There is plenty of light in the warehouse, and a row of neat skylights are opened in the center of the dome, making the warehouse not look stuffy.
It's just that there is no heating facility in the warehouse. Constantinople is still relatively cold in winter. Although there is no cold wind in the warehouse, water drips into ice.
The entire warehouse was almost filled with all kinds of armors. Surdak was taken to the northernmost area by the trading company employee. The full-coverage armor displayed here looked relatively sophisticated, and even had a thin layer on the surface.
The black iron plating made the entire full-coverage armor look black and shiny. Surdak walked to the side and picked up a helmet with a protective mask from the armor.
This set of full-cover armor is not much different from the standard armor issued by the knights of the Hellanza Guard Camp. It's just that the seams and riveting details of the armor parts are more refined. I tapped the helmet with my knuckles, and the sound was a bit dull.
, excellent workmanship.
An employee of the trading bank stood aside and introduced to Suldak: "This full-coverage armor is the most sophisticated standard cavalry armor we have here."
Surdak looked at it and felt that it looked much better than the previous armors, so he asked the employee of the trading bank: "How much does this set of full-coverage armor cost?"
The employees of the trading company pointed to a polished copper sign in front and said to Suldak: "A set of fine full-cover armor with black iron plating like this sells for twenty gold, and our trading company will be responsible for it."
For subsequent maintenance and repairs, if you need more units, I can apply to the manager for a certain discount."
Suldak had previously discussed this type of full-coverage armor with Gwendolyn in the guard camp, so he knew the market price of this type of armor. In general, it was worth so much, and Constantinople
The full-coverage armor here is also coated with black iron metal plating, which looks more upscale than the standard armor of the Helensa Guard Camp.
"I'm going to buy five hundred sets of full-coverage armor." Suldak said.
Although this kind of armor can also be purchased in the city of Hiranza, most of the trading houses there also place orders in Constantinople. Rather than doing that, it's better to come over and pick it up yourself.
The employees of the commercial bank did not expect that Surdak would say this, and were stunned for a moment: "Lord Baron, please wait a moment, I will go to the manager of our commercial bank. For large transactions, our manager will communicate with you directly!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly towards the front hall.
There are some other buyers in this warehouse, but they are all negotiating with the employees of the commercial bank. Some have already selected the armors they need, and some employees have begun to load the cheap armors onto flatbed trailers.
It didn't take long for the store manager to rush over. He asked Suldak tactfully: "I heard from my clerk that you want to buy five hundred sets of exquisite full-coverage armors?"
"Yes, I do need these sophisticated armors. The number is about five hundred sets." Surdak said.
The manager of the commercial bank took out a set of full-cover armor, deftly split it into parts, placed them neatly on a wooden table, and began to introduce it to Surdak seriously: "The inner layer of this armor is made of fine
It is made of steel and is only coated with a layer of magic black iron dye to make it look like it is made of black iron. However, apart from preventing rust, it actually has no other effect. After every battle, the coating peels off.
It needs to be repaired in time, after all, this is a sophisticated full-coverage armor."
There is no magic metal and no magic patterns, so this full-coverage armor does not add any magic attributes except to provide a layer of protection for the cavalry.
Such a set of full-cover armor can be purchased here in Constantinople. A set costs twenty gold.
(The income of an average civilian family requires at least two years of savings before they can afford such a fine set of armor)
Seeing Suldak's hesitation, the business manager quickly introduced: "Guard camps in many cities in the northern region of Bena Province purchase this kind of full-coverage armor. The more advanced full-coverage armor contains some magic metal. Those armors
We have not yet mass-produced it in Constantinople, and the hand-made armor in the workshop is at least five times more expensive than the armor of this standard."
"If you are really prepared to buy five hundred sets at once, then you will become a big customer of our firm and you can get some discounts and discounts, which can reduce the cost by about one-tenth. This is also my maximum authority." The manager of the firm finally added
After saying this, he stopped the topic and gave Surdak some time to think about it.
"...Okay, help me prepare five hundred sets. In addition to this full-coverage armor, I also need some other supplies!" Surdak finally made up his mind and said to the manager of the trading company.
