After a complete piece of salamander skin is matured, it is made into high-grade leather that is soft and can be carved with magic patterns. It takes at least two weeks in the leather-working shop. The processing cost of this kind of high-grade leather in the leather-working shop is also quite expensive.
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Since salamander rawhide is very rare in the magic market and is a top magic material for making elementary magic pattern constructs, as long as this kind of fire-attribute leather appears on the market, it will be quickly bought by buyers who come after hearing the news.
Many salamander skins are reserved in advance by regular customers in leather-making shops and never reach the market.
Salamander hides sell for as much as twenty magic crystals on the market. Although magic crystals have been depreciating recently, if converted into Green Empire gold coins alone, twenty magic crystals can currently be exchanged for about 135-150 gold coins.
Surdak and Brunei, the manager of the leather shop, agreed that every month, Surdak would sell five pieces of high-grade leather from second-level fire monsters to Rossi Leather Shop in the name of Wall Trading Company in Helensa City.
At the same time, some first-level monster skins and ordinary animal skins will be sold to Rossi Leather Shop, and the monthly transaction volume is about a hundred magic crystals.
Although this transaction cannot effectively alleviate the debt pressure of the Gofilo family, it can at least relieve the Rossi Leather Shop from the current difficult situation it is facing.
Rossi's Leatherworking Shop takes the high-end leathermaking route and has limited demand for first-level Warcraft leather.
This time the sale of salamander skins was conducted in Gophero Manor. Surdak directly found four salamander skins folded into squares. The blood stains on them had all condensed into tan. The head part of each skin was
They were all incomplete. The Brunei manager saw Suldak take out five pieces of salamander leather in one breath. It seemed that there was still stock in the magic waist bag.
He hoped that Surdak could provide more sources of high-quality leather. Surdak proposed to the Brunei manager that the additional second-level Warcraft leather needed to be settled in person with gold coins. The Brunei manager seemed a little embarrassed and said that he could first
Complete the first transaction and discuss subsequent transactions next month.
During the whole process, Count Gophero remained sitting on the chair opposite with a cold face. Even when Suldak left Gophero Manor, his expression did not improve.
Although Count Gophero kept a straight face, this did not affect Surdak's mood.
At least the purpose of his coming here has been achieved. Now he just hopes that the relationship between Beatrice and the family will not be so tense.
It is also a good thing to establish some connections with the Gophero family through the leather business.
Although the amount of this transaction is not large, Suldak believes that since there is an exchange of interests between the two parties, the current relationship between the two parties can be maintained.
As for whether Rossi Leather Store will settle the payment on time at the end of each month as promised, Suldak is not worried at all.
He just briefly glanced at the leather supply and sales contract provided by the Brunei manager, and then casually put it into his magic pocket.
Saying goodbye to Count Gophero and walking out of Gophero Manor, the dangerous feeling of being stared at from behind slowly disappeared. Standing on the side of the street, Surdak breathed out softly and thought: It seems
The Gophero family doesn't like their own people, and Count Gophero is not the only one.
A magic caravan drove out from the manor and parked next to Suldak. Brunei, the manager of Rossi Leather Store, stuck his head out of the car window and said kindly to Suldak: "Baron Suldak,
Can you please have lunch with me?"
"I have made an appointment with someone, and a carriage will pick me up here." Suldak stood on the roadside and said to Brunei, the manager of the leather store.
"Then the follow-up high-end leather business..." Brunei, the leather store manager, forced out a false smile and asked Suldak.
Surdak hesitated for a moment, thinking that this matter could be left to Sander, so he said: "At the beginning of every month, someone will specially deliver the leather to your store. Remember to prepare the results of the previous month in advance.
If the payment cannot be delivered in time, our transaction will be postponed to the next month. If the payment cannot be delivered for three consecutive months, our leather transaction will be interrupted on its own."
This kind of salamander skin is the top material for making elementary magic pattern structures, and the supply exceeds the demand in the magic market. Surdak delivers these high-grade leathers to Rossi Leatherworking Shop for cooking and selling, which is basically giving money to the shop.
