lizard lord

Chapter 143

Since he already had the idea of ​​leaving in his heart, Tang Zhao never did anything wrong, and they were ready to leave the next morning.

Just as they thought, those chambers of commerce suffered a dumb loss, and did not choose to make a big show of reporting to the local security team or Heim Church. The main reason was that they themselves were not clean, and if they were traced, they would have more trouble on their side. One less thing.

The specific matters were handed over to Andrea. Before she left, she asked Tang Zhao for a few elves. They were either the elite rangers or spellcasters that Tang Zhao imagined, or the elves and civilians with more exquisite craftsmanship.

Tang Zhao could probably guess that the other party wanted to use it for marketing, which was part of the business. He didn't refuse, and he sent a message to the elves directly. There were quite a lot of responders. Basically, every elf was willing to stay in Luford , this unfamiliar place made them very uncomfortable.

After staying in Luford for so many days, Tang Zhao will promptly notify them of everything they should know, including the grain trade. After all, this is closely related to their hometown, and it will help shape Tang Zhao's positive image. .

They knew that, if nothing else happened, Andrea would be one of the persons in charge of the trade. What Andrea was doing now was directly related to the supply of food. On the one hand, this is also for their own good.

Andrea had the choice to pick and choose, and finally chose six elves to stay, including two old people and four young people. She naturally had her own ideas. Tang Zhao was only responsible for providing support, and the rest were not Multi-management, as long as there are results in the end, there will be dedicated personnel.

After the arrangement and arrangement were completed, Tang Zhao and others took Franz and a financial officer of the Heim Church, and drove the carriage directly out of Luford City to their settlement.

There were many people in the convoy, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and their movements were relatively slow, but they arrived at the settlement in only one day.

This period of time has passed, and nothing has been done in the settlement. They have built a road extending from Karak Solma to the edge of the inner forest for them to dispatch supplies and manpower.

It is said to be a road, but it is actually just a dirt road, and it is not very spacious, allowing a medium-sized carriage to pass, and it is in a barely usable state.

The dryads and treants used magic to remove the plants, and the kobolds tamped and flattened the road. Finally, the elf druids sprinkled a powder to curb the growth of the plants. Not enough, anyway, the dirt road is enough now, there is no need to build an Ostia-style avenue.

After arriving at the place, Tang Zhao first called the kobold elder Toby, and asked him to entertain Franz well and let him take a good look at the entire camp. He didn't engage in any false propaganda. Seeing is believing. He believed in his settlement Still attractive.

Then he called several dwarf blacksmiths and asked the treasurer to discuss weapons and armor with them directly.

The treasurer of the Church of Heim was not a frail scholar, on the contrary, he was also a tall and strong man. He followed the dwarf to the armory, and he was familiar with everything in it.

The matter of shields and cold weapons is easy to solve. Both sides have prepared in advance. The treasurer just asked the dwarves to modify the details to make the weapons more suitable for them to wield. The dwarves have a high level of technology and will also create weapons for other races. This requirement is normal and simple for them.

The main order was quickly negotiated, and then the financial officer wanted to finalize other orders, which made it more troublesome to talk about.

If the dwarves have made a lot of engineering equipment and shields, it's okay to say that what the Church of Heim wants is bows and arrows.

It is said that it is intended for use by people in the eastern seaport, where the sea breeze is strong and the climate is humid. If relatively expensive things such as composite bows and crossbows are placed there, it will not be long before they are caused by the humid climate.

In this case, only a single bow can be used, which makes it difficult for the dwarves.

The dwarves live in caves, where it is very dry. They all use compound bows and crossbows, and they don't have much experience in making single-piece bows.

In fact, Insula has a good material for making single-piece bows - there are many yew woods here, which are top-level conventional materials. Many of the famous English longbows in the previous life are made of yew woods. .

In fact, Europe also has compound bows. Of course, there are reasons why the British don’t use them. Let’s not talk about anything else. As for the humid weather over there, most complex bows and arrows can’t stand it, and they will be scrapped in a few years. Of course, in this case You can only use a single bow.

Give the dwarves a few years to study, and they will definitely be able to develop a good longbow. After all, this thing itself does not have a high technological content, and their manufacturing level is there, but the Church of Helm can't wait for several years. One year is the limit. , which happens to be the time some longbows go from logging to being made.

Tang Zhao still doesn't want to give up the business he got. Money is secondary. The current focus is to bind their interests with the interests of the Haim Church. more common interests.

At this time, the benefits of multi-ethnicity were manifested, and Tang Zhao hurriedly pulled the village head of the elf village from the forest and asked him to rush over with a spare bow and arrow.

The treasurer's evaluation of the bows and arrows of the elves is still very good.

"Except for the slightly smaller weight, everything else is good. With some minor changes, this will be a very suitable weapon."

The elves have such a long civilization, so it goes without saying that the level of production is of course. With the blessing of extraordinary powers such as magic, dwarves actually have their own advantages and disadvantages compared with them. Although they have declined now, it is still very simple to make some bows and arrows.

The key elves live in the forest, and the use environment requires weapons to be resistant to moisture, which is incomparable to dwarves, and they have rich experience.

Tang Zhao discussed with the village head. They are willing to provide raw materials and share some profits with the elves. They want to ask the elves to help make some longbows. The village head is a good talker. He has lived here for a long time and owes Tang Zhao Of course, he didn't refuse the favor, saying that as long as there are materials, the rewards can be waived, and it should be regarded as the cost of living here.

Tang Zhao was quite satisfied with this attitude, and finally the financial officer signed a contract with him to buy one hundred longbows at a discounted price.

Tang Zhao is not greedy, the fundamental purpose is to cultivate a good relationship with the other party, the matter of making money can be put aside first, earning more or less is all about earning, anyway, there is no shortage of trees, and there is no risky business.

