Chapter 201 New veins
After killing several waves of wandering greenskins blocking the road, Levi's troops also began to search further, and soon his guess was confirmed. It was true that there were no known why new minerals appeared here, the steaming furnaces, and the large pieces of bronze placed on the side proved that the greens must have used them to forge weapons before!
Faced with at least twenty units of bronze, even ironwood had to admit this, and the greens dug out new minerals from here.
After frowning and thinking about it for a while, Temu suddenly realized: "Ah, Levitra, I understand. It must have been the earthquake more than half a month ago that opened up some channels that had not been discovered before!"
More than half a month ago, an earthquake occurred near Blackstone Fort, but that kind of earthquake had no effect on Blackstone Fort at all. The dwarves were accustomed to living in the mountains and underground, so they would not be unprepared for it. Their castles all have very strong earthquake resistance, but they did not expect that they would be affected here.
Levitra nodded slightly: "Temu, then take the troops to confirm further."
Now, he calmed down and began to wonder what he could get here. Although this place has been theoretically abandoned by the dwarves, it was discovered by them after all. Now that he wants to put aside the other party's monopoly, there are some problems, because he is a human after all, and even his race is different from them.
Moreover, it is more than ten or twenty miles away from Blackstone Castle. Along the way, there are wild orcs and green-skinned wandering teams everywhere. Even if Leviz wants to monopolize the mineral veins, how to transport them safely for sale is a problem. What's more, mining mineral veins will definitely be used for dwarves, and his subordinates will not do this job!
From this point of view, the best choice is to find a partner, and it is a partner who is friendly to him. Levitra thought about it and his eyes fell on Tiemu. He currently only has a good relationship with the other party's Wildhammer clan in Blackstone Castle, but now he is still safe to defend and wait for Tiemu's report.
Tiemu did not disappoint Levitra. He soon returned safely with his troops, confirming their speculation that the original abandoned mine opened a new passage due to the earthquake not long ago, and then exposed an undiscovered vein. Although only bronze was produced, the reserves were very abundant, and the overall value of this mine would not be too low.
Maybe tomorrow, this place should not be called the green copper waste mine site, but the bronze mine!
With such a surprising discovery, Levi was naturally not in the mood to stay here. After ordering his subordinates to destroy all the furnaces left by the Greenskins, Levi took the bronze left by the Greenskins and began to return to Blackstone Fort. Anyway, this mine vein could not escape here.
Fortunately, the same type of materials can be superimposed in one position, otherwise Levitra would be really difficult to carry so many materials.
He walked along the way without even having time to see how his Zhendan business was doing. Instead, he sent Tanato and others to take care of it. Levitra himself followed Tiemu to the location of their Wild Chronicle, and Tiemu went directly to find their patriarch.
Although the value of bronze is almost at the bottom among existing metals, it may not matter to the king of Blackstone Castle, but it is a vein after all, and it is a big deal for the Wild Raid clan. If it can be used well, the ranking of the Wild Raid clan may be able to catch up with several of its peers and go further in Blackstone Castle.
You should know that there are dozens of dwarf clans like them even in Blackstone Castle, and there are thousands of them in the entire Mountain Kingdom. If they can become stronger through cooperation, they will be able to save face even in the Group Kingdom.
The current patriarch of the Manchu clan thought so, so he quickly put down his work and came to see Levice in person. For some personal reasons, he also brought the elder who had met Levice before, the dwarf elder who helped Levice buy a shop.
"Hello, God's Chosen Hero Levith, I am the leader of the Wildhammer clan, Silverbeard, and this is our elder Red Axe Wildhammer."
The patriarch of the Wildhammer clan, just like other dwarves that Levi had seen before, had no polite habits. After a little introduction, he began to get straight to the point: "I heard Temu talk about this, I don't know how Levitra, you want to cooperate with our Wildhammer clan?"
"Clan leader, I want to confirm first whether the ownership of that mine vein still belongs to Black Stone Fort?"
