Chapter 17 Business
The regional security was basically the same as Shana's description: after the Chaos Rain incident, few living people appeared on the other side of the Ice Blood Rock Beach. In just a few days, the military supplies stored by Rogue Watch began to decrease sharply.
In addition, there were a large group of living dead people blocking the door, Roger Watch could only choose more people to search and rescue, and investigate the situation of other towns.
There was no manpower to deal with the part of the Ice Blood Rock Beach for a while, so the incident of Chen Yaogang fighting against the corpse group one-on-one was the one-on-one incident.
Shana did not refuse or support Chen Yaogang's volunteering, but said in a light tone: "Although we urgently need combat effectiveness, it seems that you still need time to recover from the injury. We will not catch the wounded on the battlefield casually. If you drag your back, we will not be able to spend our energy to take care of you."
"If you insist on proving your strength, we will assemble an elite squad in three days to go to the tomb and destroy the bodies awakened by evil. If you die in an accident, don't expect someone to bury you when you have time. The ruins in Roger's watch need to be rebuilt. We lost many farmers and cultivated land when the demon invaded. Now we are short of wood to burn the bodies. You'd better think clearly about how much you have before reporting to me."
Shana called other Roger guards and quickly left with military supplies, leaving only Chen Yaogang and Kou Na in the blacksmith shop.
Koona packed up coal and ore and piled everything in a dry and moisture-proof area. She was about to close: "I hope you don't mind Shana's tone of speaking. She is in a similar situation as me. When she was very young, she lost both parents because of a rape and looting incident. Her parents resisted and were killed. Fortunately, an elderly nun secretly took her back and raised her. Since she was very young, Shana knew what hatred was."
"Although she has matured a lot over the years, she still has prejudice against men. If you can prove yourself, I believe she will apologize to you."
Chen Yaogang avoided emotional topics. He could hear that Kou Na seemed to want to know his past. But it is not suitable to talk about these things now. He doesn't want to mess with relationships between men and women when he has no self-protection ability: "Thank you, but I'm not so vulnerable that I need someone to comfort me as soon as I get scolded. People like me can only make a living by taking reward tasks. If I don't have equipment, I will be easily injured in the wild, so when can you deliver the order as soon as possible?"
Although Kou Na is more friendly to Chen Yaogang because of her barbarian blood, she also has her worries and difficulties: "Sorry, to be honest, the tools I used to temper with magic since I was a child, were left there when the monastery was lost. If there were those tools, I could only complete Shana's order in one day and a half, but it was too dangerous. Shana led the team to attack together several times and returned home in a crushing defeat. Now I can only use these primitive and crude tools to create for you."
Chen Yaogang understood what Kou Na meant. This was a side mission. Help Kou Na retrieve her tools and drawings, which can unlock additional forging functions here, and can also quickly increase her reputation value.
However, the martial arts practice field in the monastery has become very dangerous. The demon blacksmith and a large number of undead creatures have occupied Koona's forging workshop, and the boss battle is almost inevitable.
In addition, the teleportation magic array along the way has expired, and there are no cities and villages as supply points and there are not enough powerful equipment. Faced with the endless monsters, even Chen Yaogang dared not guarantee that he could escape unstoppable.
However, Chen Yaogang knows Kou Na's ability. She is indeed good at enchanting forging. She can penetrate magic power into forging and quenching. This can quickly improve quality, not only facilitate metal molding, but also strengthen the metal structure and reduce the time wasted in repeated forging.
Otherwise, if the efficiency of armor such as "Mingguang Armor" in ancient civilizations in the past is compared, a high-level general's armor requires forty or fifty blacksmiths and craftsmen to work at the same time, and it takes more than half a year to build it... This customized equipment must be impossible to play with, either exhausting the blacksmith to death or the client waits until he dies.
Koona packed up the modified and adjusted design drawings. It was already very late. Even if there were refreshing drugs to take, Koona had to close and rest to maintain her working state: "That's it, but I don't know much about your body's limits. This set of armor may be heavier and may require subsequent improvements."
"Shana said she would start to move in three days, and there is a high probability that the full set of armor would not be able to do it. Considering that there will be many problems in walking in the wild, I will give priority to helping you with leg armor, skirt armor and combat boots. If there is no accident, you can come to the Blacksmith shop as early as tomorrow afternoon, and try the two weapons customized for you."
