lizard lord

Chapter 180
Regarding belief, this is indeed Tang Zhao's negligence. When he considered these things before, he discussed them with Bourne. Compared with other races, dwarves have a very distinctive feature, that is, they believe in their ancestors, not alone. of a deity.

Kobold beliefs are even more bizarre.In name, they believe in the kobold god Kurtumak. In fact, they have a kind of worship for the strong. In some cases, they even believe in the dragon they serve.Generally speaking, they belong to a race with special beliefs, but elves and humans are different. They have a variety of beliefs and attach great importance to them.

There seems to be no monotheism in this world. Even the believers of the current sun god, Losander, the Lord of Dawn, will symbolically sacrifice to the God of Travelers, Mount Darkur, when they travel. If they are nobles, maybe It is normal to sacrifice to the noble goddess Sheenworth, or the god of art and wealth.

There are a large number of gods in the world, and they are in charge of different priesthoods. Some are positive and some are negative and dark.In Tang Zhao's view, although they have great power, they lack the so-called "divine nature". Most of them also have the seven emotions and six desires of human beings. matter.

In the case of Oran, except for a few "dark and anti-social" gods, most of the churches of gods will be allowed to exist openly. Among them, the sun god Losander and the earth mother goddess Chauntia are the most popular in Oran. .

Before the war against the hobgoblins, there were churches of these gods in Luford City, but they were relatively weak and formed mainly spontaneously. Even the church of the Sun God only existed with a few priests and priesthood volunteers. Not really a force.

It’s different now. Firstly, to control the plague in the city, and secondly, to strengthen Luford’s defense, the church in the royal capital mobilized manpower. Now there are many priests in the church in Losander, and there is even an aster knight order His troops, composed of warriors, paladins, and cathars, were not as effective as the tin cans of the Church of Ham, but they were definitely not bad either.

The Church of the Lord of Dawn is not hostile to dwarves and elves, and even has an enlightened attitude towards kobolds. On the contrary, they hope to gain the right to operate in Karak Solmar, just like in human cities.

This world does not have the setting that "the Holy See of Light is full of villains", but they still feel a little hesitant about this proposal, after all, they don't know what they will do.

[My suggestion, let these people wait for a while.When caravans can come and go normally, they can come naturally.Now let's prevaricate with issues like roads and war, and the believers of the Lord of Dawn shouldn't push too hard.The things in Luford City alone are enough for them to be busy for a long time, and they have no time to compete with us wilderness residents. 】

Lilith pondered for a few seconds, but did not object: "After all, Sivanus has no conflict with Losander, and we have no particular opinion on their teachings. As long as we don't cause damage to the forest when we come, I don't think there is anything to refuse. reason."

[Of course, things that make it difficult for you will not happen, and human activities will be restricted. 】

Tang Zhao understood these woodland residents very well. In fact, as long as they don't destroy the forest, they are still the easy-to-talk type.Although the believers of Silvanus love nature, they are far from bewitched—they can accept hunting and herding animals, and they can also accept logging that does not hinder the natural cycle, and they maintain more a balance.

Tang Zhao can reach a consensus with them on this, and it will be beneficial in the long run.
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On the edge of the Insula Forest, on the main stream of the Dewar River, a cargo ship was loading.

[Confirm the quantity, don't make any mistakes, otherwise things will be a little troublesome. 】

The goblins are doing the final inventory work. The things loaded on the ship are not ordinary, and they are all high-quality weapons and equipment.

Among them are a hundred yew wood bows. The work of choosing wood, drying in the shade, and cutting materials is extremely time-consuming and laborious. Even with magic means, it took several months to complete.

However, the results are worth the effort. Regardless of the magical materials, this is one of the top single-body longbows in the world. In other words, it is a bloody cost for the Helm Church to buy these longbows.

The Church of Heim also prepared some other weapons and equipment for its colleagues in the east: a shield covered with oak wood, reinforced with iron nails, and simply engraved with the symbol of the Church of Heim, that is, iron gloves with eyes; The short gun made of ash wood has a sharp tip and is etched with a uniform pattern, which looks very good; the navy knife made of dwarf steel has a handguard, the blade is short and wide, and the position of the handguard is uniform A teaching of the Church of Helm is printed, as a guardian and defender, you should do your best to be good and pure and loyal.

