Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Problem of Transportation
Chapter Eighty-Nine Transportation Problems
The climate change on the Agate Wasteland is extremely strange, it seems that the ice god sneezed, and the terrifying northwest wind raged wildly overnight, sweeping the red soil to form the most terrifying red storm on the wasteland.
If it was still possible to pass on the ground a few months ago, then now stepping into the Great Onyx Wasteland is purely looking for death.
The breakthrough of the Ogre Canyon solved the last trouble for Li Zhenshu's underground high-speed passage across the wasteland, but now, the huge ogre's demand for meat has become a problem that Li Zhenshu must solve.
Pearl Sea!
Redbeard Town!
Although the town in the buffer zone of the ocean and the agate wilderness is also affected by the northwest wind, it is the vast marine climate that is more affected.
The regular rainfall every month can completely rejuvenate the land here, but the climate of the wasteland here is still very obvious due to the pollution of the mysterious power of the ancients.
At this moment, the Redbeard Mansion is unusually thick, a few long-whiskered shrimp hands are adjusting the conch horn, and the black octopus next to it is in full swing preparing for the upcoming performance.
They need to wait for an important guest!
Lord of Emerald Ridge, Li Zhenshu!
Woo!
Neat music rang out, and the townspeople scrambled to stare at a slightly thin figure in the distance, saying that it was a resident, but in fact it was a family member of the pirate team who followed Redbeard to fight the world.
Redbeard traverses the Pearl Sea and can become the most powerful bandit leader in the Pearl Sea, and the Redbeard Town he established has made great contributions.
Pirates are also human beings, and they also have descendants, and with the stability of this town, they naturally have the same heart.
As a result, the inhabitants of this area also look very strong, and occasionally you can see a few crabs with long pincers, and the turtles in thick armor are stuck in the middle of orcs and humans.
Accompanied by rhythmic music, Redbeard quickly walked out of the mayor's mansion, with a different smile on his face, and went straight to Li Zhenshu, "Welcome to the Jade Lord to control Redbeard Town!"
"Redbeard, this battle is too big!", Li Zhen said with a shudder, and almost the entire town came to welcome him.
"How can it, if my boat hadn't gone out, why would I have to fire a few cannons!", Redbeard laughed, pulled Li Zhenshu and walked straight to the mayor's mansion, after a short greeting, tasting food, and meeting the core people of the town, the two of them went directly to the secret room that was ready.
The two of them, opposite each other, laughed tacitly.
"Li, I received the news that the ogre was penetrated by the canyon, and I still don't believe it, I really didn't expect that in less than two months, you will master the main artery in the north of this wasteland!"
Li Zhenshu knew that the other party was complimenting himself, Redbeard's power in the wasteland was not small, and what was even more terrifying was interfering in the pearl sea area where the wasteland was connected, and he could already smell the fishy smell of the ocean on the way, so to speak, without Redbeard's permission, no one would want to go to the pearl sea area openly.
"It's also the favor of the Creation God!", a hint of piety appeared on Li Zhenshu's face, "Redbeard, I'm here this time, first, to check the terminal in the southern part of the wasteland that I commissioned you to build." ”
Redbeard frowned, and when he mentioned the terminal, he was a little unhappy, thinking that the terminal would be in Redbeard Town, but Li Zhenshu directly gave Redbeard two choices, either three thousand meters away from Redbeard's town, or directly insert it into the hinterland of Redbeard's territory.
Li Zhenshu's attitude is very tough, the four terminals of the wasteland must be in the hands of Emerald Ridge.
In the end, Redbeard had to choose a place three kilometers north of Redbeard's town, and according to Li Zhenshu's standards, he built an underground high-speed terminal like a city gate.
Although the name is still the entrance of the Redbeard Underground Highway, it is a pity that it has nothing to do with him at all, but Li Zhenshu also made concessions and built an uncrossable passage between the terminal station and Redbeard Town, and if you want to enter the terminal, you must enter from Redbeard Town.
It can be said that the advantage of trade in the terminal station is completely ceded to Redbeard, and all Li Zhenshu can earn is the fee for the high-speed channel.
Although a little unwilling, this is a concession that there is no way to give, and allows Redbeard to participate in the distribution of shares in all the transit stations.
"Don't worry, it's all by your standards!", Redbeard said with a smile.
