Chapter 15 The Problem of Buying Iron Ore
Seeing Will's expression, Li Mo just smiled bitterly, and as soon as he raised his hand, there was a pile of Mithril on the ground. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info then raised his hand, and there was another pile of silver on the ground.
With two more piles of ore on the ground, Will's smile froze. As Li Mo kept raising his hand, piles of magic iron, bronze, and magic silver of various attributes appeared on the ground. Will's mouth grew bigger and bigger. When Li Mo took out a pile of pure gold, Will's mouth had already opened to the limit, making people wonder if they could still close it anymore.
But this is not the end, when Li Mo took out a bunch of rainbow true iron that contained all the attributes, not only Will, but the eyes of everyone present were about to bulge out, and the room instantly remembered the sound of inhalation that was louder than before. Karui pounced on it even more, and kept muttering in his mouth: "Rainbow Divine Iron, just one piece of Rainbow Divine Iron that can perfectly integrate various attribute gems." The goddess of the earth is above, and this must be a scene that can only be seen in a dream. ”
As mentioned before, in the game, everything in the backpack needs to be loaded. In addition, if the character is PK dead, the contents of the backpack will be randomly dropped. As a result, most players in the game only store a few upgrade essentials. But Li Mo took advantage of a loophole in the game. Because, in the game, only after you get out of the novice village after level 15 and successfully change jobs, will the PK switch be turned on. This is a setting for the game's official protection of novice players. Therefore, Li Mo, who has not been transferred, will not be maliciously PK.
Since there is no concern about being maliciously PK. Therefore, Li Mo bought a lot of large backpacks that are usually only purchased by players who have been leveling up in the field for a long time. In addition, he used the space magic iron exchanged with the customer to create a bracelet that increased the weight capacity of 800 and reduced the weight of the item by 50%. Therefore, Li Mo's backpack was full of all kinds of high-grade ores and materials, and each group was 500, so he would not be short of precious materials for a long time. What he lacks is precisely the most ordinary iron ore.
Besides, the so-called treasure of Thor's hammer, Li Mo actually didn't look at it. The reason why he threw out so much ore was also a final test. If in the face of great temptation. The people of Thor's hammer didn't have the intention of taking it for themselves, so Li Mo would be relieved to hand over his back to these people.
Fortunately, the final result did not disappoint Li Mo. After twisting his thighs fiercely, Will looked at Li Mo and stammered, "About... John, this, these ores, are all yours?" In extreme surprise, Will forgot even the honorific title of His Highness. After finishing speaking, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva fiercely, looking very unbelievable. But there was no greedy look in his eyes.
Li Mo glanced at the others again, and the others were equally surprised, but their eyes were very clear. Even Jack, who has always looked at Li Mo unpleasantly, only has a gloomy face, as if he remembers all the unpleasant past. But he didn't show murderous intent. Regarding the correctness of the observations, Li Mo, who had quarreled with others over a piece of scrap iron, was very confident.
Shrugging his shoulders, Li Mo said, "Will, I just wanted to tell you that I don't lack these magic metals. All I want is the most basic and readily available iron ore. ”
Listening to Li Mo's words, Will smiled bitterly: "John, in fact, at present, Thor's hammer is the most difficult to get. It's also iron ore. ”
Li Mo didn't reply, just frowned slightly, and then motioned for Will to continue with his eyes.
"Do you remember the Silver Wolf Mercenary Regiment?"
Listening to Will's words, Li Mo instantly thought of the two mercenaries he had met last night who wanted to blackmail him, and his eyebrows furrowed even tighter.
Seeing Li Mo's expression, Will simply stopped being verbose and continued: "Carl's Silver Wolf Mercenary Group, in terms of the strength of the members, is actually much more powerful than Thor's Hammer. He has long been jealous of our profits and wants to annex Thor's hammer. Only, we have Karui. The annual weapons auction brings huge profits to Thor's hammer, but also invisibly increases our protection. Therefore, Karl could not directly suppress us by force. ”
After a pause, Will continued: "There are not enough minerals near Santa Ansta, and there is only one iron mine. The iron mine was in Carl's hands. In order to weaken the strength of Mjolnir, if Mjolnir needs to buy iron ore, pay ten times the price to Karl. Therefore, our iron ore was bought from Andrews Province in the southwestern corner of the empire. Every year, in order to buy iron ore, a large number of people are required to transport and protect it. Therefore, we all buy a large amount of iron ore at one time for storage. ”
"And now, it's almost time for the Mjolnir weapons to be auctioned," Will said, spreading his hands, "So, our inventory has basically run out. Now, in order to cope with the upcoming auction, basically all the members of the group have returned. If you need iron ore, you have to send someone to Andrews to buy it again. ”
For the scarcity of iron ore, Li Mo does not care. But what he cared about was another thing: "You mean, every year in the auction of Thor's hammer, you make your own equipment and then sell it outside?"
"Of course, what else can I do, who will come to the auction without equipment?" Will's expression was even more surprised, as if Li Mo was asking a question that all fools know.
"Don't you have an order?"
"Order? What's that?"
