Chapter 61: The Power of the Abyss (22)
The Mind Flayer's Cities are like pockets that only go in and out, devouring the wealth in their sphere of influence, and the psychic erosion of their abilities makes them unscrupulous, controlling or maiming all creatures who dare to disobey them, but not enough of them to be powerful and intelligent, so that even the plane merchants who only accept money and do not recognize people do business with them
It is said that there is a deep connection between some powerful and evil existence of the Mind Flayers......
When Hum Luo Ling first heard this introduction, he sneered Powerful and evil, it is nothing more than a great demon, at most a demon lord, it will not be a demon lord, otherwise this clan would have been promoted to the interrogation adviser of the demon army that is fighting in front of you, their own wisdom, control of creatures and their unique skills are indeed quite suitable for this kind of work
In any case, the treasure wealth owned by the Mind Flayer who does not have a hobby of collecting treasures is definitely the same as that of the dragon clan, and when the door of the underground treasure house is opened, the gold coins and gems are flowing out, and a big shovel needs to dig a way to reach the valuable treasure vault inside
In fact, the wealth of Apani Mind Flayer can be reflected in the average amount of 400 grams of Mithril This rare magic metal, which is worth ten times the weight of gold, the Mind Flayer uses this strong steel, light as goose feather dwarves to brag, in fact, it weighs half of ordinary iron metal, beautiful as silver but the luster never fades to use as gold and silver ornaments, to show its own strength, wealth and amplification of magic The battlefield cleaning team led by Zog will certainly not let go of these, They moved the corpses of every Mind Flayer, broke into every Mind Flayer's cave house, and looted everything of value
However, gold, silver, jewelry, rare materials, this is by no means the most valuable treasure in the hands of the Mind Flayers, and the most valuable treasure is the salt of Apani
The Mind Flayers controlled Apani as if they were choking the lifeblood of this dark region, except for a few small places that could produce some unflowing mountain salt, the inhabitants of the underground had to try their luck in the deep and dangerous dark regions, with the exception of the dark elves, who could trade for some necessities, including salt
The Dark Realm has everything, but you may not be able to get anything, so it makes sense that Rufa values the godhead of the Dark Trade
"The salt of Apani is the wealth that has been accumulated over thousands of years along with the salt lakes of the Earth's sea, and the Mind Flayer has guarded it for me, and now, it is mine," Luo Ling said to his followers after completing the collection of the Magic Coral Species
"Yes, the end of the harvest of the master's farmland and the suspension of several projects in the factory have left a lot of labor idle, and they can complete this glorious work" As Luo Ling continued to create brilliant victories, the humility and awe of the servants also increased day by day, especially Darren, a character with a little knowledge inventory in his head, he knew very well that the Apani Mind Snatcher was simply a giant in the dark region within a radius of two hundred kilometers, but in Luo Ling's hands, it disappeared in a blink of an eye, and not a single living mouth could leave such a strong force, It is no longer a height that ordinary people can reach, but must look up to
"Master, the vassals feel that the great technology given by you can be applied to the refining of salt" Eskar will never give up this performance almost, he held a small pinch of salt in his hand, and said to Luo Ling: "Master, you see, the highly condensed and shining salt crystals, these natural condensation of pure things are extremely valuable in themselves, if they are screened out, the use will be far more than edible and these ordinary salt grains, through refining, artificial salt crystals can be condensed, the value is slightly inferior to natural salt crystals, but they are also widely used, Moreover, it is conducive to the storage and refining of the residue, and then the filtration and refining, adding concentrated important mineral elements, can become the residue under the filtration of high-grade salt, mixed with a small amount of salt particles, slightly processed, and its quality is better than the unprocessed products of mountain rock."
