Chapter 276: Domineering Trisland [Subscribe]

Crossbows are easier to use than bows.

Therefore, in his weapons purchase, crossbows account for the majority and bows account for the minority.

However, the natives of Naroa are martial, especially those adventurers and mercenaries.

The rate of holding bows is still relatively high.

It is not a problem to temporarily pull out a longbow team.

When the magic disaster broke out before, the longbow projectiles of the defenders of Magtan City left a deep impression on Chen Xuan.

Before the popularization of firearms, crossbows are still the best choice for long-range attacks.

Even after the full popularization of firearms, crossbows can still be used as a reserve force for long-range strikes.

So as to be prepared for any eventuality.

After all, it is not easy to get enough firearms and ammunition to arm 200,000 or 300,000 people.

Even if all the personnel are light weapons, this is not a small number.

If you want to build several complete infantry divisions in Magtan City.

Then Chen Xuan has to make more preparations.

Forming a modern legion is not a play, weapons, armaments and training must keep up.

On Blue Star, the military strength of Dianmianjun Zhengfu is only a few hundred thousand.

And those civilian militias with 30,000 to 50,000 troops are already the regional hegemons.

This is why Chen Xuan actively expands international channels on Blue Star.

Including finding international middlemen with sufficient size and network of relationships.

And going to the most sensitive Ermao family to ask for money.

If not, what should Chen Xuan use to arm the entire Magtan City?

As for the establishment of a large army in the future, he needs to have enough territory in Naroya.

Directly move the production line over to be self-sufficient.

Even mountain copper and black iron can be used to replace the steel and copper of Blue Star to produce weapons.

And the rune improvement of weapons is also an issue that cannot be ignored.

These all need Chen Xuan to achieve step by step.

It is not something that can be achieved with a thought in mind.

In addition to bows and crossbows, Chen Xuan also purchased a lot of standard equipment specializing in defense and counterattack.

For example, a shield with advanced design ideas is very practical.

It can not only be equipped for a single soldier, but also for a temporary formation.

The shield surface is a nearly rectangular arc surface.

The innermost layer is a layer of four-eye cowhide, which can effectively reduce the impact.

The second to last layer is iron plow wood, which is soft inside and hard outside, suitable for resisting the piercing of arrows and spears.

The third layer is mountain copper with a thickness of about half a centimeter, and the fourth layer, which is the outer layer, is black iron.

The thickness is about three centimeters.

The thickness of the entire shield surface reaches eight centimeters.

It is fifty-five centimeters wide and eighty-five centimeters long.

Each layer has been strengthened by the second-level rune, and the edges have been riveted and reinforced.

The black iron on the outermost layer of the shield surface has another mystery, which can probe out a one-centimeter-long spike.

The overall defensive effect of this thorn shield is considerable.

It can effectively resist attacks of silver level and below.

It also has a certain resistance to magic of the same level.

Even if facing a super-level attack, there is a certain probability of resistance as long as it is not directly borne.

The most important thing is that the repair cost of this thing is not high.

The damaged layer will be replaced.

The engraved strengthening runes are only common runes such as [Solid], [Impact Absorption], and [Self-blunting].

The blacksmith shop in Bangcheng is fully capable of repairing it in batches.

These are only some of its advantages.

What really interests Chen Xuan is its structural design.

There are joints on the top, bottom, left, and right sides of this shield.

Two different shields can be spliced ​​and combined in any four directions.

In other words, it is not only a thorn shield, but also can be combined into a thorn shield wall.

Recalling the outbreak of the magic disaster, the shield warriors selected from mercenaries and adventurers on the outer defense line held a variety of shields in their hands, and Chen Xuan felt a headache.

The melee shield soldiers of the garrison were equipped with standard shields.

But they were just ordinary square shields, and they were not even strengthened by runes.

These are all for cost considerations.

So now that he saw the good stuff, Chen Xuan was immediately tempted.

Rune equipment and armor of the same level are usually more expensive than non-alien weapons.

Because more materials are used and the craftsmanship is more complicated.

Each side of this second-level spike shield costs 1950 kronor.

Chen Xuan directly purchased 1000 sides, and the unit price was discounted by 100 kronor, which is a good discount.

In total, he spent 1850000 kronor just to order the spike shield, not counting the crossbows he ordered before.

