Chapter 42 Camp

Looking at the dazzling gold coins and crystals, Rebecca, Amber and Byron Knight fell into a sluggishness without any surprise.

When Byron was a mercenary, he had seen so-called treasures in the deep mountains, but those dim and dusty antiques were not of the same order as the military supplies protected by runes in front of him; Rebecca, as a fallen noble in the countryside, she There are not as many treasures that I can see in the castle in my life; not to mention Amber, from the point of view of a dedicated and dedicated thief, for the first time she feels that it may be difficult for her to empty the things here. now...

Of course, while they were sluggish, they would inevitably have a layer of curiosity, because many things in front of them were standard equipment from the Gondor period, and most of these things depended on the advanced magic technology of the Gondor Empire. Therefore, after the founding of Anzu, the pioneers The equipment they brought was basically broken and one less, and a lot of them used up and used up their energy. To this day, the ancient weapons of Gondor have become a mystery in Ansu, even in the history books. Of course, these dazzling equipment in the warehouse are extremely unfamiliar to them.

But to Miss Amber, it doesn't really matter what the principles of these things are - they look so valuable anyway!

"Gondor long gold coin... Shield emblem silver coin... and real three-leaf golden flower coin! My God!" Amber rushed to the box full of coins, and his head was almost buried in the pile of gold coins. " Money! It's all money! We've made a fortune! Boss, we've made a fortune!!"

When you have no money, you are old-fashioned, and when you have money, you are the boss. This attitude change is really worthy of her title of elf shame.

Gawain stretched out his hand and pulled Amber out of the money pile, grabbing at the back of her neck and collar: "Calm down, calm down—this is my money, not yours!"

Amber looked righteous: "As your most loyal follower, this money is yours and mine!"

"These gold and silver coins are the least valuable things, and the crystals next to them are the real treasures," Gawain curled his lips, introducing these things that were completely unfamiliar to contemporary people, "The ones stacked outside the box are rough crystals. , Unprocessed magic matrix, Rebecca, you are a mage, you should know them - although they need to be processed before they can be used, but they can definitely come in handy. In the box is a standard military crystal from the Gondor period, which is very simple to use , It can increase the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the territory for a long time. Those swords and armors are a trouble... I checked it just now, and the state is not very good, especially the magic organs, which are almost scrapped, and now they can be used. How much fighting power will be used is unclear."

Although there are airtight runes set up in this treasure house, which can slow down the oxidation and rust of the metal, the constant collapse and energy dissipation process of the magic mechanism itself cannot be delayed, although they themselves have a long "shelf life" ", but in the face of the seven hundred year time span, there is still a limit to the shelf life - not only those weapons and armors, in fact, even the military crystals in several boxes have different degrees of energy dissipation, and now the energy contained in them is probably Only less than one-third of the "factory", and the failure rate of these antiques is also a problem.

But for the Cecil family, who is now impoverished and white, it is still an amazing wealth.

So even though Gawain emphasized the poor state of these things, Rebecca and Amber's eyes were still straight.

"Such a huge fortune..." Knight Byron felt that his mouth was a little dry, "It has been lying quietly on the border of the kingdom... and no one knows..."

"In a way, I would like to thank the foggy civil strife a hundred years ago," Gawain shook his head, "when the Moen family still remembered these wealth, the magic tide blocked people's footsteps in exploring this place, and when the magic tide After the subsidence, the Moen family has broken the inheritance. Alas, fate..."

Mouth sighing fate,

What Gawain really lamented was this closed and backward feudal system - all wealth belonged to kings and lords, and the lifeline of the country would also be held in the hands of a few families in the form of private property. It will become an ownerless thing in the wild mountains and mountains. What absurd situation is this?

If the Moen family recorded these treasure houses on paper and stored them in the archives, and the members of the royal family were only responsible for keeping the keys, these treasures might not necessarily be his turn to take. The unbearable royal family will definitely hit the idea of ​​these things.

But how do you say it, isn't it just the so-called medieval standard that the treasure house of family inheritance has been left behind for various reasons?

Rebecca's eyes swept over the ancient equipment and crystals, and finally landed on a box of gold and silver coins, she let out a long breath: "With these, I can pay off Viscount Andrew's debts, and buy food and stones. now..."

Gawain glanced at her and shook his head: "No, this money cannot be spent directly."

"Ah?" Rebecca was stunned for a moment, but she wasn't really stupid, and quickly reacted, "Because these are antiques?"

