Chapter Ninety-Seven: Inspecting the Territory (Asking for Monthly Tickets, Recommending Tickets)
It took a lot of thought last night for LTECH to come up with this plan.
In the southwest border, the war activities of the canyon defense line were stable in the past, and the demand for ore was at a low level all year round, resulting in the price range of ore generally hovering downstream.
Except for a few precious mines that can be used to forge mid-grade and high-grade weapons and equipment, the rest of the ores used to forge low-grade equipment are in oversupply all year round and are overstocked.
In normal times, even if the rate of consumption is less than the rate of mining, it is a big deal to store it and take it as you go. The ore will not be moldy.
However, once a fierce war breaks out, there is no doubt that the demand for war resources such as ores, special wood, and potions will become huge. There is no doubt about this, as has been the case in every war in history.
It can be expected that there will be an ore fever on the southwest border next year.
Buying ore at a premium is a windfall for those who have mines in hand.
In LTECH's view, since we have mastered the vision of the future, it is natural to seize this opportunity.
Take advantage of the information gap, rush to buy ore, and earn a wave of huge profits!
Although the seventh-order Dark Demon Crystal was very valuable, it was too high-end for him at the moment and would not have an obvious effect.
It is far less cost-effective than operating flexibly and earning a wave of profits.
Hearing that so much money was used at once, and that even the seventh-order dark magic crystal had to be sold, Ruilai couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
But with good cultivation, he didn't show abnormalities on the surface.
The tacit understanding between father and son made him understand that his father must have his reason for doing this, and he was not in a hurry to ask now.
Ruilai regained his grip on the knife and fork, put a piece of meat steak into his mouth, and said softly, "Understood, Father." I'll organize a caravan later, and arrange this as soon as possible. β
"Don't rush these days, Ruilai." Leiter smiled and said: "The plan to acquire ore, I plan to last more than half a year. Now, your honeymoon with Krina is even more important! β
Ruilai was slightly stunned, and he and Krina glanced at each other, and smiled sweetly at each other.
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After breakfast, Leiter wandered around the territory slowly, conducting a long-lost territory patrol.
The autumn air is crisp, and the cool breeze stirs the sleeves, which makes LETT's mood happy.
After wandering around, I came to Eagle Town.
Autumn is the harvest season, and the townspeople, young and old, carry their farming tools and walk towards the farmland outside the town.
The men carried buckets and farm tools, and they were the main labor force in the family, so they naturally carried more weight. Younger children follow their parents, carrying lighter items such as baskets, sacks, bread, and jerky to share the labor for their parents.
Leiter's arrival made the townspeople greet them respectfully.
In the midst of greetings and greetings, Leiter smiled and turned to the northeast corner of the central square.
The original central plaza is wide and unused on the periphery. It is a vacant land deliberately left in the early planning.
Nowadays, Eagle Town has entered a period of rapid development, and this circle of vacant land is planned to become the future commercial center of Eagle Town.
Of course, it is still difficult to achieve at present, and the immediate goal is to unify the blacksmith shop, tailor shop, tavern and other places on the periphery of the central square.
Today, in the northeast corner, there is a two-storey wooden house covering an area of more than 100 square meters, with a shop on the first floor and a living place on the second floor.
glanced at it, and it was marked with five prominent characters of "Iron Buddy Blacksmith Shop".
The door was open, and there was a clanging sound inside, like the crash of blunt objects.
Leiter stood outside the door, stepping on the gray stone steps with one foot, and saw two men with half-white hair, who were decorating the shop.
The sound of striking iron just now was not forging iron.
After all, the wooden houses have just been built, and the infrastructure such as stoves and hearths has not yet been added, so it is naturally impossible to talk about forging.
The shop was empty, and AndrΓ© was hammering nails into the wall.