Li Zhen nodded tremblingly, and handed over the work to Naga Dora, "Redbeard, secondly, I want to connect your trade route with the Ogre Canyon first." ”
Redbeard touched his head, not understanding what Li Zhenshu meant, "Won't it take more than three months to build the tunnel?"
Li Zhen smiled, "Actually, I won't hide it from you, the deal I made with the ogre is that I need to pay them tribute meat every day, but now only you have rich meat resources here!"
The Pearl Sea is close to the Endless Sea, and the abundance of fish and seafood is a never-ending treasure, which is why Redbeard is desperate to penetrate the underground highway.
When the time comes, this passage will flow a steady stream of marine meat to the tribes of humans, beasts, and savages, and he is the only one who will provide it all, Redbeard!
"What do you propose!", Redbeard squinted, now that this town is about to start making money, it will become the hottest pearl in the south of the wasteland at that time, but Redbeard understands better that in order to keep this pearl, in addition to having strong strength to suppress it, it is also necessary to establish a good relationship with this dark human in front of him.
Li Zhen waved his hand, "It's just a pilot, see if there is any improvement in the construction of the tunnel!"
Redbeard understood that Li Zhenshuo was very polite, but at this moment, he obviously wanted to come sincerely with himself, "Li, don't worry, the meat from me is definitely one percent cheaper than the one on the market!"
"Quality must be guaranteed!", after hearing the profit transfer of Yicheng, Li Zhen told him solemnly.
"Don't worry, my redbeard thing will never have the slightest problem!"
The two of them were in the secret room, quickly finalizing some details, and less than an hour after the conversation, a caravan of ten four-horned deer with a full load of seafood set off from the underground passage.
According to Li Zhenshu's estimate, in about half a day's effort, the ogre can enjoy delicious seafood and fish.
As dusk approached, Redbeard and Lee's tremor re-entered the chamber, and although it was only a simple experiment, the problem of leakage was obvious.
Too little cargo to ship!
It is true that the fish in the ocean are so abundant that Redbeard can collect thousands of carts of meat in a day, but less than one percent of the meat can be transported by a caravan.
From south to north, it takes a whole day to go back and forth, not to mention the need to rest and mix in the transit station, and the only thing that is transported in front of you is simple meat.
There is more to the wealth of the ocean than that, the real behemoth is the sea tribe, the precious underwater gems in the ocean, coral, pearls, magical sea monster flesh and blood, and more importantly, salt!
This kind of ordinary-looking thing, whether it is orcs, barbarians, and even humans, is the most in-demand commodity at the moment.
Extracted directly from seawater, and with the very advanced technology of sea salt extraction, sea salt will require more four-horned deer carts to transport than ordinary fish.
Although the underground high-speed passage has saved a lot of time and even overcome the harsh climate on the wasteland, Li Zhenshu is still very dissatisfied with this.
The profit of a cart of sea salt is very low, only a few coppers, and if you want to run such a huge business, you need at least thousands of trucks to be transported at the same time to ensure that a business group can make considerable profits.
However, the consumption of salt, just one Stormwind City, will consume thousands of carloads of sea salt in a day, not to mention the Gale Kingdom, the huge human kingdom, plus the beast race, and the savage highlands.
The market is huge, but relying only on the four-horned deer cart cannot satisfy this huge market at all.
"The four-horned deer is already the fastest!", Redbeard also frowned, he thought that there would be no problem when the tunnel was opened, but now, after Li Zhenshu's words, there are really a lot of problems.
How many luxuries flow out of the ocean, and what can really make money is these ordinary goods!
The four-horned deer is a tunnel mount that Li Zhenshu has chosen after thousands of selections, with fast speed, little forage, strong patience, and outstanding running ability.
But now compared to the huge market that is coming, it is too small.
"Isn't there a faster one?", Li Zhen asked with a wry smile.
"Yes!", Redbeard said suddenly, "Lee, see if you have the courage!"
"What mount?"
"It's not a mount, it's a magic energy artifact, and there is no beast more powerful than a machine driven by a magic crystal!"
"Demon Crystal!", Li Zhenshu's first thought was the Demon Crystal Cannon, indeed that terrifying ability was far beyond his expectations, but he had never heard of the Demon Crystal being used on something other than weapons.
"Ever heard of dwarves?"