With the crisis in Myratma completely resolved, the huge caravan that had been stranded on the other side of the Yins River for several days finally set out and entered this border city, which was not much different from Kalinshan in terms of architecture and customs.

As a businessman, Bernard keenly grasped the heart of the local lord, Count Wicks Target, who wanted to win over Zuosi, as well as the local people's admiration and gratitude for the "dragon slayer hero".

Directly announced that Zuo Si was the true owner of the caravan, and took advantage of the fact that the locals were beginning to take an interest in this power due to the terrifying destructive power of the Chaos Magic Storm, and sold some of the second-level magic items brought from Port Carlin at a high price.

Whether it's a necklace that shoots magic missiles, a ring that shoots scorching rays, or a bracer that can cast [Mage Armor] once a day, they are all sought after by nobles and wealthy merchants.

No way!

Who made Myratma originally a region with extremely underdeveloped magic.

There was only one mage tower in the entire city.

Far from being like Port Carlin, there are hundreds of mage towers, large and small.

That's not counting the magic laboratories and alchemy workshops that were later converted into ordinary houses or villas.

Before this crisis, the ruling class of the border city of the Tessers believed that their proud cavalry and knights were the kings of the battlefield.

This ignorant and ignorant thought continued until they witnessed the super-large chaotic magic storm that Zuo Si had created with the [Spell Calamity].

Then it dawned on me how vulnerable the Knights who had created countless glorious victories were in the face of truly powerful magical power.

They all turned to the power of magic.

The most typical of them was the old mage, who received seventeen or eighteen letters from the nobles in just a few hours.

Without exception, the content is hoping to send a smart and clever child in his family to the mage tower to learn magic knowledge.

Of course, Bernard did not let go of the major families and chambers of commerce that had suffered heavy losses behind this crisis, and took the opportunity to buy some local specialties at low prices.

For example, the exquisite furniture made by top craftsmen, ambergris, which is more expensive than gold, and the tobacco and tea that were stolen from the elves through war and then planted on a large scale......

These commodities are originally in short supply, and often even those who have money may not be able to get out of stock.

But now, in order to raise as much money as possible to restore the villages, manors and towns that have been plundered and destroyed by the monster army, all the chambers of commerce and aristocratic families can only sell them at low prices with tears.

In addition, Count Wicks Target was very generous in exempting the caravan from the transaction tax, so Bernard can be said to have made a lot of money.

The huge profits thoroughly stimulated his merchant nature, and even began to lend money to some chambers of commerce and aristocratic families who were in dire need of liquidity.

Yes, you heard it right, it's lending.

And it's a loan shark with an interest rate of more than 10 percent per month.

Anyway, with the local lord Count Wicks Target as a notary, and most of the borrowers had enough fixed assets as collateral, Bernard was not afraid that the other party would lose the principal if he went bankrupt and couldn't pay it back.

Even the Earl's own family had privately borrowed a large sum of money to raise an army and restore agricultural production and commercial prosperity in the realm.

If all goes well, the terrifying interest on these usurers alone will be enough to earn hundreds of thousands of gold coins in a year.

It is no wonder that the military strength of the Amm Empire is not very good, but the commercial influence is everywhere in the entire continent of Faerun.

Bernard became a creditor of the entire upper ruling class of Myratma by paying only a portion of the profits made through trade.

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Through these debts, he can slowly infiltrate and influence one family after another.

If done correctly, in a few years, it may be possible to monopolize the city's foreign trade, or even intervene in the civil war of the Tesser.

Of course, while Bernard was busy with business expansion, Zuo Si was not idle.

He was directly invited by the old mage Geoffrey to the other party's magic tower.

After some haggling, the two finally reached a deal.

At this moment, in the workshop of the Mage Tower, Zuo Si relied on the powerful ability of the [Creator] profession to shape a mass of high-manganese steel weighing twenty tons and mixing it by himself according to a certain proportion, into the shape of a beast with strong limbs, sharp claws, tails, and sharp teeth.

Not only that, but he also used the little pure gold he had at hand, combined with the power of magic, to strengthen the sharp parts of his teeth, claws, and the ends of his tail.

After doing all this, Zuo Si's tense nerves relaxed a little, and he turned around and signaled that the old mage could start to use the power of the tower to release the necessary spells on this [Steel Golem].

Geoffrey didn't talk nonsense, and immediately chanted a spell and channeled a huge amount of magical energy into the body of the nondescript golem in front of him.

Accompanied by a dazzling arcane aura, the five rings [Death Cloud Technique], the six rings [Command Technique], and the seven rings [Limited Wish] were successfully blessed on the golem's body one after another.

And Zuo Si was not idle, and directly continued to use the [Creator]'s professional characteristics and abilities to inject a large number of resistance potions into his Iron Golem, as well as a variety of rare materials with a total value of more than 10,000 gold coins.

In order to compensate for the lack of the eight-ring spell [Transform Everything], he had to carve a large number of change-type magic runes into the inside of the Steel Golem to ensure that it could have a similar magical effect.

That's why the old mage needs help.

Crafting a Steel Golem requires too many high-level spells, as well as a fairly high cast level.

The two of them had been working inside and out for two or three days before they finally managed to get this powerful magical creation.

Obviously, it is not difficult to see from the appearance alone that Zuo Si is very aware of the disadvantages of the humanoid steel golem in the ordinary sense, so he decisively chose the animal form in another way.

Because without the help of a smart enough brain, humanoid creatures are actually very easy to lose their balance and fall.

And the speed of walking on two legs alone is far less than that of an animal that can run on all fours.

Coupled with the fact that the hard steel body counteracts the original fragile flesh and blood, the killing efficiency of the magically enhanced claws and teeth can shake off the humanoid steel golem holding a weapon for several streets.

What's more, the Iron Golem also has a unique ability to spew deadly "poison clouds of death" from its mouth.

If you can bite the enemy first and then spit, it is obviously much more lethal than just spitting.

Combining the above ideas, the steel golem in the shape of a beast was finally born.

Zuo Si dared to promise that if Vermes and the freshly baked steel golem were locked in an enclosed space for a death match.

Then it must be the Iron Golem who can come out alive, not the arrogant, greedy, and brutal red dragon.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Old mage Geoffrey stood in front of the giant steel golem, his tone full of envy.

His mage tower still has only two clay golems as guards.

As for the "high-end goods" like the Steel Golem, on the one hand, there is not so much money, and on the other hand, it cannot be created by relying on its own spell casting level alone.

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Yes!" It cost me almost 100,000 gold to make this thing.

That's not even counting the time, effort, and spells that we both put in, as well as the Mithril and Adamantite that were consumed.

If all of them are added together, the total cost of 250,000 gold coins may not be able to stop.

It's no wonder that only the wealthiest and most powerful spellcasters create golems to act as their guards. ”

Jeffrey touched the washed beard on his chin and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahahaha! But you can't deny the value for money.

I bet if you go and tell Count Wicks Targett to sell him this Iron Golem.

Even if it was an offer of 300,000 or 400,000 gold coins, he would not hesitate to agree, and then borrow money from other nobles and merchants.

Because of such a powerful and loyal magical creature that obeys orders 100 percent.

In a situation similar to the siege of a city, as long as it is sent out to cooperate with the army, it can easily defeat and annihilate a large number of invading enemies.

If used well, you can even defeat the lords of other Tesser, swallow their lands and wealth, and eventually ascend to the throne and become the monarch of the entire country......"