"Huh? Did you only buy two hundred pieces?" The amount of salt and dried fish purchased was neither too much nor too little, but Thomas was a little surprised when he heard that Laurie only bought two hundred pieces of brown sugar and black bread.
This time the carriage contained five hundred pieces of black bread, and they were so delicious.
Seeing Thomas' surprise, Laurie was afraid that the castle steward would be dissatisfied, so he immediately explained: "Steward Thomas, I actually want to buy more, but this time we have limited manpower to carry the goods. If we buy too much, we will
There’s no way it’s going back!”
"However, with this trip, there will definitely be more serfs willing to accept our employment to come to the Storm Territory next time, and then we can buy more goods!"
"That's it!" Thomas looked at everyone memorizing everything and understood that what Laurie said was not a lie.
Subsequently, the two parties delivered the payment, and Laurie handed over a total of sixty-four silver coins to Thomas.
After the transaction was completed, in order to give the territory a good start, Thomas took Laurie and others around Maiye Village and asked the villagers what goods they were lacking now.
The serfs now had more or less copper coins with them, and they were not worried about food for the time being, so they immediately told them what they needed, such as linen cloth, straw sandals, clay pots, etc.
After meeting Laurie, he found out that the Storm Territory was not as poor as everyone thought, and he made up his mind to bring goods to sell next time.
After completing a circle, Laurie led the team laden with goods back the same way.
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"Sir, this is the payment paid by the Black Rock Leader caravan, a total of sixty-four silver coins. They purchased eight hundred bags of salt, one hundred catties of dried fish and two hundred pieces of brown sugar and black bread."
After Laurie left, Thomas came to Nalant to report.
"Well, although it's a bit small, it's a good start!" Nalant nodded, not dissing a mere sixty-four silver coins. The things sold to civilian serfs were originally meant to be small profits but quick turnover.
I believe that as the reputation spreads, more and more caravans will come to the Storm Territory.
"Sir, that Laurie said that he originally wanted to buy more, but unfortunately he didn't have enough people to hire, so he could only buy these goods!" Thomas recalled Laurie's previous words and explained specifically.
"Is there not enough manpower?" Nalant thought thoughtfully after hearing the explanation.
Horses are very precious in this world, and only nobles can afford to keep them. This is also the biggest obstacle that restricts civilians from forming caravans. After all, it takes at least ten or twenty people to carry the load of a carriage.
"Maybe I can find a way to solve this restriction, which will not only make money, but also be more beneficial to Storm Territory's trade."
The next moment, Nalant's eyes lit up. This was a limitation, but it was also an opportunity for the Storm Territory.
"Thomas, later you go to the village and find two carpenters. I have something to do for them!"
"Yes, sir!"
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Not long after returning to the castle, Thomas called over the two most skilled carpenters in Wheat Leaf Village.
"Little man Raf (Larry), I have met the lord!" Two carpenters were brought to the hall, and Narant had just finished drawing the drawings.
"Well, I have a blueprint here. Let's see if you can make it." With that, Nalant handed the blueprint to the two of them.
Naturally, his painting skills were not very good, but he only needed to draw a rough shape, and the two carpenters would naturally figure out the dimensions themselves.
"Lord, this car should be able to be manufactured...but..." The carpenter felt guilty.
"If you have anything to say, just say it, I won't blame you!" Nalant waved his hand.
"Yes, Lord...it's just that this car only has one wheel and it may tip over. Would you like me to make two wheels?" the carpenter suggested in a low voice.
As for a wheeled wooden cart, although they didn't know what the lord used it for, they knew that such a cart must not be used.
It's a good thing that the wooden car hasn't been made yet. If it turns out to be a joke if the actual wooden car is made, it will certainly not be the fault of the noble master. It will probably be the two of them who are unlucky in the end.
"So that's the problem!" Nalant understood, and explained with a smile: "This is not meant to be pushed on the back of the horse. Did you see these two handles and these two legs? This is meant to be pushed by others.
If you walk with these two feet, you won't fall over even if you stop!"
What Narant painted was a wheelbarrow from his previous life. This thing has a long history in China. It is not only light and flexible and can be used even on small intestines, but also only needs one person to control it. It is most suitable for this world.
use.
However, the two carpenters must have never seen such a wheel before, and they couldn't understand its use.
In order to enable the two of them to make a better wheelbarrow, Narant then explained the details to the two of them in great detail.
"Now, do you understand?"
"Understood! Lord!" After Nalant's detailed explanation, the two carpenters finally understood the meaning clearly. Although they had not used it yet, they had already imagined the scene of this dexterous wooden cart traveling in the fields in their minds.
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The two men looked at the lord with eyes filled with admiration. Although they were of low status, they could not conceal their ingenuity as craftsmen. If this cart could be manufactured, they believed that it would make all the serfs excited.
"Very good, you can go back and make it now. As long as it is finished to my satisfaction, you will be rewarded greatly!"
"Yes, Lord Lord!"
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It was night, on the castle wall, Narante was leisurely drinking honey tea and looking up at the meteor shower across the sky.
"If it weren't for the dark creatures, this meteor shower once a week would really be a rare and spectacular sight!"
"It will take a while before the meteor shower ends, why not draw a prize first!"
Tonight is another meteor shower night, and the system reward for solving the buffer zone camp will appear tonight. Although two elves will appear in the same meteor shower, this is very incredible.
However, this was not among Nalant's considerations. He would even be happier if he could be given eight or ten at a time.
"System, I want to draw a lottery!"
Following the call, the lottery panel immediately appeared in front of Nalant.
"Hey, today is just like the first lottery draw!"
The prizes that appear on the panel this time are strengthening fruits, agility fruits, and intelligence fruits.
"I hope I can draw an agility fruit this time!" Nalant prayed silently in his heart.
During the more than ten days that Thomas and others went to Tulip City, he actually won another enhancement fruit.
However, when he took the enhanced fruit for the second time, he found that the effectiveness of the enhanced fruit was reduced a lot.
Of course, this word of reduction may not be very appropriate, or it should be said that as his physique improves, the effect of the strengthening effect is not as effective as before.
The first time he took the strengthening fruit, his physique went from being inferior to ordinary people to being stronger than ordinary people.
But now that he has taken the second enhancement fruit, he is already a one-to-ten transcendent. Therefore, this second enhancement fruit only strengthens about one-tenth of his physical strength.
If you want to be twice as strong as your current physical fitness, you will need at least ten strengthening fruits.
Moreover, Nalant speculated that as his level of fighting spirit increases, the more strengthening fruits he will need to take in the future.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning the agility!" Just when Nalant was thinking wildly, the system prompts came in his mind.
"Hey, I'm pretty lucky! I actually got it right!"
Nalant was overjoyed and immediately put aside his distracting thoughts, took out the agility fruit from the system panel, and then put it into his mouth without hesitation.
As the sweet warmth slid into his belly, Nalant immediately noticed the changes in his body.
"My body actually feels lighter! Is this what it feels like after increasing your agility?" Nalant couldn't help but be surprised.
Then he stood up and started punching vigorously on the city wall. After punching, he jumped around and did various tests.
"Haha, in the world of martial arts, the only thing that can't be broken is the speed! The increase in agility now is at least double that of the original. If I can win a few more in the future, let alone fighting, I can eat a few more bites faster than others!"
After assessing his agility increase, Narant couldn't help but giggle.
The surrounding guards saw their master jumping up and down at first, and then laughing alone in a rather weird way, and couldn't help but feel confused.