This is the most concerned issue of Levitra. If the dwarf still claims to own the mine vein, Levitra will be in vain. He has no strength to compete with Blackstone Fort.
The head of the Wildhammer clan with a beautiful silver beard waved indifferently: "Levis, you don't have to worry about this problem. According to the laws of the Mountain Kingdom, any mineral vein that was confirmed to be abandoned, even if it was later discovered as a gold mine, is completely owned by the people who have newly discovered its value, and is not limited to dwarves or humans. As for its original owner, it can only be blamed for not having any vision!"
The Kingdom of Mountains is the dwarves’ claim to their own kingdom. Sometimes the dwarves also habitually call themselves the sons of the mountains because they prefer to stay in the mountains than the plains.
Levitra was relieved a lot. The dwarves were so happy that he didn't want to be too entangled. Now, he could understand. There was no need to go around in circles when communicating with the dwarves. Telling his purpose directly is the dwarves' favorite way.
"Clan leader, then I'll just say it. Although I discovered that mine vein, my strength is still too weak now. I don't have enough troops to protect it, nor do I have the ability to mine, transport and sell it. So I want to hand over the entire mine vein to the Manchu clan for processing," said Levith, smiling, "and I just need to enjoy its achievements."
Levith's words were not beyond the expectations of the leader of the Manhatmaster, but he was still very satisfied with the other party's pleasure. I have to say that this is very rare among humans.
Although dwarves have naturally had a good impression of humans because of the covenant between dwarves and humans since ancient times, dwarves with generous personalities still cannot fully accept many of human habits. It is great to be as cheerful as Levitra.
"Very good, Levitra, we have discussed this situation before. If you hand over the veins to us completely, as usual, as well as the manpower and material resources we need to put in this action, we can hand over all the harvest to you, and the remaining 45% will be from our Wildhammer clan."
This number was not something he said randomly, but was obtained through calculations and past conventions.
Levitra smiled and glanced at the dwarf elder Red Axe and Wildhammer next to him, and then he shook his head gently: "No, Master, don't be so troublesome, 50%, I only need 50%, this number should be more convenient to remember."
Anyway, no matter how many yuan it is, it will be in vain, and he doesn't need to pay any price. This half achievement is regarded as a gift from the other party to help him before. Without the help of the elder Red Axe and Wildhammer, he wouldn't have been able to get such a good shop so easily.
Both old dwarves laughed. Although Levice did not say that, as the leaders of the Wildhammer clan, they were naturally not fools. Of course, they could understand the reason why Levice did this, but this did not prevent them from having a good impression of Levice. There are not many humans like this now, and it is worth further interaction!
The leader of the Wild Hammer Clan waved his hand: "Okay, then that's it, Levith, I'll go to the King's place to apply for ownership of the mine vein for you, and we'll start construction tomorrow!"
Red Axe and Wildhammer also nodded at Levice with a smile: "Levice, I also want to arrange the distribution of troops. Let's do this for today. But if you encounter problems in the store in the future, you can also find me. I will serve as a quarantine officer there for 5 hours every day."
Levitra also smiled: "Then thank you, Lord Elder."
It seems that it is indeed a wise choice to cooperate with the Wild Ram clan. Otherwise, just the matter of applying for ownership with the King of Blackstone Castle would not be known how much time it would take, and maybe some task would have to be done.
And the other party is a king after all, and it is not easy for ordinary people to see him, but now that he is working with Blackstone Castle, he saves all this series of troubles.
After almost completing the mine vein matter, Levitra returned to his Zhendan business.
Of course, he did not choose to enter through the main entrance, but went around half a circle and entered through the back entrance. The shop was several hundred square meters, but it was not used for the time being, so it had been slightly transformed by Levitra and became the temporary residence of his subordinates.
Seeing him coming back with a smile on his face, the Moore Knight, who had already returned here, quickly came forward: "Sir, it seems that everything goes well?"
