Chapter 254: Trading
To the south of Vegeta City, on the south bank of the Bison River Valley, in the direction of the Rodman Empire, the camp stretched for more than ten miles, and a fence made of stalagmites and logs was not high, but it was very effective, and a ravine more than ten feet wide was dug outside the fence, and the depth was not visible in the dark.
The sentinels in the camp were bright and well-armed, but they were also the same as the warriors Xia Zuo had brought before, and their own qualities were really unflattering.
The patrol team that walked by from time to time, the whole camp was quite fierce, but looking at the inside of the camp, it was not to say that Lucas was blue-faced, but Laval and Achill's faces were a little unnatural in an instant.
The tattered animal skin tents stretched for more than ten miles, and the windy tents rattled in the wind, and the cracked strips of cloth stuck to the tents on the entire camp flew in the air like colorful flags.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Haihan!" Xia Zuo's face was embarrassed, and he blushed slightly, "Because of the development of the territory, the existing war materials in Vegeta City are very poor, these are all the tents I can search for, and the land of the gravel wasteland is barren, and the farmland we have opened our own pits has not yet been harvested, so for the time being, we can only grieve the adults to eat some potatoes and sweet potatoes, which are the same food as us!"
"The warriors of the Campas should be strict with themselves, and a few rudimentary foods will do, but the quantity must be sufficient!" Laval, despite his high status, was a true Campas warrior who was strict with himself, and his food was limited to satisfying his hunger.
On the other hand, Lucas and Achill turned green after Xia Zuo's words. Potatoes, sweet potatoes? Xia Zuo actually asked them to eat these things that were fed to pigs and beasts? But since the other party ate these themselves, and Laval as the commander agreed, how dare they have any objections?
Achill was only a little suspicious in his heart, but the other person at the scene was completely aware of the inside story, as Andy, who came to Vegeta City for the second time, the last time he had a banquet in Vegeta Castle made him remember to worry.
The strong-willed warriors who dared to charge in the face of gold, the well-organized and well-trained troops, the bed crossbows with outrageous lethality, and the extravagance that even rivaled the tableware and dishes of the royal family of Campas, all seemed to disappear overnight. Xia Zuo is also a great lord from the rich side of the armor. It became a hard and simple pioneer who tightened his belt.
Of course, as Xia Zuo's "friend", Andy naturally would not expose Xia Zuo's old background at such a time, and his dear brother also accompanied him on the expedition, before dear Albert would not pose a threat to his position. He didn't bother to pay attention to what Xia Zuo wanted to do.
"Dear Captain Laval. Your mind is as broad as the grassland!" Xia Zuo smiled without hesitating his compliment. At the same time, he smiled and said, "Of course, in order to thank the Imperial Army for their support from afar, I specially ordered the workshop. A batch of armor weapons have been produced, all of which are the best that Vegeta City's current craftsmanship can achieve!"
Xia Zuo suddenly changed his words as he spoke, "But you also know that the current poverty situation in Vegeta City, so although I am grateful, the finances of the territory cannot support me to give these armor weapons to you for free!
Lucas and the centaur patriarch Kohan's eyes lit up at the same time, for the Kampas tribes, the elite equipment is enough to increase the combat effectiveness of the troops, and can reduce a large number of losses, but it is a pity that most of the armor weapons produced by the Human Empire are extremely expensive, and almost all of them are defective products eliminated by the Human Empire.
Just now I had already seen the extravagant triple armor of the Vegeta City City Guards, which was definitely no less exquisite craftsmanship than the Human Empire, and sold it to them at cost price, such a good thing, how could they miss it.
"We have defiled your Lord Xia Zuo, and your generosity has made us ashamed!" "The voice of the Kohan chief was as thick and sonorous as his appearance, and his bronze resolute face already had some brilliant golden light on it, "I wonder what kind of armor you can provide us, and how much can it provide?"
"Thank you for your compliment, Captain Kehan!" Xia Zuo returned the salute elegantly, smiled and clapped his palms, and suddenly a few Munk people who had already prepared next to him walked over carrying a few huge dolls covered with red silk flannel.
"Chief, please look!" Xia Zuo tore off the highest piece of red cloth, and below it was a stone statue carved in stone with a column of centaurs, wearing silver and shining one-piece chain mail.
"This is Vegeta's original one-piece chain mail for the centaurs, the fine chain rings have far more powerful defense than leather armor, and they are all covered with thickened steel plates that are a foot thick in important places, even the heaviest battle axes can't shatter them with a single blow! In addition to its lack of defense, these armors have also been specially treated in the joints, so that they do not hinder movement, and its weight is less than double that of leather armor, which can definitely give centaur warriors strong defense and strong movement and impact capabilities!"
