"It's ...... Silk?"

Whether it's the feel or the appearance, it looks like 'silk', or should I say it's silk!

Even Bishop Pelonandi couldn't help but be shocked when faced with this, "So many?!"

Bishop Pelonandi was amazed, how could the rest of the clergy continue to calm down?

They were stunned and let go of their hands holding their weapons, and Cervantes laughed twice: "How's it going? But do you know that these 'silks' turned out to be just a pile of 'silk'?"

"I don't know if you've ever observed that some bugs pupate, and when they do, the pupa will stay. Now the 'mulberry silkworms' we breed here will also turn into silkworm moths, and when the silkworms grow to the 'mature silkworms', that is, the appearance of the white and fat fat insects, it takes two days and two nights for the fifth-instar larvae to form a cocoon, and the silk used to make the cocoon is pulled out, hehe, do you know how long it is? It can be almost 2,000 feet long!"

"What?!"

The clergy were shocked again, they had no idea that such a small insect could spit out such a long ...... 'silk'?

Cervantes shut up and didn't go any further, after all, 'silk' was a source of wealth for the Duchy of Sorrow, and he said so much so to let them know that there was enough silk to be produced here, even though they didn't know how much silk it would take to make a piece of silk.

"However, at least for now, the cost of making silk is still quite high, whether it is a mulberry tree or a silkworm, it is difficult to breed, although it is much cheaper than those black skin elves from the dark region, but if it is really to be sold, the price will not be low. Cervantes sighed, it was a pity.

As a dragon who 'loves' treasures, Cervantes naturally hopes to make more money, don't look at the fact that there is not much money in the treasury of the Duchy of Sorrow, but that is only a superficial phenomenon, because the money is put into production and development, only by increasing productivity and allowing the territory to be sustainably developed, so that more money can be made with money.

He wasn't as stingy as the other dragons, and although he was greedy for money, he knew it was a robbery...... No, even robbery comes at a cost.

If you want to make money while lying at home, you can only do business, and as long as the business gets bigger and bigger, then it is possible to get ten gold coins per second.

Serra gave herself the task of trying to lure them into their desire to shop, and to give an explanation for the 'more expensive' price of silk.

Thinking of this, Cervantes asked the weaver, "Can I take a piece of silk?"

The weaver was already a little nervous, but after being asked so politely by Cervantes, she immediately nodded, "You are the Grand Duke, and this place is also your property, you can take as much as you want." ”

However, something unexpected happened.

The black dragon frowned and said coldly, "You shouldn't say that!"

The clergy froze, and the weaver suddenly tugged at his apron, his face turned pale, and his body became extremely stiff.

"It's the fruit of your labor, and you get paid for every piece of silk you weave, and that's the rule we set at the beginning, and if we can't follow it ourselves, who will?"

After saying that, Cervantes's brow furrowed, and he said gently, "I don't blame you, but I want everyone to consciously follow the rules that I set with Serra, and for that, I need to lead by example." So, I ask again, can I take a piece of silk?"

"When, of course you can...... Your Excellency!"

Clenching her apron tightly in both hands, the weaver sobbed, but there was no sadness on her face.

The black dragon grinned, and added, "Hiss, of course, the ...... I'll pay!"

"Puff ......"

Suddenly there was a laugh among the priests, and Cervantes's face, which seemed to know that he was struggling inside, would make anyone want to laugh when they saw it.

"Who's laughing?"

Annoyed, Cervantes turned his head and said, "Stand up for me!"

The black dragon's grinning and angry appearance made the weaver laugh even with tears, but she covered her mouth in panic.

After glancing at the group of young priests a few times, seeing that their scalps were numb, the black dragon turned his head and snorted coldly: "Forget it, I'm too lazy to worry about this with you!"

Cervantes glanced at the panicked weaver, smiled gently, picked up the piece of silk, and handed it to Bishop Pelonandi.

"Your Excellency, you are ......"

Bishop Pelonandi was a little 'flattered' and a little suspicious, because he knew that this black dragon was not as stupid as it seemed on the surface, most black dragons were insidious and cunning, and this black dragon was no exception.

"This is a gift from me, but I beg you to take it!"

Cervantes pointed to the silk in his hand and said, "I don't mean anything else, I just want to open the market of the Ogordon Empire." It's a big market, except for the dark region, only we have silk here, there are only a few richer countries on the continent, the Kurkut Empire probably won't be too interested in this kind of thing, we happen to have a sales channel over there in the Moore Commercial Federation, and now I give you this piece of silk, just hoping that you can help us open the market of the Ogordon Empire. ”

"It's not without pay, it's just a deal, so if you agree, I can give you a set of movable type templates now, as long as you have the template, you can directly make other movable type when you go back!"

Bishop Pelonandi originally wanted to refuse, but after hearing Cervantes's later words, he gasped.

It may not be worth much if it is just a 'movable type block', after all, movable type printing has been sold to the Church of Knowledge, but a set of movable type templates is extremely precious.

As long as they can bring that set of templates back, in a few days they will be able to print books using printing, and with the introduction of new papermaking techniques, they will be able to produce books on their own.

When these costs are reduced, the cost of acquiring knowledge will also be reduced, just as the Duchy of Sorrow put the Penal Code in bookstores for sale, and they can produce more canons for proselytizing, not to mention the establishment of church schools that have been talked about so that children can be educated about the belief in the God of Radiance from an early age.

It's just to open the market of the Ogordon Empire, and it won't hurt any interests of the church, and this deal can be a win-win situation.

"Absolutely!"

Bishop Pelonandi solemnly took the silk from Cervantes' hand, as if he were looking at some 'holy object'.

"This is a gift from the Principality of Sorrow to the church, just like the sentence I learned before, 'Etiquette is light and affection is heavy', although this silk is light, but the friendship contained in it is heavier than a mountain. ”

Cervantes looked strange and wanted to remind him that this was not what he meant, but he thought about it...... Forget it! It's fun anyway!

Thinking so, Cervantes painfully pulled out the only gold coin in his pocket, pretended to be open-minded and threw it to the weaver, and then walked out with the clergy without looking back.

Hearing the chuckle behind him, Cervantes whispered to Bishop Pelonandi: "Whoever can come here is about to survive...... Some of them are disabled soldiers, some are widows of soldiers, and they cannot live for a lifetime only on pensions, either they live in hardship, they are poor all their lives, or they die on their own, this situation is not a very small minority, but it is a common occurrence in this world. ”

"Sera wants to establish order here, so I won't break it easily, and if even I, the lord, can't follow the rules I've set, then no one will respect them, and no one will consciously follow them. Strong pressure will not bring good results, civilians are like springs, the harder you press, the greater the force of the rebound. ”

"Those nobles start wars at will for their own selfish desires, and those soldiers who are killed or disabled in battle are only perfunctory to give some pensions, and then leave it alone. I can't understand it, and Sera hates this behavior too...... So here, only people who are forced to live can get a job here. ”

Cervantes looked back at the gate at the mouth of the valley that had just been closed, and then he said casually: "I hope that the bishop will bring back the copy of the Penal Code that I gave you, and bring it back to Lolandal, it is not a transaction, but a small expectation." ”

After a pause, the black dragon chuckled: "Sera, she really doesn't like this world very much......"