Heimarian Odyssey - Chapter 486

[Chapter 487: Two Years]

The yearly enshrining of the rare earth mines in the Principality of Zelot is exactly the same as Locke’s guess.

About 60% will be handed over to the Omor Empire, and the remaining 40% will be used to purchase food and develop the country’s economy and people’s livelihood.

Locke’s move of asking for 30% of his mouth is equivalent to that the Principality of Zelot can only get that 10% of the mining cost.

But the fat man still agreed. What he valued was not the residual value of this newly opened rare earth mine, but his confidence in completing the established mining tasks before this winter.

The Principality of Zelot is located in the north of the Omor Empire. The temperature here is extremely low and the climate is dry. Every year, a considerable number of workers in the Principality of Zelot freeze to death in the mines.

Winter is the season of death for the Principality of Zelot. During the New Year period of the people of other countries, when they sit around the fire and enjoy themselves at home, the civilians of the Principality of Zero must carry hoes on their backs and go to work in the dark and deep mines.

This year’s situation is even more critical. The stormy bear in Laren Forest has been raging for nearly two months, directly causing several high-yielding rare earth mines in Laren Heights to stop production for two months.

Before the banquet tonight, the Fatty Grand Duke had even obtained the number of workers who might freeze to death this year from his staff and ministers.

As I said earlier, although Grand Duke Zelot usually likes to drink, this guy can barely be called diligent in governing.

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Ten years ago, the Principality of Zelot had only a population of more than 100,000. After he came to power, it has grown to a population of nearly 200,000, which can already be called a miracle.

If what Locke said is true, it is a bonanza with astonishing reserves. This year, the Principality of Zelot is very hopeful that it will complete this year’s mining target before winter begins.

Grand Duke Zelot is very concerned about the newly discovered rare earth mine, because in their Principality of Zelot, there are not many rich mines that can work for first-level knights. Of course, there is also a reason why the rare earth mine is an open-pit mine.

The open-pit mine is good. It has low mining difficulty and high efficiency. If it works well, even if it only earns 10% of the income, it can also make the treasury of the Principality of Zelot more prosperous.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.” Locke patted the fat man on the shoulder encouragingly.

He didn’t sign any contract, only 30% of the profit of a small rare earth mine. It is expected that this fat man will not go back on his word. The consequences of deceiving a first-level knight are not so easy to bear.

“By the way, if you lack a caravan for trading, I can send one over.” Locke thought of the Morgan and other families that he had reached cooperation with not long ago.

“Thank you so much, Knight Locke!” Grand Duke Zelot thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

This country is so remote, with a single production model, and there are only a few business trips coming and going. If Locke can send a new caravan, it will greatly promote the mobilization of the country’s economy.

“En.” Locke nodded. Bili’s family has a very wide business network in the Omor Empire. It even has business in the Gobi provinces in the west, but the shop is not too big.

Now let them develop to the north, presumably they are also happy.

After a few more conversations with Grand Duke Zelot, Locke turned and left.

Locke wasn’t exactly a good guy when it came to mining new rare earth mines.

Rare earth is also called “radiation stone”. Since the radiation intensity of the open-pit rare earth mine can have a little effect on first-class knights like Locke, how great is the side effect on ordinary humans.

Every year, countless miners in the Principality of Zelot freeze to death in winter, but there are also many humans who are affected by radiation every year and mutate.

Many civilians died after working until their old age. Either their bodies festered, or they developed mutations. They had multiple arms and a few more eyes.

The average lifespan of ordinary humans in the wizarding world is forty years old, but the average lifespan of civilians in the Principality of Zelot is thirty years old…

Locke is not a saint, he can’t control too much.

Even knowing that many miners from the Principality of Zelot will die in this open-pit rare earth mine.

They will use their lives to turn a fortune into Locke’s pocket.

In fact, Locke is saving them again. Without this new rare earth mine, the construction period was delayed by two months this year. The number of miners who froze to death in the Principality of Zelot in winter is definitely far more than the number who died due to radiation from the veins. .

Sending a caravan sent by the Bili family may be because Locke subconsciously hopes to make up for something. It is also good to improve the status quo of the Principality of Zelot a little bit.

Locke returned to Princeton two weeks later.

A bear’s paw of Shimai Violent Bear was handed over to the Palace of Knights by him as proof of his mission.

“Well, yes, this is a second-degree mutated stone mist bear, right?” The person who received Locke was an old man who couldn’t see the depth.

With a gray beard and a tough physique, this old knight can be regarded as a veteran.

Locke didn’t know what a second-degree mutation was, so he could only stand there humbly, without the slightest hint of arrogance.

