Do you believe me when I say I’m not a dragon?

——After calling the lynx, it came to the edge of the volcano, and Mercer stared at it in the lava.

"Meow!"

Facing the report of Bobcat, Mercer roared, his tone containing his own request:

"What do you need if you want to expand the pasture garden?"

"Meow..." Upon hearing this sentence, the bobcat's ears drooped and it made a helpless meow, which probably means:

"Although we really want to do this, the current situation may not be easy to solve... It is difficult for such a large area of ​​​​fields to be undetected in the forest. We must prevent the pasture garden from being discovered by wild beasts. , I have to do weeding and insect removal at the same time, I’m really too busy, meow... If there is really any shortage, then only powerful people can do it, meow.”

Powerful manpower... Put it this way, it is indeed very helpless.

Hearing this, Mercer had no choice but to let him go, saying that he would find a way.

So except for the pasture garden, other places began to operate at high speed. The blacksmiths temporarily canceled the refining of metals and began to mine minerals with all their strength. The orcs also put in some drugs that were conducive to breeding within an acceptable range.

......

As spring turns to winter, the short-term warmth dissipates, and the ice-capped mountains once again face the biting wind and snow.

However, in Mercer's eyes, such changes only happened in the blink of an eye.

——Soon, when the second spring arrived, three spaceships came here from the opposite side of the sea.

After hearing the report from the lynxes, Mercer immediately dived into the magma, while the lynxes also hid.

Facing the wary gazes of the orcs, the outsiders showed full kindness.

"Everyone! Hello, we are businessmen invited by your priest. Didn't she tell you?"

The spaceship slowly docked on the ground, and a group of people got out of it. The leader of the businessman showed a kind expression, but at the same time he glanced at the old man beside him.

The old man showed a helpless look, stood up, and shouted to the villagers: "Everyone, it's me, Harry. You haven't forgotten me, right? You took me in the year before last, right?"

After seeing Harry, the other villagers frowned, but obviously relaxed their vigilance.

Rachel has already informed the villagers about the transaction, so they naturally know about it.

But no matter what, they still resist the arrival of outsiders, and even with Mercer's orders, they will still cast unkind glances at outsiders - and this is the effect Mercer wants to see.Ji

"Well, how about we just wait here and do nothing until you notify the priest?"

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, the businessman made a proposal while the iron was hot.

The villagers had no objection to this. After a lot of discussion, several villagers left the place.

——They came to the edge of the volcano and knocked on Rachel's door.

"Master Priest! Master Priest!"

Facing those people who were still out of breath after arriving here on mammoths, Rachel had already understood the origin of the matter, but she still pretended to ask at Mercer's request.

"The outsiders...those outsiders are here! He said he wants to trade with us."

"...Well, I understand..." Mercer's voice sounded in her head, and she asked: "What kind of equipment are these people wearing? How many are they?"

"Many people! Thirty or so people on the coast! Many people are without equipment, and a few are carrying weapons!"

Several people... It seems that they have no intention of occupying this place, but choose to negotiate peacefully. These people with weapons should be just in case.

Mercer poked his head out slightly in the lava and thought in his heart.

I just don’t know if they will be malicious after learning about the rich resources here...

Mercer was not worried about this, rather he was looking forward to it.

"I understand, let them come."

Hearing Mercer's voice, Rachel nodded and said.

"Let them all?" several villagers asked with wide eyes.

"...Three of them."

"Understood!"

As soon as they finished speaking, they were about to run out of the house, but were immediately stopped by Rachel.

"Wait a moment."

"Do you have any other instructions? Master Priest?"

"Have someone call Gollum over."

Gulu is currently the most knowledgeable in the village, and he has also had the experience of trading with the floating island.

More importantly, some of the tools for forging iron must be obtained from humans.

"understand!"

The orcs nodded and ran out.

——Soon, Gulu opened the door and asked: "Master Priest, are you looking for me?"

"The gods want you to come. If there is anything wrong with the transactions with humans, I hope you can raise it in time." Rachel said.

"I will." Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed across his face. Gulu nodded, his expression becoming solemn.

The two waited in the house for a while, and not long after, the footsteps of mammoths were heard outside the door.

Immediately, there was a knock on the door, and an elegant voice sounded outside:

"Hello, I'm from the Material Management Department of Floating Island. Can I come in?"

"Please," Rachel said.

The door opened and the man walked in, followed by two guards in armor.

He looked back at the two guards behind him, then one of the guards walked out and stood outside the door, and one of them also closed the door and stood at the door.

Chapter 172: The beginning of the transaction

"Hello, you can just call me Hammy."

Harry showed a kind smile and looked at Gollum aside.

"Who is this?"

"Gulu." Gulu nodded and introduced himself briefly.

"Just call me priest. Regarding the content and requirements of the transaction, can we start?"

Mercer asked Rachel to say this. This tone was obviously a bit low-key, but Mercer was not worried that humans would look down on him, or rather, he hoped so.

Gulu glanced at Rachel and said nothing.

