"I'm sorry, City Lord, you're a little late. Those troll corpses have probably been processed and turned into various raw materials." Gavin is not interested in selling raw materials now, "But I have a compromise proposal. We can cooperate to develop troll-related products, we will provide the core materials, you will provide the auxiliary materials and technologies, and we will split the final product 50-50, what do you think?"
The materials produced by trolls are a little different from regenerated gems.
The quantity is too large and the product value is relatively low. In the end, it will definitely have to be sold out, and the manpower required for production and manufacturing will definitely be expensive.
The same is true for auxiliary materials. They are usually not expensive, but are large in quantity and are time-consuming and labor-intensive to collect.
If you can split half of it and enjoy the profits, it will definitely be a very cost-effective deal.
Of course, this price was not just what Gavin said casually, but was calculated specifically by the professionals under his command. He did not have that many mages who were good at alchemy, so it was inevitable to find someone to cooperate with in the future.
Unexpectedly, Raymond came to the door first.
Raymond made some calculations in his mind, and after realizing that this matter was quite profitable, he nodded without hesitation: "It's a deal."
"The City Lord is really cheerful. I like to do business with people who are cheerful." Gavin said happily, "Mr. City Lord, are there any other cooperation projects? Let's talk about them together."
"The other cooperation project is related to this city. I hope to sign a long-term iron ore purchase contract with the lord." Raymond said directly, "We have a dwarf ironworks in the Snowflake Mountains. You can use dwarven technology to smelt iron on a large scale, and all the products produced are the finest dwarf refined steel ingots."
Dwarven steel ingot.
Upon hearing this name, Gavin was 100% sure that the dwarven iron smelting plant controlled by the other party was not an ordinary coal-fired iron smelting plant. It was either heated by magma like the silver smelting production line in South Clept, or it directly bound fire. Element's element heating is a fully automated one-stop service.
"Personally, I still prefer the cooperation method like the troll corpse. I provide the raw materials and you provide the technology. In the end, I will get 70% of the income and you will receive 30% of the income. I will handle the iron ore transportation." Gavin proposed a new temptation point. "Once the city lord agrees to this plan, the iron ore shipped to your dwarf ironmaking production line will not belong to the Dwarf Statue City. I will also mobilize more iron ore from other channels to transport it to you. Processing."
The other channel Gavin mentioned was naturally the iron mine in the Black Well of Dragon Oak Territory.
He is no longer inclined to sell iron ore, but building his own iron smelting plant is not very realistic in a short time.
The local method of iron smelting is not only very consuming, but also causes serious environmental pollution. This matter is very unpleasant in front of the natural race.
And he has such a close relationship with the natural races and relies on them in many places. This is the main reason why Gavin has not promoted the iron smelting plant in the Dragon Oak Territory.
If we can reach an agreement with Raymond, even if it is a 50-50 split, it will be far more profitable than building an ironmaking plant by ourselves - ironmaking is very costly.
As for the iron ore in Heijing, of course it cannot be transported purely by land. It must be transported from Mis Noel through shadow dragging.
Although the other party is very profitable, there is nothing that can be done about it.
Who lets the other party control absolute technology?
This can be considered a win-win situation.
"Deal." Raymond nodded cheerfully again.
Just as Gavin guessed, his dwarf ironworks is a dwarf automated production line, powered by the bound fire element.
These fire elements require part of the material from the material plane for energy, but most of the heat is supplied by drawing energy from the fire element plane.
The dwarf city where the dwarf ironworks is located was abandoned not because of the war, but because the iron mines there were hollowed out by the dwarves and had to be abandoned.
Unfortunately, there are no large iron mines near Shwetavon for them to eat.
Raymond was guarding a chicken that could lay golden eggs, but he had no rice to feed him. When he heard that Gavin was going to use kobolds to dig iron ore in the Dwarf Statue City, he immediately rushed over impatiently.
Although the profit is smaller than eating iron ore directly, it is still better than nothing at all.
