Night falls.

Since the boss had not returned from a business discussion, the caravan set up camp in the open space outside the south gate of the outpost.

Caught by the smell of the north gate of the outpost, the two caravan guards took advantage of the meal and slipped out of the camp, wanting to exchange chips for some food.

However, what the two didn't expect was that when they swaggered out their chips and slapped them on the table, what they got was not the flattery and flattery of these hillbillies.

Instead......

Abandon?

The two were stunned for a moment.

I guess I'm mistaken.

"Mother's skin, why is it this kind of plastic piece again?"

Zhang Hai, who had his back to the customer, scolded and scolded, raised his flour-stained fist and knocked on the price board next to him, and said in a non-standard human language.

"Chips, ten."

Ten chips?!

The eyes of the two caravan guards widened, and for a moment they suspected that they had misheard.

Their salary is only ten chips a day!

And that's still the time for attendance.

A meal in Boulder City, 5 chips can eat well, and the surrounding survivor settlements will be worth more chips, usually 3 chips can eat a lot of food.

A bowl of noodles costs 10 chips, which is really unheard of!

"Ten chips?! Are you mistaken? ”

"Damn, you're too dark, aren't you?"

"Do you think we're deliberately looking for fault from other places?"

However, Zhang Hai, who was standing in front of the stall, was indifferent to the complaints and protests of the two, and his expression did not change at all.

Isn't it reasonable for all players to know that white plastic pieces can be exchanged for silver coins for two pieces, and ramen for five silver coins can be sold for ten chips?

It makes sense!

I don't even confiscate their fees, which is generous enough, okay.

Of course, the main reason is that Zhang Hai can't understand what these two people are talking about.

Otherwise, he would definitely scold back.

Laughed.

Who has he been afraid of?

The players next to him were watching the excitement and talking curiously.

"What are these two NPCs talking about?"

"I guess it's because Boss Zhang's ramen is too dark."

"Hahaha, you deserve it! Good scolding! Lao Tzu wanted to scold for a long time! ”

"Wait, I'll make a note of their swearing."

"What are you doing with that thing?"

"Shout when you are fighting, otherwise you will be in a groove, and you won't understand the other side of the shout, and you will think that you are uneducated. It's better to learn the dialect of the NPCs, and shout with momentum! ”

"! Good brother, you have to teach me what you have learned! ”

On someone else's territory, the two guards didn't dare to cause trouble.

Not to mention so many pairs of eyes watching.

The two of them scolded a few words, and then went to other stalls.

However, what made them collapse was that the situation of other stalls was the same, and the prices were ridiculously expensive, until they finally found someone who could communicate with them, and they asked the reason for this.

"With chips, it's twice the price." Qiucao took out a silver coin and shook it in front of the two of them, "Those blue coats are traded with this coin. ”

Akiba, who was squatting next to her sister, also nodded vigorously.

"That's right! That's their currency! ”

The two caravan guards looked at each other with a bewildered expression.

What kind of coin is this?

It's the first time they've seen each other in so many places.

"I'll give you two chips, can you sell me this coin?" The bearded caravan guard asked tentatively.

Qiucao shook her head and politely refused.

"It's useless for us to ask for this."

Akiba nodded vigorously.

"That's right! You'd better find a small fish to exchange! ”

Two caravan guards: "......"

Is there still a place where chips are not circulating in the entire Qingquan City?

It's amazing!

And who is the little fish?

Not far away, Zhang Hai, who was below, glanced up, and just saw the two NPCs walking towards the outside of the market just now, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Which country are these NPCs from, why are they so poor?"

I can't afford to eat a bowl of ramen.

If you don't buy it, forget it, and beep at him for a long time.

He thought there was some hidden mission.

Drinking the noodle soup in a bowl, the mole in the canyon looked at him and said.

"You didn't catch up with the good times, the 'Land Boat' expansion film, when the people from the company first came here, the kind of paper they gave could be exchanged for 100 silver coins."

Zhang Hai smacked his tongue.

"100 silver coins? I don't feel like much. ”

Elf King Fugui rolled his eyes.