Luo Ling glanced at Eska, he remembered the earth before the end of the world, talking about its cost, at first how many fake things were mixed in a bucket, and then how many real things were in a bucket, and the difference between them made people sigh deeply about the word 'black heart', this Eskar is very talented in this area
"This matter will be left to you to be responsible," Luo Ling said to Darren, "Mobilize manpower and cooperate with his work, although Apani has very few visitors, it is not nothing" As he spoke, Luo Ling pointed to his wrist
Darren and Eskar now understand the meaning of this action, not to mention that there is no concept of time, even if the concept of time is not strong, they cannot take on the important role of time and efficiency under Luo Ling, which is definitely the characteristic of the team that Luo Ling has built extremely systematically
"I'm here to say ugly things ahead, your food and clothing is the best in the dark area, your working hours are the least in the dark area, but if the work is not efficient, I will exile him forever for the master, if you want to retaste the life of struggling on the line of death, just be lazy and try it, work" The senior supervisor said this to the intermediate backbones, and the intermediate backbones also said the same to the technicians below, as for the mechanics who treat rough labor, they use punishment tools to speak, bright electrode barrels, easy to use and carry, front lighting, The reverse side can be a radio needle, which is definitely good by a basin of cold ice water
With the passage of time, the hierarchy inevitably produced among Luo Ling's servants to become a master, no need to be noble, how rich they are, but only look at the degree of contribution and ability, and the mobilization slogan is also obviously changing, what kind of torture will be received if you don't work hard before, now, throwing someone out of the team is the best torture, the most painful thing in life is not poverty, but the argument that you have been rich and then return to enjoy poverty is now more applicable among Luo Ling's slaves
Simple rock iron sifters, condensers, and mixing buckets were made one by one, and Eskar and the other dwarves jumped up and down, ** in foul language, they were not as good as the stone hammer dwarves, and in terms of almost insane drive, the stone hammer dwarves were inferior to them
At this time, Gregory was smiling at Luo Ling with a flattering face: "Master, can you still use the map taken and drawn by your faithful servant?" ”
Luo Ling has to say that Gregory's talent in things related to the earth is really high, and this photography, with its aura, can be used as landscape material
"Go and tell Orbuk and Fat that your subordinates will get the best supplies and a good meal," Luo Ling said, holding up a finger, "There is no next time for something like Apani."
"It's the master, praise your master, thank you master......" Gregory was happy and frightened, and praised Luo Ling incoherently, but Luo Ling kicked him out, rubbing the pain and going all the way, but Grigory felt a lot more solid in his heart
The Spaniards drove a ship to grab a glorious era, and the British also robbed the name of an empire on which the sun never sets, and it was the turn of the United States, the groceries were raised to the height of the Europeans' style, and they robbed the pockets of people all over the world Anyway, Luo Ling has long known that robbing is the first truth of getting rich, however, the detailed statistics of the treasures handed over by the followers still make him feel like sitting on the clouds, not to mention how much gold, silver and jewelry, stardust alone, there are more than 32 kilograms
Luo Ling suddenly realized that he might really be a little childish in the past, and it made sense for the company alliance and the devil to look down on him for that little bit of resources and population Compared with the wealth obtained this time, those were just floating clouds in the past, and they were negligible
When Luo Ling had not yet reached the center of the earth, he had completed the previous stardust goal, but it turned out that there were many problems on the side of the magic crystal, and it was difficult to make a lot of money, he felt that the words of creation and transformation were just food and not panicking was very real, and with so much stardust in his hands, Luo Ling was not in a hurry to expand his space throughput
Like stardust, mythril, and stunt gems, Luo Ling carried these valuable materials by himself, and handed them over to Darren and them, in case of a problem, he would lose too much of the core crystals at all levels that had not yet been completed, as well as the magic vessels, gold and silver objects with cultural relics and research value selected by Luo Ling, and this batch of materials took up a space of 500 cubic meters of a wrist wheel
The rest of a large number of precious metals, under Luo Ling's order, all smelted and recast, split raw materials and stored, combined with their own standard products, this has always been the principle of Luo Ling's implementation of a high-purity gold ingot marked by yin and yang fish is melted out, each 10,000 grams, every 50 a box, this box, is called a thousand gold catties, these are the economic cornerstone of the future system of the population exhibition
Although aggression and robbery are the main tone of this world, Luo Ling believes that this situation will not last forever, whether it is the reign of darkness or the reign of light, and it will eventually be unified after chaos, when a strong enough force sets the tone, then other forces can only actively or passively act according to this tone, Luo Ling is confident that he will come up with a stable financial system, from melting his own currency to taking tokens, with these real money, will be the guarantee of the rapid implementation and promotion of this plan