"Well, that's right, the agreement has been made. The Manchu clan will be responsible for all matters. We just need to wait and get the money. What's the situation in the store ahead?"
"It's also very smooth. The loot we received during our previous adventures seemed very valuable to these God-Selected Heroes, so they liked it very much. Butler Dick said that our turnover today is even more than the total amount they had when they were normally open for a week, which is why they really want to buy the Sondan Spearman you made by adults."
Levitra raised his eyebrows. It seems that the Lord was not very good at this, or his products were too popular? But in this way, his funds would definitely be much more abundant. After all, most of the products there were priced by themselves. Even if he didn't go to see them, he could estimate the rough gains.
But I should have done more of the Swordsman, but the rare things are expensive, so I still can't let them out too much in a short period of time.
"Well, I understand, let's do it. Tanato, you can take Huameis and Sienna first. If you want, you can go to the tavern to recruit some subordinates, mainly defensive warriors. The 70 gold coins here are given to you. If you meet a good subordinate and you don't have enough money, you can come back and report to me. If you have free time, you can also go shopping in Blackstone Castle by yourself to see if you have anything you want to buy."
While speaking, Levitra took out the gold coins and handed them to the other party. As his subordinates, Tanato and Huameis were able to get a certain amount of pocket money from themselves from time to time, and they were also a little savings.
Tanato took the gold coins in a daze, but soon he realized that he was just a combat hero, and this seemed not something he was good at!
Tanato opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Levitra patted the other person on the shoulder: "There is no need to be pressured, I believe in your eyes."
Although the other party is a combat hero, with rich combat experience, he obviously won't mess up this task casually, because he can at least accurately judge the strength of others.
Moreover, so far, the asking price of all the indigenous peoples that Levitra has encountered is proportional to their strength. No one dares to maliciously raise prices, because it is also irresponsible for their own lives, and they have to do as much as they pay. Although these indigenous people have relatively low intelligence levels, they still have this minimum awareness.
Tanato took the gold coins given by Levitra and left nervously, but fortunately Huameis and others were willing to go with him, which somewhat dispelled some of his concerns. Although he was just a little girl, the other party was also a hero. If the two of them worked together, they would not mess up this problem.
Levitra glanced at the half-elf standing beside him: "Siena, I don't need your help yet, you can go and rest first. By the way, congratulations on your successful promotion to level 3 troops."
In the previous battle, Sienna successfully gave the Big Pig a fatal blow. With her rich combat experience before, her strength has been further improved. In addition to the increase in basic attributes, she also obtained a skill called Armor Broken Arrow.
Unlike the armor-breaking skill that Levitra has seen before, this armor-breaking arrow can cause a continuous negative state to the enemy, reducing its armor by 2-4 points.
Although the duration is only 10 seconds and she can't use it too many times in a short period of time, during this period, everyone can cause higher damage to the enemy. With the high attack power of Dwarf Musketeers and others, it can be said that she will definitely be one of the indispensable and important members when fighting the boss in the future.
After hearing Levitra's words, Sienna's face also showed a rare smile: "Thank you, sir, but I will continue to work hard."
Originally, she joined Levi's army late, and her strength was not outstanding. Even Kelly, who was half-elf, was stronger than her before. After all, when she was level 2, the opponent was already level 3. In addition, the people who joined Levi's army recently were stronger than the other, this inevitably made Sienna bear great pressure.
However, today, her strength has finally improved. Although she is still inferior to several masters in the team and is not as good as her younger sister Wames, Sienna is not discouraged because she knows that her efforts will definitely pay off.
And there is another point that she recently discovered that with the continuous fighting with Green Skin, she seemed to have gradually mastered some special skills, but she had not confirmed this yet, so she did not tell Levitra, just told her closest sisters Kelly and Wammis, but I believe that after she thoroughly mastered that skill, she would definitely surprise her hero.
Chapter completed!