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Text Chapter 62: Returning home on a different journey

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    "Sell the discovery rights to you, and then your church will negotiate with the lords of this area." Barrett was silent for a while before speaking again: "The local lords seem to have been involved in the war more than 200 years ago.  If I remember correctly, it should be a family named Charteris. Although it is only a baron, its legal fiefdom is still very large due to its location on the border.  It¡¯s a bit difficult to open a mine on your own, but I still don¡¯t think they will easily choose to change hands and collect a dividend every year.¡± Prophet Qiaomli said with his arms crossed and a smile: ¡°No matter whether the final result is successful or not.  Chengdu has nothing to do with you. The buyout price we offered this time is very generous, and I think the Charteris family will probably not be able to pay it. "The existence of the diamond mine does indicate a steady stream of wealth. There used to be.  A poet named Roland Mojiro said: "Diamonds not only have beautiful luster, and are not just expensive decorations; they also symbolize the life of the school of conjuration and the eternity of the school of protection; they are the emblem of control and death.  , is also a sacrifice of the divine power of resurrecting the dead" "In addition to its decorative and cutting functions, this thing is also a very expensive spell-casting material.  So as long as it can be mined successfully, there is absolutely no need to worry about buyers.  But mining diamond mines has never been easy.  First, after discovering the mineral source, inspecting the mineral veins and determining the mining method and direction is a job that requires extremely high experience.  The Charteris family probably cannot solve this problem internally.  Fortunately, there are a lot of dwarves and gnomes in the Nohan Kingdom. The prospectors among these two groups are skilled and easy to hire.  The only problem is that the labor costs are not cheap, and the prospecting cycle is difficult to control, and the final results may not be satisfactory. There have been strange cases where the remaining minerals are not enough to pay for the prospecting fees.  All these risks must be resolved by the miners themselves.  Even if the diamond vein is sure to be a rich mine.  But whether it is open-pit mining or dug-well mining, it requires a considerable investment.  If it's the former, the Charteris family may still be able to get it.  If it's the latter, in order to ensure progress, I'm afraid they will have to borrow money from outside. Because this frontier barony is located in a remote location, it itself is not very wealthy.  In addition, there were no reports of any famous property before, so the lord naturally could not have too much liquidity in his hands. ?????????????? And those ores don¡¯t end when they¡¯re mined.  Want to screen out real diamond ore from the ore.  First, the ore must be broken into pieces, or placed in the open air to allow it to weather and break naturally.  Only then can mineral processing be carried out.  Next steps: Whether it is the bounce beneficiation method, the heavy medium beneficiation method, or the elutriation plate beneficiation method, it is a project that requires a lot of investment and a lot of labor costs.  And that is just a rough selection, the diamond ore must be further screened through a series of means, and finally the diamonds will be picked out one by one by experienced workers. Especially for this last step, where can I get experienced ore dressing workers?  Not an easy task.  So don¡¯t look at it as if mining diamonds in Tululu Village is easy.  But what they are doing cannot actually be considered mining. They are just digging out scattered ores near the surface.  Even this attracted the attention of the giant dragon.  Therefore, if the Charteris family really wants to open a mine, in addition to sending a knight to stay there, they must also establish an army sufficient to maintain law and order.  In addition, Tululu Village is far away from the previous effective ruling area, which will greatly increase the investment and maintenance costs.  With the financial resources of the Charteris family, it is actually still unknown whether they are able to invest in this huge gamble.  This gives the "Good Dragon God" church room to operate, and they are responsible for investing in mining, while the Charteris family uses the mining rights to obtain dividends and taxes. It can be regarded as a cooperation that is beneficial to both parties.  Of course, whether it can succeed or not depends on the negotiation level of the 'Dragon God of Good' church.  "Okay! Whoever the mine falls into has nothing to do with us." After thinking for a while, Barrett nodded, "Then what price are you willing to pay?"  He pointed out his finger: "The price is 3,000 gold coins! If you think it's too little, you can bet on how much money the Charteris family will give you!" "3,000 gold coins? It seems that you have an interest in that mine.  Quite a lot of confidence!" Barrett said with a half-smile, but did not give a direct answer.  Prophet Qiaomli shook his head expressionlessly: "No matter how much confidence you have, its value is still only the same thing at present. If you open your mouth like a lion, we will break up in two and go elsewhere."  That¡¯s it. After deducting the expenses for you, there won¡¯t be much extra expenses.¡±nbsp; "Do you mean it's best for us to do things with money, and it doesn't matter if we don't cooperate?" Barrett nodded. Based on his observation, Prophet Chomli did not lie on this matter.  In other words, the organization represented by the other party has no need to deceive the players on this matter.  Prophet Chomli added: "Yes. But considering the reason why we have cooperated well this time, I personally hope that you will accept this deal. After all, the other transaction partner is not very reliable in terms of funds." Basically.  After completing the negotiation, Barrett turned back. He glanced at his companions one by one, and all he received were satisfied nods.  Barrett turned back and stretched out his right hand: "So it's a pleasure to cooperate. I hope your plan can be successfully realized." Prophet Chomli smiled and stretched out his right hand: "Although the process may have some twists and turns.  , But our work will eventually be successful. When it comes to mining gems, our church is no worse than anyone else." "Maybe we can also use dragons to dig!" Barrett said half-jokingly, "That's it.  Together with the previous dragon corpses and rough diamonds, after returning to the church stronghold, we will be able to get a total of about 25,000-28,000 gold coins and obtain the equivalent of the church's contribution? " Prophet Chomli nodded again: "Yes!  