In addition, Chen Xuan also bought a lot of special crossbows and arrows.

For example, rune piercing arrows with armor-piercing effects, or flaming crossbow arrows that can trigger ignition after hitting.

Compared with ordinary goods, the unit price of these arrows and crossbows is more than ten times higher.

Ordinary arrows can be bought in a bundle of 30 for 60 kronor.

These special arrows cost 830 kronor to buy a bundle.

And the lethality is not particularly amazing.

It's just much stronger than ordinary arrows/crossbows.

The items were not cheap, but Chen Xuan was rich.

There were 7 kinds of special arrows/crossbow bolts in total, and Chen Xuan bought 1,000 bundles of each.

This was another expenditure of several million crowns.

Chen Xuan spent more than 10 million crowns in this forging company.

He originally wanted to purchase more.

But the company's inventory could not keep up.

For the part he ordered alone, he would have to wait for almost ten Naroya days to complete the handover.

The same is true for other forging companies, which would not prepare so much inventory.

However, there are one or more blacksmith workshops behind these forging companies.

As long as the order is placed, under normal circumstances, it can basically be delivered as agreed.

The payment method is still 3:3:4.

Chen Xuan paid 30% of the payment and got the part that the inventory could meet on the spot.

In the end, he got a little bit of a bargain.

After leaving the address of Magtan City and telling them that they could find Baron Bezos for the handover, Chen Xuan left leisurely.

This wave of bulk commodity purchases basically solved the inventory problem of food, mineral materials and standard equipment in Magtan City in the future.

Back to Black Leaf No. 7 Business House.

In front of the station of the Deepwater Valley Mining Merchants.

The expected scene of loading goods in full swing did not appear.

The dwarf steward Reza Tieshi was sweating profusely as he explained something to a man in noble clothes.

Chen Xuan approached silently from the back, just like other customers.

The two sides talked without restraint, so he easily heard the content of the conversation.

"Sorry, respected Earl Tris Landau."

"The goods at the station have all been ordered by customers one water clock hour ago."

"The other party paid a fee of three million crowns."

"According to the rules, this deal has been settled."

"For the reputation of Deepwater Valley, I can't break the contract."

"Perhaps you can choose to buy from other mining groups."

Reza Tieshi looked a little nervous, but he didn't give in.

From the meaning of his words, it is not difficult to see what kind of rude request the guy called Earl Tris Landau made.

The meaning of the last sentence is already very clear.

But when this was said, Tris, who was dressed in noble clothes, was angered.

He grabbed Reza Tieshi's collar.

This caused a few more wrinkles on the other party's decent gentleman's suit.

"Damn it, I'm a dark gold card customer of Deepwater Valley."

"Is this how you do business?"

"Are you going to drive big customers to your peers?"

Earl Triss Landau looked to be in his thirties.

The title of the kingdom is very watered down.

Some nobles don't even have territories.

Those who have territories have to compete in the size of their territories.

This place belongs to the giant city of Attucks, and there can't be a second giant city.

So the other party's territory should be at best within the scope of the state city level.

But he was able to obtain the title of earl as the ruler of the state city.

It proves that the Landau family he belongs to should not be an unknown noble family.

Chen Xuan has no interest in the lengthy and bloated aristocratic system of the Kingdom of Duroya.

But he still has a general understanding of these common sense issues.

It is worth mentioning that behind Earl Triss are four knights in silver armor.

These knights wear face-covering helmets and a long, gorgeous feather on their heads.

On the chest of the armor is an emblem of two long-horned bulls walking side by side.

It is estimated that it should be the collar emblem of Tris or the family emblem of the Landau family.

These four knights are strictly disciplined and stand meticulously.

They wear cavalry double-edged swords on their waists, each of which shines with the brilliance of elements.

It looks like a high-level magic weapon.

In addition, Chen Xuan also noticed that they wear dark gold battle emblems on their chests.

That is the golden knight certification of the Kingdom of Duaro.

This means that the four knights in front of them are all gold-level strongmen.

And they are warriors who have received rigorous knight training.

These strictly trained knights are more capable than the gold-level strongmen among adventurers and mercenaries.

Of course, those freaks with rich combat experience are not included in this comparison.

For example, the female warrior Satyr of Zerekan, who inherited the will of the Blackwater Sword Saint, is like this.