The other party is not an ordinary person. Once he is annoyed and hires dwarves to build a dwarf ironworks of his own, then he can just stare at him. It is better to have a win-win situation with equal benefits. This can be seen from the other party's price. .
"It's refreshing. It's so comfortable to negotiate a deal with the City Lord." Gavin felt that this was the happiest deal he had ever negotiated in his life. "Our mine truck cannot be empty when it comes back. I hope the City Lord can send someone Assist with purchasing food and supplies.”
The industrial layout and population structure of Dwarf Statue City and Blood Gorge City are destined not to become large farming cities. Most of the food must be obtained from outside. Reitawen is definitely one of the most suitable sources, and other sources will be further expanded in the future. As long as the business channel is clear, everything else will be easy to handle.
"This is simple. When the time comes, I will send the municipal chamber of commerce to follow up on this matter and purchase the cheapest grain from the surrounding area for you." Compared to the huge benefits of the iron ore, this is just a small profit, so Raymond will naturally not Think about it.
"There is one more thing I need to ask the City Lord. Are you proficient in mist enchantment? Or do you know a caster who can cast this spell?" Gavin took the opportunity to ask.
A city without fog enchantment is not a good city.
But if you want to envelop the Dwarf Statue City and Blood Gorge City, it cannot be achieved by the seven-ring or eight-ring mist enchantment. It needs at least nine rings.
The only person Gavin knew who was qualified to cast this spell was the legendary arcanist Filancini.
It's a pity that she was trapped in one place, with no way to rush over, and no time to cast such a long ritual spell.
"This is exactly the third cooperation I want to talk about." Raymond said with a smile, "I have just perfected the method of casting the nine-ring mist enchantment recently. If you can trust me, you only need to prepare the corresponding casting materials. I can build the fog barriers of these two cities for you for free."
Compared to the deal the two had just negotiated, the execution of two nine-ring spells was just a drop in the bucket, and Raymond directly used it to sell favors to Gavin.
After all, these two cities began to involve his interests, so he naturally didn't want anything to happen.
"That's great." Gavin said with a smile on his face, "I can't be more reassured that the Lord of the City will cast it. I wonder what casting materials I need to prepare?"
“There are mainly three main materials, silver, phase spider web and amber, and there are two versions.
One is temporary, requiring only a ton of silver, a phase spider web, and a fist-sized piece of amber to create a fog barrier that will last for a year.
The other is permanent, but requires nine times as many casting materials as the temporary one. "Raymond directly listed the list of casting materials.
"Silver is easy to handle. I happened to buy a batch of thick silver ingots recently. I just need to further purify them. There is always a shortage of amber in the market. I should be able to get one that is the size of a fist and costs 10,000 gold coins.
What is difficult to deal with is this phase spider web. Over in Glory City, there are only three of them on the entire market, and the prices of the other two are abnormal.
No wonder the price of phase spider silk has remained high. It turns out that it can not only be used to create portable dimensional holes, but is also one of the casting materials for mist enchantments, and the demand is still so large.
One or two sheets are easy to handle, but if you need more than a dozen at a time, it will be a bit troublesome. "Gavin directly counted the supplies in his hand and found that the most difficult thing to deal with was the phase spider web.
Raymond nodded in agreement and said: "Phase spider webs have always been in short supply. Firstly, the demand is high, and secondly, there are spiders that travel between two worlds. Ordinary mercenaries have no way to deal with them, let alone collect them. cobweb.
Why don't you collect temporary amounts first, build a temporary fog barrier, and protect this place. Apart from the duration, there is not much difference between temporary and permanent in terms of capabilities.
It's not too late to wait until you have collected enough resources before establishing a permanent one. Although this will cause a certain degree of waste, it will at least buy you a certain buffer time. "
"This is the only way." Gavin had no choice but to accept this installment payment method.
The gap of eighteen phase spider webs is really too big, and these things are priceless and have no market. He is currently buying them in several big cities such as Waterdeep City, Baldur's Gate and West Gate, and has only bought three so far. .