The Brunei manager also knew some of the transactions involved. Of course, he couldn't spit out the meat in his mouth, so he quickly agreed: "Okay, I will definitely prepare the payment in advance."
Seeing Suldak, he just nodded and stopped talking.
The Brunei manager patted the carriage with his hand, smiled at Surdak and said, "Goodbye, Baron Surdak!"
"Goodbye, Manager Brunei!"
Surdak said with a smile.
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A magic caravan stopped on the street, Surdak boarded the car, and the magic caravan drove away from the Gophero Manor without stopping.
Beatrice in the car looked at Suldak expectantly. When Hathaway saw Suldak leaning on the soft leather sofa to show off after getting in the car, Hathaway leaned over and pushed his shoulder.
, asked softly: "Duck, what happened?"
Suldak turned to Hathaway with a victorious smile, then stretched out his hands to Beatrice sitting opposite, and said with a smile: "At least it is a success for now!"
"Really?" Beatrice asked with her eyes widened in surprise.
Then he threw himself into Suldak's arms without any scruples and gave him a sweet kiss.
She put her hands on Suldak's shoulders and pressed her petal-like red lips to hers. She waited until she was about to suffocate before struggling to push Surdak away and retreating to the soft leather sofa opposite. Her eyes became a little confused for a moment.
blurred.
Surdak recalled the ultimate fragrance and softness, feeling that Beatrice was like a hot flame, always positive and enthusiastic about life, and at the same time so desperate.
"Of course! I successfully convinced Count Gophero."
He originally wanted to go into more detail, but thinking that Beatrice might feel embarrassed, he just said it briefly.
Hathaway cheered and exclaimed excitedly: "That's great, Duck." It was as if she was the one to break free from the shackles of the family.
Surdak leaned on the sofa, touched his growling stomach, looked out the window, and said, "We can have a small celebration at noon. Is there any restaurant nearby?"
Hathaway leaned her head over, stared at Suldak and said:
"Well, my dad asked me about you this morning and asked me if you had left Bena City... He wanted to see you!"
Suldak immediately sat upright, and then asked with some surprise: "Does Marquis Luther want to see me?"
Hathaway nodded and revealed some inside information, saying: "It seems he wants to ask you about forming a cavalry battalion."
In addition to trying to lift the dragon's blood curse recently, Surdak was also raising a dragon and impressing Count Gophero. He had no time to raise a cavalry battalion. At this time, seeing that Marquis Luther was so concerned about this matter, he said:
"Oh, it just so happens that I also have something I want to ask him for help with!"
He touched his magic pocket and thought that he currently had a large amount of magic crystals and gold coins. If he wanted to build a cavalry battalion, in addition to finding suitable manpower, weapons, armor, and horses were also essential.
Hathaway asked curiously: "What do you want to see him for?"
Surdak answered truthfully: "If you form a cavalry battalion, you will also need to buy some war horses. I want to know where I can buy some high-quality war horses."
Hathaway shrugged her shoulders, sat next to Suldak, and said, "I don't know this. When you see him later, you can ask him face to face!"
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"There are no large ranches in Bena Province. The largest ranches in the Green Empire are located in the two provinces of Durva and Salta in the west of the empire. There are also ranches in some surrounding provinces, but they are not as large as those in these two provinces. Our ranches in Bena Province are
High-quality war horses basically come from there, but with the frequent occurrence of plane wars in recent years, the lords of various provinces are increasingly interested in war horses, and now it is difficult to buy war horses and male war slaves in the market."
Marquis Luther, dressed in fine clothes, was sitting in the study room, giving instructions to Suldak.
"However, it's not that it's hard to buy, it's just that the price is higher. The commodities that are currently in demand on the market are not just magic herbs, but all war-related materials are on the rise."
There was no one else in the room, even Lady Marianne and Hathaway were kicked out by him.
He pointed to the stables beside the castle courtyard wall and said with some regret: "In the past, a high-quality war horse could be bought for only ten gold coins. Nowadays, you can't even buy a male war slave in the market.
