Chapter 048. New main quest
"No problem, Master Kant."
The leader of the caravan put down the sheepskin scroll and said in a somewhat hesitant tone: "Oil, tools, and linen, these materials are all available in the caravan, but in terms of price, they are a bit expensive. β
"How much does it add up?" Kant was not impressed.
"2 cans of oil 1000 dinars, 10 tools 2000 dinars, 5 pieces of linen 1000 dinars."
The caravan leader finished counting the prices, looked at Kant and hesitated: "It's 4,000 dinars in total, but I can give you a discount, you only need to pay 3,800 dinars to take these goods." β
"3,800 dinars?"
Kant touched his chin, this is indeed a lot of money.
But he smiled lightly: "So, can I barter dates for things?" β
"Absolutely."
The leader of the caravan was slightly stunned, but he still nodded, and after thinking about it, he said, "But we only need high-quality dates like before, and the total amount will be 76 baskets." β
1 date palm tree can harvest 2 baskets of dates.
Now Kant has 120 date palms, representing 240 baskets of dates.
At 50 dinars per basket, it is equal to 12,000 dinars, which is why Kant was so confident that he dared to buy so many things directly.
If the current Zhivading caravan has enough dinars, Kant dares to turn it all into cash directly!
Unfortunately, the caravan was only 3,000 dinars at most.
It can only be bartered.
"76 baskets of dates, no problem at all."
Kant smiled and nodded, and directly agreed, after all, last week, 200 farmers were busy for two days, and finally finished picking all the 100 date palm trees.
All 200 baskets of dates are dried on linen, turning them from fresh dates into dried dates.
You can't finish eating.
Now it is the most important thing to exchange things for things and become the most scarce materials in the current sentry oasis.
Now that the communication has been completed, the supplies that Kant needs are carried out in the carriage.
Seventy-six baskets of dates were piled up in front of the grocery store, and the roads were almost blocked, and the sentries who were working as laborers were quickly stacking the dates in the wagons.
Basket after basket, the dates were stacked on the wagon.
Three wagons can swallow all 76 baskets of dates, which is absolutely impossible in reality.
Looking at the goods on it that did not change much at all, Kant also thought in his heart, it is definitely the system that has the technology of space folding, otherwise 76 baskets of dates can be fully loaded by 5 carriages.
"Then it's goodbye."
Before leaving, the leader of the caravan still said respectfully to Kant: "Lord Kant, thank you for your hospitality this week, if there are no accidents, we will meet again next month, and I will bring more goods you need at that time." β
"See you next month." Kant nodded.
The two sides waved goodbye, and then the Zhivadine caravan set off again, and the three wagons slowly walked out of the dunes.
There is still 1 caravan leader, 6 caravan guards, and 12 sentinels.
Circumventing the sand dunes, he disappeared as if he were an illusory shadow, and after the power of the system, he returned to the continent of Calradia, heading towards the town of Zhivadine in Vecchia.
Kant was naturally surprised by this.
The system has always been like this.
"A few people."
Kant turned his head and shouted, and 10 Swadian militiamen hurried over.
He pointed to the supplies on the street and instructed them, "Move them back to the storage room of the Consulate, and be careful not to break the fragile items." β
"Understood." The 10 Swadia militiamen nodded.
Working together with each other, they carefully carried the supplies left behind by the caravan.
The fragile goods that Kant spoke of were of course oil in clay pots, which cost 500 dinars per unit and were luxuries, fine animal fats, not only edible, but also used to maintain weapons or as ignitions.
Civilians can't afford to eat it, these are all strategic materials, and they are good things that every lord has to hoard.
For Kant, there was another use.
"Since my father still has feelings for me, maybe I can tentatively contact the Lion Principality."
Frowning slightly, Kant was also calculating.
Sticking to the Narun Desert and developing in secret is of course the main body of his plan, but it is impossible to completely stay in this barren desert and completely cut off contact with the Lion Principality.
At the very least, the salt mines that are going to be occupied in the future need to have a market.
