Chapter 45 Return to the city and preliminary discussion on trade [Please read]
The collapse is not too deep.
It didn't take much effort for these guys to dig out the remains of monsters covered in dirt.
It's just that these wreckage materials and magic cores have all been removed without exception.
Then they dug up the nearly naked bodies of the succubus and the quilboar.
The storage bag carried by the wild boar Ragnar was missing, a pair of threaded magic horns on the succubus's forehead were cut out, and the wound of cutting the magic core appeared on the back of the neck as usual.
Dust covered the body, and soil filled the scars.
The adventurers at the scene were in an uproar.
Even the seemingly calm spellcaster Bielsa looked shocked after seeing Ragnar's ugly corpse.
"Damn it, why is this pig head here?"
"And he's still naked..."
Bielsa stared at the dead pig's face covered in dirt, his expression very ugly.
He and Ragnar had no friendship.
Just because not long ago they were drinking sour peach cider together.
Unexpectedly, before a water clock passed, it turned into a corpse.
"The magic core and materials were extracted very cleanly."
"There must be experienced hands cleaning the scene." "
The destruction of the cave is also very strange. Even after digging deep into the depths, no corpses guarded by the magic pillars were found." "
Theoretically, any right The attack of the magic pillar will attract the guards to cross the passage."
An adventurer standing by the pit wearing a single lens with a lanyard expressed his analysis.
These clues were not difficult to find, and they immediately resonated with everyone.
"Take the bodies of Succubus and Ragnar, and everyone should return to the city as soon as possible."
"Leave the trouble here to the subsequent entrustment team to deal with!"
His words were echoed again, because this idea happened to be everyone's idea.
The adventurers who accepted the log-level commission did not have much ambition.
Basically, they regard this commission as a leisure time, and no one wants to get into unknown trouble.
Chen Xuan winked at Ophelia and Rebecca respectively, then raised his right hand and echoed loudly.
"That's right!"
"The situation here is still left to the guild to decide."
"Those who are interested can stay at the farm and temporarily join the subsequent commission team!"
The cat lady and the half-elf looked at each other and shouted together.
"Yes..."
"Go back!"
Less than two water hours have passed since arriving at the farm.
Excluding the waiting time for commissions and the time spent on the road, there are still more than three hours until the pseudo-night arrives.
Converted to Blue Star time, that’s nearly ten hours!
He didn't want to spend the night at the farm as entrusted. Counting pseudo-nights and moonlight nights, he would have to wait for more than thirty hours before returning to Magatan City. This part of the time would be wasted.
Chen Xuan still has many things to do, including what the succubus said before he died.
The "Magtan City is going to be finished" and the so-called "secret door" she mentioned need to be investigated urgently.
There were also business issues, and he had to discuss the details with Ophelia as soon as possible.
In the end, Chen Xuan himself was unwilling to spend the night outside the city. Here he had to be extra careful even [crossing the border] to return to Blue Star.
Adventurers are not fools. If they leave or disappear for a long time, they will definitely become suspicious.
Therefore, he strongly supported the proposal to return to Magtan City.
There was a strong voice on the scene, and even if Bielsa was unwilling to do so, he could only follow the crowd.
Everyone headed back to the farm with the two bodies.
After meeting the shrewd farm owner, halfling Brendan Zeman, he briefly told him the situation in the forest.
Then everyone took the three mule carts back to the city.
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After struggling for nearly an hour, Chen Xuan and others finally returned to the city.
Everyone first went to the Adventurer's Guild in Qingbaiye, West District, to deliver the commission and report the situation.
The collapsed crypt and the corpses of succubus and wild boar people attracted the attention of the guild.
Higher level commissions are released accordingly.
The investigation order they undertook was concluded.
All participants received 1 merit point, which is a kind of point within the guild system.
There was also a team reward of 150 kronor, which was distributed among 14 people. Each person received 10 kronor, plus a few pennies.
After the completion, adventurers who are interested in the follow-up can accept the advanced investigation order commission, while those who are not interested can gather and disperse on the spot.
Chen Xuan was going to take Rebecca and Ophelia to find a quiet bar to have a drink.
But just when the three of them walked out of the Adventurer's Guild.
The young dwarf warrior suddenly caught up with him.