At the end of the negotiation of the order delivery time, Koona seemed to remember something: "Wait, don't leave now, I have something to give to you."
Chen Yaogang suddenly became curious. He had already paid a large deposit and then made more refunds and less compensation after deducting equipment. In the game world, Kou Na rarely gave things to people casually.
Taking advantage of Kou Na's busy work, Chen Yaogang began to analyze the key information obtained from Shana's mouth: there are some towns in the east of Roger's watch. If those places can be saved, they will become a necessary station to regain the monastery.
Although the wilderness has become extremely dangerous, many people find that the magical products are increasing in the place where the meteor falls. There are always adventurers and mercenaries who tie their heads to their belts and appear around Rogue Watch.
Because she was worried that there were safety risks for people of unknown origin, Shana did not immediately arrange for them to enter the fortress. It was indeed an accident that Chen Yaogang and the caravan were involved in the removal of alive zombies and assisted Rogue to reduce the pressure, so she made an exception and let them enter the town to take refuge first.
As for the adventurers whose warriors were excluded, almost 90% were men. They camped near the East Gate and barely lived around bonfires and simple tents. In order to improve their lives, they would exchange the spoils they found, and sometimes they would uncover bounty contracts posted on the bulletin board of the city gate.
In short, compared with the ice-blooded rock beach outside the West Gate, the reefs and wilderness outside the East Gate are more in line with the needs of new players at the beginning.
Standing on the city wall where Roger was watching, Chen Yaogang knew that the reef was once a shallow sea. With the changes in historical landforms, the sea mud pushed by the sea tide accumulated here, leaving fertile soil and rich minerals.
From the tributaries of the sea rushing down the rainy mountains in the east, watering the barren mudflats and saline-alkali areas, making the landforms here extremely rich. As long as you have enough natural knowledge and rich wild beasts, fruits, and medicinal resources, you can't use them all! If you are a little patient, cave steamed buns and crabs, salt algae lobsters, salt ginger barnacles and oysters... are all delicacies that can heal your soul in a short time!
However, after the Chaos Rain broke out, a large number of meteorites broke through the rock formations, turning the tidal caves in the reefs and wilderness into nests for evil dwellings, and making polluted beasts even more dangerous.
If you are not prepared, you will rush into the tidal cave full of tentacles. If you encounter the dark gold monster tidal hunter, it is hard to say who eats whom.
Chen Yaogang is very clear about the assault team organized by Shana: in the game, this situation is similar to a weekly limited-time dungeon event.
Shana is extremely powerful and leads elite Rogge shooters to lead the way, which will greatly reduce the risk of running pictures for players. Even if they don’t have the courage to challenge the boss together, they will not refuse to take the opportunity to ride a ride. After all, there are many people and strong forces, and it is actually better if someone can be responsible for logistics support.
"Now I have no money in my pocket again, maybe I should go to the Wanderer camp to check it out. I can buy enchantment equipment from the adventurer at a low price, and I can try to extract enchantment stones and sell them at a high price. This way, I can quickly accumulate funds. Maybe I can get some vacancy and find the equipment needed for my cultivation system."
Maybe I felt that Chen Yaogang was a little cold with his shirtlessness. Kou Na found a fat and large apron from the blacksmith shop, and a sailor-style cloth turban: "The teacher who taught me forging said that you should repay kindness. You paid the deposit in advance and taught me some special forging techniques, which gave me a lot of gains. This loose apron should be suitable for you. If you have time, you should trim your hair and beard. After all, Roger watches here, so you should pay attention to your image in front of girls."
"...Okay, maybe you're right." Chen Yaogang was so amused and crying. He thought Kou Na was going to take out a magic weapon for him, but he just waited for an apron.
【Blacksmith's Apron】: Armor 7.
A muscular man and a blacksmith apron are perfect matches. If you pick up a hammer and make yourself sweat in front of the furnace, many women will be shy at you.
【Pirate Hunter】: Armor 1
Well, no matter if you are bald or a pair of ponytails, for lazy people who don’t want to organize their hair, there is nothing simpler than tied up with a linen turban, and the pirate turban will also make you look very personal. Pay attention to your personal image, barbarians, everyone has different aesthetic views, so charm is a hidden attribute.
I was shocked. This is a broken system that hardly gives you specific values, so why do you still complain?
