Chapter 274 Deepwater Valley Mining Merchants Group [Subscription Request]

The continent of Naroa is so vast.

The places Chen Xuan has set foot on so far are just a drop in the ocean.

Not to mention the small Magtan City, even the giant city of Atax with a population of tens of millions is nothing compared to the entire Naroa continent.

Under such circumstances, I try to figure out the landscape of the entire continent based on my personal opinions.

That's a little too arrogant.

In fact, the Naroa continent is not that advanced, but it is not considered backward.

At the very least, it is a world that is self-consistent in all aspects.

Suddenly, Chen Xuan suddenly felt something in his heart.

I still want to walk more in the future and take a good look at this wonderful world.

Suddenly his horizons were broadened, and Chen Xuan couldn't help but have a new desire to explore.

Shaking his head, he no longer thought about those things that were and were not.

Taking this opportunity, he also wanted to see the trading situation in the shop.

Magatan lacks a large amount of supplies. The current situation is that there is money but cannot be spent, not that there is no money to spend.

If all the funds on hand were spent, the materials purchased would be enough to expand the size of Magatan City by two or three times.

So taking advantage of the opportunity of coming to Sentinel Shop, Chen Xuan also planned to find several suitable and capable business groups.

Relying on the long-distance teleportation array at Black Leaf Sentinel, the circulation of materials here is very convenient.

After walking a few steps along the entrance of the store, he soon found a merchant that interested him.

The merchant hangs a signboard with the words "Deepwater Valley Minerals Stationed in Black Leaf Sentinel Merchant Group".

Various metal ingots and some amorphous ore wool are stacked in the hay shed at the rear.

Those ingots were neatly stacked together, with at least hundreds of pieces of each type.

They were all piled up into a square shape, glowing with different metallic lusters under the light of the sun.

Each piece of metal casting is the same size.

They are all rectangular parallelepipeds with a length of 60 centimeters, a width of 35 centimeters, and a thickness of 20 centimeters.

The weight depends on the type of metal.

Among them, the most numerous and eye-catching ones are black iron ingots.

This thing is also the most commonly used ingot in the casting field of Naloa continent.

But generally speaking, black iron ingots are also the easiest to obtain.

You only need to melt the black iron coins to get the casting materials.

And there is a huge amount of black iron coins in any settlement.

However, in terms of price and cost, the finished ingots are much cheaper than melting and casting them directly with black iron coins.

Their difference is roughly equivalent to the trading gold and jewelry gold in Blue Star.

As consumables, it is definitely more cost-effective to buy ingots than to melt black iron coins.

The metal ingots stacked on site may not seem to be large in quantity, but in fact they can satisfy the consumption of a city-level blacksmith association for nearly four naroa months.

The total value of this shipment reached millions or even tens of millions of kronor.

Most of the people who come here to buy ingots are the blacksmith apprentices who are responsible for running errands in small settlements.

You only need to buy three or four pieces of each casting material to meet your short-term needs.

Chen Xuan observed silently for a while, and then walked to the mineral stall in the Deepwater Valley.

The emblem of the Deepwater Valley Minerals is a winding river and a mining pickaxe.

This emblem looks relatively simple, but it is easy to remember and easy to leave a deep impression on people.

He only stood for a moment when a clerk in a robe and uniform came over.

The uniform looks like work clothes and a mechanic's apron.

It was also covered in mineral oil and dirt.

“Deepwater Valley Minerals is at your service.”

The clerk is a pure-blood human. He looks young, but a little fat.

The bulging cheeks were also stained with black mineral stains.

Chen Xuan nodded, reached into his pocket to grab a handful, and took out the list issued by Baron Bezos.

"I need a larger quantity."

“I wonder if Deepwater Valley can provide delivery service?”

“Also, the inventory here doesn’t quite meet my needs.”

He did not rush to report the details, but first posed the question to the other party.

But I saw the fat little clerk showing a confident smile.

"Deepwater Valley Minerals is one of the largest mining business groups in the Kingdom of Duroa."

"We have many of the best mineral veins in the kingdom."

"At the same time, it also has the best refining technology."

"If your demand is relatively large and the total amount of the order exceeds two million crowns, the business group can complete the transfer of goods through the teleportation array at the sentry point within three Naloya days."

"As for delivery, of course it is within our service range."

"For orders with a total amount of more than 100,000 kronor, free delivery within 500 kilometers."

