"This starts with the origin of Nimir Village. It was once a logging village, and the surrounding hillsides were covered with dense forests. However, half a century ago, the ancient trees here were cut down, and the only way to turn around was to Since the farming village community is located upstream of Mashanbai City, the food and vegetables grown there are no worries about marketability, so life is not difficult.
However, the unscrupulous logging behavior in the past angered nature and placed a curse on this land. Desertification has become increasingly serious, and the soil's ability to retain moisture is particularly poor. In order to solve this problem, the villagers dug a large number of canals and built a large cattle ranch. Laji Water Tower.
But before the water reaches the fields, it all leaks out in the canals.
I heard that there is a creature called Exploding Crayfish in Yilong Lake. The shells they shed during their growth can be dissolved into a glue-like viscous substance. After blending into the sand, it has very strong adhesive properties. After it dries, Very sturdy.
You see, it is this kind of creature. "
Harlanson pointed to a creature in a slightly smaller glowing fish tank.
Isn't this crayfish?
Not only are they similar in appearance and color, but they are also similar in size. The only difference is that the two turtles on this thing are bigger.
"Please allow me to interrupt, do you have any crayfish here... Well, the sample of the dissolved lysate of the crayfish shell, the solidified state is also fine." Gavin could not hide the excitement in his eyes, he Originally, I came just for this kind of luminous water, but I didn't expect to get an unexpected harvest.
"Yes, this is the peeled shell of crayfish. As long as it is not dissolved in water, they can be preserved for several years. This is a viscous substance formed after being melted into water. It has strong viscosity. After a little refinement, it can be Create the ultimate glue.
This is what it looks like after it is mixed with sand and solidified. It only takes a small bottle of this substance to combine with tons of sand to form an excellent water-proof layer. "Harlanson obviously played a leading role in the incident in Nimir Village.
Although his professional level is not high, his research spirit as a mage is qualified and he retains a complete set of samples.
Isn’t this special thing just bio-cement?
It's just that this cement is not gray, but dark red.
"Can I try it out?" Gavin's interest was completely aroused.
He is very aware of the role of cement in modern construction, whether it is paving roads, building bridges or building houses, it plays a huge role.
Although building with magic is more magical, fossilizing into mud is another type of cement with magical properties.
However, magic has limitations that make it difficult to popularize on a large scale. If it wants to benefit the people and enter thousands of households, it will take Gavin even a century, let alone eight years, to achieve this.
Having magic does not mean that the technology tree is completely blocked. As far as the people at the bottom are concerned, many things are more practical.
Gavin originally wanted to wait until the right time to make cement. The technology of that thing was not particularly high, but it was relatively energy-consuming.
Who would have thought that before this, I would encounter biocement first.
What now needs to be determined is how effective this biocement is compared to regular cement.
"Adults are free to experiment at will. We have as many of these things as we need in Nimir Village." Harlanson was also curious about what the other party wanted to do. He was the first mage he met who was interested in this kind of thing.
"Thank you." Gavin first picked up a piece of sand cement, which was as thick as two fingers, and tried to break it off, but it didn't move at all.
Then he took out the War Reaver and beat it several times with small and medium sizes with different strengths. Before he could use all his strength, it was broken.
I don’t know whether this sand-soil cement is harder than cement, but it is definitely qualified as a building material.
"Can this material withstand exposure to the sun, wind, rain, snow, and the ravages of extreme weather?" Gavin continued to ask Haranson about the characteristics of this biocement. This cannot be tested in a short time. Yes.
"I have never tried this kind of test." Harlanson was a little confused by Gavin's question. "I only often use this substance to solve the problem of water leakage in drains, but judging from our experience in using drains over the years, it When in the water, it is durable and has not changed due to severe cold and heat. As for being exposed to water, I cannot give you an accurate answer before testing it."
"Understood. Thank you very much for your cooperation, sir. You can continue talking about the water canal in Nimir Village." Even if the final experiment proves that this biocement can only work in water, its value is huge to Gavin.
Don't forget, there is an Asaba River in the valley waiting for him to manage it. With this kind of biological cement and magic, the speed of treatment will be faster than imagined.
"Oh...Okay, okay, where did you just say it?" Being interrupted by Gavin, Harlanson's thinking was obviously a little messy. After thinking about it for a few minutes, he continued, "This method controls water channels. It was very successful, and the water was successfully diverted to the fields. However, the good times did not last long, and this incident brought a series of serious consequences.
This kind of explosive crayfish reproduces too fast and is so edible that they can eat aquatic plants, animal carcasses, and other aquatic seedlings. When they are in groups, they will even attack fish that are much larger than themselves. kind.
Best of all, they attract electric eels, which love to feed on them. "
Harlanson pointed to the large fish tank in the center of his room. The aquatic creatures in it that resembled large loaches were electric eels that could discharge electricity in the water to attack.