"Of course, Lord Priest."

Hami smiled, stood in front of Rachel and sat down, and said: "I learned about your difficulties from Mr. Harry, so after our floating island moves up, we plan to use our precious knowledge to trade with you. .....”

"Knowledge is not valuable." Before he finished speaking, Gulu said: "This little thing can be copied countless times on the floating island in less than a day."

Hearing these words, Hami had an unhappy look in his eyes, but when he turned his head to look at Gulu, his expression remained calm.

"So you don't need it anymore?"

Under the sight given by Mercer, Rachel could clearly see the changes on Hami's face, but she said:

"Before I lost my sight, I loved reading. Mr. Hami, you can look behind me. There are a lot of books there. I became like this because of the ignorance of the villagers, so I hope to use knowledge to help the villagers get rid of their ignorance. . But as Mr. Gulu said, if the price-performance ratio for your transaction is too different, I will not agree."

Hearing this, Hami raised his head and indeed saw the rows of neatly arranged books. Judging from the traces on them, he could clearly see the other party's love for books.

So he sighed, made a compromise, and said, "Okay, I respect your opinion, so how do you think the value of these books should be positioned?"

Rachel said: "Let Mr. Gulu judge. You bring the books and let him inspect them on the spot. If he agrees, then I will naturally allow your transaction. But if we later find something in your books Due to quality issues, we will also reconsider the transaction price with you."

"That's all it can do."

Nodding in agreement, the three confirmed the matter.

Then, Hami changed the topic: "Well, Mr. Gulu, I remember that you also expressed your hope to trade with us. Is there anything you want?"

"We will exchange the power hammer, forging furnace, and melting forging furnace with ore." Gulu said in a deep voice: "As for the price, I have traded with you before, so the price will be based on that time."

As he spoke, he took out a note from his pocket and handed it to Hami.

The latter opened it and saw that the price of a large amount of ore was written on it, and this price... was indeed what the floating island would give.

"We need tools, but you can't give us defective products. If we find out that you are cheating, you won't be able to get even a single stone from us."

"...Of course I will."

Hami also took out a notebook, copied the price on it, and handed it back to Gulu.

He had no intention of investigating which department Gulu had made transactions with before. It would be too troublesome to investigate this kind of thing, and even if he knew about it, Hami didn't think it would be of any help to the transaction.

However, if he really investigates, he may be able to find out what happened to Gulu in the volcano in the past, and his attitude towards them may be more cautious.

After that, the three of them went through some detailed communication before confirming the content.

"Happy cooperation, Lord Priest, Mr. Gulu."

Hami smiled and said goodbye to them at the door.

"We will bring the traded goods over in a while, please wait patiently."

However, after he said this, he turned his head and his expression became a little worse.

"It's difficult to do..."

Hami did not expect that these two people were more cautious than he expected.

"Is it difficult to handle it, Mr. Hammy?"

The guard on the side asked.

"That's it. The forger is obviously experienced and knows some inside information about the exchange, but the price proposed is not much different; and the priest is very smart, beyond my expectation. Originally I thought she was a Aborigines don't have much discernment, but who knew she was very sharp... However, these are all within our acceptable range."

After saying that, Hami smiled easily.

——As everyone knows, wisps of black air that cannot be detected by the naked eye are floating around them, moving with the wind...

After a while, they returned here in the mammoth, carrying boxes of books behind them.

At the same time, many villagers came nearby, and they were all specially called by Rachel.

Under the witness of everyone, Gulu opened the books with some difficulty and confirmed the contents.

""World Encyclopedia", "[Catastrophe] Humanities and History", "Ecological Details (New)"..."

After Gollum roughly browsed through the cover above, Harry looked at Rachel and asked with a smile: "How is it? This is a theme we specially prepared. Is it enough for you to be satisfied?"

"I don't know the more detailed content, but with these books, we can have a deeper understanding of the outside world."

Rachel nodded, and after pondering for a while, she turned to say: "However, there is still too little knowledge about technology. Next time, I hope you can choose more content in this area. .”

"We will."

Hami agreed and took out his notes to write down her request.

Immediately, Rachel turned to look at the villagers: "Take out fifty adult disk-horned beasts and thirty crested beasts and give them to them."

"Is that much? Master Priest?"

Hearing this, everyone made a sound of dissatisfaction, and so did Hami's expression, but he felt that these were too few.

But, after all, these are just some books. As Gulu said, you can earn so much food in less than half a day, not to mention one day.

No matter what, they made the money.

Thinking of this, Hami's brows relaxed and he watched Rachel's answer from the side.

Rachel's tone became a little serious: "This is the request of the gods. Are you going to violate the oracle?"

Hearing her words, Hami wanted to laugh, but the villagers endured it.

"...We understand, then come with me."

"Don't worry, we still have something to sell to the forging people, it doesn't matter if you take your time choosing."

Hammy said with a smile, so the orcs returned to their village, and Gulu also sat on the mammoth, letting people go to the cave to trade.

Chapter 173: Inspection