"For orders totaling more than one million kronor, we can deliver to you within a 5,000-kilometer radius."

Having said this, he turned around and pointed at the giant land beast that was resting behind the temporary warehouse.

Then he said in a more confident tone.

"Our giant land beast can travel 1,000 kilometers a day with a heavy load!"

After listening to his description, Chen Xuan shook his head.

"Land-walking giant beast?"

"No, they're still too slow."

"Forget it, I can figure out a way to solve the transportation problem myself."

"You'd better convert the transportation service into a discount for me."

The giant land beast has almost the highest carrying capacity and speed among ground beasts of burden.

These behemoths are about 12 meters long, comparable to a large bus.

They have a thick tail that can effectively maintain balance.

They have eight thick cylindrical legs.

Their backs are relatively flat and covered with a layer of solid shell.

Their single-time carrying capacity is 170 times that of a four-eyed cow, 266 times that of a mountain horse, and 210 times that of a coolie mule.

They have excellent endurance and can trek continuously for more than four water clocks.

They only need to rest for one water clock to continue moving forward.

They are gentle and omnivorous, mainly eating various grasses and fresh plants.

Because their feces are rich in fiber, they can be used as fuel after drying.

The most important thing is that they can also cast several first-level to second-level earth spells.

The land-based giant beasts are in short supply in the pack animal market, and they are large magical animals that may not be bought even if you have money.

There are only three of them at the Black Leaf Outpost, which is considered a luxurious configuration for all the merchants in the vendors.

And the speed of one thousand kilometers a day is not slow.

It is only seven or eight thousand kilometers from Magtan City to Atax Giant City.

Let the land-based giant beast run a trip, and it will only take seven or eight days to arrive one way.

Of course, the day here refers to the Naroa day.

For the natives of Naroa, the delivery of goods by land-based giant beasts is definitely a luxurious service.

But Chen Xuan sneered at this.

Such an attitude made the fat clerk feel a little dissatisfied.

The guy dressed as a mercenary in front of him was really arrogant.

He wanted to see how much the other party wanted to buy.

Silently glanced at the copper-level adventurer emblem on Chen Xuan's chest.

Quietly concealed the contempt in his eyes.

Bronze-level adventurers are definitely the bottom of the Black Leaf Outpost.

As for the black iron-level adventurers, it is difficult to survive in the jurisdiction of the outpost.

The surrounding monster caves are not comparable to Bang City in terms of scale and number.

In Magtan City, bronze-level adventurers are the backbone, and black iron-level adventurers are the bottom.

At the Black Leaf Outpost, bronze-level adventurers become the real bottom.

And black iron-level adventurers have no sense of existence here.

The level of the region is different, and the strength level and contempt chain will also progress accordingly.

Obviously, Chen Xuan, who wears the bronze-level badge, is now at the end of the contempt chain.

"Okay, this question is naturally up to you."

"But how much do you want to buy?"

Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes and glanced at the straw shed warehouse behind him.

The large amount of metal ingots piled up made the air around here filled with the smell of iron filings.

After roughly estimating the number in his mind, Chen Xuan waved his hand.

"We want all the goods you have here."

"In addition, we need 500 pieces of fine forged alloy castings, 900 magic pattern stones, 600 molten crystals, 350 pieces of mountain copper ingots with Hall powder added, 90 bundles of mithril silk, 150 bags of low-level elemental magic gem powder each, and 90 boxes of fire ore..."

Chen Xuan reported a long list of metal materials according to the list.

These materials cannot be purchased in the settlements around Magtan City.

Originally, we could only go to the giant city of Attacks. Now that there are so many shops and many powerful merchant groups in the Black Leaf Outpost, it is a good choice to solve them here at one time.

According to the plan, this batch of materials can be used by the Magtan City Blacksmith Association and Alchemy Workshop for more than three Naroa months, which is enough to support the consumption of doubling the defense zone.

It is mainly used to manufacture various equipment and consumables such as arrows/crossbow bolts.

There are also rune enhancements and engraved magic arrays required for front-line fortifications.

After hearing the list reported by Chen Xuan, the fat clerk was stunned.

"Sir... You are not joking, are you?"

Chen Xuan rolled his eyes silently.

"Of course not."

"Go and call your manager."

"Calculate the price. I hope to see the goods ready before the sun sets."