It takes twenty gold coins to buy an ordinary war horse. I don’t know if you can afford it with your current financial resources. If you are short of money, you can go to my manor outside the city and take away five hundred horses. Of course, the premise is that you
Sufficient cavalry must be found."
Surdak did not expect that Marquis Luther would be so generous. According to Marquis Luther, a horse is worth twenty gold coins, so five hundred horses would cost at least nearly ten thousand gold coins. For three months ago,
For Surdak, it was definitely a huge sum of money, but now it does not pose any burden to Surdak.
Although the income from the sulfur mine cannot bear the expenses of a cavalry battalion, he now has more than one sulfur mine. Compared with this sulfur mine, the salamander group hidden deep in the lava mine is considered to be Su's.
Erdak has a large amount of assets, as well as a mountain of gold coins in the treasure room, and now there are three more boxes of magic crystals.
Therefore, he planned to purchase a batch of war horses through Marquis Luther's channels, and then customize some weapons and armors. After finalizing these matters, he would return to Hellanza City.
"Marquis Luther, I think I should bear the cost of buying the horse myself. I can still afford it!" Suldak stood opposite Marquis Luther.
Marquis Luther didn't hear clearly at first, but then he reacted and looked at Suldak in surprise and asked:
"Hey, is the sulfur mine under your volcano actually a rich mine? You're really lucky, but you have to figure it out clearly. The cost of raising a private army is far more than five hundred war horses. In addition,
In addition, armor, weapons and some logistical supplies, including marching tents, rations and other supplies. In addition, if you are not prepared to recruit new recruits, you will also need to pay a large amount of salary for the veterans."
Suldak showed an expression of being able to pay, and continued to ask Marquis Luther: "Marquis Luther, if I want to buy weapons and armor, where should I go to buy them?"
Marquis Luther thought for a while and then said: "If it is an ordinary armor and the number exceeds 5,000, I would suggest going to San Carlos City, which has the largest blacksmith workshop in the Green Empire. Many of the Green Empire's troops have sophisticated equipment.
It was made there, but if there are only 500 of them, they can be bought in Constantinople in the Bena Province!"
"Actually, the military supplies department in Bena City also has a large inventory, but it is slightly more expensive than the ones at the blacksmith workshop. This is the fastest way to obtain military supplies." Marquis Luther added.
"I want to visit Constantinople," said Surdak.
"I don't care how you plan. Now that the name of your cavalry battalion has been approved by the House of Representatives, you can officially change the name as long as you prepare to build the cavalry battalion. You can also carry out some basic training during the winter so that you can catch up with me.
Let’s go to the Bailin plane together.” Marquis Luther said to Suldak.
It was the first time Suldak heard Marquis Luther talking about the Bailin plane, so he asked: "Has the plane for the defense change been determined?"
Marquis Luther nodded and said: "If there are no accidents, it will be the Bailin plane. However, this is not absolute. Once there is a problem in any plane, the legion's defense destination will be changed at any time."
There was a knock on the door, and Marquis Luther said casually: "Come in!"
Lady Marianne walked into the room with two maids, carrying some tea, and said to Marquis Luther: "You have been talking for so long and you are not ready to drink tea?"
Marquis Luther laughed and said: "You didn't tell me that I really didn't feel thirsty. Now that I smell the fragrance of tea, my mouth feels dry..."
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Marian placed the almost on the tea table in the study with her own hands and asked curiously.
Marquis Luther said: "Some things about forming a new army..."
There was light snow falling outside the window, and some fine snow particles fell on the glass outside the window, making a series of soft sounds.
A trace of worry appeared on Mrs. Marian's face. She looked at the fine snow outside the window, sighed and said, "I really hope the plane war can end soon!"
"How can it be so easy..." Marquis Luther stood behind Mrs. Marian and said: "This time I don't need to go to the Warsaw plane. It's just a small plane garrison. The task should be easy. You don't need to worry. If there is
If the situation is stable, I might take you and Hathaway over there and take a look at the scenery there."
When Lady Marianne smiled tenderly, her eyes looked very much like Hathaway's.
Suldak heard someone calling him softly at the door, and turned around to find Hathaway hiding outside the door waving to him.