"Chen Xuan, I want to buy your cigarettes."
Sidney Shichui took out a broken money bag from his arms and scratched his head in embarrassment.
Faced with this request, Chen Xuan raised the corners of his mouth, reached under his clothes and took out two boxes of soft white sand and threw them directly into his hands.
"It's for you."
"No! You must give me money!"
Chen Xuan ignored him, smiled, turned around and left with the two girls.
Just two packs of white sand, not a good cigarette.
Behind him, Sidney Stone Hammer clutched two packs of cigarettes and chased after him.
"I live in Blackstone Alley. If you need help in the future, you can come to me."
"Everyone in the alley recognizes me!"
Chen Xuan waved his hand and left with a cool step.
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In the private room of the Blue Charm Tavern in the West District.
Ophelia is discussing trade matters with Chen Xuan.
Kitty girl Rebecca Miri was holding a glass of sweet and sour juice with empty eyes, as if she was in a state of distraction.
She remembered her sick mother and brother Nick at home, but she could not leave her master behind.
Chen Xuan did not drink the drinks provided here, but took out a bottle of mineral water from the storage compartment.
After nearly an hour of long discussion, he and Ophelia made arrangements for the next step.
The tentative sales items are as follows:
28-bar bicycles, the kind with a large flat back seat.
For Feizhai Happy Water, he planned to directly purchase cola syrup and carbonated freshly mixed machine.
For aluminum, just buy finished aluminum ingots directly, eliminating the need to use cans to smelt them.
As for the magic tears, which are mercury, he planned to get a few kilograms ready.
The packaging and sales processes can be left to Ophelia.
Borrow the channels of the Colchicum business group, but need to share a part of the profits.
Ophelia herself plays the role of middleman.
She will strictly block some links and let all clues reach her.
The premise is that she must convince her father first.
Ophelia seemed very confident about this matter.
The first round of trading mainly focuses on Magic Tears and aluminum ingots, and the shipment volume will not be too large.
Bicycles and happy water are great additions.
Because she lacks knowledge about bicycles, she can only interpret them according to Chen Xuan as some kind of metal equipment that has a moving efficiency higher than that of a healthy mule but lower than that of a horse.
Happy Water will be sold as a new beverage.
These two are higher in universality than Aluminum Ingot and Magic Tears.
But the profits are incomparable.
All in all, as long as the first step is agreed upon, the subsequent path can be adapted accordingly.
Backed by Blue Star's strong productivity, Chen Xuan did not panic at all.
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Postscript:
[You don’t have to be too obsessed with bicycles and fat boy water, just try and spend money. The early profit target has been determined. According to the setting of Mercury (Magic Tears), this is just needed. There will be a second batch and a third batch in the future
. Batch, the fourth batch of goods.
In addition: Just as far as making money is concerned, business requires a process at the beginning, but after it takes shape, it can be much more profitable than robbery. Trying may not always be perfect, but if you are not even willing to try, then failure will follow. According to It is set in the book that if you want to support the commercial territory of the Naroa continent, it cannot be done with just one or two flagship products. The protagonist is backed by the entire Blue Star, and both
dark gold and mithril are as important as mercury. Magic metals, let’s not talk about how much the Naroa people need mercury. At least Chen Xuan’s demand for these two magic metals in the future will definitely be large. For example, to build a force, you need to reserve, and you can never have too little money]
If you are wondering whether the purchase of children's shoes will arouse doubts, you can first find out the amount of local materials, as long as it is not a single purchase of hundreds of tons.
Even if you have to go through the compliance procedures, it is very simple, as long as you need money.
In the next stage, when the protagonist makes money, he will play bigger.
Take aluminum as an example:
Aluminum is the second largest category of metals after steel. Aluminum is widely used. The development of the three important industries of aviation, construction, and automobiles requires that the material properties have the unique properties of aluminum and its alloys, which greatly facilitates the production and application of this new metal aluminum.
There are hundreds of downstream application industries.
As for mercury, it is also widely used in the fields of chemical industry, medical treatment, military industry, electrical appliances, and instruments. The annual consumption of any relevant township-level factory is not low.
In addition to those controlled materials and high-risk compounds, the circulation of various materials in the country is far beyond everyone's imagination.
(End of chapter)