And the only way to sell is precisely the Lion Principality.
Moreover, charcoal plays an essential role in the production of white salt, as a fuel and filtration material, and apart from the junction of the Narun Desert and the Duchy of Lion, there is a large amount of wood in the Sanwaya Mountains, and Kant could not find any place to find this material.
The 10 iron tools that I bought were actually 10 logging axes made of fine iron.
Kant naturally had an arrangement.
Let the Swadia peasants go to a more secluded part of the Sanwaya Mountains and build a lumber yard.
At the same time, let the desert bandits be elite, ride their horses to the salt mines to steal the raw coarse salt on the saline land.
Although the cost is quite high, as long as the scale is formed, the finest white salt is produced, and transported to the Lion Principality, a virtuous circle can basically be formed, and the profits are unimaginably high!
"Da Da Da..."
The sound of horses' hooves came to my ears.
Kant looked up, and in the sand dunes to the northeast, more than a dozen cavalrymen were riding their horses.
His face remained unchanged.
This is not an enemy, but Fatis has just returned from scouting the surrounding situation with the 17 elite desert bandits.
Patrols are necessary three times a day, morning, noon and evening.
Although there is a watchtower in the sentry oasis, the view is limited after all.
Release these light cavalry and go directly into the desert perimeter to reconnoitre, check for unusual footprints on the sand, and deal with any abnormal situations as soon as possible.
"Phewβ"
Fatis returned with the cavalry, reined in his horse from his crotch, and slowed down.
Seeing that Kant was standing at the entrance of the street to inspect, he turned over and dismounted, and saluted respectfully: "Good morning, Lord Kant." β
"Morning, Fatis."
Kant nodded, and at the same time swept over the 17 fierce desert bandit elites: "Didn't find anything abnormal, right?" β
"No, everything is safe."
With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Fatis said with relief: "This is the best. β
"Of course." Kant nodded likewise.
It's a stage of development, and if the gnolls are still entangled, it's really uncomfortable for Kant.
As the victor, Kant temporarily seized the initiative.
And one of the fruits of victory also includes time.
As long as Kant can make "Deherim" develop rapidly in this short period of time, and have the strength to fight against that gnolling tribe, everything will be fine.
Kant had no doubts.
Victory is ultimately his.
"Besides, I still have 3 salvos unused."
With a long exhale, Kant was also full of confidence.
The 3 salvos of 500 Vekia marksmen were an absolute rain of arrows.
After all, they are the strongest archers, and they use the best conical arrows, and for those gnolls who have no armor and no shields, the end result is a heavy loss in the face of such a rain of arrows.
If Kant's three volleys were used well, they could almost be compared to the charge of the 50 knights before him.
"Fatis."
When Kant thought of this, his mind couldn't help but be a little nervous.
"Please, Lord Kant." Fatis responded immediately.
Kant was silent for a few seconds, and then raised his head to look at Fatis and asked in a condensed voice: "If we use our current strength to attack the gnolls tribe in an all-out way, what do you think is the chance of victory?" β
"Uhh
Obviously, he had no idea at all about Kant's whimsical idea.
In other words, Fatis understands the size of his troops, with less than 100 soldiers and nearly 300 peasants as auxiliaries, and wants to directly attack the large tribe of more than 2,000 gnolls, which is really whimsical.
But at this moment, the system prompt suddenly appeared on Kant's retina.
γDing... Main quest released]
[Main Quest: 1st Enemy]
[Rewards: 10,000 Dinars, 1,000 Fame, 10 Honor.] γ
[Introduction: In a long life, the first strong enemy is always hard to forget. It represents strength and invincibility, just like a giant, leaving an indelible impression in your heart when you were still young. But as long as you defeat it, you will find that this is just the first stumbling block in life, although it is impressive, it actually represents the fear when you are not strong. γ
(To illustrate here, I changed the barley to wheat.) I hope you don't get surprised... But I checked, and the date yield is indeed very dick, no wonder it's desert bread... οΌ
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