304. Wealth co-creation
The Eternal Calamity Trench is located in the west-central part of the Cahill Continent, a veritable mountainous and hilly terrain with its many peaks and peaks.
Such an area full of lofty mountains is called "Thousand Peaks Ridge" by Unas Ring.
The specific location of the Eternal Tribulation Thunder Trench is the westernmost part of the Thousand Peaks Ridge.
Li Nuo did not teleport directly to the Eternal Calamity Thunderbolt.
He and Dinas appeared in a place called the "Wastestone Quarry".
This place is located 100 kilometers east of the Eternal Tribulation Thunder Trench, and is a treasure land rich in "barren stones".
"Arashi Stone" is a high-concentration magic stone rich in the magic of rock and soil, and it is named because its color is like the earthy brown of the desert.
The person in charge of bringing Li Nuo and the others is Luisa GalvΓ‘n, the Silent Witch of the Six Rings.
The Silent Witch wears dark gray magical metal armor and wears a half-cut metal mask that covers the lower half of her face.
She has a bald head with long braids, sharp eyebrows, and looks heroic.
After receiving a letter from Lino, Luisa casts a flying spell to stay away from the quarry.
In a sparsely populated area, she cast a teleportation spell and used herself as a teleportation beacon to pick up Li Nuo and the others.
She had heard Professor Erica mention Leno Jarvis, and knew that he was the only one who had become a Silent Wizard in a male capacity.
She didn't hide her gaze, carefully looked at Li Nuo, who was held by the arm of the reincarnated witch, nodded slightly and said:
"Fortunately, Jarvis. I've heard of the big name for a long time, and now I've finally met the real person. β
"Hello, Luisa. Thank you for helping me open the portal. Lino patted the back of Dinas's hand:
"This is my companion witch, Dinas."
"Hello." Luisa and Dinas greeted each other briefly.
Li Nuo took the opportunity to observe the circle.
He and the others were at the top of a high mountain, surrounded by a vast sea of clouds and a mountain with clouds and mist.
It was a strange place, and Leno had never been there.
He sensed the "tracking mark" he had left on Island 33.
Very good.
All markers are functioning normally and there is no downtime.
Li Nuo activated the "tracking marker" on the second basement floor and said goodbye to Noreen and Nicole, who were waiting there.
There is no delay, no sluggishness, and it's as simple as drinking water.
Li Nuo was sure in his heart, withdrew his gaze from the sea of clouds, and looked at Louisa in front of him:
"How can I help? The professor asked me to take some of the pressure off your shoulders as a thank you for opening the portal for us. β
Luisa stared at the three white lines on Li Nuo's collar, and hesitated:
"Hmm... The professor told me that you only have the strength of the three rings on the surface, but in fact, your combat power is not lower than that of the six-ring battle wizard, and your investigation ability is very outstanding, is that true? β
"Yes." Li Nuo nodded.
Seeing that Li Nuo was calm, Louisa decided to believe the professor's words.
She raised her hand and pointed in a direction:
"It's a barren quarry, rich in rock and earth magic stones and rock and soil crystal cores. Its caverns are extremely complex, extending at least three thousand meters underground. The wizarding force that controls the quarries is Creeping City, a city-state wizarding force that specializes in mining magic stones deep underground.
"About half a month ago, Creeping City found a powerful underground monster in the depths of the barren stone quarry. Creeping City issued a bounty order, hired various wizards to investigate the situation underground, and killed underground monsters. β
Louisa spread her hands:
"I thought it would be an easy job. But I didn't expect that even me, all the wizards who accepted the bounty task couldn't see the true face of the monster. Every time it kills a mining wizard, it leaves with the corpse and disappears before we reach the scene. We tried laying the bait and waiting for the monster to take the bait, but it didn't work. The monster seems to know that it is a trap and never 'bites'. β
"Sounds like a spy hiding monsters in the mining team of the quarry," Li Nuo said thoughtfully.
Luisa shrugged:
"I think so too, but Creeping won't let us investigate the quarry's mining and escort team. If you have time, you can go there with me. After completing the bounty mission, I can give you a third of it. That's my limit... After all, I put a lot of magic materials into tracking down monsters. β
Li Nuo asked thoughtfully:
"How much is the bounty?"
