Pillars of Ita

Chapter 1191 Partnership

The treasure of Ina's Laughing Family was located in the deepest part of the castle. From there, down to the inside of the hill formed by tree roots, a winding, wood-textured path led them there. There were Paparal guards guarding the path, but when the guards saw Ina, they lowered their heads and retreated to the side.

Finally, they stopped at a small door, where two guards unlocked the door for Aina. Everyone pushed the door open and walked in. The next moment, they were dazzled. Behind the door was a huge tree hole, filled with the wealth accumulated by the Oakshade family for generations. A large number of Elserin gold coins were packed in boxes, as well as countless Finno silver coins and various gems.

Aina Xiaoyu confidently told them that this was only a part of it, and there were some other precious armors, magical items and works of art in other places.

Fang He was speechless for a moment. Other sponsors would provide funds or ships to the sponsored team, but how could they directly take people to their own treasure house?

For example, Sir Mawei, Sylvie's father, received six ships and 20 million rissels from the old King Corin-Ishurian before his last expedition. It may not seem like a lot, but among the six ships was Mawei's flagship, Queen Bayard, which was a second-class battleship.

They had seen Rodrigo's treasure in the Storm Islands, but apart from the value of the Noble Heart and the blueprints of the Star Device, the treasure trove of the Aina Laughing Family was much greater than that.

The first thing Fang He saw was seven or eight King's topaz. He was particularly sensitive to this kind of gemstone. He used his own stock and the ones he got from the Star Weaver to make a total of seven Ancient King's Guards.

The ones that Aina has are enough for him to build at least twenty units, and there may even be some left over.

But these royal topazes are just the most inconspicuous among all kinds of gems. Fang He even saw a star tear on the top of the hill.

It is said that only the essence of the sea of ​​light can be gathered into such a gem. It shed a tear in the world of Attalia, and it became this gem.

The value of this gem is almost equivalent to some sixth or seventh grade sailboats.

"You can all take these things," Lady Mountain Lord said generously to everyone. "If you keep them here, it will benefit others in the end."

"Miss Aina," Fang He turned his eyes away from the golden things and turned back to ask the girl from the mountain lord, "What do you want to get from us by sponsoring us?"

"Huh?" Ina was stunned. To be honest, she had never thought about this question. The situation of the Oakshade Family was precarious, and she just wanted to quickly dispose of the wealth in her hands.

Seeing her like this, Fang He knew that she was just looking for a reason to spend the money on them, but she didn't think about the follow-up issues.

Maybe what she wanted in return was Parker—because she liked the Paparars, she could trust them unconditionally.

But he couldn't think like that. Although people often joked about Parker, it was impossible to really sell out the Papara people.

Although Parker didn't seem to dislike Ina, these were two different things.

Sponsorship must address the issue of returns, and most sponsors seek to obtain sufficiently generous returns from the New World - wealth, land, or even rare treasures.

The Seven Seas Brigade has not yet been to the Second World, but some people have placed bets on teams that seem to have potential. However, investing in advance means huge risks, but also means higher returns.

Of course, Fang He himself was well aware of the affairs of the Seven Seas Traveler and the Brigade. It was almost certain that the Seven Seas Traveler would go to the Second World after its transformation was completed.

But the problem cannot be viewed in this way, especially since they are currently involved in trouble - of course, so is Ina Xiaoyu herself.

Frankly speaking, the Seven Seas Traveling Group really needs this money right now.

Whether it is the need to complete the reconstruction of the Seven Seas Traveler or everyone wants to improve their strength as soon as possible, they all need money - a lot of money.

The previous battle against the two Silver-Rank Silver Wind Watchers was too difficult, and the fastest way to improve strength in a short period of time is actually to spend money.

Spend a lot of money.

What is not well known is that the outside world generally agrees that the Seven Seas Brigade is an elite team.

  After all, with a team led by a top craftsman and the support of the Knights of the Oakenshield of Tapolis, how could they be poor in people's impression?

What's more, people use the standards of all elite brigades to measure the Seven Seas Brigade, and they all meet them one by one. They are well-staffed and have strong combat effectiveness, and they can even defeat teams like the Falcons and AOA.

Therefore, most people subconsciously believe that the Seven Seas Brigade is like other top teams, and everyone has excellent equipment.