Sensing a slight change in the light in the room, Andrei turned his head to glance, and then a spirit immediately urged his younger brother who was facing away from the door: "Leonid, Lord Lord is here, put down the matter in your hand first." β
"What? Your Lord is here? Leonid hurriedly stood up, found the figure at the door, and quickly came to the door with Andrei, and greeted in unison: "Good morning, Lord Lord." β
"Hello, are you in the habit of living here?" Ritter laughed.
"Of course, although we only moved to this house the day before yesterday, the surrounding residents were very welcoming and friendly to us outsiders!" Andrei said with his chest cupped up.
"That's right, the friend we just made heard that we were interested in Sun Lake, and took the initiative to invite us to go together in two days!" Leonid's eyes were bright, and he hadn't been in Eagle Town for a long time, and he had a new sense of everything here!
"That's great!" Leiter smiled, glanced at the situation in the house, and said, "Hmm, it seems that your shop has just been built, and it is named Iron Buddy Blacksmith Shop because you are a pair of brothers?" β
LTECH has an understanding of this situation through the list information collected by Sveta a few days ago.
Among the skilled talents gathered from Qingquan Town, two of the five blacksmiths were not only apprentice knights, but also a pair of brothers.
Although he has not entered the official knight at this age, and his talent is relatively poor, this level of forging is also the only one in Eagle Town.
"Yes, we are brothers, and our blacksmithing skills have been passed down from our father. In the early years, we lived in an ordinary small village called Lacey Village.
After my father died of illness, we went around many places before we reached Qingquan Town. Andre said as he spoke, recalling most of his first life in his mind, a trace of emotion appeared in his eyes, and then he came back to his senses and hurriedly added: "But now, we are from Eagle Town, and we will die for adults for the rest of our lives!" β
"Thank you for your support!" Reitt thanked him and changed his words, "I did have something to do with you this time. β
"Your Excellency, please speak."
"At present, in Eagle Town, you two are apprentice knights, and you must be the best blacksmiths here, so I want to send some knights with fighting talent to learn from you, what do you think?"
Hearing this, the two glanced at each other, and there was a hint of joy in their eyes, "It's all up to the adults." β
"But there is one thing that needs to be told in advance, blacksmithing is a hard job, baking the stove all day long, and all kinds of iron-striking sounds linger in your ears, and ordinary knights are not willing to experience this kind of life for a long time." Andrei said.
"Yes, we've had apprentices before, but we didn't last long. But anyone who has a talent for fighting prefers to wander outside, and is unwilling to nest in a small blacksmith shop almost every day of his life. Leonid sighed.
Leiter pondered for a moment and said, "I'll think about this!" β
"Then there's Lord Lao!" Andrei and Leonid had a look of expectation in their eyes, the two brothers were all daughters, and they had no talent for fighting spirit, so they couldn't eat the bowl of rice of the blacksmith.
But they don't want to see that the ancestral craft is cut off in their generation. There is just hope now, how can the two of them not be happy.
"You're welcome!" Reiter smiled and said, "I see that your blacksmith shop is almost empty, this is not good. I will send you the materials needed to build the forging infrastructure for the furnace, furnace, bellows, cutting boards, etc., as soon as possible! β
Andre woke up this morning and thought about how to speak to the lord, and at this moment, when he heard the other party take the initiative to mention it, his eyes lit up, "Thank you, lord!" β
The light morning mist had not yet lifted, and Kudin walked from the eastern path of the central plaza with a dozen carpenters and a cart of hard wood.
"Good morning, my lord!" Qi Qi's greetings rang out.
When Reiter heard the sound of the wheels turning, he turned his head to see this scene and asked casually, "Kudin, how much progress has been completed in the construction of the wooden house?" β
"The wooden house of the five blacksmiths was just built a few days ago, and today's goal is to build a tavern, and the location is there!" Kudin pointed to the southwest corner of the central plaza.