"Less Versailles, we're talking about silver coins from a few versions ago, can you compare? At that time, the liver was only 10 silver coins a day! ”

The construction site boy and the brick: "Hey, I miss the time when I used to have a bowl of mushroom soup with 5 copper coins." ”

The mole in the canyon slanted at him: "Come on, I was distressed for a long time with an empty shot at that time, are you sure you want to go back to the old version?" ”

The construction site boy scratched his head with the bricks.

"Well, forget it."

If you think about it this way, it's still fun with the new version.

It's so cool to rush forward with a light machine gun.

On the other side, the two caravan guards who had slipped out of the desertion left the bazaar and returned straight to the camp.

Originally, they planned to sneak in without anyone noticing, but it happened that their captain was standing at the door of the camp.

The expressions of the two were instantly embarrassed, but they had already met their eyes, and they couldn't pretend not to see it, so they could only walk over hard.

Staring at the two of them with that oozing electronic eye, Han Long said expressionlessly.

"What are you two doing?"

The young guard was speechless for a long time, but the older guard reacted quickly and hurriedly said.

"Report to the captain, we're on our way to find out information!"

Han Long looked at the two of them.

"What information?"

"Prices! We're looking for local prices! The slightly older guard continued quickly, "The consumption level here is ridiculously high, they actually cost ten chips for a bowl of noodles!" ”

Another guard reacted and hurriedly answered.

"That's right, and they don't use chips here, they trade something called silver. You have to get two chips to get a silver coin, it's just too expensive! ”

Two chips for a silver coin?

Han Long frowned slightly.

This is interesting information, and I can tell the boss in a moment.

But......

One yard to one yard.

Staring at the two of them expressionlessly, Han Long said slowly.

"According to the rules of the caravan, leaving the camp without permission at night will be fined one week's salary, and the second time, the full salary will be confiscated and the caravan will be expelled."

"If the next time I find out you're breaking discipline, you should know what that means."

Stared at by that electronic eye, the two of them shivered involuntarily, quickly lowered their heads, and said nervously.

"Yes......"

"We don't dare anymore."

It's not easy to find a decent job in Boulder City, and the average caravan won't just recruit a few people from unknown sources into the ranks, let alone risk being put on the side by competitors to recruit those who have been expelled from other caravans.

Driven from a caravan and lacking a skill, they usually have only two paths to take.

Either go into the factory to make screws, receive a barely subsistence salary, until one day you can't do it anymore and die in an alley that no one cares about.

Either become a mercenary, do whatever the employer tells you to do, and exchange your life for chips.

This threat still carries a lot of weight!

The two of them walked towards the camp with their heads down.

Han Long didn't look at the two of them, but continued to look in the direction of the south gate.

It's been more than two hours.

The owner hasn't come back yet.

His brows furrowed slightly, and just as he was thinking about whether to find someone to inquire about the boss's situation, his electronic eyes suddenly moved slightly, locked on the north side.

Soon, a familiar figure caught in his eyes.

Looking at the boss who had returned from the north, Han Long finally breathed a sigh of relief and greeted him.

"Boss, you're finally back, I'm going to let someone go to you."

"Don't be so nervous, I have a good relationship with the people here."

With an expression of frowning eyebrows on his face, Liszt looked at his right-hand man and continued, "Help me call Qian Duo and Qian Lai, I will wait for them in the tent, and I have important things to explain to them." ”

Although he was curious about what was going on, the boss didn't take the initiative to say it, so Han Long didn't ask too much and nodded cleanly.

"Yes."

……

Liszt, who returned to the tent, did not wait long.

Soon, the curtain of the tent opened, and two people, one tall and one short, walked in.

"Boss, are you looking for us?"

The tall man was called Qian Duo, and the short one was called Qian Lai, both of whom were apprentices of Liszt, and had followed him since he was eleven or twelve, and had been seven or eight years now.

Liszt had always been training the two of them as successors, and originally he planned to wait until the tenth year to gradually hand over the business of the caravan to the two of them, and he himself would go to the inner city of Boulder City to live the life of the upper class of his dreams.

But now, it seems that this day can be brought forward.

"I just got a shipment of 200 rifles and 50,000 rounds of ammunition from the blue jacket. In exchange, I plan to leave them with twenty KV-1 exoskeletons in stock. ”

A set of exoskeletons for 10 rifles?

When the two of them heard this, their faces suddenly showed surprised expressions.

Qian Duo cautiously reminded.

