Cobalt gold ore is indeed a valuable item in Roddy's eyes, but this "preciousness" is obviously not comparable to the price of goods in the Rasiman Kingdom. It was clear from the expression on the face of Master Houdini how alluring these shimmering blue ores really were.

In Laciman, a pound of refined cobalt gold can be exchanged for a mansion with a courtyard in the business district of the center of the royal capital - this is just the price on the surface, and if you really want to own this pound of cobalt gold, you must first submit an application in the magic tower in your area, explain the purpose and need a well-known mage to vouch for it, and such approval is submitted to the Supreme Magic Council layer by layer, and the speaker himself signs and confirms before you can "buy"... This also means that the amount of money it costs to open up the joints is also a large amount. And if one of the mages in the middle objectes, then the application is declared null and void.

To put it bluntly, this thing is a precious resource controlled by the state, because it is too precious and completely beyond the reach of ordinary people. Therefore, when Houdini found that the cobalt gold ore in front of him was half of the inventory of the Rasiman country, the shock in his heart could not be concealed at all.

His mind went blank for a few minutes, so much so that Roddy repeated the previous question several times before he raised his hand to wipe his sweat, and then he stammered back, "I... Cooperate... Ah, yes, there's certainly room for further negotiations on cooperation, but—"

He also knew that his gaffe could not deceive Roddy, so he simply sighed: "Now it seems that the negotiations between us may need more time." ”

"I welcome that. ”

Thanks to Luo Di's good facial features, otherwise the smile at this moment is easily reminiscent of a profiteer who is ready to slaughter a fat sheep. Houdini hurriedly left after a few words, saying that he would go back to his room to carefully consider the next negotiations, but before leaving, he cautiously picked up the ore for identification for a long time, and disappeared after confirming that his judgment was not wrong.

Apparently, in Houdini's view, this "private visit" that began as a "curiosity" has evolved into an important "state visit" that could change the situation in Rassiman's country. At this point, it was obvious that the authority he had was no longer enough, so he was now already thinking about returning to the flagship and communicating with the Rasiman Kingdom for magical communication.

Involving such a huge amount of cobalt gold mine cooperation, it is enough for the Lasiman Supreme Magic Council to hold a special meeting. Houdini can't gauge how much he will get out of this diplomatic trip, but one thing is certain: he has done a great job!

After Houdini left, Roddy did not immediately return to the City Lord's Mansion, but just looked at the closed door of the magic warehouse with deep eyes, carefully recalling Houdini's demeanor and conversation just now - great wealth is a temptation for anyone, and in the face of what he wants, the country can decide to use trade to obtain it, but the faster way is obviously "plunder". Orcs are typical of the latter, while Rasiman ...

Fortunately******** this kind of thing is really reliable, and in the conversation with Houdini, Roddy can already confirm that unless Lasiman researches something like "transoceanic stable space-time portal", with his current national strength and political demands, he will not have the energy to launch a war of aggression against Elson.

This is the first time that Roddy has played with the other party in a decision at the national level, and the pressure on his heart is naturally much greater than before. At this time, the chess pieces landed, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When strolling back to the mansion, Camilla appeared casually, and after reporting a few pieces of information, she couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that the associated vein of the moonstone is so valuable... When you said that this vein would make Elson rich, I thought it would be close to gold at most, but now it seems that it is far more than that. ”

"I didn't think of that. Luo Di shook his head, and he also felt a coincidence in his heart: cobalt gold ore is a moonstone associated mine, but the conditions for formation are harsh, and it must be produced under the moonstone mine by the stream. "Cobalt gold" is actually one of the materials used to make top-notch armor enchantments, which is why he shouted "We are rich" in the first place. But who would have thought that this thing could also be used in the Floating Tower Circle, and it was also a scarce resource in the Rasiman Kingdom?

It is said that people are not rich without windfalls, and horses are not fertile without night grass. Although Elson is developing rapidly, most of the funding sources he relies on come from Sally's support, and Roddy naturally doesn't want to "eat soft rice" all the time. Now that this sudden large transaction may make Elson earn an astronomical amount of gold coins, he is naturally in a good mood, and he even walks erratically.

