Chapter 370: Equivalent Exchange, Fair Trade

At this moment, the team of human diplomats is visiting the home of the Riley people, the Great Forest of the World Tree!

Yes, these so-called "world trees" are their hometown, these plants are too big, the largest tree, the diameter is more than 30 meters, the height reaches 200 meters, and the canopy above, the diameter of the entire disc is more than a thousand meters, it is simply a miracle in life!

He had never seen such a huge tree before, and he was stunned for a moment.

Most of the Riley nobles lived in the top tree holes, the middle and lower poor lived in the middle, and only the lowly slaves lived on the ground. A whole set of ecosystems with the "World Tree" as the core is simply novel and interesting.

Every creature here is good at jumping and sliding.

The lowest part of the land, due to the lack of sunlight, has humid air and a large number of shade-loving plants. Slaves cultivated these shade-loving plants for a living, or went to the more distant steppes to grow food.

Even if the World Tree dies and falls, it decays very slowly, making it a very good building material. Ordinary people can live in peace as long as they dig a hole in these huge logs.

It sounds like this kind of life is a bit like a fantasy elf!

All the reporters were happily busy, taking photos and sighing that the trip was worthwhile.

It's just that the Riley people don't look very good, but a bit like a large bat. Leather wings, eyes that grow on either side like birds, and due to their low productivity, many Riley people are still naked, and only some upper-class people have the habit of wearing clothes.

All Rileys will crawl on the ground in a frenzy when they see humans. Yelling and yelling.

Although I was very embarrassed at first, it was useless to explain it, and this team had to let it go.

Experiencing the wonderful culture of the Riley people, the grotesque religious rituals, this kind of trip is quite pleasant. Wang Junpeng was amazed to see the reporters, writers, and painters around him...... It's sometimes fun to go to places that are less backward than humans.

He knocked on the branches of these trees, and the hardness was comparable to steel, especially the most core parts, which were simply extremely tough.

"The hardest wood on earth is iron birch."

"In the former Soviet Union, iron birch was used to make rolling balls and bearings, which were used on speedboats, which shows its high hardness. In addition, iron birch also has a magical property, due to the high density of the texture, so the iron birch will sink quickly as soon as it is put into the water, even if it is soaked for a long time, its interior can still remain dry. ”

"I don't know how much hardness difference there is between these so-called world trees and iron birch...... The point is, it's still so big, and it's growing at a decent rate, which makes it very advantageous, and it's a material comparable to metal. ”

Wang Junpeng saw that there was a part of the indigenous Riley people who were processing the dead World Tree, the core of which was the toughest part, and was widely used to make various cutting tools.

He picked up a thumb-thick tree center and broke it hard, but it didn't break, you must know that he is wearing power armor now!

Then he broke it hard again to bend it.

An expert in the neighborhood said, "If it weren't for this natural material, the people of Riley would still be living in the Stone Age." With these high-strength woods, they can basically replace metal, and they can also be used as weapons after polishing. ”

"It's just that no matter how much this material is polished, it can't be polished to shine. So in the eyes of the aristocracy, it seems a little mediocre. ”

Of course, human beings do not need to envy these natural materials so far. Human alloy technology and nanomaterials have almost reached the upper limit of conventional materials, far more powerful than these natural materials.

But biologists still study this wonderful World Tree, which in their eyes is much more interesting than any Riley.

At this time, several Riley officials arrived in a hurry, and it was clear from their attire that they were of quite high status.

"Honorable human messenger, please come here. Our King is ahead and invites you to ......"

"Okay, no problem."

Wang Junpeng sorted out his thoughts as he walked.

After meeting the king of the other party, he just bowed slightly with the etiquette culture of human beings, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Hello Dear King, we are a human civilization from afar, and we have come with peace and goodwill. We abide by the principle of equal trade, free trade, everything can be bought, everything can be sold, as long as you can pay the corresponding price......"

"Human ...... Emissary, I have a big concern. What is the cost of destroying other countries? The king did not ink, but said worriedly, "My lord, I wonder if other nations will come up with such a deal, and whether they will destroy our country......

Sure enough, Wang Junpeng's eyes flickered......

Worry?

The king was obviously testing whether he could make such a request.

"This damn civilization will come up with these messy deals to satisfy its own evil."

He couldn't help but suspect that he was a bit of a demagogic demon.

After thinking about it for a few seconds, he responded, "We humans follow the principle of equivalent trading. If you can afford it, there's nothing wrong with this deal. ”

Hearing his answer, all the dignitaries and nobles immediately gasped.

Wang Junpeng continued, "Of course, for us, life is equal, and if you ask us to kill a nobleman from the country of Cassion, in return, we will randomly pick a nobleman from your country and take his life...... Oh, that is, into the hands of the devil. If you ask us to destroy half of the population of the kingdom of Cassion, we will destroy half of your civilization at random in return. ”

"We treat the nation of Cassin equally."

Just kidding, humans are certainly not here for the sake of slaughter, or for boring tricks like helping one side win the war......

So don't think about it!

All the nobles were short of breath, and the price of this was ...... They certainly can't afford it. Pick a nobleman at random and take his life, who knows if it will be picked on his head?

Listening to the other party's tone, it is definitely not going to heaven, but to hell!

Wang Junpeng continued, "We are a civilization that advocates peace, and we are here mainly to understand the culture and history of your country, not to erase the lives of other people. Here I have a list of deals that you can think about carefully...... These are the things we need, for example, a hundred different books can be exchanged for a metal knife, and the lives of a hundred slaves can be exchanged for a set of metal cutlery. ”

"Whatever you can offer, we will give you...... This is the great credibility of human civilization, whether it is a primitive civilization, a low-level civilization, or a high-level civilization, everything is based on the principle of voluntariness, and we will not force it. ”

In this list, there are a large number of trading items, with clearly marked prices, and there is no deception.

"Yes, yes, yes! We all do! The king just looked at the list twice, and his eyes were about to pop out!