It is basically the configuration of a big gift bag, with everything except protective gear.

This batch of goods is the core of the merchant ship. Besides that, there are some other weapons and equipment that are going to be handed over to Andrea for sale.

Different from the previous situation, this merchant ship was not only accompanied by a few human sailors and lizardman escorts, but also followed by two merchant ships. The cargo on board was basically not cargo, but soldiers.

Lizardmen are the main ones, and there are also a small number of fighters from other races. As a technical supplement, there are a total of [-] crew members on the three ships, no more, no less, enough.

Obviously, he personally went out this time and brought so much combat power, not only to sell things, but also to develop new business routes.

Andrea wanted to sell Karak Solma's items to the capital, and she already had a rough plan - relying on the dwarves' customized weapons.

To be precise, this idea was proposed by a member of the dwarf guild. He noticed that the weapons of the nobles of Oran are relatively "simple" and have acceptable performance, but the decoration is not luxurious and complicated. Etching, inlaying, and carving are rarely used. These technologies, and the technical level is still in its infancy in their view.

Dwarves have a very high level of metallurgy. They can do many things that ancient craftsmen could not do, such as making a variety of Damascus patterns on the upper part of the knife tip, or polishing the sword to an almost mirror-like level, or making the hilt and knife The body is carved with extremely high precision patterns.

The dwarves still know how to make money. They want to sell the most gorgeous and high-quality weapons to the nobles of the capital. Tang Zhao also provided some suggestions. They can choose a variety of luxurious craftsmanship and materials, focusing on highly customized and unique weapons. According to historical experience, this kind of thing can definitely make a lot of money.

Military aristocrats or people who lick blood at the knife edge are willing to spend more on weapons than many people imagined. There was no lack of market for similar things in ancient times.

It is not only a life-saving thing, but also a symbol of status. Not long after the war, many nobles and merchants have a lot of gold and silver rewards in their hands, and their spending power is quite strong.

There are quite a few "samples" in the merchant ship, and he intends to take the opportunity of delivering goods to the people of the Haim Church to open up the market.

Anyway, he has elves who are as beautiful as heaven, and dwarves with long beards who look good at blacksmithing. He hasn't forgotten the packaging methods in his previous life, and it's not bad to shine in another world.

Some thoughts flashed in my mind, and after confirming that everything was ready, Tang Zhao ordered the fleet to set off.
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I informed Andrea in advance that she had already taken care of things. Three merchant ships sailed along the Dewar River into Luford City and stopped at the site of the Hermes Chamber of Commerce, nominally to do some supply work. In fact, it was to allow Tang Zhao to disembark to see how Lu Fude was doing recently.

Let Andrea and his subordinates take care of the delivery of the goods. It is almost a well-known secret that the backstage of the Hermes Chamber of Commerce is a group of non-human beings. If you pay attention to related issues, generally speaking, there will be no troubles.

As for Tang Zhao himself, he went directly to Bok, a senior member of the Heim Church, to inform the other party that the weapons had arrived.

As usual, he successfully entered the church and saw Bock, and Bock's behavior was as expected. After knowing the purpose of Tang Zhao's visit, he immediately sent his quartermaster to the port to inspect the goods.

Judging by the subtle and somewhat heartfelt joy of the quartermaster's expression, he must be very pleased with the job.

"Long time no see, you seem to have changed a bit."

[Indeed, I have the habit of sleeping for a long time, and I'm still growing up, so some changes are quite normal, don't worry about me. 】

Tang Zhao chose to show up in Lu Fude because of other factors. He didn't want others to think that he had died. After all, he hadn't shown up for two months. Outsiders would feel a little strange and there would be some rumors.

It's better to stifle the rumors before things escalate further.

Boke glanced at the thorns growing on Tang Zhao's body without any trace, then silently looked away without saying anything.

"My feeling has always been very accurate. You must have some purpose in coming to Luford to meet me this time. Just say it directly. The residents of Karak Solma are all committed to maintaining order and stability. It is the Church of Heim." Friends and comrades in arms, we will consider things that can help."