"Not bad." Reiter gave an encouraging sigh of encouragement, and then it suddenly occurred to me, "A few months ago, as a reward for unearthing a batch of antiques, I asked Sveta to ask you if there was anything you had requested, and you didn't seem to have thought about it?" β
"Yes, my lord. Because I have a worry-free life at the moment, chatting with my co-workers or reuniting with my family in my free time, I am very satisfied with my current life, and I really can't think of anything to ask for! Kudin touched his head and said embarrassedly.
"That's good, too." Reitt nodded, "I'll allow you to come back to me for help when you need it." β
"Thank you, Lord Lord, for your generosity!" Kudin said gratefully.
This scene, in the eyes of Andrei and Leonid, who fell on the side, was thoughtful in their hearts.
After an early morning tour of Eagle Town, Ray went to the training ground.
The following morning, he spent his spare time in spellcasting training.
By noon, Reiter met Tadel, Cools, and Shireen as they walked out of the training ground.
He beckoned to the three of them, and immediately came to him.
"Good afternoon, my lord. Is there something going on? Tadel asked.
"Well, because the forging business in the territory has just started, two apprentice-level blacksmiths have recently arrived, and I hope to send some knights with fighting talent to join the blacksmith shop in the future." Rett paused, sweeping across the faces of the three of them, "So you need to find the right person!" β
Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain.
As a qualified lord, you should have a broad picture and a long-term vision.
At present, the demand for the forging industry in Eagle Town is mainly focused on providing some ordinary iron tools for the territory.
The equipment that is slightly high-grade and suitable for low-level knights can be bought outside at a high price, so the value of the blacksmith cannot be reflected.
In addition, the number of official knights in Eagle Town is currently small, which further reduces the demand in this regard.
However, with the development of the future, the manufacturing of equipment cannot rely on the outside world forever, and there must be a sufficient level of supply within the territory.
This is true for both the alchemy of magical equipment and the blacksmith of knight equipment.
At present, the alchemy business has a preliminary development plan, not only has a large number of alchemy books, but also has a second-level alchemist in the future.
But in the blacksmith area, talents are still very scarce.
This is something that LTECH cannot tolerate, and it is necessary to prepare for it in advance.
After pondering for a long time, Coors replied, "I think we still need to communicate with Frano and Laurin to identify the people who are not very talented in archery and fighting qi cultivation. Then choose from them to see who is willing to become a blacksmith. β
"If the adults need it, we will do a final inspection tomorrow and give the adults a list!" Tadel said.
"It's hard work!"
Leaving the training ground, Reiter went to the Demon Plant Cultivation Field non-stop, and took some wood from the frost pine tree and the rattan from the snow vine.
Then he sent someone to summon Frano and Laurin, and he himself admired the colorful flowers in a flower field in front of the deputy castle.
Not long after, Frano came down with his wife, and when he saw the material of Reiter's heel, his eyes lit up.
"My lord, this seems to be the wood of the frost pine tree, and the material of the snow vine?"
Rett turned around, pointed to something on the ground, and smiled, "That's right, did you meet the requirements you had in mind?" β
Franor and Laurien bent down to examine the wood and vines carefully, pulling and pinching the wood and vines, tapping gently, and finally Franor said: "It seems that the age of these materials is just over a year, and with the strength of the apprentice knight, there is no big problem in using them."
But if you want to meet the requirements of a first-class knight, you need five years of frost pine and snow vines. β
Leiter nodded thoughtfully, and asked instead, "In the past few months that you have been teaching your students archery, have you found any students who are outstanding in archery?" Or are you interested in this area? β
Frano frowned and said, "Miguel and Dimixiu are quite interested in archery. But neither of them, nor any of them, nor any of them, was gifted with archery. β
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Two in one, long waiting
I drank a little wine today, and I am not in very good shape.
"Brother Shen!"
"Hmm!"
Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.
But it doesn't matter who it is.
There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.
on this.
Shen Changqing is used to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.
Arguably.
In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.
The Demon Suppression Division is huge.
The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.
Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.
Have memories of the predecessor.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.
Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.
At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.
Access to the attic.
The environment has changed in vain.
A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.
The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.