"See you tomorrow." Chen Yaogang returned to the dormitory that Allela temporarily arranged for the caravan. A burst of fatigue came over. Because of the wound healing, he could not take a bath in the bathtub. He could only find a straw mat to spend the night.
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The next day, the sky was still very dark.
If it weren't for that fat man Kidman, who had quarreled to set up a stall to do business after breakfast, Chen Yaogang might not have been woken up so early.
It was still early, and if Koona frequently urged him to ship the goods, Koona might feel frustrated. In order to maintain friendly relations, Chen Yaogang decided to deal with the funding issue first.
Seeing Kidman quarrel with his partner, Chen Yaogang interrupted them mercilessly with a loud voice, and then inserted the topic vigorously: "You want to do business? It's very simple, let's go, I'll take you to the Wanderer Camp in Chengwai. I happen to have a few trophys to sell. If you sell me at a high price, I'll allow you to get some handling fees from it."
Kidman was about to protest, but when he saw Chen Yaogang's ready to move, he had to show a miserable smile: "You are the boss, you have the final say."
The auction model is generally a 5% to 10% handling fee, which generally depends on the business ability and tasting ability of the merchant. The special cooperative relationship can be adjusted appropriately.
Although Kidman has a very bad personality, his business ability is quite strong. As long as he meets the core interests of his desire to make money, he is not afraid of not being able to catch him.
Hearing the standard cooperation plan that Chen Yaogang took the initiative to say, Kidman couldn't help but open his eyes: "Roar? Have you heard it? Our barbarian warriors are obviously commercially wise. He is so clear about the auction market. Has he been auctioned as a slave?"
"Do you think your skin is itchy?" Chen Yaogang's face turned black, and his strong arms veins swelled up. This fat man Kidman clearly had to take any pot without opening any pot and was extremely ungrateful.
Kidman, who was frightened, changed his words and said with sincerity: "I was wrong, please don't treat me like that! I'm just analyzing your knowledge source from a reasonable perspective. Sorry, sorry, this is a bad habit of businessmen, I will try my best to change it!"
Chen Yaogang then put away his face, took out the spoils from the corpse demon, walked to the room to extract the enchantment stone, and then asked Kidman to come in.
【Tough Chain Bracers】: Armor 10
Toughness: Increases an additional 36% armor value and durability, and reduces the chance of being pierced by 20%.
[Tearing Rust Short Sword]: Attack 12.
Tear: Enhances 10% bleeding damage, enhances 10% bleeding time, and increases the chance of bleeding by 2% normal attacks.
There is no doubt that these two pieces of equipment are garbage among garbage. Although Chen Yaogang has no other equipment, he is not so poor that he wears such rags.
Chen Yaogang did not expose him. He quietly grabbed two pieces of garbage equipment, and vines produced by natural forces continued to gush out from his hands.
Soon, the chain wrist guards and the rust dagger broke down in his hands, and the dry rust fell off one hand, but two enchant stones the size of soybeans remained.
Perhaps Chen Yaogang has a very deep understanding of the enchanting affix, so his success rate in extracting the enchanting stones was very high, and there was no failure to extract the equipment, or the equipment was broken, or the extraction was barely successful, resulting in the downgrade of the enchanting affix.
[Tough Enchantment Stone]: Used on armor, it can enhance the armor and durability of the equipment. When used on weapons, it can enhance the sharpness and damage of the equipment.
[Tearing Enchant Stone]: Enhances the damage and bleeding efficiency of the weapon.
When Kidman came in, there were only two glittering enchantment stones in his eyes. With a business mind, he immediately thought of what the items he had commissioned for sale were.
Chen Yaogang stuffed the enchantment stone into Kidman's hands. It was the lowest level enchantment stone. It was gone as soon as it was used. He didn't feel sorry for taking it out for money: "Now that various places are attacked by meteors, and many towns and vaults have become homeless places, and those homeless men and mercenaries are making money everywhere. If you can sell it at a good price, I will consider working with you for a long time."
"You are serious. Do you have the ability to get these gems for a long time?" Kidman narrowed his eyes and picked up the magnifying glass and observed the enchanted stones very obscenely.
Chen Yaogang smirked in his heart. When he saw Kidman, the fat man, he actually thought of a routine: after gaining popularity and reputation, Kidman will sell unidentified magic equipment at a high price by gambling identification, and recycle special identified equipment at a low price.
Chapter completed!