The group of people at the table were no longer in the mood to eat, and everyone focused their attention on this piece of light yellow ore with sharp edges.
The caravan leader took the ore in his hand, squinted his eyes to examine it carefully and said:
"Sulfur is a military-controlled material. The Logistics Department of the Hiransa City Administration Department has a special purchasing station. This kind of material is officially priced, and the purchasing price of commercial banks is strictly limited. It is not unprofitable, but this thing is clearly marked with a price. So
A large piece of sulfur is probably worth about three silver coins. If the caravan purchases it, we will charge a 10% commission."
"Can this kind of yellow stone be sold for money?"
The old village chief didn't expect that his son could sell a stone for a good price if he picked up a random stone. If he had known that this thing could be sold for money, why would he be hunting gray rock iguanas? Why not just lead the villagers to pick up stones all over the mountains and fields?
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The caravan leader nodded and said: "Of course, but it must be this kind of sulfur ore with higher purity."
As he spoke, he pulled out the dagger he carried with him, knocked off a small piece of the sulfur ore, and used the handle of the dagger to crush the small piece of sulfur. A fine yellow powder appeared, containing very little gravel.
"Seeing that there are very few impurities in it, it means it is very pure." The leader of the caravan took the trouble to explain to us, his eyes falling on Charlie.
Charlie was a little excited and couldn't help but say: "I picked it up by chance when I was hunting salamanders..."
The old village chief kicked his youngest son hard, looking as if he wanted to carve out a piece of flesh from Charlie's body.
Charlie shut up quickly.
If there were no guests nearby, a domestic violence episode would have been inevitable.
When it comes to the livelihood of the whole village, the old village chief is definitely the one who has the least bottom line. He doesn't want to talk about any details about the discovery of sulfur mines. He seems to have forgotten that just now, he was holding ale and explaining in detail how to hunt salamanders.
The whole story was told to the merchants in detail.
Surdak thought this was feasible, and whispered to Charlie beside him: "I think that area is worth exploring again. Even if we can't find the salamander, it would be great to pick up some sulfur ore."
After Charlie and Luke each received fifty silver coins, they had always been obsessed with hunting salamanders. When they heard that Suldak wanted to enter the Paglos Mountains again, they naturally agreed with both hands, and they agreed together.
When the leader of the caravan heard that Surdak was preparing to enter the mountain again, he also knew that regardless of whether he met the salamanders or not, there must be great business opportunities here, so he said to Surdak: "If you need to trade with us, Half
Our caravan will come again in a few months."
Surdak thought about it and thought that if sulfur ore was really discovered, it would be a good idea to sell it to the caravan, so he said: "Okay, next time you come back, I hope to buy refined wheat flour and ham."
thing."
The land that can be cultivated for wheat is very limited in the village. The villagers rely on chestnuts and cassava as their staple food for most of the year. Surdak thinks that if sulfur mines can still be found at the foot of Puyubao Mountain, then these sulfur mines will be exchanged for the money.
He would exchange money for some food such as wheat flour and ham from the caravan. In a few days, the village would build a water reservoir, and Surdak promised to take care of two meals a day.
When he heard that there was business to be done, the leader of the caravan readily agreed and said:
"As you wish, Knight Surdak."
The dinner did not end until very late. The villagers would help each other renovate the red thatch on the roofs tomorrow. It was another busy day today. After dinner, everyone went home to sleep one after another. Soon the village square became deserted.
Finally, when the old village chief got drunk and was carried home by his son Charlie, the dinner party ended completely.
Old Sheila held Little Peter's hand and walked in the front. Rita and Natasha gathered together and whispered. Natasha, who usually rarely spoke, seemed to become more talkative.
Surdak followed behind. He unbuttoned a button on his collar and let the cool night breeze blow on his somewhat hot chest. Selena's profile appeared in his mind for no reason.
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The next day, Suldak decided to enter the Paglos Mountains again with Charlie, Luke and five other young people.
Five young people brought back five horses from Beigou Pasture. Although none of the five young people had ever ridden a horse, it would not be difficult at all if they just rode on horseback.
The six people rode horses and carried half a month's rations. They set out from the village of Wall and followed the route of the previous lizard hunting group in the northwest direction. Pustule Mountain is in that direction. The mountains are full of cracked limestone.
, you must be careful not to let the horse's hoof step in the crack, because it can easily break the horse's leg.
After the limestone on the surface of the mountain has weathered, even if it is stepped on by a horse's hoof, some of the limestone will immediately crack underfoot.
It felt like walking on thin ice, but it was the first time for Charlie, Luke and others to ride a horse. They found it very refreshing. They sat on the horse for a whole day on the first day, except for the necessary toilet breaks.
They all ate while sitting on horseback. It wasn't until the next day that the tender meat on their inner thighs was worn out by the leather saddle that they realized how painful it was to ride a horse.
When they camped behind a mountain at night, the five young people all turned into bow-legged ducks. They tugged and tugged when they walked, and their faces showed a very painful expression of grimacing, but they still gritted their teeth and persisted.
After setting up the tent, they put the dried meat and roasted wheat cakes into a pot and boiled them into a paste. They imitated the cooking method of the old village chief, making the pot of meat porridge look a little disgusting.
There are also people who are responsible for feeding the horses. It is said that wherever there is sea buckthorn grass, there will be gray rock iguanas. However, apparently there are basically no traces of gray rock iguanas near the hunting locations of various village chiefs. When they feel
When threatened, they will migrate deep into the Paglos Mountains. Once the gray rock iguanas leave, the sea buckthorn grass here will become very lush. Although the spikes on the sea buckthorn grass can pierce the mouth, the sea buckthorn grass is also very
Not bad fodder, at least in the middle of nowhere.
The young people sat together leaning against the stone wall, discussing: "It turns out that riding a horse is quite painful..."
There was an iron pot on the makeshift stove, and the water in the pot was already boiling.
Luke put the broken wheat cakes into the soup pot and said with some uncertainty: "Maybe it's because we didn't wear leather pants and armor. You see, Knight Surdak is fine."
After being injured, Val re-tied the six horses, sat down among a few people, and said with a relaxed expression: "I am a knight! Of course this small problem is not difficult to solve."
Charlie, who was sitting on the outermost side, looked at Suldak who was coming down from the top of the mountain and said, "Maybe we can ask him for some advice."
After Surdak came back from the top of the mountain, he recorded the terrain of this area on parchment. When he heard Charlie asking him for the secret of riding a horse, he raised his head and answered:
"Horse riding, of course, requires some skills. You must communicate with your horse frequently and establish a trusting relationship with each other. They will be like your friends, and your pain will be reduced by then."
"But...!" He changed the subject, walked to Charlie and said: "These... of course are not the most important. The most important thing is that no matter what kind of injury you suffer, you can recover as soon as possible.
like this……"
As he spoke, he put his hand on Charlie's leg and let the power of holy light heal the wound on Charlie's leg quickly.