"Are these electric eels the reason why the water in your village's canals can glow?" Gao Se's mother frowned, "No, there are electric eels and crayfish in other places. Why haven't I heard that the water there can also glow? ?”
"When the electric eels first arrived, the water channels in our village could not emit light. Until we introduced a large number of Stark shrubs from outside in order to control the electric eels. This shrub is an excellent bait for all aquatic creatures. It, and electric eels are no exception, but they have serious side effects after eating them. Within seven days, they can't discharge electricity. From then on, our water channels started to glow. It doesn't work in other places. It must be in We can only do it in the water canal of Nimir Village." Harlanson obviously had no sense of business confidentiality, and he completely shared the secrets of Nimir Village with an unconcealable pride in his expression.
At first, he introduced the explosive crayfish from Yilong Lake to control the water channels, and later he brought in Stark shrubs to restrain the discharge of electric eels. There were many mistakes and errors, none of which could lead to the current result.
"It's true that everything comes together." Gavin sighed inwardly.
"What do you mean, everything is three?" It was obviously the first time Ms. Gowther had heard this term.
"A popular view in the outer plane is that the multiverse is composed of three cornerstones. As long as the three cycle cornerstones are gathered together, a unique magical effect will be produced. The water channels here will glow, which is also consistent with the three... The species cycle, the explosive crayfish creates a stable water channel, the electric eels feed on the explosive crayfish to generate electricity, and the Stark shrub inhibits the electric eel's electricity spread, all are indispensable." Gavin analyzed as he peeled off the cocoon.
"Your Excellency, this is the situation." The old mage nodded repeatedly.
"How long can the water from the canal continue to glow after being put into a container?" Gavin then asked.
"So far, the luminous water in the longest container should be three years old, and there is no sign of darkening. I think it should be permanent. The electricity has been solidified into the water, like a magic constancy spell. Same." The old mage still gave a relatively conservative answer, which was due to the mage's cautious temperament.
"Permanent? Isn't that the same as the eternal flame?" Ms. Gowther shouted excitedly, "Aren't you guarding a gold mine now? Just put the water in the ditch into a glass bottle, Even if you give you fifty gold coins for a bottle, countless people will rush to get it, especially in Susar, where the application of immortal flames is so high and the recognition of this kind of smokeless lighting is relatively high. There is also a huge demand in metropolises like the Glory City. After all, this kind of thing is permanent and there is no risk of fire.
There is also the shape, but the shape of the bottle is too simple. It would be better to be able to make various animals and decorations. If it can make human statues, it would be even more perfect. When the time comes, it can be used for those Princes and nobles, creating tailor-made services, integrated their own glass statues with lighting.
A work like this would cost a few hundred gold coins to start with. "
Gao Se's mother does not lack business acumen, but is sometimes limited by her existing thinking patterns.
Gavin was able to discover the commercial value of Nimir Village at a glance simply because he was in another world and saw thousands of houses with bright lights. When he saw a few words about this in Varro's travel notes, he immediately started thinking about it.
Although the Eternal Flame can achieve the same effect, for most people, its cost is too high, far beyond what ordinary people can accept.
The lighting of glassware in Nimir Village will be directly lowered.
Its main production costs will be the cultivation of explosive crayfish and electric eels, and the purchase of glass containers, plus transportation costs. Putting aside the relatively large floating transportation costs, after converting the other costs, a gold coin is worth the sky. In the market, even if it is only a dozen or even dozens of gold coins, those peasant families who have been living in a pinch for a period of time can still buy one.
Of course, this refers to the normal market price in the future. In a short period of time, as a rare item, its price should not be too low. For those rich nobles and rich people, wait until the market is saturated, then slowly lower the price and let them go. If you enter a middle-class family, you will end up with a low-income family.
In this process, we have not yet counted the ancillary values generated, such as the biocement produced by peeling the shells of exploded crayfish, the edible value of exploded crayfish and electric eels, etc.
Moreover, this matter can be perfectly integrated with the Stark shrub he is promoting. As long as it is proven feasible here, Gavin can immediately launch large-scale breeding production in other places with aquatic industries and sell it to all over the world. .
After hearing Gowther's mother's suggestion, the old mage Haranson nodded excitedly: "I think so too. You see these glassware, I ordered them from glass merchants all over the country, especially this one from Blister The representative product of the Crystal Dragon Shop in Foot Inn Village is the Crystal Flying Dragon. When it rotates, it can emit colorful light and form a phantom of a flying dragon."
The old mage touched a mechanism on the wall, and a curtain above his head slowly rose up, revealing a lifelike crystal flying dragon statue inside, about one meter in size. It was not caught in the air, but used The magic solidified in the air and slowly rotated.
Suddenly colorful lights filled the entire tower, and phantoms of flying dragons of different sizes, large and small, of different colors were born and destroyed as the crystal flying dragon rotated.