  But in fact?

That's not the case at all.

It is not easy for the Free Adventure Group to maintain a sailboat. Although they received funding from the Grand Princess of Istania, they have to be responsible for the subsequent funding themselves.

This bottomless pit swallowed up almost half of the Seven Seas Brigade's funds - or even all of them.

Just look at where the treasure obtained from Rodrigo went. It was almost the life savings of a legendary pirate king, but it was not enough to invest in the upgrade of the Seven Seas Traveler.

The military and the Holy Mystery Society also invested some money, but there was still a gap.

Of course, it is difficult for Fang He to say that he has no responsibility in this regard.

Fairy-type and Dragon Knight Windship is a money-eating beast. Coupled with his fantastic ideas, it is no wonder that Sylvie and Tianlan sometimes seem to be hesitant to talk to him.

But the ship officer hopes to support him completely.

Tianlan followed his lead, so most of the time the financial situation of the Seven Seas Brigade was dragged into the abyss of fiscal deficit due to these reasons.

As for the others, Box and Papara people seemed to not care about the financial situation of the team as long as the Seven Seas Brigade could still afford to eat.

Sometimes Fang He couldn't even pay wages, but no one cared. They would just postpone it to the next month, or the next month if that didn't work.

As for the equipment, everyone knows their own business - the Seven Seas Brigade actually has several extraordinary items, such as Miss May's halberd, Jita's magic book, Luo Hao's shield, the box's magic sword, the big cat man's sword, and his Hailin Crown.

And some miscellaneous things, such as elemental blessings and so on.

But most of these things come from some extraordinary experiences, and at least 90% of them are not bought with team funds, and they can't afford them.

For the rest, he provided some basic equipment. Although most of these equipments were of excellent quality, no matter how good the attributes of S-level equipment were, they were not as good as those of legendary or even legendary items.

As for most teams above the first line, their main members are generally all legendary, and some top teams even have sub-divine weapons.

Their equipment is certainly not obtained through any extraordinary experience. If anything, it is due to their extraordinary wallets.

Even someone like AshClaw, who had nothing to do with the top guilds, had a legendary chain mail and a legendary rapier. The magic staff in the hands of the Star Weaver was even closer to legend.

Therefore, the biggest shortcoming of the Seven Seas Brigade at the moment is actually the average level of its equipment, and they need to improve this level.

The easiest way is to spend money.

However, Fang He did not intend to take the Oak Shade Family's money for no reason. Although Aina did not care, he did.

  And he had another idea in his mind. He asked the mountain lord girl:

"Ms. Ina, perhaps we can use your investment in another way."

Aina was startled: "Change the method?"

Fang He nodded and asked, "I heard that the Oakshade family has a good relationship with the fairies. Maybe we can start a business together?"

  Partner...to start a business?

Aina was a little surprised, but she thought for a moment before nodding, "I know Forestgro Leaf Pod, he is the goblin lord of Roshar and an outstanding goblin craftsman."

"That's someone from the Yejia family," Tata said in his mind, "I know his father. He was still a kid when I left Luo Xiaer."

Fang He nodded. He could indeed get in touch with the fairy clan through Miss Fairy, but that would expose her identity.

"Mr. Ed, what do you want to do?" Ina asked, "If you want to count on the fairies to help us, then you are making a wrong idea. The fairies of Roshar do not care about worldly affairs. They rarely interfere in the world of elves and mortals."

"No," Fang He shook his head, "No need to bother, I just want to borrow the ability of the Fairy Workshop."

"Fairy Workshop?"

"Yes," Fang He replied, "I have a technology related to the magic furnace, but I have no idea how to mass-produce it. I hope to cooperate with the Fairy Workshop to produce this product."

Aina finally understood: "Mr. Ed wants me to invest in the company?"

Fang He nodded. As for how to divide the profits, that was something the ship officer would be responsible for discussing. He believed that Hilvid could handle it.

Aina felt that this was unnecessary and she probably wouldn't make much money. Although she didn't understand magic technology, she did know about magic furnaces.

The current suppliers of magic furnaces are all well-known workshops. The White Tree Workshop, the Imperial Workshop, the Mirro Sanctuary and the Kingfisher Workshop are all famous alchemy workshops that have existed for hundreds or thousands of years.