Luo Ling personally made three conjoined and detachable space cabins, each 10,000 cubic meters of space, called the high-value resources and property of the treasure chest, all gathered in it Under Luo Ling's request, this treasure chest is embedded in the exquisite mechanism box of crystal steel, and this mechanism box is part of the three crystal steel statues, these three statues are all women's statues, respectively hold up the sun, moon, and stars, and set up a special showroom, and there are crystal puppets responsible for recording the flow of water, the original Dome Central Bank was born
On the fortieth day of Luo Ling's notification of Tarasin, Aktina led a 300-strong Black Elf battle team to today, which was six days after Luo Ling's original promise, and Aktina had come to receive Tarasin
The army of the black elves, acting as a guard of honor in the magic world, is absolutely worthy of fame, handsome men and women, even flesh and bones, cheetah-like posture, armor and armor are also first-class before Luo Ling saw that the dress of the Nisar half-breed had the gloomy and gorgeous feeling of "Legend of the Night Prequel", but compared with the black elves, that kind of gorgeousness can only be called a look, these black elves' armor and weapons, in terms of style and exquisiteness, each piece can get Sosby to shoot a few million dollars of luxury and luxury, it is simply overwhelming, which is confusing
In terms of quality, this army of black elves should be worthy of their armor and weapons, in good order, orders and prohibitions, fast and silent action, flowing water, and the black elves' cloak is also quite elegant, as light as a gauze robe, but as deep as the night, with the shining silver armor that flashes with magic light, all of the black elves are heroic
Luo Ling suddenly thought of Sindore in O and pulled the corners of his mouth, he smiled silently, he saw Aktina's smug hidden in a bland expression, this female god did such a parting performance like a little girl showing off her beloved toys, so that he had to admit while feeling funny, people are different, gods are different from gods When you remind yourself that no one is stupid, but you also have to pay attention to it, sometimes the other party is really clumsy, and if you are too coincidental, but fall into such clumsy hands, this is probably shit luck this time, Luo Ling couldn't swallow Apani's huge salt mine alone, so he threw out 'two pieces of meat' at the end
A piece is the kind of inferior table salt mixed by Eskar, although it is inferior, it depends on who it is compared to, the food eaten by ordinary black elves is not much better than this salt, that is, it looks more beautiful, unlike the batch taken out by Luo Ling, which is a little black and coarse
The other is Apani, the salt lake, although the thousands of years of accumulation have been emptied, but the foundation is still very intact, can continue to produce high-quality salt, and Coral City, if you are willing to spend some effort, restore the beauty of the past is also completely possible, after all, this is the world of magic, resurrecting some low-level creatures, is not a big deal
These two pieces of meat Apani look a lot better, but they also need to be invested, they have to be guarded, they have to wait; The inferior salt is a one-shot deal, but it is better in large quantities and has no risk in the future, you can use it if you take it, and it can be quickly transformed into real power, which choice is good, it depends on the strategic tendency of the needer
The black elves behind him lined up in formation, three hundred people with the majesty of thousands of people in the background, Aktina smiled and watched Luo Ling's servants who left in line, tall and short, with only coarse cloth underwear and simple leather coats, and behind them were like burning sticks...... In terms of image and temperament, Luo Ling's servants are indeed far from being comparable to the black elves, which makes Aktina feel comfortable
"Latecomer, you still have a long way to go, the dwarves of the Dark Regions are a large population, but it has been too long since they lost their gods, and you have to be careful, if you want to obtain the priesthood of the Dark Dwarves, there is also a competitor, Xi Jiahe, although he is a false god, he has more than 100,000 followers" Aktina said to Luo Ling in the tone of a senior boss
"Thank you for your advice" It seems that there is no ordinary black elf dressed in bright clothes, Luo Ling has given Aktina a face in front of the black elves, satisfying the glory on her face
At this moment, the void walked out of the scene in front of Zu Ao, and Zu Ao smiled: "Farewell party?" It seems that it is no problem to ask for a few glasses of wine to drink, but since drinking Taracin's fruit wine, the black elf earth mango wine, which used to be regarded as a treasure, has found it difficult to swallow, it is really a sin, a sin."
Aktina glanced at Luo Ling unhappily, squinted at Zu Ao and said, "I've always been interested in fighting lizard steaks, especially after getting the condiment of black pepper."
Luo Ling stepped in the middle of the two rivals who met and said, "Two, please, let's sit down and talk in detail."
The three of them sat down on the highest platform, this time Luo Ling was entertained by the specifications of the dinner party, although the gods' gluttony seemed a little ridiculous and tasteless, but a sumptuous delicacy occupied the mouths of Aktina and Zuao, and relieved the smell of gunpowder between each other. It can make the mind happy and relaxed
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Luo Ling said: "The guidance of the two pioneers last time opened my eyes, I already plan to go to a deserted place to expand the territory and build a foundation, before leaving, I offer two small gifts, and ask the two to be accommodating, when my believers walk in the ruling area of the two, give a certain convenience"
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say" Raoli looked very cool, and in four words, he agreed to the matter
"The prescribed taxes will not be exempted"
Luo Ling nodded, "Follow the rules, you should be"
Aktina then said, "Tell me about your gift."
