After the negotiation, the two parties began to draw up a contract.

In order to be more formal, the contract still uses parchment as before.

Clive took matters into his own hands and quickly drew up two contracts.

Just as both parties to the transaction were about to sign, Heint suddenly said: "Today is indeed a fruitful day, but I still have a little regret."

Hearing this, Owen stopped the quill in his hand and looked up at the other person curiously.

"Oh? Any regrets?"

"I wonder if the Marquis is hiding it intentionally." Heint smiled meaningfully, "Before arriving in Border Guard Town, I heard some rumors. It is said that you have even more unique products."

"Exotic product?"

Owen was slightly startled. He didn't expect Heint to come prepared. As for what the other party said, he already had some guesses in his mind.

Heint slowly described: "It is rumored that you have a magical black iron creation. It only needs to light fire and boil water to operate on its own. It is extremely powerful and cannot be matched by human beings. In addition, there is also a terrifying sky thunder.

The weapon can produce loud noises and thunderous explosions, and can easily flatten even small hills."

"Oh, you're talking about steam engines and black powder."

As expected, Heint was asking about these two things. He must have heard the rumors spread by people fleeing from the south of the border town.

"Even the names are there. It seems that there are really these two things." Heint's eyes lit up, "I wonder if the Marquis can show it to me?"

"Well..."

Owen touched his chin, thought for a moment, and then said: "I'm really sorry, black powder is the secret of our border town, and I have to show it to you for the time being."

Hearing this, Heint's bright eyes instantly lost most of their luster, and he could not hide the disappointed look on his face.

"As for the steam engine, that's no problem." Owen continued, "It's just that the place is a bit far away from here. If you are willing to go, I can take you to see the real thing."

"Then I'll trouble you, Lord Marquis." Heint stood up anxiously and said.

Next, Owen and his party rode north and came to the Transverse Mining Area.

At the entrance of the mine, Heint finally saw the legendary steam engine.

The big iron machine was running at full capacity and making a harsh noise.

Due to the recent significant increase in iron ore production, Owen has asked Gita to specially build tracks and mine carts. Now mining in the mine is much easier than before.

Heint was stunned when he saw the mine cart loaded with ore being pulled out of the mine bit by bit.

When she was about to get closer to inspect the steam engine, she was stopped by Huck who was operating the machine: "Stop! Please don't get close to the working steam engine. The white gas emitted will burn your skin!"

Heint was so frightened that he took a few steps back and did not dare to approach easily.

Upon seeing this, Owen nodded with satisfaction. Although Huck was young, he did his job conscientiously. It was obviously the right thing to give him the machine to operate in the first place.

Due to the loud noise at the scene, Heint had to turn around and said loudly: "Mr. Marquis, can I do the operation myself?"

"Of course." Owen responded loudly.

Then, he turned to look at the miner leader beside him: "Let Huck teach President Masha how to use the steam engine."

"clear!"

The mine manager immediately stepped forward and spoke to Huck, asking him to step aside and let Heint come to the operating console of the steam engine.

Under Huck's careful instructions, Heint pulled the lever according to the correct steps and successfully pulled out several carts full of ore.

Satisfied, Heint stepped back contentedly.

"What do you think?" Owen asked.

Heint stared at the steam engine intently and said in a trembling voice: "After operating it myself, I feel it is really incredible! This steam engine is far beyond my imagination. It is even more magical than what I heard in the rumors. It should be more than just for transporting ore.

Functional right?”

"Indeed, there is a steam engine here to pump water out of the mine."

Owen replied: "In fact, the steam engine has a very wide range of uses. It can be used wherever a large amount of manpower or animal power is required, such as grinding wheat, pulling carriages, etc., and can even be installed on ships to allow sailing ships to do so.

You can travel far without a sail."

After listening to Owen's explanation, Heint's eyes lit up again, and he wanted to immediately pay for the steam engine.

However, she also knew that Owen had not sold the steam engine to her before, which meant that the machine might not be sold.

After thinking for a while, Heint asked: "By the way, Lord Marquis, I also heard that you have recently been buying the residue and saltpeter left after the burning of the hot magic stones from outside, right?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Then there might be a chance. Heint smiled brightly and said, "I don't do magic stone business, but there are four saltpeter making factories on the outskirts of the royal capital and Dongsheng Fortress."

"What?! You have four saltpeter factories!"

Owen's voice suddenly rose several dozen decibels, showing great surprise.

It seemed that the other party was in great need of saltpeter, so Heint added: "My Lord Marquis, if you are willing to sell the steam engine, I can sell the saltpeter exclusively to you at 90% of the market price."

Saltpeter is an important component of black powder, and no amount is too much.

Now, Irving can still purchase saltpeter from outside. When summer approaches, the weather gets hotter and hotter, and other nobles also have needs for ice production, those saltpeter merchants may give priority to supplying the nearby nobles.

At that time, even if Irving offers a high price for the purchase, he may not be able to buy enough saltpeter.

If Haint's four saltpeter factories were dedicated to supplying saltpeter at a relatively cheap price, the demand for black powder in the garrison town could be met.

No matter what, you have to capture the opponent's salt-making field.

However, Heint said he wanted to sell the steam engine himself, which made it a bit difficult.

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The reason why Irving did not promote steam engines was because each steam engine currently has its own use and there is really no surplus to sell. Gita and the others are also very busy.

"I'm really sorry, I still have to rely on these steam engines to maintain production, and there is nothing left to sell."

Owen said apologetically at first, and then changed the subject.

"However, if you are willing to pay a deposit to pre-order, we will wait until we build the machine and then settle the final payment for delivery."

"Hmm...well, how much does each steam engine cost?"

It was great that Heint was willing to get the steam engine later. Owen was also relieved about this.

As for the price, Owen winked at Clive who was standing aside. The latter immediately stepped forward and said, "President Marsha, the price of this steam engine is not cheap. We need this amount."

Clive held out five fingers.

"Five hundred gold coins."

The profit was more than 400 gold coins. Owen thought it was a bit exaggerated, but he turned to look at Heint and found that the other person was not scared.

Hearing the price, Heint nodded calmly and ordered ten steam engines on the spot.

Owen was startled, swallowed, and said, "Are you sure? The steam engine may malfunction during use, and money will need to be continuously invested to maintain it."

"No problem." Heint said with a smile, "Just like a ship needs regular maintenance, I understand. The money is not a problem, I can afford it."
Chapter completed!