The alchemist in front of him might have some skills, but those workshops were where countless great alchemists were born.

  He probably hasn't reached that level yet, has he?

Fortunately, she didn't care about this too much. After all, it didn't matter where she spent the money. As long as she spent it on Parker and his friends, it was the right thing for her.

So she nodded immediately: "I understand, Mr. Ed, I will help you contact the goblins."

Fang He looked at the other party with some surprise. You have to know that this was when the crystal network was cut off and the communication between the two worlds was interrupted.

Aina then explained to them: "I have a magical item left by the fairies. It is different from the craftsmanship of the craftsmen. This item is very precious."

After that, she took out a wooden sculpture from her arms. The wooden sculpture automatically burned in her hand, and the smoke turned into the image of a little goblin.

That was the first time Fang He saw a male fairy. They were extremely rare among the fairy tribe, but they were not nonexistent. The fairy in the smoke looked at Aina and said, "Miss Aina, you should know that this statue is precious. It is a testimony to the friendship between your father and our fairy tribe. Did you use it because the Oakshade family encountered some trouble?"

"Not really." Ina shook her head like a rattle. "Forrest, I want to do business with you."

"Doing business?" the goblin asked a little dissatisfiedly, "Do you know what you are talking about? We goblins are not interested in the wealth that you mortals care about. You used the statue for this?"

"Eh," Aina was a little surprised, "But hasn't the Fairy Workshop been selling its products to the outside world? I also have a magic ring produced by you."

"That's different." Forrest was about to say something, but Fang He interrupted the conversation between the two and said:

"Mr. Forester, do you know about attributeless crystals?"

"Attributeless crystals. Of course I know those crystals that grow in nature. They are not valuable," Forrest replied. He looked at Fang He again: "Are you an alchemist? Wait, what is this——"

When the goblin lord saw the milky white fluorite in Fang He's hand, his eyes suddenly widened and he flew over: "Is this the sixth technical route?"

"Do you know them?" Now it was Fang He's turn to be a little surprised.

"Of course I know him," Forrest said, it was hard to explain. Outsiders had no idea how much the goblins had sacrificed for this technology.

Over the past era, several of their princesses and queens even paid the price of their lives for this.

Just to get...

He suddenly raised his head and stared at Fang He: "Outsider, human, where did you get it from?"

"This is my design." Fang Yu answered truthfully.

"That's impossible," Forrest suddenly realized something, "What do you want to do with it?"

"I want you to help me produce attributeless magic furnaces," Fang He replied, "This is the business I want to discuss with you."

Forrest spun twice in the air and became incoherent for a moment.

Ina had never seen him like this, nor had she ever seen an elf like this.

Until Forrest stopped, looked at Fang He and said, "Do you know what this means, young alchemist?"

Fang He nodded, of course he understood.

He actually had this idea a long time ago, but Ina Xiaoyu gave him an opportunity. He was just about to make the technology of attributeless crystal public bit by bit.

This is not just about making money, but also about fulfilling the promise to Hein Fanm. Technology in the hands of one person is not a true inheritance. It must be spread.

More importantly, disaster is approaching, and various signs indicate that disaster is not far away. Shang Wangyou also told him that the Star Gate Port expansion plan is about to be completed, and the military is recruiting more ordinary people to become Chosen Ones.

On the other hand, super sports are also expanding.

These are all to prepare for disasters, but an obvious hurdle that stands in everyone's way is Star Gate suitability.

The reason why the number of people who have passed through the star gate has always been limited over the years, and even among ten people who have passed through the star gate, at least six or more can only become non-combat professionals in the end, is actually the problem of star gate suitability - or in other words, the problem of elemental suitability.

He himself suffered greatly from it, so he naturally understood this point very well.

Once the attributeless crystals enter the mass production stage, it means that more people, not just the Chosen, can become warriors, magicians, and combat craftsmen. Its significance cannot be overemphasized for the impending disaster.

That will be technology that will change the whole world.

Fang He had never considered who his partners would be before. On the one hand, it was because he did not trust them. Neither the Imperial Workshop nor the guilds in the third zone were partners he could trust.