It seems necessary to select selected candidates and form several teams of phase spider hunters to specialize in collecting phase spider webs.
Because as you continue to develop, the number of phase spider webs you need will increase.
"The Mist Barrier is not static, but can carry many special effects. Each three rings carries an effect. The Baron needs to decide what effect is needed." Raymond introduced the Mist to Gavin in detail. The condition of the barrier.
"I don't know what options are available?" Gavin humbly asked for advice. Although he knew a little about the mist enchantment, he didn't know everything about it. Naturally, he wanted to take the opportunity to learn more.
"Prohibited teleportation, prohibited flying, prohibited digging, prohibited invisibility and creating monster guards, these are the only five I have at my disposal at the moment." Raymond replied.
Although he did not explain in detail, it was easy to understand. Gavin basically understood what he meant. He thought about it for a moment and said: "The situations in the two cities are different. The fog barrier formed on the Dwarf Statue City must be three-dimensional. Yes, the entire dwarf statue will be covered, and there will definitely be a lot of dragon-shaped kobolds and anti-air firepower here, so there is no need to ban the flight.
The biggest problem is digging through the mountain or digging underground. Teleportation, digging and invisibility are prohibited in the Dwarf Statue City.
Over in Blood Gorge City, teleportation, flying and invisibility are prohibited. "
Over in Blood Gorge City, although there are also worries about digging, relatively speaking, the number of flying monsters is far greater than that of digging monsters, and the threat is greater, so naturally the larger one will be chosen first.
As for the option of monster guard, Gavin simply ignored it.
Both cities will have a large population in the future and will have their own guards, so there will be no need to waste precious capabilities on this.
"In addition, I also need to conduct on-site surveys to prevent accidents when casting the spell." Raymond made a new request.
"No problem." Gavin readily agreed, "I'll accompany you."
From now on, he will be required to cast the mist barrier here, so this bit of trust must be given.
An additional benefit of Raymond's use of the mist barrier is that the opponent is the lord of a city and can escape the monk, but cannot escape the temple, especially when the two sides are about to have a lot of interest disputes.
What the two of them had just finalized was just the general tone of cooperation and a deal involving relatively large interests.
When it really unfolds, there will definitely be many more trade points between them than these.
For example, the giant livestock produced on the Giant Plains are something that Ritavin City does not have. After seeing their pulling power, you will definitely be moved.
For example, Gavin is very keen on the equipment of the Retavin light cavalry. If the hobgoblin wolf cavalry can also be equipped, they will be able to use both light and heavy, and be regarded as a dual-purpose arm.
Instead of directly stealing the equipment from the Ruitawen light cavalry, they handed it over to Ruitawen City to tailor-make their own.
For this kind of large-scale installation, the possibility of outsourcing is very small. The greater possibility is that Shweta Wencheng has its own production line.
Even if it is outsourcing, it is temporary and small batch.
Whether it is for cost, safety, or to avoid being manipulated, this kind of thing must be developed and produced by ourselves.
These detailed and trivial transactions were handed over to the local person in charge, and they slowly negotiated with the person in charge in Shweta Wen City to form a stable cooperative relationship and model.
This matter does not happen overnight, but requires time to settle.
On the tenth day after the war, Gavin returned to Blood Gap City with Shanobah and her Blackwing Guards.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have imagined that half a month ago, this was a wasteland occupied by an orc tribe." Shanoba couldn't help but sigh, "Every time I follow the Lord, I feel like It feels like a dream, because a lifetime of change often only lasts a few days. Unfortunately, such opportunities will become much less common in the future."
This sigh came from the bottom of her heart. She found that her life could be divided into two stages.
One is before meeting Gavin, and the other is after meeting Gavin.
Although the time of the latter is only one-twentieth of the former, the degree of change is completely reversed, with the latter being dozens of times longer than the former.
Now when I recall the situation in Iwaji Old Ax Village, it feels like it was in the distant past, rather than half a year ago.
