The Fisher family quickly recruited five more guards. Compared with the novice guards who were originally selected and trained from servants, the guards Lucius hired this time were all experienced old guards, retired mercenaries, and skilled sailors.
Their combat effectiveness is obviously stronger, but they also need to pay more for food, clothing, housing, transportation and commissions. With the current financial resources of the Fisher family, they can only support many guards and servants for a few months.
The Fisher family needs more money, whether it is to purchase extraordinary materials, maintain the family's fixed expenses, or find ways to purchase mysterious items.
Eileen naturally did not forget the important oracle. The mission of the Fisher family is to find mysterious objects for the great lost lord.
It's just that the mysterious items are extremely valuable, and the price is even higher than the extraordinary materials.
According to the information obtained from Sea Trader John, the price of even the lowest level "collection-level" rare items is equivalent to that of second-level extraordinary materials.
The price of zero-level extraordinary materials is about one gold coin, the price of first-level extraordinary materials fluctuates between five and ten gold coins, and the price of second-level extraordinary materials and collection-level mysterious objects requires at least thirty gold coins to have a chance to obtain them.
Thirty gold coins are equivalent to twelve thousand coppers. Many ordinary people in Nasir Town will probably not earn that much money in their lifetime.
The sick and wealthy people in Nasir Town have basically been stripped of their wool. With Irene's power to heal others, it has become difficult to repeatedly make money from the rich.
As for the poor people's money.
Poor people get sick too, but they really don’t have any money.
Irene often treats poor people in the town for free. Lucius was slightly opposed to it at first, but later he figured out that accumulating popularity among the lower class was undoubtedly a resource.
Simply put, the Fisher family desperately needed a way to further secure funding.
Today a distinguished guest arrived, the heir to the Taylor family and the knight family who also lived in South City.
The heir to the Taylor family is named Robert. He looks very bookish, completely different from his uncles and uncles who advocate chivalry.
The bloodline passed down from the Taylor family is the Fireworks Lizard. There are a total of three extraordinary beings who have mastered the first level of bloodline power, namely Robert's father, uncle, and uncle.
Robert himself is not yet a supernatural being, but the family is raising funds in the hope of mixing another potion to develop bloodlines to make him the fourth supernatural being.
He left the Seat Kingdom a few years ago and went to study in the Lorne Empire in the center of the continent.
The Lorne Empire, also known as the "Empire" by many people, is one of the most powerful countries on the Oden continent. Neither the Kingdom of Siyat nor the other three countries in the east of the continent can compete with it.
The east coast area is only a part of the Siat Kingdom, and the port town of Nasir is not one of the best towns in the east coast area.
When Robert Taylor came to the Fisher family, he was received by Irene and Lucius. Irene was the only supernatural person in the Fisher family, and Lucius was the acting head of the family.
Robert wore gold-rimmed glasses, a mustache, and light purple luxurious clothes. After sitting down, he smiled and said:
"I didn't expect that after I left Nasir Town for a few years, a new transcendent would appear in the town after I came back."
Lucius showed a trustworthy smile and said: "The emergence of extraordinary people in the family is just a blessing from the gods and the good luck of the Fisher family."
Robert ordered the servant to bring the gift, and then continued:
"I just came back from studying abroad in the Lorne Empire not long ago. I can feel that the development of the Lorne Empire is completely different from here. In the past ten years, something called a 'steam engine' has played a big role."
Eileen, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but ask: "The steam engine you mentioned, is that some mysterious thing?"
Robert was stunned for a while and then replied with a smile: "The steam engine is not a mysterious thing. In fact, the steam engine has not shown any extraordinary properties so far, although many people believe that it is a miracle in itself."
“The power of the steam engine is comparable to that of a horse, and it can easily and automatically push various things without resorting to human power or extraordinary strength.”
"In the past few years, I have seen that the Lorne Empire has gradually used steam engines in mining and textiles, greatly increasing the output of both. The reason I came back this time is to raise funds to buy a batch of machines to the Siat Kingdom."
When he said this, he pushed up his glasses and said naturally: "It's just that the funds that the Taylor family can currently provide are actually lacking."
The meaning of the words was obvious. In Lucius's life experience, the people who borrowed money were all real uncles, but he never fell into this trap.
Lucius laughed, narrowed his eyes and said, "I believe that the maritime merchants in Nasir Town, the mayor, the clan elders and the respected baron all have the ability to provide more funds, and they will be happy to invest in you if you want."
"It's just that the Fisher family's recent turnover has been very difficult, and we really can't help."
Erin had no idea what a steam engine was, and fell into deep silence.
She also felt that it was not very reliable, more like an excuse to deceive people into investing, or else she should find a way to deal with it.
Suddenly Irene felt an indescribable great will, and immediately realized that the source was the Lost Lord, who was interested in the "steam engine" the man mentioned!
In half a year, Eileen rarely had the opportunity to receive divine enlightenment, but her heart became more and more pious.
No matter rich or poor, she continuously receives gratitude and wonder after healing others time and time again. Her warm power can always show the greatness and kindness of the Lost Lord time and time again.
O great Lord of the Lost, your will is the fate of the Fisher family, and faithfully I have heard your thoughts!
Robert's face showed a look of disappointment that could not be concealed, but suddenly he heard Irene say:
"We are willing to invest ten gold coins."
Robert was stunned at first, and the next moment he was ecstatic and asked in disbelief: "Is it true, Miss Eileen, did I hear wrongly?"
"Of course it's true." Erin nodded extremely calmly and sincerely.
Lucius, on the other hand, couldn't sit still and almost fell off the chair. He finally managed to resist the shock and couldn't help but look at Irene.
He suddenly saw Irene's extremely pious expression, and immediately understood what was going on.
There it is again.
The so-called oracle of the Lost Lord?
It seems that the "steam engine" is not such a simple scam.
Lucius fell into deep contemplation. He had witnessed the aura of the black light that engulfed all things. After gaining power, he had been thinking about what kind of existence the Lost Lord was?
During his more than ten years as a mercenary, he had seen mysterious beings lurking in certain villages. They relied on some extraordinary power to claim to be gods and confuse those ignorant people.
Perhaps the Lord of the Lost is the same thing that the jungle natives of the Blood Order believe in, and is some kind of extremely powerful mysterious existence.
Whatever it is, it's a great opportunity for the Fisher family.
He took a deep breath, it didn't matter what it was, as long as he could use the powerful power of this thing to achieve his goal!
Lucius narrowed his eyes, then laughed again, and said loudly: "Mr. Robert, actually we have a small request."
Robert nodded quickly and asked proactively: "What's your request? I can help with anything I can!"
Lucius continued: "The Fisher family wants to buy some alchemy props and weapons, but there is no channel for the time being."
In order to deal with the possible revenge of the natives, he felt that it was necessary to be fully prepared.
Robert smiled and agreed: "I can solve small problems at any time. In fact, I have a friend from the Sun Church who sells alchemical products."
A few days later, the Fisher family received a batch of alchemical products from Robert.
Ten blood potions for recovering injuries cost ten silver coins, and five small alchemical explosives cost twenty silver coins.
A flintlock gun modified with alchemy to improve accuracy, and ten powerful special alchemy bullets paired with it. However, ordinary bullets can also be loaded and used. The alchemy flintlock gun and special bullets add up to one gold coin.
However, after several months, the Fisher family was prepared to respond to the jungle indigenous attack that never happened. Later, it was discovered that a large-scale civil strife broke out among the indigenous people on the east coast, which would last for a long time and would not end.