Camilla wanted to laugh when she looked at it in the back, Roddy always looked serious on weekdays, and rarely got carried away like this. In such a contrast, she felt that this was what a young man should look like - even if he had high-ranking titles such as "Prime Minister of the Cabinet" and "City Lord", he still had the naivety of a silly boy after all.

Looking at Roddy's back like this, Camilla inexplicably had some indescribable emotions. The two of them walked through the gradually lively streets, the clamor of the trade market could be heard in the distance, the pedestrians discussed this year's harvest, and the noise from the tavern came one after another... Camilla was a little intoxicated by this cosy and prosperous scene, and the anxiety and urgency that never dissipated were forgotten, and only one thought was left in her mind: how nice it would be if every day was like this...

I don't know what I thought, Camila quickly glanced at Roddy in front of her, who was unaware, and looked away like a thief, looking in the other direction - there was Nephie's spell practice ground, and the latter obviously didn't know that Roddy was here, still practicing spells seriously.

"By the way, where is Merinthera?"

Roddy has been busy negotiating for the past two days, and at this moment he is relaxed before he realizes that he is patronizing business. But he put aside the real guest Merinsera, which was unreasonable for him.

"She... I rested in the guest room, and I didn't come out after the banquet. ”

Camila turned her head and pouted, do you have to be in front of that woman in front of me at this time?

Roddy didn't notice her expression, but felt even more guilty, and thought for a while: "So... You go get busy first, and I'll go over there. ”

With that, he turned to the other side of the street, and Camilla suddenly felt abandoned, and she pursed her lips to keep herself from pouting and complaining, but at last she snorted and strode away.

Luo Di didn't think about it so much, he was thinking about the relationship with Mai Linsela - although the education system of another time and space pays attention to "gentlemen's friendship is as light as water", but years of experience make Luo Di clear that "gentleman" is basically just a concept, in most of the time, human relations rely on "exchanges", preferably "courtesy exchanges", although he has a life and death friendship with Mai Linsella, but this does not mean that he can snub the other party.

Today is in a good mood, and Roddy's thinking has also become a lot more active, and in the past, if he wanted to give gifts, he must have taken the "practical" route, such as those magic props for Neffi and Camilla. However, thinking about the original identity of Merinthera, Roddy felt that it was really difficult to send something like the dragon clan, so he decided to find another way and went directly to Suren's shop - the other party, as a leather maker, was recruited by Roddy in Kiger Town and then moved all the way to Elson, and now he has become the highest-level leather maker in the city, and is also responsible for the supervision and management of leather armor manufacturing in the city.

Time passes, and the day passes in the blink of an eye.

Houdini sorted out his thoughts after returning to his room to calm down, and finally decided to return to the flagship "Poratini" docked offshore the next day. Since only the flagship has a super transmission circle to communicate with the other side of the ocean, he needs to transmit all the information he has learned from Elson to the council first, and wait for the council's negotiation framework before making a further decision.

So he came to Roddy early in the morning to say goodbye, but this time he was expected to return soon, so Houdini left in a hurry with only six attendants and three disciples, and the rest remained as guests at Elson to show Rasiman's sincerity in continuing the negotiations, and Merin Sera naturally remained in the city as well.

She has been bored for the past few days, and after Houdini left, only she and Roddy were left to sit face to face at noon, which made Merinsera feel much more comfortable, and she seemed to have no scruples when she chatted: "What medicine have you poured on him? ”

'I gave him a surprise and he needs to calm down. Luo Di smiled, he was now waiting to make money easily, and naturally began to joke when he spoke: "Anyway, you came suddenly this time, which can be regarded as a surprise for me, but it's a pity that I didn't prepare a gift in advance." ”

"You still dare to mention this, now that you say it, it means that you are ready, right?"

Merin Sera was not in vain in the Karen Kingdom, and this kind of rule was naturally clear, so there was not much surprise at Roddy's words at this time - but the sudden light in her eyes still betrayed her mood at the moment. Regardless of whether the dragon clan or the human race, you will be curious when you talk about "gifts", not to mention that it was given by this guy Roddy?