Luisa responded:
"Capture a monster alive and reward 600,000 gold coins. Kill a monster and bring back its corpse for a reward of 300,000 gold. β
Lino gave Dinas a look.
Dinas had a heart.
She reached into the coin pouch, took out a small package, and handed it to Li Nuo.
Li Nuo took the package and threw it to Luisa:
"Here, it's 200,000 gold coins, thank you for opening the portal for us, you can help me capture a monster alive for you."
Luisa pinched the package, opened it and looked at it, a little dumbfounded:
"Uh... You... You..."
Li Nuo smiled:
"Time is money, Luisa. It seems that Professor Erica has only talked to you about my fighting strength and investigative ability, but not about my money ability. In my opinion, this kind of bounty task, full of variables, is not worth the time. If you want me to say, you should take this gold coin and hurry up and change it to a bounty mission, that quarry itself is a cathole. β
Luisa took a slight breath, hesitated for half a second, and put the coin away:
"You're right, it's time for me to reconsider this bounty mission."
Li Nuo snapped his fingers:
"It just so happens that I have an errand here and need help. Are you interested? The price is easy to say. β
Luisa's eyes lit up.
It seems that Li Nuohao's move of throwing 200,000 gold coins left a very deep impression on her.
When Li Nuo saw Louisa's expression, he knew that there was a play.
He was just about to speak when the meow of a snowwing cat rang in his head.
Someone sent a letter to Li Nuo.
"Wait a minute, Luisa. I need to look at the letter. β
"It's okay, please."
Lino summoned the cat, took the letter from the other person, and placed it in Dinas's arms.
Dinas wore a black veil covering her face and a black lace witch hat on her head.
She hugged the cat and stroked her fur like a lazy lady.
Li Nuo glanced at the contents of the letter and grinned:
"Hehe, as soon as we walked on our front feet, Ronk sent me a letter, asking where I was."
Dinas took a closer look and pouted dissatisfiedly:
"He's really getting people to spy on us."
Li Nuo took out a pen and paper and wrote a reply letter full of nonsense literature on the spot.
He warmly thanked the other party for his attention, politely asked about the other party's current situation, and used a long paragraph of ambiguous words to avoid the other party's questions.
Warm, polite, I don't know.
If you want to ask me where I am, I don't know myself, so I can't answer, but I will respond to you warmly and politely.
That's what Li Nuo's reply meant.
Li Nuo did this for two purposes.
One is to stimulate Ronk again and see where the bottom line of this guy's heart is.
The second is to test the reaction ability of the Pomida family and see how long it will take for the other party and others to lock the specific location of his Li Nuo.
After the letter was sent by the snowwing cat, Leno said to Luisa:
"Let's talk as we fly, my destination and Dinas are Eternal Calamity. Do you need to go back to the quarry to pack your bags? β
Luisa shook her head:
"No, no. I'll be able to go now. β
"Okay, please come with me." Li Nuo took out his compass and made sure he was in the right direction.
The trio cast a flying spell and flew in the direction of the Eternal Tribulation Trench.
On the way, Li Nuo told him about his invitation to the Eternal Calamity Thunder Trench to guard the stronghold for Mefla.
He plans to hire Luisa to help him with some of the guarding.
For example, when he penetrates deep into the Eternal Trench, it is up to Luisa to protect Dinas and Maefra.
In another example, Louisa works with Dinas to build a magic device for Maeval according to the magic device drawings given by Lino.
Li Nuo is paid in days.
1000 gold per day.
Build a magic device and get an extra 50,000 gold coins.
Assist Mefla in dealing with emergencies in the Stronghold, and give an additional reward of 10,000 to 100,000 gold coins depending on the severity of the situation.
The remuneration offered by Li Nuo can be described as a good remuneration with a lot of money and little to do, which is far easier than tracking down underground monsters.
Luisa barely gave it much thought, and just agreed.
Leno landed on a mountain, drew up a magical contract on the spot, signed it with Luisa, and set off again.
This time, it was Luisa's turn to introduce Li Nuo to the movements of Qianfeng Ridge.