But no matter what, the fact that he has four golden knights to protect him is enough to prove that the arrogant and domineering Earl Tris Landau in front of him still has some background.

At least he is much better than Baron Bezos who got to the top by currying favor with his wife.

And Chen Xuan also heard the subtext in his words.

It's nothing more than that this guy is also the "Supreme VIP" of the Deepwater Valley Mining Merchants Group and holds a Dark Gold Card.

At the same time, he also has an urgent need to purchase mineral materials today.

But he didn't expect that he would suffer a loss here at the Deepwater Valley Mining Merchants Group's station.

It happened that Chen Xuan had just swept all the inventory here, and it would take time to adjust and replenish the goods later.

A hot-tempered playboy like Count Tris would definitely not be able to wait.

The most important thing is that the Dark Gold Card has a discount.

But Reza Blackstone asked him to go to other mining companies to buy.

Doesn't this mean that the Dark Gold Card discount will be wasted?

Coupled with Reza's resolute attitude of not wanting to give up the goods, he successfully angered Tris Lando.

But the dwarves have a characteristic, that is, persistence.

To put it bluntly, they are called iron-headed kids.

In order to track down the mysterious warhead, Johnson Iron Furnace went to the scene of Chen Xuan's troubles many times.

He almost found Chen Xuan's clues.

It can be seen that the dwarf's persistence is really reflected in all aspects.

In this regard, Reza Blackstone is no exception.

After he was grabbed by the collar, the apology and flattery on his face disappeared.

Instead, a serious look appeared.

"Dear Lord Tris."

"I need to remind you that this is the trading house of Blackleaf Outpost."

"And I am the registered person in charge of the Deepwater Valley Mining Merchant Corps stationed at Blackleaf Outpost."

"Any of your violence and forced purchases will be punished by the laws of the kingdom."

"The patrol team of Blackleaf Outpost will not show mercy."

"And the Deepwater Valley Mining Merchant Corps will also reserve the right to investigate your behavior."

It's true that these words made Tris a little timid.

Blackleaf Outpost belongs to the outpost directly under the Giant City. It is essentially a military fortress, not a special trading city.

There is a set of strict rules here.

Everyone must abide by them.

Tris Lando is no exception.

Unless someone can suppress Marquis Andrea Ferre who leads the Giant City.

And the Deepwater Valley Mining Merchant Corps is not an unknown mining group.

Their business is spread across three of the five major human kingdoms.

There are numerous outposts in various places.

There are also mining protection troops affiliated with the merchant corps.

The combat effectiveness of this army is not much worse than that of the outer legions of the imperial city.

It is better than the elite corps in the general giant city.

In summary, Reza Blackstone's righteous warning finally made him restrain himself.

Count Tris slowly loosened his hand.

"Humph!"

"In that case, if I can convince the buyer."

"Let him transfer some of the mineral materials to me, it should be in line with the rules of your merchant group."

Hearing his words, Reza showed a trace of worry on his face.

But after hesitating for a moment, he nodded.

"Of course..."

"But I still don't recommend you to do this..."

He was interrupted by Tris Landau before he finished speaking.

The domineering nobleman adjusted his brocade clothes and then showed a seemingly gentle smile.

"This is not something you should worry about."

"You said we should follow the rules, so I will follow the rules."

"Blue Wind Castle urgently needs to purchase a batch of minerals to strengthen its defense."

"So no matter what, I must take a batch of goods away today."

"And you and the Deepwater Valley Merchants have betrayed my trust."

"Speaking of which, in the past few Naroa years, the amount of minerals purchased by Blue Wind Castle here should be nearly 10 million crowns."

Count Tris planned to target the buyers.

He thought it was a good plan.

So he resumed his complacent look.

He even ridiculed Reza Blackstone, who was not tactful.

But Reza's lips trembled, but he didn't say anything in the end.

He just gestured to the back, indicating that the shop assistants should continue to prepare the goods.

Chen Xuan, who was standing behind eating melons, witnessed the whole process almost completely.

When he heard that this guy wanted to squat on him, he frowned immediately.

He couldn't defeat the demon general-level succubus, or it was not worth it to fight him.

But Triss Landau in front of him was still easy to deal with.

Even if there were four golden knights following him, it was no exception! (End of this chapter)