Chapter 056: Iron Gladiator
Undoubtedly, the idea of buying metals with gold has failed!
Many people mistakenly believe that the price of some precious metals will become as cheap as radishes after human beings have the ability to travel interstellarly, but in fact, many people have gone into the misunderstanding.
It is true that human beings have discovered planets made of pure gold and diamonds, but almost all of these planets have a common feature, the density is very large, forming an irresistible gravitational pull, and it is difficult for human spaceships to land, and many equipment will collapse directly on them, which cannot be mined at all, or the cost of mining is very high.
Of course, human gold production is still very considerable, but because gold has a luxurious color that most metals do not have, a large population base with a very strong appetite for gold, and the wide range of uses of gold in industry, gold has always been one of the strongest hard currency and utility metals.
Compared with other metals, the superiority of gold is difficult to replace, because gold has a color comparable to the sun, symbolizing wealth and status; The malleability of gold is comparable to that of other metals, 1 ounce of gold can be drawn up to 50 miles long, and its malleability makes it easy to cast, making it an excellent choice for making jewelry. In addition, the malleability is second to none, and it can produce extremely thin and easy-to-roll gold sheets, 1 ounce of gold can be hammered as thin as 1 foot thick and 100 square feet large, and ancient people hammered it into thin sheets to pounce on temples and palaces for decoration; It is said that 1 ounce of gold can be used to cover the roof of a house......
In the application of science and technology, gold has extremely high heat transfer and electrical conductivity, pure gold is the best electronic conductor material, such a high-quality performance, it is difficult to be replaced by other metals.
There is no doubt that no matter how high the production of gold is, it will not be able to meet the demand for gold, so gold will never be as expensive as a turnip.
Now, the fact that gold is cheaper than iron is in front of everyone.
Could it be that this planet is rich in gold?
While people smiled bitterly, they couldn't help but feel surging, since the gold of this planet is so cheap, if an interstellar commercial route is opened, wouldn't it make a lot of money?
Unfortunately, Burleigh's next questioning made people's dreams extinguish in an instant, and the gap was like a roller coaster.
"How much gold do you need for a year's living expenses?" Burleigh's question cuts to the point, generally speaking, the actual value of a gold coin can be measured in terms of purchasing power.
"Ah...... How much? Wei Xiong's eyes widened and he looked at Burleigh's face in surprise.
"Well, there's a problem?"
"One gold coin is enough for my living expenses for a year."
"Are you sure?!" This time it was Burleigh's eyes wide open.
"Surely, I can't spend a Y-shaped gold coin on eating, drinking, and Lazar in a year." Wei Xiong nodded affirmatively, as if to prove that he was not lying, and made an oath to the sky.
“……”
Everyone was speechless again, it seems that smuggling gold is also impossible, the thing is very obvious, gold is not abundant here, the only reason why iron is more expensive than gold is that it is strictly controlled by government departments, the main reason why gold is not restricted may be because gold is too soft, not suitable for weapons, and the cost of gold as weapons is too high, ordinary people simply can't afford it.
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While everyone was chatting, some individual tents had been packed, and everyone had eaten some nutrient solution and other breakfast to make some preparations for the journey.
Now, Liu Fei has two goals: first, to find the metal repair he needs; Second, or to find a spaceship capable of interstellar flight.
From the current point of view, the first is very difficult, and it can be imagined from the degree of control of the authorities over iron tools; As for the second one, it is difficult to speculate, because, so far, no high-tech products have been seen from this planet, and what Wei Xiong carries is no different from the ancient earth.
What is puzzling is that Wei Xiong does not seem to be a stranger to spaceships, and it seems normal to Liu Fei and some of the high-tech gadgets they have, although there is a trace of curiosity, but it is not that kind of ignorant worship, under questioning, everyone knows that there are many planets inhabited by human beings in Weijia Village outside the ideal star, and they do not seem to be strangers to the history, culture and economy of the ancient earth. It also preserves paper books that are basically from the ancient earth, and Liu Fei's well-known "Water Margin", "Journey to the West" and the Three Kingdoms are actually among them.
However, to their surprise, apart from the few books, the source of their scientific and technological information did not come from books, but by word of mouth, and this method of word of mouth has been passed on for hundreds of years.
Everyone couldn't help sighing, no wonder this information seemed fragmented, not to mention hundreds of years of word-of-mouth information, with the character of human beings, even if it was spread by more than a dozen people, a message would become unrecognizable, not to mention hundreds of years, those ancient information can be largely maintained until now, which is already precious.
Half an hour later, the camp was disposed of, even the location of the burning bonfire was deliberately treated, and there was no trace of camping, the only regret was that Wei Xiong's cutting down of the isolation zone had destroyed the vegetation, and it was impossible to restore it to its original state.
Watching everyone clean up the camp, Wei Xiong was dumbfounded, and after that, he kept observing, and finally praised it.
Finally, the camp was disposed of, and the group set out on their journey.
Just when everyone was about to cross the backbone of the marshy area and dry land, suddenly, Liu Fei made a silent movement.
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
Faintly, it seemed to be a rolling thunder, and the momentum was extremely compelling, which made people inexplicably feel afraid.
"It's not good, it's the ironclad gladiator cavalry!" Wei Xiong exclaimed, his face turned pale, revealing a look of horror, and he hugged the sword-horned spotted beast on his chest with both hands.
"What are the Ironclad Gladiator Cavalry?" Liu Fei's expression was solemn, and before he saw anyone, he felt the thick fierce aura, and from Wei Xiong's frightened face, he could also be sure that the other party was not a good person.
"That and that...... Anyway, it's scary, let's avoid it......"
Wei Xiong's legs actually trembled, and his strong body moved towards the woods with difficulty, but Wei Xiong immediately stopped his body, because Liu Fei and they didn't move, like a sculpture, forming a triangular battle formation, at the top of the triangle, it was Liu Fei who was holding a scimitar, and the fifty people behind him were holding a delicate metal block in their hands, and there was a black hole in the metal tube at the front end, and there seemed to be an invisible energy pulsating in the metal tube.
Is it a laser gun?
Obviously, that's the legendary laser gun!
Inexplicably, Wei Xiong had an extremely excited feeling, and his trembling legs didn't tremble, but he still took a few steps back, found a place, and carefully put the head of the sword-horned spotted beast in his hand and the bag of caracal bone fragments behind a stone and hid it, this is all his belongings!
The fifty people who followed Liu Fei, in addition to their fanatical worship of Liu Fei, are all carefully selected all-rounders, whether it is fighting or shooting, they are the leaders of Keduo Space City, not to mention, they have almost a blind trust in Liu Fei, and now that Liu Fei is as stable as a rock, they will naturally not take a step back.
A cavalryman, as the name suggests, is a soldier on horseback.
Liu Fei knew very well that the swamp and dry land here were intertwined, which was not suitable for cavalry charges, and if he retreated, he would give up the huge dry land and provide an open sprint area for the cavalry.
Liu Fei is not a person who is brave, but as long as he decides, he will have the courage and determination that ordinary people can't match.
Now, the position where Liu Fei is standing is the bottleneck area where two dry lands intersect, and only three people can pass side by side......
PS: I'm starting to find my feelings slowly, and the number of updates will gradually increase, thank you brothers for your support!