Xia Zuo seemed to be possessed by old Griffin for a moment, and his face was full of praise and proud smiles, introducing the armor around him in detail.
Kehan's eyes were already flashing with golden light, this set of armor was completely tailored for the centaur rangers, if his soldiers were wearing such armor, the combat effectiveness could be increased by at least thirty percent, and the number of casualties could be reduced by at least forty percent, his eyes stared at the chain armor for a moment, and the chief of the Kehan nationality asked in a slightly trembling tone, "This set of armor, how many gold coins? How many sets do you have here, I want them all!"
"There are 10,000 sets that have been minted in front of me, and each set of Chainmail costs five thousand gold coins!" Xia Zuo had a distressed expression on his face, as if he had been cut meat, and burst out a price that made Kehan's eyes almost fall out.
"Five thousand?" Kohan's voice suddenly raised, isn't that ten thousand sets of armor fifty million? The centaurs living in the steppe are almost all self-sufficient, and they are not as rich as the strong clans who hold the trade routes in their hands.
"You must know that this is the pinnacle of Vegeta City's craftsmanship, and such a piece of chain mail requires two craftsmen to make it for a day without sleep!" Xia Zuo looked like how could you still be too expensive, and whispered bitterly.
"Okay, I want them all!" Kohan gritted his teeth, the merchants of the Human Empire would never export such things, once they missed it, they would have no chance, with 10,000 sets of armor, they could kill a lot of centaur warriors on the battlefield, which could not be bought with gold coins.
Xia Zuo bowed slightly to Kehan with a distressed face, and at the same time, as if he had suffered a big loss, he said bitterly, "Wait a minute, someone will send the armor to the Centaur camp, this deal is definitely worth it!"
At the same time, the second piece of red silk cloth was opened, and the Munk puppet below was wearing the triple armor that everyone had seen before.
Xia Zuo patted his armor in admiration, and sighed in his mouth, "The defensive ability of the triple armor is well-known in the mainland, if our Kampas heavy infantry wears this kind of armor, it will definitely be like a tiger entering the wolf pack!"
"How many do you have? I want all of these armors!" Lucas said in a bold voice, although the status of the Munk tribe is not as high as that of the centaurs, they almost cover the entire agricultural and sideline industries of Campas, so in terms of economic strength, Lucas is far above Cohan.
"The heroism of Patriarch Lucas is really admirable!" Xia Zuo laughed and admired, while raising his eyebrows and smiling, "A total of 20,000 sets of triple armor have been produced, and each set costs 20,000 gold coins!"
Lucas's face turned pale, and he said in a hoarse voice, "How is it possible! Although the triple armor is well-known in the mainland, how can it be so expensive!"
If this is the price, wouldn't 20,000 sets cost a full 200 million gold coins?
Xia Zuo pursed his lips and glanced at him with the appearance of looking at the soil buns, "The process of triple armor, which is controlled by the Elia Empire, has not been fully studied even in the countries of the mainland, I can spend a lot of money in order to make this set of armor, if it is not for you to come from afar, the minimum price of each set of triple armor is 40,000 gold coins, and this is the price within the Kampas Empire!"
Lucas, who fell into madness, trembled with anger, but he was powerless to refute, the triple armor was only popularized in the Elia Empire, not to mention buying it in Kampas, but he didn't even know the price at all, he hesitated for a while, and his desire for excellent equipment still suppressed the anger in his heart, and he gritted his teeth fiercely and said, "Okay! 20,000 sets, I want them all!"
"You are really a generous patriarch!" Xia Zuo suddenly had a bright sunny smile on his face, and took out a beast skin scroll from his arms, "Twenty thousand sets of armor will be presented later, and I also ask Patriarch Lucas to sign a handwriting, so that Xia Zuo can send someone to the territory to withdraw money!"
With a depressed face, Lucas signed his name on the scroll of Hazo's hide.
A happy Natsuzo kicked the scroll into his arms and grinned as he walked towards the last covered red cloth.
"We don't need it! Lionheart armor is the dress that has been passed down from generation to generation of the Lionheart Legion!" Laval stopped in a deep voice, as the craftsmanship of the peak of Campas, the Lionheart armor has a defensive power no less than that of triple armor, but the manufacturing technique of this armor has long been lost with the decline of Campas, and as the symbol of the Lionheart Legion, this set of armor represents their glory.
"I have no intention of tarnishing the glory of the Lionhearts!" Xia Zuo bowed slightly, and then suddenly pulled away the last piece of red silk, "So, I didn't prepare armor for the Lionheart Legion, but another weapon for victory in this battle!"
When the thing under the red silk appeared, everyone present couldn't help but gasp. (To be continued......)