"It's so beautiful!" Gao Se's mother looked at the crystal flying dragon infatuatedly. "If such a product had appeared in the Glory City before, even if it cost one thousand gold coins, I would buy it without hesitation. This thing is the same as the Joy Hall. It is simply a perfect match. It will push the atmosphere there to an unprecedented level. This business is not only feasible, but also has huge potential to be tapped. It can be divided into three markets: high-end, mid-range, and low-end, targeting completely different markets. crowd.”
Even though I no longer focus on operating Happy Hall, it is my old business after all. When I think of it, I rush there immediately. This dreamlike feeling really fits the atmosphere of Happy Hall. .
Harlanson couldn't help showing a bitter expression at this time and said: "But the ditch is not owned by me alone, but the property of all the villagers in Nimir Village. The villagers have serious differences about this matter, and they are about to use force. stage..."
"Dad, Dad Harlanson, are you here? Is there anything wrong? Jason said that he saw two strangers coming to our village and entering your tower..."
"No matter who you are or what your purpose is, please don't hurt dad. We can discuss anything. If you want money, we can find a way to get it for you."
"Dad, tell me, are you okay? If you don't reply, we will rush in."
"Don't mess around. There are several young and promising young people in our village who serve in the Masembo Guards and the Navy. If you hurt the people in our village, they will never let you go, no matter what. They will track you down wherever you go.”
"Grandpa, Grandpa, are you okay? Answer me quickly!"
Outside Haranson's tower, there were sounds of quarrels and a crowd gathered. Most of them were strong men, but judging from their thick hands and feet, dark faces, and fierce looks, they were probably out-and-out. The farmer holds either a pitchfork or the simplest weapon.
From their words, it is not difficult to feel that the old mage Haranson has a high reputation in the local area and is very respected by the local residents. Then again, a mage who is willing to solve problems for the local residents, even if his The lower the professional level, the harder it is to not be loved.
The old mage smiled apologetically at Gavin and said, "I think the villagers have misunderstood. After all, our place is relatively remote. All the people coming in and out are familiar faces. We don't see a few new faces in a year. Please Allow me to go out and comfort them.”
"Understood." Gavin nodded and said, "Then let's go out together. Didn't you say that there are differences among the villagers about the sale of glass water lamps? Just in time for them to gather together, we solved it together."
Gavin now feels that his time is getting less and less. Many things can be simplified, and those that can be handed over to others can be handed over to others. He brought Mrs. Gowther here, of course, not to show off that he came from Varro I found unusual things in my travel notes, but was prepared to leave this business to her.
In the case of relatively limited products, glass lamps will definitely go up the upper-class route and be sold to those lords and nobles who can afford to spend the money, especially those women who love beauty. It is even more difficult to refuse a beautiful lamp that will not be placed in the bedroom. New lighting tools need to be no longer subject to the smoke and fire.
At this point, Ms. Gauser and her escort girls have a sales advantage that others do not have. Whether it is Susal or Glory City, they can easily open up sales. They can even, in turn, take advantage of this uniqueness. products, further blending into the circle of local nobles and ladies, helping him collect more useful intelligence.
"This..." Haranson's eyes flickered, and there was unconcealable worry in his expression.
To him, Gavin and Ms. Gowther were strangers who came without warning. Even if they talked happily, he still couldn't figure out their background. Who knew how they acted?
It is common for many evil people to kill people with a knife in order to achieve their own goals.
Outside are not only his fellow villagers, but also his blood relatives, children and grandchildren.
Gavin seemed to see through Haranson's worries and couldn't help but smile: "I'm here to do business, not to cause trouble. Don't worry, I will never use force, but use business methods to conquer them. This is Cormier, if you use the knife, you will cut off your own retreat."
Harlanson thought that this was indeed the case, but he still gave Gavin a vaccination and said: "Sir, many of them are rough farmers and have never left this village throughout their lives. Therefore, many of them have experienced They are very shallow and have a stubborn temperament. They have been tortured by the ditch issue and cannot make ends meet. If they are too rude in their words and have some conflicts, please be patient and don't be like them."
"I understand, no matter how rough they are, can they still be rougher than those monster tribes?" Gavin responded with a smile. He already had a case against the villagers outside.
"Then I'll thank you in advance." The old mage Haranson walked out worriedly. Even after getting Gavin's promise, he still couldn't completely rest assured. After all, Gavin's face was too young. Compared with those middle-aged men, People, young nobles are more impulsive and irritable, and are more likely to engage in extreme and reckless behavior. He has witnessed this with his own eyes. With just a trivial quarrel, the young noble dared to walk on the streets of Massenberg. , he drew his sword and slashed someone in public, and afterwards he just fined the young nobleman a large sum of money.
This world has never been fair, and these villagers in remote areas are at the bottom of the entire society.
But now he has no choice but to take one step at a time.
(End of chapter)