"That's right, you are going to buy something with a bunch of Gondor gold and silver coins from seven hundred years ago. Anyone with a brain will guess that the Cecil family has dug a treasure in this dark mountain," Gao said. Wen nodded, "At least when our foothold is not stable, these things can't be exposed casually."

"Then what to do?" Rebecca frowned, "We're short of money now..."

"It's very simple, even if you change the appearance, gold is still gold, and silver is still silver. Thank you for this era of precious metal trading." !"

"Mom!!" Miss Half-elf almost jumped up, "Do you know what you're talking about! It's melted?! These are ancient gold coins and ancient silver coins from seven hundred years ago! You just ran the black market and sold them as antiques. It's more reliable than melting!"

"The ancient gold and silver coins from seven hundred years ago are preserved as new. More importantly, many of them are ancient imperial coins that have been completely lost and can only be seen in books," Gawain said. Looking at Amber, he showed the same gentle eyes as he usually looks at Rebecca, "You can take one or two and resell it. You can sell me all six boxes for a try? If you can come back alive, I will give it to you. A box!"

Amber gritted her teeth, trying to slap a box and run away, but when she looked at Gawain's arms that were thicker than her thighs, she suppressed the bold and rude thought in her heart.

But she still wanted to struggle: "Then you can't melt it all... It's too wasteful..."

"Of course only a part of it is melted," Gawain spread his hands, "I would really feel bad if I had to melt so many antiques, wouldn't I? First, re-mint a part of the coins to relieve the urgent need, and seal the rest to see when it will be delivered. use."

Amber's expression relaxed only then, and Gawain looked at Rebecca with a smile: "Now you know why I specifically declared that I wanted to keep my identity as Duke Cecil in Silver Castle that day?"

Rebecca blinked: "Huh?"

"Stupid! The Duke has the right to mint coins!" Amber stared, then turned to Gawain, "So you made up your mind to melt the antiques here, right?!"

"It can be said that," Gawain admitted without any pressure, "I am now an unprecedented duke who is not on the ground. The territory is temporarily zero, and I have to reclaim it myself, but even if there is no territory, the various privileges that come with the identity of the duke are: Legally, it is 'naturally self-contained', and the right to mint coins is just one of them."

Amber looked at Gawain with bulging eyes, and could only sigh in the end: "It's still you ancient nobles who can play - now those bastard nobles who only know how to dig holes in their territories and defraud the tolls of traders are really incomparable to you."

To this, Gawain's answer was only one sentence: "Let's take a long-term view. Even this entire treasure trove is not worth mentioning compared to the future."

Then he instructed Byron and Rebecca to load up some crystals and coins, and prepare to leave the place first.

This treasure trove is in hand, but there is no way to use everything here. First, let the camp below be established, and then trustworthy soldiers will divide the treasure trove in batches - the most important thing. It's weaponry - shipped to the camp. At the same time, we have to arrange personnel on duty for the treasure house. Although there is a magic gate to protect it, since I have already arrived here, I cannot continue to leave the treasure house unattended in the mountains.

And the ancient warrior outside the ruins will also be reburied - a rubble is not a qualified tomb. Now that people from the civilized world have returned to this land, the warriors who died in battle should be properly buried.

After the treasure house was sealed with platinum discs again, Gawain and his party left the place.

The camp near the beach is still busy and busy, but it is nearing the end.

The two knights, Byron and Philip, purchased a large number of tents in Tanzania - in fact, it was just the canvas and wood needed to set up the tents. After they arrived at the place, they needed to be processed on the spot before they could become temporary tents. However, the advance team The first group of people were all skilled craftsmen, and the speed of setting up tents was also very fast, and Heidi used some auxiliary spells to help. The camp has already begun to see scale at this moment.

According to the plan left by Gao Wen in advance, all tents are built on the south side of Baishui River, roughly forming a fan shape. Important materials such as grain and iron are stacked in the center of the camp, while the prefabricated wood brought here is stacked on the bank of the river for transportation. The scooters and caravans used at the time were piled up around the camp after being emptied, serving as a temporary barrier before the wall was built. Although the magic tide has subsided, this is a barren mountain and hills where civilization has been cut off. Who knows what beasts will come out. ?

Beside the tent in the center of the camp, Gawain found Heidi with a tired look on his face.

Believe that those ancient crystals can lift the spirits of this weary lady.