Chapter 129: The Fire Pit
"Your Majesty, the Seruvigas have already been dispatched."
Hearing the marshal's words, the king of Astante had a headache. Others say that this sentence is at most to explain a fact, but "Evil Eye" Scott & Bull Thornmas said this sentence, and the implication is: Why don't you let me go out? The king had no choice but to say bitterly: "Alas, how many times have I told you, we must focus on the overall situation and preserve our strength. If you look at the other countries, none of them are the first to do it, only the Seruviga people are stupidly going to be the first birds. β
"Your Majesty, are you still not telling me the truth? Although I am a martial artist, my mind is not rusty. Gareth the Wise never does anything stupid. β
Uncomfortable to see by the other party's eyes, the king hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Okay, what I say next is top secret, and you are not allowed to reveal it to others." Now the Twilight Empire is a sovereign state, so we cannot resort to force against it. Don't look at the Seruviga menace, in fact, they are at most in formation, and they haven't even entered Sara 'Monroe' for a single step. β
"Why don't you want war, nor do you want to provoke a crazy counterattack from the other side, but you want to be suspicious? War has always been in the service of politics, but can taking a hostile stance towards the Dusk Empire bring any benefit to Seruvega? All I can say about these questions is that Gareth the Wise is calculating the Empire of Twilight. He lit the fuse, Bigbowo added firewood, and the rest of the countries were responsible for making the fire bigger. The Bone Tyrant stepped into the pit of fire without knowing it, and when he found out what he was doing, he would have wept bitterlyβif he had tears. β
At this, the king smiled pleasantly, "This is a war without gunpowder, which cannot be understood by the poor wisdom of the necromantic creatures." Well, marshal, did you smell it, there was a burning smell in the room from just now? β
"Maybe the clerk is destroying the papers." The middle-aged man said, a few grains of cinder gently slipping from his cuffs. "Have the necro fallen for the trap now?"
The king opened the window, and the cold wind blew away the burnt smell. He faced the wind and said, "Just look at their ore imports this month, and you can see clearly." Alas, why is there a wise Gareth and Bigbower on this continent? β
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At the end of the day, Qingyi returned to the apartment and met Mrs. Green in the hallway. Mrs. Green, seeing that he had not returned for so long, could not help but be a little worried, and at this time she told him to pay attention to his body, and then cook for him. Qingyi thought to herself: No need to eat egg fried rice, long live!
With a mouthful full of the sour taste of pickled cucumbers, Qingyi went home and continued his "Qiankun".
After going live, Chief Jont reappeared. He wore a crimson 'colored' court dress depicted with a skeleton eagle pattern, a snow-white 'hairy' scarf on his right arm, and his tone was unhurried, as if he never lost his temper: "Your Majesty, the envoy group of Bigbowo has arrived and wants to trade arms with us. β
"Good. Am I mistaken, sir? Do you seem to be a little different? "Qingyi looked at Jonte's 'nature' with great interest.
"Yes, as your national power increases, so will I. Otherwise, I would not be worthy of my position. β
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&: Advanced NPCs. Born into a noble family loyal to the royal family of Sarah Menro, he died in the palace when Sarah Menro fell. Because of his noble nature, bribery or intimidation is of no use to him. Able to keep secrets. always has a righteous and serious appearance, which makes Sara 'Men' Luo VII also have a headache. Great attention is paid to maintaining the dignity of the royal family, so members of the royal family are not allowed to be 'promiscuous' and have no manners.
Race: Zombie Necro Creature
Occupation: Manager
Needs: No food, no sleep, no salary, no building, branch building of the city lord's mansion - the special faction of the palace has the status of a sovereign state
Note: Today, Jont is only loyal to the Necromantic King and his bloodline.
Special effects: Under Jont's management, all human resources will be used more efficiently, and all work hours and manpower will be reduced by 15%. Increases prosperity by 50, increases population limit by 50%, and increases popularity by 50. The allegiance recipient has a fixed 100 reputation per day. In addition to themselves, all NPCs directly under the Royal Family of the Dusk Empire have their 'nature' increased by 5% each.
Dominating Necronomicon & Bull Royal PrestigeWith the majesty of a king, Jon was able to take the place of a king. It increases the loyalty of NPCs by 10%, decreases the chance of betrayal being coerced and persuaded by 20%, increases work efficiency by 10%, and reduces the conflict value of factions by 30.
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It turns out that Jont, like Perles, is a special NPC, the former's rank is linked to national strength, and the latter's rank is linked to the development of the Twilight Cult. Now it's just that the Dusk Empire has obtained the status of a sovereign state, and the 'nature' of the head of Jont has soared upward, and it will be even more amazing when the national power is stronger, right?
Qingyi focused on the supervisor's words: "Bigbower? How could they suddenly do business with us? β
Somehow, they learned that the "broken silver" process had been restored. β
"That's what it was for."
The ore was transported to Snow City, through Isengard, and then to the "City of Waiting", where it was turned into armor and weapons, and some of it was put on the shelves for sale. The intelligence officers who stayed in Syracuse sent the secrets they had collected back to their homeland, so it was normal for Bigbowo's envoys to appear here.