What triggered her emotion was not just the new round of transformation in the Dwarf Statue City, but also the impact caused by the construction conditions of Blood Gorge City.
Looking down from the air, the visual impact is particularly strong.
The entire Blood Canyon has been cleared out and flattened into a giant square covering an area of more than ten square kilometers.
Rows of caves are embedded in the surrounding blood-colored mountains. They are so densely packed that they are like a honeycomb. It is impossible to count them at a glance.
The terrifying construction speed and ingenious construction methods have allowed the city to begin to take shape, and the rest is a matter of slow decoration and maintenance.
"On the contrary, the time you follow me will not become less but more time in the future. Distance is not a problem. There are several dragon-shaped kobold warlocks under you who have enabled the teleportation ability. I also expect you to form a team for me. The powerful air force is at my call at any time." Gavin couldn't help but glance at the Black Winged Guards guarding behind the two of them. They were all big kobolds who had turned into dragons.
Under the influence of Zanoba, they all grew black dragon wings similar to flying dragons, and their tails also turned into flying dragon thorn tails, which also have poisonous attacks, but are weaker than those of Zanoba and real flying dragons. .
Whether it is the tall and strong body type or the newly born Thorn Tail, they have stronger combat capabilities than Ward. Coupled with the crash tactics of psychic bullets, this will further make up for the lack of air combat strength.
"The lord has helped me lay the foundation so well. If I still can't make any achievements, I won't be able to see the lord." Shanoba patted her plump chest and promised, "Next, I will We are going to take advantage of the situation and march into the Giant's Run Mountains, dig out all the kobolds there, and join our ranks."
"Our reputation has now been established, especially your special ability is very helpful to the kobolds. Therefore, when you recruit the kobolds from other tribes, you can change your strategy appropriately. You don't need to learn from Dragon Oak. The leader moved all the kobolds to the dwarf statue city, but directly collected tributes from the kobold tribes, rewarded them with dragon blood potions, and then held the Ascension Dragon Conference. I believe that no kobolds can resist this combination of punches. Hold on to your charm, and then you take advantage of the opportunity to help these kobolds deal with the surrounding competitors, allowing them to have a greater living space. I don’t need to say more about what will happen next, right?" Gavin took the opportunity to ask Shanoba. .
Nothing is static, especially with different situations and abilities. Shanobah and her dwarf statue city do not necessarily have to imitate the dragon oak territory.
Gavin concentrated the population mainly so that he could mobilize large numbers of kobolds for his own use.
And Shanoba will start a serious rule here, concentrating all the kobolds in one city, how can they be scattered over a large area of land and breed faster on their own.
Even if he really needs to mobilize kobolds from Zanoba in the future, he will only mobilize the most elite ones, not ordinary kobolds.
Shanoba herself is not stupid. In recent days, it seems that Gavin has opened up the Rendu and Du channels, and her skills in all aspects have greatly increased. She followed Gavin's thoughts and continued down the aisle: "In this way, those dog heads The human tribe is equivalent to being transformed into a kobold village loyal to the Dwarf Statue City. At that time, the Dwarf Statue City will no longer be an isolated city, but a kobold kingdom with a large number of kobolds loyal to it. These kobold tribes will develop and expand on their own. The process is the process of development and expansion of our power. We must encourage those kobolds to carry out large-scale mergers and expansions in my name and in the name of the lord.
We can even draw elites from those kobold tribes to join the dwarf statue city. No, no, not draw, but just like the dragon oak mother tree, join the dwarf statue city as a gift. Here, they can get Be more powerful and obtain more resources. In the future, you can even connect with the Dragon Oak Territory and send the best of the best to the Dragon Oak Mother Tree to receive a more sacred baptism on the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. , leaving a mark on your own soul. "
By the end of the sentence, Shanobah's eyes were sparkling, because she clearly felt that the situation she was talking about was no longer simply the expansion of a city or a place, but the expansion of a kingdom.
And this is not a distant dream, but within reach.
(End of chapter)