After the finalization, the dwarf artisans began to act, using the iron ingots they had prepared long ago to build weapons and equipment. The dryads also helped to cut down trees and plant trees. Several races reached an agreement that trees can be cut down, but there is a reasonable limit every year. And as many trees are cut down, more plants need to be added. First, the place that was cut down, and then expand the forest to the outskirts of Insula.

Generally speaking, all parties have reached an agreement. It won't be long before the treasurer will return to Luford with weapons and equipment, and Andrea will receive a huge sum of money after that.
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Franco Roderick had a legendary life in the eyes of outsiders. He came from a large country in the west of the mainland. His family was a small nobleman with a little bit of family property. He was not the eldest son, so he could not inherit the status of nobility, and he did not have the responsibilities and worries of an heir. , can receive a fairly good education.

Franz thought that his talent was not bad when he was young. Not only was he selected into the Royal Academy of Mages, but he also had a good ranking there. According to the development of this script, he should be knighted by virtue of his status as a mage. He ushered in a small period of glory, but it didn't take long for him to discover that he didn't seem to be that interested in learning magic.

The boring school life made him tired. He is a person with great personality, and he immediately made a bold decision-go out to sea with the fleet and see the outside world.

The eldest son of the family was quite afraid of him, worried that Franz, a "talented man", would compete with him for the inheritance. He became a boatswain in his 20s, sailing as one of the captain's partners, and has largely never returned to his hometown since.

Of course, many things can happen in a few decades, but now, his thoughts jumped directly to the time when he first met the Kobold more than 30 years ago.

Of course, he didn’t tell the truth to Tang Zhao. These kobolds were indeed not from Luford since ancient times, but they were not discovered by Franz in the forest at first. The earliest nature of these kobolds was “commodities”, not Intelligent creatures, Franz encountered these creatures when he was shopping.

Choosing to keep them in breach of the contract is not because he has a sense of justice, but because he has a bottom line, and he clearly stated that he would not take slaves of intelligent creatures, but those slave traders didn't care so much, and directly stuffed the kobolds in. Lanz couldn't see it, so he directly kept the kobolds, and decided to use his accumulated money and magic to help them settle down for a while. Unexpectedly, this gang took decades of hard work.

Undoubtedly, he didn't want to be such a good old man at the beginning. After running at sea for so many years, no captain is a saint, but he has a conscience, and he can't watch an intelligent race live like a beast.

Thinking of this, Franz also felt a little emotional. He looked at everything around him with complicated eyes.

Some people can't believe it, but it is true that Tang Zhao did not lie, what he said is true, there is indeed a multi-ethnic settlement here, and the kobolds are indeed living normally during the period, relying on their own ability and labor. OK for life.

In fact, on the standard of living.There is not much difference between here and the kobold settlement in Luford City, but Franz is a person who has seen some of the world and has his own ideas. He can see that this settlement has hope. Both Tang Zhao and the kobolds themselves hope to live a better life.

Among other things, he saw many elves teaching kobolds knowledge. According to the kobold elder, this is something every kobold must learn. He is both a mage and a businessman, so of course he knows how to read and write. difference in literacy.

"Elves are teachers, and there really are them. I don't know how they do it."

Undoubtedly, no one can question the cultural accomplishment of the elves. As a typical long-lived species, they have a lot of time to study culture, and the elves are indeed particularly keen on it. Let them be teachers, I am afraid that they are better than those on the mainland. The teachers in [-]% of the schools are better.

From a glimpse of the leopard, many things can be seen. He can see that this settlement is developing. From the kobolds to the dwarves, everyone thinks better, and their faces are not numb or dazed. This is what he has experienced in most human cities. A mirror image that has never been seen.

His own settlement is backed by Luford, which is good, and he can get a lot of resources, but living in a dark place that humans can't reach, is doomed from a certain level, and the kobolds over there will only be human appendages Products, there can be no more, better and bigger development.

"It seems that it is time to make a choice."

If this kind of thing happened decades ago, Franz would definitely fight for his own interests, but he is now in his seventies and eighties, and he doesn't have the time to delve into those things anymore.

As expected by Tang Zhao, Franz accepted Tang Zhao's proposal that day, and chose to bring Lu Fude's kobolds to join Tang Zhao's settlement, and his settlement now has thousands more people.

But that being said, we still have to respect the wishes of the kobolds themselves. They can decide whether to stay or not. They can stay in the local area or go to the settlement of Tang Zhao. On the one hand, it is to respect them, and on the other hand, it is also good for Tang Zhao. .

Just like what he had imagined before, he needed to build his own base in Luford, the future core area. Franz made it clear that he was willing to help Tang Zhao. With him coordinating the kobolds, I don’t have to worry about the rest. Pay attention to concealment, just don't be discovered by humans in the future.

In addition, the current scale of Tang Zhao's settlement is still not large enough. Expanding the underground is a very troublesome thing, and it takes years of construction. The demon scroll incident and the hobgoblin incident were interrupted, and there may be no plans to expand the settlement on a large scale in the short term. They must focus on strengthening defenses, expanding the area, and expanding the population of residents, which is to expand defense and maintenance. the cost of.

Their space is limited, and thousands of kobolds rushing in can barely squeeze in, but that's unnecessary, Tang Zhao doesn't like to make do, and crowding is not good for anyone.

Now that the kobolds are self-sufficient in Franz, Tang Zhao will not act rashly. If they need labor, they will send some over. If they come all, they will not be able to bear it.

After deciding on the plan, he immediately started to take action, and transported Franz back overnight to let him deal with the Luford Kobold matter.

However, Tang Zhao saw doubts on Toby's face.

(End of this chapter)