The price will fluctuate within this range. At that time, you can choose the products from our church or pay in cash. " "Then what are you waiting for? Let's get on the road quickly!" Barrett said with excitement.  The ground is not far away for a moment.  However, his deliberately exaggerated performance immediately caused the members of both teams in the room to burst into laughter.  The atmosphere that had become somewhat serious due to the negotiations immediately returned to the post-war level of bragging and spanking between the two sides.  The dragon slayers who were eager to return home stepped out of the well-camouflaged hut one after another.  Then Seer Chomli began to recite the secret words, and the 'big rock' that was mostly covered by falling snow immediately transformed back into a small house in her palm.  On the other side, Ralphs took out a scroll that seemed to have bark patterns and started chanting.  And when the ranger completed the spell, he waved his big hand and the cold air seemed to be visible to the naked eye.  Barrett immediately noticed that his feet began to glow with an icy blue light that would not dissipate.  Immediately afterwards, I felt myself rising slightly on the snow, as if my weight had been reduced a lot.  Then he turned his head to the others, and immediately found that each subject rose to the top of the snow in turn, looking like they were being held high by an icy blue halo.  "These seem to be group snow boots?" Barrett, who was considered somewhat knowledgeable, immediately revealed the name of this spell.  Ranger Ralphs nodded: "That's right! As long as we have this spell, our next journey will be much easier. The time we need to return to that broken mountain village will also be much shorter. I hope that here  Before, they would remember your threats and not attack the horses we left there. "Spells such as Snow Boots allow affected creatures to easily walk on ice and snow without reducing their speed.  .  Affected creatures gain a 10-foot enhancement bonus to their speed when walking on icy surfaces and do not need to make Balance checks or Reflex saving throws to avoid sliding or falling.  At the same time, you can also avoid falling into ice cracks when walking on cracked ice.  In addition, an affected creature will leave no traces that are more discernible when walking on ice or snow than on solid ground, so there is no bonus to tracking the traces of a creature affected by the spell.  This long-lasting spell, measured in hours, allows players to advance extremely quickly in this forest and snowfield.  At the same time, Ralphs' role as a wilderness professional is even more vivid.  He can easily tell the direction in the old forest based on the direction of the tree branches.  At the same time, it can be judged based on experience whether there are suitable places to cross cliffs and mountain streams.  The only trouble that cannot be avoided is probably the predators hiding under the snow waiting for prey.  "Poof!" The flying snowflakes instantly blocked the sight of the dragon slayers.  Faced with the sudden attack, these experienced professionals immediately changed their teams and formed formations to protect themselves.  Immediately afterwards, a black shadow rushed out of the snowflakes. Without knowing who it was, Barrett, the chief chopper, rushed towards him.  With a 'bang' collision, the sharp blade in Barrett's hand cut open the opponent's weapon.  Then, as if he had cut into an incredibly thick piece of leather armor, he made the guy take two steps back. In the first round of strength competition, the big man Barrett seemed to have a slight advantage.  But at this moment, several black shadows emerged from the woods, throwing spears with such force that Barrett had to give up the pursuit.  But at the same time he?I saw clearly the crude body standing in front of me.  Although these guys can walk upright, their shoulders always hang forward.  When the accomplices coming from behind were running, they not only staggered around, their arms would hang down to the ground and dangle.  But although they looked very clumsy, Barrett understood that these guys in front of him were actually very agile.  At the same time, these 9-foot-tall guys usually weigh 500 pounds and are not much different in terms of strength.  The moss-like green, green-gray and rotten gray hard skin is only partially exposed because they are wearing simply tanned fur, with one or two pieces of leather armor spliced ??at vital points.  "Damn it, it's actually a troll! Didn't the villagers of Tululu Village say that even leopards can't be found nearby? Why do such creatures still appear? And it looks like they are armed." It was obvious at first glance.  Rielle roared immediately when she saw this creature.  The fireball thrown from her hand rushed straight into the area where the trolls were most densely populated.  "Bang!" The surging flames completely cleared the snowflakes falling from the sky in an instant.  The nearby treetops were also shaken clean of the burden on their branches under the influence of this shock wave.  Those trolls are naturally resistant to fire (because fire can destroy the self-recovery ability of such creatures), so they scattered to avoid Rielle's fireball.  The division of the fireball allowed the troll at the front to successfully land alone.  Barrett, who seized the opportunity, immediately activated the effect of his accelerating boots and rushed forward.  The troll also immediately discovered Barrett who was going deep alone. He immediately turned around and waved half of the big wooden stick in his hand to hit Barrett. It could clearly feel the huge threat coming from the blade.  .  But then I saw Barrett staggering to avoid the attack of the wooden stick, and continued to move forward without any confusion.  With a deft pace that didn't look like he was wearing metal armor, Barrett entered the attack blind spot of the troll's big club with just one step.  Then he crouched slightly and lowered his head to avoid the roaring huge left claw.  Stand up, exhale, swing your arms vigorously, and make a diagonal cut from the lower left to the upper right.  The weapon drew a wide and deadly arc.  If it weren't for the crunching sound of bones when the meat was inserted, and the sound of the leather being torn and broken later, the whole process could be described as cutting butter with a heated bread knife.  "Bang" The troll fell down, almost broken into two pieces.  Then Barrett took several small steps to neutralize the impact, and then shouted: "Whether it's acid or fire, hurry up and catch up. Otherwise, this guy has to get up." After saying this, Barrett turned around  With another strike, the 'Broken Peak' in his hand easily cut into a giant claw of a troll, and then knocked off several of the rescuer's fingers.  At the same time, Barret's Anvil, Paladin Alexis, and Duskblade Parr also rushed to fill in the display.  At the same time, the chants of casting spells came and went.  (To be continued.)
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