Luo Ling said these two things, and Aktina and Zu Ao, who were eating and drinking, couldn't help but stop compared to the wealth estimate obtained by Luo Ling, they didn't know the specific amount, and the two were surprised that Luo Ling showed a powerful 2000-population Mind Flayer City, as well as a double number of slaves, were wiped out of this world in silence for six days, and they didn't even hear any news, which means that basically no Mind Flayer escaped from that disaster
This is incredible, even Aktina doesn't think she can do this, after all, the Mind Flayer is not anyone's die-hard believer, they don't lack brains, and they don't lack the teleportation spell to escape, the war is unfavorable, it's normal to escape, but the result is that he was killed cleanly, which shows that Luo Ling's power is weird or terrifying, no matter which one it is, it is enough to make the two of them feel a little jealous, especially the mastermind of the Mind Flayer, who is claimed to be able to be eroded and damaged by its powerful mind spells, and it is also that the Mind Flayer has no gods, But a big reason why few people fight their ideas is that Luo Ling can sit here without any damage and eat, drink and laugh with the two of them, obviously winning the battle with an overwhelming advantage, if it weren't for not feeling the slightest special energy fluctuation, the two really doubt that Luo Ling has some kind of domineering artifact hidden in his body
Luo Ling's gift is not thin, in addition to the 'two pieces of meat', Luo Ling is also equivalent to helping them get rid of one of the most obstructive enemies in the local area to the cult exhibition, Apani Mind Snatcher is destroyed, whether it is to get the salt or occupy Apani, the black elves and the war lizards have become the most powerful groups in the region, the territory division and regional integration can be completed in a few years, which is not a trivial matter for the two dark gods who have not ruled a few dark areas
Joufa, Laoli...... These weak and weak gods will not leave the kingdom of God, that is too dangerous, and the clones also have to use their divine power on the blade, and because of the reason for holding each other back, it is difficult to stretch out their hands and feet In this case, a demigod like Luo Ling, who has not been rejected by the plane, is like a living chess piece, with the ability to break the deadlock, and now Aktina and Zu Ao have tasted such sweetness
"The Lizard Town of Faith in Laoli will always welcome your followers, and we hope that the races under our control can strengthen cooperation," Zoo explicitly threw out an olive branch
"You have injected fresh vitality into our dark regional world, look at you, work hard latecomer, oh yes, I want Apani," Aktina never forgot to pose as an old-timer
"Okay, I want the salt," Zouault surprisingly didn't argue with Actina
On the contrary, Aktina was a little uncomfortable, "What is the special situation of a certain Fei?" Suspicious, Aktina said, "I want that salt, to trade with the Nisar half-bloods for the winter."
Luo Ling smiled in his heart: "Selling salt to Nisar half-bloods? That's a loss, the heavenly crabs in the wilderness of Shizhu Mountain, even the Nisar people who rushed to the Adri Sea west of the Nisar kingdom to hunt for food, are not short of salt."
Zu Ao drank all the distilled spirits in the cup, "Okay, Magic Coral City is also very good, sightseeing trade, the introduction of seafood farming, and the geographical location is also suitable for the whole area of central control."
Aktina bit her lower lip and rolled her eyes as she thought of the beauty of Apani Demon Coral, if the Black Elves could be stationed and further built, and at the same time repair the passage connecting Sesnek to it, and expand the underwater tunnel to Earthsea into a diving port......
"I still want the Apani Dome"
Zou Ao shrugged his shoulders, and then when Aktina didn't pay attention, he lipsed at Luo Ling: "Woman"
Luo Lingguaner
And so it was settled
Although the Apani Dome is gone, the salt and white land is still there, the colorful magic coral is still there, and the main body of Coral City is also intact, all to do is to find some coolie-type mages to resurrect Coral City little by little with low-level life resurrection techniques, and the rest of the transformation and construction that can be carried out at the same time Aktina is quite satisfied after personally inspecting it, she has even decided to build a sufficiently brilliant Rufa Temple here, and glorify the god with beautiful magic coral
When Zu Ao obtained the mountain of ready-to-use salt, he smiled very frankly, and confessed to Luo Ling that he had already ordered some of the lizards to move back to the flint grotto in the Mosgar vault, and with this batch of salt, he would be able to recruit some mercenaries and coolies in a short period of time, and there would be no difficulty in stabilizing the flint grotto and expanding another dome
To be honest, Luo Ling is a little incomprehensible, he looks very casual and open-minded, but Luo Ling always feels that this person is not so simple, but no matter what, the relationship with these two gods is over for the time being, if there is no accident, see you next time, I am afraid it will be when Luo Ling comes to this world again
On the 114th day of entering the world of Amira from the intersection of planes, Luo Ling, surrounded by his followers and servants, began his journey to the center of the earth, which will be a long journey, and the trek will not stop until he sees the sea on the other side, and it will be a difficult challenge even for the life that has adapted to the dark region, because compared to the 7 kilometers below the surface and the vertical distance of 7 kilometers below the surface called the shallow dark layer, the following dark layer and deep dark layer, and the extreme dark layer that even many dark inhabitants have not heard of, It's definitely a dangerous and weird world