Chapter 52: The Factions of the Exchange Town
Members who will join the Great River Territory don't have to be human, just like starfish can't be canned food.
After the Winter Wolf saw the powerful force of the Tiger People and the Star People, he chose to surrender without hesitation.
Although this alone makes it impossible for Chen to completely trust this cunning creature that only believes in the law of the jungle.
But at least they can be domesticated as ordinary magical beasts.
The Frost Giant brought over 7 Winter Wolves, 3 of whom participated in the siege at the beginning of the battle, and had been killed by the Flaming Arrows, and their fur was damaged to a certain extent, causing its value to be damaged.
Despite this, the dead Frost Giants and Winter Wolves could also be used to exchange benefits with the Steppe Clans, and the metal items they carried were sent to the Great River Territory for waste use.
As for the surviving winter wolves, they were not hesitated to be left in Frostplain Village, and were castrated by the Star Folk to use them as mounts.
Thanks to the presence of healing magic, castrating domestic animals can become very convenient......
Rather than accepting adult winter wolves, it is better to count on domesticating and teaching those winter wolf cubs who have not been affected by the cruel laws of the Northlands and still have Ding Zhen in their eyes.
Perhaps, with careful teaching, a non-evil (good is not expected) winter wolf population can be slowly cultivated in the future?
"In any case, considering the cold-resistant nature of winter wolves, it is necessary for us to raise some."
Used to craft clothing and magical items.
After that, the Frost Giant Tribe was monitored by the Ice Beasts that had been created, and the group set off west again after a few days of delay.
During this time, Lily had the intention to return to Elysium and call the storm giants she knew to help from the material plane, but Chen thought that it was better not to pull people from the other world, otherwise sooner or later, the Great River Territory would be filled with strange creatures in Elysium......
A week later, the group, sometimes riding on a vulture horse at full speed, sometimes flying over obstacles, finally arrived at the junction of Norton, Gajilan, and the grasslands, the town of Exchange.
It is clear that the time has entered the winter, but the market town is becoming more and more lively, and there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going, and it is completely impossible to see that this is a rotten land abandoned by various countries.
"It's a black market that's been in operation for a long time." Bob, a local, explains, "You can buy all sorts of quirky things here...... Including armaments. ”
As the gateway to the Great Sand Sea to the west, the economy and trade of the trading town may be more prosperous than that of ordinary commercial ports.
It is said that the Grimm family, the managers of the bazaar, were appointed by Eldridge, the king of El Dorado, to maintain the trade routes of the desert country.
The mayor of the town, Blue Green, is a neutral spellcaster, which has led to suspicions that he is a member of the nearby Coast Mage Guild.
It is said that he is a must-kill when he strikes, and he once used an unknown magic trick to kill a high-ranking priest who is good at fighting, so all countries have to give him face.
A spellcaster with this kind of strength is enough to build his own mage tower and even a power and country, but he still stays here to maintain order in the town, which really makes people doubt the strength and purpose of the main messenger behind it......
"The market is orderly in the chaos, and the water is indeed not shallow." Chen Zhou's scalp tingled when he thought that he had a moment to stay here.
How could such an undercurrent be suitable for settlement?
"So we can buy a lot of precious metals directly here?" The river demon of Pagoda Town said curiously.
"Of course you can, metal, dwarven weapons and even dwarves, as long as you pay enough." He Lin on the side sneered, she was caught nearby after smuggling weapons.
The Green family only guarantees the order of the Exchange Town, and no one will take care of it after they go out.
Hearing this, the carnival dragon lying on Chen's head suddenly flicked its tail.
"Lily came up with a great idea~ Why don't you free all the slaves in the marketplace?"
"Didn't you hear us say that the Green family has powerful spellcasters?" He Lin immediately dissuaded, "That will only put us in a predicament." ”
Lily blinked, not thinking that any spellcaster was their match.
"It depends, we can also use more peaceful means, such as buying those unlucky people and giving them freedom."
Hearing this, He Lin's face turned dark, she was the unlucky person in the other party's mouth.
Then she looked into the distance to the southwest, and this moment was the closest she had been to her hometown in the year......
The conversation soon returned to buying supplies.
Until the first crops and spices are ripe and the winter wolf skins are tanned, the Great River Collar is still in a state of relative lack of money, and only the Frost Giant's Power potion has trade value.
The price of a bottle of such a potion is about a few hundred gold coins, and Chen prepared a full 5 bottles a few days ago...... There are not enough materials for alchemy.
Considering that the shelf life of blood is not long, the group sold the excess Giant's blood to the Goldmane Clan on the way, which can be regarded as making a lot of extra money.
At present, what the Great River Collar lacks most is metal.
The Blacksmith's Blessing of the God of Industrialization allows the priest to convert gold coins into other metal products, which is equivalent to buying metal directly with gold coins at the price set by the god of commerce.
After testing by the Six Arts of the Gentleman, 1 gold coin can be converted into about 10 pounds of pure iron.
However, according to the intelligence network of the Star People, in the mineral-rich kingdom of Randall, large trade can be bought more, and if you let the gold gradient brush your face, you may be able to enjoy a higher discount.
This discount is not a small amount in front of the national budget, and they have to fight for it.
That being said.
Although they didn't buy food or iron here, the group decided to find suitable scrolls, magic items, and materials, and stayed for the time being.
While the others were shopping, Chen locked the idle carnival dragon in the hotel and stayed together to prevent her from going out to make trouble.
"Chen, aren't we really going to help those who are trapped here?"
"Don't worry, I've already asked the Star Folk to investigate the information and make a plan, and you don't want them to die in the aftermath of the battle when we free the slaves, right?"
Hearing this, Lily had no choice but to be honest, after all, the material side is not a blissful realm where life energy is so strong that it is difficult to die, and it is indeed easy to die in battle.
So she had to find something to do on her own, and suddenly found that the other party seemed to be closing her eyes and contemplating the fish.
"I'm not fishing, I'm just studying the mysticist's skills." Chen immediately quibbled.
"Mystic?"
Lily has some impression of this class, which seems to be a technique that improves the ability to cast spells at the same time.
It's just that due to its limited energy, some abilities of the basic class (such as bloodline ability, dispel power) are difficult to train anymore.
"Is that really the case?" Chen didn't think so, "Does the bloodline and the origin of the spell really need to spend so much energy on training?" ”
He pondered, even if he became a mystic, he wouldn't necessarily be able to exercise the ability of the basic profession, right?
(End of chapter)