On the other hand, it is also because the technology is not yet mature, but at present, solutions have been found for both of these problems.

The craftsmanship of the Roshar elves is inherited from the era of goblin craftsmen. The five dragon-slaying holy swords and the Elf King's Blade of Light were forged by the Roshar elves.

Later, this series of techniques was passed down to this day and officially became a school of craftsmen - the Fairy School, which is one of the two major alchemy schools in Giant Tree Hill, and the other is the White Tree Society.

This school has always been deeply influenced by fairy craftsmanship, and the fairies themselves come from an era when magic was more prosperous, and many of their techniques come from ancient alchemy.

Fang He's own technique was deeply influenced by the Numerine era.

The magic furnace and attributeless crystal he designed incorporated a lot of technology from ancient alchemy, so the fairies were actually his most suitable collaborators.

Moreover, the fairies of Roshar do not care about worldly affairs and hardly interfere with the world of elves and mortals. They are only obsessed with their own magic and crafts.

This state of having no desires and demands was actually what Fang Yu appreciated. This technology was too important to fall into the hands of those who were too ambitious.

Not to mention, Rochelle is also the hometown of Miss Tata.

"But as long as you sell the attributeless magic furnace," Forrest said after listening to him, "the attributeless crystal technology will still spread and fall into the hands of those people."

"But that's exactly what I hope for," Fang He had thought about it a long time ago. "What I'm really worried about is that some forces will monopolize this technology and put up a high wall around it. Although I own it, I know that some people are arrogant and unreasonable. At that time, this technology will only bring me endless dangers."

"But the goblins of Roshar are not afraid of them," Forrest replied. "What if the goblins hide their kingdom so that no one can find it? Is that what you are planning?"

Fang He nodded again.

"But that also means giving up this authority yourself." Forrest flew up and looked at Fang Heron at the same height as him. "Have you ever thought about what you can get from this technology?"

"I have gained enough," Fang He replied, "Alchemists are only honored for the changes they have made to the world."

"It is in the hands of a few people. This is not the original intention of this technology. The people who created it hope that it can be used as a weapon to fight against the evil star."

“So I also want to put it in everyone’s hands equally.”

"Because of the changes made to the world, we should be honored - this is what the great alchemist said," Forest nodded gently, "Bring it to me in Roshar, and the fairies will treat you as guests of honor. After the era of oaths, the fairies finally see some good qualities in mortals."

But Fang He shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not, because we have to go to the Holy White Forest first."

"You make the goblins wait, but goblins are not in the habit of waiting for people," Forrest replied.

"That's because of the ash tree disaster, Forrest." Ina quickly explained to the other party everything they had experienced before.

The goblin listened to their words and nodded.

"We certainly don't interfere with anything in the mortal world, but the disaster of the sacred tree did have a great impact on the fairies."

Forest looked at them and said, "I will spread this news to all the fairies in Giant Tree Hill. You can talk to the fairy workshops anywhere about the production of attributeless magic furnaces—"

After he said this, the smoke and dust almost dissipated.

Forrest finally nodded to Fang He and Ina, and his figure gradually disappeared.

Ina Xiaoyu was stunned and couldn't help asking, "Did I hear it right, Mr. Ed?"

"What?" Fang He was a little surprised. It was actually something he expected that the goblins agreed to do business with him.

Miss Tata comes from a lineage of fairies. She has also been to the Silver Tower and naturally understands the relationship between Roshar's fairies and the sixth technical route.

Moreover, although the fairies do not care about worldly affairs, they are not completely disconnected from the outside world, otherwise the Fairy Workshop should not exist.

So even if the other party agrees to cooperate with them, this lady of the mountain lord shouldn't be so surprised, right?

"That's not quite the same," Aina shook her head after hearing what he said. "The fairies in Roshar live in different places, and they rarely contact each other..."

"Forrest means that he will inform all the fairies, but fairies are leisurely and value nature, so they rarely act this way..."

"Unless, unless something big happens."

Fang He was not surprised to hear this. Perhaps the Holy Tree Disaster was such a big event, and the attributeless magic furnace was worthy of the other party's attention.

The goblins of Roshar have sided with mortals since the days of Numelin, serving as allies against the forces of darkness.

For this reason, it is no surprise that they are united again.

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