Seeing that Chen Xuan's expression did not seem to be joking, this guy finally became serious.

He ran back in a panic, and soon brought a long-bearded dwarf wearing an exquisite robe and a gem ring.

This dwarf looked quite old, and his eyes were full of wrinkles.

There were more than a dozen different emblems of different sizes hanging on his chest, showing his skills and identity.

This is also a common situation on the Naroa continent.

After all, there are countless associations and organizations here.

Almost every organization represents one or more specific technical expertise and capabilities.

The more emblems you hang, the stronger your ability is.

You should know that dwarves usually have a longer lifespan than humans, and they are considered adults at the age of 40.

They start to show signs of aging at the age of 120.

Even dwarves who have not cultivated magic can easily live to 200 or 300 years old.

If you have a certain level of magic cultivation, the upper limit of the average lifespan will be extended to a certain extent.

The price of the long lifespan of the tribe is that the overall fertility is relatively low.

Dwarf couples basically have one child in their lifetime and it is difficult for them to conceive a second child.

You can only improve your fertility by drinking the dwarf spring.

Legend has it that it was a gift from Muradin.

As the spring water becomes increasingly scarce, the dwarf population is gradually shrinking.

Intermarriage has become the second choice for many dwarves.

It has to be said that this is also a reflection of ethnic characteristics and balance.

If there is really a race with a long life span and strong fertility, then it is not far from dominating the Naroa continent.

So the slightly old dwarf in front of him must be at least one or two hundred years old.

"Hello, young adventurer."

"First, let me introduce myself."

"I am Reza Tieshi, the manager of the Deepwater Valley Mining Merchants' Black Leaf Outpost."

"A fourth-level blacksmith, a fourth-level mineral appraiser, and a second-level deacon of the Furnace Association of the Kingdom of Duroya..."

As Chen Xuan expected, the dwarf named Reza Tieshi came up and introduced himself.

The long titles and names of various associations made him drowsy.

But he did not interrupt, because it was very impolite to do so according to etiquette.

After about a minute of self-introduction, Reza Tieshi finally stopped talking.

"The total amount of materials you purchased exceeds 10 million crowns."

"You can get a Deepwater Valley Mining VIP Card."

"You can get a 9.2% discount with the card, but the single purchase must be over 1 million crowns to use it."

"In addition, my buddy told me that you don't need our delivery service."

"Here we can waive 350,000 crowns for you."

"It's equivalent to the price of hiring 6 land beasts to transport 5,000 kilometers one way."

"Now, you need to hand over at least 3 million crowns on the spot, and we will prepare the goods for you immediately."

Reza Tieshi's business ability is obviously much stronger than that of the fat clerk.

And he is not dragging his feet at all.

First, he estimated the approximate total price of the batch of goods.

And then he talked about the preferential measures of the merchant group, which sounded reasonable and convincing.

After he finished speaking, he asked the clerk to fetch a large wooden barrel with a diameter of two meters.

He smiled and gestured to Chen Xuan to pay 3 million crowns first.

This money is considered an intention deposit, mainly to prove financial strength and eliminate empty talk.

Previously, the Magtan Municipal Treasury had a surplus of about 20 million crowns.

When the whole city was intimidated, about 60 to 70 million crowns were obtained from various scattered channels.

In addition, the Blacksmith Association, Alchemy Workshop, Magic Association and other organizations in the city had a total reserve fund of more than 190 million crowns.

Finally, about 600 million privately minted dark gold coins and 327 melted dark gold bricks were found in the vault of Ansetus.

Each dark gold brick has the same specifications, and after subsequent measurements, the value is about 130,000 crowns.

So the current amount of funds available in Magtan City has reached nearly 1 billion crowns.

In addition to the 100 million crowns left for the State City Finance and the 100 million crowns carried by Baron Bezos.

The remaining funds are in Chen Xuan's storage compartment.

He stretched out his right hand, where he wore a storage bracelet.

Of course, this thing is only used for concealment.

After confirming the correct position, he began the process of photographing the dark gold coins.

The exchange rate of Dark Gold Coins in recent days is 1179 crowns, which is a small high point.

So only 2545 coins are needed.

As for those small changes, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, when calculating the total price in the end, you still have to bargain.

More than 2,000 Dark Gold coins of excellent quality fell into the big wooden barrel with a "ding-dong" sound.

Soon, a small gold mountain was piled up.

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