is a waste of feed to raise them, and it is even more impossible to throw them away. It is really a headache to think about it.
But if you keep using horses, you will be greatly affected in the snowy field. Once you encounter a blizzard, you will all be finished. This is a big risk factor.
While in distress, when Sol's eyes fell on the saddles with the logo of the white bear tribe on the fur-coated beasts, he suddenly had a thought, why not rent it instead of buying it?
As long as the time of arrival is agreed in advance, the White Bear Tribe is fully capable of preparing enough woolly beasts, and then exchange the means of transport here, just like transferring from a car to a train, the goods can be transported to Snowfield City with wooly beasts, It is safe and fast.
After the transaction is completed, go back to the White Bear Tribe and switch to the horse, and you can easily rush back to Lovell.In this way, the woolly beast can be used when needed, and these savages are still raising it at ordinary times. Without the drag of those few months of gaps, it also saves a large amount of purchase funds, which really kills two birds with one stone.
He told Reed about this idea, and after thinking about it for a while, Reed also felt that it was very feasible.If the freight vehicle is replaced by a woolly beast, it will not only save a lot of time, but also increase the carrying capacity a lot. More importantly, even if it encounters a snowstorm, it will not be afraid.
Without further ado, Sol immediately caught the drunk Jeram and told him that he wanted to rent the fur beasts from the tribe.
"Rent?" The old patriarch rolled his eyes like copper bells: "You are our most honored guest, just take it if you want to use it, it doesn't matter how long you use it, and why don't you rent it."
Although it was a drunken talk, Sol was still moved for a while, our barbarian brothers are simple.But drunk as he was, it was rare that Jeram didn't say nonsense like "for you".
Of course, it’s not okay to use it for nothing, once or twice is okay, but what Sol wants is a long-term lease, so it’s better to be clear, which is good for everyone.
He winked, and Reed immediately leaned over knowingly, and began to discuss the rent issue with the drunk Jerram.As for how much discount he can get, it depends on his ability.
After a night of rest, the team continued on the road the next day.Reed had successfully reached a rental agreement with Geram last night. From now on, the caravan would pay 10 catties of salt and 500 gold coins for each woolly beast rented. If the usage period is too long, more can be added.
Although bold and generous, but after all, he is the patriarch of more than 2 people. Jeram still has to consider the livelihood of the clan, so he readily agreed.
So after moving all the goods to the woolly beast, the team continued to march towards Xueyuan City.Since it was the first time to use this kind of pack animal, Jeram also specially sent several experienced breeders to accompany him.
"Goodbye, we will come back again." Until the team went far away, the boys of the garrison waved goodbye to the girls in the tribe reluctantly.
With the woolly beast, the team's march became easier. After walking in the snow for three days, they finally came to Xueyuan City again.
Under the towering snow-capped mountains, it was as lively and busy as ever. On the two ice bridges, woolly beasts transporting construction materials came and went in an endless stream, and there was a jingling sound everywhere.Sol noticed that the savages had begun building outposts at the foot of the snowy mountains.
Looking up, Xueyuan City has expanded a lot. The stone city wall extends to the end of the mountain, and the height reaches about 5 meters.From behind the city wall, you can see the roofs of many newly built buildings, and one of the tallest watchtowers even erected a flag.
The guards who arrived here for the first time all opened their mouths in astonishment, staring blankly at the majestic Fortified City on the top of the mountain.Reed said with emotion on his face: "The speed of these barbarians is really terrifying. Only a few months later, the city has completely changed its appearance. If we were to repair it, I don't know when it will be completed."
Sol secretly thought that this was of course, the barbarians on the frozen plateau were doing their best to build this city, and they seemed to be desperate.Coupled with their already terrifying physiques, it's no wonder they're unhappy.
It seemed that their caravan was already quite famous, and barbarians greeted them affectionately on the way up the mountain from time to time.When he arrived at the city gate, Irfan, who had already received the news, came out to greet him in person.
"Mr. Reed, you are really punctual and welcome the caravan." Irvan's tall body greeted Reed.
Reed returned a polite smile and said at the same time: "Patriarch, my lord is also here."
Irfan also noticed Sol sitting on the back of the winged horse at this time, and was very surprised: "Master Saul, why are you here?"
Conte Baker was indeed in the city. Seeing him standing in the crowd, Sol first greeted him from a distance, and then said: "Because there are some important things, I want to hand them over to you."
"Oh, what is it?" Irfan froze for a moment.
Saul drove his horse forward, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Brevila's..."
An expression of surprise and joy appeared on Irfan's face: "Really?" Finally, he knew that this was not a place to talk, so he didn't ask any further questions.
"Then, please go to the city and rest." With his expression back to normal, Irfan greeted everyone.
"Enter the city!" Thor shouted back, and the guards drove the furry beasts in.
When walking past Cante Baker, Irfan said something in a low voice, and Cante Baker also had a happy expression on his face, and followed him into the city.
Not long after, in the wooden house used as the town hall, Irrfan dismissed the others, leaving only him, Saul.Conte Baker and two other elders who knew.
Sol ordered Reed to find someone to drive the fur beasts into the yard quietly. At this time, several savages were unloading the boxes containing the treasures and concentrated them on guard.
Knowing that Bravella's treasure had been found by Sol, several barbarians were very excited.Irfan said gratefully: "I really don't know what to say for your generous help this time. The entire tribe on the frozen plateau will remember your kindness."
Sol is greatly benefited from being praised so much, but it is natural to be humble and humble on the surface.He waved his hand and said: "The patriarch is too polite, this matter is related to me, how can I stand by? Besides, this matter is related to the lives of 10,000+ people, I have to take it back."