Qianfeng Ridge occupies a vast area, and several extraordinary areas can be distinguished from each other.
The Eternal Calamity Thunderbolt corresponds to the Lightning Spirit.
Wasteland Quarry, corresponding to Wasteland Snake and Mole Man.
Stone Forest Swamp, corresponding to the Petrified Electric Lizard and Pumping Tree Monster.
The peaks and ridges correspond to the eagle demon.
These are extraordinary phenomena that have been formed on the ground many years ago by pollutants that fell from the alien sky.
Each of these phenomena produces magical materials, and is the object of study for the Wizards' Advancement Society.
There are countless wizard forces that have been grabbing magic materials in Qianfeng Ridge for a long time.
The "Creeping City" mentioned by Luisa earlier is one of them.
This kind of city-state-type wizarding force is a characteristic of the Cahill continent.
It is the name of both a city and a wizarding force, and its organizational structure is based on the distribution of interests, not blood ties.
In addition to Creeping City, there are also "Black Rock City", "Peak Throat City", "Sixteen Gate City" and other forces.
They are all regulars of Qianfeng Ridge.
In a sense, if a wizarding force can't afford the cost of a second-plane, but at the same time wants to own a piece of their own territory, then the magic castle is undoubtedly the best choice.
Here in Qianfeng Ridge, the most powerful and most powerful wizard force is the Fortune Co-Creation Association, an alliance of merchants from Balder's Gate.
This loose alliance of pure gold coins has spent a lot of money to form a group of hired wizards, who will protect the assets in the name of the merchant alliance on their behalf.
This group of hired wizards is known as the Wizards of Fortune.
It's like a rock quarry.
The Merchant Alliance has one-fifth of its magic chips.
The Fortune Wizard of the Merchant Alliance, who has long been stationed there to oversee the work of the Mining Wizard.
In the same way, other extraordinary areas such as the Eternal Calamity Thunder Trench also have the shadow of the Balder Merchant Alliance.
The Wizards of Fortune of the Merchant Alliance, who wear uniform attire:
Dark red magic robes, black belt and hood, dark gold metal magic wand, soft black fabric magic boots.
On the front chest, the gilded "gold coin pile" emblem symbolizes their origins, and the number of gold coins on the emblem is linked to their wizard ring rank and status.
Li Nuo and the three of them flew hundreds of kilometers away, and finally saw a huge ravine with lightning flashing.
The hollow place that has been shrouded in dark clouds all year round and erupts with lightning and thunder for a long time is the Eternal Tribulation Thunder Trench.
It looked like a basin of thunder and clouds, not a moat.
Several teams of Merchant Alliance's Wizards of Fortune flew and patrolled around the Eternal Calamity Trench, unabashedly sowing detection spells on a wide area.
Inevitably, the three of them were swept away by the detection spell.
A team of Fortune Wizards turned around and flew quickly in the direction of Li Nuo.
In less than three minutes, the gang was close and hovered in the air with the "levitation technique".
"The Fortune Co-Creation Association is searching for wizard criminals, explaining your identity and origin."
The leading wizard of wealth, with a face covered by a black hood and a dark red mask, stood in the way of Li Nuo and the others.
Li Nuo changed from a black band of light to a human form, suspended in the air, and asked:
"Fortune Co-Creation will search for wizard criminals? Do you have law enforcement authority? β
"Don't talk nonsense."
A gaze shot out from under the Wizard of Fortune's mask, scanning Leno and the torches (Dinas) beside him up and down.
As for Luisa, who wears the mask of the Silent Enforcer, she is deliberately ignored by the Wizard of Wealth.
Li Nuo noticed the gazes of several people on the other side, and his heart was happy.
There are a total of five wealth wizards in front of them, one five-ring battle wizard and four four-ring battle wizards.
Leno threw deconstruction at the leader who spoke in a bad tone.
[System News:]
[You spend 82,000 energy to perform Deconstruction on the target.] γ
[Solve the work! γ
[You have obtained the target's panel information and memory clips.] γ
Li Nuo skipped the panel information and looked directly at the memory fragment.
