"Sell the discovery rights to you, and then your church will negotiate with the lords of this area." Barrett was silent for a while before he spoke again: "The local lord seems to be the emerging nobleman in the war more than 200 years ago!" If I'm not mistaken, it's probably a family called Chatrice. Although he is only a baron, because of his location on the frontier, the de jure fief area is still very large. With the ability of this family, it is a bit difficult to mine alone. But I still don't think they will easily choose to change hands and receive a dividend every year. ”

The Prophet Jomli smiled with his hands on his chest and said, "Whether the final result is successful or not, it has nothing to do with you. The buyout price we gave this time was very good, and I don't think the Chatrice family could get it. ”

The existence of diamond mines is indeed a sign of endless wealth, and a poet named Roland Momojiro once said: "Diamonds are not only beautiful and beautiful, but not just expensive decoration; It also symbolizes the life of the school of incantation, the eternity of the school of protection; It is the emblem of confusion and necromancy, and it is also a sacrifice of the divine power to bring the dead back to life......"

In addition to its decoration and cutting functions, this thing is also a very expensive spellcasting material. So as long as it can be successfully mined, there is absolutely no need to worry about buyers. But diamond mining is never easy. Visiting the ore veins after discovering the source of ore and determining the mining method and direction is a highly experienced task.

Eighty percent of the Chatrice family in this regard has not been solved internally by this law. Fortunately, there are a large number of dwarves and gnomes in the kingdom of Norhan, and the prospectors of these two groups are skilled and easy to hire. The only problem is that the wages for them are not cheap, and the prospecting cycle is not well controlled, and the end result may not be satisfactory - it is not uncommon before that there have been strange cases where the remaining minerals are not enough to pay for prospecting. All these risks have to be dealt with by the miners.

Even if you are sure that the diamond veins here are a bonanza. However, whether it is open-pit mining or well mining, it requires a lot of investment. If it were the former, the Chatrice family might still be able to get it. If the latter is the case, in order to ensure progress, I am afraid that it will have to borrow from outside the country - this frontier barony is not very wealthy because of its remote location. In addition, there was no rumor of any famous property before, so it was naturally impossible for the lord to have too much liquidity in his hands.

And those ores don't end when they are mined. I want to sift out the real diamond ore from the ore. First of all, the ore must be crushed, or it should be placed in the open air and let it be weathered and broken naturally. After that, the beneficiation can be carried out.

The next step: whether it is bouncing beneficiation, heavy medium beneficiation, or panning disc beneficiation, it is a project with a lot of investment and great labor cost.

And it was still just rough selection, and the diamond ore had to be further screened through a series of means, and finally the diamonds were sorted out one by one by experienced workers - especially in this last step, it is not easy to find experienced beneficiators.

So don't look at the Tululu Village, it seems that it is easy to mine diamonds. But what they do is not actually mining, but just digging up bits and pieces of debris near the surface. Even that attracted the dragon's attention. Therefore, if the Chatrice family really wants to open a mine, in addition to sending a knight to be stationed there, they must also build up an army sufficient to maintain law and order.

This, combined with the fact that Tululu Village is far from the area under effective control in the past, will greatly increase the cost of investment and maintenance. With the financial resources of the Chatrice family, it is still unknown whether they can afford to invest in this gamble. This gives the Church of the Dragon God of Good room to operate - they are responsible for investing in the mines, and the Chatrice family's use of the mining rights to obtain dividends and taxes can be regarded as a mutually beneficial cooperation. Of course, whether it can succeed or not depends on the negotiation level of the 'Good Dragon God' Church.

"Alright! It really doesn't matter who owns that mine. After pondering for a while, Barrett nodded, "So what kind of price are you willing to pay?" ”

Prophet Chomli stretched out his finger: "3,000 gold coins at a fixed price!" If you're too little, then bet on how much the Chatris family will give! ”

"3,000 gold coins? Looks like you have quite a lot of faith in the mine! Barrett said with a smirk, but did not reply directly.

The Prophet Jomley shook his head expressionlessly: "No matter how much faith you have, it's still worth only one thing at the moment. If the lion opens his mouth, we will not be able to break up and go other ways. Anyway, after deducting the cost for you, it won't be much more than the extra expenses. ”

"In other words, it's best for us to do things with money, and it doesn't matter much if we don't cooperate?" Barrett nodded, and from his observations, the prophet Chomley had not lied about it. In other words, there is no need to deceive the player in this matter with the organization represented by the other party.

Chomli added, "Yes. However, considering the reason why we have worked well this time, I personally hope that you will accept this deal. After all, the other trading object is not very reliable in terms of funds. ”

Barrett, who had basically finished the negotiation, turned his head and swept his gaze over his companions one by one, all he got was a satisfied nod. Barrett, who turned his head, stretched out his right hand: "So happy cooperation, I hope your plan can be successfully achieved." ”

Prophet Chomli smiled and held out his right hand: "Although the process may be a little tortuous, our work will be successful in the end. When it comes to mining gemstones, our church is no worse than anything else. ”

"Maybe you can use the dragon to dig up!" Barrett said half-jokingly, "In this way, together with the previous dragon corpse and diamond rough, after returning to the church stronghold, we will be able to share a total of about 25,000-28,000 gold coins and get an equivalent church contribution?" ”

Prophet Chomli nodded again: "Yes! The price will fluctuate within this range, and you can choose to pay for the products in our church or in cash. ”

"So what are you waiting for? Let's hurry up and hit the road! Barrett said as he looked excited, not staying far for a moment. However, his deliberately exaggerated performance immediately caused the two teams in the room to burst into laughter. The atmosphere, which had become somewhat serious because of the negotiations, immediately reverted to the level of the post-war situation in which the two sides bragged and farted each other.