A barbarian elder bowed and said: "In any case, we are very grateful for this incident. You have saved dozens of tribes at the foot of the Gosmed Snow Mountain. From now on, all the barbarians on the frozen plateau will will be your most loyal friend."
"Ahahaha, it's easy to say." Sol scratched his head and laughed again and again. He knew that with these words, he would have a group of the most stable allies. Is there any better return than this?
"The treasure has been found, but what should I do next?" At this time, another elder said worriedly: "Brevila has entered dormancy, and the cave has been sealed by magic. If the treasure cannot be returned There is no way to appease its anger by being around it."
As soon as these words came out, both Irfan and Conte Baker looked worried.Indeed, even if the treasure is found, it is meaningless if it cannot be sent back to Brevilla.After waking up, the white dragon was so angry that it was impossible for him to listen to the human's explanation, take the treasure and go back to the cave to sleep obediently.
If the barbarians were to do the hard work, no one in the world would be able to match it, but if they were to break the barrier of dragon language outside the dragon's lair, it would be impossible. Besides, the strongest magister of the Magicians Guild would be helpless thing.
Seeing the worry on the faces of Irfan and the others getting heavier, Sol knew it was time to act again.He coughed dryly to attract the attention of several people, and then said: "Actually, I have a way."
"What, are you serious?" Conte Baker said excitedly. At this time, in the eyes of a few barbarians, Sol was simply an omnipotent god.
Sol nodded: "That's right. Do you still remember Mira? She once took me through a secret passage behind the dragon's lair. I think that although Bravella closed the cave entrance, she may not be able to take care of it. So from If we find a way there, we should be able to send the treasure in."
"Oh, are you sure?" Irfan asked uncertainly.
Sol sighed: "Honestly speaking, I'm not sure. Who knows if the secret path can still be used after the last accident. But it's important, so I have to try it anyway. I will bring the treasure up the mountain tomorrow." , I hope I can still go in."
Contebeca immediately took two steps forward: "Let me go with you."
Glancing at the two elders, Irfan said solemnly: "I won't say anything more, and I will leave everything to Mr. Saul. I will send the strongest warriors to accompany you. May Crezio bless you."
"May Crezio bless you." The other two elders also said piously.
The matter was finally negotiated. In fact, it was not that Sol was addicted to taking risks and insisted on doing it himself.It's just that even if this kind of thing is left to the barbarians, they can't do it. If they find the entrance of the secret passage, they can't get in with their physique.
So Saul simply adhered to the principle of helping people to the end, and took care of them for them.How do you say it?After-sales service is also an extremely important part.
At this point, the dull atmosphere finally eased, and the few barbarians who had been tense all the time showed some smiles.Sol took the opportunity to change the topic and said: "I came this time and found that Xueyuan City has been expanded a lot. The speed of your city building is really admirable."
Speaking of the pride of this barbarian, Irfan also had a hint of complacency: "Thank you for your reminder. In addition, the three bridges you built also played a great role."
Conte Baker said: "However, the recent progress has become slower and slower."
"Why?" Saul asked strangely.
A barbarian elder said: "The stones on the frozen plateau are very scarce. Now it is becoming more and more difficult to find suitable stones. They often need to be transported from dozens of kilometers away. In addition, mining is difficult, so the progress of building the city is delayed."
Irfan nodded: "This is not the most important thing. As winter approaches, the climate is getting colder and colder. The permafrost on the snow-capped mountains is frozen like a block of iron. It is very difficult to dig a small hole with existing tools. It’s hard work, let alone laying foundations, which we’ve been struggling with lately.”
"Oh?" What Sol thought at this time was that there seemed to be another opportunity to expand trade.
He thought for a while and said, "It just so happens that I have something that should be helpful to you..."
Before he finished speaking, Irfan interrupted impatiently: "What is it?" It seems that as the leader of urban construction, he has indeed been suffering from this headache for a long time.
Sol signaled him not to rush, and then said: "Hehe, it's not a magical thing, it's just some handy tools, but it can indeed improve the efficiency of construction a lot. If the patriarch needs it, I will start making it when I go back, and strive for it." This transaction sends the first batch over.”
"Of course, of course we need it." Irfan nodded repeatedly. After seeing Thor's series of methods, these barbarians almost had a kind of blind trust in him.
In their view, as long as Master Saul said it was feasible, then it must be fine.Just kidding, if you can build three ice bridges in one night, and you can even snatch back the dragon's treasure, even if you are not a god, you are not far behind.
In fact, those small tools that Sol mentioned are shovels, pickaxe shovels, wheelbarrows and other things.He saw that the barbarians encountered difficulties in building the city, so he came up with the idea of helping them.
However, it is still difficult to implement this matter.First of all, the tools need to be specially enlarged to fit the physique of these barbarians; in addition, with Lovell's current manpower situation, the supply of his own territory is still so-so, and it is a bit stretched to manufacture in large quantities.
So Thor is thinking about taking advantage of Manson's coke to make iron and send it to the frozen plateau.And the manufacture of tools is left to the barbarians, which can be regarded as an outsourcing business.
Anyway, those tools were simple in structure and did not require high precision. With the forging level of a barbarian, they should be able to handle it. At worst, a few blacksmiths would be sent over to guide them.
Of course, this does not mean that they can also guide them to make weapons. These things require superb smelting skills. It is still too difficult for barbarians who lack iron ore and still use wooden sticks and spears as their main weapons.
Thinking of this, Saul was full of confidence.As long as this deal can be completed, the trade relationship between Lovell and the Frozen Plateau will be further strengthened, especially considering that the barbarians will start building a second and third city in the future, and the supply of pig iron alone will be a huge profit of business.
Alas, I'm really a genius, it seems that I have to let Reed expand the caravan again.
(End of this chapter)
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