"But...... Boss, aren't you planning to take this shipment to Red River and trade with the slave traders there? ”

The recent turmoil in the province of River Valley has caused slave traders in Red River to buy a lot of goods, and the mines can't absorb that much, and the price of slaves is kept very low.

The slavers of Red River need exoskeletons to improve the efficiency of mining, as well as exoskeletons to improve the combat effectiveness of their soldiers.

According to the information gathered in the tavern, a set of solid-state hydrogen-powered KV-1 exoskeletons is said to be able to exchange for 4 to 5 strong slaves.

In Boulder City, the KV-1 exoskeleton is not a rare thing, although Lister generally sells 800~1000 chips outside, but in fact, the cost of purchase is about 400 to 500 points, and the actual production cost is more than 300 points.

Half of the cost of the battery is accounted for, the other half is distributed by the 12 motors distributed on the exoskeleton, and the bamboo pole-like connecting parts are the giveaway.

After most people buy the KV-1 exoskeleton back, they need to modify it before they can use it.

As for an assault rifle, the normal price is around 150 to 200, and the actual cost may be one-third or even one-quarter.

A set of exoskeletons for 10 rifles, and it is also a rifle from the outside survivor settlement, it is difficult to evaluate whether the deal was a profit or a loss.

The point is that when it comes to their next stop, can they sell these rifles?

However, compared to the apprehension of the two apprentices, the expression on Liszt's face was full of confidence.

"It's okay, Red River Town is preparing for a war with the Snake Clan of the Bone Chewing Tribe, and they need not only exoskeletons, but also a lot of weapons. Rifles and bullets can be sold at a good price there, and most importantly, if we can open the market, this trade route will become a gold mine! ”

"The second thing the blue coats promised me was that if we could sell their weapons to Red River and bring in the phosphate ore, sulphur ore, rare metals, and aluminum they needed, they could ship more to us...... This is at least double the profit. ”

"That's why I'm looking for you here," Liszt paused for a moment and looked at the two people standing in front of him, "You've been with me for a while, and I've seen your growth. Now, it's time to put what you've learned into practice! According to what I said, you take the caravan to Red River Town, and then follow the list I gave you, and use our goods to buy back the supplies. ”

There were surprised expressions on their faces.

Although they had thought that one day the boss would hand over the caravan to them to take care of, but they didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

Qian Lai hurriedly asked.

"What about you, boss?"

Liszt said with a slight smile.

"Me? Naturally, I have more important things to attend to! I'm going to open a factory here to produce solid-state hydrogen batteries, as well as motors for assembling exoskeletons. ”

The two people standing in the tent looked at each other blankly.

Open a factory?

Over here?

And a motor for the production of solid-state hydrogen batteries and exoskeletons?

This......

Sounds a little too unbelievable.

Although there are some big people who will open some simple properties outside Boulder City, the taxes and land rents that are usually saved will eventually be lost in another form.

There was no order outside of Boulder, and not only did you have to hire a large number of guards, but you also had to spend a lot of money to convince the engineers and workers of Boulder City to leave the walls of security.

The goods produced also have to be taken very carefully, no insurance company will provide insurance policies for them, not only must you beware of marauders, but also of malicious vandalism by competitors, and the dirt and feet of the wastelanders who work uncleanly.

Without orderly soil, even seeds cannot germinate, let alone open factories.

However......

Their boss is confident at the moment.

I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup was poured into.

"Qian Duo, according to what I just said, follow Han Long and the others to Honghe Town and negotiate this deal. It's okay to give away a small percentage of the profits, but be sure to convince our clients that it's a long-term deal! We're going to keep supplying them with weapons, and this business can go on forever. ”

"Qian Lai, you go back to Boulder City, according to the list I gave you, purchase relevant production equipment, whether it is eliminated or pressed at the bottom of the box, you can buy it. Also, remember to find some engineers for me who can operate those equipment, you should know where to look. ”

Although there were some doubts in their hearts, Qian Duo and Qian Lai still nodded and said.

"Okay boss."

After explaining the matter, Liszt let the two go down, and he sat down on his sleeping bag, took out the electric teapot from the package beside him, and made himself a cup of hot cocoa.

It's a habit he's developed over the years.

Drinking something sweet and hot can help you fall asleep faster.

