Richard reached out and gently stroked the fine gems set in the armor, which had no special touch except for coolness, and looked like a piece of crimson amber and a magnificent grape wine.

He had heard of the magic crystal for many years, but it was the first time he had seen or even touched it with his own eyes, because this material was basically only circulated among the aristocracy.

In a sense, the preciousness of the magic crystal cannot even be measured by gold coins. This is the basic consumable necessary for crafting magic equipment, and mages also need this thing to stock up on mana for emergencies, making it a strategic item for any country.

"Since this piece can be engraved with a magic circle, it must be somewhat mixed with magic metal. Buckland gestured casually around the magic crystal, "The circle itself is still intact, let the blacksmith remove it and find a piece of armor to set it, it can also be used." ”

"Really, fake. The lord's face was full of suspicion, and he thought that this kind of thinking sounded like a beggar mending clothes.

"If you don't believe me, you'll find your own way. Buckland shrugged, "But don't blame me for not reminding you, it's useless to make up for it, because it's not your number at all." ”

Richard picked up the armor and put it on his body and gestured at it, and found that Buckland was right, more than a size smaller than the one he was wearing.

"Forget it, I'll leave it to Robbie to deal with, but there are still two things that need to be helped. ”

Richard said very politely, and Buckland and Anne hastened to say that you are not in trouble, my lord.

"First of all, prisoners of war. Richard stretched out his hand and pointed in the distance, where a dozen brown bear roaring soldiers who had escaped had returned on their own, voluntarily surrendering to their subjects.

Probably after calming down, I figured it out, this is a wilderness - when they escaped, their weapons and armor were basically thrown away, even if they were not attacked by the natives, it was difficult to get out before dying of thirst and starvation, it was better to come back and eat honestly.

This is the first batch to wake up, and there will definitely be many deserters who will come back and surrender in the next few days.

"I give them the opportunity to redeem themselves with money, especially the one who leads, and it must be worth a lot of ransom. This was the fundamental reason why Richard kept Hendra.

Noble prisoners of war had a tradition of paying ransom to redeem themselves, but the exact number depended on how much conscience the lord had and how much money Hendra had.

"Their management, Buckland will be handed over to you. ”

"It's a matter of duty, my lord. Buckland stroked his chest and bowed slightly, he was now the head of the interior of Alpine Fort, and he was the first to turn and leave.

"The other is the loot, and there will be people to clean up the battlefield soon. Richard straightened his arm and drew a big circle on the battlefield just now, "I see that a lot of equipment is in good condition, and it is not suitable for us to use it ourselves, and it is a pity to reforge it directly, so I plan to pull it to Cologne and sell it." ”

"That's not all. Anne groaned and said, "Baggage and war horses are the most valuable, and a good horse can even be sold for a few hundred gold coins." ”

"Oh. The lord nodded, and his face was abrupt.

Gao Shan Fort is not very useful for war horses, and he planned to kill all the stewed horse meat just now. If you do, the meal will be expensive.

"Also, there is now a chamber of commerce in Cologne City that specializes in the captive business, and you can sell the captives directly. Anne pulled her hair and smiled, "They all have special channels for collecting ransoms or working to pay off debts, which is much more convenient than dealing with them themselves, about four or five gold coins per person." ”

"This ...... Ok Ok. Richard couldn't help but be ashamed.

After dealing with Anne and Sauron, he realized that his understanding of business was really shallow. Force was almost everything for the Pioneer Lords—almost, but not all.

If he wants to become a qualified lord, he still has a lot of homework to make up for in this area.

After thinking carefully about it twice, Richard suddenly realized that the harvest of Alpine Fort had been so rich recently.

Large sums of loot and captives aside, as well as a large number of antique weapons, exchanged for gold coins, were enough to replenish the sleek lord's inner treasury at once, and completely rid of the hat of abject poverty.

And in terms of experience, there are not a few warriors who have been promoted, especially the Sgar Lizardmen who have a very low initial rank.

This is the first time that most of the Sgar Knights have experienced what it's like to be advanced, and although they are small in stature, they have a brave and aggressive heart like most of the warlike races.

The twin Earth Dragons have brought good combat power, but the weakness of the body has always been a problem for them, and they are very envious of the barbarians or centaurs who are full of muscles.

The magical sensation of advancement made them dizzy and inflated, and they began to wrestle with other fighters of the Guard all over the world.

As a result, when eating in the dining room in the evening, Richard noticed that several Sgar knights had extremely blue noses and swollen faces.

"What's going on?" the lord looked at this and that, suspicious.

"I fell while walking. Abu, who had two cotton balls stuffed in his nostrils, looked expressionless and reached out to pick up half of the roast goose from Gunther's plate.

It was rare that Gangman, who had always been very protective of food, did not say anything, and even tried to squeeze out a smile that was as kind as possible - although this smile could become a lingering nightmare for the rest of their lives if seen by children, that could not change the essence of this smile.

Chichu ran over to the table and picked up a parsley, and Gunther's eyes immediately widened wider than the brass bell.

"Well, be careful when you walk in the future. Richard turned his head again and concentrated on discussing the plan to make a fortune with Anne, "In a few days, you will personally take the caravan to Cologne, and sell all those antique weapons as well." ”

The gold coin is the lord's guts, this is not false at all, he feels that he is full of confidence when he speaks now: "I still have a few foreign debts over there, and I have paid them off with the money by the way." ”

"Well, when the time comes, the follow-up publicity will have to keep up. Anne put a gooseberry in her mouth, "All of Coren must know that our invincible Baron Richard has once again easily defeated the enemy with inferior forces!"

"This, hey......" The lord couldn't help but blush, and laughed twice.

He was a little embarrassed to be told by Anne, but he also knew the shadow of a person's famous tree, and many times the benefits of prestige could not even be compared with gold coins.

It is an irrefutable fact that the development of Alpine Fort needs a model figure at this stage.

In addition to Richard, Anne is a woman, Buckland is an old man, Gunther is illiterate, Hutt and Abu are foreign orcs, and the lord himself still has some packaging value.

You have to do something you don't want to do, maybe that's the helplessness of the lord.