After Hiranza City disappeared without a trace, there is currently no such large-scale comprehensive trading house in the market of Hiranza City.
"What else do you need?" the store manager asked curiously.
In addition to five hundred sets of full-cover armor, Suldak also bought a complete set of standard saddles, marching tents, iron pots and other supplies from the trading house in Constantinople, all of which are necessary for a private army.
For supplies, Surdak even prepared a receipt for this. After asking the manager of the trading firm, he found that this trading firm had almost everything, but the price was indeed much cheaper than Helensa.
So Suldak made a decisive decision to buy everything in one place at this trading house.
Surdak didn't expect that it would cost so much to build a private army. 500 sets of full-cover armor, standard saddles, marching tents, and iron pots cost nearly 13,000 gold coins in total. The current exchange rate between magic crystals and gold coins
The ratio is 1:7. If converted into magic crystals, this transaction consumes more than 1,700 magic crystals in Surdak's pocket.
If you buy another war horse, you will need to prepare at least two thousand additional magic crystals.
Even so, weapons, magic scrolls, and marching rations are not yet included in Surdak's military expenses.
Regarding the weapons of the cavalry battalion, Surdak decided to wait until he returned to the deserted land and recruited the cavalry before deciding.
The blacksmith workshop in Bena City is good at forging sword weapons. The fine weapons of the cavalry battalion are usually shipped from other provinces and can only be purchased at the trading house in Bena City. The price of weapons also fluctuates the most, so
There is a huge difference between a good weapon and a bad weapon.
In addition, the lord's private army also has to pay a salary.
Yes, recruiting veterans to join the army requires a hiring fee. Of course, if new troops are recruited, Surdak does not need to pay this fee.
Surdak's cavalry battalion has an official military designation, so it can recruit new local troops. According to the national recruitment system, Surdak's cavalry battalion can absorb some young people from the empire and let them serve in the cavalry battalion for free for four years.
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But Surdak doesn't want to do this. Instead of recruiting new soldiers to die on the battlefield, it's better to find some veterans, even if you spend some money.
Therefore, he prefers to recruit veterans with combat experience.
In the Green Empire, as long as they have served four years in the military, they are considered official citizens of the empire. These citizens have the right to refuse the recruitment order issued by the lords to re-enlist in the army. Of course, the lords can spend a sum of money and some land to hire these veterans.
Let them return to the battlefield.
Marquis Luther's suggestion to Surdak was to recruit some new troops with basic skills from the Knight Academy.
These graduates have four years of military service, which can save some military expenses. Moreover, they graduated from the Knight Academy. Although they lack actual combat experience, they are more obedient. The graduates of the War Academy also have certain combat qualities and are very easy to manage. Su
Erdak has also been hesitant recently.
Marquis Luther fully considered that this mission was to change defenses in the Bailin plane.
There is a high chance that this defense change will not be involved in a plane war. Surdak can directly train his troops in the defense zone of the Bailin plane, or he can lead a cavalry battalion to unexplored areas to train his troops and expand the empire's army at the same time.
territory.
For small lords like Surdak, the land developed after the conquest will be distributed according to the "four-three-three" land distribution method. 40% of the land will go to the pioneers, 30% of the land will go to the plane lords, and 30% of the land will go to the Green Empire. Sur
After Dark becomes a noble and has his own private army and becomes a small lord, he can enjoy this law and open up new territories in the plane.
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The manager of the trading house originally planned to introduce a horse-drawn carriage to help Suldak transport these supplies back to Hiranza City.
But Suldak had no intention of hiring a carriage dealer. He borrowed a small warehouse from him and promised to transport all the supplies before noon tomorrow.
Faced with such a potential big customer, the manager of the business bank readily agreed, and quickly ordered people to move the materials to a small independent warehouse behind the business bank, and handed a warehouse key to Suldak.
The succubus Aphrodite wanted to take a good tour of Constantinople. She leaned at the door of the small warehouse, looked at the five hundred sets of full-cover armor in the warehouse, and glared at Surdak.