The dragon slayers, eager to make their way home, stepped out of their well-camouflaged huts one by one. Then the prophet Chomli began to recite the secret words, and the 'boulder', which was mostly covered in snow, was immediately transformed back into a small room in the palm of her hand. On the other side, Ralphs pulled out a scroll that seemed to have bark lines and began to chant.

And when the ranger completed the spell, his large hand waved and a stream of cold air seemed to be visible to the naked eye. Barrett immediately noticed that his feet began to glow with an ice-blue glow that would not dissipate. Immediately afterwards, I felt myself rise slightly on the surface of the snow, as if my weight had been reduced a lot. Then he turned his head to the others, and immediately noticed that each of the recipients had risen to the top of the snow in turn, looking as if they were being lifted up by an ice-blue aura.

"This seems to be the Snow Boots of the Swarm?" Barrett, who can be regarded as somewhat knowledgeable, immediately said the name of this spell.

Ranger Ralphs nodded, "That's right! With this spell, the rest of our journey will be much easier. The time to return to that broken mountain village will be much shorter. Hopefully, before then, they'll remember your threat and don't go after the horses we left there. ”

Spells like Snow Boots allow affected creatures to easily walk on ice and snow without slowing them down. Affected creatures gain a 10-foot boost to their speed on snow and ice, and do not need to do a balance check or reflex waiver to avoid slipping and falling. At the same time, when walking on cracked ice, you can also avoid falling into ice cracks.

Additionally, affected mobs walking on ice and snow do not leave more recognizable trails than on solid ground, making tracking trails of spell-affected mobs less rewarding.

This long-lasting spell, calculated in hours, allows players to move forward extremely fast in this forest and snowfield. At the same time, the role of Ralphs, a wilderness professional, is even more vivid. He could easily tell the direction in the old forest according to the direction of the branches of the trees. At the same time, it is possible to judge whether there is a suitable crossing site for cliffs and mountain streams based on experience. The only trouble that cannot be avoided is the predator who hides under the snow and waits for his prey.

"Poof!" The flying snowflakes instantly obscured the view of the dragon slayers. In the face of a sudden attack, these experienced professionals immediately changed their detachments and formed a formation to protect themselves. Immediately after that, a black shadow rushed out of the snowflakes, and when it was not clear who it was, Barrett, who was the chief kitchen knife, rushed towards the other party.

With a 'bang' collision, the sharp blade in Barrett's hand sliced through the opponent's weapon. Then, as if cutting into a staggering piece of leather armor, he pretended to take two steps back - the big man Barrett looked like he had a slight advantage in the first round of power competition.

But at this moment, several black shadows "swished" out of the woods, and the powerful spear throwing made Barrett have to give up the pursuit. But at the same time, he could see a crude body standing in front of him. Although these creatures can walk upright, their shoulders are always hanging forward.

The accomplices who came from behind were not only staggering when they ran, but their arms dangling near the ground. But as clumsy as it looked, Barrett knew that the guys in front of him were actually very agile. At the same time, these 9-foot-tall guys usually weigh 500 pounds, and they are not much worse in terms of strength.

Mossy green, greenish-gray and rotten gray crust were only partially exposed—for they were dressed in simply tanned furs, and a piece or two of leather armor was spliced together at vital points.

"Damn, it's a troll! Didn't the villagers of Tululu Village say that they couldn't even find a leopard nearby? How could such creatures still appear, and it looks like they were still armed. Rielly, who had recognized the creature at first glance, immediately roared. The fireball that was thrown from her hand immediately rushed straight into the densest area of the trolls.

"Bang!" The surging flames completely emptied the snowflakes that fell from the sky in an instant. The nearby treetops also shook off the burden on the branches under the influence of the shock wave. The trolls, on the other hand, are naturally resistant to fire (as fire destroys the creature's self-healing capacity) and scatter in Rielly's fireballs.

The split of the fireball allowed the troll at the front to be singled out. Seizing the opportunity, Barrett immediately activated the effect of the Accelerator Boot and rushed forward. And the troll also spotted Barrett who was alone in the first place, and immediately turned around and waved half of the big wooden stick in his hand towards Barrett, and it could clearly feel the huge threat coming from the blade.

But then I saw Barrett dodge the attack of the wooden stick by mistake, and continued to move forward without confusion. With a deft stride that didn't look like he was wearing metal armor, Barrett stepped into the blind spot of the troll's big wooden stick. Immediately after squatting, he lowered his head and flashed the huge left paw that came from the roar.

Get up, exhale, waist and swing your arms hard, and come with an oblique cut from the bottom left to the top right. The weapon drew a wide, deadly arc. If it weren't for the creaking sound of cracking bones in the process of entering the meat, and the cracking sound of the leather being torn and pulled later, the whole process can be described as a heated bread knife cutting butter.

"Bang-" The troll, which had almost broken in two, fell. Then the recoil was repeated in a few small steps, and Barrett, who had defused the impact, immediately shouted: "Whether it is strong acid or flame, hurry up and keep up." Otherwise, this guy will have to get up. ”

As he said this, Barrett turned around and slashed into the giant claws of a troll with ease, and then picked off a few fingers of the rescuer.

At the same time, Barrett Anvil, Paladin Alexis, and Duskblade Parr also rushed to fill the show. At the same time, the chanting of the spell was even louder and louder. (To be continued.) )