Chapter 37 Valuable Collateral

The moss-covered bag is not large, only the size of an adult's palm, but it is very soft to the touch, and it smells of grass and trees, which reminds people of the great green forest.

Ever since he became a mage, Zhang Cheng was particularly sensitive to energy, and immediately sensed that the cloth bag was surrounded by a faint force of nature.

Obviously, this is not an ordinary bag, but a bag blessed by natural magic, an evergreen bag to be exact, and many druids like to carry one with them to save those rare and precious plants.

Its function is to allow the seeds of plants to take root and germinate quickly under any conditions, and then transplant them to other places when the plants grow to a certain extent.

As for those black soils, it is naturally the famous Angolo crater soil.

Due to the perennial eruption of Huoyu Mountain, a large amount of nutrient-rich volcanic ash is brought out, coupled with the magical energy crystal radiation, the soil in this area has become extremely special, even if a plant is about to die is planted in it, it can be brought back to life in just two or three days, which is very, very magical.

All this knowledge and insight was recorded in a book called "The Geography of Azeroth", and Zhang Cheng borrowed it by the way when he went to the library to return his notes, and read a little bit of it.

Just when he wanted to ask where he got the evergreen bag in his hand, old George, who had been standing in place and silently calculating for a long time, suddenly said: "Your Excellency, after careful consideration, I think that there are only two goods that I can interest you at present, and even if the rest is given to you, you will not ask for it." ”

"Oh, what are the two?" Zhang Cheng raised his head with interest.

"The first is precious stones, including malachite, tiger's eye, shadow stone, green agate, moon stone, jadeite, citrine, ruby, there are a total of one hundred and thirty or forty pieces, about sixty gold coins. If you're willing to accept them as collateral, I can give you a discount for fifty gold coins. As for the second type, which is more troublesome to handle, it is some small pieces of gold ingots that have been smelted, worth a hundred gold coins. I was going to sell it to the goblins who often show up in Nanhai Town, but for some reason, that damn little green-skinned man didn't show up for two months in a row. Again, I'll give you a discount, even seventy gold coins. ”

Old George was not in a hurry to say the most valuable goods on hand, which had also been backlogged for a long time.

Perhaps in the eyes of the people of the earth, whether it is gems or gold, they are all out-and-out valuable goods, and they don't have to worry about not being able to sell them at all.

But in Azeroth, whether it's gold or precious stones, although they are valuable, it is not easy to sell them.

Especially in the eastern continent where the alliance is located, there are only a very few highly skilled dwarven craftsmen who have the ability to deal with gems rich in magical energy, as well as the elven jewel masters in Silvermoon City.

Unfortunately, the dwarves themselves are good at digging and mining, and rarely buy from outside sources, and Silvermoon City has a strained relationship with the Alliance, and has recently cut off all trade, resulting in a massive backlog of gems and a plummeting price.

Not to mention gold, since the founding of the great kingdoms of mankind, the upper ruling class has always held the coinage firmly in its hands.

In the current alliance, theoretically only the gold coins minted by the Kingdom of Stormwind, Dalaran, the extinct Kingdom of Lordaeron, Kurtilas, Fort Riptide and Ironforge are legal and can be used for circulation, and the rest are all illegal coinage, and once discovered, the whole family will be hanged.

Therefore, after the gold was mined, it was either sold to the mint at a low price, or it was used as a piece of fabrication and decoration material, and the brave ones could be smuggled out and sold to greedy goblins.

Although they kept the price very low, it was never a little higher than the mint's purchase price.

Once purchased, the goblins would mint a currency of their own, take it to the tribe's territory to buy a variety of goods, and then sell the goods to the Alliance on the convenience of so-called "neutrality", from which they would continue to make a profit.

It is estimated that the orcs, minotaurs and trolls who are completely ignorant of complex finance have no idea that before they know it, their economic lifeline has been controlled by these green-skinned little bits, and the other party can make their market turbulent and fall into an unprecedented price crisis with a little means.

However, for Zhang Cheng, these valuable and small gold and precious stones are the most ideal items to carry when leaving.

After pretending to hesitate for a moment, he nodded reluctantly: "Okay, for the sake of you helping me get the herb seeds, the evergreen bag, and the soil of the Angolo crater, I agreed." But there's one thing, you have to deliver the goods, and I've been busy lately and need to concentrate on a magic experiment, so I don't have time to deal with chores. ”

Thank you again for your generosity, and I will make up the balance in two months. If nothing happens, I'll leave first, and I'll deliver the gold ingots and precious stones to your home by tomorrow morning at the latest. Old George was overjoyed, bent down and bowed deeply.

He couldn't believe that the things that had been backlogged in his hands for more than two months could be taken off so easily.

No cautious temptations, no bargaining, and no endless negotiations!

A few words, a verbal assurance, and the deal is done!

O Holy Light, how great it would be if all the people you trade with could be happy like this......

"Now that the deal is done, that's all for today's conversation. With that, Zhang Cheng grabbed the things on the table, got up and walked in the direction of the basement.

Before he could take a few steps, old George shouted at the top of his voice, "Your Excellency, wait! I have one more thing! Jenny is starting her apprenticeship next week, and I hope she will be able to move in tonight, is that okay?"

"Yes! She could choose any room for her bedroom except for the basement and the first room on the right-hand side on the second floor, as long as it didn't disturb my research. Zhang Cheng agreed without looking back.

"My dear darling, what are you doing, get your bags in!"

After receiving an affirmative reply, old George twisted and laughed and waved his arms at his beloved little daughter, and his joy was palpable.

"Oh......"

The girl, who couldn't figure out the situation, waited for the two big eyes, answered softly, trotted back to the door with a beautiful white lady's dress, and dragged back to the living room a few seconds later with two heavy wooden boxes.

This Lori, who has never been exposed to magic, has no idea how many tribulations and dangers await her in the future......