This guy is a rich man, and he can't fool me with something that doesn't go into the flow!, but... If it's all tacky, I'll have to give him a good beating!

As far as the experience of the dragons is concerned, Merinthera has seen a lot. Karen Royal Academy of Magic is rich in resources, and she can encounter rare treasures in the laboratory every day, but even then she was not surprised: after all, the wealth of any dragon's lair can make these people hide their faces and weep.

So at this moment, her beautiful face was slightly smug, and her relationship with Luo Di had already allowed her to put down her pretense and not be polite. For Merinthella, it was enough for Roddy to have a gift for herself, and everything else was secondary—but that being said, she stared at the box that Roddy had taken out and asked curiously, "Is this it?"

There were no magical fluctuations, no light rising into the sky, it seemed to be just a mortal thing.

She couldn't help but feel a little lost in her heart, reached out to take it, opened the box, and found that it was a pair of delicate... Small leather shoes?

The hand-dyed red leather surface reflects an almost mirror-like light after being applied with a special potion, and the ruby dotted on the front part is made into the shape of a bow, which makes Merlene Sera suddenly unable to take her eyes off...

Women of this era usually wore rough leather boots, large and bulky, even nobles or magicians were as refined as possible, but they had never seen the style in front of them - not to mention, it also had a heel about seven centimeters high.

This is the result of a night of busy work with Suren and several cobblers after Roddy brought it up, and in order to do it properly, Roddy also asked Camilla to monitor the size of Merlene's leather boots. On this basis, through spell shaping and gluing, plus a stable and supportive heel, the final model is modeled after a classic model of an Italian brand in Roddy's impression, creating a pair of heels that are unique in the continent.

"Do you want to try it?"

"Of course!"

As soon as Roddy's words fell, he saw Merinthera pick up her high heels and run to the study next to her—the kind of feeling that she was afraid that the baby would be snatched away, she was a little female dragon.

It didn't take long for the sound of "Da Da" to come, and Roddy raised his head, Rao was mentally prepared, and he couldn't help but be amazed by the image of Mai Lin Sera at the moment - the figure that was originally perfectly proportioned was stretched by high heels again, and the straight long legs were highlighted by the red robe that was cinched at the waist, and with every step Mai Lin Sera, her fair skin loomed. According to Roddy's aesthetic, if you have a camera under your hand, you can use it as a magazine cover with a few clicks...

Merinthella's physical fitness is not comparable to that of a weak woman, and although her high heels are not very stable, she has no difficulty in controlling them. At first, I thought that Luo Di was really fooling to prepare such a pair of shoes, but when she casually released a "mirror technique" and saw what she was looking like now, all the words were swallowed back into her stomach, even if she tried to suppress herself from being stinky and beautiful, the corners of her mouth couldn't stop rising.

"Ahem, also... Yes, you put your mind to it. ”

"If you like it, if you like. "Roddy couldn't see that she really liked it, and sighed in his heart that a woman, a woman... There's really no beauty that doesn't love beauty.

Merin Sera was not satisfied with this, she simply used a spell to conjure up several sets of dresses on her body on the spot, and kept turning around in front of the mirror, but the more she looked at it, the more she liked the shoes, and then the content of the chat with Roddy almost became the couple preparing to go to the ball-

"How's this set?"

"The color is a little darker, but you can control anything you wear, and it's beautiful to look at!"

"What about this set?"

...

The two were chatting hotly, but Camilla appeared outside the door very suddenly.

She obviously had something important to report, but when she saw Milensella, who was smiling in front of Roddy, Camilla pursed her lips - and when she noticed the pair of heels she was wearing, and the fiery figure highlighted by them, the staff member clenched her fingers invisibly.

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Roddy knew she wouldn't break in for no reason, and asked with a slight frown.

"The camp where the moonstone veins are mined... It was attacked three days ago. Merinthera suppressed her somewhat chaotic thoughts and whispered, "The scouts have scouted the camp, the miners are dead, and no one has escaped... The evidence preliminarily determined that the undead did it. ”

"Undead?"

Roddy stood up suddenly.