[Memory fragment 1: "Search Instructions under Elder Lanjin of the Wealth Co-creation Association", 100% completeness]
The first memory fragment is what Li Nuo wants to see.
He swept aside the other solution results and read the Search Instructions as quickly as he could.
Interesting.
Li Nuo chuckled.
He could be sure that he had nothing to do with the so-called "Blue Gold Elder".
But the other party emphasized his Li Nuo's appearance and characteristics in the "Search Instruction".
You don't have to think about it to know that the purpose of the Blue Gold Elder of the Wealth Co-creation Association, who mobilized so many wealth wizards, was to find him Li Nuo.
As for what Elder Lanjin wanted to do after finding him, Li Nuo probably knew in his heart.
"The reaction speed of the Pomida family is faster than I imagined."
Li Nuo thought to himself:
"From the time I teleported to the Rock Quarry to now, it's been a maximum of two hours. The Pomida family found out that my destination was the Eternal Calamity Thunderbolt.
"Professor Erica did not write to me, which means that the Pomida family's source of information has nothing to do with Professor Erica. They knew from elsewhere that I would come to the Eternal Thunder Trench.
"Within 2 hours, I first knew my destination, and then I found Elder Lanjin and entrusted the Wealth Co-creation Association to lock down my specific whereabouts...
"Does the Pomida family have this ability? How does it feel like the handiwork of the Pure Light Court..."
Without waiting for Li Nuo to think about it, five wealth wizards surrounded him, holding a confinement collar specially used to seal spell-casting abilities.
The Soul Stasis Gem on the Imprisonment Collar has an item level of only 40.
It seems that the wealth wizards regard Li Nuo as an ordinary three-ring wizard, and they don't know the true strength behind Li Nuo.
That's right, too.
On the "Search Order", only Li Nuo's appearance was mentioned, and his strength and origin were not detailed.
Seeing that the other five were acting rudely, Luisa took the lead in front of Leno and Dinas, and used the magic of silence to condense the gray mist barrier and stop the other party.
"I'm Luisa GalvΓ£o, the Silent Enforcer." Luisa said in a cold tone:
"According to Unas Ring Decree No. 2, non-law enforcement wizards who stay in legal wizards in any form are required to produce a formal Directive. Where's your Instruction? β
The leader of the Wizard of Fortune had already prepared, took out the "Instruction Book" from his magic pocket, and spread it out and displayed it with the "Wizard's Hand".
In the "Instruction Book", Luisa sees the name and image of Li Nuo, but there is no description of him as a "silent enforcer".
Thinking of what Li Nuo said to her on the road, Luisa suddenly understood that this was Li Nuo's opponent deliberately finding fault.
"You've been taken advantage of." Luisa pointed to the two Li Nuo behind her:
"He's also a law enforcement wizard. You have no right to hold him unless there is an arrest warrant from the forces of law enforcement. β
"Law Enforcement Wizard..."The Wizard of Fortune was stunned, he didn't expect this to be the case.
For a while, they didn't know whether to take back the confinement collar in their hands...
Li Nuo was wearing an ordinary death-based wizard magic robe, which was black all over, with only white lines on the neckline.
He did not wear the mask of the Silent Enforcer, and his true identity was not identified in the Directive.
There is no doubt that the people behind Elder Blue Gold just wanted to use the hands of the Wealth Wizard to disgust Li Nuo and tell him that they only knew where he was, and they didn't really want to stay with him.
It's a warning.
It can also be seen as a threat.
Because the next time you come to the door, it may not be a mercenary like a wealth wizard, but a law enforcement wizard with law enforcement authority.
Thinking of this, Li Nuo was already sure that what was happening now was definitely related to the Pure Light Court.
This familiar despicable smell is difficult for Li Nuo to recognize.
After a moment's thought, he took out his Silent Enforcer Mask and the Sword of Silence to reveal his identity.
The wizards of wealth looked at each other and could only put away the confinement collar in embarrassment.
"I noticed that your Book of Instructions came from Elder Blue Gold." Li Nuo said calmly:
"I think the elder may have misunderstood me. Where is he now? Can you take me to explain it in person? β
The leading wizard of fortune is still quite clear-headed.