[You stayed in the capital for a while before, and it is said that you also had some contacts with the nobles near the capital. My Hermes Chamber of Commerce wants to sell some high-quality weapons and equipment in the capital. I hope you can help provide them. List of potential customers. 】

Hearing this, Bok raised his eyebrows: "It seems that I don't need my help in this matter. There is a shortage of weapons in Oran, especially high-quality weapons. If you sell them directly to Mr. Norton, he will definitely accept them all. Zha is also fine, he also accepts this kind of weapon now, it depends on who you like better, if not, we are willing to buy it, even if the budget is tight, the price is slightly lower than theirs.”

Norton was the name of the appointed military official. As a descendant of a newly promoted nobleman, he could control as much wealth as Earl Luford, and he was more willing to spend a lot of money on weapons and equipment.

[The weapons we need to sell are quite special, and the pricing will be exaggerated.The lowest standard selling price is [-] gold coins. If it is a highly customized item, the price will not be as high as the upper limit. 】

Bock's expression was a bit strange: "If it doesn't involve commercial secrets, I would like to know what kind of weapon can have this price. A dwarf's rune weapon? Or an elf's magic crystal staff?"

【neither】

His expression suddenly became serious: "Could it be a treasured weapon left over from the ancient Ostia Empire? Or an imported product from the Underdark world?"

[It's not that exaggerated, it's just high-quality weapons made by excellent dwarven blacksmiths in Karak Solmar with various techniques. 】

Seeing that the more he said, the more outrageous he was, Tang Zhao hurriedly told the truth, and then it was time to guess in another dimension.

It is rare for Boke to have other emotions in his eyes. From Tang Zhao's point of view, it can probably be interpreted as "Are you kidding me?".

Dwarves' weapons and equipment had a high premium, and qualified products generally sold for less than two gold coins, while those that used high-quality materials and were very good generally cost no more than ten gold coins.

Except for those weapons with runes, very special materials, and weapons forged by masters, that is, the magical weapons in the legend of heroes, ordinary conventional weapons can't be sold at this price.

The gold content of Oran's gold coins is relatively high. Two gold coins can buy five cows of good age and condition, one qualified war horse that can be used, or four draft horses. One and a half gold coins can buy a building. Nice looking two storey cottage
The various expenses of a knight family for a year are less than fifty gold coins, and the price of a complete set of tailor-made full-body plate armor is only around ten gold coins.

Under the premise of this price, it does sound like an exaggeration to make a deposit of [-] gold coins.

[Don't worry, our target audience is the middle and upper class nobles.But to be honest, we are not very familiar with the affairs of Oran King Capital, so I hope you can help. 】

Bok seemed to think seriously for a while, then nodded seriously: "Okay, I will help you this time, but it's not my problem if it can't be sold."

After he finished speaking, he picked up a pen and filled it with a bunch of names in less than 10 minutes.Tang Zhao, who was semi-literate, could barely recognize some of them, all of which were the names of military nobles.

[Thanks for the help. You can contact Andrea if you need it. She will also help solve the difficulties of the Haim Church. Only by helping each other can we develop and maintain order better. 】

After the goal was achieved, Tang Zhao chatted with Bock again, and then he resigned and left Heim Church, preparing to board the ship and go directly to the capital, and then to the seaport city in the east of Oran to deliver the goods.
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Back at the Hermes Chamber of Commerce, I saw a gorgeously decorated carriage parked at the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce.

I approached silently and entered the hall of the Chamber of Commerce. As expected, there were two people standing in the middle of the hall and waiting.

The leader was wearing purple casual clothes, followed by a person wearing full-body plate armor. They were all tall and tall, and looked powerful.

It can be seen from this person's clothes that the other party is not rich, but the degree of sudden wealth - just like the ancient world, the purple dye here is rare and expensive. It is not for nothing that the ancient Romans called the so-called "purple-clothed nobles". It is made from the subbranchial glands of a kind of shell. Every gram of purple dye has to collect a huge amount of shells to make it. It's not that the rich can't afford this kind of thing.

By the way, in ancient times in the East, a kind of plant rhizome called comfrey was used for dyeing, which is relatively easy to dye and easy to obtain, but the purple is easy to fade, so re-dyeing is often required, and the maintenance cost is still high, but it is not so exaggerated.

Before Tang Zhao could figure out the identity of the other party, the two walked over directly.

Tang Zhao is now lying on the shoulder of an elf. The other party ignores the elf and looks at him directly. "Can we talk?"

(End of this chapter)