"It's the people who need the equipment, bring the raw materials for the equipment, and we make it and then deliver it to them. And the customer who places the order needs to pay us to build the fee. ”
Will and Karui looked at each other, "Can it still be like this?"
This time it was Li Mo's turn to wonder: "Why not? Do you want to spend a year building equipment and then sell it within a month? IMHO, in this case, you can't sell them for the best price at all." ”
Matters in the professional field should be explained by professionals. Karui took over: "Your Highness John, there are some equipment that is too complex and advanced for us to build. And crafting equipment has a chance of success. Sometimes, a master smith can fail to craft the most ordinary dagger. If we take the order you mentioned and fail to build it, won't we have to compensate the customer for the raw materials?"
Li Mo nodded, since Karui began to consider the problem of success rate, it means that he has begun to think about the feasibility of this plan: "Kalu, the problems you mentioned exist all exist. Let's start with the issue of advanced equipment. Although we accept orders from customers, it doesn't mean that everything has to be done according to their requirements, right? If there are those who want these weapons, let them collect the materials themselves. ”
Karui nodded, and asked again, "What about the success rate of the equipment?"
Li Mo shook his head, this question was not a problem at all in the game in his previous life: "Is the success rate of equipment making known only to the blacksmith who crafts the equipment, or is it all known?"
"Of course, everybody knows it, and it's no secret. Karui's expression was constantly alternating between bewilderment and incomprehension.
"So, the pricing of the weapons sold in the weapon shop also includes the costs of failure, right?"
"yes, if it weren't for that, wouldn't we be losing money?"
"Why, then, would our customers want us to be able to make a finished product from every single material?"
"Then what do you mean?" Looking at Kalu's ignorant (bi) expression, Li Mo sighed and began to explain to Karui the truth that everyone understands in this era of games.
"If it's a piece of equipment that we make our own finished product examples, we can provide a yield rate. For example, for every 100 materials, we provide 80 pieces of equipment. Or high-level equipment, if you need to order one piece, the buyer needs to provide three copies of the materials himself. And our guarantee is to give you a predetermined number of finished products after you provide the materials. ”
"What if the materials provided by the customer don't produce enough finished products?" Karoo continued.
Li Mo was about to go crazy, so he said angrily: "The yield rate is set by ourselves. Can't you even estimate the odds of failure in building your own equipment? Besides, can you lower the yield a little bit and allow enough failures for a short time?"
"What if, after the building is completed, there are still materials left?" Karoo probably didn't know how to use his own brain. I actually asked a stupid question. As soon as his words fell, Karl, the warrior next to him, picked up with a smile: "Master Karui, if you don't want the remaining materials, you can give them to me." I can help you get rid of the garbage. ”
As soon as Carl's words came out, everyone around him burst into laughter. Karui's face flushed, and even his beard trembled. He shook his fist and said viciously at Karl, "Good boy, Karl, if you want to build equipment in the future, you have to bring me a hundred materials." ”
Hearing Karui's threat, Karl cooperated and begged for mercy: "I was wrong, dear Master Karui, I heard that the purest barley wine has been newly introduced in the Rose Tavern, and in order to apologize, I will invite you in the evening, you can drink as much as you want." ”
Hearing Carl's words, Karui swallowed a big gulp: "Damn the Rose Tavern, its barley wine has been out of stock for a long time. I'm going to drink all the barley wine today and have a good time. ”
Will smiled and leaned over and put his hand around Carl's shoulder: "Carl, I guess, as your best friend, you wouldn't mind if we went along, right?"
Carl just wanted to object, but saw Will's arm force slightly, Carl's face suddenly snorted, became very painful, and hurriedly nodded again and again.
"Oh~~~!" Seeing Carl nodding, the people around cheered, and even Kate, who has always been an aristocratic person, smiled.
"Your Highness John, come along. It was only then that Karui broke away from the illusion of barley wine and remembered Li Mo, who had been thrown aside. So, I was very embarrassed to start inviting Li Mo.
Before Li Mo could speak, Will stopped him: "Karui, although we all want His Highness John to go with us, but the danger has not been lifted yet, has it?
Karui then remembered, "yes, John's best not leave Thor's hammer right now, blame that damn barley, just thinking about it makes my brain dull." ”
"It's not just you, I'm at fault. In fact, none of us can leave Thor's hammer today, and if something really happens, others may not be able to resist it. Will began to reply.
Just when everyone nodded in agreement, Li Mo spoke: "Wrong, not only do you want to go, but I also want to follow you to the Rose Bar." ”
As soon as Li Mo's words came out, everyone turned their heads to stare at him, their eyes full of doubts, why? This should be the question that everyone should ask.
Li Mo didn't wait for others to ask again, so he said directly: "Our enemies are in the shadows, no matter how long I stay in Thor's hammer, they will always keep an eye on me. In my hometown, there is a saying that is called 'only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no thousand days to prevent thieves'. No matter how tightly we defend, there will always be times when we are negligent. And they, it only takes one oversight to catch us. ”
After a pause, Li Mo and the others present fully understood his words, and then continued: "So, we have to find a way to let them go from the dark to the light. And tonight is the best moment. ”