Holding the cup in his hand to warm up, looking at the rising white mist, Liszt's face suddenly unconsciously floated a smug smile.

"My special mother is such a genius!"

This time.

I'm really going to get rich!

……

When discussing cooperation before, the manager named Chu Guang gave him two sets of plans.

The first plan is to invest in a factory.

Vault 404 provides labor here, and can also provide him with a loan of 100,000 silver coins, he only needs to haul the production equipment over, and he can start working immediately.

Twenty percent of the goods produced go to the refuge, and the remaining eighty percent can be sold anywhere.

Whether it is exported to Boulder City or sold to local workshops in the industrial area.

When he first heard about this plan, Liszt was a little confused, so he asked at the time.

"What's the point of making more silver coins if you can't exchange them for chips directly?"

The manager patiently explained his doubts to him.

"Silver coins can't be exchanged for chips directly, but you can use it to buy what you want, and then take it back to Boulder City and exchange it for your favorite plastic sheet...... I mean those fancy chips. ”

"Rather than doing that, I'd recommend you take a long-term view and build a house, an inn, a tavern, or expand your production with a silver coin."

"By next month at the latest, I have a large caravan passing through here. I forgot to tell you that since we reached out to the pioneers of the enterprise during the war, we are now a permanent strategic partner of the enterprise. You're a trader and you should know what that means. Any caravan from the east coast will be more inclined to come to us to rest. Imagine the good stuff they carry, and you still think that silver coins are useless? ”

"Even if agriculture and industry were completely abandoned, trade would soon flourish here. Trust me, the silver coins in your pocket will definitely not be bad to you, and you will make more money with them. ”

As if he didn't feel strong enough, the manager drew him another piece of cake after saying this.

"Next year, we will plant at least 3,000 acres of Kamu trees, which will be 30 times the supply of Brown Farm!"

"We will export half of the raw materials and supply half of the raw materials to the local market, and industrial raw materials such as rubber and alkanes will be very cheap. Whether you sell it to Boulder City or process them directly into merchandise here, you'll definitely make a fortune. ”

After hearing this, Liszt immediately calculated an account in his heart.

3,000 acres of kamu trees.

If that much could be grown, the rubber and biomass oil produced here would supply at least 13% of Boulder's consumption.

That's a terrifying ratio.

Compared to the area of cultivation here, his plantation in the south and a few small survivor colonies nearby are almost like a small fight.

He immediately agreed to the first plan proposed by the manager.

Because he can hardly see the shortcomings of this scheme.

Especially when he learned from Chu Guang that the army of these blue coats not only defeated the thousand-man team of the legion, but also defeated the two thousand-man teams sent by the Chewing Bone Tribe to the northern suburbs of Qingquan City at a very small cost, this confidence was even stronger!

The corpse of the black snake fell on the gallows at the north gate, and it was easy to verify the authenticity of this sentence.

That's a lot of strength for a burgeoning survivor stronghold!

Even if it is the militia of Boulder City, it will take some time and price to deal with so many marauders.

Able to guarantee the safety of the industrial zone, able to provide labor and raw materials.

Coupled with previous transactions, the credit of this manager is also reliable.

Liszt felt that he could give it a try.

What he was required to do was not very difficult, all he needed to do was to take the chips and buy some equipment and come back, and then hire some unemployed engineers to operate the equipment and instruct the displaced people who were said to have a little bit of education in production.

It costs about 100,000 or even 200,000 chips, and advanced equipment may be a little more expensive, maybe 1 million.

Although this amount of money is not a small amount of money for him, he has good credit, and with two sets of real estate in the inner city of Boulder City that can be mortgaged, it is not very difficult to get a loan from the bank.

He chose the most secure product.

Motors for solid-state hydrogen batteries and exoskeletons.

Even if these two things can't be digested by the local market, they can be dragged to Boulder City to be sold, or they can be assembled into simple exoskeletons and sold to places like Red River Town, exchanged for slaves or raw materials to bring back.

No matter how you look at it, this business is a bloody profit.

And a steady batch!

The same is true for the second package.

However, the plan focused on sales cooperation, which required him to put a little effort into selling the products produced here further afield.

Is this a problem for a trader?

That's what he was supposed to eat!

How to choose?

Liszt made his decision in almost half a minute.

Since both sets of solutions are win-win.

So why not all of them?