While thinking, Qingyi walked towards the conference hall.
Bigbower is the most powerful empire on the continent, and its "strongest" is multifaceted. They already have a special process that is not inferior to the "color" of "broken silver", is it still necessary to come and buy armaments? There is definitely a 'yin' conspiracy in this. However, what kind of 'yin' conspiracy it is still necessary to see it for yourself to know.
As soon as he sat down at the negotiating table, Qingyi asked straightforwardly: "Why do you want to buy armaments?" "Although he still retains his human form, those eyes with blue 'colored' poisonous needles are still terrifying.
"Because your country has a very large labor force, on the mainland, your country's wage standard is the lowest." The foreign 'diplomatic officer' of Bigbower replied. He breathed steadily, not overwhelmed by the momentum of the Necromantic King, no wonder he was chosen as an ambassador. "It is said that your people do not charge a penny when they work for you, and they feel that it is a great honor that they have earned it."
The situation is indeed as the other party said, the middle and low-level necromantic creatures blindly worship the king, and they can sacrifice everything unconditionally for the king.
Qingyi shook his head: "Serving me is different from serving foreigners. β
"Of course we know that, and we're going to pay a fair price for it. For each "broken silver" weapon, we cost 2,000 gold coins; For each piece of "broken silver" armor, we will give 3,000 gold coins. Although it is a little lower than the market price, we accept a large number of deliveries! Even if you sell us a million pieces of "broken silver" in one go, the price will not change! β
Qingyi's mind immediately became active. The cost of a single piece of armament is about 200 gold coins, and the average hourly income is nearly 500 gold coins, which is more than the average professional gold player. However, there is an unreasonable place in this: how can the price remain the same if you sell a million pieces of "broken silver" in one go?!
Anyone knows that there is a close relationship between price and sales, and by studying this relationship, merchants are very clear about the golden ratio of total sales and total profit of goods at what price, such as "buy two get one free". Originally, you can only buy two goods but you can buy three goods, it can be seen that the price is secretly adjusted to two-thirds of the original price, at first glance it seems that the profit of a single product has decreased, but because of the opening of sales, so the total profit has increased, which is "small profits but quick turnover". Therefore, merchants often give discounts to customers to 'entice' customers to spend a lot.
Therefore, how can the money 'spent' be the same when buying a million pieces of "broken silver" in one breath and buying a million pieces of "broken silver" a million times!
Qingyi let out a long breath and had already made a conclusion. It turns out that the trap is here, hoping that I will produce equipment in large quantities, and then use some unknown means to suppress the price of equipment, so that I will lose a lot of money?
"In accordance with international practice, we sign a contract."
The Bigbower took a leather bag from his deputy, and the fire paint not only had the seal of King Bigbower, but also the magic seal set by the high-ranking magician, ensuring the top-secret 'nature' of the documents inside. The foreign 'handover' official 'pulled' out the documents and respectfully 'handed over' them to pay them off.
After a cursory look at the contract, Qingyi was a little confused. The content of the document is quite fair, that is, the cash on delivery can choose Bigbowo's national bonds or continental gold coins, and the Dusk Empire is responsible for shipping, the price of goods is based on the market price of the same commodity on the day of arrival of the cargo ship, and Bigbower promises that all armaments will not be discharged, and the term of this contract is three months. If the contract is strictly enforced, it is impossible for the "broken silver" to circulate in large quantities on the market, and its price cannot fall sharply, and the Dusk Empire will definitely not lose money unless the ship capsizes in the wind and waves. He read the contract several times, stared at the other party, and said, "Do you want the goods now?" β
"Yes, we can eat as much as we can."
"I have 20,000 armaments here." Qingyi observes the other party's reaction.
"Far from enough, Your Majesty June Sunshine. Our reputation is well known, and you can rest assured. The foreign 'diploma' officer replied calmly, this bearing is really extraordinary.
"This matter is more important, I have to discuss it with my think tank, wait a minute." Qingyi took the soul 'wave' to the joint scientific research center: "Brian, our fund is 1.6 million, right." β
"Yes."
In fact, the assets of the entire Twilight Empire have exceeded 10 million, but the cash has been 'spent' by Skaul. Qingyi couldn't help complaining about Skoll, and asked: "In the name of the country, how much money can be raised in this month?" β
"Our Twilight Empire has a credit rating of B, and we can borrow five million to ten million gold coins."
"How much, how much to borrow! Then go all out to buy ore and build armaments. That's not enough. We can use armaments as collateral, borrow again, and repay the loan as soon as we sell a batch of goods, and continue to borrow, forming a virtuous 'sex' cycle! In this way, our profits will multiply! β
"It's too speculative and very risky. Once the goods are unsalable, then we will be in debt, or even bankrupt. Brian was skeptical.
"Yes, it's very risky, but you see, the wind is so good now, it's almost a sure win! If we miss this opportunity, we will have to make money step by step! "Qingyi cut off the 'wave' length, picked up the goose 'feather' pen, and signed the purple 'color' name in the contract. Please keep in mind the URL, if you like Qianjiang 'Hua' Huo wrote "Online Game of the Dead's Journey"