That stone mist storm bear is really not something that ordinary novice knights during the ten-year mission can deal with. Locke ran into that guy, and he was considered a blind cat and a dead mouse.

The protracted battle of two days and one night, Locke has not experienced such a long battle for a long time.

“Young man did a good job. This is your annual salary for this year. You don’t need to go to the logistics department. I’ll give it to you directly.” The old man seemed to have a lot of background, and after complimenting Locke, he threw him a bag of energy crystals .

Locke, who is 36 years old this year, twitched the corner of his mouth. The title of ‘boy’, Locke remembered that the last time someone called him that was during the war between planes more than ten years ago.

Without being entangled with the old knight for too long, Locke received his annual salary and left respectfully.

Ho!

Fifty high-level wind crystals, nearly double the number of last year, this is a disguised reward from the Knights Hall for his completion of the task, and it is also an affirmation of his strength.

After receiving an annual salary, Locke wondered whether to go home to enjoy the tenderness of Lafite and Xia Qian, or go to Hals and others for a drink.

…

Two years later, in a tropical forest in the eastern part of the Omor Empire.

Hals and the others, who had just completed a monster hunting mission, sat around the fire, chatting nonsense with each other while grilling the stone pig’s hind legs.

“Hey, Locke, I heard that your woman is a half-elf? Yan. Fu is not shallow!” Hals winked at Locke who was sitting on the branch.

Locke on the tree rolled his eyes and ignored the idiot.

“If you want to solve your personal problems, go to the Rose Workshop in the trading area! I heard from Moridy that there is a new batch of purebred elves!” Shelley stood up and said aggressively.

Women sometimes become rough and dare to speak more than men.

Rose Square… I’ll go, Locke has heard these guys mention it many times, but unfortunately I haven’t been there once.

It is said that it is the property of a third-level sky knight who likes women in the Knights’ Hall.

That heavenly knight has great powers, and in his Rose Workshop, there are sweet singers, desert beauties, grassland beauties… everything, but the sign there is a group of deep-sea mermaids, and the excitement of alien beauties attracts a group of male knights One after another, they emptied their pockets.

Sometimes some female creatures from different planes will be added for the gang of animals in the Knights Palace to vent.

“Pure-bred elves, if I want that money, I might as well change myself into a set of inner armor.” Hals muttered.

With his assets, it would take about three years to save a purebred elf from Rose Workshop without eating or drinking. This kind of exquisite alien creature is a sought-after item in the Palace of Knights.

Even if you get tired of playing in the future, and sell it to the holy tower, let those magicians extract a few bottles of elf blood, which will be enough for them to get back 30% of the cost.

The elf essence blood is similar in effect to the bottle of elf potion that Locke obtained before, both of which can convert human blood into half-elf, but the extraction method is a bit bloody, and there are some sequelae.

“Jin, how much can we earn this time?” On the other side, Joyce turned his head and asked the thin man squatting by the campfire.

“The magician said, fifty energy spars per person.” Gene opened his palms and compared the numbers.

“Damn, please come out and open a red mission, only fifty energy spars!” Hals complained again.

The people present ignored him.

The task this time is not difficult, but it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. They need to track down a family of five-eyed tarantulas in the dense forest. pieces of magic equipment.

“After this mission is completed, my brother will take you to Franza Kingdom to have fun?” Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Hals jumped up a tree and hooked up with Locke.

The longer he has been in contact with Hals, the more Locke feels that this is a funny comparison, with a simple mind and well-developed limbs, and he is talking about Hals.

“If I can complete this task before November, I will play with you for half a month.” Locke squinted his eyes halfway, and the old god said.

“Before November? Yes!” Hals rolled his eyes, slapped Locke and said excitedly.

Shelley and the others also gave an interested look, “I haven’t been back for five years.” Shelley pinched his hair and said.

“I don’t know what happened to the group of ice fish I raised in the moat outside the king’s city. If there are a lot of them, I will invite you to eat ice fish.” Arnold said with a silly smile.

They are all Franza people, first-class knights who worked hard in the Omor Empire.

In the past, he would go back to Franza once every ten years, and exchange and replace with those left-behind first-level knights.

“We, Franza, have a lot of good things. Franza’s women are also famous in surrounding countries for their ice and snow intelligence. If you don’t mind, brother, I can send you some beauties as maids!” Hals said like a big brother. Looking big, he said to Locke with a playful smile.

“Let’s talk.” Locke shrugged.

He doesn’t know what Franza is famous for, but he has heard of Franza being famously poor, and it is a country of ice and snow. Who knows which ice sculpture Hals is talking about as a “fun thing”?

[End of this Chapter]