This forest city is particularly beautiful in winter. The streets and alleys of the city are full of neatly piled wood. These firewood will help the citizens survive the cold winter. Constantinople in the evening, the glass windows of some buildings
There was a soft and warm light shining from inside, and the aroma of dinner was wafting everywhere in the street.
Aphrodite originally wanted to find a good high-end restaurant and enjoy the food of Constantinople. Unexpectedly, Surdak planned to make her a hard porter. He was treating a succubus
of extreme contempt.
"I won't do it. The summoning spell is not used like this. You know how much mental energy a summoning consumes..."
Aphrodite decisively protested to Surdak. His attitude of squeezing the last drop of blood and sweat from the workers was like an evil capitalist who would never feel like he was doing too much no matter how much work he did.
"As long as I persist for one night, it may not be used a few times. I will try to fill up all the magic pockets, and then return to the treasure chamber after crossing the void gate." Suldak said his plan.
He wanted to make full use of this period of time at night to transport the materials in the trading company's warehouse through the summoning door and transport these materials back to the treasure chamber in Pudu Mountain.
This is much safer than hiring a team of horse-drawn carriages to transport these supplies to the city of Helensa by land.
You must know that every winter, bandit gangs are particularly rampant in the mountains. Hiring horse-drawn carriages to transport such a large amount of supplies back still involves considerable risks.
Surdak ignored Aphrodite's protest, ran directly to the warehouse, took out his spare magic pocket, and quickly introduced the materials in the warehouse into the magic pocket. Then, with a smile on his face, he stood in front of Aphrodite.
Waiting silently beside you...
Seeing Surdak's rogue appearance, Aphrodite was a little dumbfounded. She could not persist until the end, but opened the door to the void for Surdak, and then Surdak quickly stepped into the void.
After returning to the treasure chamber, Surdak took out almost everything in his magic pocket in an attempt to free up more space, and while the Void Gate did not disappear there, he returned to Constantinople again.
Aphrodite didn't know how many times Surdak had to go in and out of the Void Gate to move all the goods in the warehouse, but she did not call repeatedly. She kept the Void Gate open.
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Surdak was worried that Aphrodite wouldn't be able to hold on for long and would always run away no matter what she did.
He couldn't even remember how many times he ran back and forth that night, until he ran out of the Void Gate with three empty magic belts and saw that the warehouse was empty, except for Aphrodite.
There was nothing else in there, and only then did he realize that he had transported an entire warehouse of supplies back.
It was already late at night when we left the material warehouse.
The streets of Constantinople were deserted, with only night watchmen carrying lanterns walking around on the empty streets.
"All shops are closed!" Aphrodite said angrily, probably because she consumed a huge amount of mental energy, her face was a little pale.
Surdak shook his aching arm, and then he felt very hungry, so he asked the succubus with concern: "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
Aphrodite said reluctantly: "Where can I get food at this time? The hotel may not be able to provide dinner, after all, it's so late!"
Surdak looked around and saw that the shops on the entire street were closed.
"I know where I can find some food. Do you want to sit down?" he asked Aphrodite.
"Of course!" Aphrodite replied.
Although Suldak was not very familiar with Constantinople, he still found a tavern that was still open at such a late hour. He opened the door and walked in. There were at least seven or eight tables of drinkers in the tavern, and they were all drunk now.
, but had no intention of leaving at all.
The tavern was very warm, and the room was filled with the smell of alcohol. The succubus who walked in behind Surdak frowned.
Suldak walked straight to the bar, ordered two glasses of ale and a small plate of nuts from the bartender, and asked what was available in the pub to fill his stomach.
"Smoked fish and sausages, either?" the bartender placed two glasses of ale in front of Suldak and asked.
"I need some!" Surdak sat on the high chair, glanced at the succubus Aphrodite, and replied.
The bartender recognized Suldak's foreign accent and asked with a smile: "Are you from other places?"
"Yeah!" Surdak didn't think it was anything and replied.
The bartender glanced at Aphrodite, gave him a look that any man could understand, and asked him: "Do you want a room? We also provide accommodation here."
Surdak waved his hand and said, "No, we have a place to live!"
"Okay!" the bartender said, having already placed a plate with smoked fish in front of Suldak.