Chapter 41 Cross-border partners
The dwarf innocently took out his money bag and threw it to Zhao Mai without thinking about it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info Green had his mouth half-open, as if he wanted to say something, but eventually swallowed it.
After enjoying the superiority of IQ, Zhao Mai was satisfied. He said to Green, "Green, it's a surprise that you can get this bag of salt back. Whatever you do, I thank you so much. So, half of this bag of salt is yours. ā
When Green was at his best, he gambled thousands of gold coins at each table. The value of this bag of salt, although not low, is not up to that level. What he cares about is actually no different from the dwarf Sock, they are all recognized by others, but he is more socially experienced, and he is not obsessed with one thing like the dwarves.
So he'll ask, "Why did you do that?"
"Because of the loss of this bag of salt, my negligence is half of the responsibility. If you recover the salt, you will also recover this half of the responsibility, and naturally you should get a corresponding part. As for the other half, you help me sell it, and then add the dwarven money to rent a blacksmith shop and buy the corresponding materials. ā
Then, Zhao Mai opened the dwarf's money bag, rummaged through it, and took out a gold coin, which was naturally the gold coin of fate. "As for me, I'll just keep this gold coin, which is my reward for my idea. Even if it's a brother, you have to settle accounts. ā
The dwarf raised his glass and shouted, "For friendship!
Green pondered for a moment that if he always did errands for others, he would get bored after a long time, and maybe he would itch to go back to the old way of being a gambler. Isn't this a good opportunity to make a career change? The dwarf Sock is a craftsman who is fully concerned with technology, innocent and passionate, and "Mike" is a man of knowledge, quick brain, and above all, fairness and generosity in his dealings with the world. I don't have any strengths, but I know how to be sophisticated and can take care of all aspects. The three of them complement each other perfectly, and it's a good combination to work together.
"It's not appropriate for me to take this half bag of salt, but it's a bit hypocritical to excuse myself, so it's better to put it into it. Green said to Zhao Mai: "It's not too late now, I can get this done before the union closes, and then go to the blacksmith shop overnight, and it should be able to start work tomorrow morning." ā
Zhao Mai was a little surprised, so he pointed to the salt and asked, "Is this easy to handle?"
"I didn't know what you were going to sell at first, I thought it would be a hassle. Later, I learned that it was this kind of thing, and I knew how much I thought about it. It's not hot, and no one cares or cares where it comes from. Moreover, if it is an individual, it needs salt, and it is not worried about the market, and if the conditions are met, it can be directly entrusted to the guild to be listed for sale. The guild will charge a commission, but it will be able to settle the payment immediately. Salt is a commodity that can be referred to in the past, and everyone knows the valuation, and the guild will not pit us. ā
"Then it's decided. You go and get busy, I'll look through the dictionary and try to master the vocabulary related to my major first, and then make a list with Sock to see what else I need to buy. It is estimated that I will have to work all night tonight, but ......" Zhao Mai raised his glass: "For us!"
"For us!" the three cups slammed into each other, and foam flew all over the sky, not distinguishing from each other.
The three of them split up, "Mad Mouse" Green to contact various chores, and the other two were busy at the hotel. The dwarf Soke thought that Zhao Mai was a mentor and a friend, so he naturally would not be polite and asked him to treat him to meat. "I need a lot of food to replenish my energy, and preferably to have some reserves. I've seen the human blacksmith shop before, and it's far worse than our dwarves, so I'll have to eat and drink enough to do my job!"
"That's fine. Inviting people to dinner is a popular activity for Chinese, and the word "most" may be added. "Eat more this time, and it would be better if you could make me a musket. ā
"That's fine!" the dwarf Sok grinned, "You need a musket for self-defense, you're too weak." ā
"Ha, why does a person say that I'm too weak, is it so obvious?"
"Really, you just read too much and are seriously lacking in exercise. In order to use the musket, you also need to work on your arms, at least your shoulders as thick as mine. ā
"Elephant legs aren't as thick as yours!"
"What is an elephant?" the dwarf pouted, "Forget it, it really doesn't matter what an elephant is, and I don't care about small animals." ā
"I care. In five days I'll be training as a druid, and I'll be learning about the flora and fauna, and then magic. Becoming stronger isn't just a way to get stronger. ā
"Druid, congratulations. We dwarves also have underground druids to help us open up caves, maintain the ecological environment underground, and provide food and meat. We wouldn't even be able to eat without them!
"I'm going to invite you to dinner now, am I a druid?"
"Haha, this doesn't count, this definitely doesn't count. The dwarf smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed: "A little bit at most." ā
Seeing that the dwarf could use his stubby fingers to steadily draw a gap between a strand of hair, he knew that he was definitely a good blacksmith, and he was relieved.
Zhao Mai opened the dictionary left by the old angel, and for the first time felt that this dictionary was really powerful. In the past, I was just looking for some everyday words, but when I turned to various chemical products and other professional words, there were translations here. Not only that, but it also lays out how to make these words accurately understood by local Aboriginal people.
For example, under the word "carbon", charcoal, coal, coke, etc., are accompanied by the whole paragraph to describe what it is, and even mention some preparation methods. There were some lingua franca that Zhao Mai didn't recognize, but it looked like a word for some kind of alchemy technique.
Copying the whole sentence and then learning it word by word, although this does not mean that you have hands-on ability, it can also help understand the alchemical ideas of this world. is an otaku who loves to read online texts, and he knows black powder, which has become the best choice for "conquering the other world and crushing with technology". Of course, Zhao Mai doesn't think that without the support of the industrialization system, black powder has any crushing ability in the face of meteor storms. Even if you can use the air and space weapons, what can you do in the face of cross-plane strikes?
Relying on this thing to conquer the world on the magical plane is purely a dream, and the only use is to create weapons to protect himself, so that he can survive the "novice period" relatively safely. If you are a person, you know that your combat power is too weak, even if you can happily pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, but then again, always pretending to be a pig, this will become a neurotic.
Looking at the dwarf who was eating Haisai, Zhao Mai thought about it for a while, but still stuck to his previous plan and didn't tell him the recipe and processing technology for the time being. On the one hand, I am worried that I will leak too much, and it will not be good if I attract the attention of some gods. To put it mildly, it is not easy for him to explain to the dwarves how he came up with the formula. It seems that Sock will not stop researching, and he will not limit his thinking.
There is no gunpowder, and there are man-made methods of explosion in this world, so why bother so much.
While thinking about it, he wrote, and used messy things to cover up the real formula, Zhao Mai also made a list to see how much he could buy.