After he learned that Li Nuo was also a law enforcement wizard, he realized that he might be involved in a big problem.
He bowed slightly, restrained his previous arrogance, and said respectfully:
"Sir, Elder Blue Gold has been stationed in Yongjin Fort of the Eternal Tribulation Thunder Trench for a long time. He should be inside the fort. I can take you to him right now... I'm sorry, but maybe the information went wrong, and we recognized the wrong person. β
"If I can solve the misunderstanding, I won't care about it."
Leno and Dinas whispered a few words, and then told Luisa a few more times that the two of them should go to the Thorn Fortress where Mayfle was located, and they would go to meet Elder Blue Gold.
After Dinas and Luisa left, Leno and the wizards of fortune flew to the top of the hill where the Golden Castle was located.
There are six main roads leading to and out of the Eternal Tribulation Trench, and they are located on six hills.
The six hills are evenly distributed around the Eternal Tribulation Thunder Trench, with the Thunder Trench as the center of each other, separated by an angle of 60 degrees.
This phenomenon seems to have been planned by human design, and it is itself one of the objects of study by the Wizarding Forward Society.
Yongjin Fort is located on the top of the hill and is richly decorated, with gold bricks and white tiles, like a luxurious palace.
From the Magic Eco Farm to the Workshop for Crafting Thunderbolt Magic Gems, it's all there.
After landing on the terrace of Yongjin Castle, Li Nuo follows the Wizard of Fortune through the layers of levels and through the spotless corridor.
As he passed by the fountain garden, Li Nuo deliberately glanced towards the golden fountain base.
It was indeed made of pure gold, and even the mouth of the fountain was encrusted with sparkling gemstones.
The foundation of the Wealth Co-creation Association can be seen.
"You're rich, these guys..."
Li Nuo glanced at the dog bowl in the corner of the garden.
Hiss...
This thing turned out to be golden, too...
The corners of Li Nuo's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes swept along the dog basin to the kennel, noticing a chubby golden long-haired dog.
Next to this overnourished pet dog, a beautiful witch is squatting and grooming it.
Her skin was pale, her body was emaciated, she seemed to have been ill for a long time, and the pale golden magic robe on her body raised the contours of her body as if it were hanging on a hanger.
This appearance is much worse than Li Nuo's.
In order to disguise the appearance of mental trauma, Li Nuo just made his face gray and white, and there were two thick black bags under his eyes.
The wealth wizard who led the way for Li Nuo followed Li Nuo's gaze and took the initiative to introduce in a low voice:
"Elder Blue Gold has a total of eight wives. It was one of his wives, fifth. We generally refer to her as Ms. Atayal. β
Li Nuo nodded silently, not interested in how many wives Elder Lan Jin had.
The decree of the Unas ring does state monogamy.
However, according to Unas Ring 2, wizarding forces can make their own conjugal system, which is an "exception" allowed by the law.
Wealth co-creation will not impose restrictions on this, allowing polygamy, or even polyandry, provided that it is conducive to "wealth co-creation".
And the so-called "co-creation of wealth" is actually to pay money.
Taking out your own money and putting it in the wealth co-creation association is "creating wealth together".
Who can be an elder depends on how much money is paid each year.
When the money is needed, the ordinary members of the Wealth Co-creation Association go to the elders to apply, and the elders go to the senior elders to apply.
On the premise of ensuring that the principal of the application will not be lost, how much profit it can bring to wealth co-creation has become the only criterion for judging the success of the application.
If the profit is low, or even the principal is lost, then you must use your own money to cover the difference, otherwise the level of the member will be reduced.
At the level of the Blue Gold Elder, he has to "create" several gold coins of wealth for the Wealth Co-creation Association every year in order to keep his position.
This is how the Wealth Co-creation Association operates.
Li Nuo always felt like he had seen somewhere...
But the question is, how can the president of the Wealth Co-creation Association ensure his authority?
Isn't he afraid that the crowd below will rise up and fight for his wealth?
Isn't he worried about the elders and ordinary members emptying the gold coins in the congregation for various reasons?
Li Nuo was very curious about this.
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